Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 22+: 60 results shown for Control.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:24:09 -0500
  Speaking of heater controls and little known features. Two of the heater control levers have bumps on the sides of the 'knobs". This can...
• Re: Cruise Control Parts Shared With Rabbit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:08:12 -0700
  ...Mark miguel pacheco wrote: > Wondering if any of the Rabbits shared cruise control parts with the > Vanagon.....as in the switch on the blinker...
• Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 May 1999 21:17:24 -0400
  ...a Bosch trademark referring to fuel-injection systems which also directly control ignition timing. The Digifant is a modified Motronic system, while the Digijet...
• Re: What's Yer Favorite Car Battery
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sun, 9 May 1999 14:05:39 -0700
  ...Johnson Controls Delco Douglas Exide Optima<< Kent, I just visited the Interstate web pages and they have a line called: Extreme Performance by Interstate...
• testing upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Sat, 8 May 1999 09:21:26 -0700
  ...I have my wheels off to replace upper ball joints and I've noticed the upper control arm bushings have quite a bit of...
• Re: Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 20:27:40 -0600
  I have the Siemens 50 watt panel and charge controller mounted on the pop top of my 85. Works like a charm. The charge...
• Re: Fuel control unit - Test
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 May 2003 16:40:52 -0400
  At 02:45 PM 5/28/2003, Dave Vieira wrote: >Hello, > >is there a way to test a fuel control unit ? .. I think you...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:45:01 -0600
  ...Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought Hi Tom, The problem with the existing stock-style upper control arm bushings for the...
• Re: Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 06:35:32 EDT
  ...Current would still flow through these switches, of course, but it is much lower amperage used only to operate the relay control circuit, which...
• Re: Do I drain coolant B$ removing sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:51:21 -0400
  ...It could be a bad controller module. Diagnose by removing the controller module. Yrs, d
• Re: help me stop the oil light from blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:23:20 +0300
  ...There is a control unit mounted in the speedometer and it also senses engine RPM. THe control unit looks for system pressure from sensor...
• Re: Front Heater
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:10:51 -0400
  Take a look at the GoWesty website they have a good article (in the article section) on how the heater controls work. It may...
• Re: '80 vanagon camper for $5000 - is it worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:39:56 -0700
  ...Nothing about cruise control puts a "strain" on an engine. The cruise control is not a VW item (VW didn't offer cruise control...
• Re: question of oil level
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 11:42:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Pollution control? What's that? I just fill it until it comes out the hole, then I know I've got enough. I hate...
• cis problems - FIXED!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Thu, 20 Feb 1997 09:13:41 -0600
  ...The problem was a fried/missing/fouled up set of grounds that fried the control unit. Rewired, installed used control unit, reset fuel mixture...
• Re: 87 wolfsburg parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 09:40:05 -0700
  OK, how about the idle stabilizer control unit and the idle control valve? or do you want to send these out with the whole...
• Re: crusie control
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 04:23:49 EST
  In a message dated 3/1/01 5:19:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, dmoroughan@ATOMIC.NET writes: > how much is the cruise control...
• Idle Stabilizer Control Box
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:28:37 -0500
  Has - or is - anyone working on reverse engineering the idle stabilizer control using modern digital processor technology? Seems to me that for someone knowlegable...
• Re: Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:25:14 -0800
  ...Cruise control intermittent problem You might try adding an accumulator to the vacuum line, a vacuum reservoir so to speak. I ordered on from...
• Heater control lever
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hoffmann
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:02:21 -0700
  So one of my four heater/air control levers has had the tip get loose and pull off. It's made of a soft...
• creaking from right side upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:27:27 -0400
  ...Seems to be the right side upper control arm. I'll try to verify tomorrow by spraying some lube in there as best I...
• Re: 89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather,and automatic climate control????
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 14:30:46 -0600
  ...56146, VAN, airbags, passenger airbag, tilt wheel, recliner, leather seats, cruise > control, air conditioner, trip computer, automatic climate control, > electric seat warmer, power windows...
