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• Re: Wipers and fan go kaput - electrical help please
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:09:22 -0400
  ...to the black/grey pin on the > connector in the steering column and the wipers work just fine if I > do that. So perhaps...
• Re: Crazy Horn
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:26:34 -0800
  ...t > slicking into the gap between the steering wheel and steering column, thus > shorting the horn circuit intermitently. > > This is a pretty common problem...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 27 May 2021 00:53:09 -0700
  ...There are a bunch of wires in that A column that you don't want to catch with your drill. And even worse, the...
• '56 kombi update
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 10:43:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...it! And the replacement piece has no accomodation for the steering column, but I guess that makes it portable to RHD versions - SNOT! Oh...
• Re: Hello from a newbie
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 08 Feb 1997 08:27:37 -0800
  ...Just to the left of the heater controls (between the heater >>controls and the steering column) there is a hole in the dash with...
• Re: AFM upgrade - digijet?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 16:31:01 -0500
  ...would start a mechanical oscillation (possibly a resonance in the air column?) of the AFM vane. After a certain period the ECU would diagnose...
• Re: Sightlines to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:43:21 -0800
  ...their streering wheel by a couple of inches? The steering wheel column on my 2000 Passat telescopes a couple of inches, as did my...
• Re: Headlight switches.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 08:27:11 -0600
  ...the Relays on the Nice Convenient “Tray” that attaches the Steering Column to the Dash,, Not sure if JB’s wires will reach to...
• re: Paranormal VW story in AZ Republic newspaper (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 13:36:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...No, the unintended signalling was simply due to a key on my ring sliding between the steering wheel and column, thus shorting the horn...
• Access to rearlid/washer fluid pump 85 'gonGL
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr / Leo Girard
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 12:36:04 -0500
  ...The pump does not cycle, the front does, after depressing steering column wand. Is the pump located in the rear deck? Is there a...
• Re: PS pump getting noisy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:59:46 EDT
  ...To properly bleed the system the book says to get both front wheels off the ground and to turn the steering column from the...
• Re: Vgon Crash Tests
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 12:41:28 -0800
  ...if that...and i can think if i drove an impala into an impala i might be impalaed onto the steering column or have...
• Re: Wipers and Heater Motor Not Working
  Historical mailing list - kurt stoppkotte
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:50:05 -0500
  ...see the fuse panel just to the left of the steering column and >none seem to be blown, is this the correct place? > >Does...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:50:44 -0800
  I think the correct spelling is "column", not "Collum". The only Collum I've heard of is Mike Collum. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Problem
  Historical mailing list - Deke Rivers
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:11:27 -0600
  ...Where is your temp/fan switch(es)? If you have a single temp/fan switch to the left of the steering column, you can...
• Re: VW as a Sex Symbol
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 30 May 1996 10:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...hahaha Any chance that the original column author's attempt to equate cars with sex symbols, revealed a whacked-out and ludicrous attempt to...
• Re: How many Vanagon list members/vanagon chat room?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 00:00:42 -0800
  ...Eastern Standard Time, >warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > > > Yeah- on the left column or the home page of Vanagon dot > > com it's says Chat...
• leaking clutch master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:37:34 -0800
  ever since i got it a year ago, there has been fluid (brake, i assume) showing up on the steering column near the clutch...
• Re: THANK YOU! [vanagon] lister needs help on the road - headlight gremlin in 86 wes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:23:16 -0700
  ...destination I checked the wiring diags w/Bentley, pulled > the steering column covers off & found the plug welded to the ignition > switch. I finally...
• Re: Bus Depot Order Status Update
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:08:59 -0500
  ...Items that have shipped are identified by a quantity in the "shipped" column of the invoice. If the item shipped from our warehouse, you...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:36:05 -0700
  ...All you have to do is drop the lower steering column cover, unplug the connector at the back of your Igntion switch, plug the...
• Re: insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 2 Oct 2011 16:17:13 -0400
  ...where it comes up out of the fiberglass-inside-sheet-metal-column all > the way to the end at the van's sidewall. Unless...
• Re: Binding Steering....
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:23:51 -0500
  ...it is the universal that links the rack to the steering column. >> This is how they feel when they start to go bad. >> > > So...
• Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 21:47:22 EDT
  ...I did NOT get the rear wiper relay or column switch (hindsight is great, ain't it!). My question is: What kind of a...
• Re: Well, it's over. (Prices) (Week 3)
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 20:35:01 EST
  ...Universal joint for a Syncro steering column $96.00 3. Four plastic full wheel covers (one with chip) $40.00 4. Bentley manual Sold...
• Re: What is Fahrvergnugen?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sat, 26 May 2001 12:28:21 -0500
  ...Consolate, we've determined that it actually > translates to "the pleasure of driving." > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Credit: > http://cartalk.cars.com/Columns/Archive/1992/June/07.html >
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:26:35 -0400
  ...No > amount > of clicking the stalk on the steering column will get the high beam > indicator to go off. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance...
• Re: 1985 ignition lock cylinder install help
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 16:32:50 -0400
  ...I also spoke to a vw shop and the guy said it sounds like the steering wheel column lock thingy inside the housing is...
