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• Re: '66 emergency brake cable
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:24:35 -0500
  ...is working on one, and he suspects it has the wrong cables in it.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Karl Wolz<BR></DIV></div>
• Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a 86Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 20:56:17 -0600
  ...if it is not too big), and >it will have short cables, and be close to the battery for minimal loss of >juice and...
• FW: heater fan probelm
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 13:49:26 -0400
  ...heater fan probelm hi everybody, yesterday i have removed the dash for changing 2 heater cables. It was a little bit tough but finally...
• Re: Vangon curtains/canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 23:08:07 -0700
  ...These cables shells are flexible, strong and are basically the same as the original equip. Of course this was garage chatter and hasn't...
• Re: Metalic Chirping
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:51:28 -0500
  ...Westy-Wolfs Did you get the brakes done? If the handbrake cables are in the wrong place a chirping sound can be transmitted through...
• Re: Parking brake cable stretch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:00:24 -0500
  ...Duh, is it possible these >cables have stretched over the last 19 years? Prolly not that much? I think it's more likely that...
• Re: install heater core in AC housing.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 16:48:53 -0800
  ...just gettiing them set up and in place with the small jumble of cables I had as parts/cores. > there are also variations in...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:35:42 -0700
  ...and if you are going to upgrade battery cables ..like the main one .. you can just add another in parallel, and keep the old...
• Re: Vangon curtains/canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 08:53:32 -0400
  ...cable inside being tightened never but takes any stretching as bike cables are installed with a lot of slack to follow along frames, handlebars...
• Re: Delays: auto transmission and starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Robert S Keezer
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 09:23:38 -0700
  ...It may be worth checking to see if your battery cables and earths(grounds )are good for the starter problem -especially if you have...
• Electric locks.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 22 Aug 2023 22:18:50 -0500
  ...Replaced the short connection cables with new as well. I simply unplugged the hatch look and do not plan to hook it back up...
• '81 Heater control cable question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 28 Nov 1997 15:48:59 -0800
  ...The manual is not at all clear on how the two control cables eventually connect up to the control lever. Do they meet somewhere...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:34:17 -0800
  ...mice out of > the cabinets, disconnect and re-connect all important cables/wires, kinda > like flossing your vanagon. Mike can tell you why it...
• Re: Great device for lubing cables
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 08:46:40 -0700
  I’ve just used it on bicycle cables, yes I’m still in the eighties, like the van , and no hydraulics on the bikes...
• Re: Battery Malfunction
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 19:25:48 -0700
  ...Ok, my fault for not > disconnecting the cables between runs, I guess. Charged the battery up well, > engine fired right up, ran it for...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:52:42 -0600
  ...Yes, it was some work, but why make things more complicated than necessary? Cables (proven unreliable in aftermarket Porsche applications)? Solenoids (remember Shift-O...
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:42:45 -0700
  John, is it anything special? Motorcycle supply places make up custom cables all the time depending on what ends you need. Courtney ----- Original Message...
• Re: starter nut question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 May 2003 22:07:02 -0400
  I'm assuming you mean the nut nut for the battery and alternator cables. 8mm X 1.25 pitch. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: fuel hose sleeve alternative?
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:15:23 -0800
  I've used this flex sleeve tubing on audio cables for years... mostly just for abrasion resistance. The most common name for it is...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:47:29 -0500
  ...Indeed I have a metric tool kit, fire extinguisher, Bentley book, jumper cables, first aid kit, and will have a set of belts as...
• Re: cogito ergo nomics
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 1994 14:10:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...A Halda Twinmaster complete with all the drive cables and the "T" piece, a Heuer dash mounted 8-day clock and a Heuer dash...
• Re: "Don't leave home without it" items
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 12:07:04 -0400
  ...I have used it to put out fires, drive stakes in the ground cut battery cables, open doors, dig holes, even start fires when...
• Re: Parking brake adjustment, '82
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 5 May 2008 12:59:09 -0400
  ...so I surmise that whoever last worked on the brakes pulled the cables all the way out and then for some reason removed the...
• Re: What Goes Where
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:48:28 -0600
  ...His kit comes with battery cables with the male plug already on the cables so if you need a boost, all you need do...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:45:04 +0000
  ...replace the clutch pedal too (if it's a manual trans) > sound deadening the front nose panel, lube the cables, repair the air > hoses...
• Re: Poptop assist
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 5 May 2012 19:28:45 -0700
  ...New Westy springs and cables work too. Neil. On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Roger Barkley <rvbarkley4347@gmail.com> wrote: > Just...
• even more '54 RHD deluxe progress!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:12:58 -0700
  ...I then did test fits of the chassis center sections, the pieces that go between the longitudinals, which the heater tube and cables pass...
• Cruise Control - Diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:28:52 -0500
  ...for a diesel? I am not worried about the length of cables or speed pickup system, that can be adapted. Thanks Diesel John 'The...
• Re: A new thread...
  Historical mailing list - frank furter
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 13:55:29 -0800
  I got a nice set of LOOONG (like 30ft) HD jumper-cables, some roadflares & hazard signs, an emergency med-kit, and a couple MRE...
• Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 07:14:30 -0600
  ...It is portable and has jumper cables attached. I will add the sites I have been reading in case you want to research too...
• Re: Darrell Boehler's digifant tool
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:13:03 -0500
  ...Flat wire cables are designed such that electronic noise tends to cancel out as it crosses the many conductors of the cable. On the...
