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Re: A/C hose
Historical mailing list - Ben
Mon, 19 May 2014 00:06:38 -0700
...I checked the high pressure switch in the D pillar and it showed no continuity. When I bypassed the switch, the clutch engaged. I...
Re: Air scoops
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:19:04 -0700
...If you look at > the passenger side D pillar, there's a plastic block off plate so no air > get in the engine - then...
Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 13:41:02 -0700
...from the snorkel in the D pillar all the way through to the intake > runners. > > You'll want to use a Digijet (vacuum type...
Fuel Supply? was: Yesterday's Engine Fire
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:56:17 -0700
...Then consider the fairly efficient vent shafts (D pillars) and how close the fender wells are to provide more air. A fire there would...
Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:08:47 -0700
...to clean all the electrical connections under the driver's side 'D' pillar as preventive maintenance; a lot of people have reported damage due...
'91 Carat AC Inoperative.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 26 Apr 2017 19:20:35 -0500
...Replacing the switch, which is ni the left D-pillar, was no big deal, but I doing so, I discovered the real culprit. The...
Re: WARNING: Lighting upgrade hazard
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Wed, 25 Dec 2002 02:32:24 +0000
...Alt B+ lug to the S23 50A fuse in the left D pillar, got hot to the touch(~100*F). I installed a second...
Fixed! -> Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:48:18 -0700
...moving the oil cooler to the passenger side D-pillar for better air flow. Luke
Re: Electrical Fire and wiring help
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 9 Mar 2008 17:37:28 -0400
...As you have found, the wires for them go up the D pillar (rear most pillar on the left side of the vehicle.) As...
Re: A/C trouble... please help
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:39:23 -0800
...a problem with the fusible link on the driver's side D >>> pillar. Corrosion led to heating led to melting... >>> I replaced it with...
Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner ....
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:11:24 +0000
...MAF-connected plastic container, in the base of the driver side D pillar, at the bottom end of the Syncro snorkel at that. I...
Re: A/C leaking; A helpful trick or two
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 28 May 2008 14:52:00 -0500
...side > that exit & drain behind the rear side vents, on the D pillar. > the tube (s) could have slipped off the tray, or leak...
Re: A/C trouble... please help
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:34:36 -0500
...please help Dan, I remember having a problem with the fusible link on the driver's side D pillar. Corrosion led to heating led...
Re: A/C hose
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Mon, 19 May 2014 11:47:19 -0700
...I checked the high pressure switch in the D pillar and it > showed no continuity. When I bypassed the switch, the clutch engaged. I...
Re: noise reduction
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:48:53 -0700
...windows from the wrecker too and adapt them to the rear D pillar locations so you can not only have the vents in the...
Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 3 May 2008 10:32:52 -0700
...The pics I find seem to > indicate they did away with the vents just forward of the D pillar in > order to make room...
Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 01:31:48 -0400
...I see the 1986 has some electrics in the D pillar >behind the cabinet. Does the 1985 have the same arrangement? If so, >are...
Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 4 May 2008 02:48:48 +1200
...The pics I find seem to >indicate they did away with the vents just forward of the D pillar in >order to make room...
Re: Plastic part for the louvered rear vents
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 6 Apr 2017 23:26:16 +0000
...I lifted off a D-pillar grill and removed one of the originals. Comparing it to the front grill parts I saw no reason...
Re: places where rodents get into vanagons... save this list!!
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:03:44 -0800
...hoses > -missing seals around rear a/c evap drain hoses into D pillars > > feel free to add to this list... -- Neil n 65 kb...
Re: air conditioning
Historical mailing list - steve vitale
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:40:56 -0400
...Stock Westy AC should drip through the D pillars at the rear > of the vehicle (on both sides). Stock Passenger (86 and later) AC...
Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:44:23 -0700
...to clean all the electrical connections under the driver's > side 'D' pillar as preventive maintenance; a lot of people have reported > damage due...
Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:12:15 -0700
...from snorkel in the D pillar > to the intake runners and I plugged the Digifant AFM into the Digijet > wiring > harness. It runs beautifully...
Re: Air Conditioning wiring burning
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Sun, 9 Aug 1998 11:18:09 -0500
...I traced to the left rear D pillar area with S0 50A fuse and A/C relay (the biggest one of the three, rightmost...
Re: Blind Spot Mirrors.....Where do you put yours?
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:15:55 -0500
...did not noticed the lamp post that got lost behind the D > pillar. > I took out the passenger side bumper camp [thanks god(s...
Re: Radiator fan
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sun, 6 Sep 2020 08:53:46 -0700
...Radiator fan > > > > > Also on the 2.1 isn’t there a circuit with a relay in the driver side D pillar that can do...
Re: Sliding window idea
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:16:48 +0100
...I guess this fits the early Westies with a D-pillar closet covering the rear of the window. The later one (I think when...
Re: a/c relay????
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:47:35 -0500
Joe, A/C relay on the D pillar is the rightmost, tall and black one which is the same as Golf/Jetta's. The...
Great inventions of the world
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 3 May 2003 02:21:34 -0400
...duct"...well in my Vanagon it is actually behind the left D pillar (though the Bentley calls it the C pillar.) Okay, I check...
Re: Can this do that? [THANKS, ALL]
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 22 May 2011 20:18:28 -0700
...The air intake has direct access to the air coming down the D-pillar, sharing it side-by-side with the cooler. There is...
Re: Checking differential and manual transmission oil levels.
