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Re: interior LEDs - get rid of the morgue
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:53:42 -0800
I had to make my own for the heater controls, not really an improvement over incandescent. alistair On 2011-11-23, at 1:19...
Cold air in winter
Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 01:17:28 -0500
...In Summer I got a lot of heat comming from the heater vents which I could not control even though the heater was off...
Upper Control Arm Bushings... Help.... Please
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Mon, 29 Dec 2003 15:47:35 -0800
Hi All, I got a set of upper control arm bushing (UCAB) from Ron at Bus Depot. I remove the A-frame and grind...
Re: rear heater control valve?
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:24:00 -0400
...johnson <jjmojo@BLAZENET.NET> wrote: >Hey All, >Do the rear heater control valves go bad as far as leaking? or is it >always the...
'91 Vanagon Westy Cruise control diaphragm needed
Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:14:00 -0600
Hi All, My 2 wheel drive '91 Vanagon did have a perfectly working cruise control until recently. Now it fails intermittently to continuously and...
Re: Vanagon Toys FS
Historical mailing list - TC
Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:08:54 -0800
...intergration to a programmable controller tool? http://www.wolfautomation.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=825&CategoryID=817 -harness to programmable controller & programming ? similar to this...
Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings...
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:07:06 -0700
Steve, I just got through replacing the upper control arm bushings, amongst most of the other wear items in the front end, so I...
Re: Looking for the fridge fan thermoswitch
Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
Sat, 6 Jul 2013 07:49:41 -0400
...I think this one is close to the stock one. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Selco-OA50-Temperature-Controlled-Switch-/280141431566?pt=LH...
Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Thu, 8 Jul 1999 21:16:52 -0700
Nope - there's a very clear on/off feeling to the heater control switch(s) (been there/done that with English cars) I think...
Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:54:52 -0500
...It does run better advanced, but the idle control isn't as good--after all, the idle is controlled by advancing or retarding the...
Re: Audiovox Cruise Control comment
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 15:36:21 -0700
...with the Subaru engine if you want a factory looking solution. (control on turn signal switch etc) -paul >Hey, archive are to slow! anyway...
Re: SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 18:08:06 -0500
I have to take issue with Sam's issue regarding emission control systems not working or not being designed right...maybe my observation was...
Re: Baffled
Historical mailing list - jon
Thu, 4 Jan 2007 12:30:25 -0800
...I have not yet pulled apart a 2.1L ISV controller. (the pictures on the site are of a 1.9L ISV controller) I...
Re: Weird "idle" problem
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:50:13 -0700
...A duty cycle meter or amp meter are the methods to determine if the controller current is out control or the valve opens up...
VW diesel no-starts
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 7 Jul 2001 19:41:43 -0500
...Each Diesel car has a glowplug control relay (or glowplug controller in the computer for late-model vehicles) that determines the glow-time from...
Re: High Speed Fan
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:46:15 -0700
...Low speed can still be turned >>on by the A/C switch. >>High speed is controlled by the radiator temp switch >>turning on the...
Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:29:47 -0700
...tester should flash while cranking. > > If YES: - replace the idle stabilizer control unit and proceed. > > If NO: - repair open circuit between terminal 1 of...
Ford's new silicone goo... interesting stuff for our Syncro!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:16:13 -0700
...This type of control unit could be built out of very simple logic control ICs. I can see making the control knob one that...
Re: Addendum: Boston Bob Big Valve Engine Update
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:15:53 -0700
...Being mostly a digital electronics kind of guy, analog control systems like this are black magic to me. I'm thinking that the way...
Re: Breakthrough for TDI conversions!
Historical mailing list - Karl M.
Sat, 15 Sep 2001 17:08:39 -0400
TDI does not equal computer controlled, only Turbo Direct Injection. There are TDIs around the world that are totally mechanically controlled. Another thing to...
Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 10 May 2002 14:40:48 -0700
...Ventalation Controls (sp) <DIV></DIV>>Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 08:03:05 -0700 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>This is the...
Re: Upper Control Arm, hex key size
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 5 May 2008 20:27:46 -0700
...Upper Control Arm, hex key size > > > > I have a 1/2" drive socket bit that fits if I use my breaker bar not a...
Cruise Control Inductive Pickup: sit on hole, or in hole of Speedometer?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 7 Sep 2011 15:52:54 -0700
...It appears to be the same or very similar to the Vanagon cruise control inductive pickup. Does this part sit on top of the...
Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
Historical mailing list - Ed
Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:14:19 -0400
I wonder how many upper control arm bushings are being damaged during spot welding? I've replace the bushings twice and each time I...
Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:48:58 -0800
...Much better! The controls on the 82 heater are poor by comparison. Get the cables and lever bracket with the heater box. Don't...
Re: Cold start valve
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:15:16 -0700
...In later years the idle control gets power from the Fuel Pump relay so it only buzzes when the ECU activates the FP relay...
Re: Wanted: Heat/Air Control Lever Extension
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 24 May 2011 11:24:29 -0400
...of the black knobs on the end of one of the control levers is > broken off in my '88 GL. Difficult as the devil...
Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI
Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:20:30 -0400
Hi, I had a leak at the rear heater that turned out to be the o-ring where the control valve is bolted to...
Re: Amended Webber question
Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:48:20 EST
...The Digijet (when the temp & oxy sensors are working!) has so much better control over what goes into the cylinders than carburetors, which work...
FS: Sliding window locks, door handles, fuel pump, rear wiper motor, upper control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:31:24 -0700
...sliding window locks (used) - $10 door handles (used) - $8 fuel pump (used) - $45 rear wiper motor (used) - $45 upper control arm bushings (new) - $15...
upper control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 04 May 94 19:32:24 CDT
from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1988 .......................................................................... Technical Information Group: 40 Number: 88-01
Re: Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad?
