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• Re: speedo for Canadian 85?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:07:13 -0700
  Correct, the CDN market vanagons have no EGR/O2 light, so a one piece cable is what you want for your 2WD van. You...
• Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 5 May 2016 13:22:40 -0700
  ...If an e-brake cable spring has gotten weaker due to normal use over some years, will this weaker spring, in part, not allow...
• Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop -FiXED-
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:53:32 -0700
  ...If you can > measure voltage there you have a drop on the ground cable. It does > happen where the factory transmission ground cable looks...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:13:05 -0800
  ...I know my buddy's 87 Canadian Panel Vanagon doesn't have one either and uses the long cable. BTW Troy - The replacement Speedo...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - John Thiessen
  Fri, 9 Mar 2018 08:39:10 -0500
  ...Thanks In the meantime, I think I've found 2 of the 3 cables in France, but they will only ship within France and...
• Was: CO..... Setting. Now: Engine Bucking Issue Solved?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:22:47 -0700
  ...I doubt the accelerator cable has been replaced as the rubber boot is torn. Can't see another reason for that cable clip to...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:36:54 -0700
  ...Sticky Accelerator Cable > Hey Volks, > > A while back, in the midst of another unrelated repair, my local mechanic > diagnosed and repaired a sticky accelerator...
• FS: 87 Syncro GL= $2500obo
  Historical mailing list - Kurtis Thomas
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:31:42 EDT
  ...new r/brakes&cylinders&cables new throttle cable bentley manual incl. dark blue ext. dark blue int. fair cond. military member is moving need...
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:51:24 -0400
  CHRIS STANN wrote: > Based on my previous non-VW experience (H****a) a growling speedometer at > low temps usually indicates a bad speedometer cable...
• Re: Frozen throttle cable!
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:19:32 -0600
  ...I guess I need to lube the throttle cable? JJ _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
• Re: Hot Foot...repair cable..what's involved?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 07:21:34 -0700
  Thanks for the info on the quick fix (turning off valve manually)...if I want to repair the cable what is involved? Thanks! __________________________________ Do...
• Re: Lubricate front heater control cables?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 5 May 2008 23:44:01 -0400
  ...I like Lubriplate Chain and Cable Fluid for this sort of thing. http://www.lubriplate.com/webstore/detail.aspx?ID=5 Allan -- 1991 Vanagon...
• Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 8 Apr 2019 23:25:02 -0700
  I installed a self-powered sub-woofer under the rear bench and was able to run a RCA cable pair along the driver's...
• Speedometer quit working...easy fix or new cable???
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:08:28 -0700
  ...I examined the spot where the cable sticks out of the hub...looks like a nub there with nothing attached. Will I need a...
• Re: sticky accelerator pedal...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:38:44 -0500
  ...If the throttle plate moves >freely, then it is probably time for a new cable. From what I have seen, the >plastic sheathing on...
• tire chains: cable vs chain
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:23:17 -0800
  ...what is people's experience as far as the cable vs chain issue? are cables safe for a vehicle as heavy as my fully...
• Re: BUcking List ...
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 18:39:41 -0600
  I cleaned the AFM and I ran a thick ground cable (8 gauge) all the way from the negative terminal on the battery to...
• Re: Great device for lubing cables
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 10:03:42 -0700
  If you're referring to the Vanagon speedometer cable...... I recently quelled a noisy speedo with fluctuating needle by applying motorcycle chain lube to...
• Re: Vanagon heater cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 17:39:32 -0800 (PST)
  On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, lbart wrote: > Hey all, > I've got the cables to my heater flapper boxes working sorta well but they...
• Re: Speedo Calibration?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 12:22:55 -0700
  Mick Try another watch approved by NASA Are you running low low profile tires? Forget the cable.On second thought,pull off cable at...
• Bleeding Bloody Brakes
  Historical mailing list
  23 Dec 96 05:58:11 PST
  ...Managed to get brake cable stuck, with no way to PUSH on the floppy cable. Found a piece of plastic pipe that was just...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 23:48:23 AST
  >Does anyone know of a way to grease a throttle cable without removing it.? My >cable in my 1987 Syncro is beginning to bind...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 15:38:27 -0500
  ...A starting battery to starter cable replacement story > > > > In a message dated 07/08/2010 3:18:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > LISTSERV...
• Re: 85' speedometer problems :-(
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 08:43:41 -0600
  If you have a black EGR box and a two part cable .............. there is a little nylon ring on the cable going into the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Dec 2003 to 29 Dec 2003 - Special issue (#2003-1205)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:06:41 -0700
  ...The length of the cable > that came with the kit is 12' and the additional cable that I bought is 14' > Measuring resistance on...
• Re: e-brake cable slipping off of brake shoe
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:44:16 -0400
  ...may cause slack in the cable.Cable pops off-I guess.Are the left and right brake cables both the same legnth?If not...
• Re: What does heater lever do?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sat, 08 Feb 1997 11:18:16 -0500
  ...I've found that th cables like to get bent and no longer work the valve. The cable can bend at both ends so...
• Acceleratro cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:24:03 -0500
  ...I have a brand new accelerator cable for my 90' Carat (automatic) and I need to install it. Shouldn't be too hard except...
• Re: '85 Parking Brake Problems
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 03 Jan 95 14:19:06 CST
  ...there is one cable coming from the parking brake handle. that one cable is bolted to a cross-piece. and the two cables (one...
