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• Re: VW cruise control
  Historical mailing list - jthomas2
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 11:40:54 -0700
  ...VW cruise control >Hi! I saw your post on the Vanagon news group. > >I've got a '90 Westy. When I ordered it, new...
• Re: Cruise Control Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:48:30 -0500
  ...Cruise Control Mystery Folks, Yesterday after work I ran through the Bentley's flow chart of "how to diagnose your cruise control." Every test...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 14:54:08 -0000
  ...The control module would control the spark. I would leave the hall sensor in place to control the injectors. I also would like to...
• Re: I need three black plastic heater control levers...
  Historical mailing list - Phil
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:18:45 -0800
  ...I need three black plastic heater control levers... GoWesty has them..... http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3367&category_id=&category_parent...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:09:04 -0800
  The dynamic range of the fuel injection feedback control loop is probably a factor of 100 or so (pressure and injection time). It's...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:29:22 -0400
  Doesn't the ECM control the dwell? Would bad solder joints affect the "on-time" of ignition driver? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Westy Dometic 12 volt thermostatic control ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:05:35 -0500
  At 07:42 PM 2/17/2014, mark drillock wrote: >Years back someone came up with a procedure to add thermostatic control >to the...
• Re: Ball joints?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 13:57:58 -0700
  Listess, I've yet to hear a Vanagon Ball Joint "Clunk" like a Bug or a Bus Ball Joint? I have seen the Control...
• Re: cruse control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:30:06 EDT
  ...Without vacuum, the otherwise properly operating cruise control did not work. I replaced the tube in its entirety, but I could have wrapped the...
• Re: Monster TODO List - cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:54:34 -0700
  Air cooled Westy cruise control? A brick ought to work just fine! There aren't too many sources for after market units anymore, try...
• Cruise Control Speed Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 06:39:25 -0600
  I was debugging my cruise control last night using the Bentley manual. When it came time to check the resistance of the inductive speed...
• Billy won't run
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 10:30:24 -0600
  ...I switched the idle control valve and idle control stabilization unit (near the taillight) from my perfectly running 87 GL and no change. Help...
• Re: heater control lights
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:51:59 -0800
  ...were there > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/vanagon-heater-control-lights/ > > alistair Melissa '84 Westy Honey Bee Sacramento, CA www.westywoman.com
• One other dumb question, removing air control sliders
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:31:57 -0500
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• Fwd: Engine management (manual control of mixture) A new angle...
  Historical mailing list - David Utley
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 09:16:10 EST
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• Fwd: Engine management (manual control of mixture) A new angle...
  Historical mailing list - David Utley
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 20:46:56 EST
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• Re: Heat
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:19:39 PDT
  ...There is a fresh air system controlled by two levers on the dash. One lever controls how much fresh air is admitted. The other...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:32:31 -0700
  ...I asked my mechanic about it and he said *"Mercedes > has not used an idle control valve since around 1990. The idle is > controlled...
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  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:38:34 +0200
  ...radio/satnav control, hands-free phone, speech control, steering wheel shifter paddles). -right of R301 and R619 is the late Eurovan signal distribution cluster...
• Re: scissor jack under control arm?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:07:48 -0800
  I'd suggest that using a scissor jack (or any jack?) under a control arm *might* pose a risk given movement of arm, and...
• Re: Getting rid of interference from distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 25 Jul 95 10:34:49 CDT
  ...We're trying to put cruise control in the '81 Westy. >But, it wont'work because of the interference from the distributor. >This Vanagon...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:59:51 -0400
  ...control electronics > - Interior Air temp sense > - Evaporator fan control (interior fan) > - Temp sense of Condensor and Fan speed control to > reduce noise emissions > - Control...
• Rear heater controlls?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:32:36 EDT
  ...The rear heater controlls on Matilda, the '71 Bus, are an enigma to me. Which way on and which way off? Together = On? Both...
• Battery Leakage
  Historical mailing list - Sylvie Scott
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 23:12:33 -0500
  ...Starter turns but voltage to distributor sender unit is too low (8V when minimum is 10V), outcome is no fuel, no spark from control...
• Re: Anyone Who Knows Which End of a Soldering Iron Is Hot
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 11:48:02 EST
  Can anyone identify the output device in the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit? This is the one which powers up the Idle Stabilizer Contol Valve...
• Re: Automatic trans- what's this part for?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Thu, 30 May 2002 10:05:36 -0700
  > Sounds like the coil for an aftermarket cruise control. I'd like to thank Dennis Haynes, Stan Wilder & Sean B. who helped to correctly...
• Re: Solar Battery Chargers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:58:26 -0500
  ...On sunny days, the charge controller is often showing "green", meaning the battery is completely charged. Total cost about $200 Canadian. If you use...
• Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 07:03:39 -0800
  ...Excellent results!!!� My cruise control NEVER drops out anymore.� And I think having the vacuum accumulator makes for INSTANT response when I push the...
