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stiff gas pedal in AT
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 21:00:54 -0400
...I have checked all the linkages and cables and the lever on the trans to try to find something binding. It is all fine...
Re: Water leak below dash
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 05:32:21 -0600
...the rubber grommets that seal the passages for several wires and cables from the front of the car to the dash. These can be...
Re: A Current Question
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:02:30 -0500
...for a jump start if needed and a set of jumper cables with the >> Power Pole connectors at one end and the standard alligators...
FW: [Syncro] Wiring And Amperage Tips For 2nd Battery & Winching
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 4 Aug 2000 17:18:54 -0400
...ever so glad I don't have to futz with jumper cables to charge up the dual deep-cells in my wagen. I figure...
Re: weight of poptop?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 14:23:54 -0800
...Went by barge too. ) I'll tell you this- if one of the cables for counter springs in the bars is broken, it's...
Re: 1987 Oxygen Sensor Wiring 2.1 liter Digifant MV engine
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:12:36 +0100
...I"ve seen it > >often in cable TV coaxial cables, and RJ-45 network cables which need the > >shielding from any external electromagnetic interference...
Re: Question about westy poptop crossbar
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:27:34 -0500
...I was busier than a pair of jumper cables at an Alabama funeral trying to keep my canvas intact, which I miraculously managed to...
Re: Heat
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:19:39 PDT
...However, as time goes on and gaskets in the air box deteriorate and cables bend, you may find yours works in weird ways. On...
Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Fri, 11 May 2018 12:42:54 -0400
...The batty is a booger to get in & out with little room for the cables to get out of the way. -----Original Message----- From...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 21 May 2012 17:10:09 -0700
...I use it all over in my van...especially on stuff like my shift linkage, the suspension bushings, cables, etc... It is expensive, but...
Alright, a couple of more questions.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 08 May 1996 14:56:33 EST
...Heater cables- They broke last winter. Is this much of a chore? 3. Fuel lines- these are all real stiff and britte. What size...
RE: Temp. gage/location of T-sending unit
Historical mailing list
Wed, 17 Apr 1996 16:42:51 -0800
...So, you are measuring the fin root temperature? >The cables for the 4 CHT sensors run underneath my bus to the front to a...
'89 Syncro For Sale Vanagon Weekender for sale
Historical mailing list - Ridge Gilmour
Mon, 25 Aug 1997 23:58:29 -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: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
Historical mailing list
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:01:49 +0000
...For years >>> I've always had a struggle when dropping the group 41 battery past the >>> pos-neg cables and have banged-up the...
Craig's Brown gas or not? --Contribute some moo-lah!
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:43:32 -0700
...30+ feet of wiring harnesses off GM cars, > Battery Cables, aux, cables, etc). My physics professor friend says "It > could help" and "Could work...
Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
Historical mailing list - Art
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:56:06 -0500
...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: Main Positive battery Cable
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:21:48 -0400
John, I may have a brand new one of these cables in stock. I have been selling them for $75 and they are OE...
Re: Extra Screw (fastener, Ben, fastener)
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:17:55 EST
...a boat steering wheel clothes dryer, about 50 lbs of miscellaneous cables, air-cooled heads, sectioned rear quarter panel and enough pieces to put...
Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
Historical mailing list - Terrence Clark
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:49:31 -0400
...I have replaced both handbrake cables to no avail. I also replaced both rear drums with new drums and installed new rear brakes. I...
Re: Saggy poptop was RE: Out of storage!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 7 May 2013 09:56:47 -0700
There is a lot less oomph in me too! You can tell if they are by looking at the cables in the elbows. When...
Re: 84 Engine hesitatation while cruising
Historical mailing list - Chris Braymen
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 11:30:36 -0700
...I cleaned up the connection area and replaced both straps with heavy duty ground cables from my FLAPS and haven't had the problem...
Can you charge a battery that is still in the vehicle? (Was: Cold Start problem)
Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:25:27 -0500
...I broke out my trusty 20' ONE GAUGE (!) jumper cables (on sale at Canadian Tire until this Friday) and she started right up. This...
Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 07:35:12 -0800
...new brakes, new cables, readjusting, replacing, > you name it we've done it. Four years ago the doorbell rang late at > night. A police...
Re: Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 5 May 2010 09:50:29 -0700
...You could always run jumper cables from your other car to the flatter battery and let the other car bring up the charge. On...
Re: What does heater lever do?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
Sat, 08 Feb 1997 11:18:16 -0500
...I've found that th cables like to get bent and no longer work the valve. The cable can bend at both ends so...
Re: What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 13:35:55 -0400
...A parallel arrangement that would let you actually start from the aux battery would involve starter-size cables and monster switches. david David Beierl...
Cable shifter for Porsche trans?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 1 May 2006 20:08:42 +1200
...Corona or similar item? This would require the 2 short Toyota cables to be hugely lengthened, and to fit mounting brackets for the ends...
Re: 91 Westy Antenna Replacement
Historical mailing list - Dan Resler
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 10:48:48 -0400
...It got horribly snagged up in the rats nest of cables under the dash, and after over an hour of wrestling with the thing...
Re: Fwd: 82 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
Mon, 16 May 2011 12:59:44 -0700
...jumping it with another car and even when i hooked up cables to battery ...nothing. i am wondering if there is like a main...
Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:34:46 -0500
...Find a D cell (there was one in my radio in the trunk) and jumper cables and use the carbon rod from the battery...
Re: Stereo / CD Issues
Historical mailing list - Alexander Vitakis
Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:15:34 -0700
...Works great; buy some flex-loom cable covering for the patch cables and controller cable and it will keep the wires protected and out...
