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• Gas Heater Dead - few Questions
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 02:17:49 -0600
  ...The Bentley indicates that the relay is to the right of the sterring column/dash area - but I cannot find it there. Somebody must...
• Re: Steering coumn cover needed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 13:18:45 MST
  ...Thu, 3 Feb 2000 12:29:09 -0800 > >Hi, > >I'd like to dig up a top steering column cover in brown. Don't...
• Re: Steering coupling / universal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:04:18 -0600
  ...Frank, I may be confused, but Ron lists a "coupling, steering column", part number 251 419 417B. This may be a part other than...
• Lower Ball Joints!!!!!!!!!!!(valiant)
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 20:21:41 -0800
  ...Absolute perfect passenger automobile of all time! It was a stripper so it had manual windows, 225 slant 6, 3 on the column rubber...
• Re: Replacing steering rubber link with universal joint
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:04:22 -0400
  ...Replacing steering rubber link with universal joint Anyone tried replacing the rubber coupling in the steering column with a splined universal joint? This would...
• Re: Diamler chrysler vw...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:16:15 -0500
  ...David Bohannan wrote: > Well, my 85 Jeep had an AMC motor (made by AMC), Chevy steering > column...I think parts from just about everybody...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:22:39 -0400
  ...068 121 253E > > The bolt for bleeding is listed as N 010 237 6 > "Remarks" column says: Screw, hexhd M8X12 > > I think this last...
• Re: FBI spy drives VW - story
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:41:17 -0800
  ...In any event, apparently 4 inept thieves managed to hot wire my bus (the hard way - cut up the steering column) and attempted to...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 00:50:16 -0400
  ...If under-tightened, they will work loose and you'll > have the steering column flopping around in your lap. If over-tightened, in > the...
• Stranded in Kentucky, USA
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:04:15 -0400
  ...We had the wiring harness in the steering column replaced a year ago. << Is tanyone around there within the sound of my typing available...
• Re: Hello from a newbie
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  08 Feb 97 03:00:46 EST
  ...Just to the left of the heater controls (between the heater >controls and the steering column) there is a hole in the dash with...
• Re: Distilled vs. Di-ionized
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 08:14:02 -0800
  ...True distilled water is > just that, but so-called de-ionized water is manufactured using a de- > ionization column rather than a distillation process...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 01:46:30 -0400
  ...case. > > You can run your fridge from a portable tank with new regulator to > determine > this, or measure the pressure in inches water column.
• Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:00:03 -0400
  ...Dave On 3/15/07, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > > Looks like the clip for the plastic cover under the steering column. > > Mark...
• Re: Steering Wheel Grinding
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Nov 2022 17:12:13 -0500
  ...Steering wheel columns are notorious for rubbing. A little > fiing > > on the column cover would help. > > > >> On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 2:56...
• Re: Brake Fluid Loss
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:24:09 -0700
  ...There is a little > fluid on the lower steering column but not enough to account for the whole > reservoir and the area around the...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:56:58 -0500
  ...By pulling the switch stalk > on the steering column they will stay on as long as I hold it back. Has > anyone with ideas...
• Re: She LIVES
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:47:37 -0700
  ...EFI), new > brakes, new clutch cylinder and even a repaired steering column. > > Thanks AlwaysVeeDub of Portland OR. > > Free 1.9l longblock core if anyone...
• Who's Where ...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 08:18:38 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Bravo Joel! Too bad there's not enough room for a email listing column. <sheepish grin here> ;) Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Programmable Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 07:14:49 8
  ...than deal with the ordeal of replacing it (disassembling the steering column, replacing shear bolts, etc.) I thought I'd explore the possibility of...
• Re: Ideas on shipping/towing from Nova Scotia
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:15:04 -0400
  ...you tow a car 'four down' you just unlock the steering column. The same front end geometry that makes a car go straight when...
• carat curtains PPPPS
  Historical mailing list - mark
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 22:24:18 -0800
  ...I'd like to have a seperation between rear and front compartments (and you know I've got those center column ac venting...)... thanks...
• Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:43:01 -0700
  ...then cut/paste the list address from the >>> cc: column >>> to the To: column. >>> >> -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach...
• EV fuel/temp gauge revisited.
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 09:26:39 -0800
  ...1) remove the steering wheel (uses 24mm or 15/16" socket) 2) remove cover around the steering column 3) remove turn signal and wiper...
• Re: Aftermarket Cruise questions . . .
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jun 97 16:07:54 EDT
  ...It is mounted on the steering > column (2 screws) and the cable then goes into the steering column cover. In addition to the control...
• Leaking Fluid = $$$
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Thu, 09 Feb 95 14:14 PST
  ...Last week I posted about leaking fluid above where the steering column goes through the floor. Well here's the deal : Turns out the...
• Re: Let's fix our Dometic refigerators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 22 May 1999 22:24:06 -0400
  ...apply the gas to one end, the difference in height btw the two water columns is the answer. david David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net
• What? You Wanted Heat?!?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 29 May 2000 01:34:52 -0400
  ...If this is, indeed, the case, is there really no way to do this without taking off the dash and steering column? Thanks for...
• help with ig switch replacemt
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 13:08:45 -0500
  I have a new switch in hand and the column exposed, wiring dc'd, wheel out of the way. Now...how do I get...
• Anyone have Toyota wiring diagram w/ automatic headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 May 2003 00:11:42 +1200
  This is not OT! I am going to fit a Toyota Corona steering column to my T3, and I want to fit upmarket factory...
• Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:44:41 EDT
  ...Unlocking the steering column, that's trickier. ;) > > > naah... thats easy ..all u need is a cordless drill with small bit and a tiny screwdriver...
• Re: Hacking up the heater box
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:37:55 -0400
  ...4 hour, > including removing the shear bolts that hold the steering column in > place. Putting everything back together again took about 30 minutes. > > 2nd...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 13 May 2017 18:53:49 -0700
  ...After a lot of > messing around, I finally found that the problem was the switch on the > steering column. I did not have to...
• Re: High beam switch needed.
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:51:30 -0700
  ...Ot come on till I click the high/low beam column arm/switch.� Most likely the worn contacts in it or something. I have...
• Re: how do you disassemble an '83 steering wheel?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 18:36:24 EST
  ...I've take the wheel off the column and > am trying to replace the horn contact ring underneath. I need to get to > the...
• Re: Clutch Hydraulic Questions...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:15:17 -0500
  On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, Brian wrote: > I noticed that at the base of the steering column, > where the black boot covers the shaft...
• Re: Dash Cluster Substitute + Reproduce It ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:31:23 -0700
  ...mounted just below the OE gauge pod, on the plastic steering column cover. http://www.scangauge.com/products/scangaugeii/ I've seen them mounted...
• Re: help with ig switch replacemt
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:10:56 -0500
  ...help with ig switch replacemt I have a new switch in hand and the column exposed, wiring dc'd, wheel out of the way...
• Windshield washer pump / switch?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:01:50 -0600
  ...I then noticed a wisp of smoke coming from the switch on the steering column. I haven't even begun to troubleshoot, but thought...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:35:55 -0400
  ...The switches in the column will merely direct control current to the appropriate relay(s) and will also no longer carry heavy loads. Yours...
• Re: Call for camping reccos: SW USA
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:53:28 -0800
  ...The Chiricahua National Monument is a wondrous place to visit Michael - all eroded columnar basalt in an oasis in the middle of the desert...
• Re: Steering Wheel Adust/Horn sounds
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 25 May 2008 18:47:28 -0700
  ...The plastic outer molding for the column scraped on the swheel. Failed attempts: I tried adjusting everything imaginable. The most significant improvement was when...
• Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 22:13:14 -0800
  ...I don't think I'd go beyond >that. >Rob > See Road & Track 'Technical Correspondence' column of August '99 (also at:) http://roadandtrack.com...
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:49:54 EDT
  ...The steering column swung out when the door opened. It had narrow rear wheels. It was a real neat little vehicle. I made a...
• Re: Hmm . . . second temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:17:07 -0400
  ...digital water temp gauge mounted to the left of the steering column, on the flat part of the dash. The casing is 2" diameter...
• Re: VANAGON CAFE is moving because AOL Hometown will be closing on 10/31/08
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:43:56 -0700
  ...page lay out ... > meaning banner over three columns > or three columns > or banner banner then two columns .. > that sort of thing > content wise and...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:08:49 -0800
  ...be incorrect, but IF he did, maybe he allowed the upper column to slip out a bit thus allowing for a larger "a" gap...
• Re: Bluestar Zbed in Richmond CA pick N pull
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:16:17 -0700
  ...front doors, hatch, tranny, speedo, steering column, and glass all gone. Sad for a van like this to have been clunked...but someone got...
• Minutiae: Tubing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 18:10 CST
  ...In the quest for more sound deadening and/or insulation, the following comes from the Hank Weisner column *Bug Dust* in the September, 1967...
• Re: Instrument cluster wiring
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Mon, 1 May 2000 08:43:50 -0400
  ...First column is where the wire used to be in the >connector. Second is where it goes. Third is where the displaced wire >needs...
• Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Beasley
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:12:23 -0400
  ...No amount of clicking the stalk on the steering column will get the high beam indicator to go off. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance...
• I'm in Hot VWs magazine
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:06:08 -0700
  ...So this month (April 2008) this story is on Page 24 under the "Transporter Talk" column. The magazine folks mis-spelled Syncro, NOT! I...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:24:32 -0400
  ...Cruise Control Hi List, It appears that my cruise control only consists of a lever stuck into the steering column and nothing else, so...
• Re: auxiliary horn
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 22:15:20 -0500
  ...I bled the button circuit power off the > cigarette lighter and mounted the relay to the right of the steering > column. > > The sound is...
• Re: instrument cluster plastic repair
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:20:00 -0500
  ...Oh yeah, the lower steering column cover needs attention, too- it's always something. George/ATL
• Another V6anagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Mon, 13 May 1996 10:16:12 -0700
  I just saw the March-April issue of " The Transporter" (LiMBO's newsletter) and under the "Welcome New Members!" column is a guy by...
• Re: eurovan recall
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 13:12:29 PDT
  ...The steering column assembly includes a > > universal joint that is attached to the steering shaft and secured by > > locking bolts. The upper locking bolt...
• Re: Front heater core
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 10:50:11 -0700
  ...The biggest thing is that the bolts which hold the steering column in place must be drilled out. He did this previously so it...
• Re: H-4 Headlamp
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:09:31 -0500
  ...high-beam switch on the floor, instead of on the steering column. It seems the new design was causing frequent accidents, due to Texans...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 03:23:01 -0800
  ...Is there any kind of general fix for >> the parts that screw together, like the steering column cover? Some >> sort of epoxy - drill - tap...