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Re: Battery switches
Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 10:04:47 -0500
...Battery switches At 10:39 AM 7/12/2002, Rodney Woten wrote: >Are these Hella switches, by chance, black plastic/metal, about 6 inches...
Re: Brake Lights on - won't go off
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:14:11 -0500
...It's one of the two brake light switches. You can unplug to determine which. Jim On Aug 24, 2011, at 12:13 AM...
Re: Both Front and Rear Heater Fan Switches Inop!
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:27:48 -0500
...discover that upon turning on the front and rear heater fan switches > nothing happens. Dead as door nails, both of them. > > Any suggestions on...
Re: Changing brake light switches
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:52:29 -0800
...wrote: > >> Anyone have a good procedure for changing the brake light switches on a >> 1984 >> Vanagon GL? Looking for a way to do it...
Re: Air in Brake Circuit
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 15:56:47 -0700
...2) It was suggested that hydraulic brake light switches have been known to act as check valves. I swapped these switches from my old...
Re: Installing Power Windows
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 13:07:49 +0100
...You'll have to order the door switches from >busdepot or your dealer 'cause I have never seen them in a junkyard. Both relays...
Re: Foglight switch
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:58:02 -0400
> I recently obtained one of the VW OEM foglight switches (direct > from the Fatherland) which my auto electrician,and president of > Club VeeDub (www...
Re: Power window switch? Cheap new ones
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:31:14 -0800
Brand new as in new switches. I supplied the part number (191 959 855) so year and make is irrelevant, and I really didn...
Re: ADBQ
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 4 May 2003 09:08:01 -0700
...This is a potential danger with using most of these switches since selecting the off position with the engine running can damage things too...
Re: O2 sensor problems
Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:30:44 -0400
...RC also suggested I adjust my throttle position switches. On the '83 digijet there are two idle position switches. I definitely know that one...
Ignition switch -- bring out your Dead*
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:47:13 -0500
...I'd like to dismantle some dead ignition switches to see if there are systematic failure points and to compare different brands If you...
Re: 84/85 fuel injection
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Sun, 10 May 1998 14:19:08 -0400
...84 had two switches, 85 has one combined switch. When I put my 84 engine in my 85 van the re-wiring was easy...
Re: FS: spare headlight switches -DONT BE LEFT IN THE DARK!
Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
Wed, 22 May 2002 10:08:54 -0700
...spare headlight switches -DONT BE LEFT IN THE DARK! ------------snip------------- Last night on the way home I smelt something burning (electrical burn). It went...
Re: Replacing heater switch
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Dec 2004 20:01:47 EST
...I swapped the switches and get the same > results from both on the same motor. > > > > mike..face it.. your blower motor is siezed.. no...
Re: What's wrong with my brakes?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:23:30 -0800
Loosen both switches 2 turns. Then pump the brakes a few times to see that fluid comes out around both switches. Tighten each switch...
Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
Mon, 11 Sep 1995 23:54:28 -0500 (CDT)
On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, David Schwarze wrote: > That's cause not too many breadloves have working headlight dimmer > switches. =) D'oohhhh!!! ;-) S.
A/C switches are hidden and unaccessable
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Fri, 17 May 2013 08:22:03 -0700
My ‘85 Westy has A/C trouble and I would like to access the area where the switches and the fuse is. But the...
Re: Testing the Brake Light Switches
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:09:48 -0800
...doesn't the brake warning light energize when both of >the master cylinder switches do not close simultaneously? >Ken Lewis >http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > >
Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:28:31 -0400
...All it knows from the two switches is > that the throttle is between WOT and idle, but it can't tell WOT from idle. >
Re: 85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:09:06 -0500
...85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please > > Hey, I was trying to figure out why my Vanagon has suddenly decided to > start idling at approximately...
FS: OEM cruise control setup for vanagon, and OEM power window setup for vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:35:07 EDT
...includes all wiring, rear vac pump, linkage, relay, front wiring harness, vac tube to pedal, pedal switches, turn signal wiper stalk w/ cruise switch...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Ben
Fri, 16 May 2014 13:40:50 -0700
gramSSSS > On May 16, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > > How many gram is a pinch anyway? > > > BenT
Re: Headlight hi-beam issues
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:17:53 -0700
...Mark vw_van_fan_Mark wrote: > It isn't the switches. The switches don't have separate contacts for > each side. > > Mark > > > > Jason Ellis...
Re: switches for power windows - from other VWs
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:06:18 -0400
...only other VW's to use the vanagon style power window switches was the > VW Quantum and the scirocco. > you may be right about...
How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:33:28 -0700
...I went all over town today (Radio Shack, West Marine, some local places) to find something and everyone has on-off-on SPDT switches...
Re: headlight switches (and winter ideas for Canadians)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 6 Jan 2005 07:01:18 EST
...Has anyone else had switches fry regularly? Joy, first you should install a headlamp relay kit this will stop the headlamp switch melt down...
Re: Brakelight switch system
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:09:55 -0400
...I >haven't yet checked for continuity through the brakelight switches, but >I suppose they must be "made" to light the lights. Forget the...
Re: Battery switches
Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:39:56 -0500
Ron, Are these Hella switches, by chance, black plastic/metal, about 6 inches in diameter and have silver/gray stickers on it??? I've...
Headlight Switch Vendor
Historical mailing list - Rich Pournelle
Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:40:25 -0800
I check in the bus boys and gowesty catalogs and didn't see any headlight switches. Anyone know who sells them or is this...
