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• Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:55:58 +0000
  ...For years I've always had a struggle when dropping the group 41 battery past the pos-neg cables and have banged-up the...
• Re: Tire chains or Tire cables?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 17:01:26 -0800
  ...traction > but tear up the wheel well if they break. Correct... Cables seem > to be a safer option, maybe with a little loss of...
• Re: rear backing plate/distributor
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 22:37:31 -0500
  ...As for e-brake cables, I replaced mine (81' Air cooled) and though it was a tight fit, the cables fit into tube on...
• Re: Friday Fishwrap: Catch FISH w/ your Vanagon's BATTERY
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:06:50 -0500
  ...Get your jumper cables. Take out your battery (aux. battery >preferred in Westies). Or just connect jumper cables if you can get close >enough...
• Re: Blowing kitchen w. pump fuses - help!
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 10:11:11 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The current flow through the pump switch isn't enough to "unfreeze" it so I snake my battery cables over to the pump after...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:40:57 +0000
  Is there a source for these cables other than a junkyard? Mine is so damaged that eve n when pushed in with pliers to...
• Re: Aircooled heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:44:53 -0500
  Those springs on the cables were there for quick-disconnect of the flaps. You'd just depress against the spring's preload to remove...
• Re: Pop Top Counter Weights?
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:57:54 -0400
  I've got an 89 that has the cables system. I bet they were used up through the last year.
• Re: Lubricate front heater control cables?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 5 May 2008 12:52:48 -0700
  ...Tri-Flow's low viscosity allows it to penetrate to free corroded and frozen bolts, lubricate sticking controls, cables, linkages, bearings, wheels and rollers...
• At least my Tow rope works!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 01:50:12 -0400
  ...My jumper cables could not get their engine to turn over , so I found my tow rope and towed them but no luck. I...
• Re: Sunroof cables- wtb
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 14 Nov 2016 07:49:05 -0800
  http://www.mtmfg.com/vw/2211/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-Sunroof-Parts http://www.airheadparts.com/standard/search?type=Inventory+Item&q=sunroof
• Re: sticking rear shoe?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:06:39 -0500
  And were dumb enough to pull the P-brake handle. Another possibility. Or, unless you have rusty e-brake cables. Al Brase
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:20:36 -0700
  ...of the last say 50 pairs of parking brake cables on vanagons I played with .. there were maybe 3 bad parking brake cables in...
• Re: Kelly Park VW show, valuable documents and sheetmetal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 12:15:27 -0400
  ...to keep the cables free of road grime. do others know more than i (entirely likely!!!!!!). Were there "skid plates" or whatever you want...
• Re: wire pulling greese?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stratton
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 13:57:34 -0500
  ...It's one of many products used when pulling cables (remember the old 25 pair cables for the old 6-button phone systems?). Keep...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 18 Dec 2023 23:53:27 -0500
  Sorry, the Aamazon URL is too long and didn't get completely highlighted. Try this one: https://tinyurl.com/bdh5syus
• Re: 84 with sunroof problem
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 10:59:05 EDT
  ...In fact, once the headliner is out of the way, the roof can be operated and fully seated by hand should the cables fail...
• fresh air vent flaps don't close
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 11:42:35 -0600
  ...Bentley calls the fascia, and all I could see was the cables went down in front (front as front) of the glovebox area. I...
• How best to mount a motorized CB antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Oliver
  Tue, 31 May 2005 14:19:24 -0400
  ...What will be the cleanest (fewest holes) way to mount the assembly on the roof & run the 3 cables (antenna cable + small-gauge 12v...
• Re: ebrake cable equalizer?'sPlastic water outlet ripoff
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 13:41:04 -0500
  ...The Bentley photo of the bar that holds both emergency >brake cables on my 90GL appears to be more or less at a 90...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:44:13 -0500
  the old cables are not "useless" they are still providing some conductivity, so adding new cables to the old cables will be likely better...
• battery cable connector info.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:22:20 -0500
  I need to purchase one of those high current battery connectors, use to plug in jumper cables. Anyone know where I can find these...
• Engine transfered - part III: it runs
  Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:43:04 +0100 (MET)
  ...So changing the cables was the next thing to try. Ofcourse the old distributor and cables were the only parts left home, and the...
• Re: Winching, etc.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:18:05 -0500
  ...Before you head out into the >rough stuff attach the cables to the tow hooks and attach the free ends of >the cables to...
• Re: speedometer no move
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:34:16 -0500
  ...my 85 did the same thing also west coast metric is starting to carry cables and such for most vws so you can always...
• Re: Auto shifter cable: Ideas on making it longer?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:47:22 -0800
  ...Oh! Wait! There ARE chandlers in the bay area still! http://www.marinersguide.com/regions/california/sanfrancisco/chandlers.html Motorcycle cables pull. Boat cables...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:34:58 -0400
  >> Does not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front LH wheel ? << Apparently does not everyone here recognize sarcasm. Geo/ATL
• Re: heat slider switch
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:12:35 -0700
  You can also get a better look at the "backside" of the slider/cables by pulling off the fan switch knob on the right...
• Re: Heater Cables
  Historical mailing list
  1 Sep 94 16:34
  Tam, I got under my '78 and both cables were snapped off due to seizure. I don't know how willing you are but...
