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• Re: electrical troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:29:50 -0700
  ...A few weeks before nostart, there were random > occurrences of an electrical > clicking sound from beneath or near the drivers > seat. The e-brake...
• RE: Vanagon for sale, HELP
  Historical mailing list - Stephen T. KIRBY 610-454-3941
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 09:30:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...this switch completes the electrical circuit for and limits the duration of the cold start injector. An internal bimetallic strip, heated both electrically and...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:18:44 -0800
  ...waiting, checking electrical, waiting and driving a bit more and then one bearing completely seased and I had to open the entire engine .... FIRST...
• Re: Microscopic corrosion on electrical contacts
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:27:05 -0700
  ...I've recently been discussing microscopic corrosion that occurs on metal > electrical contacts (with 2 engineer buddies, one at Apple, one at H/P...
• Re: List of Resources for The Newbie?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:51:17 -0700
  ...The guy is welcome to pmail me about electrical, or any other, issues. I might even do 'mobile vanagon repair' over there, if that...
• Re: #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 22:39:27 -0700
  ...I suspect the electrical part of the ignition switch is to blame and I have one on order from the Bus depot. It is...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:35:16 -0400
  ...It was an aftermarket addition, I forget the name of the company but they make a lot of marine electrical stuff. On my van...
• Fridge usage
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:00:04 -0500
  Hello everyone, The electrical consumption rag reminded me that I wanted to ask ya'll about using the fridge while driving. The instructions that...
• Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:35:13 -0400
  ...Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > Hi folks, > We noticed a unusual electrical issue today. I’m hoping folks can give me some direction on...
• Fuel or Electrical Part III
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Fri, 7 Dec 2018 10:32:32 -0500
  Hi all, I have completed all of the electrical and fuel diagnostics as per Bentley and advice from this source and everything checks out...
• Re: Problem: 88 Auto Front Radiator Fan comes on when I turn on the van.
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:39:36 -0400
  ...I am a real beginner when it comes to electrical so if its an electrical > issue please explain it as simply as possible. > > Thanks...
• Electrical weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 1 May 2015 15:13:53 -0400
  ...I can't help but think that there might be an electrical issue somewhere and that the problem is not actually the sending unit...
• Re: Stereo weirdness, electrical gremlins...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Jun 2017 14:06:37 +0000
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• what's the link between a Vampire and a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:37:11 -0800
  Both can suffer massive electrical failures on Xmas eve :) Been a habit of mine, for god know how long, to listen to the CBC...
• Re: Hazards not working properly 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 19:55:17 -0700
  ...you might need to provide details about any modifications to your electrical system. Mark Jamie Fitterer wrote: > Hey everyone, > > > When I push int eh...
• Westy Faucet Leakage
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:17:55 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Another use for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:57:30 -0500
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR -- David McNeely
• AC Electrical troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:05:08 -0700
  Oh, I forgot to mention that the rad fan works normally when the engine temps rise. It also works when the AC pressure switch...
• Re: '84 and up speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:32:04 -0700
  ...the Wonderbus 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)" KG6RCR Robert Cardo wrote: >Up to 85 they used a nut attachment to the speedomter...
• Re: electrical systems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 May 94 17:57:15 EDT
  By the way, everybody should buy their battery wiring supplies through Ron (owner) of Wrangler Power Products of Scottsdale, Arizona. Get his catalog. It...
• Re: [Fwd: Anyone not having problems?]
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 01:37:05 -0400
  ...BEAUTIFUL bike, even by today's standards, BUT it had that LUCAS electrical system, eh? Tell me you don't believe in "karma"!!! BOB...
• Mirror
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 21:40:12 -0400
  ...I have a 88 westy with the electrically heated mirrors. Some of the shiny mirror stuff <technical term > has disappeared from the edges of...
• Parting out 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 08:08:59 -0700
  ...All electrical components work fine. Door and rear hatch in good condition. Interior is pretty ugly, front middle seats are very faded, carpet very...
• Re: Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 16:51:13 EST
  The $15 ECU was just what was needed. I installed it this afternoon. We have new plug wires, new ignition coil, new ignition module...
• Mrs. Squirrel gets nice floors in Mellow Yellow.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:03:31 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") Carlsbad, CA KG6RCR
• The good Vanagon Westy cover?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 May 2005 14:13:29 -0700
  ...the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)" KG6RCR
• From vanagon fire (yet another ones bites it)
  Historical mailing list - Wyatt Ken
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:19:07 -0600
  ...Interview said they smelled electrical just prior. Somehow fire turned on ignition and the van moved on its own into the house. http://m...
