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• Re: dumb question dept
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:05:01 -0500
  ...Disconnect connector from ECU along with connectors from Temp Sensor II and Ignition Control module (pinouts are marked on that connector). On my '84...
• Re: Cutting Pop Top Fiberglass.
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 19:35:18 -0700
  A Sawsall is not nearly as controllable as a saber saw. I use both often, but I find the reciprocating saw (such as Sawsall...
• Re: Mystery Box
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:47:34 -0800
  ...Thanks! > > > > Dave Baker > > 85 Westy > > Sure looks like the control module for the Cruise control servo that you > found > in the engine compartment. > Great...
• Re: WTB: bad Idle Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:35:01 -0500
  jbange wrote: > Looking for a couple BROKEN idle control modules for a reverse > engineering > project. Investigating the feasibility of replacing it with a simple...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:00:19 -0700
  ...Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter? > > Hi all. > > Over kill, but want to make sure. > > Am replacing upper control arm bushings. > > Nut on driver...
• Re: Upper Control arm compatibility
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:32:10 -0400
  ...Thus I need upper control arm bushings, which aren't in the dwindled/depleted budget for the winter beater bus. Even if I could...
• Surging Idle fixed! / High O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:12:55 EST
  ...I exchanged the valve and control unit from my other van which confirmed the stabilizer control was bad. If anyone has a good idle...
• Re: Coolant leak. Rear heater control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 22:39:19 -0400
  ...The slow leak is coming from what I believe to be the > control valve for the rear heater. I didn't even know there...
• Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:53:46 -0700
  ...regards gary --- mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > Gary, only 2.1 models with A/C have 3 speed fans. > Speed 2 is controlled...
• Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:52:53 -0500
  ...For some controllers you will need to cycle the ignition to after reconnecting the valve. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Audiovox CCS-100 cruise control on automatics
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:12:54 -0800
  ...I just spoke with Hans from East Coast Vanaru and he is sending me an updated speed control, which is more robust than the...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1403
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:08:33 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The top lever controls defrost or feet heat, the middle is the temp control and the lower controls the flap that directs heat past...
• Vacuum leak sources
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 16 May 2000 10:33:59 EDT
  ...1) The cold idle cut off returned (I had replaced the idle control module, $175, my Idle control module was damaged due to a...
• Re: New & Better VW Campers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:49:15 -0500
  she is crying as she wants badly front traction control and apparently this beast doesn't have any. On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at...
• Re: Exhaust System- EGR filter on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 May 1995 20:55:45 -0500 (CDT)
  If you are not subjected to California-style smog control, then you can do without at least having to make it *look* functional. You...
• Re: mystery silver box?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 19:55:14 -0800
  Bill, That silver box is the control unit for the cruise control. In my Bentley '80 to '91, it's on page 27.25...
• "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:47:28 -0400
  ...On the Golf/Jetta, the wires from this thing pass through the firewall in the same bundle with the wires for the cruise control...
• Re: A/C and P/C brackets, hoses for I-4 or Tiico conversion
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:19:18 -0400
  ...According to Jim at Bostig, the conversion does not have A/C or P/S (and probably not cruise control). My 87 Westy has...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Nov 2020 14:47:18 +0000
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• Re: Dometic thermostat control knob
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Toomey
  Wed, 15 Jul 2020 01:29:09 +0000
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• Vanagon Hybrid ? Wheel Motors
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 16 Oct 2019 11:45:28 -0600
  Could be > Hybrid + 2+2 Wheel Drive + Better Brakes > All in 1 Upgrade ~ Also needs Controller & Batteries so No Idea as to When or...
• Re: CanYouSpotTheVanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 2 May 2014 04:21:28 -0500
  ...Love the traffic control system! Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy On May 1, 2014 11:53 PM, "OlRivrRat" <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote...
• Re: EV Had to be towed.....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 03 May 1997 18:05:02 -0400 (EDT)
  Here's my guess.....bad fuel pump relay...blown fuel pump fuse.....bad fuel pump.....badly clogged fuel filter.....fuse to digifant control unit...
• Re: Ball joints?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 08:45:40 -0400
  ...It turned out to be the upper control arm bushings. I did not replace the whole arm, I had new bushings re-welded on...
• 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: EV Problems
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 16:48:55 -0400
  Both the Os sensors are emmision control devices and on the VR6's with OBDII systems should be covered %100 by the dealer for...
• cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:22:46 -0700
  I did a search of the archives but it seems this option changes often with time. What is the latest option that has had...
• Re: Galley lighting addition
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:31:36 -0700
  ...I recommend the little controller from superbrite led, the controller that looks like a iPod shuffle. >>>>> >>>>> Alistair >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 25, 2014, at 7:50...
• Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 6 Aug 2021 09:09:26 -0600
  ...The other possibility is that the low coolant sensor control is signaling the low coolant light. There are 2 versions of this controller. The...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:42:22 -0800
  ...I call bull-pucky. >> >> alistair >> >> On 2012-11-18, at 1:50 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> >>> There is no 'control knob' .. >>> there is...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 14:04:40 -0600
  ...Isn't he primary purpose to provide for better ignition timing control which results in a smoother running engine, hence more torque? Are you...
