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• Re: What does your VANITY PLATE say?
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 07:58:39 -0700
  ...If anyone's interested, I'll have a web-site up when I get around to it that details the install, controls, etc... Don...
• Re: wasserboxer problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 09:56:18 -0500
  ...If pressures are good, then you most likely have some sort of electrical difficulty with the engine controls or other external parts...that can...
• Re: Tach,Temp & Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:40:04 -0800
  There is a voltage regulator that controls most of the gauges - more than likely it a kaput. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356...
• Re: Help! Traveling through Phoenix, Tucson and Vegasneed parts
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:06:46 -0500
  ...the next >>> couple of days on vacation. >>> >>> The Rubber bellow which controls the throttle for the cruise control has >>> sprung an invisible leak. >>> >>> Does...
• Re: Heater cable repair
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:24:32 -0500
  ...Heater cable repair The heater controls in my '84 Westy don't work so good. The one controlling the heat exchanger is stuck on...
• A/C and High Radiator Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:32:37 -0800
  ...So, what controls the high speed fan when the A/C is on? Thanks for any tips. Tom Salicos '87 Syncro Westy EG-33
• Re: A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:47:41 +0000
  ...Overhead controls and ductwork, A/C > system. > 1. Fan speed "3" does not work. Everything is still on, just no fan. > "1", "2" and...
• Re: How easy is it to .....
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:35:23 -0700
  ...By 'coolant temperature sensor' I don't mean the sensor that controls the temp gauge, -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http...
• Re: Radio Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Wed, 12 May 2010 06:25:58 -0700
  ...Has remote and BT and IPOD controls. Also > has aux > input and USB input. The bluetooth is causing me some confusion > right now, > though...
• Re: Berg short-shift for Vgon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 11:12:10 EST
  ...grey cloth, Blaupunkt controls on a stalk for the rear seat passengers, full 911S instruments. Top speed was said to be 130mph. Anyway the...
• 81/82 Westy differences
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 95 17:39:21 EDT
  ...a) plastic intake air vents replaced steel vent on 81; b) dash vent controls of three on the 81 instead of 4 on later...
• Re: Heat won't shut off all the way
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:02:12 -0800
  Chris Pittack wrote: > > Hey.... > > I've got that same problem.....does it have to do with the valve that > controls coolant flow to the...
• Re: Red light in slow traffic, Help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:42:20 -0600
  ...In the meantime, for emergencies when the red light comes on and the temp goes high, set the heat controls to on, and turn...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 11:39:51 -0500
  ...Or, it could be the switch that controls > whether I'm in park or neutral on my automatic transmission. > > Since I'm still driving...
• 1981 Vanagon Brake Servo Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:21:58 -0500
  ...servo unit replacement the job from Hades---R&R dash, heater controls, instrument panel...? Any short cuts to replacement? How long should this job...
• Re: 1988 Camper Manual Download
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:39:59 -0500
  ...net> wrote: > > > I noticed a small difference in the Dometic Refrigerator controls > > between the 1988 and mine. Refrigerator model must have changed between > > those...
• Re: Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 23 May 2006 08:41:51 -0600
  ...If you turn on 115V with propane, there should be no real effect, since the thermostat controls both and the extra heat during the...
• Re: Cheap cruise -- any good?
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 09:01:40 CDT
  ...actually, the most difficult part is running the wires from the engine area and figuring where to put the dash controls. and it sure...
• Re: hard cold start on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:55:11 -0700
  ...Rolf Hi Rolf, There's a relay in there somewhere which controls the glowplug cold start timer. Is the glow plug LED lighting when...
• "Swamp Cooler" questions
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:23:21 MST
  ...I only saw 5 buttons for controls; 2 for fan speed and 3 for low to high humidity. I am not familiar with these...
• Re: Odd AC contraption
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 01:18:50 EDT
  ...The temperature controls and vents were all situated > up on the ceiling. It looked to be about an '83 or '84 van. Has anyone...
• Going to the Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:20:02 -0500
  ...This stirp controls the digital clock, among other things. I would like to get my '87 Westy's digital clock working again and need...
• changing the light bulb behid the heater controls
  Historical mailing list - peter shaw
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:46:55 -0700
  Hello, went to the dealer today and bought 2 light bulbs for behind the heater control panel. Came home to replace the bulb and...
• Re: Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:23:18 -0700
  ...When the aux air regulator is closed then the position of the butterfly valve alone controls how much air is allowed into the engine...
• Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:03:41 -0500
  This thread reminds me of automatic transmissions, electronic climate controls, parking assistants, clutch-controlled ignition cutoffs, and all those other electronic babysitters that have...
• Re: Timing theory
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:28:09 -0400
  ...But now I read what David wrote and he said the the >digifant engines the ECU controls the timing (i.e. the exact moment...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 16:02:00 -0600
  Actually some of the newer aftermarket stereos have internal switch controls that minimize power draw, but can sometimes allow excessive currents. The CSS stereo...
• Re: AFM track cleaning wisdom
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:07:24 -0400
  ...it), or just looking, or messing with the spring rate that controls vane response to airflow. >It's a pretty new 2.1 engine...
• Re: volkswagen vanagon 88
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 06:42:54 -0800
  ...We checked the fuses; unable to indentify > which relay controls the locks. Anybody know? > > Thanks! I've read reports that this condition is actually...
