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• Re: VW says it (yawn) again...the bus
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Jan 2017 01:06:59 +0000
  ...I actually have more hope that Elon Musk will make an electric VW Bus look alike vehicle than VW itself at this point. The...
• Re: Electric vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:11:49 -0800
  ...beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote: > Saw an ad on Craigslist for an electric vanagon. Click on the link and > select customer projects on the left...
• '85 electrics going
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:35:43 -0500
  ...period, no? fwiw, the only electrical work i've done in the last year is replace my battery less than a month ago. Rik
• Re: Headlight low beam failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 13:15:18 -0800
  ...Alistair > On Dec 4, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > > I am learning to add grease to electrical contacts...
• Re: Converting to electric?
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Tue, 27 Jun 95 16:53:58 EDT
  ...Anyway, here's > my question...has anyone out there ever done a conversion > of a bus to an electric vehicle? Or do you know...
• Re: Electric Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:54:01 -0500
  ...I think it is ironic that this lady complains about the big >"conspiracy" to kill the electric car only to show us the real...
• Re: RE Head Gasket Fix
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 08:59:06 -0500
  ...The more free electrons, the easier to combine chemically.The salt if dissolved in water breaks up to produce electrically charged components(ions). These...
• Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 21:33:58 -0800
  ...If you >can't run the engine without proper voltage does anyone know what the >electrical draw is of the vanagon engine, ie how...
• Re: Todd's crappy Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:42:18 -0700
  ...BRENT CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM> > > > >After several years with an Austin Healy and a Triumph with Lucas >electrics, > >I can say that I have...
• Needed: Power Mirror Switch Connector
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:09:13 -0700
  ...I need to buy the electrical connector that plugs into the controller switch that is located in the driver side door. Does anyone know...
• Re: Convex right side mirror: Do they exist&do you like?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:34:46 -0800
  Jim DiGennaro wrote: > VW did put non electric side convex mirrors on Vanagons in late 86 > early 87. ... I went out of my way...
• Re: Phaedra re Phaedra
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 01:26:18 -0400
  On Saturday, June 22, 2002, at 10:01 PM, psavage wrote: > I suspect a short, for occassionally I smell that "electrical" > odor. Check the...
• Re: Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:11:14 -0400
  To really test it I would energize all the electrical consumers, lights, fans, A/C, 1400W sud-woofers etc.. and THEN measure the voltage...
• Re: Spray or paste to help clean, and keep clean, electrical connections?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:10:00 -0400
  ...that would help clean, and keep > clean, pins and sockets on electrical connectors? DeOxIt is good for cleaning. Stabilant is a good contact enhancer...
• Re: Hybrid vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:52:16 -0800
  I am of the opinion that a good electric-hybrid conversion is just what the Vanagon needs. At this point the technology/cost factor...
• Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 May 2005 15:05:18 -0700
  ...The reason you hold in the button is to allow the thermocouple time to get hot enough to provide the electricity needed to keep...
• Re: Electrical/starter problem??
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 20:24:38 -0700
  ...Seems like its more of an electrical problem >than a starter problem but I am baffled. Has anyone experienced >anything similar? Any ideas? As...
• Re: Electric utility connection
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:30:06 +0000
  ...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: Spray or paste to help clean, and keep clean, electrical connections?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:55:02 -0400
  That liquid electrical tape works very nicely if you want to seal up the connector housing after you're done cleaning. I can get...
• Vanagon Electrical Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:34:11 -0600
  Seriously? Who ever heard of such? I’m hoping that 1 of Our Vanagon Electrical Wizards has the answer to this 1 ~ Temp 1...
• SF bay area VW buy EV for drive or parts.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:06:10 -0800
  Hope nobody minds posting this link to a '66 VW bug that has been converted to electric: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/2117733635...
• Front turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 14:03:18 -0400
  Need a little electrical help with the front yellow turn signals on my 81. The drivers side blinks rapidly and faintly. Cleaned connectors in...
• Re: Cleaning bad grounds
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:14:20 -0800
  ...anti-seize electrical conductivity > Google returned: > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=anti-seize+electrical+conductivity&spel > l=1 <snip> > Hope this...
• Electric sender, oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:18:25 -0400
  ...I'll soon be installing an electric oil pressure sender and want to do it with a "T" so I can still use the...
• Re: Friday: Everything old is new again--electric vw beetles
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 3 Feb 2018 14:24:41 +0000
  ...They call it EVWT and their goal is to electrify the van, then travel > around the world with only electric and solar power. If...
• Re: electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:36:09 -0400
  ...electric plug in engine block > > > > Hi All - >> >> What's that electric plug going into the engine block? It's near the >> coolant drain plug...
• Re: Pros and Cons: Eurovan Camper, '95 & '96
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 12:16:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...Electrical problems? There are other problems but not electrical that I'd heard of. (well minor one Ric had) Don't have the camper...
• Re: dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  6 Nov 1995 12:36:20 -0800
  ...It makes for a very good electrical connection because it conducts electricity. If you put it on a multi-connector plug it can cause...
• Vanagon Stretch project update / wannabus
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 18:02:32 -0700
  ...Have fun! -Otmar- 72(front),73(rear),76,78,82,87(parts) Stretch bus 82 A3 GTI Westfalia turning into a hybrid electric Stretch...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Jan 2000 to 23 Jan 2000 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:58:43 +0100
  David Utley wrote: > Perl wrote; > > > > Anyways, this brite light has a Xenon bulb > > > > Does it have the special electrical module so you can feed...
• Re: After Market Cruise?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:01:01 +0200
  ...It uses vacuum for engaging the throttle, the rest is electrical. Works great! Includes cabling to brake-switch, extra switch for clutch, three button...
