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ARA cruise control fix
Historical mailing list - Joe Pilot
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 05:07:29 +0000
...The switch works- power and brake - the servo tests but no engage light. My question is; where exactly do the 2 pickup wires (coil...
Re: How to Adapt Brake Vacuum line for engine conversion?
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Mon, 19 May 2008 17:45:21 -0700
...the best way to run the hard plastic vacuum line > (for brake servo) in engine bay to my Jetta engine. > > I can see that...
Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:56:40 -0600
...butcher the plastic servo for the diff lock to get it to fit with the new starter. > > However, now my brake warning is half...
Re: Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
Thu, 18 May 2000 23:56:47 -0700
...Gene suggested hooking up the vacuum feed line to where the line goes forward to the power brake booster. Right now, mine is taping...
Audiovox CCS-100 Cruise Control Installation
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Sun, 19 May 2002 12:57:07 -0400
...the brake light circuit inside the box also. I routed the throttle control cable and a new vacuum line from the servo assembly, over...
Re: need help- what is this hose?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:02:26 -0500
...air-distributor box. >> This is the vacuum hose going to the brake servo drum in the front >> of the car. But right under the...
Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:41:45 -0600
...butcher the plastic servo for the diff lock to get it to fit with the new starter. > > However, now my brake warning is half...
Re: Just Gotta Be A Vacuum Leak!! update1
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:10:10 -0500
Pumping the brake pedal and then starting the engine does have the pedal drop, so I'm thinking that the vacuum servo line is...
Re: need help- what is this hose?
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:13:23 -0700
...air-distributor box. > This is the vacuum hose going to the brake servo drum in the front > of the car. But right under the...
Re: Brake Problem or Nature of the Beast?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:42:46 -0700
...Could other brake components be bad? The master cylinder does not leak. Not > sure ow to tell if the Power assist servo is working...
Re: master cylinder
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:06:22 -0700
...Make sure rags keep fluid from running down MC into servo or anywhere else for that matter. Undo steel lines, then undo two nuts...
Lubing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:58:42 -0400
...how to get back there short of removing the brake master cylinder and servo. I did successfully lube the base of the shifter lever...
Re: Cruise Control Sensors
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 17:30:30 -0700
...power the vacuum servo that adjust throttle to maintain the speed setting. With the exception of a vacuum connection to brake and clutch (if...
Re: Shift Linkage Lube?
Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:14:48 +0100
...Follow this plastic line and make sure it is not the brake servo line!! A vanagon with no servo assistance is difficult to stop...
RE: '71; brake vacuum hose substitute
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 06 Nov 1995 17:52:00 -0800 (PST)
>what exactly is the cheaper but reliable vacuum hose that runs from the >master servo to the intake manifold? What's on there has...
bleeding bloody brakes
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:35:32 -0800
Hi list, I am looking to get some input on my brakes for a 1984 Westy: I have replaced front calipers, rear slave cylinders...
Re: master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:33:51 -0800
...Make sure > rags keep fluid from running down MC into servo or anywhere else for > that matter. Undo steel lines, then undo two nuts...
FW: Help with part identification/ 82 1.6l Diesel
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:45:35 -0400
...of the said unit. > I think it may be the brake vacuum servo unit but I am not sure. I _think_ you are describing...
Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
Fri, 13 Mar 1998 16:15:45 +0100
...It may be possible that the vacuum >lines have been switched on the switch or on the vacuum servo at the >trans. This may...
Re: Lubing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - marcus
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:39:09 -0700
...how to get back there short of removing the brake master > cylinder and servo. > > I did successfully lube the base of the shifter lever...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:14:32 -0700
...butcher the plastic servo for the diff lock to get it to fit with the new starter. >> >> However, now my brake warning is half...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:19:01 -0700
...butcher the plastic servo for the diff lock > to get it to fit with the new starter. > > > > However, now my brake warning is half...
Re: master cylinder
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:46:56 -0700
...If you have brake switch(s) to install, I believe this should be done before bench bleeding, though I'm not certain on that...
Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:00:20 -0700
...Mike Houlton, Maine Dennis Haynes wrote: > Send it back and get the unit with the electric servo. The Vanagon does > not have enough vacuum...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:21:12 -0700
...butcher the plastic servo for the diff lock > to get it to fit with the new starter. > > > > However, now my brake warning is half...
Re: Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:42:21 -0700
...curious that the '30's Bentley has a servo for the >> brakes, yet the brakes are entirely mechanical. Makes sense, just, >> well very different...
Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:35:10 -0700
...wrote: >>> >>>> 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >>>> from the servo and the female on the MC are...
Re: bleeding bloody brakes
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:40:22 -0500
I think there is a situation in the rear brakes that can cause this symptom. something about hardware installed backwards or incorrectly. The fact...
RE: Idle problems
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 14 Sep 1995 09:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
...fron the intake naifold, all the way forward to the poer brake servo. Replaced the valve (aftermarket-- VW doesn't make them any more...
Re: How to Adapt Brake Vacuum line for engine conversion?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 19 May 2008 19:45:18 -0700
...the best way to run the hard plastic vacuum line >> (for brake servo) in engine bay to my Jetta engine. >> >> I can see that...
HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:19:01 -0700
...Mounting the servo: I mounted the servo in the little empty area behind the left tail light. I angled it so that I could...
Re: Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:59:31 -0400
...I connected the brake wires in parallel with the two brake light >> switches under the instrument cluster. >> >> 4. The light connection was teed into...
Re: Cruise Control not working
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:13:43 -0800
...Vacuum - Check the integrity of the lines and vent valves by unhooking the line on the vacuum pump, collapsing the servo diaphram at the...
Re: Electrical puzzle
Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:01:33 -0700
...butcher the plastic servo for the > diff lock to get it to fit with the new starter. > >> > >> However, now my brake warning is half...
Re: Lubing clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 07:56:16 -0400
...how to get back there short of removing the brake master > cylinder and servo. > > I did successfully lube the base of the shifter lever...
Re: Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:44:01 -0400
...curious that the '30's Bentley has a servo for the >>> brakes, yet the brakes are entirely mechanical. Makes sense, just, >>> well very different...
Re: master cylinder
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:52:38 -0700
...If you have brake > switch(s) to install, I believe this should be done before bench > bleeding, though I'm not certain on that...
Re: cruise control mystery
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 7 May 2001 22:07:07 -0700
...signal) A switch on the brake and clutch pedal A Vacuum motor in the engine compartment A Vacuum servo attached to the throttle I...
Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 08:29:33 -0700
...It may be possible that the vacuum lines have been switched on the switch or on the vacuum servo at the trans. This may...
Brake MC problem solved
Historical mailing list - pete
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:25:27 -0700
...Master Cylinder - Help! >> >> >> 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >> from the servo and the female on the...
Adding Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 20 Dec 2018 01:50:57 +0000
...Adding Cruise Control I've been very happy with the "old school" (that is using manifold vacuum for the servo) Audiovox CCS100 cruise control...
Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:30:14 -0500
...wrote: >>>> >>>> 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >>>>> from the servo and the female on the MC are...
Fw: Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:45:41 -0800
...It may be possible that the vacuum >lines have been switched on the switch or on the vacuum servo at the >trans. This may...
AW: Thanks RE: Photo ticket at stop lights
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 14 Dec 2002 21:49:05 -0800
...Hey- how about one of those central locking servos to open the license plate lid?-Hit the switch just before the intersection-the license...
Re: Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:39:14 -0400
...I connected the brake wires in parallel with the two brake light > switches under the instrument cluster. > > 4. The light connection was teed into...
Tracing Vacuum Leaks/brakes
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Mon, 27 Feb 1995 13:44:06 CST6CDT
...servo doors in the heating/cooling system as it may inflate the bellows designed for a negative pressure, not a positive one. The brake...
Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:48:21 -0400
...wrote: >>>> >>>>> 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >>>>> from the servo and the female on the MC are...
Re: bleeding bloody brakes
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:15:52 -0800
...What I am puzzled about is brake bleeding. I have no idea how to do that. I leave the plastic plugs in, fill reservoir...
Re: Adding Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 20 Dec 2018 02:02:37 +0000
...Adding Cruise Control I've been very happy with the "old school" (that is using manifold vacuum for the servo) Audiovox CCS100 cruise control...
Repost: more air leaks
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Sat, 17 Jun 1995 08:44:56 CST6CDT
...servo doors in the heating/cooling system as it may inflate the > bellows designed for a negative pressure, not a positive one. The > brake...
Decided to Rebuild my 2.1
Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
Tue, 19 Sep 2000 09:47:55 +0200
...I will look at replacing most of the engine hoses as well as the rubber hose connected to the brake servo *that-should-be...
Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:58:12 -0700
...80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male from the servo and the female on the MC are mated...
Re: bleeding bloody brakes
Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:02:38 -0600
I have a number of short pre-flared brakes lines that I have either picked up at the FLAPS or from a pick & pull...
Re: HELP!!!!! stuck idle!
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Mon, 8 May 2000 11:54:31 +0100
...Temporarily disconnected the brake servo lines & plugged the ends. Nope! - Cleaned, then swapped out the AFM. Nope! - Unplugged the idle stabiliser valve while the...
Re: Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 4 Oct 2020 15:36:14 -0500
It's been a while, but as I remember the vacumn switches down under the steering column which are activated by the brake pedal...
cruise control troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:54:58 -0500
If the vaccum lines check out as well as the bellows then check your clutch and brake switches for proper functioning and adjustment. I...
Re: sad For Sale story on Seattle CL
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:49:34 -0800
...the vaccum hose to the brake servo burnt up... Luckily a vanagon stops relatively well w/o servo. Most newer cars don't.) I...
Re: Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:42:44 -0700
...I connected the brake wires in parallel with the two brake light switches under the instrument cluster. 4. The light connection was teed into...
Re: Diff Locking Questions and Trip Report
Historical mailing list
Wed, 20 Sep 1995 13:22:45 -0300
...Better yet, split the parking brake, get a dunebuggy steering brake system and lock up the spinning wheel until traction is regained. WARNING ctd...
Re: HELP!!!!! stuck idle!
Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
Mon, 8 May 2000 18:47:30 -0700
...Nope! > > - Checked all vacuum hoses were not sucking air in. > Temporarily disconnected the brake servo lines & > plugged the ends. Nope! > > - Cleaned, then swapped out...