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• Re: Wiper/Washer Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:14:03 -0700
  A common failure point for this is the spring-loaded contacts that are in there for when you lift on the lever. After years...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dieseldoofus
  Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:47:01 -0500
  ...beam to high beam- when lever is pulled lights go to >> high beam but when I release lever the lights return to low beam...
• Re: Shift buzz
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:03:22 -0400
  ...18:01 Robert Ueltzen <robueltzen@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > I, the shifter, do not have a buzz, but my shift lever does in 4th...
• Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:50:07 -0700
  ...They always shift in one of two direct movements, selecting the next gear in the sequence as long as you move the shift lever...
• Re: Heater flap foam replacement detail-Lever 4
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:01:08 -0500
  ...I only have two modes on my heater control levers - top lever is going to be in the middle , or full right for defrost...
• Re: 1986 vanagon Door panel removal
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:38:18 -0800
  ...The door latch lever is the same, a screw under the plastic dish behind the lever/release. it pops out, look at it very...
• aux heater leak, 91 gl
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 13:45:20 -0600
  ...1) The owners manual shows a lever on the passenger side of the heater unit which is used to shut off coolant flow. This...
• Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 8 Oct 2014 09:13:22 -0700
  ...I'm told the cable between the dash lever and the valve is kinked near the dash lever. Everyone also tells me the cable...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:56:55 -0700
  ...Pull the lever for High Beam - instant darkness. Well, not instant. As I pull back the beam switches from low to high, then when...
• looking for small interior parts for 87 wolfsburg edition
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 01:06:21 EDT
  Hi List, I am searching for the passenger seat back lever end and passenger seat bottom adjust lever end black plastic pieces. Just the...
• Help me identify...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 06:17:28 -0500
  ...on the bottom of our shift levers (1985 1.9L 4 speed GL) that holds the lever in place and acts as a reverse...
• Re: Can Someone Please Shed Some Light....
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:26:05 -0700
  ...A few things learned the hard way: - bracing your hand when pulling off the heater plastic levers helps to reduce the "sudden release syndrome...
• Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:08:12 -0600
  ...The difference in the levers being on opposite sides is a non issue as far as I am concerned. Tom B.-also think the...
• Re: heater fan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:30:48 -0700
  ...Easier said than done, first remove the levers by using a pair of bent needle nose pliers and grabbing the lever as far towards...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:19:06 -0400
  ...The Ball stud will often break off the lever from rust. The lever operates the valve body inside the transmission to modulate shift speed...
• Re: 87- Stop the fresh air!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:02:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Just to make sure you're operating it properly, here's what the > levers do: Here's what I found on mine. I was...
• Re: Heater Stuck on Hot
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 5 May 2003 21:07:05 -0600
  ...my cable needs adjusting at the lever end, in the dash. I removed the lever knobs (they pull off....carefully or you'll break...
• Parts Needed: AT Shifter Box
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:00:40 -0400
  ...I was unforutanely in an accident (not wearing my seatbelt) and my knee hit the plastic box around the shift lever smashing it into...
• Re: Door handles
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Fri, 1 Jul 94 15:34:05 GMT
  ...let it return to it's normal position and you can now flick the wee lever round to lock the door. Flick the lever...
• Re: Air and heat knobs on levers
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 15:18:24 -0500
  ...Air and heat knobs on levers Bill, you certainly can. However, it takes a strong pull and I have yet to get a knob...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:27:49 -0400
  ...Regardless, to get a good blast through those dash vents, everything else has to be shut off, which means left for the defrost lever...
• Re: Such a splendid waste of time
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:52:02 -0900
  ...I did it by feel, as the levers > were unlit. > > This morning I decided to find out whether the levers for the fresh > air...
• Re: Jump Seat Levers
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Wood
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:04:25 -0500
  ...Unfortunately that was the only piece remaining on mine, the levers were missing. If it breaks off in the future I would have them...
• Re: badly rusted mystery part
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:54:42 -0500
  ...The lever must only be on certain > early 81 or 80 models. None on my 81. But an after market adjustable would > be a...
• Question on Leaking Diesel Pump - Cold Start Lever - HELP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - ovalwindow
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 17:01:29 -0800
  hello, i have a leak that appears to be coming from the cold start lever of my vanagon's diesel injection pump. it's...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:42:36 -0700
  Just to be clear - I am not referring to the gear shift lever or the parts / mechanism found below the boot in the van...
• Re: Leefers? we don't need no stinkin' leefers! what we need iz
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 May 1994 11:39:32 -0400 (EDT)
  The EuroVan has two levers and three knobs. The main heater control is directly from the Golf/Jetta //. One lever for heat control, the...
• Re: Leaking auxiliary heater
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 04 Apr 94 23:57:51 EDT
  The lever on the auxiliary heater indeed cntrols the amount of heat. I went to a lawn mower repair shop and attached a short...
• Re: four-position wiper stalk, 78 bus
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:56:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...If the washer >> tank wasn't pressurized, then moving the lever wouldn't appear to do >anything. >> But I can't remember if this...
• Re: Fuzzy Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 23:14:31 -0400
  OK, the early Vanagons do indeed have this feature as my '81 has the four levers with the lowest one sending air into the...
