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• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:09:46 -0700
  With over a half-million Vanagon miles under my belt, I've only had one switch fail. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Stelz...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:56:27 -0700
  John, That's a switch for the cruise control. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• FW: Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:10:22 -0500
  ...Battery Switch You have a marine -type boat switch and unless it has corroded contacts or you have other bad connections, the switch isn...
• 85 Vanagon; wiper fuse blowing
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine Rios
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:26:48 EST
  I checked out the wiring under the dash at the fuse box at the fan switch found whoever installed the radio tapped into this...
• Re: Back-up light electrical short
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:19:04 -0400
  It's just a switch so removing the two wires and joining them together would be the same as the switch "Making" when the...
• Re: Intermittant Dome light Activation?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 15:57:11 PDT
  ...Probably a switch problem, from any of the switches. What is happening is that you have a loose wire on the switch that is...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:53:52 -0700
  ...87 Wolfsburg, manual, the backup switch with the separate spade connectors. Also, I've added a relay so the wire from the switch is...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:28:31 -0400
  ...Getting that switch to "make" at idle brought things back to normal. Mike Michael Elliott wrote: > Hi Mike, both the full throttle switch and...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 16 May 2010 19:30:38 -0700
  Hi Dennis, So another Westy fan switches plus a rheostat should work, right? I don't have a Westy or van switch in front...
• Re: intermittant wipers?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 03 May 1996 06:37:11 -0500 (EST)
  Sean, If the wiper switch in your Vanagon is anything like the ones in a Rabbit, you will need to pull the steering wheel...
• Door switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - Shawn
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 22:43:02 -0600
  ...I found that the switch POS plastic was busted. While troubleshooting, I hotwired the switch and still no light. The real problem was the...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:03:32 -0600
  > Oh wait -- that's the problem! > > If rpm greater than 1500 + idle switch closing means kill the fuel, then > how does the ECU know...
• Fog light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Bolliver
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:41:10 -0600
  ...The switch for the headlights failed. I was on a winding mountain road, when suddenly it went black. I switched on the fog lights...
• Re: headlight switch failure and dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 11:17:09 -0800
  > When the headlight switch melts, do the dash lights work or not? The dashlights still work when the switch melts. If you get a...
• Re: installing a rear door light switch on Doka. anyone w/ a Tri-Star or Jadgewagen?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:25:31 -0500
  Chris, I had a look again at the switch for the Jagdwagen's rear door. While the black plastic part is the same as...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:40:04 -0400
  The switch for your neighbor's '85 is located underneath ... not out in the open like yours. It's a single switch that closes...
• Re: WTB: heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 08:08:48 -0600
  ...Jim Felder >The heater switch in my 83 diesel is on its last legs. I'd like to have >a switch from as late...
• pesky throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 10:09:29 -0700
  I've been having an ongoing problem with my throttle switch. The symptom is that _sometimes_ the engine doesn't idle properly. The idle...
• Re: power steering switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 19:11:38 -0800
  A switch just connects two wires together, it doesn't matter which terminal they are connected to. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 24 May 2004 08:47:56 -0400
  you wrote: > Can anyone tell me about this switch ... pictures and more info at ... > http://www.lame.ca/mysteryswitch.html ... thanks. > > peace > > be I...
• Re: Fog light set up and switch used.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:00:09 -0500
  ...The most likely applicable numbers (DIN codes) are translated here; 15 Switched + downstream of battery (output of ignition/driving switch) 30 or B+ input...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:30:58 -0400
  ...Throttle Valve Switch > IIRC, the switch situation is as follows: > > '83.5 - two switches. One at idle position, one for full throttle > enrichment > > '84...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 18:36:47 -0700
  He has a '91, down the page is says about the switch needed for the '91, "Headlight Switch - Check description 251.941.531T, "Sorry...
• Re: light switch illumination
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 08:21:48 -0700 (MST)
  ...So, when I cranked up the > rheostat, all the panel lights came on except the light switch. The > rear defogger switch, and hazard switch...
• '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Thu, 25 May 2006 09:38:13 -0700
  Now that summer (temperatures of 100+) has arrived in Sacramento, CA, I desperately need the air conditioner switch from a 1986 Westy. This circular...
• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 19:35:51 -0700
  I neglected to mention that I did wire the inner driving lights to a standard vw fog light switch in the extra switch spot...
• Re: Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:16:46 -0700
  Tom, The stock VW single wire switch is a: 113 947 561G. http://www.vanagonparts.com/temp/switch.jpg Should set you back about...
• Re: Ignition switch recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 09:59:50 -0800
  ...If you want it to last forever, use it to drive relays that do the actual switching."
• Re: Window switch retainer
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 10:17:29 -0400
  The power window switch holders are available at your local VW dealer. They are inexpensive - about $1.85 for the single-switch holder (passenger...
• Re: Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 09:23:08 -0700
  ...Power Window Switch Repairs The front-most power window switch on the driver's side (the one that controls the passenger side window) has...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 19:09:59 -0300
  I cleaned the connections on the reverse switch, still no lights. My multimeter is out of commission (will fix or replace tomorrow), so have...
