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• Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:21:10 -0700
  ...Depending on your laptop, there may be a 12VDC cigarette adapter/charger available that would be more efficient than going the inverter route. Check...
• Re: Rich Running Chilly 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 18:22:32 -0700
  ...he also says to warm up the engine before driving ......about the time it takes to hand roll a cigarette... I don't agree...
• Re: O2 Reset switch location?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 06:54:07 -0400
  ...Follow the speedo cable out of the left front wheel, eventually it will come to a little box about the size of a cigarette...
• DC stove/oven info
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 11:19:06 -0700
  ...Just plug it into your cigarette lighter, or household electric outlet (note: it comes with both cords)... ....will make hot sandwiches, heat soups, stews...
• VANAGON BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 19:46:10 -0500
  ...That's $0.28/smoke!!! Let's see, I can buy untaxed premium cigarettes in NC for $8.00/carton - 200 smokes for $0...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 09:43:25 -0600
  ...As for airing up, I guess I can buy one of those air pumps that you hook up to the cigarette lighter. Steve Sent...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 13:00:11 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It sucks enough to blow out > a lighted match at low speeds, and will consume all the smoke from a > cigarette (when traveling at...
• Re: another irrelevant Fryedaye question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:33:53 -0800
  ...widely reputed to be a reference to a joint or marijuana cigarette)...... Were the "Doobie Brothers" really named after the "spliff" ? I find it...
• Michelin Roadside Emergency Kit
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 16:27:19 -0500
  ...Very nice jumper cables, 12v air pump that plugs into the cigarette lighter to air the tires, a light that flashes red yellow or...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Wed, 26 May 1999 22:28:43 -0700
  The cigarette lighter version are the low cost generic ones? I just got one, too. Should be able to find the mating connector somewhere...
• Re: 2 questions - alt 12V option ??
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:35:14 -0400
  ...near the transformer and attach a plug to go into the cigarette lighter, called a power source in newer vehicles? Plugs like this, with...
• Re: Fryeday question on sunday..
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:51:09 -0400
  ...break down alot and at $1000/hr to operate (Twas a cigarette racing boat like the drug runners use), it was just rediculous. "Brutus...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:54:44 -0500
  ...I > have > >> the GoWEsty 2nd battery setup and plan to expand that to power interior > >> lights, cigarette lighter outlet, and radio. Wondering what brand...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Mar 2017 08:00:40 -0800
  ...a friend as helper. - replace the climate control bulbs - replace the cigarette lighter with twin USB ports - replace the brake booster seal - replace all...
• Re: Round silver thing under clock?
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 22:45:34 -0800 (PST)
  ...that round silver thing under the clock, that looks like a cigarette > >>lighter is. I've looked through the books and nothing is mentioned...
• 12v/DC coffee grinder
  Historical mailing list - Martha
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 09:45:15 -0700
  ...to get a coffee maker powered either by batteries or the cigarette lighter. However, something got mis-rumored. It's a coffee GRINDER I...
• Re: re- Oxygen Sensor Reset
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 15:49:41 -0600
  ...the box is about the size of a large pack of cigarettes. it has the two speedo cables screwed into it, and a three...
• Re: Buy a condo get a "free" Syncro Vanagon! (phryday stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 17:37:38 -0500
  ...I'd certainly appreciate a non-dying city where the top selling itmes aren't 40ozers, lottery tickets, cigarettes, cheap wine, and the like...
• Re: Wanted: Eurovan (Portland, OR)
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Wed, 17 May 1995 00:48:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...One niggly complaint - I don't really like the large diameter cigarette lighter. When I plug the phone cord (with a sleeve adaptor) it...
• Re: Fiberglass Taped Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 11:01:50 -0400
  ...I had a light plugged into the cigarette lighter clipped to the rear seat to illuminate the engine compartment... the light came unplugged and...
• Re: How to Locate Propane Leak
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 25 May 2001 16:12:19 -0500
  I locate my propane leaks with a lit cigarette lighter. Once the leak is located, the color of the resulting flame will indicate the...
• Photovoltaics, aux. battery, evaporative cooler
  Historical mailing list - Laurie Loeb
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 23:31:48 -0800 (PST)
  ...lead with cigarette plug end, can be placed outside propped up toward sun when camping in shade. There's a hard-wired triple cigarette...
• Sliding Door Handle Installation
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:30:01 -0900
  ...Love, Miz Lotus-Woman vwvan82@ptialaska.net < Zero cigarettes since 6-3-96 ...> "If you can't believe it's happening pretend it's...
• Re: foil-reflecting sunshade
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:05:12 -0700
  ...That small dent created a (roughly) parabolic reflector that created a 6 inch line of what looked like cigarette burns in the cloth seat...
• Re: fridge for weekender
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Tromp
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 01:44:18 +0000
  ...cabinet, there are also various coolers you can run off your cigarette lighter, or perhaps even adapt to silver socket. I have a smaller...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:42:08 +0000
  ...A contact on the cigarette lighter had bent and was making contact with the metal on the dash, causing the lighter as well as...
• Re: Battery dies due to excessive draw on fuse #3 (accessories)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:55:35 -0700
  ...This fuse > powers the radio, cigarette lighter and the dome light. At first I assumed > it was the radio display backlight (always on), so...
• Re: dash removal, heater core flush, pedal assembly work
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 18:31:20 -0800
  ...A late model dash with holes ,either cigarette or made by drill bit or > screw. A complete heater box with core and fan and...
• Re: Grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:29:50 -0700
  ...That said, > it has an old school 12 volt cigarette lighter outlet and a lighted > switch to control some LED lights strips in the...
• Re: AAR auxillary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:14:30 +0100
  ...The control box lives inside the right hand tail light assembly, and is black, about the size of a pack of cigarettes and has...
