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• Re: Learning Electricity Part Two
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 13:23:24 -0300
  ...First, I learned electricity in the '50s. Yes, I know I was only eight...<shrug>. The Systeme Internationale did not exist prior to 1960...
• List of Resources for The Newbie?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:32:36 -0700
  ...For example, his Dometic runs great on electricity, but not on propane. He'd like to beef up his little driver-side aux battery...
• Re: New Electric van
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:23:39 -0400
  ...npr.org/2015/04/19/400750507/vw-camper-van-gets-an-electric-makeover > > not holding my breath, > > David Higginbotham > 82 Westy (sale pending) > 85...
• Re: WTB pair of good used round headlight buckets for Vanagon 80-85
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:18:55 -0400
  The round headlights use the same electrical connector as an H4 headlight (a pleasant surprise when I put my SA grill on.) H4 headlight...
• Re: Bostig, Zetex, Tiico - what do those names refer to?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:28:51 -0700
  ...New engine, roof over head, a new pair of shoes, flowers for Mrs Squirrel, prescription drugs, drugs, pay the electric bill . . . why the list...
• electric mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Mon, 26 May 1997 19:24:01 -0700
  ...Another thing attempted-unsuccesfully-this weekend was the electric mirrors. The one on the driver's side only moves from right to left, the...
• Re: Carying 4x8' sheets of plywood (f)
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 02:28:57 -0700
  ...Westfalia Syncro GTI. "Power of two" http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html Several EVs (Electric Vehicles) Electric Vehicle Components Ltd. (650) 494-9255
• Poltergeist in Van (weird electrical problem)
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:05:14 -0700
  ...First is I have a weird kinda electrical problem I am hoping someone can help me solve. The interior lights in my Carat are...
• Re: Keyed 12 v source-- for electric heater? useless!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 07:52:42 -0800
  ...You may want to look into 12v electric blankets to stay warm, or propane options... -Paul
• Re: westy kitchen operation
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:07:21 -0600
  ...the round knob is "Center Off". > Turn it to the right for city water (no electrical contacts needed for > that position as city water...
• gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:31:51 EST
  I have removed the gas tank and electric fuel pump on my 81 vanagon I put a tank inside trying to gravity feed I...
• 84 westy shell
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:55:31 -0800
  ...One seat turntable is still there, dash and some trim pieces, turns signals and reflectors, electrical cord hatch cover, electrical cord, bits and piecs...
• Re: Electric Locks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Jun 2021 19:28:48 +0000
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• Parting out a Fridge????
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:36:33 -0400
  Anyone parting out a Fridge, I need the AC-DC-Prop electrical switch. Malcolm
• Re: Vibration induced electrical failure
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 20:09:58 +1200
  Might be worth changing the fusebox for one out of a Japanese car...
• water tank pump
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:29:05 EST
  can someone help with making the electrical connections to install new pump submerged in tank?
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:33:34 -0400
  ...Hybrid Engine controllers > > > supplement the ICE with the electrical motor at the less efficient ICE > > > > > RPMs, and recover some of the electrical energy in...
• Re: Will a Jetta fuel pump work on a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 14 May 1999 17:26:13 -0700
  ...will that pump fit my camper? I don't expect >a perfect match, but will it work? Would the volume be the same? >Electric...
• Electric Mayhem
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 15:30:39 -0700
  This is not a question about the Muppets Band, but I have two electrical question as I finally try to get my electrical problems...
• Re: pelonis ceramic heater
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:58:46 -0500
  ...In other words, even if > you convert all the electricity to heat, you're still only operating at 33 1/3 > % efficiency. Electricity, a...
• Re: Gas time line: nuclear nonsense
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 08:59:03 -0500
  ...I guess having electric engines for propulsion actually gives them better control, particularly with todays automated operations on board. Crew size on these big...
• Re: Shocking seats!!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:19:06 -0500
  ...Shocking seats!! anyone else get shocked from static electricity everytime you get out of your drivers seat? i just installed the 89 wolfy front...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:40:08 -0500
  A 110 volt heater large enough to heat the engine and the interior will give you one heck of an electric bill. 1,500...
• Weird electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 29 Oct 2023 09:37:10 -0700
  hi all, I have a weird electrical problem on my '88 2WD tintop. When I turn ON the headlights and if I put it...
• Re: LED/HID lighting questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:38:59 -0700
  ...Friday stuff..but it applies to Vanagons, too. > > What is the electrical current savings in swapping to a more modern > lighting system for headlights...
• RE:Bosch Info
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 12:12:00 cdt
  ...application question but I have several Bosch catalogs, mainly electrical and ignition parts, and they seem to list models by a combination of year...
• Re: difference between CDN and US Westies
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 18 May 2005 10:04:08 -0400
  ...The Canadian ones have a space inbetween the two water inlets, and the electrical hook-up in down low. I believe that you can...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:14:06 -0700
  ...I *suspect* that the > major non-electrical cause of RV fires is also cooking. > > Incidentally the USFA reports that the major cause of outdoor...
