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• Re: Looks like the electric VW camper is coming
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 21:55:13 -0500
  ...Looks like the electric VW camper is coming > > > > Don't get too excited. > > > > "expected to reach the market in the second half of the...
• FS: Subaru engine for swap?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 14 May 1999 17:37:08 -0700
  ...Stretch GTI Westfalia. "Power of two" http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html Several EVs (Electric Vehicles) Electric Vehicle Components Ltd. (650) 494-9255
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 13 May 2000 11:16:31 -0400
  ...I'm reasonably sure that if you work out the energy calculations, you'll find the propane to be more efficient than electricity, but...
• Re: Electrical Upgrades in the Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 5 May 2015 06:25:20 -0700
  ...Engel MT45 ac/dc fridge > - Propex HS2000 > > ...Is there a westy electrical guru in the bay area ... I wouldn't call myself a Westy...
• Re: FYI: Self-Fusing Silicone Rubber Tape - Sounds like a solution for on the road leaks?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:19:48 -0800
  > Great for > emergency hose repair, wiring harness work, electrical connections and > tool > grips. Wow, I'll have to get me some of that. pSounds...
• Re: Two Kinds of Decouplers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 11:53:20 -0700
  ...I've never seen a reference to an electric solenoid type actuator. Just the vacuum and manual ones. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• VW Should Bring Back The Microbus And Make It Electric
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:07:49 -0700
  ...http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/06/vw-should-bring-back-the-microbus-and-make-it-electric/ http://squob.com/campers/vw-microbus-resurrected...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:26:28 -0700
  ...Hybrid Engine controllers >> supplement the ICE with the electrical motor at the less efficient ICE >> RPMs, and recover some of the electrical energy in...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:38:38 -0400
  ...Hybrid Engine controllers > > supplement the ICE with the electrical motor at the less efficient ICE > > RPMs, and recover some of the electrical energy in...
• Re: doc wattson or watts up?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:25:38 -0700
  well, wikipedia says otherwise "In 1953, Watson joined the Johnson City, Tennessee-based Jack Williams' country and western swing band on electric guitar. The...
• Fuel Injection - help with hoses
  Historical mailing list - David L. Leigh
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 12:05:46 +0000
  ...Having never worked on a FI engine, I was anxious about geting all the electrical connections right. Well, with the Bently's book, the...
• Re: [OT] Efficiency of electric heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 10:00:56 -0800
  Yes, 1500W in an electric heater is 1500W. The units is sitting inside the room, so all the heat that is generated, whether it...
• Re: Winter Camping at Pokagon State Park
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:52:29 -0500
  I've slept in my van without heat or electricity down to 15 degrees. I have a fleece blanket and my sleeping bag, and...
• Re: problems with electric locks and windows
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:02:05 -0700
  ...A few years ago, the electric locks >and the passenger-side electric window stopped working. I've got >some time next week and I...
• Re: [vanagon] electric window switches
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:14:44 EST
  In a message dated 3/3/2002 3:22:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, roquemoma@yahoo.com writes: > The electric window switches on my...
• Pre-Transporterfest Camp Out is on!! (fka Campers on Cape Cod)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:44:13 -0400
  ...Last year's rates were $25 for >electric and $22 for non-electric. >Have fun, >Stan Wohlfarth >aka. Stanagon Again, thanks Stan for getting...
• Re: My first Westy trip! Questions and Thank You!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Wohlers
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 17:49:02 -0700
  > > I used a small electric heater that I had brought with me. > What did you plug it into? the electric outlet in the van...
• Re: WTB: 110 VAC Electric hookup inlet
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:19:00 -0700
  I use nylon screws to hold in my electrical socket, they just breakaway and I replace them later. I seem to forget to unplug...
• Electrical ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:17:19 -0600
  To All the Vanagon Electrical Wizards in the Group My 90Westy has developed a Prob' in the Central Locking system > The Slider & Rear Hatch...
