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• Rear Hatch Lock Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:41:24 -0500
  I have an '87 with power locks that is missing the rear hatch lock cylinder and the "lever" that bolts to it. I got...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Fri, 18 Mar 2022 23:01:57 -0400
  ...Please keep the fittings > from your old rack where the power steering lines join with the new rack. > any listers have these? > > On Fri...
• Re: Power window switch, intermittent passenger switch failure
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:23:11 -0500
  ...This is often a problem with the power mirrors, so I woujldn't be surprised if it applied to the power windows too. Essentially...
• Re: " Westfalia Acres "(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 5 May 2004 17:37:32 -0700
  sheep=bangers horse=power 2 sheep= 1 horse power. 4 sheep= 2horses 4 horses= 4 bangers what do you drive? hehe Joe -----Original Message...
• Looking for driver's side power mirror with good glass
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:29:12 -0500
  I am looking for a driver's side power mirror with good glass for a customer. If you have one, please let me know...
• Re: Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:03:08 -0400
  ...what might > be the issue if it runs on plug in power but not DC? Did you check the fuse on the front of...
• Re: Whats with the Side Mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 04:22:54 -0700
  At 02:33 PM 7/2/2011, pickle vanagon wrote: >the best solution is to replace them with the power mirrors. That's what...
• Re: 12V power inverter ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:07:29 -0500
  ...Thanks. > > 110-volt models ... >Power requirements 110-127v (+/-10%)...Rated current 3.5 amps That's over 400 watts. Your 75W inverter won't...
• Power window part needed 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 16:26:03 -0500 (EST)
  I'm looking for the drivers side power window "lifter" mechanism for an 87 Westy. The motor is fine but the device that hold...
• Re: power mirrors? Heated or not?
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 09:38:09 -0700
  ...Vanagon and New Beetle. >>> Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> 07/18/01 09:09AM >>> Hey folks, are all (any??) power mirrors heated? thanks Matthew
• Power Steering Racks?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 15:11:53 EDT
  Hi All, Could anyone tell me where to buy the best quality Power Steering Rack? Mines leaking like a sive... I've had trouble...
• Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - jeff livingston-carr
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:38:48 -0500
  Hi All, Does anyone think switching from 14" to 15" wheels will cause a significant loss of power as perceived by the driver? I...
• WTB - Good Used Power Window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:25:09 -0400
  Folks, Not for me (I use those bio-mechanical window cranks), but a friend of mine needs a power window motor for her 1987...
• Re: Need input - '86 needs help!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:13:14 -0800
  ...As for the '81 Adventurewagen, that will be air cooled, less power than you are used to. And may not have power steering.
• Parts needed: '87
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sun, 4 May 2008 16:46:26 -0400
  ...Coolant overflow tank Windshield washer fluid tank Windshield washer pump Rear hatch lock cylinder and pushbutton Power mirror switch Power window switches Anyone have...
• Re: Interesting discovery, electric Power steering
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:03:49 -0500
  ...I think there’s an eBay source, but no doubt one can find a ton of info about the electric power steering on the...
• Re: Porsche Boxster
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:58:50 -0800
  ...An outstanding power-to-weight ratio of 1:6,5 also ensures that there's always plenty of power to spare. OLTECO Ari Ollikainen...
• Re: Power Inverter advice requested
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:43:53 -0800
  ...Most laptops I've seen use 19VDC, and those eBay universal power supplies are switchable to 19VDC, among other voltages. The power supplies come...
• Re: 87 GL: One Problem Solved - and a New One
  Historical mailing list - Larry
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 22:06:11 -0500
  ...An intermittent loss of power. Periodically over the last > several months a sudden loss of power would occur. No identifiable set of > circumstances, but...
• Re: ECU Chip 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:39:43 -0500
  ...I'd like to know of experiences with a ECU power chip for the 2.1 Digifant vanagons. I have heard about these, what...
• Installing Power Windows
  Historical mailing list - Tim Belanger
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:43:34 EDT
  I have recently run into some power window motors/tracks and would like to install them in my 87 Wolfsburg. Is there an easy...
• FW: > need a catalytic converter...
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 10:07:40 -0700
  ...dying (loss of power often gradually on acceleration, > near stalls, sometimes > does stall shifting into drive from reverse, and low power upon > accelaration from...
• power window fixed!
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 10:16:36 -0700
  After two months of not having power to the passenger side window, I finally pulled the panel to check it out. I was dreading...
• Re: power steering, oil light, batt. light???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:43:39 +1200
  ...kept driving the >last 100 yards or so and the battery light and oil light stayed lit and the >power steering went out. > >any...
• Power inverter - install question
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 13:54:19 -0500
  ...I have very little need for AC power except perhaps to charge a laptop or the boy's PSP. Maybe run a small fan...
• Attn: Electrical Gurus. Wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:28:47 -0700
  ...Internal is switched at DPDT, and rear is switched dependent on power from DPDT. IF thermal switch went "on" AND power still "on" from...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:44:07 -0500
  ...You could even use a wire from an aux battery for actual radio > power with the starting battery only operating the relay. > > Mike > -- Michael...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:33:45 -0500
  Gab, VW specified Dexron ATF for the power steering on your Vanagon, not power steering fluid. I doubt the failure you experienced was due...
• Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:08:40 EDT
  ...Ellen Hi Ellen I hook mine to what VW calls " X " power. This is powered up the minute you put your key in (with...
• Re: Installing an after market radio?
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Sun, 2 Sep 2007 16:43:56 -0700
  ...You might also want to check if it has power when > starting > - some circuits are powered through a load reduction relay which cuts > power...