• Re: Fireplace
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 9 May 2007 11:11:23 -0700
  I'm looking for a heater for my '90 Westy. (non-electrical - no hookups) Something very, very simple, and compact. I've seen small...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:13:56 -0800
  I always figured it would be fun to put an electric motor at the front diff on a syncro so you could drive electric...
• Re: Electrical Connector dust boots
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:28:47 -0400
  ...Electrical Connector dust boots I am trying to fix up the most egregious problems in my engine compartment, and some of the electrical connections...
• dometic won't light
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:49:10 -1000
  ...Tried electrical operation... turned off gas settings, turned on electrical settings. Know plug is hot. So far, nothing. If I recall it takes awhile...
• Re: LVC: Learning Electricity & Testers
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:45:40 -0700
  One simple but overlooked equation in electricity is: E = I x R It is simple but it is the thumb of the rules for...
• Re: Hydrogen cars ... a lot of hot gas!! ;)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:45:27 -0700
  > . And, we really ought to > be riding cross-country in coaches pulled by TA-DA -- Diesel-ELECTRIC, > or pure electric rail engines. When we...
• Electrical Mods
  Historical mailing list - Werner Kenneth Hellmer
  Tue, 19 Apr 1994 11:51:49 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I've been modifying the electrical system on my 78 bus (earlier posts may have said 79 mistakenly). I've replaced the stock 55amp...
• Camping Battery
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 14:14:45 -0400
  ...My auto electric guy was a little leary about adding a battery. He said the alternator's life would be dramatically shortened by having...
• Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 18:06:45 -0700
  >Until I fully understand why electricity in the fuel >tank does not blow, I refuse to install the fuel sender. Any input >on this...
• Re: Electrical connectors
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:18:18 +0100
  ...Regards Raimund Am 11.03.2022 um 18:48 schrieb Tom C: > Does anyone know where to get the electrical connectors that go into...
• Re: Electrical conductive paste or glue/adhesive
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:39:33 -0700
  ...com> wrote: > > hi all, > > I am looking for a kind of electrical conductive paste or glue/adhesive to > repair the instrument cluster blue foil...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 20:04:05 -0800
  > > Has anybody done this using a sending unit and electrical gage. I found a > > VDO gage that goes to 11 Bar and thought about...
• Electric supercharger revisited.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:28:49 -0700
  ...He now has 563 (that�s right...563) of the electric supercharger listed. The only thing different in the listings is the name of...
• Re: westy table
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:00:37 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 15:56:50 -0700
  >My living room has a drum kit, two bass guitars, one >acoustic, one electric, two guitars, one acoustic, one electric, two >smallish amplifiers, a...
• Re: Is this new gas saver for real?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:56:14 -0500
  ...Toyota had a nice electric RAV4 until the patent was enforced.
• Re: Vanagon electric door locks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jul 2022 14:10:56 +0000
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• Re: Vanagon Electric Window Motors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Jul 2021 20:45:31 +0000
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• Re: Stereo weirdness, electrical gremlins...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:33:53 +0000
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• Re: Electric window regulators
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 2 Nov 2016 08:02:15 -0700
  Stacy Schneider 650-722-4914 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1065821
• Re: True Canadian Winter Bus Campout - February 18th, 2012
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 12:26:30 -0500
  Scott, hydro means electricity in the Canadian language. Geo/ATL
• FS:1972 Ghia/$3500
  Historical mailing list - A. Doll
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 10:44:05 -0800
  rebuilt engine May 95, red, perfect body, needs some electrical work. e-mail for details
• 90 Carat doorspeakers
  Historical mailing list - R Blake
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 20:22:52 -0700
  How big can you go with door speakers in the Carat w/electric windows? Rich Blake
• Electric Supercharger
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:53:17 -0500
  I got a chuckle out of this. http://tinyurl.com/57mln Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Fw: Re: Wierd Electrical Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Alan Ruffalo
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 08:25:20 -0800
  ...It would lose electrical contact and the van would die in its' tracks. Then, after sitting for a while - it would fire right up...
• '80 Westfalia, Electrical problems; need answers, like, really.
  Historical mailing list - Phil janson
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:10:34 -0700
  ...Is there a better guide we have on the vanagon list somewhere about adding electrical accessories to these vans; also is there a guide...
• '72-'74 carb? anyone with one of these please go look.
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Thu, 16 May 1996 11:09:09 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Problem is that they have some electrical stuff on em that my stock '72 does not have. on my '72 there are two solenoids...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:57:11 -0400
  ...Been researching the electrical steering kits, seems like the >> downside is I'd lose the collapsibility of the steering column in the >> event >> of...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:47:17 -0400
  ...It > belongs on the rubber boot of the cable NOT on the metal connector part. > It keeps crap away from the electrical connection. > If...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:41:16 -0500
  ...A fairly unlikely scenario, sure, but hey! > Amaze your friends! > > <http://lifehacker.com/5825676/create-an-electricity+free-refrigerator-with-some-flower-pots-and...
• Re: electrical connections
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:35:48 -0500
  Not sure if it is "good/bad" but I faithfully use it on any and all electrical connections -- especially those that might see some...
• Battery connections
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:44:53 -0700
  ...On the drivers side, no battery, but more electrical stuff than I expected. It looks like there is relay in there with several connections...