• Electric Vanagon in Blue Hill, Maine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:17:28 -0400
  Just ran into a guy w/ an 85 GL w/ all electric power. Nice install, he says he can go about 50 miles on...
• Re: Fuel gauge problem
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 22:58:51 -0500
  ...most likely is electrical contacts between the two parts. I recommend cleaning every electrical contact you can get your hands on, it will make...
• AW: Electrical/starter problem?? 2nd
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 10:35:08 +0200
  ...20. August 1998 10:14 > An: 'vanagon@vanagon.com' > Betreff: AW: Electrical/starter problem?? > > Try to refasten your battery poles... > > >Having a quirky problem...
• Stretch web page, more updates.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 23:12:08 -0800
  ...Several EVs (Electric Vehicles) http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html http://www.evcl.com/Picprev.html Electric Vehicle Components Ltd. (650) 494-9255
• tracing electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:00:50 +0000
  hi all, Can someone walk me through the process for tracing a failed electrical part such as power mirrors? Maybe clue me in on...
• Re: Rear A/C fuse overheat!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 06:53:06 -0500
  ...Then I used GB Ox-Gard (sold in electrical section of >hardware stores.. says on back of tube "Guards against oxidation, improves >conductivity and...
• Web site update
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:32:36 -0700
  ...Westfalia Syncro GTI. "Power of two" http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html Several EVs (Electric Vehicles) Electric Vehicle Components Ltd. (650) 494-9255
• Re: General Sway bar question
  Historical mailing list - James W. Lindsay
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 23:37:56 -0800
  ...electrical conduit. > > Am I seeing things? > > Seems like a cheap sway bar for some applications! Not quite sure what you mean by "electrical conduit...
• Help Wanted...Electrical
  Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 07:26:33 -0800
  ...I have the Bentley, and for tracing electrical problems on existing wiring it is great! But for re-wiring, it leaves much to be...
• Need Front Grill piece for my 1982 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Mon, 21 May 2001 20:15:09 -0400
  ...Electrak E20 and E15 electric tractors First place in local tractor pulls at 1750 LBS With Stock E-20 Electric tractor Air Rifle Target...
• Are some of your power locks not functioning? Read On!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 18:18:10 -0500
  Volks, PO told me that the rear hatch had to be opened with a key...the electric locks did not open it as it...
• Electric Front Seat Heater
  Historical mailing list - S.E. Booth
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:37:55 -0800
  I have never seen a van with the electric driver seat heater shown as an option in my 1990 vanagon owners manual. One day...
• Re: Vanagons as electric vehicles and other stuff....
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 6 May 2008 14:07:41 -0400
  http://e-vanagon.blogspot.com/
• Electric Vanagon Workshop
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:09:51 -0500
  Check it out here: http://e-vanagon.blogspot.com/ Edward
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:39:13 -0700
  ...Hybrid Engine controllers >>> supplement the ICE with the electrical motor at the less efficient ICE >>> RPMs, and recover some of the electrical energy in...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 2 May 2010 18:21:12 -0500
  ...I have various electrical appliances for home use that folks have given us over the years -- things like electric skillets, coffee makers, deep fryers...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 20:19:32 -0700
  ...bus > 82 A3 GTI Westfalia turning into a hybrid electric Stretch > Several EVs (Electric Vehicles) > Have owned way too many VWs to list. :-) > http...
• Hesitation cured...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 12:27:54 -0700
  ...Started running all the electrical diagnostic tests shown in Bentley. I poked (with a tester I don't know how to use) and prodded...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:25:36 -0400
  ...any time an electric current is stopped abruptly by unplugging or flipping a switch, there will be a spark. similar comments apply to starting...
• Re: (NVC) Motors - DC Electric
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 21:50:18 -0400
  ...Tuesday, August 09, 2005 4:53 PM Subject: (NVC) Motors - DC Electric > Everybody -- I'm at it again. > > I need to build a couple...
• Re: Campers: Request for General Information
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Oct 1994 22:36:18 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I do >not know if it's the same Dometic propane/electric model that is found in >later model Westys, but it may be...
