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• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 23:38:23 +0000
  All I know David, and I genuinely accept you as a Vanagon Guru especially regarding electrical issues.  The issue was: the Horn Ring.12...
• Clock problem resists fixing
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:59:24 EDT
  ...I had a local radio installation shop do some minor electrical work on my Vanagon. They installed a switch which allows me to turn...
• Re: Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 07:58:47 -0500
  ...I put it on every electrical connection when I put in my new motor. "Unique, non-curing silicone compound used for electrical sealing, lubricating...
• Re: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:20:44 -0700
  ...turning the key results in nothing or bad >> electrical sounds at the battery and no crank. Until today, this had >> been fine. >> >> This van...
• Re: trailer hitch electrical connection
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 15:52:19 -0800
  ...trailer hitch electrical connection I have seen these on www.eBay.de but do not exactly know if they are adapters for a US...
• Re: Electrical Glitch causiing a dead Aux battery...more..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:06:32 -0800
  ...Why the hell does a multimeter even have a fuse, any > how? I mean, you are trying to fix an electrical problem but you...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Patch Needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:33:31 -0600
  On Apr 21, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Mike Elliott wrote: > What the heck is a wiring "patch"? This is a very technical electrical...
• Re: Electric Locks
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 4 Jun 2021 21:45:32 -0700
  ...http://www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/ Go to Electrical > Door Locks Best Brent Sent from my iPhone
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:57:50 -0400
  > > I was under the impression it is a 5.0MM wire ~ Suppose close enough ~ > 5.0mm^2 isn't a standard DIN wire size...
• Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 May 2011 21:21:44 -0400
  ...is are similar sources/how to for >multimeter use? A little electrical knowledge would certainly go a >long way with these beasts. Funny you...
• I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:03:52 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Electrical Connector dust boots
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:00:49 -0700
  Alistair Bell wrote: > Also, I smear silicon grease in the connectors when I can. I think it /SiliCONE,/ dagnabit, not siliCON! One's a...
• Re: [NVC] technical term - resolved
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:44:27 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: [NVC] Beefier Scrunchies?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 08:24:44 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: instruments, interviews
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 10:33:17 -0800 (PST)
  ...I scratche/scribed level lines and used a quick disconnect type electrical connection. It is made by VDO, and is in the catalogue. Alistair
• Re: Electrical Connections/ Silicone Sprays/ Pipe cleaners
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:48:52 -0600
  An auto body shop owner I knew said that random blasts of silicon spray can cause "fish eye" defects in repainted areas 2 years...
• Seeking warmth in my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:31:00 -0400
  ...Of course you would need an electrical hookup. Has anyone else used electric blankets in their Westy? How long would it take to run...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:13:29 -0400
  ...No distributor jockying or electrical hook up will make it work correctly .Need to split the case and retime the timing gears. My opinion.
• Re: Welcome aboard Christophe/German imports
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 3 May 2007 17:45:35 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:52:04 -0700
  ...The switch > itself bolts to the back of the lock cylinder and IIRC there's an > electrical plug connector to connect it to the...
• Re: Electrical Drain
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:10:18 -0700
  ...09, 2001 5:32 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Electrical Drain I am e-mailing for a friend who has an 85...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 08:41:21 -0500
  COME- On! Yea, my Vanagon as well as many other's have an electrical imbalance alright, that's a forgone conclusion, an understatement. But...
• Re: A/C fuse out - but WHERE is it??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:23:44 -0400
  ...The Bentley electrical diagrams aren't the easy to read for a novice, but once you understand them they can help you identify those...
• FIXED: Re: moisture/hesitation update
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 31 May 2008 18:57:31 -0400
  ...I'm guessing this is just a silly electrical > problem. Time to start wrapping everything in electrical tape? > > I figure my situation can't...
• Chronic fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:03:41 -0700
  ...A light went on - - a pump struggling for full electrical power would not be a happy pump! Took out the ground screw and scraped...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:46:58 -0800
  ...Testing for an electrical cause is simple and straight forward. Most any owner can do it without purchasing any test equipment or removing parts...
• Re: Electrical problem: wipers, blowers, headlights
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 09:44:31 -0700
  ...Mark Rick N wrote: > I have an intermintant electrical problem. I am wondering wether there is a > short somewhere, a bad relay or something...
• Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 17:41:32 -0700
  ...10 amp should do. > >> On 7/1/2015 4:26 AM, Steven Shelton wrote: >> I test my electrical work and 12V devices using a...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Klaus Hahn
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:35:56 -0800
  ...We cannot turn on anything electrical - no headlights, no small lights, nothing. Our first thought was that the battery had discharged, but our battery...
• 3.6L Porsche hack job!
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:47:57 -0800
  ...Oettinger bus, Porsche change (Claer) 250PS 3,6l! Full equipment (climate, seat heating, 6Einzelsitze electrically, Carat equipment, standheizung, Oettinger Bremse+ expanders on Porsche brake...
• Electrical problem found, '84
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 08:19:55 -0800
  ...Recently I began noticing an intermittant loss of electrical power to the gauges, then as things got worse even the ignition was cutting out...
• Re: Ever install a CD changer under the front seats?
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:04:04 -0300
  ...The compartement, IN A WESTFALIA, is the one where the electrical cord is stored: while sitting on the rear bench on the driver's...
• Anyone seen Gowesty's Digifiant replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:05:27 -0500
  I'm happy with my diesel westy, but I might have kept my Carat if I had this: < http://www.gowesty.com/product/electrical...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:43:05 -0400
  He added a hard-start relay which interrupted a signal ground in the warning module that normally grounds through the starter solenoid. Fix is...
• Re: Electrical Circuit Instrument Cluster 85 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:49:46 -0500
  At 04:27 PM 12/15/2011, jon durham wrote: >Which circuit on the ribbon connects to the instrument lights? The >lights do not...
• Re: Need Instrument Cluster Foil: '84 Wolfsburg Westy
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:02:05 -0400
  ...It was a lot of work, but the electrical part was probably less than the 6hrs you've already spent. the repair is still...
• Re: Westy Interior Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:08:38 -0500
  If you've got an IKEA near you, they've got some LED lighting that can be wired directly into your 12V van electrical...
• Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:58:32 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Antifreeze WAS: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 8 May 2010 07:07:07 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Gen Set
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:27:32 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• [NVC] technical term . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 09:33:48 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:06:26 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Electrical problems with new voltmeter
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 19:04:03 -0400
  James, The splice,if it's a crimp on style, may have cut through the wire. To test this theory, tug on both ends...
• Re: electrical systems
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Thu, 19 May 94 16:23:00 CDT
  I am really wary when it comes to electromods because I've burned up a few wires messing with the fuses, etc. One little...
• Want bus badly
  Historical mailing list - Esquire
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 13:28:52 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Thanks, Jeff -- Jeffrey Will Grad, Electrical Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (217) 344-4293
• Neat Camper upgrade
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 May 1997 14:10:47 -0400 (EDT)
  I replaced the brown electrical outlet with a grey GIFI outlet. Not only does it match the grey interior better, but it is safer...
• Westy elec. ground question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:36:47 -0300
  When I had my 91 westy apart, there was a electrical ground on the floor, just by the drinking water reservoir, but behind the...
• Re: Light Improvements, and Heater Parts.........
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 11:28:05 EST
  In a message dated 1/23/00 09:59:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, lindgre@ONLINE.NO writes: << Does it have the special electrical...
• 1989 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rebecca Finegan
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:20:04 EDT
  We went to turn over the vanagon the other day and it clicked (like a dead battery), then could smell electrical. Tested the starter...
• Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 18:31:33 -0400
  Lots of my various electrical connectors are rusting up or gathering gunk inside. The male end is easy to sand down for cleaning, however...
• Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 5 May 2011 07:09:20 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• speedo cable lube-able?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:25:22 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR
• Re: A throttle puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:35:44 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:15:25 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: fwd: AWRIGHTIE THEN! it's FRYDAYE somewhere!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 07:01:07 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:39:50 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Sighting in Oceanside CA
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:34:46 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• More crumbly bits -- sunroof nut covers
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:30:41 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Is there a more manly way...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:50:09 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• CARFAX?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 17:53:31 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR