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• Re: Warm air from under dash.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 21:15:02 -0400
  ...I haven't seen the van, but she claims to be turning off all of the heater controls. This is more and more annoying...
• WTB Amazonas VW powered motorcycle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 00:22:02 -0400
  ...kinds of bizarre hardware to adapt the shifter & clutch to motorcycle controls. Any help would be appreciated. Thanking all in advance... Ric VdubDude@aol...
• Re: Stereo / CD Issues
  Historical mailing list - Derek Wh
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 12:53:53 -0400
  ...This gave me use of the fader and balance controls and it sounds way better than stock, while not your rolling boom box bass...
• Help: Lights Wont Turn Off
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 2000 08:01:57 -0700
  ...So far have tried disconnecting the headlight/parking light switch. (Lights remain on)and have removed the fuse which controls these lights (dash board...
• A/C high idle
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 21:00:54 -0700
  ...Does anyone know what valve controls the Idle when the AC is on, and whether or not this could be my problem? Thanks for...
• A/C fan problems
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 16:19:10 -0700
  Hi Guys, My 1990 Vanagon has factory air. Controls are dash monted. For several years the 4 speed fan has worked on all but...
• Why no reverse lights? Why is coolant light flashing? 85
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:30:38 -0500
  ...But is it possible the sensor in the tank is bad? The sensor in the tank controls the blinking light? The sensor in the...
• Re: Bumper Corner Cap
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:51:08 -0700
  I did not know that LEDs and aftermarket cruise controls don't play well together. my Van doesn't have cruise at all , well...
• Cruise Control on '90 Westy Not working
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Feldstein
  Tue, 04 Mar 1997 09:56:00 -0800
  ...I assume I disconnted maybe a relay that controls the cruise control or something. Since I don't yet have my service manual, can...
• Re: a simple question
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 01:10:46 -0500
  ...the wiper > controls and > nothing happened. > > thanks, > Paul > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! > http://photos.yahoo.com/ You should...
• FS: BA6 Aux Heater Parts
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:35:37 -0800
  ...The controls/parts under the front dash, are SOLD. I also have the under-van BA6 wiring harness (one ground wire was cut) with...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:38:30 -0400
  ...It matches the other controls perfectly. John Meeks '91 Multivan, '85 GL bits Northern Michigan Vanagon Rescue Squad http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue...
• Melted lightswitch... again!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 21:48:27 -0700
  ...The only other thing that I am running off of the high beam circuit is a relay that controls my two 150W KC Daylighters...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 21:23:23 -0500
  ...The rear heater is the one that controls the overall cabin temp in cold weather, even in front. It not only gets first crack...
• A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:39:02 -0400
  ...Overhead controls and ductwork, A/C system. 1. Fan speed "3" does not work. Everything is still on, just no fan. "1", "2" and...
• Fwd: INSIDE THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRBUS A380
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 23 May 2010 10:29:37 -0600
  ...Until then, check out its state-of-the-art controls .. *
• Re: ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 21:17:33 -0400
  there is a lot of air pressure on the front of the van at speed. I can hear my flaps slapping shut but a...
• Re: Sniveling Lurkers
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:03:15 -0600
  ...wait in line at those freeway on-ramps with traffic light controls, and veers around the vehicles ahead of him (yes, it is usually...
• Dash ripped apart for heater, what else while I'm in there?
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Wed, 20 Dec 2000 19:54:28 -0500
  ...One of the vent control cables is broken, the one that controls the front lower flaps so I need to find or fab one...
• Re: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:07:06 -0700
  ...Make sure all outside vents are off and the dashboard controls aligned properly. GoWesty has a section on their pages that details this. Take...
• Blower Motor Vibration Blues
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 12:27:42 -0500
  ...Also, the sliders for the heat controls now almost touch, preventing the knobs from attaching without interfering with the adjacent slider. It is entirely...
• inside heat or lack of... 81 westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:03:19 -0800
  ...I crawled under the van, and all the pipes, sheet metal, and controls are intact, the heating vent is set to dump the heat...
• Re: Air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 2 Jul 2016 07:56:29 -0400
  ...If you have a blue lever on the controls up front it controls the air from the vents above the sliding door, but not...
• Re: Source for two broken camper parts?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 20 May 2012 14:29:13 -0600
  ...The shaft of one of my burner controls is broken off, and I can't find a source. I may be doomed to have...
• Re: Car Talk
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Sep 1994 19:27:42 -0400 (EDT)
  ...wasserboxers) were the result of US mandated emission controls, safety equipment, etc. One could also say some of the changes were mandated by the...
• Re: Brake fluid leak around master Brake cylinder:
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
  Tue, 12 May 1998 22:00:10 +0200
  ...it turned out to be the cylinder that controls the clutch. Had it replaced, problem gone. The clutch is hydraulicly driven and uses brake...
• Re: terminology
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:49:04 EST
  ...Both are pulsed fuel injection systems with the Digifant incorporating more engine controls than the older Digijet. Can anybody tell I got hold of...
• Re: '85 A/C Question
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 08:18:01 -0700
  >I have turned both controls to max and no compressor. I think I'll put a >meter on the wire at the compressor and...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:13:32 -0800
  ...buy another bus, but she is just to unclear plus she controls the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (Me) hey babe every VW holds its resale value, i...
