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• Re: Oil Filter Worries (and other nuggets...)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 09:34:21 -0400
  ...Mike > You would have a much easier time of "shutting off" the coil if you placed your permanent kill switch in the 12V lead...
• Need Leads?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 03:43:39 -0500
  Does Your Business Need A Boost? Would you like to get more leads? ..More Customers? ..More Sales? Direct Email Marketing could be the answer...
• Re: Meter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:14:31 EST
  ...No big deal you say? It is a big deal if a cheap lead with an intermittent open is leading you around in circles...
• Re: LVC: Learning Electricity & Testers
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:45:40 -0700
  ...Voltage is always measured over two leads of something, such as the two leads of a battery, the two terminals of a bulb, the...
• Re: Quick and dirty headlight buzzer for 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 08:39:24 -0400
  And if you happen to have a buzzer that works with either polarity, try adding a diode in one of the leads. Larry A...
• Water Tank probe leads
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:14:13 -0700
  Hey volks, On my 81.5 Westy there are about four water level probes with leads connected to them. I believe they are (from...
• Re: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:09:15 -0400
  If "excessive" current is applied to a lead acid battery, the electrolyte (sulfuric acid) will bubble. What's actually occurring is that the extra...
• Re: High beam blue light?
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:48:22 -0700
  ...Just put one lead in the female part and hold the other lead to the body of the plug and results are instantaneous, if...
• Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:02:30 -0500
  I want to permanently wire up my starter for remote switch operations so it's more convenient by having a couple of leads tucked...
• Re: Subwoofer power
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:10:09 -0500
  You should use a relay, powered by your fused antenna lead. Depending on your amp's power draw, you may be running too much...
• O2 Sensor, Bucking etc.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 07:50:30 -0500
  ...What was amazing was that I got these readings without the black lead on the meter connected to anything. The signal wire on the...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:36:01 -0800
  Don't connect either PS switch lead to ground. That is not how it works, at least not on 2.1 models. Doing that...
• Re: Syntec and Bosch Plat 4's experience
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 07:10:13 EDT
  ...This lead gets in the oil and if it is not suspended properly, will cause severe sludging. Since we don't have any lead...
• Re: lighted switch needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 16:13:33 -0500
  ...Every car radio I've ever dealt with draws it's working power from the battery lead, and just uses the accessory lead as...
• Re: Where does the red lead connect from the Digitool?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:25:34 -0400
  ...Flying lead with a clip on the end? It's a spare voltmeter input, reads on the last position of the rotary switch. Definitely...
• Re: Parts wanted Alternator brush set (cost saver)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:13:19 EDT
  ...mm by about 3/4" with a wire lead of about 1 inch. >> Are the leads attached to the sides or the ends? George
• Re: Peel and Seal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:19:24 -0400
  ...You can get multilayer lead or lead-substitute silencing material from marine suppliers, intended for lining engine boxes/rooms. It's pretty spendy IIRC...
• Re: Coleman Fuel For You CamperHeads
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 07:28:02 -0700
  ...for using white gas. �Motor fuel then contained tetraethyl lead, which would leave a lead deposit in the generator and burner of a stove...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:25:11 -0800
  ...My thought is if the ECU is not grounding the leads to one of the two leads of each injector the 4 leads are...
• Re: No smog test problems!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 14:08:38 +0100
  ...The un-leaded gas filler is thinnner than the leaded. It also double as a valve to keep all your fuel from spilling, if...
• Re: Help with speaker wiring needed
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:17:59 -0400
  There appears to be separate wires for the back speakers, but they actually share a common (-) lead after it exits the radio harness. It...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:39:02 -0400
  Does anyone have a picture of this piece? Lead is a very soft material to work with. Deal with it at work sometimes and...
• Re: multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:57:15 -0800
  --------------------------- made every mistake with meters and only "blown" the leads off or circuit board never had one explode, not possible.. Paul --------------------------- FYI If you...
• Re: Dometic Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:11:32 +0000
  > I think it is for the negative lead to the optional flame meter found in > early years. The old flame meter uses the nearby...
• Re: 84 dont smoke no more (27 MPG??)
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:23:48 -0400
  ...That harness lead goes into the > > multipin > > >connector. For reasons known only to themselves, VW engineers made that > > harness > > >lead a co-axial cable...
• working with lead, was: Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 07:02:50 EDT
  ...Heating the lead till it begins to melt re-fuses the inner- outer posts.>> I know it goes without saying... but any work you...
• Re: Need fix for printed circuit board for instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 10:35:15 -0600
  ...fix the PCB copper leads behind the > speedo. > The connectors that attaches to the pin connector and the copper leads have > come loose. > I...
• Re: best gasoline to use
  Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:59:06 -0700
  STP Lead Substitue. Valve wear sucks. On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Dave Baker wrote: > I've been reading this thread and it suddenly occurred...
• Re: lighted switch needed
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:01:11 -0800
  ...lighted switch needed Every aftermarket radio I've ever installed had 2 power leads; one smaller lead to battery + to keep the station presets...
• RE: lead & valves
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 23:06:21 -0700
  VW Hasn't made a head that required leaded fuel since late 1967. The = valve seats on all Type IV motors included. Don't...
