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• Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:44:58 -0800
  ...The #16 red wire is for a different purpose, the "flash". It is red to warn you it is always hot. It lights both...
• Re: Tail lamp upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:14:12 -0400
  ...Perhaps I ought to inform my local politician about the idiotic new flashing LED third brake lights? You haven't seen bright until you...
• Re: INTERMITTENT FLASHING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WHEN COLD -- 1984 1.9L ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 May 2017 17:10:50 +0000
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• Euro van wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:32:28 -0600
  ...Been busy wheel shopping and trying to find something a little more flashy than straight vanagon alloys. Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
• '88 westy water temp light flashing..... what to check first
  Historical mailing list - Keith Pike
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 20:14:58 -0230
  Just fired up the bomb and the water temp light stays on blinking; heaters work and o/f tank is up. what to check...
• '90 syncro westy fs (Seattle)
  Historical mailing list - scott holpainen
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:33:04 EDT
  Selling my '90 syncro westy, 147k, flash silver, manual, power everything, AC, am/fm cass, moving and need to sell fast. Asking $14000. -Scott...
• Re: Getting rid of tailgaters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:01:36 -0800
  Why not just rig your tailpipe to shoot flames? That would probably get more attention than flashing backup lights. This link shows how. http...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:08:05 +0700
  From Transporter manual, page 41: "If the lamp flashes when driving, either the coolant temperature is too high or the coolant level is too...
• Re: switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:59:03 -0500
  ...Fits right in the spare hole below the 4-way flashers (were I picked the 12v source). Jay
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 14:17:38 -1000
  ...which goes a long way toward identifying what is going on. ..whether you get flashes while cranking or not. or in a rare case...
• Re: Kens trip & can Westys climb mountains?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:30:59 -0700
  ...The first time I did that (with a FULL 86 Vanagon, we were moving to Chicago) the truck driver flashed me back with his...
• Re: US Westfalia version gallery flash guard / drainboard trip tray wanted...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 23:48:38 -0700
  ...help me out in trackng down the US version of the flash guard / > drainboard drip tray found under the galley lid? This apparantly came...
• Re: Flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:35:57 -0400
  At 11:20 AM 9/29/2008, khgo50 wrote: >I'm hoping someone could explain why the temp gauge light continues to flash >(as...
• Stop the Urban Folk Myth: The IGNITION LIGHT
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 May 1998 05:30:50 -0600
  ...This flashing light at start-up is NOT an "IGNITION LIGHT". There is no such thing, it doesn't exist. It is purely made...
• Re: Spark Plug Tester
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:12:19 -0800
  ...Observe the flashing of the timing . If it's a steady flash , that plug is firing. if the spark plug is dead, the timing...
• Re: flashing light on temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 16:05:17 -0700
  ...2003 3:17 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: flashing light on temp gauge Volks, It turned out to be caused by...
• Re: Frydayeism
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:13:45 -0800
  ...I felt it was pretty cool in the store actually, and > I commented "Perhaps it one of those ladies things - you know - hot > flashes...
• Re: Water level/temp warning flasher
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:48:40 -0700
  ...With it removed, the warning lamp continues to flash. (DEFINATELY a faulty gauge?) [text/html]
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 6 May 2011 17:25:44 -0700
  So, in stop & go traffic, I'm getting the flashing LED, but with gauge at normal operating temperature. What does that LED indicate, and...
• Re: HELP ;)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:47:07 -0400
  At 07:33 PM 6/14/2010, Jay lefstein wrote: >when i turn my head lights on my tack drops , the coolant light >flash...
• Re: Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 13:24:56 -0700
  Entity Thomas Brobst spoke thus: > Sounds like a problem I've been having on and off for many years with my > 84GL. I gave...
• Re: Noisy Axle shaft...85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:26:23 -0400
  Have you looked into the black cave with a flashlight?Are the bolts that hold the cv onto the stub axel tight? Very dangerous...
• Rear side marker light experiment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:52:00 -0700
  ...The dual voltage thing led me down a rat hole of making the lamp flash brighter with the turn signal. Not sure if it...
• Fw: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
  Historical mailing list - Lance Lovell
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 23:18:44 +0100
  ...flashes,buzzer sounds,etc,etc,.Then it all goes quiet when the revs drop further,then I gas it a little , it flashes/sounds...
• temp gauge-coolant level sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:46:09 EST
  ...the van has no coolant in it right now, when i turn the key, the low coolant lite flashes like 3 times, and then...
• Re: temp. gauge warning light
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:41:38 -0700
  ...Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Brett Ellingson wrote: > My 87 westy's coolant temperature gauge warning light has been > flashing. After about 45 freeway miles...
• Re: "Grounds" for Vanagon divorce?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 18:46:52 -0700
  ...with van off and turn signal on, yellow and green flash > > alternately. > > > > Me real sad. Me want divorce. So...... > > > > I almost posted a long...
• Re: [vanagon] RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:32:03 -0800
  ...The job of the electronics is to flash the led a few times on startup and then go out unless an over temp or...
• Re: Blinking Red Light--solved?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0400
  ...Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures Model(s): All Models CONDITION Coolant overheat / low coolant level indicator LED is flashing at normal...
• Re: Proper Headlight Configuration
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:38:15 -0500
  ...Wait, > there is more! This contact is feed directly and is powered without the > headlight or ignition switch allowing the high beams to flashed...
