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  • Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:05:52 -0500
    ...MUCH better controls and better heat. >> >> Mark >> >> >>> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:00:16 -0600, Al and Sue Brase >>> <albeeee@mchsi.com> wrote...
  • Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 25 May 2006 19:27:00 -0400
    ...This > circular, black switch controls on/off and fan speed (inner) and > temperature > (outer ring). Note that these switches are UNIQUE TO WESTIES of...
  • Engine Question...
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:58:20 -0700
    ...At least 91 octane, right? Especially with stock Digijet controls, from 1985 model year. I don't want to have to go to new...
  • Re: Cold + Ignition Key Jiggle = Horn
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:54:32 -0800
    ...steering wheel and see how worn the brass tab is that controls the horn - sometimes these are tweaked and the slightly wrong movement of...
  • Re: gas and the little green guys - was Re: Area 51 trip
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:49:26 -0700
    ...Emissions controls are essentially the same...EGR, cat. converter, computer controlled fuel and ignition...cat. converters still don't even help much until they...
  • Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
    Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
    Fri, 19 Aug 94 12:34:00 cdt
    ...He describes the 911 as an air cooled engine that, as HP and emission controls increased, became more of an air/oil cooled engine...
  • Re: Fuel Injection Adjustment
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 28 Apr 2001 16:02:33 -0400
    ...How much?, does it matter?, I Slight misconception here -- the fuel regulator dynamically controls the fuel pressure to be constant *relative to the manifold...
  • Re: Rear heater control
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:44:02 -0600
    ...mcneely ---- Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Speaking of heater controls and little known features. Two of the heater > control levers have bumps on...
  • Re: Calling all V-gon List Computer Guru's
    Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:29:59 -0500
    ...I have >> cursor controls set to the highest speed now, No difference. >> >> Audio files played on the computer often stall, stop and repeat, as...
  • Re: NEED HELP Olympian Catalytic heater installation
    Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
    Sun, 12 Jan 1997 12:30:19 -0600
    ...A gas supply pressure of 11" w.c. (0.40 psig) >minimum is required at the heater controls. The supply line must be >equipped...
  • Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:37:52 -0600
    ...Air cooled or > WBX should make no difference. > > With cruise controls becoming standard equipment of most model new cars in > the last few years...
  • Re: heater control lights
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:31:40 -0800
    ...I've always just done mine (vanagon heat controls) 'by feel'......I can feel when the rear vent slide is to the left, it...
  • Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:01:36 -0500
    ...When there are a large number, something relative may work, but there are no controls that would make the data really believable. What do...
  • Re: Can anyone identify this plug?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:13:47 -0700
    ...html It seems to want to go around > the > vent/heater controls somewhere but I don't see a slot. > > Thanks, > Bryan > = > -- Jake 1984...
  • Re: New van timing, cont'd.
    Historical mailing list - dworkin
    Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:08:54 -0800 (PST)
    ...On the dashboard, to the left of > the heater controls (whats to control?:) there is a small, unmarked aluminum > socket with a wire coming...
  • re:91 Vanagon with "Hot Air"
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Mon, 12 May 1997 21:58:56 -0700
    ...you might not be aware of it while moving the dash controls. Also, the old trick of turning on your AC while running the...
  • Re: Still confused, looking for suggestions...
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:10:57 EDT
    ...There is a printed circuit board that controls the high and low circut. This also is a common problem source, but since all is...
  • For Sale Eberspacher BN-6
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 28 Dec 2001 13:17:48 -0600
    ...The complete unit is here with the rear seat blower, the plastic rear crossover, the BN-6 heater, All dash controls (slide levers) it...
  • Re: ventilation levers- tips for usage
    Historical mailing list - Data Services
    Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:34:37 -0500
    > >The vent controls are confusing. They are NOT . On the > (watercooled) Vanagon it's like this: > > All the levers perform single functions, i.e...
  • Re: starter wiring
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Wed, 24 Apr 2002 20:25:05 -0600
    ...Or, it could be the switch that controls > whether I'm in park or neutral on my automatic transmission. > > Since I'm still driving...
