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• Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 21:57:19 -0800
  ...That got me motivated to start connecting the squirters in my Doka. The plumbing is a no brainer. Hoses just 'T' together. The wiring...
• Steering Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 20:40:43 -0600
  ...maybe a quarter inch in or out) without it turning the connecting shaft which is eventually attached to the steering wheel. After a little...
• Electrical Woes
  Historical mailing list - peter hargreave
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 20:40:07 +0000
  ...several wires connecting into it ... it looks as if one has broken off ... not sure though ... what is this piece supposed to look like...
• Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 11 May 2006 12:11:31 -0500
  ...Try connecting a clip lead temporarily from the ground terminal of one of your turn signal bulbs to a solid ground point on the...
• Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 7 Aug 2017 16:34:48 -0700
  ...box, I wanted to reduce the risk of that stud inadvertently connecting to ground. Thanks Neil. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil...
• Re: window does not roll up
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:40:53 -0800
  ...is an easy fix where something "popped off" and just needs > connecting again? I found this > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/vanagon...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:35:31 -0800
  ...You can check this by directly connecting the battery with a jumper wire to the solenoid to see how well it performs with power...
• Re: Removing head studs
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 13:59:00 -0500
  ...Be sure to protect the innards of >> the engine, as well as the connecting rods, from the welding splatter. I >> assume you are using...
• Re: help!:bypassing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 09:13:27 -0800
  ...help!:bypassing rear heater >Has anyone successfully bypassed the rear heater by either plugging the hoses >or connecting the two? I have been having...
• Trip Report (quick & dirty)
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:51:37 -0400
  ...me intermittent fits. _This time_ I'm be needing a new connecting rod, part number 025130365, which keeps popping off the ball on the...
• Re: Thoughts on Tents, Heads, Tires, and Hoses (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 06:20:20 EDT
  ...I also sewed a strip of Velcro around the edge of the connecting flap and glued a strips of Velcro around the inside edges...
• Electric Mayhem
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 15:30:39 -0700
  ...I'm finding a wire, I believe coming from the aux battery box (via fridge relay), that is connecting a spade connector that is...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:37:35 -0800
  ...I would be concerned having sparks nearby when connecting and disconnecting the electrical contacts near flammable fumes. Not intending on hijack your thread but...
• Re: More Big Buses (funny cargo)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Dec 1996 10:00:43 -0800
  ...Think about getting whacked by a connecting rod, even. Loads are dangerous -- secure them. Well maybe not 50 yards of sod. malcolm
• Mobile phone in a Westy?!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:18:35 -0500
  ...Question #3 other than the wireless technology posted today by John (Blue Eyes) does anybody have a good way of connecting a laptop to...
• Re: Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s, Relays, Saftey,and charging (Very Long)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 22:23:56 -0400
  ...showing how they went about wiring up a fuse panel and connecting appliances to it? I'm just trying to discharge my fuelish responsibilities...
• Re: Batteries in parallel?
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 20:47:36 -0400
  ...Batteries in parallel? Does anyone have any information concerning problems which may result from connecting two 12 v. batteries in parallel to obtain more...
• Wierd wiring (was running rich)
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 20:53:35 -0600
  ...In any case, the point is that the connector was not connecting to the AFM (or at least it was a sketchy connection). Wasn...
• Simple timing question, '84 1.9 l
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 16:43:17 -0500
  ...Mine is an '84 1.9 gas, Cali Do I have this right? 1) Idle speed stabiliser should be bypassed by connecting the two...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:51:40 -0500
  ...A few of questions, though : >> >> Is the U-Joint connecting the steering shaft to PS rack made to handle >> the >> greater forces now demanded...
• Brake Line replacement update, need help in figuring this out...
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 23:31:32 -0500
  ...well as cutting the existing rusted tubing and connecting to this braided line or connecting directly to the master cylinder. If you can shed...
• MY GAS GAUGE IS WORKING!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:28:02 -0500
  ...thankfully, I didn't drop the tank all the way) and connecting it but no change so it must be the gauge) when the...
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:46:54 -0400
  There is apparently a rigid boxer definition in which the connecting rods cannot share crank journals. Most "V" engines share crank journals and are...
• Re: 90 instrument cluster into 83 -- wiring help?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:22:07 -0800
  ...Specifically, the 90 has a blue/white & brown wire connecting to the speedo and the main plug has different pin-outs. > >Anyone done this...
• Re: Trailer wiring [SVC]
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:51:01 -0400
  ...Anyone got a > handy wiring diagram for a connecting a trailer plug to an 84? > > -- > > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:37:38 -0700
  ...that sender do? My first guess: > > Pressure too low = switch closes, connecting the blu/blk wire to > ground, > Pressure okay = switch open, blu/blk...
• Re: Was regarding the Dremel - now 4 pack ub12220 batteries install
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 20:10:05 -0600
  ...end connectors to go over the small bolts that hold the connecting bus-bars to the flat upright eyelet terminals of these batteries. http...
• Re: short-lived rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  07 Apr 1995 00:09:00 GMT
  ...I bought my '80 Vanagon with a blown engine (Connecting rod had come through the case). Once I tore it down, I found that...
• Re: Speaker Ground (was Re: Aiwa CD stereo option)
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 09:41:50 -0700
  ...Aiwa CD stereo option) I've been putting off connecting my back speakers, as I assumed they shared a ground. Anybody know what year...
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 10:08:37 -0700
  ...From the archives, I found suggestions to > "rotate the linkage clockwise one notch" at the mid-van connecting point. > So, I've loosened the...