• Re: emergency fuel line repair
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:25:16 -0500
  ...I ended up cutting the clamp off my jumper cables, and stripped about 8 inches of the insulation from one of the cables. I...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Dec 2023 10:10:42 -0800
  ...Lube on the cables and pivots? Last time I used tri-flow Fan motor - I stood fan on end and soaked the exposed bushing...
• Re: Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:20:21 -0500
  ...Solder, connections cracked under vibration and flexing of cables, hard to learn All the circuit boards in the satellites they were building had wire...
• tire chains / cables on snows?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:29:17 -0400
  Looking ahead to the winter, and without inadvertently starting a tire thread, does anyone have thoughts on running tire chains or cables on top...
• Re: Easier battery jumping?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:31:10 -0700
  ...AAA service trucks have a similar connector on the front where they can plug in the jumper cables. Just get mating connectors, one for...
• Re: Snow Traction Devices?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 21:11:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...If the snow isn't bad and you can deal with sliding arround a bit then the cables are great. The cables are a...
• (F) Martens a menace to German vans etc
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 12 May 2000 11:14:49 -0300
  ...There are an estimated 160,000 cases annually of the weasel-like mammals nibbling through brake cables, water- cooling lines and electric cables of...
• Re: Real Cheap traction
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 17:06:15 -0400
  ...fabricate longer cables; rig fairleads to bring the cables into close parallel; fabricate new bottom hinge for two stock vertical bars; new top plate...
• new ebrake cables for bay window bus
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:19:21 -0400
  Hello, I inherited a pair of new e-brake cables for a bay window bus. A friend had a 74 camper and bought these...
• Re: SA van images
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:23:28 -0500
  ...Near as I can figure, all one has to do is convert the ends of the Vanagon cables into a loop instead of a...
• Re: Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth study of a modern social sickness.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:22:13 +1200
  ...If the cables are separate push-pull they are likely to work better, but with twice the complexity... haven't looked inside a T3...
• My Vanagon is so rusty
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:07:49 -0400
  ...Quick glance at the park brake cables reveals all is intact. Pulled rear brake drums. All in good shape. Back to the park brake...
• rear backing plate/distributor
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 21:56:05 -0500
  ...We discovered just how hard it is to put the new cables on, as the new cables outside diameter is larger than the internal...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:38:07 -0400
  ...After attaching my small gauge jumper cables and allowing the vanagon battery to be charged by the helper car the engine would start with...
• Re: Heater housing/flappers/cables
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:08:53 -0600
  ...Heater housing/flappers/cables Vanagonites, I'm in need of some heater parts for my '82 AC. I've got the engine out and...
• Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:48:48 -0400
  ...For years > I've always had a struggle when dropping the group 41 battery past the > pos-neg cables and have banged-up the...
• Re: Clarion ProAudio DXZ545MP Dimensions
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 20:36:19 -0700
  ...Does > anyone know off hand if this will fit? > > Thanks! > > Matt > > Learned the hard way to also look at how the cables come of...
• heat
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Wooten
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 08:16:19 EDT
  ...sprins do not return to well the ones at the exchangers I can not get the cables to move at all yet any ideals
• Re: Are My Curtains on Correct? - black cord thingie
  Historical mailing list - Otmar
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:53:01 -0700
  ...I hadn't thought of shock cord (which is >basically a small bungee, correct?) or gears/brake cables (which aren't all >that stretchy...
• Re: Local clip replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 3 Jan 2021 16:43:55 -0800
  ...pulling the heater box, in disconnecting the clips that hold the > cables to the box two of them went flying... I can probably find...
• Re: Front Heater Core Retrofit (Save money!)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 02:10:32 -0500
  ...Once you're done, you won't care about the disintegrated foam, the bad cables, or the crumbling plastic. You'll be so glad...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:00:16 -0700
  ...One mistake I made in fiddling with levers and control cables during my engine swap, was to put the cable back in the wrong...
• Friday Fishwrap: Catch FISH w/ your Vanagon's BATTERY
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:41:18 EST
  ...Get your jumper cables. Take out your battery (aux. battery preferred in Westies). Or just connect jumper cables if you can get close enough...
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  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:38:18 -0400
  ...My 1990 and 1991 have the tabs, no cables. Hope this helps --------Original Message----- ---From: Vanagon Mailing List ---[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On...
• Re: Cables - front to rear
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:09:30 -0500
  ...The 4 conductor flat cables, > 16ga. Painted one side of one run red, and one side of the other run > black. That way I...
• Re: Lubricate front heater control cables?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 5 May 2008 09:11:15 -0400
  Steve, I had one bind up so badly it caused it to kink near the control. I real challange to fix. I vote for...
• Re: Lubricate front heater control cables?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 5 May 2008 10:49:25 -0700
  ...Same thing happened to my 90, so I did the same treatment to > all > 4 cables. Works great on the speedo cable, too. > > Keith...
• Re: OSX box
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 12:43:57 -0700
  what I would do that's easier and no hassle and might help a lot is, remove speedo cables from both ends.. and spray...
• Re: Want to test drive some diesel vanagons - Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 22:29:51 -0400
  ...I was looking for these cables as one of mine is missing. I have yet to find another doka around here that has these...
• Ebrake Cable Question
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 13:53:19 -0400
  Anyon know if I can put ebrake cables from a '91 onto my '83 water cooled?? Peace, JB '66 Split Window Camper '83 H20...
• Re: sticking rear shoe?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:01:44 -0500
  Or, unless you have rusty e-brake cables. Al Brase Robert Cardo wrote: >You would have a sticking or non-retracting brake cylinder, not...