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• Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Chrissy Hill
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 21:02:31 -0400
  ...to replace the electric part of the ignition switch on a 1981 Vanagon. If the answer is no-and I certainly hope it is...
• 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: Disabling the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:42:24 -0500
  ...I suppose with the fuel pump kill switch in the kill position I should be able to play the radio with the ignition turned...
• Re: Electrical Nightmare?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:45:25 -0800
  ...If all includes the headlights then it can't be the ignition switch. If the headlights still work normally then you need to look...
• Hard start relay..........tips from someone who has used it.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:00:40 -0400
  ...On a few vans, a PO had spliced into the ignition switch pigtail for a radio, and did a crappy job,m thus causing...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:51:12 -0700
  this is why a Remote Starter Switch is an absolutely essential trouble shooting tool. By using one you separate the 'ignition on' function from...
• Re: Electrical issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jan 2016 00:10:34 -0500
  The ignition switch has two sets of contacts, actually 4 but two that close when the ignition is on. There is the contact for...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 May 2010 22:23:13 -0700
  ...Thus, with the ignition and or > headlight switch off or defective the high beams will work while holding > the > lever up. If the ignition...
• Re: WTB ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 11 May 2014 20:39:22 -0400
  ...36 PM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Who out there in vanagon-parts-land is selling non-Meyle German ignition > switches? > > Jim >
• Re: Electrical/starter problem??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Webster
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 14:14:15 EDT
  ...Mike it sounds like your ignition switch is on the way out or you have bad connections. Check the wire that comes from the...
• Re: Have you worked on a headlight switch?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 04:05:53 +0200
  ...switch, and that puts the head lights out when you turn off the ignition. The X circuit in the ign. switch is notorious, and...
• Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:20:16 -0800
  ...with ignition off + headlight switch on, three LEDs in the dashboard glow. With engine running + headlight switch off - normal. Engine running + headlight switch on...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 07:31:49 -0800
  ...also, the ignition switch is a possible suspect also... costs about $10 and easy to pull the old one and plug in the new...
• Re: Radiator Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 12:46:27 EST
  ...Then unplug it and short the 2 wires together (that is all the switch does anyway). I can't remember if the ignition needs...
• Re: Headlights Again
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 15:30:35 -0400
  Sounds like its your ignition switch. VW provides power to the headlights via two paths. If you pull back on the lever, power is...
• Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 03:51:30 -0700
  What you are describing is a partially bad ignition switch. What we call the ignition switch actually has 5 switches inside of it only...
• starter woes....anyone that can help?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:45:37 -0400
  ...Checked the ignition switch.. It's working fine. I am not getting power from the line that comes from the ignition switch to the...
• Re: Electrical Nightmare?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:48:52 -0700
  ...It sounds like your ignition switch is going out. This is a simple thing to replace and, as many Vanagon owners know, don't...
• HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Sun, 30 Jun 96 17:56:56 UT
  ...Tried to get a new ignition switch, went to two places, niether one had one and both said the chance of BOTH switches being...
• Re: Headlight Warning Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Sminkey, Scott
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:56:16 -0400
  ...Now THAT would be smart, >except you then have to have your car turned on (keys in the ignition, switch >to ON) any time...
• Re: "Headlights On" Warning Chimes?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:07:38 -0700
  ...home. > >Better yet, use that "key in the ignition switch" wire from the >ignition switch to turn on and off a relay that powers...
• Cause of failed igniton switch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:43:27 -0800
  I found the cause of the melting ignition switch- it is from the front heater blower. The key on power circuit can run everything...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 22:35:34 -0800
  ...Turned the wipers on, jiggled the ignition switch > vigorously - > and the wipers started working. Can't get any plainer that the switch > has gone...
• 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: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:58:42 -0400
  ...ignition in such a way that the stereo is powered on when the key is turned. > >I would have thought that the ignition switches...
• Re: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 12:43:54 -0700
  ...Several of my my long gone VWs and Volvos had a separate switch under the dash as part of my highenergy ignition mods which...
• Re: battery relay question
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 15 May 2001 20:02:04 -0700
  ...The way > the relay switch works is it's triggered when the > ignition turns on (connects the two batteries) and > disengages when the ignition...
• Re: Ignition switch recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 16:26:42 -0800
  Trouble is that the Ignition switch does more than just make the starter crank..It also has a different set of contacts that light...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 12:14:10 -0800
  The "ignition switch" has 4 switches inside that power different things. One or more can still work while one or more others have gone...
• Re: Ignition Switch Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:00:43 -0700
  ...Ignition Switch Procedure? Anybody have the procedure for replacing the ignition switch? Thanks, David Wilhite 84' Westy Middle Tennessee
• Re: Electrical Nightmare?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:50:42 -0500
  ...I've ordered a new relay from our friends at busdepot, and an ignition switch just in case I ever need one. Thanks to...
• Re: WTH!! First it headlights, now wipers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 16:23:44 -0500
  ...Can anyone confirm for me that wiper >problems are ignition switch related?? Am I going to immediately get to >install that ignition switch too...
