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  • Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 6 Jan 2017 17:19:58 -0500
    ...After some time I finally obtained another used unit > (there were no new or better engineered switches available at that time) it > had the...
  • Re: '88 lurching at 2500-3000 rpm
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
    Mon, 11 Mar 1996 19:57:19 PDT
    ...My Jetta has these switches for idle & full throttle, but I can't see any here - it loooks pretty much like my old CIS...
  • Re: Oil light and warning
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:19:55 -1000
    ...The oil pressure > switches are readily available, but the circuit board that goes in the dash > pod is not. It seems to be NLA...
  • Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Wed, 4 Dec 2013 13:02:28 -0800
    ...and warning > lights...I arranged the dials so that at operating temperature and > speed all the needles pointed to 12 O Clock....A quick...
  • Re: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
    Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
    Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:11:50 -0700
    ...After ~5minutes of running (after the >> thermostat opens >> up?) power drops off dramatically, and the engine switches from >> smooth hum to >> throaty purr. In...
  • Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:07:35 -0500
    ...If cryo-treatment is done correctly, the part is first heated to a softening temperature, then quenched in liquid nitrogen. The net effect is...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:56:39 -0800
    ...coolant temperature & Hall sensor > 1 digital input: throttle valve switch > > 1 PWM output: idle speed stabilizer valve > > > > The ICU adjusts the PWM signal to...
  • Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 4 Dec 2013 20:04:03 -0700
    ...and warning >> lights...I arranged the dials so that at operating temperature and >> speed all the needles pointed to 12 O Clock....A quick...
  • Re: Let me introduce myself- finally!
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 2 Jun 2005 23:02:34 -0400
    ...However, different switches are on different years, so it helps to know what year you have. Doh! There it is at the end of...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:04:55 -0400
    ...The other circuit is the radiator >> circuit. >> The t-stat switches gradually over from one circuit to the other. The >> Heater >> circuit is something...
  • Re: Oil pressure light in 1.9l at idle
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:58:28 -0500
    ...I've ordered one of these switches anyways just in case my current switch is bad, but the behavior I'm seeing rules out...
  • 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Tue, 3 Jan 2012 14:17:50 -0500
    ...But after a > minute or two of this (which is how long it takes the oil to get up to > temperature, I guess) it...
  • Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:57:27 -0800
    ...the early type with the two switches mounted right on top, and the later type with a single switch on the bottom of the...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:26:01 -0700
    ...The other circuit is the radiator >>> circuit. >>> The t-stat switches gradually over from one circuit to the other. The >>> Heater >>> circuit is something...
  • Re: New thermostat funky?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 1 Dec 2007 21:07:56 -0500
    ...Low temp stats and fan switches are either compromises for other issues or a false sense of security. The real test is that coolant...
  • My Turbo Audi 2.0 Project (not short)
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Wed, 20 Jun 2001 05:24:17 EDT
    ...The diesel has a low temperature exhaust (remember efficiency) and the gas engine is considerably hotter. The increased energy (flow and Temperature) can drive...
  • Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Wed, 8 Jul 2020 00:00:19 +0000
    ...Also...it's important to have a thermometer handy for ambient temperatures, and then use one of those handy charts available online for R...
  • Re: Fwd: Installing Volvo Front Seats
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:11:51 -0800
    ...Got all the switches and > wiring harness for it right out of the donor Audi car. > They're 'kinda cool' .... > but I don't...
  • Re: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
    Historical mailing list - Shiva Polefka
    Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:17:00 -0700
    ...After ~5minutes of running (after the thermostat opens > up?) power drops off dramatically, and the engine switches from smooth hum to > throaty purr. In...
  • for campers: Propane Safety
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Tue, 01 Nov 94 10:55:51 CST
    ...At that temperature, propane creates no pressure in a closed container. As the temperature rises, the liquid fuel begins to vaporize and build pressure...
  • Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:54:11 -0500
    ...is how long it takes the oil to get up to >> temperature, I guess) it drops to ~1.6 bar, say 23psi, where it...
  • Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 6 Jan 2017 19:24:08 -0500
    ...That's ok if you're looking at a circuit with an incandescent light installed in it, but not for wires connected together, switches...
  • Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:51:25 -0700
    ...I can't say I know what the 'real' oil pressure it, not having had a guage on it ...but the OP switches are...
  • Re: Electric problem in 2.1l
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:41:55 -0700
    ...The coolant temperature is not too high and also I have a full >>> coolant tank. It seems to be connected to how much electrical...
  • Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 6 Jan 2017 16:42:57 -0800
    ...That's ok if you're looking at a circuit with an incandescent light installed in it, but not for wires connected together, switches...
  • Re: Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
    Tue, 5 Jan 2010 20:12:42 -0800
    ...If cryo-treatment is done correctly, the part is first heated to a softening temperature, then quenched in liquid nitrogen. The net effect is...
  • Re: oil light question
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:30:59 -0500
    ...I have no way to hook up a gauge at present but I will soon and I intend to replace both the pressure switches...
  • Re: Fuel hose size
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 3 Aug 2020 04:41:09 +0000
    ...As for vapor in the system, under certain temperature and pressure conditions it does happen. Fuel system vapor lock does happen and a system...
  • Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Tue, 3 Jan 2012 23:43:38 +0000
    ...But after > >> a > >> minute or two of this (which is how long it takes the oil to get up > >> to > >> temperature, I guess) it...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:34:49 -0700
    ...The other circuit is the radiator >>>> circuit. >>>> The t-stat switches gradually over from one circuit to the other. The >>>> Heater >>>> circuit is something...
  • Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:16:16 -0700
    ...For those reasons I still predict that the one 18 gauge wire going from the brake switches to the brake lights will outlast the...
  • Re: VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:15:47 -0500
    ...For years I've run the following gauges on my Air Cooled engines; Oil Temperature, Oil Pressure, Cylinder Head temperature on #3 Cylinder. While...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:50:37 -0500
    ...The other circuit is the radiator >>>>> circuit. >>>>> The t-stat switches gradually over from one circuit to the >>>>> other. The >>>>> Heater >>>>> circuit is something...
  • Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
    Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:03:34 -0800
    ...and warning > lights...I arranged the dials so that at operating temperature and > speed all the needles pointed to 12 O Clock....A quick...
  • Re: Oil pressure light in 1.9l at idle
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:06:35 -0500
    ...I've ordered one of these switches anyways just in case my > current switch is bad, but the behavior I'm seeing rules out...
  • Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:37:55 -0400
    ...This gets the entire circuit warm (even hot!) and will break down insulation and plastic parts over time (remember how our headlight switches melt...
  • Re: Electric problem in 2.1l
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
    Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:38:53 -0700
    ...The coolant temperature is not too high and also I have a full >>>> coolant tank. It seems to be connected to how much electrical...
  • Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
    Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
    Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:04:12 -0500
    ...Once the van gets fully up to temperature, the problem >>> vanishes and it runs fine until the next damp day, which usually is a...
  • Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Wed, 8 Jul 2020 00:19:26 +0000
    ...Also...it's important to have a thermometer handy for ambient temperatures, and then use one of those handy charts available online for R...
  • Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 7 Jan 2017 01:07:03 +0000
    ...That's ok if you're looking at a > circuit with an incandescent light installed in it, but not for wires > connected together, switches...
  • Re: 1985 westy a/c problem-insuficent cooling r-12 system
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:29:44 -0700
    ...For reference, I look for 200 psi high/30-35 psi low with R-134a in 90F ambient temperature in both Goldibox and the...
  • Re: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
    Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
    Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:55:55 -0400
    ...While I'm at it I was told that I might want to get the older temperature sensor because it kicks the fan in...
  • Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 6 Jan 2017 20:31:15 -0500
    ...That's ok if you're looking at a > circuit with an incandescent light installed in it, but not for wires > connected together, switches...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:58:10 -0700
    ...The other circuit is the radiator >>>>>> circuit. >>>>>> The t-stat switches gradually over from one circuit to the other. >>>>>> The >>>>>> Heater >>>>>> circuit is something...
  • Re: Electric problem in 2.1l
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:21:59 -0700
    ...The coolant temperature is not too high and also I have a full >>>>> coolant tank. It seems to be connected to how much electrical...
  • Re: Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Tue, 5 Jan 2010 23:43:11 -0500
    ...If cryo-treatment is done correctly, the part is first heated to a softening temperature, then quenched in liquid nitrogen. The net effect is...
  • Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:00:48 -0800
    ...Once the van gets fully up to temperature, the problem >>>> vanishes and it runs fine until the next damp day, which usually is a...
  • Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:49:25 -0800
    ...Unlike last week, when it was well >>> >> below >>> >> freezing, and the van ran just fine, we've been experiencing some >>> >> above-freezing temperatures, and...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:25:32 -0500
    ...The other circuit is the >>>>>>> radiator >>>>>>> circuit. >>>>>>> The t-stat switches gradually over from one circuit to the >>>>>>> other. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> Heater >>>>>>> circuit is something...
  • Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:12:51 -0500
    ...I've ordered one of these switches >> anyways just in case my current switch is bad, but the behavior I'm >> seeing rules out...
  • Re: Fuel hose size
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Mon, 3 Aug 2020 10:49:43 -0600
    ...The pump is mounted on an isolated mount and the injectors are also isolated. > > As for vapor in the system, under certain temperature and...
  • Re: Opinions wanted: Overhaul or Eletric?!
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 8 Jul 2023 23:14:22 +0000
    ...This could be either due to the charger not being perfectly matched, or me not being mindful about the temperature. (I installed battery heaters...
  • Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:38:54 -0800
    ...After the engine >>> reaches operating temperature it begins bucking >>> during upshifts and throttle speed increase. When >>> I push on the throttle to increase speed...
  • Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 6 Jan 2017 20:05:26 -0500
    ...That's ok if you're looking at a > circuit with an incandescent light installed in it, but not for wires > connected together, switches...
  • Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 6 Jan 2017 20:28:18 -0500
    ...That's ok if you're looking at a > > circuit with an incandescent light installed in it, but not for wires > > connected together, switches...
  • Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Tue, 7 Jul 2020 21:41:29 -0400
    ...Perhaps a shot of contact cleaner to the interior of control switches and working them back and forth a bunch to wipe off corrosion...
  • Re: Installing new defroster/heater fan INSTRUCTIONS - LONG
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:16:02 -0700
    ...Next pull out the switches by pressing the tabs to release them from the cluster. The cluster should lift out and remove the big...
  • Dead Bus Report
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Mon, 3 Mar 97 14:02:50 EST
    ...Then Steve got some surprisingly nice rear light housings and lenses from the back while I took most of the switches out of the...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:53:59 -0700
    ...The other circuit is the radiator >>>>> circuit. >>>>> The t-stat switches gradually over from one circuit to the other. The >>>>> Heater >>>>> circuit is something...
  • Re: Fridge ?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 29 Oct 1998 17:00:07 EST
    ...and switches off at about 110 degrees. The way to keep it quiet is to improve the airflow past the condenser, which takes in...