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• Re: Worn Locks?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Jul 1997 09:36 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The scratches on the outside of the steering column isn't the only damage being done! (The weight of the keys pulls the car...
• The Project Advances
  Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:50:13 -0800
  ...Now to re-install the radiator and then tackle the dashboars/steering column reinstall. For some reason, I have a pile of wires and...
• Re: Can Anyone Spare a Dometic LP gas orifice?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 10 May 2008 16:45:22 -0600
  ...or Butane gas at a supply pressure of 11 inches water column pressure. The orifice in the jet is very small and must never...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:46:17 -0700
  ...Cunegonde's only working headlight circuit is driver's side high beam, which goes on/off normally from the steering column stalk switch. Driver...
• Re: plug and play intermittant programmable/adjustable wiper relays for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:28:41 -0800
  look in the bentley manual to see how you remove a plastic tab in steering column so that stalk can move down to intermittent...
• Heads up for 78 champagne edition bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 20:41:34 -0500
  ...bus I have seen also carries the brown dash, with brown column cover, wiper and blinker switches. As to the interior panels, GOOD LUCK...
• Re: Windshield washers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 95 10:03:21 bst
  ...After replacing the valve inside the steering column to stop me getting a lap full of water every time I used them, the washers...
• Re: Programmable Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 10:13:51 -0700
  ...than deal with the ordeal of replacing it >(disassembling the steering column, replacing shear bolts, etc.) I thought >I'd explore the possibility of...
• Re: How many Vanagon list members/vanagon chat room?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 22:58:15 -0800
  Yeah- on the left column or the home page of Vanagon dot com it's says Chat. >From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> >To...
• Re: Jailbar kits
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:07:56 -0400
  ...com> >or possibly >www.creative-engineering.com> >(there was a hyphenated column-break there, stupid editor should've >caught that) >-- >Andrew Grebneff >Dunedin, New...
• Re: SILVER SOCKET Re: Switch/Light??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 07:54:02 -0800
  ...on the lower dash just to the right of the steering column. It appears > > stock > > but isn't shown in the Westy owners manual...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:01:12 -0500
  ...is a manual switch installed (which is installed on the steering column) to turn on the radiator fan manually. In a parts box in...
• when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 04:13:00 EST
  ...but I was wondering, is there a wire in the steering column that would ground parking brake light and cause it to come on...
• Maybe this sums it up.. maybe not..
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 23:37:37 -0700
  This email from the San Francisco Chronicle columnist Mark Morford was sent to his email list this morning. Even though this is his column...
• Re: Busted ignition lock
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 13:15:16 PST
  ...I think I pinched the green horn wire inside the column or something stupid. All I wanted is to get her back on the...
• Re: Help!!!!Key WON"T WORK
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 21:22:23 -0800
  ...in a way so as to put tension on the steering column lookout? you might try to turn the wheel back to a slightly...
• dash/stereo
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 15:36:37 -0800
  ...the blood, sweat, and tears, but the manual shows the steering column must be lowered, by drilling out a shear bolt. I don't...
• Re: towing my van - my towbar website
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:37:16 -0400
  Flo, I disconnect the battery and then with the key in the ignition turn it on so the steering column is not locked. The...
• Re: stupid electrical question
  Historical mailing list - Office 2004 Test Drive User
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:58:33 -0600
  Mark, Be sure to check your wiper/washer switch at the steering column. The copper contacts may be dirty and stopping current flow. A...
• Re: Aftermarket Cruise Control on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 5 May 1998 02:40:18 EDT
  ...Control mounted on the steering column This might be more accurately described as the "driver input switches". The switches here are inputs to the...
• Re: silly little question about the basics...removing plate over the horn on ...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:00:50 -0700
  ...its probably a bad ground on the brown > wire > > that runs down your steering column. > > At least it's not what happened to me...
• Re: 84 Vanagon head lights stuck on hi beam
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stewart
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:19:56 -0700
  ...If you take the steering column cover off and play with the switch, it should be obvious what I'm talking about. The TS...
• Re: variable-speed wiper relay mod
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 09:59:22 -0700
  ...from the junkyard. - Remove the white locking pin from the wiper column switch. This will allow it to move downwards into the intermittent position...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:21:30 -0400
  ...The bolts attach the column to a pair of fairly thin straps suspended from the upper dash area. These straps operate primarily in tension...
• Re: Opinions on WCM products?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 07:55:47 +0930
  ...or B.O. (Back Ordered) as we've been waiting months for the basement door lock covers and knee protector/steering column rubber.... k
• Ignition key sticks
  Historical mailing list - Rob McGee
  Sat, 28 Sep 1996 10:12:53 -0600
  ...removing the protective cover from the steering column and jiggling wires to ignition cylinder 5. Parking on a relatively flat area vs. incline 6...
• Re: Some points on why the Wasserboxer was the way for me...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:56:23 +0100
  ...dashboard to suit normal driving practice, they also did the steering column. That bl00dy vehicle had the ignition switch on the left, and turn...
• 11 in. pressure = how many Bars - part 2
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 07:45:43 -0800
  It's 11 inches of water, properly called 11 inches of Water Column (W.C.). 27.5 inches of W.C. is approximately 1...
• Re: Lower Ball Joints!!!!!!!!!!!(valiant)
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 20:25:55 -0800
  ...so > it had manual windows, 225 slant 6, 3 on the column rubber floor mats, > vinal bench seats front and rear, plenty of leg...
