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• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 20:54:19 -0400
  ...Disconnect the speedometer cable at the back of the speedometer. Add drop by drop to the cable end. Be very careful not to spill...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:54:18 -0500
  Or for those who prefer preventative maintenance, you can easily access, inspect, lubricate with graphite, or replace your accelerator cable today in your drive...
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:19:33 -0400
  ...The cables should never be adjusted without the drums being pulled so you can adjust the gap between the adjuster bar and the levers...
• What makes a pyrometer's cable so special?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:42:45 -0700
  ...VDO > stressed to me that the cable can not be lengthened and if you need a longer > cable than what comes with the kit...
• Re: Maintenance Intervals
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 14:24:00 -0500
  ...On Opie I've lubed (oil or grease) hinges, window mechanisms, locks, latches, CVs, clutch cable, accel cable, heater cables, shifter, suspension, and others...
• How I got home from work (broken clutch cable)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 20:30:53 -0800
  ...Looks like burglary tools), I've read the sermons (that means I've got an accelerator cable, 6' of fuel hose, and a CLUTCH...
• Re: Soeedo repair
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:58:13 +0000
  As a matter of fact, Dennis Haynes installed the speedo cable when he put on the new wheels.  He's fairly talented guy, so...
• Cleavis pin fixed, but now....!!!!
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 13:52:04 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Any ideas? I losened the clutch cable, till I had the most amount of "allowable" freeplay, but still no dice. I figure I'll...
• Re: snow chains
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:53:08 -0800
  ...I've used both the real chains and the cable chains, and for occasional use, the cables are the way to go. I've...
• Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 14:43:02 -0800
  Hi list, after reading a lot of threads regarding speedometer cables, it is still unclear to me where exactly the square part begins and...
• Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:13:06 -0800
  the frozen throttle cable due to extreme low temps is a good call. oh.....it's Gronski.......I hadn't noticed that till now...
• Re: re- Oxygen Sensor Reset
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 15:49:41 -0600
  ...The cable goes forward from the back of the speedo, out to behind the headlight, down past the drivers side of the radiator, and...
• Too Much Heat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 May 1999 09:03:47 -0400
  Mechanic #2 confirms that flaps on heat exchangers were tied in the open position, and cables were missing. He closed them up, so now...
• Re: Main Positive battery Cable
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:22:55 -0400
  ...like to know what you guys have been using as replacement cable and >>> if #1 AWG wire would suffice. The #1 AWG wire will...
• Re: removing the harness from Hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 19:32:39 -0400
  Don, I have only had to do this twice in 8 years, once when replacing a damaged Hall sender to idle stabilizer cable and...
• Re: Cable-operated clutch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:55:21 EST
  ...sure hope that cable cross-references to something else, otherwise Mark > had better be really careful with it. Or else find an overseas parts...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Valve Cable
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 13:44:51 -0400
  Thom writes: >On busses to about 63 or so, there was a pull cable located in >front of the seat to operate the reserve...
• Throttle Cable Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 05:45:52 -0700
  Hi Volks, I'm thinking that the throttle cable may be a likely source of my current acceleration woes...is this an easy replacement...
• Help: Vanagon Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:11:11 -0500
  ...It seems like it would be easy, however, there is no place w/in 18" of the throttle to fix the cable sheath. I...
• Stiff Heater Cables when pulling
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:48:37 -0000
  ...This indicates that there is no problem with the twin cables to the heat exchanger pods which, when doing this, are being pushed closed...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:43:22 -0500
  ...I now know (and should have already, because Scott had said it before) that one must remove the instrument cluster to reach the cable...
• Re: Frozen accelerator cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:45:37 -0500
  The cable is hot and you have some water in between the cable and the sheath. Check the entire length and make the connecting...
• Servicing power windows
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 08:01:10 -0400
  Hello The lower cable support came of the track and wreaked havoc with the cable on the pulley in the motor assembly. I removed...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 18 Dec 2023 23:46:12 -0500
  ...of these for the past 50 years on motorcycle and automotive > cables. Works fantastic. > https://www.amazon.com/KiWAV-Lubricator-Lubricant-Motorcycle- > Dirtbike/dp...
• Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Tyson, John
  Fri, 14 Jul 95 16:18:19 gmt
  This weekend I plan to fit a new speedometer cable to my '78 Bus. I'll try and folllow the Idiot's guide. Has...
• Cause of fluttering speedometer ?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:54:26 EST
  ...Is there a common part failure that causes this problem? I suspect either the upper or lower speedo cable. Is one cable more likely...
• Cause of fluttering speedometer ?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:36:49 -0800
  ...Is there a common part failure that causes this problem? I suspect either the upper or lower speedo cable. Is one cable more likely...
• Re: speedo cable question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 17:28:49 -0400
  ...Does that look like about the threads on the speedometer cable? I think the TP on the speedometer is much finer than 1.5...
• Re: Sticky vent controls?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:53:39 -0500
  ...specially the cable sheath is held in a specific >>> position by a cable sheath holder with a bolt. When it's to far out...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:01:21 -0700
  ...re "Voltage from O2-cable coming from engine is +0.46 volts. " 'voltage from cable from engine' .. what does that mean ? there is no...
