Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 19+: 60 results shown for column.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Improved Steering. (play reduced) Tip (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:35:34 -0700
  ...Noticed play at 2 rubber bushings between lower column and flange. Could hear subtle "clunk" moving wheel L/R a little. Replaced bushings, "twitchy...
• Re: Copy of: Ch**slers "inventions"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 11:43:53 -0800
  ...Mercedes called this a four-speed on the column with an automatic clutch, but it was quite similar to the later VW autostick, complete...
• Re: Washer wiper problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:35:36 -0500
  ...Pull off the covers surrounding the steering column, and look into the right side of the switch assembly as you pull back for the...
• Re: Towing a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 00:11:19 -0400
  ...Do NOT rely on the steering column / ignition switch lock. No speed or distance recommendation is mentioned in Bentley. 2. Towing with only REAR...
• Re: Pre67 Sunroof Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 16:24:52 -0500
  ...the ones ive seen generally were brought over by individuals, and usually had loccking steering columns. Sliding roof buses were available as early as...
• Re: Blinker question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 20:08:27 -0700
  ...With the key off I > can hear the blinker relay clicking if I hit the blinker switch on the > column, and I also see...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:59:13 +0000
  ...Ignition Switch - steering column > > 8. Headlight Switch - dash instument pod > > 9. Engine ground strap - left/driver side of engine > > 10. ?? > > so do we want...
• Vanagon Towing Solution
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 17:22:55 -0400
  ...Do NOT rely on the steering column / ignition switch lock. No speed or distance recommendation is mentioned in Bentley. 2. Towing with only REAR...
• Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:13:04 -0700
  ...Heater fans, defroster, and radio work normally, so not a generic X-Circuit problem - probably not the steering column key switch, either? I'm...
• Re: Inaccurate Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 20:07:32 -0500
  ...That's what I did on my Honda -- made up a little piece of paper with two columns, actual speed on one side and...
• Re: anyone have power height adjust Headlights on their vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:25:42 EDT
  ...power headlight height adjust switch to the left of the steering column, right over the turn signal stalk... does anyone have a better pic...
• bleeding bloody brakes - solved
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:59:48 -0800
  ...fluid level slowly sinking and wet traces around bottom of steering column. The leak is from top of clutch master cylinder, where the pedal...
• Re: Water and Battery LEDs dead - fix
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 23 May 2007 16:11:42 -0700
  At the base of the B column behind driver's seat, small black box, two fuses inside. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Burdett, Jean-Pierre...
• Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:50:24 -0500
  ...then cut/paste the list address from the > >>> cc: column > >>> to the To: column. > >>> > >> > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach...
• Re: LVC: Friday: creative solutions to engine conversion problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 5 Jul 2013 18:57:27 -0700
  ...Yes, that's the steering column passing through the > middle of the "special" exhaust pipe. You can see the exhaust > manifold in the upper...
• Re: Lights on '82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:29:41 -0500
  ...I'd >appreciate any wisdom people have. Check your switches, unplugged. Column switch As it sits: continuity from 56 to one of 56a or...
• Re: Warm air from under dash.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 10:54:07 -0400
  ...the front doors, through the rear-front door seals, up the columns beside the driver's & front passenger's heads, and back to the...
• Re: digifant
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 13:49:46 -0700
  ...The man must be incredibly busy but Ive been reading his excellent monthly columns on > circuit design and other topics in the electronics magazines...
• Re: Subject: I have a leak
  Historical mailing list - John Hawk
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 13:03:36 -0600
  ...It appears to be coming from somewhere above the steering column. Water shows up after any rain. Sometimes the entire carpet on the driver...
• Re: Part needed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:01:15 -0400
  ...Vanagain has both the small and large part of the steering column >>>> new. I purchased one from Jim several years ago and now have...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Fri, 18 Mar 2022 22:59:19 -0400
  ...Been researching the electrical steering kits, seems like > > > the downside is I'd lose the collapsibility of the steering column > > > in the > > event > > > of...
• new westy!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 06:37:52 -0500
  ...It also has a locking steering column, but the PO had lost the keys. luckily the column wasn't locked. It had wiring for...
• Re: Steering Wheel Grinding
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 2 Nov 2022 15:51:39 -0400
  ...and it was the steering wheel rubbing the top plastic steering column cover. I filed it slightly and all quiet again. But, your sound...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Bowman
  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:05:31 -0500
  We just did my fuel '87 lines (in fact, see my current "Transporter Talk" column in Hot VWs for a brief overview of this...
• Re: Fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 09 Dec 1996 18:54:01 -0800
  ...1) is the fuse blown? (on my Westy the fuse is located at the bottom of the column, behind and to the left side...
• Of tire sizes, gear ratios, and the like (GEAR2000.XLS)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 21:30:55 -0400
  ...Though you'd need to add a column for a 5 speed (I've had it before as I had to drive the Quantum...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 09:21:22 -0400
  ...Troubleshooting cruise control > What do folks recommend? > > I verified that the column switch is working properly. > As well, I checked the wiring at the...
• Re: Occasional "dead spot " when starting...in the shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 07:50:16 -0700
  Looks like time to replace the switch inside shifter column. Actualy 2 diffrent pieces, switch and sliding contact. It's common for all automatics...
• go westy package came and...
  Historical mailing list - Dean Staltare
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:47:41 -0500
  ...time..and it appears to be coming down the drivers window column . I managed to unplug it while fishing the new antennae cable up...
