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  • Re: '91 Westy Coolant/Fan
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:22:49 -0700
    ...The temp gauge stays at the > LED > so the engine does not appear to be overheating. Coolant stable in > both > tanks. No leaks or...
  • Re: Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Mon, 28 May 2007 08:38:28 -0700
    ...Sun, 27 May 2007 12:58:37 -0700 > > > As expected, the LED lit brightly when the fan was energized > >and mashing > >the button forced...
  • Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:30:36 -0400
    ...instead of being delayed by the RC circuit. (And the flashing LED in a Vanagon temp gauge to immediately shut off) David has given...
  • Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:59:44 -0500
    ...Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED I recently asked in a post about curing the blinking light syndrome which was the proper capacitor...
  • Daylight Driving lights
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 8 Mar 2018 10:06:26 -0800
    hi all, I have a pair of small LED lights on the bumper of my vans wired to the parking light circuit at the...
  • Re: Small led light bar
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Wed, 13 Apr 2016 09:44:51 -0400
    That was hilarious! Thank you, Alistair! Marc On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 1:52 AM, Alistair Bel <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > It's...
  • It takes a village to legalize a van
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:17:30 -0800
    ...on the road again.  What began as a simple (!) exhaust replacement led me through welding, machine work, head removal and reinstall, coolant flushing and...
  • White westy sighting
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:56:53 -0600
    As we were leaving ledges st park in Boone IA we came across another white 82 1.6diesel westy. It appears that he recently...
  • Re: tail lights
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:17:17 -0500
    ...or whatever... >all I can say is the red 'cluster' multi-LED tail light bulbs in my >vanagon are a nice cherry bright red...
  • Re: 1980 Westfalia water pump question
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:10:41 -0800
    Yes, for very early versions of the Westy there is a pump disable circuit as part of the water level display led panel. Too...
  • Thanks for the help on temp
    Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
    Wed, 14 Apr 1999 10:42:50 -0700
    ...was that the reading ( just touching the upper side of the LED ) was normal for 2.1L engines. Thanks also to Ken Wilford for...
  • Happy99 Virus I gave you
    Historical mailing list - drc11
    Thu, 3 Jun 1999 22:58:03 -0700
    ...I have contacted Microsoft and they led me through the cleaning proces. They said to mention that individuals should either contact their providers or...
  • Re: Adding New Interior Lights
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Tue, 17 Jun 2003 13:04:57 -0700
    ...and Halogen lights are pretty low on the power demand scale. LED's, are real low power consumers but...... a little low on the...
  • Re: 12 V interior fans
    Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
    Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:42:45 -0700
    ...http://search.ebay.com/chameleon-fan_Computers-Networking It has 4 groovy pulsating colored LEDs that'll turn your old bus into a laser...
  • Re: In My Defense
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:24:00 -0500
    It's that curious "jumping to the conclusion" that's so interesting, to me at least (a non-mechanic.) What led you astray was...
  • Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:46:00 -0800
    ...So this type of battery used only for LED lights, laptop, (especially via cigarette outlet) might be ok for 3/4 days. Laptop via...
  • Re: Syncro front diff lock: availability and conversion? (long)
    Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
    Thu, 27 Aug 1998 00:36:15 +0100
    ...I wired up the Audi PCB for it's LED indicators, works fine. No blinking. Tried it first with the VW panel, there is...
  • Re: Additional LED interior lighting for the westy?
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:33:12 -0500
    The LED lights themselves run off of DC current, so there must be a transformer involved. If we are lucky it will output 12V...
  • Re: Overheat thought
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:33:46 -0800
    ...You could just wire a quick mini-circuit that will trigger a LED or just move a meter when the temp gets to a...
  • Temperature Testing
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
    Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:02:52 -0500
    ...All the while the temp gauge hovered fully above the LED. When i drive the van on the highway the needle sits right over...
  • Re: Fwd: Re: Tail lights?
    Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
    Fri, 27 Aug 1999 17:04:29 -0400
    ...Paul Ledbetter <Paul@AUSTINTX.NET> > >Reply-To: Paul Ledbetter <Paul@AUSTINTX.NET> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: Tail lights? > >Date: Fri, 27...
  • holy smokes (melted the instrument circuit)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
    Fri, 6 May 2005 14:23:38 -0400
    ...So for a long time now my high beam indicator LED has not been working. After blinding many an oncoming driver, last night I...
  • Re: LED Panel Switches for Dometic Exhaust Fan
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:44:54 -0700
    ...Was going to run a new wire from fuse > block and connect toggle over to the LED panel on the front. Want it to...
  • Re: Birthdays and Busses
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 4 Jul 2018 11:56:20 -0400
    ...It seems like the LED options are now getting very good and likely to get even better. I’ve heard that even with the...
  • Re: Replacing Temp Gauge
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 25 Aug 2002 18:38:32 -0700
    ...That should peg the needle on hot and flash the LED. If it doesn't, then short the paper clip from the connector pin...
  • Re: TDI transplant?
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Sat, 20 Nov 2004 19:15:10 +0000
    ...robert leduc <dukevw@MSN.COM> >Reply-To: robert leduc <dukevw@MSN.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: TDI transplant? >Date: Thu, 18...
  • Re: Vngns ARE junk!
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:20:36 -0800
    ...Hans Ledwinka was the first to come up with the 4 cylinder air cooled boxer type engine in 1926, for the Tatra T30. You...
  • Re: Quick review of front turn signal light
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:38:12 -0500
    ...Is this the same as my GW relay for LED signals? Or do I need something else? Eric > On Jan 9, 2023, at 1...
  • Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 6 Aug 2017 22:11:35 -0400
    It's the combination of the cap size and R2 size. Increasing R2 value at some point will run into the cap's internal...
  • Re: LED Turn Signal & Brakes
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:27:03 -0500
    David, It looks very cool. Do you have the specifics on what GM car you pulled those lights off of? Thanks, Rob NY On...
  • Re: 1 Solar Panel: Alternate Charging Between 2 Aux. Batteries?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:28:39 -0700
    ...I have a starter battery under the driver seat running my LED's, > sink pump etc., Small detail. This battery seems to do fine...
  • front heater flaps
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:20:59 -0500
    ---------------------- Hi Fellow VWers, Found a mouse nest in my front heater, my nose led me right to it. I noticed all 3 of the...
  • Fw: Start problem/85 Vanagon fixed
    Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
    Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:55:49 -0400
    ...ilk of late. >It was a Temp Sensor II failure that led to continuous "choking" of the FI >hence the super rich injection/flooding...
  • Re: OK- here's a good one........What is that other little LED on the instrument cluster that never lights up?
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:08:27 -0500
    >>Has anyone ever wondered what those little black windows on the dash are >>for....does some sort of warning light up? They are spares...
  • Acetone
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Wed, 5 Oct 2005 20:15:41 -0500
    Howdy All, I haven't been following the acetone thread very closely, although I did read a few of the e-mail that led...
  • Re: turn signals suddenly out
    Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
    Thu, 12 May 2005 10:16:47 -0500
    ...The indicator LED is still about 10% lit when it should be dark. Something is fishy. Leading candidates are poor grounding and something in...
  • Re: BRIGHT backup light for camping
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 5 Aug 2015 16:16:50 +0000
    ...Jim On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:14 AM Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote: > I replaced my standard bulbs with some projector LED...
  • Re: Fwd: Re: Tail lights?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:06:43 -0500
    ...i'm also thinking about adding some yellow LED strips to act as turn/directional signals up in the lower part of the rear...
  • Re: temp gauge flasing LED goes off instantly on start uip
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:53:09 -0700
    ...temp gauge flasing LED goes off instantly on start uip > At 11:18 PM 3/13/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>here's what...
  • Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
    Sun, 21 Dec 2014 17:56:46 -0600
    ...occasionally it makes it to halfway from the white mark to the LED, but it has never touched the LED. However, when idling and...