• Re: Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:01:08 -0800
  Hi ~ The cable is driven by the square hole in the bearing cap, the first thing you see after removing a hub cap. Perhaps...
• Re: Digitool Installed, totally Excellent!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 16 May 1999 00:10:15 -0500
  ...More on the cable. The cable has 2 sections, a short 12" one, and a much longer one. The short one has the actual...
• Frozen Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Rob Lebo
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 08:05:00 +0000
  '91 Carat has a frozen accelerator cable. Drove to Philadelphia last Wed night in rainstorm. Driving to work Thursday in the snow and throttle...
• Re: E-Brake cable front cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 05:40:56 EST
  ...how do you get the front part of the cable out of the bracket above the fuel tank? Ha ! You like this one. Genuine...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:54:38 -0400
  ...cable ! On 2012-09-07, at 11:44 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > I don't know whether that cable...
• Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Aug 1994 10:48:30 EDT
  ...Pulling out of the parking garage yesterday, going from first to second, the clutch cable broke. Well, it did not break completely, it just...
• Re: bouncing speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 12:49:57 -0700
  ...It turns out in my case to be right at the end of the speedo cable, at the wheel. The square portion that pokes...
• Re: WTB: Syncro Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:04:10 -0500
  ...Syncro Speedo > On a Syncro the speedo cable turns twice as fast. > > On 2wd the speedo cable turns at the same speed as the...
• Heater Slider Lever
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 09:59:26
  Had the heater slider lever cable cable replaced on recently acquired 82 Westphalia. Still no heat coming out in either position, unless I also...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Tail lights?
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 17:04:29 -0400
  ...I routed a cable from the cable connectors of the brake light in the engine compartment up the airdam towards the grill. Took this...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:07:05 -0500
  ...Jim On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@hotmail.com> wrote: > Is there a source for these cables other...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:45:06 -0700
  ...just make sure it's not corroded. ....like between cable and frame of van, and cable and transmission. and I have seen some frayed...
• Re: [WetWesties] Sliding door doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:41:08 -0700
  ...Apparently the cable's adjustment locking nut and washer had worked loose, and that's why it opened hard on Monday. The entire cable...
• Re: Thanks and a "Service Bulletin"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 12:52:17 EDT
  ...When pulling the literally blown-apart 1.9, my Alternator cable was not attached with a tie-strap to the Air Box as Blaine...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Valve Cable
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 09:36:04 -0700 (PDT)
  thom fitzpatrick writes: > > > How to Replace the Fuel Valve Cable > > by Thom Fitzpatrick > > On busses to about 63 or so, there was a pull...
• Re: '89 Westy - Canadian?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 09:47:10 -0800
  At 08:59 02-03-98 -0700, Stephen Jones wrote: >While attempting to replace my roommate's '89 Westy speedo cable, I >found some...
• front door window mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:31:43 -0500
  ...So what the fix for that? Can you get just the plastic thingy or do you have to buy the whole cable? I couldn...
• FW: [Syncro] Wiring And Amperage Tips For 2nd Battery & Winching
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 17:18:26 -0400
  ...I attached a ground cable permanently, then attached a positive cable to the battery and drilled a hole in the vertical base of the...
• Good things about Busses
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Thu, 22 Jun 95 10:18:54 EDT
  Well, after being keyed the other day, of course my speedometer cable finally decided to break, after wobbling for the last couple thousand miles...
• Re: 90 v'gon GL. only hot air from dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 04:48:17 EDT
  ...Also make sure the cable that controls the valve has not bent at either end because of the difficult motion due to crud and...
• Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 4 May 1998 15:54:50 +0000
  On the cable that goes to the main (starting) battery there are several things crimped together. The big fat one is no doubt the...
• Re: parts prices
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 10:18:48 -0400
  ...speedo cable, fuel-tank sending unit, emerg brake cable.
• Re: Quivering speedometer needle started to quiver on 85 Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 15 Jul 2021 02:19:06 -0400
  You can also try zip tying the cable so it enters the housing to speedo as straight as possible. Any bends along the way...
• Re: Speedometer Keeps Breaking
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 06:52:29 MDT
  Check your left front tire where the square speedometer cable goes through a square hole in the wheel bearing dust cover (just under the...
• Re: Heater core valve in front
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:54:02 -0700
  ...I was just into my 84 heater control recently due to a sticky cable. I noticed the cable had bent and was not allowing...
• Re: The rear speaker ground.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 07:26:37 -0700
  ...The rear speaker ground. > I don't know if the telephone cable cable is big ennuf, nowadays they use > that big hugeodious cable or...
• Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:38:30 -0400
  ...inverter lighter plug cable? My SO managed to shut the sliding door on my almost new Motomaster 200w invertor the other night, crushing the...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:06:16 -0500
  ...Then drop the glove >> box and pull the air distribution off to reveal the hoses and cable >> going into the floor. Find the hose...
• Throttle Cable Guide Deteriorated
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:27:32 -0700
  ...Augustine, about 15 miles. �I thought I would slit a straw or plastic tube and slide that over the cable and into the hole...
• Re: battery explosion
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 10 May 1999 00:29:19 -0700
  ...Second, connect the negative cable to the battery in the car that is doing the jumping, not to the battery being jumped. Third, connect...