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Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:44:49 -0500
...Deja vu-my last '84 did this very same thing, and it wasn't the > resistor, the gauge, sending unit, etc. I never did...
2.1 Temp sender resistance values?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 9 Aug 2005 07:57:47 -0500
...Are the resistance values the same as the VDO 150C after-market temp sender? If not, is there a resistor I could put in...
Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:06:07 -0500
...Deja vu-my last '84 did this very same thing, and it wasn't the resistor, the gauge, sending unit, etc. I never did...
Re: Fuel gauge system test
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:13:41 -0400
At 04:11 PM 6/19/2012, walkingboss wrote: >Test the voltage at the fuel sending unit. Between the sender wire and the >ground...
Re: ISC troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - mordo
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:19:20 -0500
...I finally traced it > down to excessive heat from a transistor in the idle control unit (ICU). I > found the unit would work OK...
Re: Installing 91 A/C in an 85
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 21 May 2004 17:19:07 -0700
...The small gauge fan wiring for the smaller fan should not be used for the larger one and you also need the fan resistor...
Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 30 May 2003 12:25:38 -0700
...fan motor and cage, the resistor and reassemble the two > halves using the 11 clips. Refit the heater unit in the van, refit > the...
Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:28:06 -0700
...Deja vu-my last '84 did this very same thing, and it wasn't the > resistor, the gauge, sending unit, etc. I never did...
Re: Coolant Gauge Mystery
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Thu, 6 Jan 2011 17:18:26 +0000
...I checked every connection, replaced the resistor on the instrument gauge, the gauge itself, the sending unit-nothing ever fixed it. Both gauges worked...
Re: High beam blue (light bulb) - Solution!
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 18:49:13 -0800
...The bulbs and LEDs come out very easily once you have the dash unit appart. Likewise on you system it will not be too...
fuel pump relay problem still?!!!
Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 16:30:24 EST
...comp are the same is this normal? mine are they are a relay 40 amp w/ a resistor (I opened it) looks OK as...
Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 30 May 2003 13:45:26 -0400
...fan motor and cage, the resistor and reassemble the two > > halves using the 11 clips. Refit the heater unit in the van, refit > > the...
Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:51:09 -0700
...You need to jumper them with a resistor - that will keep the circuit in either the temp gauge, or the control unit ( looks like...
Re: Switch to LED lighting??
Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:03:02 +0200
...Solution? add indeed a resistor parallel to the LED. Would start with a few hundred ohms, 1 watt resistor, that should do the job...
Re: Reed Switch/water level sensor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:22:58 -0400
...I doubt they make any in the same envelope, though I could be wrong. >As to the other sender units mentioned, if one uses...
Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
Historical mailing list - mike boland
Fri, 30 May 2003 16:57:05 -0500
...fan motor and cage, the resistor and reassemble the two > > > halves using the 11 clips. Refit the heater unit in the van, refit > > > the...
Re: 3 speed heater fan switch in canada ??
Historical mailing list - TC
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:54:54 -0800
...way I want it also thatt switch does not use any resistor to control the dc motor speed it uses a power pulse modulation...
fuel pump relay problems?!!!
Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 16:51:31 EST
...comp are the same is this normal? mine are they are a relay 40 amp w/ a resistor (I opened it) looks OK as...
Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:49:20 -0400
...Probably just a few transistors/resistors/capacitors. How complex can the circuit be?... > The module on the 86-91 models is integrated >inside the...
Re: removing dash / replacing front blower motor - LONG
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Wed, 30 Jul 2003 17:04:38 -0700
...fan motor and cage, the resistor and reassemble the two halves using the 11 clips. Refit the heater unit in the van, refit the...
Dash removal in a 2.1...who's got the good procedure?
Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
Mon, 23 May 2005 16:06:52 -0700
...9)��Review the heater unit: With the dash out you can now see the heater unit shell. a.��Fastening clips: Check to see if...
Re: Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:51:21 -0700
...Finally! Heater unit was clamped and glued together, oh what fun. Now that they're apart I have a new heater unit, brake master...
Re: 89 - Fuel/temp/speedo
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:21:14 -0400
...I am considering replacing my fuel tank sender unit because the fuel >gauge is reading low. I have replaced the voltage regulator and tested...
Re: Heater Fan Quit 83.5 westy
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:52:17 -0600
...Test the unit for operation >before gluing the two halves back together. You want to know if the step >resistor is working before you...
Re: Westy fridge fan
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:57:43 -0700
...I can't recall for sure (in a court of law *S*), but I think there was a resistor directly wired to the original...
Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 30 May 2003 13:04:54 -0700
...fan motor and cage, the resistor and reassemble the > two > > > halves using the 11 clips. Refit the heater unit in the van, > refit > > > the...
Re: Piranha LED taillights
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:52:23 +1200
...as apparently resistors don't do a good enough job: <http://faq.light.tripod.com/signal-leds.htm> I don't know if this...
Westy fridge fan
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:32:30 -0700
...The early ones had a current limiting resistor wired right next to the motor. That kept the fan speed down and caused the fan...
Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:57:46 -0800
...splitter with some 1% resistors to get it in calibration range where I wanted it.� Made a nice little unit for air cooled van...
Re: Dash coming out. Any prev. maint tips?
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:44:42 -0800
...with the heater unit in your work area (or garage floor) you can now separate the shells and get to the resistor, fan motor...
Re: Temp Gauge
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:12:09 -0700
...Many do this with a resistor, selecting a resistor value that when put in series with the Subaru sender gives a temp gauge reading...
