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• Re: Disabling steering wheel lock
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 03:04:34 -0600
  ...The easiest and fastest method to to use enough force to break the column lock mechanism by inserting a screwdriver-type metal shaft into...
• Re: Nitrogen was:Michelin Agilis Tires
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:45:21 -0600
  Just get the straight dope on nitrogen in tires http://www.straightdope.com/columns/070216.html Alfred 85 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de...
• Re: Free parts from 1985 Westy-you pay shipping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:56:58 -0400
  ...Window wiper motor > > 2 Brown tables with rotating leg > > Steering wheel, column exterior plastic, steering wheel guts, > horn pad (all brown) > > Heater/Defrost control...
• VW engineers, was: Re: [VANAGON] Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:43:50 -0800
  ...Is it safe though? :) The compromise with the steering column was purely financial. alistair On 2011-12-11, at 10:16 AM, mcneely4@COX...
• The Car Talk Brothers strike again
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Nov 1994 18:44:43 -0600 (CST)
  Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the car talk guys from public radio, also have a column every Saturday in the local paper (in yours maybe...
• Re: coolant pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 17:01:39 -0600
  ...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: OT: Eudora archiving vanagon mail
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 22:02:29 -0400
  ...I click one of the messages, click the subject column header, and boing, they are all together for easy reading. The archive searching works...
• Fw: Re: Pfft, boring ;-) was:Styled Cockpit FISH
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 00:16:24 +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: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:37:54 -0400
  ...stuck on. > No amount > of clicking the stalk on the steering column will get the high beam > indicator to go off. Any thoughts? Thanks...
• Re: vanagon spotted on TV
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:33:09 -0700
  ...Then they >> hotwired it under the steering column with no attention to the steering >> wheel lock. >> The shots of the engine compartment looked realistic...
• Re: '86 a/c rotary combo thermostat/fan switch - where to get a replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:11:03 -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...
• Re: Gremlins update
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:53:32 -0800 (PST)
  ...ecu module (Halls control module) > 9) key starter switch on steering column I remember you! (I'm interested in all those good old parts...
• Re: Friday
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Cotton
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:18:07 -0800
  ...The wipers were on opposite sides of the steering column, and then of course, there is the problem of figuring out where your front...
• Re: P22 basemodel westy interior Re: westfalia interiors
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:18:01 -0400
  ...i'd be interested in that.. > i do a mod to make them fit the drivers side around the steering column :<) > > chris > -- Karl '81...
• Re: Painting done, now see the movie....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:58:02 -0400
  ...noticed a video by Ben The Crasy One in the RH column on youtube > page. He shows the technique Don refers to IIRC. > > Looks...
• Rear-facing halogens
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 13:04:14 +1200
  ...I had a switch on the steering column. Worked really well as a reversing light! One night a twit in an Accord came up...
• '86 syncro 7 pax for sale
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:40:39 -0800
  ...No holes. -Vintage chrome hub caps (1 extra). -Many extra parts� �Radiator, ignition and steering column, shifter, tail-lights, air-vents, Bentley factory repair...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:36:12 -0500
  ...Troubleshooting cruise control > What do folks recommend? > > I verified that the column switch is working properly. > As well, I checked the wiring at the...
• Re: power stearing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 11:43:12 -0500
  ...The connector from the pwr steering rack to the steering column (it's different from the standard steering connector) 6. Steering knuckles from a...
• Re: Headlights Not Working!
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:52:29 -0500
  ...No amount of clicking the stalk on the steering column will get the high beam indicator to go off. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance...
• Re: More Heater Blower Problems
  Historical mailing list - WERNER SCHIRMER
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 11:46:17 -0800
  ...much easier to work) -Take off two shear bolts from steering column- they are cone-shaped(the book says to cut them off, but...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:50:20 -0700
  ...Power is present at hall > sensor plug. > > I did try ign switch spare , hanging off column. No diff. > > Thanks for all the suggestions. It...
• Re: Junkyard Wars
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:40:37 -0500
  ...not > including those two bizarre "safety" bolts that hold the steering column in > place (is there any way to get those off besides vice...
• Re: ignition switch for 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:47:36 -0400
  ...I also needed to purchase a cheapo puller from my local hardware store to be able to pull the spacer sleeve off the column...
• Re: mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:29:58 -0700
  ...off the fuse box on the end closest to > the steering column. It orginates on a 2 fuse panel to the right of my...
• easy mod...ADJUSTABLE intermittant wiper!!! read!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 02:31:51 EDT
  ...I don't remember if you have to pull the steering wheel or steering column covers to see it, but there is a little...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:22:38 -0700
  ...We got to California before someone clued > us in that we should have the steering column/ignition lock > unlocked to allow the front wheels...
• Re: Master cyclinder replacement and do you have one to sell/trade
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:10:30 -0500
  ...that I will have to remove the instrument cluster and the > column cover but not sure about any of it and can use any...
• Re: Need a bit more help...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:56:24 +0000
  ...The switch is (was) on the steering column, beside the indicator switch. HTH, Pete C -- Pete Cassidy, pcassidy@apple.com Cork, Ireland http://www...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 21:09:59 -0700
  ...You can run your fridge from a portable tank with new regulator to determine this, or measure the pressure in inches water column. Robert...
