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Re: Battery Under Back Seat
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:27:33 -0700
...battery by shunting to the hot side of the #3 fuse terminal. Takes a bit of crawling around and snaking wires, but well worth...
Re: Attn: Successful Subaru transplants: heater control solution?
Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
Sat, 20 May 2000 09:50:54 -0700
...A shunt in the loop via a 3-way, 2 position valve > with the CORRECT flow pattern will accomplish what you want. I checked...
Re: Flaky fuel gauge
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Jan 1996 16:19:14 -0500
...What was happening was that the current from the gauge was being shunted to ground through a leak in the fuse box - this caused...
Re: Temp warning light blinking...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 1 Aug 2003 01:24:22 -0400
...and of course as the cap gets leakier it takes less shunt resistance to upset everything. d -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws...
Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:07:39 -0800
...the rear heater >>would be dumb? It does the same thing -- shunts the coolant from >>the delivery hose through the rear heater to the...
recent adventures in '84 electrical bonding
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 13 Jul 2003 03:42:27 -0400
...i simply provided a shunt using a test lead with alegator clips, and now have reasonable readings on the guage, with the needle below...
Re: Random Thoughts on Vanagon Maintenance
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 3 May 2014 06:57:23 -0700
...An absolute nightmare of interconnected relays, shunts, system-interconnections. There are three full volumes on the electrical system alone, each longer than the Vangaon...
Re: recommend a multimeter
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 10:45:50 -0600
...You aren't going to be able to measure battery-to-starter current without a special shunt, but to measure the current (amps) drawn...
Re: EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine conversion)
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:25:56 -0500
...he had "fix" it) > > installed a piece of EMT as a shunt in place of the leaking rear > > heater. By the time it got...
Update on Rachel and things
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Dec 2000 12:47:28 EST
...She is going to have to have an operation next month to install a shunt to drain the excess fluid from her brain. Please...
Re: A totally "Shocking" story! NO VANAGON CONTENT, BUT ALL VW
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:48:56 -0500
...up series fields, (starter motors), and when speed control is needed shunt fields which often need a separate dedicated power supply. Many industrial motors...
Re: back heat removal, comparative experiences among my vans
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:17:32 -0400
Dennis Haynes wrote: "There is no reason to shunt the heater. Cap off the hoses or better yet, remove the tees and replace with...
Re: one last (ha ha) problem with my Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Chris
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:04:01 -0500
...idle > controller > seems to work (it idles worse when it's shunted), the aux air valve > doesn't > do much with the hose open...
Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:42:25 EST
...The IDLE STABILIZER is the solenoid valve which sits atop the engine and shunts the throttle valve. The IDLE STABILIZER CONTROL UNIT (P/N...
Re: doc wattson or watts up?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:42:34 -0400
...One millivolt per amp in the current shunt. That's a commendably low number, much lower than a typical digital multimeter. Per s7.2...
Re: doc wattson or watts up?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:09:08 -0700
...Though very low ( ~ 0.004 Ohms in 14 gage wires and 0.001 Ohms > in > shunt), these resistances are finite and at high currents...
Re: Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:50:37 -0800
...25205%2520Volt%2520Wire.jpg This harness required many repairs. (new wire shunted in) one being the black/yellow wire from the 28a plug to...
Re: Rear heater core during summer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:27:28 -0400
...winter months which I eventually confirmed to be caused by the shunt through the heater core. George>> Pipe dream. Bad info. If in fact...
Re: Digifant Electrical Experts: New Harness + 4 Pin Hella 53 Relay for ECU?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 28 May 2012 19:00:05 -0700
...I recall now about that part shunted in parallel being a resistor. Apologies for taking up bandwidth with this. IIRC, I searched "relay 53...
Re: Doing 16" Wheel Conversion This Weekend
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 01:12:15 +0100
...Clive Smith '88 Syncro Transporter (with a shunting, whining front diff methinks) and a few memories from early 70's of a really classic...