• Re: Quality Inverters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:02:35 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• LVC: making LED lights
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 20:05:17 -0400
  ...Those could be easily used in the vanagon for some nice lighting at very low electrical cost. I think you can get the LED...
• Re: Brochures from Around the World
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:15:11 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR Jake de Villiers typed: > Are you hinting that you...
• Re: The power we really need!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:18:03 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR Dennis Haynes typed: > http://www.cumminsonan.com/hqd/ > > > > Or...
• Re: Furnace for camping in the winter?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Liess
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:36:27 -0400
  ...It works great, lots of heat and very little noise and electrical draw. Gary 82 Westy 1.9 TD vegivan
• Re: '85 Vanagon power loss
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:33:20 -0600
  ...Any specific kind or process better than > others? > And, speaking of electrical wiring...before cleaning or messing around with > any of this type of...
• Re: 86 syncro doesnt start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:15:10 -0700
  ...After a simple test light, it's my next most important electrical tool. Even more valuable than a volt-ohm meter, it's that...
• Re: How to fix the foil
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:03:13 +0000
  ...This kit solves the electrical gremlins and the white LED lights are > awesome. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Help Identifiying part
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 28 May 2010 14:59:25 +0000
  HA ha! I meant electrical grounds. Which made a big difference in my idle. I am going to mold and trim that fur to...
• Re: Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:07:32 -0800
  ...Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy I'm amazed at how WD-40 can bring tired/sticky electrical mechanism back to...
• Re: Closed-Loop: what's the ECU waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 05:08:23 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 11/3/2007 9:28 PM Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Electrical weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 May 2015 09:01:40 -0400
  ...I can't help but think that there might be an electrical issue somewhere and that the problem is not actually the sending unit...
• Re: Headlight low beam failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 13:15:18 -0800
  ...Alistair > On Dec 4, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > > I am learning to add grease to electrical contacts...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:12:41 -0700
  I am no electrical guru, but I have been using a similar system for over 10 years and never had a problem if I...
• Wiring/electrical connections discussiions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:06:37 -0700
  ...the quality of the electrical connections, after all these years, likely was the heat- producing culprit that was the demise of this second resistor...
• Re: "Wesfakia" logo?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:55:39 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR On 9/14/2009 12:40 PM...
• Re: VW Electrical contact enhancer
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:57:19 -0400
  ...along for anyone(everyone?) else who may have problems with the >electrical connections on their FI. The stuff is called Stabilant 22A and >has...
• priority start battery system
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 12:31:13 +0000
  ...PriorityStart! is a computer-controlled electromechanical system (handles 1000 cranking amps) that constantly monitors the vehicle's electrical systems and battery power level. If...
• Re: Can a 90A or 120A alternator be used for welding?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:52:56 -0400
  ...can I, or rather, what is the harm in using the > Vanagon's electrical system to do emergency field repairs? I am talking > about...
• Re: Glove box door nose-dives
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:17:29 +0000
  The previous owner of my latest vanagon used an ingenious combination of bailing twine, electrical tape, and safety pins to graft the broken rubber...
• Re: Fuses
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:13:20 -0400
  At 04:22 PM 10/19/2010 -0700, Old Volks Home wrote: >Wrapping fuses in tinfoil is just begging for an electrical fire if...
• Need side marker light plastic inserts
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:54:15 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Can somebody identify/explain these?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:05:48 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 13 May 2010 16:46:58 -0400
  ...They will gladly roll out a cart with a plethora of electrical test tools and most likely diagnose your problem for free. I have...
• Re: Ping Sudhir: wiki down?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:38:34 -0400
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR >
• Re: Got to use my fire extinguisher too....Unfortunately
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 22:39:57 +0200
  ...Do you know what caused the fire? Was it a fuel line, or maybe an electrical failure? Inquiring (read: afraid) listees wants to know...
• Remove AC Cabinet 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris ALmida
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:30:10 -0700
  ...check the fans, any fuses that may be in there and electrical connections but cant figure out how to access. Appreciate any help. Chris...
• Re: Strange dash light failure?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 8 Oct 2005 14:23:36 -0700
  ...I've no idea if this will help but when have had VW electrical problems in the past adding a ground often did the...
• Re: Continued, repeated messages from L-Soft server
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 11:56:02 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Pictures of clean canvas install?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:02:11 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR
• Re: Imagine My Surprise!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 17:43:23 -0500
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > >
• Re: oh, dear, more nonsense! RE: please post pictures!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:30:57 -0800
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR >
• Re: Policy on wrong answers?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:01:55 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR