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• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:14:06 -0700
  ...He connects jumper cables, and they fire up the engine. Tow truck driver removes his jumper cables and leaves. I get a call in...
• Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 01:45:40 +0000
  ...I've seen good reviews of cables from most of the usual suspect vendors, and bad reviews from most as well. Seems a lot...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:49:47 -0600
  My diesel was like that,I noticed my battery cable was getting hot!!! I had good connections and cables after ruling that out I...
• Re: Cables - front to rear
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:53:28 -0800
  Hey John. I got a brilliant idea from Dan Fleming. Purchase a length (25') of outdoor extension cord from your friendly local hardware store...
• Re: Friday: Learn From My Lessons
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:54:10 -0700
  On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Rocket J Squirrel<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone see the cables I use to...
• any frozen cable solutions
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 16:33:56 EDT
  ...I had a great idea once for fixing a similar situation with heater cables but have no idea what to do here. Thanks. Tim...
• air cooled without heat
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 09:43:01 -0500
  ...I had the dash out earlier and had connected all the cables up to their original location--or so thought. The top lever is...
• Goldie passed inspection . On The Road !!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 08:58:52 -0400
  ...Removed braided ground straps and replaced them w/ 4 awg insulated battery cables. Grounded left side head to chassis, as well as head to...
• Re: tire chains: cable vs chain
  Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 21:10:59 -0800
  The best way I know to put on chains/cables is to have one or two 2x6 cut to fit in the space between...
• Re: What causes the hopping action?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:51:04 -0600
  ...Even worse is when this happens on clutch cables, not a problem for Vanagon. -- Gnarlie http://Gnarlodious.com/Vanagon/Notes.html
• Re: Parking brake adjustment, '82
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 7 May 2008 08:39:34 -0400
  ...This might not have been the correct thing to do, but if I only tightened the cables until the lever just contacted the adjusting...
• Re: Funny, but not funny ...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 06:56:44 -0600
  ...He says, he has changed almost > everything; Temp II sensor, Oxygen sensor, computer, distributor, cap, > rotor, cables, plugs, new injectors, AFM, ICU, idle control...
• Re: Sticky vent controls?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:06:29 -0700
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> If you take the heater box out you must take the cables loose and that > >> means readjust them...
• Re: A New Look In Jumper Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 06:22:39 -0500
  ...Install larger cables on the generator right now I have 16 gauge wire to the ground and to the positive side of the starter...
• Re: break recycling??
  Historical mailing list - Karen Chapelle
  Tue, 12 May 1998 00:49:27 -0300
  I just got my brakes re-done on my 1986 Vanagon, My mechanic replaced the cylinders and shoes, cables,etc. The weird thing ( i...
• Re: [Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:54:30 MST
  ...Somehow I feel uneasy to touch the cables when the motor is running, since a crack in the insulation will give me a huge...
• Re: starter/ignition weird
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 21:09:27 EST
  ...curing my weird starting problems after ruling out my starter, battery, cables, ign switch and grounds. On my 82 Westy I installed the relay...
• dual battery relay
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 12:57:29 -0500
  ...It looks largely complete, but there's definitely no voltage at the cables, engine running or not. Also, the Bosch relay in there looks...
• Speedometer troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 20:17:48 -0500
  ...What does this mean? What do I do next? How do you troubleshoot the device the connects the upper and lower cables? Have I...
• Re: NVC: New Beetle questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 03:19:37 EDT
  ...The window lifts use a series of cables laid out in a system of pulleys within a plastic tray. VW only sells them as...
• Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 20:22:40 EST
  I apologise about the caps lock, but I have drained my battery twice in the past few months. The first time I bought one...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 16 Feb 2007 to 17 Feb 2007 - Special issue (#2007-213)
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:36:20 -0700
  ...By the end of the century he had begun to diversify into the production of insulated wires for telegraphy (1879) and undersea telegraph cables...
• Re: OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:00:30 EDT
  ...All Canadian Vanagons had one piece cables without OXY sensor box. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 16:25:47 -0700
  ...some vans get sticky/draggy parking brake cables.. and while tension at the handle may feel like a lot, it may not be getting...
• Re: Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 19:10:59 -0800
  ...Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy? I apologise about the caps lock, but I have drained my battery twice in the...
• Just got a shipment from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:07:00 -0500
  ...stainless)- $99 Syncro Gas Tank Straps (stainless)- $275 Syncro Rear Brake Cables (left or right)- $75 each Syncro Front Brake Disc Dust Shield (stainless...
• Snow Tires
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Oct 1994 14:29:54 -0700
  ...I also use a set of cables (chains, not). What the heck is a Nokia Hakkapalittas? Charles Vaughan '84 GL
• Optima Battery fits in Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Mar 1996 19:56:16 -0500
  ...No need for any work on connectors or cables, the posts are already in the correct orientation with the positive post nearest the center...
• Re: towing a bus
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 20:53:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...UHaul; the towbar was a generic attached with bolts and steel cables. I had to hang flags 2' out either side of the van...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat, 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:07:43 +0200
  Jumper cables, towing rope, battery chargers ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:10:43 -0500
  Cables from the battery. The ground strap is easy enough to replace as it right there in the battery compartment. The positive cable, however...
• Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:30:11 -0500
  ...When soldering battery cables I use a propane torch with a slightly smaller tip. Hotter and faster (more energy per unit time) means you...
• Starter Relay and transmission
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 16:26:48 -0400
  ...It has gotten to the point where I had to run two cables from the relay to a switch up front to start the...
• Adjusting the Emergency Break
  Historical mailing list - Paul B.
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 08:55:11 -0800
  ...The Break adjuster (for lack of a better term) nut(you know the nut that connects the two break cables to the long metal...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:15:35 -0700
  ...If I understand it correctly there are 2 cables from the wheel to the dash. Has anyone ever do the lower cable before? Any...
• My first trip...
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:14:58 -0500
  ...I pulled over and got a pair of jumper cables and grounded the alternator to the chassis. That kept the problem at bay for...
• Re: Chains
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 07:04:01 -0500
  There are different styles and prices of chains and cables. Its up to you on what style, the plain cheapest chains are fine. The...
• Watch Out For Pricing On eBay was eBay Professor for Vanagon parts ...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:32:11 -0700
  ...I found a local supplier for my battery, battery case, and custom cables by searching the Internet but not on eBay. A good example...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:28:10 -0800
  ...mounted, and two of how my cousin >> > mounted the emergency brake cables on his van. I might do something a >> > little different for that...
• Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:54:47 -0700
  ...and cables, wires, and grounds. the amp meter sounds good .. even if it does say current is low .. 'something' in the charging circuit is...
• Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 21:25:17 -0400
  ...longer but not so much that it moved the two rear cables forward. Inside my van my emergency brake went from a max of...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 18:16:07 -0500
  ...You know the heater and vent cables?� They are flexible sheathed rods that can both push and pull.� By contrast a sheathed cable like...
• Re: Aircooled heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:13:42 -0800
  Thanks, Neil. If I ever work this out and find the parts, I'll make sure to do a write-up with photos for...
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:23:52 -0700
  ...NLA - lower speedometer cable > > John, is it anything special? Motorcycle supply places make up custom > cables > all the time depending on what ends you...
• Re: limited slip differential question
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 3 May 2009 07:09:55 -0600
  ...Apparently the cables were shortened, because he only had to lift them a little to have the desired effect, i.e., he could grasp...
• Michelin Emergency Road Kit
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:25:12 -0500
  ...and red and yellow blinkers, a knee pad, medium duty jumper cables, a folding triangle warning reflector, and a first aid kit. Fortunately I...
• Main battery tight fit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:15:51 -0700
  ...back the back lip of the battery box and bend the cables as far forward as possible). The battery is an Interstate MT-41...
• Re: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:38:28 -0400
  ...Inspect master & slave cylinders and or cables, adjustment, leaks, fluid level & condition. Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____Steering: Inspect (power steering) fluid level, belt, leaks, line condition, rack...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:49:20 -0400
  ...My solution, which may or may not work > for you, was to run parallel cables at the following locations. > Battery <----------------------------> starter ~ 11 feet > Front...
• Input on Prestone jumpstart battery?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:49:51 -0500
  Have any of the list members bought the $95 Prestone "sealed" lead acid baterry w/ built in jumpstart cables and charger? Hey Bullwinkle, LOOK...
• Re: Thoughts--Iwesty
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 09:40:25 -0400
  ...You can get adapters to couple them to regular IDE cables. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "To accept selfishness as an...
• Re: Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 01:09:32 EST
  In a message dated 12/8/03 9:50:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, Sglw@AOL.COM writes: > I then had to recharge my...
• Re: '84 and up speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 18:45:07 -0400
  ...Foust <snip> Both my current '84 and my '85 have clip on speedometer cables. However, I used to have an '84 that had a...
• Re: frosted windows at the edges in -15 to -5C real hard to see in blowing
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:00:23 -0600
  ...Also make sure that all the levers, cables and flaps are working correctly on your heater/defroster controls. George, '85 Wesrfalia
• Re: Moosey Question for Electronics Weenies
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:11:16 -0400
  ...1) do not leave your ignition in the open position >while trying to jump start your vehicle with the jumper cables hooked-up to...
• Re: what do I need for better brakes on 85
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:40:38 -0400
  Is the effort high as in hard pedal? Is the pedal squishy? Have rear brakes been adjusted properly? Loosen hand brake cables fully, adjust...
• Re: jack under driver's seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 May 1998 17:16:01 EDT
  ...the space under my drivers seat contains jack, lug wrench, many assorted hand tools, hammer, hatchet, jumper cables, bentley manual............>> Thanks for the directions...
• chains
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 08:11:14 -0500
  Dear List, I am looking for reasonably priced chains or cables that are easy to get on and off the tires of my 83...
• Re: Burning Van
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 07:27:26 -0700
  ...Some of those definitions includes midgets and battery cables, some are different. Mike On 8/15/03 3:40 AM, "DaBomb" <dabomb@TANJABARNES.COM...
• PETE O-BUS BRRRRR!
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 19:01:17 -0500
  ...I will be there with My 2003 Jetta TDI wagon and single malt scotch with jumper cables and tow strap to get all the...