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• Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Tim New
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:32:20 -0800
  ...Has anyone ever put a switch in between the battery under the passenger seat and the driver seat. If I put a switch in...
• Gradual switch to synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:52:58 -0600
  Anyone thought of dealing with the perceived notion of switching to synthetic oil by first going to a "blend" oil for a couple of...
• Re: dark and stormy night( light switch fried)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 21:26:44 -0500
  > Yep, The light switch fried. Checked the number on the back > 321-941-531B gotta call the vendors in A.M. because the > number...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 17:50:28 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Richard A Jones wrote: > An alternative is a switch in the wire to the > fuel pump. I have that...
• Low Beams out, Where to Look?
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 07:08:37 -0800
  ...Just yesterday, my husband resolved the problem by replacing the headlight switch from our other 88 van. Now we need a new headlight switch...
• Headlight Switch - stuck on!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:10:39 -0600
  OK - so I pulled into the garage tonight and tried to turn off the headlights and the switch was stuck in the on position...
• switching a `high-mileage' 1.9l to synthetic?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:56:13 -0500
  ...Although I've thought of switching it to a synthetic (like Mobil 1 15w-50), my understanding is that this may be a bad...
• Re: Radiator noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:01:48 -0800
  ...temp switch - 82°C, 84°C, 77°C http://www.busdepot.com/radiator-cooling-system/radiator-fan-related/radiator-fan-switch
• Re: switches for power windows - from other VWs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:34:57 -0400
  the only other VW's to use the vanagon style power window switches was the VW Quantum and the scirocco.
• blower switch
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 19:58:32 -0700
  ...Is it the switch? 81 Westy. Thank Keith
• upper steering colmn cover w/ heated switch hole
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:13:46 EDT
  #251 953 515 AOIC, vanagon upper steering column cover, black, w/ heated switch hole comes in black only, not brown.
• FW: In the dark
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 00:13:23 -0600
  ...This problem has ruined 2 headlight switches. I recently repaired one. It seems the heat caused the contacts to melt in the switch. I...
• FW: Starts day, won't at night ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 May 2010 23:20:12 -0400
  The thermal time switch (TTS) and cold start valve operate complexly independent of the ECU or any other sensors. The switch itself consist of...
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 7 Mar 2023 18:50:50 -0700
  ...Could you suggest what > gauge to use from the toggle switch to the radiator sensor? > > dan, > > On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 3:34...
• Re: Radiator Fan Thermal Switch question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:39:59 -0700
  ...Can I put a switch in to bypass > the Thermal switch OR is there a different switch with different temp > settings?? > I have no...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:20:11 -0700
  ...To be honest, I've been lazy to replace the auto fan switch and switch it back or go further and have it switchable...
• Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - clerkin
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 21:36:38 -0500
  ...86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch > > >> OK, well I put the switch in, but now the light just blinks at me. No >buzzer >> or anything...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:32:59 -0400
  Dave, You have the dual function (single) throttle position switch. The switch is almost straight down below where the cable attaches to your throttle...
• Baja trip, no headlights.....
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 May 2011 20:48:08 -0700
  ...Ok, bad X contact in ignition switch, easy work-around. I looked in the glovebox and with some sense of relief pulled a spare...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:54:57 -0500
  ...one of the wires from the pressure switch on the power steering pump goes to ground and is attached to one of the "Through...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights-91 Carat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 23:38:36 -0400 (AST)
  ...My local dealer try the little rocker switch on the left, works fine day or night, at worst you'll leave the side lights...
• Re: Oil Filter Worries (and other nuggets...)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 09:34:21 -0400
  If you have a failure of the electrical part of the ignition switch .... it can be such that the engine will crank but receive...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:35:01 -0500
  ...switch. > > The oil pressure switch looked original. > > Soon after, I had a similar issue; light/buzzer would randomly come on. > Replacing this switch cured...
• Re: Radiator Fan Switch location and instalation
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:11:36 -0700
  ...My switch tested okay but (perhaps like you) I did not like seeing the gauge go up that much as I waited for the...
• Re: Brake Light Prob
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:55:08 -0700
  ...Where is that switch, Neil? >> Is the parking brake switch connected? > Hey Mike. On my '81, the switch is near the base of the...
• Re: Windshield washer switch malfunction...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 25 May 1999 18:14:05 +0200
  ...It > sometimes squirts when I pulled the switch lever and sometimes it doesn't. I > replaced the pump but still the same. I hope...
• Aux fan function
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 14:31:49 -0400
  ...2) The functional switching point of the 15 bar high side switch. 3) The coolant temp and the switching point of the 95/102...
• Re: Elec Window Switch Hanging 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 11:41:49 -0400
  ...Elec Window Switch Hanging 90 Carat > > > Volks, > On the driver side my electric window switch has popped out > and will not reseat in the...
• Aesthetically correct but non-functioning dash clock
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:04:12 -0500
  ...Now if you want the new switch to last, run another 16-amp > fused circuit from the 15-circuit (i.e. ignition-switched circuit...
