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• Re: A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 12 Aug 2015 01:21:46 -0700
  ...The 2 resistors get hot and each is cooled by their corresponding fan. If a fan goes bad the resistor will eventually cook. The...
• Re: Reed Switch/water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:38:39 -0400
  ...units sold by >marine dealers: >http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MOELLER-19-INCH-WATER-SENSOR-SENDING-UNIT-boat-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2eb2c00683QQitemZ200567424643QQptZBoatQ5fPartsQ5fAccessoriesQ5fGear Back to the resistor question...
• HID headlight kit available for 7 inch round lights
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:21:20 -0800
  ...unit, the 7" kit should work perfectly in a Vanagon, light-wise. Just a matter of finding a place to mount the ballast resistors...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:48:04 -0700
  ...It's the same as a resistor, and if the capacitor is being charged through another resistor until it reaches the shutoff trigger voltage...
• Re: Diagnosing Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 06:03:49 EST
  ...to the base of the unit that looks like it is burned out. > It is a gray resistor-looking component it looks like it...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:40:18 -0600
  ...by multiple laser-trimmed resistors along its length. I strongly suspect that the plates are interchangeable amongst different AFM units of the same type...
• Re: "reserve" fuel capacity
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 02:47:43 -0400
  ...No -- if you have access to the magic VW adjustable resistor (VW 1301) which is calibrated in some magic unit that is *not* ohms...
• Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately -- possible solution
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:16:02 -0800
  ...is those two resistors soldered into standoff clips. Those mean that some guy at the VDO factory took the new units off the line...
• Re: Phred's Shiverin' These Cold Mornings...
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 11:32:37 -0400
  ...Is there a resistor pack on the motor that can/should be swapped out, rather than replacing the whole unit? Assuming I can, in...
• ISCU - Trying to fix it
  Historical mailing list - Germain Gagnon
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 22:13:43 -0400
  ...the transistor for a ECG185 and the resistor for a 51 ohms 2 watts. After all, I realized that my old resistor was still...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:38:29 -0800
  ...My mechanic measured actual head temps and installed a resistor (where? I don't know) to provide an accurate temperature reading on the gauge...
• Re: a/c causing rpms to drop when turned on.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 15:58:28 -0600
  ...right taillight, will often burn a resistor, and then quit. This is a common fault. These units are expensive and VW has never supplied...
• Erratic idling 2.1 DJ engine SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:14:19 +0200
  ...Next I plan to replace 2 burnt resistors in the idle control unit and see what happens. Hope this helps somebody. Regards Nigel Cape...
• Re: Third brake lights (tack-free)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 09:37:06 -0500
  ...Remember you >will have to use individual resistors for each LED, you can't combine them >into one big resistor. I'll help you...
• Repaired water tank sesor!
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 15 May 1999 13:55:46 -0700
  ...Using a 1 mega ohm linear-taper potentiometer in place of the resistor on the circuit board that controls the red LED (had to...
• Re: Coolant Gauge Mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Jan 2011 13:29:41 -0500
  ...I checked every connection, replaced the >resistor on the instrument gauge, the gauge itself, the sending >unit-nothing ever fixed it. Both gauges worked...
• Re: oil and fuel level sensors
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:10:06 EST
  ...Here I'm using cheap junkyard units from the second generation RX-7. Same operating principle as the Porsche unit, but cheap and more...
• 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...
• Air flow meters.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 16 Nov 1994 10:50:39 CST6CDT
  ...I thought , "oh, its bad" and willfully paid for a new Bosch unit from the dealer. I checked the new unit, and its values...
• Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:22:56 +0000
  ...Deja vu-my last '84 did this very same thing, and it wasn't the resistor, the gauge, sending unit, etc. I never did...
• Re: Want tunes through headphones
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:22:57 -0400
  ...Might be necessary to use (preferably non-inductive) load resistors in parallel with phones, which leads to the problem of not burning up the...
• Re: Blower Fan troubles
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:31:00 -0500
  FWIW, my replacement blower didn't have the same electrical connection as the old unit. Hmmm, somebody could actually goof and wire the thing...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 07:57:28 -0000
  ...I understand that no two variable resistors can be absolutely identical, but I was involved in sophisticated production and dealt with resistors with no...
• Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 08:24:17 -0700
  ...Noise might be an issue, the unit itself might make a high pitched whine apart from audio gear interference. But apart from that, a...
• Re: gauge mod help
  Historical mailing list - Tom Corbitt
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:26:19 -0400
  ...In that case it's just a matter of splicing in a variable resistor into the circuit in series with the sender unit. Set...
• Re: Water level sensor in camper tank
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 20:05:09 -0700
  ...what do you think about that theory? As for the resistors in the mix, David will explain :) Are you on the southern part of...
• Temp gauge / false reading
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:24:35 +0000
  ...The Fuel Gauge is reading normally .When these things fail is it usually the sending unit the the expansion tank? I cleaned the contacts...
• Re: Removed A/C - Now Rad Fan is Dead '87 GL - Update
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 22:09:13 -0700
  ...I would strongly suspect that your fan resistor is to blame. It's a very common failure item. It's located behind the driver...
• Re: AFM resistance test
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:02:36 -0600
  ...company that specializes in variable resistors. It is this >> critical component which fails. The rest of this ( rather expensive ) unit >> will last forever. >> Chuck
• Re: ISCU - Trying to fix it
  Historical mailing list - Anders Lundin
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 05:48:07 +0200
  ...the > transistor for a ECG185 and the resistor for a 51 ohms 2 watts. After all, I > realized that my old resistor was still...
