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• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:16:56 -0700
  ...any chance it's a higher compression engine? > >That is strange that it's behaving this way.� < scratches head > > >Neil. > > >On Sat, Apr 14...
• Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:02:18 -0400
  ...Most everything I've seen are cigarette lighter adapters, and not sure they can handle the higher voltage of a solar panel. So, I...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:38:35 -0500
  ...The O2 sensor is constantly in a state of transition between high and low voltage. Manfucturers call this crossing of the 0.45 volt...
• Re: Test equipment--"Official VW multimeter"
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:54:57 -0700
  ...Can't remember if this is for high or low beams, but you get the idea. If the voltage falls quickly...start looking for...
• Re: LED replacement for westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 05:45:02 -0400
  ...Although it is a 430nm device and they take higher voltages. The highest I could find was from NTE, 4.5typ/5.5max. Trouble...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:06:22 -0700
  ...headlights and the voltage climbed to a more reasonable number. > > If the relay had been the one with the higher-voltage coil it might...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:57:05 +0200
  ...down the line > would see a lower voltage due to voltage drops (magnified by the > higher current of several loads in parallel) . Lower power...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus. Wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:19:13 -0700
  ...If one battery has a higher voltage than > the other there will be current flowing from one battery to another, > which is like charging...
• Re: Re(2): Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 07 Jan 1997 16:57:25 -0800
  ...However, because the signal is in such a small voltage amount (under 1v), it must be hot to give a good reading. The computer...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:44:29 -0700
  ...down the line > would see a lower voltage due to voltage drops (magnified by the > higher current of several loads in parallel) . Lower power...
• Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:55:21 -0500
  When you have poor, corroded wiring/ connections or bad grounding, voltage drops. When voltage drops, current rises automatically in proportion. This is due to...
• Re: Correct capacitor
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:01:33 -0700
  ...The higher the voltage the better off you >will be also. Go with the 35Vdc rating. This will handle any transient >spikes. Also because...
• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:53:07 -0500
  Most likely what happens is the insulation breaks down and during the high voltage spike some of that energy shorts out and you get...
• Re: higher power low beams
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 21:09:04 EST
  ...Each drops a small voltage proportional to the current through it. The higher the current the higher the voltage loss. This mod reduces parasitic...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Jun 2016 15:32:28 -0400
  ...If not drawing current and voltage stays high then you have a problem in the starter. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:10:18 -0600
  ...You need to compare your static non-running voltage to your charging voltage & charging should be higher. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:55:05 -0500
  ...1) There is no voltage loss, as opposed to a diode based battery isolator, so the battery always charges at full voltage 2) In...
• Re: Proper Headlight Configuration
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:23:17 -0400
  The outer lamps have both high and low beam (dipped) beam filaments. Thus the three wires to each bulb. Low beams, outer lights low...
• Oil Filter Worries (and other nuggets...)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 05:45:39 -0700
  ...the coil, rather than the high voltage lead to the distributor. Most of the reason that the high-tension lead to the distributor is...
• Re: dual battery isolator / Optima Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:47:55 -0700
  ...At $174.45 for the high technology and much touted product this is disappointing. The specs page didn't mention voltage drop. I'll...
• Re: occasional hesitation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Dec 2017 12:43:43 -0500
  ...to run it overpowers the extremely weak (high impedance) signal from the ECU. ECU sees the voltage changing and believes the sensor has come...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 14:07:13 -0500
  ...relay, though, and at highway speeds the LED will glow. Clearly, the fan is windmilling and generating enough voltage to light the LED. So...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:22:39 -0400
  ...size=2>� Higher initial cost<br> � Heavier weight<br> � Water cannot be replaced if continually overcharged<br> � Automatic temperature-sensing,<br> voltage-regulated chargers...
• Re: Help diagnose POSSESSED 2.1L Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:15:13 EDT
  My crystal ball is saying do a voltage check at the pump under load. Or if you have an amp meter look for 2...
• Fan motor Lube: What do you use and where?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:51:48 -0400
  ...In my case, it's a rear blower that only runs on high speed after reinstallation. Feeding voltage directly from the battery to each...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 07:26:39 -0700
  ...I had to search high and low to find a unit that actually powers off -- not only from the front panel power button, but...
• Re: Third brake lights (tack-free)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 18:24:40 -0400
  ...I'm sorry I said *absolute* when I should have said "unless you're reckless." Yes, I'm quite familiar with forward voltage vs...
• Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:10:40 -0400
  ...volt systems where battery charging may expose coil to continuous, higher-than-rated voltage. Stancor will not be responsible for consequences of misapplied solenoids...
• Fwd: Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:40:29 -0700
  ...By >> measuring volts there, you have confirmed that voltage is getting to >> the heater. > > Yes, that is what I did. Multimeter read 119.2...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem (extensive experience)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:23:44 EDT
  ...maintain a decent cranking voltage. Check the trade magazines, I have seen adds for heavy duty starters for high compression hot rod VW engines...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 15 Feb 2004 01:08:24 -0500
  ...In >fact, the local utility companies routinely come by and wash the high >voltage wires with distilled water to prevent noisy arcing that >occurs...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:27:15 -0400
  The resistor is to limit current through the LED which is a "constant voltage" device like any diode. The LED will start dimming the...
