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• Re: [PHISH][subaruvanagon] Re: A/C hose blew!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:07:21 -0700
  There is no such switch that does what was described. The are 2 pressure switches but they do something else. The low pressure switch...
• headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 1 Feb 2025 08:46:58 -0800
  My headlight switch had become intermittent so I ordered a new one from GW. The new one was Febi brand. The switch itself was...
• Re: (Bad Throttle positioning switch?) Engine Hesitation / No throttle response
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 21:45:43 -0700
  While adjusting my throttle positioning switch it's been practically impossible to achieve a reliable "click" at just off idle and at full throttle...
• Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 01:05:58 -0700
  ...My headlight switch does not light up at all and nor do my two air con rotary switches and nor does the dimmer switch...
• Re: Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 00:03:16 -0400
  At 05:43 PM 7/4/2015, Karl Wolz wrote: >I can vouch for the GW switch. Never adjust again. How close to WOT...
• Re: rear window defogger switch ('87)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:23:46 -0800
  One of the lights comes on when the headlight switch is on and that is also the wire coming from the same type of...
• Re: Turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:23:31 -0800
  ...The current comes from the fusebox, through the flasher switch, through the flasher relay, through the flasher switch again, through the turn signal switch...
• Re: 1991 van - head light switch alternative for 251941531T
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:30:39 -0400
  ...Gilleran wrote: >Hi all, >Does anyone have any experience using an alternative switch to the out of >the stock 251941531T head light switch? Can...
• Rear Hatch Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Wed, 12 May 1999 18:25:07 -0700
  I was puttering around I broke the door type push-switch for the rear hatch lid. The switch is located about an inch or...
• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 21:25:33 EDT
  I had a similar problem and the rear of my switch had overheated because the plug was cocked a little. The plastic on the...
• Re: 91 Headlight switch...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 08:47:13 -0700
  The dash wiring harness is slightly different for the different switches. The difference is mainly in the lighting for the dash, the lighting that...
• light switch illumination
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 21:40:09 +0000
  ...So, when I cranked up the rheostat, all the panel lights came on except the light switch. The rear defogger switch, and hazard switch...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:58:45 -0400
  My '85 has the combined idle/WOT switch on the bottom. Jay Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 08/28/2002...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:22:51 -0800
  The '85 1.9 can have either 2 separate switches or "single" switch (same as used on a 2.1) located under the throttle...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:40:19 -0700
  Ken, the switches could be changed to anything over the years on any van. The 85-91 dash wiring is different to use the...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:56:29 -0700
  IIRC, the switch situation is as follows: '83.5 - two switches. One at idle position, one for full throttle enrichment '84 - one switch. Full...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:35:13 -0500
  Bentley seems to think there is a single, dual function switch. Most of the > other posters think so, too. I'm going to head...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:31:18 -0700
  ...mcneely On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 12:08 PM David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > So, ignition switch? Headlight switch? >> > > If your blower...
• 12v outlet switch?
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:56:02 -0700
  Next to the rear seat in my camper is an outlet with a switch located underneath it. I assume the switch gives power to...
• Faulty Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Channell, Ralph
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:23:39 -0800
  ...My headlight switch is acting up. The headlights keep going out unless I fiddle with the switch. If I turn the highbeams on the...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:11:50 -0500
  ...In the 85 and newer models VW > installed a brake fluid level warning switch instead. The 80-84 brake > switches have an extra wire...
• Re: Headlight switch failure (possible solution)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:04:12 -0800
  ...The innards of the switch just melted and locked the switch in the 'ON' position. That is why I carry an extra headlight switch...
• Re: SPDT or DPDT switch?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:52:39 -0700
  Since all you're doing is switching +12 to one appliance or the other, you just need an SPDT switch. If you want to...
• Re: Headlight switch failure (possible solution)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 06:09:09 PST
  >I unplugged the switch and somehow it had >overheated and melted the plastic on the back of the switch which cocked the >plug on...
• Re: Headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:59:14 -0700
  so your statement earlier: "Why would you want to buy a used one ? does not apply to the used switches you sell, only to...
• Re: fog light switch
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
  Sat, 9 May 1998 23:15:34 -0500
  VW has a switch available which is just like your standard light switch, I think it cost around 15-20 dollars, Mark McCulley wrote...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 13:06:38 -0700
  On 11/4/04 12:50 PM, "Jerry Holland" <Xpecoach@AOL.COM> wrote: > Has anyone installed an ignition kill switch in a 90 Carat...
• Re: headlights night working.
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:13:02 -0800
  ...Uncover the ignition switch, un-plug the ignition harness from the existing switch and plug the harness into the 'good' switch and use a...
• Re: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
  Historical mailing list - John Morris
  Sun, 22 May 2016 08:26:18 -0400
  Neil - I have used a 2.1 switch in a 1.9 for years. No issues whatsoever, same binary info goes to the computer...
