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• regarding choice of H-4 headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 17:35:13 -0600
  ...So when you shut off the key with the lights on, ypu will see the faint glow of the H-3's, kind of...
• Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:19:21 -0800
  ...larger battery and install it closer to the starter and the glow plugs, which consume all the much needed juice. Any suggestions or tips...
• Re: dometic pilot goes out when thermostat turned up
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:15:11 -0700
  ...The LED is glowing when the pilot is lit. When I turn up the thermostat, it dims, then goes out. The sparker then starts...
• Re: Gas Filler Tube Info Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:09:11 -0700
  ...you can put an LED under the cover to make a fancy neon glow... hahaha -- > BenT
• Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
  Historical mailing list - Nate Wall
  Wed, 24 May 2000 08:04:58 -0400
  ...cluster will just slide out and can be put in the gas cluster for that glow plug filiment pictorial. Makes a neat job! --Nate
• Re: problems with high beams
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:41:11 -0700
  ...Incidentally, > recently the > high beam indicator light glows when I turn on the > headlight switch > (but that occurrence is new, whereas the high beams...
• Re: Turn signal system failure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:29:48 -0400
  ...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: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:15:37 -0800
  ...works about as well and won't destroy the glow plugs. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Cat smell
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 23:19:03 -0500
  ...The urine spots will glow. I worked for a pet shop for 2 years, and we rented a black light for 3 days free...
• need info on plastic oil filler on diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 20:09:26 -0800
  ...It starts a little slow however, which I hope to remedy with a new set of glow plugs. I have put several hundred miles...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:38:10 -0800
  ...1 cold start problem is crapped up injectors (assuming > > your glow plugs are working). Having the correct oil viscosity helps it to > > crank faster...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:38:47 -0500
  ...Heat would be a concern though but the color glow would be cool and resemble that Passat dash you mentioned. Could also change the...
• the '82 Diesel Westy Rolls again....
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 11:57:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...To get at the two other glow plugs, looks like I'll have to remove the Diesel injector pump. any hints, insight there??? Thanks...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:32:37 -0400
  ...I heard that some Audi instrument clusters have poor grounding that will make the ALT light glow. Not sure if that affects charging. Also...
• Re: Stickers, who has em?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 21:22:30 -0400
  ...I have reflective vinyl on my '84 Westy and it is very cool - it = glows at night like a street sign - this is helpful...
• Re: 83 diesel into 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:35:51 -0700
  ...needs to be bent down to clear the engine cover. > 6) Glow plug - I plan to install a dash mounted push > button. Sounds like...
• Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:43:00 -0600
  Thanks Scott,its not leaking fuel maybe some oil? Have to investigate further on that, glow plug question though since the po screwed up...
• 82 Diesel coolant temp sender location
  Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:12:38 -0400
  ...arrow to the oil pressure switch; and green arrow to the glow plug relay sender. There is no wire attached to the sensor labeled...
• oil pressure led
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:38:57 -0700
  ...The led had a very slight, > intermittent glow, which I had noticed sometimes before when it > was damp. It would always go away when...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:17:57 -0600
  ...with ignition off + headlight switch on, three LEDs in the dashboard glow. With engine running + headlight switch off - normal. Engine running + headlight switch on...
• bizarre electrical problem (kinda urgent)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 07:25:46 -0800
  ...I tried turning it over again, very weak glow from idiot lights. waited a few seconds, tried again, Click, nothing, a repeat of the...
• Re: Adding New Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 23:04:36 -0700
  ...Two weeks of camping without it, I missed the >overall glow of its 13 watt light! Upon replacing it..... holy...... let >there be light...
• New circuit board options
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:35:34 -0500
  ...I kinda like the hazy yellow glow currently (or liked before I lost those lights!) and don’t want bright white lights. Maybe gowesty...
• Re: Frydae NVC: Diesel Rabbits
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:38:00 -0600
  ...the cancer hadn't taken it over all i knew was glow plugs and a timing belt was easy in my 82 1.6...
• Weird no start
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:24:20 -0500
  ...They have an erie glowas if there is something pulling all the juice from the battery. Any help would be appreciated. Barry Moo 88...
• Westy Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 01:09:44 -0500
  ...the availability out-- It would be neat to have these lights glowing off the floor, if nothing else just to see where in the...
• Re: More Energy Saving (driving)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:23:09 -0400
  ...live in mountainous terrain and recognize flatlanders immediately > from their constantly glowing brakelights and the smell of cooking > pads - > i just don't understand...
• Re: spent the day under my van
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 04:55:42 -0800
  ...spent the day under my van > > also ben having an issue with glow plugs not working and the work around was > a pain ... so...
• Re: the case of the curious blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 19:32:22 -0500
  ...read this right ....... > you turn the key on to energize the glow plugs, and naturally, turning the > key on makes the temp gauge LED...
• Re: The transitional engine...
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Wed, 22 May 1996 08:58:13 -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: 1.6 TD Motor...Timing help....
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 10:06:38 -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...
