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  • Re: Cable to top ventilation lever breaks
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Fri, 6 May 2005 10:24:06 EDT
    ...You can anneal the end, but it must be shielded so that the annealing does not extend beyond the bend. Also, annealing the end...
  • Re: nice '85 single cab FS on samba
    Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
    Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:34:19 -0400
    ...first van i've seen driving around without the pushrod tube shield >>tin on.. need some? ive got a pile.. >> still looks to be...
  • Re: Tools and spare parts
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:33:37 -0600
    ...i don't think toyota supplies to its dealers instructions for adding a roof canopy for being out in the sun, or engine shield...
  • Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:04:32 -0400
    ...wrote: >What is that grounded Shield Cylinder >around some of the Distrubutors? >I thought that was for the radio reception. >but that's just...
  • Re: Pop top insulation
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:05:05 -0700
    > First, you can add > a 'heat shield' like in this picture > <http://picasaweb.google.com/starwagen/TableMountain2009#5363627421038372466> > > That's my rig when set...
  • Re: 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
    Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:27:11 EST
    ...You will have to remove the plastic shield to do that. If it faulters, it is time to replace the plastic ignition connector switch...
  • extra wires
    Historical mailing list - EARL J SMITH
    Mon, 11 Feb 2002 20:22:45 -0800
    ...The third wire is black with yellow tracer and has a heavy plastic shield over the female connector. I put a meter on each...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 1 Feb 2008 to 2 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-156)
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Sat, 2 Feb 2008 19:47:54 -0800
    ...We shield our eyes with anti-magnesium brown glass filters. Beer bottles. = ) On Feb 2, 2008, at 12:29 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote...
  • Re: Question about using magnets to hold back table in place
    Historical mailing list - JD Foster
    Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:33:20 -0800
    ...Dead hard drives are a great source for cheap, strong magnets b) your hard drive is in a metal case (i.e., shielded) c...
  • O2 Sensor Wiring Solved
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:16:51 -0500
    ...Figured it was the infamous 1.9L green wire issue (shielding shorts out to the conductor). The fix: While looking at what I needed...
  • Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 8 Aug 2005 18:06:24 -0400
    ...The outer shield is only connected in the harness. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Gronski [mailto:gronski@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005...
  • Re:Running wires.
    Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
    Wed, 19 Jul 1995 08:49:40 -0400
    ...I ran a shielded, armor plated length of 25 conductor serial cable from the back to front. It is great for sensors, as they...
  • Re: Tach-side PC connection?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 9 May 2004 08:13:25 -0500
    If the little shield at the male plug location location is missing the plug will go on .... one out of alignment. Stan Wilder ----- Original...
  • Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:18:18 -0400
    With ignition on ,engine off, Coax shield outer green copper wire zero ohms to ground, center lead of green wire with O2 disconnected not...
  • Re: Bluestar project progress
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 1 May 2013 05:51:55 -0400
    ...The missing engine splash shields are not that important, like you figured they were intended to keep dirt and splash out of the engine...
  • Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
    Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:20:15 -0400
    ...Should > > be .5 to .6 > > volts. > > Measure from center to shield. Should be same as center to > > ground. > > > > Any stray voltage on that shield...
  • Re: 89 Bluestar muffler question
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:06:19 -0500
    ...89 Bluestar muffler question > > Well I have removed my muffler and heat shield. Definitely not an easy > job. I modified the syncro heat shield...
  • Water pump job in progress. 84 Westy 1.9L. Need advice.
    Historical mailing list - Leslie Shiaman
    Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:40:27 -0700
    ...Some of you may have the kind of shield underneath each head that requires the turn of 3 or 4 screws. Should be no...
  • Re: Propane tank restore or replace
    Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
    Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:34:52 -0400
    ...After 3 afternoons of grinding and sanding the whole tank and rock shield, it's ready for some protection! I've got the first...
  • Re: Tools and spare parts
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 8 Feb 2012 07:43:13 -0800
    ...a roof canopy for being out in the sun, or engine shield for rocky roads!" >> >> Ha! >> >> All toyota did was to make vehicles that...
