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• Re: engineering nightmares vehicles was: cruise control speedometer sensor
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:19:52 -0400
  Nope. The subaru conversions still use the same radiator system.
• espar b1l
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:37:14 -0500
  I have all the parts except the control unit... Anyone know of a source? Prefer used, working.
• Re: Idle control system
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 15:47:20 -0400
  ...I checked - putting 12V on the ST1 & ST2 connections on the idle control module connector will cause the idle control valve piston to move...
• Re: SA van images
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:10 +0100
  ...I have always been trying to figure out a way to realize an automatic A/C control like in modern Audis. This requires the...
• Re: A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:58:29 +0000
  ...Jim On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 1:47 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Mostly likely the control knobs, that's...
• Updating an old dual battery/suby install: Can I ditch the fridge relay and just a SurePower 1315?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:56:50 -0400
  Hi Tim, I use a Blue Sea Systems SI 7610 Automatic Charging Relay to control the batteries in my '85 Zetec powered Westy. http...
• Re: 1/10 scale model remote control Split
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 09:00:10 -0800
  ...1/10 scale model remote control Split > To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > Volks, just saw a 1/10 scale model remote control Split by...
• Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:50:25 -0700
  ...sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year >I wonder how many upper control arm bushings are being damaged during spot > welding? > > I've...
• Re: Cruise Control Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 17:30:30 -0700
  ...Just what information does the VW stock 89 cruise control >get and where does it get it. Motor speed via tachometer? Driveshaft >rotation? >How...
• Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)
  Historical mailing list - chris smith
  Sun, 26 Dec 1999 21:51:41 -0600
  ...To keep control of the car in a skid it is very important not to let the back-end get ahead of the front...
• G terminal s
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 15:32:12 -0700
  ...G1 & G3 - X-bus controlled power G2 & G5 #15, 1gn. switched power via fuse S18 G4 - D+ (alternator trigger circuit) via dash alt. led...
• Screw Holes, Cruise Control Sender: Thread? (Diesel Speedometer)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 1 May 2011 13:09:37 -0700
  ...Maybe I'm seeing things, but the holes in metal for (I think) a cruise control inductive sender aren't threaded. I can't...
• Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 14:46:47 -0400
  ...they have Digijet and no catalytic converter but do have the Idle Control Valve (and associated control unit) like the US 1986-on models...
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:32:44 -0800
  ...You should get the inner control lever assembly and cables with it, all as a unit. The cable for the heater valve will need...
• Questions & Help
  Historical mailing list - Lee Schelin
  Sun, 20 Jun 1999 10:50:08 -0700
  ...Oil in crankcase is full The only thing I did yesterday was to clean the Idle Speed Control Valve to see if I could...
• Re: engine fart
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 04:03:50 EDT
  ...engine explodes loud with a massive bluish cloud of smoke. >> Dennis, Bluish smoke might mean an oil control ring problem. Weak oil control rings...
• FS: OEM vanagon cruise control setup, also OEM rear 3 point mount shoulderbelts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:40:40 EST
  ...vanagon factory cruise control setup.. removed from a '90 vanagon.. includes turn sig stalk w/. switch, relay behind glovebox, switches by pedals, vacuum pump...
• Re: Lubricate front heater control cables?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 5 May 2008 08:06:20 -0700
  ...bind up so badly it caused it to kink near the control. I real > challange to fix. I vote for lubrication. > Ken Lewis > http...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:55:47 -0600
  ...I > suppose one might consider an atomic pile as a controlled metering, but > it is really a a controlling of natural radiation being emitted...
• Cruise control progress
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 06 Jan 1997 15:03:00 -0500 (EST)
  Today I talked to the Equus cruise control Technical Service dept. (800-544-4124) and they were super helpful! I talked with Gene--he...
• Re: Since is Friday: Can I ask a question about....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:49:43 -0700
  ...I would like the fan to be control by the pull chain only (at the fan) and the lights on the fan to be...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 12:06:30 -0500
  ...Speed control should be smoothly and infintely variable from 0-200 rpm at the wheel head. I'm hopping that I can get some...
• Re: Galley lighting addition
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:49:58 -0400
  ...I recommend > the little controller from superbrite led, the controller that looks like a > iPod shuffle. > >> > >> Alistair > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Jun 25, 2014, at 7:50...
• Re: Squeaky Upper Control Arm Bushings.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:43:49 -0800
  ...Squeaky Upper Control Arm Bushings. > > > > > > I want to replace the upper control arm bushings in my 88 > > GL. The Bentley > > and a previous post...
• Re: Product comments: solar battery maintainer
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:43:31 -0400
  ...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BHN1VJH/?coliid=I16M8DM1WXM4PS&colid=WQ7V2JH6L9T1&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Solar Controller https://www.amazon.com...
• Re: Control Arm Bushings)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:07:02 -0700
  ...My 84 has 210,000 miles and I only > >> replaced the upper > >> control arm bushings and the upper ball joints whereas > >> Dixie at 232...
• Re: Weird idle-solved
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 22 Oct 2014 01:28:15 -0400
  In the early archives there are some descriptions of replacing a burned out transistor in the Idle Control Unit. I don't know if...
• Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 00:13:50 -0400
  ...troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control hello, I have one of the usual aftermarket Audiovox cruise controls on my 86 with AT. I think it's...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:59:38 -0400
  At 03:28 PM 7/2/2010 Friday, Jay lefstein wrote: >Why/how would led lights confuse the cruise?? If a particular cruise control...
• Re: Digifant Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Feb 1995 01:15:17 -0400
  >Does anyone out there have the part number for the idle stabilizer control >unit. This is the one located behind the passenger side rear...
• need to "See the light"
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 11:25:46 -0800
  ...My '85 Westy has a knob to the left of the sliding heater/vent controls for the rear seat fan unit-it is lit...
• gremlins in ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:22:58 -0800
  ...1) CA emisson controls so it has a halls control unit 2) It seems to die(ha ha) when I'm crusing at a...
• roof vent control arm help
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 20:20:12 EDT
  Would some one who has a stock roof vent please tell me if the control arms sholed go in to the guide on the...
• last ditch effort
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:08:54 -0500
  Volks, I've posted requests on several occassions to this list about trying to find an OEM cruise control for my 89 Westy. I...
• Re: Air Intake Project
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 27 May 2001 07:41:17 -0500
  ...It is not a manually controlled butterfly, and I think it would slow down the flow of air to the engine. If you would...
• Speaking of Cruise Control...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:58:29 -0700
  Hi all Just wondered how many of you with cruise control find that when engaged, the "CC" is always trying too hard to keep...
• replacing lightbulb for heater control levers AAAK!
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 09:34:22 -0700
  ...yesterday, and thought I'd get the light behind the heater control levers going again. I have power to the bulb socket. I have...
• Re: Squeaking bushings upfront ??
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:18:38 +0200
  I just replaced the upper control arm bushings, that's the best thing to do. I wished I had done it earlier. But working...
• Re: Engine air control flap question (somewhat urgent :^)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:06:49 -0700
  ...Engine air control flap question (somewhat urgent :^) > The thermostat set up is a fail safe. Bellows fail or cable snaps, flaps > are open. Thermostat...
• 1/10 scale model remote control Split
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 05:49:19 EST
  Volks, just saw a 1/10 scale model remote control Split by Maistro on sale at Zellers (Canada eh !). On page 32 of this...
• Re: CRUISE CONTROL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Sep 2023 15:09:54 +0000
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• Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Freese
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 15:13:20 -0800
  Never jb.� Try west systems g flex. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
• Re: heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 21:05:16 +1200
  >Rubber seals!!!! what the hell are those, what for???? ha ha ha..... >Ben Food for rubber sharks...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:39:45 -0700
  Thanks Keith, That will help a lot. Do you have any photos? OK If no. Jim C
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:11:43 -0400
  ...Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon? > >Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:22:02 -0400 > > > >Sorry to disagree with you but...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:42:01 -0300
  ...I asked my mechanic about it and he said /"Mercedes has >> not used an idle control valve since around 1990. The idle is >> controlled...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:44:57 -0400
  ...The valve is the same, not sure whether the control module is.
• Re: AAZ overboost
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:32:51 -0700
  ...I am not certain he can be taught how to use a manual boost controller. Mike, you should have stuck with the M3. It...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Box
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:51:06 -0700
  ...that's critical to the design is what, exactly, the Idle Control Valve takes to operate. Really, that's the whole deal, there. All...
• Re: Front Heater Control Valve Replacement Tricks?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 May 2000 09:57:22 -0700
  ...Front Heater Control Valve Replacement Tricks? > > > At 16:36 5/24/2000, Vince P. wrote: > >I am replacing the heater control valve on my...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:28:00 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Tim Marciniak wrote: > Has anyone had an idle stablization control valve that hummed as > Bentley describes it should...
• Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 17:54:40 -0700
  I would be interested in putting one of these cruise control units in my '86 TiiCo Westy. Being a total novice at such things...
• Re: Removing the rear AC top cover
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Nov 2014 07:29:17 -0800
  hi Keith, Yes,,, the control on the dash board is OK... the T-Stat on the rear pillar was bad (black box with white...
• Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 14 May 2024 09:28:40 -0400
  Last summer my Upper Control Arm Camber nut came loose again, following a "profession" VW mechanic alignment. It was totally disengaged, and the whole...
• scissor jack under control arm?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:35:59 +0000
  ...Would a scissor jack under the control arm not be a decent option allowing you to raise the van only the few inches actually...
• '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 08:15:20 -0500
  My cruise control has 'gone away' and I don't know why yet. There doesn't seem to be much info in the Bentley...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:08:27 -0800
  On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:43 PM, robert brown <rwinstonb1@gmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone recommend an after market cruise control to...
• Re: Rear Seat Heater Core Control Valve needed
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:14:44 -0400
  ...Core had been replaced by something from another vehicle and the control > valve is not there. > I am wondering if anyone has a used...
• Programmable Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 07:14:49 8
  The intermittent position on the windshield wiper control switch has gone on the blink and rather than deal with the ordeal of replacing it...
• vent flaps on 87 won't seal
  Historical mailing list - Bob McMain
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:08:37 -0700
  ...The flaps won't seal off the air when the control lever is fully in the closed position. I've readjusted the ventilation cable...