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• Re: 89 Vanagon radiator fans runs constantly??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Mon, 3 May 1999 22:48:03 -0400
  First (if you have A/C and your fan only runs with the key on) check your temp controls. Second (if your fan runs...
• Re: Warm Feet
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:12:31 -0400
  Pop off the intrument cluster cover and find the heater control cable. Loosen the screw on the cable clamp. Move the housing so you...
• Re: WTB Driver's door pocket
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 18:58:52 PDT
  ...what could I keep there??? > > > > > >I keep the page I printed from the web that explains the vent controls. > >John McLean 87 Vanagon GL...
• Re: '84 rough running, backfire
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 17:01:56 -0400
  ...In every way but price! What it lacks > is direct ECU control of ignition timing. > Oh, it does less. That explains why it's...
• Re: Flaking paint on stove control panel discussion
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:57:04 -0800
  When I had the paint flaking from the table support bars, I simply had them powder coated. The shop was able to match the...
• vanagon dealer in so. cal.
  Historical mailing list - lbmelman
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 23:13:32 -0800
  ...i am looking for a '91 vanagon in very good condition with a poptop and cruise control. i think the poptop is referred to...
• Re: Shocks??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 00:53:39 EST
  ...And add sway bars in the front and rear to control the roll... Robert
• Re: Vanagon Fuse I.D. online anywhere?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:08:57 -0700
  ...has all the fuses labeled on it, indicating the circuit it controls and the numbered location in the panel, and the size fuse needed...
• Re: Need a pair of working black power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 23:29:19 -0500
  ...I don't need the wiring harness, controls, and etc. Just the mirrors with the wires attached is all I need. Thanks, Brian
• Re: what controlls the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 03:36:31 -0700
  If I recall correctly.... On the 85 digijet the fuel pump runs for a few seconds when the key is first turned on, to...
• Re: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:35:24 -0500
  ...extra few inches to get stuff outa' the luggage tray and it works well as a cruise control brick. Stan Wilder www.engineceramics.com
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:14:27 EDT
  ...What do you think? > > > > > > Joy hey Joy I am thinking either dizzy or computor as the 89 has the ignition control in the putor...
• while changing UCA bushings, what else should I do?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:27:51 -0400
  Hi guys, I'm going to change my upper control arm bushings, in the hope of relieving my suspension woes. What else should I...
• 87 Westy High Idle
  Historical mailing list - Alasdair Crawford
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:49:15 -0400
  Last weekend my 87 Vanagon suddenly developed a 3600rpm idle! Found that if I disconneced the lead to the Idle controlvalve it imemdiately dropped...
• Re: Auto Trans Governor Seal
  Historical mailing list - Ron LK Johnson
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 12:03:16 -0700
  ...Waiting on messing with the trans filter on advice that a more complete service (cleaning of Control Body) in a good shop would better...
• Re: Heat!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:46:55 -0800
  ...Heat! Just installed a Atwood space heater, 12,000 btu thermosat controlled, vented. This thing works like a dream, tons of heat, even I...
• Source for dashboard lamps?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:42:16 -0400
  I need replacement lamps for the heat/vent controls. In a black plastic carrier with small spade connectors. The little twist-lock lamps for...
• NVC solar resource question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:18:08 -0500
  ...I need to help someone who wants to run pond circulation pumps off the grid--panels, controller, batteries, inverters. If anyone can recommend such...
• Re: heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:15:37 -0700
  ...heater controls If the description below is accurate, what is the purpose of the rear pillar vents? So far we have only discussed how...
• 1991 vanagon - Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade
  Historical mailing list - KevinPGilleran
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:10:31 -0700
  ...If this does not work look at using the Blue Seas isolator controller and battery switch instead. 5. Use Blue Seas low voltage subpanel...
• couple of abrasive recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:26:05 -0800
  ...Controllable abrasive action, don't load up, last a long time http://www.walter.com/Walter/en-ca/abrasives/blending-abrasives/angle-grinders-stainless...
• '90 Rear Heater Leak Fixed :)
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 19:18:20 +0000
  ...It definitely was leaking from the control valve (between the metal bracket and plastic). However, it didn't leak when I drove it there...
• Re: Gremlins update
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:53:32 -0800 (PST)
  ...shops I've taken it (80 Vanagon-CA with CA emission controls)-and lot less > expensive. But never the less a intermittent problem exist...
• Cool low level warning control unit (84 Digijet)
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 23:40:58 -0400
  I have been searching in the Bently VW Vanagon Official Factory Repair Manual for the connections to the Cool low level warning control unit...
• Re: Has this happened to any on the list
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 11:49:06 -0500
  ...Go into the System control panel in Windows and click on the graphics adapter, then click Remove. Have your Windows disk handy and your...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-669)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Tue, 28 May 2002 22:59:55 -0700
  ...rod #9 ( 251.407.097) > 2 Lower Control Arm Inner, Lower # 17( 251 407 183) > 4 Upper Control Arm Bushings #4 (251 407 077)
• Re: Subaru Engines (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 30 May 2004 16:27:12 +1200
  ...If you can't >control your road rage, then see a therapist. Don't even get me started on >your interpretation of what constitutes...
• Re: Westy Shower Solution --- now on Sale
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:18:43 -0500
  ...They sit between rebellious Boston and controlling NYC ... are dependent on commuter trains to get to work, otherwise have no control over their politics...
• PWM controller , was Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:07:39 -0500
  Interesting - we use a PWM controller in our stir plate design. It uses a 12 VDC supply but I don't know if it...
• Re: Vanagon heater fan
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Tue, 29 Oct 1996 20:10:33 -0800
  ...Then I slid the heater controls most of the way to the left. I then pulled out the fan controll selector (it's a...
• Front Shock Installation - Upper Spacer Sleeve?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:03:00 -0700
  ...dust shield, (upper control arm), 3/8" stepped bushing (same as the one included w/ the new Bilstein) inside of rubber donut bushing, large...
• Re: Have I damaged my control unit?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 07:34:32 -0500
  ...Do not connect any test light to terminal 86 >of adaptor C if control unit is connected" > >Having not read that earlier I was...
• Re: 87 Cruise Control--followup
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sat, 25 Dec 2010 14:37:14 -0800
  ...87 Cruise Control troubleshooting > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, December 24, 2010, 5:07 PM > Hi all, > > Hoping someone can help with...
• Re: Failed Emissions Check
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:11:15 -0400
  ...NOX emissions are harmful to all of us, and to the natural environment of which we are one small part - those controls are there...
• Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 11:41:32 -0500
  ...But sometimes the cruise control would >disengage--I noticed it would happen after going after some bump in >the road. I think the root...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 19:54:07 -0800
  ...I have no scope to hook up to it to see > how the idle controller opens and closes it. It reads constant voltage on...
• Re: Hard starting when cold 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:18:11 -0800
  ...I had several Idle Valves to play with, and about 5 Control Units for the idle valve .. trying various ones of those .. plus fixing...
• Re: Front Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 21:50:25 -0400
  ...Fortunately I have the newer style strut bar threaded at the end to bolt directly into the lower control arm. On Wed, Jul 5...
• Re: RPMs constant, but pulsing vibration at idle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:00:55 -0700
  ...idle control valve idle control module throttle body throttle switch vacuum lines/hoses checked for intake leaks, none motor mounts transmission mount 02 sensor...
• Re: Alternator replacement for 1.9 TDIe in my 1982 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:30:23 -0500
  ...As in > mechanically injected / non-electronic TDI engine. > > whether a tdi engine has a fully mechaical Injection pump or > e-controlled one has no...
• Re: 1.9L - Will not idle cold - when warm idles at 2800RPM
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:02:48 -0700
  Have your buddy disconnect the idle control unit, and plug the leads together. If the van will idle normally then, Viola! Its the stupid...
• How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:08 -0800
  ...Looking at my Vanagon Bentley, I see B+ from alternator going to the Digifant control unit relay, then off to the Digifant ECU. Seems...
• Re: [NVC] An axe, shovel, and a bucket of water
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:16:23 -0500
  ...But how, exactly, would an axe be used to control or extinguish escaped fire? I'm fairly sure that I'm not in any...
• Re: Sewfine? CHEAP BRAKE VACCUM CONTROL VALVE ('71 Bus)! Shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 16:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >The in-line control valve on the vaccum line to my brake >booster died, and not wanting to wait two weeks for my local...
• Re: Gas Heater Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 15:08:53 EST
  ...I was told that the green dash mounted switch below the hvac controls turns it on. When I turn it on nothing happens until...
• Re: Friday Question: What's Your "Dream Dash???"
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:45:49 -0500
  ...I'm blowing down > the road at 110 mph . . . :^) > > Touchpad to control the rear-window LED display that sends messages to > tailgaters and other...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:19:07 -0800
  ...So the controller might be nothing more complicated than an oil temperature gauge that switches the step motor. That's the ugly way to...
• Re: An AC idea for driving and camping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:21 -0400
  ...Voltage control under variable rpm and cycle timing control would be useful... which is hopefully what the below does (price unknown, and not yet...
• One more try for advice- ilde and running problems
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:29:32 -0500
  ...I suppose the other AFMs and idle control units could have been bad, but they were supposed to be in good condition. If anyone...
• ICU issue?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:42:14 -0700
  ...Disconnecting the idle control unit removed a the idle surge and allows van to be drivable, though idle is too low. I’m a...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 19 Dec 2023 07:50:26 -0600
  I’ve been using that same item for years on my cables, even the “accelerator” cable to my diesel injector. It works perfectly and...
• Re: Westfalia stove problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:49:29 -0600
  ...On 10/10/2016 5:19 AM, Bill Berg wrote: > I have a leaky left stove burner control valve, can't seem to find...
• Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:43:19 -0400
  ...advance on distributor? According to the book it's in the control line to the charcoal canister flush valve; the distributor line (I think...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 19:03:30 -0800
  ...The high tension ignition wiring isn't active until *after* the Hall sensor has sent it's signal to the ignition control module; it...
• Re: Question about adding lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:47:22 -0400
  At 09:51 AM 4/27/2013, Jim Felder wrote: >One switch will control all three lights, but the rear light will not come...
• Re: Friday humor. A parody on the tool company we love to hate.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:28:20 -0800
  ...Rumor > Control has it that stretching the spring will send them an extra 40 or > 50', making the Helen Keller Magnet tool even more...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:55:20 -0700
  ...EPA and Vanagon Emissions People who oppose emissions controls have promoted the idea that old vehicles are going to be axed for years. It...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:40:47 -0600
  ...Did you nab the lower control arm adaptors? I found that the radius arm bolts were "welded" into one of those on my van...
• Rear Wiper Motor Not Wiping
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:57:15 -0700
  ...I CAN hear the relay click when I push the wiper control arm down, and the washer motor pumps water. Prolly some hidden fuse...
• Re: Wal-Mart and battery stuff
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:18:22 -0500
  ...Almost all car batteries in the USA (maybe North America?) are made by Delphi, Exide, or Johnson Controls, regardless of the label or where...