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• Next CCC trip (8/15-8/17)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 05 Aug 1997 19:17:21 -0700
  ...This means a flashlight and perhaps a 'glow stick' or mini flash light. You'll also want to wear jeans, boots, and a long...
• Re: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 26 May 2007 16:57:09 -0400
  ...Benefit? As long as the LED glows at any speed above 15mph you know the fan's bearings have not bound up! QED. YMMV...
• Re: Green digital clock (from Mars)
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 12:59:59 -0600
  ...But alas, the radio in my Vanagon glows green, and the digital clock on the dash has ALL the LCD bars displayed. When the...
• Re: Fridge led glowing on its own again.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:28:04 -0700
  ...I mentioned a >> couple of weeks again that my blue led on indicator panel was >> starting to glow when fridge not running. This started...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:24:51 -0700
  ...Many have that dorky little round window that shows a faint blue glow, if you get your eyeball just right, when the flame is...
• Re: Skylight color needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:18:18 -0700
  ...I get a piece of bronze-gold Plexiglas called 'Edge Glow' .. and have it custom cut to the right size to put where there...
• Re: My poor Engine..
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 07:26:00 -0600
  ...and it was glowing red... so I figured the >same was with mine.. so you think it was just too much fuel in there...
• Re: Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 20:22:58 -0700
  ...larger battery and install it closer to the starter and the glow plugs, which consume all the much needed juice. Any suggestions or tips...
• FS 82 Diesel Vanagon L (have pics this time)
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 18:30:53 -0500
  ...30k on rebuilt 1.6NA engine. - PO replaced battery, glow plugs, and timing belt - current inspection + everything works The bad: - rear main seal failed...
• Re: Now For My Money...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:29:48 -0800
  ...he's out there should have you basking in an avuncular >> glow. Good call. >> Stephen >> --- On Sun, 1/15/12, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST...
• FS: Thule Roof Rack for A2 Jetta/ GTI (some vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Kevin and Heather
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 20:43:39 -0600
  ...Its only taken 6 months (!) for everything to come together, all parts, new block, new oil pump, exhaust, clutch, water pump, glow plugs, etc...
• Re: FS: Westy Eberspacher heater CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 09:11:26 -0600
  ...Comes > with the main heater unit (with glow plug and sensor/switch > attached), fuel pump, ducting etc. I believe a blower motor is also...
• Re: Doors Closed, LED Dome Light Glows On. Solved?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 21:38:39 -0800
  It's all Greek to me Neil. All I know is that the three festoon lights I swapped out for LEDs quite frequently would...
• Re: Wonky temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 May 2015 23:47:57 -0400
  ...Just glows >faintly. Temp needle pegs ‘immediately’ >which means starts rising immediately but takes 2-3 seconds to reach the top. That's about...
• Re: headlight switch bulb
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 08:34:36 -0700
  ...So I decided to install a small 3mm LED in the switch similar to the orange glowing light on the rear window defroster switch...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:07:43 -0500
  ...zero. > Tach drops to zero. > Clock turns off. > High beam LED glows dimly. (if i turn on high beams, the LED goes > OUT, ironically...
• Re: warped SA rotors...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:00:46 -0800
  I had a caliper stick / drag, and got that rotor hot enough to glow (it was dark by the time I stopped). I removed...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:56:30 -0400
  ...cap off or shining a flashlight into the side of the tank so that it glows internally, especially as the tank ages. Yours, David
• Lighting the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Ssittservl
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 03:47:35 EST
  ...until the "lit" LED on the monitor panel slowly starts to glow. Takes about 10-20 sparks. All this must be done quickly. - The...
• Re: FW: Diesel No Start?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin and Heather
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 16:14:12 -0600
  ...Starts just fine when cold and the glow plugs turn on, but once hot, cant restart unlesss I wait for a couple hours to...
• Re: How many fuel pumps does a Eberspacher BA6 Gas Heater have?
  Historical mailing list - Chibong Oh
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 21:06:12 +0900
  ...The glow plug works and I am getting gas as far as the pump but the hose beyond it the hose is dry. The...
• Re: Starting problem with the 1.6D
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:20:07 -0500
  ...1 cold start problem is crapped up injectors (assuming >your glow plugs are working). Having the correct oil viscosity helps it >to >crank faster...
• Re: bizarre electrical problem (kinda urgent)
  Historical mailing list - timnew
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 08:25:10 -0800
  ...I tried turning it over again, very weak glow from idiot lights. waited a few seconds, tried again, Click, nothing, a repeat of the...
• Re: re-wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:06:41 -0500
  ...and check the positive mounting cable to the starter, alternator, coil/glowplug (cold start injector). Look for frayed connections at push on terminals. Cables...
• Re: Replacement fridge LED - which one to get
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 5 May 2005 07:36:43 -0700
  ...flip the switch on and there's a nice light blue glow filling the van...enough light for me to see, but not enough...
• Re: Friday NVC: Ford may import Transit (Westfalia converts this)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 May 2012 13:11:57 -0700
  ...The 2WD owner has been hearing glowing reports of the effect of a Syncro transaxle, or Peloquin/LSD in the 2WD transaxle, and changing...
• Re: Turn signal woes--91 GL automatic
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:59:58 -0500
  ...However, I have pulled the TS fus and that does nothing the change the state of the dimly glowing turn signal light. My brother...
• Fixing Horns - On the Leading edge...Beer survey
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:36:31 EDT
  ...I've still got that 'glow' + frizzy hair). > > Austin > Hi Austin, We never make progress unless we get off the well beaten lemming path...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:20:37 EST
  ...This message takes for granted that you have checked that all your glow plugs are in good working order and your fuel filter and...
