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• Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:19:59 -0400
  What does that switch look like? There are junkyards full of VAG product that use microswitches. Jettas, Golfs, Fox, etc.. I don't know...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 22:49:10 -0700
  ...Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: >> >> I think tencentlife had a vacuum switch out before GW did. I thought about buying his but stalling as...
• Re: headlights OUT!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:56:12 -0700
  ...Turned the > > headlight switch off and back on again. This time...no headlights at all, > > just parking lights (however the high beam indicator stays...
• Re: Day Spent In Vanagon Hell
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:54:31 -0700
  ...Next time it > won't turn over, try wiggling the key in the switch while cranking. Or, if > it starts right up you can...
• Re: Brake light switches, 2 to 3 terminals
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 May 2015 19:56:49 -0400
  ...find that it comes with 3 terminal brake >light switches, I have 2 terminal switches. > >What to do next? Use the two that work...
• radiator fan always on
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Fri, 8 May 2009 08:14:15 -0400
  Hi everyone, I took my van in for pre registration safety check (failed due to non-working backup light switch) and now that I...
• gauge lights
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 08:17:04 -0500
  Dear List, Thanks to all who suggested replacing the headlight switch in order to brighten the dashboard display at night. I have improved my...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Blinking Temp Light?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 06:18:17 EST
  ...When it first starts the temp light blinks and will not turn off the temp needle is ok . . . >> Shannon, The coolant level switch in...
• Re: AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:25:19 -0400
  ...The low pressure switches on our Vanagons should prevent that from occurring. <snip> Just for clarification ... the older Vanagons with dealer or port of...
• Radiator fan won't go off
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 02:41:14 +0000
  ...I replaced the fan switch with a new one and no change. I jumped the wires that go to the switch and it is...
• Re: Interesting on-line parts sales setup... (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:13:09 -0500
  ...now where have I seen part numbers like "113 9nn nnn x" before? Could it be in the VW catalogs where the same switch...
• A/C switch
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Sun, 30 May 2010 20:34:54 -0400
  ...Thermostat/ fan switch fried. Who's got one for me ? I'm in Northeast PA. Dave Creasy '85 Westy '93 EVMV '98 Beetle
• Fan switch
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 22:52:59 -0700
  Volks, I left the blower fan switch on when I went to rehearsal tonight. When I came back the fan was running, with the...
• Radiator fan -Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 20:09:52 -0400
  ...Switched the switch today, and that did the trick. Only lost a few dribbles of coolant in the process. deb '85 Westy "Gypsy"
• Re: westy help please
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 23:13:31 -0500
  ...the switch only turns on the voltmeter and water level monitor. 3. the fridge: complex instructions; try this http://www.loam.org/vw/Vanagon...
• FS: grey front doorpanels for power window vans, also grey slider doorpanel
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 23:33:49 EDT
  ...have power window switch holes in them, and power mirror switch hole. excellent cond. $30 ea. will ship. also have '85-91 grey slider...
• 251941531M Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 07:55:13 EST
  We have the light switch # 251 941 531M // Just type in the part number on the part number link on the top left of...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:55:36 -0400
  ...fan in traffic or on an inclined road. > Mark (vw_van_fan_Mark) has a way to wire a toggle switch to activate the...
• Re: electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:37:33 -0700
  if there is a metal sealing ring between the oil pressure switch and the engine block ........ it could be leaking there, and tightening the...
• Re: Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:45:12 -0700
  ...This allowed short power cables from battery to starter and small wires to ignition/starter switches. You can get them cheap from any FLAPS...
• Re: Radiator Aux Cooling Fan 84 vs. 90 - compressor on for Aux Fan to kick-on with 90 model??
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:56:05 -0400
  ...Most of the late vans use a single switch with multiple function often known as a trinary switch. > > Trinary switch functions > Low pressure (lost...
• Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 16:00:06 -0700
  ...Kostal OEM switches are the best. > How to tell? - Original and Kostal Switches are both Black and White > plastic, all other JUNK is All...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 May 2012 19:46:35 -0700
  ...On 5/24/12, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: >> There are two different switches available from Bus Depot: >> >> http://busdepot.com/view...
• Re: O2 Reset switch location?
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:11:40 -0700
  ...O2 Reset switch location? >In-Reply-To: <199910222157.RAA02527@mailhost.capecod.net> > >At 05:31 PM 10/22/99 -0400, you wrote: >>Hi, >>I...
• Throttle switch adjustment Dilemma finally Figured out!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:01:28 EDT
  I finally understood Bentley and how to adjust the throttle switch... I have been adjusting the switch opening gap from closed to open until...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 23:12:15 -0800
  ...Turned the wipers on, jiggled the ignition switch > vigorously - > and the wipers started working. Can't get any plainer that the switch > has gone...
• Re: AC Troubleshooting - No Blower
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:36:15 -0400
  Most late model Vanagon's AC systems consist of 2 switches. The one on the right, turns on the AC system, and controls the...
• Re: Round Foglights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 18:06:58 -0400
  ...In my Syncro, the third switch position is occupied by a "cutoff" switch (which kills power to the engine.) I don't know what...
• Re: Ignition switch repair-advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:26:59 -0500
  ...http://www.vanagain.com/how2ign.htm Mike dan kapeller wrote: > Hello all, > My '90 Vanagon GL has a bad ignition switch. I have a...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:34:40 -0700
  It should still start without the TB switch. Mine did when it was completely out of adjustment. But anyway, the better way is to...
