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• Re: wireless Internet connection from Westy
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 17:00:42 +0900
  ...Many Americans purchase that cable (Windows/PC & Mac) in Japan, and come back to the home. I think that US and Japanese mobilephone surroundings...
• Re: Correct Throttle tension
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 22:59:08 -0500
  ...Change your throttle cable length to get full throttle use. Also helps to clean the dirt and sand out from under the pedal. (Mine...
• Re: Speedometer Questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:30:56 -0700
  ...I found the cable to be rounded off at the wheel hub and replaced the cable. After re-installing the speedometer asembly the odometer...
• Sunroof cables- wtb
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 14 Nov 2016 08:20:15 -0500
  I need a set of sunroof cables for my 87 Syncro. I managed to damage one upon removal and the spare set I purchased...
• Re: Heavy Duty Starter Cables
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:44:46 EST
  I actually have a couple of these VW heavy duty starter cables in stock for $75 each if anybody need them. They have factory...
• Noisy speedometer
  Historical mailing list - mattf
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 21:53:58 -0400
  ...I haven't pulled it apart yet, but I'm assuming best case I'll have to lube the cable and cable input connection...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:33:47 -0800
  ...just checked ETKA 7, it's no help either, shows both cables for '90 and also for '85 that I know had the OXS...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:40:43 -0400
  ...somewhere under the AC compressor? I can't > just follow the cable -- it was very brittle and pulled off in my hands > when I...
• Re: Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:20:25 -0700
  ...If you depress the gas pedal all the way down, should > the accelerator cable pull past the full throttle open (switching > point). With my...
• Re: Replacing radio antenna
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 14:54:59 -0400
  ...To put the new cable in, if, and mine does not, your cable dettaches from the housing your set. If it doesn't I...
• 85 accelerator cable broken again
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 23:45:32 -0500
  Well my stupid accelerator cable broke again tonight as i was heading down the on ramp to I-70. The wire came out of...
• Re: Stereo Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 03:01:16 UT
  ...There are two coax cables that come from the head unit. Cable A (Left Front Amp In) and Cable B (Right Front Amp In...
• Re: Cable lube tool instructions
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 30 Dec 2023 17:48:47 -0800
  ...wrote: > Hey Jim Felder and others, > > I just received the motorcycle cable lube tool. > > I need some instruction on how to use it. It...
• Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 01:45:40 +0000
  To all you folks that have struggled with the bouncy speedo needle, has anyone found a reliably good replacement cable? I replaced mine with...
• My neighbors must think I'm crazy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 May 1995 11:53:22 +0600
  Well folks, Among the many things I've been working on is replacing a heater cable. I bought a new one at my local...
• any frozen cable solutions
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 16:33:56 EDT
  ...I could use some help on a frozen cable though. I'm trying to get this 68 ready to sell but keep having problems...
• Re: speedo noise
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 23:59:59 -0700
  I have had good luck disconnecting the cable at the back of the speedo and spritzing a LITTLE Tri-Flow spray lube in the...
• Re: Snow Chains/Cables on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - side.loading.naish.machine
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 18:41:45 -0800
  ...Anybody use snow chains or cables on their vanagon? Back in October i had to deploy the cables for the first time-- was at...
• Re: [NVC] Free Satelite TV
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 16:01:21 -0500
  ...Almost all the people coming to the vaangon club meeting tonight here in PGh., don't have cable , or satelitte TV.. Sharon Mendonca wrote...
• Re: Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:33:52 -0400
  To replace the cable, remove the instrument cluster to access the securing clamp on the lever end of things. It might also help to...
• Instrument Panel Interchange 81/85
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:27:46 -0600
  ...The cable on my 81 speedo is threaded for a screw on speedo cable, whereas the 85 version is so sort of snap on...
• Re: Okay READ the subject bar...Hall Effect SPEEDO question.
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 29 May 2008 15:51:14 -0700
  ...Make a small disk driven by the speedometer cable in the center of the disk. Put a small magnet on the edge of the...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] What makes a pyrometer's cable so special?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 21:29:54 -0500
  ...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: Broken front window lift -- How to fix ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:28:47 -0400
  ...PART # 251-837-502B Passenger side door window regulator (cable, drive and window lift bracket) for electric windows. (don't need the motor) Mine...
• Re: Starters and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 1 Apr 2018 19:06:58 -0400
  ...Starters and batteries > > The short answer to both questions, yes! If in the process of > disconnecting or handling the positive cable any contact with...
• Re: help: locked e-brake?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 05:01:12 -0600
  ...Sometimes it helps to spray some penetrating oil into the cable housing, but be careful that none follows the cable down onto the brake...
• Re: another speedometer cable question
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:10:20 -0400
  ...I then thought I had the cable pushed through the firewall a little bit too far, (so that the cable was under a bit...
• Re: Livin' in the USB fast lane--electrical intrigue
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:54:20 -0700
  ...I removed the > > > cable to see if it was the outlet or the cable, and the outlet cooled > down. > > > > > > Is this normal? I think...
• Re: stupid question of the day . . .
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:36:09 -0400
  ...The isolator might be anywhere, but the main charging cable would go there instead of the passenger battery, and another cable return from it...
• Speedo cable noise
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 08:00:29 -0600
  I had to remove the instrument panel to fix a problem with a windshield wiper. (This included diconnecting the speedometer cable) After reassembling, I...
