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• Re: Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 10:34:15 -0500
  ...Digifant Idle Control Unit (behind passenger tail light)- $190 (new) Idle Stabilizer Valve- $190 (new) Tail pipe and gasket- $23 (new) Westfalia single mudflap...
• Re: Lower ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:30:40 -0500
  Carry the lower control arm or the adapter end to an auto machine shop with the new part. They can do it for you...
• Re: Auto Trans Throttle Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 15:22:03 -0400
  ...You mean the cruize control??Roger > -- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work) 86' (Soon...
• ECS-malfunction indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:57:45 -0700
  ...ECS as in emissions control system. As far as I know, these have never been connected on this van and everything seems to work...
• Re: mail order parts source?
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:48:13 -0500
  ...Vanagon? > > I need a Temp II sensor, O2 sensor, and throttle > control switch... and I live in rural Alaska so I'm > sure to...
• Farchild Type Hall Control Unit Question.
  Historical mailing list - wayne withers
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:10:08 -0700
  The test in the manual says to check For Battery voltage on the #1 Coil. Then if the coil wire is grounded it should...
• Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:56:40 -0700
  ...There ARE differences between a drivers seat and a passenger seat, in the levers that control the slide capability. The drivers side is on...
• Question about setting idle for 87 GL?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:34:02 -0500
  ...D&P=31610 Problem is when I disconnect the Idle Stablizer Control Valve Solenoid and the OX sensor wires (3 wires), I can barely...
• Re: 12v relay help
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:56:46 -0800
  ...Calling upon my (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | years of experience, I froze (http://www.dugbert.com) | at the controls
• Re: Auxiliary Heater Control problem. Name that diode!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 15:40:33 -0400
  At 02:49 PM 10/6/2007, Neil wrote... >Can anyone help me identify the diode? Trying to >figure out a replacement. Photos of...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Jul 2008 - Special issue (#2008-780)
  Historical mailing list - William Seward
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:08:00 -0400
  ...An electric switch controller would work nicely. Bill On Jul 25, 2008, at 5:22 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 13:32:31 +0000
  ...Like on Audi twin camshaft heads, which use an > oilpressure controlled tensioner (adjusting intake to outlet camshaft). > > David, I mean the ugly gear connecting...
• Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 15:11:30 -0500
  ...In the mean time, replace the female terminal on the control wire. Cut it back to clean wire and splice in a new piece...
• Re: Fog Light wire fire, help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 00:07:58 -0700
  ...This Projektzwo wiring diagram is not obvious as the relay is not controlled by the switch as most might assume, and as is typically...
• Re: cruise control mystery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 May 2001 22:07:07 -0700
  ...throttle I'm guessing that any year that had the cruise control as an option, probably is already wired for it. Todd '88 Westy...
• Re: Cleaning engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:13:20 -0500
  ...If you pull your FI wireloom off your Control Head be sure your battery is disconnected. I've heard that it can short your...
• Re: iWesty
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 18:31:06 -0700
  ...Clarion does a really good job of integrating components so they can all be controlled by the headend unit and its associated remote control...
• Re: New Ball Joints feel like I am driving on ice.
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:48:21 +0000
  ...At speeds over 55 , I can hardly control >the van. If I hit a large bump, the whole van feels like I have lost...
• Re: coolant level control unit location
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:10:17 -0700
  ...coolant level control unit location > At 04:56 PM 7/22/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>gas guage seems normal so far. > > Suggesting it...
• Re: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:15:47 -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...
• master brake light misbehaving - fixed
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Mon, 2 Aug 2010 04:13:08 +0000
  ...ah ha ..cruise control ?cruise control is involved with brake and clutch switches or vacuum valves..if there is cruise control I'd explore...
• Re: Coolant leak. Rear heater control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 07:58:16 -0700
  ...The slow leak is coming from what I believe to be the > > control valve for the rear heater. I didn't even know there...
• Re: Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:47:21 +0000
  ...Nolathane upper control arm bushings? On 20 Jan , 2020, at 8:08 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > undoubtedly the most reliable not being dependent on...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:14:35 -0700
  ...the big screw on throttle body, to compensate for a flaw in the idle control system and-OR a flaw at the temp II...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:49:37 -0600
  ...So no control of engine speed. Fortunately the engine lid is inside, and I was able to pull the cable back to the engine...
• Re: Starting issue - low idle and wants to stall
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:45:16 -0400
  ...Bad valve or controller. Bad input to controller. Temp 2 sensor shared with ECU. Check connections and grounds. Closed throttle switch. It is also...
• Re: Dometic question-help needed
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 2 May 1998 08:38:11 -0700
  ...I was also thinking of addind a length of weatherstrip below the control panel because I was wondering if the cool air was escaping...
• Re: Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:40:50 -0700
  ...My van has a rotary battery switch to control its dual battery setup. It was installed by a previous owner in the cabinet under...
• Re: 89 Vanagon oil usage question
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:20:14 -0600
  ...And compression has to do with compression rings, not oil control rings. You can have great compression, shot oil control rings, and kill mosquitoes...
• Continuing saga of symptoms imitating vanagon syndrome--85 westy
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:04:18 -0700
  ...another, added a .22 mfd capacitor to this afm, added a ground wire to the afm,swapped ecu,swapped coil,swapped hall control,wiggeled...
