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• Re: volt/ohm meters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 02:31:39 -0600
  I've got an analog meter that is still in the box - 36 years old - looks and works like new. Have no intention of...
• Re: Air flow meter rebuild
  Historical mailing list - J B
  Tue, 16 May 2017 20:27:07 -0400
  ...Air flow meter rebuild I have an old air flow meter from my 1967 Vanagon that I would like to hav= e rebuilt. I...
• Re: POST: Steering Column Volt Meter
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 17:24:15 -0500
  ...Write up just >> posted... >> >> Check it out here: >> http://texasvanagons.com/steering-column-volt-meter/ >> >> >> Abel Longoria >> TexasVanagons.com >> > >
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 01:07:03 +0000
  I followed Stuart's link and bought one of the compact Radio Shack meters. It arrived today. I really like it for its practicality...
• Re: Door electrics problem: digital vs analog meters?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 08:16:25 -0800
  ...I have a $200 Fluke digital meter for work, but for occasional automotive work a cheapie meter is really perfectly adequate. John Bange '90...
• air flow meter
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 10:30 EDT
  Hi, Does anyone know how much a used air flow meter for an 83 wasserwesty goes for? I just took my camper in to...
• PING Al Knoll
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:39:39 -0700
  Hey Al -- got the tach/dwell meter and a mysterious semi-vintage "Indian Lands" map in a vintage Hewlett-Packard envelope from your neck...
• Re: Which Voltmeter to use?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:31:19 -0700
  ...Bently suggests >using the VW meter...is this necessary, or will any good quality meter do? I would suggest a meter with at least...
• starter solenoid current remeasured
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:54:07 -0600
  ...Yesterday I repeated the measurement using a different digital meter and also a primitive analog meter of the type that you used to see...
• Re: Where can I rent a CO meter in East Bay (CA)
  Historical mailing list - DAVID T. RICHARDS
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 05:47:42 -0500
  Will Wood wrote: > > CO Meters are expensive and hard to come by. In the early eighties, I = > had two 911s in California and always...
• Re: air flow meter
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 17:07:49 -0400
  ...They said they narrowed the problem down to the air flow meter. The price they gave me for a new one is $320. Does...
• Vanagon Intermittent Misfire
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Intermittent Misfire
  February 29, 1992
  ...Some air-flow meters may experience a vibration resonance of the metering potentiometer wiper during extended constant driving. This resonance causes the air-flow...
• Re: pH meters for around the shop
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:39:11 -0400
  pH Indicator paper is a good alternative to a pH meter and is much more reliable and accurate for occasional use. It also has...
• I recommend this voltmeter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:40:57 -0400
  ...A Fluke it ain't, but the meter with thermocouple cost three dollars more than the thermocouple I bought a while ago for a...
• Re: Check your Voltmeter battery!!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:14:07 -0700
  ...a HF priced battery might leak sooner than a > Duracell? > > I used VOM's for years before reading of a suggestion to set meter...
• HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - "David L. Chasteen" (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 17:00:51 -0700
  ...As soon as I reconnected the air flow meter, it died. Has my air flow meter gone bad? Or does anybody have any ideas...
• Re: New T3 - engine options.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 13:50:16 -0500
  On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 1:27 PM, aatransaxle <daryl@aatransaxle.com> wrote: > What is the conversion from Newton Meters to Foot/Lbs...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 19:24:08 -0500
  Stuart, Harbor Freight has $6 (sometimes free) meters that are perfectly adequate for almost all van electrical stuff (better than the RS folding one...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 15:11:13 -0400
  ...A 100,000 ohms per volt meter$$$ on the ten volt scale should be usable but will still load the signal some. Your little...
• 12v panel meter wanted
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:05:45 -0400
  ...I found the circular/round meter at JCWhitney, but I really want the rectangular shaped meter, and not digital. Thanks
• Re: Air flow meter box wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Aug 1996 00:36:38 -0400
  Bryan, Bosch sells rebuilkt units for less.I have found in my experience that the airflow meter is usually not defective, but needs adjustment...
• Re: Volt Ohm Meter: Continuity Checking, Ohm Range Settings
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 13:02:13 -0800
  Now you know WHY the meter has ranges in the first place. Compared to 20,000,000 a mere 1,700 is as good...
• Re: Electrical checks
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 18:37:13 -0700
  John, I'm not that familiar with the VW circuits but one fact which might explain the Bentley warnings is that when a meter...
• Re: pH meters for around the shop
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:48:51 -0500
  ...pH meters for around the shop > so i have been wanting a pH meter for measuring different fluids around > the shop such as salt...
• BN4: metering vs diaphragm pump question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 14:06:30 CST6CDT
  ...i wish to know whether it is the more modern one with the metering fuel pump or the older style with the diaphragm pump...
• Air flow meter 86 and up $175.00(NEW)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 06 Jan 1997 22:46:34 -0800
  Listees, I got access to some new Air Flow meters for 86 and up vanagons. Anyone interested, or that wants more info e-mail...
• Re: WTB: Air Flow Meter - '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan Blank
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 13:36:43 -0500
  Hey, just wanted to thank everyone who replied to my question...I decided to buy a new Air Flow Meter from Ken at Vanagain...
• Re: Air flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:21:19 -0700
  Air Flow Meters are a weak link anyway, in an ideal world we'd put a new OE genuine VW german one on every...
• Re: Need O2 sensor shield help / advise
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:00:05 -0500
  ...Most digital meters have this, some of the cheapest do not. Very few analog meters do. david >Electron diagnosis challenged am I! -- David Beierl...
