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Subject:Re: diesel vanagon owners - cold start knob -
From:Jeff Palmer
Date:Tue, 7 Mar 2017 09:56:47 -0600

Cold start knob on a water boxer?? Only a gas heater knob. 

Jeff

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> On Mar 7, 2017, at 3:32 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> 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.

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