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• Re: CSI: Vanagon...Smog results!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:05:47 -0800
  ...The > > >engine should lean out and the sensor voltage should drop. > > Using the plastic > > >wheel, tighten return spring to get the sensor reading to...
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:35:42 -0800
  ...All 85 and newer Vanagons have a level sensor in the brake fluid tank behind the speedometer. You should add fluid and check for...
• Re: O2 Reset switch location?
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:11:40 -0700
  ...left front wheel and slide under and look up between the chassis and >the spare tire you will see the speedo cable which has...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:48:21 -0400
  ...sensor. >>> >>>> Wheel alignment? >>> I've had the wheels aligned at least once since I got the van, and did > a >>> tire change, the wheels...
• electronic limited slip differential idea for 2wd vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:47:25 -0400
  ...Next thought was speed sensors on each wheel, providing data to an arduino or other micro-controller, that would automate that process. One wheel...
• Re: Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 May 2003 18:55:10 -0400
  ...sensor display wired up, I can see what the sensor is putting out. The 1-wire seems a little marginal at idle speeds with...
• Re: OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:54:55 -0500
  ...Could be the cable.into the box or the one out of the box to the speedo. Is your speedo needle steady or eratic...
• Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:03:58 -0800
  ...engine and wheel speed sensors relayed on. Alistair > On Feb 14, 2020, at 4:58 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >  That is...
• Re: Vanagon Subaru engine rough at speed
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 2 Feb 2023 14:26:00 -0700
  ...as >>> Mine >>> >>> is the In Speedo type but 4mm of Clearance seems like A Lot for a Hall >>> Sensor to >>> >>> actually be able to...
• Re: Strange problem in Belize
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:22:06 -0800
  ...this information to work with ..input from wheel speed sensor, yaw sensors, steering angle...even sensor that measure G's of lateral acceleration ..... a...
• Frank G.'s TDI instrument cluster - Details and Comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:56:57 EST
  ...I cut up a GTi speedo cluster to get the Hall effect sensor wheel and mount shell. Added a VW three wire VSS sensor...
• Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:22:50 -0400
  On the 1.9 cooling systems the low speed switch actually carries the fan motor current. Not that unusual for the contacts to weld...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:10:23 -0800
  ...a bad sensor , spark plug/wires/cap rotor issue as there is more oxygen . Or you are driving at higher speeds , in wind, with...
• general info input
  Historical mailing list - hosel
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 20:48:26 -0300
  ...Alignment - 4 wheel 106,000 Temp Sensor replaced 105,327 R/R Cylinder Heads and reseal - new brake shoes - new wheel cylinders 102,673...
• Re: OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:15:48 -0400
  ...The problem turned out to be the speedometer itself. I tamed the problem by squirting some oil into the speedometer where the cable entered...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:27:28 -0400
  ...sensor. >> >>> Wheel alignment? >> I've had the wheels aligned at least once since I got the van, and did a >> tire change, the wheels...
• Re: oxs light came on
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 14:26:26 -0600
  The O2 Sensor in the exhaust system, and the OX light in the panel are not electrically or mechanically connected. The speedometer cable comes...
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 2 May 2006 06:35:14 -0700
  Robert, The speedo on my '89 Syncro GL read 5 mph high on the stock wheels and tires. The problem corrected itself when I...
• AWD and Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:48:19 -0700
  ...sensors which effectively measure wheel slip between wheels and lock the differential between the front and rear when there is a difference in speed...
• Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:22:48 -0700
  ...It took me a few minutes to realize that the vibration was my radiator cooling fan running on high speed. Now that might be...
• Re: passat feedback, same vintage as vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Laura Zaranski
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 02:06:42 -0500
  ...Last month I had to replace the oxygen sensor. And last year it was front wheel bearings and an axle/CV joint. The year...
• Re: limited slip on ice and snow
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:00:18 -0800
  ...the ABS sensors for > wheel speed and used a very high pressure hydraulic system to direct the > traction to whichever wheel needed it...Great...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:37:33 -0400
  THIS is the reset switch for the 02 sensor. their is a mechanicle swithc on a spring and it sets it off at a...
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 May 2006 09:42:29 -0400
  ...I suspect that the speedometer may be 5mph > higher than actual speed is this normal? It has the stock size tires with > alloy wheels...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:25:59 -0400
  ...sensor. > >> > >>> Wheel alignment? > >> I've had the wheels aligned at least once since I got the van, and did > a > >> tire change, the wheels...
• Re: Audiovox cruise control/Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 28 May 2010 08:12:29 -0400
  ...I think the VSS > wire is hooked up correctly, as there really is only one wire from the > speed sensor that makes sense to...
• Re: [Fwd: Electriclly FRIED WIRE HARNESS.]help....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 21:51:26 -0500
  ...when you turn the steering wheel, the > idle stabilizer speeds up the engine speed to compensate for the effort > that the engine has to...
• Re: Sudden drop in milage
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:29:58 -0400
  [snip] > reduction in > MPG (From 18mpg to 15 mpg) and a over rich stench at all speeds/loads. [snip] > My Oxy sensor indicator light...
• Re: Cruise Control Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 10:31:25 -0700
  ...Tach no longer works, speedo cable ripped off the speedo, broken tab > on the instrument cluster housing so the cover rattles etc etc. > > And...
• Re: reset? OS2 indicator light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 16:03:36 -0500
  ...Look under the left front wheel for the speedo cable. There's a box in the middle of it, and there's a protrusion...
