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• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:26:11 -0500
  ...The symptoms are usually gone by the time ambient temperature gets down to 34 degrees F. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www...
• Re: Halon Fire Extinguishers in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 11:05:58 -0800
  ...In installed two 194 degree F heat activated switches in the engine compartment of my 90 Westy Syncro. If the engine compartment gets up...
• All you ever wanted to know about O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:39:14 -0500
  ...This sensor incorporates a heater element to bring the oxygen sensor up to operating temperature faster. This improves the fuel economy during cold weather...
• '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
  Historical mailing list - Shiva Polefka
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:14:29 -0700
  ...After ~5minutes of running (after the thermostat opens up?) power drops off dramatically, and the engine switches from smooth hum to throaty purr. In...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 17:53:35 -0800
  ...Pretty rare. > > Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in Vanagons > mostly dead or lalzy. > > Coolant temperature ..very important that...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:30:21 -0800
  ...Pretty rare. > > Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in Vanagons > mostly dead or lalzy. > > Coolant temperature ..very important that...
• Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:19:41 -0700
  ...Coils, AFM, throttle switches, others. One PREVENTATIVE measure is to clean connector contacts by 1)pushing connector on and off or 2)clean contact...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:28:10 -0400
  ...a circuit with that voltage, using some safety margin for increasing temperature or supply voltage. Suppose you have a one watt LED with rated...
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:04:27 -0800
  ...This is kind of tricky from a driving >> standpoint, but it works. >> >> I'm talking about an '84 1.9 with the twin switches...
• Re: electronics rant, (don't read it if you don't want to)
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:00:09 -0700
  ...This unit has a touch screen which is the means of controlling the AC, heater, audio, and is how one switches among various informational...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 22:51:12 -0600
  ...It consist of two pressure switches >>>that must respond in the correct sequence during startup within a specified >>>time frame. Whew! Failing either of...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:56:11 -0800
  ...Pretty rare. >> >> Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in Vanagons >> mostly dead or lalzy. >> >> Coolant temperature ..very important that...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 21:49:31 -0700
  ...wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I made a manifold and relocated the two pressure switches plus added a pressure gauge sender. Pics etc here >> >> https://shufti.blog...
• Vanagon Long trip Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 20:53:46 -0500
  ...This will raise temperatures, test the electrics for long periods, heating wires, switches. Tires, wheel bearings get tested, etc. Things that work perfect normally...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:35:58 -1000
  ...Pretty rare. >> >> Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in Vanagons >> mostly dead or lalzy. >> >> Coolant temperature ..very important that...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:44:58 -0800
  ...There are 2 more switches in there as well but they are unimportant for most of us. Mark Blake Heinlein wrote: > Jake, > > The engine...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:56:59 -0800
  ...throttle switches are often off........you should at least check that. Pretty easy to do. on your oxygen sensor comments..... the green wire goes...
• Oil pressure light in 1.9l at idle
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:27:27 -0500
  ...I've ordered one of these switches anyways just in case my current switch is bad, but the behavior I'm seeing rules out...
• Re: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:29:52 -0700
  ...After ~5minutes of running (after the thermostat opens up?) power drops off dramatically, and the engine switches from smooth hum to throaty purr. In...
• Re: Fwd: Westfalia refrigerator issues
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:19:43 -0500
  ...is selected (of the 3 switches to the far right on the inside refrigerator panel). 6. Set the temperature control switch for the refrigerator...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 21:21:03 -0500
  ...Pretty rare. > > Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in Vanagons > mostly dead or lalzy. > > Coolant temperature ..very important that...
• Re: Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:38:46 -0700
  ...Coils, AFM, throttle > switches, others. > > One PREVENTATIVE measure is to clean connector contacts by > 1)pushing connector on and off or > 2)clean contact...
• Installing a tach/dig clock into a early or non-GL vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 May 2000 15:17:59 EDT
  ...sender, but i'm not sure how the two compare temperature wise... *** The later Vanagons have high, and low pressure oil switches. i chose...
• A/C wiring warning
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 02:58:09 -0400
  ...The first one supplies power to the normally-closed side of the A/C pressure switch, thence through the normally-closed ambient temperature switch...
• Fwd: RE: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 20:41:43 -0800
  Thank you Dennis, I use a Klein MM700 meter for all electrical (and temperature or simple Hz!) checks. The idea of going through every...
• Re: The fridge fired up! YES!!! (and I tell you how... ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 20 May 2001 10:50:30 -0700
  ...Guess what - I did everything strictly by the book - switching > the switches and turning the turn-knob and letting some gas come out of...
• Re: 2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:12:08 -0500
  ...The idle speed controller also does not see the throttle switches. The ICU Is there to stabilize the idle to compensate for load changes...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:42:46 -0500
  ...It definately seems temperature related. In the >>> morning on a cold start it starts perfectly. >>> >>> Any more suggestions ideas? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Blake >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 13...
• Re: electronics rant, (don't read it if you don't want to)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:56:39 -0500
  ...means of controlling the AC, heater, audio, and is how one switches among various informational readouts.  Mine failed, it will no longer take any...
• Re: To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 16:22:05 -0800
  ...It function is to operating the enrichment injector Based on engine/ambient temperature it turns on the injector for a determined time while the...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:22:25 -0800
  ...Pretty rare. > > > > Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in Vanagons > > mostly dead or lalzy. > > > > Coolant temperature ..very important that...
