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• WTB: diesel Vanagon pump advance cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:25:31 -0700
  ...Anyone have a good cable for him? The closer to Tacoma the better...thanks for any leads as usual! Karl
• Re: Healthiest way to lead an UnHealthy Vanagon lifestyle? (a long attempt at Phrydey humour)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:45:19 -0400
  Careful inspection of where the tread joins the sidewall should reveal the fine line where the new tread was joined. Tires that have not...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 26 Jun 2005 02:58:35 -0400
  ...tension lead that attaches to the coil - with the >> ignition on, one multimeter lead attached to the LT lead and one >> multimeter lead touching...
• Re: Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:50:07 -0400
  ...Since I've already jumped the radiator sender switch, and fed 12V directly to the red/black low speed lead which has continuity all...
• Re: Good pricing, T105 golf cart batteries? [EDIT}
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:59:51 -0600
  ...In particular, Trojan cannot recycle the lead because of California rules. That is, they can't run a smelter. So they must use new...
• Re: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 04:54:54 -0700
  ...Could the person who found a FLAP source for a range of switches that will fit please repost the lead? Thanks. John Wakefield
• Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 11 May 2006 12:11:31 -0500
  ...Try connecting a clip lead temporarily from the ground terminal of one of your turn signal bulbs to a solid ground point on the...
• Re: Starting motor connector? Was loose tranny bolts.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 10:56:43 -0700
  ...This wire was one of a > sheathed pair the other a larger diameter one leading to the solenoid. > Both > appear to lead back to...
• Re: Power Door Lock Actuator Small Springs.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 07:48:46 -0700
  ...Third terminal is not used and > fourth is ground. > > With the slider ajar, clip a jumper lead to the bottom terminal, and a > second...
• Trouble shooting tip? Fouled plugs
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:49:35 -0400
  ...You work the crank to generate 500 volts at the test leads and the instrument converts any leakage current to a resistance readings. A...
• next CCC's location
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 10:27:15 -0700
  ...This weekend, remember, is the party here at my place for our list leader (well, ok, water-cooled list leader now) Gerry Skerbitz and...
• Re: NOT a broken throttle cable (now: computer question)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:49:09 -0700
  ...a long enough pickup lead so I'll cut the wires and splice in a piece to lengthen the lead and epoxy the sensor...
• Re: Westy auxiliary battery s...
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 07:21:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...Most experts say connecting lead acid batteries in parallel (except during charging) will drain both batteries, as one always is more charged than the...
• WTD help finding a few parts for a splitty
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Sat, 4 Nov 1995 15:12:31 -0800 (PST)
  ...any help of leads would be greatly apreciated. thanks and God Bless matt
• Wanted: Used Paulchen Rack
  Historical mailing list - Craig Charles
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 11:21:39 EDT
  ...Please e- mail me if you've got any leads. Thanks, Craig Charles 87 Westy
• AFM capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 21:58:22 -0700
  ...Pop off the top black cover, solder the capacitor onto the leads inside the box, silicone the cover back on. No poking, prying or...
• Re: temp sensor Q
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 10:06:03 -0600
  ...EVEN TURN ENGINE OVER, ENGINE COLD FROM LONG OVERNIGHT Rolf, Check for a shorted temp sender or the lead to the temp sender. Larry
• Re: Car model names
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 16:51:44 -0800
  The Toyota rational [if that's the word] was to associate every name with a crown as in the leader. Look at the names...
• o2 sensor wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 23:16:25 -0600
  Can I solder O2 sensor lead wires? Or should I use solderless crimp connectors? I know my pyrometer wire needs to be joined mechanically...
• Re: [Fwd: common speaker wire to rear Vanagon speakers]
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:31:50 -0400
  My wiring has four leads very cleverly going into a connector with only three coming out! How cheap of VW. The stock radio also...
