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• popping fridge
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 13:46:48 EST
  ...It popped--sounded like the gas had accumulated and a minor explosion occurred many times before the LED came on. After pumping furiously, holding...
• Diesel Heater Fix
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:29:11 -0500
  ...Robert Keezer led me to the control relay behind the glove box. I cleaned up the contacts in that area, and it now seems...
• Re: Rev Limiter?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 15:19:25 EST
  ...Buying a used van with the wrong rotor installed led me to believe that a WBX in factory trim could be revved until it...
• Re: Vanagon screens
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:22:12 -0400
  ...Triad Magnetic Van Screens 4155 Friendship-Ledford Rd. Winston-Salem, NC 27107 (910) 769-2427 The prices, again from 1997: #VS109 frt window screen...
• Re: Blue LED instrument lighting
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 09:42:37 -0800
  nice! euro dogs strike again. :) I think hes saying if you change the value of the resistance you'll get a blue shine or...
• Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 14:00:09 -0500
  Sounds like a problem I've been having on and off for many years with my 84GL. I gave up trying to fix it...
• Re: LED backup lights update
  Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
  Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:50:25 -0800
  ...Line the backup light window with alunim air conditioning >>>> tape. >>>> >> Install big, bright LED. Put it back together. Might take you an hour >>>> >> including...
• Re: LED backup lights update
  Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
  Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:25:54 -0800
  ...Line the backup light window with alunim air conditioning > tape. > > >> Install big, bright LED. Put it back together. Might take you an hour > > >> including...
• Re: 1991 2wd automatic Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jul 2023 05:28:21 +0000
  ...Hopefully the LED bulbs connect right. LED bulbs draw less current. Old style blinker relays assume the current draw of the original bulb. Instead...
• Re: No headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:16:32 -0400
  ...With the headlights on, I get parking lights plus > high beam LED plus orange tail lights. High beam LED won't turn off. > > Any...
• Re: What's the correct bulb needed in this '82 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:14:25 -0400
  ...Sure do like those >LEDs in mine. Yeah, my '84 was delivered in Germany and it had the same fixture he does. The first...
• Re: Westy battery indicator light below sink
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:08:36 -0700
  And bear in mind those LED's may not be accurate. My '90 Westy never moved off of the green LED in 14 years...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:34:24 -0600
  ...the time from Covering the Upper1/2 of the LED to "Resting" on the LEDs UpperEdge ~ The Heaters are indeed just additional Radiators & so...
• Re: Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:08:39 -0400
  ...The LED itself actually carries only a minor part of the "tickler" current that starts the alternator going. The rest is carried by a...
• Re: Diagnosing rich running 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 27 May 2010 14:25:03 -0700
  ...But > sometimes the LED stops blinking in the usual 30 seconds before > starting. Sometimes it begins blinking while driving, usually with > temp gauge in...
• Re: dometic problems...
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:02:47 -0700
  ...I beleive that if your LED illuminates and stays that way and the spark light stops flashing then your fridge is lit. My fridge...
• Re: courtesy light flickering 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:25:42 -0800
  ...Bill M On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Since LEDs draw so little power and...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:04:40 -0800
  ...Buzzer now quiet but red led still flashes after warm up. And big cloud of oil smoke erupts upon starting, but runs clean at...
• Re: Instrument lamp replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 17 May 2007 13:57:40 -0700
  ...Not sure if you will have success in finding this unique bulb assembly in LED. There isn't even a SAE, Sylvania, Guide Lamp...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:09:55 -0400
  ...35C ~630Ω, no gauge reading 60C ~265Ω, gauge reads at bottom mark 90C 106Ω, gauge touching low side of LED 100C 82Ω, gauge touching...
• Re: Dashboard light filters and a relay on the dashboard light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:12:38 EDT
  I just had my dash apart this weekend and was thinking about installing some super bright blue LEDs into the bulb holders to see...
• Re: How hot should a diesel run?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 17:36:36 -0600
  Entity Felder spoke thus: > SEEMED to stay about one needle's width to the high side of the LED. Mine runs pretty much in...
• Re: Question about turn signal indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:15:36 -0500
  ...I pulled the LEDs and replaced the potentially defective one with a known good one from another cluster, paying attention to the orientation in...
• Clutch Hydraulic line fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Stout
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:37:31 -0500
  ...That led to the discovery that the rubber hose was shot, which led to the discovery that all the parts in the clutch hydraulic...
• Re: Dash Lights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:11:19 -0700
  ...there an upgrade to the little stock bulbs?" Yes, Van-cafe ... led bulbs in kits or individual bulbs. "Does anyone sell white speedo/tac...
• Early Camper schematic needed Re: Westfalia Kitchen Cabinet Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:44:48 -0400
  ...a schematic for the early (RM182A fridge, external water pump probably switched by LED panel) Westy kitchen I'd much appreciate it. Yrs, d
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:43:25 -0400
  At 12:48 PM 9/29/2009, Robert Fisher wrote: >I realize this was vanagon related when it began, and I rarely make this...
• Re: The Libby Bong; was RE: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 18:16:13 -0700
  On 9/9/09, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote: > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=234192 > > Cya, > Robert > > -- Not sure...
• Re: double fuse panel
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 20:48:50 -0700
  ...The 8 amp is for the water pump and the LED lights in the control panel. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "ssmilby" <ssmilby@EMAIL.MSN...
