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Subject:Re: diesel vanagon owners - cold start knob -
Date:Tue, 7 Mar 2017 04:32:15 -0500

err...that's what i meant the cold start knob LOL...  karl can  you or
anyone else shoot me a pic of that knob and its placement on the  dash?  ...and
also did some canadian 1.9L waterboxers have this knob as  well?  thanks!!

In a message dated 3/6/2017 11:52:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  tdiguru@WE
STYVENTURES.COM writes:

>could someone with a '83 down diesel vanagon send me a pic of  their glow
>plug knob on the dash and its  location?
>
>thanks...  much appreciated!!

There is no  glow plug knob. The only 'knob' is a handle at the bottom of
the
dash to  the right of the steering wheel for timing advance on cold starts.
The glow  plugs are on a timer relay, automatically activated depending on
engine  temperature.