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• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:27:03 -0700
  ...On 10/23/14, Dug Smith <dug@dugbert.com> wrote: > I ran a line from the light switch to the key in the ignition...
• Ignition switch -- construction
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:06:22 -0500
  The key-in switch would please Rube Goldberg or that British fellow. But other than that, it's quite a clever design. It's...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 2
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 23:01:58 -0700
  Should I check the ignition switch? CUNEGONDE 1985.5 1,9l WBX 4sp Westfalia On Oct 25, 2016 19:16, "Cunegonde" <cunegonde.van.westfalia...
• Re: No voltage at starter?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 01:36:22 +0100
  ...edu As I suggested to some other listee yesterday, check your ignition switch! This is a very weak point in our oh-so-proud...
• Bizarre starter problems pt.II
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 22:34:11 -0600
  ...and also to the feed wire at the safety switch, turned on the ignition, and bingo it started! I figured, no problem here, so...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:54:54 +0700
  ...installed the headlight relay kit does not insure your ignition switch or headlight switch will not fail. How long have they been in operation...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:11:37 -0700
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning > ignition switch on? > > Terminal #1 of the coil does get battery voltage. The...
• Re: Hot Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:00:08 -0800
  ...BTW, my first suspicion was that it was related to the ignition switch (current bleeding over from the #15 terminal on the switch to...
• Update: Engine cranks but NO JUICE to coil...poor thirsty coil : (
  Historical mailing list - Don Griffin
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 23:14:13 EDT
  ...I checked and cleaned all the connections I could follow to the coil and battery and also checked the connections to the ignition switch...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:54:19 -0400
  ...Hook the red end to the parking light circuit, and the black end to some line that switches on with the ignition. Result is...
• 85 Vanagon wont start!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Brandt
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:38:13 -0400
  ...Is it the starter or something else (solenoid/key switch?) Thanks guys, this list has saved my butt and wallet more then once! -peter-
• turn key, wait for turn-over
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:20:42 -0500
  ...I went to my local shop and they said it was the lower ignition switch, very common, 9 dollar part, 1 hour labour! NExt...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:49:19 -0800
  ...So there's that, having a back up for the ignition switch. But the REAL value is when the starter doesn't work. You...
• rewiring '87 foil for an '85 single oil pressure system?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:17:35 -0800
  ...Even with a gauge, I'd like to have the light, and now it doesn't come on when the ignition is switched on...
• Re: Power window smoking
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 21 May 1999 20:07:25 -0400
  ...and found that when the ignition is on smoke appears from the window regulator. It even sparks when I try press the switch to...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 06:49:48 -0400
  ...Should I cross that and the red wire that goes to the >ignition switch, or should I try another wire combination? There's a...
• Switched power source for Stereo install
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 17:36:01 -0800
  I was in the process of installing a new stereo that requires a switched power source. After searching the archives extensively and reading all...
• Fwd: [VANAGON] algebra-impaired
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:15:50 -0400
  ...relative to the ignition switch. Does > this > seem logical? Am I missing something? If your opinion is that it is > ignition > sw. related, do...
• Ignition points wear
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:42:39 -0400
  Howdy List, My air cooled '82 westy is still running a breaker type ignition system. My engine and I are big fans of fresh...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:37:17 -0400
  You can power the timing light from the ignition coil lead. This is what I have done for years, it may be risky or...
• Re: OK That's It! I'm getting rid of this if it refuses to start!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 19:57:48 -0400
  ...Ah-ha says I, Ignition switch!! So I ordered one. Finally got around to swapping it out and found that the little tab from...
• FW: More PANIC and Das Bot----tests done so far and results
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:55:08 -0600
  ...the neighborhood.) Voltage is about 12 volts with ignition switched on. --when starter is switched on, I can hear and feel the relays in...
• Re: Will bus run without insturment pod connected?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 09:03:05 -0500
  ...The engine just needs the ignition-on voltage and the starter signal, both of which come directly from the ignition switch. -Hans ----- Original Message...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:25:57 -0800
  ...I'll look into the ignition switch more closely. > > > > Blake Heinlein > > http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/ > > >
• Re: Short in the starter circuit somewhere.
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:11:04 +0200
  ...it was the ignitionswitch, cause sometimes rattling the key helped. >> >>Tried today to unplug the connector from the ignition switch, and >>with a wire...
• Re: quick question - running rough after 2 minutes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:42:08 -0400
  The computer does not retain anything after the ignition is cycled. No memory there at all. It will always default to a base setting...
• Re: no start no click
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:59:45 -0400
  ...Is that indicating the ignition switch died on me? On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 11:56 AM <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > First tap...
• Re: dead ignition, need help
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:47:41 -0700
  ...Turn on lights, get parking lights only. > > I suspect the ignition switch (I had to replace the starter function > of switch with a starter...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Feb 2022 08:50:39 -0800
  ...Scratch "the fuse would have blown and spared the panel." >>>>>> >>>>>> I now see that D15 is unfused, a direct connect from the ignition switch...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 08:57:14 -0600
  Well, my understanding is a bit different; the ignition switch controls /switched/ power to the stereo, and is the source of the amplifier & control...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:51:11 +1100
  Regarding too many other keys on the chain with your ignition keys... I dunno about it shortening the life of the ignition switch....I...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 20:18:09 -0500
  ...New ignition switch. Details; jumped #30 and # 50 at the switch and > got nothing. OK, I got a hot paperclip but aside from that...
