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• Oil drain copper crush washer?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:57:27 -0700
  ...the Wonderbus 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)" KG6RCR
• Re: Electrical discharging a capacitor
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 08:00:07 -0700
  if you type in "discharge large capacitor" into Google you get these (and other) useful links. http://www.ehow.com/how_16749_discharge-capacitor...
• Re: Porta potty go boom
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 May 2005 13:28:40 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR
• Air cooled Vanagon Westy Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 29 May 2007 12:25:28 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• What does "ETKA" stand for?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:12:14 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Reset/Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 10:42:48 -0500
  ...And there is an electrical connector. The speedo attaches towards the top of the small black box and the electricall connector toward the bottom...
• Re: Mystery Battery
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:38:37 -0700
  ...I've been > puzzling through the electrical system with a very > electrically minded > friend, and we've come upon a deep cycle battery > (quite...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:44:49 -0400
  ...My > other 2 syncros doesn't have that problem and it doesn't mean they won't.. > a lesson learn as for any electrical...
• Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Peter Eaton
  Tue, 27 May 1997 10:33:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Now what? Best I can guess, either the vibrator was defective, or something is spiking through the electrical and burned it out. I do...
• Tach Installation??
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 12:52:07 -0400
  ...My question is HOW DO I INSTALL IT??? There is an electrical connector on the back, but I have no idea if it matches...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Wed, 16 May 2001 16:44:29 -0400
  ...engine by the electrical needs of the heater blower, ie the engine has to work harder to run the electrical motor, and thus get...
• Re: fridge lighting
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:03:25 -0700
  You do not need any electrical connections for the fridge to operate on propane. There is a 12 volt fan on the back that...
• Re: Friday. So . . . bumper sticker Q?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:42:38 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR neil typed: > Isn't it possible for one to...
• Re: Electrical connectors
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:29:15 -0800
  ...48 schrieb Tom C: > > Does anyone know where to get the electrical connectors that go into the > > big white connector for the instrument cluster...
• Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:33:30 +0000
  ...When I did my fuel lines I wrapped in electrical tape but that isn't holding up. Was thinking sealing with some liquid rubber...
• Re: Momentary Engine Stoppage
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:29:20 -0400
  ...I imagined all sorts of fuel and electrical problems, but thanks to a knowledgeable mechanic, got on the right track. mcneely > > ---- JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL...
• Re: Electrical Circuit Instrument Cluster 85 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:34:37 -0800
  ...COM> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:12 PM Subject: Re: Electrical Circuit Instrument Cluster 85 Vanagon Help Could be the bulbs. Replace with...
• new fuel pump taped up
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:45:28 -0400
  ...Is a little foam and some electrical tape a no, no? Or should I just leave it and chalk it up to experimentation :-) zip...
• Re: Hall sffect sender/ engine in '90 Vanagon cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 19:37:05 -0700
  ...You can thread a piece of electrical tape under the wires (and between the distro body). This worked for me for 25K+ miles. Then...
• Re: Fixed: 1.9L starts but wont run long
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:41:07 -0500
  ...Now put an electrical connector(junkyard) on the electrical hookups on the injector. Hook up a 12V battery. Lastly, hook up a bicycle tire...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:33:43 -0700
  ...Does this suggest there's only an electrical problem with the boiler? Might be fixable? That would be cool. Remember, I couldn't get...
• Re: corrosion study
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 7 May 2010 14:21:58 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:48:05 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Source of parts for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ra�l Barreras
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 15:52:25 -0400
  ...cover for outside electrical hookup Problem: local VW dealer wants $25 + tax for part. Solution? Does anyone know of a source (new or used...
• Flashing Coolant light on a diesel van.
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 19:03:19 -0400
  ...on the diesel coolant electrical system. Steve.
• Rotary battery switch was: your mail
  Historical mailing list - Erick Faith Jimenez
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:53:15 -0600
  ...Never move the switch to ANY position with the engine running, you will damage your electrical system.
• Re: I4 conversion speed sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:27:59 EDT
  ...computer and wiring it in? Sounds easy enough, if you are an electrical genius. Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box" Bradenton FL
• Electrical Glitch (Imagine that!)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 25 May 2004 11:40:30 -0400
  My 89 Westy turn signals stop working the second the radiator fan kicks on, and returns to normal operation when it kicks off. Anyone...
• Digifant II in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:41:04 -0400
  ...The advantage would be undated VW Jetta/Golf parts avalible cheaper, and a few minor electrical updates. Eric
• Re: AT first gear whine?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 09:00:07 -0700
  ...the Wonderbus 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)" KG6RCR
• Replacement Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 08:54:11 -0400
  ...Has exactly the same hose fittings and electrical connectors. I got it on eBay and am using it in my '86 syncro westfalia with...
• Fog/driving light switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gellman User
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:33:57 -0500
  ...hazard light switch..i am going to run lights off of it..does anyone have the electrical schematic that they can email me... jeff
• WTB side marker lights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:38:23 -0500
  ...As to the ones I have, the lenses are pretty well shot and the electrical connectors have more corrosion than I want to deal...
• Facebook - too cool
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:58:50 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: Electrical Help nEEDED - 90' Carat
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 18 May 2007 07:58:52 -0700
  RE: Dash lights Jeff, let me insult you with the obvious question: Is the dimmer knob turned up to full brightness? And don't...
• Re: Engine cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:51:54 -0400
  ...Also works great on copper electrical contacts.
• Re: Electrical connection prep.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:07:04 -0700
  ...Electrical connection prep. > > Thought I’d start another subject just to keep things tidy :-) > > Lots of opinions and lots of info about electrical connection...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 21 May 2010 15:33:53 -0700
  ...I wonder if I've got an active load of some sort pulling on the electrical generation system, such as my DC > DC battery...
• Re: `66 electrical problems!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 13:28:14 -0700
  ...9 connections going to it, is a one-year-only >VW electrical thingie, and, IMHO, is a Bad Idea. > Anyway, I put this one...
• Re: electrical experts: what ? -Wire Sizes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:53:59 -0800
  ...2001 10:58 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: electrical experts: what ? -Wire Sizes In a message dated 3/6/01 1...
• Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:08:21 -0400
  The "Down low" location for the electrical hookup was a Canadian thing. US spec models have them up high. The Canadian spec westies have...
• 82 fi electrical question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:59:08 -0700
  ...I remember disconnecting the electrical connections to the aux. air valve and thermo time switch (the thing that lives under the air distrib.) The...
• Re: More Tailight Glow
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 09:01:40 -0700
  ...Once the assembly is apart, you'll see that the electrical "wiring" for the light bulbs is very similar to a printed circuit board...
• Re: Sink pump improvement?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:11:28 -0700
  ...Slow pump is either or both bad electrical supply or pump getting tired. >> Oh, I said that before didnt I. You replaced pump a...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 19:03:11 -0800
  There is such a thing, it's used on the big aluminum wires in electrical service panels. It's dense with zinc and aluminum...
• Re: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 10:29:06 -0800
  ...If the tach suddenly drops to zero but the engine is still turning then you have a simple electrical problem rather than a fuel...
• Re: Reply to Electrical Mods
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Tue, 19 Apr 1994 11:07:04 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Some of the best books on 12 volt electrical supplies are actually written for boaters, especially sailboaters, who must live on their elecricity while...
• temp sensor Q
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Pechukas
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:47:47 EDT
  so latest in the cooling problems saga of 82 diesel vanagon "Bike" electrical problem now eng temp needle comes all the way up and...
• Re: Electrical - Lights and Fan: More
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 23:49:24 -0400
  ...GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sun 18 July 2004 23:31 Subject: Electrical - Lights and Fan: More Thanks to Simon R. for suggesting the load...
• Re: test test
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:06:12 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 10/26/2007 1:09 PM Jake de...
• Re: Repairing my strange electrical
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Jun 2020 01:02:14 +0000
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• it's time
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 May 2011 19:41:01 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:50:06 -0600
  > I am hopin' this is some bit of information that is commonly known. I asked the same question a couple of years ago and...
• Re: vanagon difficulty
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:12:28 -0700
  ...support for each other in terms of availability of parts for quick validation of many common starting, fuel injection, emission, and electrical problems. David
• Re: 88 Vanagon alternator light problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:47:25 -0400
  The original posting...a friend told me about cruise control with automatics doing weird things to Vanagon electrical systems...worth looking at although may...
• Stupid Electrical Error
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 07 Apr 94 13:19:38 CDT
  gerry, it sounds like you have fried that little voltage regulator that is on the printed circuit foil ... it's a little 3-legged...
• Speedo Light Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Scott A. Harvey
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 08:58:18 PDT
  ...have the plastic clip/housing out which is attached to the electrical 'ribbon' cable. But I don't see how to pop out the...
• Those little springs
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 20:13:34 -0400
  Anyone have a source or idea as to how to replace those little springs on the lower electrical outlet cover on the 88 westys...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 10:11:25 -0500
  ...a new rotor! I think if the source is electrical it can be many things.. Christopher 82 Westfalia
• Glow plug relay
  Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 08:37:46 -0400
  Does anyone have a photo of relay, fuse box etc installed in a Vanagon? I am repairing electrical fire damage which resulted in meltdown...