• Re: O2-sensor results with digital voltmenter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:04:49 -0800
  ...O2-sensor results with digital voltmenter > Here are the results from voltage test. > > Voltmeter +-lead connected to lead from O2-sensor, -lead on bumper...
• Subject: Re: Making a 12v battery charger from a peecee power supply
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:45:09 -0700
  ...You cannot charge a lead acid battery with only 12V. For obvious reasons, the PC 12V PS is pretty well regulated to 12V. Without...
• Re: OT - Toyota unintended acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:51:43 -0800
  ...Everyone is on the ROHS (lead free) bandwagon and I'm sure that's why Toyota's supplier used lead free in their sensor...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:20:32 -0500
  Could someone make a mold? If so, it could be done with lead, the same way you make cast bullets. GregM -----Original Message----- From...
• WTB Tiico Cylinder head
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:23:50 -0700
  ...anybody got one, or a lead to where I might find one ? Van Cafe sells parts like head gasket, and head bolts.. I could...
• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:03:19 -0700
  > Forgot to check this! But now having done so, I can see three leads > running to the right head... What you're calling a...
• Re: TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Gab and Em
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:14:46 -0400
  I have a lead on 4 new Continental Vanco2's, an all season tire no longer made. Can anyone tell me about their level...
• Re: Subwoofer power
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 07:48:20 -0500
  ...Use the power antenna lead to trigger the relay. This way, when you turn on your Pioneer, it will trigger the relay and turn...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:15:38 -0700
  Pretty sure it is lead as well. I'm holding one in my hand and it's very soft, when scratched, it is shiny...
• Gas line double check needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:05:19 -0400
  ...On the passenger side the line on the front is leading to a hose at the front of my tank. the rear hose on...
• Re: stereo wiring
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:10:27 -0330
  All I did, was to wire both power wires to an always "hot" lead, and put a toggle switch on the "accessory igntion" one...
• NVC - Antique (WW II) Electronic Navigation - Bendix Flux Gate
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 23:34:50 -0500
  I'm looking for leads to a Bendix Pioneer Gyro Flux Gate Compass System, AN-5751-1, used in military aircraft of the 1940...
• found it (was speaker wires)
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 15:05:25 -0600
  My frantic quest to find the bad spot in the wires lead me to a connection just to the right of the rear heater...
• Re: FREE 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:03:00 -0800
  ...to a more limited group (only list members). > The first lemming to lead his peers off the cliff is a bold and decisive leader.
• Re: Political eruption, LVC
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 09:44:03 -0700
  "Beware of the leader who bangs the the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed...
• Quick and dirty headlight buzzer for 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 01:34:17 -0400
  Take a polarized buzzer that won't buzz if the polarity is backwards, and solder on the ends of the leads two little tabs...
• Re: Introductions and electrical questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:45:58 -0800
  ...It is usually marked somehow (depends on the brand) BB, or aux, or something that shows it is different than the main power lead...
• Re: Lead Acid Battery Bank and Solar Charging
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:40:31 -0600
  ...Steven Johnson wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a bank of 10 lead acid batteries that I would like to maintain with > 100 watt solar...
• Re: "Awesome Hippie Van"
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:59:24 -0700
  That's what the kids in my sons, Boy Scout Troop call my Syncro Westy :) The other tentbound leaders and parents are secretly jealous...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Fri, 1 May 2015 08:08:50 -0400
  ...The 2 wires leads are way longer than they need to be so I guess I have to shorten them up. Has anyone else...
• Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:24:37 -0700
  ...And another five or six clip leads in the > package. NB - they have three sizes of clip leads, all useful and > reasonably well made...
• Re: New Stereo Install Questions (First Anual Noob-Aid Concert Series)
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 15:34:38 -0700
  ...That should usually be connected to the yellow lead. > Third, the blue wire I believe is the antenna power-life lead. I'm actually...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:46:25 -0400
  ...Melted enough lead making bird's feet (don't ask) to know. It's lead. Now, why's the water leaking in below the...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:14:57 -0500
  ...Melted enough lead making > bird's feet (don't ask) to know. It's lead. > > Now, why's the water leaking in below the...
• Re: oil light help???
  Historical mailing list - Leavitt
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 23:35:41 -0500
  ...How did you check the sender? A multi-meter is ideal, but you can use a regular 12v bulb with two leads coming off...
• '90 Westy Horn not operating
  Historical mailing list - Michael Korsak
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 17:20:18 -0700
  ...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: Electrical question (Coil terminals)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:07:55 -0400
  ...With the ignition on (car not running), measure the voltage between the two (meter ground lead to one, voltage lead to the other), then...
• Re: Hot Stereo!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 21:28:45 -0500
  Did you use the original speakers and wiring? Thoughts 1 - original wiring uses a common negative speaker lead. Most real stereos need a dedicated...
• Re: How to turn the van over from the back?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 17:56:43 -0400
  ...One lead goes to alternator B+ or some other convenient place, other end to the starter control lead at the starter. Once you know...
• Re: Vanagon autobody question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:06:53 +1200
  ...Forget it. > I think that using lead on the seams may stop rust. Any old time >lead body man out there careto comment? Lead...