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• Re: headlight question"david are you there?"
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 09:55:38 -0700
  ...Flicked the > high beam/low beam lever and the low beams came on. Flicking the lever again > to get the high beams back on...
• Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:15:36 -0700
  There's a switch on the left side of the hand brake lever, down flush to the floor... please check that one... On Sat...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:36:00 -0700
  ...Got home with a paper towel roll duct taped > to the control lever pushing it away from the dash. when I got home 8...
• Re: syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:36:58 -0500
  ...Can you remove the transmission yourself? Stuck in second may be only the relay lever breaking off the pin. I am located on Long...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:34:24 -0700
  Yah it sounds like the added relays are aftermarket. Likely for higher wattage headlight bulbs or extra lights. Your load reduction relay behavior sounds...
• Re: Battery light on in park or neutral
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:45:38 -0700
  ...Now the battery light comes on >>>>> when >>>>>>> shift lever is put in park or neutral. It's off in any drive gears. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any idea...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 16:32:55 -0500
  ...I wired up a 3 speed relay kit that redirects the current throughs the relays and has a seperate fuse for just the fan...
• Re: LED equivalent?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:35:21 -0400
  Hi folks, I’ve been happy with relays and bulbs purchased at this web site. If you find the correct bulb on the site...
• Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:02:49 -0400
  ...Trying the high beams lit up the road for a moment, but as soon as I release the lever the highbeams die out again...
• Re: More abuse from the dash gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:47:05 -0600
  ...No turn signal indication on the dash, >> other than the relay clicking. Over this winter, on cold days, temp >> needle went nuts and temp...
• Re: wiper motor problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 4 May 2013 17:28:48 -0400
  ...I consulted Bentleys, went outside to check the intermittent relay. Hmm no relay. Just an empty space where it used to be. I guess...
• Re: Weird headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 06:13:15 -0500
  Amnon, Check the gounds up under the fuse and relay panel whic is mounted on the wall to the upper left and above the...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:01:46 -0500
  ...I wired up a 3 speed relay kit that redirects the current throughs the relays and has a seperate fuse for just the fan...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:59:39 -0800
  ...Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?) To: "Danny C." <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 6...
• Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 22:10:42 -0400
  ...lever basically uses a door light switch and when lifted the switch completes a path to ground. > > I don’t know how that relay...
• Re: shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:18:06 -0600
  ...and rebuilt linkage at trannyand replacing the > ball-joint on the relay lever (and grease the socket)... found bucket > loads of advice to try...
• accelerator linkage
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:56:28 -0400
  ...to replace--my guess is after looking at Bentley is the > > "relay lever", "pin", or clamping bold. I looked at the engine > accelerator > > cable...
• Re: Randomly Parking Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Jenkins
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 08:41:56 -0400
  ...The archives say it's either the relay or the motor. I have tried the relay from Matthew's Westy which works fine for...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:25:46 -0500
  ...someone accidentally bumps the shift lever into neutral while underway. Does this make sense to you? Could a relay be installed safely if this...
• Re: Electrical weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:19:59 -0400
  ...come back on if I hold the brights on with the > lever. > > My Bentley is loaned out at the moment so I can't...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:06:03 -0600
  ...to replace--my guess is after looking at Bentley is the > "relay lever", "pin", or clamping bold. I looked at the engine accelerator > cable...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon Electrical Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 08:38:47 -0800
  ...I had to hold the high beam switch forward to keep > them on (the lever wouldn't stay forward by its self) so I...
• Re: Washer fluid
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco
  Sun, 3 May 1998 21:41:55 -0700
  ...relay and > > removing the position block from the switch) >> > > > > Don't forget number 5..... > > > > To activate the rear wiper, move the wiper lever downward...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:00:06 -0700
  ...to replace--my guess is after looking at Bentley is the > "relay lever", "pin", or clamping bold. I looked at the engine accelerator > cable...
• Hot floor in '73
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 22 Dec 95 13:21:04 PST
  ...When the red lever that opens the flapper valves is pulled down, a portion of the heated air is ducted to a small "grille...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:37:38 -0700
  ...parking spot the lever doesn't always > return > to center and I don't notice it because the turn > signal relay isn't clicking...
• Re: "99" Programmable Wiper Relay Into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:05:58 -0700
  What do you mean by "switch back and forth"? Mine works with a momentary pull on the wash lever - pull for the first wipe...
• Ignition Switch Mystery Continues...anybody out there????
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:05:10 -0700
  ...Last week my low beams quite working and the only way to keep the high beams on was to hold the lever in. Next...
• Re: Starter Sometimes Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:34:45 -0500
  John, I'm sure you've seen posts about the "hot start relay kit" as a remedy for this problem. If you have the...
• Break drums and fast flashers
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 12:07:17 -0400
  ...It had the reserve gas tank lever and no fuel gage along with other luxury features. Now as novice owner of the Yellow Sub...
