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• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:44:50 -0500
  ...Any LED's would be up by the controls, I think. Mine has the analog linear dial with the "green zone". -- Alan Felder Austin...
• Re: power window motors
  Historical mailing list - William Carden
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:25:30 -0400
  Does anyone have any door switches for the windows, I need the drivers switch that controls the passenger side window. Thanks Bill NACHTAIN7@AOL...
• Re: Grasshoppers
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 09:13:24 -0500
  ...Is this for real??? Freeway on-ramps with traffic light controls??? How do they work/what purpose do they serve??? Do you use those...
• Re: Mileage at altitude - responses/experiences requested
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:14:42 -0600
  ...As you may well know, fuel injectiojn systems and some of the big carburetors on piston type Aircraft powerplants have auto-mixture controls, and...
• o2 sensor resistance
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:26:32 -0800
  ...solderless connector and shrink wrap? As this part controls the computer which in turn controls the way my vehicle runs, I'd rather pay...
• Air leaks in ventilation system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 22:17:33 -0600
  Regardless of where I set the levers on the fresh-air and heat controls, air continues to come through the vents in my '85...
• Lights
  Historical mailing list - Joel D Shortlidge
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 02:46:28 -0500
  Are the bulbs that are used as high beam indicators used to back light the climate control levers? Also the blower controls? Joel ___________________________________________________________________ Why...
• DIGIJET OR DIGIFANT............which is the BETTER fuel injection for performance?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:21:31 -0500
  Alright, gearheads....which fuel injection is better for larger displaced motors without having to buy a programmable fi from techtronics? digijet controls with digifant...
• Dash - 84 vanagon vs westy?
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 02:35:36 +0000
  ...different? I need for westy. _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and help protect your children with advanced parental controls. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/parental
• '85, 1.9 timing questions
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 18:05:40 -0800
  ...How will this effect things like, emission controls, etc, for those of us living in a state with Smog Controls and Smog tests? By...
• Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Fri, 10 May 2002 15:32:23 -0700
  ...Ventalation Controls (sp) >> >Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 18:09:23 -0400 >> > >> >At 05:40 PM 5/10/2002, Mark Dorm wrote: >>> >>And what...
• '91 Vanagon GL -- Where to get 12 volts for JVC radio from Crutchfield?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:43:58 -0400
  ...A/C controls are blocking access to cigar lighter. Thank you, John
• Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 May 2002 18:43:16 -0400
  At 06:32 PM 5/10/2002, Eric Spletzer wrote: >How does one turn off the back heater? Open the seat, reach into the...
• 84 passenger mirror replacement - Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 18:22:26 +0000
  ...t have to keep tightening... _________________________________________________________________ Get MSN 8 and help protect your children with advanced parental controls. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/parental
• Re: Vanagon A/C and controls
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 07:07:53 -0700
  Hi Doug, Aftermarket vacuum switches intended to do just what you have in mind are FLAPS available. You connect it to your intake vacuum...
• rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:10:03 -0500
  ...The are some simple marine vents that I have thought about putting on the Westy in the rear, but have no controls are permanently...
• Re: Raining-no cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:16:04 -0500
  ...Cruise controls work by monitoring the speed of the car...AS MONITORED BY THE VEHICLES CONTROLS. If you are hydroplaning, those controls may not...
• Help! Traveling through Phoenix, Tucson and Vegasneed parts
  Historical mailing list - KK AL
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:32:32 -0700
  ...The Rubber bellow which controls the throttle for the cruise control has sprung an invisible leak. Does anyone have the phone number of a...
• 120v generator set up
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 05:57:30 -0500
  ...They have a throttle control that controls the engine based on power requirements. The power provided is as clean as you can get from...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:18:25 -0500
  Hello All, Could anyone tell me which fuse on an 84 westy controls the high beams? (OR any other reason a pair of hella...
• Re: South African van differences - when they happened
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:34:55 -0700
  ...didn't differ from the > German; it also had slide heater controls. However I am in the process > of buying a 1993 RSA Microbus...
• Re: heater controls
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:00:50 -0700
  ...As it stands, I live in Florida and we never use the heat, all the dash controls are pushed to the left, and both...
• Re: Vanagon Vent Control Positions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:32:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I understand the bottom two control knobs on the four >vent/heater controls are for the rear heater, someone tell me how to >position...
• Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 5 Aug 2021 22:39:16 -0600
  Could someone please explain what controls the initial Igni’ On Low Coolant Warning LED Flash Duration ~ Have 1 that won’t stop blinking,, Have...
• Free A/C plenum from 87' Wolfsburg Ottawa Ontario
  Historical mailing list - G-Reg
  Mon, 27 May 2013 21:30:16 -0400
  ...just the part the hangs over the front window and has the controls on it. Its in pretty good shape (especially where they usually...
• Wanted - Load Reduction Relay - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 May 2011 16:00:41 -0500
  Anyone parting out a van have one of these laying around? It's the relay that controls the front and rear wipers, wiper water...
• Re: Vanagon Gripes
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 22:27:55 -0800
  But there's still no light for the AC controls for the 86 and later models.. Yau-Man Chan 87 GL >>> Hajasz <hajasz@VISI...
• heater lights
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:08:46 -0400
  I've always thought that VW could have done a better job of lighting the heater controls. Far as I can tekk, only the...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:25:45 -0600
  ...The Wal-Mart batteries are now > made by Johnson Controls... and are typically very "Fresh" this one had a > date code of 10/10...
• Heater Ventilation Slider Controls
  Historical mailing list - James Ogul
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:11:29 -0400
  How do you get the slider knobs off. I don't want to over force them. I pulling pretty hard. Do they ultimately slide...
