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• ignition switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:26:10 -0800
  ...There used to be a nice link for replacing the ignition switch (I have an 89 Westy) http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch...
• '85 Westy Ignition Woes
  Historical mailing list - Lucas & Angela Boyer
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:14:13 -0500
  After thorough review of the archives, I believe my problem lies in the infamous faulty ignition switch. Unfortunately, the switch was replaced 11/18...
• Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:45:46 -0700
  That is the procedure for changing the ignition SWITCH. He asked how to change the LOCK without changing the switch. Completely different part. The...
• Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:40:59 -0600
  ...upper steering wheel collum cover and switch assemblies; 9. 6mm hex bolt that holds ignition switch housing to collum; 10. place ignition key in...
• 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: headlights night working.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:59:21 -0700
  this sounds like the ignition switch, not the ignition lock. There is a plastick switch you can get from many of the online vendors...
• ignition switch for 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - jax harvell
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:12:58 -0400
  ...so I think I need a new ignition switch. I searched at vanagain.com and found an ignition switch for $9, is this what...
• Re: Ignition Switch Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - RODOLFO MATHIEW
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:21:34 -0600
  http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch.htm www.mathiew.org Vivan Los so�adores que no duermen por hacer sus sue�os realidad...
• Eating ignition switches - yucky
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Mon, 31 May 2004 19:35:27 EDT
  If you are familiar with the steering lock housing, lock cylinder and ignition/starter switch on any of the 85' ish vans, and the...
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 23:50:33 -0700
  >The feed to your lights does not go through the ignition switch. >3. The smaller wire from step 2 goes to term #30 on...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:17:57 -0600
  Your source of power for the headlights goes through the ignition switch. The ignition switch may not be your problem but it was mine...
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 00:25:02 -0700
  David Easterwood wrote: > > >The feed to your lights does not go through the ignition switch. > > >3. The smaller wire from step 2 goes to...
• Re: ignition switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:47:49 -0700
  > There used to be a nice link for replacing the ignition switch (I have an 89 Westy) http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch...
• Accessing Terminal 50 on Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 23:03:09 -0600
  How difficult is it to access terminal 50 on the ignition switch? Do I have to take the steering column part away apart to...
• Re: IGNITION SWITCH SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:47:05 -0700
  ...upper steering wheel collum cover and switch assemblies; 9. 6mm hex bolt that holds ignition switch housing to collum; 10. place ignition key in...
• Re: No Low Beams
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:54:55 EST
  ...Bad Headlight Dimmer Flasher Switch (the arm that you pull to switch to high beams) Bad ignition switch Bad headlight switch (Although these last...
• Rookie Mechanic Needs Help
  Historical mailing list - Randy C
  Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:09:50 +0000
  ...I can hot wire start the van by bypassing the key/ignition switch. I pulled the ignition switch out and plugged it into the...
• Re: ignition switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:48:07 -0400
  ...nice link for replacing the ignition switch (I have an 89 Westy) http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch.htm, but it appears the...
• 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: can't get ignition switch housing off steering column
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 19:35:42 -0600
  ...upper steering wheel collum cover and switch assemblies; 9. 6mm hex bolt that holds ignition switch housing to collum; 10. place ignition key in...
• How to Remove and Replace ignition switch.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 14:44:03 EST
  I sell the ignition switch for $8. Here is how to remove and replace the switch. 1. Unscrew the two retaining screws for the...
• Re: Accessing Terminal 50 on Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:55:40 +0000
  ...The plug for the ignition switch is the one with all the big wires on it and its right behind where the key goes...
• Re: can't get ignition switch housing off steering column
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 06:11:47 -0700
  ...upper steering wheel collum cover and switch > assemblies; > 9. 6mm hex bolt that holds ignition switch housing > to collum; > 10. place ignition key in...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 20:11:28 -0400
  Sam, Having had to do this switch swap a number of times, I have to ask you, what are you talking about? The ignition...
• ignition switch shenanigans
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:54:55 -0700
  Over the summer the ignition switch on my '82 Westy started to act up. It seemed like when turned to the final position where...
• Re: Ignition Switch Installation
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 22 May 2000 20:00:05 -0700
  James, If you have Ken Wilfey's web site address (I have forgotten it), you will find instructions for installing the ignition switch there...
• Re: Ignition switch #2 in 2 months
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:14:38 -0600
  I may be off base here, but isn't the headlight relay issue also involved with the ignition switch total load also? Wouldn't...
• Re: switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 21:09:20 -0700
  I'm using the buzzer circuit that activates when the key is put into the ignition as my radio switch. The radio has power...
• Re: ignition switch for 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:47:36 -0400
  ...ignition switch for 87 syncro > > > hi all. > > I just bought an 87 syncro. > > the ignition switch is a little flaky, in order to start...
• Re: Ignition Switch Source & Tips
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:49:01 -0500
  ...Is the starter making "Grinding" noises or "Cranking" noises? If Grinding noises, then, again, the ignition switch doesn't sound suspect. If it's...
