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• Re: tune-up lite blue wire
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 15:34:55 -0400
  ...Hi Dieter, The wire is the D+/61 circuit and it is for Alt lite control. When the Alternator is not rotating(or charging...
• Engines,Ecus and more FS!!
  Historical mailing list - KW
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:06:14 -0700
  ...125.00 2) complete Engine harness' $300.00 2) Idle Stabilizer control units $100.00 Each E-mail me if you want to place...
• Removing Radiator...
  Historical mailing list - Don & Sue Welch
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:34:31 -0800
  ...the last little bit was more of a "controled fall"..!! Going back in took a series of blocks and much grunting..!! Don... 1991 Westy...
• Re: CO adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 20:41:20 -0600
  ...Happy Travels, Mark Ingalls 85 GL w/digitool and soon to have H-4's controlled by relays. (Thanks for the instructions, Crew-Cab...
• WTB aux oil cooler kit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 09:59:33 -0700
  ...I would like to have the t/stat controlled fan/circuit setup. Any more information out there on this setup? How best to route...
• Fridge Fan Running
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:05:26 -0700
  ...Now, obviously the fan is thermostatically controlled, but is it normal to come on in this situation? Any suggestions? thanks mike 82westy Get 250...
• FS 1987 automatic GL $1975/obo in Daytona, FL
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 13:26:33 -0600
  ...Air Conditioning Cruise Control Automatic Transmission Description Many extras looks and runs well can deliver major credit cards accepted Seller Info Member Name: DENNIS3229777...
• checking coil and icu?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 16:30:02 -0700
  how do you 1) check a coil 2) check an ignition control unit no spark. got gas and power to coil. both are spendy...
• Re: Theft protection
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 15:06:33 -0600
  You can go to a high end car audio store and get an immobilzer installed which will be controlable with a remote and prevent...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:14:40 -0700
  ...is up to spec your only problems will be a sore leg (if no cruise control) and a good case of TB (Tired Butt).
• Re: How do you know if the front tranny mount needs replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 20:50:59 -0400
  ...if it needs replacing?. > > Trying to get this "bucking" situation under control and wondering if the front mount could be part of the culprit...
• Re: AC Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:52:10 -0700
  ...is one problem. Blowing a > hose is another. Last your temp. control is gone. I appreciate the replies. Yes, I think my mechanic meant...
• Solar panel cable, Routing
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:50:06 -0700
  Hey volks, I'm about to remove my luggage rack, reluctantly, to route the cable from panel (in the luggage rack) to controller. Just...
• Re: Trailer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:16:49 -0400
  ...PWM to control the intensity. Amazing the lengths they go to save a little copper wire.. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: running without idle stab unit
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:21:18 -0600
  ...any experience running their 2.1L vanagon with the idle >stab. control unit not installed. I'm wondering if this is causing my timing...
• Anybody using after mkt front && rear anti sway bars ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:02:35 -0800
  ...in corner & windy conditions ?? you think adding rear anti sway bars would give you some added control that just does no exist stock ?? cooments ?
• Re: Update on my Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:37:00 -0600
  ...I think this >> may control the regulation of heat to that duct under >> the seat? >A "level" ? >like a bubble level? >May be there...
• Re: Front heat always!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 14 May 2008 12:43:21 -0400
  ...com Slloth wrote: > No matter how I have my front heater controls set I always have warm air > coming from under the dash. Is...
• Re: Digifant start up question> RPMs 'hunt around'
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:49:11 -0700
  ...an electronically controlled valve that the ecu controls, to solidly control idle rpm. this reminds me of the near endless posts about your timing...
• Re: 87 Cruise Control--followup
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:30:32 -0800
  I wanted to send an update on my cruise control problem for the archives. Thanks to the couple people that responded to my post...
• Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:51:07 -0700
  The cruise control issue wouldn't bother me near as bad as the fact that a transistor had to be ordered from SA! I...
• Re: Temp Gauge -- why did this happen?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 9 May 2012 08:44:44 -0700
  ...On 05/08/2012 08:12 PM, David Beierl wrote: > [The gauge was] was reading the output of that crappy old > coolant-level controller...
• Air Suspension Meeting
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 23 May 2000 09:19:11 -0700
  ...The pressure in the air bags can be controlled by a compressor that's installed in the vehicle. Pressure gauges and control buttons are...
• Re: Idle stabilizer question...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 05:40:16 -0400
  ...Another listee made the statement he has been driving > > without the Idle Control Module plugged in (which, I believe, controls the > > buzzing) . > > The engine...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:33:51 -0700
  ...trip out west Actually, on most automotive heaters, a lever on the dash does use a cable to control the heater valve. Some use...
• Re: Sticky vent controls?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:34:31 -0700
  Jeff, I have to do my usual warnings about taking the heater control face plate off. The levers are a push fit on, but...
• Re: Pressing Lower Ball Joints & Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:40:25 -0500
  ...Pressing Lower Ball Joints & Control Arm Bushings >> > >> > I use two Harbor Freight tools for the lower ball joint. >> > >> > >> http://www.harborfreight.com/ball-joint...
• Re: Milestone reached and Traction question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 14:08:50 -0400
  ...1.) Installing the dash controlled vacuum locking diff, a la syncro. 2.) Installing a racheting locking diff that has no on-off control. From...
