Mike, This is exactly the one I'm looking for. You don't happen to have an extra, do you? :-) It burned out once before and the dealer was able to fix it but said that this time it was too far gone. Just curious... how do you open it up to work on it? (I bought a used one on eBay but it didn't work so I figured it was worthless. I think I still have it, though, and maybe it's salvageable.) RE: Hot temperature of switch, I think one of the listees posted a suggested solution to this problem some time in the past year or so. Ray On 5/25/06, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > > I have an '85 Westy with the dealer or port of entry installed air > conditioner. The dual "speed and temperature" switch is mounted to the > left of the steering column. > > Anyway ... I opened mine up and cleaned and reworked the contacts as > best as I could which restored it to operation but it still runs hot so > I'm going to put relays on the speed positions which should make it run > cool and last awhile. > > Mike > > > Ray Reinhard wrote: > > Now that summer (temperatures of 100+) has arrived in Sacramento, CA, I > > desperately need the air conditioner switch from a 1986 Westy. This > > circular, black switch controls on/off and fan speed (inner) and > > temperature > > (outer ring). Note that these switches are UNIQUE TO WESTIES of roughly > the > > '85 to '87 vintage; a switch from a non-Westy vanagon will not work. > > > > According to my VW dealer, it's part # 175-272-327 but it's no longer > being > > made. The manufacturer only sold it to VW, so that's no help, either. I > > have > > worked with BW Auto Dismantlers for the past 9 mo. with no luck. If > anyone > > out there has such a switch, let me know. I'll pay almost anything! > > >
-- Ray Reinhard |
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