• 1986 2.1L syncro fuses
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:12:12 -0500
  ...There are two fuses for signals and the four way flashers, I think they are both 10's. Can anyone tell me what fuse...
• Re: Colors, Exterior
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 20:18:16 EDT
  ...writes: > Does anyone know the color/shade of silver used for the 1985 year. VW says > my color is "not registered". flash silver metallic.
• flashing clock
  Historical mailing list - Keith Pike
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:02:13 -0230
  Hi; I can't seem to stop my digital clock from blinkind in the hour position. Tried poking in the little holes, but to...
• more SA goodies..."console box"
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:42:17 EDT
  ...http://www.vw.co.za/no_flash.php?redir=fanatics chris [text/html]
• Re: gun hiding? friday humor!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 19:33:12 EST
  ...Rear facing xenon Flash units with a bizillion candle power for tailgaters. forward facing when someone will not dim their brights..... I do not...
• Re: coolant level control unit location
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:10:17 -0700
  ...low > resistance to ground) when it detects low coolant. > > If you get no flash at power-on, the *strong* presumption is the flasher > circuit...
• Re: question before I remove the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 18 May 2005 19:35:33 -0400
  ...The igniter is the device that causes the flashing bulb (and causes sparks in the combusion chamber). I had a problem similar to your...
• Re: bemused by wiring
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:13:15 -0500
  ...This morning I noticed that when I move the auto trans selector > from D to N, I can hear the turn signal flasher relay...
• Re: Progress with my 89 Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:30:03 -0500
  ...Why did the oil pressure light flash so regularly then disappear after restarting. Why does the coolant red light flash when the temp seems...
• Re: Flashing temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:26:47 -0700
  ...2014 9:11 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Flashing temp gauge The temperature gauge is part 255 919 511A and is...
• Re: 86 westie NO LIGHTS!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Aug 1996 06:36:58 PST
  ...can >think of >Highbeam works with flasher only also the fans and wiper only work >when >flasher stalk is held up > Whats my problem...
• LED Flash light
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 18:26:18 -0700
  ...I just bought those thin LED flash lights the other day and it just fits into the upper bed support's rubber folding, because...
• Re: Electrical Anomalies
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:07:30 -0700
  ...Sometimes it take 10-15 minutes of > driving. > > Also, every now and then my temp warning light flashes while idling, after > the initial flash...
• Problems wit rear lighting need the wisdom of the ages
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 10:20:16 -0700
  ...Left turn signal activated front and rear indicator lights flash normal With the head light switch on : front and real turn signal flash normal...
• Re: coolant light stays flashing
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:59:52 +0000
  ...coolant light stays flashing > > I got lucky with this problem and cleaned the electrical connections (which > were covered with calcium or similar deposit) at...
• Re: Directionals work, flashers don't, 1991 Subie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:37:44 +0000
  ...59:16 AM PST, John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com> wrote: Flashers have stopped working.  Green indicator light on instrument cluster comes on and...
• Re: RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:09:42 -0800
  3 things 1) coolant sensor (may hae deposits on it), 2) coolant mix (correct mix is necessary for electicity flow), 3) flasher switch (by...
• Re: Westy Tent Sale----
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:14:22 -0500
  The Komet tents are available from Mings tent sales, assembled by the Clay people, signed by Prince Baron,and Flash, and tested for leakage...
• Re: $10k Vanagon diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 11:58:19 EDT
  In a message dated 9/8/02 8:53:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jstef@FLASH.NET writes: << http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws...
• turn signal trouble when hitting brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 10:54:35 -0500
  Hello all In my 86 gl the turn signals work fine but when I apply the brake pedal other lights flash at a faster...
• FS: 87 Westy in PA. $6900
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:30:06 -0400
  ...He said it happens randomly; sometimes you start the engine and it flashes, sometimes not. I drove it twice; once it flashed, once not...
• Re: coolant level control unit location
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:02:32 -0400
  ...None on key-on? You should get several seconds of flashing then. If not, then the gauge internal circuit is toast. Or *possibly* regulator...
• Re: LED lights
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:05:35 +0000
  ...Imwill also not use the modified flasher with conventional bulbs! 👍 On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 10:02 AM David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net...
• Re: Radio Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 13 May 2010 12:50:17 -0700
  dear sounds nice http://www.nakamichi.com/flash.html nice website headquartered in Singapore ... doing blue tooth too and a nice in dash model...
• '85 Temp. "Warning Light of Doom" - Question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 22:18:08 -0400
  ...If that's the case, mine needs replacing, since it has gone into "flash--pull over now" mode without other provocation twice in the...
• Re: 84 WB Coolant Light... More(U)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 10:16:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...be ok, and still the light flashes, i'm > lost. :( For those experiencing the coolant light flashing problem. I had the same problem that...
• Wiring problems with tail lights etc
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Tue, 9 Jun 2020 11:32:37 -0700
  ...Left turn signal activated front and rear indicator lights flash normal With the head light switch on : front and real turn signal flash normal...
• Mini Fluoresent Lite
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:48:57 -0400
  ...I also bought one of those Garanty (sp.?) flashlights that has the sliding head, that allows it to be either a decent flashlight or...
• Re: Instrument dash lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:03:06 -0700
  ...when leaving the shop that the blinkers seemed not to be flashing normally, and I was told driver side rear lights were dim. > > I...
• Coolant Problem Question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 00:00:56
  ...Made it home (2 hrs plus) fine, but near the end the temp light was flashing and I noticed that coolant was filling up...