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• Re: Forgot..I am a digester..
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:20:23 -0700
  ...entertaining to figure out this weirdness with > my > dead batt and warning lights.. > Thanks, > Don Hanson > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing...
• Re: Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:53:29 -0700
  ...cluster, I > got to thinking about the brake warning light plug. > > In Bentley, I see 15 from ign. switch goes to ign. coil, to...
• '85 Vanagon fails smog - diagnosis help requested
  Historical mailing list - Graham Freeman
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 12:45:06 -0700
  ...No sputtering, no warning - just suddenly the engine would go dead. Or, the same thing might happen at 65mph on a straight stretch of...
• Oil light/Buzzer warning system - revisited and longish
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 20:05:09 -0700
  ...After a few more times, I turn off the ignition to shut off the warning and engine - coast downhill for a few seconds -start...
• Re: problems with my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 12:40:07 -0600
  ...There are two sensors that control the oil warning light/buzzer. The one that needs to be replaced is the low rpm sensor. I...
• Arachnid Hitchiker
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 15:05:54 -0700
  ...I blew it up, I realized things would have to change. Warning: Don't open the link unless you're prepared. I can't...
• Re: The Vanagon Song - @@Explicit Lyrics WARNING@@
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:17:23 -0600
  I would like to have it too!!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Oct 27, 2011 12:15 PM, "James Felder" <jim.felder...
• Re: toothpaste
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:04:08 -0700
  ...didn't have the $50 for a new pump? But a warning: Toothpaste on the market today may not do the job, different stuff...
• Re: Changing brake light switches
  Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:10:45 +0000
  ...However it didn't solve the problem which was the brake warning light coming on for no reason! (This was on a 1984 european...
• Re: WANTED: Cool paint ideas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 09:19:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Just a warning. This might look nice, but your van will bake in the summer. You might consider painting the top white at a...
• Re: Fwd: FW: FW. DEADLY COMPUTER VIRUS -Forwarded
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 10:15:22 -0700
  ...a04free.com ARGH! This list is not the place for virus warnings, cookie recipes, or other (generally) bogus information. Thank you. Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote...
• Fuel Pump Death Wheeze?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:36:16 -0500
  ...Is this what happens when fuel pumps start to cavitate? If I ignore it, will it give me some warning before it just quits...
• Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light (and other initial observations, LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:45:34 -0800
  ...personally i modify the circuit electronically to take the level warning function completely out of the picture !
• got a vanagon, need a manual
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 8 May 2001 21:43:42 -0400
  Thanks to list folks for recent input on oil pressure warnings and auto trannies. I decided to buy this 86 weekender I've been...
• Re: The DoKa is back, with a buzz !
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 01:12:35 +0000
  Hi Mick, You buzz complaint involves the Dynamic oil pressure warning system. I developed a very simple voltmeter test procedure to check this system...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:47:28 -0800
  I mounted driving lights below the regular lights on my '85. I almost never use them or need them...except the time my headlights...
• Re: Installing ETKA 5.3
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:20:40 -0500
  ...I'm trying to install ETKA 5.3 on an XP system but get the dreaded hardlock warning. In order to get ETKA 5...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 21:51:57 -0700
  ...A coolant temp needle that rides at the top of the warning LED is NOT indicative of any sort of cooling system problem. My...
• Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:14:53 -0500
  ...So, is it high pressure or low pressure warning? The sound > I > > have is a continuous tone, not a beeping or pulsing. > > > > It seems...
• Re: I need advice (a warning note)
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 13:52:10 -0400
  NO FLAMES INTENDED!! But, one word of warning with the AVP engines! One I installed for a customer blew BOTH head gaskets in 500...
• Re: Main Seal (Clutch Grabbing)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 15:04:57 -0700
  ...how much did > you pay? Is the clutch grabbing during engagement, or just grabbing without warning with the pedal still depressed? If the latter...
• Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:57:17 -0700
  ...Warning, warning, Will Robinson!! Selling that Doka for > parts is probably not illegal, but putting it back on the road in the US is...
• Re: Water temp warning light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:36:44 -0800
  ...engine. > The problem I have now is that the water temp warning light flashes > just a few seconds after starting the engine. Does anyone...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:06:50 -0400
  ...Sorry, It's not a high temperature warning light. Mike David Yates wrote: > This will be simple for those who know . . but . . I�ve...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:19:58 -0700
  ...kit, a caged canary, and a radio monitoring the Emergency Alert System for advance warning of zombie uprisings with me at all times. -- RJS
• Should I buy
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Thu, 8 May 1997 11:46:00 -0400
  Hello sages of VW- Please help me with advice/warnings about the possibly impending purchase of either an 83 with 120000 miles or an...
• Re: VW's have feelings?
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:53:16 -0700
  ...And for the record, I've sent David a warning that this is a friendly list, and flame-war trolling isn't appreciated. Ron...
• Re: 5W30 Oil --- is it OK???
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:01:16 -0600
  ...The summer heat and the Vanagon's oil pressure warning system both indicate the need for higher viscosity. 10-40 should do it unless...
• Re: Coolant Fairies - Another Q
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 11:38:35 -0700
  ...no leaking coolant & >coolant level was normal & has remained so. >*Is gurgling coolant, if that's what I heard, a warning sound? >Thanks, > >Phaedra...
• Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Wed, 22 May 2002 20:33:12 EDT
  ...High-speed driving has often led to oil warning buzzer and light going off as I'm returning to idle on exit ramp. Switching...