• Re: Electric Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:06:21 -0500
  ...I think it is ironic that this lady complains about the big >"conspiracy" to kill the electric car only to show us the real...
• Recent improvements: Red Line Gear oil andAuxiliary light solution
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 21:50:43 -0800
  ...Second, I did not realize how poor electrical grounding or perhaps corroded connections might affect electrical system performance. I've read many times on...
• Re: Was 12V fridge necessary? now rant (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:23:49 -0500
  ...Unless you are in an area that has cheap electricity, it is probably also cheaper to run the fridge on propane then electric power...
• Re: replacing ignition switch fixes coolant warning light
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 19:55:57 -0400
  ...Volks, That last sentence is so true! On our 87 GL Syncro with electric everything, I have found that the following happen in the...
• Re: SOS: 87 GL All Electrical Died
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 13:54:40 -0500
  ...87 GL All Electrical Died > Volks, > Driving 87GL last night and headlights flashed twice and then ALL died. > Van towed home w/zero working...
• Electrical trivia number 3
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 30 May 2025 10:03:32 -0400
  Hi listers, I have a mystery electrical switch on my 84 that is not on the 85. I think it is stock but not...
• Syncro front CVs?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:02:34 -0700
  ...Westfalia Syncro GTI. "Power of two" http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html Several EVs (Electric Vehicles) Electric Vehicle Components Ltd. (650) 494-9255
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:12:54 -0500
  Unplug all major electrical components (one at a time) and lay a coating of die-electric grease on all the plugs, of said components...
• HELP: REQ 1990 Vanagon Carat - Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Joe Chasse
  Wed, 21 May 2003 10:32:09 -0400
  Have a 1990 Vanagon Carat....passenger side electric window has gone = bunk Window goes down fine but not up (leading me to believe it...
• Re: re-wiring the BA6 to run when engine is off?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 18:58:31 -0700
  ...It uses very little gas but it will run down your battrey, it operates two or three electric fans and a electric fuel pump...
• Re: Electrical gremlins back
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:28:07 -0800
  ...The only electrical gremlin I've ever had to deal with, is the ground block that sits above the fusebox. When this went haywire...
• Re: '80 Westfalia, Electrical problems; need answers, like, really.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 06:31:53 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '80 Westfalia, Electrical problems; need answers, like, really. Here's one of several problems I've had/ am having...
• Re: New diesel from VW
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:24:28 -0500
  Yeah, it looks pretty cool! I'm not entirely convinced about this electric supercharger/turbocharger idea... Maybe it will augment exhaust gasses in spooling...
• Re: Electrical Cover
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 23:11:22 -0500
  Raul writes... > To the point..the 1982 Westfalia is in need of an electrical cover, that > is, the cover that goes on the outside...
• Re: Powering our vans electrically
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:20:51 -0700
  ...Powering our vans electrically > There is a company here in Sacramento making fuel cells. They have a model > which is smaller than a battery...
• Re: Electrical/starter problem??
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 21:45:08 -1000
  ...Seems like its more of an electrical problem >>than a starter problem but I am baffled. Has anyone experienced >>anything similar? Any ideas? As...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:05:23 -0700
  http://www.nexteer.com/technology/steering/electric-power-steering/column-assist-electric-power-steering/?sa=X&ved=0CDAQ9QEwDGoVChMI__mFjd3xxgIVRns-Ch2VWABt On 7/23/15...
• WTB: A Part for Rear Electric Lock
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 14:22:49 -0700
  ...My electric lock on the rear hatch of my '90 Carat hasn't been working for awhile...and I found I'm missing the...
• Electrical Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - REA
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 22:31:08 -0500
  ...When I restarted it it did the same thing..It appears I have some sort of gremlin lurking in the electrical system. Any ideas...
• electrical problems installing a new faucet
  Historical mailing list - Gordy Jones
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 13:30:53 -0800
  ...Do you think I fried the pump completely of just caused a short somewhere? I am not too electrically minded but I didn't...
• Re: Ignition Switch Electrical Repair
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 20:45:41 -0800
  Jeff, You just fried the electrical portion of the switch, It is plastic and easy to remove, don't pull the mechanical part of...
• Wet weather blues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:04:09 -0800
  ...My solution was the local FLAPS, Kragen, and bought some CVC electrical cleaner and some CVC electrical parts and wires sealer. It was all...
• Re: My Favorite Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 1 Feb 2026 09:54:47 -1000
  ...radio > -Cruise control (J C Whitney) > *Electric mirrors (from Toyota Hilux Surf SSR = 4Runner) > *Electric windows (Electric-Life; more reliable than stock ones) > -Engine...
• 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 12:31:48 -0700
  ...Is anyone out there familiar with the 1985 A/C system, or have the electrical and mechanical manual? I'm trying to find out...
• Re: Electric Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Robinson
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 00:59:11 -0400 (EDT)
  On Wed, 11 Oct 1995, Michael Forstag wrote: > What's the skinny on a recommendable 12V electric heater that can > be wired in somewhere...
• Re: Electric Water Pump (was: Re: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:22:19 -0500
  ...So an electric driven water pump might prove a > healthy gain in FE (fuel economy). > > Ken lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > >
• Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights - OFF TOPIC
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 14:42:55 -0700
  ...The second development was a growing rivalry between the two giants of the young electrical <http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blelectric.htm> utility...
• Re: Electric Front Seat Heater
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:42:14 -0500
  Sue, Here's an alternative to an electric seat heater retrofit. A HoMEDICS Back Therapist. 12volt 5 motor Heated Seat Massager. It fits well...
• Re: idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 23:39:47 +0000
  They also make electrical connection cleaner for this purpose. The advanage of using an electrical cleaner is they use high purity solvents which do...