• Re: Not all USB are created equal.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 2 May 2021 22:00:22 -0700
  ...All that said, I've had very little trouble with the traditional USB 2 series of ports and cables. Most of the trouble has...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 14:40:50 -0800
  ...a copper terminal like those used on welding cables. > On the wbx starters those cables are made of such fine strands that they > can...
• Re: Looking for Power Window Motors and Oil Pressure Board and I need a speedometer.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:05:24 -0500
  ...power window motors for a Vanagon (stock power windows with the cables and pulleys). I am also looking for what they call the "L...
• Heater removal
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 11:41:55 -0600 (CST)
  ...I've already lost a part -- one of those clips that hold the control cables to the flap rod. It zinged by me when...
• Re: Distinguishing _among_ 68-70 busses (was 'between' :^)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 08:21:40 -0700
  ...was >always a Q&D way to differentiate w/o measuring cables, etc. Mine does. Not that there is continuity or anything through the...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:02:07 -0700
  ...Keeping in mind that VW speedometers tend to read optimistic. > Don't all vanagon speedometer cables connect to the cap on the front > wheel...
• Re: Ok, I did the archives search, but found nothing
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 15 May 2006 19:56:16 -0700
  ...the ambient rodents chewed through Simon's m'cycle tilt-switch cables. We went through it fairly quickly. Covered the second one in foil...
• Re: Cable Shift Linkage? (tranny)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:55:51 -0800
  ...Hi all. > > Found this website via the Samba list: > > http://www.cableshift.com/094/VW%20094.html > > Whaddaya all think? I wonder if one...
• Re: Michelin Road Trip safety box giveway,
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 22:16:05 +0000
  ...As a promotional, by mailing in my > receipt, they sent me a snall case contain jumper cables,, a multiway flash > light/blinker light, some...
• Needed: Sunroof Handle for sunroof bus.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:28:47 -0500
  ...So, does anyone have one they could sell? If you're parting a sunroof bus, i'm interested in a set of cables as...
• Can a 90A or 120A alternator be used for welding?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:55:47 -0700
  ...to do emergency field repairs? I am talking about using jumper cables and a coat hanger to fix something in the back country. David...
• Re: Starters for 85GL 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:46:57 -0600
  ...Is that true? > > The bolt on the solenoid, that accepts the cables, > broke off my starter and, although I have it cobbeled > together so...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 06:02:21 -0800
  ...36 PM, Channing Davis <channingsdavis@hotmail.com> wrote: > The same type cables are used in light and medium duty aircraft. A wire encased by...
• Re: "Thanks" + Throttle cable coupler? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 23:26:09 -0400
  Throttle coupler? Like a barrel nut for "pinching" two cables together? 66 cents, plus $20 shipping:) http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid...
• Re: power window dilema
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 23:21:18 -0800
  ...Inside the housing are two reels that contain the cables. Sometimes when the plastic guide breaks off, it allows the cables to slip off...
• Re: GMC Motorhomes - but wait, there's more!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:36:57 -0700
  ...While you're under there, marvel at the cables....yes, actual very heavy duty cables, like half inch or bigger, that keep the engine...
• Re: What was that robust 12v connector?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:29:20 -0800
  ...van so that one could > plug up a pair of jumper cables and charge or access the battery without > taking the engine lid off...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Vanagon: Heater Core / Fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 14:19:31 -0700
  ...Just buy a used one complete, with cables and lever assembly still connected, goes right into an 82. Use the later lever bezel also...
• Speedometer problem
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:20:31 -0500
  ...of list vendors? Is it possible that gears in box that connects the two Speedo cables are bad? John Lauterbach Macon, GA 1984 DL
• Engine transfered, finally ! - part II
  Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 01:14:47 +0100 (MET)
  ...Two two-wire cables come from the horn itself. From one of those cables a light-brown wire goes to the steering housing but...
• Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 13:14:42 -0700
  ...Under the van I routed and zip tied the cables into place, working from each end of the vehicle until the cables reached each...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 16:12:09 -0500
  ...Or maybe use a copper terminal like those used on welding cables. On the wbx starters those cables are made of such fine strands...
• Odo broke.....
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sanner
  Sat, 02 Dec 1995 23:21:32 -0800
  ...meter) 2.) (A dumb question) There is red wax covering the cables running into the pod. Will I go to jail/hell if I...
• Power window in Westie '91 does not operate
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 20:53:15 -0700
  ...to get the motor out of the door or disconecting the cables that lift and lower the window. Help and suggestions are welcomed and...
• Better Speedo Cable Analysis
  Historical mailing list - blytz
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 21:01:40 -0600
  ...don't think it'll be worth it to replaqce the cables, and find out what is wrong with the bottom cable "reciever" in...
• Re: battery questions & group 41: Optimas are better!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:49:38 -0800
  ...I had to have my wife hold the power cables out the way and help to guide the battery in place. That size 41...
• Re: Clean those ground connections!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 20:32:16 -0700
  ...Tied left head to engine block, > right head to engine block, and then one of these HEAVY cables from engine > block to sheet metal...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:56:04 -0900
  ...The reason for replacing my cable was I got tired of stripped out gears on the EGR/OXS Box requiring two cables. I have...
• Re: Promariner Chargers: Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:37:48 -0400
  ...I was able to get the charger and two extension cables for under 100 bucks. So far it has worked great the only drawback...