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• Re: Foglight Switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 07:40:50 -0400
  For those of you looking to order a "genuine" VW foglight switch setup for yer Vanagon (as opposed to the generic switch supplied with...
• Driving light switch? Re: Status: vw foglight switch kit ZVW 123 251
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 23:28:59 EST
  ...Position #1 is for front fog lights only, while > position #2 is for both front and rear fog l Is there a different switch...
• Re: more bulbs...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 20:19:54 +0100
  ...The light switch and the fog light switch are both without lights. PerL 87 Syncro 112i Woody Halsey wrote: > Per, > > Obsessive trivia department: I...
• Re: dome light door pin switch-discovery
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:31:06 -0400
  One other way to do it is to place a toggle switch inline in the sliding door contact switch wire. Same idea as putting...
• Re: ignition switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:47:49 -0700
  > There used to be a nice link for replacing the ignition switch (I have an 89 Westy) http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch...
• Re: What does a relay do?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:12:04 -0700
  In a nutshell a relay is a electromechanical device which allow you to switch a much higher amount of current in which the switch...
• Re: Oil pressure switch question, reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 01:34:17 EDT
  ...Johan >> Hi again Johan, the .9 switch belongs there, period! Let's just say that I'm wrong, even though that I'm not...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:41:36 -0800
  DeCristoforo wrote: > Steve Macaulay wrote: > > > > Hi there, > > > > I am trying to track down a fog light switch kit for my 89 Vanagon GL > > Camper...
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 10:01:13 -0400
  ...Too funny! :) >Power to the ignition does not go *through* the light switch. Agreed, but it can short at the light switch. >Why would...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:20:30 -0700
  ...Auxiliary power systems usually DON'T switch the neutral, but rather just the hot conductors. When switching between different power sources, the > switch must...
• Re: Fan switch numbered 2. front blower
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 09:12:54 -0600
  My front fan switch burned up recently Joe. Froze in the full-on position but the fan "froze" off. The dial knob does not...
• security
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 19:58:02 EST
  Hidden lock switch for starter Hidden lock switch for ECU Gear shift lock EBrake lock Steering wheel lock Hidden Fuel pump kill switch Clutch...
• Re: Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:27:34 -0700
  Jon When I had a similiar set of symptoms it turned out to be the headlight switch on the dash. Many also suggested the...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:46:26 -0500
  ...The switch that you >>>> can unplug and it makes the lights go out is the bad switch. The >>>> switches are wired in parallel so...
• Re: Ignition switch #2 in 2 months
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:52:46 -0500
  ...The problem was with the ignition cylinder, not the switch. The worn cylinder was not turning the switch to the full extent needed to...
• Re: Frtidge Door Mod (Need feedback)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 11:11:26 -0800
  --- Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote: > Wouldn't it be easier to get another 3-way switch and "remote" it > outside the door? I...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:19:39 -0500
  At 08:47 AM 2/24/2009, Dug Smith wrote... >No need - I wired up a switch for the stereo to get around it...
• Re: Headlights don't work, why?
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 20:23:15 -0700
  ...I took a bread tie and wired across the large terminals on back of the switch to get home. Junkyards have plenty of switches...
• Fw: SOS - Vanagon ignition switch R & R - update
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:09:03 -0500
  ...SOS - Vanagon ignition switch R & R Help...I'm on step #8 of 10 steps to R & R the ign. switch on my 1985...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:54:43 -0500
  ...If no voltage, do check > at the ignition switch. No voltage there bad switch. If switch is good then > check at the neutral safety...
• Re: Headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:16:20 -0700
  ...I know about this switch difference but it does not seem to be a problem installing the M switch in place of the T...
• Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:00:18 -0500
  ...question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL At 07:43 PM 12/27/2009, David Cohen wrote: > The switch keeps sticking...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 10:37:09 -0500
  ...The burnt switch is the original switch that came with the van. It lasted 21 years. No bad. cheers -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:41:38 -0400
  The switch and cam has been updated to provide a more positve activation on both sides. The full throttle enrichment is both for max...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 07:14:31 -0400
  ...some aftermarket switches), on in > off position. > 15 - switched output to vehicle components, on in run and start > positions. > SU - switched output to key...
• Testing the Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:36:38 -0800
  This result does not have to mean that a switch is bad. The brake master cylinder has 2 separate pressure circuits and one switch...
• Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Wed, 5 May 2010 16:48:37 -0700
  ...I see no other switches down/up in there. Can someone please direct me to the brake lights switch? � Thanks. � Craig
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:19:02 -0400
  Late versions ('85s) have the combined switch underneath the throttle body, but I don't see that either. MAybe the cable goes to a...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 10:53:01 -0400
  ...The same foil blank was designed as able to be used for > single oil pressure switch models and dual oil switch dynamic models. When...
• Re: Fail-safe Westy water gauge? - longish
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 14:42:17 -0700
  ...No promises on the ones that switch the water pump with the panel switch ('82 down?) -- though I can very likely fix them. cheers...
