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  • The machine that goes "ping"...
    Historical mailing list - Jones,Rich
    Mon, 11 Mar 96 12:19:00 EST
    Thanks to all those who responded to my posting "Aurgh! Vanagon climate controls make me mental". I now have tons of heat pouring out...
  • Re: owner manual needed!
    Historical mailing list - Tony
    Thu, 13 Sep 2001 09:03:38 -0700
    ...Worth > it if you want to > figure out how to operate the heater/AC slide > controls!! > > DM&FS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Thompson" <bobthom...
  • Re: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
    Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:57:32 -0800
    Scott, The ECU mangerment on the Zetec kits controls and shut off the alternator just as you noted that "many modern Honda's " do...
  • Front AC installation INQUIRY REPORT > CONCLUSIONS
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Tue, 3 Sep 2002 19:08:49 -0700
    ...new front controls will control both units. Original fan speed switch still controls rear fan. This allows you to run Front Only or Both...
  • NEED HELP Olympian Catalytic heater installation
    Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
    Sat, 11 Jan 97 20:34:15 -0500
    ...The owner heater manual says "the heater is designed to operate with a manifold pressure(the gas pressure down stream from the appliance controls...
  • Re: Camper A/C Switch (Outrageously Expensive)
    Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
    Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:33:14 -0700
    ...The inner one controls > > A/C on/off and fan speed, while the outer one controls temperature. Behind > > the switch is a black piece...
  • Re: AT Governor and fluid exchange with final drive
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 1 Mar 2003 22:42:32 -0500
    ...The large weight controls the 1st to 2nd shift. The small weight controls the 2nd to 3rd shift. The only variable part is the...
  • Re: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
    Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 08:06:46 -0700
    Wendell said: "The system uses two pickups and compares the signals." The long series of cruise controls that I have installed on many different...
  • Re: Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:20:21 -0800
    ...I checked the fuse which controls same >along with the A/C, power windows, power mirrors etc. Any suggestions on >which to check next...
  • Re: Bus Depot OXS Dilemma; Where Is the Truth?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
    Sun, 27 Apr 2003 00:45:26 EDT
    ...And of course the amount of oxygen in the exhaust stream Test controls; Are the resistance wire's on your sensors the same length...
  • Re: Clutch Hydraulic Questions...
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:15:17 -0500
    ...The one on the transmission is the slave. (This terminology will make sense if you think about which one controls the other.) If there...
  • AC controls
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:14:25 -0700
    I did check the archives and did not find anything so I am posting the question. I just found out today the ac control...
  • From the vw news rumor mill
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:52:41 -0700
    ...The VW holding company also controls Bentley, Lamborghini, Seat, Skoda and - soon - Bugatti. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http...
  • Re: was:Watercooled Mexican Microbusses; now:fryedayes follies
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:52:36 -0800
    ...eye, the diminished judgment, > the loss of inhibition and all internal controls, voila: the evening's date. > Come on Paul, don't try to...
  • Re: horn beeps when i turn the steering wheel???
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 11 May 2005 15:03:45 -0400
    ...Could it be making ground when it shouldn't? Mike JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > on my '85 vanagon, the #12 fuse (which controls the...
  • Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: [Syncro] Westy/vanagon floorplans? + heater!!]]
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Thu, 11 May 2000 12:41:12 -0700
    ...These would be at > > least $1,200 with the controls and fittings. > > > > Next would be the Webasto heater in either the gas or diesel...
  • Re: Random Compatibility Questions
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:18:45 -0800
    ...Slightly different on the heater box and controls possiby , but adaptable. just about every part on the whole van fits or is fairly adaptable...
  • Anyone got a sacrificial PDSIT 2/3 carb?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 23 Feb 1995 14:21:20 -0500
    ...It is the spring that controls the lever that runs to the square doohickey on the side of the carb. It's about 2...
  • Newbie Westie Question
    Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
    Fri, 13 Oct 1995 09:18:02 -0400 (EDT)
    ...Is there a light behind the heater controls? The one we borrowed (1990) had a light. Before I take the dash apart, does this...
  • RE:any eurovans out there?
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 9 Dec 1995 19:26:53 -0500 (EST)
    ...separate blowers/exchangers/controls fore and aft, drive you out of the bus heat in short order.....Surely Duane Moore up there in Alberta...
