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• Re: ECU Recall?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 07 Feb 1997 15:15:35 -0800
  ...1986 Syncro WV***02**GG000001 - 1987/08 PB Replace Control Unit/ 1987 Syncro WV***02**HG031747 Digifant 1986 Vanagon WV***02**GH000001 - 1987/08...
• Re: Vanagon conversions
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 23:43:18 -0400
  ...The higher decklid is only when a 5-cylinder engine is installed. > Does the SA Vanagon have EXACTLY THE SAME emission controls as the...
• Do vanagons have heated seats?
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wasbrikoff
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:30:32 -0500
  ...It has a very small, vague control panel, on the back side of the yoke of the steering wheel, which I believe is supposed...
• Re: Bosch relay
  Historical mailing list - Dr Andrea Berardelli
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 12:56:24 -0700
  ...I had to add a ignition controlled service triggered by way of + side of the coil but I now I think I reduced the...
• what else with the dash removed
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:59:44 -0700
  ...Shortened and traightened the one broken heater control cables (it broke about an inch from the control arm) I put some insulation up against...
• Re: Frtidge Door Mod (Need feedback)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 20:53:25 -0600
  ...Last, put a > magnetic latch at the top to secure this upper portion closed when not > accessing the controls. > > Anyone ever attempted this or...
• Re: Touareg wins Grand Challenge (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:28:05 +1300
  ...no driver control? Well, that would take the car out of the hands of incompetents... and into the hands og computers. So what happens...
• changing the light bulb behid the heater controls
  Historical mailing list - peter shaw
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:46:55 -0700
  Hello, went to the dealer today and bought 2 light bulbs for behind the heater control panel. Came home to replace the bulb and...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 25 May 2006 22:55:15 -0700
  ...On 5/25/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > Typically, the speed control on fans is, as Mike notes, just a > switch for...
• Leaky front heater valve?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:02:20 -0700
  While replacing my rad, I also removing my front heater control valve, since I still seemed to be getting heat in the core even...
• Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 18 May 2007 05:49:11 -0700
  ...as part B of the question, pretend it's a > Vanagon w/o the control arms. > > TIA > > DM&FS >
• Re: Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:23:18 -0700
  ...When the aux air regulator is closed then the position of the butterfly valve alone controls how much air is allowed into the engine...
• Re: Vanagon Fuel Injection Controller
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:08:07 EDT
  In a message dated 9/22/07 2:19:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, fatmedia@GMAIL.COM writes: > I got an extra FI controller...
• Looking for some advice on used parts and a good mechanic
  Historical mailing list - James G. Reed Jones
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:51:51 -0400
  ...First, I recently realized that my Idle Stabilizer Control Valve wasn't working (no audible humming or vibrations). Upon performing the Bently's checks...
• Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:03:41 -0500
  This thread reminds me of automatic transmissions, electronic climate controls, parking assistants, clutch-controlled ignition cutoffs, and all those other electronic babysitters that have...
• WTB: 2.1 Intake Parts
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Mon, 13 Nov 2023 07:53:09 -0500
  ...3 groove pulley - 2.1 intake boot - 2.1 air box - 2.1 idle air control valve and rubber mount + inlet/outlet hoses Andrew
• Re: FEBI Upper Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:07:41 -0400
  They will be fine. I can supply them for $20 each plus shipping. Ken On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 2:55 PM John...
• Weird idle-solved
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:32:19 -0700
  ...It was the idle control module all along. Just didn't want to pay $200 + $100 core to find out, but I was able...
• Re: Water spout question
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 5 Aug 2013 11:18:11 -0400
  ...The contained switch controls the pump. I don't, however, use "City" water as a source.
• Re: I need three black plastic heater control levers...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:14:08 -0500
  > Those levers have gone NLA... better get 'em while you can... We have them for $9.95: http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251259371C...
• Re: Upper COntrol Arm Bushing '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:25:41 -0500
  Perfect. Thanks to all who responded on list and P-mail. I now have all the info I need. I appreciate all your help...
• '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - Bryant Baecht
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:11:19 -0600
  Hi all, Anyone know if an '85 passenger compartment climate control apparatus ( fan, intake, etc ) will work in an '82 vanagon? My fan is...
• Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again) & again
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 13:06:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Kenyon well knows. ;) > > > >But they don't have cruise control!!! > > > Or /showers. > Or Prune recipes!!! ;) Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Defroster flap stuck
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:28:29 -0400
  Hi all, I've got a defroster control that pulls the cable, but the lever in the air box seems to be seized. Is...
• Re: Diesel Vacuum Leak?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 12:01:13 -0700
  ...The later Diesel(TDI) had a vacuum actuated cruise control diaphragm, that is the only way I can think of. Entity Arthur Sauerhaft spoke...
• Re: Ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:09:02 -0800
  <<Secondly, if your feet get cold...they'll stay cold. Why? My 86 GL Westy heats just great! After not more than a couple...
• Need upper Control arm Eccentric Washers.....Know any online sources?
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:55:27 -0800
  Hi i need Eccentric Washers that are thicker than the stock ones. I remember someone from the list mentioning a place that sells them...
• Vanagon Accessories Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Dabrowski
  Mon, 3 May 2004 22:05:42 -0700
  ...Cruise control system d.. better/brighter head lights Thanks for your advice. Chris Seattle
• Webasto "Blue Heat"
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:18:32 -0500
  ...http://www.webastoshowroom.com/blueheat/ Does the propex come with programmable controls or a wireless remote? Tom Myers Rochester NY 90 westy
• Re: Still need 7 or 8 ft of sound deading stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 18 May 2006 15:28:37 -0400
  ...My credit card spending is out of control for vanagon related tools and parts. An end of a roll will keep me solvent.
