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• Re: Vanagon factory cruise control system... install resource?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:42:20 EST
  ...pedal switches, speedo pickup, stalk switch, and fuse box, is all one harness.. the trickiest part is tapping off of the fuse box. chris...
• Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 15:30:01 -0700
  Hold on richard, let me check my switches again.... Ab > On Apr 2, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote...
• 88 Vanagon with Power Windows, No Power to Switches - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:30:05 -0400
  ...I replaced all the switches 6 months ago, replaced the drivers side motor and the passenger motor is still good albeit slow. The power...
• Re: '90 GL Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 02:41:20 EDT
  ...I installed one of these on a Diesel Rabbit Pickup - no coil pulses! Driver Switches - Used for on/off, accelerate, decelerate or coast, etc...
• Re: Watch out Westy, there is a new kid in town!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:03:13 -0500
  and I likely jumbled up what I thought I knew about the switches. But in principle, you want to use the switch that is...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:45:27 -0700
  ...alistair PS or buy one of tencentlife's vacuum switches On 2012-06-21, at 5:25 PM, neil n wrote: > > I really have...
• Re: 1986 Westfalia Rear Defrost Switch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:22:10 -0800
  ...about this http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/vanagon-hacking-switches-to-add-led-lights/ Bottom line - you can do it, but it...
• Passed Smog Test!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 5 Feb 96 12:03:01 PST
  ...Pump Air Pump Belt Air Injection Plumbing Air Diverter Valve Vacuum Line Connections to Sensors/Switches Oh, what a relief it is...... Dave Kautz
• Re: Enlarged closet; melted my A/C system!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 01:03:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Does anybody have the opinion that these A/C lines/relays need to be ventilated? >> These electrical A/C components (fuses, relays, pressure switches...
• Lights
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 20:55:48 +0100
  ...voltage drop of about 2.3 volts over the wires and switches. I calculated a 33% power loss, due to bad connections. To fix...
• More on AC parts
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:34:46 -0400
  ...However, the 2 switches that are in the line behind the left pillar cover are available. Some of the parts are already sold, so...
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:06:51 +0000
  << Has anyone ever had their headlight switch go bad to the point where the headlights won't go on but the parking lights will...
• Re: fog light rocker switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:34:57 -0700
  ...These switches > were used in Jettas, > Golfs and Rabbits...check out auto salvage yards. > > Stephen Steele > 91 Caravelle ===== Mark Just because you have an...
• Re: Favourite Free Modifications
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:39:28 EDT
  ...I use the rear defroster > switches because they are cheap/free, and put a > small square of electrical tape over the symbol. I > put...
• Re: BEHR front AC unit/switch needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 18:44:06 -0500
  ...I'm looking for either of the two fan switches, about 1" square. I've been told that other vw (OEM) installations use the...
• complete westy A/C system for sale... its getting HOT out there!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Jun 2005 13:55:58 EDT
  ...comes with everything you need, including the upper cabinet including ac vents, evap, blowers, wiring, switches on dash, condenser, lines, compressor, drier, etc..etc...
• Brake Master Cylinder Replacement Summary
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:39:10 -0700
  ...up the inevitable mess 6) Check and replace the stop light switches. They are often corroded. 7) Bleed, baby, bleed!! (the brake fluid, that...
• Re: Oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 12:53:00 -0700
  ...Oil pressure switch > If you got 86 and later Vanagon you got 2 oil pressure switches, .9 and .3 bar. > working in dynamic oil...
• Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 15:13:48 -0700
  My amber light is dim on both de frogger and fog light switches , for what’s that worth. Alistair > On Apr 2, 2020, at...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:54:59 -0400
  ...only current passing through the dimmer switch (and ignition and headlight switches) will be the 200 mA or so needed by one or the...
• Re: Brake lights won't work ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:30:28 -0400
  ...Hi to all, I am working on this brake light thing and after checking the switches, and grounds and all, I can’t find...
• Got another shipment from VW Classic Parts today!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 10 May 2012 18:01:52 -0400
  ...I also get several sets of the plastic frames that go around the power window switches. These are recently discontinued here in the US...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 15:19:48 -0400
  ...could be at fault here? Design flaw? Neil, they're pressure switches. They haven't a clue that you're moving the pedal, but...
• '86 a/c rotary combo thermostat/fan switch - where to get a replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:20:30 -0400
  ...Alternatively, if anyone knows a non-junkyard source for these switches (preferably costing less than $400) that would be even better. Thanks.
• Re: ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 5 May 2004 15:24:13 -0700
  ...oil pressure switches and water pump... plus a > thermostat > and an oil filter... > later, > jesse > 89 carat with a soon to be new engine >
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 11 Jan 2021 21:46:18 +0000
  ...Do you know if the double switch version had the switches on top, and the single switch version had them underneath? In which case...
• Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 06:54:44 EST
  ...I'm stumped ! I'm beginning to believe all the temp II switches I have, including two new ones are faulty ! Is that possible...
• Re: Kill Switches: Question: Does Defense attract Offence ???
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:39:03 EDT
  ...FWIW some of the fancy cars I sometimes used to see at my old job had switches underneath the floor carpet up where it...
• Re: 87 Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 13:44:13 -0400
  ...In some cases the resistor fails (typically "open"). >Otherwise it is usually the switch. > >These switches are usually screwed into the side tank of...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 13:21:13 -0700
  ...Brakes > excellent, newish MC and brake light switches. > > All fuses look good. Where should I start looking? > > Thanks in advance for your help. I...