• Re: Heater controls, 84.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 21:51:53 -0400
  You've bent the wire that operates the valve. Pull out the ashtray and you should be able to see the bent wire. If...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:33:21 -0700
  ...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: Actual Vanagon content!!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:12:25 -0400
  ...The controls are similar, the sensors are similar, > has anyone tried this? > TEMiller >
• Re: Help! Traveling through Phoenix, Tucson and Vegasneed parts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:24:10 -0700
  ...the next >> couple of days on vacation. >> >> The Rubber bellow which controls the throttle for the cruise control has >> sprung an invisible leak. >> >> Does...
• Topping up coolant
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 11:15:44 -0700
  ...I did open the bleed valve and set the front and rear heater controls to ON. Also, no coolant ever came out of the...
• Re: Stupid Electrical error
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 8 Apr 1994 14:34:26 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Where is the relay > that controls the high beams? Guess I'll go back to the fiche.... After taking it all apart and putting...
• Re: EV Mudflaps?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 16:05:13 -0800
  ...I asked my dealer for any solution to the exposed propane controls potentially corroding with time under the effect of humidity, temperature, and of...
• Eurovan News
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 17:58:21 -0500
  ...Clive Warrilow, president of Volkswagen America (which controls the Canadian operation), says the Eurovan will return with a V-6 engine and will be...
• Re: Little blue lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 14:59:32 -0800
  ...Also you need an automatic light distance > regulator (don�t know the word, the thing that controls how far the lamps > shine). This is...
• Re: Temp I & Temp II Sensors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 04:42:46 -0500
  At 01:17 AM 3/5/2000 , Gina wrote: >Would someone please explain to me the difference between these two >sensors...which controls what...
• Re: Actual Vanagon content!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 07:35:52 +0000
  ...The controls are similar, the sensors are similar, >has anyone tried this? >TEMiller _________________________________________________________________ Lose those love handles! MSN Fitness shows you two moves to...
• Re: Question regarding coolant flow and front heater
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 23 May 2005 15:31:51 -0400
  ...I assume then that this is because the cable that controls the valve in the diagram is either broken, bent, or weak. Has anyone...
• FS: vanagon heated seat setup
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:50:09 EST
  ...btw - the switch controls both front seats. chris
• Re: Heat
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:19:39 PDT
  ...One is connected to the heater flapper valves and controls how much heated air is admitted to the cabin. The other controls which outlets...
• Re: ventilators in front doors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:12:38 -0700
  ...Starting in 'some year' there's a federal requirement on all vehicles that there's a clear diagram by the heater controls showing full...
• Re: Power steering rack leak
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:38:44 -0500
  ...Vanagon > ownership. > > It's leaking from the two-bolt plate that controls the spring that puts > axial force on the steering pinion shaft.Â...
• Re: interior LEDs - get rid of the morgue
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:43:18 -0500
  ...Felder wrote: > Yes, and they don't work for the heater controls at all. Went back to a > bulb for that one ! > > > > -- > Alan Felder...
• Too much heat!
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Sat, 6 Feb 1999 12:03:06 -0600
  ...When the temp controls for the front heater are all the way to the left, I still get a tremendous amount of heat from...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 17:37:43 +0000
  ...but i don't see much on our distributors that > allows such timing controls. must be in the control box. > > hope it works! :)
• Heater Cables/Controlls
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:46:10 -0600
  ...My problems is with the heating/A/C controls. According to my manual there are only three levers, but on my van there are...
• Re: Fuel Pump - How to disable
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:58:38 -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...
• Need help from L.P. gas hose guys
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:30:11 -0700
  ...The two hoses are Marshall Gas Controls P/N 42613-36 hoses described as: 1/4" ID High Pressure Assemblies 3/8" FE. FL...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:41:46 -0600
  ...washer should be identical. > Slightly different on the heater box and controls possiby , but adaptable. > > just about every part on the whole van fits...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 23:41:30 -0700
  ...motor and > >the a/c fans and controls. If memory serves, ac to dc converters are > >available from JC Whitney, and the "transfer" switch...
• Re: AC Controls
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 17 May 2008 22:06:06 -0700
  ...AC Controls Here's a silly question: What year did they move the AC control knobs for the late model Vanagons from the duct...
• Re: Heater Ventilation Slider Controls
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:22:13 -0600
  On Aug 21, 2013, at 12:11 PM, James Ogul <jimogul70@GMAIL.COM> wrote: How do you get the slider knobs off. I don...
• '87 syncro not getting fuel.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:33:37 -0400
  ...This controls the fuel pump right? So presumeably, a new relay will have it running? No fuel pressure as well (Confirming no fuel pump...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:26:24 -0800
  ...Propex Joy, I also have a Propex installed and the controls sound identical. The rocker switch turned toward the flame is the position for...
• Re: Gutting the Cat
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 13:24:31 -0500
  ...IT is the computer that controls the engine emissions. This system checks exhaust pollution at 1 1/2 times the legal limits now. Eric...
• Re: Snaking a wire out through the dash???
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 9 May 1999 12:09:02 -0700
  ...Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > I'm trying to install an indoor/outdoor thermometer near the heating > controls of the van (out of direct sunlight). I...
• Re: optical distributor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:02:29 EST
  ...I would like to get this kit for my 88 Vanagon, but the ECU controls the timing and firing. Robert