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• Re: Throttle cable on inline-4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 18:38:12 -0800
  I use one of two cables. A Diesel cable, which is a tight fit and then the other thing I do is get a...
• Power Window Kits Available for Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:53:59 EDT
  ...The setup for raising and lowering the window does away with the poor stock design of cables and pulleys and instead uses the more...
• Re: Parking Brake Slipping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 20:51:39 -0500
  ...After replacing both rusted cables, the parking brake still did nearly nothing and everything looked fine. Eventually I noticed the bars that transmit the...
• funky electric
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:21:45 -0500
  ...disclosure, when I replaced the spark plugs, I had misconnected the cables in the wrong order and tried to start the van a couple...
• Re: Aftermarket power window regulators?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:39:26 -0700
  ...regulator while the stock power window regulator uses a > pulley and cables. If you set these aftermarket ones up right they > work well. The...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:15:55 -0700
  ...Your other choice would be to use a special connector like the tow trucks have for jumper cables. But then you'll need the...
• Re: Dash coming out. Any prev. maint tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:03:30 -0800
  ...likely wouldn't have re-found > :::(such a cromulant word) the URL though..... > ::: > :::And yes thanks, I'll label the cables. > ::: > :::"heat" = cold > ::: > :::"defrost...
• Re: '90 power window problem...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 6 May 2001 14:17:21 -0700
  ...Todd '88 Westy John Gladu wrote: > My driver-side power window went "pop" and then "thunk" today. > The window fell down. > The cables on...
• Re: Undercarriage storage bin/box
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:05:10 -0400
  ...tools, jumper cables, etc. The original poster warned about not trying to cross into Canada. They don't like the idea of carrying guns...
• Re: stereo speaker wire colors?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:42:33 -0400
  ...Inside it is a > twist of copper strands, a red wire, a brown wire, and two cables with > still more wires inside: there is...
• Power window replacement details
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:05:29 -0600
  ...It's really not all that hard a job, just that when you don't know how to twist the motor on the cables...
• Re: Heater Fan
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 15 May 2013 21:13:12 -0400
  ...sound of the rain hitting it. > 4) Lube the heater control cables. > > Others? > Marc Perdue > > > On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 7:22 PM...
• Vanagon climate control info/question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 9 Nov 96 17:48:05 EST
  ...little adjuster but on the '81 I've got these funky cables and who knows what? So, do I just adjust the cable or...
• Value of a '66 Westy--Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 07:11:37 -0700
  ...After talking it over with my fiance (okay, begging and pleading,) I went over last night, and we put jumper cables on, sprayed some...
• Re: Wrecker find today, 2wd tin top made in Austria
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 22:09:14 -0300
  ...We always had a 5-lb jar of petroleum jelly (aka Vaseline) and everything electric - connectors, lightbulbs, fuses, battery cables, plugs, etc. received a...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 08:49:02 -0700
  ...I can feel those cables at the "elbow" of the apparatus. when the top is up there is slack in them. is that right...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:36:34 -0700
  ...Check the cables and replace the connectors if necessary; clean the connections of the transmission ground strap and replace it if it looks like...
• Re: Vanagon safety and design?
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:11:03 -0800
  ...I know.) > He specifically mentioned > the how everything was run by cables that run underneath the car, and that > these are susceptible to corrosion...
• Re: Headlight rewiring - BOSCH Connector P/N
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 21:11:10 +0200
  ...http://www.fishforms.com/vanagon/lights.cfm You will also see here the thick cables I used (overkill... but pretty!) the extra ground I...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Oct 94 16:56:22 PDT
  ...recieving running, it sent some wierd current back through the jumper cables and fried his computer. Anyway, if you feel like gambling $800 for...
• re: cold start (honest, honey, it just blew up itself!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 18:59:25 EDT
  ...so BEFORE you attach the jumper cables, wait a > while and let the gas bleed off. other folks i know always put a rag...
• Jump out the starter solonoid to eliminate the ignition circuit...
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:42:44 -0400
  ...the problem is in the battery or the battery cables... if not your starter is the last option.. The vanagon positive battery cable is...
• Re: Porche engine kit available w/ syncro adapted transmission available
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 5 May 2005 20:20:39 -0700
  ...The engine is in the hangar complete with all the cables, accessories, ECU, etc. Just like a vanagon engine, only six cylinder. The ultimate...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:42:47 -0700
  right .. you remove them and then put them back on gently ..so they are easy to pull when you run the engine and pull...
• Re: Vanagon Shoplift
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:09:43 -0500
  ...Things to watch for on quality lifts are rollers instead of rub blocks and chains instead of cables- according to a lift salesman I...
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  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 20:48:14 +0200
  ...it�s been going on the whole time, I changed plugs, cables and cap right after I bought it, then TII sensor, airfilter , sprayed...
• Re: 93 Eurovan Weekender For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:25:33 -0500
  ...interior is gray > *includes the Bentley published repair manuals and tire cables > *Sellers name is Phillip Aponte - call him! > e-mail paaponte@earthlink.net...
• Re: new owner of 82 diesel Westy, with a few questions
  Historical mailing list - freeholder
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:36:38 -0700
  ...the speedo works but not the odometer, are these on seperate cables ? Common problem. Little gear inside is cracked. This usually happens when someone...
• Re: Snow Traction Devices?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
  Thu, 21 Nov 96 18:11:23 -0500
  ...Mark Howser * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Vince, Don't use cables....they aren't as good as chains. Make sure that you buy...
