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• Re: battery cable contact problem
  Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
  Wed, 19 May 1999 10:07:06 +0200
  ...Another thing is that during our tests (connecting the battery to the starter directly, etc.) we jiggled the cables underneath the van quite a...
• Re: Bring a trailer--$3500!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 02:38:16 -0400
  ...Brake cables so rusty they snapped, PS lines almost gone, every brake line gone, shock bolts rusted in place. Exhaust goes w/o saying...
• Re: '56 kombi - new security system
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 16:46:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I didn't mess with the >battery cables, just wires under the dash and behind the front kick panel (does >'56 have kick panels...
• Vanagons FS
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 14:59:04 -0400
  ...Newer water pipes, rear wheel cylinders/brake shoes/hand brake cables, upper ball joint, head gaskets/reconditioned heads. New Yoko 356's on order...
• Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Reminder
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 16:39:46 -0800
  ...poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU wrote: > did you first loosen the emergency brake cables (not just the lever)? I > seem to recall that as the first...
• Syncro speedometer output repair?
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Thu, 1 May 2003 11:28:07 -0400
  ...Trouble is, the cables and speedometer are OK; the output on the differential itself isn't turning. Is there any way, such as there...
• Re: BUcking List ...More Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 07:18:17 -0800
  ...Clean ground cables Any more ideas? Zoltan
• poor airflow from dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:13:53 -0400
  ...disconnected on one side, I also adjusted all of the control cables and figured out (more or less) the most effective settings which can...
• Re: Clutch Cable??
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:50:14 -0700
  ...Vanagons sold outside of North America did have Clutch Cables (I've seen the cables) instead of Hydraulic Clutches. Where I don't know...
• Re: Friday Fishwrap: Catch FISH w/ your Vanagon's BATTERY
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:40:00 -0800
  ...Get your jumper cables. Take out your battery (aux. >> battery >>> preferred in Westies). Or just connect jumper cables if you can >> get close >>> enough...
• Re: Rear Disc Brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:31:25 +1300
  ...All parts are new, and apart from the cables, bolt-on. I would recommend that SVX & EJ turbo conversion owners not bother with the...
• Vanagons Not the Only Inflammable Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:21:25 -0700
  ...Guess he needed to reminded to change fuel lines and electric cables?
• Re: Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:26:35 -0500
  At 09:06 PM 1/5/2010, Kevin Gilbert wrote: >So, did cleaning the terminals and cables fix the problem, or did I >just...
• Re: Batter clamp removal ...? Got it out?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:28:38 -0700
  ...i used the clamp on battery terminal > clamps > from old battery cables, cut the cables off, and tie a nylon rope between > them. then...
• Re: slack in e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:18:17 -0500
  Also check the condition of the rear cables and sheaths. If the outer jacket is showing any signs of rusting thruogh or collapsing, they...
• Re: Replacing heater control cable (Was: Lube for heater control cable?)
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:38:13 -0600
  ...Luke Bakken wrote: > > How much work can be done on the climate control cables without > pulling the dash? I kinked my heater control cable
• Re: "Leads" from main battery for jump start/charging?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:26:11 -0800
  ...To attach to the wires (big) that you run to the battery or to attach to your jumper cables you will need a very...
• Looking for PCI Video Card
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:02:48 EDT
  I am looking to buy a ATI All In Wonder 128 PCI video card with all cables and software. I would be willing to...
• Battery Leak
  Historical mailing list - James Juniper
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 17:35:49 -0600
  ...Some has leaked through the rubber grommet that the power cables feed through though and I see some whiteish crystals forming underneath there. Can...
• Foldable Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:12:46 -0600
  ...IP-65 rated with diode Output Cables: 900mm length cable / Multi-contact Frame: Anodized aluminium alloy type Weight: 16 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- W Solar 120 Watt...
• Re: electrical question - ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:26:46 -0600
  ...I rather assumed that the switch itself can take some decent loads as rather thick cables are going through it, while the feed cables...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:55:32 -0800
  fwiw, the cables themselves are usually just fine .. they last really really well ( they just never get lubed ) At least 95 % of theheater control...
• Re: re-wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:06:41 -0500
  I think I'd start out by cleaning my ground cables on the battery, chasis to tranny, possibly adding an extra ground cable between...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Aug 2012 - Special issue (#2012-115)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:43:33 -0400
  ...VANAGON.COM> wrote: >>> Does not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front > LH wheel ? << > > Apparently does not everyone here recognize sarcasm...
• Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a 86Westy?
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 21:39:40 EST
  >Even better, stick the amp under the front seat (if it is not too big), and >it will have short cables, and be close...
• Re: Curves (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:41:56 -0800
  ...Hence we see graphs of hyperbolic cosines every time we look at telephone or electric cables suspended between poles." from 'Calculus with Analytical Geometry...
• Hot start relay
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:03:21 -0500
  ...so the 88 works, the red 86 works, the brown 84 must have bad spark plug cables. 84 blue keep your fingers crossed. John.
• Re: ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 19:30:00 -0400
  At 03:04 PM 5/10/2016, David Bjorkman wrote: >Hi All; >How does one adjust the cables to the 4 lever ventilation >system...
