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Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 9 Dec 2015 21:14:24 -1000
...ie. 'the ignition switch has to carry all of the starting current to the solenoid' What is true .....the ignition switch has to carry...
Re: Bentley wiring typo?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:31:59 -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: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 23:19:38 -0400
...or headlights) position on the light switch. So... on a Canadian > van, when the driver turns the ignition ON, the parking light (or > headlights...
Re: Bentley wiring typo?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:13:56 -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: Arrrgh!! No start, no fuel pump sound!!
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:33:54 -0700
...new ignition switch at the same time in case the relay did not fix it, and I have not used the new switch yet...
Re: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:08:04 -0700
A new or good used ignition switch can be temporarily installed for testing or emergency (failed switch) purposes. This is a useful spare part...
(and other nuggets...) kill switch $1.49 theft prevention
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sat, 26 Jun 2004 08:46:00 -0700
...It would seem easy to just put a switch in the appropriate wire exiting the ignition switch. Mike > You would have a much easier...
Re: Curious no swas teh same tart issue
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Fri, 25 May 2012 18:29:20 -0400
...This > >was the same symptoms I hade before replacing > >the ignition swtich. It starts fine now. Is it > >possible it’s the ignition switch...
Re: '85 Westphalia: Engine is Frequently Dying
Historical mailing list
Sun, 7 Nov 1999 15:27:40 EST
Sounds to me like your ignition switch is bad and it is killing your motor. Not expensive but they can cause problems. Hope this...
Re: wiring problem update and plea for more help
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:52:14 -0400
...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: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:52:04 -0700
...Mark Greg Potts wrote: > Hi Aaron, > > Check the connection to the back of the ignition switch. The switch > itself bolts to the back of...
Re: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:47:13 -0400
...Intermittent ignition delay when turning key >Hello, I have a delay in my'84's ignition when turing the key. Sometimes, >especially after travelling...
Re: 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:25:48 EST
...If you are not getting juice to the starter, you probably have a bum ignition switch. I don't know if the diesel would...
Re: Hall sending unit/other electrical??? ('91)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:19:32 EDT
...Since your ignition switch is new, it *may* not have all of its leads seated correctly, and one or more may be making only...
Re: Aux battery kit from Bus Depot (fwd)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 20:56:21 -0500
...It connects both batteries in parallel when the ignition switch is turned on, and isolates them when the ignition switch is off. Very simple...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 4 Jul 2014 22:21:39 -0700
...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: So... am I nuts? (ign. sw)
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:52:42 -0400
...Neil. --- John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Is it possibly that ignition switch contacts are > so > > worn, that key needs to be turned as...
Re: High Beams out on 88 GL
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:17:14 -0600
...Sounds like the ignition switch. bob On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Bobby Brown <bobbybrown1@gmail.com> wrote: > High beams won...
Re: Strange Electrical Problem
Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
Tue, 1 Jan 2002 12:31:38 EST
I'll second that call for an ignition switch. The infamous "X" circuit runs right through the switch and when it failed on me...
Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Sat, 5 Jul 2014 06:47:17 -0400
...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: Ignition Switch Replacement-Not Amused-Even More!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 8 Nov 2010 20:52:18 -0500
...The older switch is missing P but has SU. > >p/n 111 905 865 L now specified all years. That's the one with...
Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:15:29 -0500
...I turned off the > wipers, the heater fans, and the head lights, shut off the ignition, and > then hit the switch again. She fired...
Re: Busted ignition lock
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 Mar 95 13:15:16 PST
...It won't engage the plastic electrical connector switch. I found a better price for the ignition lock tumbler - $19.95 at a nearby...
Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Mon, 1 Jul 2013 16:00:06 -0700
...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: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:34:30 -0800
...I turned off the wipers, the heater fans, and the head lights, shut off the ignition, and then hit the switch again. She fired...
Electrical problem found, '84
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 08:19:55 -0800
...I began to make mental plans to replace the voltage stabilizer, then the ignition switch. For fun yesterday I went to place a charger...
Re: Radio stays on
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:19:44 -0800
Mark, The radio circuit is not wired to the ignition switch. That's normal for your Vanagon. BenT Sent from my mobile device On...
Starting circuits in '84 Westy
Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:19:36 -0400
...Does my Westy (stick) have any kind of circuit breaker between the ignition switch and the solenoid?? I don't get anything now, not...
need key for ghia
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:31:49 -0600
Hey guys-I have pulled the ignition out of my 69 ghia. The switch froze up. While it is out I would love to...
Re: fan won't stop 87 syncro
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:55:38 -0700
...wrote: > > Fan comes on when ignition is turned on. Pulled the fuse, fan stays on. > Pulled thermo switch connector, fan stays on. Pulled relay...
Stranded in Kentucky, USA
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:04:15 -0400
...Based on other recent symptoms (which she did not describe), she is suspecting the ignition switch. We had the wiring harness in the steering...
Curious no swas teh same tart issue
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Fri, 25 May 2012 18:04:04 -0400
...This was the same symptoms I hade before replacing the ignition swtich. It starts fine now. Is it possible it’s the ignition switch...
Runaway Starter Saga Continues
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 07:59:06 -0600
...New starter (engine turns - won't start - not even sputter) New ignition switch Fuel pump runs (pressurizes the system ok) No start. I tried...
Re: Head light mystery
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 18 Jun 2022 16:37:43 -0400
...Based on the described failure when the >>> lights do not work,try lightly moving the ignition switch, and then the >>> headlight switch. There could...
