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• Re: diesel engine not start when cold but great once warm
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:19:17 -0400
  ...Are all glowplugs good? Just one bad/weak glowplug can make the VW Diesel much harder to start. See http://www.cs.rochester.edu...
• hard cold start on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Pechukas
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:45:50 EDT
  ...this just started a couple days ago it's like the glow-plug circuit isn't working how could that happen? what else could...
• Oil pressure cures.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:22:45 -0700
  ...That &*%# glow occasionally or intermittent glowing just will worry you. Get a good 20-50 dinosaur oil and forget about it. If you are...
• OBD Light On/Off at Higher Speeds (Jetta swap)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 15 May 2010 11:21:09 -0700
  ...http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/AddMIL1.jpg No obvious flaws in my wiring BUT, CEL has always glowed *faintly*, engine on. Factory CEL...
• Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 19:23:05 -0600
  ...Once the compression gets borderline, they start pretty hard even if the glow plugs work. You notice it first toward the end of fall...
• Re: diesel compression testers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 19:26:31 -0800
  I have both kinds of adapters but the glow plug one is not practical for the plugs blocked by the injection pump. I only...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:17:11 -0700
  ...In this image, https://goo.gl/photos/EoQwMLEtX9peZzVa7 are the positive and negative connections to the diesel glow plug light I show, correct? I...
• Re: glowing oil light
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 17:27:30 +0000
  Hi, I created an informative test procedure for this sadly over-engineered, overly sensitive Vanagon "Dynamic oil pressure warning system" that can cause false...
• Re: Mechanics Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:30:15 -0800
  ...as if the glow > plugs are "on" draining battery...... Getting very very close. ;) j
• RE: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Nov 1994 06:17:53 -0700
  ...Mine glows red only if the fridge is working on LP, there is >no green....DC On my fridge the flow meter is a...
• Re: transporters by the...?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 21:34:50 CDT
  ...Everybody who wants Glow-in-The-Dark Buses, raise your hand!! :)
• Re: 82 vanagon runs on when the key is off
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 21:43:09 +1200
  >What causes that sort of dieseling after you turn off the key....running rich? 1) Carbon deposits glowing hot and igniting charge 2) Ignition...
• Re: Starter relay
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 14:39:55 -0700 (MST)
  ...I jump into the camper, wait for the glow plugs to finish heating, turn the key, hear nothing! The battery is not dead. It...
• Re: Odd engine smell?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:50:50 -0500
  ...A rich running engine will cause the converter to glow. A quick check would be to pull all the spark plugs and inspect them...
• Oil Pressure light '83.5 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 14:42:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...It only glowed dimly and went-off and stayed-off with less than 1mi of driving. This happened twice, ea time it was or...
• Re: Fridge led glowing on its own again.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:26:14 -0700
  edit: on my '81 Westy. On 7/27/14, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > ..... grease at the door switch on my '88 Westy...
• tune-up lite blue wire
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:57:06 EDT
  ...I noticed a blue glow where the wire touched. the insulation had started to melt and expose the copper wire . Glad I caught it...
• FS: 83 Diesel Vanagon, WA state
  Historical mailing list - Sue Dumond
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 11:06:48 -0800
  ...New in the last year:alternator, clutch,glowplugs,total brake rebuild. Tow bar. Blue/White. Can dig up all reciepts. Owner for 5 years...
• Re: Odd engine smell?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:10:48 -0800
  ...If it is glowing a cherry red, >you might have found the problem. >Ken Lewis >http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > > >
• ticked off!!!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Sun, 2 Oct 1994 01:55:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu)| `I lit my cigarette off the * * | glowing case, wondering what * * `63 kombi(RIP, next week:,() | the problem could be...
• Looking for Bosch parts supplier
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 22:17:29 -0800
  ...Does anyone have a good supplier for Bosch parts on the 'net? I especially need some new glow plugs for my Vanagon and '81...
• 82 vandiesel hard cold start 2
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Pechukas
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:24:32 EDT
  GMBulley was right glow plug fuse WHY do they use that cheesy little piece of resistance metal is that better than an ATC? it...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 22:37:18 -0600
  ...Gauges >>> >>> http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/Gauges.aspx >>> >>> http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/MaxTow-Oil-Pressure- >>> Gauges.aspx?sitelink=LeftNav >>> >>> http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/MaxTow-Oil...
• Re: 'green glow'
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:36:31 -0700
  hi, I'd suggest you to check the ignition switch and the harness/connectors going into it. It's under the steering column near...
• Stuck heat shields - summary of potential solutions
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 21:38:08 -0500
  ...Not only that, but there's no overhang into the middle of the hole above the glow plug. The heat shields are w/i...
• Re: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 03:36:54 +0000
  I just recently took delivery of the Glowshift oil sender adapter along with their oil temp gauge and oil pressure gauge. I am excited...
• FS 82 Westy diesel
  Historical mailing list - Joerg Rieger
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 10:11:02 -0600 (CST)
  ...Remanufactured cylinder head, new injectors, new glow plugs in January 95 (at 96k miles). All new belts. New starter (Fall 95) Invested about $3000...
• More Tailight Glow
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 20:28:01 -0700
  ...Since I would like more tailight glow, I opened up the tailight assembly and with some quick testing realized I could power a bulb...
• Re: Glow Shift Tachometer - what shift RPM?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:51:24 -0500
  ...The big question is what is a safe max RPM to >run the motor at - the tachometer has a set of lights that glow...
• Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:27:55 EST
  ...needs a new engine >> No, that's when it needs new glow plugs. Steve Lashley SKL Enterprises Inc. http://EuroCampers.com 636-797-9015...
