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• Front Heater Maximus
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:28:26 -0500
  ...The heat selector lever is all the way to the minium-- And so is the fresh air lever--- Is there a cable adjustment issue...
• Re: More Climate Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:59:38 -0800
  On my '85 GL, the bottom lever controls fresh air to the rear vents. No heat. No connection to the a/c in mine...
• Heater cable repair
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:28:09 -0800
  ...The one controlling the heat exchanger is stuck on due to a bend in the wire near the lever, and the top one, whatever...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:23:13 -0500
  It wasn't until I got my 3rd vanagon that I discovered how to distinguish the heater control levers without looking at them. When...
• Re: 85 Westfalia heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:28:57 -0500
  ...Think its to help rear ventilation. > > Rear vents and finally position of lever for under seat > heater to turn off and on. > > GO >
• replacing shift ball and cup, and where best to find one
  Historical mailing list - jbclem
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 02:42:20 -0700
  ...I've seen a shift lever/ball on eBay(a bit high priced), and Go-Westy has one that they have manufactured(but are...
• Re: Has heat, but it smells
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  20 Sep 1995 08:55:57 -0700
  ...The entire assembly of control levers is supposted to be removable as a unit from the dash with the cables attached. Bently has a...
• Re: Air and heat knobs on levers
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 14:00:54 -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: Lube for heater control cable?
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:52:27 -0600
  Spray a bit of silicone lube onto the wire at the control end, and then work the lever back and forth. Repeat once or...
• Ignorant glow plug question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 06:09:52 -0800
  ...On a '82 diesel Westy, what does the pull out cold start lever actually do?? I looked at the injection pump where the cable...
• Re: Shift linkage? 84 manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Apr 2017 01:28:30 -0400
  It's much simpler than it appears, it's simply a big lever up front with a connection to a smaller lever at the...
• Mod. of door lock
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 6 Nov 1996 12:36:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...2 levers- the inside lock lever, and the inside lock handle. Step 3 - After removal clean the old grease and dirt out. Now you...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:24:36 -0500
  One man's "control knob" is another man's "lever" ;-) Thanks for the heads up about fore and aft, that's the information I...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 May 2016 21:26:02 -0700
  ...Like the adjuster lever, e-brake > lever, look identical. > I can't recall if these were Raybestos Premium shoes or came from my > local...
• '84 transmission trouble
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 15:11:23 -0700
  ...after i did the required backing up, and tried to put it into 1st, the shift lever wouldn't budge. i had to muscle...
• Re: Windshield washer switch malfunction...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 25 May 1999 13:39:22 -0400
  ...Remove the plastic covers from the steering column, and look into the right side of the switch cluster as you pull the lever as...
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 03:13:43 -0400
  ...i made a heat shield that went behind the clutch lever and used a torch to heat it up good and hot. doing this...
• Size of the small ball in the 5sp reverse lockout?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:07:10 -0700
  ...Anyway, under the floor, the shift linkage of the 5sp gearbox has a spring loaded plunger to allow the lever to come way over...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:23:06 -0600
  ...So the lever has to be removed from the shaft that enters the gearbox? If so, won�t that have to be replaced in...
• Re: Shift linkage BROKE and floating
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:40:11 -0700
  ...at base of lever. > Those parts eventually wear. some pics of an '85 and '81 ball etc. > https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/19811985ShiftLevers > Or...
• good looking shift lever
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 5 May 95 14:33:13 EDT
  My shift lever has a spot where the coating/plating is worn through, just below the knob. I tried painting it, but it got...
• Re: Vent intake off when?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 00:34:25 +0200
  ...http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/owners-manual/vent-controls.html But to close the air flow completely, you pull lever A to the...
• Re: Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:33:52 -0400
  To replace the cable, remove the instrument cluster to access the securing clamp on the lever end of things. It might also help to...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:06:24 -0400
  ...The angles were such that eventually the cable bent at > > lever. > > > > I would suggest that it's not beyond the scope of the well...
• Re: rear window wiper
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 9 May 2001 07:26:14 EDT
  ...Second lever controls temperature (to right hotter - left cooler) Third lever controls air flow to the footwell area Fourth level is for air flow...
• Re: *MY* 82 Diesel!
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 26 May 1994 07:58:44 -0500 (CDT)
  ...top lever for air delivery to the windshield, [trimmed] > >Kudos to the VW engineers! > > I believe the VW engineers did a good job designing...
• Re: Shift linkage repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 08:40:38 -0700
  ...So the lever has to be removed from the shaft that enters the > gearbox? If so, won’t that have to be replaced in...
• Re: Gear lever hits dash
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 May 1997 08:39:18 +0200
  ...Gear lever hits dash Date: Friday, 23 May, 1997 20:44 I tried a 112hp doublecab pickup today, the gearshift felt very strange in...
• interior door latch cover
  Historical mailing list - Junior
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 14:10:22 -0000
  ...I have everything loose on the door panel except the door release lever. There appears to be a cover on the lever that must...
• Re: Throttle Body Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 May 2011 09:34:12 -0700
  ...then the rod will come out of the throttle body lever. Unless there's a good reason to remove that clip which has spring...
