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Re: oxs light
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 21:41:36 -0500
...Follow the speedometer cable from the left front wheel > to find it. The button is hidden in a recessed hole; use the eraser end...
Re: Speedometer Questions
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 31 May 2006 18:13:24 -0700
...I found the cable to be rounded off > at the wheel hub and replaced the cable. After re-installing the speedometer > asembly the odometer...
Re: O2 sensor light reset?
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 20 May 97 13:28:14 CDT
...follow the speedo cable up from the left front wheel. you should be able to get to it without lowering the spare tire. anyway...
Re: Oxygen Sensor Reset/Syncro
Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley
Thu, 4 Sep 1997 10:42:48 -0500
...On a syncro there is no speedo cable directly to a front wheel. Ok back to the front face of this small black box...
Re: Speedo cable/wheel bearing question
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 24 Sep 1999 07:26:41 -0400
...Sep 1999, Steve Elfelt wrote: > 84 vanagon > > Speedo cable from bearing to box with my oxygen sensor > reset switch seems to be broken at...
Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:13:44 -0700
...When the wheel speed > sensors detect one wheel is turning at lesser speeds than the rest of > them, > it sends less brake pressure to...
Audiovox CCS-100 cruise control on automatics
Historical mailing list - Troy
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:12:54 -0800
...Apparently they've had a number of issues related to the speed sensors. Not sure how the one with the Audiovox cruise control works...
Re: Speedometer Weirdness
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:46:16 -0700
...I have a pick-up sensor installed in > the back of the speedo that sends the signal to > the computer. > > I am just asking...
1986 Vanagon GL 2.1 , 4 speed
Historical mailing list - Dieter Knittel
Tue, 8 May 2001 08:53:15 EDT
...needs Idel speed control repl. ) 02/24/99 major inspection on Brakes replace all brakes, overhaul cylinders,replace front wheel bearings etc. Total $ 774...
Re: Vanagon Subaru engine rough at speed
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 2 Feb 2023 11:33:13 -0600
...as > Mine > > is the In Speedo type but 4mm of Clearence seems like A Lot for a Hall > Sensor to > > actually be able to...
Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:05:48 -0400
...Now if you have a Syncro and need a speedo cable that may be another issue. Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com...
Re: 87: coolant temp sensor for syncro
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:39:11 -0400 (EDT)
...non-Syncro 4 speed. My original '87 Syncro engine had an aluminum > thermostat housing and a screw-in temperature sensor. The 1990 engine had...
Re: Eurovan brake vibration
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Tue, 14 Oct 1997 01:25:34 UT
...wheel speed, and rapidly pulses the brake pressure to even things out and keep a wheel from skidding. I'd guess the sensors are...
Brake fade on trip
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 2 Sep 2019 17:48:47 -0700
...I’m thinking the values are a good reflection of the wheel temps as we were going slow, no movement on speedo slow. On...
Re: CORRECTION turning off O2 sensor light on dash
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:07:06 -0400
...that sits in line with the SPEEDOMETER cable... follow the cable in from the left front wheel to find it. I don't know...
Re: Vanagon ABS
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:43:47 +0100
...4 wheel speed sensors 4 wheel speed sensor rings (toothed rings on the front brake disc/in rear bearing) 2 different rear bearing housings...
Re: Air-Lift Installation
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:45:34 -0600
...Now if you were to add a onboard compessor, with leveling sensors, at each back wheel, then as the van dropped to either side...
Re: forgive me tom c
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sun, 26 Oct 2003 09:22:36 -0800
...side front wheel is a > black box with a cable > in from the wheel and one out up to the speedo. On > that black...
Re: O2 sensor light reset?
Historical mailing list - tbill
Tue, 20 May 1997 16:07:53 -0500
...follow the speedo cable up > from the left front wheel. you should be able to get to it without > lowering the spare tire. > > anyway...
