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• Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:44:09 -0500
  ...It is new and it has the wiring for the switch built onto it. It isn't cheap though. I ordered it for another...
• Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:03:08 -0500
  ...If the switch should need to be replaced be sure they get you the proper .9bar switch. Most parts books and even ETKA can...
• Re: Radiator fan won't go off
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 22:48:29 -0400
  ...Do you have a/c? seams to me since the design of the a/c system switch forces on the cooling fan this switch...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 08:28:16 -0700
  ...Either or > both the switch and contact plate are worn > out. Very common on the automatics these days > ! That switch and contact plate were...
• Re: Master Cylinder brake light switch....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 12:45:56 -0400
  ...How interchangable/swap-able are the switches in the master cylinder??? I was checking my connection out and one of the push-on stubs...
• Need A//C switch for '86 camper
  Historical mailing list - Doug Bensen
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:04:12 -0400
  ...The switch does double duty. the inner knob controls the blower speed and the outer ring adjusts the thermostat. Unfortunatly the dealer does not...
• heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 22:08:05 -0400
  Dear List, Not too long ago (a couple of years) I spent untolled dollars to have the front heater switch and blower replaced in...
• Re: Headlight help!!
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:10:16 -0800
  ...Help me please!! > > Merry Christmas all!! > & > Happy Millennium!! > THANKS ! Replace the ignition switch first. It's probably bad. I just spent 2 weeks dealing...
• Re: high beams not working, 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:38:47 -0800
  > High beams are out, will come on if the switch is held on, but won't stay > on after the 'click' of the lever...
• Re: Auxilary battery
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:24:29 -0700
  ...The switch switches everything--lights, stereo, > etc > --with no wiring mods other than the switch. The battery switch is "on > before off" so there...
• Re: Camper A/C Switch (Outrageously Expensive)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:35:29 -0500
  ...I am in need of a new switch for the A/C on my '86 Vanagon Camper. This is the switch that controls on...
• Re: 86 syncro doesn't start
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:31:59 -0700
  can you describe how one would make a Remote Starter Switch? I have a new/rebuilt starter in my van and it has been...
• Re: No headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:16:32 -0400
  An ignition switch with a bad "X" contact will also cause other problems such as heater fans and other accessories not working. Pulling the...
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 17:56:32 -0700
  ...Throttle switch confusion As I sit here am looking at the throttle body for my 2.1L WBX. It's oriented so the manifold...
• Re: Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 08:14:01 -0700
  ...Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L > > > Listees - > > Today I bought a replacement thermo-switch (lower temp). I want to > install...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 11:15:22 -0400
  ...And they are... > > > > > > Speedo gauge, > > > Tacho gauge, > > > Digital clock, > > > Idiot lights panel for turn signals, battery, > > oil, and high beam, > > > Demister rocker switch, > > > Hazard...
• Fwd: [VANAGON] algebra-impaired
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:15:50 -0400
  ...so first thing, go around and find each switch and remove the little phillips screw, and check the condition of the switch. at least...
• Re: Ignition Switch on 85
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:34:18 -0800
  ...I installed a bypass switch for > > now . This catalog shows the switch contact assembly portion of the > > ignition is replaceable. I looked at it...
• Re: Part Friday -- Headlight Switch Hazard
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 22:34:51 -0400
  ...I pulled the switch. > And those switches changed over later than some stuff, so my 87 does have > the earlier switch with fewer pins...
• Re: Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Malone, Pat
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 20:30:24 -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: Power window switch, intermittent passenger switch failure
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:23:11 -0500
  ...switch fails intermittently. > (Passenger side too.) > > If I open and slam the door it will work again but I don't see any > switch...
• Fuel Pump Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:26:05 +0000
  Hi, Back in the 80s I rigged up a power cut off switch for the fuel pump relay for my 911. Has anyone done...
• Electric window switch - free!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 14:23:22 -0700
  Hi all, I have a spare electric window switch. Anyone want it for cost of posting? Pete C -- Peter Cassidy, pcassidy@apple.com Sr...
• Ebrakes & Fans
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 11:13:29 -0400
  ...Is it permissable to wire the fan to a manual 2 position switch so that I can manually override the fan switch? Thanks, Matt...
• Fan switch...
  Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 20:25:03 +0000
  ...problem with the heater blower and said that they had a switch to sell me...pray tell where are you??...its getting really cold...
• Rotary battery switch was: your mail
  Historical mailing list - Erick Faith Jimenez
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:53:15 -0600
  ...Never move the switch to ANY position with the engine running, you will damage your electrical system.
• Oil pressure switch rating....2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 22:11:34 EST
  Should the oil pressure switch below the water pump be rated at 0.9 bar or 1.8 bar. I see both values referred...
• Parts needed: '87
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sun, 4 May 2008 16:46:26 -0400
  ...Coolant overflow tank Windshield washer fluid tank Windshield washer pump Rear hatch lock cylinder and pushbutton Power mirror switch Power window switches Anyone have...
• Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 8 Mar 2023 16:35:09 -0600
  ...Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor > > > > Dan & TWeEMBI > > > > Since Your Van is a ’90 You should have a 30amp fuse on...
• Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Walser
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 20:15:48 -0500
  ...Also checked the throttle position switch and sure enough the switch does not make contact when the throttle is in idle. Tried to adjust...