• Remote controlled external spotlights
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:09:06 -0800
  ...BenT Sent from my remote controlled device On Nov 10, 2010, at 4:51 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Which makes my...
• Re: Fire Talk - Campers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 15:48:36 -0700
  ...You must turn the gas supply off either at the fridge control panel or at the tank main valve. Once lit the fridge gas...
• Re: Dash Lights
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:41:05 -0800
  ...I haven't taken any before/after pics of the heater/fan controls, since I didn't have ANY lights there before the LEDs...
• For those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:38:11 -0800
  ...transmission-coole r.html to the equally expensive Go Westy thermostatically controlled finned tube external cooler ($300), http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details...
• Re: Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:18:56 -0400
  ...In later years the idle control gets power from the Fuel Pump relay so it only buzzes when the ECU activates the FP relay...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 18:03:19 -0500
  ...So now, you're >looking at poor spark control as well as degraded fuel delivery >control. Additionally, when talking about carbs, Bernoulli is the...
• Re: Aux. Gas Heater -Eber...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 00:58:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...discovered that I have a >(Ebersach (sp?) gas heater, with a control panel mounted on the wall behind >sliding door to the left of...
• BA6 heater questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 00:26:21 -0800
  ...I've already tried the Heaterman...his control modules sound interesting but $$$$. Does anyone have any experience with these controls? Thanks in advance, Mark...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:25:47 -0400
  ...I installed new upper control arm bushings in September of 1995 > at 178,200 km and now at 263,000 km one is loose...
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:29:30 -0700
  ...The "transistorized ignition control unit" in the ECU controls both the voltage and firing of the coil. These coils don't appear to have...
• Subject: purpose of throttle valve adj
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 12:03:27 +0000
  ...I have seen similar apparatus on governor controlled engines; and my guess is that is such a governor type device. If I'm not...
• funky split cone washer on front shock??? please help!
  Historical mailing list - Adam Behle
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 17:32:59 -0700
  ...If you don't use it the control arm bolt hole is too big and i suppose the bolt would come undone again from...
• Re: replacing lightbulb for heater control levers AAAK!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:06:07 -0400
  ...yesterday, and thought I'd get the light behind the heater control levers > going again. I have power to the bulb socket. I have...
• Re: Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Curt Newsome
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:03:19 -0700
  ...wrote: > Looks like I am going to have to replace some > control arm bushings. > > I seem to remember there was some discussion quite a...
• Re: 88 vanagon gl "issues"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:07:21 -0400
  ...Where is the idle control module and stabilizer valve? > > Thanks again! > > -chris > > > >
• more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:09:40 -0900
  ...I would love to have cruise control, so I could change foot postions on those longer trips. Wonder how hard it is to add...
• Re: � � � weird AC behavior
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 23:43:16 EDT
  ...The 2 lower ones control whether it is on or off. The other two are a rheostat (variable ohm resistor) rated at 20K ohms...
• Re: Idle update/More bullshit.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:07:03 EST
  Speaking of Idle Stabilizer Control Valves, in a message dated 1/22/03 6:54:55 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: << Yes, absolutely yes...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:03:54 -0300
  ...I asked my mechanic about it and he said *"Mercedes >>> has not used an idle control valve since around 1990. The idle is >>> controlled...
• Re: Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:25:31 -0800
  ...The control arm will drop down enough so that you can easily take the spring out. Don't forget to remove the bracket that...
• 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: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:57:41 -0800
  ...That said, is it more likely the vacuum pump or electronic control >> unit. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any input as I am fleeing the cold north...
• Re[2]: AC in the winter
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:10:19 PDT
  ...i think >the thermostat is inside the bus and the compressor kick-switch is controlled >by that ... that is, it's the inside temp...
• 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: WINTER DRIVING
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 15:23:06 EST
  ...Although slow steady > pedal pressure will prevent skidding, if you are in a situation when you > have to stop under control as quickly as...
• Re: Need vehicle speed sensor for cruise control
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 May 2010 11:50:31 -0700
  ...everything seems to be functioning on by 1991 camper's cruise control > except I found the > resistance to be out of spec. range for...
• (f) Story that includes a VW
  Historical mailing list
  26 Jul 96 05:26:01 PDT
  ...Chris - a cousin of mine Billy Jack - cousin's friend & a lifelong quadriplegic with no control of limbs and very little neck muscle control...
• Re: Kombi vs MicroBus
  Historical mailing list
  18 Sep 95 10:24
  ...panels in cab black steering wheel white steering wheel black control knobs white control knobs black vent-wing cathces chromed vent-wing catches painted...
• Arizona emissions test
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 17:41:30 -0500
  ...Apparently this is needed to test the 'evaporative control system', wahtever that is. Anyway my van passed even though they wrote 'inaccessible' agaionst the...