• Re: How to wire on-off-on-switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:18:41 -0400
  ...Assuming it's not illuminated, a center-off switch with six terminals will probably be wired as two separate switches, each with a common...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:23:43 -0500
  If you have battery voltage at the throttle switch connection, you simply swapped the connectors with the auxiliary air regulator. Nothing in the dash...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 16 May 2014 09:23:54 -0700
  ...The switch I have is a standard power tool switch...with a big green "start" button, recessed into a housing to avoid accidental on...
• Re: can't get ignition switch housing off steering column
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 19:35:42 -0600
  ...three screws in top of collum that hold down and align turn indicator switch assembly/high-low beam assembly and the windshield wiper switch...
• Re: SPDT or DPDT switch?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:28:53 -0500
  I'm assuming it's 12VDC for your vanagon? You need a SPDT switch because you will only be switching the 12V side. FYI...
• Re: Electrical Riddle (my dash...)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:19:40 -0400
  ...It will come on with the switch if EITHER > > the key is in the on position and the headlight switch is off > or > the...
• Re: stereo remote turn off (won't)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:48:59 -0400
  > Put in 2 switches, one at the dash and one in the sleeping area. > Use SPDT switches and wire them like "hallway" switches so...
• Aftermarket new ignition switch failure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:12:34 -0800
  My original ignition switch failed about 4 days ago. I hotwired the Vanagon to get it home, and bought a new switch the next...
• Oh, woe is me (headlight switches)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 13 May 2005 19:56:55 -0400
  Several months ago, I purchase a couple of spare headlight switches from my local VW. I figured, that after I had upgraded to relays...
• dash switches for sale...wasRe: Fan switch numbered 2. front blower
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 00:40:18 EDT
  ...Question > anyone have a working switch they want to sell also has anyone > had this issue of the switch just breaking allowing no toggle...
• Re: stereo remote turn off (won't)
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:20:00 -0700
  At 07:05 PM 10/17/2004, you wrote: >I guess I'm just going to cut the switched power wire (I currently have...
• Power Window Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Beyer
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:06:00 -0400
  ...I replaced the switch in the passenger door with a switch from a Jetta. Same problem. Then I replaced the switch in the driver...
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:42:16 -0800
  Yes, the Bentley diagram for 85 has a small labeling error for the level switch but the switch is there on the diagram. The...
• Re: headlight switches new and old
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 06:36:55 -0800
  I would not wish to mix the different switches. The dash wiring harness is different for the different switches. The switch was not changed...
• Re: Rear Hatch Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Thu, 13 May 1999 09:50:30 -0500
  Garrett, On my '84 that switch DOES operate the dome lights. Any chance the PO disconnected it from that function to use it for...
• Re: Front heater fan switch....
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 21:42:03 -0700
  ...While > wiggling the switch the fan itself quit. I took the switch apart, > (found it to be quite hot!), I found the switch was...
• Re: heater blower switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 20:08:22 -0500
  ...And if you are going to replace the switch at the same time as the blower, why not just replace the switch first to...
• Re: ....that hi/lo beam switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 22:46:34 -0600
  ...I put the relays in last summer...great lights! We'll see monday if it's the switch or ignition switch?! The '91 Westy...
• '82 Diesel-What does that Switch Do?
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 22:14:30 EST
  On my '82 Diesel I have a mystery switch on the dash. On the right side of the dash panel, there is a switch...
• Front heater fan switch....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 20:30:04 -0800
  On the way home from skiing my front heater switch was on high. When I got home I tried to turn it off but...
• Rear heater blower switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Dec 2016 12:44:46 -0600
  Aren't these switches supposed to be able to be taken apart. I've had apart the overhead blower switch and control switch for...
• Re: Headlight/Hazard switches
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 19 Oct 94 20:55:32 CDT
  On Wed, 19 Oct 94 17:34:20 CDT sstones said: >Does anyone have (or know where I can get) a headlight switch and...
• Re: anyone have an 1984 Vanagon owners manual?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 14:19:41 -0600
  ...depress right half of rocker switch for high speed. depress left half of rocker switch for low speed. the operation of switch A (left...
• Re: ? Power Window Switches?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:25:20 -0400
  George, I have the switches you want at $15 each. They are Jetta switches and are made by VW. The only difference between them...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:27:13 -0700
  On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:14 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > 85 has the brake fluid level switch in the...
• Re: Brake master cylinder switches
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 17:07:49 -0700
  As long as your old ones were working, switch them over. The 2nd switch is a backup. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:58:36 -0400
  ...The switch that you can unplug and it makes the lights go out is the bad switch. The switches are wired in parallel so...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:05:44 -0700
  The 80-84 used 3 pin brake pressure switches The 85-91 used 2 pin pressure switches Mark John Rodgers wrote: > '91 Carat, auto...
• Speed Control?
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce digest please
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:48:22 -0500
  ...Need to relocate speed control activator switch onto hand control arm. Is factory switch an activating switch or toggle switch(on & off). How many...
• Throttle position switch location
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:41:08 EST
  I hear all this chatter about a Throttle position switch, but when I look in my engine compartment I don't see a switch...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 11 Jan 2021 23:06:12 -0700
  ...There could be other > causes. > > The switch should also click when throttle turned to WOT (wide open throttle). > > Corrosion, dirt at switch adjusting parts...