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• low speed fan on all the time while van is running
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:22:39 -0800
  ...Since I never use the AC is there some way to eliminate the AC control of the coolant fan? Thanks, Gary
• Re: vanagon racing...drifting...friday
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:31:16 -0800
  What's this, looks like he has dial controls for heat instead of levers? @ :42 --- On Fri, 12/11/09, JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw...
• Re: silver socket and collapsible spare tire
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 1995 20:53:39 -0800
  ...I assume we're talking about the thing to the right of the steering column, inbetween it and the climate controls, right? /martha
• Re: Vanagon Gripes
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 12:47:35 EST
  ...many vans, (and '76-'79 buses, too) ive seen where owners have used those 3M labelmaker stickers to identify what each control does..... chris
• FS: 88 vanagon, 1058643 miles. :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 15:52:43 -0600
  ...Miles <i inserted the commas>, $2990 interior color - blue, 4cyl, cruise control, stock number P9389B, VIN WV2YB0259JH044699 for sale by dealer (703) 256-5006...
• Re: paint jobs
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:15:35 EST
  ...under left rear window....prime and repaint using new silkens computer controlled paint booth. This estimate was from one of the best paint shops...
• Re: Momo wheel hub adapter for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 20:31:39 EST
  ...the splines so that you won't have to move your control cluster upward the way you have to when using Golf/Jetta/Fox...
• Re: thermostat revelation
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 19:46:24 -0500
  ...It says "ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS" on it and 337/437 - 160. The needle moved from just below the light to just above. The diesel now...
• Re: upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:39:29 -0600
  Jason, I don't know what exactly it will take to replace the bushngs, except your going to need a press to R&R...
• Re: Official Vanagon CB Channel
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 08:43:47 -0700
  ...Accepts the speaker microphone and channel up down control on the handset. WX 45 or some such name. New they're about 100USD. I...
• Re: Dual Webbers on a 2.1 water cooler
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 17:51:42 -0700
  ...No computer to control things, just raw fuel - now. Of course trying to push a syncro westy, my neck is still OK. Malcolm __________________________________ Do...
• salt, rust and other enemies
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:30:52 -0600
  Do you guys already know about electronic rust control? They offer a 4 to 10 year warranty. Does this really work and if so...
• parts 4 sale
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:27:34 -0400
  hey all, for sale Idle stabilizer vale idle control unit 2wd speedo 175,000 on it(back plastic plate is cracked at screw holes...
• RPM surge
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:57:27 -0400
  ...Idle controller has been change for a used unit. At idle the engine is rough but not running rich. Good power on higway. Any...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:06:02 -0800
  On 2/24/06, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote: > > But Ben, some of us want to keep our levers. > > BenT pliers =, carefully ground...
• Re: costco auxillary battery size (group# and/or costco number)?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 20:14:20 -0400
  ...it's true. :-) Dennis Haynes wrote: > Interstate batteries are also built by Johnson Controls. Slighlty different > case/model, but same battery as Wal-Mart.
• Heat!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Liess
  Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:29:21 -0800
  Just installed a Atwood space heater, 12,000 btu thermosat controlled, vented. This thing works like a dream, tons of heat, even I was...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 10 Jul 2021 19:22:53 -0500
  ...If that is working then it is either a problem with > your idle control unit or the IC valve. Usually the unit is the...
• Re: Dash / Air Distribution Box removal
  Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:17:28 -0500
  ...This is what I did when I could no longer stand the hot summer air blowing over my feet, even though the vent controls...
• Improved fuel additive ZVW 239 003
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Improved fuel additive ZVW 239 003
  May 31, 1990
  ...PREVENTION Prevent deposit build-up through the use of gasolines with injector and intake valve deposit control additives. Consult the suppliers and service stations...
• Re: Question about hard start relay
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 20 Jun 2021 20:54:51 +0000
  ...I do have the Audiovox CCS-100 cruise control.  Totally love.  Not available anymore.  But I love that thing so much, I was able...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:45:32 -0500
  ...At around 120F the ECU should into closed loop operation and the O2 sensor system will take over mixture control. The point I was...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 21 May 2010 16:19:46 -0700
  ...A brief hiatus in the charging? My MMPT solar controller lifts the load from the panels for a moment every few seconds to check...
• Re: '83 vanagon: shot control module?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Aug 94 15:05:27 EDT
  By control module do you mean the igniter or the computer module? I have been told that the igniter either works or it doesn...
• 170 degree thermostat in '83 Diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 May 1996 22:36:21 -0700
  I just encountered an after market thermostat for controling water flow to the radiator. The start of the opening movement is supposed to occur...
• Hot Water Heater
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 13:17:13 -0800
  ...He controlled the temp by controlling the flow of coolant through the coil with a water bed thermostat hooked up to a selonoid valve...
• Re: dash lights (was: [WetWesties] pumped out -VOODOO)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:58:13 -0500
  When the bulb behind my heater controls burned out, I replaced it with a white LED. Had to experiment with the resistor value in...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 3 Feb 2019 17:02:37 +0100
  ...Heated/cooled/mixed air from the stock vents, Vanagon sliding air controls can go, A6 control in place...Fresh or recirc, controlled via button...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:22:58 -0500
  ...Because it is a horn circuit we are actually > using the relay for controlling a ground wire after the horn rather than > the more...
• Re: A/C Freezing Up?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 07:33:29 -0400
  Your AC control unit is working over time. It is the little black box on the C-piller. It is nothing more than a...
