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• Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:31:35 -0700
  I agree wit Ken, that's a four cylinder - perhaps the other lead is going to the coil?� The six cylinder wasserboxer looks much...
• Re: stereo
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:01:12 -0500
  ...the lead > to the radio comes from the center. You can get this switch at any Radio > Shack. > > Once the power leads are hooked...
• Re: "Spare" Vanagon gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:13:09 -0500
  ...how to > operate Vanagon locking gas cap.... > > Jim > > > The first lemming to lead his peers off the cliff is a bold and > decisive leader. >
• Re: oxygen sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:53:14 -0800
  If you use and get any lead type anti-seize compound near or forward (upstream) of the o2 sensor, even a small amount will...
• Re: repairing crevice corrosion at panel joints - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:48:38 -0500
  I can't speak authoritatively about what VW used on the seams, but other manufacturers (and body shops) often times used lead to fill...
• Re: Great fuel injection diagnosis document I found on the net (Digitool related)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 26 May 2004 19:05:05 -0400
  ...It's because Europe had leaded gas much later than the U.S. did. Lead kills oxygen sensors and catalytic converters. David Brodbeck, N8SRE...
• 87 & up Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 17:57:20 -0500
  Looking for 87 or better Vanagon in NW. Any leads appreciated.
• Re: Vanagon templates for vehicle graphics
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 17:40:55 -0500
  Try www.stencilsandstripes.com for a lead or two.
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:10:58 -0400
  ...Is anybody making something out of a > different material to replace the lead seals? I was talking to a > designer friend of mine and...
• Re: corrosion study
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 9 May 2010 13:43:58 -0400
  ...In the USA any kind of lead-based paint was forbidden in the '70s. Maybe that's what happened to yours. Incidentally, leaded gas...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 23:17:01 -0400
  ...and weighs in at about 2 grams! Regards, Peter Kraiker Lead tester, Marketing lead, CTO, BSC, BS, Chief of BS Only in Canada, eh...
• Need to fix Eurovan camper parts
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:18:16 -0700
  ...I'm looking for a manual or something that would lead me on where to start and what is where. Maybe there is a...
• Re: Speaking of batteries...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 10:54:06 EDT
  ...EDTA has been used to reduce the activities of metals in solution (Activity refers to the free ion concentration) In lead acid batteries, the...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:18:21 -0400
  ...Is anybody making something out of a >>> different material to replace the lead seals? I was talking to a >>> designer friend of mine and...
• Re: Idle Relay - Idle Valve match?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:08:10 -0700
  ...12v to the clutch directly into the WHT/GRN lead One diagnostic you might try is to disconnect the WHT/GRN lead and see...
• Ground, Water Tank Level Sender
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:42:56 -0700
  Hey volks, Can anyone with an early model Westy tell me where the black lead (originating in the potted circuit board on the fwd...
• Oxygen sensor: is a shielded wire necessary?
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 20:12:53 -0500
  ...The shielded portion of the lead is shorted out to the core of the wire, effectively shorting the entire OXS lead. I clipped the...
• Re: Parts wanted Alternator brush set (cost saver)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:24:12 -0700
  ...mm by about 3/4" with a wire lead of about 1 inch. >> > > Are the leads attached to the sides or the ends? > > George...
• Pop-top paint
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 15:52:02 -0700
  ...Jim The first lemming to lead his peers off the cliff is a bold and decisive leader.
• Re: Wiper Motor???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 17:10:12 -0400
  oops that should have read have no leads on your wiper motor michael
• Leading Edge Plastic on Upper Bunk
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 17:00:23 PST
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• RE: Battery for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 96 09:07:58 EST
  Steve Maher <smaher@gi.com> wrote: >Most car batteries are lead-acid, of course. But weren't there once some >nickel-cadmium car batteries...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 13:24:10 -0500
  ...were built well before the bans (government regulations) on lead content of solder. The last century wasn't that far back. ---- Jake de Villiers...
• Re: Help!: Passing CA smog with a modified VW engine
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 May 1996 11:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Last time I checked, leaded regular wasn't even available in California. I've seen a few isolated stations, no-names all, that still...
• Re: Front Heater wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:33:35 -0500
  ...switch has one common lead that comes from the load reduction relay circuit and supplies the power, and three leads going to the blower...
• Coolant sensor LEAKING? (84 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 11:45:04 -0500
  I pulled the electical lead off the sensor in my coolant reservoir for testing. I then noticed there was 1/2 teaspoon of coolant...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Adam Behle
  Wed, 28 May 2003 00:18:01 -0400
  ...In a nutshell, the ignition switch hot lead is connected to the relay which switches constant power (taken off the starter) to the solenoid...
• 85gl acceleration Flat spot untill warmed up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:57:30 -0800
  err so I have this flat spot in acceleration until the wbx is warmed up I put the lead down & nothing happens wait 2...
• Re: stereo
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:08:33 -0400
  ...the lead > to the radio comes from the center. You can get this switch at any Radio > Shack. > > Once the power leads are hooked...
• Re: Question about turn signal indicator light
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:21:22 -0700
  ...Being a diode, it is polarity sensitive, so make sure the black probe is on the negative lead of the LED. The side with...