• Re: AC in the winter
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 21:35:02 CST
  ...i think the thermostat is inside the bus and the compressor kick-switch is controlled by that ... that is, it's the inside temp...
• Crusie Control for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 06:41:31 EST
  I'm looking for some information on cruise controls for a Vanagon with a 2.1 waterboxer engine. I have a customer who would...
• FS: parts - Idle Stabilizer Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 5 May 2005 23:58:01 -0400
  ...1) Idle Stabilizer Control Unit - the little black box that plugs in behind the right tail-light. Tested, works fine - $75 including shipping to...
• Re: Climate Control Help
  Historical mailing list - Kellen Dengler
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:24:00 -0700
  ...Climate Control Help > > > > Hi, > > > > So after my last post about the missing mystery knob below the climate > > control panel on my 1980 Vanagon I...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:40:32 -0400
  Hey, I sort of feel responsible for the latest exchange of snappy repartee regarding ISV control units....I am planning on attacking the 90...
• cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 09:38:25 -0800
  Hi there, On the subject of cruise control, my brother is an expert. He has been installing after market cruise in Vanagons and older...
• Re: sources for idle control value
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 06:26:12 EST
  ...If it is the control unit behind the RH tail light. That's another story. I think <A HREF="http://www.vanagain.com/">Van...
• Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:36:10 -0800
  ...cruise control on an air cooled westy > > *"I had an air-cooled westy, and enjoyed it quite a bit. However, every * *morning there was...
• What controls pre-ignition flashing of warning lights?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 18:28:47 -0700
  ...What controls the blinking of the temperature and oil warning lights after you turn on the ignition but before you engage the starter. On...
• Re: Rear Hatch Power Lock
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Reed
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:15:44 -0400
  ...allows the lock to be controlled by the front doors and the vertical position releases it from control of the front doors. Mine seems...
• Re: Cruise Control Afterfit?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 May 2006 02:05:01 EDT
  ...RIVERCLAN.ORG writes: > What has been the consensus on retrofit cruise control on an 87 GL? > Stock stuff work? Could I be so lucky...
• Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:26:30 -0500
  SGkgYWxsLApUaGUgaGVhdGVyIHVuZGVyIHRoZSByZWFyIHNlYXQgaGFzIGEgY29udHJvbCBrbm9i LgpDYW4gc29tZW9uZSB0ZWxsIG1lIHdoYXQgaXQgZG9lcz8gVGhlIEJlbnRsZXkgb25seSBzaG93 cyBhIHBpY3R1cmUgYnV0IG5vdCBob3cgaXQgZnVuY3Rpb25zLgoKIENoZWVycywKSGFycnk=
• Re: Issue w/ 90 Euro spec doka heating levers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:08:03 -0400
  ...Right is more. > > The second lever controls air temperature (including the side vents > on later ones). Right is hotter. > > The third lever controls airflow...
• Re: Solar Package Link Needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:14:31 -0700
  ...149 buck kit http://www.windynation.com/Monocrystalline-Solar-Kits/WindyNation-Inc/100-Watt-Monocrystalline-Solar-Panel-and-Charge-Controller-12-Volt-Battery-Charger...
• F.S. Fuel Injection parts from 1987 2.1 Digifant!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Lane
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:07:18 -0700
  ...Electronic Control Unit (ECU)(I've seen these in the $200's used) Air flow meter (4) fuel injectors w/fuel rails Distributor/Hall...
• AC ON / High idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:43:46 -0400
  ...So, on Digfan/late Van, i can not trace what control the higher idle when AC is ON, i know that the ISCU (Idle...
• Re: Upper Control Arm, hex key size
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Mon, 5 May 2008 08:50:58 -0700
  ...Upper Control Arm, hex key size > > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 23:22:34 -0700 > > > > > > > > > > Howdy, > > > > Can someone tell me what size hex key...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:52:42 -0700
  ...There were 2 types of coolant level control unit used and the exact behavior of the LED depends on which type you have. The...
