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• Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 27 May 2007 12:58:37 -0700
  ...LED to about half brightness. > Benefit? As long as the LED glows at any speed above 15mph you know the > fan's bearings have...
• CB and 2M ham radio install
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:18:39 -0400
  ...Also, a "glow shift" tachometer was added as I was a bit worried about RPM going up hills in second gear (automatic). The automatic...
• Shop Horror Stories - Web Page
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 09:47:33 -0800 (PST)
  ...ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/tf/tfab/auto.html If I can help just one person from getting screwed, I'll have a glowing...
• Re: 1.6 TD Motor...Timing help....
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:57:59 -0400
  ...Maybe you will need to remove one of the glow-plugs and a dial indicator to determine TDC, and then scribe some reference marks...
• Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 16 May 2005 14:02:29 -0700
  ...When I wiped the excess off, it took the layer of decomposed rubber mixed with crud and left nothing but soft, glowing rubber. It...
• Re: New Car Dealers And Parts Prices
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:12:18 -0500
  ...Standard industry practice? Don't know, but > not long after that I went to a Chevy dealer to buy a glow plug controller > for...
• Re: Friday NVC: Ford may import Transit (Westfalia converts this)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 25 May 2012 13:25:00 -0600
  ...The 2WD owner has been hearing glowing reports of the effect of a Syncro transaxle, or Peloquin/LSD in the 2WD transaxle, and changing...
• Re: [vanagon] FS on Ebay: Tristar, Doka and Eurospec T3 (Vanagon) Headlights washer / squirters.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:18:47 -0700
  ...the bill of his hat---they could do the mop and glow on the specs in > adverse conditions on the roll--- You need to...
• Turn signal system failure
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:21:50 -0700
  ...With the stalk in center position the indicator glows dimly. Changing the emergency flasher relay (21) didn't correct the fault. I have disconnected...
• Re: replacing fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:18:47 -0400
  ...My westy's boob broke off a glow plug then book > off an ez out in the glow plug, what fun!! > > Velma 82 na...
• 85 1.9WB exhaust parts overheating (a bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 17:52:42 +0000
  ...Now that I have replaced the muffler and cat, all gaskets and bolts with new, why would my muffler start glowing again? On a...
• Re: Grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:02:24 -0700
  ...cutting that piece, but that’s another subject . >> >> I like the glow when blown fuses >> >> Ab >> >>>> On Aug 24, 2021, at 5:46 PM...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:19:19 -0700
  Thanks Mark. Images showing back of cluster: https://goo.gl/photos/7YDhHxxHjjL5cfUbA https://goo.gl/photos/sUUFdh4z1ZJxUYw38 Images showing more ID numbers on cluster...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:11:42 -0400
  When was the last time you changed the Fuel Filter...? Also, is turning over but not catching...? It could be a worn glow plug...
• Semaphore School
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 19:38:52 -0700
  ...The work! Having never even seen them in operation before, I was delighted so see them pop up and glow when I hooked them...
• Question for the Electrically Inclined
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:21:09 -0800
  ...I am trying to piece together a system to improve the trouble-prone glow plug circuitry on my diesel Vanagons. I need to build...
• Re: headlight advice/f
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:25:38 -0500
  ...They use T-6 bulbs inserted from the bottom to give the entire headlight a weak glow, very charming -- in my case these were...
• Re: [vanagon] LEDs for idiot lghts and temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:01:13 -0400
  ...clear red LED -- in the dark I can barely see it glowing from leakage current that I doubt is more than a few microamps...
• Re: Real Block heater for Frost-plug-Challenged Westies!
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:05:38 -0500
  ...Warms up the coolant in 30 mins to the point that the coolant guage moves up a bit, and the glow plug light doesn...
• Re: Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:55:42 -0700
  ...At the right viewing angle I can see what I think is the |> tip of the thermocouple glowing red. |> |> When installed in my '82...
• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:34:55 -0400
  ...18:23 mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> napisał(a): > Sure, put it right next to the already glowing red light with the word brake...
• Re: Buying an '82 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:54:17 -0500
  I had a '78 diesel Rabbit which badly needed new glow plugs, wouldn't start at all when cold, but we just parked on...
• Re: headlight problem - intermittent - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:14:42 -0700
  ...headlight problem - intermittent - 87 westy > Greetings one and all, > > Sometimes upon first starting the van the high beam indicator light glows > brightly but the...
• Re: the case of the curious blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:38:09 -0700
  ...you turn the key on to energize the glow plugs, and naturally, turning the key on makes the temp gauge LED flash a few...
• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:24:54 -0700
  ...On 10/23/2014 03:23 PM, mark drillock wrote: > Sure, put it right next to the already glowing red light with the word...
• bus candles and sighting
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 22:11:48 -0400
  ...It reportedly glows under black light, but I haven't checked that out yet :-) I have no idea where she got it, but I...
• Re: Battery draw
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:43:30 -0700
  ...that current below the amount that will make the test lamp glow is not worth worrying about. Check the second by going back to...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:59:59 EST
  ...the head got so hot that the insulation on the glow plugs was starting to drip and sag..the block is good (and ready...
• Re: Refrigerator wiring
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:05:25 -0700
  ...In other words, the green light indicating flame is > glowing even if the flame isn't. Turning off the fan(s), it still works...
• Wires and otherwise (long)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Mon, 20 May 2002 13:04:17 -0400
  ...When the parking/e brake is engaged it glows bright, and when it is disengaged it still glows, but much more dimly. While checking...
