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• ignition switch removal?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 23:12:26 -0500
  Hi volks, to remove the ignition switch, the Bentley seems to imply that it is necessary to take the steering wheel off, remove various...
• Re: Wiper Wackiness - No Parking
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 20:22:34 -0800
  The wiper switch has gone bad - it controls the parking position. To replce it, you must remove the steering wheel, once you do, its...
• Re: Mystery switch in centre of dash
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 00:52:24 EDT
  ...I suspect it's a momentary > contact switch of some kind but I have no idea what it's for. > Any body know or...
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 04:32:18 -0400
  ...That's the operating arm of the switch. It presses on the little button/shaft that actually enters the switch and moves the element...
• Re: Cooler thermostat question? when needed?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 15:46:50 -0700
  On long hot climbs a cooler thermostat and cooler fan switch will make absolutely no difference in where the temperature needle goes.... That's...
• Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - clerkin
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 20:36:10 -0500
  Why are there two switches? Which one is the proper switch to have for a 1986 VW vanagon? Thanks, Patrick >===== Original Message From "Karl...
• Re: 87 Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Sep 1995 08:38:32 -0700
  ...The high speed switch is direct full battery voltage. In some cases the resistor fails (typically "open"). Otherwise it is usually the switch. These...
• Re: pwr mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Doran Nugent
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 10:21:10 -0800
  ...I figure the squeel has something to do with > the > > motor, maybe a bearing? But the switch? Any help > > would be appreciated. > > Happy Holidays...
• Re: Hella Lights [stock VW switch (Bus Depot)]
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 21:32:41 PST
  ...Hella Lights [stock VW switch (Bus Depot)] >Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 21:45:52 -0500 > > >Get the stock VW switch (Bus Depot) > >Don...
• Re: Hazard lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Nov 2017 01:47:30 -0500
  ...All turn signals go through the hazard switch which has two duties: switch the power source to the flasher relay from key-on to...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 May 2015 20:37:55 -0400
  ...If I am not >mistaken, many if not most modern vehicles use the ignition switch as a >trigger and do not actually route the...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:55:22 -0700
  ...Depending On Oct 27, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Melissa Mourkas wrote: > What, pray tell, is a TB switch? Sorry if I am a...
• 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:37:50 -0600
  ...It's an automatic so maybe it could be the safety switch that only lets you start it in park? I plugged the connector...
• 84 vanagon defroster dashboard switch
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:53:30 -0700
  ...the previous owner has the radiator fanswitch wired to a spare dashboard defroster switch--i have to toggle it on as needed--it isnt...
• Switching to synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 06:57:51 -0400
  I am thinking about switching over to a full Synthetic (Castrol Syntech 5W-50) from regular dino oil (Castrol GTX 20W-50) in my...
• 88 Surging & Idle updates
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 10:07:26 PDT
  ...Tried to adjust switch but small screw is stripped & corroded. How hard is it to remove the throttle body/switch? Is the switch a...
• High Idle, Next step
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 09:56:50 EDT
  Okay, so I checked the idle switch on the throttle body, and it was indeed making contact only sporadically. I sprayed contact cleaner into...
• Re: Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:49:04 -0400
  ...Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side Hey Everyone, Does any have the plastic power window switch holder on...
• reverse light switch
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 1994 10:31:13 -0400
  ...havent rolled underneath yet to check by shorting switch, but looks like a bad switch to me. Its a 5 speed diesel - i hope...
• horn not working after replacing ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:58:22 -0800
  ...The new ignition switch and all else is working fine now. But, the horn has not worked since replacing the switch. I've double...
• Re: battery kill switch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:44:23 -0400
  ...sigh... > > I don't know the specific (part #?) switch that might go into any > particular application. There are lots of them listed with various...
• Re: Brake light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 6 May 2024 09:46:32 -0400
  My switches have always failed in an "off mode"... they tends to require more brake pressure as they start to fail. May also be...
• Re: syncro decoupler switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:34:23 -0700
  It does look a lot like the diff lock switch that Van Cafe sells https://www.vancafe.com/016941521-p/016941521.htm On Mon...
• Oil pressure switch confusion, '86 Caravelle
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 18:32:09 +0100
  Hi all! Today I checked the colour of the "high" oil pressure switch. It looks white to me, and that indicates a 1.8...
• Re: Darn those e-Windows!
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:35:13 -0700
  Ryan, If you know how to solder, save yourself a bunch of money and buy a window switch for a 1993 Jetta (VW #: 191...
• Re: WTB: blank for dash switch hole
  Historical mailing list - Greg Childs
  Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:12:00 -0700
  <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>I inserted a switch in that spot as my second kill...
• Re: Light switch backlight
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:48:08 EDT
  ...No Vanagon I've ever seen has the light in that switch EXCEPT mine. I put it there years ago ! The hole is for...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:31:26 -0500
  ...Following the idle switch testing procedure posted by Ken at VanAgain, I found a problem with the low throttle switch. With the engine off...
• Headlight relays, was: 758227.jpg
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:13:06 -0700
  ...It splits into two separate circuits once it leaves the back of the headlight switch before going to the dimmer switch and fuseblock, then...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:33:25 -0700
  ...The TPS throttle position switch has several failure modes. Sometimes it is just wear on the external cam and the switch is fine. In...
