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• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:02:43 -0600
  ...Then you would build a controller that would take the hot wire measurements & supply the correct corresponding resistance to the old system. Thanks, Tom...
• Re: Tiico convert question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 19:47:18 -0700
  William, You need cruise control! Set it to cruise at a speed you know the van is comfortable with and you won't creep...
• Re: Installing cruise on 81 aircooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:34:33 EDT
  ...I have mounted more cruise controls than I can readily count since I first encountered the Dana unit sold through Sears. These have gone...
• Parts FS (clarification]
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 06:29:38 -0400
  ...inline The idle stabilizer I'm selling is actually the control unit for the valve. It's the electronics that controls the stabilizer. Its...
• Idle Stabilizer Control Unit, 1.9l Digijet, 2 or 3 models
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:50:49 -0400
  Volks, There are two or maybe three Idle Stabilizer Control units for 1.9l WBX vanagons. Bentley, p. 24.19, states that model 251...
• Re: No "Flicker", what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 9 May 2018 11:58:29 -0700
  ...Bentley wiring diagram, it looks like the cold start valve > is controlled by a timer; the timer appears close the positive side of that...
• Re: New temp blinky light and high rev sitch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:33:35 -0400
  ...If the blinking stops after a couple seconds and then restarts a few seconds later, the coolant level controller is triggering and the problem...
• Re: Heater box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:54:40 -0800
  ...On 1/14/16, Robert Clemmer <n51219@comcast.net> wrote: > the controls on the dash. Before I put this all back together, is there...
• Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 18:34:56 -0700
  It looks good, but Jim, Jim, jim, why don't you wire up a smarter t stat and controller to allow a pwm fan...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 10 May 2011 08:16:35 -0400
  Nope, not me! On 5/9/2011 10:19 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > add weight to the gizmo that controls shift points? A listmember...
• Re: CB Radio
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:38:29 -0700
  ...CB with controls in microphone >Google 'Cobra 75' and you will find what you are looking for.
• Re: 1987 WBX 2.1 For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 1 May 2010 17:55:45 -0500
  ...I'm, also selling > the ECU, AFM, and all the idle controls and wiring harnesses as I'm doing a > Subaru conversion. > > Contact me...
• Re: rear heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:31:55 -0400
  Switch or valve? Valves control fluids and can leak. It is hard to see an electrical leak. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Looking for a PCB
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:49:45 -0700
  ...what? the ECU? the speedo? the AFM? the radio? the cruise > control? The oil pressure buzzer? the Westy water tank level/ battery > indicator? > It...
• Friday Follies: All in a Day's Work
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 07:16:09 -0800 (PST)
  ...A van carrying a dozen movie stuntmen on the way to a film location in the mountains spun out of control on the icy...
• Re: rebuild questions
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 15:58:32 -0800 (PST)
  On Wed, 22 Nov 1995, David Schwarze wrote: [Talking about oil coolers for a rebuild...] > It's kind of like birth control. A new...
• doghouse shroud vent pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 08:35:38 -0700
  ...of my doghouse shroud! Apparently it is part of a emmision control system on later model VWs and in that application a pipe would...
• Re: Aux. Gas Heater -Eber...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 09:00:43 -0800
  > > I've never heard of an Eberspacher control panel mounted there. Are you sure > it's an Eberspacher?? > > Gas heaters on wasserboxer vanagons are...
• Ignorant glow plug question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 06:09:52 -0800
  ...What does it do and are the glow plugs controlled by a relay, independently?? Thanks for your patient help.
• CB mounting
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 19:42:58 -0700
  ...My CB isnt as cool as Ron's with the remote main control. Mine is the old style that has the speaker mounted on...
• Re: Re-Post (sorry) re. Fridges
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 23:04:29 EDT
  ...The control panel is furthest back, then the fridge. >> Dometic no longer offers a replacement but their parent company, Electrolux has a similar unit...
• 84 GL Heater question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 08:27:36 -0800
  ...producing warm, but not hot air eventhough I had the heat control on full hot. The rear heater was producing slightly warmer air. When...
• Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting (Corrected)
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:41:57 -0700
  Steve wrote: > The gas flow is either all on or all off, it does not have variable flame, > controlled by the thermostat, like a...
• Re: !!! ACCESSORY NEEDED !!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:15:23 -0400
  ...It even tells you what grade of oil to use, and how to work the heater controls, and what torque to put on the...
• Re: B. Bobs day at the dyno and the importance of fuel air ratio update
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 20:26:47 -0500
  ...but I don't see how it could be used to control the mixture, say through the ECU. As a diagnostic tool it'd...
• Re: VW Parts Availability in the Future?
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 08:58:19 -0500
  ...parts available for many things for the mandated extended warrranty period on the pollution controls. Congress stepped in and mandated ten years. Dave K.
• Re: Recycling gear oil
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 02:11:41 -0400
  ...I might consider pouring it into my lower control arms, though. I've seen vans where those were rusted out from the inside. -- David...
• Re: Rear Seat/Bed Question
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:58:25 -0400
  On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, David Beierl wrote: > C'mon George, you know perfectly well that she has no control over what > Reed, Smith...
• Re: Roadhaus - Clearing the air
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 21 May 2004 15:13:57 -0400
  ...If you are having some problems controlling yourself today, I'll be more than willing to help you out. Thanks, TomC -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter? Hydraulic...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...with out >causing any problems like cables would. >It also gives control over how much "throw" at the front it takes >to move the...
