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• Re: 2 Speed Cooling Fan?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:14:36 -0400
  ...When I pull the >plug from the thermo switch and jump the terminals, both speeds work fine. If you're saying that 1) by...
• persistent wipers/ ingition switch gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 08:59:49 -0400
  ...I do not think it is the switch itself, since I unplugged the one on the column and plugged in a spare .. same symptoms...
• Re: Low Beams out, Where to Look?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 11:23:35 -0700
  That's for an ignition switch. I think she wants the headlight switch. The last time I asked, one of the list vendors quoted...
• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:49:22 -0400
  ...Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts? I'd like to make something a touch more sophisticated. Here's how it would work, but I...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:21:33 -0500
  At 09:06 PM 2/17/2013, neil n wrote: >My understanding is that if using the OEM back up light switch to >control...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 25 May 2006 22:55:15 -0700
  ...the speed control is > > simply a > > switch ... no electronics onboard ... so a separate switch wouldn't > > have > > to be wired to the old one...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:17:33 -0500
  Looked in the archives under "throttle switch adjustment" and got 5 hits in 11 years.Must be doin it wrong.Still got the symptoms...
• Still weird quitting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:15:45 -0600
  ...Some suggest a ground, idle switch, ignition switch, coil. This happened again saturday... started fine, got a mile and a half from home then...
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 8 Mar 2023 09:55:26 -0500
  ...I remember adding a manual fan switch to my 84 many years ago. I think it was the legendary Uncle Joel that posted the...
• Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:00:54 -0700
  ...My switch does click as I open the throttle, but perhaps it isn't *exactly* right...The engine behaves like it is not running...
• Re: Oil preasure light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:56:51 -0400
  ...Once the engine is turning and oil pressure rises above ~4.5 psig (0.3 bar) the 0.3 bar sender switch opens. The...
• Re: No start, (no crank actually)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:35:08 +0000
  I also went through the "dance" a month ago:  replaced ignition switch with a one from Napa, then a Meyle, then a Kostal.  In...
• Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Moritz, Thomas W NWW
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:02:29 -0700
  ...I made sure the buzzer was still operating by pulling apart the electrical connector where the pressure switch leads tie into the wiring harness...
• Re: headlight switch stuck
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:37:03 EDT
  ...You now need a new headlight switch, from my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) webpage > Headlamp switch, 9383V, 251...
• Re: question about electrical inlet
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:18:39 -0500
  With the transfer switch I linked to, the switching is done automatically, not manually, so I think there shouldn't be any risk. That...
• Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:02:48 -0400
  Hey Everyone, Does any have the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side? Some mechanic a year was trying to do something...
• Re: switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:58:57 -0600
  Mark Keller wrote: > I'm using the buzzer circuit that activates when the key is put into the > ignition as my radio switch. > > The...
• Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sun, 18 May 2003 14:08:26 -0700
  How about those of you that have actually switched to synthetic oils reporting on whether you did or did not develop leaks?? We have...
• Parts needed - Power Window switches & dash bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:09:31 -0800
  Hi all, I need the following parts if anyone has them; Power window switch, driver side for driver window Power window switch on passenger...
• Re: Headlights don't work, why?
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 12:06:53 +0200
  ...I took a bread tie and wired across the large terminals on back of the switch to get home. Junkyards have plenty of switches...
• Re: Electrical Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:52:51 -0600
  Dave, Those switches are the same for all models, as far as I know, so anyone with a spare will be able to help...
• Re: Headlight hi-beam issues
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:17:53 -0700
  ...Mark vw_van_fan_Mark wrote: > It isn't the switches. The switches don't have separate contacts for > each side. > > Mark > > > > Jason Ellis...
• Re: Reverse lights going crazy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 01:22:45 -0500
  Sounds like you installed the new switch without the spacer-washer. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: switches for power windows - from other VWs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:06:18 -0400
  ...but the bezel that holds the switch is definitely vanagon/quantum only. i dont have any Mk2 jettas within reach at the moment to...
• 4k rpm at idle help?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:48:35 EDT
  ...I hear the click from the position switch. still no change. I checked the switch for continuity and found none. removed the switch and...
• Re: Vanagon interior mods
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:20:50 -0500
  ...While I'm here, though, has anyone wired a dash switch to turn all the lights on while all the doors are closed? Yes...
• Fog lights quit/electrical smell
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 00:50:38 -0700
  ...The switch appears fine, when I switch it on and off I hear a louder click from under the dash like a relay or...
• Steering Wheel/Ignition Switch Crisis Solved!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 15:43:24 -0600
  ...I couldn't get the pieces parts all back together after replacing the ignition switch. I called my friendly VW Mechanic, who happened to...
• Re: WTB. Looking for A/C switch,'84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:46:39 -0400
  I went through this a few years ago and if yours is the switch with the thermostat control inside the fan knob you can...
• Re: Oil pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Thu, 6 May 1999 14:29:39 +0100
  ...First, I think you are right in guessing that that high pressure switch was bad/ is replaced. That's the one on the back...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 29 May 2017 05:24:35 -0400
  ...The oil pressure switches we sell are not these colours. Low pressure switches, 0.03 bar, are BLUE and high pressure switches, 0.09...