• Re: Third brake light
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 22:47:44 -0800
  ...Shaped like the stock VW emblem and has LED's inside. Two wires need to be run to it. $29. Karl Mullendore got one...
• Re: regarding purchase of new engine
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:54:30 -0600
  I've been both curious and mildly interested in the SVX as a future option and this link led me to several possible providers...
• First cleanup Re: Westy water tank level indicator problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Jul 2014 08:17:46 -0400
  ...This is done simply by using the connecting LED- of the red and yellow LEDs to the adjacent LED+ instead of ground. The amplifiers...
• Need to add a switch to shut off my accessories while parked
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:14:59 +0000
  ...Which, the USB side with its LED indicator, or the LED numeric display, is causing the problem? I would like to be able to...
• Re: camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:01:56 -0500
  ...If you hear a intermittent rumble you ar all set. >> > >> > I know of people that have changed the LED and now it is very...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 4
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:08:55 -0700
  ...Oh, and the highbeam indicator is a bulb, not an LED, which can hide low voltage issues :o( On Wed 10/26 2016 16...
• Re: Help! Appeal for data
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:35:36 -0700
  Come to think of it, I installed one of the metric instrument panels from Ron last year, and the LED/gauge still acts the...
• Re: oil: time or miles?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 4 May 2002 12:10:32 -0600
  ...As a matter of fact, doing it led to noticing some wires that were rubbing on the engine bay moulding so I retaped them...
• How hot should a diesel run?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 16:48:55 -0700
  ...Noisy! The temp needle went up to the right of the LED, a situation I'm not used to seeing on my Waterboxer. So...
• Re: Direction indicator LED
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:51:12 EST
  ...I find the green direction indicator LED in the instrument panel remains on dimly all the time. It flashes OK when I indicate, but...
• Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 6 Aug 2021 09:09:26 -0600
  ...Low Coolant Warning LED > > Could someone please explain what controls the initial Igni’ On Low Coolant Warning LED > > Flash Duration ~ Have 1 that won...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 29 May 2012 09:21:46 -0700
  ...Since purchasing this Westy, prior to any work done by me, the coolant LED either: went out after a few seconds stayed on for...
• Does the Aussie chip really do anything for the WBX? What Bob did not say...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 5 May 2003 08:20:04 EDT
  ...The engine is running cooler, during the trip the needle was at the bottom of the led. When I was idling, the temp did...
• Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 4 Feb 2023 02:25:08 +0000
  ...The connector on the LED > > wires is easily > > > > > > removed as they are bared wire push through & fold over style so You > > just need to...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:41:03 -0700
  ...At highway speeds it generally = > sits right on the LED, even when it's that hot out. During this cool = > weather it's been...
• Re: Instrument cluster lighting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 21:20:42 -0700
  I've done quite a bite of work with various dash lighting, including uv LEDs and electroluminescent faces. Apart from the various shapes, both...
• Re: them led lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 11:51:45 -0700
  ...science (at your local newstands right now) > > about making your own "led candles". > > > What Mrs Squirrel and I want are electric candles that we...
• Re: Another C4C vanagon, this time at a VW dealer in Catonsville, MD
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:03:46 -0600
  ...go unscrew that small LED panel on the "kitchen" facia and mail it to me .... pleeeeez. I need one of those. bob salt lake...
• Wacky Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 24 Jan 95 13:46:08 PST
  ...That'll make the led blink and the guage to to full hot. Some models may have dive claxon and alarum bells but more...
• Re: Cooking the roll
  Historical mailing list - S Stones
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:20:52 -0500
  ...Anybody remember the subject that led to that thread? I think it was when the CCCs were planning a trip into BC, but I...
• Re: Bad New Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:04:19 -0500
  ...I think 12.3 volts is too low, though, regardless of what the LED's are saying. Is it true that having two different...
• 84 westy alternator light flickers(longish)
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, David R FOR:EX
  Mon, 8 May 2000 15:50:52 -0700
  ...I also have an auxiliary Optima that is connected to the LED. This light has recently been in the yellow unless the engine is...
• Re: Alternator Charging Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:52:42 -0400
  ...9) Get new LED - still no joy. 10) Finally (hey the van is a 91 - figure all those things may need to be replaced...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:22:48 -0500
  ...The temp light on all versions of Vanagon is a self-blinking 5 volt LED in series with a 5.1v Zener diode, driven...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 May 2011 18:12:51 -0700
  hey ! ..that's an ECU self-check feature ? really ? I thought it was just to check that that red LED works. ( There is no...
• Weird over-heating problem, please advise!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 04:12:10 MDT
  ...After 10-15 minutes of idling, the temp gauge climbs to about 3/5 and the red LED begins to flash. Increasing engine speed...
• Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
  Mon, 24 May 2004 15:57:36 -0700
  ...peace be At 09:40 PM 5/23/2004, you wrote: >Bob, there are about 5 different versions of the LED panel. People here...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 06:42:14 -0700
  ...With that you > can see the led starting to glow, the intensity directly related to the > heat in the chamber. > > I found that you...
• Re: Led Dash Light Source, was Supplier praise
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:47:52 -0500
  ...I also got their dashboard LED light > kit. I took pix but have to post. Take my word for it. << > > I went to Van...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:58:57 -0500
  ...Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED At 10:34 PM 9/28/2009, David Beierl wrote... >>Perhaps simply removing the old cap will...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:51:02 -0400
  Fwiw my van which always ran one needle width above the led in SoCal lately peaks at ~1/3 here in Nova Scotia (NoSco...