Re: REAR HEATER VALVE - Subie conversion
Historical mailing list - mike and shari
Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:33:38 -0800
...A valved 'shunt' may be installed to bypass the rear heater core and recirculate back to the system if you want to have it...
Need help with blinking coolant overtemperature light
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Mon, 25 May 1998 19:05:04 -0400
...I tried unpluging the cable from the sensor and shunting a resistor in this range across the plug. The light still blinks. One message...
Re: Charge warning light LED question - David B.
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Thu, 10 May 2012 07:51:27 -0500
...As of<BR>'87 they apparently changed to two shunt resistors instead of one,<BR>presumably 300 ohms each (97.108 track 50-51...
Re: Headlight Relay Kit - Just moved to Columbus, OH
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Sat, 11 Dec 2004 15:52:29 -0500
...Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3>However, putting relays in to shunt the current around your headlight switch is still the way to go...
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - jon
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:14:26 -0800
...the interesting semiconductors are a Toshiba TA7900S > > regulator/watchdog with PNP shunt transistor (BD438). Across the heat sink > > is also a BD647 NPN Darlington...
Re: Heater Hose Failure.....now piecing it together
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:06:30 -0700
...I shunted a piece of "lipped" piece of 1/2" copper into the heater hose. I"m sure your can find a 5/8...
Re: Battery Under Back Seat
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:28:44 PDT
...battery by shunting to the hot side of the #3 fuse terminal. > >Takes a bit of crawling around and snaking wires, but well worth...
Re: Can sender unit cause it?
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:03:14 -0500
...besides, even without a meter, all you need is a single long test lead with allegator clips to shunt around any sucpicious ground connection...
1.9 l bad gound
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 21:12:36 -0400
...i simply provided a shunt using a test >lead with alegator clips, and now have reasonable readings on the guage, >with the needle below...
Re: Lots of stuff, bad week!
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 00:13:31 +1200
...of his Vanagon, also writing off the car the VW was shunted forward into, but the bus was drivable and would be fixed. I...
Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:23:48 -0400
...I ran it that way for several months. >By "shunting", I meant connecting an LED in parallel at wires going >to the TVS (Throttle...
Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:57:55 -0400
...Especially if the flaps in the box seal poorly. > >As per Jakes comment, I shunted in a hi temp ball valve. 28 Kb image...
Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:58:51 -0700
...Especially if the flaps in the box seal poorly. >> As per Jakes comment, I shunted in a hi temp ball valve. 28 Kb image...
Re: Which Voltmeter to use?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:30:27 -0400
...Ten amp range -- actually you can build a shunt to measure any conceivable current but it's a pain. Bar-graph meter display which...
Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 07:24:17 -0800
...In the camper, I use shielded 22 AWG for the stereo and unshielded 22 AWG for the ammeter shunt. Tefzel is a much tougher...
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - -------------------------
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:18:42 -0500
...the interesting semiconductors are a Toshiba TA7900S >>>regulator/watchdog with PNP shunt transistor (BD438). Across the heat sink >>>is also a BD647 NPN Darlington...
Re: [subaruvanagon] 1987 VW Tach - Special Request
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:35:32 -0500
...Measuring current from this signal to ground is equivalent to shorting the coil drive to ground through the shunt resistance of the meter. Shorting...
Re: Is there a way to test the heater fan>
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 24 Oct 2010 15:17:44 -0400
...See http://www.reuk.co.uk/Make-a-Shunt-Resistor.htm for roll-your-own instructions. * Ideally you'd solder leads on it that...
Re: EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine conversion)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:38:26 -0700
...he had "fix" it) > > > installed a piece of EMT as a shunt in place of the leaking rear > > > heater. By the time it got...
Re: Possibly a somewhat better value . . .
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:48:42 -0300
...5-yr old and I home :) Once home, it will get shunted into the garage next to the '66 Westy until I finish updating...