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 16:36:55 -0500
check out vanagain. recall price about $30. dlk
Re: high Idle / stabilization control question
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:31:07 -0800
The idle stabilzation unit on the digifants is in the ECU.
Re: Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
Sun, 11 Oct 1998 23:56:21 -0400
...If wiring is intact to the IS control unit, then bentley says replace the IS control unit. Is this the $210 item (025 906...
Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:15:58 +0000
...Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon? >Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:40:32 -0400 > >Hey, > > >I sort of feel responsible...
Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:10:45 -0800
I am tackling control arm bushings and tie rod ends this coming week. I am assuming since the control arm bushings are pressed in...
Re: 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 19:24:54 -0400
The electronic ignition control module is NOT the same as the fuel injection ECU. The ignition module is a dinky little chip in that...
Re: Charge Controller
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Wed, 7 May 2008 17:29:53 -0700
...The load presented to the panel (the input side of the controller) is tweaked every 10 seconds to keep the panel operating at its...
Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:49:51 -0400
...Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter? Hi all. Over kill, but want to make sure. Am replacing upper control arm bushings. Nut on driver...
Re: 758227.jpg
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:14:00 -0700
...a lighting circuit consisting of: +12V-----Relay(controlled by dimmer Hi leg)-----HiBeams----->Ground | Relay(controlled by dimmer Low leg) | LoBeams----->Ground Best to...
Re: rare LLE vanagon for sale on samba
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:24:52 -0700
Lucky me! My son is picking up the dashboard control to operate the adjustment motors on my Corrado's Euro lights! Soon I can...
Re: Idle gremlins still at play
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:05:40 -0300
...Rinse and repeat. >>> >>> I unplugged the 12v from the idle control valve and the engine remained at idle. I removed the idle control valve...
Re: Cold Start Injector doesn't turn off.
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:21:55 -0600
...The cold idle control system is completely different on the '85 and older vans. Specifically, there are several systems that are used to stabilize...
SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:23:49 -0700
...lead plates) comparable to an Interstate deep cycle? It seems the AC Delco is * not * be made by a manufacture like Johnson Controls. Link...
Re: Hall Sender Videos
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:05:36 -0800
...The first video shows the author shorting the middle pin of the hall connector to ground to test if the "computer controller is good...
Rostra cruise control
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:12:19 -0800
...I see that GoWesty sell a kit that mounts in the front (behind the glove box) - has anyone installed a cruise control unit like...
Febi or FEQ upper control arm bushing quality
Historical mailing list - Troy
Wed, 5 May 2010 20:37:22 -0800
I believe that Go Westy or perhaps I read it on the Samba that one of the biggest problems with upper control arm bushings...
RE: 911 engine conversions
Historical mailing list - Eric Walter Dahlstrom
Wed, 23 Nov 1994 15:56:13 -0800 (PST)
...1) If the engine is older than the vehicle to which it is installed, the smog controls should match the vehicle and the CO...
Re: ok here we go...
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 5 Oct 94 16:40:39 PDT
...Just pull off the vent control lever > knobs (gently mind you) then carefully pry out the control face plate. Now > you should have access...
WTB: Digifant Idle Stabilizer Control Unit
Historical mailing list - Dave
Tue, 8 Sep 1998 08:28:53 -0500
I am looking for a used working idle stabilizer control unit for a 2.1 L Digifant system, anyone selling? If you don't...
Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 09:48:00 -0500
Hi Ark, I have been very happy with the "Ultra Cruise II" made by Rostra Precision Controls, Inc. I-800-782-3379 If your...
Re: Squeaky upper control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Sun, 9 Jun 2002 12:48:21 -0500
...Squeaky upper control arm bushings > Dan, > > What you just do is replace the worn out bushings & shafts-- > > No greasing required-- > > Although, seeing as your...
Lubricate front heater control cables?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
Sun, 4 May 2008 23:16:58 -0500
...The control cables are all in good shape but it seems like a good time to lubricate them with some sort of penetrating oil...
re: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 19 Dec 95 23:48:44 CST
...Box 55303 performance analysis computers, Portland, OR 97238 cruise controls, security systems (360) 896-4828 joel
digijet control unit
Historical mailing list
Sat, 21 Jun 1997 23:02:58 -0400
...Sat, 21 Jun 1997 23:00:46 -0400 >To:vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu >From:rainmr85@oneonta.edu (Marc Rainville) >Subject:digijet control unit...
FW: Help on control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Mon, 10 Jul 2000 23:25:21 -0400
...Is the list up? Help on control arm bushings > > I was unable to reach the list archives to search on this topic, > which I...
Re: WTB rear differential lock externals
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:56:10 -0500
...one way vacuum valve > dash control switch panel with vacuum switch > dash control panel wiring harness > dash control panel mounting bracket > > If you have...
Re: Vacuum Canisters (was: cruise controll)
Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 19:23:41 EDT
...If your cruise is not fully functional on your car's open throttle vacuum, your cruise control will not work in that car unless...
FFFFriday Follies ... Part 3 (the Cruise Control)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 15 Sep 95 14:32:16 CDT
...Service-Advisor The Cruise Control Oh, the stories we hear, like the stars in the sky, Have all been encountered before, But just when...
Re: stuck lower control arm bolt
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 2 Feb 2010 01:15:54 -0500
...stuck lower control arm bolt after a long time of persuading the nut on the lower control arm bolt to come off, I was...