• Re: Here are some snap switches that may fit to, be used in place of the $75 VW throttle switch
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:04:17 -0500
  ...Some of these hinge lever switches have the little curve ,as opposed to a straight lever,like the late vanagon. > > The Grainger prices for...
• Re: Vanagon Vent Control Positions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:32:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Magee >87GL 80K The WINDSHIELD AIR FLOW is controlled by the top (#1) lever. Left is closed, right is open. (There's a little...
• Re: Parking brake cable stretch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:04:27 -0800
  ...There is a lever in each drum that pushes the shoes against the drum to hold the van. The steel lever itself was contacting...
• Re: Heater controls, 84.
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:22:27 -0400
  When your lever does this it is because you are trying to push the wire back through the casing, every time you try further...
• Re: Air and heat knobs on levers
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 12:09:09 -0800
  ...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: help, headlights not working
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:20:32 -0700
  Loretta, If you're referring to the high/low beam lever then I would check your ignition switch. There are several items (I can...
• Re: diesel pump questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:05:32 -0800
  ...As you noticed, the levers are different. I think the most significant difference is the throttle cable bracket. If you don't have the...
• Re: shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brake system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 01:43:17 -0500
  ...47.8) > > Does anyone know where that lever is? > > My trusty mechanical friend Steve and I got to work on my brakes today. We...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:18:09 -0700
  ...The clutch operating lever was rubbing bad on the slave bracket. Anyhow, I too found the clutch operating lever stuck real good. I cut...
• Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:15:39 EDT
  ...If one "must" have the slide lever on the left side, then all one has to do is unbolt the track from the bottom...
• Re: Heater control lever
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:55:24 -0300
  There are two kind of those heater levers. The early ones (like on my '84) have the small rubber tips that tend to come...
• Re: Bottom slider of the heater vent panel?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 May 2008 19:16:24 -0700
  ...I gave a quick eyeball to the vent levers, and stuck my hand in front of the footwell vent and then the defroster. No...
• Re: Video of Noise at Clutch Operating Lever. Help Diagnose Please?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:40:17 -0400
  Neil, Another thing you can do is place your hand on the rod and lever with someone actuating the clutch. You should be able...
• Re: replacing shift ball and cup, and where best to find one
  Historical mailing list - John Clemens
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 18:51:14 -0400
  ...I've written to ask where the shift lever (with ball) was manufactured since they didn't mention that it's German. Do you...
• Re: Seat Question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:49:57 -0400
  ...The slide adjustment levers are on different sides. Either seat will work on either side though. mark D, i knew you were gonna say...
• Endless Heat
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:23:56 -0400
  ...After screwing around with the temp control lever and the connection to the heater control cable, I'm beginning to suspect that it might...
• Re: later model parking brake lever
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Jul 2018 15:12:19 +0000
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• Re: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 15:50:29 -0500
  ...Pulling the valve lever is smooth but the pushing of the lever has me worried that it will bend the wire from the control...
• RE: Speedo Light Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Wed, 04 Oct 95 13:10:00 PDT
  ...My temperature control levers are not lit up, so it's hard to see what the temperature controls are set at, when driving at...
• Re: Whew - it's hot in here....]
  Historical mailing list - Tom Czerniak
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 17:54:31 -0500
  ...At that point you can have someone move the lever on the dash while you look to see if the arm on the valve...
• Re: clutch cylinder - help
  Historical mailing list - Erik C Peterson
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 16:58:40 -0800 (PST)
  ...All > > there is now is a steel rod pushing on the ball on the clutch lever. I > > Steel rod should have a socket assembly...
• Re: Gearshift lever broken, looking for replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:08:16 -0800
  ...56 AM, Andy Stalick <andystalick@gmail.com>wrote: > Today my gearshift lever broke off in my hand. > > None of the usual list vendors seem...
• Re: heater control knob
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 09:31:10 -0500
  ...VW wanted to sell >more heater control levers ! I have been successful in gluing them back Warm them first with a hair dryer through...
• Re: heater control knob
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:15:51 -0500
  At 11:28 AM 12/27/2001, Todd Last wrote: >Dart 330 wrote: > > > The knob on the end of the heater control lever broke...
• Re: Jump Seat Levers
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:29:50 -0400
  My wife broke one too. (-; I would be interested in one or two. Pat
• I need three black plastic heater control levers...
  Historical mailing list - Phil
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:16:13 -0800
  For my '89 Wolfie. Broke mine. Thanks, Phil in Bakersfield
• Re: Heat/Fresh Air Cables broke
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 10:00:36 -0400 (AST)
  ...kink with needle nosed pliers and refit it into the lever arm. Then undo the clamp bolt, 8mm? on the cable sheath and reposition...
• Electrical Unsolved Mysteries
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 00:27:42 -0800
  ...Pull the dim/bright/flasher lever on the steering column to the on position and all headlights come on. OK, it's not a...
• Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:03:13 -0700
  ...I > assume this effectively reduced lateral movement of box on shift lever > ball which would keep it from pushing the shift lever shaft in...
• Re: Dan H's Heater
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 10:23:47 -0800 (PST)
  I for one wish I had more heat control levers to play with. Even when the top lever is all the way left, I...