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• Re: Ignition cutout on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 16:26:55 -0800
  ...The electrical part of the ignition switch is also suspect. Good luck Phil Z.
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 07:33:51 EDT
  ...2/ Check and clean every electrical connection, especially grounds, in the engine bay. 3/ ADJUST THE THROTTLE POSITION SWITCHES. Then, go about your troubleshooting...
• Re: Electrical discharging a capacitor
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 18:14:52 EDT
  In a message dated 7/2/05 4:03:59 PM, tmiller@VCMAILS.COM writes: << Not enough juice to be lethal. >> Don't kid...
• I.d. of Westy tank > sink faucet water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:27:39 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: Current Draw?
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Sun, 27 May 2007 08:29:09 -0400
  ...I know they show a nice precise number, but that number was derived from the same electrical sensiing package, then through an analog to...
• Confusing electrical problems FIXED!!
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:54:26 -0700
  thanks to all that pointed me in the right direction...and thanks to vanagonauts website and the guy that posted step by step instructions...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:29:40 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: '80 Westfalia, Electrical problems; need answers, like, really.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:02:44 -0500
  ...Monday, April 19, 2004 12:10 AM Subject: '80 Westfalia, Electrical problems; need answers, like, really. > Here's one of several problems I've...
• HELP Stranded in Rochester - 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:47:52 -0700
  ...From the looks of it, they did not do any electrical work. OK the problem that I diagnose with many years of leaning over...
• Re: Fw: Solar panel mount
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 1 May 2010 08:13:10 -0700
  When you measure the output of a solar panel you will find that their electrical production capacity is quite dependent on how they are...
• Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 29 May 2010 14:43:52 -0700
  ...Is it possible I > installed it backwards? And if so, would i have installed it > backwards electrically or connected the hoses backwards? > > I'm...
• Re: Are New Bentley's "Knock Offs"?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:14:09 -0800
  ...It is missing all the digijet electrical pages! > > On page 97.1 (the index for the electrical section)it says that the heading > "waterboxer...
• Re: electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven G Wacker
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 18:09:19 -0800
  Hey, big thanks to all who helped with the electrical problem. My son and I worked on it today and solved most of the...
• Re: repost of message (replacing expansion tank, plus some wire questions) [long]
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sun, 6 May 2001 20:20:59 -0700
  ...plugged > into this hose, about an > inch from the air inlet hose, is an electrical plug > that leads about 2 feet > to a second...
• Electrical Glitch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:30:19 -0800
  I�m having a bit of a strange thing happen with the electrical system in my van. When I put the key in and...
• Re: Vanagon Electrical Work and DC - AC Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 23:56:22 -0400
  ...Vanagon Electrical Work and DC - AC Inverter No fuse but Anderson or Power Pole easy to get. You suggest these as a time saver...
• Re: That thin bungee material?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:43:35 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR Jake de Villiers typed: > Maybe you'd like to...
• Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:44:49 -0400
  ...ELECTRO-SHIELD� provides an artificial source of electrons to restore the electrical imbalance and slow corrosion. Also, it discharges electrons to build up on...
• can vanagon run w/out alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 13:43:19 -1000
  ...If you can't run the engine without proper voltage does anyone know what the electrical draw is of the vanagon engine, ie how...
• Re: Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, a...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:22:45 EST
  I agree it sounds electrical. After checking the headlight switch and fuse box check the front heater blower fan. This fan can sieze up...
• weird hazard light electrical gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:40:17 -0800
  After installing my oil pressure gage, i've developed a minor electrical gremlin that i havn't had the best luck solving. The light...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 23:26:39 +0000
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• Fuel pump won't work
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 23:04:47 -0700
  ...I’m terrible with electricals, sorry. Anyone? Thanks, Zoltan
• Re: Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 16:07:05 -0800
  ...http://www.t3technique.com/electrical/deluxe-hard-start-relay-kit.html
• Re: Ultimate Rust Removal Tool? (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:49:27 -0800
  Black magic + flux capacitor + complex system of ropes and pulleys? Hydrochloric acid passing through an intense electrical wave form? My vote goes to VooDoo...
• Another use for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:11:18 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Out of office
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:50:51 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• NVC: New Beetle Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:17:14 -0400
  ...Would anyone having some knowledge on the New Beetle (specifically an electrical issue) be willing to P MAIL me so I can ask a...
• Testing, testing -- is this thing on?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 08:08:01 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Digital Clock
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Tue, 21 May 1996 19:25:04 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...I have the old one if you are electronically inclined or have an electrical tech buddy. Fred
• I survived
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 17:37:21 -0800
  As the spam recedes, I see electrical problems, oil in the coolant, seat mount problems, aaahhh. Calm comes to the list. Now, who can...
