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• Re: creaking coming from under pass seat area
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 May 2003 09:27:16 -0700
  ...Give the rubber strut and control arm bushings a good spraying and take it around the block a few times before it dries or...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control unit...? Do they go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:03:21 -0500
  ...Do the Idle Stabilizer Control Units ever go >bad? I pulled mine and cleaned the terminals... and no change. >Anyone had this go bad...
• Air conditioning-
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:07:30 EST
  ...How does the thing come a part as for the plastic case that runs the length of the van? Also, the temp control no...
• Testing the idle control valve
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:57:15 -0700
  I'm pretty certain my idle control valve is in need of replacement. My idle runs very high with the A/C engaged and...
• Re: Audiovox Cruise Control Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 17:45:48 -0700
  Gregor Brandt wrote: > Hi All, > > I was finally able to get my hands on the Audiovox CCS-100 cruise control, > they are hard to...
• Re: '91 Carat - Again!! Runaway RPM
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 31 May 2017 09:02:12 -0600
  If it is not the Throttle Linkage then Unplug the Idle Air Control Valve to see if it will settle down ~ If it does...
• Re: Making of a Vanagon - Now New T3
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:32:02 -0800
  ...Stability control likewise (but this is no guarantee of safety... "Wheels" in Australia recently tested a Toyota Kluger (=Highlander) and the stability control did...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:43:11 -0700
  ...Temp 2 sensor good (or so says my mechanic), level control module good. But here's a puzzle. When I turn on and turn...
• Subject: Re: Control Arm Bushings (do I need to WELD?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:59:50 -0700
  ...Have a look at the lower control arm bushings and try to imagine what it will take to get a new bushing in there...
• Vanagon List appears to be working now.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 9 Feb 2016 03:42:30 +0000
  ...Sorry, no advice I can give you regarding Lower control arm bushing, hope emails start flowing again, volks with knowledge will reply. Rich San...
• Need Suggestions-Wierd Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 01:13:34 EDT
  ...Called Veronica, and she suggested to turn the heater controls up - front and rear, and to turn the AC controller just enuf that the...
• Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  February 29, 1992
  ...Properly dispose of * * used coolant. * **************************************************************** * reconnect sensor connector * check coolant level control unit using wiring diagram NOTE The control unit is located on top...
• Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Indicator LED is Flashing at Normal Temperatures
  February 29, 1992
  ...Properly dispose of * * used coolant. * **************************************************************** * reconnect sensor connector * check coolant level control unit using wiring diagram NOTE The control unit is located on top...
• Re: Lowering Gasoline Prices
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 17:24:15 -0600
  ...Consumers do NOT control prices. Politicians control prices. >> I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to...
• Re: Cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 12:57:48 -0400
  ...That buzzing thing in the center of the idle is the idle control valve. It is an engineered add on to compensate for O2...
• Re: '88 Vanagon - failed cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 22:28:49 -0500
  ...John Graham wrote: > I've had good service out of my Westy, but not long ago, my cruise control > stopped working. I know where...
• Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:15:48 -0500
  ...Drop the spare tire, reach up and turn the valve that controls the coolant flow through the front heater core. The control wires get...
• Re: Vanagon !
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:13:09 -0700
  ...Actual Vanagon content!! The golf/ Jetta ECU uses an external spark control. Why I don't know. It may be because they also require...
• Re: Headlamp Relays; Fuse the Relay Control Circuit?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:59:15 -0700
  ...I was talking about the low-amperage relay control circuit. That's the current running from the battery, through the headlamp switch, through the...
• Re: Cast iron front suspension question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:39:41 -0400
  The only cast piece is the lower control arm. You also need to match the radius rod. The steering knuckles are not different for...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:20:19 -0700
  I got some Febi/Bilstein upper control arm bushings, "Made in China" on the box. It is happening all over. Mark Jeff wrote: > FYI...
• Re: vanagon racing...drifting...friday
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:45:40 -0600
  > What's this, looks like he has dial controls for heat instead of > levers? @ :42 looks like a lit-up radio/stereo to me...
• 89 Vanagon instrument cluster/foil needed
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 21:54:46 -0800
  ...Anyone know of a source for the foil or whole cluster? My vehicle does not have cruise control. Troy
• Digifant Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 16:07:24 -0500
  Does anyone out there have the part number for the idle stabilizer control unit. This is the one located behind the passenger side rear...
• Re: California Emissions...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 17:37:35 +0100
  ...race - because of all these hair brained smog checks and pollution control garbage they make you use - that unless emergecy measures are enacted, you...
• Re: re: auxiliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Wed, 14 Sep 94 12:33:15 PDT
  ...should undergo given its > design. > > Use relays instead. > > derekdrew@aol.com > > The isolator I used from Sure-Power controls throughput to < 90A. Stuart R.
• volkswagen vanagon 88
  Historical mailing list - Marcia Diederich (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 20:58:15 -0800
  ...We checked the fuses; unable to indentify which relay controls the locks. Anybody know? Thanks!
• Re: Parts
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 05:15:39 -0400
  In a message dated 97-10-14 12:57:03 EDT, EG9048@AOL.COM writes: << I am looking for a used idle stabilizer control...
• Re: Costco - not for everyone-
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:29:13 -0400
  ...as long > as you have control over what you buy! > You are mistaken. Its a private club and not everyone is elegible. I was...
• "Power Door Lock System" broke yesterday.
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 18:01:31 +0900
  ...Does DLS-Circuit (motor to fuses) have breaker? or Controler? Where(what) should I check? TIA.. Yosh
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Nov 2001 - Special issue (#2001-1356)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 05:45:44 -0800
  I just installed cruise control yesterday in my ex-diesel 82 Westy. It worked the first time and I will let anyone who is...
• Re: FS: Cruise control on ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 22:42:30 EDT
  In a message dated 7/17/02 8:28:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, developtrust@COX.NET writes: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws...
• oh no another idle control relay?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 08:46:16 -0700
  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1869443505 so this is not the relay in front of the taillight so where...
• heat slider switch
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:24:37 EST
  Hey, The slider switch for my heat control seems to be stuck. I can slide it to one end and the other, but it...
• Cruise control diagnosis progress
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:58:43 -0600
  Bellows good. Pedal switches good. Removed vacuum pump and put 12V to it. It runs noisily, but doesn't seem to pull any discernible...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 16 Sep 2021 01:49:52 +0000
  I guess there are 2 kinds of leaks on that front heater control valve.  The first one is where the valve doesn't quite...
• Re: Both temp light and gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:25:13 -0400
  The first issue is caused by the old-style coolant level controller triggering (or of course by the engine overheating or the temp sender...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:13:24 PDT
  ...Beyond this >range, when the theremostat is always open, the thermostat does not control >the temperature of the engine; at this point the temperature...
• Re: New Ball Joints feel like I am driving on ice.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:19:11 -0500
  ...The upper ball joint eccentric washer controls the camber setting... -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of...
• Re: Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:54:58 -0700
  ...They do connect to the Idle Control Unit. The wires are in the FI harness whether needed or not, at least on the USA...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushings - uhhhgain
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:34:21 -0700
  ...Trouble is, it looks like a challenge to get Febi control arm bushings right now -- at least, that's how it feels after a...
• Re: Air leaks in ventilation system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 15:41:24 -0600
  >> >> Regardless of where I set the levers on the fresh-air and heat controls, air >> continues to come through the vents in my '85...
• Re: Passed Smog Test!
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Thu, 08 Feb 1996 07:51:18 -0500
  ...Inspection: > > PCV System > Thermostatic Air Cleaner > Fuel Evaporative Controls > Exhaust Gas Recirculation > Ignition Spark Controls > Carburetor > Air Injection Pump > Air Pump Belt > Air Injection...
• Re: Knob or button missing
  Historical mailing list - Ali .
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 03:28:47 GMT
  I know that my 84 vanagon had a knob missing there...it turned out it was to control the fan for the heat for...
• Re: Attn: Successful Subaru transplants: heater control solution?
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Sat, 20 May 2000 19:12:48 -0500
  ...heater control solution? > The vehicle in question here has no rear heater core, as it is a doublecab > truck. I am first going to...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit damage
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:48:16 -0400
  On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:19:57 GMT, Philip Chidlaw <pchidlaw@MCN.ORG> wrote: >Has anyone verified a failed idle stabilizer control unit...
• Re: Shock absorber dust cover/rubber spring
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:32:09 -0800
  ...This is the the part below where the top of the shock goes through the control arm. The sleeve below it is called a...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 17:57:36 -0700
  ...It wasn’t the German control valve sold by GW - so eventually I will replace what is there. The van ran very well on...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:56:39 -0800
  To my '82 Adventurewagen (now departed), I added a thermostatic control to the cab area so I could run the propane, forced-air furnace...
• Re: dual battery/vanagon.com error?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 06:01:56 EST
  ...I'm just now installing a Jensen MP3510 which has a remote control. My original VW radio/cassette had a remote control but the...
• Vanagon-era technology..love it,
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:21:46 -0800
  ...I decided I could simply cut off some of the control cable housing and put a new Z-bend in the cable then re...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:46:37 -0600
  ...One - is build a programmable >> controller that could control the firing of an electric kiln - and have >> it work in conjunction with a desktop...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 02:34:42 +0000
  ...Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon? >Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 22:11:10 -0400 > >Sorry, but I have a total...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:45:34 -0500
  ...You can eliminate the ignition switch and all the control wiring if it doesn't operate any better when you connect a mechanic's...
• Re: High idle - throttle position switch
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:43:50 -0400
  ...It could be the idle stabilizer itself or the > control unit (the control units are the most common source of the > problem in my...
• NO VAN-AGONY CONTENT--was VW jetta w/4.6l V8, offroad tires, rear bed flares & a winch
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:02:46 -0500
  ...89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather,and automatic climate control???? I think it is a problem w/ auto trader - I saw an 89 VW...
• Re: Married with a light question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:20:11 -0700
  ...Anyway, the light bulb has to be accessed via the front heater control panel. Just pull out the plastic knobs straight back and remove...
• Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 12:50:52 -0800
  I replaced my 14" rims and 185r tires with 16" and 215s and doing that revealed that I need new lower control arm bushings...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:36:02 -0400
  ...On both my '84 and '85 the fan drove the dash vents very well, just no temperature control. I liked it that way. Now...
• Urethane suspension bushes?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:11:50 EDT
  Hi all, I need to replace my upper control arm bushes and I think I remember reading that someone on the list had replaced...