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Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 8 Oct 2014 09:13:22 -0700
...I'm told the cable between the dash lever and the valve is kinked near the dash lever. Everyone also tells me the cable...
RE: My neighbors must think I'm crazy
Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
17 May 1995 09:05:56 -0800
...anon869@vt.edu (Christopher Bridge) Well folks, Among the many things I've been working on is replacing a heater cable. I bought a...
Re: OXS light on dash
Historical mailing list - Austin
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:10:13 -0700
...Mounted on >the frame next to the spare tire carrier you will see a small black box >that the speedometer cable comes into on...
Re: Tire chains or Tire cables?
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Wed, 7 Feb 2001 04:31:37 -0000
...Regular chains are almost as good, and cables are somewhat less. Mounting any of them over regular highway tires will reduce traction. That said...
Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sat, 3 Mar 2018 22:46:50 +0000
...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have two sets of latter model cables, and I think they will fit. They > are > > already packaged...
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Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:38:18 -0400
...On the right side, ---there is the same ---> hole but no plastic cable. Instead there is a plastic cable that ---> loops on below this...
Re: electric window cable
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 21:35:55 +0000
I second that "Don't help the window up and down" I did so and ended up with a hopelessly tangled cable. When I...
Re: Lube for heater control cable?
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:19:43 -0800
...Lube for heater control cable? Hi Jack, mainly as long as one uses something half decent or better ..it will be fine. I would...
Re: disconnecting throttle cable
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Sun, 8 Jun 2003 14:11:13 -0500
...I just loosened the cable stop bolt and pulled the cable out of the connector. This is all right on top of the throttle...
Re: Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:49:51 -0700
On 10/9/2014 5:47 PM, Karl Mullendore wrote: > If the valve itself isn't tight, straighten and lube the cable. I've...
Re: Tire chains or Tire cables?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 18:31:34 -0800
> Cables. Go on quick, come off quick. Keep the speed down and if the > surface isn't white, take 'em off. unless it's...
Re: sticky speedometer...
Historical mailing list - Will Stiefel
Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:52:31 -0800
Where exactly would one apply the watch oil? Last time this started happening to me my speedo cable eventually broke, and my speedo has...
TDC sensor cable questions
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:26:58 -0400
On a 1.9L WBX, how do you remove the cable from the TDC sensor (need to move from one engine to another)? Is...
Important maintenance item for those with automatic transmissions
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:16:03 -0700
Accelerator cables have a hard life on the automatic. The cable attaches to the kickdown lever on the tranny and has a lot of...
Re: Automatic Transmission/Shifter cable?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:13:16 -0700
Yes, the PO replaced this cable on my '85, so I know they do wear out. Don't know how hard it is to...
Re: Sticking Spedometer....
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Wed, 19 Oct 94 20:50:08 CDT
...then you can unscrew the cable from the back of the speedo and get at the end of the cable end rather easily. on...
ebrake cable equalizer?'sPlastic water outlet ripoff
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Wed, 14 Feb 2001 12:30:04 -0600
...Is there individual adjustment on each cable or do I need to replace either the longer of the two or both cables> If they...
Heater Controls '80, was VW Cooling
Historical mailing list
03 Jun 97 06:05:24 PDT
...This cable end is NOT stiffened, and not reinforced. Mine was bending and not pushing the cable through the sleeve, thus not actuating the...
Re: Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon? and some more..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 14 May 2010 06:55:12 -0700
...If I pull on the cable 'beyond the motor' but before it splices into the Vanagon cable, everything feels smooth. The cable from the...
Re: Important maintenance item for those with automatic transmissions
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Tue, 11 Jun 2019 11:54:19 -0700
I have had 2 cables break on me far from home. Easy to repair with common hardware store parts for temporary travel. It is...
'85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 15 May 2013 16:51:50 -0400
I have to replace my accelerator cable - where the cable connects at the throttle it is held in place by a small retaining ring...
Re: Source for e-brake cables
Historical mailing list - turbowesty
Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:46:46 -0400
...I might score a set of e-brake cables? I'm talking about the two cables that go from the center yoke back to...
e-brake boot (the underside)
Historical mailing list - Mark
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:15:22 -0500
...I need to get access to the e-brake cable - the part that's right above the front of the gas tank. My problem...
Re: Camelback VW / Accel. cable
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 16:14:58 EDT
...So, they made one themselves by running some sort of wire cable through a piece of fuel hose. The van goes faster when I...
Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:49:06 -0700
...On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:53 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote: > Hi John, > > If replacing the cable is a problem...
Re: Freezing throttle cable temporary fix
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:55:39 -0500
When the throttle cable is freezing up and sticking with the throttle substantially open, do not try to adjust it immediately by reaching down...
Re: Digitool Installed, totally Excellent!
Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
Sun, 16 May 1999 08:02:50 -0700
...More on the cable. The cable has 2 sections, a short 12" one, and a much longer one. The short one has the actual...
Re: Parts search
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:45:06 -0700
Hi Ralph, I saw those, but mine has the ball attached to the end of the cable not a socket that attaches to a...
Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:51:19 -0700
...On Syncros the speedo cable is driven by gears inside > the front differential. > > The numbers represent the cable revolutions per unit of distance the...
Re: speedo cable
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:25:27 -0500
...Someone kindly put a little putty around clip/end of speedo cable (that sticks out of cap). Likely to *help* keep water out. Although...
Re: Parking brake adjustment, '82
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Mon, 5 May 2008 09:22:21 -0700
...I find it odd that the spring part of the cable is actually hanging out of the backing plate. The cable was seated very...