Re: Vanagon Crash Pix
Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:24:31 -0700
...Econoline which was travelling at unreduced speed (55mph or so) and shunted him into the Honda in front. The Econobox and Honda were totalled...
Re: Inverter Question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 09:53:37 -0500
...Loren, a typical DC-powered charger (I believe) is going to use an IC or transistor device as a shunt-type regulator to get...
Under-Sink Battery Installation
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 8 Aug 2011 23:02:36 -0700
...The ammeter shunt came with a nice Westach aviation volt/ohm panel meter that I haven't hooked up yet. There's lots of...
Re: Headlight upgrade questions
Historical mailing list - Jack
Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:15:49 -0700
...However, the lower the fuse rating the quicker it would have blown as heating & charring developed and shunt impedance decreased. Would a lower rating...
Re: "Thanks" + Throttle cable coupler? (PIC)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 21:16:25 -0700
...1.0 VanaJetta throttle cable, and could still with a piece of cable shunted in. Since the cable ends are so close together now...
Re: Anti Rolling Reminder for Automatics when parked
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:24:15 -0800
...I'm still puzzled over the Shunt for my solar panel and how it would work with a second battery.
Re: Vanagon Crash Pix
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:32:03 +1300
...Econoline which was travelling at unreduced speed (55mph or so) and shunted him into the Honda in front. The Econobox and Honda were totalled...
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - jon
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:23:12 -0800
...the interesting semiconductors are a Toshiba TA7900S > >>>regulator/watchdog with PNP shunt transistor (BD438). Across the heat sink > >>>is also a BD647 NPN Darlington...
Mailing to yourself and some NVC on Power sources.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:48:54 -0700
...But, since "its just business" now a great portion of the power is shunted to california, because they bid more for it, and don...
Re: FW: Dash removal - how long
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:27:36 -0700
...I *guess* a new resistor could be shunted in by cutting into the wires so leaving resistor as-is is no biggie I guess...
Re: Battery Under Back Seat
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:51:52 -0700
...battery by shunting to the hot side of the #3 fuse terminal. > > > >Takes a bit of crawling around and snaking wires, but well > worth...
Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 08:08:24 -0400
...It will shunt 95-98% of the oil back to the motor until the oil temps hit 170 F, then it opens slowly until...
Re: Darrell Boehler's digifant tool
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:13:03 -0500
...On the digifant connector many pins are ground or voltage ( not signals) and they tend to shunt and reduce the noise that will be...
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:07:20 -0500
...the interesting semiconductors are a Toshiba >> >>>TA7900S >> >>>regulator/watchdog with PNP shunt transistor (BD438). Across the heat >> >>>sink >> >>>is also a BD647 NPN Darlington...
Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:55:29 -0500
...set your analog meter on a sensitive voltage setting and check for a needle movement as you shunt across from engine to body, especially...
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - -------------------------
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:47:08 -0500
...the interesting semiconductors are a Toshiba TA7900S >>>>>regulator/watchdog with PNP shunt transistor (BD438). Across the heat sink >>>>>is also a BD647 NPN Darlington...
Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 04:12:11 +0100
...Not that other people carriers weren't quite shockingly poor as well, particuarly in a rear shunt - this goes against what a layman would...
Re: New Starter Stopped Working requires the RI wizard
Historical mailing list - Jack
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 11:26:10 -0700
...If there's a partial short (shunt) inside the solenoid, it would help explain the large voltage drop as well as the apparent non...
Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 2 Mar 2011 07:23:44 -0600
...so, does that mean that opening the valve to heat the rear heater would be dumb? It does the same thing -- shunts the coolant...
Re: Syncro Gearbox synchromesh
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 22:27:02 +0100
...a lot > > 'play' somewhere in the transaxle before this happened exacerbating > > 'shunting' when in lower gears running on a neutral throttle. > > Another thing would...