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• '56 Bus Turn Signals
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 15 Aug 1994 10:24:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...won't tighten, and just wants to slid 'round the steering column, you can cut a strip of 18 guage sheet metal about 1...
• Camper A/C Switch (Outrageously Expensive)
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:41:34 -0700
  ...the fresh air vent and to the left of the steering column. It has two parts: an inner circular one that toggles through 4...
• Re: Front Seat Reversal
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:40:24 -0400
  ...Remove the wheel and maybe it'll work, but even then, the column will be in the way. Buy a swivel mechanism or two...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:06:29 -0800
  ...Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:36:05 -0400
  ...He states that the steering column ignition switch looks fine (not discolored as his experience tells him is usual when the switch is bad...
• Vanagon Seal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 09 Apr 1997 08:45:16 EDT
  ...Cheap Westy pop top seal In todays FWIW column. Browsing through the McMaster Carr catalog, (hardware store for the stars lucky enough to get...
• Re: MUCH more than we needed to know
  Historical mailing list - Dadeeo
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 15:28:35 -0500
  ...Terry > > > In Car & Driver magazine some years back one of the columnists recounted his > (unsuccessful) attempt to discreetly relieve himself by utilizing a > technigue...
• Re: washer fluid won't work
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:23:17 -0700
  ...Or the momentary contacts in the switch (on the steering column) have gotten crudded up, and don't send any power to the pump...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:07:06 -0800
  ...Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012...
• Re: Binding Steering....
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:58:12 -0500
  Ric, it is the universal that links the rack to the steering column. This is how they feel when they start to go bad...
• Re: An Open Letter to all the DADs Out There NVC Friday Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:12:32 -0700
  ...how I feel >> when >> I drive my non-seatbelted, non-collapsible-columned '57 Karmann Ghia.) >> >> rob infante >> 87 syncro westy with svx almost done >> > >
• Re: four-position wiper stalk, 78 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:43:09 -0500
  ...the windshield washer tank runs up to a valve on the column and from there to the jets on the windshield. If the washer...
• Re: Vgon Crash Tests
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 12:53:22 -0800
  ...impala into an impala i might be > impalaed onto the steering column or have the engine largely grafted to > my body. > > > e.g #2...
• Re: SIRIUS install in Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:48:19 -0500
  ...I took the cover off of the steering wheel column and taped into the wire that goes hot when the key is placed in...
• Re: front heater problems 85'
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:42:02 -0500
  ...I) When reassembling steering column, make sure the rubber doughnut linkage at bottom is fully engaged. Note the clearance specs at top btw wheel...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 21:02:56 -0600
  ...Windshield angle is wrong, restricted visibility with weird posts or columns. Plenty of room to eat, sleep, whiz as needs be. Haul Gran-ma...
• Re: Van Not Starting - 88 Automatic with New Starter and Alternerator
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 23:00:51 -0700
  ...I then opened up the > plastic shroud around the ignition removed the plastic and exposing > the steering column and the lead wires to the...
• Re: easy mod...ADJUSTABLE intermittant wiper!!! read!!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:20:15 -0400
  ...remember if you have to pull the steering > wheel or steering column covers to see it, but there > is a little plastic plug that...
• Re: passenger side screen farm replacement
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 13:44:21 +0000
  ...I used it to repair my steering column cover which cracked into 3 pieces and several other plastic items. It's amazing stuff http...
• Re: .................... and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:49:42 -0800
  ...3 speed on the column but also automatic. You could shift or not, depending on your inclination. If you decided "Automatic" you just left...
• Re: Darn it, blinkers still not working. Help?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:52:36 -0800
  ...flasher unit, removed and reinstalled the > ground clip in the steering column. No change. > Switched emergency flasher switch from one vehicle to the other...
• Messed up Steering column
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 6 May 1995 21:39:07 -0700 (PDT)
  ...When I got a chance to look at it, I'd noticed that the obstruction was the steering column cover itself. Well, I surmised...
• Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:52:50 -0500
  ...then cut/paste the list address from the >>>>>> cc: column >>>>>> to the To: column. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>> Jake >>> 1984 Vanagon GL >>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" >>> Crescent Beach...
• Re: go westy package came and...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:28:41 -0800
  ...time..and it appears to be coming down the >drivers window column . I managed to unplug it while fishing the new >antennae cable up...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Who needs Em'
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 May 2001 08:38:36 -0500
  ...way down to the cap you will have a no air column of fluid. Check the fluid in the bottle by feeling the weight...
• Re: Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:52:00 +0000
  ...I fixed this by taking the steering >column shroud off and literally poking around near the ignition switch >until >I found one that came...
• Re: Electrical issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jan 2016 00:10:34 -0500
  ...It is easy to get to the switch by removing that cover under the steering column. The other wire is for the key left...
• Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 19:33:44 -0500
  ...the wiper switch connector plugged in all the way on the column? > Which one is that? I did find one that was not all...
• Re: Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 15:43:17 -0800
  ...The > way I see it, I'd rather not have that column of water > sitting there for > months on end, growing weeds or whatever...
• Re: more anti theft tips
  Historical mailing list - marty
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:51:44 -0500
  ...had put in a switch hidden under the dash by the steering column. He flipped the switch before starting it and he'd flip...
• Re: Curious no swas teh same tart issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 May 2012 18:56:25 -0400
  ...It's dead anyway unless the column switch is turned to START, but a ground then would likely fry something. There's a hose...
