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• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:43:39 EST
  Notice that the writer SAID that the Eurospec engine power was really no better than a STOCK Wasserboxer???? Adding power to the Wasserboxer is...
• Electrical pollution?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 18:24:25 -0600
  I live in the Tennessee River Valley where almost all the power comes from Hydroelectricity. Where exactly should I be looking for said pollution...
• Power source for fan on my Dometic fridge under AC power only
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 30 May 2015 11:07:44 -0500
  ...However, I don't know if this is true when it's only plugged in to AC power. Maybe the fan is powered by...
• Anyone use Power-Sonic Aux Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 11:48:43 -0700
  ...http://www.power-sonic.com/ These guy seem to be selling it for $112: http://www.dcbattery.com/power-sonic.html Not a battery...
• 91' doors are better than 85 doors!
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:45:09 -0500
  I just purchased some 91 carat doors to convert my 85 westy to power. I have noticed a much more solid thud when closing...
• Re: groan when turning steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:00:24 -0600
  Depends on which side of the steering wheel the groan is coming from and if power (hydraulic assisted rather than human) steering is present...
• Re: Powerwindows?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:00:11 -0700
  My 87 Syncro didn't come with power anything, but the one power-goodie I think would be nice is power windows. Has anyone...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 May 2010 13:28:28 -0700
  ...could send power to the coil, but not to the >>headlights ... >>the power for those two things, while on the same 'level' in terms...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Removal
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:46:10 -0800
  ...Power Steering Rack Removal Anyone familiar with pulling out Power Steering Racks? have someone asking for my Power Steering rack.� How much labor is...
• Power Door Locks-----------Sliding door power lock question
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 09:45:42 -0800
  It would be really sweet if i could install a power lock in my sliding door and be able to lock/unlock it via...
• WANTED R POWER MIRROR?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 12:44:23 -1000
  WANTED R POWER MIRROR? DAN
• Re: Fwd: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 09:36:23 -0400
  I used a spare defogger switch like this to turn on power to the radio. That way I could power the radio with the...
• Re: Power to Standard Steering Conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:02:38 -0500
  The power steering version of the van can be easily driven without the power steering connected - ie, the pump disengaged - but the rack still...
• Power Balance Test ?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:53:35 -0800 (PST)
  What is a "Power Balance Test" ? How is it performed ? What does it tell you ? I recently took my aircooled Vanagon into a new...
• Re: 89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather, and automatic climate...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 01:57:38 EST
  ...electric seat warmer, power windows, power door locks, power mirrors, > bucket seats, leather steering wheel, interior woodgrain look, intermittent > wipers, power brakes, vanity mirror...
• Re: driving an unbelted, leaking power-steering rack
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:00:53 -0700
  >After an archive search, I've found differing opinions on whether it is >safe to continue to drive with my badly leaking power-steering...
• Re: stereo power comsumption
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 May 2009 11:55:00 -0400
  Don Hanson wrote: > The trouble with a true 'off' switch for my stereo is the settings are lost > when it is truely powered down...
• Re: Power steering add-on
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:06:52 +1200
  14-4-2000 I too would like to know exactly what parts are needed to convert a 2WD Vanagon to power steering. I would...
• Adding power locks.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:41:08 -0400
  I believe a blanket statement was made; "if your van has power mirrors then the wire harness exsists for power windows and locks". Not...
• Re: Power Steering Used as Manual Steering
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:55:03 -0700
  ...I will look for the pump mount, pump, get the reservoir mounted, and run with power steering. -Dana- > > >The easiest thing to do get...
• Re: Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:01:48 EDT
  Mark you are 180 degrees off, lugging is caused by not enuf low end power -- in other words the if the motor doesn't...
• stereo power - with the key or without.
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 03:44:16 -0400
  ...With the key in the ignition and not turned you will get power at 2 or 3 wires. Each time you get power leave...
• Re: Is a Porsche 911 engine too powerful for a Vanagon and/or Syncro Drivetrain?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 14 May 2001 19:49:00 +1200
  ...Although the Porsche 2.7 >has more torque than your 2.0 Type IV, the torque comes on higher in the >power band. In...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:40:36 -0400
  ...I'm plugged in to shore power > and running my battery charger into my aux battery. I flip the switch to > the inverter power...
• Re: AC power in a Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:34:02 EDT
  There is an A/C outlet in the Westies but it will only put out A/C power when the van is plugged into...
• Re: Power Mirrors for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ty Takashima
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:31:40 -0500
  ...Power Mirrors for sale >Do you still have the pair of power mirrors? How much do you want for them and where are you...
• No power at injectors ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 1 May 2005 21:02:18 -0700
  Well, there is power when I put the ignition on, but as soon as I turn the key to crank the engine, I loose...
• Re: Power Windows/Power Locks
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 07:36:14 -0500
  ...Power Windows/Power Locks Hey list, This is my first post so excuse it if it sucks. Anyway, I have a 1984 VW Vanagon...
• Re: Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:40:01 EST
  ...ALL VANAGON POWER MIRRORS ARE HEATED. yes. do your mirrors work at all? they all have heating elements in them. Cruise, power windows, power...
• Re: Power source for fan on my Dometic fridge under AC power only
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 30 May 2015 14:44:34 -0500
  ...the fan is powered by the 12V supplied to the fridge. > Edward > > On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Mike South <msouth...
• No Cost Power Upgrade???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 17:37:18 PDT
  ...Power > > steering and A/C rob some power. Many 1.9s have neither so they would > > feel stronger in comparison. I have had a...
