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• heater switch failure prone?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 08:44:03 -0600
  ...Jim > > Is this a common problem with the fan switch to go bad after after a > while? Like the light switch? What about the...
• propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:49:35 -0400
  ...Can someone who has one (or knows them) give me some info? I have this switch box/thermostat for it. The switch can go...
• It was a dark and stormy night....
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 5 May 95 15:28:41 PDT
  ...As is my usual courtesy I flash the lights using the on-off switch, a common professional driver's signal. Poke em off, then...
• Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:15:16 -0700
  ...Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX > Interestingly, the two switches connect to the same pair of wires that > go back to the ECU. So...
• Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 23:26:31 -0700
  ...86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch > > > > > Why are there two switches? Which one is the proper switch to have for a > > 1986 > > > VW vanagon? > > > > > > Thanks...
• Second Request for Help - Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:32:15 -0600
  I'm still hoping someone out there can help me understand how I smoked the wires on my throttle valve idle switch circuit by...
• Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:32:42 -0500
  At 03:52 PM 1/17/2013, Tom Stone wrote: >I have an older switch that I tried to use. The spacing and size...
• Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:45:50 -0600
  ...I noticed that the stereo was sometimes staying on and I had to jiggle the key, so I assume the ignition switch is going...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:30:00 -0600
  ...Putting in one of the headlight relay kits > protects the ignition switch as well as the headlight switch. Where have > you guys been? The...
• more reverse lights woes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Mar 1990 09:39:28 -0500
  ...12V supply comes off fuse #12, switch on trans always hot. Plan is to switch 12V at dash, jump trans switch. i have a...
• Re: High Idle 1987 GL
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 15:56:13 -0700
  ...However, with a hot engine, the idle switch would no longer click. Frustrating. I took my switch apart and cleaned it and recurved the...
• Re: source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door switch)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 11:10:52 -0800
  You can get these switches from Jetta trunks in junkyards. The cool thing about the Jetta switches is that the buttons are notched so...
• Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 7 Mar 2023 13:17:55 -0800
  hi all, I am thinking about installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor so I can turn the fan ON/OFF whenever...
• Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:34:46 -0600
  Is there a diagram out there which labels each of the spades on the ignition switch? One of ours has nothing on it and...
• Power window switches
  Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 08:39:22 -0700
  Hello all, anyone know where I can get a couple of power window switches for my 88 Wolfsberg? Both my driver side passenger window...
• brake lights '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:12:45 -0600
  ...Cleaned taillight housing contacts and contacts on master cylinder switches with no change. Could the switches at the master cylinder be bad or clogged...
• ignition switch part #
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Kahler
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 13:05:55 -0800
  I've narrowed my problems down to the electrical ignition switch in the steering column thanks to list help... Now, can anyone tell me...
• Re: Climate Control Help
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 18:36:10 -0500
  ...The Behr unit I have has 3 switches. 2 are identical and control the fan speed and whether it is on or off (there...
• Re: fan won't stop 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:51:00 -0400
  Fan operating with ignition switch ndicates AC system is trying to turn it on. Check the AC switch. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: William Bruce...
• Re: Dense Between the Ears
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:26:54 -0500
  ...not got the BUGS worked out yet..lol..? I have my ignition switch off, and lo and behold they broke the metal part that...
• Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 23:39:05 -0800
  ...A switch replaced... the guy said it only needed one switch .. there are two... for redundancy I guess... They were working yesterday... but not...
• Re: Oil Light / Buzzer despite NORMAL pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 May 2003 23:02:43 -0400
  ...The switch is a .3 bar switch the normally closed (in your hand) that opens when there is sufficient pressure. At low engine speeds...
• Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 16:25:10 -0500
  ...Kostal OEM switches are the best. > > How to tell? - Original and Kostal Switches are both Black and White > > plastic, all other JUNK is All...
• Re: 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:32:07 -0600
  ...This means probably that it's the safety switch. Where is it, what does it take to get to it and replace it, and...
• Re: 87 Vanagon fuse problem
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 19:51:19 -0500
  I agree PerL and John McLean, it is almost certainly the ignition switch. At 12:32 AM 21/12/99 +0100, Per Lindgren wrote...
• Throttle Valve Switch Problems
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 12:45:00 -0600
  Anyone out there today with an 85 Digijet? You'll recall I shorted the pins on the plug for the idle switch and burned...
• Re: Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:15:41 -0400
  At 00:22 9/28/2004, Mike Collum wrote: >I ordered a new switch and while I was waiting for it to come in...
• Re: electrical question - ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:33:27 -0600
  ...Some more testing revealed that this is not standard behavior, but a bad ignition switch. the power on that cable now comes on when...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:20:20 -0700
  ...In a stock Vanagon all normal headlight current goes through the ignition switch and headlight switch, both for high beams and low beams. If...
• Re: Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:50:45 -0400
  From horn button to Toggle switch Toggle switch routing power to either factory horns or relay trigger side. From relay power side to angry...
• Re: Van Dies, Relays clicking...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 08:23:59 -0800
  The ignition switch must be suspected in so many cases that now I "replace" it first thing. I don't actually put one in...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:36:30 -0700
  I have fooled around more than most with Vanagon radiator fans, temp switches, manual over-ride switches, etc. I'd say the best thing...
