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  • Facet's water pump
    Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
    Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:16:23 -0500
    ...appears to be in the lower cabinet below the sink, but in my '87 the tubing runs behind the Dometic. Love, Light & Laughter, Jay
  • Re: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the light
    Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
    Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:20:19 -0700
    ...started showing low oilpressure with the >>installation of a gauge. Because, as I stated before, I never had the oil >>pressure light that wasn...
  • Re: Cigarette lighter Outlet voltage
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Thu, 7 Nov 2013 07:11:56 -0500
    ...cigarette lighter plug. Compared to my other more modern > vehicle (2012 Ford Edge with 14.2 volt reading) this seems rather low > voltage. I...
  • Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:21:12 -0700
    ...lower than 100F. Here's the little I know about tinting: All tinting films block UV. No tinting = greenhouse effect big time (UV + light...
  • Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 26 Nov 2002 20:15:53 +1300
    >--- Mark Sheflo <skjeflo@ATTBI.COM> wrote: >> Chris, >> Seems to me that if these are a true driving >> light then they are the >> equivalent of...
  • Re: what causes low oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
    Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:12:31 -0600
    ...A while back, for a period of maybe 2 hours or so, I had a problem with my oil light coming for a couple...
  • Re: '87 Syncro GL temp light
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 8 May 1996 13:38:12 -0400
    ...The light in the temperature gage has nothing to do with temperature. It is an indication of a low coolant level only. Jim Davis...
  • Re: Oil Pressure Light
    Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
    Thu, 8 Oct 1998 23:09:06 -0500
    ...My Super Beetle's oil light used to come on at low engine speeds. I tried several "fixes" but what worked was switching to...
  • Re: Batttery and OX sensors lights?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:50:13 -0600
    ...when cold the initial start rev is to low. take the engine up to about 2500 after it stabalizes. jimt On Monday, October 21...
  • Re: fog light wiring questions
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 03 Jun 1997 08:25 -0600 (MDT)
    ...That way, the fogs would operate when the headlights are off (parking lights on) and also when the low beams are on. or do...
  • Re: vanagon SA grille mod.
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:13:19 -0500
    ...more attention to detail on > the lower-outboard quarters of the 'shopped in plastic around the added > lights. > > I wonder if SA has a...
  • ???'s on Dash lighting
    Historical mailing list - MtnGal
    Fri, 12 Mar 1999 07:45:40 -0800
    ...lights to light the gas or speedo gauge(s). Then on my right side panel, I see the emergency flasher with a very low...
  • Oil pressure mystery, resolved???
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:01:21 -0600
    ...down the oil light/buzzer issue for a while. Mine occurs when exiting the highway, coasting in gear down to lower rpms; or when...
  • Re: Third brake light
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:45:18 -0400
    ...They further obscure the low down stock lights. I put some LED lights in the upper corners of my back window. They have 2...
  • Re: H4 European Headlight report
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Wed, 13 May 2009 06:55:03 -0700
    ...for the low beams but the high beams really brighten up a long way ahead. I also have the ProjectTzwo fog lights and that...
  • Re: low oil warning light/buzzer
    Historical mailing list - TBill
    Tue, 9 Sep 1997 21:34:10 -0700
    ...oil like the 10-40 you mentioned, I have similar > low-pressure warning lights and buzzers going off. I checked with AVP, > from whom...
  • Re: oil light
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 2 Nov 1995 00:08:03 -0600
    ...stabilized, the oil pressure >light no longer comes on. > >Apparently, the Dynamic system does solve low idle oil light flickers--my >old Rabbits used...
  • More Flashing Red Light mysteries
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
    Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:32:49 -0500
    ...and average spring the low level light acted like it should. Now in the hot and humid summer the light does not want to...
  • Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 26 Jun 2002 13:43:44 -0400
    ...that? I always turn my >dash lights way down--in my H*nda they are set as low as they >can go. > > >T. >(Living...
  • Re: oil light question
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 1 Jan 2014 09:38:33 -0700
    ...When I lower the engine |speed back down, sometimes it will start blinking again, |sometimes the light will stay off. |> I am pretty sure...
