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Re: 85 vanagon throttle body swap... top mounted vs bottom mounted TPS ????
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:20:37 -0800
...Unfortunately, the TB on the sunroof van has the throttle >>> position switches underneath, and this TB has the TPS located on top. >>> >>> BEFORE we...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 May 2016 01:41:23 -0400
...As for the switches many of the aftermarket ones are not reliable. Go to the dealer and pay the $$$. Also make sure the oil...
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Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:15:44 -0700
...I’ll post a pic on the blog soon, but shirt story is that depressing the stalk, or pulling back on it, switches between...
Re: Headlight switches.
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 08:27:11 -0600
I made My Own HeadLight Relay Setup before I was aware of JBrowns Good Stuff & I located the Relays on the Nice Convenient “Tray...
Re: Anyone use pressure switches to light up westy cabinets?
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Tue, 5 Dec 2017 15:09:36 +0000
No need for a pressure switch. A Vanagon door switch would work nicely for the appropriate voltage range. Jim On Tue, Dec 5, 2017...
ignition switch-- how to article
Historical mailing list - Troy
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:37:44 -0800
...the Bus Depot also send me the cheaper of the two switches they have on their site--I paid for the more expensive one...
Re: Purging Cooling System
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Sat, 14 Jan 1995 16:19:14 CST6CDT
...It resumes the pre-fan level or higher when the fan switches off. Daniel Houg Minnesota Department of Health Internet Address: fairwind@northernnet.com...
Bizarre A/C problem cured!
Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 16:17:41 -0700
...Pressure switches NORMAL. Turns out the super hot special A/C fuse link was melting a nearby cable that should have been routed elsewhere...
Re: light for vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 23:46:27 -0400
...and since the PO had an alarm installed there are ground switches on all doors which turn on all lights. Jose Rafael Moscoso, RT...
Re: 86-87, 2.1L ignition coil
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:35:51 -0500
...The wrong ignition coil could damage the digifant > control module that switches the coil on-off time.................... Remember, the Bentley manual was written 10...
Re: No brake lights
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 04:32:34 -0600
Not sure if the newer models have them or not, but have you checked the switches in the brake master cylinder? bmc :) "Faith will...
Re: Watch out Westy, there is a new kid in town!
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:00:38 -0500
Paul, the two switches are for two different locations on the vehicle they are intended for. I don't know for sure about the...
Re: removing dash?
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 12:12:12 +0200
...You may ned to detach the connectors before removing the switches. there is one large connector which is plugs the printed circuit sheet in...
Re: Which Switch Mystery
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 29 Nov 2004 05:53:45 -0700
...pictures from Ken at Vanagain, > showing the socket and the various switches. You can see them here if > interested: http://tinyurl.com/69qol > If...
Re: 1988 GL - Headlights out - need wiring circuit diagrams
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:23:19 -0500
...So now two switches - neither work, AND now neither give the characteristic high beam flash when the dimmer stalk is activated. Since I moved...
Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:43:00 -0400
...Why the occasionally > draggy > starter? This has been a consistent problem with this van through several > starters, engines, transmissions, ignition switches, and sets of...
Re: Skylight color needed
Historical mailing list - Darren Wilton
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:26:34 -0700
...have lost countless hours of sleep to the overhead light that switches on at dawn! http://www.theskylightguy.com/main.jsp?p2=shopping/catalog...
bunk of 3 batteries
Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:02:07 +0100
...Very simple setup, no switches , relays, etc. I had before only one aux. battery under the rear seat. For 4 years it was connected...
Re: electric plug in engine block
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:40:09 -0700
...Oil pressure switches are cheap, so I might >> replace both. If one's leaking, I bet the other one is not far off. >> >> Mark...
Re: Is there a MANUAL switch available? ;WAS: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:24:15 PST
...Again, a marine store should carry this for you - the problem you may find is that the switches will be awfully large and not...