• Re: thermostat:
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 08:45:24 CST6CDT
  ...THere is however what appears to be a switch in-line with the compressor relay,integral to the dash mounted switch, that is in...
• Re: Brake Light Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:34:48 +0000
  ...I checked the continuity of each switch and found that one was not as sensitive as the other. So, (and this may sound crazy...
• Re: Reverse light madness
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:41:16 -0400
  ...If you really hate to part with the $15 or so for a switch you could try spraying or soaking it with WD-40...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 17:56:59 -0400
  To answer the original question, you can test the switches with an ohmmeter, wires unplugged, brakes applied and not. Each three-terminal switch has...
• Re: Yes, Synthetic Oil Again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 07:14:26 -0400
  ...I am considering switching back to Castrol 20-50. > I don't think switching back will stop the leak. My GEX engine leaks from...
• Power Steering Pump Wiring Question?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:03:44 -0700
  ...I loosened the banjo fitting and rotated the switch away from the manifold, but I am concerned about what may have happened since I...
• Re: Source for low pressure oil switch
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:41:26 -0700
  ...Source for low pressure oil switch Howdy, My oil light is still winking at me below 2000 RPM's although I've already installed...
• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 May 2017 13:30:47 -0400
  The DIN circuit designation is 30 -- unswitched power, 87 -- switched output, 86 -- control circuit positive, 85 -- control circuit negative. Most relays don't care...
• Re: Part Friday -- Headlight Switch Hazard
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 22:38:51 -0400
  ...Naturally, nobody wants to discuss what was on the light switches of beetles... Marc On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 10:35 PM, Jim...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1449
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 07:24:33 8
  ...Do I *need* to fit > >a relay or will the switch(es) take the extra current? > > > >The current through the switch is presently 10A...
• Re: Help requested: No headlights!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:06:41 -0700
  ...Some quality time with the Bentley and a test light shows that the hi-low beam switch seems to be the culprit - there's...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 09:31:17 -0500
  Solange B�rub� wrote: > > I've been dealing with this stupid oil pressure switch problem and need > some help. Note that I have no...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Aug 2013 14:05:05 -0400
  ...You've got two switches instead of one, makes it much easier to deal with mechanically (electrically the same as the switches are in...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Jan 2017 21:12:25 -0800
  ...PS Pump switch high idle question >> >> Hi, >> >> Can someone school me on the way the PS pump switch affects the idle speed? I have...
• Lights and relays all around--free switchplate icons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:06:16 -0500
  ...What I thought people might be interested in is the little switch panel I made. The switch sits into the center of a panel...
• Re: Idle Gremlins & Radiator Frogs
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 06:49:07 -0600
  You should have consistent throttle switch action. this may well be the flakey idle problem. Try cleaning the switch and your throttle linkage with...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off_=28fixed!=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:15:44 -0700
  ...After checking the relays ( was easy, why not) I pulled switch assembly off. Yes, it was a switch. Was the combo front wash, rear...
• Re: Headlight switches.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 08:27:11 -0600
  ...Getting a new switch. The > switch for the '90-91 vans is different from earlier models I've learned. > More expensive too. THE EARLIER...
• Re: Anyone use pressure switches to light up westy cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 5 Dec 2017 15:09:36 +0000
  No need for a pressure switch. A Vanagon door switch would work nicely for the appropriate voltage range. Jim On Tue, Dec 5, 2017...
• Re: throttle switch & heater cable
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 07:44:57 -0500 (EST)
  On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Chris Wyatt wrote: > > According to them, it is running rich at start-up, due to a failing > throttle switch...
• Re: headlights OUT!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:48:05 -0700
  ...Turned the > headlight switch off and back on again. This time...no headlights at all, > just parking lights (however the high beam indicator stays...
• Re: 87 Vanagon fuse problem
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 18:38:48 -0800
  I can tell you from recent personal experience that it's your ignition switch. Go back a week or two in the archives. Jaymac...
• Re: LED Panel Switches for Dometic Exhaust Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:56:45 -0400
  ...I doubt there will be clearance to mount your switch on the LED panel cover, but IIRC there's plenty of space right next...
• power mirror switch X ref
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 07:57:27 -0700
  Can someone remind me which VW models share the same power mirror switch (321 959 565) as the vanagon? I am thinking (and a...
• Re(2): why 2 oil switches (was: how engine oil degrades) oil
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 10:09:44 -0500
  Jim, Thanks for the excellent explanation of the high and low oil pressure switches and how they function. I have been wondering about this...
• switching to synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - todd goodno
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:11:34 MST
  tomorrow i'm switching to a synthetic oil for the first time, i'm wondering if i should flush the engine first and if...
• Dominic
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 18:09:48 -0500
  ...Also, does the On/Off Switch need to be switched to On when running on propane, or just the Gas on/off knob. Matt...
• Need Power window switch
  Historical mailing list - tim
  Thu, 2 May 2002 09:31:10 -0400
  ...I need a passenger side power window switch for a 1990 vanagon. Anyone have one or know if it is an interchangeable part. It...
• Digifant & the Throttle Position Switch
  Historical mailing list - Brad Estergaard
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 22:13:56 -0800
  ...it just the O2 sensor it ignores? In particular...does the Throttle position switch have any effect before the engine is warm? regards, Brad
• Sliding door contacter switch
  Historical mailing list - pronks
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 06:24:54 +1200
  ...with some dimensions of the position of the sliding door contactor/switch. If someone could take a quick photo and e-mail it to...