• Re: snow! Can we talk about heat now?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:16:35 -0800
  ...either a valve problem or (more likely) a problem with the cable from the dash controls that opens and closes the front heater valve...
• Re: opendigifart
  Historical mailing list - Dan Brideau
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:57:39 -0500
  I've read a lot about the MegaSquirt controller: http://www.bgsoflex.com/megasquirt.html I'm also on "The" Scirocco mailing list, and...
• Final Report on Injector Color Codes
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 25 May 2006 08:56:03 -0700
  ...the answer is NO! Part number on the injector is the controlling factor. Bosch has changed colors on several of their injectors over the...
• Re: heater valve
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 11:29:16 -0600
  > John Is there a place to install the ball valve where it is accessible from inside the vehicle, or better yet can be controlled...
• ADMINISTRIVIA - Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!) hair attack-
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:47:07 -0800
  ...Besides, I believe that it makes a better community and I control the 'who stays and who goes' button. When the complaints start, I...
• Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:42:57 -0600
  Some think igorance is bliss - or at least as in the days of old if the slaves are kept ignorant, they could be controlled...
• Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:50:20 -0700
  ...I haven't looked at the Bently wiring diagrams, but I would guess that there is a contact on the Idle Control Relay to...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Fri, 9 Mar 2018 12:38:09 -0800
  ...253 711 605 is the heating control cable. On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 5:43 AM, kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com> wrote: > John...
• Re: Fridge ?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 15:46:05 -0400
  ...The reason it sounds like it's controlled by a thermostat is that it is controlled by a thermostat. If you look behind your...
• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 10:21:23 -0800
  ...upper control arm > > Cross section of upper control arm bushing: > I was asking before if anyone ever cut one in half. I guess not...
• Re: Vanagon-era technology..love it,
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:48:15 -0600
  ...I decided I could simply cut > off some of the control cable housing and put a new Z-bend in the cable then re...
• Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:22:06 -0700
  ...It's a simpler and cleaner > install than the WBX with much simpler cooling plumbing and a better > designed engine control system. The power...
• Re: upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:42:01 -0800
  Cross section of upper control arm bushing: I was asking before if anyone ever cut one in half. I guess not. Took the right...
• 1987 Digifant + Air Conditioner Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - Luke Plaizier
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 20:30:04 -0700
  ...Which line on the Idle Control unit am I supposed to plug this A/C Clutch-Line into? On the 97.141 page, a...
• i can hear my fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - nick greenaway
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 11:21:34 -0700
  ...also, i have a few questions about my westy- first theres a green control right next to the steering column that says temp. should...
• Re: propane valve leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:11:25 -0700
  ...Tightening my fingers around the blue plastic cover of the control valve changed the pitch of a small hiss I was hearing. This seems...
• Re: 2.1 idling @ 2200, stumbling, etc, where do I start?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 11:54:29 -0700
  ...I have seen extreme high idle 'just occur' from that system ...the electronic idle speed control, involving that valve and the control unit for...
• Re: Possible Solar Charge Controller Warning ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 7 May 2015 06:31:44 -0700
  ...Solar controllers that can destroy themselves if you don't follow a certain protocol when connecting them?....Oh...Kay....I'd say the companies...
• Re: torsion rod bushings vs. upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:18:16 -0500
  ...upper control arm bushings >Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:50:51 -0700 > >On 21 Jun 2004 at 18:40, stephen steele <steeles159@YAHOO...
• Re: Brake Pedal Pulse Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:09:45 -0700
  ...So what did the shop do that you suspect them of doing something wrong? > > ..... > > If you think you can handle upper control arm mounts...
• Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James Eaton
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:01:42 -0500
  My understanding is that the ISV controller gets signals from the AC and PS pump because of the slow response time of the current...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:54:26 -0500
  ...The Wal-Mart batteries are now >> made by Johnson Controls... and are typically very "Fresh" this one had a >> date code of 10/10...
• Re: Info wanted RE: Country Homes Camper AC
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Wed, 2 Oct 2013 09:28:03 -0400
  ...Also, depending on the configuration, you may have to relocate / remove the air-conditioning control switches and patch the holes in the headliner where...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:12:18 -0700
  ...But in my experience most valves, controls, rotary switches, when you turn it Right or clockwise, it goes on...More right, moreon! (<) Turn it...
• FW: lighting fridge on propane
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:11:50 -0400
  ...lighting fridge on propane Though I am not an expert, I don't think the knob controls the volume of gas delivered - it is...
• Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 10 May 2002 15:22:55 -0700
  ...Ventalation Controls (sp) <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 18:09:23 -0400 <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt;At 05:40...
• Re: Replacing Ball Joints...anything else while in there?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 25 May 2005 16:26:49 -0500
  ...9 ( 251.407.097) 2 Lower Control Arm Inner, Lower # 17( 251 407 183) 4 Upper Control Arm Bushings #4 (251 407 077) Stan...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:06:01 -0700
  ...Just wondering - what electronics do the hall sender and the ignition > control unit contain? > I want this info to be better able to diagnose...
• Re: that little light behind the heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 06:03:39 EST
  ...two heater control lamps and the cig lighter lamp. Another VW PITA Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 09:26:01 -0500
  ...60,000 miles without a single complaint about the comfort or control. Jim On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 11:02 PM Alfred Bagdan...