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• Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 May 2008 10:54:41 -0700
  ...P 28.40 shows a "hall sender" unit on the distributor. (likely the same item) Maybe your VDO gauge uses pulses from a connection...
• Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 22:27:59 -0800
  I highly recommend the Costco unit. I purchased the 1000w inverter a couple years ago and installed it under the drivers seat and wired...
• LVC shop heater
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 06:40:05 -0400
  ...i've tried searching the net for information on this unit or a similar unit with no luck. the thing that i really need...
• Re: No gas? No gauge.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:51:40 +1000
  ...Especially in light of the fact that the sender unit was replaced 4 years ago... I checked and no the wires were still attached...
• Help - have 'man power' - need directions!!!
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 02:23:42 +0000
  ...It's a Country Home Camper conversion, and I want to take the entire kitchen unit out. A neighbor gave me part of his...
• Re: Very Dim Rectangular Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:09:58 -0500
  ...my >old '85 Westy; >- Replaced the 7" sealed units with 'Sylvania Halogen Performance Plus' units >(~$25 each from Kragen's). These are standard wattage...
• Re: Wish List
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 06:58:31 -0800
  ...I was using an external JVC HD radio unit but wanted it built-in and finally decided to get this unit before these type...
• MSW plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:26:04 CST6CDT
  ...i used them in the 70's when i was running a Delta Mark 10 C capacitive discharge ignition unit with enough energy to...
• Re: Analog to Digital Idle Stabilizer Control
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 7 May 2010 12:55:35 -0700
  ...I have a test unit that can open the idle valve between 0 and 100%, but it doesn't have fine enough control. Idle...
• Re: Front Behr A/C.
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:41:59 -0400
  ...Can I install this unit in tandem into my existing A/C system so that I > could have decent cooling in the front as...
• Re: Anyone installed a backup camera?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 24 Jun 2016 09:57:40 -0700
  ...I *think* it was wireless but the display was built into a head unit like this: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/pictures_new.php?id...
• Re: Does anyone have a good used or rebuilt AFM for Air Cooled California Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 19 May 2016 16:05:49 -0700
  ...Can anyone help with either a good used unit or a rebuilt one?Any recommendation on a rebuilder? I advised him to try to...
• Water level sensor in camper tank
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:14:41 -0700
  ...Does anyone have a working unit from a parted out Westie? What would be a reasonable price? This is from a 1990 Wesfalia camper...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:24:38 -0600
  ...Lower current > requirement, > more money, less heat output, probably a lot quieter than the > Suburban unit. > > (This last is a guess. I once had...
• Subaru Turbo FS
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:12:54 EST
  ...There is no warrenty with this but you could at best have a $1000 turbo unit or at worst have a $200 core for...
• Re: Control Unit for Cruise Control?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:29:09 -0800
  ...The procedure started with doing some tests using the >connector to the cruise control control unit. Bentley says it is "behind >instrument panel right...
• Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:16:38 -0400
  Ifin yu havent dropped the unit yet, ya might consider using a sheet of plywood and about 5 or 6 1-inch in diameter...
• Re: electronic ignition
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 02:58:39 -0500
  ...an extremely robust method here is to keep the points and use them to trigger an aftermarket unit, my favorites being the msd6a, or...
• Most of my interior is out - any jobs I should do while it is like this?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:43:59 -0400
  ...but EVERYTHING else is out (seats, interior pannels, closet, overhead storage unit, westy top, side glass, etc.). I am planning to add some soundproofing...
• Re: Fuel Guage callibration
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:18:35 -0500
  ...Does anyone know if replacing the tank sending unit will resolve the issue? Route 66 Rider! Ramon Hill Live Long and Be Free -----Original...
• Re: Vanagon Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 30 May 2007 18:53:46 -0500
  ...one source I have says that from 1980 to 1989, about 119,000 Vanagons were exported to the United States. If all of those...
• Westy Fridge - Hard to start with propane
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:26:36 -0300
  ...I removed the unit and placed upside down and level for 24 hours, cleaned the units combustion chamber and so on. (Thanks to Frank...
• Anyone installed a backup camera?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 24 Jun 2016 09:13:09 -0700
  Seems like the Vanagon could use one. Wireless units are one option, anyone installed one of any type? Stuart
• Dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:48:48 -0400
  Hi, I’m looking to replace my Dometic with a 12V-120V unit. Anyone out there done it? Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: cooperative Westy ownership?
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:40:20 -0500
  Sounds like a more difficult coalition than the United Nations. Good luck let us know. Howard >Subject: cooperative Westy ownership?
• Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:02:34 -0300
  Does anyone have a source for fuel injectors? ('86 2.1l MV) Has anyone tried no-OEM units, any success/failures? D
• CRUISE CONTROL MOUNTING
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 05:39:50 -0800
  For those of you who have added after market cruise control to your leakers, where did you mount the control unit?
• forgot to change subject line - coolant level control unit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:35:39 -0700
  ooops........sorry, forgot to ge the subject line right. see my just posted post. scott
• Re: Behr Underdash AC question (BenT?)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:16:55 -0700
  ...Same goes for units out of the van. Will try to look at them for you during the week, if you haven't already...
• Re: Freon Conversions / Substitutes
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 02 Jul 1997 22:23:44 -0500
  ...In the servicing of your unit, with thier recovery unit they are not allowed by law to co-mingle any of the diff substitutes...
• Re: Porta Potti (new product)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 16:37:04 -0500
  ...The same unit is sold, with > minor tooling differences, under the Ozark Trails brand (they were > side-by-side), same price. They are short...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 22:10:27 -0400
  The Behr unit need three switches. 2, one for each fan motor and the rheostat for the temperature controller. Either fan switched on runs...