• Update Re: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing? (still not working)
  Historical mailing list - David Most
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 14:28:42 -0600
  ...We tried a different headlight switch, ignition switch, and turn signal stalk, but nothing made a difference. He told me that the ignition switch...
• '71 Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Sat, 11 Nov 1995 17:48:17 -0600 (CST)
  ...I ran Muir's test for ignition switch failure and decided that yes, I have the problem: hot wire from voltage regulator to coil...
• Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 15:30:01 -0700
  Hold on richard, let me check my switches again.... Ab > On Apr 2, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote...
• Re: radiator fan and A/C
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:01:59 -0600
  ...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: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 05:15:34 EDT
  FWIW some of the fancy cars I sometimes used to see at my old job had switches underneath the floor carpet up where it...
• Re: Baja trip, no headlights.....
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Mon, 2 May 2011 21:14:22 -0700
  ...Ok, bad X contact in > ignition switch, easy work-around. > > I looked in the glovebox and with some sense of relief pulled a spare...
• Re: Reverse lights on
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 21:05:33 -0000
  ...The switch might be different with an autobox, but I guess the switch will be the same. David Clark 1985 VW Autosleeper VHT 1...
• Re: 84 Vanagon head lights stuck on hi beam
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 03:16:09 +0000
  I fixed it with another used switch Sent from Outlook Mobile<https://aka.ms/blhgte> On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 8:19 AM...
• Re: My Vanagon's Inspection Report
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 16:53:37 -0400
  ...needs updated throttle > switch. It may need a throttle switch, but that's not the same as the above-mentioned AFM fix. The throttle...
• Re: 4 Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 May 2008 13:11:41 -0400
  ...Would I need >three battery switches, one two switch between the two other switches?... >but I also want batteries three and four to run...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:35:12 -0700
  Should actually be TPS or Throttle Position Switch. Hope that helps. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:21:33 -0700
  By pulling the ashtray and the radio out�I could get sufficient access to the back of the old switch to get it out...
• wiper switch and windows
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:04:13 -0400
  ...The overheating of the wire must have been caused by a problem in the wiper switch ... since the wipers started operating randomly and independent...
• Wiper Wackiness - No Parking
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Mourkas
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 21:12:31 -0500
  ...I have also cleaned the switch contacts as well as possible with the switch in place, a procedure which has worked wonders in the...
• Re: switching a `high-mileage' 1.9l to synthetic?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:53:02 -0500
  ...Although I've thought of switching it to a synthetic (like Mobil 1 15w-50), my understanding is that this may be a bad...
• Re: Front table in rear
  Historical mailing list - Karena Prater
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11:55:42 -0700
  ...More comments on the table switch, front to rear. First, if switching, you will need to switch the legs/support columns also. Second, once...
• Brake light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 5 May 2024 14:52:39 -0500
  ...Since neither is working, it's probably the master cylinder switches. But if I recall correctly, the master switches fail in the "always on...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:41:52 -0700
  It is possible for the hi/lo switch to get out of whack such that it will no longer latch into position when the...
• Re: radiator fan stays on
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 May 1997 10:49:41 +0200
  Nelson, >Vanagon (87 Syncro) >I thought it would be the thermal switch. >Bentley says this is located on the upper left front of the...
• Headlight Warning Buzzer??
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo (rlpa80)
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:18:33 -0700
  ...The headlights are turned off by the ignition key switch but, the running lights stay on and drain the battery:( I am used to...
• digijet tool need help
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 13:48:06 -0500
  ---------------------- I need to know what voltage the digijet ecu 83.5-85 supplies to the idle and full throttle switches. The switches return ground...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:00:58 -0600
  ...Alternately, you could use an emergency flasher switch, which will fit in the space perfectly. To be on the safe side, wire in a...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 09:38:16 EDT
  ...Bruce, Have you checked the switches on the pedal? Mine get loose, they lose contact and the switch goes off, killing the cruise. I...
• Re: ignition switch/steering lock housing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:56:20 EST
  ...I also have those switches in stock if you need one. The page's address is http://199.217.188.30/disc2_frm.htm...
• Richards fog light query, inside look
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 10:57:22 -0700
  Took apart a spare switch I had. Posted pics https://shufti.blog/2020/04/04/vanagon-inside-the-rear-window-defogger-switch/ Just to...
• Power window switch relocation
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Sun, 27 Aug 2017 09:18:35 -0700
  Does any one on the list have thoughts on relocating the power window switches? Did you use the gowesty package or design your own...
• Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:45:23 -0500
  Finally got the switch in, adjusted, and all is well with the world. My thanks to all for the help and suggestions in getting...
• AC Fan Switch for 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:46:06 -0400
  Anyone know where I can get an AC fan switch for an 85 Westy? All the ones I see listed are for 86 on...
• Looking for a Cruise Control Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 14:34:12 -0600
  Does anyone have a cruise control switch they'd be willing to part with? My van is an 89 manual transmission, if that matters...
• Objet : Synthetic Oil Grade
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Gallant
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 09:05:06 -0400
  I'am using AMSOIL 20w50 and immediatly saw the difference when I switch from dino oil. My engine turned 100 RPM faster as soon...