• Re: VW says it (yawn) again...the bus
  Historical mailing list - Phil Baird
  Mon, 9 Jan 2017 01:43:08 +0000
  ...At this point I will believe it when I see it.  I actually have more hope that Elon Musk will make an electric VW...
• Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:10:15 -0400
  ...Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale) Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:30:19 -0800
  Unless it's an '85 Cal-spec engine, no 115/123 chassis 300D required an electrical connection to the injection pump. My '87 300TD...
• Electric VW Information Resource
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Sat, 6 Apr 1996 16:32:00 -0500
  ...Interest has been expressed from time to time about electric vehicle conversions. Reading my April/May 1996 copy of Home Power, I enjoyed an...
• tachometer woes
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:27:51 -0700
  Hi List, I removed my insrument panel to diagnose my faulty tach, and noticed that the 'film' like electrical connections had ripped in half...
• Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:33:21 EST
  ...Does the ignition module, which is connected to the ECU by a white wire, trigger the injectors by sending an electrical charge from the...
• Re: Looks like the electric VW camper is coming
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:07:55 +0100
  ...to-offer-electric-campervan-based-on-its-id-buzz-m >>> odel/?fbclid=IwAR2H1HTcv5DijJNHt1SDXFK27O-5bUVVTBQfpBpsYHTzAeilnQ1rYX55T1s >>> <https://rvbusiness.com/vw-to-offer-electric-campervan-based-on...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Fri, 16 May 2014 17:20:01 -0400
  To Gnarlodious, Your discussion of three-phase electric motors (far beyond my knowledge) rings authoratitive. I don't mind "Two-Phase" for a 240V...
• Re: Broken exhaust stud.... bummed... need ideas
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 09:34:07 -0800
  ...into a hybrid electric stretch 86 Syncro 7 passenger Soon to be the front of the new stretch Several EVs (Electric Vehicles) Have owned...
• fresh air fan/87 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 10:00:02 -0500
  ...I always assumed the lever activated an electrical switch somewhere,and though it never felt like it was doing anything, I was always scared...
• Re: VW Should Bring Back The Microbus And Make It Electric
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:09:19 -0400
  ...VW Should Bring Back The Microbus And Make It Electric > Well if you want to see something interesting, check out: > http://www.verdier.ca...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 22:34:15 +0000
  ...electricity, NOT the coating known as di-electric grease which is greasy and great at preventing surface corrosion but is poor at conducting electricity...
• Re: '71 west features?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 11 Aug 1996 10:13:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The socket on the outside is only used as a junction to get AC 110V to the electrical outlet on the inside. It's...
• Re: trailer hitch electrical connection
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:54:33 -0800
  ...On my Tristar, it has a "factory" trailer hitch and electrical connector for the trailer. It's a really nice electrical connector. The only...
• Electrical issue - 1987 Syncro GL
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:45:56 -0700
  Hello all - I am having an electrical issue with my Syncro, and thought that perhaps someone on the list has had this in the...
• Re-Wiring/Radiio to Auxilliary Battery (75 Bus)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Flynn
  Wed, 03 Jul 1996 14:27:31 -0400
  ...Also, I am considering along the same lines, disconnecting the electricity from the fridge and installing a three prong 12 volt adapter outlet for...
• 1991 Vanagon GL passenger -- Fuses 12 and 13 Good, but things don't work
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:49:09 -0500
  ...Editorial date is 07/1991 I am looking at the electrical diagrams on Pages 97.201 to 97.218 and there does not seem...
• Re: Rear window defogger, '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 07:56:30 -0500 (EST)
  On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Beth Young wrote: > > > I've just started using my rear window defogger (the electric grid) > and I've noticed...
• Re: Camper Exterior Labels
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 11:44:10 -0400
  > I would like to replace the adhesive > warning / information labels above the LP gas tank and under the electric > / water connections panels. I would...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 20:14:03 -0400
  ...So, maybe somewhere there is an automotive A/C compressor that is totally electric and all that would have to be done is beef...