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• Re: [Q] coolant light blinking/heating problem?
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Fri, 9 May 2003 14:38:55 -0400
  ...Re: [Q] coolant light blinking/heating problem? ....Fix the low speed fan, high speed fan only comes on when you are hot or when...
• Re: 2.1 Oil light on at low speeds
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Sep 2011 12:38:02 -0400
  ...2.1 Oil light on at low speeds I plan to put 100 miles on it before an oil change and transmission fluid change...
• Re: DriversSide Rectangular LowBeam
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Nov 2017 09:07:50 -0800
  E code rectangular lights can be fitted, but the shape isn't exactly the same. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p...
• Re: Vanagon trailer wiring help needed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 04:26:05 -0700
  ...Since the Van's low tail lights would be covered by my gear I decided to mount trailer lights to the thing. I spliced...
• overheating??!!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Resler
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:29:39 -0400
  ...Within 100 yards the red light is blinking again! So what's happening? The manual says a blinking coolant light means low coolant - fill...
• Low coolant light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 27 Jul 2024 14:40:52 -0700
  ...So I drove home with the light flashing all the way. At home, I waited until it cooled and removed the pressure cap. Sure...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Cool Yellow Headlight Lenses]
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Sun, 29 Jun 1997 12:05:11 -0400
  ...Having your white lights on in fog actually detracts from your visibility, but when they're mounted low enough and properly aimed they can...
• Re: Sylvania 9004 CB headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 May 2000 11:03:33 +1200
  ...lighting. >The bulbs are not the problem; the problem is that the reflectors suck. The >solution is to scrap your stock hi/low beams...
• Re: 90 Vanagon temp light flashing, needle ok- HELP
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sun, 31 Aug 1997 12:37:01 -0400
  ...The light is to indicate a low coolant level. The coolant level sensor is located in the cap of the plastic coolant tank at...
• Blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:00:29 EDT
  I am trying to track down this flashing light on the temp gage. I know it is for the low coolant sensor. I get...
• oxy. sensor\battery lights and pop top bed weight limit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 11:44:21 -0700
  since traffic seems to be low today i thought i would ask some boring questions. what is the weight limit of the upper bunk...
• No Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:14:00 -0500
  Hi All, I just got trailer wiring installed and the technician indicated my brake lights were not working (both sides). I am more than...
• Weird lighting issue
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:43:30 -0500
  ...Engine on, headlight switch on, the headlights work properly, both low beams and high beams. Neither of the right side running lights come on...
• Re: Inner round SA headlights mounitng?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:16:24 -0500
  ...upper and lower edge of the > chassis metal, where the stock lights are mounted. > > I know that even the rectangular lights have little metal...
• Re: fog light wiring ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 21:14:23 -0800
  ...time adding some PIAA fog lights. > > I guess I would like the fogs to come on with the low beams, and the pencil > beams...
• =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Installing_GoWesty=92s_headlight_upgrade_kit.?=
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:46:10 -0800
  ...The > biggest change seems to be in the low beam. When the > lights are on you can actually see the light cast on > the...
• Round Headlight Upgrade from Sealed Beams
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:07:01 -0400
  ...The low beams have the sharp E-code cut-off so it appears that I have good light out pretty far without hitting oncoming...
• Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 00:38:33 -0500
  ...That's what it says in the owner's manual -- flashing light for low pressure, also buzzer if above 2000 rpm. I haven't...
• Re: Westy fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:10:09 -0400
  ...4) > turn on the display lights so that you can watch the lower left light (the > fridge igniter indicator light). 5) pump the left...
• Re: Instrument cluster electrical gemlins
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:15:35 -0800
  ...The last one seems almost like low pressure. The added strain of the lights causing a slight drop in the RPMs that causes the...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:42:02 -0800
  ...need to know which relay is the hi beam low beam relay. My lights > wont come on unless you hold up the dimmer switch...
• Re: Sylvania 9004 CB headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 23 May 2000 20:46:50 -0700
  ...high/low beams. That's most likely what you need. Even with larger wires, relays, etc. you will not get good lighting out of...
• Re: Crazy Coolant Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:54:23 -0400
  ...It sounds like you are getting a "low coolant level" warning. Is the tank possibly a little low? Not the tank you can see...
• Re: flickering lights '86
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 21:18:48 -0700
  ...battery light flicker at speeds of 65mph and > above. They don't stay on, just flicker. This does not happen at low > speeds. Am...
• Re: Aircooled and Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 01:03:57 -0400
  ...Of course, you can't always plug into one, so at low temperatures you need a lighter weight oil (and you also reduce your...
• Re: H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:42:52 -0400
  ...at the upper edge of the low beams they're much easier to aim than US-spec lights. A number of times I've...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:29:22 -0500
  On insufficient pressure for the low pressure switch, the oil pressure warning light should blink. Over 2000 rpm if the higher pressure swith is...
• Brake Warning Light Stays On
  Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:56:26 EDT
  Sorry, I intended to say "There is no low brake fluid level indicator fitted" As I understand it this is fitted to the reservoir...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:59:39 -0800
  ...lights work. I made a small jumper wire and plugged one end into the hot wire (power wire) and then jumped to the low...
• Re: Third brake light
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:28:59 -0400
  ...They further obscure the low down stock lights. I put some LED lights > in the upper corners of my back window. They have 2...
