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• Re: Still doesn't add up, was: Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure mystery , resolved???
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 10:48:32 -0400
  Ben, I think the .9 bar warning, at speed, is just that, a real warning of possible catastrophic engine failure. The 2.0 bar...
• Re: Extreme Warning .... beware of jake4parts on eBay aka Ken Morgan
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:01:29 -0400
  ...A warning from Larry, Bob, and Ken carries a lot > of weight. > > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call this one Parts) > '78...
• Re: Monoxide CO deaths 2005
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:24:49 -0500
  At 11:28 AM 2/9/2009, Roger Whittaker wrote... >comparing the death rate from lightening which strikes randomly and >often >with out warning...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 06:22:57 -0500
  ...The oil pressure warning light is next to that > oil can looking symbol in the center of the cluster. The coolant warning > light is...
• Re: 85 Westy GL- Winterizing tips?/Newbie Tips
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 00:55:37 -0500
  ...All I know is that the oil warning buzzer and light come on at various times with Fram filters, but not with OE VW...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 2 May 2019 02:07:11 -0700
  The stock oil warning setup is a simple system why not fix it? At least make sure to have a working warning light to...
• WARNING - "happy humor Christmas" or "Happy christmas" virus going around
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 10:16:56 EST
  just a warning out there - if you recieve a email w/ attachment file with the subject "happy humour christmas" or "Happy christmas" delete it...
• Towing warning from Bentley for Digifant, maybe for Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:43:19 -0400
  ...Don't know if it applies to the Digijet, as I didn't see the same warning in those pages. Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore...
• Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 18:06:40 -0700
  RE: Chargers Look at the Progressive Dynamics chargers. Shop the price. Mine has been fine, 40 amp, not to big.
• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed, I think
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 19:23:10 EST
  Well, what about the super-lubricants like prolong and duralube? Any good/bad experiences? Patrick '80 Westfalia
• Re: a virus warning-had it fixed it!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 20:31:20 -0700
  To reiterate: <http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sircam.worm@mm.html> Jim Arnott List Admin Spare Vanagon
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 12:25:06 -1000
  ...These use 3 wire >> switches to supply the signals to the dash warning module and the rear >> brake lights. 85-91 vans use 2...
• resolved, was: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 17:23:24 -0800
  The odd oil pressure led behavior became normal after I replaced the small circuit board for the dynamic oil pressure warning system. Referred to...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 07:09:11 -0800
  ...But nobody has bothered to post those episodes where the light comes on and cuts a trip short when only the warning system is...
• Re: Euro-Elec: UPDATE 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:58:44 EST
  ...Your problem still sounds like the warning system to me instead of an actual oil pressure problem. The low pressure oil sender should not...
• Rear hatch for 89-91
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 14:25:13 -0600
  ...Thanks for putting up with my inquiries and warnings. Any new info on current investigation will be located at link below. Lee -- Lee Roesner...
• Warning light problem fixed!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:47:25 EST
  Just a quick update to my warning light / charging problem. Thanks David, Joel, and Sean, for the advice. I started to check out the...
• Re: Winter Warning
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:13:30 EST
  In a message dated 11/21/06 4:58:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM writes: > Just a word of warning...
• Re: Troubling warning lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:18:10 -0700
  Dave, it's a good idea to keep the old one specially if it's an genuine Bosh, not a refurb with lesser quality...
• O2 sensor reset
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 07:46:24 -0700
  ...How do you reset the oxygen sensor warning light? > [Brad Anderson] > 87 Vanagaon Syncro > 87 Golf GL >
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 02:11:12 -0400
  My mistake. Yes, it turns the relevant parking light (right or left) on, NOT the turn signal light.
• Re: Alternator warning light problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 20:44:08 -0400
  ...Alternator warning light problem Hi y'all, Today I did a 423 mile round trip in my '84 VW Transporter-based Reimo camper a...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:00:16 -0800
  ...It is never safe to drive with the ALT/BAT warning led inoperative or always on. This is because this is the only warning...
• Re: '86 syncro-seatbelt/door warning buzzer
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:34:04 -0800
  ...have had the seat > belt and the door/key in ignition warning buzzer circuit. Bentley > wiring diagram confirms. > > i thought it odd, my '82...
• Re: Parking/Brake Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 30 May 2009 09:51:58 -0600
  ...bob On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@yahoo.com> wrote: > My Parking/Brake Warning light won't come...
• Re: Syncro off-road or not?
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:24:01 -0400
  ...I bet that in the US, > several of the SUVs and other off roaders have similar warnings in their owners > manuals. > Page 69 of...
• Re: FYI - Audi wheels are a DIRECT bolt on for the Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:21:45 -0400
  Greetings all, I have seen these warnings and I understand the basis for the warnings, but I have to ask...has anyone seen or...
• Re: The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 09:09:22 -0700
  ...As I recall, you turn the key to run and that blinky light (coolant level warning in the center of the temp gauge, 84...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 17:36:31 -0800
  ...means that at speed it is no longer an oil pressure warning indicator but a replace engine indicator. Unfortunately the engine would let you...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:57:16 -0600
  ...On the way home temp warning lights flashed again after about 10 minutes but I continued on as the temperature remained at mid point...
• "Brake Warning Light" grounding question. (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:58:27 -0700
  ...Bentley shows a transistor symbol ("solid state circuitry") in the brake warning light assembly. It appears to work with the brake light switches on...
• Oxygen sensor and warning light
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 19:43:44 -0700
  ...Brown of course is ground, and when the switch in the unit trips, it provides ground to the warning light through the blue/green...
• Re: braided SST brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:46:50 -0500
  ...One warning I have heard and do believe about stainless lines is that they give less warning when they are going to fail, i...
• TheSamba.com :: View topic - Vanagons and Divorce - funny photos included
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:20:22 -0800
  unclear if this is a warning or a service :) alistair http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=447029
• Poptop assist spring/cable
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:32:46 -0600
  Has anyone every checked or adjusted or replaced the spring and cable assist mechanism in the Westy poptop supports? Any hints or warnings? Thanks...
• Master Brake Cylinder Install
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 14:39:59 -0700
  ...Any warnings, tips or tricks to installing a new master brake cylinder? Guess what I'm doing this weekend? Thanks, and Happy Friday, Joel
• Swapping clock for Tach in an 84? a bit long.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:34:19 -0700
  ...He says (paraphrase) that you can't just leave off the foil, without modifying the dynamic oil pressure warning system, or it will "Screech...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 1 May 2017 00:01:35 -0600
  ...3:39 PM, B Feddish <UprightBassGhost@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> My brake warning light is on. Everything seems OK so I want to see if...
• 84 overheating
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Sat, 31 May 1997 09:10:34 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The temperature gauge sits right around the warning light when driving on the highway, but if I'm in town, the gauge is above...
• Re: Head Job
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:17:48 -0800
  Be careful Doug, here in the States anything anyone thinks is sexual harassment is, and you get one warning and then you are fired...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 May 2001 09:48:08 -0500
  ...When I bought it, > the gas > gauge, the coolant level light and the temperature gauge didn't work > and the > brake warning light stayed...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:16:58 -0500
  ...the Bentley shows a connection to the brake warning >>>> light >>>> which has the dual function of warning when the handbrake is on and, at...
• Re: master brake light misbehaving - fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:37:10 -0700
  ...My master brake warning light onthe left side of the dash has started coming on....sometimes......Im notsure how long its been doing it...
• Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:28:55 -0700
  I searched the archives with "temperature warning red" and "coolant warning red" as the seeds before posting this. My lovely wife just called. She...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:02:00 -0800
  So, the early warning flashing coolant level led alerted you of the hose fault well in advance of damage but you were unprepared to...
• Stop the Urban Folk Myth: The IGNITION LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 8 May 1998 07:30:50 EDT
  ...The circuit simply allows you to verify that the coolant warning circuit works. There is absolutely no reason to wait. Why don't you...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 16:36:29 -0800
  This supposed correlation of the new dynamic oil warning system with some weakness in the 2.1 ignores the fact that VW began fitting...
• Oil press. warning buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jara
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 10:23:20 -0700
  Greetings, The oil pressure warning buzzer/lamp in my westie comes keeps activating even though the dip stick indicates the proper level of oil...
• Oil Pressure Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:24:48 -0500
  ...checked out at 0 ohms to ground, so I figure the warning light circuit is getting a good ground signal. What's left is...
• Brake warning light
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 17 May 2003 20:51:15 EDT
  Volks, The brake warning light [on the dash over your left knee] stays on when my 84 Westy is cranked. Two things turn this...
• Re: eBay seller warning / Ken Morgan aka jake4parts
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:40:55 -0700
  ...37 AM, Larry Chase <roadguy@roadhaus.com> wrote: > Volks, > > eBay seller warning. > > You might want to stay clear of this character. > > Ken Morgan aka...
• Re: Fwd: [Fw: urgent warning... not a joke]
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 19:00:20 -0500
  rob le duc wrote: > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 Well?? Should we be worried?
• where is seatbelt warning relay
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:25:25 -0700
  Where is the "seat blt wrng rly" on an '87? Bentley 97.115, tracks 133-136. What am I looking for? Richard A Jones...
• Re: High Wind Warning!
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:01:20 -0600
  What storm was this? I'm confused. The picasaweb dates the pix at Sept 4, 2004. http://picasaweb.google.com/markusmumper/HighWindWarning Richard A...
• Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 14 May 2010 16:21:55 -0500
  ...latch for seat > > belt warning light -warning light unit only has handbrake light and > > logo, seat belt space blank -warning light unit does not...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:49:54 -0500
  ...I find it hard to sympathize with anyone that ignored warning lights and then continued on, to the destruction of the engine. As a...
• Re: removing gmail warning from vanagon messages?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 1 Sep 2016 18:45:53 -0700
  ...removing gmail warning from vanagon messages? > > No, I get it too. Using gmail... > > Steven > 91 Westy > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 7:52...
• Re: Blinking Low Coolant Level Warning
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:21:30 -0400
  At 08:53 PM 3/16/2014, JRodgers wrote: >Coolant level warning light has gone ape! It blinks for a few before >startin g...
• Re: A Warning about Shaving Gel
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 26 May 2010 12:15:01 -0700
  ...I should know better! Fair warning to others who keep this type of thing in the Vanagon. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
• Re: cluster swap from 85 van to 86 van
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 28 May 2006 10:35:09 -0400
  Looks like the 86 has the dynamic oil pressure warning system, but the 85 does not. If I put the 85 cluster in the...