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:39:53 -0800
...Thanks to the list members who > responded to my question about moving the oil cooler to the passenger > side D-pillar. I finished that...
Re: Cold Air Intake
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:36:11 -0700
...I just ran a piece of wire down the passenger d pillar with the vent grill still on..... and tied one end of that...
Re: mystery vents
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:14:12 -0700
...88 and later T3's have "flow through" ventilation via exhaust ducts in the rear windows just forward of the D pillars. An additional...
Re: AC servicing woes
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 5 Aug 2016 21:19:55 -0500
...Removed the left D-pillar cover, looked for the fusible link, (50 amp fuse)It was ash. I found that the late VW BEETLES...
Re: AC condensate drainage trouble
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:30:03 -0400
...I > > removed the "D" pillar covers thinking I could check drainage hoses, but > > the water is coming some where under the evaporator and l...
Re: A/C hose
Historical mailing list - Ben
Mon, 19 May 2014 20:12:08 -0700
...I checked the high pressure switch in the D pillar and it showed > no continuity. When I bypassed the switch, the clutch engaged. I...
Re: Sunroof vanagons and SA grill
Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 15:11:07 -0700
...plus all the drains for the roof that go down into the B and D pillars.. not worth the hassle IMO (tho was going...
Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sun, 4 May 2008 14:00:16 +0200
...The pics I find seem to >> indicate they did away with the vents just forward of the D pillar in >> order to make room...
Re: Vanagon Hams
Historical mailing list - jbange
Fri, 29 Oct 2004 22:22:45 -0700
...also have the possibility of putting >stuff behind the passenger side D pillar (which is part of the support >for the evaporator). The drivers...
Re: A/C hose
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Mon, 19 May 2014 21:10:40 -0700
...I checked the high pressure switch in the D pillar and it showed no continuity. When I bypassed the switch, the clutch engaged. I...
Re: places where rodents get into vanagons... save this list!!
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:18:47 -0500
...hoses > > -missing seals around rear a/c evap drain hoses into D pillars > > > > feel free to add to this list... > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb...
Re: Great inventions of the world
Historical mailing list - mike boland
Sat, 3 May 2003 01:58:59 -0500
...duct"...well in my Vanagon it is actually behind >the left D pillar (though the Bentley calls it the C pillar.) Okay, I >check...
Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:57:47 -0500
...I pulled the harness on the new switch in the rear D pillar and the fan stopped. Plugged it back in and all good...
Re: Also AC not working
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:12:51 -0400
...It is also possible that that fuse might be good, but corrosion on the connectors back there (driver side D pillar) has gotten bad...
Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
Historical mailing list - Ry
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:24:29 -0500
...switch off the high pressure line in the DS side > > > > > > rear D pillar and pop the new one in and NOT lose all the...
Re: Advice on putting up the A/C that came crashing down on my head.
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 21:46:56 EDT
...What is holding it up at this point are the rear corner pieces (the plastic covering the D pillars). This is not a long...
Re: A/C trouble... please help
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:02:04 -0500
...a problem with the fusible link on the driver's side D >>>> pillar. Corrosion led to heating led to melting... >>>> I replaced it with...
Re: vibrating TIICO engine
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 8 Nov 2003 10:32:45 -0700
...The fix was the snorkel in the left D pillar. That symptom is entirely gone. I have NO broken exhaust parts, no vibration problems...
Re: Sliding window idea
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:18:13 -0500
...I guess > this fits the early Westies with a D-pillar closet covering the rear of > the window. > The later one (I think when...
Re: AC cutting out momentarily
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:11:51 -0400
...on high speed, 4 on the knob, the wire in the D pillar before = the fuse that feeds juice to the fan gets hot...
Re: AC relay question
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:40:00 -0500
...No power to the clutch wire that > goes to the relays at the D pillar. See Bentley 87.5 for illustration > of fuse/relay...
Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:36:45 -0700
...something in half, down the middle, > and use half over each D-pillar..It will certainly help. �Back in the day, > on a cross...
Re: '91 Carat AC Inoperative.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:31:12 +0000
...Replacing the switch, which is ni the left > D-pillar, was no big deal, but I doing so, I discovered the real culprit. > The...
Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
Historical mailing list - raymond markett
Sun, 14 Jun 2015 06:55:40 +0000
...I see the 1986 has some electrics in the D pillar >behind the cabinet. Does the 1985 have the same arrangement? If so, >are...
Re: AC Troubleshooting - No Blower
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:36:15 -0400
...each...there are two fans) which is in the drivers side D pillar. If your fans are blowing, get out your trusty Volt/Ohm...
Re: Anyone install 3 point rear seat shoulder belts in camper??
Historical mailing list
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:51:20 EST
...there is no drilling needed, the stock holes are already there under the vinyl D pillar, just locate the hole, and poke it thru...
Felder Enterprises 2014 Design-O-Rama Award goes to Might D Light
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:37:44 -0500
...To store, it magnets to the inside D-pillar above the fire extinguisher and below the seat belt reel, always at hand from inside...
Re: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:21:03 -0700
...I've done the doors, the battery boxes, the slider, the slider cover and the D pillars. I also smooshed roofing compound on the...
Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:29:22 -0500
...switch off the high pressure line in the DS side >> > >> > >> > rear D pillar and pop the new one in and NOT lose all the...
Re: fresh air intake(s)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 8 Nov 2013 21:29:18 -0500
...window screening to the insides of the intake grilles in the D pillars because the other half of the blizzard went in there to...