Re: No headlights.
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
Wed, 31 Aug 2016 07:15:21 -0400
how old is your ignition switch...? a bad one can cause headlight wonkiness Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:25...
Re: Low Beams quit working!...Is it the switch?
Historical mailing list - Brien K Dews
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:09:44 -0400
...Not the headlight switch but the electronic ignition switch. It's just below where you insert the key. You'll have to disassemble the...
Instrument Cluster Woes
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:41:04 -0800
...as if you'd just turned on the ignition). Is this more likely a headlight switch failure? Or perhaps ground problems in the fuse...
Re: Bad ground. WAS; Hmm. Headlights don't ...
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:03:37 -0800
...Headlights don't ... >>>> >>>> Probably the ignition switch. >>>> >>>> If I remember correctly, power for that circuit >>>> comes from the ignition switch. >>>> >>>> JB >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/14...
Re: higher power low beams
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 22:14:30 -0500
> I finally got around to doing this mod, unfortunately it took a >headlight switch melt down to motivate me. I do not now if...
Re: New radio= dead battery?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sun, 3 Jun 2012 18:22:46 -0400
On 5/30/2012 11:36 PM, David Beierl wrote: > Some people want to use the key-in switch to power the radio, but...
Re: Ignition Switch Fixed
Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
Wed, 1 Sep 1999 21:24:05 -0400
...MMMMmmmmMMMMMmmmmMMMM I'll let ya know ;^) Ron Semko Orlando, Florida Chrissy Hill wrote: > Hello All, > > Got the ignition switch fixed with no trouble at...
Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 26 May 2010 13:22:38 -0700
...besides 'X' may be a vanagon specific thing.. - that there are two kinds of 'on' in the ignition switch. the kind that stays on...
Re: 1986 GL won't start
Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
Sat, 15 Apr 2000 09:30:34 -0400
...ignition switch, > Hall sender, and loose things in the fuse box area. It doesn't seem > to be the Hall sender (i.e., it...
Re: 88 GL - Failure to start - The Saga Continues
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:47:51 -0400
...Your ignition switch (electrical part) can fail and possibly cause this problem. You might want to try one of those first as this is...
Re: Subject: 86 Vanagon intermittently shuts off at speed
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 10:48:09 -0500
I for one have discovered the ignition switch to be the culprit of unexplained electrical gremlins. My headlights, wiper/washer and rear heater fan...
84 Westy - Refrig drained Aux and Main Battery.
Historical mailing list - John Thomas
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:40:53 -0700
...1) I thought that when you switched the refrige to battery power it would only draw power when the ignition was on. In fact...
Re: please help -- starting problem
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:44:41 -0600 (MDT)
...Battery (+) | Ignition wire--------+--------Ground from switch | Starter Solenoid The "+" is the relay. The current from the ignition switch trips the relay and dumps Battery...
Re: Switched power for vanagon radio
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:21:27 -0700
...the ignition in the "on but not running" position.. >something about sending electrical signals around... >anyone? > Back in the days of mechanical ignition systems...
Fwd: vanagon radios?
Historical mailing list - steve vitale
Sat, 20 May 2006 21:18:44 -0400
...the ignition to see what read 12 volts with the key in and looped the power wire back through the relay switch. On 5...
Re: Low beams are both out.
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 02:48:51 +0100
...the highs would not be working either, same for the light switch and ignition switch. Don't forget the fuses! PerL 87 Syncro 112i
Re: No Low Beams
Historical mailing list - Hal Brackett
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:32:52 -0500
...The other three other possibilities are: > Bad Headlight Dimmer Flasher Switch (the arm that you pull to switch to high > beams) > Bad ignition switch...
Re: Radiator fan won't go off
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sun, 4 Jun 2006 11:50:15 -0400
...The radiator fan comes on low speed when I > turn the ignition switch. It runs continuously regardless of temperature > (even if sitting overnight). It...
Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
Historical mailing list - Danny C.
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:59:39 -0800
...Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 6:58 AM Danny, it could be the headlight switch or ignition switch as Dennis says.� I don't think...
Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sun, 6 Mar 2011 03:41:06 -0700
There's got to be a way to isolate the dern switch? Relay? On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Kim Springer...
Re: Weird cutting out still happening... mechanical switch?
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:48:59 -0500
...Could be the ignition switch or any number of other connections. I had a similar problem a few months ago and it turned out...
It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
Historical mailing list - Tinkerman007
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 02:00:52 -0400
...switch input 31 5 Ground ST1 11 Output1 to ISV (Transistor Collector?) ST2 4 Output2 to ISV 1 17 Ignition pulses from Ignition coil...
Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:23:42 -0400
...This is original wiring and is routed inside the rubber sheath that contains the wire to the ignition switch. I don't think it...
Re: 1988 GL - Headlights out - need wiring diagrams
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:33:47 -0800
On Dec 28, 2012, at 8:16 AM, JRodgers wrote: > If anyone has the headlight wiring and ignition switch diagrams in a > file and...
Horn "toots" when I insert key to start van!
Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 23:39:28 -0500
...horn when we insert the key into the column switch and turn "on" the ignition. What gives??? Indications of future problems??? Thanks! Regards, Christina...
front headlights not working....tks
Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:10:03 -0800
...Since my front blower also does not work, I am now convinced that it's the electric module in the ignition switch - as people...