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• Re: do vanagons ever get stolen???
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 20:23:49 -0400
  >Anyone ever install a hidden kill switch?....a cheap >easy anti-theft mod indeed. The PO of my westy installed a switch "hidden in...
• Re: Headlight Question
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:44:56 -0500
  ...Whenever you switch to high beams, it uses just the high beam bulb. Jere Hawn wrote: > Greetings All > > > > Low beam works as designed; I...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 17:23:11 +0000
  Another thing, if anyone is so inclined to do so, I need to understand how the switches are supposed to work. It looks to...
• Re: ref: heater switches
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:21:30 -0500
  Never heard of the rear one having a problem but on the front the whole circuit including switch is overloaded at high speed. My...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:35:09 -0400
  ...If you are not seeing power here then it could be that either your neutral safety switch (that switch you cleaned up) or the...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:18:59 -0400
  ...I was >>just going to put another switch in parallel with the power switch of the >>inverter. It's a low current switching situation...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:18:50 -0400
  ...In practice you can run a single wire from the hot side of the switch and take your ground from up front. You were...
• Re: CV Joint Load Visual Aid
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:20:29 -0800
  ...I think the CVs should be taken off and switched from side to side, but the drive axle should remain on the original side...
• Heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:02:10 -0800
  ...It was working fine for quite a while, and would start up immediately when the switch was turned on. About a month ago, it...
• Re: ignition switch and seat
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  8 Nov 1995 09:06:35 -0800
  RE>ignition switch and seat belts 11/8/95 >From: jms@ludwig.att.com I agree with Mark McCulley and Jim Davis that a...
• Melted lightswitch... again!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 21:48:27 -0700
  Anyone experience frequently melting headlight switches? I just went through a second one in two months. This time it was 1am and I was...
• Re: Was-Still got the Drips-Now Oil pressure switch?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:45:08 EDT
  ...ONE MORE TIME ........There is NO need to remove anything to change the high oil pressure switch. Use a 1/2" drive deep well...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:54:59 -0400
  ...This will not account for the melting you see on the dimmer switch. Yrs, d
• Temp high, no fan ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:36:25 -0800
  ...But if I short it at the plug of the temp switch of the radiator, it works. Although the second stage I could not...
• Ignition switch - no start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 13:57:18 -0400
  ...1987 - Vanagon Syncro Occasionally when I turn the ignition switch to start up, I get all the dash lights, etc. but no ignition at...
• Re: finding lighted power on an 83
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 07:52:48 -0700
  ...Easy to connect elsewhere though, since so many switches and such in the dash hook to the same source. Look for any grey/blue...
• Re: 3 speed heater fan switch in canada ??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:55:54 -0800
  ...I cann stealer they want $45 for the 3 speed fan switch that van-cafe sell > for $13 > > http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon...
• Re: 85' won't start :-( any clues??
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:24:21 +0100
  ...If the engine starts from the ignition switch all's well and good. If not, I leave the ignition switched on, go round to...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:51:12 -0700
  this is why a Remote Starter Switch is an absolutely essential trouble shooting tool. By using one you separate the 'ignition on' function from...
• more vanagon parts For sale (best offers)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:21:27 EDT
  ...wing windows -tons of dash switches, headlight switches, etc, OEM vanagon foglite switches, turn sig assys, fan switches, etc -ignition locks w/ keys, doorlocks...
• Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 23 May 2004 21:40:01 -0700
  ...All the LEDs are solid and > secure on the circuit board and there doesn't seem to be a "switch" > anywhere on the board...
• Re: heater switch failure prone?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 13:45:44 -0600
  ...The switch operated just fine, but when I can out later it >felt ver hard to move, and not has two postions, off and...
• Radiator fan on all the time.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 22:25:56 -0400
  ...My radiator fan comes on when I switch the key to aux when starting. The AC is in the off position. It never did...
• Re: vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:03:53 -0400
  ...with my Rabbit and it turned out to be the ignition switch >> If the starter is working normally, and the engine still will not...
• Re: more grate $CRAP for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Thu, 11 May 2000 12:46:35 -0400
  ...Sawyer at firestream@MINDSPRING.COM wrote: > Welcome to $CRAP Depot ! > foglight switch, VW $10 > FOB my place to yours > > Horace Is this a 3...
• FS: more doorpanels for sale: grey, blue, etc, and carpet
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 12:21:45 EDT
  ...have sliding doorpanels in grey and blue, as well as front doorpanels, with power window switch holes, and power mirror switch hole, excellent cond...
• 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...
• Re: Headlight Switch Vendor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 23:24:39 EST
  ...bus boys and gowesty catalogs and didn't see any headlight > switches. Anyone know who sells them or is this a dealer item? > i...
• Ignition Switch Source & Tips
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:05:01 -0800
  ...I thought I'd try an ignition switch next. What is a good brand, source, and are there any special tips for a DIY...
• pin switch for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:58:24 -0700
  ...do any vans come with a pin switch to detect the sliding door opening? how about the rear door? is there any place to...
• Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 06:07:00 -0700
  ...I understand the headlight switches are often 'problematic' and I do have a spare, so I'm putting swapping in my spare switch near...
• Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:55:44 -0800
  Thanks Scott, I have a switch on it's way. I'll post my results after it's installed. Fingers crossed. Doug E. '84...
• Re: Also AC not working
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:12:51 -0400
  ...Yes, the switch on the dash (or it may be overhead, depending on year...) can go bad. This is the switch that turns it...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:24:34 -0700
  I think, this is working on oil pressure and you will only get the switch switching when the pressure is great enough. That means...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 22:12:57 +0000
  ...That's not a very long life for a brake switch, in my opinion. I wish I could remember when I got them from...
• Re: Hoods in the van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:15:13 -0700
  I helped a friend install a switch which cuts power to fuse panel. It was a good heavy duty marine switch with a key...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:57:11 -0800
  ...Looking at P97.14 it looks like wire remains #16 after hi/low switch. (unless I'm misreading the diagram) But then my original...
• Re: Eurovan Winnebago Faucet fits Vanagon Westfalia sink?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:31:32 -0500
  ...I lived with it for a couple of years, but I recently installed the hands-free, pneumatically-operated switch being sold by GoWesty. <http...
• Re: WTB: heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:36:45 -0600
  Call me a glass-half-empty guy, but if your fan switch works for 15 years and then melts, what is happening here? I...
• Re: HELP with wiring VW foglight switch to Hella 500's in 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 10:48:10 -0400
  >the VW switch has three connectors on back which are >designated "+" , "83a" and "83b". Haynes "VW Air-cooled Vanagon" shop >manual described switch position...
• Re: Richards fog light query, inside look
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 22:55:26 +0000
  Thanks Alistair for posting revealing pics on the interior of that Rear Window Defogger switch.  It may be "possible" to install a modern tiny...
• Re: 87 Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 13:44:13 -0400
  ...The high speed switch is direct >full battery voltage. In some cases the resistor fails (typically "open"). >Otherwise it is usually the switch. > >These...
• Re: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 06:25:48 -0400
  ...If ok there, check 58 pin (gray/green) with switch on. If ok there, trouble has to be wire between there and fuse/relay...
• Re: Daylight Driving lights
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 13:34:01 -0500
  ...I have to turn the headlight switch on anytime I use it... > > is there a way the wire those light to have them ON...
• Re: Wiper Failure (again) X-switch for ignition
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 07:58:38 -0800
  ...Also have a look at David B.'s picture of the inside of switch: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/vanagon-ignition-switch...
• Re: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:42:02 -0800
  ...My lights > wont come on unless you hold up the dimmer switch. And the relay does not > click. But when I pull up on...
• Aux. Battery Isolator Relay
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 13:44:25 -0400
  ...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: full throttle switch boost?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:18:47 -0400
  ...full throttle switch boost? If you have a digitool hooked up when the full throttle switch is made up, you will see the volts...
• Oil Warning Light & Alarm Mystery
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:57:52 -0700
  ...Well...I had the Heads redone, he replaced the oil alarm switch ..and just driving it around today the oil alarm starting acting up...
• Re: Rear Red Brake Lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 13:17:45 -0700
  Sounds to me as though you you might have a piece of crud stuck in one of the pressure switches on the brake master...
• Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:02:56 -0800
  ...Headlight Switch The dimmer function of the headlight switch on my son's '91 Westy failed, taking out all the dash lights.� Does anyone...
• Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:22:16 -0800
  Hi, neil, Well, no it's not correct to say 'the relay takes the load of the switch." Though you might have said those...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:28:44 -0700
  ...Here's a 170F button-type thermal switch for $15 shipped in the > US. > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Selco-**CA170-Thermal-Switch-to...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:09:12 -0800
  ...I like the idea of a switched 3rd light for tail-gaters and/or high beamers. so, David, with an `85 GL, auto. can...
• Re: Ignition Switch?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:10:39 -0700
  ...an ignition switch?� Am I even right in assuming that these problems are related?� It wansn't long after the ignition switch started acting...
• Fw: 85 vanagon ignition problems
  Historical mailing list - Matt Schweitzer
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 21:26:45 -0400
  ...After consulting the Bible according to Bentley I traced it back to the ignition switch. I ordered a used one and just unplugged the...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Longing
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:26:43 -0400
  ...Throttle Valve Switch > > >Hmmm... Bentley shows several variations on the throttle valve >switch. >The >text indicates that a faulty switch or improper adjustment can...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 16:03:44 -0500
  ...Should I disconnect the throttle switch? I did that yesterday. Little change,once again.When I installed the new throttle switch, it was right...
• Re: A/C 3rd Stage Relay? was lower front grill....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 00:44:11 -0400
  That 3rd stage relay gets controlled from the radiator switch and the AC high pressure switch. If the fan is cycling with the ignition...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:16:07 -0700
  Turn the rocker switch left to begin the start/heater-on cycle, and move the temp knob all the way down to the "little...