• 83 1.9 engine locked up solved
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 19:44:01 -0700
  My engine seemed to seize all the sudden when driving with no advanced warning. This after a prolonged fuel system problem. When calling around...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:12:46 EST
  In a message dated 11/25/02 11:08:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET writes: > Had the same problem when I...
• Funny email address...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 19:06:47 -0800
  ...Just a little warning, if you would need one. I was reading it in my Vanagon. (content) Zoltan
• Re: Poptop assist spring/cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:06:17 -0400
  > Has anyone every checked or adjusted or replaced the spring and cable > assist mechanism in the Westy poptop supports? Any hints or warnings? > Quite...
• ADMINISTRIVIA - Fryeday Content.. some GM trivia and news on the VOLT (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:26:11 -0700
  Second warning. It might be Friday in NZ, but it's not in North America and Andrew, you're in NA right now. Can...
• Re: Trip and tire report
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:01:19 -0700
  ...Still no oil pressure warning buzzers or flickering warning light at idle. I still usually see 10-15 psi at idle. I am using...
• Re: tsunami
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:54:47 -0600
  ...Why denigrate the warnings, when the consequences of not warning could be so devastating? mcneely > > On 11-Mar-11, at 11:27 AM, Michael...
• Re: Fake eBay Bids [Was: EBay Scam - word of warning (longish)]
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 23:39:17 -0700
  ...EBay Scam - word of warning (longish)] > Ben you're right but there is not much I can do. They would just post negative feedback...
• Re: diesel to gas conversion ongoing...WARNING!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 3 May 2002 22:17:46 -0700
  ...diesel to gas conversion ongoing...WARNING! > In a message dated 5/3/02 9:26:55 PM, dhundt@PCEZ.COM writes: > > << Hey Matt, > > you...
• Re: blinking coolant light on 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:35:05 -0400
  At 08:08 AM 6/11/2002, Jeffrey R wrote: >Should the coolant level warning switch be replaced? If this coolant level >sensor is...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 06:15:06 -0500
  ...The buzzer/warning light goes off together and is located In the temperature gauge ( tachometer) >> Not by the oil can warning light speedometer area...
• Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 25 Jul 2015 11:41:27 -0400
  ...Great! Until now, now the needle is slightly above the >> coolant >>> warning light and the light flashes its angry warning to me. >>>> >>>> 4. Coolant...
• Re: weight distribution was:Some Clarifications
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 19:31:43 +1200
  ...not enough to give fright, but a warning. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell...
• Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:45:18 -0400
  ...Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING! >I concur with the poster who suggested to not use supports. Back when I > first started on this list...
• Re: Newer instrument cluster in '84 van
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 May 2014 18:39:37 -0400
  ...Yes, it would need the ground to make the warning light blink. Yrs, d
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 06:55:29 -0700
  ...The > needle normally rides halfway between the bottom mark and the warning > light in the center.
• RE: (long!) non-forking family trees.
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Fri, 12 Aug 1994 9:14:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Telltale > warning signs include: I got a few more: You made it good by moving into a double-wide. You cut the grass and...
• Re: Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 23:30:30 -0500 (EST)
  ...is 3 very small nuts on the inside of the fender. Warning! New mud flaps are not avalable, even from the dealer. I broke...
• water temp. gauge
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 06:42:45 -0700
  ...I replaced my entire cluster to fix the oil pressure warning system, but now temp gauge reads hotter than before (above half). Who sells...
• Thurday the Friteenth
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:03:45 -0600
  ...you decide ;>) An advance warning: do NOT click on the link below unless you can handle some slightly off-color, lewd humor. This is...
• Re: New Member
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:34:46 -0500
  In a message dated 1/24/2004 12:50:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, mwmiller@CWNET.COM writes: << Even more warning about a dude...
• Re: Optima Battery warning
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 16 May 2006 16:19:04 -0700
  This may not be true with the Optima with the dual connections, see previous post today.... On 5/16/06, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal...
• Re: Blue wire to aux battery dead
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 7 May 2007 20:08:22 -0400
  ...Check there. Bue wire also goes to inst >cluster at alt. warning light. I imagine that is part of a multi >connector. Gregor, I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Jan 2013 (#2013-21)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:07:17 -0800
  ...Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2013 > Warning; Scenes of Vanagon destruction. > Oh the humanity..... > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAKqFfkassgo ------------------------------ Date...
• Re: Stopping the oil buzzer under the dash
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:41:04 -0700
  ...I kinda remember that the basic oil warning light still workedon that one. .........though I can't say about a vanagon for sure right...
• Warning - delayed mail
  Historical mailing list - NTMail
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 23:12:34 -0600
  --------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************** ** This is a warning only ** ** No action is required by you ** *************************************** Re: Message to felix@mail.sisna.com Your message has not been delivered...
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:39:23 -0500
  That is why there is the low coolant warning system. When the light flashes you need to pull over. Keep in mind that any...
• Re: List/mail question...not vanagon vehicle specific but Vanagon List content-specific.....
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 1 May 2014 11:02:12 -0700
  I'm still getting this warning too, and half of the mailing list goes into my spam folder. This seems to be the problem...
• Re: '85 1.9 - fuel issues.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 00:38:54 -0400
  ...Anything else I should look at? Any tricks or warnings in pulling those injectors (I've never done it before)? Thanks, Jeff
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:25:16 -0700
  ...kit, > a caged > canary, and a radio monitoring the Emergency Alert System for > advance > warning of zombie uprisings with me at all times. > > -- RJS > >