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• Re: things you should have with you on a long trip
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:57:41 -0230
  ...Uber strong/sticky duct tape. >> >> Jumper cables. >> >> Neil. >> >> >> >> -- >> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" >> >> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/group...
• Re: Blowing kitchen w. pump fuses - help!
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 12:43:56 -0600 (MDT)
  ...just needed the extra kick that the higher current from the cables supplied. In which case you'd be right in your assessment. Jack
• Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 09:14:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...relined rear brakes and fixed parking cables last week on my 85GL. WOW! a trip to have van w/ a functioning parking brake -- almost...
• Re: insane a/c project
  Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:52:33 -0400
  ...You are going to need 8 guage jumper cables from your > deep-cycle battery to the inverter. Don't worry about getting the wires...
• Re: What snaps? Was: Passing another Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 16:44:25 -0400
  I have even heard of folks with broken accelerator cables enlisting a 2nd person to sit over the open engine bay and operate the...
• Re: ECU and connector wire request.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 19:59:39 -0600 (CST)
  ...a zillion out there? > > We have a full set of these cables and breakout boxes. The Digifant connector is the same that as Mercedes...
• Re: A Vanagon to sell you..
  Historical mailing list - Paul C.
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:34:25 -0600
  ...heater also).AFM capacitor fix harness, improved heavy gauge engine grounding cables. H-4 e-code headlights. Please e-mail me if you are...
• electrical insulation
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 01:17:12 -0400
  ...already had two adaptors short out due to problems with those cables - always when I'm overseas and it's really hard and slow...
• Re: a/c loads the system down and it stumbles and dies
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 06:53:10 -0400
  ...The biggest problem at the idle >> was core was loose dirty corroded ground cables Must have been 6 >> different cables all on this one...
• Re: Rear end rattle
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 05:43:29 -0700
  ...noise.� I've been underneath and in the engine compartment finding cables, brackets, anything that can move and make noise and tying things off...
• Re: Rear Brakes Seized?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:18:12 -0800
  I'd be suspicious of the parking brake cables myself.. not sliding smoothly and releasing properly. water in the brake drums by itself... should...
• '89 Syncro For Sale Vanagon Weekender for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ridge Gilmour
  Sun, 17 Aug 1997 15:56:23 -0600
  ...New clutch at 105000 miles, new cables here and there, new exhaust, new water pump and a hundred other items that add up. Also...
• Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:41:58 -0500
  ...not let us use zip ties, we had to lace the cables in with wax string!) I've only really seen them fail when...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 11:47:31 -0500
  ...On a little shelf directly above that is a black box with two multi-wire cables to it. One is connected with a plug...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 16:36:47 -0700
  ...is on with those. > > some vans get sticky/draggy parking brake cables.. > and while tension at the handle may feel like a lot, it...
• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:26:54 -0700
  ...but for electrical shorting out, like a wedding ring and battery cables etc. I hate to think about the person maybe leaning in to...
• Battery Box Lid Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:11:21 EDT
  ...pull out the back seat and cut one of the battery cables. With the four screws or bolts in place holding my battery lid...
• Help, GL wont start!
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 23:44:33 -0800
  ...Hooked up the jumper cables, but the van still wont start. If I ran it dry, what do I need to do to re...
• Re: Scale of 1 to 10: climate control cable
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:34:50 -0700
  ...One of my vent cables also did not work and (after I had the dash out) I oculd see that it was a bent...
• Re: am I troubleshooting my starter correctly?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:15:31 -0400
  ...I took jumper cables connected them to my battery and touched them one to each of the large bolts coming out of the solenoid...
• Re: Floor Duct
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:58:29 -0800
  ...Then remove the crappy 82 diesel heater box and replace it with a nice 83-86 version along with the cables and lever assembly...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:58:27 -0800
  ...Indeed I have a metric tool kit, fire extinguisher, > > Bentley book, jumper cables, first aid kit, and will have a set of belts > as...
• Re: Dashboard Removal Procedure: where in Bentley's?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:02:50 -0700
  ...where in Bentley's? >> >>I need to pull the dash to work on the climate control cables (the top >>lever's is broken). I...
• Looking for repair shop in Hollywood Florida Area ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:01:43 -0500
  ...Reverse Lights Take a test light and start with the cables down by the switch Ignition on you try the incoming then check the...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 08:44:44 -0500
  ...com/ec_view_details.php?id=20699 > > > > > http://www.busdepot.com/cables-pedal-lever-components/shift-linkage-parts/shift-linkage-parts?p=1 > > > > Probably...
• Blue slider vents in doors? 84 GL...wazzit these supposed to do?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:06:04 -0800
  ...does work, somehow, when all is well with the valves and cables and hoses, but you almost seem to need an Ouiji Board to...
• Re: subject Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:21:37 -0700
  ...Partly because my existing cables were shot and he needed to run all new ones. With the dual pot G60s up front I no...
• no start, starter motor?, 91
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 10:06:44 -0600
  ...After warming up engine (warm to the touch), I installed my house-warmed battery, hooked up jumper cables to good battery, and attempted to...
• Update - 93 Eurovan Weekender For Sale - SOLD!!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:55:12 -0800
  ...interior is gray *includes the Bentley published repair manuals and tire cables *Sellers name is Phillip Aponte - DON'T call him! SOLD e-mail...
• Re: Wireless parking sensors in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:49:15 -0500
  ...This is also the place that most cables (except for audio and power) connect. I.E antenna and gps antenna cables, And any expansion...
