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• Re: wiring problem update and plea for more help
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:59:26 -0700
  ...key in ignition but not on, turn headlight switch on and > it's as if you turned the key on. > if the van is...
• A neat idea for vanagon protection
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Sun, 15 Jan 1995 03:02:10 -0700 (MST)
  ...red wire --*-(CIRCUIT BREAKER)------- > --------------------- | > (TOGGLE (hide breaker and > SWITCH) switch under seat?) > WHEN TOGGLE SWITCH IS CLOSED | > CIRCUIT BREAKER BLOWS DISABLING vehicle chassis > THE...
• Geo Metro - AC switch?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 22:52:53 -0800
  ...I should put in in my Vanagon too.. > >Yau-Man How 'bout a vacuum switch (nc) to break the lead to the AC clutch...
• Re: Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 16:57:52 -0800
  If my memory serves me correctly--one oil press switch is a normally open type and the other is a normally closed style when...
• Re: cruise control switches?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:09:39 +0200
  ...The control steering column switch set is a different story. Prices are in range from 74 DM in Germany to 90 DM in Austria...
• Re: Find the gremlin in my 2.1L engine, and get a cash prize
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 5 May 2003 07:49:28 -0700
  ...This has an indicator LED for the throttle switch and makes it obvious when the switch is faulty in some way. Mark Hahn Rossman...
• Neutral Switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - rea
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:47:51 -0400
  The PO of my 85 full camper replaced the neutral switch on the automatic transmission. Unfortunately he forgot the way the wiring went so...
• Re: Dometic Frig Will not stay cold with DC current
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 13:57:46 -0400
  ...The relay was needed to do the actual DC switching and take the load off the thermostat contacts. Right now I'm thinking I...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:20:15 -0800
  ...A switch knows no polarity. It only "Grounds" when the steering is > turned hard right or hard left in order to bump up the...
• Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 16:17:19 -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: 1991 Vanagon Electrical Problem
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 12:20:30 -0500
  ...Remove the wire connector from your ignition switch. Check the X circuit coming out of your switch. It is probably going bad. New ignition...
• Re: front heater fan not working
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 09:58:09 -0600
  You need a new switch. I just went through this with my front blower. Got my switch from Camelback VW in Phoenix, AZ. To...
• Re: radiator fan stays on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:15:34 -0500
  On an 84, the radiator fan runs whenver the AC is switched on, regardless of whether or not the compressor is on. Check the...
• Re: AC blower switch -- DIY fix?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 09:57:24 -0700
  ...AC blower switch -- DIY fix? > Has anyone broken into the four position AC blower switch to fix > intermittent or inoperable speeds? My third position...
• 81 Westfalia interior electrics
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 21:30:55 -0500
  ...All looks good but the pump won't switch on. I've tested the pump itself and the switch in the new faucet works...
• backup light saga continues ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Aug 1994 08:23:39 -0400
  ...Find the switch, pull the wires, connect together, key on reverse lights work! Problem in the switch. Took it off wires, push in on...
• Re: 90 Vanagon--Brake Lights Died
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 10:52:00 -0800
  ...try to disconnect the wires at the switch, and put a piece of wire or a paper clip between the connectors, turn the ignition...
• Re: Interior lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:18:28 -0400
  ...To switch light off, use the center position of the light switch. Since you're only talking about one light here, wouldn't be...
• Re: Sorta Scary Event
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:14:54 -0800
  ...It was like someone threw the "Off" switch - but > the ignition switch was on of course. What might cause a blatant > engine > stoppage that...
• Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:03:50 -0500
  ...However the diff lock actuator is controlled via vacuum switch. And yes, those switches on a Syncro are vacuum switches, with corresponding lines going...
• Re: Options for Faucets
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:35:25 -0700
  With a Sureflo faucet you can leave it turned on and use a foot switch and disconnect its built-in switch. Just remember to...
• Re: Vanagon Secirity
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:54:05 -0500
  One of the old 80s Westy I bought to restore and sell had the ignition (solenoid) run through the reverse light switch. The van...
• Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Ignition Switch..HELP NOW PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list - j dunne
  Mon, 6 May 2002 11:52:18 -0700
  ...Ignition Switch..HELP NOW > PLEASE! > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Sounds like a car thieve's delight. Where do you > live? > > > > > j dunne <jim...
• Electrical stuff
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:41:47 -0800
  ...The cause is the increased resistance at the connector/switch contact not higher current. >> For example, the Vanagon headlight switch routes all of the...
• Re: erratic and weird idle discovery...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:12:16 -0700
  ...is the power steering switch has dedicated polarity?... meaning which wire has to go to a specific prong? thanks dan On Tue, Aug 13...
• Re: Dave Beierl is an Absolute Vanagon Jedi
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 09:32:58 -0700
  ...They're related to VW cheaping out and not using relays in > two heavy(ish)-load switches where it would have made sense to...
• Re: no wipers, no blower motor, no headlights, no radio, no idea...
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:08:19 -0400
  Hi Andrew, Perhaps it's a bad ground or broken wire or maybe the switch that you put in was a dud. I suggest...
• Re: Brake lights won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Sun, 26 May 2013 08:18:36 +1000
  I had an 'always on' issue when I replaced one of the two brake light switches (which was leaking through it's electrics). Despite...
• Re: Sorta Scary Event
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:26:49 -0500
  ...With the switch keep a screwdriver or other flat object of the correct size to operate the switch. Take a working ECU from one...
• Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:36:34 -0800
  ...install new switch and dedicated circuit, (no added relays), bypass ignition switch, use stock hi/low relay, connect supply of circuit in at stock...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:52:03 -0600
  ...Thanks, Casey On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm pretty sure the switch is to...
• Re: Hazard lights
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:16:32 -0700
  ...That may fix it. > > The hazard switch sits in the open position for months and years at a > time. The switch contacts can get...
• Re: hat-dance relay
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:18:38 -0800
  ...Controls and Equipment, Switches: 1 - Lights [...] Depress the switch to the second stop to turn on the headlights (ignition on). To conserve battery power...
• A/C thermostat switch..clicking and A/C not working
  Historical mailing list - Adolf Birkenhouser
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:10:04 -0400
  ...This is in addition to a situation where the condensor fan does not turn on when I switch on the A/C. The A...
• Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - cybor punk
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:16:20 -0700
  ...I would have thought that the ignition switches would be similair if not the same as both vw's are 1985. I have tried...
• Re: '82 Diesel vanagon. Starter isn't turning over.
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:10:28 -0700
  ...This will narrow it down to either a starter/solenoid or the ignition switch circuit. The key switch is rather weak and an extra...
• NVC - 1999 Honda Accord 6 cyl - SAFETY CUTOFF
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 Mar 2018 19:31:44 -0600
  ...Like someone turned off the light switch. Car slowed to 60, the power came back on. Gently accelerated back up, and again the light...
• WTB: 2.1 Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:10:37 -0700
  ...It has a GoWesty vacuum operated throttle body switch which feels unreliable and a near new Rocky Jennings throttle body; I need the entire...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Nov 2014 05:25:39 -0500
  ...Those OEM oil pressure switches will not operate a real gauge. > On Nov 10, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:07:47 -0800
  ...Mark JRodgers wrote: > Airplanes do - why not cars?? LOL! Well, actually - nowadays there is a > lock on the master switch in many of them...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:29:27 -0500
  ...21/2013 11:58 AM, mark drillock wrote: >> Do you want an additional manual switch that could be switched on with >> the key out?
• FW: fan switch: strange problem
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 23:24:38 -0400
  ...fan switch: strange problem > > hi everybody! > > few weeks ago, i have replaced the cable of the heater valve on my diesel > westy. I have...
• Windshield washer pump / switch?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:01:50 -0600
  ...I then noticed a wisp of smoke coming from the switch on the steering column. I haven't even begun to troubleshoot, but thought...
• radiator fan stays on
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:24:43 -0500
  ...I have replaced the relay switch that screws into the radiator with a few salvage switches but still get the same result. I cant...
• Re: Pin Switch for Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide's Yahoo Account
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:44:02 -0700
  ...I was able to find the door contact switch used on eBay for a couple dollars. Look for vw units that have a single...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:35:55 -0400
  ...Together, these two relays will prevent high currents from flowing through the headlight switch. The switches in the column will merely direct control current...
• Re: heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:52:01 -0700
  ...25 AM, John Rodgers wrote: > Alistair, isn't there a writeup somewhere on how to put a relay in the > heater switch circuit? > > John
• Advice on buying 86-on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Sun, 11 Aug 1996 22:21:45 -0700 (PDT)
  I am looking for advice reguarding switching from an 85 Westy pop-top weekender to a non-westy 86 on vangon. What about automatic...
• Re: Accelerator Cable (Now have full throttle)
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 00:04:13 -0700
  ...Full throttle switch now working. Used the method of the brick on the throttle, a wee bit of slack as well. I found it...
• A/C guru's help needed
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:00:54 +0200
  While trying to get my 318 A/C working I found that the low pressure switch is in the open position causing the compressor...
• The Lost is Found!
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:34:09 -0500
  Found it! The throttle valve switch is located waaaay underneath the throttle intake housing. I was looking for it directly beneath the control mechanism...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:14:10 EST
  ...It make me suspect the throtle position switch. I was cleaning the throtle body with carb cleaner. It ate my switch. the van would...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:11:56 -0400
  ...These switches are incredibly important to acceleration off idle and for deceleration. I've never found the full-throttle enrichment makes much difference, however.
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:20:52 -0700
  ...The Bentley diagrams show the position of each oil switch, engine off. But if memory serves, the low pressure switch should be open when...
• Re: Heater Controls?
  Historical mailing list - Latchua
  Sat, 16 May 1998 10:51:08 EDT
  ...Hints All operating controls, except fan control switch E and fan control switch for the secondary heat exchanger can be adjusted to any intermediate...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:31:07 -0400
  This sounds like the type of switch typically used in dual battery setups for boats. This is an excellent, although seldom used, option for...
• Re: ISO connector
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:37:13 -0400
  Yes, my switch is the T switch (per Van-Cafe that one was used from 89 on, though I recalled it being unique to...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:25:55 -0500
  ...TB - throttle body TPS - throttle position switch PO - previous owner POV - previously owned vanagon (vehicle) ISV - idle stabilizer valve ISC - Idle stabilizer control (box...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome is it also known as Digifant Disease, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:21:53 -0700
  ...Connect the leads firmly to the wires from the idle switch and move the throttle away from the idle position and back. The switch...
• Relays
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 10:28:58 -0400
  Does it matter which way a relay is wired? Terminal 85 ground, terminal 86 switch, or vise versa? Likewise for the power and the...