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• Re: anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:10:15 -0400
  ...its like a little frige, but its > portable like a cooler..runs off 12v household current or you can use the > cigarette lighter adapter...
• Re: Motor quieting material stuff thing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 11:36:07 -0700
  ...If you got a van that breaks down often get one of the late model plastic covers, they're much lighter and easy to...
• Re: Halogen bulbs ... is there a difference between AC & DC bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:34:16 -0400
  ...that steps down household AC to 12VAC, and attached 12V cigarette lighter plugs. They clip on nicely along the kitchen shelf, or to the...
• Re: Solar Panel - Diode question for Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:23:06 -0500
  ...I don't know if this has a diode or if a diode >is in the cigarette lighter. It's self-contained, got everything...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:40:25 -0500
  ...I'm also > wondering which end is lighter, front or back. I'd rather put the > lighter end on the dolly, but is this...
• Re: Ipod FM transmitters ( LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:14:02 -0500
  ...It plugs into the lighter socket and holds the Ipod in a socket on a stalk; charges the Ipod as well as broadcasts on...
• Re: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 06:25:48 -0400
  ...with an inline 15A fuse protecting > them). > Ok -- inside lights, cigar lighter, radio, clock. > As for measuring voltage off pin 30 on the switch...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:12:04 -0500
  ...If it isn't cloud grey, it's the lighter one, the lightest one being reserved for the alloy wheels. I believe that one...
• free air
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:07:00 -0600
  ...My wife always carried a small compressor that plugged into the cigarette lighter. It was not as reliable as my pump. Good pumps can...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:35:20 -0700
  ...is the standard arrangement used on automotive tires; > like the cigarette-lighter socket it's been generalized to other things > (A/C systems, FI...
• Re: Any good car vacs out there?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 19 Jun 2018 18:31:44 -0700
  ...S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > I keep a small whisk broom. Lighter, cheaper, gets the job done. > > Chris > > > Wiadomość napisana przez PB <pbrattan@GMAIL...
• 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:21:23 -0700
  Thanks to Frank Condelli, I now have a plug-in voltmeter plugged into the cigarette lighter. When I go to start the Westy, the...
• Re: NVC-Fryeday Follies-G Rated Thing you might need at least 1 of?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:18:59 -0600
  ...I can't wait to see the ashtray & lighter in-service coming up. YMMV, Tom-difference in civilian vs. military spec? On Mar 26...
• Re: Electric VW Pick up truck
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 17:04:07 -0800 (PST)
  ...don't have to deal with the servo stuff for the brakes, and its somewhat lighter... Thom -- > If at first you don't succeed...
• Re: Transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 09:48:30 -0700
  ...Try a little lighter throttle! Larry -- Need a good used part for your van? Check my list at: http://www.xmission.com/~ldhamm/
• Re: Electric power vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:18:10 -0500
  ...IF it > were lighter, and IF the batteries could go under the floor, then > maybe, for some people under some circumstances. I agree wholeheartedly...
• Re: removing Westy stove face plate
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 20:43:38 -0400
  ...Now what do I do with all the flints I pulled out of dead Bic lighters that fuel the acetylene sparker that currently lights...
• Dash removed/re-installed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 6 May 2012 16:30:24 -0700
  ...Additional cigar lighter outlets (3) installed. Everything put together, with much puzzlage over what hooks to what. Power applied, all the bits seem to...
• Re: Second Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 21:30:49 -0700
  There is already a cig lighter socket connected to just the second battery on these models. It is under the passenger front seat, on...
• Re: Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - karl filc
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 22:34:53 -0000
  ...If you do this, then you can just > plug the solar charger into the cig lighter. NO? M > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center...
• Re: Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:06:07 -0400
  On 8/18/05, David Bohannan <fjazzbass@gmail.com> wrote: > Hm, that's funny/not funny... > > Mine does the same thing, but just ALL...
• Re: Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:18:44 -0700
  Not that weird, pretty common actually, at least on tach equipped models. If you pull the relay 43 from the (hidden in 83-85...
• Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:30:46 -0400
  ...The 12v heaters that can run from cigarette lighter outlets and draw ten amps or so are in the 300 BTU/hr range. Good...
• Re: Metal Stove Cover
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:51:05 -0700
  ...cooking surface or a cutting board? > > > Also what is the adpater in the dash next to the Cig lighter in my 84 used for?
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:07:28 -0700
  Just did this the other day. I used a dremel tool to slice through the bit of green plastic that held the backside part...
• Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:52:12 -0600
  ...cigar lighters. Last fall Mark Drillock identified a great setup of socket and plug that twist-lock together and are very well made--and...
• Wheels, a different perspective?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 19 Mar 2014 20:25:34 -0400
  ...Can you, or should you, get alloy wheels that are lighter than the OEM steel ones? Would they be stronger or weaker? How do...
• Re: Nitrogen was:Michelin Agilis Tires
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:19:29 -0700
  ...I > remember him saying something about it being lighter and more stable > pressure-wise than compressed air. I'd love to hear more about...
• Re: All accessories on aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:47:00 -0600
  ...That location runs your accessories (radio, cig lighter) and your kitchen is already plugged into the aux battery. bob On Mon, Aug 3, 2009...
• Re: instrument panel lights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 16:20:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The fuses are ok and the bulbs are ok. > > Anybody have any suggestions before I dig into this? > > Do the cigarette lighter and the...
