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• Re: Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:26 -0800
  ...The cable on the end of your charger, the one that has the cigar lighter plug on the end of it, has two conductors...
• FW: '85 Radio Woes Continue
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:36:14 -0400
  ...I ran a new ground wire right to the dash. (The original radio shared a 12V and ground connection with the cigarette lighter or...
• FS: Pair of German Heavy Duty rear hatch struts.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:50:46 EDT
  ...two of the stiffer struts. (Factory is one stiff and one lighter) Cost is $15 plus shipping. One is about 2 years old and...
• Re: Heading NORTH on 20w-50
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 10:10:10 -0700
  ...I run a thicker 20w - 50 oil with no probs in the warm climate, > but > >>is there any reason to change to a lighter...
• Re: removing Westy stove face plate
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 18:46:41 -0400
  Richard, Perfect application! this will be helpful when we camp in Quebec during cold weather when my lighter stick won't work because of...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:04:21 -0700
  My auxiliary fuse was moved to a small box behind the driver's seat, right next to the original camper fuse. Thanks, Frank. Karl...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 12:33:39 EDT
  ...I will ask Pauter, but I think the Pauter might also be overall lighter due to the aluminum alloy Vs the steel. When you...
• Re: Sliding Door Screen
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:44:30 -0500
  ...or from a dead computer power supply.) Wire to a cigarette lighter plug, stick to any convenient metal surface. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel...
• Re: BART: was Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 May 2007 14:12:31 -0700
  ...Doka's are several hunderd lbs lighter anyway. BenT
• Crappy traction Van..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 07:24:11 -0700
  ...which probably makes the rear end on my van a bit lighter. Also, that motor is laid over to the left at a pretty...
• RE: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Wed, 18 Jun 97 08:49:00 E
  ...So, a friend in Brooklyn with VW who uses the cigarette lighter as the cut-off switch. He simply takes the lighter when he...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:06:12 -0500
  ...One grade lighter is usually sufficient. Reason being, is that the engine will be at normal operating temps most of the time. It is...
• 12V Fan Report (Re: LED light product)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 06:26:42 -0400
  ...I cut the "power brick" off and added a cigarette lighter plug. The cord is about 6 feet long I'd say. I have...
• Re: folding kayaks (was Traveling lighter)
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Sat, 28 May 2005 10:15:05 -0400
  ...Traveling lighter... a goal... Kayak carriers, Lake > :::Superior? > ::: > :::Hi All, > :::Back in the day, a long long time ago, in world, galaxies away.... > :::I...
• Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:00:00 -0500
  I'm using a digital voltmeter that plugs into a cigarette lighter socket. It cost me 15 bucks or so at Wally World. Driving...
• Re: Silver socket stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 96 01:03 EST
  ...They have extra sockets, and plugs, >and a universal plug that functions as a regular cigarette lighter plug, >or a DIN plug. > >So, if...
• Glovebox and Stereo Removal-87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 17:08:51 EST
  Thank you to all that responded to my question concerning the cigarette lighter removal. It is ready to come out except that the glovebox...
• Alternator light ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 07:26:46 EDT
  ...a battery and charging meter the kind that plugs into the lighter and shows good charging. Battery seams good no problem starting. Thanks for...
• new product: Silver Socket Accessory Set
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 03:06:36 EDT
  ...euro 12 volt socket, a cover, 2 plugs and a cigarette lighter adapter and I'm offering the whole lot for $24.95 including...
• Electrical help needed
  Historical mailing list - BadBus
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:20:54 -0500
  ...light does not work! But everything else works including the cigarette lighter which is on the same circuit. I have checked everything I could...
• Re: piston pin #1 removal question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 19:30:07 -0500
  > << After removal, clean the varnish off the wrist pin and its receptacle > with ordinary lighter fluid (naphtha) and it will easily fit back in...
• Re: To Hit or Not To Hit (Was Hit 4 Deer)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 20:22:45 -0400
  ...If not, try to hit something lighter! Joking aside, here's a good blurb on moose collisions: http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f01...
• Soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 22:01:13 -0700
  ...Next time around might try the next step up which is lighter - had some difficulty at first adhering sound deadener to inside of bodywork...
• Re: Cariboo trip report
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:40:10 -0700
  ...It kind of sounded like a >trains' steel wheel against track sound, but MUCH >lighter in DB's. Really subtle. > Fridge fan? They make...
• Re: battery charger for smaller AA, D, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:26 -0600
  ...It may even be damaged. > > Loren, if you and Larry report that charger works well and stays > healthy when powered by a cigarette lighter...
• Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 08:55:36 -0400
  ...Ten amps is normally considered about the > limit that a lighter plug/socket can handle safely and in my > experience it's marginal for...
• Re: Heading NORTH on 20w-50
  Historical mailing list - david griffiths
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:27:11 -0800
  ...I run a thicker 20w - 50 oil with no probs in the warm climate, > but > >>is there any reason to change to a lighter...
• 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:38:11 -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: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 09:22:04 -0700
  ...Even with lighter weight oil the pressure can still be fairly high (over 100 psi) when engine first started and oil pressure low. Alistair
• propane leak?
  Historical mailing list - peter hargreave
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 01:28:02 +0000
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>Other then of course using a lighter how does one go about telling if they have a propane...