• Re: Switched power for 84 vanagon radio
  Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:54:28 -0500
  ...Hook up the hot wire to one side of the switch, and the ignition switched wire to the other, then hook the radio power...
• Re: Rookie Mechanic Needs Help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Apr 2020 21:50:30 +0000
  The best way to replace the ignition switch contact assembly is to remove the bearing assembly form the steering column. That way you can...
• Ignition Switch - now another problem there
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:43:43 -0600
  Thanks to all who came to my aid on how to remove the ignition switch housing. The trick was simple - turn the key and...
• Ignition Switch won't allow key to turn
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 15 Dec 2024 21:27:03 +0000
  Went to start my Vanagon yesterday and the ignition key would not turn in the switch. I did have the switch replaced recently but...
• replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 01:56:54 EDT
  ...can the lock cylinders be replaced without changing the door handles and the ignition switch. I'm suspecting the ignition is a PIA and...
• 85 Westy Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Smith
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:46:11 -0500
  ...Any advice on how to swap the ignition switch in an 85 Vanagon? I have the cover, wiring harness and a single allen bolt...
• Ignition Switch "Work Around"
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 06:38:50 -0700
  Ken, I bought a "spare" ignition switch from you last year to have for "emergency." I may have need for it now, since starting...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:20:23 -0800
  Actually, on Vanagons very little of the power needed for running the engine runs through the ignition switch. Most of the power needed for...
• Re: ignition switch part #
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:24:24 -0800
  ...ignition switch part # > Quite easy to replace. > Take off the steering column cover (two screws, > Pull the horn cover straight up & off, do not...
• Re: headlights night working.
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:13:02 -0800
  ...Uncover the ignition switch, un-plug the ignition harness from the existing switch and plug the harness into the 'good' switch and use a...
• ignition switch removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Burchill
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:00:43 -0500
  ...the ignition lock cylinder removed by drilling the little hole but now I can't figure out how to remove the ignition switch. Anyone...
• Ignition switch #2 in 2 months
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 06:38:31 -0800
  Morning all and happy new year, another ignition switch went out on me... it happened the same way it did last time ... passenger side...
• 91 Headlight switch...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 00:04:12 -0700
  ...I think it may have been the ignition switch. Looking at the busdepot site again, I see an ignition lock cylinder and an ignition...
• Ignition/Starter Switch R&R
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 10:50:43 -0800 (AKDT)
  In answer to my own question - to replace the ignition switch you must first remove the steering lock housing (miss noted in the Bentely...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - Ignition electrical switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:39:26 -0500
  Here's a writeup on changing the ignition switch: http://www.vanagain.com/how2ign.htm Mike AAG - Larry Word wrote: > My daily driver does...
• Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:02:45 -0400
  ...can the lock cylinders be replaced without changing the > door handles and the ignition switch. > > I'm suspecting the ignition is a PIA and...
• Re: Ignition Switch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 14:32:09 -0600
  ...upper steering wheel collum cover and switch assemblies; 9. 6mm hex bolt that holds ignition switch housing to collum; 10. place ignition key in...
• WTB ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 May 2014 17:36:14 -0500
  Who out there in vanagon-parts-land is selling non-Meyle German ignition switches? Jim
• Re: Lights out last night.
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 09:01:18 -0800
  probably your ignition switch... see http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch.htm
• Re: Spare Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 4 Sep 2010 17:35:31 -0500
  ...On my '91 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, the audio is completely independent of the ignition switch. It certainly is independent of the ignition, the...
• Re: help, headlights not working
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:20:32 -0700
  Loretta, If you're referring to the high/low beam lever then I would check your ignition switch. There are several items (I can...
• Re: switching switches
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 19:12:45 -0700
  Also, how do I swap ignition switches? I do not see how to remove them from their white metal housings. Woody, Got to Ken...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:01:28 -0500
  At 07:50 PM 1/25/2013, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >I have never heard of SU power from an ignition switchin a Vanagon...
• Re: Ignition Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 00:45:27 -0500
  ...Ignition Switch Removal > > > How do I go about removing the white plastic ignition > switch in my 85GL. > I'm having trouble accessing Vanagain.com...
• Re: Windows and struts
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 04 May 1997 10:18:04 -0700
  ...spare spade connectors on one side for pre-ignition switch use; spare spades on the other side for post-ignition switch use. Larry '96...
• Ignition Switch Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:36:04 +0000
  Anybody have the procedure for replacing the ignition switch? Thanks, David Wilhite 84' Westy Middle Tennessee
• Installing Ignition Switch - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 21:32:53 -0400
  Hi Volks Tonight I was trying to install a new Ignition switch on my Westy 87. I was following the procedure stated below (Bentley...
• remove ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:34:38 -0400
  Group: How does one remove the ignition switch from the steering column 1986 van....? clarence pinehurst, nc.
• Ignition Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:00:58 -0700
  ...an ignition switch?� Am I even right in assuming that these problems are related?� It wansn't long after the ignition switch started acting...
• Re: Bright lights stuck
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 23:20:51 EST
  In response to my bright light problem, Tyrone responds: "Another symptom of a dying ignition switch." I find this extremely interesting as just last...