• Trip to Glacier & Banff
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:50:52 -0500
  ...My manual doesn't appear to address getting at the horn switch in the column. Any suggestions? I took over 1,000 photos of...
• Re: towing a syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 14:50:36 -0500
  ...Do NOT rely on the steering column / ignition switch lock. No speed or distance recommendation is mentioned in Bentley. 2. Towing with only REAR...
• Subject lines
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:37:16 -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...
• Re: Heater fan replacment description requested.
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 21:30:06 -0600 (CST)
  ...After getting the steering column out of your way, disconnect all of the plugs from the backside of the instrument panel, unscrew it (four...
• Re: steering rack removal/installation
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:44:18 -1000
  ...from the steering hub, disconnect the two nuts holding the steering column to the rack then disconnect the 4 nuts holding the rack to...
• Re: Let's fix our Dometic refigerators
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 22 May 1999 20:56:39 -0700
  ...apply the gas to > one end, the difference in height btw the two water columns is the answer. > > david > David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net
• Electrical question on van's 12V motors
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:03:02 -0400
  ...installed the rear motor and it works fine through the steering column lever switch. I have had the same situation with my horn - 12...
• A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 13:43:54 -0700
  ...in labor since they had to remove the dash and steering column to get to it. - David, 87 Wolfsburg __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo...
• Re: vibration
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:36:40 EDT
  ...Anyone out there ever dealt with this? What's next? Kim, seems you've checked everything but the U-joint on the steering column...
• windshield wipers not working
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:40:33 -0700
  ...heater box and needed to disconnect the things on the steering column like the windshield wipers. Well today after reconnecting everything I tried them...
• My Aux. batt. 'glitch' is fixed..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:19:17 -0800
  ...So I stuck a toggle switch into the power supply wires, put it next to the steering column under the dash, and no more...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:56:35 -0400
  ...Ignition Switch - steering column > > 8. Headlight Switch - dash instument pod > > 9. Engine ground strap - left/driver side of engine > > 10. ?? > > so do we want...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 14 May 2017 21:17:57 -0600
  ...After a lot of >>>> messing around, I finally found that the problem was the switch on the >>>> steering column. I did not have to...
• Re: Dometic fire alert (at least for the 182B)
  Historical mailing list - R J Bellanca
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 11:12:51 -0700
  ...retain as much density shift as possible through >out the whole column since that's what makes chimneys auto-vent. >Probably the external fan...
• Re: Front window washer: no spray.('87)
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 14:25:39 EST
  ...Remove the shroud around the steering column and look for the contacts just above the ignition switch. I just used an ignition file to...
• Re: weird startup problem--a different one
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 10 May 2000 09:19:02 -0700
  ...If not, it sounds like there's a short somewhere in the wiring running up the steering column. Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Re: SVX-powered crewcab pickup blows trans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 9 May 2002 23:25:37 +1200
  ...These manufactureres save costs by fitting the same steering columns & switchgear to both LHD & RHD vehicles. Dangerous! The Japanese make different setups for the...
• tortion bars and the power steering system
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:06:04 -0800
  ...Most of it makes sense, but left me wondering how the tortion bar connects to the steering column. When placing a constant ammount of...
• Re: I'm in Hot VWs magazine
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:56:20 -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...
• Re: Intermittent door chime - something's brewing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:25:15 -0800
  ...in > a while when the door is open... << > > Before you go tearing into the steering column, first check out the > door switch. > > George/ATL
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:58:59 -0700
  ...You can go to www.snurl.com/vanagon and it is listed in the right column. Actually if you like any of the stuff...
• Re: Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 19:10:13 -0600
  ...Here is a conversion of that table's values, Plus a little bonus column of my own: (kW x 1.34) (km/h / .621...
• Heffalump Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 13:41:07 -0400
  ...On Friday I was sitting at the shop in my son's 97 Jetta working on the steering column when a Brown/Tan Wolfsburg...
• Re: Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:30:05 -0800
  No mine honks because bits of the worn out horn ring have taken up residence somewhere in the steering column, which I don't...
• Re: Towing Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:39:11 -0400
  ...The steering lock is far too fragile and the two rubber bushings in the steering column allow enough slop in the steering to create...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:16:28 -0700
  ...of water is > being lifted. > ------ > * That's why these are "water" column inches. > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:35:08 -0700
  ...So in using this new tool (manometer) should one hook it up, turn on LP source, let column settle, then plug hole?? It didn...
• Re: Junkyard Wars
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:13:55 -0400
  ...not > including those two bizarre "safety" bolts that hold the steering > column in place (is there any way to get those off besides vice...
• Re: Horn Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:34:17 EDT
  ...The horn ring on the steering wheel and or the contact on the column is worn out. Repair or replace are your options. Pull...
• Few Syncro questions
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:10:23 -0000
  ...to 15's with 225/75 BFG ATs)? Is the steering column adjustable (adaptable!) to make it lower? Secondly, does the Mercedes G-Wagen...
• A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:17:38 -0400
  ...Any advice? Also picked up a couple of the shear bolts that hold the steering column to the dash (as per Bentley). -- Dan Erlandson...
• ignition woes
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 14:04:16 EDT
  ...It must have gotten caught in the turning steering column and rubbed on the metal till it wore through. Now my ignition where the...