• Best Online Auto Classifieds?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:14:55 -0500
  ...Are there any others (particularily VW-based) that are worth sharing? TIA Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Leader of the Pack" Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Founding...
• '84 plastic coolant T needed
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:06:52 -0700
  ...thanks in advance for any and all leads. bill '87 syncro westfalia santa cruz, ca
• Re: Rust Eater Spray
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:56:30 EST
  In a message dated 11/30/04 5:57:44 PM, jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU writes: << does anyone have leads on this spray oil? >> jonathan...
• Re: Lovin' my new GPS!
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:50:26 -0400
  For not money you can purchase a USB cord with just the leads on one end. I would wire it to a switched power...
• Looking for a NICE Syncro DOKA
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:37:15 -0500
  Hello Volks, Anybody got a nice Syncro DOKA they'd like to sell -- or have any leads? I don't want a restoration job...
• Re: your assignment for this weekend. :)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:14:19 -0800
  ...The only thing I didn't like was the casting of a Porsche 911 as the female lead--should have been a New Beetle...
• Re: '90 Westy Horn not operating
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 23:30:21 -0400
  ...Disconnected leads from > the contacts and again put red lead into positive, and > black lead of tester into negative. "Honked" horn, no > change in...
• Re: Battery for Aux in my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 10 May 2010 18:02:13 -0600
  http://www.batteryuniverse.com/Sealed-Lead-Acid/Universal-Battery/UB12220/GZ12180NB_Universal-Battery_UB12220_Sealed-Lead-Acid-Battery I'd recommend 4 of these...
• Re: What is this?/Fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:31:16 -0700
  Douglas This is a Fuel Expansion Tank and you will also note there is one mounted in the RH wheelwell.The 2 bottom leads...
• Need brake light warning unit
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 22 May 2017 14:16:48 +0000
  ...Does anybody have a sued one or a lead on a new one (or even a part number)? 1983.5 WC Thanks Bryan
• Odyssey Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:46:36 -0400
  ...Supposed to be made with "virgin" lead, not alloy and provide a longer lasting more robust battery. They list the waterboxer as: 2.1...
• hello
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:52:30 +0800
  Hi friend, I just find a website www.golikeshop.com the stuffs are fairly good, and lead a prevailing market price. If you want...
• Needed -- balearic blue velour carpeting
  Historical mailing list - Frank LaHorgue
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:40:06 -0000
  ...255863686C 3HA 255863665B 3HA 255863781D 3HA Any help or leads are most appreciated. Thanks -- Frank LaHorgue
• in search of an idiot's guide to rewiring my horn
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 18:05:23 EDT
  ...i wired in a new horn and it doesnt' work, so this leads me to believe that the problem is in the wiring. can...
• Syncro Westy Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Barton Churchill
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:44:33 PST
  ...I will give your vw an excellent home! Thanks in advance for any leads! Barton westy wanted 74 Alfa GTV 89 Jetta 'burg ______________________________________________________ Get...
• Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Dominick DeGaetano
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 08:45:25 -0800
  ...Any leads would be appreciative. Thanks ===== Dominick Atlanta, GA 1985 Vanagon "Gretchen" VWCA LiMBO SEVWC __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with...
• New battery cables, where? (diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 06:31:20 -0600
  ...terminal is the "skeleton" style, I don't want the solid lead ones. I want to change both ground and starter cable. Where can...
• mounting roof lights
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:37:05 -0500
  ...the wiring inside, once inside, how you ran it and which power lead you tied into. Thanks, Ben Beasley 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro "Babe"
• WTB: rear hatch in titian red color. Local to SF prefered
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 2 May 2004 03:30:26 EDT
  ...Please pmail me with your asking price or leads. Preferably within reasonable driving distance from San Francisco. For you smarty pants, I define "reasonable...
• Michigan v'gon stash
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 06:28:04 -0500
  Hello, This weekend I was put onto a lead of a 86 syncro GL in Grand Rapids MI. Very little rust but missing engine...
