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  • Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:42:32 -0600
    ...Plus it also includes a tee adapter and extension hose for connecting additional propane-fueled appliances to your Westy (either onboard or outboard). So...
  • Vendor check-Problems with H&R (Germany)
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:46:51 -0400
    ...I ordered some wheel adapters from them (via a vendor) and knowing full well they were special order I paid and waited. Now, the...
  • Re: Addendum to trip report: tunes
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:19:10 -0800
    ...My iPod is connected to one of those > wired cassette adapters, but it kept reversing. Drove me crazy. > > I later figured out that the...
  • Re: Solar Panels and VW cigarette lighter
    Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
    Fri, 27 Sep 2002 18:14:14 -0600
    Radio Shack used to sell an adapter, and maybe they still do. It's just a plastic tube, maybe a millimeter thick, that fits...
  • Re: ODBII for smartphones
    Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
    Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:26:37 -0500
    ...to really do this right is an ODB port-to-smartphone adapter and a simple app and you are in business. It'll happen...
  • Re: V6anagon re-V6'ed, finally, mostly
    Historical mailing list - Psychic Trucker
    Tue, 23 Apr 1996 23:17:35 +0600
    ...above, there may be two others: > >4a.) Does Kennedy make an adapter for a V6 engine into an *automatic* bus? >4b.) Anyone have a...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:15:09 -0800
    ...would be appreciated! > >Thanks > >Larry http://www.kennedyeng.com/ sells adapters to VW's for a lot of different engines. All the other posts...
  • Re: random questions
    Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
    Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:01:16 -0500
    ...Get a trailer light adapter for vehicles with amber/separate turn signals. Instead of splicing into the taillight wiring, get a set of alligator...
  • Re: Eurospec Conversion
    Historical mailing list - PATT
    Tue, 28 Jul 1998 19:53:14 -0400
    ...From the photos, looks like KEP adapter plate and flywheel are used. I can scan pics from mag if anyone interested. Is that legal?
  • Re: AC Conversion: R12 to R134A
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Wed, 25 Jul 2001 10:20:12 -0500
    ...Don't assume that the adapters from a "kit" will be correct. There are two different thread sizes for the original R-12 fittings...
  • [Syncro] high lift jack, Hard case and adapter.
    Historical mailing list - Ian X
    Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:31:49 -0800
    ...Also I posted on the syncro ng that I was willing to try to do a group buy on the jack adapter that will...
  • Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Mon, 13 Oct 2003 00:07:18 -0400
    ...jonathan On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, sam.cooks wrote: > Radio Shack has a product, #273-1827, which is a Universal Notebook > Adapter. It takes...
  • Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:04:28 -0700
    ...On the other hand, I have a triple adapter with on/ off switch plugged into a receptacle that I connected to the spare battery...
  • Re: Any way to transfer LP from gas grill tanks into the vanagon LP
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:50:04 -0400
    ...When purchasing the adapter fitting and hose, I pressured the > propane clerk guy to sell me > a non-refillable bottle adapter (an adapter that...
  • Re: Easiest Platform to Cnvert to I-4 FROM?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:37:00 -0700
    Eric wrote: <<The "Best" way" is a KEP adapter. With this you get a bigger clutch. Diesel bell housing is only avaliable at 51...
  • Syncro and inline 4 conversions
    Historical mailing list - David Bayer
    Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:58:00 -0800
    ...I talked to Kennedy Engineering about using their adapter plate to mate the engine to the tranny and then use parts from a diesel...
  • Re: Anyone know how to contact Dean Gluesenkamp?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:07:51 -0400
    ...I know this will substantially raise the rear deck and requires an adapter kit of some sort. But I have a good Volvo engine...
  • Re: instruments, interviews
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 16 Feb 1995 21:13:24 +0500
    --------------------snip------------------------------ >As for oil temp, David Schwarze and I agree that the best place is the oil >galley pickup; unfortunately the adapter needed is...
  • Re: Blaupunkt San Jose
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:57:13 -0700
    ...If the SJ is much larger then you will have a dash protrusion of some degree and the DIN slip fit adapter will have...
  • Re: sprinter rims
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:11:22 -0700
    ...They can only made to fit Vanagons with wheel adapters unless you redrill the bolt pattern to 5 X 112mm and add spacers to...