• auxiliary battery in NJ
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:20:26 EDT
  ...I think I even have cables. Regards Rob Infante Boonton NJ
• Re: Pop top - a weighty problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 May 2001 00:06:29 -0400
  The springs and cables are available. I just replaced a set about 3 months ago. Little bit of work but not too bad. The...
• Re: am I troubleshooting my starter correctly?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:30:50 -0700
  ...Having said that, your question makes me nervous- the time to ask was beforehand; live battery/jumper cables are not the sort of thing...
• Re: Speaker or rear brake light cables?
  Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:36:41 -0700
  ...Gogolin <usertogo@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > Hello fellow Vanners! > > I have these cables sticking out from my rear ceiling close to the rear > > window, right...
• Re: slack in e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:50:58 -0500
  ...Prior to this, I'd never seen the cables sag like this. > > > > > On Feb 11, 2008 9:33 PM, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 21:40:57 -0800
  ...And get studs and cables. And drive like there's just been an ice storm. It'll still handle lousily, but you'll feel...
• Re: Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 00:59:44 EST
  Thanks for the replies It does seem that I just have to accept the pain of sliding & rotating the passenger seat and getting out...
• front parking brake cable
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:40:10 -0500
  Does anyone know a good guide or tips to removing/replacign the front parking brake cable? I did the rear cables already, and i...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:45:06 -0700
  ...Symptoms of a bad starter? >> > >> > the old cables are not "useless" they are still providing some >> > conductivity, so adding new cables to the old...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 09:11:46 PDT
  ...Martha, I found that in my 1981 ALL of the heater control cables had stretched (over time I guess). So I readjusted them by...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:25:07 -0800
  ...I think Harold meant the push start kind of jump start, not the jump start using jumper cables....so that if his battery dies...
• Re: Traction question -- poor man's limited slip
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 12:37:34 -0700
  ...The other two levers act independently on the cables to allow judicious application of braking force to the spinning wheel. Requires a certain amount...
• Heater Controls
  Historical mailing list - Evil Pig
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 22:49:40 -0700
  ...I dug into it just a bit and tried to adjust the cables at the top (on the control unit) but that seemed to...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter? Hydraulic...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...bent all over the place with out >causing any problems like cables would. >It also gives control over how much "throw" at the front...
• getting to heater cables and controls
  Historical mailing list - Ron Paitich
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:47:21 -0700
  I've got an 86 Syncro and need to get into the front heater control valves. The hot control doesn't shut off completely...
• stupid question of the day . . .
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:03:48 -0700
  ...In the case of having to jump start the vehicle, which one do I attach the jumper cables to, the battery behind the driver...
• Re: tire chains / cables on snows?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 18:17:11 -0700
  Last year I finally got to try my chains (radial chains, but with real chain, not just cables) on my 14" BFG AT KO...
• Re: chains for camper
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 18:13:00 -0400
  ...old, but brand new chains (cables for the cars, chains for the trucks) which have never been mounted. Cables are easier to put on...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 08:41:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...Should I just go ahead and replace the clutch and accelerator >cables? If you have the bread, let it flow. > 4: As long as...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - paul guard
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 10:40:19 +0000
  ...is assuming your rear brakes are in good condition, and brake cables are acting evenly between the two sides.) Date:    Mon, 1 Jan 2018...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 1995 00:33:12 -0600
  >So Thom Fitzpatrick says: >> > >> > Is there anything else *you'd* do if you had the engine out? >> >I don't know who the original...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 00:40:30 -0400
  ...so that you don't have to deal with any additional cables. Works on Windows and Macs. You can print photos with 'em too...
• Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 20 May 1996 14:15:39 CST6CDT
  ...Very heavy battery cables are the order of the day, in addition to a sealed battery box. Isn't there an electronic device that...
• How to PROOF your Battery
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:19:44 -0700
  Verify grounds and cables. Test static battery volts. If low, trickle charge at slow rate overnight. If not yet at 12.6 volts, charge...
• Re: Gottabus!
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 11:30:44 -0500
  ...Paid $800, which seemed reasonable... > >So whaddya think - should I try to get the cables to the heater boxes >unstuck, or should I just...
• Need a ventilation control cable ...
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 16:03:24 -0700
  ...Wouldn't mind buying a full complement of them cables. -- Rocky J Squirrel '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer...
• Re: Sheesh? Duct Tape? BTDT
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:31:20 -0700
  ...The adhesive is pressure sensitive and does not melt onto your cables and the like. Plus it's black and the exterior is clothlike...
• Re: Accelerator Cable Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 16:03:06 -0700
  ...There are aftermarket companies that make excellent replacement cables for racing bikes that would sell you some if you called them...this stuff needs...
• Broken heater control cable
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 08:34:22 -0700
  ...It seems a hassel to get to and the cables cost 12 bucks... So... any suggestions? peter
• intermittent starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Martinez
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:02:35 -0800
  ...Does this sound like a starter solenoid? Anything else short of a new starter? Is the solenoid even replaceable? BTW - the cables are all...
• Re: Inverter Questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:31:34 -0700
  ...what if you over load your inverter and need to yank the power cables right friggin now !!! you want to be able to get...
• Re: Electrical connection prep.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:07:04 -0700
  ...Alistair > On Apr 10, 2020, at 11:50 AM, stuartmacm@gmail.com wrote: > > One source for custom cables: https://ceautoelectricsupply.com/custom-cables/ > > -----Original...