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• Re: Data Connection In The Desert!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 16:54:42 -0500
  Our coverage is mostly OK here - except I am not sure how many times I have told Verizon that I was not in Canada...
• 1984 Westfalia 12V Power Outlet
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker (Guido)
  Mon, 3 May 2010 21:25:55 -0500
  ...It has a smaller diameter connection. Can anyone tell me what this power outlet is for??? It actually looks like a lamp bulb would...
• 86 foot vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 1996 10:09:07 -0500
  Thanks Jim for pointing out my punctuation mistakes.:-) Some times the connection between brain and fingers is'nt very reliable. I tried to correct...
• Re: honk if yer a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 17:02:21 -0400 (EDT)
  There are some springs under the horn push plate, that if they come loose, will short the connection and the horn will blow constantly...
• Re: honk if yer a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:05:48 -0500
  There are some springs under the horn push plate, that if they come loose, will short the connection and the horn will blow constantly...
• cookie jar
  Historical mailing list - freeholder bill
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 09:43:52 -0700
  ...I have no connection with this company. Their phone # is: 1-800-945-2552. Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) ---------------------------------------------------------- You don't get...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Connection
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 07:30:43 -0400
  MMMmmm. What company would that be? Curtis Gatlin wrote: > Has anyone used this company and could I get some feedback on their rebuilt > 2...
• Re: wireless Internet connection from Westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 09:40:08 -0600
  t wrote: > For back to the woods types... carrier pigeons. Only they are extinct. Tim, I think (not sure) that regular homing pigeons can...
• liquid electrical tape for your newly cleaned ground connections
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:56:52 -0500
  I just was looking through my automotion catalog and there is this stuff called "liquid tape".....it's like black electrical tape in a...
• Re: My latest Buck fixed.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 13:57:19 -0500
  Mark Ingalls wrote: > > Also put a socket on the ground wire > connections, loosened them and then re-tightened. > > Buck gone. Poor grounds on these...
• Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 18:31:33 -0400
  ...Does anyone have good tricks for keeping these connections as clean as possible? Thanks, Shawn Montreal, Qc.
• Re: Speed
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:28:44 -0800
  Any connection between these statements??? > Bruce Nadig schrieb: > Unfortunately, this was largely due to divorce. > My engine is a 3.2 liter Porsche 911...
• starter access
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:48:26 -0500
  Hi all- was just wondering,has anyone ever tried putting in an access hatch to get to the ##%@# starter connections?-is what i had...
• Is there a bug in the list ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 16:53:19 -0400
  that prevents following a thread between different weeks of posting? I noticed that there seems to be no thread connection (link to previous/next...
• Re: westy on Seattle (Olympia) CL - something different?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:24:18 -0700
  ...wrote: > http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/888569468.html > > > Looks like it may be a right hand drive. > > > No interest or connection, just curious. > >
• Re: How Long Running to Charge the Battery After Starting?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 19:05:29 -0400
  ...Generally it requires an overnight connection to a decent charger, 12 amps or better, to properly top it off.. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m...
• Horn Ring making noise....and future electrical issues
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:24:10 +0000
  ...on the grease to make the connection.  Yes....we are counting on the grease to preserve the connection and dissuade corrosion, for decades.  Salty...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:17:30 -0800
  ...I also have cleaned all ground connections and > cable connections at the ECU, AFM, idle stabilizer, etc. I have not dealt > with the last...
• Re: Starting problems...
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 20:43:14 -0500
  ...Check connection and clean, clean, clean. If they dim to the point of going out, either bad battery connections (at the bat) or bad...
• Re: WTB: 110 VAC Electric hookup inlet
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 21:24:37 -0600
  ...Use a 1 Foot long Extension cord for the connection to the Van. If you drive off it will simply unplug itself frpm the...
• Re: "Rrrr, rrrrr, rrrr..skritch skritch...rrr rrr " (speedo noise?)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:42:23 -0600
  ...I've removed that >> connection and put a little lube on the cable end and tried to re- >> insert it >> with a little help...
• Re: Need brake light warning unit
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 22 May 2017 16:14:01 +0000
  ...Need brake light warning unit I had a 3rd party review the van and they concluded the same thing, all the connections to the...
• Re: AC Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:28:21 -0500
  And where there may be a connection at hose. Expansion valve, evaporator, condensor,dryer, and the pump itself It does not hurt ones pocket...
• Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:50:48 -0700
  ...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/jettafinal1.jpg/jettafinal1-full;init:.jpg there are two connections " 3/86 " and " 2 " near relay, that I'm curious...
• Re: Stranded in my driveway as I try to leave on a 10 day trip :(
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams (Contractor)
  Sun, 9 Jul 2023 11:11:33 -0600
  ...the > connections there. > > There is a Grey/White wire that is not connected to anything and > according to the Bentlwy (97.205, connection T1m...
• Re: Now my van won't start...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:00:19 -0800
  ...If they don't work at all, first check the battery connections. If connections are ok, then try charging your battery. If the headlights...
• Stove probane leak
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 21:17:03 -0700
  ...I have preformed the soap bobble test on all know connection - yes the refrigerator fitting too., no bobbles no smell. The only place I...
• VDO tach wiring (1981 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 08:37:11 -0700
  ...So do I splice the positive right into the existing connection and ground the other on the engine or chassis ? Then will that splice...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:55:25 -0500
  ...clean every connection, make sure they are tight. I have found loose. corroded connections under the dash that once i fixed the problem goes...
• Re: Question about VDO oil pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:16:05 -0700
  ...archives and have > lost my installation directions for my VDO dual connection oil > pressure sender. > > Does the terminal labeled "G" connect to the VDO...
• Re: Van Upgrade idea your thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 28 Dec 2020 14:20:26 -0700
  Hello, Speaking from ignorance, I own a tin top, doesn't a westy have a circuit breaker in its shore power connection? Why not...
• Re: Intermittent low instrument reading?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 4 Sep 2018 11:26:50 -0700
  ...those are connections of gauges and and ground to the blue foil... > take them off and clean them real good.. >
• ECU Monitor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:50:50 -0600
  ...with the heating element ground wire? If through the exhaust, how can I improve the connection? Thanks, Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus
• Coolant pipe question
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:13:56 -0700
  I am bolting on old cooling pipes on a new engine and was wondering if at the connection between the Water pump and the...
• Gas Tank Leak!
  Historical mailing list - Rey Wood
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:18:15 -0500
  ...Vent line connections are good. Rust perhaps? Anyway of checking short of dropping tank? Rey
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:59:33 -0700
  Well said, Maggie! But this thread has gone on just as long as the porta-potty thread! And I am sensing a connection. Hmmm...
• Re: Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 22:20:36 -0800
  ...I turned the allen screw until the meter showed a connection. Sincerely, Mark Keller 91 Carat Cowichan Bay, B.C.
• Re: wiring a dome light, in back of westy
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 14 May 2002 07:10:49 -0700
  ...Else there is a hot connection inside the engine compartment in the black box on the drivers side front firewall. check em with that...
• Re: what else with the dash removed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:08:42 -0700
  ...grease/lubricate the windshield wiper mechanism. >So, aside from cleaning all the grounds and other electronic connections, >sandblasting the dash and repainting, What else...
• Replacing Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:13:41 -0800
  ...Is their a certain technique for plugging connections so fuel doesn't leak everywhere? Can I just buy fuel line from somewhere like Napa?
• Re: exhaust studs/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:02:22 -0500
  ...Always use a nickel based anti-seize or Loctite especially on stainless to stainless (nut and bolt) connections. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: City water hookup
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 6 Sep 2023 21:12:33 -0500
  ...I find my own messages in my Junk too :) I agree that the City connection is mostly a novelty. But I don’t think...
• Re: Muffler Replacement Project - Torque Values Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:32:40 -0400
  ...This is a connection that likes to come loose. From the factor these bolts were long and a series of spring washer were used...
• 83 x-over or collector pipe?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Dec 1996 21:53:00 -0500
  ...Likewise, the connection to the c/c has a simillar connection. There is a bolt sticking out of the bend like a "clean-out...
• Camper Exterior Labels
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 08:54:12 -0600
  ...I would like to replace the adhesive warning / information labels above the LP gas tank and under the electric / water connections panels. I would...
• Re: Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:25:55 -0500
  ...I notice when I turn off >the faucet that water dribbles out the city water hose connection on the >outside of my '84 Westy...
• Re: lights goin' bezerk
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 04:49:35 -0500
  ...Corrosion at the connections can cause the symptoms you are having. To access the ground connections, remove the large mounting screws for the fuse...
• Hypothetical wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:31:09 -0700
  ...crimp connections and this is a subject that I've been wondering about for quite a while. I'm wondering if someone with actual...
• Re: I broke a coupling
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:43:27 -0400
  ...1.9) and has >2 approximately half inch connections to the breather apparatus and >another connection to a vacuum line. It is white. Anyone...
• Re: Importing a car into the USA -- Was: Ebay item
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 10:07:48 -0700
  I have a dial up connection and don't mind. Two reasons, one it doesn't take much to download even on my slow...
• Re: WTB: 110 VAC Electric hookup inlet
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:19:00 -0700
  ...The 90� connection at the vehicle receptacle has more friction > than the 180� extension which pulls apart first. One of our older tower > trucks...
• Re: Hookup of wire harness from van to trailer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:54:36 -0600
  ...a shared connection. > The Westie has separate wires for each turn signal and the brake light, which > means a 5 wire connection. > The question...
• the importance of good electrical connections
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:03:54 -0700
  ...You would easily find it by just feeling the cable connections until you find the hot one. Much less resistance of almost perfect connections...
• Re: Low readings from gas gauge and temp gauge..84 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:39:31 -0700
  Had to look up and confirm, yes there is connection between tach and foil voltage reg. Alistair > On Sep 13, 2017, at 2:58...
• Re: Honey I shrunk the coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:11:30 -0700
  ...all were at the connections of the flex hose to the hard pipe. i reclamped and problems gone. the next winter i developed a...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 19:26:00 -0700
  ...s ground connection ..but only 11.8 volts using the brown wire, you could conclude that the resistance in that ground connection is higher...
• Camper Rear Htr Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Meade
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 14:24:59 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The hose connection itself and the next joint are tight - this is the joint that is at 90 deg to the hose). It didn...
• Re: VWoA Core policy info!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 01:34:27 -0400
  ...Here's the info you people have been needing to see! Unless we have inside connections, WE (consumers) don't find out about things...
• Re: Web site for pics of our Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Zendzian, Pete R MS2 (NSP N35PZ)
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 08:09:29 -1000
  I have a fast connection, and zip drive... and I will volunteer to do the job. Pete peterz@hawaii.rr.com -----Original Message----- From...
• oil temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:17:14 +0000
  ...I checked the connection at the oil filter, which was the problem last time and it seems fine. How do I test the gauge...