  • Help: Wierd electrical gremlin
    Historical mailing list - Erik Feddersen
    Sun, 12 Dec 1999 19:53:01 -0500
    ...OK, Start the car, put the lights on and heres the first puzzler, the high beam indicator light is on BUT only the low...
  • Re: Vendors for E-code OEM Vanagon Low-beams
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Mon, 18 Jan 1999 22:28:47 -0800
    ...When you say "genuine Hella H4 lights for the 86 to 91 Vanagons", do you mean the e-code rectangular low/hi headlights that...
  • Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
    Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
    Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:58:27 +0000
    ...I think this may be a > ground issue. > In the past, my temperature read lower than it was when tbe > connection was loose at...
  • Re: another led strip light install - only partial success
    Historical mailing list - J B
    Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:54:10 -0400
    ...edge o= f the lower bed ceiling. = http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/vanagon-an-interior-led-lighting-proj= ect-fail/ btw, I...
  • Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Tue, 18 Apr 2000 07:23:28 -0700
    Can any one tell me what the little screw on plug is for (when to open & close) at the lower left of the fridge...
  • drool...drool
    Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
    Sat, 31 Jan 2004 07:28:35 -0800
    ...younger) Anyone wire the factory fog light switch so that the fogs go on only with low beams or all the time - depending on...
  • Re: Wiring for Canadian 1991 Westy with daytime running lights and (not related) loose wire GR/W wire behind fuse panel.
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sun, 22 May 2016 22:05:33 -0600
    ...daytime running lights. > > Does anyone have any references how the DRL's are wired? It does seem to > not run the low beam filament...
  • Re: headlights
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:35:12 -0400
    ...With ignition off you can get the high-flash with the stalk, but otherwise only parking lights, no low beams. Yrs, David
  • replace refrigerator diode--need help choosing a diode
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Sat, 6 Sep 1997 17:00:15 -0400
    The red low water diode in my refrigerator light indicator panel is out. Does anybody know what kind of diode I should solder in...
  • auxiliary driving lights problem
    Historical mailing list - Al Ferguson
    Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:06:38 -0700
    ...so then I had just lows and aux. lights. Turned everything off and then hit the regular light switch - no lights, hit the aux...
  • Re: Oil pressure gauges and engine life
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 9 May 2012 21:35:48 -0700
    ...Both had a low oil >> level warning light in addition to the oil pressure gauge. The low oil >> level light > But they did have...
  • Re: headlight question"david are you there?"
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Wed, 5 Jun 2002 09:55:38 -0700
    ...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: Tail light #
    Historical mailing list - George Jannini
    Sun, 2 Dec 2001 12:37:35 -0500
    ...many lights are lit? >> Our bus' anemic tail lights are damn near impossible to see in the daytime, but are mounted low enough so...
  • radiator grill
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:57:35 -0400
    Scott was right, I meant lower grill >I kinda figured the guy would say 'head light grill' if he meant the upper grill. >I...
  • Re: Blinking coolant light
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 4 Oct 1999 23:06:53 -0400
    ...of the light will be accompanied by an overtemp indication on the gauge, whether caused by the temp sensor or the low-coolant sensor...
  • Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 12 Jun 2017 07:54:01 -0700
    ...And IMHO, having that sharp low beam cut off is paramount. The led lights are bright at low low beam, no sharp cut off...
  • FS- Alloy Wheels,Bumper,Lights &Grill
    Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
    Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:54:44 EDT
    ...Square lights, brackets and grill. Early round light vans can be changed to square lights with separate hi-beams. Low beam lights are a...
  • Re: Backup light puzzle anyone?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:22:33 -0400
    ...bulbs giving > >> you > >> the half voltage causing the low current sensitivity of the LEDs to > light > >> up. > >> > >> Dennis > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Vanagon Mailing List...
  • Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:11:37 -0700
    ...Any white light, no matter how dim, is strictly forbidden, only low level red light is permitted. You'll be amazed at what you...
