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Re: Sorta Scary Event
Historical mailing list - Gary Anderson
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:49:27 -0600
...It was like someone threw the "Off" switch - but > the ignition switch was on of course. What might cause a blatant engine > stoppage that...
Re: starter wiring
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Wed, 24 Apr 2002 20:25:05 -0600
Sounds like it could be your ignition switch- cheap fix see Ken Wilfords page at: http://www.vanagain.com/how2ign.htm -Andrew Fox On...
Re: Westy battery indicator light below sink
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:05:51 -0500
...Could a short in the ignition switch > cause this > battery indicator light to go yellow. I don�t know if being yellow > means I...
Re: '86 GL electrical (sound system) question
Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:44:17 -0500
The gray and black wire coming from the ignition switch is indeed the "key in ignition" circuit wire. Thanks! Now, where do I get...
Re: No start
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 2 Jun 2016 18:20:56 -0400
...No start I have written up a number of posts about how you cannot trust any ignition switch except the German ones from certain...
Re: New battery is dead
Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
Tue, 2 Sep 2008 13:37:10 -0400
I have re-routed the accessory lead for the head unit to the ignition switch so that the only power going to it is...
Re: Headlight buzzer?
Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:01:07 -0700
...Basically you'll clip the (grey?) wire coming from the ignition switch to the buzzer, and then attach that to the parking light circuit...
Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:50:03 -0500
ground straps, ignition switch plug,then take your new starter to an advance auto parts store and have them test it for free.
Re: Kill switch installation
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 7 Jun 2016 07:10:14 -0400
...fog light switch in an empty switch location on the dash and wire that to a kill switch on the ignition coil. when the...
Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:57:02 -0500
...I just > did to make sure. > Which is why.... > when headlights won't work, due to a faulty ignition switch .. > high beams still work...
Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:22:02 -0700
...light. <br><br>The coil tests good, the wiring checks out, ignition switch good (new).  The testing suggests it's either a faulting...
Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 6 Mar 2011 19:16:44 -0800
...37 amps going through the ignition switch 'start' contacts ? just doesn't sound likely to me. there are two levels of current btw ..in...
Bosch Relay Solenoid Fix - Help
Historical mailing list - George Hahn
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 19:25:21 -0700
...The lead from the ignition switch (Red/Blk stripe) is still hot (12V) after the engine is running and key returned to "run" position...
Re: Re; Help Again
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 07:40:59 EDT
...I switch off the ignition and when I try again it starts right up. I was thinking it must be a hinky ignition switch...
Re: Low Beams out, Where to Look?
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Fri, 26 Nov 2004 05:10:28 +0000
check the headlight dimmer switch. does the heater fan and turn singals work? if not, replace the ignition switch. Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206...
Re: Radio stays on
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:52:32 -0500
Vanagons never had the radio wired to the ignition switch. There is no "Accessory" position so having the key switch turn off the radio...
Re: '85 Defroster Switch Mojo
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:32:15 -0400
It is a Sony and the display (clock) stays on when the ignition is "on." The defogger switch is in and works great. It...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:43:52 -0600
...replaced the ignition switch. Still same problem. > > > 2. made a jumper for the ignition switch plug with 4 male > terminals. One terminal to the...
Re: Light switches
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:04:56 -0600
...All my problems went away - nirvana! Marshall Ruskin >Typical tell tales when the X connection in the ignition switch dies: > >#The lights go out...
Re: Headlights wont shut off, even with key out... suggestions ?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:45:13 -0400
...6(right) > > also I just disconnected the wires from the white plastic > connector the actual ignition switch plus into > the headlight are still on >
Starting problem
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:19:37 -0700
...Ignition switch load reduction relay ('low voltage relay'?) wire betwixt the starter and solenoid solenoid starter starter (lower) bushing in the xmission battery loose...
Re: headlights OUT!
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 21:00:35 -0400
...The electrical part of the ignition switch is very often the cause of un-explained gremlins in your elctrical system. I believe the DIY...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 5 Jul 2014 10:23:34 -0600
...replaced the ignition switch. Still same problem. >>> >>> >>> 2. made a jumper for the ignition switch plug with 4 male >>> terminals. One terminal to the...
Re: Trip Report
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 21:00:41 -0700
Yesterday I had a brain wave while working and decided that the ignition switch was the problem. It had been hard to start up...
'86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
Historical mailing list - David Dustan
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:38:45 -0800
...Most members here suggested replacing the ignition switch. Since I last wrote a note the following has been replaced: Ignition Switch Plugs Cap Rotor...
Re: not a fuse--wipers/heaters still not working
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:30:55 -0500
...If not it's the ignition >switch. > >david david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85...
Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage,
Historical mailing list - d spence
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:16:14 -0700
Wes Have you checked your ignition switch? Do you have spark when it doesn't start? If there is wear in the switch so...
Re: Van just shut off
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 25 May 2005 11:49:02 EDT
...shut off...no warning or anything. >> After you have checked every engine related electrical connection and conductor, think ignition switch then Hall sender. George
Re: Removing the iginition switch
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:37:17 -0700
...I found out where to drill by looking at the new ignition core that I had in my hand. I could see the steel...
Re: Radio Install
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:23:15 -0700
...wire from the key switch for radio ACC power. > >It's +12V whenever you INSERT A KEY into the ignition, no need to >turn...