• Re: Rotor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:03:12 -0800
  No of course not its for the firing of the glow plugs. Silly. Mike On 1/10/05 2:35 PM, "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan...
• Re: Fwd: 83 diesel into 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:44:30 -0500
  ...engine mated to diesel vanagon > bellhousing, and/or Rabbitt tranny & starter, 12V, fuel > supply - any other connections or steps needed? Energize the glow plugs...
• Re: replacing fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:02:35 -0600
  ...My westy's boob broke off a glow plug then book off an ez out in the glow plug, what fun!! Velma 82 na...
• Re: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:42:44 EST
  ...Some of the later DA-6 heaters don't have a spark plug, just a glow. This won't work on gas. The heater...
• Re: Questions about Gas Heater from 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:42:44 EST
  ...Some of the later DA-6 heaters don't have a spark plug, just a glow. This won't work on gas. The heater...
• coolant light flashing on startup
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sun, 2 Dec 2018 14:09:34 +0000
  the coolant flashing light will sometimes stay on on startup and cause the oil light to glow VERY dimly. The light will not go...
• any Propex heaters fired up?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 08:12:41 -0800
  Is anyone other than Tom basking in the warm glow of a new Propex furnace yet? Or are you all waiting for summer like...
• Crimp On Terminals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:37:20 -0700
  ...I need a bunch for my headlight relays and glowplug relay where I'm using stock VW relay plates that clip to the fuseblock...
• Re: For the stove, I promised Mrs Squirrel . . .
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:40:51 -0700
  ...I do know that the VW logo inserts glow dull red so there is plenty of heat there.
• Re: Dimly Glowing Alternator Light...Suggestions? Help??
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:08:57 -0700
  ...Dimly Glowing Alternator Light...Suggestions? Help?? > Awhile back, the alternator light began glowing on my 87 Westy....so I took > the alternator out and...
• Re: Queer Diesel Glow Plug/Lift Pump Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 16:55:15 -0700
  ...I'm not sure if mine is a glow plug > problem, however. It could also be the lift pump > taking a while to prime...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:31:15 -0400
  There's a big 1982 right on the flex circuit in your second original image. Just looked at a 1984 one and it has...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:50:47 -0400
  Not so arcane, the LED and resistor and flex circuit wiring are the same as for the OXS light in gasoline-powered ones. Glad...
• RE: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 23 Nov 94 7:49:46 PST
  ...Mine glows red only if the fridge is working on LP, there is > no green....DC > Mine has a green light only. Wow! Maybe...
• Re: transporters by the..
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:44:53 -0400
  > Everybody who wants Glow-in-The-Dark Buses, raise your hand!! :) oooh ooooh oooh i want one, i want one Sudhir H. Desai 1984...
• eerie cig. liters?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 21:40:52 -0700
  ...my cigarette lighter (or rather I guess the receptacle into which it plugs) glows in the dark? It doesn't matter whether the keys...
• Alternator light glowing dimly
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 19:41:18 -0700
  OK, I changed oil and oil light shut off. Now, the alternator light comes on when I first start at an idle. Also, when...
• Re: Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  13 Sep 1995 10:04:33 -0700
  ...This causes the glow plugs to remain on, independent of "ignition" key position. The glow plugs collectively draw about 50 amps. If left on...
• Re: Doors Closed, LED Dome Light Glows On. Solved?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:44:36 -0800
  ...It's likely > that a very minute amount of current will allow an LED to faintly glow > on (in fact I only saw ~ 4...
• Re: 82 vandiesel hard cold start 2
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:48:12 -0400
  ...Funny, I thought that fuse powered everything, not just the glow plugs. Whatever. I replaced mine with an ATC 50A from a Trak Auto...
• Valves/lifter adjustment; do not close fully?
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:52:54 EST
  ...they do not close on exhaust fully shown by exhaust headers glowing a dull orange? I would think they self adjust, but would trapped...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 09:16:24 -0500
  ...When headlights are switched on there is a slight > glow from the "brights" LED in the cluster. When switched off or to > parking lights...
• Re: Harbor Freight Circuit Tester was D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 21:57:17 -0800
  hey all .....You know those fuses that are a strip of metal on a diesel vanagon or Rabbit, for the glow plug circuit ... attached...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 21 Mar 2001 - Special issue (#2001-353)
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:35:13 -0800
  ...Just > the glow. I am considering the tube style lighting you see around but do > not think it will be bright enough. I could...
• Re: VERY hot exhaust issues
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:07:28 -0400
  ...The entire exhaust glowed like a jet engine afterburner. Inside your distributor see if the silver trigger cage spins freely on the distributor shaft...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Oct 1998
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 21:58:38 +0200
  ...After a lot of hard starting I finally couldn't >get it going and the battery was draining, so I found two shot glow...
• Re: ???'s on Dash lighting
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 10:12:30 -0600
  ...side panel, I see the emergency flasher with a > very low glow that goes up and down with the dimmer. > Question is: Is it...
• Re: Sticker - Vanagon.com
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 10:53:11 -0600
  ...a real glower, my van. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gnarlodious" <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 8:00...
• Re: Area 51 trip
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:17:35 -0400
  Roger Sisler wrote: > Dont glow, you may not return. I'm thinking one of those tricked out auto light kits that lights up the...
• Re: Alternator light glows dimly at idle... Need new brushes?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:06:13 EDT
  In a message dated 9/20/05 12:18:36 AM, xtabe@YAHOO.COM writes: << I'm thinking it's time for new brushes...