• Re: Issue w/ 90 Euro spec doka heating levers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:09:59 -0400
  ...Right is more. >> >> The second lever controls air temperature (including the side vents >> on later ones). Right is hotter. >> >> The third lever controls airflow...
• Re: Brake Light Prob
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:55:08 -0700
  ...On my '81, the switch is near the base of the parking brake lever. I take off the rubber cover, and there it is...
• Clutch lever arms
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 27 May 2021 18:06:43 -0700
  ...My clutch lever arm broke. They are nla. There are two variations , diesel and wbx gas. They differ in the spline location , only clocked...
• Re: Clutch Cross-shaft Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 19:23:10 -0700
  ...The lever that clutch slave cylinder pushes down. I saw COL (clutch operating lever) in the archives so thought it a common Vanagon term...
• Re: Shift Linkage Help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 17 May 1999 12:12:52 -0700
  ...If you want to replace the nylon connections between the lever and the linkage, you need to gain access from below, but I believe...
• Re: Cured my hot cabin heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 3 Sep 2023 11:15:49 -0400
  ...Today I took a look at that and made these improvements that > fixed the problem: > > Pulled the instrument cluster and the control lever assembly...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:20:03 -0500
  ...Valve appears to turn from external view when the lever is shifted. I can turn the valve directly with my hand, and the lever...
• Two Q's about Auto Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:24:42 -0700
  ...After a bit of study, I have determined that the kickdown lever is the same as the "shift lever on transmission" (Page 37.12...
• Re: limited slip differential question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 3 May 2009 09:33:38 -0400
  ...The lock buttons were removed, so he could reach down > between the seats and with one hand lift or release the levers to shift...
• Re: Heat
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:19:39 PDT
  ...There is a fresh air system controlled by two levers on the dash. One lever controls how much fresh air is admitted. The other...
• Re: Air and heat knobs on levers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 14:25:49 -0600
  ...I was wondering if you can pull the plastic > > > knobs on > > > the air/ heat levers in order to remove the plate. I have some...
• Re: Ventilation Controls
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:10:41 -0500
  At 09:09 PM 1/29/2002, Gerald Masar wrote: >On my '90 Westy, the lowest lever directs additional ram air from the air...
• Re: Leefers? we don't need no stinkin' leefers! what we need iz (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 26 May 94 8:07:27 PDT
  ...my '91 its the bottom lever all the way to the left and the 2nd from the top lever moved toward the left (depending...
• Re: Bus Door Handle
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 12:33:35 -0400
  In a message dated 96-07-23 18:01:07 EDT, you write: << OOPS! Just broke the finger pull lever on the outside handle...
• Re: 85 Westfalia heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Bob&Bobbie Baldwin
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:20:44 -0800
  ...Think its to help rear ventilation. > >Rear vents and finally position of lever for under seat >heater to turn off and on. > >GO
• No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:57:55 +0000
  ...It may be leaking from the clutch lever area and there is possiible a stain on the ground below the clutch lever area but...
• Re: Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 16:00:38 -0400
  ...John, Adjusting the plate at the base of the shift lever (under the boot ) can help. It did for me. Here's how: http...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:02:26 -0500
  Yeah, two bolts drop the shift lever with the cup. Then you can get a 13mm socket through the hole in the ball lever...
• valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Mon, 13 May 1996 13:54:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I also lubed up the gear shift lever. WOW! So much hardened crud, the bottom part of the lever was no longer round, more...
• Re: Strange Electrical Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 17:05:11 -0500
  ...The High Beam lever has contact so the high beams can be flashed with the lights off. When the lever is lifted, it will...
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:50:49 -0700
  I don't know if the diesel and the 2.1 water boxer transmissions are similar when it comes to these silly clutch levers...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 5 May 2016 22:34:18 -0700
  ...Yes, longer part of the fork > goes behind the lever and rest against the shoe. > The cables again get adjusted so the adjuster bar...
• Re: Jump Seat Levers
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Wood
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:24:15 -0500
  This is the lever underneath the jump seat that releases the bottom of the seat so it can be folded up. Here is the...
• Re: ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 19:30:00 -0400
  At 03:04 PM 5/10/2016, David Bjorkman wrote: >Hi All; >How does one adjust the cables to the 4 lever ventilation >system...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 08:52:21 -0800
  ...To increase heat output without a fan, close dash side vents, open door slider vents, top lever far right, heat lever to the far...
• Re: how to use heater controls on dash. '88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:04:11 EDT
  ...Bart, The top lever is for the windshield defroster vents. Left closed. Right open The second lever is the temperature controller. Left cold. Right...
• Re: shift lever broke
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:53:12 -0700
  ...shift lever broke > > Well, about a week ago I was having trouble with wacking my knuckles on > the > dash. No longer! No shift lever...
• Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:28:27 -8
  ...That is, the rattling noise the shift lever makes in some vans make when cruising along in 3rd or 4th gear under moderate speeds...
• Re: Turn signal woes--91 GL automatic
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:59:58 -0500
  With the headlight switch or ignition switch off it is normal for the high beams to turn on when the lever is raised and...
• Re: Rear Heater lever-91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Seleen
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:45:19 -0400
  ...Rear Heater lever-91 Vanagon GL > I would just leave it open or at least partially open. Closing it could > lead to corrosion problems...