  • Syncro No Go = Clutch
    Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
    Sat, 28 Feb 1998 21:59:14 EST
    ...Both the shifting controls and clutch looked and felt like they were operating properly. The cause: the clutch plate was broken into 2 pieces...
  • Odd AC contraption
    Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
    Tue, 3 Apr 2001 12:25:20 -0600
    ...The temperature controls and vents were all situated up on the ceiling. It looked to be about an '83 or '84 van. Has anyone...
  • Re: rear window wiper
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 9 May 2001 22:05:41 +1200
    ...No matter what I do, I cannot get my controls to work. I think VW must have been getting advice from Lada at the...
  • Re: '84 Heater Control Lights
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:38:04 -0400
    At 03:21 PM 7/6/2003, Douglas L Urner wrote: >Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the heater controls are >supposed to...
  • Re: Radio Shack electronic cleaner
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 9 Jun 1999 17:52:58 -0400
    ...But it's very good for applications such as volume controls and the AFM wiper. david David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net
  • Re: Instrument light
    Historical mailing list - B. Webb
    Sat, 12 Feb 2000 20:08:39 +0000
    ...know where I can find the dash light that goes behind the > defrost fan switch and heater controls for a 84 Vanagon? Thanks Jeff
  • Re: A/C leaking inside!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
    Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:06:02 EDT
    ...I think what he was talking about was that the thermostat or whatever it is that controls the cycling on/off of the A...
  • Re: fresh air/heat sliders
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 9 May 2001 10:01:17 -0700
    ...The Vanagon, however, wins the prize for the most obtuse controls and documentation I've ever encountered. -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w...
  • Re: Fuel Pump - How to disable
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:51:02 -0600
    ...I am > assuming there is a fuse that controls this pump. > > I need to move the van with the lights on, but turning on...
  • Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 15 May 2006 10:24:37 -0700
    ...From what I understand virtually all aftermarket cruise controls are now coming from Audiovox, they have purchased their competition. My old unit was an...
  • Re: Overlands Diesel Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Mon, 27 Jan 2003 19:34:10 -0800
    ...The TDI pump doesn't have all the mechnical controls sitting on top of the pump. It has a computer that controls fuel delivery...
  • Re: getting the fan blower switch out...Haynes
    Historical mailing list - pepperd
    Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:34:01 -0700
    ...The blower switch is in > the > same panel as other the heater/ventilation controls > so > I guess the panel must come out for access...
  • Re: Vanagon carpet kits
    Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
    Sun, 19 Nov 2000 23:25:02 -0500
    ...The higher decklid is only when a 5-cylinder > engine is installed. > > > Does the SA Vanagon have EXACTLY THE SAME emission controls as the...
  • Re: vegetarian flaming
    Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
    Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:53:52 -0800
    ...Ventilation and vegetarian controls >> >> I thought it was a personal choice as to whether one should eat good red >> meat or shrivel up and...
  • Re: Clarion CD/Receiver
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Thu, 8 Apr 1999 04:44:05 -0700
    Best Buy sold me a 606 10 cd Sony changer and the 45wx4 Sony 6100, AM FM Cass w/changer controls and remote for...
  • Re: PRICE OF Cigaretttes
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Thu, 24 Feb 2000 21:34:09 -0800
    ...Kind of like following a 65 ChevyII with no pollution > controls.... You smell it. Smoking in California has dropped 26% since the last cigarette...
  • Gas Heater Newbie
    Historical mailing list - Saulius Berzinskas
    Sat, 16 Dec 2000 13:41:47 -0500
    ...I was told that the green dash mounted switch below the hvac controls turns it on. When I turn it on nothing happens until...
  • Q: How to Add Cruise Control?
    Historical mailing list - Montana
    Sun, 28 Apr 2002 14:52:02 -0700
    I'm still looking for a Westie, but in the meantime I have another question. ;) I've gotten spoiled by cruise controls in my...
  • Re: getting to heater cables and controls
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:32:39 -0500
    There is an easy fix for the never ending heat coming out of the lower vents all summer long. A manual coolant shut off...
  • Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:52:27 -0800
    ...do you think Napa batteries are better? Both made by Johnson Controls. > > Dennis > > Dunno about the quality of the batteries themselves but there are...