  • Re: "intermittant syndrome" harness fix...only for 2.1L vans???
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 4 Mar 2005 22:21:02 -0500
    The harness adapter is only for the Digifant. If it ran for almost 20 years without it, why should it need it now? I...
  • Re: 5cyl EV engine in Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - James Cohen
    Sun, 20 Sep 1998 18:25:20 -0400
    ...Good luck on installing it and let me know >what you use for an transmission adapter and flywheel! I didn't think about the...
  • Re: Dual Sender for VDO Oil Pressure Gauge...Install Suggestions Needed
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Sat, 20 Jul 2002 14:24:48 -0400
    ...I saw Bus Boys offers a VDO > Adapter Pressure Hose Kit for $27. > > Is this the best way to go...or does someone from...
  • Re: big lots $39 7" digital TV
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 4 Oct 2011 09:04:54 -0700
    ...Little TV Mine came with both an AC adapter and a 12v adapter. It has batteries and does charge from either power source. And...
  • KEP adapter for sale.
    Historical mailing list - Phil Meyers
    Wed, 30 Oct 1996 00:06:46 -0600
    ...I have a unused (not driven with) KEP adapter kit #5500. The kit includes a mounting plate that replaces the stock Subaru bell housing...
  • Re: Venting Reefer Heat
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 9 May 2005 12:44:13 -0700
    ...The small faucet hole in the adapter should be offset from the center, towards the sink bowl, to allow the faucet head to pivot...
  • Re: Propane Quick Disconnect
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:38:23 -0700
    ...I also bought an adapter to connect a 1 lb. bottle to the POL fitting which gives me a small backup if the main...
  • Re: Pumped Water Leak to City Water Hook-Up?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:28:55 -0700
    ...easy to install, requiring only the fabrication >of a simple adapter from a couple of washers and some gasket >material to secure the smaller...
  • RE: Full flow oil pump
    Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
    Tue, 25 Jul 95 19:24:18 EDT
    ...Unless you are like me, still have that type I in there with the adapter plate--dump long term plan, it should work. (fortunately...
  • Re: vanagon antenna plug adapter?
    Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
    21 Aug 96 00:28:36 EDT
    >Also, does VW or anyone else sell plugs that I can hook up to the >speaker and power wires of my other radio which...
  • Re: boxer 6
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 30 Oct 1999 00:08:49 EDT
    ...i think Kennedy makes a adapter kit for it too. good deal for someone who wants a haul-ass vanagon! :<) chris
  • cigarette lighter hole.
    Historical mailing list - Jeannette and James Hayden
    Sat, 14 Apr 2001 10:52:22 -0700
    ...Does anyone know of an adapter device? Or a power inverter that is designed to fit in the Vanagon-size hole? Thanks, James
  • FA: diesel timing tools
    Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
    Wed, 9 May 2001 16:36:23 -0400
    CAM lock tool, guage, and adapter. These are original VW tools, purchased from the dealer - after convincing them that the tools existed. http://cgi...
  • Re: NVC VW Diesel Jetta 4 sale
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:59:17 EST
    ...Does it come with the adapters to install the engine in my Syncro? BenT
  • Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:22:05 -0800
    On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:51 PM, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Don't overlook the other features of the 3.0...
  • Re: Diesel mounts
    Historical mailing list - David Bayer
    Mon, 4 May 1998 19:19:28 -0700
    ...I was going to use the Kennedy adapter and get them to lean the engine over at the stock diesel angle. >| You have to...
  • Re: fuel pressure gauge
    Historical mailing list - Tim
    Sat, 20 Jan 2001 11:57:17 -0500
    ...It came with about 20 feet of plastic line, 5 different adapters with brass fittings and a mounting bezel.. It goes up to 80...
  • Re: Other engine conversion options?<F>
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 7 Jan 2005 21:50:29 -0800
    ...Can anybody wander in with a vanagon and >get that price? >The KEP adapter and flywheel is the same cost for both conversions as...
  • Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:33:24 -0500
    I had to buy an antennae adapter. On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 7:15 AM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > At 02...
  • Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:22:43 -0800
    ...Quality wheel adapters are expensive and may not be safe still. I have got some long wheel studs taken off from some Porsche wheels...
  • Re: Voltage Question
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 5 Mar 2016 00:03:08 +0000
    ...Muffin fan stop-ed working so I found a small > step down adapter that is rated at 12 V. to power the cooling fan...
  • Re: Another Reason For Hard Starting -- Cracked Bellhousing
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
    Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:22:01 -0800
    ...I notice the adapter bell housing set up only has 4 bolts I think that hold the adapter plate to the engine .. I was...
  • Re: not mine CHEVY V6 ENGINE
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:21:42 -0500
    ...I had an Esslinger adapter plate and flywheel. A phone call to KEP discouraged me from using this setup due to the inherent vibration...
  • Re: Gas Tank Alignment Questions. PIC
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:15:50 -0800
    Here you go, the factory adapter seal version to use the smaller later filler neck with larger early size tank hole. http://www.busdepot...
  • SF bay area VW buy EV for drive or parts.
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:06:10 -0800
    ...VW bus also, and parts value (Maybe $2-3k for motor, adapter plate and controller etc) well above asking price ($1k) No connection with...
  • Re: Need Recaro parts used.. where to get? (no Vdub)
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
    Mon, 14 Aug 2000 18:23:50 +0300
    ...ache. >Do they drop in? Yes, if you have the right adapter. Just replace, seat level might by an inch higher than standard. >Adaptorsrequired...
  • Silver socket wiring
    Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:11:44 -0700
    ...It's not a big deal, as I have no accessories for the silver socket, but just in case I ever get an adapter...
  • anyone need a 1.9l engine mounting bracket? (goes between engine mounts/crossbar and engine)
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:23:53 -0500
    I realized that I don't need the engine mounting bracket, because the 3.3l adapter mounts came in today from smallcar, and they...
  • Re: Propane tank fill valve
    Historical mailing list - Bill M
    Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:58:40 -0400
    Edward I use a female acme thread to female POL adapter. I screw it onto my fill valve and them with a male POL...
  • Re: audio source ?'s
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:24:30 -0500
    The lo-budget way is to get one of those headphone-jack-to-cassette-player adapters... I've used this (with an extension cable...
  • Re: Internal 115V power
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:54:59 -0800
    ...Also fans, laptop power adapters, etc. This avoids the inefficiency of using an inverter to provide 110v AC. The power draw from your battery...
  • Re: Propane tank fill valve anatomy
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:18:13 -0500
    ...I think those are the POL threads? And yes, you can just use one of those adapters if you have that fill valve. Another...
  • Re: Advice Needed
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 11 Sep 1995 10:53:23 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I used this adapter thinging I got from bus boys to put in a tunnel case transmission. If I ever wanna go back, I...
  • Re: engine swaps (long)
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:58:25 -0600
    Austin wrote: > > Use the Corvair transaxle with adapters to VW inner cv's; rotation > direction is no longer a concern, nor is excessive hp...
  • Re: Winters in the van...
    Historical mailing list - Will Stiefel
    Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:54:28 -0800
    ...getting tangled when you gather it up) and one of those adapters that let you turn a light-bulb socket into a power outlet...
  • Re: auto I-4 engine conversion
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:43:16 -0700
    ...KEP does make adapter plates to put it on." Talk to Ed Rogers at Vee Dub Service in Ogden, UT at 801-392-0212...
  • Re: Oil Presssure Sender Thread Pitch
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:08:31 +0000
    ...it's > > (drumroll) > > M10 X 1.0 > > Now to find an adapter to get to NPT... > > --tabe johnson > xtabe@yahoo.com > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free...
  • Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:38:20 -0400
    ...If using an adapter in between or in place of the oil filter a sensor in the adapter on the outside (where the oil...
  • Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 9 Aug 2011 20:20:54 -0500
    ...A poor but proud people. > 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer, the Westralia. > > Sent from my banjo adapter. -- David McNeely
  • Re: Starting question
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 28 May 2018 16:28:32 -0400
    ...Boston Bob. > Can't speak for Dennis, but I'm overjoyed with my SR408X tdi starter with Karl Mullendore's custom adapter. Yrs, d