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• Re: comparing e-brake lines: syncro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:11:04 -0700
  ...Otherwise, VW would have used the same cable assembly for all Vanagons. As a further example, Beetles had 5 different cable assemblies from 58...
• NEEDED: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 07:17:00 -0600
  I broke my speedometer cable today trying to shove my new BFG 27x8.50 = tire up into the spare tire carrier. Does anyone have...
• Re: Chains/Snow Cables - 89 Westy 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 19:48:58 -0800
  I carry and use cables. Yesterday in fact. Cables are just fine if you pay attention to the surface you're driving on and...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 21:58:11 -0800
  At 04:15 AM 12/12/96 -0600, you wrote: >My acclerator cable is sticking when it is cold...Last year it never did...
• Re: Heat/Fresh Air Cables broke
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 01 Apr 1997 10:09:10 GMT
  ...The cable isn't broken, but the lubricant inside the cable housing is = toast. Has anyone freed up a sticky cable with WD-40...
• Speedometer Cable Woes in 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed Bass
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:06:01 -0400
  ...The upper cable was broken and I replaced it, but still no workie! I have seen the lower cable (from the wheel) is turning...
• Re: Snow Chains/Cables on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 19:07:06 -0800
  ...Secret to successful cable use? 35 mph MAX! If the road isn't white, they come off. I've put them on and taken...
• Re: Speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 25 Jul 2017 04:53:32 +0000
  Well, mine was a bad speedo cable (Gemo brand). If you have a similar cable issue it's easy to detect. Pop the grease...
• Re: replacement for stock ground cable on 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:05:14 -0700
  If you have a stock group 21 battery, an ordinary round cable will fit. At least it does in my '85 Westy, but I...
• Re: Speedometer Cable End
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 26 May 1999 13:39:20 +0200
  Frank Condelli wrote: > Looking for collective wisdom here ! Speedometer cable square end where > it connects to wheel bearing dust cap has become round and...
• Re: Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Wed, 10 Aug 94 09:28:49 CDT
  ...Pulling out of the parking >garage yesterday, going from first to second, the clutch >cable broke. > This is NOT unusual for the '71. I...
• 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...
• Re: Vangon curtains/canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 08:53:32 -0400
  ...Perhaps the cable inside should be retained and the cable itself used to attatch the housing to the van so as to take the...
• Re: 88 West Speedo cable problem after brake job
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:02:21 -0400
  That is correct, the circlip should come off, and the square end of the cable should stay right there sticking out the end of...
• Re: Speedo cable interchange
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 1 May 2001 08:18:28 -0700
  I mayself just went through this with my 81, VW does make a replacement cable for $36. It is one piece and bypasses the...
• Changing 1600 clutch from Hydraulic to Cable
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 16:10:06 -0000
  Hi All, Has anybody here converted a hydraulic clutch to a cable clutch ? I've got two T25 vans at home, one (the donor...
• black speedo cable box needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:57:02 -0400
  hi all i have a 85 westi vanagon and believe i need the little black box that goes inline with the speedo cable. both...
• Re: [NVC] Booster cable wire by the foot?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:51:40 -0700
  ...Mark Michael Elliott wrote: > I need some 6 gauge booster cable wire. Not an assembled booster cable > with clamps, just the cable itself. About...
• Re: Speedometer cable replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 10:45:39 -0800
  just make sure you can turn the wheel in both direction when you tighten the cable on the body again. > Date: Tue, 30 Nov...
• Re: RE: Road Trip From Hell
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 01:09:02 -0400
  ...I my accelerator cable once broke while I was on the way to work. Lucky for me I have the cable, as I was...
• Re: Sticky Throttle Cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 08:19:39 -0500
  ...Sticky Throttle Cable > >Does anyone know of a way to grease a throttle cable without removing it.? My >cable in my 1987 Syncro is...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 23:07:11 -0500
  Bill, Big advantage you have is that you are air-cooled, on my vintage the coolant lines block access to the cable--a real...
• Re: Better Speedo Cable Analysis
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:04:04 EST
  I have full length speedo cables for $39. It is a cable that goes from the rear of your speedo head all the way...
• '66 emergency brake cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:53:32 -0700
  Any ideas of where to hunt for an e-brake cable for a '66? A buddy of mine is working on one, and he...
• Re: Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 14 May 2003 13:04:28 EDT
  In a message dated 5/14/03 1:00:29 PM, JSchaper@SCHSA.ORG writes: << Are there any tricks to installing the cable? >> BEFORE...
• Re: 1982 accelerator cable needs replacement-resend due to no replies
  Historical mailing list - Matt Price-Hutchinson
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:55:09 +0100
  ...Thanks, Paul _____ Some time ago, due apparently to arcing from the accelerator cable to my battery isolator terminals, that cable broke in mid-trip...
• Re: sticky accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 22:02:28 -0700
  ...I sprayed oil everywhere, especially in both cable ends. I'm thinking that if you disconnect the cable and tie the new cable to...
• Re: Accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 22:24:28 -0800
  I posted a similar problem last week - I have the water out of my cable and it was a bear of a job. :( - WD40...
• Addendum to question on Parking Brake Cable
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:39:19 -0500
  ...The cable is not broken and does engage, but it engages after the passenger side cable. Is this normal or do the cables stretch...
• Sliding Door Cable Busted & Door Stuck Closed
  Historical mailing list - Didliratgaff
  Fri, 17 May 2002 03:36:54 -0700
  ...While camping this past week, Cable and Bowden tube busted off near the rear lock. I have a new cable coming this morning at...