  • '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please
    Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
    Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:02:41 -0700
    ...sort of Engine is out, muffler is off and shielding is removed the left side head is coming off, i dont see cracks around...
  • Re: Chick Magnets & that pesky OXS light
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 6 Mar 2009 13:49:54 -0500
    ...On the box is a small tit which is actually a shielded button. Press the button firmly with a pen or summat until you...
  • 95 EV Winnie potential defect
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 19 Dec 1996 10:28:39 -0800
    ...to adjacent metal; the fix was to replace with more heavily shielded cable. Since it is not safety related, Winnebago won't recall, but...
  • Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:29:18 -0400
    ...When the O2-sensor is connected and I measure the voltage between the connector and engine ignition control module heat shield, I am getting...
  • Demons III
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:17:46 -0400
    ...As some of you know, you have to wear a face shield with a view port painted so black you can�t see through...
  • Re: new heater blower motor
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 1 Feb 2017 22:38:03 -0800
    ...later on via > the Mullendore > hole? > > or leave the sticker to shield the bearing from dust? > > *oohh yes.. it's pita kind of job...
  • Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
    Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
    Sat, 4 Jul 2015 16:54:41 -0700
    ...but I > have a shield for the oil filter > > a set of belts > > yes... rescue tape - I use it twice... once to fix a...
  • Re: CB Radio
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:34:15 -0400
    ...skill Their land to serve, thy law fulfill; Be thou the shield forevermore From every peril to the Corps. Yr Obdt Servant, Davy Jones
  • Wiring Question
    Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
    Mon, 27 Sep 1999 13:50:47 -0400
    ...I'm extending a wire which appears to be a wire within a wire, probably for shielding from EMI as the outside wire seems...
  • Re: Exaust
    Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
    Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:58:33 -0600
    ...Gotta remove muffler, loosen bolts and move heat shield up and wrangle the engine support bar a little but it can be done. JB
  • VDO wire route
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:32:37 -0400
    ...would like to run it under van, (van has sheet metal shield underneath) but need to know how/where to fish sender wire through...
  • in search of engine
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:29:10 -0700
    ...1600 with heat shields to replace his now tired one ... we are in powell river BC ... no rush ... let me know what you have...
  • Propane Regulator Discontinued
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 05 Aug 94 15:55:17 EDT
    ...He also stressed that if you install the 290 without any shield you will be violating code, and worse than that, you will trash...
  • Re: 1.6L Diesel Blow-by
    Historical mailing list - BADASSBUS
    Wed, 12 Sep 2001 14:13:46 -0400
    ...The guy who rebuilt this used brass > washers as heat shields, and they're about half the thickness of the regular > heat shield. Unfortunately...
  • Cooked wire harness for tail and parking lights
    Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
    Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:35:59 -0800
    ...the harness to drop down into the slot between the muffler shield and the body. The one foot section was completely melted solid, it...
  • Re: who sells vanagon dashboard switches /IMHO Malo
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Tue, 20 Apr 2004 08:49:19 EDT
    ...What puzzles me more is the wisdom of tagging an unqualified conductor onto the end of a unique shielded input to the ECU then...
  • Re: '86 GL - fuel or ignition?
    Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
    Tue, 5 Sep 2006 15:48:00 -0500
    ...Voltage on the inside, then >> insulator, then a copper shield, then outer sleeve. If the the cable >> deteriorates to the point that there's...
  • Re: Post-waterpump replacement - wires and noises
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Thu, 24 May 2007 21:49:36 -0500
    ...Are the "wires running free" bare and woven together? If so, that's the shield. It is there to keep interference out of the...
  • Re: Another Vanagon Stall?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 5 Jan 95 14:42:42 PST
    ...I remember someone a while back had mentioned that the ground shield was >shorted to the signal line. Was that you John? Anyway, even...
  • Eurovan AC receiver/drier - replacement part from Chrysler?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Barwise
    Mon, 18 May 1998 08:58:13 EDT
    ...I had made a shield for it before the winter, but it had already been damaged. Now it's slowly starting to leak refrigerant...
