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Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 9 Sep 2011 14:47:41 -0700
John, the G pins are not suitable for you to use in this case. Mark John Rodgers wrote: > Mark, > > I note several unused pins...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:14:57 +1100
...Firstly you all call them wrist pins we use the old term gudgeon pin and yes they do come loose. My 2.1 was...
Fried ECU diode...
Historical mailing list - Kevin Faison
Tue, 25 Mar 2003 17:11:08 -0500
...According to bently, pin 1 should have power when the starter is operated, which it does. However pin 1 is shorted to ground when...
Re: wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:33:29 -0500
...Of course after the pins are once removed and risk pins and piston holes cleaned with one of those green scratch pads they will...
Re: Tie rod ends w/o cotter pin???
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 7 Sep 2001 16:29:01 -0600
...We have used nothing but these instead of cotter pins for many years now and have never seen one back out. I recommend them...
W pin on the MOT alternator update
Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:56:41 -0400
...The general consensus is that the "W" pin is the pin for the tachometer. I think I may use this pin in the future...
Re: brake shoe bottom spacer
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:30:37 -0700
The lower end of each brake shoe rests inside a slot in a metal pin. The pins are inserted into a metal support that...
Re: Raingutter trim
Historical mailing list - bueses
Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:09:35 -0700
> With regards to Pins vs no Pins; Maybe folks are talking about the Chrome trim > versus the black plastic trim that is on my...
Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:35:45 +0000
> > The voltage stabilizers on all three of my '84 models only use the outer > pins. The middle pin is in the air (no female...
Re: Digifant circuits
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 23 Jun 2001 21:59:19 -0500
...in the Vanagon Fuel Injection diagnosis book (published in 1987), neither pin 20 nor pin 23 show up in the circuit diagram for Digifant...
Re: No Start Scenario, burned out pin D15 !
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:21:58 -0400
...They sold them as a short piece of > wire with an identical pin crimped on each end. Each size pin is > available with a...
Re: No Start Scenario, burned out pin D15 !
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Sat, 14 Mar 2015 12:05:15 -0700
...They sold them as a short piece of wire > with an identical pin crimped on each end. Each size pin is available > with a...
installing a tach./dig. clock into a '83.5-'84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 21 May 2000 15:16:35 EDT
these are the 14 pin multi point connectors.... '83.5 and '84 Vanagon waterboxers are below. (stock) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- pin | color of wire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ 1 | skip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- 2...
Re: Table leg hole?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 5 May 2021 07:20:48 -0700
Hi Eric, From what I saw, the pin is a way to set the table to different heights, which would be nice. But I...
Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:32:25 -0700
...Mark craig cowan wrote: > Pin 85 goes to ground. Is this not how it should be? > > -Craig > > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8...
Re: [WetWesties] Arco Lies!!!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:26:06 -0500
...Of course the Pink Air patents were bought up by Shell and now the dealer will charge you $25 to put Nitrogen-Enriched Pink...
round cylindrical pin
Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
Mon, 3 Mar 2008 16:02:31 -0500
It's called a roll pin and can be found at any good hardware store
ARINC 628
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:06:44 -0700
...Hypertonics http://www.hypertronics.com/PDFs/ARINC%20628.pdf makes the four pin type. Apple's adaptor is for the four pin type.
Re: more dumb questions
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:35:13 -0500
...Trick here is to find which pin of the connector to the ECU is pin 1. To do this, remove the connector from the...
How to fix arm rest?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Tue, 21 Aug 2018 17:42:52 -0700
The pin worked out of one of the arm rests in my '84 Westy. I have the pin, but I can't figure out...
Shift rod pin - 86 syncro
Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
Tue, 1 Sep 1998 20:05:24 -0400
...As I went to retrofit my vanagon with the later shift boots and nuts, I found myself puzzled by the tension pin at the...
Re: Raingutter trim
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:12:38 -0800
With regards to Pins vs no Pins; Maybe folks are talking about the Chrome trim versus the black plastic trim that is on my...
Pink Autobahn Coolant
Historical mailing list - Dave
Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:18:01 -0600
...In previous posts I've read that Autobahn is blue, mine is pink, what's the deal? I've seen the pink coolant in...
Re: Test Sonar Ping, "One ping only"
Historical mailing list - David Priemer
Thu, 20 May 1999 22:25:07 EDT
It echoed! (-: David 83.5 Vanagon GL 1.9L Gas AKA: Halen
Daily Update On My Injectors
Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:21:27 +0000
...I assume pin 7 is ground to the ECU, as each injector shows one side to pin 7 (Bentley). I did NOT get continuity...
Re: Pin Insetion on Front Calipers
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:49:59 -0500
...Do both ATE >> and Girling use pins? The calipers (rebuilt) are relatively new (two >> years) and I just ordered new pins from VanCafe/RMW...
Re: repairing arm rest
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 23:56:28 -0400
At 10:21 PM 6/1/2010, David Beierl wrote: >Incidentally the spring pin on the Vanagon armrests is a full 8 mm >diameter...
Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
Thu, 2 Apr 2009 01:10:48 +0000
...Since the guide pins are what attach the caliper > to the carrier there might be a different pin used depending on which > brand is...
Re: Magic Eraser?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 13 May 2010 09:17:21 -0400
...Dear Jeff, Is it a pine tree? I wouldn't think a sixteen-month old tree would be getting around that much yet, but...