• 1980 Westy ignition quits
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:37:51 -0700
  ...Now I'm > >>thinking ignition switch and then brain box. My headlight switch seems hot > >>with lights on, but car quits either way, hot...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Work Around"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:11:57 -0400
  ...Hanlon wrote: >You posted a method of testing the replacement ignition switch which >involved leaving the original switch in the installed position. Can you...
• Re: Fw: SOS - Vanagon ignition switch R & R - update
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:54:09 -0800
  ...Sounds like the new switch you have is for a 74-77 Dasher. Most all VWs used a 6 terminal Ignition Switch from late...
• Re: solenoid vs ignition switch for non-start
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:42:27 -0700
  ...solenoid vs ignition switch for non-start > On 4/9/07, Richard A Jones <jones@colorado.edu> wrote: >> >> When I turn the ignition switch...
• Re: Ignition Switch Installed - still no start
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 23:09:41 -0400
  ...Ignition Switch Installed - still no start Arghh.. New starter, new ignition switch. Battery is charged. still no start. anyone have any other advice? This...
• no head lights on an '87
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:48:21 -0600
  ...My guess is that head light switch or the ignition switch is bad. I'm leaning toward the ignition switch. What does the list...
• Advice on new install of ignition key part?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 11:54:43 -1000
  Advice on new install of ignition key part? Anything I need to look out for when installing a new ignition switch unit? Thanks Dan
• Re: Strange Ignition Problem
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 14:11:23 -0400
  ...I'd be willing to guess you were on the right track with the ignition switch, though it may be a combination of the...
• Re: "Headlights On" Warning Chimes?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:33:58 -0700
  ...Better yet, use that "key in the ignition switch" wire from the ignition switch to turn on and off a relay that powers the...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:48:57 -0500
  ...or you can wire to the ignition switch so that paralleling the batteries when starting is automatic. Either way, you'll need to use...
• Re: Removing ignition switch on '82 vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 15 May 2010 12:49:04 -0400
  ...com Harmon Seaver wrote: > Can anyone explain how to get the ignition switch out of the lock > assembly (without taking it off the steering...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:44:59 -0700
  ...Stop, turn key and remove. > My radio stays on until I open my door. > Did my ignition switch organically grow a new feature?
• Electronic Ignition Switch...where to get one? New? Used?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:12:06 -0700
  ...Anybody recommend best place to get an Electronic Ignition Switch for my 1990 Carat? Best to go New...or Used? Thanks! Kevin __________________________________ Do you...
• Re: 87 Vanagon fuse problem
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 21:15:51 EST
  ...As you are holding the switch(sometimes) the wipers will work. >> Try jiggling the key in the ignition switch while tinkering. The ignition switch...
• Re: no head lights on an '87
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:19:48 -0700
  ...guess is that head light switch or the ignition switch is bad. >I'm leaning toward the ignition switch. >What does the list say...
• Re: Ignition switch recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 00:23:53 -0400
  At 07:03 PM 11/6/2010 -0700, Luke Bakken wrote: >This last spring I replaced my ignition switch to fix some funky >issues...
• Re: ignition troubles
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:04:10 -0700
  Sounds like the ignition switch is at fault. Or the connector. Regardless, AFAIK, ign. switches are a common problem in terms of wear and...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:58:25 -0800
  ...Key switches were fitted in the first place to prevent people who didn't have the key from turning on the ignition. Mark JRodgers...
• Re: Fuel Pump No Juice
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:36:18 -0700
  First suspect (and easiest) is the ignition switch. That switch completes several circuits when turned. Pull the connector off your switch and plug it...
• 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...
• Re: electrical question - ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:27:29 -0700
  ...There is a "short cut" in the archives about ignition switch replacement. Easier/faster than Bentley procedure. It may help with lock replacement. Cheers...
• Re: 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:27:11 EST
  ...I would also check that the ignition switch is functioning. Easy to check when you have the engine running, wiggle the wires the ignition...
• Re: solenoid vs ignition switch for non-start
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 09:50:31 -0700
  On 4/9/07, Richard A Jones <jones@colorado.edu> wrote: > > When I turn the ignition switch to "on" I get dash lights > and...
• Replacing Ignition Switch in a 2.1...anyone done it?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:25:15 -0700
  ...I have to replace the Ignition Switch in my 1990 Carat...anyone done it? Suggestions of things to watch for/avoid? Thanks! Kevin __________________________________ Do...
• Re: Ignition Switch? (Update)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:40:21 -0700
  Thanks for your replies.� I was able to change out the ignition switch quite easily.� Only one problem...it still won't start.� I...
• Re: ignition switch-- how to article
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:23:42 -0400
  ...Unfortunately, I think this particular ignition switch was faulty, and I'm now having more problems than I ever started with. So much for...
• Load Reduction Relay/X-Contact Info
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:40:01 -0500
  Looking for a basic primer on the Load Reduction Relay and the X-contact ignition switch. How does they act when the go bad...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:41:44 -0800
  ...Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch I am replacing my ignition switch. Any other things that...