• Re: Power mirrors switch substitutes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 May 2014 08:24:54 -0400
  ...For the switch a power mirror switch from most any vehicle will work and dash mounting will mean less wires going into the driver...
• Re: Power Inverter advice requested
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:05:43 -0800
  ...http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/power-inverters/400-watt-continuous-800-watt-peak-power-inverter-66814.html I wired a female cigarette lighter...
• Re: Using Shore Power in the Westy was Quality Inverters
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:51:01 -0400
  My Westfalia has a built-in shore power, inverter, and battery charger / converter system described over at www.sittser.com. I think I need...
• Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:24:12 -0500
  I have a couple of lock mechanisms for that car, just no power lock actuators. Jim On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 9:19...
• '84 Westy Electrics - Stupid Questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 22:36:17 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Does this happen when you turn on the 12V power to the fridge? Or does it happen when you plug in the 110V? This...
• Re: Power locks - 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 16:40:56 -0600
  I fixed this problem in my '87 by removing the power lock motor and cleaning the internals. There was a lot of corrosion built...
• Re: Power boost with the 251-907-393D Idle Stabilizer Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ham
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:17:26 -0400
  This won't give you a power boos, it will only speed up your idle. On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 04:29:25 -0400...
• Re: FS: power windows - possible retrofit??
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:16:06 -0800
  ...power windows - possible retrofit?? In a message dated 1/9/05 9:35:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, christianpelletier@YAHOO.COM writes: > I have...
• Re: 2 LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:08:51 -0400
  ...Heat? You worry about heat in a low power device? You worry about >wasted >power when referring to milliamps? It's not heat that...
• power steering leak
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:20:21 -0500
  ...Can I just add additional automatic transmission fluid (ATF) to the power steering reservior? It says ATF on the plastic reservoir. Is Dexron III...
• Re: power in bus for a PC (little Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 28 May 2000 11:40:37 -0400
  ...which is way more than you need (check the power rating on the power cube that comes with the laptop. Mine says 1.5A...
• Seeking Advice for Sluggish Performance
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:18:43 -0600
  Hi All! The Blueberry (84 GL) has been lacking power for a while now. Here are the stats and useful info: Recently replaced muffler...
• Re: What is sensor on power steering pipe for?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 22:19:47 -0400
  ...What is sensor on power steering pipe for? Hi All, I was puttering around in the engine compartment of my 87 Westy and noticed...
• Power Steering Rack Overhaul Pictures
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Apr 2003 12:24:46 -0600
  ...I have never seen seal kits for brake master cylinders or clutch cylinders, but definitely they are there for the power steering rack. Anybody...
• Re: Automatic powered Subi van
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 23:22:22 -0700
  ...Automatic powered Subi van I had quite a few e-mail question about automatic powered late Subi engine / van, with 2005-2007 engine. So...
• power steering switch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 19:08:13 -0800
  hi all, I have to replace the leaky power steering switch... there are 2 wires on it and the switch has no marker for...
• Dometic DC power consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 5 May 1998 08:55:47 -0700
  ...The refrigerator draws 7 amps when operating on DC (12V) power. For comparison, two 55W headlights (standard low beam wattage) consume about 9 amps...
• 87 Westy FS Nor Cal
  Historical mailing list - VW Master
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:15:05 -0700
  ...165K on Van Head Gaskets done at 140 Power Windows Power Mirrors Manual Trans Michelins Brakes Good Minor Ding on Right rear wheel well...
• retro power steering on my syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Cpt Curl
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 14:38:58 EST
  ...My lovely syncro would benefit from power steering ( but then my little wife would be happy to drive it aswell ) Any advice. Cpt Curl...
• Re: Power Mirror Fuse
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2003 11:21:48 -0700
  ...Mark Steve Mozurkewich wrote: > > Which fuse is for the power mirrors on an 89 Westy? I looked in the Bentley, > and found nothing. > > Thanks...
• Rusty power steering lines
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Thu, 22 May 2003 00:07:37 -0700
  I need a set of power steering pipes for a customer's van that I am working on, they are very rusty and I...
• for sale: vanagon central power locking system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:35:46 EST
  ...complete vanagon central power locking system. includes all actuators, brackets, lines, wires. from a 1989 vanagon but would fit all vans 80-91. description...
• For sale: '87 Vanagon Wolfsburg w/ bed and table $1500
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 02:59:32 EST
  ...automatic, a/c, power doorlocks, power steering. nice body and paint. $1500 chris se pa
• Power Converters RV, RV Battery chargers from Progressive Dynamics
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:55:04 -0500
  ...These power converter's are available in plenty of popular RV/ Marine internet shopping area's of your choosing. http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts...
• Re: Inverter/Aux Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:12:55 -0700
  ...Two more items on power in the Westy. First, I added a 110v AC power strip mounted at the top of the kitchen cabinet...
• 87 GL: One Problem Solved - and a New One
  Historical mailing list - Larry
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 20:53:50 -0500
  ...An intermittent loss of power. Periodically over the last several months a sudden loss of power would occur. No identifiable set of circumstances, but...
• Re: Power Steering To No PS Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 18:16:29 EDT
  ...I'm doing a conversion > and there doesn't seem to be a good way to keep the power steering pump. > Soooo, I think...
• Re: Retrofitting power steering-is it worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 17:58:53 EDT
  ...Also note that the vans with power steering have smaller steering wheels. -- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann...
• Re: westy wiring woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:50:17 -0800
  ...I don't think there is any communication between the water level lamp circuit and the pump power circuit. So if your pump doesn...
• Re: horse power
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 9 Nov 2019 08:50:11 -0800
  ...On Sat, Nov 9, 2019, 8:42 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > hi all, > > there are many talks regarding horse power for...