• Re: 1991 digital clock
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Mar 2013 15:40:57 -0800
  ...on m own 85 I added an extra battery cable ...that helped get measured-at-the battery charging voltage closer to the voltage measured...
• Re: fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 23:58:40 -0600
  ...I found that if the voltage was > below 4.2 vdc then the van would idle really rough, as the water dried the > voltage...
• IGNITION CORROSION
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:35:08 -0800
  ...The latest experience was between the ignition wire and the high voltage coil contact. I am having no misfire or anything like that but...
• Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:03:19 -0400
  ...If the single positive post is correct, does this mean I need a new fan motor? Or should the low-speed voltage be higher...
• Re: Headlight Failure
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:21:42 -0700
  ...A marginal connection (poor contact) would result in a voltage drop across the connection. The worse the connection is (i.e., the higher the...
• Singe Battery ?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 29 Jun 95 12:06:15 PDT
  ...Why do you suppose they didn't standardize a higher-voltage battery (say, 24? 36?) for use in cars and things? I suppose it...
• Re: Possible Solar Charge Controller Warning ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 7 May 2015 08:25:06 -0700
  ...This likely won't happen in my case as the Truckfridge has a cut out voltage is much higher than 6 Volts. It's...
• Re: Headlight Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:45:03 -0400
  ...A marginal connection (poor contact) would result in a voltage drop across the connection. The worse the connection is (i.e., the higher the...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:27:03 -0500
  ...a normal voltage for a Vanagon alternator and yes other > > brand vehicles often are higher. The real question is what voltage is > > the battery...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 19:25:02 -0400
  ...stopcock grease or high vacuum grease) is so called because it's *intended* to be used for waterproofing high voltage connections rather than as...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:44:48 -0400
  ...as a bolted connection. �that connection type > gives very high pressures, most hight voltage stuff is of the bolted > connection type. �a bolted connection...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 13:15:52 -0600
  ...Then measure the voltage across the resistor during various operations. Keep in mind the voltage drop across the resistor depends on current, so if...
• Re: High beam blue LED
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 12:44:26 -0800
  ...voltage and current range that is present in that socket. Todd '88 Westy BajaLeo wrote: > Does anyone have advice on replacing the high beam...
• Re: Still lousy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 2 May 2012 16:32:01 -0400
  ...Plenty of hills, some highway but lots of 45-50 roads where my van really shines in gas mileage. Temp gauge was normal. >> so...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 08:45:10 -0700
  ...Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net> wrote: > My water temp VDO gauge reads high >> because I have a 150C gauge and I'm pretty sure I...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 16:36:43 -0700
  ...use the test light to find voltage on a headlight wire. ( should be power on either the high beam wire, or the low beam...
• Re: Overnight Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 13:40:33 -0600
  ...what would be a normal overnight voltage drop? > > The first night I lost over 5 volts overnight. > > Yesterday I isolated all the stereo components...
• Re: Golf Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:57:24 -0700
  ...When that light is on, it means that battery voltage is higher than the alternator output voltage. In other words, the alternator output is...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:32:38 -0700
  ...The faster the battery is asked to store electricity the hotter it gets so anything but a short stay at higher voltages can heat...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:22:19 -0700
  ...Charge up battery with charger first then run engine and check voltage at positive battery terminal. Compare to the voltage at the alternator. Alistair...
• Re: No headlights
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:57:27 -0800
  ...That lets both the high and low beam voltages feed back to the high beam indicator, lighting it in both cases. I like to...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:26:35 -0500
  ...Higher voltage indicates > rich > > mixture, low voltage is lean. > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > > Dave Baker <DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 01/13/2003 > 02...
• Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 18:21:15 -0700
  lol, re "sender is a constant voltage source, or a constant current source." the sender is neither. but see Mark's post .. if mark...
• Re: checking coil and icu?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 03:02:41 +0000
  ...Check the ign coil secondary tower (term 4) for a high voltage spark when an on-off frequency is occurring at the coil negative...
• Re: headlight bulb question... One more...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 13:08:32 -0500
  ...wrote: >Well, that makes sense that higher wattage bulbs should have heavier guage >wire. But on Frank Condelli's how-to, it suggests that...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:58:35 -0700
  ...There's a voltage drop all along > the way, but grounds are good. > > At Alt, no load 14.15 vdc > At Alt, loaded 14...
• Re: CD Ignition
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:03:46 -0800
  ...However I do feel that it is going to be less reliable due to high voltage (400 - 600 V dc). It demands very high...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 16:11:45 -0400
  ...good voltage going into the solenoid, check it where it goes from the solenoid into the starter. If that is also high, the solenoid...