  • Re: two red lights aren't on at start
    Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
    Wed, 10 Jan 2001 19:54:30 -0800
    ...The current through an LED isn't enough > to trigger the alternator, so VW also put a resistor in parallel with the > LED through...
  • Re: Third brake light
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:40:53 -0700
    Definitely upgrade to LED brake and backup lights, a must-do improvement. But, the high third brake light is a proven safety feature mandated...
  • 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
    < http://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Lighting-LED125-Might-D-Light-Compact/dp/B0053YBK9I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398205209&sr=8-2...
  • Re: LED Auxillary Brake and Turn Signal Lights
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:58:23 -0800
    ...The LED T/sig and brake/tail lights are for a trailer originally and > just sitting on the rear shelf. I just tapped into...
  • Resolved (yey!)! Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 15 Oct 1996 07:43:24 -0700
    ...After a few more drops of water and a bit of waiting (about 3-4 seconds), the LED stopped blinking! It was like "magic...
  • Re: Facebook, does it really work?
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Tue, 24 Mar 2020 08:25:03 -0700
    I have installed the GW upper brake light kit and their LED bulb upgrade on exterior lights (except headlights). Both are easy projects to...
  • PopTop Leg Rubber Cap
    Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
    Mon, 14 May 2018 12:11:02 -0700
    When folded down, the westy poptop has a leg on each side of the van that rests on a ledge and supports the poptop...
  • Re: Yet another led H4 blog post
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:21:23 +0000
    I think you can get similar apps for your phone. At least I read across some industrial looking stuff when I was selecting a...
  • some vanagon applicable products from lee valley
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 7 Sep 2011 08:23:33 -0700
    ...p=67792&cat=51&ap=1 - an IR activated, battery powered led light. This one begs for some clever application in a van http...
  • Propex question - attention Karl if you are on list
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 17:41:36 -0800
    ...Switch for it is on the stove top led panel. You can buy aftermarket de-icers, I've seen them on a German vanagon...
  • Sammy's Maiden Voyage
    Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
    Mon, 12 Mar 2001 20:59:59 -0600
    ...stayed about i middle of LED. NO LEAKS!!! Needless to say I took my wife out to a fine restaurant to clelebrate, In Sammy...
  • Re: Pentosin Antifreeze ?
    Historical mailing list - John McLean
    Fri, 28 Dec 2001 08:36:11 -0800
    ...The only problem I had with the stuff was getting the mixture too strong which caused the coolant temp LED on the dash to...
  • Aux Battery Confirmation...
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
    Sun, 11 Aug 2002 14:04:06 -0400
    ...Will the LED readout now tell me the status of my aux battery as opposed to my starting battery? THANKS! Matt 89 GL Westy...
  • Electrical problem please help!
    Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
    Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:33:37 -0700
    Good Morning, The LED panel, sink water pump and electric fridge igniter in my 90 Syncro are all not working. I checked the fuse...
  • OXS Light
    Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
    Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:58:17 -0800
    ...For fun I put an orange/yellow LED from the Golf into the Vanagon OXS location. Now my OXS light briefly lights up when...
  • 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:53:51 -0700
    ...Its been in for about 4 months? new german pump, could it have gave up a ghost already? get middle led warm also any...
  • Re: Vanagon LEDs uthr than HeadLights
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sat, 18 Nov 2023 14:51:08 -0500
    ...So, My LED update project hit a snag. I replaced all the exterior bulbs except the flashers. I tried the flashers with the new...
  • Re: Overheating
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Sat, 3 Oct 1998 21:51:57 -0700
    ...The coolant temp > needle normally settles at the upper edge of the LED.I'm tempted > to replace the water pump as a preventive...
  • Re: What's the correct bulb needed in this '82 Westfalia?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:42:20 -0700
    ...Still say get LED instead of fluorescent. Less draw, nicer color light. Drop right in to stock fixture. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic...
  • Re: Two fuses behind driver seat?
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:23:16 -0400
    ...We did notice the LED refrigerator light always indicates the fridge is on even when off. So something going on there. Not sure this...