• Headlight Failure
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 23:01:27 -0700
  ...about 40% the normal brightness and sometimes the right inner also glows a little on the low beam setting. Now if I switch to...
• Re: How to do a head reseal on a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:49:45 -0400
  ...includes the following: * 1-Head 2-Injection Pump 3-Injectors 4-Glow Plugs 5-All Gears 6-Timing Belt 7-Motor Timed 8-Injection...
• Re: maybe bad ground L/R turn signal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Apr 2025 17:00:16 +0000
  ...At start up the dash green light is faintly glowing but then goes away. While holding the removed bulb housing the bulb blinks normally...
• Re: '83 wasserboxer wiring harness melted!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 21:12:16 -0600
  ...all with used junkyard parts. :( and it's possible that the catalytic converter glowing was a result of the leaned condition of the injector...
• Solar panel wrap-up
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:48:36 -0700
  ...So I doubt we'll be seeing any glowing solar panels in the campground at night. Take good care, and I'll talk to...
• Re: Gauge Mounting Options
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:19:01 -0600
  Peter Here is a link to what I used http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/Universal-Triple-Gauge-Console-Dash-Pod-Dome-Lip.aspx & here is...
• Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - G Challis
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:47:30 -0700
  ...That way the "city light" glows on the front corner, and a tail light on the rear corner.. and hopefully nobody slams you because...
• New, better starter option for conversions, especially diesels
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:10:38 -0400
  ...where the IMI dragged and barely started the diesel (even after activating the glow plugs), the TDI starter zipped it to life instantly, WITHOUT...
• Re: Anyone use this Heater for their Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:35:19 -0400
  ...Saw that the heater was still glowing, opened the door, >killed the heater. Within moments I was feeling better; let the place >fill with...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:02:15 -0500
  ...When my refrigerator comes on after two or three pushes on the air pump, that light begins to glow, but to see it in...
• Re: Eurovan Radiator Fans not running
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 20:32:33 -0400
  ...What to do? Turns out they are the same fuse used on VW Diesels in the Glow Plug circuit. I had one spare that...
• Re: [vanagon] FS on Ebay: Tristar, Doka and Eurospec T3 (Vanagon) Headlights washer / squirters.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:37:44 -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...
• Re: (F) old songs with buses...
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 01:57:30 -0500
  ...said "Do you come from a land down under? > Where women glow and men plunder? > Can't you hear, can't you hear the...
• Re: Grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:46:32 -0700
  ...And to be clear, by "lighted fuses" I meant the type that when they fail, they glow. The added LED lights in the storage...
• Re: gmail problems?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:04:57 -0500
  ...here doing my >> mail whilst >> https sits there in thew URL glowing red, with a strikethrough >> piercing its >> evil little heart. >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> Andrew Grebneff...
• '88 wiring connector identification
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:16:31 -0700
  ...for wiring, and if I can use some these for the glow plug relay and extra gauges, it would be nice to keep it...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 16:55:47 PDT
  ...It's a new battery, I am >> using the choke, the glow plugs are warmed.. > >(ed...) > >This maybe completely off the wall but I...
• Re: Refrigerator wiring
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 11:08:43 -0600
  ...In other words, the green light indicating > flame is glowing even if the flame isn't. Turning off the fan(s), it > still works...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:02:18 -0700
  So the black plastic part with the embossed date from 1989 is the back of the speedometer. Clearly from the various photos you have...
• Re: OXS LED
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 21:43:54 -0600 (CST)
  At 05:23 PM 11/14/95 -0600, you wrote: > I have my OXS sensor LED on the '87 Syncro glowing at me now...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 20:13:32 -0700
  Check out glowshiftdirect.com and look at the Oil Filter Sandwich Adapter under Accessories. They have metric adapters that would fit between the oil...
• Re: Big Bend NP
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:15:42 -0500
  ...darkest due to it's distance from other cities (no city glow on the horizon), he did mention the McDonald Observatory and the agreements...
• Re: fuel pressure tester & compression tester
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 10:15:02 -0500
  ...You will also need an adaptor for the injectors and/or the > glow plug threads for hookup. Up to $80 or so for the...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:16:36 -0400
  ...Bad glow plugs could also factor in, but if it's not too cold a diesel in good condition should eventually start without them...
• Re: Need Transistor for Saphire I
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 12:02:11 -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: Temp guage reading low and spirratic coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 04:04:02 EDT
  ...It glows dimly, but steady. What is this thing trying to tell me???? The coolant level is fine, I haven't seen any noticable...
• Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:34:13 +0000
  ...won't turn > on the first twist of the key, following glow plug warm up. After subsequent > rattling of the gear shift and dumping...
• Re: Crimp On Terminals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 06:45:05 EDT
  ...I need a bunch for my headlight relays and glowplug relay where I'm using stock VW relay plates that clip to the fuseblock...
• Re: "drill-out" and Broken Bolt/Stud Extraction Techniques
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 12:59:32 -0500
  ...Get it just glowing orange, and keep it that way for a minute or so. That gives the heat time to penetrate the surrounding...