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• Re: gm stops reclamation program at same time as CAC Program delivers
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:44:44 -0400
  ...I retract my comment! Allan On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:16 -0400, "Sudhir Desai" <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Possibly a lost connection...
• AC high pressure line adaptor valve VAG 1637?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:05:41 -0700
  Quoted from Bentley 87.15 A/C adaptor valve VAG 1637, installing: "Beginning in May 1988 the threaded connection on the AC high pressure...
• tail light corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 14:15:37 EST
  what's the best way to clean the bulb connection from that chalky white/green funk?
• Re: flashing light on temp guage
  Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 13:41:34 -0700
  Be sure the connections on the back of the temp guage are tight.
• Westy for parts
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 06:41:32 -0800
  Not mine, no connection to owner, no stake in item, blah, blah... E-*ay item #220053410050
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:03:26 -0400
  ...Aside from that, poor connections are the usual reason (like at the fuse). The 12v system is far more sensitive to resistance at connections...
• Re: NVC- Rabbit won't start
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 13:54:31 EST
  ...Check the fuse and make sure the connections to the fuse are tight. The fuel pump electrical connections are covered with rubber but if...
• Re: question about Macs and VW relation
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:45:25 +0100
  Gary E Thaxter wrote: > > I'm just wondering if there is a connection between VW owners and Macintosh Gary E Thaxter wrote: > > I'm...
• Battery connections
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:44:53 -0700
  ...It looks like there is relay in there with several connections in there. I wonder . . . Is this the relay that accompanies the "Auxilliary Battery...
• Re: What makes a pyrometer's cable so special? - conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 03:12:04 -0500
  ...The system is calibrated to work properly with a length of wire AND 3 connections: The wires ARE two individually different wire TYPES so...
• 87 Syncro - Vanagon-type Syndrome and Questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:52:31 -0500
  Donna, I had a similar engine problem which turned out to be a partially broken wire at the connection on the back of the...
• Re: AAZ diesel conversion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 6 Jul 2011 17:00:47 -0400
  ...I am a little confused also by the statement "there is a direct connection from the combustion chamber to the air we breathe with...
• Re: Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 5 May 2000 09:33:18 -0400
  ...AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Vacuum Advance/retard Dist. connections? I have been told that I have a Vacuum advance/retard distributor...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:00:24 -0400
  The use of dielectric grease is to help prevent corrosion of the connections...due to water infiltration. It is NOT to promote a better...
• Re: Electric utility connection
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:49:22 -0300
  ...Electric utility connection Hi all. I am replacing my electric utility connection on the side of the bus. There is some kind of putty...
• Re[2]: Electrical Unsolved Mysteries
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 15:36:32 EST
  ...a few months ago - I found a fried ground connection (Left side, multiple connections plugged into side wall under the dash). My problem was...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:28:45 -0400
  ...Less connections to leak. Was is the right thing to do,I am not sure perhaps the plastic line is more heat and abrasion...
• WTB: a few items...
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:11:21 -0500
  ...hardware</DIV> <DIV>-poptop canvas wood frame from poptop connection of canvas not body connection</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>any help on these...
• Re: What is the wire path for the tach signal?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:10:24 -0800
  ...One of those has a green wire in and out connection. Then it is all the way to the dash fuse panel. Mark Robert...
• Re: throttle bodies - older motor with 85 tb??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 01 Apr 97 22:08:15 CST
  ...one wire (brown/yellow) goes to a ground connection on the left cylinder head. the other (white) goes to connection pin #4 on the...
• City water connection leak
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Fri, 5 May 2000 10:52:09 -0700
  Last night I took apart the city water connection to check for leaks. Since the system was under high pressure any crack could be...
• Re: Aux 12V Socket
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:36:04 -0400
  ...One in the wall over the engine hatch to plug your 12V cooler in to with a constantly hot connection... And to use for...
• help! (list related, not van related)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 02:07:40 -0500
  ...down, I'm in Malawi with the world's worst internet connection on a borrowed desktop, without most of the info on my hard...
• Diesel bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 3 Oct 2011 20:41:23 -0400
  Not mine, no connection to the seller, either. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1085970
• Re: Stalling at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Davis
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 07:26:00 EDT
  Check to see if you may have knocked a vaccum hose or electrical connection loose. Tom
• Re: Strobe lights on my vanagon--why?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:24:34 -0500
  ...When I replaced the alternator, the flickering problem went away immediately I do take good care of the connections, and it's a clean...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:42:49 -0400
  ...Can a1.75" spring clamp be used for the 44mm, > 45mm and 47mm connections? > > For reference: > 47 mm (12 connections, including the 4 mentioned...
• Re: Data Connection In The Desert!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 00:01:17 -0500
  ...I do have a one bar > > voice connection, haven't even tried to use that. >
• Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sun, 16 May 2010 18:35:37 -0500
  ...Check the sensor connection > carefully and check those common chassis connections, (grounds). Replace the > connector on the temp 2 sensor if there is any...
• Re: vanagon misfiring after 30 mins
  Historical mailing list - William Ward
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 08:17:10 -0500
  ...Ended up >to be a bad connection on one of the injectors (where the wire is >connected to the injector itself), the connection had...
• Re: 85GL Acting Wierd........
