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• Switched Parking Lights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:28:58 -0500
  One of the things I've grown to like on my other cars, a Saab and a Subaru Forester, is that if you switch...
• Re: ignition switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:46:01 -0400
  ...http://carboncow.com/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch.htm > Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:26:10 -0800 > From: colorworks@GCI.NET > Subject: ignition switch...
• Re: Ignition switch recommendations.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 15:47:57 -0500
  ...Ignition switch recommendations. > Anyone know if the typical air cooled Bosch hot start relay kit , plug and > play for the air cooled Vanagon and...
• Re: 87 Vanagon fuse problem
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 21:15:51 EST
  ...As you are holding the switch(sometimes) the wipers will work. >> Try jiggling the key in the ignition switch while tinkering. The ignition switch...
• Re: no head lights on an '87
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 21:19:48 -0700
  If the wipers don't work and the front heater fan doesn't work it is probably the ign switch. If the wipers work...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 26 May 2006 10:16:41 -0400
  ...I mounted the switch on some angle bracket below the dash, so I wouldn't have to drill a hole for the extra switch...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:16:58 -0400
  ...The relay can be located under the instrument panel cover just in front of the light switch. Disconnect the wire from the light switch...
• Re: Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:12:15 -0500
  On the Vanagon, the brake light switches actually switch the pos wire, not the ground circuit. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Have you worked on a headlight switch?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 15:55:46 GMT
  ...Thw switch feels fine I checked the archives and found that the headlight switch and ignition switch are the two most likely sources of...
• Re: rear heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:31:55 -0400
  ...rear heater switch Does anyone know where I can get a rear heater on/off switch? VW says they can get me one for...
• Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 23 May 2004 21:26:25 -0700
  No, that is an early stove panel made without the toggle switch. It has a green power indicator LED in the center hole where...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 16 May 2014 20:00:01 -0500
  ...This switch has >> four terminals on the back, two labeled "Load" and two labeled "Line"... > > Ok, what the magnetic switch gets you is that...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - mchan
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 00:30:18 -0700
  Tyrone You forgot charlie.:>) I replaced the switch once in 15 years. Maybe the switch is not German quality.And besides didn't I...
• Single Speed on Front Heater Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:58:22 -0500
  My front heater fan switch will operate on the highest setting only. The settings between OFF and HIGH don't work. I have a...
• Power window switch, intermittent passenger switch failure
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:08:59 -0800
  ...My driver side passenger power window switch fails intermittently. (Passenger side too.) If I open and slam the door it will work again but...
• Re: Brake master cylinder switches
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 08:22:34 -0400
  ...Having two switches allows the brake lights to work if one circuit fails, and it should light the brake warning light on the dash...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 07:19:44 -0700
  ...The same foil blank was designed as able to be used for single oil pressure switch models and dual oil switch dynamic models. When...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:53:49 -0700
  ...I tried repairing the switch by gluing the tabs back on with epoxy and they broke off immediately when I tried to install switch...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:47:46 -0700
  cruise control switch. there are brake and clutch pedal ( if manual trans ) switches for the cruise control system , with vacuum lines on them, I...
• Re: LED Panel Switches for Dometic Exhaust Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:17:42 -0400
  ...You need the switch to be able to handle an amp or less of 12VDC -- generally speaking you can use a switch that's...
• Re: Back-up light electrical short
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:46:37 -0400
  I just realized that my reply was assuming that you have a standard transmission and the back up light switch is on the tranny...
• Re: Instrument Panel Fog Light Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 16:24:19 EDT
  ...Good luck wiring the switch and relay without a wiring > diagrams, took me two hours at my kitchen table to get it right. > > or...
• Re: Headlight switches.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:18:44 -0700
  ...90-91 Headlight Switches IIRC the headlight switch I have in my 90 is from an older Vanagon. And I have never found any...
• Re: AFM cap fix, maybe fixed my very intermittent problem
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 22:25:06 -0300
  Dang! … I used green (as in go) > On 23-Sep-2017, at 22:23, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > >> >> But the throttle switch...
• Re: Stupid Heater Switch
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 18:56:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...Well, I had my heater switch go about a year after I had the '91. It was pretty obvious though. I turned the switch...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 07:31:49 -0800
  > does the headlight switch just give it up no warning or is there a relay > that will just die out ? the switch itself can...
• Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:58:54 -0700
  Harold Teer wrote: > I purchased a fog light switch from Bus Depot and use that as my switch. > The fog light switch fits on...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 1 Feb 2025 08:59:19 -0800
  ...I cleaned up the switch contacts on the old switch with some Deoxit and reinstalled it, seems to be working fine for now at...
• Re: Master Cylinder Question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:59:11 -0400
  ...Problem is tho that my old switches were 2 prong and these new ones are three prong. I've switched the switches :) and the...
• Re: Subject: Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT*
  Historical mailing list - awolfoutwest69
  Thu, 25 May 2006 08:15:34 -0600
  Yes, that's why I replaced the switch a year ago...turned out the cam was worn to the point where proper adjustment wasn...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 10:14:48 -0700
  85 has the brake fluid level switch in the cap just like 86+. The Bentley diagram for 85 mislabels the fluid level switch as...
• digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:05:29 -0700
  ...However, the idle/WOT switch is very different in the digifant/jet systems. Namely, only one switch for both on dijifant, and they each...
• switching switches
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 19:13:32 -0400
  Dear List, I have spare wiper/;light switch from the steering column of my parts car. Is installing it in my working V'gon...
• throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 06:04:21 -0700
  Hello all-- Could somebody please forward me the part number for what Bentley refers to as the "throttle valve/deceleration/idle switch" for the...
• Window Switches
  Historical mailing list - James Vidal
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:08:38 -0500
  I have a 1991 Carat and my power window switch I bought fell apart again. (after a month) Is anyone else having this problem...
• Re: New radio= dead battery? Install a switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 31 May 2012 10:03:04 -0700
  ...I installed a SPDT toggle switch ( http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/components/switch.htm ) and used it to change the radio's power source...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:05:54 -0700
  I've never had a problem with the OE fan switch. I'd keep it "as is" with the OE unit. To replace would...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:10:52 -0500
  ...It has 2 throttle switches and is low mileage(82K).My 85 has 1 combination switch,currently,to do the switching chores.. However,both...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 May 2015 23:05:05 -0400
  What part of the switches have failed? All the same way? The starter, auxiliary, or ignition part? Melted, didn't turn, didn't turn...
• replacing ignition switch fixes coolant warning light
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 20:37:05 -0700
  I replaced my ignition switch over the weekend and it fixed the problem I was having with the coolant warning light sometimes not going...
• Re: Aftermarket new ignition switch failure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:49:41 -0800
  ...Aftermarket new ignition switch failure > > > > My original ignition switch failed about 4 days ago. I hotwired the >Vanagon > > to get it home, and bought...
• Re: need a back-up light switch
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 3 Nov 1996 23:43:22 -0500 (EST)
  On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, Sean Bartnik wrote: > Hey all, > I believe that the back-up light switch on the transmission on my '81...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector
  Historical mailing list - JAIME E FORERO
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 06:58:36 -0700
  ...I have looked and there seems to be no new >> > replacement for the switch. Does anyone know where I might find a used >> > switch...
• AC switch fix
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 20:37:26 EDT
  The A/C switch used in many Westies was installed by the US dealer and importer. It consists of a 3 speed fan swich...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 15:18:30 -0800
  ...Mark mark drillock wrote: > The "ignition switch" has 4 switches inside that power different things. > One or more can still work while one or...
• Re: Oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 06:29:51 -0400
  The 1.8 bar switch is too high for the Vanagon. It will cause nuisance sounding of the buzzer above 2500 rpm. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 18:18:53 -0700
  RE: Headlight Switch for '91 IIRC the headlight switch stock on a '91 is unique, one year only. But maybe earlier ones will work?
• 1986 Westfalia Rear Defrost Switch
  Historical mailing list - M Hammons
  Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:46:17 -0500
  Does anyone know if you can replace the light in the rear defrost switch? If so how do you get to it without destroying...
• Window switch retainer
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 02:57:21 -0400
  Hi Ken, I need the square retainer that holds the two window switches in the driver's door panel. Do these switches come with...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:43:59 -0700
  Yup, always worked for me and the vans I've worked on but if you'll feel better with 2 prong switches, go for...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Thu, 25 May 2006 16:29:27 -0400
  ...Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed > > Not exactly sure what this switch is that's being bandied about is, but as > the...
• Re: Electrical Riddle (my dash...)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:02:17 -0500
  ...It will come on with the switch if EITHER > > the key is in the on position and the headlight switch is off > or > the...
• Re: Throttle switches
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:37:27 -0500
  ...Another small point -- this switch provides information, not > power control. You gain the same amount of information by opening the > switch as by closing...
• aftermarket cruise (rostra) to VW stalk switch
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:51:55 -0700
  ...Also, does anyone know if the VW switch is normally open or normal closed? Wires from jetta switch are red, blue, black and white...
• Fwd: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:09:35 -0400
  ...vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> So, ignition switch? Headlight switch? > If your blower and wipers also don't work very high chance it...
• Re: Questions regarding throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:04:21 -0500
  You can get that switch anywhere, but it costs about $50.Gotta remove the throttle though. The switch just pushes onto the throttle body...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:27:11 -0700
  ...The wire that goes to the switch for the > headlights, come from the "X" contact on the ignition switch. You can use > that with...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:41:00 -0700
  I have had a fan switch go bad once only in 11 years. I have bunches of good used ones for 5 bucks. Toggle...
• Re: aux bat. install
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 30 May 2007 09:11:47 -0700
  The switch in a can is just a heavy duty relay. It is often called a solenoid, a bit of a misnomer in my...
• Re: Strange Idea about retrofitting early Headlight Switch onto late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Thu, 16 May 2013 17:17:50 -0400
  Ken got lost in the email thread So you still need a switch? I have a bunch of switchs in a box I can...