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• Re: honk if yer a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:05:48 -0500
  ...loose, will short the connection and the horn will blow constantly. WARNING: Do not hit your horn very hard or this is likely to...
• Re: Oil light/buzzer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Aug 1997 20:19:42 -0700
  ...I'm leaning towards a malfunctioning warning unit.. Really hope it's not a bearing going out. Thanks for the suggestion. Steve and Jo...
• Re: ETKA 7; uTorrent download
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:01:02 -0500
  ...wrote: > uTorrent download? > > My computer suggests that I check this Executable program for Virus' I get that warning for any .exe file that I...
• Re: Virus alert ...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 19 May 2000 23:28:37 -0400
  ...The virus warning is much more germain to ALL of us computer users. The virus is called the "New Love" Bug and if you...
• Re: Oil Pressure System Confusion...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 11:06:16 -0700
  ...Oil Pressure System Confusion... > Once the high pressure warning is activated, it remains on until the > system see the high pressure switch satisfied or...
• Re: Temperature Gauge Sensor Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 May 2017 17:19:11 +0000
  ...Before the original one died, the needle on the gauge ran dead center over the warning light. Now it sits on the upper edge...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:35:23 -0800
  ...reading as well as the coolant level warning at the same time since the coolant level warning is done by overriding the temp sender...
• Re: =?utf-8?Q?A_tool_for_removing_the_rear_axel_nut_on_a_Vanagon=2e?=
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:41:49 -0400
  ...It says to only loosen or tighten the nut with the wheel on the ground.This warning is repeated in thelast photograph.I once...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:12:53 -0700
  ...it's very easy to miss a non-functioning warning light that way. I just had that happen. I was watching this 'new used...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:39:13 -0500
  ...the warning in the camper manual is about driving, not bench testing. Sure, there is a thermocouple, and it works. If it fails, most...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:47:12 -0700
  ...like key-in-ignition warning buzzer ... I always remove those anyway .. does your canadian model have Daytime Running Lights ? I believe some do. ( though...
• Re: tires wheels and accidents
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 08:23:02 +1300
  ...I'd say that there should be a "dangerously slippery bend" warning sign on that corner! Regards Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator...
• Re: Jack warning: Was:Re: extra jack?
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 16 Apr 1995 09:48:56 -0700 (PDT)
  > Having done almost all my work in the street, > I can also report that watching for idiots > is part of the job. Maybe the...
• Re: Go Jump...Re: Warning! Audi and Mercedes wheels are dange
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 07:45:27 -0500
  Unsafe? That will depend on only the bolts/lugs. There should be no real problem here. Unwise? Perhaps. Changing the off-set will change...
• Re: Overheat thought
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:07:17 EST
  ...It could plug into the oil warning switch to activate the oil pressure alarm. It can be found in many of the parts ads...
• Low Compression
  Historical mailing list - Les Yamashita
  Tue, 23 May 2000 22:37:00 -0400
  ...Is this a warning sign? Should I do anything? The engine has around 210,000 miles and has never been rebuilt. Thanks, Les
• Sliding Door Handle Question
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:26:30 -0700
  ...Anybody know if it's just needing "adjustment" or whether it's a warning handle is "going?" If I need to replace it, is...
• Re: Propane Heresy - Can you retrofit Westy for alternate use of Coleman fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Sat, 11 May 2002 18:32:28 -0400
  Thanks for the warning regarding regulators. Would it be correct to say that if one wished to use Coleman fuel one could install a...
• Changing the Cutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:48:16 -0600
  ...Any pointers,instructional website locations, cautions, suggestions, downright warnings, etc, would be appreciated. Thanks, John Rodgers 88 Gl driver
• Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 11:31:59 -0700
  ...2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure > > Is the (voltage?) range spec for the high pressure oil warning circuit on L > board really so sensitive...
• Alternator warning light problem
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 00:15:18 +0100
  ...Soon after starting the outward journey, driving at 65 mph I noticed the alternator warning light flickering at me. I slowed down, expecting to...
• Re: Brake Warning Light Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:10:05 -0800
  ...If one switches without the > other you should get the warning light. But only when the brake pedal is depressed, right? That's what...
• Warning lights problem(s)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 15:31:35 EST
  Hi all, I am having trouble tracking down a problem with my warning lights and charging system in my "new" '89 Westy. Last week...
• Re: "carat" FS on ebay PROFANITY WARNING
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:53:47 EST
  ...not. this was his response.. copied and pased in its entirety. warning, the below contains profanity, for those who are the goody goody type...
• Coolant warning light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:09:34 +0100
  Hello listees! I have a problem with the coolant level warning light. Sometimes it goes on flashing for a very long time (5 minutes...
• Re: Musings on completed CV job
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:30:23 -0000
  ...The was the only VW cv I have ever seen fail without warning, at least in a stock hp car. My friends G60 rabbit...
• Hint for successful archive searches
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:08:54 -0700
  ...There's a warning on the archive site that a full search will take several minutes. Very few browser connections will last "several minutes...
• Re: Troubling warning lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 11:46:44 -0700
  you may try to remove this voltage regulator at the back of the alternator and check it ... if it's worn then you may...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 19:11:39 -0600
  I love that word "Rebuked"! Consider it done! LOL! John On 3/5/2014 1:18 PM, Project Pat wrote: > All I think of...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper Awning
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:25:25 -0800
  ...Love it but warning, be cautious about wind and rain, they will break just as most any other awning. BTW, my second choice would...