• Re: old VW Radio. install pb
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 06:14:57 EDT
  ...I wonder if some cables did not break. Anyway. I played with it. It gets some current. I can see a backlight on and...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 08:13:50 -0700
  ...I've seen good reviews of cables from most of the usual suspect vendors, and bad reviews from most as well. Seems a lot...
• Re: Broken scrunchy or what do you call this cable protector?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:32:49 -0600
  ...my van near the starter and above my transmission are two cables each with a plastic scrunchy like thing on them. they let the...
• Re: Shocks and brake job, one question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:45:57 -0400
  ...Remember to loosen the parking brake >> cables and make sure the brake shoe tension springs are not >> upside-down as that would interfere with...
• Re: '56 Kombi Progress Update
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Apr 1990 14:10:54 -0400
  ...Also check your battery cables, given this problem i would replace them if they are over 5 years old. The current test will tell...
• RE: Temp. gage/location of T-sending unit
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Ufer
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 18:33:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The cables for the 4 CHT sensors run underneath my bus to the front to a double pole/single pull rotary switch mounted right...
• VW pictures
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 09:35:16 -0500
  ...I have the original box with cables, software, etc. Samples of the pics I've taken are all over my web site including the...
• Problems searching the archive
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 14:14:35 -0800
  ...I just now did a "search" and "getpost" for information about stuck accelerator cables (thanks to Tom Neal, who knows how to spell vangon...
• Re: Idle stabilizer 85 van
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:45:45 -0500
  ...of the coil, before the hall > > chip. > > You can remove the cables and they join together. > > The are 3 conductor. > > > >>>> Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET...
• stereo speaker wire colors?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Reynolds
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:15:16 -0700
  ...Inside it is a twist of copper strands, a red wire, a brown wire, and two cables with still more wires inside: there is...
• Re: Removed the front fan/heater core assembly.
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:38:40 -0500
  ...I am talking about the clip secures the end of one of the actuator cables to the hot air actuator (arm that move the...
• Re: Sure Power 1315
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:01:18 -0800
  ...in contact with anything > else under > the back seat. > Two #2 cables go from the aux battery through the 'hidden > compartment then > behind the...
• Re: Aux battery tyro
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:08:53 -0800
  ...This also a more difficult area to run large amperage cables. Keeping the spare battery in the rear places it closer to the starter...
• Re: clutch - help
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 07:44:54 -0600
  ...It's kind of inherent in the way cables are made. The stretching *seems* to show an exponential decay -- lots right after installation, slowly...
• Re: instrument panel short = no start?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 10:26:21 -0800
  ...The > instrument panel ribbon cables look fine. The switches are not causing > the problem, neither is the speedo induction sender. > > I'm lost re...
• Accelerator problem -Kickdown lever
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 14:05:24 +1000
  ...It seems that the resistance is in the auto transmission (the accelerator cables connects to the kickdown lever on the A/T and then...
• Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 14:50:04 -0700
  ...cable chains. There are times when studs just aren't enough. Cables go on in five minutes and come off just as fast. DO...
• Re: Broken scrunchy or what do you call this cable protector?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:26:37 -0700
  ...my van near the starter and above my transmission are two cables > each with a plastic scrunchy like thing on them. they let the...
• Re: Tranny musings (or, getting stuck on my lawn)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:07:00 -0300
  ...One for the locking parking brake you now have and two others working on the individual cables to avoid the slippage. > > Pensionerd. > > > On Thu...
• Re: '85 Westfalia - 2nd battery ?????
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:58:40 -0700
  ...I don't see any > battery cables, however, just the relay and some wiring. > > Can anyone confirm that this is the relay for isolating...
• vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:39:30 -0500
  ...with insturments/ tach, speedo, cluster with clock ? if clock works? * speedo cables and counter black box * engine hatch door * digifant intake manifold air distributor...
• Re: Addendum to question on Parking Brake Cable
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:05:38 -0800
  ...It appears the equalizer does its job and "equalizes" the > pressure of the two cables. > > Good to see that I don't have a...
• Re: what do I need for better brakes on 85
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:48:33 -0700
  ...On 9/24/19, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > With the adjuster rod firm between the 2 shoes adjust the cables so that...
• sizing fuse for 2nd battery set-up
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 09:01:02 -0800
  ...charged auxiliary battery to provide a jump start (with out jumper cables) in the event that my starter battery dies. So here, finally, is...
• e-brake adjustment/rear brake adjustment/slow clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 08:40:51 -0800
  ...a la old beetles? I'm about to adjust e-brake cables, and Bentley also calls for the rears to be adjusted properly first...
• Re: Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:12:16 -0800
  ...I disconnected the cables...I can't pull it out!!!!! >> Any ideas? >> >> >> >> --peace-- >> stu > > > . >
• Re: Subaru WRX ... front-engined Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 2 May 2003 18:35:42 +1200
  ...Shifter? Use a cable-operated one; cables can easily be altered if necessary, and the shifter can be mounted aywhere, even on top of...
• Re: Electric locks.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 22 Aug 2023 20:46:23 -0700
  ...Replaced the short connection cables with > new as well. I simply unplugged the hatch look and do not plan to hook it > back up...
• Re: repost: 71 camper for sale (IL)
  Historical mailing list - David L Finet
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 06:43:50 -0600 (CST)
  ...rare car. Many new parts icl. battery, > clutch, brake and accel. cables, recent brake and clutch job > also has tires w/less than 75...
• Re: window screens and curtain question
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:05:28 -0400
  ...There should be some cables covered in black rubber that run from side to side above and below the glass, mounted to the hatch...