• Re: Fan switch
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:49:09 -0700
  It was definitely the heater blower that was on cause it went off when I turned the switch off. I haven't messed with...
• Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 May 2009 22:11:23 -0400
  At 09:00 PM 5/22/2009, Robert Fisher wrote: >Voltage at the red wire into the ignition switch is equal to the battery...
• Headlight Switch Replacement (Melted Connector)
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 07:00:14 -0700
  The headlight switch on my '91 Westy failed on a trip to eastern Washington last week. Poof! Smell of acrid melted plastic and smoke...
• Re: Camper A/C Switch (Outrageously Expensive)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:51:41 -0700
  > > I am in need of a new switch for the A/C on my '86 Vanagon Camper. This is > the switch that controls on...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:06:43 -0400
  ...With the stock wiring, the headlights will not turn on unless the ignition switch is on. *so* When that stock wiring is used to...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch: What the...?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:18:42 -0700
  The Aux Air Regulator has a similar spade terminal but 12VDC instead of the 5VDC that your ECU puts through the Throttle Position Switch...
• Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:24:40 -0700
  ...John makes a point though that the A/C switch turns on low speed fan while the high freon pressure switch turns on medium...
• Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:24:29 -0500
  ...Also ended up with new O-rings everywhere, new condenser, new pressure switch, new fan speed selection switch, receiver/dryer. All in all, I...
• Re: headlight switches (and winter ideas for Canadians)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 07:01:18 EST
  ...Has anyone else had switches fry regularly? Joy, first you should install a headlamp relay kit this will stop the headlamp switch melt down...
• Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 22:08:41 +0000
  ...The amber external light only lights when the switch is on and doesn't care which large pin has power. Switch off, light off...
• Re: Friday Question: What's Your "Dream Dash???"
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:45:49 -0500
  ...messages to > tailgaters and other aggresive drivers. > > Carpoon switch, phaser switch, low-frequency jammer switch to silence > the rattling heat shields of those cheap...
• Re: FW: 1991 Vanagon GL W/ 4 Large Round Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:47:42 +1100
  ...BusDepot.com sells the VW fog light switch for the swink blank int he dash board for about $30 from what I see on...
• Re: Fan switch question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 2 Apr 2025 20:10:48 -0400
  Success, Using the knowledge that it was likely the switch I first tried it and yes no fan at high setting. I then exercised...
• Re: Brake light problem
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 5 May 2024 17:25:55 -0700
  Jim, I don’t think the switches fail on. But could be wrong. And the emergency flashers do not work on the brakes, but...
• Re: Part Friday -- Headlight Switch Hazard
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:44:11 -0700
  Well yes, but I didn't want to assume, which is why I pulled the switch. And those switches changed over later than some...
• Re: backfiring..
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 11:38:19 -0400
  I don't know if the '83 aircooled had the same setup, but on our Digifant, the throttle switch was maladjusted. One of the...
• Re: Installation of gauge (85 water-cooled Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:41:11 -0400
  Just run 12V to a small light under the dash and ground it through the original pressure switch. It will light when there is...
• Re: Accessing Terminal 50 on Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 01:21:57 -0700
  ...Cant find a thing > in Bentley about getting to this switch > > Tim > 90 Multivan > > If I rememberr correctly there is one screw in the...
• Needed: Power Mirror Switch Connector
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:09:13 -0700
  Hi everyone, I have two power mirrors and controller switch from a '89 era Vanagon. I want to build a wiring harness to put...
• personal to Dworkin
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Tue, 05 Dec 1995 0:34:53 EST
  ...I checked my Bentley book wiring diagram for the 1971 Super Beetle and it seems that the rear defogger switch is a rocker-type...
• Extra Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Tue, 1 Jul 1997 17:05:48 -0400
  I added a switch on my dash to turn the fan on high speed. The switch actuates the relay to avoid high current through...
• fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 27 Sep 2003 16:35:49 -0700
  I am wanting to replace the switch or sensor that turns the radiator fan on at various temperature. The three speed fan on my...
• Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:03:45 -0800
  ...the switch itself will very likely not corrode but the adjustment parts can and do. The switch can fail internally. Neil. On 2/14...
• Re: Strange switch near sink
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 18:35:01 -0700
  ...http://www.takingflight.net/images/switch.jpg > > Thanks, > Paul >
• FS: Temperature Gauge Sensor Switch
  Historical mailing list - Lewis Horn
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:07:53 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...
• Headlight Switch Vendor
  Historical mailing list - Rich Pournelle
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:40:25 -0800
  I check in the bus boys and gowesty catalogs and didn't see any headlight switches. Anyone know who sells them or is this...
• Remote starter switch
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:50:28 -0600
  ...What are the easiest places to connect the remote starter switch? Thanks Alfred
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:27:42 -0700
  ...In practice you can run a single wire from the hot side of the > switch and take your ground from up front. > Ok. I...
• Re: heater switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:25:47 -0500
  Alistair, isn't there a writeup somewhere on how to put a relay in the heater switch circuit? John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker...