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• Re: Power window switch? Cheap new ones
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:58:11 EST
  ...jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM writes: > You can use brand new Jetta & Golf switches in the Vanagon "brand new" as in mk5??? might want to clarify...
• FS: OEM power window setup complete w/ doorpanels even!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:17:38 EST
  ...includes both window regulators w/ motors, complete wiring harness, switches, and even grey doorpanels w/ the PW switch holes in them. fits all vanagons...
• Need drivers side power window switch frame (bezel)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 5 Dec 2006 08:46:50 -0800
  Anyone out there have the double-framed enclosure for these switches? I broke the retaining clip on mine (again!!!) so I need a replacement...
• Re: 758227.jpg
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:53:26 +0200
  No idea for the relay setup here, but the high beam current runs through the turn signal switch / dimmer which also melts. I would...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:45:20 -0700
  ...Throttle body question-Throttle switch! No, seems I was right the first time. Checked the website, says it works on all wbx from 85...
• Overheating on '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 07:42:38 -0500
  ...Then I checked the Bentley manual, which shows TWO thermo-switches, one for a low speed circuit, one for a high speed. I removed...
• Re: Fridge Switch Position
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:31:31 -0700
  ...Fridge Switch Position > I noticed last weekend while camping the fridge switch got moved to the 12V > DC position. The propane continued to run...
• Re: high beams not working, 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:41:59 -0600
  ...Head light current goes through the ignition switch, light switch, bright / dim switch to the fuse panel and out to the head lights. Your...
• Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 11:35:01 -0500
  Mine does the same thing, but it's the actual ignition switch.... I took the plastic off the steering column and now I have...
• Re: A/C cold start valve
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:55:35 -0600
  ...It is a simple switch that interrupts the 12 volts. Bypass that and add a switch and you are in business again. A "fancy...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mike twombley
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:33:19 -0800
  On 1/28/04 8:55 AM, "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > You can easily test to see if the ignition switch is...
• brake indicator light- 1985
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 May 2005 20:54:04 -0700
  ...If neither your fluid level switch or your parking brake switch are causing your dash warning light to be on I would seriously wonder...
• Re: 86-91 oil pressure switch for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:29:03 -0500
  Is this the high pressure or low pressure switch? The high pressure switch is not the same for Vanagons and Golfs. If it is...
• Re: "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:45:45 -0700
  ...It only monitors the high pressure switch when the engine rpm is high enough for the switch to be valid. Mark neil N wrote...
• Faulty brake light switches
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:59:28 -0500
  The failure of brake light switches is very rare but it does happen. I recently replaced the two brake light switches on my 86...
• aux batteries and stereos
  Historical mailing list - Mike Edwards
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:13:00 -0400
  ...The STDP switch has one wire going to the aux fuse box for constant power that does not require the ignition switch to be...
• Interior Lights Question???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 21:14:58 -0400
  ...The middle position of the interior light switch is off, the up position is on when door is open. Is the bottom position manual...
• Re: another fan question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:25:33 -0800
  ...It doesn't work on any setting. >I took out the switch and there is power coming to it. When I turn the >switch...
• Re: another fan question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 04:38:22 -0500
  ...It doesn't work on any setting. >I took out the switch and there is power coming to it. When I turn the >switch...
• Ethnicity of Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 20:34:16 -0600
  ...My oil pressure switch is leaking. The one on the side of the case (between cyl 3 & 4). I went down to autozone and...
• Aftermarket Window Controller = Bad Fit...anybody else?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 23 May 2005 07:44:36 -0700
  ...I had it installed...and the mechanic left the window switch button assembly hanging by its wires out fo the hole. He said there...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:19:54 -0500
  ...Another suggestion which has been made is to wire the radio's switched lead to the switch in the ignition which controls the door...
• Question To test a Thermo time switch, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:57:54 -0800
  I also have tested the wiring that leads to the switch. Connected the tester to see continuity and there is none, while the key...
• Re: Cleaning contacts/Oil light buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:33:26 -0700
  Mark, Thank you, This gives me a much better understanding how these switches work. It's a good thing that VW made the high...
• ISO connector
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:05:00 -0400
  Looking for the headlight switch CONNECTOR (not the headlight switch) for late model (90-91). 251 971 999C. Mine got a little crispy. A...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:36:35 -0400
  What size deep socket do I need to replace the switch? -Jamie On Oct 1, 2012, at 7:46 PM, David Beierl wrote: > At...
• Re: ignition switch-- how to article
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:23:42 -0400
  ...Unfortunately, I think this particular ignition switch was faulty, and I'm now having more problems than I ever started with. So much for...
• where to get a full throttle switch?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:55:57 -0500
  Well the wise people on the list have convinced me I need a full throttle switch so my engine doesn't burn up and...
• Load Reduction Relay/X-Contact Info
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:40:01 -0500
  Looking for a basic primer on the Load Reduction Relay and the X-contact ignition switch. How does they act when the go bad...
• Re: Fan switch
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 02:14:52 -0400
  ...OTOH, the fan for your radiator which is controlled by a thermostatic switch can run w/o the key on. Perhaps that is what...
• Switching bodies between chassis advice seeked
  Historical mailing list - Brian D Butler
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 22:02:02 -0800
  ...Switching bodies between chassis advice seeked I'm considering switching bodies between a 7 passenger syncro and a 2wd weekender camper, that way, the...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:41:44 -0800
  ...Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch I am replacing my ignition switch. Any other things that...
• Wipers and Fan go kaput
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:01:12 -0500
  Did you check your headlights? X feeds wipers, heater and headlight switch. I'm going from memory because I'm not near the vehicle...
• Re: Headlight grill/hatch light switch
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:00:49 EDT
  ...lalofs@GMAIL.COM writes: > > I've never seen that hatch light switch on a van before. > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page...
• Re: Need help with washer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 12:45:58 -0500
  ...Peer into > the switch from the right side, through the hole on the plastic that > surrounds the steering column, and as you pull back...
• Re: Stuck Windshield Fan Knob
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 21:39:10 -0500
  To fix the problem you need to replace the fan switch (or repair it -- but if you could repair it you wouldn't be...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Stones
  Thu, 9 May 2002 11:47:54 -0400
  ...There is no way to switch to just amber, so when you're driving in fog all you can see is the glow of...
• Headlight Switches and Electrical Fires
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:10:37 -0700
  > BTDT, congratulations, you have just aquired a melted headlight switch. > The good news is that any pre 80 rabbit or scirocco has the same...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 25 May 2015 07:34:08 -0400
  Ryan, I also have that GOWESTY switch installed but the aux. batteries slowly still get depleted over time. The switch works and the radio...
• Dave Beierl is an Absolute Vanagon Jedi
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 10:47:24 -0400
  ...Bad grounds, the infamous ground cluster wheels had let me down, I cleaned them and jumpered the coolant temp switch connector and was rewarded...
• Re: What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:58:25 +0000
  ...If the switch is not even in the master cylinder how come I dont leak brake fluid everywhere? PO must have plugged it off...
• A genuine NOS Gedore tool for removing ACVW pull switches.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 96 13:47:32 +0100
  ...They can be used for almost every ACVW pull-switch. It has a socket that fits over the switch-shaft into the two notches...
• Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:27:58 -0600
  ...This was causing a few problems, first when you lift off the accelerator at rpm the throttle position switch should close causing fuel injectors...
• Re: fresh air/heat sliders
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 10 May 2001 20:13:23 +1200
  ...And also why do the Euro cheapskates keep fitting LHD column switches to RHD cars? DANGEROUS! The Japanese make column switches for particular sides...
• Re: Headlight Switch Replacement (Melted Connector)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 05:55:32 EDT
  ...The switch price was bad enough ($US65), < < Wes, I have these switches listed on my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:12:28 +0000
  ...Did some research on the archives and I think > it may be the switch or the fuse. Looking over the fuse box I don...
• Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:40:12 -0700
  ...Was > > this an option, meaning I might be able to find the appropriate switch? > > > > > > all seven passenger vanagons had the sliding door light switch...
• Front seat switch, '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Keith Johnson
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:21:11 -0700
  ...Can I switch them? If so, how do I go about it? Keith Johnson ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9...
• Re: headlite problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 00:15:25 EST
  Sounds like a switch, Check for power out of the big white wire on the backside of the switch. Everybody's lights work when...
• Switch/Light??
  Historical mailing list - Noel Sachkowsky
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 07:24:21 EST
  On my 82 Westy (aircooled) there is 1 inch dia silver switch/light housing? on the lower dash just to the right of the...
• 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...
• Neutral Safety Switch...replacement Instructions?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:19:32 -0700
  ...My Neutral Safety Switch needs replaced on my 1990 2.1L (Automatic Trans) Carat. Before I tackle this one...Anybody done it and have...
• NVC - mac help
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:48:21 -0600
  I use a mac at home and am thinking about switching at the office. I'm not that familiar with microsoft entourage, and mac...
• Re: Auxiliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:06:48 -0500
  ...You swapped the plug with the throttle switch. So you either blasted the new switch or burned up a wire connection for the 12...
• Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 16:27:23 -0800
  ...pull the steering wheel, unplug the wiring, pull the paddle switches, remove and replace the ignition switch. Easy as pie David! :-) On 3/2...
• Re: Seeking Mark "Dr. Wires" Drillock
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:48:54 -0700
  Plug 6 is for the 2 oil pressure switches. On waterboxers with 2 switches there are 2 brown wires, one from each switch, that...
• Re: No start, no spark
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:38:30 -0400
  ...Could the ignition switch be the problem? I've had two >brief incidents in the last month where the van stopped dead while >backing...
• Re: Second Request for Help - Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:13:44 -0500
  ...Sounds right (my '84 has the double-switch arrangement). >According to my understanding, the throttle valve idle switch does nothing >more than close a...
• Power to the air conditioning switch
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 20:19:18 -0400
  OK - after testing it myself, I took my van and switch to a real auto electric shop and he said no power is going...
• Re: High beam switch needed.
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:51:30 -0700
  ...High beam switch needed. Hi all. My headlights sometimes will. Ot come on till I click the high/low beam column arm/switch.� Most...