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• Re: replacing ignition switch fixes coolant warning light
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:14:32 -0400
  Mark McCulley wrote: > > I replaced my ignition switch over the weekend and it fixed the problem I > was having with the coolant warning light...
• Re: Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:52:06 -0700
  ...they should come on as early as possible and I would like to put a newer brake switch in if there is one. Anyone...
• Re: A/C guru's help needed
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:42:35 -0700
  >While trying to get my 318 A/C working I found that the low pressure switch >is in the open position causing the compressor...
• Re: Fan switch...
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 16:37:02 -0600
  In a pinch, you can always switch switches, the one for the front and back fans is indentical. _____ Donald Baxter Iowa City, Iowa (319...
• Re: upper steering colmn cover w/ heated switch hole
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 10:02:53 -0700
  How is this different fro mthe standard cover? Don't all covers have the little switch cover you can pop out and then replace...
• Re: parts # 1986-on radiator thermo-switch?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 20:17:33 -0400
  ...I plan to change over to the lower temp switch on my 1985 westy. Charles >> I can get you switches that turn on at...
• Re: Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 11:13:13 EDT
  ...Why are these cheaply made switches so expensive? Rich
• Re: Oil pressure switch rating....2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:03:07 -0500
  .9 bar is the correct switch. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Steve Cotsford Sent...
• Headlight switch P/N again
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:37:22 -0700
  Hi All, I have a local non-List guy asking which headlight switch is correct for his '87 Westy. He can only find info...
• RE: AC Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 28 Mar 1997 12:05:02 -0700
  ...My '69, '72, nor my '84 had low pressure switches. They did have high pressure switches though. I jumped to the conclusion that all...
• Re: HELP needed: Converting to Auto Trans... need neutral switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:00:37 -0700
  On 9/5/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > > Simply in series with the ignition switch and starter solenoid. Follow the > wire down...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:07:08 -0300
  ...The plunger on the switch was working freely, but I cleaned the switch just the same. If I reinsert the switch without the washer...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:27:05 -0600
  The Purpose of a Thermostatic Cooling Fan Switch is to take care of Coolant Temp Control in a wide range of driving conditions & demands...
• Re: heater switch plate removal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 18:44:22 -0500
  ...Now if you want the new switch to last, run another 16-amp >fused circuit from the 15-circuit (i.e. ignition-switched circuit...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:47:44 -0400
  ...When switching between different power sources, the switch must disconnect all ungrounded source conductors. You need a double pole, double throw switch, (DPDT). Transfer...
• Re: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:22:38 -0400
  ...The rheostat (pin 58e) gets power from fuse S20 >> which is fed from the headlight switch 58 pin; so if the switch doesn't...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector - 1991 van
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:29:03 -0700
  ...My headlight switch melted down in the off position > when a friend was using the van on vacation. > > > > I plan to upgrade to the...
• Completed coolant hose repair, now throttle switch needs replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:07:20 -0700
  ...The switch is sealed, couldn’t open it up to clean it, so I’ve ordered a replacement switch. I’ve had problems with...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 06:15:08 PST
  FYI>>>you already have half of this switch!if you turn on the A/C the low speed fan function SHOULD be energized.If...
• Re: Is there a MANUAL switch available? ;WAS: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:24:15 PST
  Try a marine store, this configuration is very common in boats, i.e., switch to both for starting and running, switch to one or...
• Re: High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:18:49 -0700
  ...tank cap and radiator fan switch/sensor plus a new gauge sending unit. After installation of the level sensor and cap, the temp doesn...
• Re: My Ignition switch replacement experience
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:49:01 -0800
  You volks might also check this link when replacing that Vanagon Ignition Switch: http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch.htm -- Jim Thompson 84...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 19:41:03 -0400
  I believe the switch was stuck. I attempted to take the old on off ( I did n't have much luck) so I just...
• Re: 87 Vanagon fuse problem
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 04:19:21 -0800
  ...Kimmons" wrote: > Wow!! I'm having this same problem... (see Headlight Help!!) > > I just replaced the ignition switch (electric part only), but then... > > REALLY...
• Re: Ottawa - '85 Vanagon - Intermittent starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 18 May 2000 11:19:58 -0400
  I would look at the neutral safety switch since you have an automatic. The rolling technique that worked for awhile probably jarred the switch...
• '84 A/C temp switch question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 01:27:24 -0400
  Hi all, I have the dealer installed A/C with the fan and temperature switches in the overhead. The system wasn't working when...
• Backup light switch
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 05:56:43 -0800
  It seems that my backup light switch doesn't work any more since the transmission rebuild. Is there anything that can be left out...
• Re: High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:46:15 -0700
  On 86+ models with A/C the radiator temp switches only connect to speeds 1 and 3 (low and high). Speed 2 (medium) is...
• Re: Smoking Dash
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 22 May 2002 09:43:05 -0700
  "Is this what happens when > the switch goes bad," It also happened to me, i think it started inside the dashlight dimmer roll switch...
• Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:54:14 -0400
  Luke, A rotary switch would take the least amount of concentration to operate while you are driving. They are easier to install than a...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:17:56 -0800
  ...I cleaned up the switch contacts on the old switch with some Deoxit and reinstalled it, seems to be working fine for now at...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 19:14:01 -0700
  ...I have looked and there seems to be no new >> > replacement for the switch. Does anyone know where I might find a used >> > switch...
• Power window switch frame replacement, '91 GL.
  Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 11:21:54 -0600
  For anyone with power windows and switches that tend to hang around more than stay in place where they are meant to be: My...
• Headlight and Fan Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 16:49:51 -0700
  ...Now I see that my headlights do not work from the switch either. All other electrical is okay. If I pull and hold the...
• Re: Throttle Body Switch Cam
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:14:18 -0700
  ...you may want to get the plenum/throttle body seal http://www.van-cafe.com/throttle-switch-c757 or another switch complete http://www...
• vanagon airco switches (mounting panel)
  Historical mailing list - Raf Knockaert
  Fri, 20 May 2011 23:03:48 +0200
  Hello, In the late Vanagon the airco switches (AC temperature control and blower fan switch) are mounted in a little panel between the radio...
• rear heater switch
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:47:21 -0600
  Does anyone know where I can get a rear heater on/off switch? VW says they can get me one for $680 (I couldn...
• parts # 1986-on radiator thermo-switch?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 11:41:11 -0500
  ...for 1986-on Radiator Thermo-switch? (ie., 1st stage in 89C-94C out 81C 2ed stage in 95C-100C out 87C). I plan to...
• Re: Lights out last night.
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 14:44:18 -0800
  Time before last, it was the light switch for me as well. But when the heater stops, that tends to point to the ignition...
• Re: Headlight switch for '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:23:40 -0500
  Did re-doing the grounds improve the mpg? I have had some success rejuvenating an AC fan switch and some power window switches. The...
• Re: Headlight's won't come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:40:00 -0500
  ...This is either a bad contact on the ignition switch or the headlight switch. The hi-low beams are actually controlled by contacts on...
• Re: Heater fan switch
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 16:46:22 -0400
  ...Also most switches should not be switched slowly. The contacts are made to slap closed witch wipes and cleans the contacting surface. Eric 86...
• Re: Kill switch location/wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:34:27 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Kill switch location/wiring > I used like this switch many times with great success: > http://www.odysseybatteries.com/hella.htm > > An excellent...
• Re: 87 GL Intermittantly Not Starting
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 May 2003 10:04:41 -0700
  That is not a valid assumption about the ignition switch. The switch has multiple contacts inside it that make the connections for different functions...
• Re: '87 Westy, electrical stuff, hazard lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:24:45 -0400
  ...You can disassemble the switch if you're handy that way, may be able to clean it. Sometimes a failing switch works better if...
• Re: Brake lights went out
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Sun, 6 May 2001 15:26:43 -0600
  ...Again, in '87, the wire from D16 to the switch is Bk/Gy and from the switch to the engine compartment and bulbs, Bk...
• Re: Interior Lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:52:09 -0800
  > Hi All, > The interior lights in my 88 will come on when I flip the switch up or down. > However, the lights won't...
• Backup light switch
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 05:53:47 -0800
  ...It seems that if you push in on the top space contact of the backup light switch, you can cause it to become a...
• Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:44:33 -0700
  ...I may have the incorrect Jetta oil pressure switch (1.8 or .9 bar "high" pressure switch) connected to my air cooled Vanagon oil...
• How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:33:28 -0700
  ...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: Was-Still got the Drips-Now Oil pressure switch?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 22:55:46 -0400
  ...Unless you like the sound of the oil buzzer, you want the grey switch, .9bar. The white switch is 1.8 bar, (25.4...
• Re: Install of tencentlife External Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 22 May 2011 22:09:59 -0700
  O > Now I'm thinking I want to install a temperature-operated switch and a > fan to force air through the cooler when the...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:50:51 -0400
  If, as you say, decelerating down a long hill triggers a full rich condition, bingo, you have a problem in your idle/WOT switches...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 13:23:09 EST
  ...I can hear the switch click, but nothing happens. Then I > tested the two leads connected to the switch (both white and the > same...
• Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:17:21 -0700
  ...So, what's with the three positions for the switch? Now to 'power' that switch, I've taken a wire from the #5 terminal...
• need a back-up light switch
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 03 Nov 1996 23:21:44 EST
  Hey all, I believe that the back-up light switch on the transmission on my '81 Westy is bad. The symptoms: The backup lights...
• Re: Brake light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:53:37 -0500
  ...Checked switches on brake master > cylinder, they had current but never made any connection when brake > depressed. I fiqured bad switch, so I picked...
• switching AC power between hookup and inverter
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:56:57 -0400
  ...I am thinking about installing a switch that will switch the whole 110v wiring system of the van to either the outside hookup or...
• Re: Help Needed on Manual to Auto Trans wiring problem.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:55:25 -0800
  On 11/6/06, Terry K <CTONLINE@webtv.net> wrote: > > It doesn't Benny--- > > It goes from the safety switch to the igntion switch...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:50:16 -0700
  ...When I pulled the high pressure switch, I also removed the > bushing > to the block. I cleaned both and reinstalled bushing(old w/copper...