Re: For sale: Power window regulator / motors
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:12:30 -0400
What else would be required, besides switches, to convert a van to power windows? > http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn21110ym.jpg
Re: Brake warning light on
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 1 May 2017 00:01:35 -0600
...Everything seems OK so I want to see if the >> switches on the master cylinder are bad, is there a way to test them...
Re: LED Panel Switches for Dometic Exhaust Fan
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 22:23:49 -0600
...Want it to > look as stock as possible so was going to use the little micro toggle > switches. Problem is can't seem to...
Re: brake light switch
Historical mailing list - Felder
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:31:03 -0700
If you work fast with a rag under the cylinder, you can change both switches (my 89 has two, so I assume others do...
Re: GD AC went out!
Historical mailing list
Sun, 11 Mar 1990 09:50:55 -0500
no air coming out of the vents at all?? I would check th fan ciruit, switches, wiring, etc before getting into the a/c...
Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:42:18 +0000
...Blue-gray connects the two switches as a fail safe and runs off to the brake warning light just in case both fail, I...
Re: headlight switch bulb
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:01:27 -0700
...Has anyone ever pulled (or will want to pull) apart both switches and compare the innards to see if the rockers are interchangeable? --- Simon...
Oh, woe is me (headlight switches)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 13 May 2005 19:56:55 -0400
Several months ago, I purchase a couple of spare headlight switches from my local VW. I figured, that after I had upgraded to relays...
Re: Fan switches
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:01:23 +0100
Sean Reifschneider wrote: > (I'll have some > pictures to show what an 87 synchro camper CAN'T get out of :-). Sounds interesting! Let us...
Re: fog light rocker switch
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:22:00 -0400
...These switches were used in Jettas, Golfs and Rabbits...check out auto salvage yards. Stephen Steele 91 Caravelle
Re: Power Window Switches
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:47:40 EST
...Check the part number on the back as there are two different switches. I have these switches new for $35. I have heard of...
Re: Brake lights won't turn off
Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
Sun, 26 May 2013 08:18:36 +1000
I had an 'always on' issue when I replaced one of the two brake light switches (which was leaking through it's electrics). Despite...
Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:10:52 -0500
...It has 2 throttle switches and is low mileage(82K).My 85 has 1 combination switch,currently,to do the switching chores.. However,both...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Project Pat
Fri, 16 May 2014 19:39:53 -0400
...Off topic Friday question on switches... At 06:43 PM 5/16/2014, Gnarlodious wrote: >Modern homes have 2-phase service to run resistive...
Re: Oil pressure switch
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 06:29:51 -0400
...Oil pressure switch Hi all, BD lists two oil pressure switches for the "back of the engine". One at .9 bar and the other...
Re: WTB ignition switch
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 11 May 2014 20:15:26 -0400
> Who out there in vanagon-parts-land is > selling non-Meyle German ignition switches? Here: http://www.busdepot.com/171905865 - Ron Salmon The Bus...
Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:45:45 -0400
I had it in my mind that when the full throttle switch closes it just puts the system into open loop thereby enriching the...
Re: kill switch Q
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 16:07:42 -0600
I've seen Chevy safety switches where you had to press the cruise control button. I've seen Ford switches that required the seat...
Re: stereo remote turn off (won't)
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:36:15 -0700
You might want to think about running a dual-switch setup like a lot of home lighting has (two switches operate the same device...
Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:41:00 -0700
...Toggle switches will only clutter your dash and give it that hacked look. Robert 1982 Westfalia --- neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi all. > > My...
Re: headlight switch
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 1 Feb 2025 18:40:37 +0000
My current frustration: reinstalling Instrument Cluster. More specifically: the Rocker Switches. About a year has elapsed with all wires dangling via gravity....and with...
Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:52:37 +0100
...slippery! * swapping out the failure prone stock vw power window switches for universal switches from a hotrod shop. work better and look better. -- Brent...
Re: No brakelights
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 08:51:12 -0700
...A couple of years ago I bought a brand new master complete with switches and they were both bad right out of the box...
Power window switch relocation
Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
Sun, 27 Aug 2017 09:18:35 -0700
Does any one on the list have thoughts on relocating the power window switches? Did you use the gowesty package or design your own...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 16 May 2014 15:42:22 -0700
Was your mother' mother a snake? Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On May 16, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Ben <syncro@GMAIL...
Master Cylinder brake light switch
Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
Sun, 4 Oct 2009 10:54:34 -0400
...that their master cylinder was bad, could the cause be a leaking brake light switch? How often do the brake light switches leak? William
Brake light trouble
Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:52:05 -0400
...Checked switches on brake master cylinder, they had current but never made any connection when brake depressed. I fiqured bad switch, so I picked...
Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:22:35 -0700
...All it knows from the two switches is that the throttle is between WOT and idle, but it can't tell WOT from idle...
Another LED application
Historical mailing list
Sun, 05 May 1996 22:50:15 -0700
Several of us have installed manual over-ride switches to control our radiator fan circuits when we want them on rather than wait until...
I need a full throttle switch
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Sun, 27 Nov 2005 12:11:17 -0500
...This is the type with two switches, for full throttle and idle. Anyone have one to sell? Bill
Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 9 Oct 2015 19:27:06 +0000
...But when I plugged either of them onto either of the switches, I got the same thing on the red wires but the blue...