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• PREVIEW ACCEPTANCE 0058: capitalized recipient mail round trip
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-15T22:52:28.000Z
  Controlled reply acceptance 0058: this reply must join the same preview forum thread and be delivered to eligible individual subscribers.
• Re: What should I be looking at next?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:41:04 -0700
  ...Vehicle Main Group Subgroup Part Type Details Vanagon (2.1 Liter) (1986 - 1992) Engine Fuel Injection Idle Control Unit Idle Control Control Unit Vanagon...
• [PREVIEW TEST] The bus wants coffee before mile zero
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-19T05:26:04.000Z
  ...it will move after coffee, and I will stop calling the parking brake "cruise control." For this controlled Gerry preview test, does one email...
• Zemco Cruise Control, out of business?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 16:51:58 +0200
  ...AP 150 Basic box 'vacuum' with ABE AP 250 Basic box 'electric' with ABE CM 1 Control CM 2 Control CM 3 Control CSI...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
  Email contribution - Michael Team Barbine
  2026-10-15T19:48:51.000Z
  Controlled email reply acceptance: mail_open_20261015_team_reply_1. This new reply must appear once in the existing forum thread, without the quoted...
• Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 14:08:19 -0700
  ...Front fan control switch on right side of the 4 vent/heater slider controls - this control is not illuminated on my van, but the...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-15T19:51:06.490Z
  Controlled website reply acceptance: mail_open_20261015_web_reply_1. This reply should remain in this email-origin thread and reach eligible individual subscribers...
• CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:07:52 -0800
  ...CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT..... HMM, NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE?, I HAVE INSTALLED HUNDREDS OF CRUISE CONTROLS IN VW VANAGONS OVER THE...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
  Email contribution - Michael Team Barbine
  2026-10-15T19:59:51.000Z
  Controlled cross-channel reply: mail_open_20261015_web_to_email_1. Replying to the website-origin message received by email; this must stay in...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 15:23:08 -0400
  ...Front fan control switch on right side of the 4 vent/heater slider >controls - this control is not illuminated on my van, but the...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-15T20:31:04.715Z
  Controlled paused-member acceptance: mail_open_20261015_nomail_post_1. A subscribed member with NOMAIL can still contribute, while their own list delivery stays...
• Re: Replacing heater control cable (Was: Lube for heater control cable?)
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:38:13 -0600
  Replacing the heat control cable without dash removal is possible. Done it. It may help to remove one or more of the following to...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-15T20:58:48.433Z
  Controlled unsubscribed website-only acceptance: mail_open_20261015_unsub_web_1. This signed-in account has left the list. This reply should appear on...
• Re: Foldable Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:52:43 -0700
  ...Controller on folding solar panel kits There should be no problem connecting a second controller to your battery. But don't run the new...
• [TEST] VANAGON daily digest delivery — 2026-10-29
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-29T01:13:38.000Z
  Controlled owner-only digest delivery acceptance test for 2026-10-29. This labeled test verifies the isolated VANAGON mailing-list intake, digest preparation, provider...
• Re: aftermarket cruise control?? '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 00:09:40 EDT
  Hi there , The only way(safe and long lasting) is to go for the VDO cruise control. This is a aftermarket cruis control from...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
  Email contribution - Michael Team Barbine
  2026-10-15T19:32:15.000Z
  Controlled live acceptance test for the rebuilt Vanagon preview community. This tests authenticated email-to-forum creation and individual subscriber delivery. It is not...
• Re: Rostra cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:28:45 -0800
  ...Cruise Controls The guy that installed my Audiovox cruise control said that Rostra bought out/bought up the Audiovox cruise controls. And that Rostra...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-15T20:11:34.142Z
  Controlled daily digest acceptance: mail_open_20261015_digest_seed_1. Created after the test mailbox confirmed DIGEST. This contribution should be included once in...
• 81 Vanagon Dash Temperature Controls
  Historical mailing list - Scott A. Harvey
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 12:24:14 -0800
  Has anyone figured out how the temp controls really work? My '81 has only the three slider controls (although the owners manual shows four...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST: Vanagon email-to-forum and subscriber delivery 2026-10-14
  Website contribution - Michael W. Barbine
  2026-10-14T20:12:29.887Z
  Controlled website-only acceptance test. Run-ID: web_nonmember_20261014. This signed-in web account is not subscribed to VANAGON. Expected: one forum reply...
• Re: Possible Solar Charge Controller Warning ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 7 May 2015 07:55:52 -0700
  ...FYI, My charge controller instruction manual says this about connection order: Connect the charge controller to the battery BEFORE connecting the solar panels to...
• PREVIEW ACCEPTANCE 0058: capitalized recipient mail round trip
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-15T22:51:15.000Z
  Controlled preview acceptance test 0058. This message verifies that an authenticated, confirmed subscriber can create a forum thread through a capitalized Vanagon recipient after...
• Criuse Control
  Historical mailing list - John Shattuck
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 20:28:25 EST
  Hi Everyone, Has anyone successfully installed an after market cruise control on a water cooled Vanagon? I would appreciate any leads to help me...
• [PREVIEW TEST] UUID installed. Cupholders still pending. mail_meta_20261015
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-15T23:59:00.000Z
  ...does not. Please check the grounds before blaming the mailing list. Controlled preview test of Gerry version headers, dispatch UUIDs, and preserved mail provenance...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 May 2011 01:45:51 -0400
  > and controls toe-in (or -out). Sorry, misspoke. Toe is controlled by the tie rods. The strut bars, also called radius rods, control caster...
• rear heater control question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 19:58:19 -0400
  Hi listers, I've noticed a few comments off and on about the rear heater control on the dash. I believe that is the...