• parts available from Orly Blue '88 Wolfsburg weekender
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:10:44 -0800
  ...Wheels, side skirts, power windows (motors, switches, glass), instrument cluster, ECU, engine wiring harness, fuel pump, steering wheel, and a few small items are...
• Re: Stalling, vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed Vala
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 11:11:55 +0000
  ...Seems like once it warms up a bit something > switches off that kills the engine below say 1500 RPM, where the idle > stabilizer likes...
• used dealer done good
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 14:56:10 -0500
  ...Wires, compressor, condensors, switches - all of it! The manager must have found a way to force VWoA to pay for the whole thing... We...
• Re: a/c cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Fri, 17 Apr 1998 14:22:15 EDT
  ...There are both high and low pressure switches located under the driver's side A/C cover by the rear hatch. Jim Davis
• Re: Hella H4s and Relays
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 21:50:28 -0600
  ...honestly, the stock system works, but does tend to fry headlight switches over time). With the addition of the H3 driving lights, you are...
• Idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:54:44 -0500
  ...There are no switches on top of my throttle. The part number is 025 906 017. This number is on the plastic plate that...
• Re: Audiovox cruise control/Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 28 May 2010 08:12:29 -0400
  ...I put the magnetic pickup on the CV and adjusted the switches to get the effective speed range a little lower. I was beginning...
• Re: headlight problem and "bad "grounds. SVX
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 12:25:30 -0700
  ...Overheating switches are caused by contact resistance at the high current contacts in the switch. The dimmer slider/knob controls a power resistor that...
• Disable oil pressure warning system
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:41:28 -0700
  ...It was going off before I installed the gauge and new switches, so it's either the wiring or the control unit. Is there...
• 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:21:23 -0700
  ...Why the occasionally draggy starter? This has been a consistent problem with this van through several starters, engines, transmissions, ignition switches, and sets of...
• Re: Still hesitating...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 May 2015 08:33:40 -0700
  Have you checked that those two switches on the throttle body are set properly and working? Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• 86 Westy Syncro , Re: Dynamic oil pressure
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 May 1996 22:26:03 -0400
  ...The high and low pressure switches have been replaced along with the circuit board. At about 3000 RPM the light flashes and the buzzer...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Phillips
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:19:58 -0800
  ...secondary to the heater fan squeeeeeel) is that my pwr window switches are impossible to push when it is cold and the driver side...
• Light switches
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:13:24 -0800
  My headlights have been giving me problems lately where they turn off while driving on a bumpy road. They also sometimes do not turn...
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 22:05:35 -0800
  Thank you to all who have helped on my light switch problem. This list is great. I have determined the problem to be the...
• Re: Lights for the engine compartment (dome light from Ford van)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:59:21 EDT
  ...also has 2 little round maplites built into it too, with seperate switches.. off to the junkyard to find another one.. :<) chris
• Re: hardwire jumping a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:01:29 -0600
  i have a 4 guage wire running from my aux over to the prime batter with one of those battery switches in the line...
• Re: R.I.P. 'Rocky Mountain' Motorworks
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:28:57 EST
  ...700-799 ~ Cables 800-899 ~ doorhandles ,seals ,Body Related 900_999 ~ Ignition,switches,sensors ,relays electrical This covers most of the Vw air & watercooled...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion...ABS
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:29:51 +0100
  ...brake preformance. > > Do cars in other countries come with ABS defeat switches? I've never seen > one in a U.S. model. They keep...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:03:49 -0700
  ...Relays would come in if you are using higher current lamps that you don�t want the heavy current going through your switches. VW...
• Re: 85 Vanagon GL Lights Issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 4 May 2005 06:22:47 EDT
  ...The switches cannot handle the current draw of the headlamps. Install a new switch with a relay kit. The relay kit will alleviate the...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:36:15 -0500
  ...3.) reset the switches on the throttle body. I recently had the tranny out for a rebuild, and I had not adjusted the accelerator...
• Re: Fwd: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 06:27:12 -0700
  I have 2 used stock switches in my hand. Testing with a 9 volt battery. Polarity doesn't matter to either light. The amber...
• Re: Power window switch relocation
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 27 Aug 2017 11:07:11 -0700
  ...I always advise that you double up some masking tape and put >> it on the dash where you intend to out the switches > > -- 1989...
• Re: rear window defogger switch ('87)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:37:32 -0700
  Whew! I'm dizzy from Bentley and Vanagons and defogger switches! Bentley shows my '81 with only three wires and one bulb in the...
• Re: inexplicably back in the USA
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:24:13 -0700
  ...instrument panel back off this morning to install my brake light switches and when I reinstalled it, the euro time was gone and the...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:54:03 -0400
  Brendan Slevin wrote: > Did you use the 2.1 Tbody, too? I'm trying to think > about what to do with the throttle switches...
• 2nd batteries
  Historical mailing list - William T. Harbaugh
  Wed, 13 Apr 94 08:38 CDT
  ...The switches are cheaper than isoators, too. Bill w/ 67 split, in WI
• Re: wiringharness and relay supliers
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:28:16 -0400
  ...wiringharness and relay supliers > Need contact info for supplier(s) of headlight wiring harnesses and > relays, high watt bulbs, heavy duty toggle switches, accessory...
• Re: Stranded: Oil Buzzer???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:30:22 -0700
  ...Oil pressue tested OK (actually 'very good'), and there are no 'new' pressure switches in town, so we will drive to Calgary and buy...