Re: oil pressure switches
Historical mailing list - Karl M.
Sat, 2 Jun 2001 23:43:43 -0400
The sensor between the pushrod tubes is the low-pressure one. Sounds like it is working correctly. The high pressure switch is located below...
Re: Any easy, low-cost way to replace power window lift with manual?
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:04:06 -0400
...I sold the regulators and the switches but left the wiring in the doors. A friendly list memeber (local too!) sold me new door...
Re: cluster troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 6 Jun 2012 07:19:44 -0700
...In the US only 86+ with 2.1 got the dual oil switches. Mark pickle vanagon wrote: > > > Anyone know why my foil has a...
Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 27 May 2007 12:58:37 -0700
...You know, I bet if someone took all the various indicators, switches, gauges, and buttons we've all collectively added to our vans and...
Throttle Body....One Switch?, Two Switch?, Red Fish?, Blue Fish?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:59:33 -0400
...One switch, or two switches. The van was (I Believe) originally designed for a single switch system, as it has a single loose plug...
Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:17:08 -0700
...I > supplied the new switches - and a new thermostat - to the shop. They were > quite old, having been gifted to me when a local...
Re: BRIGHTER LIGHTS: install relays
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 13:36:12 -0700
...You get brighter high beams and your ignition/headlight switches do not get all of the current from the high beams (but still get...
Same old Issue - RPM hunting
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 5 Oct 2010 13:18:23 -0500
...Installed them, turn the switches - and all three engines fired right up. I'm happy as a clam in sand. Rich did a good...
Re: Interior Lights not working
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Tue, 11 Dec 2001 18:04:22 -0800
...Pacific Standard Time, > hector.zapata@XRXGSN.COM writes: > > << Check your door switches, there's a bad one other than the driver's side. I...
Re: 9-gauge instrument cluster finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - David Devere
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 08:45:45 -0500
...Where did you put the switches that used to be on either side? -Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Thoma" <mpthoma2003@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon...
Re: Idle switch
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:28:17 -0600
...I know the 84 switches on top are NO. Ron, those switches are not available unless you can find a good used one. It...
Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:10:05 -0700
...I did NOT change the wiring at all, just the switches. See more comments below: > --- Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote:> > > > Are...
Re: test for radiator fan working?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:03:50 -0400
...Because these switches are mounted high, an air pocket in the radiator can also keep them from tripping when they should. Keep in mind...
Re: [WetWesties] i went to alaska and for got my bus - no not really - but somebody did
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 7 Mar 2014 09:24:00 -0800
...went to the bins, brought out a box of knobs and switches, dumped them on the counter and said "Go ahead, find the one...
junkyard expedition II
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Wed, 15 Feb 1995 20:41:01 -0800 (PST)
...poput windows, door latches, engine lid latches, wiper, light and flasher switches, steering wheel, and the big trophy, the piece that goes underneath the...
Re: Fan switches
Historical mailing list - Sean Reifschneider
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 01:51:42 -0700
On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 02:58:53PM +0100, Per Lindgren wrote: >I saw one that had melted between 2&3 position in...
Re: Running rich.....me too
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:50:06 -0700
...Both my '87 GLI and > '85 Westy had these types of switches, but I didn't have fuel-related issues > in either vehicle. > > Chris...
Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:00:22 -0400
...86+ Vanagons Like other switches in Vanagons, VW seemed to like putting the whole current through the switch, which can cause melting of the...
Re: '91 Carat AC - again!
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:12:31 +0000
Some aftermarket Trinary switches also contain a high pressure blowout plug. Basically a lead filled orifice that is the final fail-safe in the...
Re: Running Lights Dark
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 13:04:02 -0700
...It's the T (10-pin), not M switches that rarer than gold. Thanks for the pointers, David. I'll check it out. -MB...
Re: Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:10:44 -0600
...Now the unit holding the > power window switches wont stay in. > > So either I get a new one or figure out to how to...