Re: Can anyone else remove their igniton key with their van runni ng?
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 11:04:00 -0400
...Maybe you shouold look for a new ignition switch before it fails completely! TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew...
Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 1 Jul 2013 17:01:32 -0400
...I had to replace the > > week-old switch with an old one I had removed from another Vanagon! > > > > Between the heater valves and ignition...
Re: Starter hesitation
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:25:56 -0500
...With ignition switch in the ON postion, I can use the relay as a remote starter switch also by removing the cover of the...
Re: Digi-whatever question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 10 Aug 2001 09:02:59 -0400
...Ignition switch, starter solenoid, wiring... David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"
Re: Uprated headlight bulbs
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 20 Aug 1997 19:00:20 -0400
This will burn out the connector at the bulb and your ignition switch. You have to overcome these two problems ( w. relay, better connectors...
Re: headlights not working after towing???
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:10:59 -0400
Check your ignition switch. This sounds like one of the standard symptoms of that switch failing (the X circuit in your Bentley, fwiw.) On...
Re: Ignition Switch Mystery gets weirder...but thanks for all suggestions!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 9 Jul 2004 17:44:02 -0400
At 16:02 7/9/2004, kevin obrien wrote: >Hello All: > >Awhile back I posted about my Ignition Switch Mystery. >Thanks to all for...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 2 Jul 2014 15:55:01 -1000
...replaced the ignition switch. Still same problem. > > > 2. made a jumper for the ignition switch plug with 4 male > terminals. One terminal to the...
Re: Smacked the steering wheel and the van died
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:48:08 -0600
I'm doing a mini road trip tomorrow and, 'fo sho,' I'm carrying a spare ignition switch....oh and a spare ECU plus...
Re: Won't start
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:04:39 -0600
...The ignition switch obviously does not get wet, but if it has a crack, it may be one of the weak points. mcneely ---- tina...
Re: No start
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 2 Jun 2016 06:36:57 +0000
I have written up a number of posts about how you cannot trust any ignition switch except the German ones from certain list vendors...
wiring problem update and plea for more help
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:24:03 -0700
...key in ignition but not on, turn headlight switch on and it's as if you turned the key on. if the van is...
Re: '88 GL ignition miss, stalling
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:36:43 -0500
...recovers from the stall I would recommend you look at the ignition switch circuit. On 2/10/2014 4:12 PM, Gregory Smith wrote...
Re: aux bat. install
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 30 May 2007 09:11:47 -0700
...I used a terminal that is powered up when ignition is switched on. In this line, about 14 gauge, I stuck a lighted toggle...
Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 13 May 2015 11:18:52 -0400
...net> wrote: > Over the last year I have had 3 ignition/starter switch (111 905 865L) > failures after not having but 3 failures in...
Bizzare starter problems.
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:35:08 -0600
...Thought it might be the neutral saftey switch, so I loosened the console around the shift lever (automatic), hooked the two ignition wires together...
Re: Headlights Not Working!
Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:26:35 -0400
When this happened on my van it was the ignition switch located under the ignition module you insert the key into. Info in the...
Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:34:17 -0600
...I have a brand new headlight & ignition > switch > plus new X relay. Here is another kicker- when the headlights are > on the > defrost and...
Re: Ignition Switch
Historical mailing list - Kurtis Thomas
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 21:36:45 EDT
...cover(2 screws) and 1 small set screw that hold the switch in place. i got my wheel off with a small cresent wrench...
12 Volt for radio.
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:51:22 -0500
...I'd like the radio to work with the ignition switch off. Thanks John in Minonk, Ill.
Re: Starting problem or startER problem
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:10:16 -0400
...My 66 squareback had the old flip a switch push a button for years since I could never find a new ignition switch for...
Re: Bentley wiring typo?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:40:05 -0700
...I can't imagine the Jetta ignition coil needing so much > more current that the ignition switch can't handle it anyway. This may...
Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 1 Jul 2013 14:43:11 -0500
...I had to replace the > week-old switch with an old one I had removed from another Vanagon! > > Between the heater valves and ignition...
Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 15:10:16 +0000
...Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long) Rich: I was having trouble with the starter installed in my 91 multivan with...
Re: ntermitent no start/turnover 85 1.9L
Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:46:38 -0600
...I crawled under the bug and stuck a screwdriver between the battery terminal and ignition switch terminal on the solenoid (dumb solution, but I...
Re: stereo wiring
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:19:47 -0500
...one for the "terminal always > supplied > > with power regardless of ignition position" and one for the > "terminal > > controlled by the ignition switch." I figured...
Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 09:33:37 -0400
...Wait 10 minutes---starts and runs perfectly. > So....I first thought this must be ignition switch problem. Bought one at > Napa, the only game...
Re: Headlight question (ignition "lock")
Historical mailing list - George Jannini
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:05:33 -0500
...grey wire to the driver's door switch, killing the "Your key is in the ignition, stupid" buzzer, tapped a motorcycle battery charger and...
Re: Sorta Scary Event
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:48:44 -0800
...It was like someone threw the "Off" switch - but the ignition switch was on of course. What might cause a blatant engine stoppage that...
Syncro starter problem
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:38:20 -0700
...Syncro? I have battery power, I believe ignition switch works because lights go off when switched to "start", but it won't turn over...