• NVC Good Subaru forum?
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Thu, 8 May 2008 14:17:32 -0700
  ...anyone know of one? thanks for any leads. /james --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
• Re: Glow Plug Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Jul 1995 10:05:07 -0700
  ...LEDs come with leads of unequal length. If I remember, the longer lead is the "+" lead. (NOTE - went and checked a bunch in my...
• Re: Battery Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:07:17 -0600
  ...As you say, there's really no good way to fuse the battery lead. You'd need a 400 A fuse or so, and...
• Re: Bear Attacks Camper NVC
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:30:12 -0800
  ...hold c connector of capacitor on one lead from fencer ... and the metal body against the other lead let it blip three times ... then...
• Re: Stereo Installation question: 83 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:58:02 -0400
  ...The Blaupunkt Las Vegas radio/CD player my wife got me as a gift :-) also requires a separate ground and hot lead to each...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:40:29 -0800
  ...I'm not so sure about this one though : " With the ignition on but engine not running all 8 injector leads should give you...
• Re: [Syncro] Air Flow Metre cheap fix?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:55:11 -0800
  ...One lead goes to the wire corresponding to the "wiper arm". The other lead goes to the wire that is at ground potential. Brent...
• Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:48:10 -0700
  ...It will be impossible for folks to > steal a car and get away with it unless they pull it into a > lead-covered trailer...
• Re: Input on Prestone jumpstart battery?
  Historical mailing list - Sminkey, Scott
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:12:54 -0400
  ...I picked up several used 6 volt sealed lead-acid gel cell batteries from an electronic surplus store for only a couple of bucks...
• Re: Help! Front Heater Fan (install) fail
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:39:28 -0400
  ...a DC motor so in theory, swapping the positive >and negative leads should make the motor turn the other way. It's a centrifugal...
• Re: stolen Vanagon Westy Weekender
  Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:05:14 -0700
  ...classifieds/detail.php?id=864932 > > > > missing from San Diego CA area > > > > Not mine, please contact owner with leads. > -- Drew, Las Vegas '90 GL "Blackbeard"
• diesel regulations?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Wed, 7 Aug 1996 08:07:56 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Does anyone now which states, if any, require a permit? If so, how does one go about acquiring one? I appreciate any leads... Paul...
• Re: gauges for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Rokus
  Sat, 05 Jul 1997 04:00:20 -0700
  ...t believe they run that high, but they do on startup. Leads to a few unique concerns such as needing quality oil filters. Mark
• Head gasket trauma!
  Historical mailing list - William Carden
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 16:47:53 +0100
  This may sound crazy but, why not take the lead from Kramer on Seinfeld...one litigious man was able to make a coffee company...
• Re: See you 'long the road, so long.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:11:18 EST
  ...I had always thought of you as a leader in our little community. Stop back by from time to time. Sit down and we...
• Source for Vanagon Diesel coolant hoses??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 14:30:12 -0500
  ...my first-born plus one arm and maybe a leg!! Thanks for any and all leads! Karl '87 Syncro Westy Turbodiesel-to-be-soon!
• anybody have a skylight?
  Historical mailing list - Tom VandenBerg
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:03:19 EST
  ...Do any of you vanagon folks have a lead on a complete skylight setup, or parts? (I would need all the pieces so I...
• u-pull it/junk yards in the Portland Or, Vancouver, Wa area
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 21:54:47 -0700
  Does anyone have a good lead on parts places in the Portland Or, Vancouver Wa area???? Thanks ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet...
• subaru transplants
  Historical mailing list - Curt Welsh
  Thu, 13 May 1999 21:45:39 -0400
  ...I like th idea of keeping my beloved vanagon all VW, but, well, you guys know... -curt (thanks for the kennedy lead)
• Re: Headrests Source?
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 23:29:21 -0400
  ...Any leads? > > -- > Regards, > David Bogle > Brooklyn