• Re: Need harbor pilot license OR,,, Another reason I love my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe
  Thu, 3 Sep 1998 11:51:14 -0800
  ...But ! the rushing water builds up on the vehicle, the vehicle displaces water, becomes lighter, loses traction, gets turned around, bumped by debris and...
• Re: VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:59:39 -0600
  Oops - a plug into the cigarette lighter type charger probably already has the blocking diode included. I assume that's what we're talking...
• What's that thing called over the kitchen?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:44:43 -0700
  ...We call ours the gutter, and use it for flashlights, batteries, and stove lighter, but not spices. Everyone knows your spices belong under the...
• Cabin Fleece Sleeping bags write up [ LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 22:59:48 -0400
  ...I was looking for something lighter than a standard sleeping bag that would work better in the hotter nights. These bags are very compact...
• Re: stock lighter socket disassembly
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:33:57 -0800
  On 3/15/10, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Neil, > > I struggled with same issue of loose fitment of socket in dash :) > > I...
• Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:28:28 -0700
  ...Used a marine receptacle with a fairly tight cap on it so you can plug in the "lighter" type plug from the outside. The...
• Re: NO VW CONTENT "hot/cold Igloo coolers found"...
  Historical mailing list - frank furter
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 07:26:18 -0800
  ...came across those Hot/cold coolers that plug into your cigarette lighter at McFrugal's... I want to mention I think they might be...
• Re: Lovin' my new GPS!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 07:22:56 -0700
  ...I cut a black Plexiglas plate and > mounted a cigarette lighter under it. The mounting bracket for the lighter > fits snugly into the ashtray...
• Re: Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:22:39 -0600
  ...could probably handle the load better since van would be considerably >> lighter....and air cooled Vanagons are cheaper too, but could be >> more hassle...
• Re: Vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 22:37:07 +0000
  ...to give up passenger and military airplanes and go back to lighter-than-air craft.  Check the energy density per pound and per gallon...
• Re: Round silver thing under clock?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 14:27:26 -0800
  ...round silver thing under the clock, that looks like a cigarette >>lighter is. I've looked through the books and nothing is mentioned. >>Could...
• Re: Need Rear Gate Struts, reply
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:19:00 -0400
  ...it's lighter, easier to store, won't rot or give you splinters.... > But if you are >really cheap, buy a 6'7" 2by...
• Re: Rear Cushion Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 14:49:24 -0600
  ...It has surprised me at how much > lighter the seats look after a cleaning like this. Using carpet cleaner or > the pressure washer doesn...
• Tracing wires?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:32:48 PST
  ...My brake lights, interior lights, and cigarette lighter stopped working; apparently a blown fuse. When I try to replace the fuse, it immediately blows...
• Re: Tiico Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 8 May 2003 16:04:06 -0400
  ...are designed for running Golfs, Cabrios and the like. I.E. lighter vehicles with vastly different needs than our Vanagons. I'd expect the...
• Re: Locking Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - Erik Lundberg
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:55:07 -0700
  ...I can feel my pocket getting lighter already (in multiple ways). Erik Janet Sanford wrote: > Are all the gas caps the same and open...
• Re: Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:47:08 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter > Not that weird, pretty common actually, at least on tach equipped > models...
• Re: Over spray care
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 9 Apr 2021 13:16:05 -0400
  Eric, I find that charcoal lighter fluid is a useful solvent for that sort of gunk. It's basically a crude form of naptha...
• Such a splendid waste of time
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:00:47 -0800
  ...Thus began a spout of obsessive behavior during which I pulled out the radio, the lighter, the instrument panel, and the heater control face...
• Re: Tiico in a syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Kelly
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 09:35:28 -0800
  ...My wallet is getting lighter by the minute... > > --sharks
• Mystery Accessory
  Historical mailing list - James Piotrowski
  Thu, 23 May 2002 14:03:06 -0600
  ...No, this is not a lighter-type hole, smaller than that. The strange socket looks like maybe it holds a type of lightbulb I...
• Oxygen sensor and fuel reg. replacement....
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 00:46:38 -0400
  ...the average home mechanic like me do this - like with a lighter? I also need to get the engine hooked up on the machine...
• Re: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 05:45:04 -0700
  ...clamp is nearly indefinitely reusable .. > > Because they seal much better, are lighter, are cheaper, don't damage > hoses like common worm gear clamps, and...
• Re: Fw: Dash Power outlet..? revised
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:54:49 -0400
  ...Dash Power outlet..? >> >> >>> For those (like me) who have always felt the standard cigarette >>> lighter >>> makes a poor 12vt outlet and only became a...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:27:36 -0400
  ...The trick is to use one of those long fireplace lighters, and hold it so the flame is where the pilot would be, heating...
• Re: Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 02:23:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...do I smell lighter fluid?) Just keep fannin' the flames. Your report almost exactly mirrors my impressions > Tobin (aka Joan of Arc?) Larry '85...
• RE: WTD: Brown Carpet Set for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 01 May 1997 11:48:36 EST
  ...and the carpeting ends up fluffy, sweetsmelling, and a half-shade lighter. I've done this for an 81 and an 84, and the...
• buzzing in dash
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 09:16:46 -0700
  ...motor and the vent system. I've pulled out the cig. lighter and held the radio while driving so it's neither of those...
• Re: DVD Player; Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:10:49 -0700
  ...You can power the laptop off a convertor from the cigarette > lighter. Plus you can also put games on it to give a different...
• Soundproofing material for FS
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Mon, 1 May 2006 09:18:40 -0700
  ...Ultimate used to be called Brown Bread -- it's the lighter of the two self-adhesive materials that B-Quiet makes. I'm asking...