• Re: Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:51:35 +0000
  ...Nolathane upper control arm bushings? > > Thanks Dennis. Helpful info. IIRC, the GoWesty upper control arm bushings > may require similar adjustments. The bushings supplied by...
• Re: heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 22:22:05 -0700
  ...The control valve, when new, does not let any appreciable amount of coolant to flow through it when closed - I've checked. The heater...
• Re: audi 3A Swap -- Jetronic LH 2.4 question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 07:38:30 -0400
  ...likely that the Bosch >engineers also reprogrammed the Ignition Control unit and the FI control >unit to take advantage of that. If they did...
• 84 Vanagon 1.9 pulsing idle
  Historical mailing list - Preston Lewis
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:23:37 -0700
  ...The manual says the switch "supplies control unit with information that throttle valve is closed. If engine is running 1500 RPM with the throttle...
• Re: HELP: problem with temperature gauge (or something)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:03:47 -0400
  ...There's also a low-coolant warning controller which outputs to this line when is sees an open circuit on the coolant-level sender...
• Re: How do I....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:30:01 -0500
  ...Other wise I am going to > spend about $500 for the idle sensor and the control unit without knowing if > they are my problem...
• Hot Water Heater
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 9 Nov 1997 23:20:59 -0800
  ...He controlled the temp by controlling the flow of coolant through the water tank with a water bed thermostat hooked up to a selonoid...
• Re: Syncro or not
  Historical mailing list - Deepak Kumar
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 22:33:09 PST
  Bill At 50Km/hr in a speed controlled zone in Calgary (that's about 30mph for you guys down south), I took a bend...
• Re: rear window wiper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 May 2001 04:08:11 -0700
  To activate the rear wiper and washer, push the control stalk away from you and allow it to return (it's spring loaded). The...
• Re: Wiper Relay Was: Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:24:16 -0700
  ...I opened the controlling relay and > found that > the circuit board was cracked. I am not sure if this was from me > pulling it...
• Re: Removing rear heater in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:52:18 -0700
  ...When you couple them you provide another way for coolant to bypass the radiator without being able to control it like the valve on...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:03:18 -0700
  "I would consider using an original style relay to control the two Stancors." Or, now that I think of it, use the first Stancor...
• Paint preparation resource - sources
  Historical mailing list - Kevin P Gilleran
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 08:19:02 -0700
  ...I would like to do as much of the prep as possible to reduce cost and ensure quality control. Also I saw some comments...
• JUNKYARD ALERT: 1981 9 passenger at Crazy Rays Junkyard in Laurel/Jessup, Maryland
  Historical mailing list - Van Pelt, Steve
  Mon, 2 Mar 2015 13:54:40 -0600
  Hi All, There's an 81 nine passenger with Auto, A/C and dealer installed cruise control at this junkyard... The motor looked fairly...
• Idle question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:32:34 -0500
  ...The idle control system is same as a 2.1l MV. It idles high, but when I unplug the ICV it purrs like a...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:43:47 -0500
  On 11/18/2012 10:27 PM, MICHAEL H wrote: > Harry - pneumatic tires ARE shock absorbers at a basic, technical level ... Well, no. They...
• Re: Gas smell
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:08:53 -0800
  ...On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > check the evap control system, it might cause a...
• Re: Recommendations for Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:50:31 -0700
  On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Loren, you might want to confirm this...
• Re: Query....
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:55:18 -0700
  On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Phil <mypactor@pacbell.net> wrote: > Is there a cruise control available for my '89 wolfie...
• RE: '90 Rear Heater Leak Fixed :)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:06:37 -0800
  i've had rear heater problems too, only the leak was between the control valve and the heater itself...on mine ('84) the valve...
• Re: no men clay ture
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Aug 94 15:18:48 PDT
  ...you kiss my > free-lance homo sapien \/ \/ lips. --Bob Dylan-- > A Controlled Burn of Busses ;-) -- carl 73 camper (1 fire) 74 bus (six fires...
• '85 heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Dower
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 21:45:09 -0500 (EST)
  My front fan control switch in my newly purchased 85 westy is jammed in the third speed position and the fan does not work...
• A Lot Of Hot Air
  Historical mailing list - Marlin K. Troutman
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 09:36:48 -0400
  ...His problem turned out to be the air flow control was installed backwards. Not sure how your going to get this fixed by Sunday...
• orphaned wire in driver's side of engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 19:32:26 -0700
  ...The wiring diagram in the Bentley manual indicates that this wire goes to the idle stabilizer control unit. Anybody know what the purpose of...
• seam rust
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 09:11:25 +0000
  ...that I'd like to catch before it's out of control. Also, a while back someone posted that they had rear wiper motors...
• Salvage Value, totalled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - louiZe christensen
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:24:28 -0500
  ...hold and bid," which could drive the auction price out of control. Anyone have experinece adivse to offer? Thanks. Louize 72 Westy 89 Westy...
• Re: Fuse for Dash Lights.. Where?? '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 17:12:14 -0500
  ...Now my dash lights work but the light to the heater controls still doesn't. I've checked the bulb, its OK. Anyone know...
• Re: vanagon dealer in so. cal.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:07:05 EST
  ...91 vanagon in very good condition with a poptop and > cruise control. i think the poptop is referred to as a weekender package > youre...
• Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 May 2002 18:12:25 -0400
  At 05:40 PM 5/10/2002, Mark Dorm wrote: >And what about those three icons above the front fan speed knob: defrost >okay...
• NEEDED: 84 Wiper Switch
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Clark
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 11:03:58 -0600
  ...I need brown if possible and controls for the rear wiper. Could someone help me out? It would be nice to drive after dark...