  • Re: Webasto "Blue Heat"
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:10:19 -0700
    ...really handy. > > http://www.webastoshowroom.com/blueheat/ > > Does the propex come with programmable controls or a wireless remote? > > Tom Myers > Rochester NY > 90 westy > >
  • Re: All Grown up with solder and shrink tubing
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:11:42 -0800
    ...I've been in minivans that had rear volume controls for small speaker sets near each seat row. I wonder if it wouldn't...
  • Re: High Speed Fan
    Historical mailing list - David Hally
    Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:18:49 -0700
    ...turned on/off by A/C refrigerant high > >>pressure switch (switch > >>controls relay #5, > >> > >> > >**** RELAY #5 IS PULLED**** > > > > > >>relay provides current to fan > >>resistor...
  • Re: Dash / Air Distribution Box removal
    Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
    Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:17:28 -0500
    ...This is what I did when I could no longer stand the hot summer air blowing over my feet, even though the vent controls...
  • Re: Swivel seat question
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:52:40 -0500
    Eric, the swivel platform is bolted on, and the tightness of the bolts controls how easily the seats turn. The difficulty with that that...
  • Re: Battery choices
    Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
    Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:12:46 -0700
    ...As an interesting side note, a truck I bought last year has a Wally World battery in it, which was manufactured by Johnson Controls...
  • Re: Guns and their utility
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Thu, 1 Apr 1999 19:57:20 -0500
    ...Several years ago the Canadian government started talking about stricter gun controls, thus occasioning considerable controversy. For purposes of one of the sociology courses...
  • Re: syncro upgrade to 15 inch wheels
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Sat, 7 Aug 2004 14:35:33 -0700
    ...sure be a big job since you have to remove the controls arms etc... and have them pressed out. i am hoping that the...
  • Re: battery opinions please
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 3 Jan 2006 22:25:47 -0500
    The Wal-Mart batteries are actually made by Johnson Controls. With few exceptions, any store brand battery is one of these. You just get...
  • Re: VW is #1 - NVC
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:36:15 -0400
    ...H2 exhaust will be much cleaner even with all the advance controls on the TDI. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
  • Re: Air cooled mileage (revised)
    Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
    Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:26:14 -0700
    ...And if you live in an area with emission controls, it's illegal. > e)Anything else? My major mileage problem with the van was...
  • Re: Bus graveyard
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:35:05 -0800
    ...No wonder I couldn't find the controls! > > Jim > > On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 8:24 AM, mark drillock<mdrillock@cox.net> wrote...
  • Re: 1987 WBX 2.1 For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Sun, 2 May 2010 16:13:23 -0400
    ...I'm, also selling > the ECU, AFM, and all the idle controls and wiring harnesses as I'm doing a > Subaru conversion. > > Contact me...
  • Re: air cooled eng convert.
    Historical mailing list - Michael
    Thu, 20 Jul 2000 11:51:14 -0500
    ...If kept stock, it's an extremely reliable 155 ft/lbs of torque and if you change the computer programming (which controls turbo boost...
  • Re: rear window wiper
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 9 May 2001 04:08:11 -0700
    ...No matter what I do, I > cannot get my controls to work. I think VW must have been getting advice > from Lada at the...
  • Re: cold start problem - 89 GL
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:16:34 -0500
    ...It also controls the idle stabilizer especially during warm up. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
  • Re: Fryeday, PG13
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:53:46 -0800
    ...Amazing the controls on society.... > > http://www.nbc-2.com/story/16565434/utah-school-passes-on-cougars-as-mascot > > SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A...
  • Ipod setups in Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
    Fri, 5 May 2006 08:37:45 -0700
    ...Using this setup the CD player accesses and fully controls the IPod as if it were and enormous music library. I have the 420i...
  • Re: Cold start issue [SOLVED] - Contact cleaner??
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 8 Jun 2011 22:03:13 -0700
    I use DeOxit on guitar controls but I have a can of CRC in my automotive supplies... On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 5...
  • Re: [Q] 2nd battery again
    Historical mailing list - tbill
    Wed, 21 May 1997 16:29:35 -0500
    ...However... > > I know in the sailboats we've chartered, they ususally have 2 > cranking batteries with a switch that controls flow to and from...
  • Re: Subaru wiring harness
    Historical mailing list - David Bayer
    Mon, 23 Mar 1998 18:18:14 -0800
    ...KEP says that VW heater controls will not allow the engine's >| cooling system to work properly and that the front and rear heater...
