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• Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:57:49 -0400
  ...coming on at too high a temperature in my opinion. Is this a common failure in these switches? I've not seen it before...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 25 May 2006 18:01:09 -0700
  ...This > > circular, black switch controls on/off and fan speed (inner) and > > temperature > > (outer ring). Note that these switches are UNIQUE TO WESTIES of...
• Re: Getting my 1985 Vanagon's front radiator fan to come on sooner
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 May 2007 13:14:59 -0700
  ...VW makes a switch that will turn on > your radiator fan at a cooler temperature than the stock switch. According to > the Bus Depot...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:53:10 -0600
  ...the controller might be nothing more complicated than an oil > temperature gauge that switches the step motor. That's the ugly way > to do...
• OIL SWITCH ON! Questions from frustrated Westy Owner!
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Wed, 15 Jan 97 09:16:00 PST
  ...I replaced both switches to no avail. Eventually I noticed that the buzzer wasn't particularly random. It would gradually get more and more...
• Re: Camper A/C Switch (Outrageously Expensive)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:51:41 -0700
  ...temperature and fan, right? 6-pin connector on the back, probably one pair each for light, fan, and stat. Surely the newer type switches...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:19:07 -0800
  ...So the controller might be nothing more complicated than an oil temperature gauge that switches the step motor. That's the ugly way to...
• Re: Need Dometic fan thermostatic switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 19:18:38 -0400
  ...temperature at which it's supposed to close. There's usually a marking on them, in either F or C. Mouser carries thermostatic switches...
• Re: intermittant misfire
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 20:52:08 -0400
  ...i'd suspect an electrical problem, something like the idle stabilizer or throttle position switches or the rotor/distributor .... which brings to mind that...
• Re: engine temps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 01:00:05 -0500
  ...temperature up. The fan does the same thing at the other end of the system, i.e. when the thermostat in the radiator switches...
• Re: Electrical connection prep.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:22:52 -0700
  ...form at room temperature, Stabilant 22 has the viscosity of medium-weight motor oil, although it thins out with increasing temperature, starting to decompose...
• Rough Idle and Rich running ('84)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 13:01:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Oxygen Sensor Temperature Sensor II Temperature Sensor I (statically -- it may not be moving right, but on the other hand I swapped the entire...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:36:30 -0700
  I have fooled around more than most with Vanagon radiator fans, temp switches, manual over-ride switches, etc. I'd say the best thing...
• Re: AC Troubleshooting - No Blower
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:36:15 -0400
  ...Check the switches up front. The one that controls the AC and temperature has 4(?) connectors. One pair is simply on/off. Verify that...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:31:52 -0800
  ...1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches. Only 1 of the switches can trigger the buzzer. It is the pressure switch by...
• Re: Radiator Fan temp Sensor Failure
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 22:54:16 -0600
  ...high temperatures again. I'd make that decision again in a heart beat. Bentley shows the heat value ratings of these thermostatic switches. FLAPS...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 25 May 2006 21:40:26 -0400
  ...This >> > circular, black switch controls on/off and fan speed (inner) and >> > temperature >> > (outer ring). Note that these switches are UNIQUE TO WESTIES of...
• Re: oil pressure problems, still
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:11:19 -0400
  ...oil pressure system with 2 switches. One good use of this device would be to install an oil temperature sensor. Then you can get...
• Re: AC cutting out momentarily
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:41:20 -0700
  Kim, Thanks for the pointers - i'll investigate the switches. This may be a side effect of pulling the dash apart to replace front...
• Re: On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:27:46 -0400
  ...I have a bit more respect for it, now. ;) (Though I'm a bit suspicious of my radiator fan switches -- neither the high nor...
• Re: Electrical connection prep.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:10:29 -0700
  ...form at room temperature, Stabilant 22 has the > viscosity of medium-weight motor oil, although it thins out with > increasing temperature, starting to decompose...
• Re: Cruise control diagnosis progress - ambient temp?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 07:48:40 -0800
  ...about cooler temperatures that makes it inop? Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote: Bellows good. Pedal switches good. Removed...
• Re: Front heater fan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Ca�ada
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 16:47:41 -0700
  ...The front fan doesn't work at any speed but the rear fan works with any of the switches. I really don't want...
• Anyone know thread size of coolant bleeder bolt on radiator?
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:33:14 -0700
  ...Anybody got measurements/graphs of cooling system pressure as function of coolant temperature? 2. Anyone know of cheap 15-20 psi pressure switches, possibly...
• Re: temp and leak
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Apr 1996 15:04:13 -0400
  ...why is the temperature gauge only >going a quarter up instead of halfway? 2. had the heads replaced a >a few months ago and...
• Re: A/C Swich for '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 11:23:50 EDT
  ...This is the > switch that controls on/off, fan blower speed, and temperature. At first, my > > VW dealer told me that he thought this...
• Oil light and warning
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:30:28 -0600
  ...The oil pressure switches are readily available, but the circuit board that goes in the dash pod is not. It seems to be NLA...
• Re: radiator fan and A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:57:31 -0700
  ...The > switches are available in a number of different temperature settings. The > originals were set quite high to avoid nuisance running during hot weather...
• HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 13:56:08 -0400
  ...The temperature gage itself never got above it's normal mid position. I have never seen any trace of leakage under the motor. So...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:40:53 -0400
  ...The currently available >fan switches come on at a lower temp than the stock '88 switch did. These will >help, but it's likely...
• Re: need help with a couple of questions...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 00:49:36 -0800
  ...fan switches, and how > can you tell which one you have? Peter at VolksCafe sells one that cuts in at a lower temperature. He...
• Re: 87 Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 13:44:13 -0400
  ...directly. > >The electric cooling fan is usually powered through two temperature controlled >switches, a "slow" speed and a "high" speed. The slow speed puts...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 07:58:16 -0700
  The fan emits quite a roar when it switches on in my '84. Going up long, hot, slow grades it's quite easy to...
• Re: Propane heaters; Are you SERIOUS????
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:34:21 -0500
  ...http://webasto.com/ The heater has three different shut off switches.One to turn it off if becomes loose in it's cradle.One...
• Re: Getting my 1985 Vanagon's front radiator fan to come on sooner
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 24 May 2007 15:25:20 EDT
  ...VW makes a switch that will turn on your radiator fan at a cooler temperature than the stock switch. According to the Bus Depot...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 19:45:05 -0500
  ...The coolant warning light is in the coolant temperature gauge. The oil pressure warning system is a bit complex. There are two sensors. A...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:05:00 -0500
  ...When that oil warning buzzer is sounding the oil warning led should also be blinking. > > 1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches...
• Re: intermittant misfire
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 22:44:22 -0400
  ...i'd suspect an > electrical problem, something like the idle stabilizer or throttle > position switches or the rotor/distributor .... which brings to mind > that...
• Fwd: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:53:20 -0400
  ...When the system detects a high refrigerant pressure (210.2 PSI) it switches the fan to medium (Stage 2) speed. When the pressure is...
• Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:09:23 -0800
  --- George Averill <averill@LDL.NET> wrote: > I need some ideas for replacing the temperature gage > that contains the red blinking light that indicates > low...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 10:23:37 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > The fan emits quite a roar when it switches on in my '84. Going up...
• Re: Newbie Question!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 09:43:07 -0400
  Or replace you oil pressure switches, the low pressure one should not activate until .3 bar (4~5 psi), the high pressure one I...
• Re: Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:33:32 -0700
  ...none of the switches on the fridge control turns it on/off. It will run regardless as long as the temperature is hot enough...
• Re: an issue of temperature
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:22:44 -0500
  ...I've also seen auxiliary switches that automatically turn the fan on high speed anytime the idle drops below 1000 rpms (approximate on a...
• Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:43:57 -0500
  ...I'm talking about an '84 1.9 with the twin switches on the throttle body--maybe in later years VW corrected this with...
• Still confused, looking for suggestions...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 18:14:46 GMT
  ...But I think if that were the case I would see drop offs in pressure that would cause either of the switches to send...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:43:56 -0500
  ...When that oil warning buzzer is sounding the oil warning led should also be blinking. > > 1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches...
• Re: Headlight question (ignition "lock")
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:05:33 -0500
  ...I added a temperature probe in the fridge too, that I can read up forward in the cab. It's attached to the reading...
• Re: fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 13:06:23 -0400
  ...due to failure of the fan ballast resistor than the temp switches in the radiator. The resistor assembly is located behind the drivers side...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 06:22:57 -0500
  ...The coolant warning > light is in the coolant temperature gauge. > The oil pressure warning system is a bit complex. There are two sensors. A...
• Re: Losing Power (the solution)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 23:36:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...or out-of-date (expansion tanks, distributor cap, rotors, plug wires, temperature switches). It was akin to a house remodeling. I'm now up...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 01:32:33 -0400
  ...drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA The fan emits quite a roar when it switches on in my '84. Going up long, hot, slow...
• Re: how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 19:06:31 PST
  You have two oil pressure sensing switches. The low pressure switch (4.4) must open between 2.2 and 6.5 psi. It is...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:04:40 -0800
  ...When > that oil warning buzzer is sounding the oil warning led should also be > blinking. > > 1986 and newer vans have 2 oil pressure switches...
• Re: 87 vanagon with oil pressure(?) trouble
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 14:26:05 -0800
  ...It was as simple as installing new oil pressure switches and making sure I was using the correct oil filters. Only Mahle and Mann...
• Re: Electrical connection prep.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:32:52 -0700
  ...form at room temperature, Stabilant 22 has the >> viscosity of medium-weight motor oil, although it thins out with >> increasing temperature, starting to decompose...
• Re: AC Troubleshooting - No Blower
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 13:08:47 -0600
  ...Check the switches up front. The one that controls the AC > and temperature has 4(?) connectors. One pair is simply on/off. Verify > that...
• Re: Vanagon 2.1 Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 03:20:26 EST
  ...temperature > please. Thanks The operation of the Dynamic Oil Pressure System is described in Bentley section 90. The operation of the oil pressure switches...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 09:11:13 -0600
  ...The coolant warning > > light is in the coolant temperature gauge. > > The oil pressure warning system is a bit complex. There are two sensors. A...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 May 2001 09:48:08 -0500
  ...When I bought it, > the gas > gauge, the coolant level light and the temperature gauge didn't work > and the > brake warning light stayed...