• eberspacher furnace for Westy Q?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:53:10 EST
  ...There also appears to be another part of the unit that mounts under the rear seat with the controls and vent on the front...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 07:28:03 +0000
  It heats the coolant to about 180 F .It is wired to the temperature controls.You control the amount of heat you want like...
• Re: '88 GL - Rear heater and ACJ
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:18:50 -0600
  ...If the AC has the controls overhead you can start looking there or in the relay area left rear pillar. Have fun. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: adding a new dash A/C unit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:56:28 -0700
  Thanks, but they removed the stock fresh air/heat controls and the text says that for outside air you need to open the windows...
• Re: [WetWesties] CB Radio
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:46:33 -0700
  ...CB with controls in microphone > > Google 'Cobra 75' and you will find what you are looking for. I have one > in > > my Westy, been...
• Re: Mean Email from the Samba member
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 18 May 2009 18:31:26 -0230
  ...Some more controls > > would be necessary, I'm sure, but it doesn't seem sooo far fetched. > > Speaking for myself, I wouldn't hesitate...
• Re: Vanagon refridge runs in heat!?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 13:23:31 CST6CDT
  ...available on vehicles with regular air > conditioners? BECAUSE the thermostat that controls the fridge fan is wired to a continual 12v, not going thru...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:57:26 -0600
  That box controls when the EGT light comes on in the dash. The button on the box is how yo make the light go...
• Re: Idle computer (?)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:00:49 EDT
  ...My mechanic told me the computer behind the licence plate that controls idle needs replacing - $500 - $700. What other options do I have for...
• Re: that little light behind the heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:58:27 -0600
  I've done this on a couple of vanagons. Take the burn out bulb into a flaps and get a duplicate or close to...
• Re: 87- Stop the fresh air!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 13:54:52 -0400
  ...All of these air vent controls operate independently except that closing one air outlet will naturally cause more air to flow from the open...
• Re: Truma heater, like propex, for cheap but...
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:47:05 -0600
  ...1) with this you have to deal with 24V--AND you have to deal with "controls"--like a thermostat. 2) do you want to...
• Re: Coolant refill (distilled water?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 15:30:39 -0700
  ...profits for the Multinational and it's stockholders...the company that controls that industry, but you are putting the screws to workers in the...
• Re: A/C ducts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 20:35:03 -0400
  Any of the air conditioners with the controls overhead instead of the dash have a wiring harness that sits on top of the ductwork...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:45:07 -0600
  ...Jim On Nov 19, 2012, at 8:24 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Speaking of heater controls and little known features. Two...
• Re: Too much heat!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 6 Feb 1999 11:19:09 -0700
  ...There's too much heat in >my bus. > >When the temp controls for the front heater are all the way to the left, I...
• Re: 82 diesel cooling problem cont'd
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:32:26 -0400
  ...This one controls the force distribution on the pad. Worst consequences if missing on ATE/Teve's style calipers with the notched pistons. Mechanics...
• Radiator fan dead?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Curry
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:09:47 -0400
  ...There also seems to be some confusion from people I've spoken with as to which relay controls this fan. Any and all help...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Jun 2006 13:43:15 -0700
  ...PM, jon wrote: > > > Sooooo....anyone try one of these Audiovox cruise controls on a VW > > diesel > > Vanagon? It would seem it would work by...
• Re: Heater Ventilation Slider Controls
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 07:27:38 -0500
  That's why I said what I said : ) Jim On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 4:07 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote...
• EV Driver's Ed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 20:08:54 -0500 (EST)
  ...We drove to a large parking lot....swapped seats...Erik was at the controls....clutch in...brake on...start it up...put it in...
• Fw: Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 00:16:09 +0200
  ...Is that upper > one a cruise control/MFA control stalk? > > Seats look comfy (and powered based on the controls.) Not sure about > the colors. >
• Front heater Blues...88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:15:27 -0400
  ...I looked yesterday at the valve that controls the coolant flow to this heater core, and when the lever on the dash is pushed...
• Re: Question regarding coolant flow and front heater
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 May 2005 13:18:10 -0700
  ...I assume then that this is because the > cable > that controls the valve in the diagram is either broken, bent, or weak. > >
• Re: vents
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:59:04 +0200
  ...I have 4 ventilation control slides, the bottom one controls fresh air. The air flows through the front doors, then up through the pillar...
• Re: *MY* 82 Diesel!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 26 May 1994 9:48:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The three >that control WHERE the air goes are separated by one that controls the temp >of the air (one increases air flow to...
• Old radio?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 16:18:02 -0400
  ...My 84 has an old tape deck with a 3.5 aux and I like the simple controls. I’m happy with purchasing a...
• Re: Friday free post, California beach fires to be taboo?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 31 May 2013 09:00:20 -0700
  ...This is a direct threat to bURNINGvAN, a cherished, almost >> sacred tradition! >> >> What next? Smog controls on our vans? >> >> Mike from Cotati
• Re: Heating Control Plate
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Sat, 16 May 1998 22:30:48 -0700
  ...Floyd Truskot Bruce Ralphs wrote: > hi, this may seem trivial, but has anyone romved the face-plate behind > the heater controls? Ever since I...
• Re: Vanagon conversions
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 02:42:43 -0400
  ...US Vanagon. >Does the SA Vanagon have EXACTLY THE SAME emission controls as the US >Vanagon? If not, is it not possible those may...
• Fw: 1986GL update
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 6 May 2001 15:06:20 -0500
  ...and dies. > No lights or anythink happen at the dash board controls. > I even disconnected the Plugwire at the AFM meter and it was...