Re: NVC: Catenary Curve: Final Answer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 3 Feb 2003 11:09:06 -0500
...Suspension bridges ordinarily use some close approximation to a catenary for the main cables, naturally enough since that's how they will hang anyway...
Van for sale
Historical mailing list - steven brendemuehl
Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:26:29 -0400
...In the recent past it has had new thermostat,e-brake cables, throw out bearing, clutch,and some more that dont come to mind...
Re: what else with the dash removed
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 14 Jul 2004 07:38:33 -0400
...didn't >bother. > >Shortened and traightened the one broken heater control cables (it broke >about an inch from the control arm) > >I put some...
Re: Table leg modification
Historical mailing list - BA
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:40:07 -0700
...I'd love to find something like the plastic inserts that are used in >desks for the pass through for computer cables, etc. that...
Re: No Clutch....
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:45:49 -0600
...No cables. It's almost got to be a clutch master or clutch slave cylinder failure. Clutch master under the dash, clutch slave mounts...
JCW Clearance-wiring and FI's for breadloaves/vgons
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Mar 1996 16:39:56 -0600
...ad says these wiring kits are bumper to bumper except bat cables and plug wires. Don't know if the FI prices are a...
Re: Rear Brake Adjustment Reminder
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 08:41:35 -0800
did you first loosen the emergency brake cables (not just the lever)? I seem to recall that as the first step in tightening Bug...
Re: Heater Stuck on Hot
Historical mailing list - David Devere
Tue, 6 May 2003 10:45:57 -0500
...remove the four screws, unplug the dash lights, speedo and tack cables (simple just go slow) place the dash in a safe place. look...
Re: Slow turnover when starting.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:59:26 -0700
...I cleaned all grounds, battery cables and so on, with no effect. At this point I am ready to install a second power cable...
'56 Kombi Starting Problem Fixed?
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Fri, 29 Mar 1996 19:07:46 -0800 (PST)
...First I tightened everything up, then I replaced the battery, then last weekend I replaced the starter, today another battery and new cables. All...
What do you keep in your van?
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:47:49 +0000
...O2 sensor, belts, bulbs, water pump * auto emergency kit - flashlight, jumper cables, flares, first aid * blankets * 50' extension cord to plug in my block...
Re: Westy Front Seatbelt Extension/Replacement?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 22 May 2007 10:38:00 -0700
...They come on long cables instead of metal straps. You should be able to get a half a foot or more on those. BenT...
Re: Automatic car washes in winter?
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:26:44 -0800
...Not doors, locks, cables, etc. If the van weill be sitting for a while, a sunny day, even when it is cold, will make...
Re: A/C hose from Compressor to Radiator
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:28:16 +0000
My local Carquest makes Hydro hoses/cables. Take the original out and take it to them. They will make you a new one at...
Re: Vanagon Gripes
Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
Sat, 5 Dec 1998 00:57:51 -0330
...it's just that my heat exchangers are rusted out and all the cables are seized. However, even if they weren't, I'd...
Re: Aux battery access woes
Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:49:38 -0400
...But for ease of access/use that's why I plan on adding a fork truck connector for my jumper cables. They stock a...
Re: trip out west
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:55:08 -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: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:16:27 -0700
...is Totally Normal to have to work over the heater control >> cables. >> it's apparently illegal for anyone to service, lube or adjust them...
Re: [Syncro] Skid plate mods
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:40:34 -0400
...When I was washing the >under belly at home I discovered mud on the fuel pump and twigs on the >cables below the trailing...
Re: Mystery cable (?) sound
Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
Tue, 6 Sep 2016 18:39:41 -0400
...When > the rain slows I will examine all cables I can find belowdecks but wondered > if anyone recognizes the symptoms. I am not comfortable...
Re: Broken scrunchy or what do you call this cable protector?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:01:53 -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...
Perennial cool weather three blocks and stall problem ('84 1.9L)
Historical mailing list - john
Tue, 1 Sep 2015 08:01:30 -0400
...new Boston Bob long block in 2003) except for ECU, FI cables and connectors, and the inlet manifold. Van starts fine (overnight temperature now...
Re: Sunroof vanagons and SA grill
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:24:47 EST
...sunroof vanagons have 2 layers of sheetmetal, inwhich the sunroof tracks/cables/etc reside, and into which the roof slides back in.. plus all...
Re: Too cold, no start at Bus Brr
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:14:05 -0500
...My battery is about 2.5 > years old. > Put the charger on it for an hour, no help and jumper cables didn't > help...
Surepower 1315 Wiring
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:56:21 -0800
...Jumper cables are no longer part of my Vanagon inventory. Large gauge wires (#4 or #6, don't recall) run from both batteries to...
Re: 2nd request, where's my fuel pump relay?
Historical mailing list - Steve E
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:50:28 -0500
...By following all the cables from the control unit back toward the engine there is one large conduit or taped bundle, and wires peel...
Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator cable
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:58:55 -0700
...Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal > > I searched the archives and find lots of posts on corroded and broken > accelerator cables but nothing that...
hardwire jumping a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - dave bowers
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:21:37 -0700
...I simply connected my jumper cables to my aux batt. and "vrrrrrooooom." While I was jumping my self (so to speak), I wondered .... is...
Re: Ultimate Starter Fix--
Historical mailing list - Andrew
Mon, 12 May 2003 20:16:54 -0700
...Clean everything..electrical connections depend on CLEAN contact >Clean those battery cables too.. > >c'ya _____________________________________________________________ Free email, forums and features for events, clubs and...