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• Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:45:46 -0700
  That is the procedure for changing the ignition SWITCH. He asked how to change the LOCK without changing the switch. Completely different part. The...
• Re: 89 Wolfs/Newbie ??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 20:43:34 -0500
  ...Above 2000 RPM the active switch is the .9 bar switch while the .3 bar switch is ignored. Below I've described a properly...
• Re: Throttle Body/Switches?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 07:45:28 -0400
  ...Your VW dealer has an update for the switch so it can be adjusted properly. It includes a new switch, cam and ??I can...
• Re: Ignition Switch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 14:32:09 -0600
  ...three screws in top of collum that hold down and align turn indicator switch assembly/high-low beam assembly and the windshield wiper switch...
• Re: Water reservoir level sensor float? (87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:52:51 -0700
  Only for westfalia owners or those with interest in magnetic switches: I have the same float water level sensor in my '90 westfalia water...
• Re: Re(2): how engine oil degrades (was: synthetics oils)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jan 1997 18:21:44 PST
  ...This signifies enough pressure is present to OPEN the switch. If a switch closure IS detected the LED flashes. Above 2000 rpm the dynamic...
• Re: Fog Light wire fire, help!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 08:03:34 -0800
  > "This circuit has the relay controlled by the headlight > switch and the high current output of the relay directly connected to > the switch and...
• Re: Newly operational AC just died...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:54:06 -0400
  That latter switch is often known as a "Trinary" switch. It combines low and high pressure safety and high speed fan operation. Dennis ----- Original...
• WTB: Rocker Switch for Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:58:44 -0700
  ...In lieu of the toggle switch supplied, I would like to wire these to an OEM-type rocker switch, to be located in the...
• Re: fog light rocker switch
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:55:02 -0400
  > These switches were used in Jettas, > Golfs and Rabbits...check out auto salvage yards. Most of the ones in Golfs, etc. carry a 321...
• Re: 89' fan switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:17:23 -0500
  Are you referring to your radiator fan switch or you heater blower motor fan switch?
• Re: First cold day- alternate replacement switch
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:52:22 -0500
  Your switch is burning out because the blower motor needs lubrication and is drawing too much current. My 82 diesel got to the point...
• Re: Bypassing low preasure switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:15:18 -0700
  Chris, No need to bypass the switch. Just add the Freon and the additional pressure will cause the switch to engage (if it works...
• Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:03:17 -0500
  ...question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL At 07:43 PM 12/27/2009, David Cohen wrote: > The switch keeps sticking...
• overheated AC fan switch/86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 19:11:48 -0400 (EDT)
  The air conditioning fan/thermostat switch (VWA part # 175 272 327, cost $42.00) on my 86 Westfalia last about 14 months before it...
• Re: Disabling the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:38:10 -0500
  >> Would it be possible to put a switch on the dash to disable the fuel >> pump? Assuming one could not locate the switch would...
• Re: Second Battery Under Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:23:55 EST
  ...When you want to run off #2, switch to #2, and likewise for #1. And you can switch to #ALL, which is where you...
• Re: Heater fan switch
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:13:21 -0400
  If you are having a hard time finding these switches you may give a thought to taking the errant switch apart and fixing it...
• Re: Digitool test results--no throttle switch LED at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:53:13 -0500
  How do I get to this switch? Thanks, Jim On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 5:48 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote...
• Re: Oil pressure switch question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 02:43:06 EDT
  In a message dated 98-06-30 06:46:04 EDT, johan.nyberg@abc.se writes: << I'm trying to find out which switch...
• Re: throttle bodies - older motor with 85 tb??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 01 Apr 97 22:08:15 CST
  the two switches are an earlier version ... as of engine number DH033353, approximately mid-production for the 1985 model year, the two switches were...
• Part # for deceleration/idle switch on an 84
  Historical mailing list - Jim Gregory
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 08:40:46 EST
  I went to my dealer to get a new full throttle enrichment switch and a deceleration/idle switch for my 84. The part numbers...
• Re: AFM cap fix, maybe fixed my very intermittent problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 21:23:17 -0400
  > > But the throttle switch. What a little bastard that is. I did rebuild the > tb early on, rebushed, made new throttle plate, bored throat...
• Re: Vanagon parking misfourtunes and a Syncro question...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 01:21:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My Syncro does not have a differential switch. I thought that all Syncros '87 and up come equipped with a switch. Does anyone else...
• Re: More throttle switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:35:34 -0700
  Take a pencil point and move the switch manually. You should hear a click ever time it opens. If you don't, you need...
• Re: reverse lights not working,
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:43:36 -0600
  ...Switch not making. > > I had to order a new switch, so, having time on my hands, I removed the old > switch and, using Ronsonol...
• Re: Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:40:50 -0700
  You have a marine -type boat switch and unless it has corroded contacts or you have other bad connections, the switch isn't the...
• Re: Rotary battery switch was: your mail
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:11:42 -0400
  At 03:59 PM 7/11/2002, David Brodbeck wrote: >On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Erick Faith Jimenez wrote: > > > Never move the switch to...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 19:08:23 -0500
  ...No fried wiring and no fried switches.However, the connectors for the auxillery air regualator and throttle switch were mixed up.The throttle switch...
• Re: WTB Behr AC switch and switchplate
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:27:52 -0400
  ...switchplate is torn out > where the right-hand switch would be, and the switch is also missing. > But with the torn up switchplate, even...