• headlights
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 06:16:58 -0800
  does the headlight switch just give it up no warning or is there a relay that will just die out ? what is it that...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 21:27:02 EST
  ...There is a red light in the coolant temp gauge but I assumed it was a temp warning light. Did the 90 GLs not...
• porn in a vw
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 22:10:38 -0700
  vw porn grow up people he did tgive a fair warning .And who has not had sex in there vanagon yet? anyway! We are...
• Re: Changing the Cutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:31:01 EST
  In a message dated 2/24/03 2:56:06 PM, j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET writes: << downright warnings >> John, I'm not going to...
• First try at a trannie only pull - questions
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 17:21:17 -0600
  ...Any tricks or warnings? Thanks ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www...
• Advice if you ACTUALLY REPLACED your exhause headers
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:08:19 -0400
  I received several general warnings about having the right tools, and what a pain it can be, but is there anyone out there who...
• Re: Stealth camping spot and tick warning(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 23 May 2006 15:04:38 -0700
  And they don't run on AvGas...they have a big fuel intake mounted fore of the cockpit. They can really drain those red...
• Propane Warning Stickers
  Historical mailing list - William Treadway
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:01:16 -0600
  Just repainted my westy and the little silver sticker that lives on the drivers side of the body, down near the propane bottle, didn...
• Re: eBay seller warning / Ken Morgan aka jake4parts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:16:27 +0000
  Interesting that his eBay rating shows 42 positive and only 1 negitive feedback ratings in the last 12 months. I'm not disputing any...
• Facebook: it OWNS copyright on YOUR images
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:30:26 +1300
  I have been repeatedly invited by listees to join Facebook. Warning: Facebook claims copyright on every image you put on the site. This is...
• '89 Vanagon GL Diagnostic Challenge
  Historical mailing list - Trevor Barran
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:12:59 -0600
  ...Replace clutch assembly; replace flywheel. ---- [2] LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING: While booting down the highway near monument valley one hot day this summer, the...
• Re: Coolant bottle harbinger - opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:30:39 -0700
  ...When the warning light came on I killed the engine and coasted to a stop. Here's hoping i haven't done any damage...
• Re:Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:16:22 -0800
  > The coolant temperature warning light sometimes flashes when the gauge > needle is showing max temp, and sometimes when the needle shows normal > temp. I...
• Re: Ignition Key Warning Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:28:44 EDT
  ...Now after more than a year the light works for the drivers door too. > Unfortunately, so does a warning buzzer indicating the key is...
• Re: TPMS (was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B.
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:27:02 -0500
  ...be able to identify 'the' tire .. > but will turn on a warning light. > The Federal requirement is that ..I think...if a tire gets...
• Re: removing gmail warning from vanagon messages?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 5 Sep 2016 16:41:57 -0700
  ...removing gmail warning from vanagon messages? > > > It might work (according to that stackoverflow answer) for Gerry to set the > "from" header to something like...
• Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:03:03 -0800
  ...So, is it high pressure or low pressure warning? The sound I > have is a continuous tone, not a beeping or pulsing. > > It seems...
• Re: Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:44:49 -0400
  ...The gauges and coolant warning light still function however; only the battery indicator and dash lights seem to be affected. I have removed and...
• Re: low oil warning light/buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 13:57:51 -0700
  ...About 10-30 seconds > after a > cold start (at temperatures under about 60 F) the oil warning > light/buzzer > come on for a block...
• Help 1.6 L diesel temp warning light flashing engine not hot
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 11 May 2017 15:30:51 +0200
  ...recently totally rebuilt engine runs great hard top camper the temp warning light just started and keeps blinking but the temp gage is normal...
• Digital Gauges (Was VDO Gauges)
  Historical mailing list - Dm Oshea
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 22:35:54 -0700
  ...however when the O/P LED fails, the entire >system buzzer and all, are INOPERATIVE ! Thus >I have the standard VW warning system, full...
• Re: WARNING- having A/C on high on 85' Westy or Vanagon = fire danger
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 15:48:45 -0800
  ...Smola, Tony" <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: WARNING- having A/C on high on 85' Westy or Vanagon = fire danger...
• Re: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 20:06:46 -0500
  ...no rough idle, no other warning..it will just > shut off.. i swapped the ECU and fuel pump relays (little identical grey > relays in...
• Re: TPMS (was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:36:27 -0600
  ...the only one I am familiar with provides a generic warning for any tire when low. a simple button under the dash reprograms when...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:44:50 -0800
  ...plug melted and no longer goes into the socket. > Uhh, that just might be a warning that something is wrong? Don't you think?
• Re: Heads Up Warning on Garmin GPS Map Update
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:37:04 -0700
  That's a great tip. My older Nuvi 360 has a several years outdated map, but now I'm reluctant to upgrade. I'd...
• Re: WARNING! URBAN MYTH (Was Re: Fw: neiman marcus cookies)
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 08:46:38 -0500
  Ari Ollikainen wrote: > > This has been proven to be an urban myth. Yeah, but the cookies taste pretty good, regardless of the origin. ;^) -- Best...
• extraordinarily bad engine
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Bellm
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 08:03:40 -0500
  First '87 Vanagon had the leaking head syndrome at 80K and after repair went to 170K, then cracked the block with no discernible warning...
• How Difficult is Headliner Installio?n
  Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 08:31:52 -1000
  ...Any warnings or advice. Leif Paulsen '86 Syncro "Thor"
• Random temp gauge failures
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:33:30 -0600
  ...The warning LED appears to continue to work when I start the van. Would this most likely be the sending unit? Thanks, - Stephen Jones...