Re: Head gasket FIX!!
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 18:59:16 -0400
...guage runs at about the point where the radiator fan switches on (around 85 deg. C?) I have stopped the van after a short...
Re: Lights, lights, need more lights
Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
Thu, 21 May 1998 18:09:38 -0700
...rear for the lights, you did pick up one of those switches from those rabbits in the junk yard didn't you. All kidding...
BMW List Recommendations? (No Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - David O'Shea
Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:40:28 -0700
...None of the obvious causes (fuses, bad switches, bad/loose connections) appear to be at fault. A look at the Bentley manual diagrams and...
AC diagram wrong in Bentley Danger!
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 15:48:04 -0500
...The hose labeled 10, between the pressure switches and the evaporator is actually part of the high pressure side. Perhaps this has been corrected...
Re: [subaruvanagon] Re: SVX-powered crewcab pickup blows trans
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 9 May 2002 23:25:37 +1200
...English cars tend to have LHD switches and wiper arms, even in RHD cars. >They are not just a mirror image of LHD vehicles...
Parts Cleaner Recommendations
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Sun, 7 Sep 2008 17:34:33 -0500
...Lots of negative comments from owners of these things that pumps burnout, switches fail, and hoses leak after just a short time of ownership...
RE: A/C electrical shutoff by pressure...??
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Wed, 2 Jul 97 02:43:32 UT
...that doesn't really sound like your problem either - but the switches are easy to get at and test with a VOM. Perhaps you...
Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 21 Jul 2016 05:03:20 -0400
...not install NEW $6.95 oil pressure switches and make sure the wiring to those two switches are in PERFECT condition. Better tell us...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - Karl
Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:48:10 -0700
...to Lighten the Load > > on Our Van's Old & Tired Wires & Switches & Connectors is a Good Thing ~ Especially > > in Instrument Cluster & FuseBlock area ~ > > The...
Thought problem for Friday
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:25:39 -0700
...Brake light switches have not been replaced. Whine was there with the 1.9 engine and is unchanged with my '93 Subaru 2.2...
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Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:47:11 +0000
...I I would start at the ignition and beadlight switches. Dennis Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10...
Re: 87 syncro won't start
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Wed, 31 Jul 1996 12:43:22 -0400 (EDT)
...It died in the middle of an intersection and hasn't run since. > > I have checked sensors and switches that are shown in Bradley...
Re: Is there a MANUAL switch available? ;WAS: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:24:43 PST
...Again, a marine store should carry this for you - the problem you may find is that the switches will be awfully large and not...
Re: AC-what is normal operation?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:27:36 -0500
...It is my understanding, as gathered from this list, that the pressure switches necessary for this were not used until '86 when the factory...
Re: Re; Fog Light Rocker Switch
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Sat, 12 Aug 2000 07:09:29 -0500
Neuspeed sells fog light switches - factory. Just under $20. Just saw it in the European Sport Car magazine. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Dorm <mark...
Help! My Van won't start!
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Thu, 27 May 2004 18:57:04 -0700
...Does anyone have a good idea which one of the sensors, relays, or switches I should attack first? I realize that's a pretty...
Re: Ground Shut-off Switch Needed
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 07 Mar 1997 20:35:41 -0800
...I've noticed these cut out switches with removable connectors (keys) in marine shops (I think it was West Coast Marine). Larry '86 Syncro...
Re: SOLAR BLOCK HEATER FOR DIESEL
Historical mailing list
Tue, 22 Oct 1996 14:22:58 -0300 (ADT)
...timer and pump, will run for 20-30 minutes, heats up block plus switches on interior fan once coolant is hot enough. Slick AND...
Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
Historical mailing list - DeCristoforo
Tue, 24 Nov 1998 12:25:48 -0800
...Bus Depot > told me pretty much the same thing. > > Any vendors or individuals out there that have one of these switches > gathering dust on...