• Part Request: Heater Cable retaining clip
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:43:14 -0700
  Hola, I need the little steel clip that affixes the heater cable housing to the heater valve. There's also one on the end...
• Defroster cable...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:26:03 -0500
  Anyone know if the cable that controls the airflow to the windshield defroster can be replaced without dismanteling the whole friggin' dash? Are these...
• Re: Stuck again !! (accel cable)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:08:49 -0500
  Replacing the cable (and its sleeve) is an easy and cheep solution to a sticking cable. Mine got stuck full throttle a few times...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:40:50 -0700
  ...I've also had some success with Tri-Flow in the cable, which has Teflon. Cable should be one piece bypassing the obsolete OXY...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:00:47 -0600
  ...It's interesting that there are >> bum cables for sale. Do you get the impression that the >> cable liner is tight to the cable...
• Electric Windows - WTB regulator cable/lift bracket .
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:42:24 -0400
  ...The part I need is the lift cable mechanism and bracket. My electric motor is OK, but the rest of the mechanism which includes...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:51:28 -0400
  ...I believe we have some full length cables for $49. Just give my office a call at 856-327-4936. Thanks, Ken Wilford John...
• Re: Almost no front heat but my rear heat is OK... why?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 23:09:35 -0800
  The cable for the front heater control valve pulls nicely to increase heat, but instead of sliding back in the outer cable one day...
• Re: O2/ECU coaxial cable
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:59:45 -0500
  ...Today I took the old cable off and found inner insulation at the sensor end had hardened and cracked allowing the inner conductor to...
• Re: whats the quick fix for the starter cable?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:03:37 -0800
  UWannaDeaL2 wrote: > What's the quick fix for the starter cable? > The cable (the thick one that goes to the battery) tore at the...
• heater cable snap
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 08:17:33 -0500
  > {Charlie snapped his heater cable} Real solution: go buy a heater cable and thread it. This could be easy or hard depending on the...
• Power window regulator broke: floating black part, maybe cable guide.
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 5 May 2010 19:38:44 -0700
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/syncronicity1/WindowReg#5467979016018216114 There is a black fitting, appears to be some type of cable channel loose on the cable...
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:13:35 -0700
  I use the Diesel cable and have done away with the "time box" and separate cable CRAP. Fits 82-91 2wd Vanagons See BD...
• Oops Re: Less expensive brand
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:36:21 -0400
  ...Porter-Cable and Black & Decker >are made by the same people, incidentally. I've used my >Porter-Cable $200 battery drill a good deal...
• Re: Clutch Cable??
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 23:17:36 -0700
  Heck I took a closer look, and he says clutch cable but it's a throttle cable.. :oD Think I'll drop him a...
• Re: '85 Westy Throttle Cable Broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:17:58 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '85 Westy Throttle Cable Broken There's a small clip (circip?) at the very end of the throttle cable...
• Speedo cable interchange
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:08:41 -0600
  ...The cable on my 81 speedo is threaded for a screw on speedo cable, whereas the 85 version is so sort of snap on...
• Pop Top Spring & Cable
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:51:58 -0700
  ...The cable broke on one side. Searching subject line, I found a few details in the archives about this. I see a "Z" on...
• Re: Warm Feet
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:12:31 -0400
  Pop off the intrument cluster cover and find the heater control cable. Loosen the screw on the cable clamp. Move the housing so you...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 10 May 2002 09:56:06 -0500
  First check your speedo cable connection in the left front hub cover. Chris. '85 Westy hot tub power pop-top purple skylight Hugh Hefner...
• Re: Want to test drive some diesel vanagons - Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:50:05 -0400
  ...Making a mental note to not park my TriStar near BenT to find my cables pilfered. :) Actually since I bought it in San Jose...
• Re: Brake cables uneven/stretched?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 08:20:03 -0800
  On 19 Feb 2005 at 0:22, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > The cables themselves rarely fail, but the sheath or outer jacket...
• Re: Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:28:30 -0000
  I think 1600 Aircooled vans were clutch cable & 2000 Aircooled vans were hydraulic. Phil, T25 - 1600 but with a hydraulic clutch :-) > I'm rushing...
• Re: Vangon curtains/canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:03:22 -0300
  At Canadian Tire, I purchased some stretchy rubber coated cable that I used for some of my curtains and it worked real well for...
• Re: aircooled intake elbow
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 10:38:01 -0600
  On 10/5/04 9:37 AM, "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote: >> I am also looking for a good speedometer >> cable, the...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:58:55 -0700
  ...Just wondering if any one > has done the R/R of this cable? Wondering if threading a new cable > back through is difficult? Do...
• Re: E-brake adventures
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:34:26 -0400
  ...Removal of the cable showed what really happened. The cable's effective length had been changed due to the cable violently stretching -- a few...
• Accelerator Cable Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 13:33:01 -0700
  Hi List, I recently noticed that the rubber boot on my accelerator cable (near throttle) is torn up in a few places. I was...
• Re: Speedometer Cable End
  Historical mailing list - Lee F. Schelin
  Wed, 26 May 1999 14:02:25 -0700
  ...Speedometer Cable End > > At 05:28 5/26/99 -0400, Frank Condelli wrote: > >to make the speedo cable end square again ? I've been...
• Re: Speedometer Cable End
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 26 May 1999 15:46:36 -0400
  Frank- Before you spend your Saturday futzing with re-manufacturing your speedometer cable and hub dust cap, why don't you check with a...