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:04:55 -0500
  ...The ECU supplies the ground connection when it turns ON the pump. It is possible that the relay blow up affected the ECU but...
• Re: re-doing unsafe 120 volt wiring, add GFCI?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:33:55 -0700
  ...I've been doing this ever since a bad power connection at Fishermen's Bend campground cost me a battery charger. If you follow...
• Re: trip report
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 28 May 2009 11:43:45 -0700
  ...colorado.edu/Dinosaur09 > > Richard > Thanks Richard! A thought toward the starter connection. If one had a magnetic shaving mirror, (a must have when camping...
• Re: vanagon digest question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 02:53:54 -0600
  ...but then dealing with *any* significant quantity of mail through the web is my idea of torture, even with a fast connection. Doing it...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
  Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:30:54 -0500
  ...Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > Say what ? > Is there a link between my turbovans site and dating/internet connections ? > I don't think there is...
• Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:13:11 -0400
  ...Absolutely correct ! HOWEVER, the connection he's trying to make is NOT behind the fridge but to one of the supply lines to the...
• Re: Some Light Conversation
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:29:55 -0700
  ...Because this is your second headlight switch failure in a very short period of time you need to explore all of your wiring connections...
• Re: Replacing fiberglass insulation...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 00:55:31 -0500
  ...I understand that the aged foam seal around the utility connections lets in lots of water and is largely responsible for a lot of...
• help please - need "connection for warm air fan" part
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:39:03 -0700
  help please, please! Where can I get the right hand (passenger) side "connection for warm air fan" (as Bentley names it on p 26...
• Re: click,click,click
  Historical mailing list - SSG SPEAR
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 22:28:53 EDT
  ...To me, much easier the working with all the electrical connections, coolant lines, A/C and P/S connections. SFC Brad Spear '72 Westy...
• 85 Vanagon Coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:03:47 -0400
  ...The 2 or 3 respondants basically told me not to worry about heads but to check pressure tank and connections etc. The tank and...
• Re: Engine Temp?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 22:51:26 -0500
  ...A bad connection that increases the resistance in the circuit can make the gauge read generally low. -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 VW Diesel Westfalia...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:58:19 -0800
  ...Printed circuit boards, integrated circuits, etc., have dramatically lowered the cost of electronic devices, BUT the cost of physical electrical connections remains high, especially...
• 85 Westy radio connection
  Historical mailing list - garyowen
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:39:28 -0500
  ...Move connection on fuse panel? Anyone know which fuse? Is there supposed to be cover over fuse panel showing fuse assignments, mine is bare...
• Re: No start, dead computer!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:54:24 -0400
  It may not be the computer but the connection to the computer. When you first install it, it's got a good connection because...
• Re: Soldered Connections
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 06:04:02 -0800
  So the question becomes "Where do I buy a really good crimper for my occasional automotive needs?" Luke
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:57:31 -0500
  Chris, Check the small blue wire behind the alternator for proper connection. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: Update Re: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing? (still not working)
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 16:14:10 -0600
  ...4 - Reconnect the headlamps, but make sure you can still get the the low and bright connections. Check the voltage at the low and...
• Re: Throttle valve positioner
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 09:28:21 -0700 (MST)
  ...the other goes to the carb? There are 2 hose connections on the > carb, where does the other one go? > Any help would be...
• Horn strangeness ('82 diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:41:22 -0800
  ...Ground connection on steering box: I crawled under there, but could not see a connection. Where on the steering box is the connection? I...
• Re: Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 23:37:41 -0500
  ...see if the internal switch on > connections 53a and 53e ( I don't remember their being a connection > labeled 53e) ever connected to ground...
• Re: What is your screen resolution?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:06:33 -0600
  ...Have you looked into the availabilty of statelite for internet connection?? Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Frank Condelli wrote: >In a message dated...
• Re: stalling after engine cleaned
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:07:54 -0600
  ...check the connection to your afm AND the connection between the pigtail and the original connector, in other words the connection between the afm...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 21:59:35 -0600
  ...t you? The hatch strut to body connection point is one focus, the strut to hatch connection is another, the hinge , the weight, the...
• Re: dim lights when revved
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Sun, 30 Oct 94 23:31:59 CST
  ...you might have a not-so-good ground connection up there. or maybe an over- voltage? maybe the setup is putting out too much...
• Vanagon Starting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sun, 25 May 1997 11:02:31 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...Would not crank with the ignition key until a crawled under the van and momentarily connected a jumper wire from the starter solenoid connection...
• Geo Metro - AC switch?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 22:52:53 -0800
  ...break the lead to the AC clutch - full throttle=low vacuum=connection broken; less throttle='some' vacuum=connection made, allowing AC to work? Austin
• Re: Geo Metro - AC switch?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 08:07:42 -0700
  ...to the AC clutch - full >throttle=low vacuum=connection broken; less throttle='some' >vacuum=connection made, allowing AC to work? Gee, my Saturn auto...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:09:54 -0800
  I also lost my brake lights when I added a trailer light connection into the rear taillight circuit. The problem ended up being a...
• Re: Dielectric Grease
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 8 Mar 2014 08:45:42 -0500
  ...I have sometimes applied it to electrical connections when it wasn't lost. Now at Idealindustries.com, I learn that it is designed for...