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• Re: Bad battery cable? 90 tintop
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:00:32 -0700
  ...Add a number 4 ground from close to the alternator to the chassis. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: How To Find Stuff in ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Tue, 22 May 2007 21:52:08 -0700
  ...Engine and Chassis Nos. > in "Remarks" column. > 5. Forward sample or sketch showing measurements in case of parts not > illustrated in parts list. > 6...
• Re: O2 Sensor Wire
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:29:11 -0500
  Chuck, It wouldn't hurt to check/clean all the grounds between the engine and the chassis. I have also found poor electrical connection...
• Re: Sway Bars.., Passing Mac's in the Wind
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:52:20 -0600
  ...44 Rear, 38 Front., 40 Rear, 34 Front. Numbers like that. If any Vanagon chassis are taxed, it would be John's with its...
• Re: alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 12:28:54 -0800
  OK, so I went at the connections and cleaned everything up while I had the decklid off to check the alternator numbers. I got...
• Engine conversion help sought
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 17:54:41 -0700
  ...pinout list or at least the pin number for the shield? Could we just use a chassis ground near the ECU? I'd rather...
• Instruments and Switches available
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 14:37:08 -0700
  ...pod with all switches and instruments from an 87 junkyard chassis. Quite a number of differences but I installed all the 83 instruments and...
• Re: Australian Travel
  Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:46:24 +1000
  ...If you want to call any firms,(and remember the significant time zone differential) to call from overseas,instead of calling the number you...
• Re: Friday quiz- '53 le Mans - ANSWER
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:03:26 -0800
  ...I actually touched the >> chassis of that car at Mr. Cunningham's Museum in Costa Mesa. Why >> just the chassis? The car was in...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:28:49 -0700
  ...The same motor in the same chassis would produce > varied numbers on different brand dynos, also. > So, when we hear figures for all these...
• Re: bolts et al
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 21:00:48 -0500
  ...Sometimes the newer number has a different "finish" appearance than the old number, sometimes it's just the same piece with a newer number...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:20:29 -0500
  ...number on them and it didn't help. What turns the relays on and off? Where is the engine grounded to the chassis? On...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Engine_Mounting_Hardware?=
  Historical mailing list - derek
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 08:39:53 -0400
  ...Pick Type 2 68-91 from the list and you can now browse through every nut and bolt part number and spec for the...
• Re: How To Find Stuff in ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 23 May 2007 12:03:08 -0700
  ...at a VW dealership, was looking up a part, > it's "exploded" pictoral diagram with part numbers etc. they would > refer to. > > Cheers! > > Neil...
• RE: A Stretching Clutch Cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 17:23:02 -0400 (EDT)
  Erik, The boden tube has a female end (chassis side) and a male end (transmission side). The female end slides over the clutch tube...
• Re: volvo into vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:42:31 -0400
  ...The newest AWD S40 is a real nice setup, with the same uber-tight C1 chassis that the new euro focus and mazda 3...
• Re: 91 Automatic Silver Vanagon Project $800 in New Jersey
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:22:16 +1100
  ...your chassis number located under the van.There will be a G (for Graz) instead of the H (for Hannover) in the number. My...
• Fwd: Re: VW Part application guide needed LVC
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:17:09 -0500
  ...Well I searched in the old old old WAWD book and found 803-611-051A is audi 100 from 4/72 chassis # 21 289...
• Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:20:28 -0800
  ...But that's not what the original post was about - it was about record number of miles on a waterboxer vanagon, and that 450K...
• Re: Auto conversion to Manual?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 18 May 2007 10:47:23 -0700
  ...Out in left field question number two: > is it possible to install a Manual transmission in a van originally > set up for an Auto...
• Re: Help. traveling with problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:38:23 -0400
  ...Signal lead to chassis, ~.5-.6 volt. Outer shield to chassis, real close to zero, outer shield to signal lead, .5 to .6 volt...
• 1986 Vanagon - parting out
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 17:33:43 EST
  ...Engine is still mounted to the chassis. Rear bumper is dented but fixable; front bumper is perfect. Here is a sample of the most...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Mon, 5 Dec 2016 10:26:45 -0800
  ...says the spindle diameter changed in 84 model year > production at chassis number E - 023827 so most 84 would have the later > bearing. Only...
• Re: Need 1982 coolant reservoir
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:06:45 -0700
  ...For example, the chassis of my '82 diesel westy was made in 1981. So, you need to look at the back badge (or the...
• Re: 1972 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Chris brown
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:12:45 EST
  ...piece rockers, hollow dog legs, chassis crossmembers, etc.) means they are tougher to repair than Vanagons in a number of instances. Vanagon seam rust...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:16:36 -0500
  ...Not that it means anything, it's just a number. I stopped aging in my head a long time ago. Now I just notice...
• 2.1 Upgrade for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 10:28:02 -0500
  I have a late '85 Westy (chassis number 083XXX) and am ready to buy a new engine from Boston Engine. I have not decided...
• Re: gfci outlet buzzes with inverter
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:36:58 -0400
  ...thanks for all the very detailed replies! I guess the basic idea is that chassis ground isn't a true ground, so can't...
• Re: KYB Shocks wont fit(rear).....Grind em down?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 17:43:37 -0500
  ...Before you grind, measure twice and call Bus Depot to compare numbers. Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "phil stanhope" <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: What kind of bus do I have? or Joel, change the stats!
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 13:11:40 -0600 (CST)
  ...VW changed the Model >>Codes in 1966 when they went to the 9-digit chassis number. >> >>I have been entering Old Bus Registry forms...