• Re: Power window on drivers side not working need advice
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:13:55 -0800
  ...I may > have over-soldered it. > > Anyway the drivers side window still works fine. > > I bought a replacement set of drivers side switches, and...
• Re: head lamp relay upgrade
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 15:36:03 -0800
  ...The switch with all the green/x wires to it is the windshield wiper switch. Those wires are also much smaller that the correct...
• Re: Backup lights out
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 25 May 2005 18:59:45 -0400
  Hi Roger, The switch is attached inside the shifter console near the base. It is the same switch used for the starter lock-out...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:10:21 -0400
  > > I am thinking of pulling the wires to the dimmer and connecting them > together to bypass the switch and see if that stops the...
• short in headlight wiring ... somewhere
  Historical mailing list - Tom Ervolina
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 14:34:54 -0400
  ...A couple of times it seems to ahve un-done itself when I jiggled and repeatedly switched the high beams switch on the steering...
• 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...
• Fw: Starter Switch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:55:50 -0400
  I've decided to replace my stater/ignition switch in my 81 Vanagon - the plastic electrical piece below the key lock cylinder in the...
• Re: Full throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 2 May 2001 10:22:57 -0700
  The same pair of wires (with 5v across them, if I recall correctly) is switched closed by both the closed and full throttle switches...
• Re: Fridge LED Panel Switch question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 2 May 2004 22:09:55 -0500
  ...Jim On May 2, 2004, at 9:57 PM, Kim Brennan wrote: > Simple toggle switch. There is no center position. One way (to the...
• Fwd: Speaking of AC
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:18:00 -0700
  Same gig as mine ('87 Westfalia GL) except it's position 4, I replaced the switch but, alas, it was no help........looking into...
• Re: Replacing heater switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 20:36:31 -0500
  At 15:14 12/28/2004, Michael Knight wrote: >What kind of symptoms were you getting? Both of my switches click like new >and...
• Cruise Control engage issue
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:41:01 -0700
  ...As for the engage, I'd guess you may have a dirty contact in the switch or column. I've never looked for this...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 05:19:59 -0800
  That's right but not for 83.5 as the brake fluid level switch was added to the fluid reservoir starting in 1985 models...
• Oil Pressure Switch Leak test
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:29:50 -0500
  Replaced the high pressure switch and want to test for leaks before putting my new belts back on. I have a couple of ?s...
• Re: Possible Vanagon Syndrome...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 17 Jul 2024 07:57:43 -0700
  The switch is located on the throttle body. Its purpose is to signal the ECU of two conditions: throttle closed and throttle wide open...
• Re: Instrument cluster light issues
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 18 May 2021 08:31:27 -0400
  figured it out fellas my dumba$$ self put the dang connector in the wrong port on the light switch. On Tue, May 18, 2021...
• Re: New Cheap South African Grills are Here! (Also Cheap Mud Flaps)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 20:32:34 -0400
  ...Believe it or not, they're sold separately by VW; if you order the "switch" you only get the switch itself but no bulb...
• Re: Power window switch relocation
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 27 Aug 2017 10:26:52 -0700
  ...I always advise that you double up some masking tape and put it on the dash where you intend to out the switches and...
• Re: No headlights
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:57:27 -0800
  ...Mark Jim Arnott wrote: > I’m at work, so no Bentley close at hand. > ‘84 with ‘85 Wolfsburg cluster. > > Symptoms: > > Headlight switch on, ignition...
• Re: headlight dimmer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Montgomery
  Sun, 7 May 1995 16:59:55 -0700 (PDT)
  On Sat, 6 May 1995, Sideshow Bob wrote: > so, in an attempt to remedy my missing dimmer, i dissassembled the turn > signal/dimmer switch...
• Re: oil pressure switch 2 - HELP
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 5 May 1999 13:55:58 -0500
  ...I got a hold of the service guy and they had told me it was the high pressure switch that was leaking, but in...
• Re: sporadic high beam prob on 85
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 00:09:35 +0200
  ...It switches on > sometimes but not others. The flash function is ok as well. Disassembeled > the headlight switch from the dash while the wife...
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 18:00:11 -0800
  ...Toggle off switch If you've read my epic email "Battery in Engine Compartment ... NOT" soon to be made into a major motion picture...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 21:37:06 -0500
  Hi, you can "jump start" a starter to check this one and to eliminate the ignition switch possibility... are you willing to do so...
• Re: Will this work for a rear bright light that works only in reverse?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 09:29:38 -0500
  I have two lamps mounted on the rear bumper - each controlled by it's own separate switch. One is a white light - for when...
• Re: My Ignition switch replacement experience
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:28:04 -0800
  ...I tried GoWesty, I did eventually find the switch but the shipping was almost as much as the switch and UPS only. I'm...
• 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...
• Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:20:28 -0800
  ...This allows a 4 speed switch to be used on the front heater, with 3 speeds going through the new resistor. High speed bypasses...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:44:20 -0700
  ...Both switches > ground Pin 4, the ECU doesn't have any way to know which switch did it. > > Now if the engine is at...
• Re: Two Questions - headlight improvements / automatic tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 07:55:25 -0500
  ...The added electrical > load smoked my ignition switch circuit handling headlight loads as well as > my headlight dimmer switch. I am not abandoning the...