• Re: Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 16:15:38 -0800
  it's not 'THAT HARD' to check that power is present at the brake light switches....... and it's not that hard to see...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 25 May 2006 18:01:09 -0700
  ...This > > circular, black switch controls on/off and fan speed (inner) and > > temperature > > (outer ring). Note that these switches are UNIQUE TO WESTIES of...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 10:18:12 -0600
  ...indicator came on when I switched from parking lights to >> regular >> headlights....Pulling on the stalk dimmer switch caused the blue >> LED to dim...
• Re: Door light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Jul 1997 10:28:16 -0700
  ...This switch is only connected on 7 Passenger and > Weekender/Multivan Models > > >Am I correct that in the Westfalia, even though there is a...
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:04:56 -0600
  ...All my problems went away - nirvana! Marshall Ruskin >Typical tell tales when the X connection in the ignition switch dies: > >#The lights go out...
• Re: Headlights wont shut off, even with key out... suggestions ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:45:13 -0400
  TC, I just went out and confirmed that the bright lights come on, even with the key removed, when the dimmer switch stalk is...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:23:13 -0500
  The original post said he had just switched out the dash pod for one with a tachometer. Hmmmm. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com...
• Re: battery kill switch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:52:45 -0400
  Those kill switches look identical to ones @ HF which I believe I paid about $3 for a battery shutoff switch. Must be the difference...
• Re: Power mirrors switch substitutes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 May 2014 08:24:54 -0400
  ...For the switch a power mirror switch from most any vehicle will work and dash mounting will mean less wires going into the driver...
• Back-up light problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:30:38 -0400
  ...Tested continuity of the switch located on the driver's side of the transmission. Remove the leads to the switch, place van in neutral...
• Re: dome light door pin switch-discovery
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:32:32 -0700
  ...dome light door pin switch-discovery > While tracing a dead battery issue with my 1989 WE jetta I discovered a > very handy item for...
• Re: A/C Switch - need help locating
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:50:01 +0000
  ...wrote: > I broke the A/C temperature control/thermostat switch, not the fan switch > trying to pull the plug off the back. I believe...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:38:11 -0700
  ...You absolutely need a > throttle position switch. > > Mike > > > >
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 29 May 1998 23:21:31 -0100
  > Just wire in a manual switch. When the temp gets to a certain point, flip > the switch. The downside to this is that when...
• Re: ADBQ
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 5 May 2003 10:09:07 EDT
  ""But what happens when switching between the other modes?"" There must be a way to hook up the switch to a light (or meter...
• brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:34:30 EDT
  Is there a trick to changing the brake light switches on the master cylinder that won't fill the area behind the dash with...
• Re: upper steering colmn cover w/ heated switch hole
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 09:39:13 -0700
  --- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > #251 953 515 AOIC, vanagon upper steering > column cover, black, w/ heated > switch hole > > comes in black only, not brown...
• Report on after market heater fan switch
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:27:40 -0700
  ...Bought a generic 3 spd "Heater Fan" (automotive) switch from Cn. Tire. Rated at 5 Amps. Check out pics of bench test: http://web...
• cleaning engine upsets throttle body switch
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:34:57 -0600
  ...Is there some way that water gets into the switch or switch contacts and causes this problem? The problem persists long after the engine...
• Re: Oil Prssure Switch-Updated
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 15:21:12 -0500
  ...Just the switch, but I can drill out the adapter. Gave them the part # and done. Grey and .9bar. Anyway, thanks for the replies...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 04:42:21 -0700
  ...The X contact in the ignition switch then turns ON the X relay so everything powered by the relay will work only when key...
• Re: leaking oil switch..........here's what you need to do
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:16:57 -0500
  Go to the dealer.....they are less than $6 for a nice German oil pressure switch...if you are water cooled it's plated...
• Re: Starter hesitation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:25:56 -0500
  ...With ignition switch in the ON postion, I can use the relay as a remote starter switch also by removing the cover of the...
• Re: Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:31:15 -0700
  When my 3rd speed went on my fan, it was the fan switch, seems that the current draw on high melts the switch. Easy...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 22:35:34 -0800
  ...Turned the wipers on, jiggled the ignition switch > vigorously - > and the wipers started working. Can't get any plainer that the switch > has gone...
• Coolant level warning light switch
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:16:46 -0700
  Can someone please tell me what the socket size is for the coolant level warning light switch for a 1986 2.1? Thanks BT
• 87 w/ no reverse lights
  Historical mailing list - Ned
  Sun, 19 May 2002 19:58:16 -0400
  anyone know exactly where the reverse light switch is on the manual transmission? I have no lights and suspect the switch is bad. Thanks
• FS:temperature guage switch
  Historical mailing list - Lewis Horn
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:10:25 EST
  Part # 049-919-501 made by Vernet.� New in Box. � Temperature Gauge Sensor Switch - For Vanagons 1983 to 1985� $5.00 plus shipping from...
• One Step Forward, One Backward
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 16:40:48 -0600
  ...This having been accomplished, I turned my attention to the idle switch problem. Up until now, I thought the idle switch went to a...
• Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:43:19 EST
  ...I pulled the switch and tried to rebuild it but it is broken. I will order a new one. The switch keeps sticking in...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 01:22:12 -0400
  At 08:06 PM 8/31/2013, JRodgers wrote: >Key in the ignition - Tranny to neutral, turn switch - system hot, pause >- turn switch to...