• Re: oil gauges
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 19 Sep 2016 22:04:12 -0500
  ...Glad the write up helped! Not sure the guages you're talking about but I know Glowshift makes some with a low and high...
• Re: Lunacy and gratitude
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 07:40:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...gov "I speak for myself and not my employer" 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns" *******************************************************************************
• Re: broken spark plug removal?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:03:36 -0400
  ...when trying to remove any bolt from aluminum, it > doesn't glow and then melt like iron, giving you a gentle warning. I didn...
• Subject: Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard
  Historical mailing list - kW
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 17:36:07 -0800
  ...At night the glow of the gauges does not reflect on the windshield at this location. If anyone wants more info they can contact...
• diesel vanagon and golf FS NY Cheap
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 17:37:27 EDT
  ...Approx 195k rebuilt head last year (head belt glow plugs etc.) but still has some top end tap. also using oil burns and drips...
• Fryedaye Phollees ... eh?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 23:18:22 -0500
  ...I drive thee by the headlights glowing trace At Dusk, and Dawn, and yawning dead of Night. I drive thee slowly, in the lanes...
• oil light - HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 07:48:25 -0400
  ...Question, is this normal behavior for an oil light to glow dimly indicating slightly low pressure, or is it an on/off thing and...
• Things I did this weekend.
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 6 Jun 2016 10:03:00 -0700
  ...So yeah, this is my glowing endorsement for the above products. They were all definitely worth it. As for the fuel rails, I went...
• Re: Fwd: Westfalia refrigerator issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 May 2011 14:41:50 -0400
  ...After a half a dozen pumps, I release the igniter >switch and the green led on the cabinet glows. The propane burner is lit...
• RE: RED LIGHT!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Apr 1995 13:28:53 EDT
  ...If the warning light stops glowing when one of the connections is made the poor connection causing the voltage drop lies between the last...
• Re: "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:13:19 +1200
  ...yet >people can easily spot your car because the headlights are glowing. Once >out of the street lights you turn your regular headlights back...
• Re: extra dome light space?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:53:54 -0600
  ...If I'm going to all that trouble I want some real light, not those sorry VW glowing bulbs. Stan Wilder On Fri, 31...
• Re: Now For My Money...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:04:00 -0800
  ...he's out there should have you basking in an avuncular glow.� Good call. Stephen --- On Sun, 1/15/12, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST...
• Re: Won't start cold
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:02:02 -0400
  ...I see '82 in your sig and you don't > mention glow plugs... > > On 4/17/09, Greg Marshall <mr.marshall@sympatico.ca> wrote...
• Warped discs and silly honda theories
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:07:32 +0100
  ...speed braking session, or multiples thereof, don't forget they're glowing red after a a few fast roundabouts (90 - 40), 90 - 40 and...
• Finding women like this (was Big Valves for me?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:06:14 -0700
  ...our van halfway across the American Southwest last summer when the glow-plugs died on vacation. Oh, let me never awaken from this dream...
• Re: How Cold Is It? (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:07:58 -0600
  ...But even on the darkest of nights, the night glow from the star field above reflecting off that pure white snow provided some visibility...
• Re: 83 Diesel Vanagon timing update.
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:08:40 -0600
  ...When I had all of the injectors removed I visually watched all four > glow plugs glow brightly. > > 6. I marked the position of the...
• Temp guage reading low and spirratic coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:33:15 -0700
  ...It glows dimly, but steady. What is this thing trying to tell me???? The coolant level is fine, I haven't seen any noticable...
• why did tune up lead to dead battery??
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 19:34:15 -0800
  ...By the way, the interior light and radio still work, and the westy battery indicator glows yellow (though this doesn't mean too much...
• Camper modidfications
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 15:57:29 EDT
  ...Starts to glow on ignition almost instantly. Now to replace the map lights with true white LED's. I think it'll take six...
• Re: LED bench/barbeque lamp
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:00:12 -0500
  ...But in camp > - I prefer the yellow glow of a kerosene lamp or none at all. Actually, > if you give your eyes time to...
• Re: FW: Dash removal - how long
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:34:39 -0700
  ...the > fan air stream, end even though it won't instantly glow red like the > free-standing metal Toyota ones it may still overheat...
• Cost of Hobbies was (Re: Westy FS in North Jersey)
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 12:10:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...gov "I speak for myself and not my employer" 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns" *******************************************************************************
• persistent wipers/ ingition switch gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 08:59:49 -0400
  ...The pump works not at all, but the light glows! Could the problem be an electrical fault in the wiper motor itself? You will...
• Re: H2 replace glow plug on diesel Eberspacher
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 09:42:11 -0700
  From: <sdelasal@yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 11:08:26 -0600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3...
• Re: Wiring observations
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 21:33:54 -0400
  ...It comes out of the wiring harness near the glow plug relay and stops about three inches later, broken off. The color code *looks...
• Re: [WetWesties] RoadHaus - Product Report / Black Taillights - Received & In...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 01:56:39 EST
  ...the blue dot in and it gave the taillight a purple glow? well, colored/tinted/smoked/clear taillights/lenses are the latest rage now...
• Re: troubleshooting Westy Fluorescent light
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:18:01 -0800
  ...The ends glow, but it doesn't come on. Is there a way to > test the output of the fixture or the bulb with...
• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:56:09 -0700
  ...cox.net> wrote: > Sure, put it right next to the already glowing red light with the word > brake in it. > > Mark > > Chris S. wrote...