Re: adding a second battery
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:58:40 -0400
...On the (-) cable at the battery end, I used a lever-type connector. When camping for any length of time, I disconnect this cable...
Re: Conduit for throttle cable
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 16 Jul 2018 02:32:30 +0000
...Conduit for throttle cable Changing the throttle cable the plastic conduit over the tank crumbled so does anyone know where to get some or...
Re: Parking brake cable dimensions
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:24:49 -0500
...dimensions of the Vanagon 2wd parking brake > cable? I think the total length of the cable is 1473mm (58") but I need > the length...
91 Camper Dash Chirping noise in turn.
Historical mailing list - gneiss9
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:44:44 -0600
...I replaced this cable last summer and it has very few miles on it so did I perhaps mis- route the cable when I...
Re: Throttle Cable Replacement
Historical mailing list
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:10:14 EDT
...Cut the old cable and attach the new cable to it (aluminum tape, wire, be creative). Now pull it toward the back, now pull...
Re: Speedo noise zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:54:25 +0000
Make sure the cable is pushed all the way into the speedometer, If noit the buzzing you hear may be the cable end spinning...
Re: Need a sliding door lock mechanism
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 5 May 2020 10:02:39 -0700
...there's a cable running from front to back... broken cable? jammed? to much slack?
Lubricating Big Sunroof Cables
Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
Sat, 14 Jun 1997 19:13:00 -0700
...I'd like to lube the cables and runners. Can I just unscrew the aluminum covers and lube? Safe to undo? Any lube recommendations...
chains vs. cables?
Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 22:23:36 -0800
...my first snow trip. Any comments from experiences list members about chains vs. cables and any other 'driving in snowy conditions' tips? Jim Wheaton
Ebrake Cable Question
Historical mailing list - John Baker
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 13:53:19 -0400
Anyon know if I can put ebrake cables from a '91 onto my '83 water cooled?? Peace, JB '66 Split Window Camper '83 H20...
parking brake cable
Historical mailing list - Shaggy
Thu, 30 May 2002 17:13:31 -0700
do I have to drop the fuel tank to replace the front cable that goes to the handbrake? Shaggy ===== Shaggy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo...
Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:56:10 -0700
...If you can measure voltage there you have a drop on the ground cable. It does happen where the factory transmission ground cable looks...
Re: lube speedo cable?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:53:17 -0700
...Cable, > not the speedo gears. > > I remember "in the old days" when one used graphite > powder, but the newer plasticized cables seem to be...
Re: WARNING: Lighting upgrade hazard
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Wed, 25 Dec 2002 02:32:24 +0000
...So why did your Alt cable melt????????? As a suggestion, if the the Alt output cable was shorted to ground(B-), the OEM cable...
Re: Speedometer Noise
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:08:07 -0700
...It's usually when you've had the speedometer cable disconnected recently. Sometimes when you reconnect it, the cable isn't happy with the...
Re: Intermittent high idle - able to make "go low"
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:56:46 -0700
There is a cable adjustment note in Bentley but personally, I've never fully understood it. I adjust the cable so i can feel...
Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
Historical mailing list - Ry
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 14:01:28 -0500
...A starting battery to starter cable replacement story > > In a message dated 07/08/2010 3:18:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > LISTSERV...
Re: broken speedometer?
Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:45:02 -0400
...Check to see if the cable is stripped at the grease cap. > > I removed the instrument cluster and disconnected the cable and this is...
Gauges... Oil Pressure & Speedo Cable...
Historical mailing list - PlayDoh
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 23:04:13 -0400
...is there any way to reattach it without this clip? or is this whole thing easier by getting a new cable? Oil Pressure... bought...
e-brake cable slipping off of brake shoe
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:06:27 -0700
...the e-brake cable keeps slipping off of the break shoe, rendering the emergency brake worthless. The cable moves smoothly and the brake action...
Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken?
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Sat, 13 May 2006 23:22:43 -0400
...I had the engine off and pushed the throttle cable forward all the way and let it snap back, I did this a couple...
Re: e-brake boot (the underside)
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:35:08 -0500
...I'm thinking that if there's a low spot in the crossover tube where the cable is contacting it, gasoline could pool there...
Re: Speedo Cable question
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 2 Mar 2008 06:35:13 -0500
...Speedo Cable question Thanks Scott, that's what I needed to be reassured about. I knew that in a modern car it would matter...
heater fix (sort of)
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Sun, 31 Mar 96 17:32:54 EST
...What is involved in replacing this cable? The cable goes to the top of the box under the bus, so I can't see...
More upper shelf info
Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
Tue, 2 Dec 1997 09:42:51 -0800
...Its "L" shaped with a 2" back lip like this |______ I used cable to attach the shelf to the pop-top but you could...
Re: speedo cable
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:28:26 -0700
...speedo cable > My dumbass mechanic ( a long story I'd rather not revisit) repacked both > front bearings today and appears to have either not...
Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Tue, 3 Dec 2013 07:22:12 -0800
...By contrast a sheathed cable like a bike brake >>> cable can only pull - if you push on it it will buckle. >>> >>> What is the...
Re: '89 Westy - Canadian?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 12:53:04 -0800
> But it does not have the O2 sensor light, or the milage counter box, > so where do I get a new Speedo cable for...
heater box woes
Historical mailing list - Troy
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:09:58 -0900
...Both the defrost, and the floor vents are controlled by two separate climate control cables, so this is confusing. Maybe a silly question, but...