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• Re: electronic rust control
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 31 May 2000 08:18:22 -0600
  ...To quote from "Corrosion Control" by Samuel A. Bradford, 1993, Van Nostrand Reihnhold Publishers, p. 254 "An impressed-current "cathodic protection" scheme has been...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:54:20 -0500
  ...On most automotive heaters, the lever on the dash directly controls the heater coolant valve, no cables involved. I'll take another look, boy...
• Re: Surepower 1315, auxiliary fuse block,
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 7 May 2009 09:09:58 -0700
  ...The 1315 is a bi directional charge control > relay. If either battery bank goes to 13.2 volt it will engage > connecting > the two...
• Vanagon A/C and controls
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 31 May 2004 13:55:52 -0700
  ...WOW! Well, this is also my first exposure to the rather unique A/C controls in the vanagon. I noticed that regardless of where...
• Re: Rear hatch lock revisited
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Thu, 29 May 1997 16:28:12 -0700
  ...Horizontal--this position allows the rear hatch lock to be controlled by the front doors, ie front doors locked, hatch locked etc. 2. Vertical...
• Re: Tail light update
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:01:17 -0600
  ...Control is directed by what circuit is jumped from - brake or tail....brightness is controlled by bulb wattage. I update the blank lens to...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment - Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:36:27 -0500
  ...Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment - Thanks >Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:52:05 +0000 > >Thanks for the info from everyone. Since my van...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:44:33 -0800
  ...sink pump >under sink, some had deceleration valve, stamped metal lower control >arms, two pole starter solenoid. >Mid to Late year 82 Plastic Vents...
• Re: Costco vs. diehard batteries
  Historical mailing list - Doug Ford
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 20:12:42 -0400
  Tom, Okay, we need pictures! Particularly of the location for your charge controller.. I've been contemplating a good spot for mine (easy view...
• Re: electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 19:20:19 -0500
  ...It turned out to be a black box hanging behind the cruise control canister. It was written on it "Valet 711T" and I believe...
• Re: wiper motor problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 May 2013 14:15:04 -0700
  ...control relay for the wiper park system. >>> It's semi-common. >>> each time I fix one it's either wiring contacts or the control...
• Re: Hot Water Heater
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 14:49:53 -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...
• Timing theory
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:39:30 -0600
  ...But now I read what David wrote and he said the the digifant engines the ECU controls the timing (i.e. the exact moment...
• Re: o2 sensor resistance
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 07:47:55 -0600
  ...solderless connector and shrink wrap? > > As this part controls the computer which in turn controls the way my vehicle runs, I'd rather pay...
• Re: shocks/ alignment
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:15:19 -0500
  ...The camber is adjustable by a big cam bolt which holds the upper control arm on. You loosen the big nut on one end...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:28:30 -0500
  ...and I did install cruise control ... heheheh. Mike George Thorburn wrote: > Sam wrote: > "All miles were personally driven by myself since it has a...
• Re: Defrost Windshield
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:24:58 -0400
  ...You can take the levers off, and then heater control panel off and investigate. Those levers just pull out, and the panel have two...
• Re: Headlamps and 9004 sockets
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:24:30 -0400
  ...The problem is most likely either a massive lack of quality control or an incorrectly labeled package from Calterm, who tend to be on...
• Engine Control Module Wiring Diagram and Electrical System schematic
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:42:17 -0800
  Hi All, Happy New Year!! I'm ready to get started on rewiring my Vanagon GL Syncro after the engine fire on 12/16...
• Re: ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Tue, 10 May 2016 16:01:37 -0400
  Just PM'd you a simple graphic showing lever function. Pete O '87 Westy "JoesVan" '79 Westy "Aardvark" On Tue, May 10, 2016 at...
• Re: Upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:24:51 -0700
  --snip-- Some say the cast iron front control arms make it ride like a Cadillac and sting like a Beemer. --snip-- I dunno about...
• Re: Throttle valve positioner
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 12:26:15 -0500
  ...does the other one go? The thing is used for emmisions control. It is supposed to keep you from running too rich when decelerating...
• RE: Front Suspension Squeek
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 22 Mar 96 11:59:28 EST
  ...Incidentally, I have not had any apparent problem arising from my failure to tack weld the new bushings into the control arm. Knock wood...
• Re: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 11:04:32 -0700
  ...The pump would be controlled by a thermostat to only circulate oil when additional cooling was required." Very clever Trevor. I can see why...
• FS '87 Vanagon GL - 4th Price Reduction
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 09:06:43 -0400
  ...In excellent working condition, ex-Florida car, 4-spd, A/C, cruise control, stereo, one minor right-side scrape (oops!), interior excellent. Divorce forces...
• pump H2O
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 15:43:35 -0700
  ...The heater lines can be T'd into since they are not controlled by the main thermostat, Audi feeds in there, picks up via...
• MSRP for an 87 Vanagon Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 10:08:40 -0500
  ...1987 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg 4 speed manual power locks heated power mirrors a/c alloys weekender package no cruise control no stereo no power...
• problems with electric locks and windows
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 19:49:27 -0700
  ...Is it likely that I'll find the problem in the driver's door, where the controls are located? This seems like the logical...
• Re: Lose Weight While You Sleep!
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:34:16 -0800
  ...new to driving and he was sold a van with cruise control and when he was asked what it was for, he was told...
• Chip upgrade for Digijet?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:18:37 -0400
  ...What about the distributor? Does the Digifant control the ignition too? I guess the next question is: would the chip upgrade do anything useful...