• Re: WTB: 2.1 Intake Parts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:08:57 -0500
  ...3 groove pulley > - 2.1 intake boot > - 2.1 air box > - 2.1 idle air control valve and rubber mount + inlet/outlet hoses > > Andrew >
• Press for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Wed, 23 Sep 2015 11:26:59 -0400
  ...Does anyone have a source of the various metal drifts and press tools one uses for this thing? I'm removing Upper Control arm...
• Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 06:36:33 -0800
  ...I tend to favor manual controls and I normally have little trouble maintaining momentum in mixed conditions, but getting moving, especially after being stopped...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:03:16 -0500
  ...I knew the upper control arm bushings were worn because of the tell tale squeeking - however when I took the bus to a trusted...
• Re: Rostra cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:49:41 -0700
  I installed one from Dakota Digital in my Syncro Westy with a Subaru 2.5 engine. In the engine bay. It worked perfectly with...
• Re: [WetWesties] CB Radio
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:55:29 -0700
  ...CB with controls in microphone Google 'Cobra 75' and you will find what you are looking for. I have one in my Westy, been...
• Solar Panel Sale
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:30:54 -0700
  ...or 45 Watt solar panel kit. �Comes with an input/output controller......output to a battery, or various types of voltage connections including a...
• Re: Radio Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 12 May 2010 07:38:24 -0500
  ...Has remote and BT and IPOD controls. Also has aux input and USB input. The bluetooth is causing me some confusion right now, though...
• Re: Engine transplant
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 14:17:16 -0800
  On my 77 Rabbit, the EGR light was controlled by a box that the speedo/odo cable went through. There was a white plastic...
• Heat smells rubbery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 21:33:49 -0400
  ...It's finally gotten cold enough to use the heat in our van for the first time since installing new heat exchangers and control...
• Re: more for sale ... Houston/Galveston, TX area ...
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 16:31:18 -0600 (CST)
  On Tue, 21 Nov 1995, Joel Walker wrote: > > 1989 Vanagon Westfalia - 4-speed, power brakes, power steering, cruise > control, A/C, alloy wheels, Heidleburg...
• Archives gone?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 10:58:01 -0800
  ...I finally bought one and there's lots of things I'd like to do now - like adding a second battery, cruise control, etc...
• Re: Why so many '84 & '85 Westies??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 14:15:16 -0100
  ...repairs over time (head gaskets, water pumps, rear heater cores, upper control arm bushings, etc. etc. etc.). - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot http://www...
• RPM Tester?
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 16:14:02 -0400
  ...says, "If working on electronic ignition systems connect to the electrical control terminal on the switchgear" Anybody know where or what that is? Thank...
• Rolled: VW-Rialta Camper
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 15:30:57 -0400
  ...the wind pushed him over into the gravel and he lost control so I was told... > > Don Welch
• Headlights--High beam
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:24:35 EDT
  ...When I work the lever that controls the headlight beam, I get a click, the headlights go out as long as I hold the...
• Need '84 Front Anti-Sway Bar?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:11:53 -0400
  ...It broke down by the lower control arm. From what I can see, I now need to replace the entire front sta-bar assembly...
• Re: IDLE problem
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:52:42 EDT
  Ola! Joe, the idle control unit is located behind the right rear tail light (passenger side) you must remove the tail light assembly to...
• Re: Mystery Squeek...Help?
  Historical mailing list - dneu
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:42:35 -0700
  Check out "Squeaky upper control arm bushings" thread ~Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "kevin obrien" <kevindobrien@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday...
• Cruise Control Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 14:30:02 -0600
  I just deleted an email from Zoran Mladen (I think?) asking about the magnets attached to the inner axle shaft/hub, which the Cruise...
• A few part for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:12:49 EST
  ...directional/wiper/cruise control steering column switch,$50 6. idle stabilizer box, $45 7. radiator fan motor and fan, $60 Actual shipping costs only...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:29:14 -0500
  ...As long as the > outlet from the radiator is controlled by a functioning pressure cap, there > shouldn't be too much worry about it...
• Re: NVC - List control help needed....Doh!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:40:23 -0800
  send a HELP (in the body) email to the listserv@gerry.vanagon.com and you'll get instructions back. M --- Andrew Martin <agmartin@GIS...
• Re: Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 10:18:25 -0500
  ...please get your sock puppet back under control. jonathan On 3/8/06, VW4X4@verizon.net <VW4X4@verizon.net> wrote: >> Well, if your work...
• Re: Tried this cruise control?
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 17:55:46 +0200
  Citeren Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>: > I see that Bernd J�ger in Belgium sells another kit > > ( > http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger...
• Re: Very Technical Question on Shocks Question Answered
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:36:14 -0800
  ...I find no indication that any shocks today are using a variable diameter metering rod to control internal fluid flow in a shock absorber...
• Re: 85 Westfalia heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Bob&Bobbie Baldwin
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:20:44 -0800
  GoTo: http://westfalia.org/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/39960355/m/8726012411 ...Bob - '85 Westy, GoWesty 2.2 engine >Can anyone tell me where...
• Possibly NLA Suspension Parts
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 12:39:19 -0800
  ...ETKA shows the lower ball joint adaptor (on old style lower control arm) as NLA though I can't see why one would *normally...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:46:26 -0700
  ...The Wal-Mart batteries are now |> made by Johnson Controls... and are typically very "Fresh" this one had a |> date code of 10/10...
• Idle Stabilizer FIXED!!!, Thanks to Jim Davis
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 07:46:20 -0700
  ...Thanks Jim, Ed McLean '86 Westi North Carolina This is part of Jim's note to me: ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// It might be your idle stabilizer control...