• AFM Idle Air Adjustment 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:11:42 -0400
  The air adjustment screw on the AFM controls only IDLE mixture, not running. Correct? Reason I ask is van is running lean under load...
• List filtering thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:18:19 -0800
  Since we have full control now, scotty... In times past, some listees have had the rare good fortune to make it to my kill...
• Re: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 19 Jun 2021 15:07:08 -0600
  ...The hard start relay will not function properly in 1986-1991 Vanagon's with both Automatic Transmission and Factory Cruise Control due to a...
• Re: Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth study of a modern social sickness.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:49:51 -0700
  From talking to a fellow who has used the rotary controls on SA vans, they are not vacuum controls/servos but just another way...
• Hello from a newbie
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Fri, 07 Feb 1997 19:58:07 -0700
  ...Just to the left of the heater controls (between the heater controls and the steering column) there is a hole in the dash with...
• Eccentric Washers/squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Sat, 13 May 2000 16:15:28 -0600
  ...I again tried to fix a worsening squeek/groan from my front passenger side control arm/suspension. My money says it is the upper...
• 88 GL - Failure to start - The Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 23:22:22 -0500
  ...Computer control for ignition via Hall sender - Good Fuel pressure test: 30+ psi With a brief pause after the ignition switch is turned on...
• Re: AAZ overboost
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:11:10 -0700
  ...The boost controller and a cockpit boost gauge would allow you to dial in the boost performance you like. If you're thinking of...
• Re: Clunk up front when starting from dead stop
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:55:27 -0500
  ...My van had a problem with upper control arm bushings. I simply tightened the control arm bushing bolts and the slop went away. Hopefully...
• Re: Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:09:33 -0800
  Brent, the 86-87 Syncros have different lower control arms that later models. The early ones are built up out of sheet metal and...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:37:33 -0400
  ...On the Golf/Jetta, >the wires from this thing pass through the firewall in the same bundle with >the wires for the cruise control...
• Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:09:20 -0400
  ...W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6755QQihZ016QQitemZ260133939554QQtcZphoto > > Item #260133939554 > > "The ride difference between the sheet metal lower control arm suspensions, > and this one, is comparable to the *difference between a...
• Re: front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:07:48 -0600
  ...The control valve operated by the cables has always been pesky from day one, and the only way to be sure it was all...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sat, 10 Jul 2021 15:26:02 -0700
  ...Ryan On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 16:41 kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > The idle stabilizer control unit behind the rear...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 00:37:05 -0400
  ...control electronics > > - Interior Air temp sense > > - Evaporator fan control (interior fan) > > - Temp sense of Condensor and Fan speed control to > > reduce noise emissions > > - Control...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:05:53 -0600
  ...It's also conceivable it's a controller problem though again > not likely. > > As far as the blinking light is concerned, it blinks when...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 07:28:03 +0000
  It heats the coolant to about 180 F .It is wired to the temperature controls.You control the amount of heat you want like...
• Re: '88 GL - Rear heater and ACJ
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:18:50 -0600
  ...John Fuse S12, feeding Black/Yellow wires is used for both the rear heater fan and the AC control system. You will need to...
• Re: Alternator replacement for 1.9 TDIe in my 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:02:45 -0700
  ...I gathner 'TDIe' means electronically controlled TDI engine ? first I've seen it. they're usually called TDI's if they are not an...
• Power Window problem
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 18:20:28 -0600
  My driver side power window control has been slowly failing, and today it died. Previously, I would just have to slam the door and...
• Re: Vacuum Canisters (was: cruise controll)
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 16:41:00 -0700
  Dan etc., I was trying to say, that the brand was no guarantee that the cruise control was the one that I've used...
• Re: Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:25:09 -0600
  ...I > thought > that the wiper relay just controlled the intermittent feature. > > --Jeff > > BenTbtstr8@aol.com wrote: > >> Jeff, >> >> The self park feature is controlled by...
• Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:19:31 -0700
  Am i missing something, or can you just mount it to the pulley and control the rpm... not just the mph? Or does it...
• Re: Stereo Suggestion was iPod Solution
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 19:32:08 -0400
  ...input on front for tape player, iPod, Satelite radio, etc. >SIRIUS ready if you want a tuner controlled by the head unit. >Remote control > > >
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 23:20:41 -0400
  > > This is also known as the coolant level sensor? The big square 42 or 43 ? That's the coolant level controller. The sender is...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 17:33:16 -0500
  > > connects to track 33 (Digifant Control Relay) changes its size/guage at P1 > -- anyone know what P1 is? Is that the post in the...
• How easy is it to .....
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:20:46 -0700
  ...By 'coolant temperature sensor' I don't mean the sensor that controls the temp gauge, I mean the sensor that feeds to the AFM...
• Jacks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 11:24:05 -0600
  ...Quality, operation, control, etc. http://tinyurl.com/bzqlvu2 OR; http://www.harborfreight.com/Floor-Jack-with-Rapid-Pump-3-Ton-Heavy-Duty-68048.html...
• Re: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 May 2012 20:14:45 -0400
  ...The pulley on our alternator Volks, they've got the situation under control, got a spare alternator and transportation to get it to them...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:56:43 -0400
  ...You don't know where that cable will end up when you're no longer in control of it. Yours, David