• Throttle cable sticking open(automatic trans!!)
  Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:00:46 -0500
  ...I have only started it a couple times during this time, and lately the throttle cable has been sticking open. This is a newly...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:37:25 -0400
  ...also leaving enough extra cable that the two cut ends overlap >by a few inches and using two cable clamps to join them. > >Dana...
• Re: OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:00:30 EDT
  ...Ask for Speedo cable, CND, 251 957 803 E. All Canadian Vanagons had one piece cables without OXY sensor box. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte...
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 12 May 2010 11:43:35 -0600
  Yes, the grounds is what I'd not just check first but run another cable AND a suggestion: cannabalize a jumper cable set, using...
• Re: Curtain cable
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:54:06 -0800
  ...it, it seems that some nylon-coated bicycle brake or shifter cable housing would work as replacement curtain rod if you do not luck...
• Re: DigiTool
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:27:57 -0500
  ...change, substituted a ready made 25 wire computer cable in place > of the flat ribon cable. Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia...
• Re: alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 16:53:41 -0800
  Yep - this is on the To-Do list for sure now - already have the cable. Thanks Marius. It's nice to know what the...
• Re: digijet tool testing
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 14:10:11 -0500
  ...Many others on the list feel as I and have added cables, others would prefer a T cable. I think it is a matter...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:33:36 -0400
  ...Accelerator cable > > If it's an automatic and the ball joint is rusted so that ball > sockert will NOT come off then it's...
• Re: engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:26:46 -0800
  ...which is better? >braided strap like OE? or cable type insulated? i got a 4ga cable type >and a 4ga braided type wondering which...
• Just got a shipment from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:07:00 -0500
  ...Front dust shields for syncro Vanagon brakes (stainless steel)- $75 each Syncro speedometer cable- $125 (full length). I am placing another order next week...
• Jetta/Golf Battery Cables $10 (No Van Content)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:46:49 EST
  ...I just got some brand new Negative terminal battery cables that fit all A2 (Jetta/Golf) cars. These are normally $30 at the dealer...
• Re: KMH / MPH speedometer face available?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:49:11 EDT
  ...2wd Vanagon speedos need 805 or 820 cable revs per mile. Speedos from Jettas and such are in the 1540-1575 cable revs per...
• Re: Heater housing/flappers/cables
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:08:53 -0600
  ...Heater housing/flappers/cables Vanagonites, I'm in need of some heater parts for my '82 AC. I've got the engine out and...
• Re: Need help - will not crank
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 07:09:22 -0500
  I'm buying all the tools to make up this cable. I need 5 of them and figured its not worth trying to mickey...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:46:03 -0400
  ...Use the small cable clamp and the handle of choice to affix the > handle > > > to the end of the cable and trim the cable...
• Re: Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:00:00 -0600
  ...I know my old man would have > pulled that cable out the dust cap and slathered it with white lithium but > I wonder how...
• ****AUTOMOTIVE CABLE CHANNEL INPUT NEEDED*******
  Historical mailing list - CARL SCHILLER
  Sat, 16 Apr 94 00:26:01 -0500
  The producers of Wild About Wheels are launching a 24 hour all automotive cable channel next year called ATN (automotive television network) We would...
• Re: DigiTool
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 16:41:24 EST
  ...It's the cable. Darrell used flat ribbon cable and I used the round sheathed type. That's it that's all. Cheers Frank...
• Re: '84 GL NOT in the woods
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 17:58:24 -0600
  ...It sounds like you have at least two problems here. > > Bill *Both* driven by the same cable!
• Re: stretched e-brake cable?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 11:40:14 -0400
  ...stiff , seeming in need of grease, the 2 ends of each cable have grease cups. You can fill these several times ,and squeeze the...
• Re: Throttle cable help
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:50:13 -0400
  ...Looked and the cable is loose at the engine. > What type of clamp is supposed to secure it at the engine end? > Ed > > > > --------------------------------- > Be...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:56:54 -0400
  on my 82, there is a single cable running from the brake handle to the bracket where the 2 rear cables connect. Under the...
• Re: anther speedo problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 06:38:03 -0800
  ...anther speedo problem > I recently replaced the front wheel bearings in my 84 GL which required > pulling the speedo cable out of the left...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:28:53 -0700
  ...Now, I > can't tell which conduits in there are cables. No cables are visible, > everything is inside conduits of some sort. Most of...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:08:31 -0700
  ...Also, look underneath > and check if the cable sheath is separating form that bracket underneath. > That is another palce where the cable can hang...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:39:20 -0500
  I used 9 conductor 18 awg cable speaker cable from a local high end automotive sound system installer for circuits from front to back...
• Re: Diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 28 Jun 1998 14:59:32 -0600
  ...If your diesel has been starting OK without benefit of the cold-start cable, then the timing was set "wrong" for normal running. This...
• Re: Heater core/exchanger valve R&R?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 May 2012 11:43:58 -0400
  At 09:13 AM 5/6/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >How does one go about replacing the heater valve? The control cable >vanishes...
• Speedometer cable problem - jumping
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:29:29 -0400
  Hello to the list, I purchased a replacement speedometer cable from Ken at Vanagain. It�s was one of those bypass single line units...