• '84 A/C temp switch question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 01:27:24 -0400
  ...The fan switch is 3 position (with clicks) but the temp switch (control?), though labeled "Min" "Off" "Max", just rotates about 3/4 of...
• Does O2 sensor plug into green connector?
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:31:10 -0600
  ...two? The Bentley shows the green connector coming out of the control unit being a male connector. However my green connector is female. The...
• Re: Think I found the reason for SLOW DIESEL vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 09:38:29 EST
  ...Some would say that was necessary for the Tiico engine for noise control. They are a direct swap, and you can find them in...
• Re: I get no respect(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 09:58:35 -0700
  ...be completed from Seattle to up your way, sit back, relax, turn on the cruise control.... Oh, that's take the ferry from Bellingham.... :)
• Re: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 26 May 2004 10:07:40 -0400
  ...I called it "poor man's traction control." ;) David Brodbeck, N8SRE '86 Volvo 240DL wagon '82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel
• Re: Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:03:30 -0700
  This may be true, but 'fresh' air can come in through the climate control vents and the battery compartment, and (depending on year) the...
• Re: Diesel Fuel vs. Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:04:17 -0700
  ...the govt, doesn't matter which one, wants to control certain commodities :) Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http://www.members...
• Re: sometimes it just won't go...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:45:29 -0500
  ...All you need is a wire with clips on the end, long enough to reach from the starter control terminal to the alternator B...
• Re: HIT DELETE NOW - This is only a test!
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 19:41:14 -0500
  ...Then I hopped on an unmarked Mdiget Mustang and > flew to an undisclosed Nevada airfield not under FAA direct control. I > am also travelling...
• What Unobtainium should I keep for myself
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 14 May 2006 21:20:26 -0400
  ...I'll also be pulling the cruise control. Money's tight so I will also be selling of parts but (yes selfishly perhaps) I...
• Re: Higher idle??
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:04:42 EDT
  In a message dated 4/27/2007 6:57:51 PM Central Daylight Time, d23haynes57@hotmail.com writes: > Sounds like the idle control system...
• 2.1 new sensor and still no cold idle ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 10 May 2007 17:24:06 -0700
  ...is the little black box behind the right tail light, Idle Control Unit. Are you all in agreement with those? Thanks in advance to...
• Re: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 07:53:34 -0800
  ...Suspension for Off Roading > > Thanks, Dennis, really appreciate your insights! > > > That's what I'd thought, i.e., bad control arm bushings. Why those...
• Re: TDI (passat, golf)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Jun 1996 15:28:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...This system is well suited to smaller high-speed engines because it |helps control noise and allows for a better control of emissions. With...
• Re: Unofficial alliance to become corporate alliance??
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 11:11:49 -0600
  ...The majority stock control would then still be under Wolfsburg controls and neutralize the european union law suits Wonder how many people outside of...
• Re: Where does this relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:02:21 -0600
  ...What year is this beast? > > >> I don't know what's in the control module, but I doubt that it is >> really a relay...
• Re: Mod. Fresh air box to recycle cabin air? (did some searching in arch.)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:07:38 -0700
  ...If I could though, I would like to have 100% control of fresh air intake and recirculate cab air. This is what I would...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:48:35 -0700
  ...are MOST welcome... > > after more extensive driving around, engine temp is controlled well above > what I am used to (IE (bottom 1/3 of...
• Re: Spring Compressor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:24:19 -0400
  ...When changing springs or anytime the shock will be removed and the lower control arm allowed to fall you need to loosen the radius...
• Re: Truma heater, like propex, for cheap but...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:08:05 -0700
  ...Also, there is no control device. The > manual shows 2 different basic controls and mentions a bunch of > others that can operate it. The...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:12:03 -0800
  ...Maybe the 50 wire to ICU disables the ICU during cranking so the idle control valve doesn't change during cranking? Neil. On 11...
• Re: bad hall control unit = no spark?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:50:05 -0500
  ...Would a bad hall control unit cause this? The tiico reuses the > original digijet one, mine is the telefunken type, original to the van...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:03:16 -0700
  ...This sensor is used for both the ECU to control starting mixture, warm up mixture, when to go into O2 sensor operation and some...
• how to plan solar
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:27:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...They are connected to the CHARGE CONTROLLER which regulates battery charging to prevent overcharge as well as stopping back-flow from the battery to...
• Re: 84 Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 8 May 1998 20:37:37 -0700
  ...The right relay controls the fuel pump. Contacts were dirty and I replaced the relays anyway, they were so old (the cover of the...
• Re: South African van differences - when they happened
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:37:19 +0200
  ...with the later models as mentioned would be the upgraded vent control dials, and the over head air condition units....We seem to have...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 1 May 2010 17:19:37 -0700
  ...The controller they include is under $50 and the wires and connectors can be done for $20 or under. A 50W panel, under ideal...
• Vanagon climate control info/question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 9 Nov 96 17:48:05 EST
  Hey all, Well, I finally figured out for sure the climate controls on my '81 Vanagon. I know now that the 3-speed fan...
• Re: Barbie ice cube tray for sale
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 08:57:10 -0500
  Hi Karl and All, The dometic in my red van seems to run out of control, wide open, flat out, when in battery mode...
• Re: High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabiliser Controller)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:08:37 -0500
  ...High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabiliser Controller) I thought I had seen about every kind of weirdness which a Vanagon can exhibit, but I...