Re: Installing new defroster/heater fan INSTRUCTIONS - LONG
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:16:02 -0700
...with the heater unit in your work area (or garage floor) you can now separate the shells and get to the resistor, fan motor...
Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Mon, 12 May 2003 19:55:38 -0700
...fan motor and cage, the resistor and reassemble the two halves using the 11 clips. Refit the heater unit in the van, refit the...
Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:49:28 +0000
...Deja vu-my last '84 did this very same thing, and it wasn't the resistor, the gauge, sending unit, etc. I never did...
Re: New life for worn out air flow meter
Historical mailing list
Mon, 15 May 95 15:23:15 PDT
...this was always a symptom of a dirty resistor substrate in the air flow meter. But I had already cleaned it to no avail...
Re: Big problem with engine not running - please help now!
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 27 May 2002 19:27:41 -0500
...Today, I replaced the heater unit, and reconnected the power connector to it. I can't see how this affected anything, but it's...
Re: AFM resistance test
Historical mailing list - JM/CO
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:49:12 -0400
...that specializes in variable resistors. It is this critical component which fails. The rest of this ( rather expensive ) unit will last forever. Chuck '83...
Re: Westy water tank level indicator fix?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:14:12 -0500
...The panel supplies current to this wire through a large (1 megohm) resistor, and measures the resulting voltage on the line. If you have...
Re: How to modify Bosch regulator for remote sensing.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:41:48 -0400
...On this unit and I presume all of them, if you float the input the alternator will go to full output which with a...
FS 78-83 Air Cooled FI Systems (2)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:05:02 -0500
...130.012 Pressure Regulator (vacuum Limiter) Part # 0.280.160.100 Resistor Unit Part # 0.280.159.0010 Main Wire Loom, control head to...
Re: Coolant Gauge Mystery
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:39:39 +0000
...I checked every connection, replaced the >resistor on the instrument gauge, the gauge itself, the sending >unit-nothing ever fixed it. Both gauges worked...
Dash removal Instruction for all of you ready to fix your heater
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 14:38:14 -0800
I just wrote up some instruction for someone wanting to work on their heater unit. But here is my original note from the SYNCRO...
Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:48:18 -0400
...Deja vu-my last '84 did this very same thing, and it wasn't the resistor, the gauge, sending unit, etc. I never did...
Re: Followup: LED strip lighting power consumption
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 8 May 2011 14:20:18 -0700
Each lamp has its own current-limiting resistor so one lamp or 300, 12 volts is fine. The dimmers are $12. See the dimmer...
Re: Vanagon heater fan
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Oct 1996 02:06:23 -0400 (AST)
...It also causes the big resistor to heat more as the entire system draws over 16 amps when the fuse goes. Normal on '3...
Re: Question About EV A/C dryer/receiver
Historical mailing list - jim catterson
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:53:46 -0700
...check those resistors first. if they are black instead of green, then they are cooked and need replacing.... cheers jim catterson 91 syncro 93...
Re: A/C repair $ticker $hock - not "urgent," but "pressing"
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:13:14 -0400
...series resistor, now a relay doesn't kick in, wiring gets hot and fries, etc., etc. I just have a $50 window unit for...
Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:50:04 -0500
...I replaced the resistor, the sending unit, the gauge, nothing ever fixed >it. Jeff Jeff, from what little I know about these things, I...
Re: Emission / Air Mass Sensor - could it be the cause?
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:09:48 -0700
...The 'over-all' impedance is about 300 Ohms (as defined by the > individual resistors), when measured on the wiper (analog meter) I see the...
Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 11 Aug 2013 09:43:56 -0600
...My only problem > with them is that now my cruise control will not work, is this > because the control unit is not seeing the...
Re: Fuel level gauge
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:23:56 -0700
...If you have a 10v source, you could bench calibrate it with the resistors David mentioned (or another sender). It was worth the $37...
Re- Diesel Westy Glow Plug
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
6 Nov 1996 11:31:22 -0800
The glow plug relay unit contains a small circuit board in addition to the actual relay. My best GUESS at this time is that...
Re: 3 speed heater fan switch in canada ??
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:55:19 -0800
...way I want it > also thatt switch does not use any resistor to control the dc motor speed > it > uses a power pulse modulation...
Re: 81 Westy Heat/Air Distribution/Blower Box Rebuild
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:22:31 -0700
...fan motor and cage, the resistor and reassemble the two halves using the 11 clips. Refit the heater unit in the van, refit the...
Re: 2.1 Temp sender resistance values?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Tue, 9 Aug 2005 06:36:00 -0700
...Are the resistance values the same as the VDO 150C after-market > temp sender? > If not, is there a resistor I could put in...
Re: Idle Stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:59:56 -0500
At 11:55 PM 1/21/2003, Todd Last wrote: >I put some photos of the unit on a web page. >If anyone notices...
Re: Led Brake lamps and audiovox cruise control
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:26:52 -0700
...A resistor should make the system you have work... basically the brake lights draw so little power that the computer thinks they don't...
Re: Temp Gauge
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:38:36 -0400
...Many do this with a resistor, > selecting a resistor value that when put in series with the Subaru > sender gives a temp gauge reading...
Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:46:49 -0500
...130.012 Pressure Regulator (vacuum Limiter) Part # 0.280.160.100 Resistor Unit Part # 0.280.159.0010 Main Wire Loom, control head to...
the 6->12 volt conversion
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Sat, 07 Oct 1995 14:27:51 -0600
...Choice A is to put in a voltage-dropping resistor. This solution is quick and easy, but not a good one in my experience...