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• Re: Alternative Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 16:19:30 EDT
  ...If you are a bit adventurous and want to take on modifying your steering column to accept the Audi ans A2/A1 VW steering...
• Fw: SOS - Vanagon ignition switch R & R - update
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:09:03 -0500
  ...Here's what it says..... -#7 - remove blinker/wiper arm assembly......done, OK.... -#8 - *Pull ignition switch housing off the streering column......the allen...
• Removing Differential Lock / Cruise Control Plumbing
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:42:39 -0400
  ...There is another line that runs from the balls forward an disapears into a black box under the steering column. It also runs rearward...
• Re: Blinkers not working???
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 11:42:08 -0500
  ...The hazards to work. > > I check the connections on the steering column and they all seem to > be OK. I have cruise control on...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 14 May 2017 22:48:15 -0500
  ...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: horn ring
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:12:11 -0400
  ...One of the mounting > screws > holding down the steering column switches is stripped. It has been > stripped > for several years. (I assume the previous...
• Re: 84 Vanagon head lights stuck on hi beam
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 03:16:09 +0000
  ...If you take the steering column cover off and play with the switch, it should be obvious what I'm talking about. The TS...
• no start, round 2
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:36:01 -0400
  ...I come aboard, & I'm always >trying to get the steering column covers to seat right to eliminate the >rubbing squeal they produce. I...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:05:38 +0000
  ...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: Where to purchase oil analysis kit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 16 Sep 2014 08:46:17 -0700
  ...They have done enough Vanagons to have a "normal range" column for this engine. Kits are free. I've tested my "new" '85 at...
• Re: '90 syncro gas lines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 21:10:27 -0400
  ...is that normal? Also appears the gas filter is behind a column behind the rear tire drivers side, is that where it comes from...
• Re: More cylinder numbering
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 11:12:42 +0200
  ...My manual said that cylinder counting starts at the left front cylinder, that the second column. Where as in-line engines counting starts in...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 09:06:49 -0400
  On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Jeff Oxroad wrote: > (FWIW I even saw plans for a prototype for a hinged bar of sorts off the...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:59:33 -0500
  ...The track numbers are associated with the whole vertical "column," not the end of the wire at the bottom. You're not really ignoring...
• Re: Well, it's over. (Prices)
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:57:52 EST
  ...Universal joint for a Syncro steering column $120 3. Four plastic full wheel covers (one with chip) $50 4. Bentley manual SOLD 5. Instrument...
• Re: secret compartments paranoia
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:07:43 -0600
  ...under the rear seat (air-cooled gas heater) inside the steering column cover There are probably more, but I decided that the 10 year...
• Re: Windshield washer pump / switch?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:16:55 -0700
  ...I then noticed a wisp > of smoke coming from the switch on the steering column. > > I haven't even begun to troubleshoot, but thought...
• Darn it, blinkers still not working. Help?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:05:07 -0800
  ...flasher unit, removed and reinstalled the ground clip in the steering column. No change. Switched emergency flasher switch from one vehicle to the other...
• Re: Consensus wanted....OK to drive with power steering belt detached for awhile???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:14:28 +1200
  ...ie stressed may be the driver, wheel, steering column & u-joints, but the rack and pinion will be under no abnormal stresses. The weakest...
• Re: front headlights not working....
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:36:57 -0500
  ...But when I hold the high beam arm on the steering column, the high beams turn on, but they won't stay. I can...
• Horn question (did some searching)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:53:55 -0400
  ...What is the best way to replace the brown ground wire that passes through the curved tube at steering column coupling? And if need...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:10:19 -0500
  ...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: '86 a/c rotary combo thermostat/fan switch - where to get a replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:03:24 -0400
  ...it's the same switch as you have on your '86 (goes to the left of the steering column). Mike Mike Collum wrote: > Here...
• Misc. Westy Questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael McClune
  Fri, 24 May 96 17:50:07 PDT
  ...Any ideas on fixing this? What is the small hole just to the right of the steering column for.? My wife who normally drives...
• Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 14:52:30 -0400
  ...On page 70.5 of my Bentley manual (for my '87 Westy), the instructions say that, in order to get the steering column out...
• Re: Theft protection and Vanagon-Loudest Vehicle in the World
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 06:34:50 -0800
  there would be a set of relays under the dash and if you remove the steering column you would see the ignition wires are...
• Alloy wheel caps and a ?
  Historical mailing list - Gregory S. Morrison
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:52:44 -0800
  ...Now I'm thinking it might have something to do with the turn signal arm on the steering wheel column. Any suggestions? Thanks for...
• Re: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:28:20 -0500
  ...agents, but not needed in such places as in the steering column, which are always dry and contain no fluids to damage the connections...
• Re: HOT-WIRE
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:11:29 -0700
  ...I'd watch the guys 'tweeking' all the pretty-colored columns on the screen, watch the money fly out of my wallet and really...
• wheels & oil temp. gauge
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  19 May 96 19:35:41 EDT
  ...Mounting it under the dash to either side of the steering column is no good because the steering wheel blocks my vision there when...