• Re: Wire Gauges for Solar panels for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:37:53 -0300
  ...INDUSTRIES" Spread your page out wide and let's hope the columns line up... David(dsl82westy) P.S.: anyone wishing an original of this...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 14:41:00 -0800
  ...bolts for > the steering column > , 3 screws for the heater controls, four for the instruments, 2 screws for > the column covers, plus disconnecting the...
• [Re]the bizarre
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 03 Feb 1995 12:38:25 -0500
  ...take residence in your fuse box, located next to the steering column. My problem dealt with either a malfunctioning radio, inconsistant dash light operation...
• Re: Knob or button missing
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 06:25:02 -0500
  ...Its location is directly right of the steering column. All I can see is a hole where something went there in has current. What...
• Re: '82 clutch capers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 12:08:52 -0600
  ...With the hose on your bleeder the hose fills with fluid and after a few pumps it creates a pressurized column between the bleeder...
• JD Power and VW
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 12:19:04 -0600
  ...3/5 3/5 3/5 This is set to seventy column so hopefully it is legible. Interesting. I can tell you I bought...
• Re: Kids and Vanagon safety
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 19:37:34 -0500
  ...We've read Go Westy's commentaries and > the rather snarky remarks in the old Car Talk post > (http://www.cartalk.com/content/columns...
• NVC -- Need easy-out or similar tool for 10-32 stainless steel bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:50:13 -0500
  ...Basically the 1/16-inch tubing is connected to pumps, columns, etc., with the ferrule nut followed by a ferrule. You screw the ferrule...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:45:05 -0700
  ...Remove steering column cover, remove plug from ignition switch, plug in new test switch, turn switch with appropriate sized screwdriver. Don't drive it...
• Re: Metal railing along rear glass?)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:27:28 EST
  ...All the part numbers have a "C" code in the Inventory Code Column in the price book, which usually means they are special order...
• Re: What is Fahrvergnugen?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 26 May 2001 11:42:40 -0500
  ...Consolate, we've determined that it actually > translates to "the pleasure of driving." > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Credit: > http://cartalk.cars.com/Columns/Archive/1992/June/07.html >
• Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 11:35:01 -0500
  ...I took the plastic off the steering column and now I have to move the black plug on the base of the ignition switch...
• Re: Second Request...Steering column rubber bushings...on 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:46:16 -0400
  Hi Dave, BusDepot has that part number listed for a whopping $3.02. Remember to replace both of them (there's another one below...
• Re: Need help with washer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 12:45:58 -0500
  ...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: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:48:29 -0800
  ...I get it. > > The track numbers are associated with the whole vertical "column," not > the end of the wire at the bottom. You're...
• Re: 1985 ignition lock cylinder install help
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:43:44 -0400
  ...I also spoke to a vw shop and the guy said it sounds like the steering wheel column lock thingy inside the housing is...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 23:44:11 -0400
  ...If anything, it was accelerating toward > the steering column. (Ouch) > This is not an unknown condition. Back in 1979, a Honda sedan had > excessive...
• Re: 1400--1600 rpm in '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 00:49:53 CST
  ...there is a little rubber boot at the bottom on the steering column that used to squeek like hell on me in cold weather...
• Pretour W., Buying a Vanagon in CA, & Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Thu, 02 Feb 95 08:55 PST
  ...bolts w/ a small tube thingy just above where the steering column goes through the floor. About one or two drops per day. Could...
• Re: How the HECK do I turn the back seat into a bed?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 14:49:58 -0800
  ...know what that damned silver thing is next to the steering column... mark my words. tim in sj >I am struck by the innocence...
• Re: Now a new problem....leaky power steering rack...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:14:25 -0700
  ...The steering column can take "all that force" - just remember that other models came without PS, although reduction was just a little easier. I...
• Re: To those concerned with steering wheel sloppiness
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:34:26 -0700
  ...The problem was fixed in fifteen minutes with the replacement of the two rubber bushings that fit into the half of the steering column...
• RE Bentley Thermostat housing torque values
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 08:39:14 -0500
  ...Note the preceding and the following values in the column: pump pulley 20= 15; thermo switches 30=22; and then compare the 10=61...
• RE: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Wed, 18 Jun 97 08:49:00 E
  ...It is supposedly designed so that even if the wheel is not present, the thief can't put a wrench around the column and...
• Vanagon Interior parts Brown vinyl FS
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 22:52:52 -0400
  ...seat Both front seats (no armrests) Brown grab handles Brown steering column surround Steering wheel... also have a full belly-mounted Gas heater with...
• Re: Well, it's over. (Prices)
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 21:14:47 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: heated seat switch/controller found at wreckers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:18:52 -0700
  Yes, I was surprised find one of those steering column covers which accommodate the switch on my 1990 Vanagon 'L'. No switch in this...
• Re: Frig question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:57:25 -0400
  ...Check gas pressure if necessary, should be eleven inches water column which you can measure with a homemade U-tube water manometer fed by...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:22:38 +0000
  ...Crazy! Drop,the steering column electrical harness and found no >> apparent problem there. Is there a fix for this? >> > >> > Dennis Jowell >> > Scotch Hollow Farm...
• Re: vanagon spotted on TV
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:32:32 -0700
  ...Then they >> hotwired it under the steering column with no attention to the steering >> wheel lock. >> The shots of the engine compartment looked realistic...