Re: HELP!My vanagon is missing OS sensor switch and trans fill plug
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 08:47:49 -0500
...There is a counter in that box that is driven by the short speedo cable comeing from the left front wheel into the box...
Re: re- Oxygen Sensor Reset
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Mon, 8 Sep 1997 10:20:58 -0600
...Joel Walker ?? start at the left front wheel, and follow the speedo cable upwards toward the dash pod ... the little box has got to...
Re: OXS and battery light on intermitant
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:51:33 -0500
...A short speedometer cable comes off the left front wheel and goes to and drives the counter just above the spare tire. From the...
Re: another fun 2200 mile road trip in the 84 inline four.. trip report
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:06:24 -0400
...look under the van, left front wheel area: find the speedo cable coming from the wheel, follow it to a square plastic box about...
Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
Sat, 5 Aug 2006 11:38:18 -0700
...aluminum cup, consequently the speedometer can vary, no direct connection.� The odometer is counting the turns of the wheel in the case of the...
Re: Rear axle replacement advice
Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
Tue, 27 May 2014 15:16:43 -0500
...On the Bostig there's the speed sensor on the driver's side, so you'll probably need to loosen (but not remove completely...
DIY Vanagon Trip Computer
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 21:03:35 -0500
...It senses speed from a sensor I installed fairly easily on the front left wheel. It tells your current speed, down to .1 mph...
Re: don't use cruise control in the rain?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 08:55:02 -0700
...The sensor for the cruise is either at the speedometer or at the coil on modern vehicles, not at the wheel. And even if...
Re: oxs light
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:53:35 -0500
...Follow the speedometer cable from the left front wheel to find it. The button is hidden in a recessed hole; use the eraser end...
Re: speedometer probs
Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:15:50 -0600
...I checked the cables from the wheel to the > sensor box and then on to the speedometer. They were all attached and > looked good...
Re: CSI: Vanagon...Smog results!
Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 08:03:17 -0500
...The >engine should lean out and the sensor voltage should drop. Using the plastic >wheel, tighten return spring to get the sensor reading to...
Re: 86 vanagon high idle
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Apr 1996 06:14:27 -0500
...check the idle speed controller. It is mounted in front of the reght rear tailight. Make sure the Oxygen sensor circuit is working correctly...
Re: Chick Magnets & that pesky OXS light
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:35:21 -0600
...underneath the left front wheel and find a box with the >> speedometer cable passing through it from the wheel. On the box is a...
limited slip on ice and snow
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 19:29:49 -0800
...the ABS sensors for wheel speed and used a very high pressure hydraulic system to direct the traction to whichever wheel needed it...Great...
Re: Vanagon ABS
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:03:21 -0800
...Germany :-) > > Besides this hydraulics block you need: > 4 wheel speed sensors > 4 wheel speed sensor rings (toothed rings on the front brake disc/in...
Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:58:29 -0400
...Just add the magnets to the CV joint near > the transmission and mount the sensor near it. The manual trans cruise > kits also include...
Re: CSI: Vanagon...Smog results!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:41:34 -0500
...The engine should lean out and the sensor voltage should drop. Using the plastic wheel, tighten return spring to get the sensor reading to...
Re: Installing cruise on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:32:36 EDT
...The vehicle's speed sensor which is mounted on the output shaft of the transmission (the thing that drives the wheels) sends electrical pulses...
Re: DIY Vanagon Trip Computer Update
Historical mailing list - Jack
Sun, 14 Jul 2002 17:31:11 -0700
...It > senses speed from a sensor I installed fairly easily on the front left > wheel. It tells your current speed, down to .1 mph...
DIY Vanagon Trip Computer Update
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 14 Jul 2002 18:53:26 -0400
...It senses speed from a sensor I installed fairly easily on the front left wheel. It tells your current speed, down to .1 mph...
Re: Speedometer weird
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sun, 17 Jun 2012 03:51:22 -0600
...1981 Westy 122K speedometer acting weird. It stayed a zero up until maybe 30 then started to work. Then when I slowed it dropped...
