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• Re: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 17:44:03 -0600
  ...I'm > stumped ! I'm beginning to believe all the temp II switches I have, > including two new ones are faulty ! Is that possible...
• Re: Cigar. and Glove Box light question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 May 2004 20:49:42 EDT
  ...light dim with the dash lights? > > what switches the light in the dash above the glove box? > the answer is yes to your first...
• 85 Westfalia heater controls
  Historical mailing list - garyowen
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:06:09 -0500
  ...I know which lever is heat and which is defrost but exact use of two fan switches, front doors vents open/close purpose. Think...
• Re: Part Friday -- Headlight Switch Hazard
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 22:38:51 -0400
  ...Naturally, nobody wants to discuss what was on the light switches of beetles... Marc On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 10:35 PM, Jim...
• Re: 91 Carat Restoration
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 18:51:07 -0400
  ...I seem to have heard > that headlight switches are different from other Vanagons, and maybe > ignition switches as well. But anything helps. > > I plan...
• Re: Aftermarket Cruise Control on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 5 May 1998 02:40:18 EDT
  ...Control mounted on the steering column This might be more accurately described as the "driver input switches". The switches here are inputs to the...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:26:18 -0800
  ...These switches fail as do other parts of this circuit most >notably the large resister used for lower fan speeds on later models and...
• Re: Headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:16:20 -0700
  ...The switches I have are numbered: 251 941 531 M, they are the only ones available new I have used them in ALL model...
• 88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Bates
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:15:58 -0500
  ...lt side muffler one year old dist fuil filter oil pressure switches and themostat needs 2 tires clean van tight bodyno rust need cargo...
• DM 2000 (Rant)
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 19:50:56 -0800
  ...A couple of switches failed. Then there was the power window. Failed four times. She said she was tired of it. Traded it in...
• FS parts from '87 and '88 some syncro parts
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 11:42:04 EDT
  ...Powr window switches. Ditto..... Side windows from either vehicle. ANything else you can think of I may have....no dash cluster.... SORRY Chris In...
• FS: complete Westfalia A/C system - add to your westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:55:50 EDT
  ...complete w/ all wires, switches, compressor, condenser, evaporator, hoses, fittings, upper cabinet, and all a/c vents and ducting, etc, etc.. everything. this is...
• brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:34:30 EDT
  Is there a trick to changing the brake light switches on the master cylinder that won't fill the area behind the dash with...
• Re: Brake Light Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 20:20:16 -0400
  ...Connecting an ohm meter to each brake light switch and pressing on the brake pedal, it appeard that both switches worked at about the...
• Re: oil pressure problems, still
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:11:19 -0400
  ...This is why the later engines use the dynamic oil pressure system with 2 switches. One good use of this device would be to...
• Re: Re(2): how engine oil degrades (was: synthetics oils)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jan 1997 18:21:44 PST
  ...I am still unclear whether >or not >the two switches measure too low and too high oil pressure. > >Charles >
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:14:30 -0500
  ...Michael > Check the switches at the clutch and brake pedals. When these go bad, > the CC will not engage. > > > Todd > '88 Westy > > george jannini...
• 90 Westfalia - sticking power window switches - interior cleaning - jumpseat mounting
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Turner
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:26:52 -0700
  ...is there a way to clean or "lubricate" the power window switches so that they don't stick? My grandma has the same year...
• inexplicably back in the USA
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:20:29 -0600
  ...I took the instrument panel back off this morning to install my brake light switches and when I reinstalled it, the euro time was...
• Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:02:48 -0400
  ...Now the unit holding the power window switches wont stay in. So either I get a new one or figure out to how to...
• Re: WTB: Plastic speedo cluster holder
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 10:41:14 -0800
  ...Does anyone have one for sale? I don't need >the gauges or the switches, just the plastic housing. I had the same problem...
• FS: Parting 1983.5 Vangon
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 18:45:24 -0700
  Brown/Beige Exterior Tan/Browm Interior minus rear seats No engine, fuel pump or radiator Complete A/C Front Seats Complete Dash, switches, etc...
• Parts needed - Power Window switches & dash bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:09:31 -0800
  Hi all, I need the following parts if anyone has them; Power window switch, driver side for driver window Power window switch on passenger...
• Re: Surepower 1315 and charging issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 May 2009 19:13:42 -0700
  ...That got me thinking that I should install two battery > shut-off switches to manually isolate the two batteries. The switches > would also provide...
• Re: electrical systems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 May 94 17:54:10 EDT
  The method I used to connect my two batteries was to put relay switches on the ground wires coming off of my two batteries...
• Re: Cruise Control Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:30:55 +0200
  ...The CC uses the speedo pick-up, two switches from clutch and brake paddle, and the control stick switches as input. Output is three...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:58:45 -0400
  ...Throttle Valve Switch IIRC, the switch situation is as follows: '83.5 - two switches. One at idle position, one for full throttle enrichment '84...
• Re: Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:42:30 GMT
  My switches are gradually going out as well. As far as cheap parts go, VW quoted me $80 a piece for new ones. That...
• Brakes, Synchro's and EV/Winn
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Jul 1994 22:35:23 -0800
  ...Weird thing is that the 2 brake switches are wired in parallel, yet when one is disconnected the brake lights no longer work! Very...
• personal to Dworkin
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Tue, 05 Dec 1995 0:34:53 EST
  ...If it's not there, check under the dashboard, it may be an aftermarket job and they put switches in weird places. Other than...