• Re: Crazy Horn
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:42:22 -0800
  ...t slicking into the gap between the steering wheel and steering column, thus shorting the horn circuit intermitently. This is a pretty common problem...
• Re: Sound improvement success
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:17:50 -0500
  ...Sound improvement success >>>> >>>> Now, if I could just fix the squeak made by the steering wheel turning >>>> against the plastic column I be really...
• Re: Back to writing about my Vanagon restoration
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 16:22:52 -0400
  ...There were some spots inside that had rusted through (at the wall between the air column & wheel well) so that complicated things a bit...
• Aux Heater??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 1996 12:36:43 -0800
  ...green knob on the dash to the right of the steering column. From what I can tell from the owners manual and Bentley, this...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:44:23 -0600
  ...I have given up on putting in the rear-wiper/washer relay, as the column switch pins for it aren't there! As a...
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:08:03 -0500
  ...The steering column swung > out > when the door opened. It had narrow rear wheels. It was a real > neat > little vehicle. I made a...
• Re: Wipers only have one speed,
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 16 May 2016 12:06:09 -0700
  ...The wipers behave normally on all the other functions of > > the column stalk wiper switch, but the wipers just plug along at low > speed...
• Re: P22 basemodel westy interior Re: westfalia interiors
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:43:48 -0400
  ...i'd be interested in that.. >> i do a mod to make them fit the drivers side around the steering column >> :<) >> >> chris >> > > > -- > Karl > '81...
• Re: Pulling the Dash (fascia)
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:19:02 -0500
  ...front fascia vents Remove the steering column cover Remove the two bolts with conical heads holding the column to the fascia (I use a...
• Re: Wiper Motor???
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 13:42:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...and 2 17mm bots holding the dash tray to the steering column support. Lower the tray slightly, be careful of the speedo cabel.m...
• Re: Ignition switch #2 in 2 months
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:52:46 -0500
  ...Remove the switch from the column and turn it with a screwdriver. In Dad's case this would start the van 100% of the...
• Re: Rookie Mechanic Needs Help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Apr 2020 21:50:30 +0000
  The best way to replace the ignition switch contact assembly is to remove the bearing assembly form the steering column. That way you can...
• Re: airbag rant (conclusion)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 12:40:00 -0800
  ...Note they restructured the books including exploded views of the parts in columns which means that the same drawings are repeated until the text...
• Re: How the HECK do I turn the back seat into a bed?
  Historical mailing list - Isaiah
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:01:13 -0600
  ...full blown 81 Westy wanting to know what that damned silver thing is next to the steering column... mark my words. tim in sj
• Re: Westy Fire Extinguisher: Size? Type?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:50:37 -0600
  ...They are mounted to the upright column down low behind the battery box on the passenger side. Most times they are about an inch...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:26:13 -0400
  ...convention of quoting the message you are responding to (">" in first column of quoted text) to make it clear who is speaking, then such...
• Re: CRASH WORTHY??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 09:10:23 CDT
  ...even though they remarked that the "placement of the steering column prevents the driver from using his left foot on the brake." ???? excuse me...
• Re: Beep On Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:57:54 +0000
  ...gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> If a key is sticking into the steering column, that can do it. Do you > >> have a large key ring? > >> > >> Ken...
• Re: heated seat switch/controller found at wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:13:28 -0400
  ...Syncro wrote: > Yes, I was surprised find one of those steering column covers which accommodate the switch on my 1990 Vanagon 'L'. No switch...
• Fixed screeching Steering Wheel
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 08:19:01 -0800
  ...needed to buy was the big socket to fit the steering column nut.� Then again, if you're going to keep the van more...
• Re: 79 Bus--re unplugging drains and fixing turn signal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 14:08:40 PDT
  ...I got prices for a replacement hi-beam relay ($20) and a replacement switch for the steering column ($90). These two items were suspect...
• Re: New tires, now my Westy wanders a bit
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Thu, 30 May 2002 08:05:28 -0400
  ...the suspension > parts and therefor transfer more energy to your > steering column, trailing arms, shocks, bushings > etc... When I installed these, the 1st thing...
• new HOT VWs: eurovan recall notice, and some other junk
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 30 Aug 94 11:54:44 CDT
  ...EuroVans because a locking bolt that helps secure the collapsible steering column may not be properly tightened. ---------------------------------------------------- and, in other new of the world...
• Re: 86 GL W-syncro - Instrument Problems
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Mcmillan
  Mon, 19 May 1997 17:08:58 +0100
  ...harness under the dash, just to the right of the steering column, there is a connector that is specifically for all of the instruments...
• Re: Intermittent Wiper Relay Upgrade - Answer
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 6 May 2002 14:41:32 -0500
  ...You turn on the wipers with the column lever as normal. You set the lever to the delay position. After a swipe you turn...
• Re: Rogue Horn
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 12:39:15 -0500
  ...My guess is that the wire that goes down the steering column has a bare spot in the insulation that shorts out sometimes. Might...
• Re: HOW TO make other vw model steering wheels fit the VANAGON (GTI, Scirocco...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:19:24 EDT
  ...the part that is now drilled out rests on the column shaft where the vanagon steering wheel used to rest. if you look at...
• Re: Second Request...Steering column rubber bushings...on 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:26:44 -0400
  Thanks all...I was pretty stupid to not just pull out the old part number... This being another plug for Bus Depot...I was...
• Re: ODBII for smartphones
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:28:03 -0400
  ...Tab3 7 inch and it sits > on top of the steering column in a horizontal fashion. I use a Spider > mount to hold it...