• Re: Slow Start - now Won't Start (L)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 08:28:54 EST
  ...The other thing that could be causing your problem is your positive cable from the battery to the starter. This is a long cable...
• Positive Cable End
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 1 May 2012 19:03:02 -0700
  My positive cable at at the starter end is showing corrosion and I have hard starting. �I'm thinking trying to cut the last...
• Re: Main Positive battery Cable
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:40:02 -0700
  ...like to know what you guys have been using as replacement cable and > >if #1 AWG wire would suffice. The #1 AWG wire will...
• sticky accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Fife
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 20:18:48 -0700
  ...Has anyone replaced an accelerator cable on one of these babies? It looks tough because the cable sheath appears to be affixed to various...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:53:43 EDT
  I have these cable for $35. They are for 84-91 Vanagons with the plastic push on connector on the rear of the speedo...
• Speedo cable knuckle seal problem
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Tue, 1 May 2007 11:47:53 -0700
  I still can't get the !@#$% remains of the speedo cable core and rubber seal out of the knuckle. Where do I find a...
• Change of e-mail address
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 11:35:49 -0500
  Hi- Santa gave me a cable modem and cable access! This requires a change of my e-mail address. Do I change my e...
• part numbers
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:44:38 -0700
  ...accelerator cable positive battery cable to starter the above parts are for a 91syncro with a 2.1 and manual trans --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger...
• battery cable contact problem
  Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
  Tue, 18 May 1999 10:11:08 +0200
  ...The assumption now is that there is something intermittently wrong with the long cable which connects the battery to the starter and runs right...
• Re: Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 17:19:10 -0800
  ...Speedometer cable -- where does square start > > Hi list, > after reading a lot of threads regarding speedometer cables, it is still > unclear to me where...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 11 Mar 2018 21:35:44 -0700
  Guys, I would need the left heater cable; 251 711 629 Anyone would know where I could get one? I have two of the...
• Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:38:37 +0000
  ...If you buy the Cig-Lighter-Plug-Cable you can recharge your battery by plugging in the cable. Useful back up battery. http://www...
• Heater Cables...'77
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Sep 1996 19:41:29 -0800
  ...Ordered and got new heater cables for Bleu the blue '77 Riviera. Was replacing the old ones 'cause they didn't seem to fit...
• Sticky Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Gavin Flanagan
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 12:37:54 -0700
  Hey Volks, A while back, in the midst of another unrelated repair, my local mechanic diagnosed and repaired a sticky accelerator cable. It made...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:44:13 -0500
  the old cables are not "useless" they are still providing some conductivity, so adding new cables to the old cables will be likely better...
• RE: Help: Vanagon Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 09:29:58 -0700
  Bo, On my '84, I clamped the cable to the water pipe that crosses the engine with a home made bracket. The cable pulls...
• Re: EBay item Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 19:43:40 -0700
  Entity Maynard Southard spoke thus: > Rachel: > This is the accelerator cable on the diesel Vanagon. Goes from the > accelerator > pedal Oh OK, I thought...
• Speedo cable "squeels" at low speeds
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:01:32 -0800
  Hi all, Is there a fix for the squeeling sound that I believe is my speedometer cable (the sound is coming from inside the...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 13:45:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu> > Eastwood company has a Speedometer cable lubricator ... a little gizmo that > fits on the end of a cable...
• Re: CARPET REPLACEMENT was replacement for stock ground cable on 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:10:59 +0000
  ...replacement for stock ground cable on 85 westy > >> > >> need a source for a replacement battery ground cable for a 85 westy. > >> It is EXTREMELY...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 27 Mar 2022 18:04:16 -0500
  ...Use the small cable clamp and the handle of choice to affix the handle to the end of the cable and trim the cable...
• Re: Follow up - parking brake questions. Was: Frozen emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:29:54 -0500
  How old are the cables? The outer sheaths tend wear and collapse along with the plastic coating allowing water to enter. The resulting rust...
• Re: chains
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 11:57:15 -0700
  I agree with Stuart that cable chains are the way to go. They are much easier to install. I have had good luck in...
• Re: Dealers and Vanagons, was Re: Pics Of The Blue Star
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Nov 2012 10:06:12 -0600
  The VW dealer nearest to me, and the only one in Oklahoma City, is Cable Volkswagen. Every time I have tried to get a...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:53:28 -0600
  I used 4 gauge wire from a cannibalized jumper cable set and ran the wire thru the battery box vent tube. Bob On Sat...
• Re: Jump-Starting (ie: booster cables) and Fuel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:47:13 +0200
  ...The general consensus was that there is no problem jumping the FI Type 3, as long as you don't connect the jumper cables...
• Re: e-brake boot (the underside)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:54:51 -0500
  That e-brake cable can have a pretty good whipping effect to it. The cross over tube when properly installed is actually held up...
• Re: Accelerator linkage is sticky..
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:45:20 -0800
  ...Did you have to rejig the linkage or cable setup? If so..... On my first incarnation of linkage setup, I passed the cable through...
• Re: Vanagon front parking brake cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 28 May 2009 07:03:57 EDT
  Folks, thanks to everyone who pointed me to sources of the front parking brake cable. I now have them in stock. From my _Vanagon...
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:32:44 -0800
  ...You should get the inner control lever assembly and cables with it, all as a unit. The cable for the heater valve will need...
• '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 05:57:21 -0700
  ...This wire is actually a coaxial cable with an insulated center conductor that is wrapped in a braided copper shield and then insulated again...