• Cruise control
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 1995 18:48:01 -0700 (MST)
  I'd REALLY like to install some kind of cruise control in my '82 Westy, but I've seen models that merely have to...
• Need a Stove Knob.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 11:49:47 -0400
  Hey volks, When I bought my 85 Westy 3 years ago, one of the gas control knobs was broken off. Sheared off right at...
• Identifying a vacuum source??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Mar 1997 13:40:28 -0600
  I'm trying to figure out what a particular vacuum part controls. Does anyone know?? * Directly behind the air cleaner lies a round plastic...
• Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 21:40:53 -0700
  Has anyone added cruise to their Vanagon? I bought something off Ebay that I thought was a cruise control set for the Vanagon-turned...
• Mostly Cruise Control, some shrubs
  Historical mailing list - hosel
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 08:54:33 -0400
  Hey John, One of the things I want to add to my 90' GL is Cruise Control if its not too big of a...
• 89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather, and automatic climate control????
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 11:07:44 -0800
  ...56146, VAN, airbags, passenger airbag, front shoulder harness, rear shoulder harness, tilt wheel, recliner, leather seats, cruise control, air conditioner, trip computer, automatic climate...
• Re: Computerized Gauge Setup
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 10:34:04 -0800
  ...I'm still lobbying at work to buy a full blow version of the software to play with data aquisition and process control for...
• Re: Cruise control advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 20:29:29 EDT
  I bought an Audiovox cruise control from Jean Claude Whitnay. It works fine up to about 75 mph (measured with GPS ). It doesnt seem...
• Re: Wanted: Digijet idle controller
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:15:35 -0700
  ...Digijet idle controller > > > > > >Anyone got one for sale? Cheap is good. > > > >Please email with price. This is for an '84, > >in case that matters...
• Re: cruise control
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 15:36:46 -0500
  ...It's a cone shaped rubber unit that had developed a leak and therefore the cruise control wouldn't work anymore. It was simple...
• Replacing footwell vent control cable?
  Historical mailing list - Graham Janson
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 20:25:52 -0600
  ...Graham On 2011-04-05, at 18:53, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > Replacing footwell vent control cable? > > The control cable...
• Radiator Fan Ballast Resistor
  Historical mailing list - M Kaz
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:05:41 -0400
  Is anyone familiar with the various radiator fan speed control circuits on vanagons with manual transmission? I have two different wire harnesses, and they...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 18:18:35 -0800
  ...Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights... Hi there... My illuminating lights behind the heater/vent control panel and the cigarette lighter (with...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 12:12:18 -0400
  You can use a variable fequency AC drive controller but the torque of the motor will also vary with speed. If constant torque is...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:57:50 -0300
  ...Rinse and repeat. >> >> I unplugged the 12v from the idle control valve and the engine remained at idle. I removed the idle control valve...
• Fwd: Raining-no cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 10:52:07 -0600
  ...Anyone ever had this happen to them in their Vanagon? DM&FS >cruise control!!!!!!!!!!!! > >An individual had a wreck a couple of weeks ago...
• Re: What's the diff ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 May 2002 20:19:23 -0400
  ...9l motor uses the digijet fuel control system which is essentially a Bosch L-Jetronic system to control the timing and duration of fuel...
• What the Heck? Melted Heater Control Cable Housing - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:09:25 -0700
  ...When I looked inside, the cable housing on the two lower controls on the heater control were melted and now hardened so they don...
• Re: Upper Control Arm, hex key size
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 5 May 2008 17:56:51 -0700
  ...Upper Control Arm, hex key size > > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 23:22:34 -0700 > > > > > > Howdy, > > > > Can someone tell me what size hex key...
• Re: I need three black plastic heater control levers...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:41:12 -0500
  ...For easier removal here in the frozen north I sometimes slit the top of the control as far as the little hole. I also...