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• Re: Query about knob on '60
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 06:35:23 -0500 (EST)
  The knob to the left to the of the heater control should be the choke control....the one to the right controls the reserve...
• Re: a new thread
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 13:58:33 EST
  my vanagon came with 4 mercedes hubcaps and a weird light pull/switch thingy installed under the heater controls, i have no idea what...
• Need a air control knob.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 24 May 2004 08:35:58 -0500
  I replaced the cable that controls the heat up front and broke one of the 4 slider knobs. It's a 84. Anyone have...
• Re: How do you fix the heater controls?/ Also need seat uphol
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 00:37:47 -0400
  http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/front_heater_valve.htm I hope that help! Regards, Ben http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm
• Heater Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 14:36:58 -0700
  The switch that controls the blower for my heater is apparently burned out. Can someone tell me how I gain access to it so...
• Vanagon Vent Control Positions
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 15:05:31 -0500
  ...I understand the bottom two control knobs on the four vent/heater controls are for the rear heater, someone tell me how to position...
• Re: Worst vanagon change
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:26:03 -0700
  ...What's the worst changes VW made in the Vanagon over the various model years? My 86's AC system has the controls on...
• Re: '56 Controls
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:08:25 -0800 (PST)
  ...But first, I would really like to find > out a few things about the controls (which are different than my '67) On > either side...
• Re: back heater lever question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:40:18 -0700
  ...I'm guessing this controls how much heat comes out the rear radiator. Can someone confirm what this does and also what the position...
• Re: interesting vanagon for sale in victoria
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:56:29 -0800
  The thing that caught my eyes I was the heater controls....no sliders...just knobs! I'll be making that mod next! Sent from...
• Re: Heater Ventilation Slider Controls
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:45:15 +0000
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• Re: SA van images
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:41:34 -0800
  I sent this message to fellow list member a few weeks ago, re rotary controls alistair '86 syncro 7 passenger '82 westy, diesel converted...
• South African van differences - when they happened
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:28:14 +1300
  ...I bid on a 1990 RSA Caravelle recently; it didn't differ from the German; it also had slide heater controls. However I am...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 14:46:21 -0500
  ...motor and the a/c fans and controls. If memory serves, ac to dc converters are available from JC Whitney, and the "transfer" switch...
• idle booster valve part numbers
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 14:45:28 -0400
  ...One controls boosting the idle when the A/C is turned on and one controls the idle when the steering is turned to lock...
• Re: Mileage at altitude - responses/experiences requested
  Historical mailing list - Rian Mullins
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 23:08:14 -0500
  ...on piston type Aircraft powerplants have auto-mixture controls, and smaller > aircraft have manual mixture controls that can be operated from the cockpit. > Never...
• Re: Ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:01:15 -0800
  > Remember the fresh air vents every car/truck used to have? > > Allan Bagley > 86 westy > Hooray for 50s bugs with crotch coolers!!! bmc :) "Faith...
• Cruise Control Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Graham Mingst
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:49:42 -0400
  Hello list Has anyone tried one of the Cruise Controls from JC WhipMe? I was thinking about the cheapo box one that doesn't...
• stupid little bulb!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 01:19:45 -0500
  Ok, what's the trick for inserting one of those bulbs that lights up the heater controls? It seems like you only get one...
• Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Steve Esayian
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:10:36 EST
  ...I checked the fuse which controls same along with the A/C, power windows, power mirrors etc. Any suggestions on which to check next...
• Re: Issue w/ 90 Euro spec doka heating levers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:39:41 -0700
  ...Right is more. >> >> The second lever controls air temperature (including the side vents >> on later ones). Right is hotter. >> >> The third lever controls airflow...
• Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:04:24 -0500
  ...The Wal-Mart batteries are now made by Johnson Controls... and are typically very "Fresh" this one had a date code of 10/10...
• Re: 85 Westfalia heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:34:31 -0500
  ...Mike Dr.Chris wrote: > http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/owners-manual/vent-controls.html > > Chris > > On 11/11/06, garyowen <garyowen@magma.ca...
• Re: windshield wipers/heat control 85'
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:48:11 -0500
  At 03:18 PM 3/18/2002, Tracy Bonin wrote: >Hello, well my windshield wiper controls/heat controls aren't working. >(yes I checked...
• Re: Heater controls, 84.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Angrisani
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:12:42 EDT
  ...Help??" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Sounds like, as a few have mentioned, that you have bent the bowden cable that controls the heater valve. You can take everything...
• Re: Cooling fan problem solution
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 18 May 1998 18:37:24 -0700
  ...Wolfsburg wrote: > There is a large resistor behind your head light that controls the fan > > speeds. <<>> I don't remember what side the resistor...
• Re: Help: Lights Wont Turn Off
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 10 May 2000 13:37:59 -0700
  ...S20 controls the licence plate light. S7 which controls the left side running lights, and S8 which controls the right ride running lights (I...
• Re: Aurgh! Vanagon climate controls make me mental
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Fri, 08 Mar 1996 14:12:32 -0800
  ...This controls the fan speed > only. Under the rear seat there is a valve that you can adjust for > warm, and warmer air. It...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 17:02:57 EDT
  ...s completely dark. > > No idea (swelter, swelter <g>). > The A/C controls are not lighted. I suppose the VW engineers figured that, if it...
• Heater Controls?
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Sat, 16 May 1998 08:12:25 -0400
  Hi, I'm new to my 86 Vanagon and am not sure of the control knobs for heating. Can someone please describe what knobs...