  • headlight aiming, was Re: Small UPS SLA batteries...deep cycle substitute?
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:38:48 -0800
    ...headlights - you commented on how low they looked. I used the instructions given on Daniel Stern's lighting site, a flat parking lot, and...
  • Re: dash oil pressure light
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 24 Apr 2002 22:39:33 -0400
    Make sure the low pressure oil switch closes when there is no oil pressure and that the wiring to it is good. If all...
  • Re: battery and oxy lights coming on.
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
    Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:30:29 -0600
    ...lights come on for a couple seconds, and then go off? Well now mine are > coming back on whenever my rpm's get low...
  • Re: New SA grill
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:15:56 -0400
    ...its perfectly legal to > use > driving lights when your low beams are on. > many production cars have this feature. > > chris > > > ************************************** > See what's free...
  • Re: what causes low oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:05:37 -0600
    ...In the later models, there are two systems that can make the light come on, the low pressure switch on the bottom between the...
  • Re: hot Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Rus
    Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:41:39 -0800
    ...too low or something major is a miss. > Obviously the low > coolant level warning system is not working. Just > because the light came > on...
  • Re: What the heck?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:13:36 -0400
    ...the diagram, Volks; but if a small light goes out when a nearby big one lights up, it's a very good bet that...
  • Re: Interior lights out
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 4 Sep 2014 08:47:23 -0700
    ...The 2 fuses behind the driver seat are for the kitchen lower cabinet stuff only. No overhead lighting. Mark David Bjorkman wrote: > Upon further...
  • Re: Night vision / sunglasses
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 16 Sep 2003 10:18:29 +1200
    ...I used to use yellow goggles on my motorcycle in low-light conditions. I think the yellow increases contrast.
  • Re: Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:10:12 -0800
    ...Could it be the oil switch misbehaving? > Thanks to all. > Zoltan > I've seen this happen at both low and high RPMs when there...
  • Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Sun, 9 Aug 2009 21:03:06 -0400
    ...Lights, turn signals, OX light and Alt light all work. So, where do I go from here? I'm pretty weak on the charging...
  • Re: Headlights
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sat, 1 Dec 2001 16:08:49 +1200
    ...GD lighte will have top-quality lenses with very sharp low-beam cutoffs. All of my nonsealed H4s have had nice sharp cutoffs. -- Andrew...
  • Re: OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHT IS ON---
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 15 Apr 2004 18:23:00 -0500
    On 80-83 air cooled there is a black box to the side (drivers) of the spare tire under the van, behind the lower...
  • Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
    Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:29:39 -0800
    ...With a reduced voltage the evaporation is lower and there may be too much halogen, which can lead to abnormal failure. At much lower...
  • High Intensity Discharge Lighting System
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Thu, 5 Dec 2002 19:40:30 -0500
    ...Sylvania, a world leader in lighting technology has introduced its XENARC� HID replacement headlight system and low-beam lighting systems that are easily retrofitted...
  • Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:03:43 -0400
    ...Windshield washer reservoir has a light on the dash > board to tell you when the washer fluid is low. I have never found this...
  • oil pressure warning system anomaly?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 2 Dec 2010 23:11:22 -0800
    ...I verified that the oil light worked by grounding the wire to it from the low switch with the key turned on. The light...
  • Re: flickering oil light at idle
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:18:27 -0500
    ...change the faulty low end oil pressure sender > > read bro... > http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender.htm > > The low oil presure sendre .9...
  • Re: Coolant change
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 27 Aug 2000 10:38:11 -0500
    ...John Rodgers <inua@hiwaay.net> > > >Doug, the flashing light in the temp gauge in the instrument panel is the > >low > >coolant level warning light...
  • Re: Low Oil Pressure
    Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
    Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:49:43 EST
    I have the same problem, and recently read that if you don't use a Fram oil filter, the oil pressure light goes on...
  • Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:25:57 -0600
    ...the light no >> longer flickers. It might, or it might not, flicker at the next stop. >> >> I have never had a low oil pressure...