• Re: Hole in luggage rack/ best repair material?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:24:51 -0700
  ...yeah I like that ideal ..custom inlaid driving light or two there. .. with brush guard so it doesn't happen with the next low...
• Re: Best way from bumper mounted lights to under dash?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:41:07 -0400
  Ground to the body near the lights. Run the power wire to the left side behind the left headlight bucket and sneak in with...
• Re: Headlight Ground
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 08:12:06 -0600
  Hi All, The head light ground and most of the vans front grounds are behind the fuse panel. Remove the lower 2 screws and...
• Installing GoWesty�s headlight upgrade kit.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:01:28 -0800
  ...The biggest change seems to be in the low beam. When the lights are on you can actually see the light cast on the...
• Re: E-code lights/SA grille
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 23:46:30 PDT
  ...At any rate, >H4 light bulb units are available in 7 inch round size and thus >are a drop in replacement for the low...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:15:08 -0800
  ...I'm changing it now. > > My question is, can there be a problem with low oil pressure if the > light stays off at low...
• Re: another angle on high-wattage headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Kim
  Tue, 12 May 1998 20:15:07 EDT
  ...The poor performance of the rectangular lights (especially the low >beams) is why there are so many threads about using higher wattage bulbs. > This...
• Re: Vendors for E-code OEM Vanagon Low-beams
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 18:32:48 -0700
  ...Hella and Cibie H4 are E-code lights as well. This term is probably being used here as a shortcut description, but someone who...
• Bliking coolant light and back firing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 05:50:26 -0700
  ...Coolant temp light blinking. Coolant level ok. Temp verified ok at factory AND aftermarket temp gauages. Maybe bad temp level sending unit but ironic...
• Re: Where to aim the headlights? SA grill.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:46:47 +1200
  ...lights until they shine directly forward and the low-beam cutoff is just below the back window of the car. Blank one light off...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:44:09 -0500
  ...When I lower the engine > |speed back down, sometimes it will start blinking again, > |sometimes the light will stay off. > |> I am pretty sure...
• More light on the 84 "red light" mystery
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 17:42:46 -0400
  Here are the results of my efforts to solve the mystery of the red low level coolant light that never stops blinking. Some of...
• Re: Color suggestion!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 13:58:17 -0700
  ...almost finish fixing the lower sliding door and some little rust spot. The upper colcor is off white (light Cream), am looking to change...
• Re: Head light swap to LED, Early Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 28 May 2024 14:52:00 -0400
  This is a "Low cost" option... indicates hi/low beam too. Compact and will fit easy. https://tinyurl.com/2ma6f5m3 I've had good...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:24:42 -0800
  ...No head > lights. No high beams, no low beams. BUT - if I hold the > turn-signal/bright/dimm stalk in the 'back" position - i...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:33:50 -0400
  ...If the resistance is out of range then the light will come on. If the coolant is low or sloshes away from the sensor...
• Re: ecode h4 headlights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 14 May 2005 21:35:27 +1200
  ...The >SA grill comes with the two smaller inner H1 lights, which I've heard >variously called "driving lights", "city lights", and "running >lights...
• coolant sensor questions
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 11:05:48 -0600
  ...low current will not flow and the light will blink. The light will also blink because of the problems listed above. My coolant light...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:31:41 -0800
  AHA! This is a classic Volkswagen gotcha! There is no MECHANICAL swich for the brake lights. There are instead TWO hydralic switches on the...
• Re: Flywheel Lightening
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:51:17 PST
  ...The crank will start to vibrate at lower speeds because of the lighter weight on the end to balance harmonics out. The will be...
• Re: Flashing light
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 16:47:07 -0700
  Most likely your coolant is a bit low, and filled the reservoir as it heated up. Check it when cool - you'll probably need...
• Re: help me add a light over sink
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:24:34 -0400
  Back before LEDs were a thing I replaced my kitchen light with a fluorescent and added another over the low cabinets, both on the...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:56:37 -0700
  ...When it's very cold, > > the > > green light on the right comes on at the lowest thermostat setting but > when > > it's not so...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:56:54 -0500
  ...When it's very cold, >>> the >>> green light on the right comes on at the lowest thermostat setting but >>> when >>> it's not so...
• Re: Thank you for temperature answers!
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 18:27:26 -0800
  ...Thus, too low a level of coolant breaks the circuit and SHOULD make the light come one. Likewise, disconnecting the sensor SHOULD make the...
• LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Mon, 9 May 2011 20:56:35 -0700
  ...LED lighting for their vans. My solution as follows; "INREDA" under cabinet strip units from IKEA. 30 LEDs in a very low profile brushed...
• Re: Projektzwo driving light compatibility
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 21:03:00 +0000
  ...Is that your rig? Do you have details on the lower step in the photo? That's an awesome addition. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:48:53 -0400
  ...90 Westy) lights out, not even the little blue light on the >dash. Click it again and I have the low beams. >I have...
• Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:14:07 -0700
  ...possibility of a bad warning light. When I bought my first vanagon I didn't know it had low oil pressure at idle when...
• Re: H4 European Headlight report
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 13 May 2009 10:26:34 -0400
  ...With the H4 lights you get a bunch more light on the road > with low beams and no one is flashing you. I am...