• Re: Headlight Wiring and Relays
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 23:13:58 EST
  ...COM writes: << This last weekend I went through 2 stock headlight switches in less than 24 hours. >> Bob, Unless this is a typo, you...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:31:03 -0700
  ...http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/VW/VWfuelpumpswitch.jpg (The other two switches control the cold start valve....) Richard
• vanagon power window setup for sale..Re: Hi anyone ever retrofit.. PW.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 03:23:29 EDT
  ...comes w/ wiring harnress, switches, regulators, motors.. p-mail me if interested.. chris ************** Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient...
• Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:24:41 -0400
  ...Just for reference in the archives, I >found a couple good rotary switches on www.grainger.com and they have >a branch in town...
• Re: Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:54:50 -0500
  ...Mike '84 GL 7 pass (with 2 switches on top) '85 GL Westy (with 1 switch underneath) Ronald Michaels wrote: > Hi - > > The throttle valve...
• Re: Ignition switch -- bring out your Dead*
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:56:49 -0800
  ...If it would be easier/cheaper to mail if you cut off > all the terminals, by all means do. > > Ditto headlight switches. > > Note -- Please...
• Re: van won't start, making progress
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:48:01 -0700
  ...Those contacts are what switches the double relay which switches the fuel pump on. No airflow, no fuel pump. Now while you've got...
• Re: source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door switch)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 11:10:52 -0800
  You can get these switches from Jetta trunks in junkyards. The cool thing about the Jetta switches is that the buttons are notched so...
• Re: inexplicably back in the USA
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:41:35 -0600
  ...Mick Jagger's comments from 1964 Installed those two brake light switches this morning and my wife, watching from the rear, confirmed that they...
• For Sale: Complete vanagon/bus auxillary Gas Heater -Ebersp�cher BA6
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 May 2004 07:20:03 EDT
  ...this is a complete unit, with all wiring harness, dash switches, timer, safety overheat switches, fusebox block, rear blower, ducting, ducting to front, gas...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch (Again)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:04:39 -0400
  ...Switches from non-Westies will not work. > >So, if anyone has a lead on one of these switches, I'd sure appreciate >hearing from...
• Re: Digifant mysteries...
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:18:37 -0500
  ...The single brown wire goes to one of the oil pressure switches I believe. dave www.251.org
• FS: Misc. Vanagon Stuff
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 13:02:26 -0700
  Middle bench tracks with hardware - $25? Brown shift boot and knob - $15? Brown center dash kick pannel/cover - $15? A/C knobs & switches, 1984...
• Re: Climate Control Help
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 18:36:10 -0500
  ...The Behr unit I have has 3 switches. 2 are identical and control the fan speed and whether it is on or off (there...
• Re: I need a suggestion for a 60C thermostatic switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:56:23 -0600
  ...I thought sensors do sensing, and switches do ..... er,....umm, ...switching?? LOL!!! How's a switch going to sample??? Sorry, I'm on one...
• Re: Flasher Relay Mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:09:55 -0800
  Sorry, I should have written that it is the heater fan switches that are on the same ground as the other dash stuff. The...
• Re: Refrigerator and Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 15 May 1995 10:40:36 +0000
  ...Are there any other methods that alarms use to detect if the dome light is going on/off? I have pin switches on the...
• Overheating on '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 07:42:38 -0500
  ...Then I checked the Bentley manual, which shows TWO thermo-switches, one for a low speed circuit, one for a high speed. I removed...
• '83-'85 bad schematic wiper relay
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:56:12 -0400
  ...This is not correct -- it actually switches 53m (common) between 53s (normally closed) and 15 (normally open). For '85 they mislabeled 53m as 53s...
• Re: Cruise Control Parts Shared With Rabbit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:08:12 -0700
  ...Same switches and everything, shorter levers. Mark miguel pacheco wrote: > Wondering if any of the Rabbits shared cruise control parts with the > Vanagon.....as...
• Master Cylinder brake light switch....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 10:05:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...How interchangable/swap-able are the switches in the master cylinder??? I was checking my connection out and one of the push-on stubs...
• Re: Running Diesel Engines on Propane
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 07:27:16 -0700
  ...So this vehical starts on diesel until warm then switches to propane. and of course if you run out of propane back to diesel...
• FS: Eberspacher BA-6 Gas heater for Vanagon or bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:05:37 EST
  ...taps fuel from your fuel line, so you never run out of fuel (unlike a propane heater) complete with all wiring, switches, fuel pump...
• Brake MC ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:36:59 -0800
  ...One comes with all the switches and says"German"..the other is ''economy''.. So would I regret not spending the extra $ ? Why the large...
• Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:38:20 -0400
  ...I went all over town today (Radio Shack, West Marine, some local places) to find something and everyone has on-off-on SPDT switches...
• Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 14:11:03 -0400
  ...Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl >----------------- >There are no high / low switches on some models. Like no switches , none. >My 86 westy...
• Re: What is the wire that screws on to the master cylinder and fluid behind the instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:00:07 -0400
  ...Do you see two similar switches? That is what I recall, but the Bentley *seems* to indicate one switch with 4 termanals. Larry A...
• Mystery wires/connector Canadian 83.5 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:58:06 -0600
  ...This branches off the harness on the section that goes to the idle and full throttle switches. Engine runs fine with it disconnected. Any...
• heater blowers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 16:59:54 EDT
  ...Mine (83.5, water-cooled) switches on and off fine and makes a lot of noise, but blows precious little air. Is this "just...
• more on brakes for rick
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Jul 1994 09:04:17 -0400
  the switches do double duty, turning on the rear brake lights when you step on the pedal and turning on the dash light if...