• Re: Vanagon Radiator Fan Resistor Available at Van-Again
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 18:58:42 -0700
  ...These two wires are fed by two switches, RAD FAN THERMO SW 1 and RAD FAN THERMO SW 2. Wire 1 has a rectangular...
• Re: Oil light and warning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Nov 2015 23:54:24 -0500
  ...The oil pressure switches are readily available, but the circuit board that goes in the dash pod is not. It seems to be NLA...
• Re: Refrigerator cooling: Do extra fans help?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 20:57:25 EDT
  ...Prices aprox, Fan 1 $15 Fan 2 $15 2 micro-switches. $5.00 Thermometer. $20.00. Well worth the effort in my view. Brian...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 09:38:33 -0700
  Before replacing those switches, I'd do a close examination of the wiring; Id guess more likely the problem, considering the confidence you have...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Nov 2015 14:09:51 -0500
  ...If the warning is intermittent and based somehow on engine temperature or run time then most likely the switch is bad or the incorrect...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 18:05:52 +0000
  ...After some time I finally obtained another used unit (there were no new or better engineered switches available at that time) it had the...
• Re: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:28:57 -0400
  ...After ~5minutes of running (after the thermostat opens > up?) power drops off dramatically, and the engine switches from smooth hum to > throaty purr. In...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:24:56 -0800
  ...coolant temperature & Hall sensor 1 digital input: throttle valve switch 1 PWM output: idle speed stabilizer valve The ICU adjusts the PWM signal to...
• Re: Oil pressure light in 1.9l at idle
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:39:48 -0800
  ...I've ordered one of these switches anyways just in > case my current switch is bad, but the behavior I'm seeing rules out...
• Re: '83 H2O head gasket advice needed (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 May 1996 12:54:18 -0700
  ...They improved the flow and lowered switch temperatures on later Vanagons, but these changes must have been done for cosmetic reasons rather than as...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:58:07 -0500
  ...The captain reached over and flipped both smile heaters switches to the solenoid valves that routed heat from the turbine compressor sections into the...
• Re: A/C wiring warning
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 18:51:03 -0700
  ...The first one supplies power to the > normally-closed side of the A/C pressure switch, thence through the > normally-closed ambient temperature switch...
• Re: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:01:33 -0400
  ...After ~5minutes of running (after the thermostat opens > up?) power drops off dramatically, and the engine switches from smooth hum to > throaty purr. In...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:07:52 -0800
  ...Pretty rare. >>> >>> Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in Vanagons >>> mostly dead or lalzy. >>> >>> Coolant temperature ..very important that...
• Re: Oil pressure light in 1.9l at idle
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 20:49:45 -0500
  ...But after a minute or two of this (which is how long it takes the oil to get up to temperature, I guess) it...
• Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:26:07 -0500
  23 PSI at 4K RPM and what oil temperature? Spec says 2 bar at 2K RPM and 80C. If you're really flying on...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:44:09 -0500
  ...Steve On Jan 1, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > Before replacing those switches, I'd do a close...
• Fwd: Installing Volvo Front Seats
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:02:50 -0800
  ...Got all the switches and > wiring harness for it right out of the donor Audi car. > They're 'kinda cool' .... > but I don't...
• Re: Vanagon Radiator Fan Resistor Available at Van-Again
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:35:54 -0400
  ...These two wires are fed by two switches, RAD > FAN THERMO SW 1 and RAD FAN THERMO SW 2. > > Wire 1 has a rectangular...
• Re: Where's the gas heater go?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 17 May 1996 13:28:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I installed a BN-4 in my 76 westy, and it kept Christa and I alive in -40 C temperatures in Eastern Canada on...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:30:09 -0400
  ...It is also possible and common for the oil to get too hot, pressure to go down, even when the water temperature is normal...
• Oil pressure sander/switch anatomy. (explanation)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:42:46 -0500
  ...engine>Oil Pressure switches & release valves) Why does the light go out at 2000 RPM? While there is a "high" pressure switch and a...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:41:55 -0800
  ...and I find throttle switches off all the time, and I don't think I saw that on the list, so check that. 'most...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:09:13 -0600
  ...After the engine >> reaches operating temperature it begins bucking >> during upshifts and throttle speed increase. When >> I push on the throttle to increase speed...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:29:03 -0700
  ...The other circuit is the radiator circuit. > The t-stat switches gradually over from one circuit to the other. The Heater > circuit is something...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 2 Jan 2017 23:12:28 -0500
  ...They are after the > switches in the headlight circuit. The turn signal sounds like a bad > ground, probably at the socket itself. The 4...
• Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:17:43 -0700
  ...The temperature difference, as > influenced by the coolant circulating around the oil filter pipe, is that > same condition not present all over the motor...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Feb 2016 21:52:38 -0500
  ...Pretty rare. >>> >>> Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in >>> Vanagons mostly dead or lalzy. >>> >>> Coolant temperature ..very important that...
• Porsche Powered Vanagon In Road Testing! - Pics Now Available!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:27:05 -0500
  ...The thermoswitch on the oil cooler needs to be swapped out for a unit that switches the fan on at a lower temperature. I...