  • Re: Stove grate
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:40:03 -0600
    ...That would have been really smart." Except that it also acts as a heat shield for the lid while cooking, when it is in...
  • Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:57:52 -0500
    ...gurus who suggested checking on >>> shorts between O2-cable and its shield. I had one of my own causing. >>> >>> When the O2-sensor is...
  • Re: Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
    Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:25:48 -0700
    ...The co-axial wire has a signal wire in the center and braided "shield" wire surrounding it. It is small in diameter and looks...
  • Re: O2 Sensor problem
    Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
    Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:28:36 -0500
    ...It looks good and has no continuity to ground or shield. It has continuity to pin 2 ecu. Shield is grounded to distributor ground...
  • Re: What is this connector for?
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:40:55 -0400
    There is a ground wire that goes to the metal shield on the outside of the distributor cap. Maybe somebody has discarded the shield...
  • Re: Part needed
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 16 Apr 2023 06:52:17 -0400
    ...Eric Caron > On Apr 15, 2023, at 9:24 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I need the plastic shield that goes under...
  • Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:01:02 -0700
    ...O2 sensor in gutted cat question > What did this O2 sensr shields look like? > Thanks, > Tony > -- > 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" > 85 Vanagon "El Guapo" > 90...
  • Re: radio whine - success, failure, success
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:35:26 -0400
    ...I don't actually know for certain, but I'd be fairly surprised if the shield on the antenna lead weren't connected to...
  • Re: Distributor cap on '88 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
    Tue, 26 Aug 1997 09:08:05 -0500
    ...The grounded shield is designed to reduce radio interference. Anyway, I don't think that a 25,000 mile life for a distributor cap...
  • Oil Light Update - To Mordor and Back
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 02 Jun 1997 09:35 -0600 (MDT)
    ...Removed the 8mm thread nut on the lower shield where it connects to the transverse mount in an attempt to gain some working space...
  • Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:22:12 -0600
    ...Make sure the outer shield is not shorted to the signal wire. >> Check for stray voltage on the outer shield. Peel back insulation a...
  • Re: Wipers blowing fuses
    Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
    Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:19:44 +0000
    ...If this is going to be a little later in the future, I'd recommend this Glass rain shield product. I've tried many...
  • Re: AC 81 vanagon grill insert
    Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
    Sun, 7 Jan 2018 04:56:09 +0000
    ...behind the grill is some kid of reinforced "paper" cover (wind shield?) > attached. What is it for and any source for replacement? (Mine are...
  • Re: Westfalia features!
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Wed, 27 Nov 1996 12:13:25 -0800
    J Greenberg G Jannini wrote: > > My wife & I met a couple with a Westy who didn't realize that the stainless > steel heat shield...
  • Re: Oil pressure wire rubbed bare?
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:09:44 EST
    ...worn down to bare wire where it goes under the heat shielding covering the push rod tubes. Does anyone have any ideas on how...
  • > parts for sale...
    Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
    Thu, 13 Sep 2001 14:37:56 -0600
    ...like new) clutch disc (new, never used) pressure plate (used) heat shields (used) i'm sure i have more, but can't recall them...
  • NVC: measuring impedance of a speaker?
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:36:32 -0700
    ...Unfortunately, there is no marking on the case or actual speaker anywhere, except "75 watts, magnetically shielded, design for t.v." I have a...
  • Re: oxygen sensor input wire
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:48:59 -0700
    ...some from Subaru wiring harnesses where they shield certain signals, and some aircraft stuff. I'd just use a few feet of something like...
  • EV campers: ground clearance
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 6 Dec 1996 15:38:51 -0800
    ...We also managed to scrape the shield when driving slowly over potholes. No serious damage so far, but I believe that for backroad trips...
  • Re: Ice-Guard
    Historical mailing list - bueses
    Wed, 18 May 2005 15:08:22 -0600
    > "Ice and Water Shield" is not the same as Ice Guard. Ice Guard has an > aluminum side and Ice and Water Shied does not...