• Re: 1.9 low power problem
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:22:32 -0800
  I am so sorry - i should have said "...and APPEAR after driving for a while..." This is because the O@ sensor is ignored by...
• Re: First Long Drive, some observations
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 1 May 2006 22:19:08 -0700
  ...I suspect that the speedometer may be 5mph > higher than actual speed is this normal? It has the stock size tires with > alloy wheels...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:46:58 -0700
  ...sensor. >>> >>>> Wheel alignment? >>> I've had the wheels aligned at least once since I got the van, and did > a >>> tire change, the wheels...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:02:36 -0500
  ...a bad sensor , spark plug/wires/cap rotor issue as there is more oxygen . Or you are driving at higher speeds , in wind, with...
• Re: Vanagon Reliability
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:28:18 -0500
  ...Will get freshly greased wheel bearings, new brakes, new muffler, new O2 sensor, new cat converter. I just put in a new speedo cable...
• Fw: Oxygen Sensor Warning Light Reset-Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:53:47 -0500
  ...sensor warning light. Now I am happy to report success in my quest. In U.S. (and maybe other locations?) models, the speedometer cable...
• Re: milage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:00:08 -0800
  ...And lastly the antedotanal 18-20 mpg is a little suspect with speedo error and tire difference, and that the speedo and the odometer...
• 15" wheels & brake fluid leak
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 95 10:22:31 PST
  ...my options? I understand that a larger wheel radius will/could affect the accuracy of the speedo/odo, etc. - are there other issues? How...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:19:30 -0700
  ...I have new O2 sensor. But most importantly, I > drive under the speed limit on the highway. I figure when people see > a VW...
• Re: Bad has milleage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:44:28 -0400
  ...In reality, a proper brake job really includes caliper and wheel cylinder replacement. Hoses should also be checked carefully but they can fail internally...
• Re: Brake fade on trip
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Sep 2019 18:45:45 -0700
  ...The temp sensors on the front wheel valve stem caps showed increase in temp over a very short distance, maybe 1 km. Rears showed...
• Highway "flooding out" problem update/solved
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Fri, 25 Dec 1998 22:39:37 -0500
  ...First it was at highway speeds, then it progressed to 5 mins after idle. Well, we trouble shot and replaced in this order: Fuel...
• need help identifying cause of noise
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:53:57 -0800
  ...find one of the CV bolts loose, and thought that the speed sensor (Subaru conversion) was scraping against the axle on turns. It turned...
• Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 00:37:01 -0400
  ...Actually the speedo cable comes through the left-front wheel hub -- that's what that little nubbin is, sticking through the grease cap and...
• Re: 1.9 low power problem
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:05:27 -0800
  ...1.9 low power problem IF these symptoms arose AFTER the van got wet, AND go away AFTER running awhile, the O2 sensor is...
• Audiovox CCS-100 cruise control on automatics
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:49:08 -0700
  ...With the auto, you need to use a vehicle speed sensor. If the Subaru has one of these (I believe it does), then you...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 08:39:38 -0400
  ...It's to "Remind" you that you should test/change your oxygen sensor. It doesn't perform any "Useful" function. In fact, VW eventually...
• Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 17 May 2010 19:34:02 -0500
  ...O2 sensor or circuit > > > problem can explain the stalling. Super rich on restart indicates a problem > > > with the Temp 2 sensor or a wiring...
• Re: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:22:50 -0700
  ...Cruise control con't On the rear of the speedo head there should be a white sensor with two prongs sticking out.� It is...
• GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 02:33:24 +0000
  ...You will need to remove the crank pulley and oil breather tower to install the crank trigger wheel and sensor. Get a gasket from...
• Oxygen Sensor Warning Light Reset-Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 19 May 1999 01:09:50 -0500
  ...sensor warning light. Now I am happy to report success in my quest. In U.S. (and maybe other locations?) models, the speedometer cable...
• Re: EGR light
  Historical mailing list - Ra�l Barreras
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 17:27:42 -0400
  ...the speedo cable goes from >that box to the left front wheel. and from the other end of the box >upward to the speedometer...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:41:14 -0400
  ...magnet on a driveshaft to trigger a sensor and count wheel rotations to generate distance and speed data. I can't see how one...
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 09:55:04 -0500
  ...aluminum cup, consequently the speedometer can vary, no direct connection.� The odometer is counting the turns of the wheel in the case of the...
• Re: HELP!My vanagon is missing OS sensor switch and trans fill plug
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:27:20 -0700
  Stephen, Perhaps to help a bit more, follow the speedo cable from the inside of the left front wheel hub to a little (pack...
• Re: What is rpm @ 70 mph?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 11:59:20 -0600
  ...In 1993 I put 15X7 wheels and 215/65 tires and immediately dropped to a 15.5MPG average. Of coarse this is only partially...
• Re: Oil in Coolant
  Historical mailing list - david hardy
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:46:48 -0700
  ...The 87 is an automatic, the 89 a 4 speed > with positraction and Rhein 15" wheels. Several questions, Now that there > is no further...
• Toyota Hiace luxury diesel vans cheap
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 23:22:34 +1300
  ...A 94 Hiace Custom 3.0 5-speed with alloy wheels �200,000 bid. Quite likely optioned up to Super Custom spec. The best...
• Re: Elemental Mods Report
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 6 May 2008 10:35:48 -0700
  ...It has cut out when the radiator fan is not on the turbo high speed. I think my coolant is bled & topped off, and...
• Re: effort involved in tuning a non-stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 00:44:59 -0400
  What is the hourly rate? How much time was needed to get past the tampering and then to actual diagnostics? If the O2 sensor...