• Re: Installing cruise on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 18:14:32 +1200
  ...If that happens then the cruise >control might set and hold the speed for some time however if the leak is >larger than the...
• 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: 2.1L coolant light problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:47:51 -0700
  ...Speed 2 is controlled only by the A/C controls and has nothing to do with how hot the engine or radiator are. The...
• Re: more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:07:56 -0800
  Cruise control is very doable on a subaruvanagon. You either get all the Vanagon parts out of a donor vanagon .......... And the stock subaru...
• CC speed pickup, stock
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 22:35:30 -0500
  Al, The stock Cruise Control gets it's speed sensor directly from the back of the spedometer. Take off the instrument cluster to see...
• 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: 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: air vents
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 20:18:51 -0500
  ...Suddenly my mind is "clouded." If the temperature control lever (2nd one down) is all the way to the left, and you're getting...
• Re: Vanagon Stove Burner Control Valve Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:54:08 -0600
  ...wrote: > Has anyone ever replaced a Stove Burner Control Valve on Vanagon > Westy? > > Mine is an 84, I have the replacement unit, but I...
• Re: Squeaky upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 14:27:44 -0400
  ...tried drilling, taping and putting a grease fitting on the upper control arm bushings to stop the squeak? Do you drill thru the rubber...
• Re: help!! vanagon cruise control question!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 10:19:45 -0700
  ...Anyone? > > does anyone know where the pickup is for the cruise control on the vanagon > > tranny or back in the engine? bentley doesnt show...
• Fridge fan upgrades photos
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:03:00 -0500
  ...I replaced the exterior fan with a quiet computer fan, and added a fan inside on the cooling fins with a switch to control...
• Re: parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:05:22 -0500
  ...make offer, will > ship > > Idle control unit > front heater core > radiator > radiator fan > ECU > AFM > plus some misc > > thanks > jason > > > Get some great ideas...
• Re: ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 19:30:00 -0400
  ...Held on with spring clips at the box end, clamping plates with screws at the controls end. Yrs, d >Dave B.
• Re: Ignition switch repair-advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:29:57 -0500
  ...If you've got cruise control, the wires feeding the cruise control switch will likely be zip-tied to the steering column. Best, d...
• Re: Auto Trans Throttle Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:53:56 -0400
  Ball socket. You mean the cruize control??Roger
• Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:41:56 -0400
  ...sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year My drivers side upper control arm bushings are screaming like crazy. These are new Meyle bushings...
• Need help with blinking coolant overtemperature light
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 25 May 1998 19:05:04 -0400
  ...One message said that the cool low level warning control unit should be replaced, and that it was located behind the fuse panel. I...
• Re: iPod solution?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:16:06 -0700
  ...I bought from Crutchfield.com one of the Alpine head units > and the iPod controller device (which is approximately the size of a > deck...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:23:10 -0400
  ...So, is it possible for a bad Idle control unit to cause >this? It seems odd that an engine can run at 3000 with...
• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 2 May 2008 21:21:03 -0400
  I do believe the heater controls have a much cooler layout. Dial Knobs! Like you'd find on a modern vehicle. I've always...
• Re: Need '99 EV prices and available options
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 22:34:15 +0100
  ...windows with heatshields cruise control additional make-up mirror left 1,100 659 comfort package 2, includes: a/c electronic control windows with heatshields...
• Re: Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 11:47:47 -0500
  ...The result was that the fridge only received 12v when > the engine was running while the control panel and water pump had 12v > all...
• Fw: Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 00:16:09 +0200
  ...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: Raining-no cruise control
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 00:23:38 -0500
  ...the manifold vacuum was too low for the vacuum-driven cruise control servo to pull the throttle open any further! At that point the...
• Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:26:35 -0700
  Well, this morning I pulled the left front wheel off the Westy and removed the upper control arm so I could inspect the new...
• Re: Me Too: Remote control door unlocking?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:28:14 -0600
  ...You can go to various electronics suppliers and buy controllers for garage doors, automatic gates or specifically for automotive remote functions. I'll just...
• Re: Front Heater Motor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:04:57 -0600
  Hi Dave, All dash heater control levers in our vans are set up such that they allow flow if they are on. If off...
• Mostly Cruise Control, some shrubs
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 02:59:37 -0500
  Has anyone ever done any work on their cruise control systems? What broke? How did you diagnose and fix it? Thanks, --tabe johnson PS...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:23:13 -0500
  It wasn't until I got my 3rd vanagon that I discovered how to distinguish the heater control levers without looking at them. When...
• Re: 85 Westfalia heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:28:57 -0500
  http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/owners-manual/vent-controls.html Chris On 11/11/06, garyowen <garyowen@magma.ca> wrote: > Can anyone tell...
• Re: Low-voltage alarm
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:42:35 -0700
  ...Does anyone > know of a cheap and cheerful off-the-shelf alarm? well not cheap but its a solar charge controller & LV cutoff & overcharge...