  • Re: Emisson Control unit question
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:53:31 -0700
    ...Instead it controls the fuel pump relay and that relay provides the current for the pump. On 1.9 models turning on the ignition...
  • Re: '85 A/C Question (better components)
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:39:54 -0700
    ...Thanks, Steven '91 Westy '86 Transporter --- KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > Just a reminder, there are two controls for the A/C > on a Westie...
  • Re: Need Help - WTB Aftermarket Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
    Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:21:11 -0500
    ...http://mnrelectronics.com/roscruiscon.html How hard is it to install on a Vanagon using the factory controls? Have you done one? Thanks for...
  • Dan H's Heater
    Historical mailing list - sstones
    Tue, 14 Feb 1995 15:20:48 -0500 (EST)
    ...A lot of people don't know how to use the controls. For best heating you should have them set... top, right windshield 2nd...
  • Re: CB placement
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Tue, 11 Jun 1996 14:46:27 -0700
    ...I am using a Cobra HH-70, which has all of the controls in the handpiece. I mounted a permanent antenna just above the...
  • Re: No Start, No Pump, HELP!
    Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
    Wed, 9 Jun 2004 22:38:50 -0400
    ...Re: [VANAGON] No Start, No Pump, HELP! > Check the connection for the AFM, this controls the > fuel pump, when the flap opens it turns...
  • Re: Attaching adj armrests
    Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
    Sat, 24 Sep 2005 04:29:15 -0400
    ...The adjustment mechanism is self contained in the rest itself and only controls the angle that the rest sits at when fully lowered. Something...
  • Re: ventilation controls
    Historical mailing list - Scott
    Tue, 10 May 2016 13:55:38 -1000
    ...Held on with spring clips at the box end, clamping plates > with screws at the controls end. > > Yrs, > d > > >> Dave B. >
  • In-door wiring kerfuffle
    Historical mailing list - mordo
    Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:53:04 -0400
    ...I've had the electric window controls hanging out of the driver's doors panel for a while now because I cannot figure where...
  • Re: digijet vs. digifant
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:22:53 -0400
    ...85 vannie running a 1.8L jetta motor with the > vannie controls system , only differnce I see is the jetta has a knock > sensor...
  • RE: Speedo Light Replacement?
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 4 Oct 1995 12:49:49 -0700 (PDT)
    ...lit up, so it's hard to see what the > temperature controls are set at, when driving at night. One of the two fan...
  • pancake oil leaks
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 10 Aug 1995 18:48:04 GMT
    ...flat spot of the case right next to the rod that controls the warm-up flaps. Any experience or suggestions on changing out an...
  • Dash control lights question
    Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
    Fri, 9 Jul 1999 01:05:58 -0700
    ...rocker switch, Hazard lights rocker switch, Rear heater fan, Ventilation slide controls, Front heater fan, Cigarette lighter. My headlight switch does not light up...
  • Re: Heater controls, 84.
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 21 Aug 2002 20:35:24 -0500
    Cable is bent! Got to pull the panel and straighten the cable. Stan Wilder On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:24:20 -0700 "T...
  • Re: Battery is dead again
    Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
    Mon, 20 Oct 2003 20:05:08 -0700
    ...It turned out to be something under the dash, near the heater controls. Found this out when I realized it would come and go...
  • Re: AC controls
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:37:18 -0400
    I had the same problem with my '85 Westy. The switch was bad internally. Replacing it restored full function. Mike I just found out...
  • Re: the high+pop-top
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:35:21 -0500
    ...The only > things they change on RHD are the things the HAVE to, like wipers, dash & > controls, slider, etc. Saves the unnecessary expense of...
  • AT Intercooler Question
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Mon, 8 Jan 2007 19:35:31 -0500
    ...AT? The auto tranny rebuilder is stumped as to how it controls the AT fluid flow... particularly as it pertains to the torque converter...
  • Re: Refrigerator lighting
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 1 Sep 2011 06:07:43 -0400
    ...every try, all controls outside where they should be, no need to open the fridge door to manipulate the controls, what was that all...
  • Re: [WetWesties] CB Radio
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:17:36 -0600
    ...CB with controls in microphone > Google 'Cobra 75' and you will find what you are looking for. I have one in > my Westy, been...