• Re: Computer woes?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 11:56:09 -0400
  ...A perfect time to plug that I still have the '87 Digifant set for sale, that includes the ISV, control, ECU, dizzy, injectors, fuel...
• Re: Front Suspension Noises
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:13:58 -0500
  Dave, Put a floor jack under the lower control arm, right below the ball joint--- Grab the tire, and yank on the the top...
• Re: Road trip report
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 08:32:23 -0400
  ...I did a 80 mile one-way cruise to Ormond Beach in the rain yesterday and used my Audiovox cruise control most of the...
• Re: uhh... changing upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:20:56 -0700
  ...after deciding to change my upper control arm bushings, I > finally looked up the job in my Haynes manual, to find THIS under the...
• Re: erratic and weird idle discovery...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:12:16 -0700
  ...Also, while the switch is there to boost the idle speed it > should only a controlled increase in speed, not a runaway to 2...
• Re: Fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:13:54 -0700
  ...I'm not yet convinced that engine temp rather than radiator temp is the desirable control input." I 'think' that says you are not...
• Re: Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:02:11 -0800
  ...The three of them are connected in > series to the charge controller, which in turn feeds two large Optima > golf-cart batteries stowed under...
• Re: Question about Mass Air Flow Sensor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:34:57 -0800
  ...The ECU controls whether the fuel pump runs, by controlling the ground leg of the fuel pump relay coil 3/85 of relay J17...
• Re: No fly-by-wire in MY vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:18:58 -0600
  ...We'll continue to drive our hail-damaged 99 Corolla with manual windows and no cruise control until it dies of rust. Then we...
• Re: Bears, no offensive commentary included
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:49:14 -0700
  ...It is so out of control most of the common public has been brainwashed > into actually believing allot of this crap. I should have...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 18:05:52 +0000
  I wonder if an unconnected PS pressure switch would lead to failure of the ICM (idle control module)? When I was a newbie T3...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon GL tintop
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:27:12 -0600
  ...One upper control arm bearing had a torn boot. Beyond that, nothing. I'm suspicious of the squeaks! John On Feb 14, 2016 20...
• Re: Not starting easily
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:55:26 -0500
  ...Also ask about the refrigerator control circuit as it was also originally controlled with the alternator light warning circuit. Are all the warning lights...
• Re: Lower ball joint video's
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:23:00 -0600
  ...You unbolt the top ball > joint from the control arm. Then loosen the nut on t lower joint and using > a proper tool or...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:26:48 -0700
  ...Cost 200 bucks for the assist, 60 bucks for little controller that substitutes for the stock speed control. Steering effort can be adjusted. There...
• Re: AAZ overboost
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:13:37 -0500
  ...The Jetta, being a 02, may have computer controlled boost. If it does then you my be able to find a aftermarket controller to...
• Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 10 May 2002 15:57:08 -0700
  ...Ventalation Controls (sp) <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 18:43:16 -0400 <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt;At 06:32...
• Where to put the better tires?
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:53:53 -0800
  ...The logic is that it's worse if a car breaks out (slips out of control) with the rear end. He said it's...
• Re: more dashlight led musings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:07:30 -0800
  ...stuff) http://autolumination.com/74.htm little bulbs for the heater controls: '#74 bulbs' (these fit in the sockets you can get from gowesty...
• Re: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 26 May 2007 16:57:09 -0400
  ...I removed the relay that controls the radiator fan's high speed. To which I removed the metal can top and soldered a wire...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 14:05:45 -0800
  > .... The wire that connects to track 33 (Digifant Control Relay) changes its size/guage at P1 -- anyone know what P1 is? Is that the...
• A/C trouble... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:50:16 -0800
  ...swap the temp control knob from a van w. working A/C - still no power to compressor... all the fuses at the driver's...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:59:55 -0800
  ...Need more testing would be great so the customer doesn't become the final quality control person.😉 BenT sent from my electronic leash > On...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:01:30 -0700
  ...time?? Like low beams are just > on and when the dimmer control switch was pulled the brights come on > and the low beams remain...
• Stereo suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 28 May 2013 08:47:13 -0500
  ...Must have a remote so I can control from the bed! Bluetooth as well, and USB to charge the phone from time to time...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:08:36 -0700
  ...the passenger's seat - fix the air conditioning - fix the cruise control - rear mounted spare tire carrier - a "real" horn like an 18 wheeler...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 May 2012 12:42:04 -0400
  ...To verify, remove the controller (painted 42/43, position 8 in the fuse/relay panel). Any subsequent misbehavior is down to the gauge. You...
• Re: Adjustable rate fuel pressure regulator? anybody try one?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 May 2012 02:06:00 -0400
  ...We had no way to control the It will cause the injectors to deliver fuel faster than the ECU thinks they are doing, thus...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 16 May 2010 19:30:38 -0700
  ...2, one for each fan motor and the > rheostat for the temperature controller. Either fan switched on runs > the > compressor. > > Dennis
• moderating etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 13:56:57 -0700
  ...No one is controlling anyone. People are free to leave if they don't like the rules. And we went through all of this...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:08:34 -0800
  ...http://www.flatsurface.com/pics/buzzer.jpg > > You'll need a pulse stretcher for the coolant-level signal -- the > newer controllers only put a...
• VW Camper Cookbook
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:47:41 -0500
  ...The fact that Amazon would email this link to me means that my Westy obsession is not only out of control, but that it...