• Re: Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:54:21 -0700
  ...If you do this, then you can just plug the solar charger into the cig lighter. NO? M __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter socket..."tighter" ones available?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:02:35 EDT
  I just now put one in from napa part#(782-1600) with the green light ring . It was to small and pulled through the...
• Re: portable heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 08:08:03 -0800
  ~K~ wrote: "Anyone know of any decent heaters that plug into the cigarette lighter? I'm about to embark across Canada with no heat...
• Re: Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:39:32 -0800
  ...It also might just be that the cig lighter plug is 'seeing' the 12 volts of the battery it's connected to, and thus...
• Vanagon Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 10:28:11 +1100
  ...He did nothing but push in the cigarette lighter. After a few minutes - the cigarette lighter popped out - he pulled it out and started...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:00:24 -0500
  ...I'm also >> wondering which end is lighter, front or back. I'd rather put the >> lighter end on the dolly, but is this...
• Re: Solar Battery Chargers
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:00:41 -0800
  ...Hooked one up to my Westy's cigarette lighter and the other to my '92 Ford T-bird Super Coupe cigarette lighter (loved that...
• Re: Woah! Didn't see that coming!
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 31 May 2013 20:34:04 -0700
  ...Prepping for my trip tomorrow, I took out this cell charger that I bought that fits into the cigarette lighter to test it out...
• Re: off road in a Vanagon Was Tires
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:38:36 -0500
  The old Breadloafs are lighter than our Vana-gones. So they tread more lightly. They have more rear-biased weight distribution plus lower gearing...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 07:59:40 -0700
  ...7:54 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Wanted something lighter than my previous and with no trailer hitch. > Trying to mimic the...
• Re: Fuel Carriers
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 23:26:11 -0500
  lighter than water Dave B ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Knoll" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002...
• Re: folding kayaks (was Traveling lighter)
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Sat, 28 May 2005 09:05:04 -0700
  Does anyone have experience with inflatable kayaks? I don't need something to run the rapids with, just would like something to get out...
• how to ship a rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 21:04:13 -0500
  ...400 to ship a rear hatch? Obviously larger in dimensions but lighter in weight then engines and/or transmissions. Who knows a good way...
• Re: gowesty aux battery problems
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:47:41 -0500
  note that the int lights, cig lighter, and stereo were all operating fine previously, and were not drawing the battery down at all. maybe...
• Re: Inverter Question
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 21:05:36 -0400
  You can charge your camera from one of those muti-voltage devices that plug into your cigarette lighter. Why convert from 12v DC to...
• Re: gowesty aux battery problems
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:05:03 -0700
  Too late now but there was no need to clip any wires to connect the cig lighter, int lights, and stereo to the aux...
• Re: Woah! Didn't see that coming!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 31 May 2013 20:33:53 -0700
  ...Prepping for my trip tomorrow, I took out this cell charger that I bought that fits into the cigarette lighter to test it out...
• Trivia question early vanagon Electrical
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 5 May 2025 09:48:11 -0400
  ...84 vanagon that is mounted to the right of the cigarette lighter? And, is there anything useful, direct fit thing, that can replace it...
• Re: Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:14:28 -0400
  ...In those cases you could back off to naptha (charcoal lighter) or isopropanol. Larry A. On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 7:34 AM...
• Re: 12 volt heaters?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 22:08:06 -0700
  >I saw a tiny heater that plugged in the cigarette lighter (which isn't >used for cigarettes by anybody I can think of). Anyone...
• Re: Jettas Towing Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 21:15:59 -0400
  You should not tow a heavier vehicle with a lighter vehicle. I think you would be asking for trouble by towing an 87 Vanagon...
• Dashboard removal electrical problem.
  Historical mailing list - Saulius Berzinskas
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 18:00:37 -0500
  ...The hvac controls and lighter do work, not to mention the exterior lights. I checked fuses and they look good. Was there a short...
• Re: converting to 4 wheel drive
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 21:26:50 -1000
  ...they were lighter than the vanagons were they > > not? > > > > mick
• Coleman thermoElectric fridge for those of you with w/ busted or missing fridge
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:29:17 EST
  ...also take it with me on trips, plugs right into ciggy lighter or whatever. no problems, and keeps stuff chilled nicely.. anyway, the dimensions...
• Re: Newbee question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:04:50 -0500
  ...I'd use Mobil 1, 15W50, but nothing lighter. but if you're not having any problems with a less expensive oil, why would...
• Re: westy silver socket - where to get plug?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 11:04:46 -0400
  ...the silver socket that will convert it to a > regular cigarette lighter plug? I heard bmw uses same type for their > motorcycles but too...
• Re: Strong dual USB?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:34:19 -0700
  ...Here's an option that seems to be popular and should fit within the existing cigarette lighter (allegedly): < https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Waterproof...
• AIR COMPRESSOR POWERED BY BATTERY
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 14:16:18 -0700
  ...I bought a 12 volt compressor but in testing it, plugged into the cigarette lighter, I blew out the fuse for the circuit, so...
• Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:08:13 -0800
  ...But the alloys do make wheels much lighter than OEM steel wheels. The difference is quite significant. Even with spacers added the total weight...
• start of a rear bumper build
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 08:13:08 -0700
  ...And I tend to contradict Colin Chapman's dictum of "simplify and add lightness" so starting with a lighter material will help keep the...