• Re: Door switch wiring
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 00:35:06 -0500
  ...Door switch wiring > Volks: > Felis Navidad > > I finally got around to fixing the driver's interior light this > weekend. I found that the switch...
• Re: Manual Tranny, funky Reverse Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:43:08 -0500
  Is it the same switch or a new switch? Apparently there were a lot of variety among Vanagon switches, and sometimes shops do not...
• Re: headlight switch bulb
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 08:34:36 -0700
  ...As the switch does not have a clear face like the emergency flasher switch, putting a bulb behind it would only illuminate the panel...
• Re: VAN STALLED AND WON'T START ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 1 Aug 2016 18:02:53 -0700
  Just switch the electrical part of the switch, not the lock. Jim > On Aug 1, 2016, at 12:59 PM, Pat Patterson <SESRating@AOL...
• 4 Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Monsieur
  Thu, 15 May 2008 22:46:46 -0700
  How would one set up 4 batteries in the Vanagon? I have a battery switch, with a type of relay between them, so one...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:36:07 -0700
  Good luck to you for headlight switch replacement... I do not want to hijack the topic but I have a question... I'd like...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Thu, 25 May 2006 09:54:51 -0700
  Ray, I don't know if it helps but I pulled the same switch out of a similar vintage, VW Fox, I found at...
• Re: Water reservoir level sensor float? (87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 08:09:55 -0700
  >Only for westfalia owners or those with interest in magnetic switches: > >I have the same float water level sensor in my '90 westfalia water...
• Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 24 May 2004 09:23:20 -0700
  BA-6 heater info The safety switch prevents a restart until a problem is resolved. The safety switch will activate if: 1. The heater...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:44:30 -0500
  Full electric power to the lights goes through that light switch and if they come on only when holding the dimmer switch lever back...
• Re: ignition switch part #
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:24:24 -0800
  ...ignition switch part # > Quite easy to replace. > Take off the steering column cover (two screws, > Pull the horn cover straight up & off, do not...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:53:51 -0400
  TB= Throttle Body The switch part is attached to said TB. Like on the picture below with a single switch. The switch is that...
• Re: Switched power for vanagon radio--easy solution
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:14:33 -0700
  I fixed this nuisance years ago after the switch in my radio failed and I had to buy a new one. Simply install a...
• Re: Wiper turning on by themselves - Any ideas how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 21 May 2004 08:58:59 -0400
  In the "OFF" position the wipers switch is not off. IT is set to allow another switch, a position switch, to controlled the motor...
• bad fit brake switches
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:14:06 -0400
  What's up with available brake switches from our vendors and FLAPS? Need switches for my 85 Westy so went to NAPA and got...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:49:46 -0800
  German made Rabbits and Sciroccos have the same switch. I used a rear window defrost switch for mine - this is OK if you have...
• Re: of oil lights and pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 07:58:53 -0700
  ...Check to make sure the switch is >normally closed (continutity through switch with no pressure) and opens up >with pressure. Does it light up...
• How to save your Camper A/C Switch and get better AC performance at the same time!
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:11:43 -0400
  I have also had problems with the AC switch on my 86 Westfalia. Several years ago I had to replace the switch twice in...
• Power Window Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 03 May 1997 15:27:23 -0400
  ...I don't think that both of the motors are gone, so it's probally in the switch. Is there a cheap alternate switch...
• Re: Have you worked on a headlight switch?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 21:17:38 -0800
  $0.25 says it is the headlight switch - pre 1980 Rabbit / Scirocco / Audi Fox switches are the same. New switches are $30 CAD / $20...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 May 2015 21:33:39 -0400
  Amperage alone is not the only consideration for switch failures. A starter solenoid is an inductive load. Not only is there a current spike...
• Re: Back Up Light Switch Location
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 22:26:19 -0500
  At 10:01 PM 12/5/2010, zzyzx wrote: >Can anyone offer guidance on the location of the backup light switch. >I guess it...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:13:26 -0400
  At 04:06 PM 4/18/2002, Greg Stelz wrote: >I have manual on/off switch on my vanagon. It's great >to have...
• Re: SMART Keys and kill switches
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:57:58 -0600
  I have a fuel pump switch in '81 non-Westy. I could use it as a kill/theft switch, but I don't. Who...
• Re: 1991 van - head light switch alternative for 251941531T
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:28:51 -0400
  ...Gilleran wrote: > Hi all, > Does anyone have any experience using an alternative switch to the out of > the stock 251941531T head light switch? Can...
• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:33:36 -0500
  ...The problem was the switch on my brake pedal (just one as I have an automatic). I could see that there was the remnant...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch (Again)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:04:39 -0400
  ...This >switch has concentric knobs to control fan speed and temperature -- it is >specific to Westies of this era. Switches from non-Westies will...
• Re: bad fit brake switches
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:17:14 -0400
  When I bought a new MC from Van Cafe, the switches were 3 terminal instead of the 2 terminal OEM switch. When I ask...
• Re: Heater switch was Re: heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:52:47 -0500
  ...that switch is > overloaded at the full-speed position. �I recommend using that > position to control a relay that does the actual switching. �Saves...