• Re: Re[2]: US License plate fetish
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 94 09:09:51 MDT
  ...In talking with the dealer tech, he told me to add a relay, a small Bosch unit in the case of the Rabbit ($15...
• Re: Alternator Problems
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 10 May 2002 20:00:08 -0700
  ...He took it back and > the flaps passed it off as a bad unit and said they > would have another one > for him later...
• Fuel level sending unit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 06:06:24 EDT
  ...Fuel Level Sending Unit - Fits fuel tanks from 5" to 23 -1/2" deep. Comes with mounting instructions. For use with gauge (item 4230140...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Stability (2 Parts)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 21:16:51 -0400
  I was selling these units as rebuilt for about $100 a couple of years ago. The problem was that about half of the units...
• Re: [vanagon] FS on Ebay: Tristar, Doka and Eurospec T3 (Vanagon) Headlights washer / squirters.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:37:44 -0700
  ...have disgruntled customer's. >> >> With every AC unit a complete Van is shipped to hang the unit off of--- > > > WOW... We're all gonna...
• Re: Fuel Guage callibration
  Historical mailing list - Curt Newsome
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:09:09 -0700
  I bought a new tank and replaced the sending unit assembley at the same time last fall for an unrelated problem. The gas gauge...
• Re: Delta Six DS4000
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:22:19 -0700
  ...I have the above unit in my 1985 Westfalia. I'm looking for an LED bulb to minimize consumption. I ordered one from an...
• Re: AC window unit bracket /f
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:16:08 -0400
  >> Among other things, I installed the window unit bracket I got from >> Houston VW Club member Steve Sandlin. > It seems like this will create...
• Re: need a starter, have some questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:03:55 -0700
  ...Instead of buying a rebuilt unit, go visit them. Have your existing unit rebuilt and save a ton of money. My Vanagon starter took...
• Re: insane a/c project
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:47:29 -0500
  ...I have looked into the possibility of using a small RV-type A/C unit on an air-cooled Westy while the vehicle is...
• Re: Taking out the dash for BEHR unit / Radio relocation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 10:56:29 -0800
  As well as the other good suggestions (heater blower, foam seals in heater unit, checking heater for leaks), lubricate/check the bushings on the...
• Re: pelonis ceramic heater
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:25:49 -0500
  ...is that for every unit of electricity that you convert completely to heat, a seemingly 100% efficient operation, 3 units of some other fuel...
• Cleaning DA-6 heater internals?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 07:30:26 -0800
  ...Is there a recommended method of cleaning this unit? I was thinking of standing on end and spraying brake cleaner down it to flush...
• Re: idea?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 27 Oct 2013 17:45:50 -0500
  Jim, what would be the prospect having a small 5000 BTU AC unit that could be mounted in the passenger window of the van...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 6 Feb 2006 - Special issue (#2006-104)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 20:42:39 -0800
  Everything you're asking about- the odometer problem, speaker depth/mounting/choices, head units etc. are all in the category of 'classic' subjects or...
• Re: [review] JVC cd/mp3 player for van
  Historical mailing list - Roy Randall
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 09:06:00 -0700
  I just bought this same unit and began to install it last night. The PO had installed a JVC receiver/tape unit. I didn...
• Re: WESTFALIA REFRIGERATOR BURPING & OTHER IRRATIONAL FEARS!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 13:08:38 -0500
  ...Jim Dear James,�The inverting trick will not help whatsoever with a unit that will not light in gas.� On refrigerators prior to 1983...
• Re: LVC. Stereo Wiring: switch to prohibit battery drain
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017 23:44:27 -0700
  Ya, the way I ended up doing this was to wire the "new" head unit and amp memory + and switched + wire to B+ This...
• Re: idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:51:49 EDT
  ...A closable valve at the inlet and outlet of the hermetic unit might be feasible. You would still need schrader valves to check the...
• Re: A/C removal
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 07:07:17 -0700
  I would love to have this AC unit if I can make it fit in my 84! Here in Phoenix, an AC unit is...
• Re: Shore Power Portable A/C
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:40:51 -0700
  Larry, I went the window route a few years ago. $20 worth of aluminum and some high density foam and I had a unit...
• question on temperature gauge wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:26:25 -0500
  I recently replaced the temperature gauge sending unit and the plug on my 90 vanagon. The reason for replacing the sending unit was that...
• Re: Speedo cable noise
  Historical mailing list - IR Student
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 16:34:00 PDT
  ...When I disconnected it from the speedometer unit it was silent. I found that the speedo gauge was making the noise. Not having the...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 15:49:37 -0400
  On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 5:36 PM mccullough bob <mbob1950@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have a old cruise control unit that came...
• Re: The Vanille Shake Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 20:14:37 -0800
  ...Next to a similar unit with one wire feeding it. The sensor with 2 wires going to it. Not much and there's nothing...
• Re: vanagon speed
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:28:06 -0600
  ...Units (vu), which are approximately 4600mm or 181.1 inches or 15 feet 1.1 inches? (the electron masses are set to unity, but...
• Re:Has anyone R&R'd the distributor in a sy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 19:03:13 -0700
  ...Sound in the ballpark? The local mech quoted me $600+ >for a new unit. I remember some Syncro owners mentioning that their distributors were...
• 84 auto tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 20:03:38 -0600
  I just replaced the transaxle in my westy with a salvage unit that appears to be in good condition from a reputable source locally...