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• Re: getting the fan blower switch out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:07:25 -0700
  ...getting the fan blower switch out So I bought this replacement dash switch and now I need to yank the old one. The blower...
• Power Window problem
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 18:20:28 -0600
  ...The passenger side window works from the switch on the passenger side, so it's not the fuse, but it does not work from...
• Re: who sells vanagon dashboard switches
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 06:18:04 -0400
  ...http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html AT $22 they are cheaper than a switch and bit more useful. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 15:20:08 -0700
  On my '81, I had a brake light wire terminal fail at the switch connector. It fell out of the connector housing. That said...
• Re: Looking for the fridge fan thermoswitch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 20:03:19 -0700
  It is kind of a generic temp switch. You can buy them in a range of temp trigger points. I think this one is...
• temp sender
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 10:08:02 -0700
  ...Next, I tested for continuity across the pins( 3) of the temp switch on the radiator. When cold, there is no continuity across any...
• heater blower switch
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 12:53:06 -0500
  ...When I turn my switch to the 1 position the fan does not come on. When I set it to 2, 75% of the...
• Brake switch swap procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:47:12 -0800
  Hi all, I've perused the archives regarding swapping out the brake switches but all I can gather from the posts is that it...
• Re: switches for power windows - from other VWs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:59:34 -0400
  ...I have used switches from a jetta in a vanagon before. just make sure people realize it needs to be from a Mk2 jetta...
• High beam switch needed.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:26:53 -0700
  ...Ot come on till I click the high/low beam column arm/switch.� Most likely the worn contacts in it or something. I have...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:36:34 -0400
  ...I used a foglamp relay to switch the direct power to the starter solenoid in close proximity to it. Then I just used the...
• Re: new switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 31 May 2012 13:19:26 -0700
  Try rocking the EF switch back and forth very firmly about 10 times in a row. Mark ed donnen wrote: > oh bugger! My turn...
• Re: Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 20:38:31 -0400
  > Does any have the plastic power window switch holder > on the drivers side? Yes. http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=191919550A - Ron Salmon The...
• light switch illumination
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 11:29:33 +0000
  ...nobody would sell me a bulb! Finally got a broken switch at a wrecker at no charge and the bulb worked fine. A few...
• Re: headlight emergency!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 19:30:52 +0200
  Davidson wrote: > Daniel, > I have seen your problem many times on the list... > almost surely it is your head light switch... replace it... > No...
• higher power low beams
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:27:59 EST
  A while back, someone on the list mentioned making a kit so that using higher wattage headlight bulbs wouldn't melt the switch. They...
• how to remove the heater controller switch?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 10:30:26 -0700
  how do you get to the heater fan speed switch so to remove it? thanks matthew 1986 syncro westy Matthew Pollard "Racing with the...
• WTB AC switch for '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:21:02 -0400
  I need a switch for my air conditioning system on my '85 Westy. It's the one that mounts on the dash to the...
• battery cutoff switch
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:53:55 -0700
  Hi volks, I recently bought a battery cutoff switch - both as a safety device and also cause when i store my van for longer...
• No power to westy sink pump switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:43:00 -0500
  ...Today I tried hooking up the sink switch/faucet. I get no 12v power through the two yellow wires that power the pump. What...
• Using extra Defogger Switch to operate motorized Ball-Valve
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 5 Apr 2020 22:49:16 +0000
  Just got done finalizing wiring for this project.  I tested it multiple times, including all kinds of "key on"...."key off"..."Switch on"...etc...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Jan 2017 22:10:54 -0800
  ...PS Pump switch high idle question >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Can someone school me on the way the PS pump switch affects the idle speed? I have...
• Re: 82 Diesel oil pressure switch and thermal sensors
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:51:46 -0700
  ...Stamped on the flat side of the switch is 0.15-0.35 Bar. And the switch could now be either Blue or Black...
• '91 Carat AC Inoperative.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Apr 2017 19:20:35 -0500
  ...I could hear a whistling sound, an on checking, I discovered that the trinary switch which is essentially the high/low pressure switch, had...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:43:03 -0700
  What Scott was saying is that the ignition switch can be good in the ON position but fail to keep the connection when you...
• Re: Fridge ?
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 01:11:17 -0400
  ...I plugged it in the night before we left, it was very cold. > Switched to 12V for trip worked great again I then switched...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 11:34:03 -0700
  More often than not, the ignition switch is not the culprit, but the wiring itself, which while aging will build resistance, prevent a full...
• Re: hazard switch
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:40:32 -0400
  ...It may be > >> available. > >> > >> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 11:43 AM Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Hey Guys, > >>> > >>> My Hazard switch...
• Re: Driver's side "A" pillar wiring
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 26 May 2011 11:51:45 -0700
  ...In hindsight (easy fix) would have had the slider on a separate switched ground. And..... there are "courtesy" switches available from VW Mk3's...
• Re: Re temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:50:31 -0800
  Yes, it is not a switch, it is a conductivity probe. alistair On 2012-01-08, at 7:11 PM, Larry Alofs wrote: > If...