• Re: portable heaters?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 00:44:10 -0500
  At 10:10 PM 3/3/2000 , ~K~ wrote: >Anyone know of any decent heaters that plug into the cigarette lighter? >I'm about...
• Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:28:13 -0600
  ...1952 Life Magazine with an article about > :::how doctors were claiming cigarettes were the > :::cause of cancer. > ::: > :::As far as global warming goes this...
• no start?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:04:10 +0000
  ...I have one of those cigarette lighter volt meters and after sitting overnight it reads 12.6 volts. When I turn the key to...
• Re: no dash lights and radio only works when engine is running
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:02:19 -0400
  ...If you have a factory radio, the backlight is connected to the interior and cigarette lighter lights. I would start there. Hector 1990 Carat...
• Re: Replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:41:41 EDT
  ...We left $280 poorer, plus a carton of cigarettes as a thank you for the service manager. I could have probably had the fun...
• Re: Heatshrink wire connectors
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:52:57 -0400
  I generally do the shrinking with a butane cigarette lighter. Come nearby from two or three directions until there is enough shrinkage or melting...
• Re: Couple of diesel dash questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 17:12:26 -0800
  ...that silver thing is an electrical socket like a cigarette lighter socket, but different. A plug-in accessory socket. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original...
• Re: Gastester(schon wieder!)
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 15 May 95 01:18:08 EDT
  ...Wired so I could power the heater leads from the cigarette lighter, and see the voltage display as I drove. As I had read...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 15:23:08 -0400
  ...Two round A/C control nobs to the left of the cigarette lighter (fan >control, A/C on/off temp control) - was there some...
• Stealth/urban camping tips-some vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 23:21:02 EST
  ...I quit smoking cigarettes but just can't kick the Vanagon habit I've had now for 18 years! David Clarkson 1990 Westy (235K)
• Re: Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:09:26 -0500
  ...The lighter (current track 75, page 97.210) is fed from fuse S3, 15 amps, which also feeds the interior lights. <rant> The cigarette...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sun, 13 May 2007 15:12:06 -0700
  ...If additional wiring > changes are made then all interior lights, the radio, and the cigarette > lighter are also moved to the aux battery. Many...
• Re: Westy - 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 15:48:24 -0500
  ...It came with table, cabinets, poptop, dometic "cooler" (110/Cigarette Plug), the shredded cordouroy and an auxiliary battery. JW On 4/4/99 at...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:45:21 EST
  ...If your want to quickly check the efficacy of the injectors, just snuff out your cigarette, pop out the injectors and crank the engine...
• Lovin' my new GPS!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:15:05 -0700
  ...I'd like to install an additional cigarette lighter plug hidden under the dashboard with the unit's mini USB cable accessible through the...
• Re: Bulley manifesto against SUVs/marketing, Few Vanagon words
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:12:15 -0700
  ...re cranked up, you want to take a crack at the cigarette pushers?? (Oops! forgot you live in North Carolina!!) Have a good weekend...
• Re: HEAT glorious heat!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:03:46 -0700
  ...to clear the > windows after we > stopped for some fun and games, we would still be sitting > there shivering and > smoking our cigarettes. > > Rich >
• Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:38:30 -0400
  ...It shouldn't be plugged into the factory cigarette lighter socket. Get some heavy duty socket and plugs and install proper, (12 gauge) wire...
• Re: How to tighten up the cig lighter socket?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:56:20 -0800
  ...not to break any of the plastic parts on my illuminated cigarette > lighter which has always allowed anything plugged in to hang at an...
• Re: Elec. Questions/Auxiliary Battery/
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:24:53 -0700
  ...moving the dome light, map light,mirror light,radio, > and the cigarette lighter off the main battery and onto the auxiliary > battery. Numerous posts...
• Re: shore power vs batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Richardson
  Sat, 2 Aug 2014 16:50:23 -0400
  Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@gmail.com> wrote: > I know you mentioned usb plugs that are not in a cigarette socket > configuration but these Blue Sea...
• crossover pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 00:03:56 -0900
  ...Love, Lotus (Flower of the North) vwvan82@ptialaska.net < Zero cigarettes since 6-3-96 ...> _____ /____o\ /_ _|__| ****** () ()
• Re: fuel tank leak
  Historical mailing list - meek
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 02:04:46 -0600
  ...This is not a time to light up a cigarette and contemplate where that vapour came from! ! ! I took my fuel tank out and...
• Re: removing smoke smell-- need help pls
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 11:53:37 -0500
  ...Smoke, cigarette or otherwise, gets everywhere ---- particularly anywhere even slightly porous. All your insulation is suspect and needs replacing to be thorough. Interior panels...
• Re: FYI Satellite Radio Users
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:28:06 -0500
  ...Does the unit stay on when the key is removed from the van? If so, the cigarette lighter that the unit is plugged into...
• Re: Stove & whine
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 19:59:48 -0330
  ...musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Do you plug the sat into the cigarette lighter socket? Those sockets > get loose, or w.h.y. > > Maybe check...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:23:07 -0700
  ...He's sitting there smoking a cigarette, waterboxer engine idling away. I ask him 'why is the engine running ?" his answer - " I'm listening...
• FS gray/blue rear facing jump seat, repairable front fiberglass bumper $50 ea.
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:55:58 -0700
  ...One tiny cigarette burn in a spot you will never see it behind the crease and out of site where the seat cushion meets...
• Dometic fire alert - errata
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 09 Jul 1997 09:10 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I tested the fans in the car with a cigarette-lighter to alligator-clip cable my father-in-law made me several years ago...
• Re: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 09:22:53 -0500
  ...Anderson <ROBERTANDERSON294@comcast.net >> wrote: > >> I need to install a new cigarette lighter for my GPS unit and I'm >> wondering if this is...