• Re: Alternator
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:39:51 -0700
  ...The extra diesel lead is the "W" lead. It is sometimes present on the AL27X but is supposed to be always on the AL33X...
• Re: Stands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:41:03 -0800
  ...when replacing the heads which is > easiest putting the van on ramps or jack stands? > The first lemming to lead his peers off the...
• The only way to go!
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:34:07 -0800
  http://www.leaderpost.com/travel/Westy+only+savour+Maui/1302004/story.html
• Re: Leaking door vent windows?? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:22:23 -0700
  ...The windows on my '90 have a bolt through the glass which has a tapered lead seal around it. When you snug up the...
• Re: radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 14:12:21 -0400
  ...What I have done: -redid all grounds, signal, and power leads to front speakers, crossovers, and amp - no change -swapped in another amp - no...
• Re: Fuba on Vanagon. 10 inches fwd of lip
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 01:04:21 -0600
  ...The antenna lead that came with the antenna was just long enough. It's a trick to get the lead up the pillar, then...
• SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:23:49 -0700
  ...https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/batteries/lead-acid-batteries/battery-brands Neil. -- Neil n VE7TBN 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt 1981...
• coolant testing with a DVM - ?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 22:56:28 -0700
  ...With the instrument on its lowest voltage setting, insert one lead into the coolant and attach the other lead to a good engine ground...
• Movement "Afoot" to Re-order English Alphabet
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 23:01:51 -0500
  ...Apparently Microsoft is leading some international consortium to set the standards for the re-ordering of the English alphabet! Apparently, computers can work much...
• Re: engine L.E.D. light replacement part
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 18:04:51 -0700
  At 05:23 PM 8/15/2004, Mark Cumnock wrote: >My engine oil light L.E.D.is broken ....one leads is somehow broken...
• Headlight dimmer switch woes
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:37:27 -0800
  Well, � It looks like my headlight dimmer went south on me this evening and I'm hoping someone has some leads (outside of the...
• Re: No start issue solved with great diagnostic tool found on The Samba
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:22:04 -0400
  ...Second was the lead > to the ECU relay. Nothing. Cool, we're getting somewhere! Hooked it back up > and disconnected the lead to the...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:19:50 -0500
  ...I bought the van non-running so I don't know if there were any symptoms leading up to it's failure. Mark K...
• Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the night
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:50:17 -0600
  ...If you run a lead from top to bottom the pump is powered. If it does not run it is the pump or pump...
• Re: Lead Acid Battery Bank and Solar Charging
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:01:03 -0700
  ...Steven Johnson wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I have a bank of 10 lead acid batteries that I would like to maintain > with > > 100 watt solar...
• Towing with an '89 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Ryan
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 22:04:53 EST
  ...I wish to tow a trailer wired with two taillights and four wires leading to the hitch which I have determined to lead to...
• Re: idiot's guide to vanagon seam rust repair. please RED
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:46:13 +1300
  ...RED LEAD PRIMER. You will not live long >enough to see the rust return, > >George Red lead primers are wonderful things BUT they don...
• Re: politically incorrect Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:12:06 -0400
  That was Kim Brennan at Buds Creek Dragaway- and he was in the lead.
• Re: politically incorrect Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 12:12:06 -0400
  That was Kim Brennan at Bds Creek Dragaway- and he was in the lead.
• Re: stereo wiring
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:14:06 -0400
  ...stereo wiring I would see if the red lead is actually drawing any power from the battery when the radio is turned off with...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 07:37:02 -0700
  ...I believe it is lead to absorb impacts and keep the vent from shattering. >> >> Karl Wolz >> Sent from my electronic umbilicus >> >>> On Apr 26...
• Re: more x-refs for my 851.9L parts inventory
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:29:42 -0800
  ...The AL33x is supposed to have a "W" lead but not all of them do including a NOS one I have on the shelf...
• Re: antisieze compound
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 12:42:39 EST
  George, Many anti-seize compounds contain lead. Lead is certain, almost instant, death for an O2 sensor. There are a number of copper based...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:54:27 -0500
  David, I get nothing coming from the ECU lead with the sensor disconnected. Jim On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 12:48 PM, David...
• Re: Starting From Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 12:27:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...hot wire lead from the starter main lead. > There were lots of warnings about NOT using the terminal 15 coil lead > for supplying power...
• Re: Electrical discharging a capacitor
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 08:18:20 -0600
  Don�t remember the values but you are correct that there was a wire wound resistor inside that lead. Same lead is used by...
• Re: Don't let this happen to you!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:42:19 -0400
  ...pressure switch lead was involved > (very "clever," they're feeding a signal input straight from the ECU relay > output) since that lead was burnt...
• Re: Best Cranking Amps For Tiico Starter
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 17 May 2002 10:43:39 -0700
  ...You > electro types out there can do the math for us, but > only a certain > amount of current can run through that lead. > > Nevertheless...
• Re: Snow Chains/Cables on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 19:07:06 -0800
  ...use snow chains or cables on their vanagon? > > The first lemming to lead his peers off the cliff is a bold and decisive leader.
• Pay it forward?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 20:21:25 -0700
  ...Anyone got a serviceable 1.9 motor for cheap? Jim The first lemming to lead his peers off the cliff is a bold and...