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• Re: Oil pressure warning light at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 12:42:17 -0400
  ...Flickering just means you are right at the switches setpoint--full on could be 1/2 psi less! Are you using 20W-50 oil...
• Re: Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:13:00 -0800
  ...from previous door work (dealer induced) Sounds like moving the window switches to the dash makes sense - you avoid the wire harness fatigue failures...
• Fwd: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:53:20 -0400
  ...When the system detects a high refrigerant pressure (210.2 PSI) it switches the fan to medium (Stage 2) speed. When the pressure is...
• Re: adjustable intermittent relay
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:07:25 +1200
  ...It is also fully-automatic; switches itself on/off and selfadjusts the interval. It's not cheap, but like choice of tires... cheap can...
• Re: What about heated seats? NOT for westy swival seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:04:40 EDT
  ...COM writes: > The only challenge is to have them > wired properly, switches put in logical places, and still allow full > functionality of seat swivels...
• Re: Westy Faucet
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:53:23 -0700
  ...Foot switches can be had > for a few bucks at any decent electronic parts store. Here's mine: > http://vickersdesign.com/vanagon/foot_switch...
• Re: Speedometer/Odometer connections
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:14:20 -0700
  ...86+ has 2 oil pressure switches and a logic board inside the speedo that they connect to. If you use a blue foil with...
• Re: Headlight switches.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:04:10 -0500
  I asked Jay to make my relay kits with longer wire to accommodate the different locations. He obliged. On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at...
• Re: Automatic Transmission/Shifter cable?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:13:16 -0700
  ...While you are at it, replace the switches on the shifter, they are usually worn out leaving you with no backup lights or the...
• Having window trouble
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 07:27:33 -0700
  ...I switched the switches, and no go. I have power to the motor, and it seems to be dead. The other window rolled up...
• Re: Starter Cleanup
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:34:46 -0500
  ...like a lighting upgrade, or do something about those flimsy heater > switches. Should I do something special about electrical power regards > the starter - other...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:49:46 -0800
  ...Bus Depot >told me pretty much the same thing. > >Any vendors or individuals out there that have one of these switches >gathering dust on...
• Re: traction, transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 13:56:30 -0500
  ...A contractor near me who has a 4x4 pickup and does plowing actually switches tires for the winter season, taking off his snazzy wide...
• Parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Fri, 26 May 2000 08:58:12 CDT
  ...and turn signal lens, headrests, interior and exterior mirrors, alternators, gauges, switches, handles, glass, heater cores, etc., mostly from mid-80's vans. E...
• Re: more anti theft tips
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 10:10:25 +1200
  ...are >there any more tricks and tips on anti theft devises? Fuel switches Ignition disabling Starter disabling Fuelpump disabling Battery isolator Linelocks on brake...
• Re: of oil lights and pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 07:58:53 -0700
  Thanks, Jay. Yes, it comes on with the switch (test phase) and goes out right away when the engine catches (cold), but it comes...
• Re: Changing Rad Fan Switch and Temp II sensor, temp sender this weekend, anything I should know?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:26:45 -0500
  ...Dont know which switch is best.Same thread size on both switches. Put a thread sealer on the switch and screw it back in...
• oil pressure warning system anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 23:11:22 -0800
  ...After unplugging the 2 pin connector to the oil switches, I used an ohm meter to determine that the low rpm switch was grounded...
• Re: 88 Vanagon with Power Windows, No Power to Switches - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:46:39 -0400
  ...I had used some sandpaper on them when I installed the switches and they were all perfectly clean and shiny. >> >> I checked the Fuses...
• Re: Galley LED recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 7 May 2016 11:36:41 -0700
  ...I put a strip the > whole length above the table/sink/stove, but switched it so two halves were > controlled by separate switches. I...
• Re: Lights on '82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:43:49 -0500
  Hii Dave, Aside from the other suggestions about checking switches and the ground I would follow by checking the light relay. GL, Tony On...
• Hornet car alarm?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Jul 1997 11:49:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...He will have to put in two pin switches (one for the sliding door and one for the rear hatch, included). It has a...
• Re: bucking/ what fix
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 12:57:39 -0400
  ...I keep cleaning and spraying them with 'Deoxit' a compound which I have used on old connectors and switches for years - I use it...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:20:49 -0500
  ...People who make cool but dangerous high-energy devices like "quarter shrinkers" sometimes use spark gaps as high-current, high-voltage switches for this...
• Re: lowbeams aren't working; why not?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 19:16:05 -0700
  ...Buy two switches as I have killed two in the last year. The last one was 1 hour from home at 2am! At 10...
• Re: European Tail Lights
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:06:26 +0200
  ...s a separate switch in the dashboard, one of the three switches to the right of the tach. It's a three position switch...
• Re: pwr mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 17:45:06 +0100
  ...secondary to the heater fan squeeeeeel) is > that my pwr window switches are impossible to push > when it is cold and the driver side...
• Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:30:49 -0800
  ...Other items like tail and turn signal lens, interior mirrors, gauges, switches, handles, glass, heater cores, etc., mostly from mid-80's vans. Shipping...
• Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:02:10 -0400
  ...The circuit looks only at rpm (from the tach signal) and the two pressure switches, on NO and the other NC. david -- David Beierl...
• Re: GAS HEATER SWITCH.. was Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 25 May 2004 10:07:55 -0400
  ...There's always someone out there who would blissfully bypass the safety switches just to get the thing to light and then get themself...