Re: Pin Stripes?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 14 May 2004 12:11:24 EDT
...I just > don't recall this pin striping before.... Thanks. > > > > any pin stripes/body decals on the carats/wolfsburgs were added by the dealer...
Knock & Ping?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:49:49 -0800
...I've started driving it harder, but I'm worried that I'm hearing knocking / pinging under load at high RPMs. I'm very...
Re: Girling vs ATE Calipers
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:58:31 -0800
...These years have floating >>front calipers and the main visual difference in the caliper pins. The >>pins are hidden in the Girling and exposed...
Re: Eurospec problems
Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 08:17:36 -0700
David Marshall wrote: > > As per the Digifant wiring diagram that I emailed the list, the Digifant > computer ground pin number 85 on the fuel...
Re: Table leg hole?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 4 May 2021 23:03:22 -0400
Hi David, Earlier in the thread Ryan described that the function is the same as without the pin. The added pin locks the table...
Re: Mangled pins.
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:33:10 -0500
...Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:02:02 -0700 > > To help prevent futzing up the connectors, I have used small safety > pins to probe wire...
Vanagon Stereo Install
Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 23:16:21 -0700
Any stereo gurus out there that can tell me the pin assignments for a mid-90's VW Premium sound stereo? It has one...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Thu, 3 Feb 2005 00:11:25 -0500
The clip failure would let the pin move sideways and eat a groove in the cylinder so you would do have some oil control...
Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:43:56 -0700
...Since the guide pins are what attach the caliper to the carrier there might be a different pin used depending on which brand is...
Re: Hall Senders
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:28:09 -0800
...Have read of some pins being tough to remove. Given the age of these vehicles, maybe pins on some Vanagons have been slightly damaged...
Re: repairing arm rest
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:27:50 -0700
...I'm not sure what you'd call it if you were calling it a 'drift pin" instead of a roll pin <g> Rob...
What is pinging? (Was Re: 73 bus / timing question...)
Historical mailing list - Sarah Gallagher
Thu, 27 Jun 1996 14:50:01 +0100
...It shouldn't hurt anything, as >long as the engine isn't pinging (it will be more likely to ping with >advanced timing) What...
Wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:58:32 -0800
...Mechanic says that the new noise in it is wrist pins, dump it. What are the chances it is wrist pins with that many...
Re: Digifant circuits
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 23 Jun 2001 20:47:45 -0700
...Look at Bentley page 97.123 for more info on ECU pin 20. Pin 23 seems to be a way for the ECU to...
Re: Piston Pin
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Thu, 4 May 1995 10:07:58 -0700 (PDT)
...The pin is too tight. And I didn't > want to bang on the pin being still connected to the cranckshaft. how about blocking...
burned out pin D15 ! switch to pin D23
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 14 Mar 2015 16:12:21 -0700
...If small D15 burns out you can put a large pin in D23, splice the black wire from D15 over to the new pin...
Re: Gasoline Grade?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Mar 1997 14:09:01 -0500 (EST)
...If not, continue using the regular and continue to monitor for pinging. Be a bit careful, since long term pinging can cause real damage...
Re: brake shoe bottom spacer
Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:03:34 -0600
...The pins need to come out so a spacer can be fit between the pins and the support hole for the pins. >> >> The slotted...
Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 1 Apr 2020 10:15:01 -0700
...Marks on tape closest to pin >>>>> marks. Working ext was middle leg, and finally left leg. >>>>> >>>>> I think, if I’ve rotated things in...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:18:41 -0700
...That will make most engines ping if they are going to, or tend to. I don't think I've ever heard actual ping...
Re: rear window defogger switch ('87)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:32:31 -0800
...The relay list is better and the drawing of the back of the fuse/relay panel has a more readable pinout since each pin...
Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:07:19 -0400
The two amps are going between the Either battery and pin 85. (one lead on either pin 30 or 87a, and the other on...
Re: Vanagon-derived Military Vehicle?
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 18:01:56 -0800
Pinzgauer ... search with your favorite browser or I can post a pinz pik to the other list.
Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:17:11 -0300
I used carburetor cleaner to soften things up and then my dremel with small wire brush to clean the wrist pin and piston hole...
Re: re-keying door locks
Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
Thu, 16 Oct 1997 02:14:40 -0500
...There is another alternative to obtaining or filing down the lock pins. Simply remove them! My sliding door lock had 7 pins of which...
Re: clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:37:19 -0600
...noticed lots of free play in > clevis pin pushrod.Closer look revealed worn out hole for pin. > Any suggestions other than replacing pedal assy...
Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:39:15 EST
...The ring and pinion IS the difference...the diesel has a little tiny pinion and I've seen several that have stripped the teeth...
Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 20:12:57 -0400
...Since the guide pins are what attach the caliper >to the carrier there might be a different pin used depending on which >brand is...
Re: Removing seat arms
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:49:29 -0600
...The arm and its steel sleeve is held onto the steel bracket by a roll pin. One end of the roll pin is swaged...
Re: passenger door flip out window
Historical mailing list
Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:17:25 EDT
In a message dated 4/26/07 6:20:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: > Gregor, remove the drift pin from...
Re: Hall Senders
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:36:21 -0800
...Have read of some pins being > tough to remove. Given the age of these vehicles, maybe pins on some > Vanagons have been slightly damaged...