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• Re: refrigerator failure, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:04:17 -0800
  ...When I push the switch, the lamp just comes on and glows with a steady orange light. I am following the lighting protocol correctly...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:43:21 -0700
  ...between spark > > plug wires and ground (might see sparks outright, > or glow around wires, at > > night), or, even if not root cause, fouled plugs...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:18:49 -0700
  ...Seems to work fine now and no longer glows red hot. Probably something to note for anyone who is using RTV -- the alignment may...
• 82 Air Cooled Questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:36:01 -0600
  ...On my van there is a glow plug type device use to determine if the engine is overheating or not. This is kinda disconcerting...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 22:12:42 -0400
  ...It's a new battery, I am using the choke, the glow plugs are warmed.. Sounds like you have a leak in your fuel...
• Re: Finding women like this (was Big Valves for me?)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 12:39:08 -0400
  ...our van halfway across >the American Southwest last summer when the glow-plugs >died on vacation. Oh, let me never awaken from this >dream...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 19:31:17 -0500
  ...With that you > > can see the led starting to glow, the intensity directly related to the > > heat in the chamber. > > >> > > >> I found that you...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:05:53 -0600
  ...cap off or shining a flashlight into the side of > the tank so that it glows internally, especially as the tank ages. > > Yours, > David >
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:44:33 -0700
  ...An LED is a light-emitting diode, not > a generic term for a little round bright thing that glows with a pretty > color. The...
• Moldy Pop Top Cure
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 23:17:21 -0700
  ...Lying asleep in the top, I would frequently wake-up for no good reason, half expecting to see the stuff glowing on the inside...
• Re: Turn signal system failure
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:46:12 -0700
  ...With the stalk in center position the indicator glows dimly. Changing the emergency flasher relay (21) didn't correct the fault. I have disconnected...
• Re: 82 Diesel oil pressure switch and thermal sensors
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:51:46 -0700
  ...thermal sensors for the water temperature guage and (I believe) the > glow > plug temperature sensor are called out as the same part number on...
• Re: New circuit board options
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 21 Jul 2019 13:50:14 -0300
  ...I kinda like the hazy yellow glow currently (or liked before I lost those lights!) and don’t want bright white lights. Maybe gowesty...
• Re: Friday: Dumb way to start a fire, Friday or any day
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:07:46 -0500
  ...As soon as I started in > on the steel, the whole workbench lit up in an intense glow for a few > seconds. I managed...
• Any Westy Owners like Music and "Gathering"?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:53:56 -0600
  ...No random acts of violence or anything like that, (possession of prohibited weapons is treated seriously) people seem to have a "glow" during the...
• eyebrows (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 21:20:08 -0800
  ...this back up and gives the front sort of a unique glow... looks nice.. they stick inside the retaining ring,easy to install,just...
• Westy fridge flame indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:53:58 -0400
  ...It is helpful when lighting the fridge because you can see if it is on even when it is just beginning to glow. With...
• Billy Bones at 100 - dumbest thing I've ever done
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:28:05 -0700
  ...At 93 the whole front end began to glow a bright orange - eventually becoming white hot. At 95 my face became distorted. At 96...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 21:51:34 -0700
  ...you didnt have any brakes is that > when the rotors were glowing red, the brake fluid is boiling, and when it boils, > oxygen is...
• tach cluster into older clock dash, wiring
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:01:41 -0800
  ...You can splice in your tach wire and use this female terminal to go into pin 9 (it was the glow plug indicator for...
• 1982 Vanagon diesel for sale in northern Virginia
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 13:20:58 -0500
  ...w/2 gauge cables - 900 cold cranking amps Waterpump Exhaust system Glow plugs Fuel injectors, oil filler tube and fuel lines Fuel filter and...
• Re: Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:39:32 -0800
  ...larger battery and install it closer to the starter and the glow plugs, > which consume all the much needed juice. > > Any suggestions or tips...
• Re: Group 41 Battery? As house battery, under Driver Seat?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 09:59:13 -0500
  ...Nothing fancy like feeding a Chinese Diesel > heater glowplug or anything like that. It would probably be wise for me to > go ahead and...
• Re: Now For My Money...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:19:13 -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...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 13:18:35 -0500
  ...With that you > > can see the led starting to glow, the intensity directly related to the > > heat in the chamber. > > >> > > >> I found that you...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:27:15 -0400
  ...It might retain a minimal glow for some time -- LEDs will visibly emit with microamps of current running through them. LEDs dim perfectly well...
• 91 Carat - Turn Signals and Flasher
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:41:01 -0500
  ...Additionally, the turn signal indicator light glows slightly when the ignition is on - and goes to full bright when the turn signals are activated...
• Re: Aftermarket gas tank opinions wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:06:35 -0700
  ...GoWesty folks have a glowing description of this one: http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=19589&category_id=87&category_parent...
• Re: White Westy convoy, I-4 gasser advice
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:08:09 -0400
  ...A short jumper wire from a good battery to operate the glow plugs at start-up would be helpful, but even this can be...
• Re: Hot EV still, reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 03:42:10 EDT
  ...Also check the big 50 amp diesel glow plug type fuses behind the left headlight, they are silver and aren't what many people...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:28:25 -0700
  ...there's a diesel glow plug I'll now not easily be able to use as a CEL light. On Tue, Mar 26, 2013...
• Re: removing engine studs: more questions
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 08:36:52 -0700
  ...Don't make it glow, just heat it up. Replace with good quality bolts or upgrade to 316 stainless. Good luck. dylan --- Wesley Alden...
• Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:11:39 -0500
  ...controlled glow plug in a metal Tee) > * inline electric carb fuel pump (or 12v water pump - eg early Westy) > * water container (small windshield resevoir...
• Re: Clean my Dusty Caps
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:30:40 -0800
  ...on my 91GL? > I've tried brake cleaner, carb cleaner, orange glow, palmolive and still > have residual. Don't want to remove the finish...
• Re: Heater booster thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 12:38:16 -0700
  ...If both blowers whir, touch the fuel pump wire to the pump terminal momentarily -a shot of gas will start combustion if the glow...
• Fryedaigh: Vanagon Haiku
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:55:59 -0500
  ...Prices rise, tears. *** Happiness glows now on every face. I walk into the dealership. *** Deep in the night I drive alone in my travels...
• Re: New circuit board options
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:20:43 -0700
  ...I kinda like the hazy yellow glow currently (or liked before I lost those lights!) and don’t want bright white lights. Maybe gowesty...
• Re: Turn signal woes--91 GL automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:33:15 -0800
  ...and that does nothing the change the > state > of the dimly glowing turn signal light. > > My brother and his son and I pulled the...
• Re: Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:51:45 -0800
  ...from the interior 110 receptacle, the LED light > on the charger glowed when the setup was plugged into the cig lighter > socket. That means...
• Re: The transitional engine...no more corrosion?
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Fri, 24 May 1996 08:05:04 -0400 (EDT)
  ...gov "I speak for myself and not my employer" 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns" *******************************************************************************
• Re: FS: Westy Eberspacher heater CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 11:07:15 -0500
  ...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: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:00:22 -0400
  ...The >>glow seems to be voltage dependent: it brightens with >>higher RPM, and it >>goes out if one or two electrical items (fan, >>defroster...
• Dometic discoveries
  Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 12:52:24 +0000 (ADT4AST)
  ...You can see a faint glow in there at about midnight if you park away from the street lights. The moral of the story...
• Re: Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Markov, Greg
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:30:21 -0700
  ...Personally, I installed OEM Bosch coppers into my '81 Rabbit Convertible, and my '77 240D needs no plugs. (Just GLOW plugs) =) Cheers, Greg -----Original...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:08:04 -0500
  ...Heat would be a concern though but the > color > glow would be cool and resemble that Passat dash you mentioned. > Could > also change the...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 28 May 2016 18:02:17 -0700
  ...Watch Nascar at a track that has a > lot of turns and notice the reddish glow behind the front wheels. Yes that > is the...
• Re: Moon discs?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:17:44 -0700
  ...steep hill without using any engine braking...you might get some glowing rotors....but on a road that required continuous application of brakes, you...
• Re: It didn't start today. (The van, I mean.)
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 08:42:16 -0700 (MST)
  I had the same problem with my '92 Jetta TurboD--could be a (U.S.) $0.70 in-line glow plug fuse. Same exact...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:03:07 -0400
  ...have found 100/80 watt, XENON WHITE, > 9004 bulbs by LIGHT GLOW @ $27.71 ea. and 100/80 watt, XENON WHITE, 9004 > bulbs, by...
• Re: Anyone use this Heater for their Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:49:00 -0700
  ...Saw that the heater was still glowing, opened the door, >> killed the heater. Within moments I was feeling better; let the place >> fill with...
• Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 08:58:39 -0700
  ...won't turn > > on the first twist of the key, following glow plug warm up. After > > subsequent > > rattling of the gear shift and dumping...
• Getting screwed w/out a kiss.
  Historical mailing list - Dubesor
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 13:08:09 -0500
  ...a few days, on a trial basis, and come back with glowing comments. After he purchased it, he loaned it to his live in...
• Re: '83 wasserboxer wiring harness melted!
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 10:24:15 -0500
  ...The catalytic converter was glowing red! > > Some mechanic on the coast has it now. I looked at it on Sat.and the wiring > harness...
• re ac question
  Historical mailing list - Graham Mingst
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:22:57 -0400
  ...At high temperatures (i.e., open flames, glowing metal surfaces, etc.), CFC-12 can decompose to form hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acids. " Remember there aren...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:41:46 -0600
  ...fit or are adaptable. > The instrument cluster won't have a Glow Plug warning light of course .. > wiring to the instrument cluster is slightly...
• 1.9L AAZ Turbo Diesel is now running in my Syncro!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 23:00:27 -0700
  ...wasserboxer bell housing!!! The kit also ships with a wire harness / glow plug relay system, a throttle cable and cold start cable. Basically everything...
• Re: Instrument Pod rebuild questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 06:47:01 -0700
  ...Problem is it has the blue lense attached to it to make the high > beam idiot light glow blue. This is the one that...
• Re: Help: 87 Westy, Checkout for purchase
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 10:23:35 PDT
  ...Check fridge operation, esp with gas! Should feel cold after 10-15 minutes lit, and pilot LED on kitchen 'dash' will glow faintly when...
• VW COOLANT HOSES --LONG 8<{
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 13:01:42 -0400
  ...EVEN TO THE POINT THAT MANY A FLAPS IRRITATE ME BY NOT ONLY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE (PAST GREEN CRT GLOW) BUT THE TOTAL IGNORANCE...
• Re: One last question and I'm on the road!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:07:23 -0500
  ...heater hose nipple.) There's also a temperature sender for the glow plug system in the radiator hose nipple that comes off the right...