• Vanagon heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 25 May 2009 13:56:41 -0800
  <<What do each of the 4 heater controls do starting from the top moving down?>> Simplest lever first, the 2nd controls the amount of...
• instrument panel lights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 10:32:42 -0600
  In my '84 Vanagon the lights behind the speedometer and heating controls don't work. The fuses are ok and the bulbs are ok...
• Defroster cable...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:26:03 -0500
  Anyone know if the cable that controls the airflow to the windshield defroster can be replaced without dismanteling the whole friggin' dash? Are these...
• Re: Ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 23:53:24 -0800
  ...Ventilation controls <<Secondly, if your feet get cold...they'll stay cold. Why? My 86 GL Westy heats just great! After not more than...
• Re: heater control lights
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:47:47 -0800
  Its true, we all adjust the controls by feel. But I think it sort of looks better, more right, to have the controls illuminated...
• Re: Vanagon conversions
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 02:42:43 -0400
  ...The higher decklid is only when a 5-cylinder >engine is installed. > >> Does the SA Vanagon have EXACTLY THE SAME emission controls as the...
• Re: Need help for heating system
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 07:03:02 -0500
  The "Vent Controls" Section on Vanagon.com is NOT for air cooled vans, It is for water cooled vans. I am working on a...
• Re: Getting rid of interference from distributor?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 15:43:41 -0400
  ...It is integrated with the vacuum servo that controls the accelerator. Lisa -- Lisa Quinn at cp682@cleveland.freenet.edu
• Re: Manual doesn't match the car
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 21:25:24 -0700
  ...Jim C > what do your controls look like?
• More questions on my '85
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Nov 1994 12:29:24 -0800 (PST)
  ...Also, could someone explain the heater/fresh air controls, they seem indordinately complicated (I also have a rear heater as well). The four levers...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:48:25 -0600
  Agreed - but that silly switch controls it all! John On 11/21/2013 11:20 AM, mark drillock wrote: > on Vanagons very little of...
• Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:59:54 -0400
  Ok I can't seem to find the manual that came with my vanagon and I can't figure out the four sliders on...
• Dashlights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 7 May 2004 21:58:10 -0700
  ...Heater controls are lighted OK, nothing in the dash binnacle. Seems like they futzed something when working on the brakes, anything specific to look...
• AC Compressor and Condensor for Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 03:53:02 CDT
  ...Also dash controls and wiring. Make offer. ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
• Re: 1988 Camper Manual Download
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:23:44 -0400
  >>...I noticed a small difference in the Dometic Refrigerator controls between the 1988 and mine. Refrigerator model must have changed between those years. << The...
• Re: Blue slider vents in doors? 84 GL...wazzit these supposed to do?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:22:17 -0800
  ...Once you learn how the Vanagon's controls work, they do make some sense...And the heating and venting system works pretty well, once...
• Re: Gas vs diesel Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 04:14:45 +0000
  ...I'm looking for ideas >on replacement parts, controls, and mounting one of >these in a Syncro. I've got my aux. battery in...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:02:57 -0700
  ...lead > plates) comparable to an Interstate deep cycle? > > It seems the AC Delco is * not * be made by a manufacture like Johnson Controls. > > Link...
• Can anyone identify this plug?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:11:27 -0400
  ...http://www.feddishbasses.com/vw/plug.html It seems to want to go around the vent/heater controls somewhere but I don't see...
• Re: Emission Controls, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Songie
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 09:37:41 -0500 (EST)
  Still missing the point. We (U.S) can buy a brand new caddy that doesn't meet standards but we can't buy Mexibus...
• owners manual?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Pastor
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 11:37:51 -0800
  ...The $95 US I just plunked down for the new Bentley doesn't cover stuff like how to work the heater controls etc. Can...
• Re: Subaru Check Engine Light
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:33:19 -0700
  ...Couldn't resist! Jay >Can anyone tell me how to reset the "Check Engine" light on 2.2 Subaru >engine controls? Any help appreciated...
• source for replacement propane valve on westy stove
  Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 13:00:11 EST
  Hi List, Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement propane valve (the one that controls the propane flow to the burner on...
• Spring for 1.9 liter throttle body
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 8 May 2006 08:09:55 -0500
  Any one know where I can get a compatible spring for the throttle body that controls the gas pedal coming back up? It's...
• How do you fix the heater controls?/ Also need seat uphol
  Historical mailing list - digest Herbie Dave
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:33:09 EDT
  Dear Vanagurus, I have an 88 Vanagon GL that the PO screwed up the heater/defroster controls. I have looked inside tha dash and...
• Re: heater control lights
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:19:22 -0500
  ...This makes it much easier to identify the controls at night. On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 8:15 AM, David Milo <dellaone@gmail...
• Re: SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 18:08:06 -0500
  ...Maybe before attacking the issue of emission controls, environmentalists, non-environmentalists, maybe you should get some facts on emission controls and their history rather...
• '90 GL Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Jon B
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 12:35:51 -0700
  Hello all, Could I get one of you to give me a brief conceptual explanation of how cruise controls work. I have always wondered...
• Re: slight surge in idle speed
  Historical mailing list - Ted & Kathy
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 20:51:09 EST
  its the computer chip that controls the idle speed......$350.00, had it done about 6 months ago.........the idle raced like hell going...
• Re: WTB Driver's door pocket
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 21:10:55 -0700
  ...what could I keep there??? > > I keep the page I printed from the web that explains the vent controls. John McLean 87 Vanagon GL