• Re: Curious case of no headlights-wipers-blower motors
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:43:20 -0700
  Brian, that sounds remarkably like the ignition switch. Search the archives! You can also go to thesamba.com vanagon forums and search. There you...
• Re: troubleshooting intermittency
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:16:29 -0800
  If your ignition switch is on the way out, the motor will cut out if you turn the key back and forth in its...
• Re: Wipers and Heater Motor Not Working
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:38:49 -0500
  ...Check the headlights first -- if they're also bad, it's the ignition switch. david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy...
• Van no start-ignition? solenoid? starter?
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:26:23 -0700
  ...Not sure how to suss out if it's in the ignition switch, the solenoid, or the starter motor itself? Or any other thoughts...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 20:40:06 -0500
  The ignition switch is a frequent source of the problem you are describing as others have reported. But it is not always the culprit...
• Re: Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:17:59 -0400
  ...Maybe the ignition switch? Z -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Haynes Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 9:57 AM To: 'Thewestyman' ; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 07 Jan 1997 13:00:37 -0800
  ...The switching posts 86 and 85 are connected to the alternator terminal D+ and the ignition/starter switch terminal 50 respectively. I realize that...
• Re: heater switch plate removal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 18:44:22 -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: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:30:51 -0500
  ...But, I'm asking first, where to start. > Switch on the clutch pedal, ignition switch, wire to the starter? The > thing ran fine all...
• more vanagon parts For sale (best offers)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:21:27 EDT
  ...windows -tons of dash switches, headlight switches, etc, OEM vanagon foglite switches, turn sig assys, fan switches, etc -ignition locks w/ keys, doorlocks w...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 00:54:00 -1000
  ...Vanagon Starter relay kit > > a couple of statements in this are not quite true.. > ie. > 'the ignition switch has to carry all of the...
• Easy headlight warning buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:35:56 -0700
  ...Red wire to parking light feed from the headlight switch, black wire to ignition switch 15 terminal. Little piece of double-sticky mounting foam...
• Re: Bizzare starter problems.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 09:23:44 +1000
  ...be the neutral saftey switch, so I loosened the console > around the shift lever (automatic), hooked the two ignition wires > together, hit the key...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:46:36 -0700
  ...if you had a remote starter switch, or a helper .....but the remote starter switch is better, you could watch for ignition ( the ole...
• Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:57:44 -0800
  ...ignition only. I forget what the wire color is, but I do know that if you test the connections at the headlight switch you...
• Re: '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on this one...
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:32:30 -0400
  The ignition switch, electrical portion, does wear out and causes intermittent loss of electrical connections. This may be your problem. Changing the switch is...
• Re: Crazy Horn
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 19:48:41 -0500
  ...I also have an '84 Wolfy > Westy. > > Nothing a little banging doesn't cure! (combined with switching > on/off the ignition) > > Blake B. > -84Wolfy...
• Re: Blinker question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:08:49 -0400
  ...The emergency switch has two power input terminals, red/white from the 30 (always on) circuit and black/blue from the 15 (ignition switched...
• starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Colin Rogers
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 20:23:24 -0700
  ...Did this again tonight, and I pulled the plug to the ignition switch, tested it (for continuity) as per the manual, and all tested...
• Re: headlights on with ignition on!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:31:22 -0800
  ...I'd start at the light switch, as that would be a logical place to supply 'ignition on' power, also the headlight flasher stalk...
• Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 18:32:50 -0400
  ...engine and oil temp are needle blade below led and ~185+ respectively turning ignition switch off an on brings back normal engine performance for...
• Re: Is my ECU dead?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 09:24:38 -0600
  ...If not then you could suspect the pump, the ignition switch, the relay for the pump, or the ECU. Since you have already heard...
• Re: Installing Ignition Switch - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 02:10:54 -0500
  ...This process was learned a few years ago when I had way too many opportunities to replace ignition switches on my various vans. Good...
• Re: Intermintant No Start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:05:26 -0400
  ...You might want to replace the female spade on the wire that runs from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid and make sure...
• Re: no wipers, no blower motor, no headlights, no radio, no idea...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:08:27 -0700
  That would usually be a bad "X" contact inside the ignition switch, if you mean that while you hold the hi beam lever up...
• Re: 2.1 digifant stalls
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 17:15:41 EDT
  ...Could be the ignition switch (these are notorious for going bad). Do you have a large keychain/ wad of keys? If yes, then bingo...
• Dual horn wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:32:08 -0700
  ...Relay is is wired: --- switched/ignition on power wired to #30 ---one inside and one outside horn terminal wired to #87 ---one outside and...
• Re: Start problems need help on the road
  Historical mailing list - Andree
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:36:24 -0700
  ...it's very easy to remove the lower steering column cover, pull the > > connector plug of the ignition switch that's currently in use...