• Re: interesting vanagon for sale in victoria
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:00:32 -0800
  I don't recall the controls when I drove the van, but I suspect Russ brought back the controls from a trip to SA...
• Replacing heater control cable (Was: Lube for heater control cable?)
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:48:14 -0800
  ...What about the mechanism that houses all the climate control sliders? Can that be removed / repaired somehow? Thanks in advance - Luke
• Heater control cables - '82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 10:16:55 -0800
  Anyone parting a diesel vanagon? I NEED a couple heater control cables. 251 711 643 B Defroster control 252 265 473 Heat control valve...
• Lights behind heater controls
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 19:11:59 -0800
  I have a light behind the rear heater control. Is there a light behind the front heater control? William
• Re: rear heater control question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:59:56 -0400
  ...I believe that is the knob that is by itself to the > left of the slide controls and looks like the one that controls...
• CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 05:39:50 -0800
  For those of you who have added after market cruise control to your leakers, where did you mount the control unit?
• Factory Cruise Control behavior query
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:30:43 -0400
  Can anyone tell me what the factory cruise control on a manual tramnmission Vanagon does when you set your cruising speed when coasting at...
• Re: getting to heater cables and controls
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:51:56 -0700
  The heat control is easy. Drop your spare time and look up - you will see the valve up there. They fail with time. The...
• Control Unit for Cruise Control?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 19:47:25 EST
  Got out the Bentley this afternoon and attempted to diagnose a non-working cruise control. The procedure started with doing some tests using the...
• Re: Lights behind heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:11:57 -0500
  > I have a light behind the rear heater control. Is there a light behind the > front heater control? William Yes there is. MIke
• Re: Heater Controls?
  Historical mailing list - Latchua
  Sat, 16 May 1998 10:51:08 EDT
  ...Hints All operating controls, except fan control switch E and fan control switch for the secondary heat exchanger can be adjusted to any intermediate...
• Re: CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 06:11:47 -0500
  ...CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING > Subject: Re: Fw: CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING > > > IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT..... > HMM, NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE?, I HAVE > INSTALLED HUNDREDS OF CRUISE...
• getting to heater cables and controls
  Historical mailing list - Ron Paitich
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:47:21 -0700
  I've got an 86 Syncro and need to get into the front heater control valves. The hot control doesn't shut off completely...
• Re: Query about knob on '60
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 06:35:23 -0500 (EST)
  The knob to the left to the of the heater control should be the choke control....the one to the right controls the reserve...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:49:09 -0600
  Harry, that control allows coolant to circulate through the heater core. Summer, off, winter, on. To control air flow, use the knob on the...
• Possible Solar Charge Controller Warning ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 6 May 2015 12:18:16 -0700
  ...battery(ies) tied to a solar panel, disconnect your solar panel from its' controller. Solar panel power to an unloaded controller can damage the...
• Re: Speed Control?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 10:50:16 +0000
  Hi Robie, I purchased a van with hand controls, and donated them since I was not in need of them. I talked with the...
• Speed Control?
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce digest please
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:48:22 -0500
  I am fitting out hand controls on 91 handicap equipped Wolfie. Need to relocate speed control activator switch onto hand control arm. Is factory...
• Rostra 250-1223 Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 00:08:45 +0000
  Over the last 30 years, I have had some great success with aftermarket cruise controls.  I've been very happy with the Audiovox CCS...
• Re: Dash Controls
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:00:28 -0500
  Per - Also, there's a good description on http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/vent_controls.html with a nice pic of the heater...
• Cruise Control Question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:29:03 -0500
  Hi All, My 87 Westy has cruise control, and it seems that the cruise control does not function below 55 mph....is this normal...
• Idle Control Valve - Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 11:52:40 -0400
  ...Swapped out idle control box...no change. Any ideas as to what is keeping the idle control valve open constantly? Ric Sent from my...
• Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Steve Esayian
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:10:36 EST
  My cruise control just quit. I checked the fuse which controls same along with the A/C, power windows, power mirrors etc. Any suggestions...
• Re: Need help with Heater controls in an 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:12:17 -0500
  http://vanagon.com/info/articles/vent_controls.html on Coyote's site will demystify this for you. I had the same problem. Cheers, Doug...
• Re: Coolant level warning light - '88 GL - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 17:44:31 -0500
  If removing the controller stops the light staying on, you still have a gauge problem but only the matter of the light blinking vs...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 17:02:57 EDT
  ...Two round A/C control nobs to the left of the cigarette lighter (fan > >control, A/C on/off temp control) - was there some...
• heater box woes
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:09:58 -0900
  ...Both the defrost, and the floor vents are controlled by two separate climate control cables, so this is confusing. Maybe a silly question, but...
• Factory Cruise Control Behavior Query: posting answer to my own question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:49:40 -0400
  ...Back last month I asked a question (see below) about what happens if you engage the cruise control while coasting in neutral. Here is...
• Upper control arm spacers
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 16 May 2008 19:45:45 -0700
  Is there a source for upper control arm spacers? My Syncro is lifted about 6cm and now the upper control arm is pointing down...
• cruise control switches?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:57:33 -0800
  Does anyone have a set of the cruise control clutch and brake pedal mounts and the tabs for the pedals that they might want...
• Need help with Heater controls in an 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:58:13 -0500
  ...The pictographs on the heater controls leave me clueless. They look to me like something about bacon and a water bed? By running the...
• Re: Help - engine won't idle
  Historical mailing list - paul banks
  Sat, 1 May 1999 13:22:45 -0400
  On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:59:28 -0700 Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: >You most likely have a bad ICU (idle control...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:06:38 -0700
  ...That being said, with the engine warmed up, you can remove the idle control module, or simply disconnect the idle control valve (assuming it...