• Re: MidWest VW Ads
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 96 23:59 EDT
  ...Another way to find out is to give the chassis or engine number (if original) and ask a police officer to call it in...
• Re: Best Wire Selector -- Voltage Drop Charts Mayhem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:16:15 +0000
  ...https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm The "maximum amps for chassis wiring" is the current the wire can handle without overheating (though this...
• Re: Changing coolant hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:22:55 -0800
  ...What brand is the hose? Does it have a stock number? Please let me know how this repair progresses. Thanks, Ray Date: Tue, 28...
• Re: Conversion to 240 Volt from 110 Volt external Elect hookup
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 May 2004 13:13:19 -0700
  ...The ground wire also connects the the vehicle chassis. Whatever is done must be done such that the chassis NEVER gets any voltage feed...
• Re: Smog test help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 21:01:27 -0400
  Running those numbers most likely the cat is no longer good but that is not your main problem. The CO-reading being the same...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 04:25:27 -0500
  ...says the spindle diameter changed in 84 model year > production at chassis number E - 023827 so most 84 would have the later > bearing. Only...
• Re: Turning 200K
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:37:32 -0800
  ...the odometer after I got the numbers all mixed up trying to fix it. Probably the chassis has about 230 k on it, if...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 18 May 2004 12:23:38 -0700
  ...VW had to use generic numbers for their calculations since they have no control of who will actually be in the vehicle. A typical...
• Parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Michael Samson
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 13:58:58 -0800
  ...Salvage owner indicated that vehicle may have been operated with oil light on.) 6) AFM and Dijijet control unit for '85 Vanagon 7) Chassis...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...I can't remember the badges, but there is a number, not a name. The horrid Eurotrash Sprinter is now being advertised on TV...
• Re: Auto conversion to Manual?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 18 May 2007 12:55:04 -0700
  ...Out in left field question number two: > is it possible to install a Manual transmission in a van originally > set up for an Auto...
• 1987 Syncro GL parts van $1000 Must Go!
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:01:53 -0700
  ...http://syncrospecialist.com/PartsVan.aspx Title and Bill of Sale Rolling chassis Front diff with VC Driveshaft Both front half shafts Complete suspension front...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:55:57 -0800
  ...Generally speaking "ground" > currents in the chassis will follow the shortest straight path to the > battery ground cable. Running grounds belonging to one system...
• Re: For Sale: 1997 Vanagon VR6
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:34:15 -0700
  ...If it wasn't "officially imported", there's NO WAY they could sell it...Obviously the 97EV chassis usesd in the EuroVan Camper was...
• Re: alternator output question
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 06:28:37 +0000
  ...The only other thing I can think of is my ground connections...I have an extra from the block to the chassis as well...
• Re: '90 Wiper won't
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:56:39 -0500
  ...I noticed the knurled, round, metal 'gear' (on the chassis) has very shallow and narrow teeth which had very little grip on the plastic...
• thank you joel, as it takes all types
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 20:16:21 -0700
  ...because of the engine's association so > closely with the > chassis, the engine was also called a Type 1 engine. > > along in about 1950...
• Re: Finding a short
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:12:41 -0400
  ...One amp is a ridiculous number of electrons per second. Hydraulic analogy gallons per minute. Ohms is resistance to flow, causing a pressure drop...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:35:44 -0500
  Keep in mind that the Vanagon was designed as a utility vehicle first, built on a truck chassis. It was built in a period...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 10 Dec 2016 23:41:29 -0500
  ...says the spindle diameter changed in 84 model year >> production at chassis number E - 023827 so most 84 would have the later >> bearing. Only...
• Re: Model designation Numbers all Model VWs
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:10:07 -0800
  ...I have another EGR with part number > 055-131-623. I know for a fact it is a EGR. But what is the vehicle...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:38:47 -0400
  ...Something like the Sure power 1315. (Check that number). Thus when the house battery is being charged the chassis battery will also benefit without...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:47:27 -0700
  If I'm gonna be illegal anyway, I'll go with a chassis-mounted lamp. Better aim that way. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 11:24:49 EST
  ...I can't remember the > badges, but there is a number, not a name. > > The horrid Eurotrash Sprinter is now being advertised on TV...
• Re: 1972 Bus for cheap - Ethics??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 18:06:16 -0300
  ...which came first, the chassis or the running gear? Since I have a CA vehicle up here, an amazingly lightly rusted 1966 Porsche, I...
• Shiftless
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 00:15:37 -0500
  ...then use an appropriate guage (either .75" or .82" depending upon chassis number) to adjust side movement. Mine shifted okay before, it's just...
• Re: Upholstery Fabric not "BOOGIE WOOGIE"
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:48:17 -0800
  ...been sequential by chassis vin and the changes VW parts data references in the Westy stuff is by Westy serial number on the Westy...
• Re: Some 1600cc questions.
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 15 May 1995 09:53:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...chassis, rubber mounting on the > engine, I now find the mounting bar for the 1600 is the other way round > (rubber on the chassis...
• Re: MORE 'you MAY be a devoted VW bus owner if:'
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 96 13:47 EDT
  ...you are called to settle the color and year of the chassis number. - parking at your favorite fast food place and eating in the...
• Here is turn signal wiring for 63
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 Jul 96 18:30 CDT
  ...What is not clear on this diagram is what the terminal numbers are on the emergency light switch. I checked my Clymer and Autobook...