Re: CSI: Vanagon...Smog results!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:38:10 +0000
...The > >engine should lean out and the sensor voltage should drop. > Using the plastic > >wheel, tighten return spring to get the sensor reading to...
Re: OXS Light came on
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:36:01 -0400
...To reset the light, look inboard of the left front wheel for a squareish box with the speedo cable passing through it. Locate a...
Re: go to this link for pic- throttle spring adjustment question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 31 Oct 1999 22:13:33 -0600
...The speedometer cable from the left front wheel attaches to the bottom of the box and drives a speedo facimilie, It just counts revolutions...
Re: sensor switch question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 20:12:00 -0700
Scott, When you turn your steering wheel, this sensor opens an air valve which allows the engine to maintain speed even though the steering...
'87 Westfalia GL for sale
Historical mailing list
Mon, 04 Sep 95 12:06:38 -0400
...4-speed Metallic Silver w/ white top (no mildew) Very good condition Power windows, power mirror Central locking Alarm, compass Cruise, Alloy wheels Records...
EV brake vibrations, summary
Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:45:29 -0800
...wheel speed, and rapidly pulses the brake pressure to even things out and keep a wheel from skidding. I'd guess the sensors are...
Re: Water Pump, OXG sensor, and Sputtering still.....
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 31 Aug 2003 21:38:43 -0700
...driver's side front wheel, look up near the windshield washer bottle. Find the box about 2x3 with speedo cables going in and out...
Re: 1.9 low power problem
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:56:24 -0800
IF these symptoms arose AFTER the van got wet, AND go away AFTER running awhile, the O2 sensor is a suspect. Unplug the sensor...
Re: O2 Reset switch location?
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 06:54:07 -0400
Wendy, On my son's 84 the reset switch is under the front end of the van, near the front wheel. Follow the speedo...
Re: that bucking syndrome?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:42:04 -0500
...Also, make sure the deflector is still attached to the sensor to ward off air flow and debris coming off the left rear wheel...
Re: DIY Vanagon Trip Computer Update
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:31:09 -0400
...It > senses speed from a sensor I installed fairly easily on the front left > wheel. It tells your current speed, down to .1 mph...
EV brake vibration, thread summary
Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
Wed, 26 Nov 1997 11:08:19 -0800
...wheel speed, and rapidly pulses the brake pressure to even things out and keep a wheel from skidding. I'd guess the sensors are...
Re: Vanagon Subaru engine rough at speed
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 2 Feb 2023 12:37:37 -0500
...as >> Mine >> >> is the In Speedo type but 4mm of Clearence seems like A Lot for a Hall >> Sensor to >> >> actually be able to...
Re: OXS lamp
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:08 -0700
That's the right switch, triggered every 30,000 miles via speedometer cable.� Really push it in, not with finger but with screwdriver or...
Re: OXS light
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 23:23:26 -0500
...located in a box under the left-front wheel, inserted in-line in the speedometer cable) has turned it on. You can turn it...
Re: revving idle --> 83 Westy gasser
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:26:22 -0500
...With the engine warm and O2 sensor disconnected set so that you have ~.4 volt at the O2 sensor with idle speed at 850...
Re: Bad has milleage
Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:17:11 -0700
...I have recently replaced both of brake discs and put new OEM pads on both front wheels. A little tight for the first few...
Re: Interesting discovery, electric Power steering
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:32:01 -0700
...Had a sensor to adjust steering effort according van speed. But it’s was not incorporated into van speedo or a separate speed pick...
Re: O2 sensor question 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 14:54:17 -0400
...You reset the light by looking under the left front wheel for a square box inserted into the speedo cable -- there's a shielded...
Re: DIY Vanagon Trip Computer Update
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 14 Jul 2002 22:09:27 -0400
...It > > senses speed from a sensor I installed fairly easily on the front left > > wheel. It tells your current speed, down to .1 mph...