• Re: Lower Mainland (B.C.) Bait Cars
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:29:48 -0700
  ...burglars don't know you have to pre-glow a diesel to make it fire) The other odd thing: I lived almost 10yy in...
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Jun 1996 02:16:45 -0700
  ...Perhaps you've seen photos of them heated to a glowing state, and then handled by people with their bare hands while they're...
• Re: Dash improvement?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 23:03:38 -0500
  ...much that we tried it on the Vanagon too - a warm glow rather than a high gloss shine - very authentic looking. James Ottawa, ON...
• Re: OK- here's a good one........What is that other little LED on the instrument cluster that never lights up?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 00:25:14 EST
  ...light circuit, taking advantage of the freeing up of the diesel glow plug light. I always hated VW's approach to one light for...
• Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon / Only Newer, Not Better
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 09:00:14 EST
  ...All that seems to be out there are wonders of current technology lit in glowing blue neon from the Jellybean School of Design. One...
• Re: '78 Chrysler Omni or Plymouth Pacer Sought
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:27:01 -0400
  ...Guess what happened when it rained...too rich to run above idle and glowing CAT. There was plenty more wrong with the car (mine...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 15:53:19 -0400
  ...to the correct pins? One half of the sender > controls a glow plug relay, the other the gauge, IIRC. Each signal uses a > separate...
• Re: LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Nov 1994 13:19:43 -0800 (PST)
  ...Are we all agreed that > regardless of > colour that the LED glows faintly when first lit and then gets brighter > as the flame intensifies...
• Re: Weird no start
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:39:06 -0700
  ...They have an erie glowas if there is something pulling all > the juice from the battery. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Barry > > Moo 88...
• Re: 83 diesel into 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 19:04:23 -0800
  ...really? didn't know that..good to know in advance... > > 6) Glow plug - I plan to install a dash mounted push > > button. > Sounds like...
• Hot Cat
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 06:01:57 -0800
  ...By the time I make to home it's getting dark and I look at the cat and it's glowing red. Next morning...
• Re: Towing, Anyone? (long)
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 02:14:08 -0400
  ...Under maximum fuel pressure (perhaps 5 Bar), the cat should glow and smoke and self-destruct ! 3) Excessive Fuel pump operating noise. Not a...
• Re: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the light
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 08:57:21 -0700
  ...The >glow seems to be voltage dependent: it brightens with >higher RPM, and it >goes out if one or two electrical items (fan, >defroster...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 10:36:14 -0700
  ...With that you > can see the led starting to glow, the intensity directly related to the > heat in the chamber. > >> > >> I found that you...
• FFFFriday Follies: A Old Tale of the Deep South
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 21 Jul 95 00:00:33 CDT
  ...His eyes were glowing red in the firelight, but they flickered somehow, as if glowing from within instead of reflecting the light of the...
• Re: Fwd: Westfalia refrigerator issues
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 24 May 2011 19:07:56 -0500
  ...After a half a dozen pumps, I release the igniter > >switch and the green led on the cabinet glows. The propane burner is lit...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 21:27:28 -0800
  ...issue with the HID system is the glowing bit of the element is different than the glowing bit of a halogen bulb so the...
• Re: High beams not working
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 10:47:12 -0700
  ...you all know that of course, with the 400 watts a glowing > for hours on end and never have we had any problems. > > On...
• Re: troubleshooting Westy Fluorescent light
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:36:19 -0700
  ...The ends glow, but it doesn't come on. Is there a way to> > test the output of the fixture or the bulb with...
• tach dash wiring, color order
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:52:15 -0800
  ...black oil pressure 14 blue/green OXS led (use this for glow plug led on diesels) Most of these wires are present but in...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:14:13 -0500
  ...with > ignition off + headlight switch on, three LEDs in the dashboard glow. > With engine running + headlight switch off - normal. Engine running > + headlight switch on...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:40:28 -0500
  ...the gas itself is what gives off light, > not a hot glowing tungsten element. This is also why they don't come > in little...
• Re: How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 17:10:30 -0700
  ...Might you have an idea of your heater circuit glow plugs are working on your 2002 TDI ? I believe that's an ALH ....which...
• FFFFrydaye Fan Tasses
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 21:36:52 -0500
  ...Like some bloated lifeguard at the beach, but with eyes that were glowing red in the firelight. His eyes flickered somehow, as if glowing...
• re: The Glowing Letter (inuvik trip)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:20:23 -0800
  a guy from work just got back from Inuvik, the price of gas there right now is $0.829/litre or $3.14/(us...
• Re: Tiico-After market water temp gauge/oil temp gauge question.......
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:32:23 -0400
  ...work, too, but not a diesel Vanagon.) These vehicles put the glow plug temp sender in the same location, so they have *two* threaded...
• Re: part # for non-hella 2nd battery relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:32:23 -0700
  ...and the light keeps glowing red NOT green when I try to run anything.. including charging my phone ... the inverter will start green move...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Sep 2008 to 4 Sep 2008 - Special issue (#2008-966)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:44:46 -0700
  ...Wire a tail light across it by itself and time how long the light burns a decent glow. Since the wattage is on the...
• Re: AC Blower problem
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:52:09 -0700
  ...For example it was used as the glow plug fuse on many VW diesels including the 82/83 Vanagons with diesel engines. It was...
• Bleeding Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Randy C. Nunes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 20:25:29 -0400
  ...hope speaking here - but my coolant is now blue not nuclear glow in the dark green.) I call this success (I told you mediocre...
• Re: Syncro Tranny Lube Questions
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 19:21:34 +0000
  ...SO, more research is required. > > The reason I ask is that after hearing such glowing reports, I was going to > have the tranny drained...