• Meter Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:18:09 -0600
  I need to buy a meter to do all my testing and trouble shooting on my van. Would some of you enlightened ones on...
• Re: Meter Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:14:45 -0800
  While talking about meters, Radio Shack has the hand held (very small) remote temperature sensor on sale right now at $29.95, Christmas special...
• air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:37:15 -0800
  If anyone who's going to Buses by the Bridge has a used air-flow meter that would fit an '80 CA model Westy...
• Re: Aftermarket Electronic Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Serafin for Malek
  Tue, 9 May 1995 11:30:58 -0500
  ...Admittedly I haven't >tried it but I bet a cheapo $30 Radio Snack meter would >do as well as the $300 bench model...
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:56:38 -0800
  Ben, I hope you mean "per meter" and not per foot. We use nothing but original German fuel line (7mm, 800psi) and it costs...
• Re: Checking the O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 23:29:25 -0400
  You will ground one lead of the meter to the engine, and run the other lead to the O2 sensor. It puts out less...
• Re: 87 Digifant idle problems
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 15:45:19 EST
  There is a test you can do on the air flow meter to see if it is working or not. It is in the...
• Re: O2 sensor/CO meter schematic request
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Oct 95 15:56:25 MDT
  ...of > the O2 sensor/CO meter from the web? I don't have web access right now, > only email. > Thanks in advance, > Jack > > >
• Mass Airflow Meter Bad - says dealer.
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 25 May 2000 14:45:03 -0700
  ...They say I need a new mass flow meter to the tune of us$540. I know that I can buy one for less...
• Re: Multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:19:31 -0500
  At 08:04 AM 12/18/2007, Dennis Haynes wrote... >Of course if you should use the cheapo meter in your home at 120...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: 3rd choice for gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 03 May 1996 20:50:13 -0700
  ...The one thing that an amp meter does better than a volt meter is, clearly show just how "active" your battery(s) are/is...
• Re: HOE-LEE scmokes~ now *HERE* is next VW trend!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 09:51:50 -0800
  Oops, I meant bullseye of 18" target @ *600* meters... =) woof! woof! > How about a 50 cal that macs an 18" target at 60 meters...
• Re: A different multi meter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Jan 2014 09:06:43 -0800
  ...A different multi meter A meter that you can put somewhere that reads on a smart phone via bluetooth. There might be a use...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 12:40:20 -0800
  ...dead multi meters. Now I >> have the habit to take out the batteries and have them outside (next to the >> meters) in a box...
• Re: Occasional Rough Running '86
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Nov 94 20:10:02 MST
  I can't say whether this is the cause of your problem or not, since I'm not sure which air flow meter the...
• Check your Voltmeter battery!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:34:19 +0000
  ...High School) to evaluate the voltage for the 9 Volt batteries on the digital meters; result was abysmal.  I opened up the Radio Shack...
• Re: Trickle charger on hard to access House Battery
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:25:04 -0400
  Digital meters can start to give wonky readings if the battery gets low, so you might want to try a new one before writing...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 16:42:57 -0800
  ...Accuracy -- the cheapest digital meter is more accurate than all but extremely expensive analog meters, and accuracy is specified in terms of the reading...
• volt/ohm meters
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:24:15 -0800
  Hello everyone, I am thinking of buying a volt/ohm meter in the near future for work on the van and around the house...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 12:26:50 -0500
  ...OTOH the fuses on my fancy Fluke > >> > meter cost more (each) than the entire HF meter... > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Ohms -- 200 ohms to at least two megohms...
• Re: fuel-injection runs really rich in my 81 2.0 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 07:00:46 -0800 (PST)
  ...There's a spring inside the air flow meter that resists the opening of the air vane inside the meter. Over time this spring...
• Re: trip meter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:09:43 -0500
  ...trip meter > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > My trip meter quit working but odometer still works. any ideas? > >
• hesitations (air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:11:47 -0500
  ...Remove the black cap and connect a volt meter (analog meter it is easier to see the results) to pin 2 and 3 of...
• Re: Air flow meter cost?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 22:32:00 -0100
  ...I was wondering if anyone here knows the > approximate (or exact) cost of an air flow meter for a '90 > Vanagon. Better yet, pointer...
• Two Meter Ham antenna
  Historical mailing list - Gordon and/or Cecilia Bonham
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 22:56:27 -0500
  Where should I mount my two meter/seventy cm antenna on my newly acquired 1990 Westie? I have noticed a good many hams listed...
• Re: AFM???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 07:55:26 -0800
  Exceuse my ignorance but what is the AFM and what does it do??? Air Flow Meter. It meters/measures the amount of air being...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 01:48:11 -0500
  The meter I have is a Triplett 630-NA. The manual for one that appears identical to mine except for the addition of a...
• Re: pH meters for around the shop
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:05:54 -0600
  ...Jimt >> so i have been wanting a pH meter for measuring different fluids around >> the shop such as salt solutions, coolant, possibly oil, and...
• Re: Leaking starting battery
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:24:37 -0700
  ...By putting the meter between the battery + post and the disconnected - battery cable, there is no path for current to flow: it will not...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:24:20 -0400
  ...Hate to be pedantic, but Vanagons don't have an air-mass meter. They have an air-volume meter plus a thermometer, and the...
• Re: Air flow meter cost?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Forstag
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:05:47 -0400
  ...I was wondering if anyone here knows the approximate (or exact) cost of an air flow meter for a '90 Vanagon. Better yet, pointer...