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• P/S Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 10:26:10 -0400
  It appears my '85 P/S switch to boost idle only works when the A/C is also on. I have an '85 1...
• Re: Eric Caron is on the road!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:25:48 -0700
  No, the float switch started at the beginning of 85 model when the pressure switch sensing was removed. The 85 wiring diagram page 97...
• Re: I need a suggestion for a 60C thermostatic switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:56:23 -0600
  David Marshall wrote: > >>I am looking for some sort of small (M6 or M8), thermostatic >electric switch << > >>This switch will sample the temperature << David...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:37:38 -0700
  During the 85 model year the switch changed from a double switch on top where you can easily see it to a single switch...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:29:22 +0000
  ...That switch is nothing "fancy" per se. You might find a cross via part number on it or, zoom in on the switch that...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 16 May 2014 09:13:44 -0700
  ...Two hot wires, each 120v, make a 240v line, and each wire must be switched, hence the DPST switch. The circuit supplying the tool...
• Re: Faulty Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:25:57 -0800
  I would replace the switch. Also, adding the headlight relay will possibly prevent this from happening again. How do I know? I'll show...
• Re: headlight switch bulb
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:01:27 -0700
  Would it be possible to transfer the rocker part of the foglight switch and its associated led to the body of the headlight switch...
• Re: '82 Diesel-What does that Switch Do?
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 09:59:55 +0100
  On my (German version) 84 Diesel, this switch controls the rear fog lamp. Take off the instrument panel cover, and see if the switch...
• Re: IGNITION SWITCH SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:47:05 -0700
  ...three screws in top of collum that hold down and align turn indicator switch assembly/high-low beam assembly and the windshield wiper switch...
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 23:50:33 -0700
  >The feed to your lights does not go through the ignition switch. >3. The smaller wire from step 2 goes to term #30 on...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 15:15:33 -0700
  Just unplug the 2 wires from the switch and short them together. That should make the reverse lights come on if the problem is...
• Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 08:53:29 -0400
  Brake switch 'normal function' and brake switch 'failure' are not the same thing They don't behave in the same way. On 6/9...
• Re: Fog Light wire fire, help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 00:07:58 -0700
  The more I think about it, the more I think that you must have a different switch/socket than the Projektzwo diagram assumes. The...
• Backup light switch
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Nov 1996 11:06:37 -0600
  ...I removed the switch and used contact cleaner to clean the switch. Squirt liberal amounts of cleaner into the switch, it's a tight...
• Re: Heater fan switch
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 19:05:01 +0200
  Ok, I got a switch from the junkyard, and I can now confirm that the switch is identical in the Golf I, Golf II...
• 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 May 2016 14:15:41 -0700
  ...I have a spare 2.1 switch. Can the Digifant 2.1 throttle switch assembly be used on the 1.9 throttle body with...
• Re: Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:16:59 EST
  ...After you have the switch back together and operational you need to adjust the switch plate so that the switch closes (switch is NO...
• Re: 1984 automatic starter just clicks
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 14:16:52 -0600
  ...I do have a flakey nuetral-park switch. But as long as the starter clicks I think the switch is working? No necessarily... The...
• Re: stereo remote turn off (won't)
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:36:15 -0700
  You might want to think about running a dual-switch setup like a lot of home lighting has (two switches operate the same device...
• Re: headlight switches new and old
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 08:38:30 -0500
  Just wondering? if you've got the older switch is there any advantage to upgrading to the newer switch. Is it stronger, works better...
• Subject: Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT*
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 25 May 2006 06:18:23 -0700
  My idle switch clicks closed when the throttle is completely closed. I can not adjust it to open to the Bentley specs. The switch...
• Re: EV Fog Light switches....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Dec 95 10:15:11 +0100
  To all who would like to have a EV fog light switch, I'd be happy to contact my dealer here in the Netherlands...
• Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:40:59 -0600
  ...three screws in top of collum that hold down and align turn indicator switch assembly/high-low beam assembly and the windshield wiper switch...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:14:35 -0500
  ...I will switch the 2 switchwiresand probably get what I am looking for.Cant do it soon enough. As for replacing the cam and...
• Re: Throttle Body/Switches?
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 08:08:37 -0400
  Eric, The reason(s) I'm thinking about changing the old type switches for the new type switch is: 1. I have the new...
• yep, it's the back-up light switch
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 4 Nov 96 15:53:40 EST
  Hey all, I went down to the '81 to test the back-up light switch to make sure that was the problem. Looked at...
• EuroVan Fog Light Switches
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Oct 1994 07:16:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I went down to the dealer, and yep...no fog lights, but also no fog light switches! But not to fear. The switches (rear...
• Re: WTB: Passenger power window switch
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 10:42:34 -0700
  The power window switches are all the same, driver vs. passenger side etc. Is the electrical part of the switch broken? (Test by swapping...
• Re: Front Blower switch
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 20:19:02 -0800
  ...Fan Switch Problems BTDT in my '85, actually melted the switch (running the heater going up the Grapevine dealing with a bad radiator). As...
• Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:27:17 -0500
  At 07:43 PM 12/27/2009, David Cohen wrote: > The switch keeps sticking in the >third position. Where do you recommend I buy...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:30:37 -0500
  ...The switch that you > can unplug and it makes the lights go out is the bad switch. The > switches are wired in parallel so...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 11 Jan 2021 21:46:18 +0000
  ...Do you know if the double switch version had the switches on top, and the single switch version had them underneath? In which case...
• Re: Throttle Valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 23:29:33 -0400
  If the switch is toasted most likely the connectors for the switch and the auxiliary air regulator were swapped. Easy check! Get your voltmeter...
• Re: WTB: Passenger power window switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 18:50:07 -0400
  ...Passenger power window switch > The power window switches are all the same, driver vs. passenger side etc. > Is the electrical part of the switch...
• Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 16:33:43 -0400
  Hey Vanagon Experts, What is the purpose of the rocker switch in the lower right side of my instrument cluster? It looks just like...
• Throttle switches
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:14:10 -0500
  On my 83 watercooled 1.9L digijet FI throttle assembly are two switches; one for throttle closed (idle) another for full throttle. What do...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:38:48 -0400
  John, Mark is right, the later model vans (86-91) have to use the two prong brake switches. All the wiring diagrams call for...
• Electrical Riddle (my dash...)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:58:19 -0400
  ...The little indicator light on the rear defrost switch will not always be on when the switch is on. It will come on with...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:13:43 -0500
  ...This switch works the other way to most other switches: when the plunger is UP, the switch is ON, and when the plunger is...
• leaky oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 25 Mar 96 14:31:29 EST
  ...The oil pressure switch on my '78 is leaking oil. The oil is leaking from the top of the switch body, not from the...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:59:05 -0700
  "Try a Filnor A-2011 (bottom left on this page) http://www.filnor.com/html/products/knife-switch.php ." Excellent. A Dr. Frankenstein's...
• Re: Headlight Switches and other switches
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:00:04 -0600
  >From: "jp07" >Michael, >what switch did you replace? My dash light do not work. > > When I got my Vanny, I could not see in...
• Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:10:47 -0400
  Yes, you can change the switch on your late model without losing the freon. The models with a trinary switch such as yours have...
• Re: Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:28:17 -0600
  ...After you have the switch back together and operational you need to adjust the switch plate so that the switch closes (switch is NO...
• Throttle Body/Switches?
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 07:11:10 -0400
  Volks, Does anyone know if the old type throttle body with the two throttle switches can be swapped for the new type with just...
• Re: PS Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:35:26 -0600
  I want to back David up here on switch repair. Tim Hannick - list member from down New Orleans way - visited my place some time...
• Re: Westy Faucet
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:53:23 -0700
  I second the foot switch "motion"! I think I got the idea from Malcolm here on the list. I installed a push button type...
• Re: Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:05:14 -0500
  BTW, it's usually the cam that the switch actuator rides on that wears to the point that the switch can no longer be...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 16 May 2014 09:46:17 -0700
  ...Off topic Friday question on switches... OK, I think I'm getting it now. The switch I have is a standard power tool switch...
• Re: Headlight switch repair
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:54:29 -0500
  Eric, there should be several sources for a new switch. Try these. Vanagain.com Van Cafe GoWesty Bus Depot There may be others. I...
• Re: Changing Rad Fan Switch and Temp II sensor, temp sender this weekend, anything I should know?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:26:45 -0500
  ...Never seen this switch go bad myself. The symptoms are a fan that dosent switchon or a fan that wont switch off. Early vanagons...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 20:11:28 -0400
  Sam, Having had to do this switch swap a number of times, I have to ask you, what are you talking about? The ignition...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:40:56 -0800
  And maybe while you are still inside the instrument cluster area, say, after step #3, check the switches themselves for correct funtion. A standard...
• Re: Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:32:43 -0500
  I think he wanted the "Single" switch ('85~'91) which is: http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=025906011A Or http://www.van-cafe.com...
• Re: Throttle Body/Switches?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:54:42 -0400
  I would be inclinded to update the switch before installling. You will find the new style works much better. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi...
• Re: Hi beam power from the dimmer swich to fuse block divided into two fused cir
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:38:12 EDT
  ...Power to the headlight switch controlled by the ignition switch. Power from the headlight switch to the dimmer switch where it is switched to...
• Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 05:18:12 -0700
  On 6/8/2014 5:13 PM, Mike B wrote: > If one brake light switch fails and the other one still works, the > brake...
• Re: can't get ignition switch housing off steering column
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 06:11:47 -0700
  ...three screws in top of collum that hold down and > align turn > indicator switch assembly/high-low beam assembly and > the windshield > wiper switch...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:10:01 -0700
  ...Throttle Valve Switch > > > IIRC, the switch situation is as follows: > > '83.5 - two switches. One at idle position, one for full throttle > enrichment > > '84...