• Here are some snap switches that may fit to, be used in place of the $75 VW throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:35:14 -0800
  ...The Grainger prices for these switches are from $2.50 to about $5.50. The throttle switch that is avaliable through vendors,from VW...
• WANTED: plastic molding for window switch
  Historical mailing list - marty guinn
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 15:24:02 +0000
  Hi again, I'm lookin for the plastic molding piece that goes around the right side power window switch. About 2 inches tall. This...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 25 May 2006 13:01:24 -0700
  More info on the switch: The switch housing is pretty small, no more than 1" square. It has 4 flat connectors on the back...
• RE: Mystery wire on '73 ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Mon, 10 Jun 96 15:34:03 UT
  ...WIRE FROM/TO DESCRIPTION Red/Black switch to starter 12V when in "START" position Black switch to fuse box and ignition coil 12V when...
• Seat heaters
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 19:57:26 -0500
  ...It is still possible to get the steering column shroud that has a place for the switch. Of course the VW switch is about...
• Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector - 1991 van
  Historical mailing list - Kevin P. Gilleran
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:01:58 -0700
  ...My headlight switch melted down in the off position when a friend was using the van on vacation. I plan to upgrade to the...
• Throttle switch--lazy sometimes, per digitool
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 10:10:16 -0700
  ...Got the "don't change, factory adjust only" screw and the throttle switch exactly right per paper and feeler guage. Now the throttle switch...
• Re: Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 14:43:51 -0700
  I can vouch for the GW switch. Never adjust again. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Jul 4, 2015, at 2:34...
• Heater switch was Re: heater motor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:23:30 -0400
  At 11:36 AM 10/21/2010 -0400, Jonathan Berg wrote: >My first Westy (an 89) melted the switch on the #3 setting. I...
• intermittant part II
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 2 May 96 21:04:46 EDT
  ...I have a wiper switch that I got from Steve's now cubed '79 last weekend. This switch has the fourth position (when you...
• Ignition Switch won't allow key to turn
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 15 Dec 2024 21:27:03 +0000
  Went to start my Vanagon yesterday and the ignition key would not turn in the switch. I did have the switch replaced recently but...
• Re: LED Panel Switches for Dometic Exhaust Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:36:38 -0400
  > > Want it to > look as stock as possible so was going to use the little micro toggle > switches. Problem is can't seem to...
• Re: Brake Warning Light Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 15:23:31 -0800
  speaking of switches, is the e-brake handle switch the same or similar type as the door dome light switches? If so, could the...
• 91 Headlight switch...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 00:04:12 -0700
  ...I do have a question about the headlight switch for a 91 carat. I was looking at the busdepot site and noticed that 2...
• Re: Disabling the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:30:40 +0000
  ...The PO added a stock VW switch in place of a blank plate up by the >defroster switch. >From: Bill Collins <wb6otg@INTREX.NET...
• Re: Power Window Switches
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:47:40 EST
  Kirk, you can remove the switch without taking off the door panel. Just tilt the switch frame away from the door panel a little...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 21:44:31 -0300
  ...My multimeter is out of commission (will fix or replace tomorrow), so have yet to check the lines at the switch and the switch...
• Re: OE foglight switch p/n
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 18:05:10 -0800
  Hey, I can answer that! As the owner of a '76 Super beetle with the foglight switch. The Superbus models with the curved windshield...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 21:28:54 -0300
  ...My multimeter is out of commission (will fix or replace tomorrow), so have yet to check the lines at the switch and the switch...
• Re: Brake light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:34:11 -0600
  You can use your multimeter to check the switch for continuity and dis-continuity, when the switch is depressed/released. Or you could just...
• Re: Throttle Body/Switches?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 09:17:46 -0400
  ...The two switches on the old one are wired in parallel, so it wasn't a problem to go to the single switch. I...
• Re: WTB: Rocker Switch for Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 07:48:47 +0200
  > there are other vw's that use this switch...rabbits..golfs, No! They look the same on the front, but they are fixed to...
• Re: New Engine - Red oil Lite.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 21:04:19 -0600
  ...Followed Bently for pressure check for .3bar switch and .9bar switch. High pressure switch faulty Replaced switch, hooked up wires. All is well. End...
• Throttle switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 06:15:33 -0700
  Looks like I need a new throttle switch. Have checked around for one but nobody seems to have one, including the Depot. The number...
• Re: headlight switch stuck
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:35:03 -0300
  My guess is that your switch has melted. This is one of the reasons people put in the relay kits for the headlights. The...
• Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 14:34:26 -0700
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=455400&highlight=throttle+body+switch+worn+pivot Of course replacing the switch makes more sense...
• Re: more bulbs...
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 23:53:08 -0800
  I just had my light switch out the other day and right behind the light symbol is a recepticle for one of those tiny...
• Re: Q about the inline 4 VW engine, Oil pressure switch.
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:52:32 -0800
  ...ago, it was leaking from that same switch. The cheapskates they are, they went and bought a "replacement" oil pressure switch. All was well...
• Re: headlights night working.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:59:21 -0700
  this sounds like the ignition switch, not the ignition lock. There is a plastick switch you can get from many of the online vendors...
• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:47:26 -0500
  ...There's supposed to be a white tab(?) that pushes on the switch plunger. (imagine an upside-down thumbtack) These things have a tendency...