• Re: Kill Switches: Question: Does Defense attract Offence ???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 18:15:24 -0400
  Stan Wilder wrote: > I've had three cars stolen right out of my front driveway in 20 years. > In every case; if they couldn...
• Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:39:32 -0500
  ...Do I have to locate a syncro dash module with the locker switches or can I just rig up a regular switch. Is there...
• Re: 90 Westfalia - sticking power window switches - interior cleaning - jumps...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:54:47 EDT
  In a message dated 7/23/08 12:29:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, aaron.turner@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes: > OK - one more - the cargo...
• Re: Power window issue
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:48:09 -0700
  ...and difficulty in reassembly of the > original switches, I have started to replace them with switches from old > Subaru engine donor cars. they are...
• Re: Euro-Elec: FIX 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:33:55 -0800
  Put in new switches. When open there should be no current ie no ohms/open, when closed should be only 1 or 2 ohms...
• Re: Surepower 1315 test report
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 10 May 2009 09:48:06 -0700
  ...Keith On May 10, 2009, at 9:10 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Once you add or use the battery switches it is no longer...
• Re: Ignition Switch Housing Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:43:23 -0800
  ...I maybe over looked something? Steering wheel > nut, steering wheel and switches all removed, the black sleeve is > removed, and the cap screw is...
• Use of X signal to control fridge and/or aux battery relay
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:33:17 -0700
  ...This switches an existing fridge or aux battery relay over to X signal control. G1 and G3 are powered by fuse S12, which also...
• Re: fog light switch
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 7 May 1998 11:43:46 CDT
  ...yeah, there is a fits-perfect-looks-like-all-the-other-switches that you can order from the parts department at the local vw...
• Switch for 84 Westy AC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 09:59:33 -0700
  ...HELP! ! !No one seems to have one of these switches VW Pt. No, 175 272 327 -- none of the dealers or distributors have it...
• Re: engine compartment temp?
  Historical mailing list - kW
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:09:48 -0800
  ...Please specify weather your response if measured or estimated. ----------- On my 82 air cooled I have an adjustable thermostat that switches on and off...
• Re: AC Troubleshooting Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 11:26:51 -0500
  ...If you don't have +12 at pin 30, your problem is with the high or low pressure switches or the main AC relay...
• Re: bubbles in the coolant overflow tank on 82 diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:51:36 -0400
  ...up *cold*. (Bad, since that's where they put the fan switches.) _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "Geekdom is fantastic at...
• Re: instrument cluster swap
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 3 May 2004 19:43:32 -0400
  ...whole A2 cluster and fabricate a cover for it and the switches that need to be transplanted. i am thinking of doing all of...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:07:25 -0800
  ...sensor, > set timing, > set CO mixture, set idle position and throttle switches, > checked and > repaired all vacuum lines (distributor advance works fine), > checked and...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:13:43 -0400
  Troy, There are two brake light switches and they are both screwed into the master cylinder under the instrument cluster. They are hydraulically actuated...
• Re: VW
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:46:30 -0400
  ...Ignition switches and Airbags. > 8. emissions test via OBD, without snorkel in the exhaust....COME ON! > > Anyway, from business/company/stockmarket point of view...
• Re: Rad fan testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Aug 2015 19:47:09 -0400
  ...these motors to completely give up the ghost but the wiring, switches, and control relays are a whole different story. On the early vans...
• Re: Throttle Switch, Geology, and Happenstance?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:53:15 -0800
  ...loss and surging issue, > >> I thought to look toward the throttle switches. > >> Here's what we found: > >> > >> do you see it? Image > >> > >> http://tinyurl...
• Starter Trouble '82 ex-Deisel
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:19:14 -0500
  ...Anyone have any ideas? Also, VW's ingitions switches only give you one shot to turn the starter, then you have to remove the...
• Re: Valve lifter noise solution.
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 22:40:03 -0800
  ...if the downstream engine parts are too loose (and the pressure switches, along with the rest of the engine, come after the filter, so...
• Re: '87 Power Locks locking and unlocking by themselves, stove grate source.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 11:47:56 -0600
  ...You can check the switches, but, I've only seen them fail to a non working condition, but any thing is possible. > Also does...
• Need help my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:22:25 -0700
  ...I checked the switches on the throttle. I tried to check the Temp II sensor but don't know if what to look for...
• Re: Is it time for a Tiico list?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 11:09:00 -0500
  ...for tires,(The Tires List) one for cupholders, one for throttle switches, and one for every thread we don't like.. Robert 1982 Westfalia...
• Re: Stereo Power Amp
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 10:23:46 -0700
  ...on/off switches for each wire, or a switch that has multiple circuits built in to handle maybe up to four leads at once...
• Re: Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:42:00 -0800
  ...However, the > battery switches you're looking at aren't specifying #4 cable -- > they're specifying 4/0 cable to meet the same spec...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:24:56 -0600
  ...Same for all > the > > wiring up most of the switches and even after the switches to the fuse > box. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon...
• Re: Headlight dim switch part of turn signal switch?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:06:50 -0700
  ...The main reason these switches fail is > oxidation of the contacts, leading to overheating and melting of the > plastic. VW puts the whole current...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 20:19:09 -0600 (CST)
  ...It consist of two pressure switches that must respond in the correct sequence during startup within a specified time frame. Whew! Failing either of...
• 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:13:54 -0500
  ...Anyone have any ideas? Also, VW's ingitions switches only give you one shot to turn the starter, then you have to remove the...