• Re: coolant pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 00:29:31 EST
  ...I use much of the 1/8 inch OD nylon tube to maintain a compressible gas column to transfer coolant pressure. Fast response, great...
• Re: Steering Wheel Rasp grinding noise while turning
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:45:39 EST
  ...crooked) tighten 3 small flathead screws that hold stalk assy to column.. your brass contact ring may be already too far gone.. in which...
• Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 13:04:34 -0700
  Steering column cover off, first is to verify its plugged in! Do rear wipers and washer work? Find power wire (red or red/black...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:28:17 -0700
  ...a 15/16 socket will fit > the nut on the steering column fine. > > funny how, for me anyway, having the steering wheel not quite...
• Has heat, but it smells
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 95 16:36 CDT
  ...When the first step was to drill out the breakaway bolts for the steering column, I figured it would take something crucial for me...
• Re: Gas Heater Dead - few Questions
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 23:08:19 -0600
  ...The Bentley > indicates that the relay is to the right of the sterring column/dash area - > but I cannot find it there. >> > >The relay...
• Re: horn replacement
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 16:44:00 EDT
  ...First the contacts in the steering wheel will foul up then the ground connection on the column. Next the horn terminals will corrode followed...
• Re: Exciting things happening at Van-Again!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:52:18 -0400
  ...The columnist for the trade magazine replied by warning the mechanic not to diagnose problems (correctly) too quickly when a customer is looking. He...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:46:55 -0400
  ...Cunegonde's only working headlight circuit is driver's side high beam, which goes on/off normally from the steering column stalk switch. Driver...
• Re: Battery to Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:47:26 -0700
  ...battery set up to fuse #3 in the panel under the left side of the steering column. That powers all the dash "stuff" to...
• RE: 71 Bus ignition switch
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 13:13:16 PST
  ...I ended up pulling the column mount with the switch in it and thene carefully grinding away the outer portion until the whole assembly...
• '87 GL passenger van parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:16:32 -0600
  ...20, A/C radiator fan=$40, spare tire carrier=$15, steering column cover=$10, engine components like heads-rockers-intake-throttle body intake boot...
• Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:41:03 -0700
  ...I see there is a rectangular hole in the column above the door lock contacts and a matching round hole on the door. Was...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:32 -0500
  ...click on the "V3 DIY Main Board" link in the left column. About half way down that page will be schematics for the VR...
• Re: CB placement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 19:16:43 -0700
  ...I mounted mine under the dash to the left of the steering column. It works okay there, but the speaker is a little hard...
• Re: variable-speed wiper relay mod
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 13:05:13 -0400
  ...from the junkyard. > - Remove the white locking pin from the wiper column switch. This > will allow it to move downwards into the intermittent position...
• Re: Power steering leak !!?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 16:00:24 -0500
  At 07:23 AM 3/14/2000 , Brandt Milczewski wrote: >If you follow the steering column to the floor it enters a doughnut >shaped...
• Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 10:01:43 -0700
  ...TWO stalks on the left side of the steering column? Is that upper one a cruise control/MFA control stalk? Seats look comfy (and...
• Re: 88 WBX Towing Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:52:02 EST
  ...and make SURE > that the onboard steering lock at the steering column is unlocked. > > actually ive towed automatic vanagons backwards a number of times...
• Re: Front table in rear
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:18:24 -0400
  ...First, if switching, you will need to switch the legs/support columns > also. > Second, once switched you will find it difficult if not impossible...
• Re: Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:01:15 -0700
  ...switches (from the top or do I remove the streering wheel column cover?), and will I have to remove the fluid to remove the...
• Re: How to replace blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:45:01 -0800
  ...Remove the lower steering column cover and then unbolt the steering column and lower it. There should be 4 bolts holding the column two...
• Re: Headlight switches.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:04:10 -0500
  ...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: Need help with washer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:29:02 -0400
  ...Peer into the switch from the right side, through the hole on the plastic that surrounds the steering column, and as you pull back...
• Re: intermittent fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:52:42 -0400
  ...Are there are prime suspects in >> this >> case? A loose wire in the steering column somewhere? Bad ignition >> switch? >> I don't want to...
• Parting out a 1967 camper
  Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 22:21:12 -0700
  ...I think this is a Sunbeam Camper package (how can I tell????) Seatbelts Side Door Hatch 911 rubber moldings Awning Steering Column and box...
• headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 17:24:16 -1000
  ...Still no headlights, The only way the headlights will come on is by pulling and HOLDING the turn signal lever on the steering column...
• Re: Stranded in Kentucky, USA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:16:58 -0700
  ...We had the wiring harness in the steering >> column replaced a year ago. << >> >> Is tanyone around there within the sound of my typing available...
• Re: intermittent fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:58:10 -0400
  ...Are there are prime suspects in >> this >> case? A loose wire in the steering column somewhere? Bad ignition >> switch? >> I don't want to...
• Re: Is the Vanagon drive able with dash and cluster removed?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 4 Mar 2020 20:21:35 -0500
  ...have all the mod cons except for radio and heat. > > The column won't be up to having you haul yourself up into the...