• Re: spare waterpump or alternator
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 15:21:35 -0700
  ...head 025 121 058M, as well as the little 7mm pieces connecting to the coolant "ring" around the deck opening. This on an '87...
• Re: Voltage Question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 6 Mar 2016 08:55:55 -0800
  ...I did not think to measure the voltage > after connecting the fan load. The reading is now 14 Volts. I can live with > that...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 05:28:46 -0400
  ...COM> wrote: > > Another real nice item to have for filling or connecting to your propane = > tank is one of these: > > =20 > > http://www.amazon...
• Go Westy Performance WBX Longblocks
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:30:22 -0600
  ...Specially machined connecting rods for 80mm stroke. Go Westy exclusive modified 95mm pistons. A different, exclusive GoWesty proprietary camshaft grind specifically for this engine...
• [nvr] audi quattro 90.
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:19:57 -0800
  ...the hose is connecting only to the main radiator and is free at the other end. when you try to start the car it...
• Re: WTB Behr AC switch and switchplate
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:59:32 -0500
  ...switchplate. > > Anybody have these? > > Anybody have a good drier cannister? > > How about the connecting tubes from the underdash unit to the condensor? > > Thanks, > > Jim
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:55:59 -0500
  ...So what side should it be connected to L or R of the ends on the pspump? which connecting side? Which side should connect...
• Re: Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:50:11 -0400
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 8:51 AM Subject: Connecting Rod Bolts >I have heard that the bolts for 2.1 l...
• Clutch Pedal & Clutch cylinder rod Q
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:33:28 -0400
  ...Part of that is from either an elongated hole in the top of the clutch lever, where the clevis pin connecting the rod into...
• Re: do we have a vacuum leak?
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 10:30:04 -0700
  ...my gauge to the same place you did when measuring vacuum. Connecting the gauge to other locations didn't affect my measurements. Scott Terry...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 22:54:52 -0800
  ...Tearing out the LED or >pushbutton switch or connecting the leads to them would not disarm the >system and allow a thief to start...
• Re: shout out to the list -- road-side repairs -- vacuum leak, duct tape
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 9 Jun 2020 10:58:50 -0700
  ...gas station > and found a sizable vacuum leak, a rubber hose connecting the plenum bit on > top of the engine to the pipes to...
• A file from Scott
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 13:18:22 -0700
  ...If you are having problems connecting, verify that you have copied the entire address (above) into the address bar of your browser.
• 1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?)
  Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 21:32:01 -0500
  ...and the intake plenum was leaking a bit, also the hose connecting the AFM to the throttle body was leaking. Both were replaced today...
• dent removal ?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:36:20 -0700
  ...There is a lightly flattened area right on the edge, connecting the two creases. There is only the slightest smudge on the bumper, so...
• NVC- Need Trailer Wiring Help!
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 16:23:54 -0400
  ...one working turn signal and a taillight (passengers)- that was by connecting the white and black to the brown, and the yellow to the...
• Re: My Engine Has Bit the Dust
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 18:17:21 -0800
  ...than likely the cam shaft has broke since the only thing connecting > front to back cylinders is the cam shaft and it would be...
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:13:42 -0700
  ...wrote: > There is apparently a rigid boxer definition in which the connecting rods > cannot share crank journals. > Most "V" engines share crank journals and...
• Re: CV-Joints (was: Web Page Update / Crew Cab update)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 12:26:01 -0800
  ...if the two shafts are directly in line, no matter the connecting mechanism, the output shaft will turn in exactly the same manner as...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 15 Jan 2001 (#2001-79)
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 03:40:59 -0500
  Dear List, After reading Boston Bob's conclusions on the 2.1L connecting rod big end distortion and Stuart's "Evangelical" spin on the...
• Re: my van keeps dying..... Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Nancy Eilers-Hughes
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:53:23 -0700
  ...Once was the fuel pump relay, once was an intermittent short/open in one of the wires connecting to the Hall sender in the...
• Reverse Vanagon syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Parker Beeson
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:23:46 -0600
  ...http://www.coreaddicts.com/hose.jpg) connecting to the air filter housing is very loose (despite my best efforts to tighten and make fit...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2011 17:31:11 -0400
  ...Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers tencentlife's adapter kit for connecting a adapter which allows a fellow to mount a oil pressure gauge...
• The Mouse that ate our Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 7 May 1999 09:01:55 -0400
  ...The little bu**ers had eaten through 8 of the 11 wires connecting the Idle Stabilizer Relay and 5 of the eaten wires were...
• Re: Middle Seat Installation
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:15:58 -0700
  ...0400, David Bogle wrote: >Southard wrote: >> >> David: >> >> There exists hardware for connecting the seat to the tracks. Hard for me to >> describe. Maybe you...
• Re: WTB Behr AC switch and switchplate
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:27:52 -0400
  ...switchplate. > > Anybody have these? > > Anybody have a good drier cannister? > > How about the connecting tubes from the underdash unit to the condensor? > > Thanks, > > Jim >
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:34:31 -0500
  ...The relay switch connecting the two batteries is not closed except when the engine is running and the alternator is therefore putting out current...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT O UELTZEN
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:09:58 -0700
  ...chains such as displacement, crank throw, connecting rod length, valve timing, compression ratio, etc. I've only replaced one timing chain (Alfa Romeo) so...
• Re: coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:39:55 -0800
  ...the tube that > connects to the pressure cap? > > I disconnected the connecting tube at the pressure cap, tried blowing > through it into the overflow...
• Re: Plug n Play headlight harness with relays - almost done
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 01:29:08 EST
  ...Seriously, I saw a battery explode once when a fellow arced the jumper cables he was connecting to his buddy's car after an...