• Re: Consensus wanted....OK to drive with power steering belt detached for awhile???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:55:02 -0400
  ...If you add a power steering rack and pump to a vanagon with a front end set up for manual, it will seem even...
• FS 1989 Vanagon Carat - Philly Area
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:45:32 EST
  ...2.1 L Engine, Auto trans, A/C, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Power Windows, Power locks, heated mirrors, cruise control, etc.� At 153K miles...
• Re: stereo power comsumption
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 24 May 2009 09:13:54 -0700
  ...Stereo Power Off Don, I'd check your users manual real close. I had the same problem until I found that there was a...
• Re: EV - Solar powered trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 17:13:37 -0500
  That solar powered 12 volt trickle charger is listed for $15.99 as item # 35695 at www.harborfreight.com The listing says nothing about...
• Re: Powersteering Rack - using synthetic Auto trans fluid
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:20:50 -0400
  ...wrote: > What is the "best" stuff to use for my Power Steering in my 84. I've always just used ordinary Dexron III ATF...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:21:49 -0600
  ...The only 'accelerated wear' I can think of would be caused by more powerful explosions, hence more power, inside of your combustion chamber. So...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:36:52 EST
  ...This increases the efficiency of the engine, increasing power because more of the gas/air mixture is burned. Thus less pedal is required to...
• Power...Power...Power... Can be found in the WBX...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 08:31:24 EDT
  ...there are bolt on products that can increase the power and there are internal parts that can be changed to increase the power. Put...
• Re: Loss of power at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:47:22 -0700
  While all engines (other than those with rammed air) will suffer from a loss of power at elevation, I believe the original poster was...
• Power Inverter wired into 110 Voltage circuit
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 08:22:59 -0800
  Folks, I would like to hard wire my 1000 watt DC-AC Power Inverter into the onboard 110 Volt system. The goal ..... so that...
• Re: actuators for now power vans
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 12:50:24 -0700
  Here's a how-to on adding aftermarket power lock actuators: http://jupiter.okb-1.org/vanagon/power_locks.html On Tue, 5 Jul...
• Where is the fuse/relay for the power mirrors in a 86 Westy Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:40:10 -0700
  Both my power mirrors have stopped working at the same time. Nothing intermittent, just stopped all of sudden. I looked in the Bentley but...
• CB Power .
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 09:28:20 -0800
  Hi Volks, CB power per the FCC is the power delivered to the final power amplifier not the measured RF power out of the...
• Re: Leaking PS fluid, replace rack or just seals?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:14:36 -0500
  ...It sounds like your power steering wasn't working right before you lost the belt. If my power steering rack ever goes out I...
• Re: Will nonpower-steer swaybars & hubs fit power-steer stubs?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 02:49:53 -0600
  ...I have a powered rack to fit, >>and would prefer to fit stubaxles from a power-steered van so that >>steeringwheel turns are reduced...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Protectant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:13:43 -0600
  ...Not Power Steering Fluid. If your pump is moaning and groaning on a cold start, the pump is in the first stages of giving...
• Re: Installing an after market radio?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:31:23 -0400
  ...You might also want to check if it has power when starting - some circuits are powered through a load reduction relay which cuts power...
• Re: question on 1990 power steering fluid and lower hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:36:30 EST
  ...Dexron III NOT DexTron BTW, IS what is called for in the power steering system of all Vanagons with power steering. Using "REAL" power...
• automatic aux battery charger + inverter setup
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:43:27 -0400
  ...2 Amp maximum power is fine. -When not plugged into shore power I would have the option to power all AC outlets from inverter...
• Re: USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:49:58 -0700
  At 06:54 AM 9/7/2011, Shawn MacDonald wrote: >A gem we ham operators use for 12v distribution is Anderson Power Poles. I...
• help powered trailer converter
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 13:26:48 -0400
  ...Should I use a powered converter or just use a non powered plug and splice in to the tail/brake turn wires? If I...
• power back on...yay!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:05:04 -0400
  nvc..but...just got my power back on at 7pm after being without power/heat/or water since early Saturday morning because of this...
• Re: battery powered block heaters?
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 21:18:54 -0400
  Battery powered block heaters?? I don't think so. Such a thing would be sure to kill the battery in short order. The only...
• Re: "Relayed" Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 17:35:15 EST
  ...power at one relay terminal - bad switch, fuse, or wiring between switch and relay power at two relay terminals - bad relay power at three...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:38:13 -0400
  ...http://www.powerwerx.com/powerpole-accessories/dust-cover-sb175.html Here's my setup: https://picasaweb.google.com/112346123305551852781/PowerpoleBatteryMod# John Meeks '91 Vanagon...
• Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:51:39 +0000
  ...When the van is plugged in to power the fridge works great. Whe I switch to Battery power while driving (or even sitting in...
• Battery wiring - source of positive power for lights
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 05:58:19 -0500
  I am currently installing fog and driving lights on my 84 Westfalia and would like suggestions and advice on running positive power from the...
• Re: Power Steering To No PS Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 20:44:52 -0500
  ...no power steering from the donor motor. I'm converting to air-cooled Porsche 3.2 Carrera power. Porsche didn't put power steering...
• Re: Power Window Woes... Can someone help?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 19 May 2004 23:54:05 -0400
  ...It's a pretty simple electrical circuit, if there is power at the switch (on the appropriate side) then there almost certainly should be...