• places where rodents get into vanagons... save this list!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:54:56 -0500
  ...hoses or ECU harness under rear seat -missing seals around stering column base -missing seals around front heater core hoses -missing seals around rear...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:09:15 -0800
  ...down through the ashtray, continuing down to the base of steering column and out to near the wiper fluid reservoir, http://shufti.files.wordpress...
• Re: How to Steal VW Vans Quickly
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 9:07:42 PDT
  ...The person who stole my van was nice enough not to break any windows, but did destroy my steering column and rip holes in...
• honk if yer a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:11:59 -0700
  ...touching the metal in between the steering wheel and the steering column...no sound, then when i turn the key to "on" the horn...
• no start, round 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 10:29:43 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I come aboard, & I'm always trying to get the steering column covers to seat right to eliminate the rubbing squeal they produce. I...
• cheap parts vans available in So. Cal.
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 13:00:06 -0400
  ...1982 Westfalia L (theft recovery, dash and steering column dismantled, no canvas in top but I do have it in a box, cracked windshield...
• Re: To those concerned with steering wheel sloppiness
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 08:59:17 -0400
  ...When you pull the plate back up on the rods and bolt the > column to the dash, be sure to pull the rods as...
• Re: Looking for S42 Cooling Fan Fuse ???
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:47:22 EDT
  ...I had the glove box, the center panel, the steering column cover and the fuse box out of it! Turns out I ( finally) remembered...
• Re: Throttle position switch COVER!! Who knew ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 20:53:42 -0700
  If you look at ETKA for 91 it lists the later switch and that cover in the part number column even though it only...
• Re: I'm in Hot VWs magazine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:54:19 -0800
  ...So this month (April 2008) this story is on Page 24 under the > "Transporter Talk" column. The magazine folks mis-spelled Syncro, NOT! I...
• Re: Best VW Bus Article Ever Written?
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:26:17 -0700
  ...Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM> > > > This guy needs to get out of my head :o) > > > > http://www.sanjuanislander.com/columns/shus-views/main.shtml > > > > > > > > -- > > Pete...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 15:36:56 -0800
  Be careful - there's wiring inside that "tube" / windshield column.� And I know because... Austin oldud --- On Sun, 12/5/10, Al Knoll <anasasi...
• Re: Sunroof Question: Part II
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 11:36:34 -0500
  ...I also have seen two (identical, in different places) green and white 64 sliding sunroof microbuses with sliding doors and locking steering columns.
• Re: 80vanagon power upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:19:04 +1200
  ...Sure! It's spelled S-U-B-A-R-U! (Found under kennedy associates in your friendly neighborhood LA conversions column). (an expat Canadian...
• Re: windshield washer fluid pump...........conundrum
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 23:42:14 -0800
  ...You will need to remove steering column cover to get to this switch. > Leon > 85 Subwagen westy > > 1/14/02 10:56:33 PM...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:28:41 -0800
  ...The push/pull knob is normally to the right of the steering >> column. >> >> -- >> Michael Snow >> 1987 Syncro TiiCo >> 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD >> http://slowmachine82...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:36:00 -0700
  ...small whilte plastic dealy held in place by a screw, under the steering column plastic shroud. bob On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 5...
• A good use for the silver socket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 96 10:33:45 EST
  Vanagonians, I had one of those silver sockets bolted by the steering column. I never used it, PO must of used it for a...
• vw steering
  Historical mailing list - Kim Carelse
  Fri, 15 Nov 96 05:33:01 PST
  ...a) hooter wont stop hooting - suspect wiring is earthing in the steering column but cannot get it apart to check. b) flickers (indicators) wont...
• Stuck Horn
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 09:55:05 -0400
  ...be the horn button, the slip-ring contacts on the steering column, or frayed insulation anywhere on the wire to chasis ground. Is this...
• Recalcitrant windscreen washers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 1 May 2002 15:13:02 +1000
  Hi Volks, Recently my windscreen washers have become a little recalcitrant and worked only occasionally when activated from the column stalk (in the wiper...
• Re: Mystery wires, fried
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:52:03 EST
  ...red and brown, that lead up > into the passenger side "A" Column toward the roof. Anybody know what these > go to? Everything works that...
• Re: intermittent fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:22:21 -0700
  ...Are there are prime suspects in > this > case? A loose wire in the steering column somewhere? Bad ignition > switch? > I don't want to...
• Re: Sitting in traffic question
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:41:02 -0600
  ...aggregated by the fact that the column of vehicles trying to get into the concert was on a steep slope, and i had a...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 14 May 2017 21:27:23 -0400
  ...After a lot of >>> messing around, I finally found that the problem was the switch on the >>> steering column. I did not have to...
• Re: obvious always first - shifter problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:46:47 -0500
  ...If your master cylinder is leaking you will see brake fluid right under the pedals beneath the steering column. If the slave cylinder is...
• Ignition Switch Replacement-Not Amused
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:24:12 +0000
  ...All goes well until the final step, sliding the housing off the steering column. Stuck on there like you wouldn't believe. Finally get...
• Re: How do you hook up a stereo in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 10:42:29 -0700
  ...I was able to run the rear speaker wires under the carpet and then in the wall panels, up the rear column and across...
• re. Looking for bench mount valve spring tool
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 09:44:19 -0600
  ...Afix a vertical post/column to the bench or a platform, a lever arm attached to the post, and then rod/post to press...
• Hilarious SUV news
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:06:28 -0500
  Today's SF Chronicle (paper) and SF Gate (on-line) have hilarious columns about SUVs. Read the SF Gate one on the web, as...
• Re: Horn Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:30:16 EDT
  ...Replacing the horn ring and the related contact on the steering column solved the problem. The ring had worn and a part of it...