  • Re: Dash control lights question
    Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
    Sat, 10 Jul 1999 02:38:33 EDT
    ...rocker switch, > Hazard lights rocker switch, > Rear heater fan, > Ventilation slide controls, > Front heater fan, > Cigarette lighter. > > My headlight switch does not light up...
  • Re: AC Controls
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 17 May 2008 23:01:38 -0700
    ...89 flow thru vents, [black rubber window trim] 90-91 [AC controls on dash] I'm fairly certain they changed nothing from 90-91...
  • Re: Triangle vent window question
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:45:04 -0700
    There is a hard-to-access phillips screw that controls the tension for the vent window. I've had good luck tightening them with...
  • Starter doesn't turn after replacing weak battery
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:09:54 -0400
    ...Group 41 Battery from Wally World for $67 (made by Johnson Controls). I Installed the brand new battery and turned the key with nothing...
  • Pooh's on the mend - update
    Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
    Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:58:50 -0000
    ...At least that explains the horrible smell of exhaust fumes in the cab and also why the heater controls do not work. My thanks...
  • Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
    Historical mailing list - W. Silva
    Fri, 7 Jan 2000 09:01:10 -0500
    ...the tall style propane cylinders inside and the round element and controls mounted on the outside. If you have one of these dinosaurs in...
  • Re: Finding a slow battery drain
    Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
    Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:01:45 -0500
    ...I'll bet it's the fuse which controls your dash clock, radio and interior cab >lights. >(I think its the 4th fuse from...
  • Re: From the vw news rumor mill
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:03:08 -0500
    ...and similarly-owned Audi > vehicle lines. > > The VW holding company also controls Bentley, Lamborghini, Seat, Skoda and - > soon - Bugatti. > > ........................................ > jimt > Planned insanity is best...
  • Re: AC and LP on Dometic question
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:00:37 -0400
    ...The controls are most likely kept simple to avoid the electric demand required on the larger units. Dennis >From: Paul Chubbuck <paul@TAKINGFLIGHT.NET...
  • Sometimes the vanagon gremlins don't know they are helping...
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:44:45 -0600
    Last week I replaced the so-called "relay" that controls the blinking temp gauge light under Mark Drillock's guidance. The wild swings that...
  • Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:17:48 -0500
    ...The combustion process has not changed over the years, only the tolerance of the controls. > > Start with the fuel system. Make it is tight...
  • Re: '81 Westy Deep-cycle/group 41 combo Q's
    Historical mailing list - Leavitt
    Fri, 14 Mar 1997 20:11:28 -0500
    ...by chewing up no less than 5 TV and VCR remote controls! (Now to change the channel they have to pull on her tail...
  • Re: Diesel question
    Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
    Fri, 26 Jun 1998 11:17:22 +0200
    ...below the steering wheel (just to the left of the heater controls). This acts like a 'choke' on older gasoline cars (but instead of...
  • Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
    Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
    Thu, 15 Nov 2001 12:21:59 -0800
    ...Thank you for your continued support and interest in Optima Batteries, a Johnson Controls company.
  • Re: AC for Camping. Best Buy Electronics Sale Item
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 7 Jul 2005 22:15:44 -0500
    ...No remote, no >> directional controls. But it is cheap enough and would prol'ly make a >> good camping AC. >> >> Regards, >> >> John Rodgers >> 88 GL...
  • Re: Floor Duct
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:58:29 -0800
    ...Then enjoy the much improved air/heat controls like 90% of Vanagons have. You also want the lower dash bezel for the later heater...
  • Feature Creep Kate Wolf Festival
    Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
    Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:03:04 -0700
    ...Installed new 4" front speakers and adjusted audio controls not that I will be able to hear it going down the road at 60...
  • Re A/C an' all that stuff
    Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
    30 Nov 1994 13:10:50 U
    ...Speaking of Ric, he stated earlier that getting to the heat-producing setting for the dash controls would run the compressor several seconds, enough...
  • repost: some stuff of interest
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 24 Jul 95 21:07:27 CDT
    ...DPD Air Conditioner Evaporator & Controls for 68-79 Bus Factory distributed (under part number ZVW-805-237) aftermarket DPD Air Conditioner Evaporator unit for...