• Re: headlights OUT!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:48:05 -0700
  ...Lok above the relay bar/ fuse panels. The connectors sometime corrode. Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia Scott Davis wrote: > dear listees- > Some...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 23 Aug 2020 10:21:07 -0700
  ...The high beam lever direct connects from the battery feed to > the high beam circuit doing a bypass past the X contact on the...
• Re: high beams not working, 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 21:08:52 -0800
  ...I removed the load reduction relay and saw no voltage was getting there. Jumpered the bad ignition circuit (just to keep going) and all...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:45:23 -0500
  ...someone accidentally bumps the shift lever into neutral while underway. Does this make sense to you? Could a relay be installed safely if this...
• Re: LED Headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 10:20:29 -0400
  So is 80W rated is that the high or the low? , meaning what happens when you pull on the lever to get high beams...
• Re: warm idle prob.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:28:35 -0800
  ...On top of the throttle valve there is an array of springs and levers. The main throttle return spring is helical and is located...
• Re:wasserboxer overheating/ impeller effeciency
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 17:27:45 GMT
  ...Turn on the heat lever. If you get a drop - and it STAYS lower, I'd suspect flow. You can trigger the radiator fan...
• Re: Intermittently Sticks In 4th Gear 3/4 Slider Hub?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 6 May 2014 18:22:29 -0600
  ...The two areas to check is the lever where it is bolted onto the shaft that slides in and out (relay shaft). This is...
• 91 Westy Captn Driver's Seat Removal and Aux battery?
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 11:46:45 -0600
  ...I can the seat part out no problem, there are buttons and levers for that, but the base is a whole different story. It...
• Weird headlight problem
  Historical mailing list - Amnon .
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 21:47:15 -0400
  ...Also, pulling the headlight lever turns on the high beams, but releasing it turns them off immediately (just like when the ignition is turned...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - no start ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 10:44:33 -0600
  ...If so you need to check the safety switch near the shift lever. Otherwise use the Bentley diagram to trace the circuit from the...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon Electrical Problem
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 12:20:30 -0500
  ...I had to hold the high beam switch forward > to keep > them on (the lever wouldn't stay forward by its self) so I...
• Re: More abuse from the dash gremlins
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:37:57 -0800
  ...The coolant level warning relay '43' output signal connects directly to the temp gauge wire that controls the temp needle. More than one problem...
• Re: A new headlight Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 15:51:44 -0800
  ...So far: * Took apart the hi/low switch, no contacts were burned, all looked well. * Checked bulbs, OK * Checked the low reduction relay, looks...
• Re: lowbeams aren't working; why not?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 04:42:26 -0700
  ...Disconnect the negative battery cable to avoid shorting and remove the two screws holding the fuse\relay panel under the left dash. Feel for...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:36:15 -0400
  ...They were the high power bulbs that I use with the relay. I put in the old low power bulbs and they worked. Odd...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:14:52 -1000
  ...Does anyone know what this does? > > > This question is, of course, about original wiring and not an added > auxiliary load reduction relay. Also, It...
• Re: shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lin
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 06:58:13 -0800
  ...and rebuilt linkage at trannyand replacing the > ball-joint on the relay lever (and grease the socket)... found bucket > loads of advice to try...
• Re: Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:19:05 -0400
  ...I expect I'll buy a new switch from Frank, and put the relays in soon after. I had a set of Frank's...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:01:14 -0800
  ...to replace--my guess is after looking at Bentley is the "relay lever", "pin", or clamping bold. I looked at the engine accelerator cable...
• Re: Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:49:12 -0700
  ...The fridge relay (on fridge itself) was never connected when air cooled engine was installed. It never had this "engine not shutting off" problem...
• headlights (all) - poof!
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 23:31:31 -0500
  ...The relay is clicking when I click on the turn signal lever for the high beams. The green resistor lump behind the left headlight...
• new owner of 82 diesel Westy, with a few questions
  Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 20:59:43 -0700
  ...pulled the relay and it rattles a little, is this the problem ? should i just buy a new one , or ? all the blinker bulbs...
• Re: Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 05:59:41 EDT
  ...Trying the high beams lit up the road for a moment, but as soon as I release the lever the highbeams die out again...
• Re: shift linkage concept question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 05:56:35 -0800
  ...and rebuilt linkage at trannyand replacing the > ball-joint on the relay lever (and grease the socket)... found bucket > loads of advice to try...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:32:10 -0400
  ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I've been able to use the gear lever while turning the key. I'd turn key > with left hand and...
• Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:37:41 -0700
  ...Starters have a magnetic switch often called a solenoid but really just a big relay with an iron core activator that works like a...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 17:29:48 -0500
  ...They were the high power bulbs that I use with the relay. I put in the old low power bulbs and they worked. Odd...
• Baja trip, no headlights.....
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 May 2011 20:48:08 -0700
  ...Usual story, holding up the dimmer lever made the brights come on, letting go, no headlights. I tried the wipers, no go, unless I...
• Re: Washer fluid
  Historical mailing list - Scooter061
  Sun, 3 May 1998 15:08:06 EDT
  ...relay and removing the position block from the switch) >> Don't forget number 5..... To activate the rear wiper, move the wiper lever downward...