• Clutch makes Vanagon die
  Historical mailing list - Steve E
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 09:38:44 EST
  ...New ignition coil/cables/cap/rotor/plugs Idle switch operation ok No vacuum leaks New few filter, I try to only burn good gas...
• Re: spring/wire in pop top lift handle
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:44:32 -0800
  ...I say this b/c for a point of reference, > AFAIK, the new cables I made (and had parts swaged on to) are still...
• Re: Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Wed, 10 Aug 94 09:28:49 CDT
  ...Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haven't had any trouble finding cables, but the price varies a lot from 13-25 bucks. It is...
• Weird '81 westy gas guage
  Historical mailing list - Larry MacPhee
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 18:11:03 -0800
  ...Can anyone narrow this problem down? Could it be in the ribbon cables that connect the instrument pod to the electrical system? Is it...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 07:47:12 -0500
  Tim Marciniak wrote: > > I searched the archives and find lots of posts on corroded and broken > accelerator cables but nothing that really described replacing...
• Accelerator cable question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:12:34 -0700
  ...The last time I ordered an accelerator cable from Bus Depot for my '81 Vanagon I actually ordered 2 cables; one for the immediate...
• Re: Needed Bowden cable for sliding door in 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Volks Cafe
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:57:50 -0700
  ...Has anyone got a new or used one of > these cables. For that matter can someone look the part number on ETKA for > me...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 01:41:27 -0400
  ...But on my earlier vanagon I kept my tow > rope, jumper cables and emergency tire filler there - perfect fit. > > Peter Lackner > Santa Barbara > I...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:49:49 -0800
  ...its place was some debris of various sorts and the battery cables with the terminals still in them. Judging from that and the fact...
• Re: Possible funky smell solution.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:56:46 -0400
  ...Control flaps and cables were rusty. I have a 12V heater up front. I stuffed newspaper in fresh air intake and duct tapped little...
• Re: weight of poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 13:12:04 -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...
• Winches, response blocked again!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:08:32 +0000
  ...Need to know when cables, chains, or stretch straps are needed. A snapped cable can cause some serious injuries. For roadside getting stuck a...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:17:31 -0400
  ...high resistance in the starter motor > main current path, or weak starter battery. > > I am in agreement with David Beierl that fat copper cables...
• Re: heat for the Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:06:34 -0800
  ...Do they move? The levers and/or cables can seize up due to rust etc. The control box itself can rust out. The cable...
• Re: chains
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 06:53:43 -0800
  ...chains Dear List, I am looking for reasonably priced chains or cables that are easy to get on and off the tires of my...
• Re: engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:00:12 -0800
  ...The cables are meant to be used either where insulation is required (carries +12V) or where there is no relative movement between the parts...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 00:32:08 -0700
  ...I've undone about 4,000 of them, manual trans throttle cables. On 5/15/2013 7:28 PM, John Meeks wrote: > Hey Jeff...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Westfalia Wiper Mount (Passenger)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:15:29 -0500
  ...Since the dash was out, I had him do some other things, like improve the movement of the cables for the heater and ventilation...
• Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:01:54 -0500
  ...on my own 85 Adventurewagon I got at least a half volt more to the battery with redundant batt cables added. I don't...
• Cost of Tech Support was Frugal Mechanic?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:07:18 -0800
  ...you wait till you have a dead battery to buy jumper cables or a battery charger? Of course not. So let me make you...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 08:19:39 -0500
  ...Some hose clamps or nylon cables ties may be helpful. - Frank >From vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu Fri Jan 6 20:15:17 1995...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 23:07:11 -0500
  ...Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal > > >> >> I searched the archives and find lots of posts on corroded and broken >> accelerator cables but nothing that...
• Re: Inverter Questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:12:31 -0600
  ...I have run 10awg >> cables >> behind the cabinetry to the auxiliary battery (Optima D34/78 run with the >> "stock relay" setup). >> > > If they want...
• Re: drum brake adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 10:49:23 -0400
  ...Tighteneig cables too much will keep adjusters from working also. > >BTW: I did this without using the 46mm socket (no way that thing is...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:06:20 -0800
  ...Occasionaly, I feel > minute power surges suggesting that the faulting cylinder/s do/es fire > sometimes. > I checked the ignition cables but all were...
• Re: [Syncro] e-brake plastic guides? dealer only?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 11:33:06 -0400
  ...ERic Matthew wrote: >In the emergency brake cable system are two plastic >guides that transition the cable from the "T" junciton >into the cables...
• Re: Peloquin experience?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:07:35 -0500
  ...425) 788-4070 > aatransaxle.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Little" <redtail@CABLESPEED.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 1...
• Cromulent, imbiggens, D'oh
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:52:37 -0700
  ...likely wouldn't have re-found > :::(such a cromulant word) the URL though..... > ::: > :::And yes thanks, I'll label the cables. > ::: > :::"heat" = cold > ::: > :::"defrost...
• Re: Plugged windshield squirted
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 06:34:49 -0700
  ...Bicycle brake or shifter cables, or any kind of stranded wire. I just cut an appropriate length and untwist it, then put a few...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:54:36 -0700
  ...Mark Larry Alofs wrote: > Could you review for some of us, what these numbers are supposed to mean? > Don't all vanagon speedometer cables...
• Power Window Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 14:22:52 -0800
  ...Can the funky cables that run the window up and down be repaired and tightened up or do I have to get the entire...