• Re: ECU Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 10:15:16 -0700
  ...Can't really see the connector for the thermo-time switch. :-) On Sat, 18 Apr 1998, Scott Snyder wrote: > I had to purchase a...
• Re: Brake Light Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 14:27:14 -0500
  ...Does this sound like a brake light switch > problem? If > so, how difficult is it to replace the switches? It appears to me > that...
• the importance of good electrical connections
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:03:54 -0700
  ...The same type of switch is used to switch a 40 Watt cabin light. This switch also has corroded and developed 5 Ohms resistance...
• Re: wiring problem update and plea for more help
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:52:14 -0400
  Jay, I was just having this problem on my 89 Wolfsburg and if I unplugged the headlight switch and plugged it back in, it...
• Re: Aux. Battery Isolator Relay
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 12:01:55 -0700
  ...The relay I purchased has four terminals but the diagram shows one switching terminal goes to ground and one to the ignition switch. I...
• Re: 80 degree fan switch
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 20:18:17 -0700
  At 04:44 PM 8/13/02 -0400, Matthew Libby wrote: >Where can I buy an 80 degree fan switch? I can only find...
• Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:02:49 -0500
  ...The thottle switch light failed to lite up, signifying I had a throttle switch problem. I had a look at it and realized I...
• Ignition switch recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 19:03:52 -0700
  Hey everyone - This last spring I replaced my ignition switch to fix some funky issues with the door chimes on my van, and also...
• Re: A/C part # 357 959 139B-hi/lo switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:06:44 -0400
  ...If you're talking about the blower switch at 97.143 track 7-12, check for continuity from terminal + to 1, 2, 3, 4...
• Re: synthetic oil (switching teams)
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 12:56:20 -0500
  ...I have read that some people swithced over, but when, and how is > everything going so far with the switch -Larry '86 Syncro Westfalia
• Full throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Wed, 2 May 2001 07:02:34 -0700
  ...I have no power coming to the full throttle switch. I have pulled the harness off of the ECU & checked continuity from the plug...
• Re: rear defroster
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 12:28:38 -0800
  ...rear defroster Folks, When I flip the rear defroster switch, nothing happens: the little yellow light on the switch doesn't light, and the...
• Re: Weird bucking
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:11:10 -0500
  <snip> >According to the digitool which has a little LED >showing when the throttle position switch (TPS) is >activated, things are operating where they...
• Re: AC controls
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:37:18 -0400
  ...The switch was bad internally. Replacing it restored full function. Mike I just found out today the ac control switch for the amount of...
• Re: Mystery switch in centre of dash
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:20:54 -0600
  ...The second is a black plastic spring loaded push button (switch?) located in the centre of the dash. Black part is about 3/4...
• cruise control troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:54:58 -0500
  If the vaccum lines check out as well as the bellows then check your clutch and brake switches for proper functioning and adjustment. I...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 19:01:55 -1000
  ...whether on the used switch not working correctly, or on a new one just installed.. is the depth of the switch into the switch...
• Re: Fix for "locked" factory radio
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 08:22:42 -0700
  ...I tried everything to do with that switch, and still can't get it to ask for the code. The display backlight comes on...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:48:10 -0400
  On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > Turn the rocker switch left to begin the start...
• Bride of RapidIdle
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:39:52 -0700
  ...Determine switch ain't switching. Stuck in the open position. Try cleaning some more and working the switch. No good. Remove switch from backing...
• Re: Push button switch
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:54:13 -0800
  ...Push button switch Harbor Freight has them.� About $11 bucks.� Wired with clips. Search "remote starter" � Chris C GBX � ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would just go to...
• Re: Front heater fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 14:22:52 -0400
  ...I say >it's the switch. Terry says it's the motor itself. > >Trust me, you want me to be right. He wants you...
• Re: Oil pressure switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 17:09:19 -0700
  ...When I accelerate back > above 2000-2500 rpm, the light and the buzzer go off. > > I have changed both switches (high and low) now...
• Re: Hella H4s and relays
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:31:13 -0400
  ...I don't know exactly why they >would--too much pwer running through the switch, maybe? I'm no electrician. > >I should also mention...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:05:52 -0800
  ...one of the wires from the pressure switch on > the power steering pump goes to ground and is attached to one of the > "Through...
• Re: vw part # for power steering pump switch
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:00:27 -0400
  Thanks to all that responded with info on the power steering pump switch. I have ordered the part. David Clarkson 90 Westy (245k) -----Original...
• Re: No spark, what to do
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 4 Feb 2019 10:22:06 -0800
  ...So, the battery is good, the ignition switch is working, at least for the running of the engine. Zoltan -----Original Message----- From: Dan N...
• Re: Electrical problem: wipers, blowers, headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 13:10:09 -0400
  The X terminal on your ignition switch supplies the headlights directly, and operates a relay that supplies power to blower, wipers, rear defrost. These...
• Ignition switch replacement: where is it in =?UTF-8?Q?Bently=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 19:52:31 -0700
  I want to replace my ignition switch and thought it prudent to look it up in my Bently, but I can't find anything...
• interior led lighting update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:31:38 -0700
  I installed some new switches to my interior led lighting. The new switches are a big improvement over the old ones, and I can...