• Re: Dash removed/re-installed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 May 2012 14:49:04 -0700
  ...I've seen a few people never even check the cables and controls after having them apart.
• Re: Vanagon heater controls
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 25 May 2009 23:28:19 -0400
  > Can we all admit it is a pretty confusing and inefficient > system. Totally. I've been driving Vanagons half of my adult life and...
• trading 2.1 distributor
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 22:42:49 -0500
  ...trade i am looking to get a set of dash knobs for heater controls. I Know 2 items for the price of one. Darrel
• High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:18:43 -0500
  Hello All, Could anyone tell me which fuse on an 84 westy controls the high beams? (OR any other reason a pair of hella...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:11:29 -0700
  ...wet? > Either that, or your spark advance knob and hand choke controls are worn out. I hear you can replace the expensive VW type...
• was Eurospec post (kinda long) Air leaks
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:14:21 -0400
  ...Make sure you have the two upper vent controls to the far left, the two bottom controls to the far right and the dash...
• Emission Controls, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 06:28:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...Emission controls began to show up 30 years ago with PCV systems. Some of us can remember seeing those old blow-by pipes under...
• Re: Ventilation and vegetarian controls
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:07:42 -0500
  I am pretty confused about all this talk of ventilation and vegetarian controls. If Karl W.'s brains are on the menu...how can...
• Re: Interstate Battery Update
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:04:20 -0800
  Johnson Controls makes 95-98% of all auto batteries in the US. This does not however mean they are all made to the same...
• Too Much Heat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 May 1999 09:03:47 -0400
  ...This confirms that previous slimy mechanic's method of following my instructions to "re-connect and insure proper function of all heater controls", was...
• Heater control bulbs - how many?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 23:33:46 -0500
  Does anyone recall how many bulbs I need to light the heating controls in my 85? I have no light behind the sliders or...
• Stumped
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Aug 1996 13:45:33 -0400
  Do you know anyone who sell's cruise controls for a 73 bus with a 1700 engine, will this screw up my vacume? Also...
• Heater controls, 84.
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:24:20 -0700
  Hi all! I need a bit of help. I can't turn off the heat in my dashboard. The lever that opens the heat...
• Front heat always!
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Tue, 13 May 2008 20:05:53 -0700
  No matter how I have my front heater controls set I always have warm air coming from under the dash. Is there a way...
• Dual Air Conditioning in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:05:32 -0500
  ...I modified the controls from what Cooler Air suggested. The thermostat for the front unit controls the compressor magnetic clutch and the rear unit...
• Re: RoadHaus - Coolant level LED Problem
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 07:09:31 -0800
  ...I do believe (not certain) that one of the plug-in black/silver thingies on the fuse panel (by driver's left knee) controls...
• Re: Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 22:07:14 -0800
  ...The Digifant tool has 6 LEDs that help in the diagnosis of Digifant ECU and its sensors / controls. LEDs are used where... URL: taos...
• CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:07:52 -0800
  ...HMM, NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE?, I HAVE INSTALLED HUNDREDS OF CRUISE CONTROLS IN VW VANAGONS OVER THE YEARS, AND THEY ARE A LITTLE DIFFICULT...
• Re: Ventilation and vegetarian controls
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:23:03 -0700
  ...Ventilation and vegetarian controls > I am pretty confused about all this talk of ventilation and vegetarian > controls. > If Karl W.'s brains are on...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 7 Mar 2018 20:28:02 +0100
  ...If that´s not a boxer, what is? The second crankshaft seems cheaper than a whole valvetrain with its variable controls. Just put the...
• Re: Camper A/C Switch (Outrageously Expensive)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:16:27 -0400
  ...The inner one controls > A/C on/off and fan speed, while the outer one controls temperature. Behind > the switch is a black piece...
• Off topic Friday post
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 6 Dec 2019 22:05:50 -0600
  ...Noticed shortly after that the steering wheel controls wouldn’t respond. I seem to have snapped a wire or something in the steering column...
• Re: re: auxiliary batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Sep 94 16:31:40 EDT
  >The isolator I used from Sure-Power controls throughput to < 90A. Throughput to 90A is not the prob. The prob is that isolators drop...
• Re: fan blowing fuse
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 9 May 2000 13:18:55 -0400
  ...Check the wire wrapped rheostat the controls the speed of the fan, it may be shorting out. John -------- OK, I'm a much bigger...
• Re: Heater controls, 84.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 01:37:42 -0400
  At 12:36 PM 8/21/2002, Leon Korkin wrote: >I made an improvement here. Found piece of thin metal tubing, cut to >length...
• Re: heater control lights
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:15:28 -0500
  ...Dave Milo On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Its true, we all adjust the controls...
• Re: Passed Smog Test! (one more question)
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Thu, 08 Feb 1996 07:55:30 -0500
  ...the technician to look for in the Visual > Inspection: > ... > Ignition Spark Controls > Carburetor Oh, yeah, one more question: How do they know if you...
• Re-wiring after a fire
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:59:58 -0700
  ...I had a short at the heater controls that lead to a small electrical fire. This has left me without dash lights. Not sure...
• Re: Climate Control Help
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 22:24:43 -0500
  I have one of these units in my 83. Controls are underneath the stock heat/vent sliders - one knob for temp and a second...
• Question regarding coolant flow and front heater
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 May 2005 11:51:37 -0700
  ...I assume then that this is because the cable that controls the valve in the diagram is either broken, bent, or weak. Has anyone...