• MSW plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:26:04 CST6CDT
  ...this particular CD unit required MSW wires to withstand the burst of energy. the Delta installation instructions said graphite based wires or carbon resistors...
• Re: Water Level Lights
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 16:16:30 -0400
  I've also head that the sending unit in the tank can take on water and make the lights non-operational. Todd '88 Westy...
• Re: Phred's Shiverin' These Cold Mornings...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 11:09:16 -0500
  ...Is there a resistor pack on the motor that can/should be swapped out, rather than replacing the whole unit? Assuming I can, in...
• Re: A/C leaking inside!
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:44:55 -0600
  ...Behind the driver's headlamp is the resistor that controls the low and medium speed - I guess if that got wet or something it...
• Need help with blinking coolant overtemperature light
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 25 May 1998 19:05:04 -0400
  ...a resistor in this range across the plug. The light still blinks. One message said that the cool low level warning control unit should...
• Re: A/C 4-position fan speed selector problem
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:47:31 -0500
  ...both the original rear ac unit and an added dash mounted ac unit. I rewired the speed reduction resistors to reduce all the fan...
• Re: Learning Electricity Part Three
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 23:52:53 -0700
  ...I remember my circuit theory text book was almost one inch thick and it only talked about RLC (resistor, inductor and Capacitor) only. It...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:34:03 -0700
  ...For low value (resistance) resistors you can measure them without pulling their leads off. If the values are high you can compare your measurement...
• Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:10:29 -0400
  ...On this >unit and I presume all of them, if you float the input the alternator >will go to full output which with a...
• Emission / Air Mass Sensor - could it be the cause?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:22:12 -0400
  ...The 'over-all' impedance is about 300 Ohms (as defined by the individual resistors), when measured on the wiper (analog meter) I see the...
• Re: Phred's Shiverin' These Cold Mornings...
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 23:08:06 -0400
  ...Is there a resistor pack on the motor that can/should be swapped out, rather than replacing the whole unit? Assuming I can, in...
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:21:42 -0700
  ...however on the air cooled, the fans and resistor pack can be pulled from the WB center section and moved to the air cooled...
• Re: AFM resistance test
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:38:14 -0500
  ...that specializes in variable resistors. It is this > critical component which fails. The rest of this ( rather expensive ) unit > will last forever. > Chuck > '83...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:05:54 -0700
  ...I'd keep it "as is" with the OE unit. To replace would take 5 minutes and it would look stock, work like stock...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:51:35 -0600
  ...I understand that no two variable resistors can be absolutely > identical, but I was involved in sophisticated production and dealt with > resistors with no...
• Re: Temp Gauge calibration with Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:29:55 -0700
  ...Many do this with a resistor, >selecting a resistor value that when put in series with the Subaru >sender gives a temp gauge reading...
• Anyone got a good Vanagon fuel pump and/or pieces of body molding?
  Historical mailing list - David in Portland
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 17:26:45 -0700
  I love folks on the lists - already lined-up a ballast resistor. I also need a Vanagon fuel pump, if one can be had...
• Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:52:03 +0000
  ...I replaced the resistor, the sending unit, the gauge, nothing ever fixed it. Jeff
• Re: AC fan vrs non AC fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:23:11 -0800
  ...a matter of wiring it with the resistors and relays. > > I've got the whole unit, fan,condenser, and radiator along with all > the...
• Re: FRONT HEATER / BLOWER FAN - Removal Instructions - EXTREMELY VERY LONG
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:42:16 -0500
  ...heater unit in your work area >(kitchen sink or garage floor) you can now >separate the shells and get to the big resistor, >fan...
• Radiator fan dead?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Curry
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:09:47 -0400
  ...the sender unit and all I get is a clicking coming from behind the fuse box. I have replaced the resistor behind the driver...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:15:52 -0600
  ...Then measure the voltage across the resistor during various operations. Keep in mind the voltage drop across the resistor depends on current, so if...
• Re: A/C 4-position fan speed selector problem
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:08:46 -0700
  ...both the original rear ac unit > and an added dash mounted ac unit. I rewired the speed reduction > resistors to reduce all the fan...
• Re: need 1986 Digifant computer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 18:17:00 -0600
  ...for about 5 dollars worth of resistors/etc. Joel Walker posted some factory recalls regarding the units you mentioned for the '86 Vanagon. They...
• Re: Idle Control Valve '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:45:19 +0200
  ...I spent some time replacing 2 resistors (one looked burnt) and only then did that baby start vibrating. However, the current draw jumped to...
• Re: Tach Installation?? more questions(longish)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:33:35 EDT
  ...And I'm not educated enough in this area to understand what that transistor or resistor does. To solve this I used the circuit...
• Re: Heater Fan Quit 83.5 westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 06:34:11 EST
  ...Test the unit for operation before gluing the two halves back together. You want to know if the step resistor is working before you...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:31:44 -0700
  ...Yes I'm familiar with the resistor. It used to be located in fresh air/heater box but for future servicing will be mounted...
• Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:20:19 -0700
  ...Deja vu-my last '84 did > this very same thing, and it wasn't the resistor, the gauge, > sending unit, etc. I never did...
• Eurovan AC
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 07:39:00 -0500
  ...else! Fan resistors: They are located in front of and lower then the battery. When the EV has ABS the ABS unit is on...