• H2O tank senders solved!
  Historical mailing list - "David Beierl (by way of David Beierl )"
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 15:04:02 -0500
  ...The top switch is normally open and the bottom switch is normally closed. The two foils are shorted together below the bottom resistor/switch...
• Re: radiator fan and A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:34:45 -0700
  ...Can you get two speeds jumping the > switch? If so just replace the switch and see what happens. You should have > some other means...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:40:43 -0700
  ...Mark (vw_van_fan_Mark) has a way to wire a toggle switch to activate the fan manually. On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at...
• throttle position sensor was-bucking in parking lots
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:01:14 -0500
  I have checked the electrical portion of my switch and I have continuity when it is fully opened and closed but still get some...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:48:41 -0400
  I have had a bad brake light switch cause radio noise when stopped at an intersection. Replacing the switch solved the problem. One the...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 08:07:27 EDT
  ...Why does this switch go Tango[-] Uniform[..-] so readily? I mean, 4 times in about two years in my 87 GL Syncro? >> Tyrone-- Most...
• Re: No start, (no crank actually)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:48:29 -0300
  Don, The pump comes on when you first turn the switch to on. Does it kick-in again when you try to crank? Try...
• Re: Backup lights not working all the time
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 16:31:23 -0600
  Replace the switch. It's easy, cheap enough. I wasted a lot of time troubleshooting when it turned out to be the switch. When...
• Re: How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:28:01 +0100
  ...https://picasaweb.google.com/xxtabe/Vanagons#5774313738746114370 tabe > I need to pull the two big wires > (switched hot and headlight) out of the back...
• Adding Horns. B+ (30) To Power Horns OK?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:12:37 -0700
  ...install switch to allow use of stock or added (2) louder horns via 2 relays. Stock horn switch (ground) --> SPDT *switch to control negative...
• Re: Fridge Switch Position
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 10:17:49 -0400
  At 09:39 6/22/2000, Jay L Snyder wrote: >I noticed last weekend while camping the fridge switch got moved to the 12V...
• Re: Ignition Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 00:45:27 -0500
  ...Ignition Switch Removal > > > How do I go about removing the white plastic ignition > switch in my 85GL. > I'm having trouble accessing Vanagain.com...
• Re: headlight question"david are you there?"
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:43:58 -0700
  ...The cost of the switch is quite reasonable from Busdepot. $20.00 Headlight Switch, 80-89 Vanagon thru ch. 24K045000. May pick up a...
• Re: brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:31:03 -0700
  If you work fast with a rag under the cylinder, you can change both switches (my 89 has two, so I assume others do...
• looking for the rear heater switch/dial
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:23:26 -0400
  Hi All, I'm trying to find a replacement for the dial/switch to control the rear heater fan. Anyone have one? Cheers, Harry
• Interior fans switch needed
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 09:51:26 -0400
  Does anyone have an interior fan switch, the one that controls defrost, etc., that they can sell me? I have an 83.5 w...
• FS:Vanagon Temperature Guage Sensor Switch
  Historical mailing list - Lewis Horn
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 11:22:14 EST
  ...New in Box. � Temperature Gauge Sensor Switch - For Vanagons 1983 to 1985� $5.00 plus shipping from 33063
• Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:12:02 EST
  check bright switch, you should not have power at the w/bk or the yellow wire at this switch with the head lights off
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus. Wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:19:13 -0700
  ...Internal is switched at > > DPDT, and rear is switched dependent on power from DPDT. > > > > IF thermal switch went "on" AND power still "on" from...
• Re: Backup light switch malfunction - blinking backup lights when shifting
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:47:12 -0800
  Strange problem...Might be that the backup switch has no washer under it??? It might need a bit thicker washer than normal or some...
• Re: from susan and magnus (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 08:06:13 -0400
  ...Easy to replace snap off the speedo cover, remove plug to switch, and remove switch. No tools needed. If your real good, you can...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:45:42 -0500
  The switched power line on most modern stereo units IS designed for only signal-type currents; i.e., to tell the main power line...
• Getting A Key Cut From The Lock Code - '65 Type II
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 22:04:16 CDT
  Does anyone have any experience getting a key cut from the code on a 1965 Type II ignition switch? I have a 1967 Type...
• security ideas
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 09:26:27 -0800
  ...The really, really important electric fuel pump is powered via a relay, so why not install a simple toggle switch (could even use a...
• Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:58:29 -0400
  ...This particular unit doesn't come with the clutch switch. The clutch switch is only mentioned as an optional item for diesel installation. The...
• Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:18:16 -0700
  Don, as you may know, the throttle switch , actually 2 switches, is called the wide-open throttle switch� and the idle switch . Wide -open...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:47:21 -0700
  ...I'm unclear IF that circuit is > energized from the FI Relay OR the ignition switch. So this is where I > am stuck. > > FP...
• Re: SMART Keys and kill switches
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:19:52 -0400
  ...I may even use a 2-way switch on the powered side of the circuit, so that the switch sounds a buzzer when the...