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• Re: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:40:24 -0700
  ...I'm changing it now. > > My question is, can there be a problem with low oil pressure if the light > stays off at low...
• Re: Light Inside Camper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:03:22 -0400
  I just installed a florescent dual-bulb light in the lower bed area for a customer. I purchased it from the local RV dealer...
• Re: wiring a dome light, in back of westy
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 14 May 2002 10:12:06 -0400
  ...simple, 2 cell dome light in the back of my 1986 >Westy. > >The light I bought, is a simple, low profile 2 bulb florescent...
• Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:28:49 -0400
  ...Do I have > one on an '87 Westy? Yes, the light at the lower left on the camper panel has an "*" beside it. If...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:36:35 +1300
  ...The rectangular lights look far better, as does the South African Microbus' dual-round-light setup. Not like the Split, which was pretty in...
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:11:41 +1300
  >Say what? True fog lights are mounted low, have a strong top cutoff >and are designed to illuminate the road surface and not the...
• Re: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:30:14 -0700
  Yes, I lowered the fuse block and pulled all connections off, and put them back on. They seem mosly clean. A little oxidation on...
• Re: headlight question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 08:09:14 EDT
  ...of a sudden the bright lights turned themselves off. Flicked the > high beam/low beam lever and the low beams came on. Flicking the...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 9 May 2002 20:49:43 -0500
  ...Running low on vanagon content... Here we go... >In my van I have aftermarket driving lights and fogs installed each with >their own rocker...
• Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 7 May 1998 09:17:51 -0500
  Sudhir Desai wrote: > the daytime running lites are just low watt bulbs. you could probably get > a 25 buck pair of off-roading lites...
• Re: oil temp or oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 18:12:47 -0700
  ...the light/buzzer system is functioning on either choice! I always want to know the oil pressure on the Vanagon. You can lower the...
• Re: Headlight upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 15 Jan 2016 20:25:36 -0800
  ...lights (aka low beams and high beams). So this means it should be about 13 watts per bulb. > > I’ve been using LED light...
• Re: Daytime running lights...so what's the problem here?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 18:37:51 -0400
  ...As a "runner" for Enterprise >Rent-A-Car, I found myself driving lots and lots of new GM cars with >daytime running lights. No...
• on air intakes and radiator grilles (x-post)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:23:08 -0800
  ...with single round lights. is this part no. 251 853 601 the south-african style trim plate? as well, the lower radiator grille has...
• Re: Back Up Light Switch Location
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 09:00:35 -0800
  ...mount bracket down low. 2 wired that plug in. Short the wires together with key on to see if the lights come on. If...
• Re: tilt steering column???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 08:29:43 EDT
  ...Factory automatic lights. You know, as in... automatic lights. 4 settings on switch wand: off, park, head, auto. Set so, they come on by...
• Re: Auto Trans Rumbling
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:07:09 -0500
  ...brakes is usually 100-150rpm lower than in neutral or park. If you increase the RPMS with a light touch on the accelerator it...
• Re: Driving Lights Between Blinkers And Grill
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 9 May 2002 20:11:12 -0700
  ...many Multivans around here with the custom fitting > driving > lights which fit between the lower grill and the blinker housings. > I took a > good...
• Flashing oil light and buzzer problem SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:20:46 -0600
  Oil light flashes and buzzer comes on above 2200 rpm. Problem was solved by cleaning the terminals on the double connector (near the thermostat...
• Re: Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:42:29 -0400
  ...are with your blinking light. An occasional blink at idle after a hard run indicates a bad switch or low oil pressure issue. Intermittent...
• Re: Recommended Driving Lights or SA Grill Inners?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:11:43 -0600
  ...relay kit and new 100W lowbeams, partner wants more light on the freeway. Which bumper-mount driving lights under $250 do volks recommend, or...
• Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:31:56 -0400
  ...I’m assuming the light is for notifying that the emergency brake is on? Also guessing there is no sensor for low brake fluid...
• Re: Bright, head light problem...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 00:52:11 -0500
  On Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 07:17 PM, dave wrote: > I am experiencing a weird head light problem, I thought I could fix...
• Funny old Trucklite
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Mar 2022 13:28:25 -0800
  Fooling around with lights again, results later. But noted funny high beam to low beam delay on Trucklite. The internet says this is not...
• tricky lighting problem
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:11:45 -0500
  ...Could this be a relay problem? Darren Lowell MI
• Re: coolant temps
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:37:15 -0400
  ...I thought the light went off if your coolant > level is > low in the tank, thats what the sensor on top is for. So...
• Re: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 19:17:32 -0700
  ...As far as I've been able to determine, low oil pressure is caused by a low "resistance" to oil flow between the oil...
• Re: oil buzzer/light (was vdo...)
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Sun, 23 Mar 1997 22:47:39 -0600
  ...The light/buzzer, I believe, indicates either too high of oil pressure or too low. Although, it can be an indication of a more...
• Re: newibie
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 19:28:20 +1300
  >My dash lights have gone nuts. The symptoms: > >(1) Dash lights work if the key is in the intermediate (accessory?) position >with the light...
• Re: Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 24 May 2007 21:35:42 -0700
  ...There is a mileage counter box (called a "time box" by some,) between the upper and lower speedometer cable that "trips" the light on...
• Re: Can you replace a 83 grill and lights with an 88 square light set and grill?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:14:27 -0400
  ...The rectangular headlights split the high and low beams. Whereas the round headlights use a hi/lo headlight with a single socket. Everything else...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:11:15 -0700
  ...Coolant Low Level Light Useful? > Hi all. > > Like most, I check oil/coolant almost every day when on long trips. > But..... > > In the event...
• Re: '87 Oil pressure NEED HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 07:58:33 PDT
  ...Everything seems great except the > following: > > Idles low (to me) about 700-800 RPM. After 5 minutes of hgwy driving the oil > light came...
• Re: Driving/Fog Lights [long]
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 16:12:47 -0500
  ...Driving/Fog Lights [long] >Several cars are running with Xenon low beams, such as Audis new A6, BMW 5's >and 7's, Mercedes...
• Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 18:56:19 -0500
  ...I fixed it and The lights worked for 2 weeks then all the lights went out. I have no lights, no brights, no low...
• Re: Westy fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:14:57 -0500
  ...4) turn on the display lights so that you can watch the lower left light (the fridge igniter indicator light). 5) pump the left...
• Re: Hole in luggage rack/ best repair material?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rasmussen
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 16:06:45 -0700
  ...ideal ..custom inlaid driving light or two there. .. > with brush guard so it doesn't happen with the next low hanging whatever. Back lit...
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:35:42 -0800
  Your brake fluid level is probably low. All 85 and newer Vanagons have a level sensor in the brake fluid tank behind the speedometer...
• 86 Square headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Aug 1996 23:46:16 -0500
  ...the VW lights, most of the bulb is shielded, where as on the other lights only the front of the low beam fillement is...
• Re: any guesses on oil light woes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 06:50:27 -0500
  Brian: (snip) > But now I will really worry with that oil pressure light. The light has > been flickering after the engine gets warm. Mostly...
• Re: '56 Kombi Update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Apr 1990 02:03:20 -0400
  ...running a cell low for a while its probably cooked - yur battery might put out only enough current to light lights and not enough...
• Dynamic Oil Pressure System
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 22:56:34 -0400
  ...The oil pressure light and buzzer come on like clock work at 3000 rpm. I changed the sender units, both high and low, the...
• Low oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Cary McHugh
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:49:22 EDT
  ...When cold my oil light is fine. After 10-15 minutes of running, the oil pressure light started flickering at idle. Now it is...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 22:16:25 -0500
  ...I fixed it and The lights worked for 2 weeks then all the lights went out. I have no lights, no brights, no low...
• Re: Low-cost 12v fluorescent fixture at Home Depot
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:37:59 -0400
  The light as originally comes with this, is so blue and dim, that I found it nearly unusable. However, you can replace the bulb...
• Re: Inner round SA headlights mounitng?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 22:08:34 +0100
  ...upper and lower edge of the chassis metal, where the stock lights are mounted. I know that even the rectangular lights have little metal...
• Re: ebay plasma blue headlights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 21:59:32 -0900
  ...It is just the >low beams that give me problems. thanks gary These are NOT gas-discharge ("plasma") lights; they are ordinary 12V QH...
• Re: DriversSide Rectangular LowBeam
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:26:03 -0500
  ...Price will be in the $525 range and the outer lights will be H4 not DOT! I have 20 sets of these coming and...
• Re: Read your manual: Oil pressure nonsense
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:48:16 -0400
  ...The vehicle maybe idles too low...750 rpm. At 1k, the light isn't on... Also, I can avoid the light coming on if...
• Re: another led strip light install - only partial success
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:33:41 -0700
  ...most edge of the lower bed ceiling. > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/vanagon-an-interior-led-lighting-project-fail/ -- Neil n 65...
• Re: battery light question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 16:12:39 -0400
  ...Also, some of the times this happens, the OX light will > do the same thing at the same time. any ideas? this is an...
• custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:23:22 -0800
  Hey Folks, As I drove home in the dark last night, I was passed by a new model BMW, low profile, 2 door coupe...
• Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:10:58 -0700
  ...I hear many complaints on the list about poor lighting > on low beam from US listees.High beams seem OK... This is true. Federal...
• 84- Taililght Assembly
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 02:07:02 +0000
  ...Is the correct or should the middle section have a back up light bulb in the upper and also in lower middle round holes...
• Re: 7" hella replacement lights for SA Grill with An Aftermarket HID 6000K kit, Will this work?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:49:27 -0700
  ...If I adjust the lights so that the low beams give me adequate light out to a decent distance ahead, the high beams illuminate...
• Re: Coolant light keeps blinking when it's really cold.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:15:09 -0500
  ...and restart. > > After a restart the light acts normally. > > You've verified that the level is not low, I assume? I've had this...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:46:38 -0700
  ...my dash lights way down--in my H*nda they are set as low as they can go. Bright dash lights distract your eyes...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:36:15 -0400
  ...High and low beams. They were the high power bulbs that I use with the relay. I put in the old low power bulbs...
• Misc
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ankeny
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:55:44 -0500
  ...the stock low beams are very weak! Is there an aftermarket fix to get more light short of adding separate driving lights (which, I...
• '89-Troubleshooting Alternator/Electrical drain
  Historical mailing list - Michael Schiesser
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 08:42:26 -0700
  ...I reached back to the stove where I have another battery guage (Full/Medium/low) and it was on medium. Next day the light...