• Re: alternator help - PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 21:01:19 -0800
  Look in the Yellow Pages� under "Automobile"> "Automotive Electrical" and find the guy in your town that rebuilds alternators. Take your new alternator to...
• Re: burned vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:00:06 -0700
  ...You would be better off to convert all your plastic electrical insulation to metal! Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com
• Re: Engine cut off- 90' Westy
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Ford
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 22:38:20 -0500
  ...Anybody have a lot on their keychains? It'll happen to you! Contacts on the electrical part of the switch become intermittent. Replace, and...
• Re: Strange electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 03:47:37 -0500
  Can also happen with the sliding door being only half latched due to debris or something else. Al Brase Zoran Mladen wrote: >Its your...
• Re: whistling vent window fix?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:45:00 -0500
  Black electrical tape will fix it, and disguise the fix till summertime.Tape the perimeter of the triangular frame on the outside.I have...
• Re: Syncro Gas/FuelTank material
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 10:32:37 -0500
  ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtig_iWahD8 Note that a plastic welder has no flame - it is an electrically heated air nozzle, basically.
• Re: Maintenance Saga: '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 11 May 2011 14:56:26 -0700
  At 02:43 PM 5/11/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > > Has anybody converted the Bentley diagrams to ordinary electrical > schematics? > >They are quite...
• Re: WTB: Manual-style throttle bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:26:20 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• [NVC] ABC News: Embalmed in Your Own RV
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:46:47 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: After market carp
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:35:04 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: Electrical Fire and wiring help
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:11:34 -0400
  Hi folks, I wanted to thank all who responded for their help. I disconnected the AC fuse box from the alternator and replaced the...
• Re: A/C-No go?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:24:21 -0400
  ...I think it's electrical. On your '87, there is a pressure switch that won't allow the compressor clutch to engage if the...
• Re: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:25:01 -0500
  ...The oil warning light is connected electrically, so, the problem could be electrical ... or with the pressure. The electrical sender is on the driver...
• Re: Diagnosing Idle stabilizer -- very FISH Fishy.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:22:24 -0500
  ...If necessary to electrically isolate it, insulating washers are available (mica washer with ZnO heat-sink paste, or special heat-conductive heat-sink washer...
• VW Electrical contact enhancer
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 22:46:04 -0600 (MDT)
  ...along for anyone(everyone?) else who may have problems with the electrical connections on their FI. The stuff is called Stabilant 22A and has...
• Re: Electrical/starter problem??
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Cooper
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 09:26:45 -0400
  ...20, 1998 11:50 AM To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Electrical/starter problem?? Have you tried replacing the battery? It could be a...
• Re: ignition switch part #
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 14:05:45 -0800
  ...You need to remove the steering wheel and the steering wheel lock assembly to get at the electrical component that needs replacing. Remember to...
• Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:04:05 -0800
  ...purpose of the relay? And when I install the cooling systems' electrical components into my air cooled Westy, (Jetta Gas engine conversion) could I...
• Re: Aux battery, install location
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 8 May 2008 19:38:25 -0700
  ...The driver's seems the best electrically but the passenger's seems the best accessibility-wise. I suppose it's low maintenance, so electrically...
• Yet another EE talks batteries
  Historical mailing list - Stanley Pitman
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 08:45:29 -0700
  I'm an electrical/electronic engineer with considerable experience and knowledge of batteries and charging systems. I want to thank Beckett Cantrell, especially, for...
• Re: Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:47:58 -0500
  ...I hope you never have an electrical fire. > > > > > > Thank you! As an electrical engineer, I reckon I can at least keep the > fire from...
• Can front impact cause electrical damage?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 11 May 2015 08:55:34 -0700
  ...Is there any wiring in that area that could have come loose? Could any of these electrical problems have been caused by the impact...
• Re: All right, which of you Roberts . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 16:47:56 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR On 4/2/2010 4:21 PM...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:23:09 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > Bend, OR > KG6RCR >
• electrical/convenience stuff
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Wed, 17 May 1995 12:01:48 -0400
  ...I have little knowledge of electrical systems (other than what I learned in an EE class long ago) and wondering if ther is a...
• Re: Correct hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 31 May 2005 15:00:22 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Elliott" > <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Tuesday, May...
• Re: Easing the required torque - Westy seats
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:04:34 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR On 5/23/2005 12:17 PM jimt wrote: >Remove seats and then clean and relube the swivel...
• Replacing stock radio on '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - JOHN LAUTERBACH
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:34:38 -0400
  ...JVC KD-X370BTS receiver) from Crutchfield along with the parts Crutchfield recommended for connecting the new radio to the Vanagon electrical. Thank you, John
• Need installation instructions for electical inlet door
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 4 Mar 2017 12:25:44 -0500
  Hi all, When I bought a new spring loaded door for the electrical inlet I either misplaced or lost the installation instructions. If anyone...