• Ignition Switch "Work Around"
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 06:38:50 -0700
  Ken, I bought a "spare" ignition switch from you last year to have for "emergency." I may have need for it now, since starting...
• Re: headlight switch bulb
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 10:56:47 -0400
  ...for the bulb that > illuminates the headlight switch. I remember my 82 westy's light switch > light up but the 87 has a hole...
• Re: Front Blower switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 20:30:59 -0500
  Best bet is to replace the switch. You may want to check the current draw of the motor. The switch failing is usually a...
• Re: Trottle body switch- What is it for?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 18:39:04 -0800
  ...They disconected the > trottle body switch and it now works fine, but they did not know what the > purpose of the switch is. The...
• installing a rear door light switch on Doka. anyone w/ a Tri-Star or Jadgewagen?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:15:12 EST
  im installing a switch in the rear door of my doublecab that operates the dome lights.. it didnt come with one. apparently only the...
• Re: ignition switch for 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 12:19:25 -0500
  I'd say the switch is probably what you need. $9.00 is a very good price, I've paid $17.00 - $27.00...
• Re: Backup light switch
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:41:40 -0800
  Bad switch..I see many open (no continuity) and see them stuck closed (lights always on) but never one shorting to ground..Just repl...
• Suddenly, no oil pressure. Disaster??
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 11:02:23 -0700
  Either that, or a bad switch. The light stays on. Cant tell if I really have oil pressure,or not. This began immediately after...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 May 2015 11:18:52 -0400
  Ed, you want to get the best quality switch you can. How you can tell the difference between a low quality switch and the...
• Re: Ignition switch #2 in 2 months
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 07:23:37 -0800
  This happened with my LT 4x4 which has the same ignition switch as the T3. Turned out to be a defective switch from the...
• Re: relay problems
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 22:12:18 -0800
  ...Fuel pump relay switching constantly (buzzing). Remove fuel > pump relay buzzing stops (of course) plug back in, it comes back. Swapped > relays no change...
• Re: AC evaporator temp switch
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:20:36 -0500
  ...looking for AC evaporator temp switch part #253959512 - the switch on > the right side of the AC fan switch on the dash. > I can...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 19:59:00 PST
  >3.) reset the switches on the throttle body. I recently had the tranny >out for a rebuild, and I had not adjusted the accelerator...
• Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:01:11 -0500
  ...I want to install a cut out switch on the wiring to the fuel pump relay and cannot figure out which wire from the...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:32:38 -0700
  ...I tried repairing the switch by gluing >> the tabs back on with epoxy and they broke off immediately when I tried to >> install switch...
• Re: brake lights '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:31:37 -0800
  ...Cleaned > > taillight housing contacts and contacts on master > > cylinder switches with no change. Could the > > switches at the master cylinder be bad or clogged...
• Re: air conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:52:48 -0700
  ...air conditioner > > The AC will cut out on excessive head pressure or if the radiator fan > switch calls for the fast speed. The later...
• Re: Electrical Riddle (my dash...)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:50:25 -0400
  ...It will come on with the switch if EITHER >>> >>> the key is in the on position and the headlight switch is off >>> or >>> the...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:41:23 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] headlight switch > > The most likely problem is that the REST of your headlight switch has melted, and is causing your dimmer switch...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:29:49 EDT
  ...It is not one of the brake light switches - they screw into the brake master cylinder itself, but this is actuated by the pedal...
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 16:06:09 -0400
  ...the headlight switch! You have a short in the headlight switch. Dave
• Re: fog light switch
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 08:34:09 -0400
  > >> These switches were used in Jettas, >> Golfs and Rabbits...check out auto salvage yards. > > > Most of the ones in Golfs, etc. carry a 321...
• One more maintenance item to keep a check on...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 14:42:26 EST
  The throttle switch with the Digifant and the two switches on the Digijet. I have found that my throttle switch on my 2.1L...
• Master Cylinder Question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:43:40 -0400
  ...Problem is tho that my old switches were 2 prong and these new ones are three prong. I've switched the switches :) and the...
• Re: Strange switch near sink
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 22:07:12 -0400
  ...Strange switch near sink > > OK, now that I've seen a photo of the switch I can explain. That switch was > a $5,000...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 23:15:36 -0400
  The vacuum switches do not seem to operate for full throttle enrichment. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:03:28 -0700
  ...So if switch screws too far into cover, it pushes up against selector shaft causing switch to stay closed? Funny that it tested ok...
• Re: '85 heater switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 18:58:07 +0000
  > My front fan control switch in my newly purchased 85 westy is jammed in > the third speed position and the fan does not work...
• Re: fog light switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 8 May 1998 07:34:46 -0400
  For those of you looking to order a "genuine" VW foglight switch setup for yer Vanagon (as opposed to the generic switch supplied with...
• headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:55:48 -0500
  Hi all, I thought I would post an observation I recently made concerning the headlight switch. For some unknown reason, the instrument light dimmer...