• Re: Sears disaster- BOZO's heh
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 25 May 2001 12:22:29 -0500
  ...One newspaper columnist disparagingly remarked that they should name the community by taking the first two letters of those two towns and placing them...
• Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 12:38:00 -0400
  ...TWO stalks on the left side of the steering column? Is that upper one a cruise control/MFA control stalk? Seats look comfy (and...
• factory auxiliary heater.
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:58:00 -0400
  ...Under the dash left of the steering column there is a little box with a lever to reset the heater I guess. When I...
• Re: Low Beams quit working!...Is it the switch?
  Historical mailing list - Brien K Dews
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:09:44 -0400
  ...You'll have to disassemble the steering column to get to it. Check the archives for more info. Brien K Dews CC www.busesbythebeach...
• Re: washer fluid won't work
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:30:17 -0400
  ...To do this, remove the plastic cover from the steering column. Now, lie underneath the steering wheel on the floor of the van (legs...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:21:48 -0600
  ...I guess I need to disassemble the column to >> access said piece of plastic? What does this piece do to inhibit >> said >> relay? >> >> Or...
• Re: Steering Locks
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 13:44:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Maybe it had a transplanted steering column, from a '68 perhaps? Ah, the mysteries with which our loaves constantly titillate us... :^) Steve Maher smaher...
• vanagon windows for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 13:33:04 -0500
  ...vents,switches,condensor, hardware, anything) * steering column with horn button, wheel(brown), turn swith and wiper switch, * dash (brown) no damage * grab handles * rear...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:51:42 -0800
  ...Some of them get impacts on occasion, like knees to steering column covers and map pockets, while others just get normal usage, like door...
• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:19:32 -1000
  ...When you refer to the "ignition switch", are you referring to the ignition on the steering column where the key is inserted? One thing...
• Re: Intro again
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:55:23 -0800
  ...From there, a column extends along the >>> ceiling all the way to the front, with vents on both sides of the > column, >>> spaced every...
• Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:02:36 -0400
  ...I verified 11" water column using a home-built manometer. Condensation drain is closed. I have cleaned a bit of accumulated dust from the...
• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2008 09:58:23 -0700
  ...hazard light switch and the multi > punned socket on the steering column cover. What is that for? OBDll? I like > the storage tray on...
• Re: Desperate for a High Top!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 21:02:02 -0500
  ...But, now you'll need a switch, too! An expensive, later column switch stalk assembly is what's needed, but a cheaper, momentary toggle...
• Re: insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:39:54 -0400
  ...How about adding insulation around the "hot column" and on the exposed exhaust pipe as it goes up from the column to the exit...
• Free parts from 1985 Westy-you pay shipping
  Historical mailing list - C. Pius Weibel
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:30:14 -0500
  ...Window wiper motor 2 Brown tables with rotating leg Steering wheel, column exterior plastic, steering wheel guts, horn pad (all brown) Heater/Defrost control...
• Blower motor/lock set
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:46:08 -0600
  ...The lock set is a complete set of handles and rear hatch button assemblies and the upper steering column shaft with the ignition switch...
• Re: Yucatan trip report (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:31:47 -0500
  ...the turn signal stalk on the RIGHT side of the steering column) but I made it back home and drove my other car to...
• Re: Dash blower install...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 14:28:00 +0300
  ...You easily disassemble the whole iron dashboard, I did it with the attached steering column because there are two screws I could not open...
• intermittent sound w/ steering--'87 GL Westi
  Historical mailing list - Gail Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:32:31 -0700
  ...Am wondering if there's some sort of "fraternizing" going on inside the steering column, and if there's any cause for concern. Next...
• Re: Rear Window Washer
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 19:23:14 +1000
  ...Is it included in > the regular washer/wiper handle on the steering column? > > Thanks! >
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:55:16 -0600
  ...I wrap the steering column with paper towels and tie it on. It will keep most of the fluid off your carpet until you...
• Re: remove ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:41:23 -0400
  ...How does one remove the ignition switch from the steering column 1986 van....? clarence pinehurst, nc.
• Re: Installing AMP in Vanagon..wiring SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Babe Bones
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:10:53 -0700
  ...They are all crimped together at the end and are >connected to nothing...dangling under the steering column. Question: are >these VW brown wires...
• mystery vents
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:43:32 -0400
  ...No access to the duct (aka umbrella holder) that goes from the dash to the door column when the door is closed. I am...
• windshield washer fixed
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  07 Mar 96 13:16:10 EST
  ...The problem was that the part of the hose that runs up inside the steering column tube to the wiper switch was leaking. So...
• Fw: Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 00:16:47 +0200
  ...Westy has 2 stalks on the (L) side of the s-column: > > upper is turn sig and lower is cruise. > > > > Hmm, my 86 syncro...
• Re: headlights are working again
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:06:28 -0400
  ...horn failure (bad/broken connection of the ground at the steering column). Karl. At 10:02 AM -0700 10/7/02, Mike Miller wrote...
• Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 May 2004 21:50:11 -0500
  The relay below and in front of the steering column looks like an Eberspacher Heater Safety Reset Relay .......... but it could be a relay...
• mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:06:36 -0500
  ...off the fuse box on the end closest to the steering column. It orginates on a 2 fuse panel to the right of my...
• Re: I'm in Hot VWs magazine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:33:21 -0700
  ...So this month (April 2008) this story is on Page 24 under the "Transporter Talk" column. The magazine folks mis-spelled Syncro, NOT! I...