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Re: accelerator/throttle cable
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:51:35 -0500
The new cables aren't that expensive either. I replaced mine and kept the old one and did the clean and re-grease as...
Remote starter switch mayhem (Funny -now)
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:57:00 -0400
...In the interest of making it work, I ran two battery cables to a Hella battery disconnect switch and jammed it (the switch) up...
Re: Windshield wipers ETC. questions.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:10:10 -0800
...now) i have had to change the > ignition switch the AFM and the alternator and battery cables. (i got her > for 600$ i'd...
Re: 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:31:00 -0500
...I changed the > distributor cap and cables (bosch). I brought her to the mechanic and he > adjusted her air flow meter (at the time...
Re: Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
Sun, 11 Oct 1998 23:56:21 -0400
...With the cables and ducting > in that corner, you can't actually see the plug, but you can see the black > box. However, there...
Re: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 5 Oct 2015 18:54:46 +0000
...MechanicB did his *** good-cable > > purchase and battery-to-starter swap-in ... > > He then started the cold car with the > > ignition key, drove the...
Re: Starter Gone?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:42:06 -0400
...Now have someone crank it over (or if your extension cables are really long, and your voltmeter is in the car near the driver...
Re: Vanagon Dirvability
Historical mailing list - bob tickle
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:23:46 -0400
...Ignition Cables=20 Check for corrosion and fit. This primarily concerns the terminal of the coil. In addition if you have Beru spark plug...
Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:27:03 -0400
...Make > > sure the cables to the starter are shiny as a rain deers nose. I > > have also run a ground cable to the starter...
Re: Windshield wipers ETC. questions.
Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:55:48 -0800
...now) i have had to change the > ignition switch the AFM and the alternator and battery cables. (i got her > for 600$ i'd...
HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:19:01 -0700
...Wiring - Ignition wiring: One goes to the negative side of the ignition coil. The ignition coil is cylindrical and mounted to the left side...
Re: Lovin' my new GPS!
Historical mailing list - PB
Sat, 20 Jun 2015 08:50:09 -0700
...The GPS will receive power from other mini to USB cables, but no traffic reports. Patti On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 8:27...
Re: Engine Bay Electrical Fire
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:28:49 -0500
...Lots and lots of >> wires, hoses, plumbing, cables, etc. running everywhere. And it has all >> the same hassles. All that rubbing, chafing, vibrating, cracking...
Re: What's wrong with GoWesty's auxiliary battery kit?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Fri, 7 Jul 2017 10:38:15 -0400
...Many modern RV still operate the solenoid off the ignition switch. The relay used thug should be one more suitable for battery isolation charging...
Re: Need 2 liter acvw FI system complete with fuel pump.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 24 May 2001 22:02:58 -0500
...No warranty other than it works when you get it. $60.00 Ignition housing with mechanical portion of lock, with both turn signal and...
Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:42:04 -0700
...Make >>> sure the cables to the starter are shiny as a rain deers nose. I >>> have also run a ground cable to the starter...
82 with hot start problem (long saga)
Historical mailing list - Laura Olson
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:53:01 -0600
...Of course, it started right up in the morning and I let him put in a new ignition switch in case that was burning...
Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
Sun, 9 Jul 2017 15:48:09 -0400
...If automatic the neutral switch is also suspect. >> >> > > > Battery and ground cables. They can look good and not be! Again, >> >> > testing >> >> > > under load. >> >> > > > Horror...
Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon (Long)
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:33:55 -0500
The newer radios have a control tied to the ignition. The Vanagons do not have that wire in the harness. You will need to...
Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:59:22 -0500
...Now have someone crank it over (or if your extension cables are really long, and your voltmeter is in the car near the driver...
Re: Which Optima for starting battery?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 22 May 2002 16:52:42 -0500
...I've also found heavy duty truck batteries under the rear seats with huge welding cables attached to solenoids under the van along with...
Re: accelerator/throttle cable
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:16:08 -0700
...accelerator/throttle cable The new cables aren't that expensive either. I replaced mine and kept the old one and did the clean and...
Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Sun, 9 Jul 2017 15:07:32 -0700
...If automatic the neutral switch is also suspect. >>>>>>>> Battery and ground cables. They can look good and not be! Again, >>>>>> testing >>>>>>> under load. >>>>>>>> Horror...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:38:47 -0700
...If the ignition and FI systems are in good working order, it's possible that the factory cable fix harness has gone bad. I...
Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 21:03:40 -0400
...Make >>> sure the cables to the starter are shiny as a rain deers nose. I >>> have also run a ground cable to the starter...
Vanagon Power loss Misfiring or Hesitation testing
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:29:33 -0800
...Ignition Cables Check for corrosion and fit. This primarily concerns the terminal of the coil. In addition if you have Beru spark plug connectors...
Re: 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:34:05 -0800
...I changed the > distributor cap and cables (bosch). I brought her to the mechanic and he > adjusted her air flow meter (at the time...
New lawn ornament
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 21 Jul 1996 23:51:00 -0300
...started tracing from the ignition...and voila! The PO had decided to install a kill switch in the ignition up under the dash...flicked...
Re: Optima Batteries
Historical mailing list - Johnson, David R FOR:EX
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:57:27 -0800
...The stock 30 amp relay works fine and does switch with the ignition. I just think the $40.00 wheel chair battery I bought...
Re: Fuel pump fuse -''88 Gs,
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:58:52 -1000
...black housing part too ..i even do this on brand new cables ..so I suggest resisting the though that 'oh I'll just put...
Re: Engine Bay Electrical Fire
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:28:56 -0700
...Lots and lots of >>> wires, hoses, plumbing, cables, etc. running everywhere. And it has all >>> the same hassles. All that rubbing, chafing, vibrating, cracking...
Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:45:47 -0500
...They have to have big cables direct to the battery; a heavy switch that can switch them on and off under load without burning...
Re: Windshield wipers ETC. questions.
Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:56:22 -0600
...now) i have had to change the > ignition switch the AFM and the alternator and battery cables. (i got her > for 600$ i'd...
Re: Auto back up switch
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:26:48 -0800
It's part of the ignition lock-out switch inside the shifter cover. Easy fix (the switch wiper wears out) and sometimes the switch...
Re: Not starting
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:59:00 -0800
...If you get ignition and warning lights. Hit the starter, and all is dark - go rght to the battery cable clamps. Clean and tigten...
Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:29:06 -0800
...Of course, it started right up in the morning and I let him put in a > new ignition switch in case that was burning...
Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:34:46 -0700
...while the engine hasn't quite stopped turning yet, the extra now-available voltage rushes into the ignition/EFI system, and the engine fires...
Baja Whale Trip....incredible
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 7 Jan 2018 02:37:15 +0000
...and I keep a set of jumper cables, a spare fuel pump, gas filter, and > Ignition Switch shoved down in the space on the...
Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 5 Oct 2015 16:21:57 -0500
...MechanicB did his *** good-cable > >> purchase and battery-to-starter swap-in ... > >> He then started the cold car with the > >> ignition key, drove the...
Re: Update on starter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:03:12 -0700
...consider the electrical part of the ignition switch .. they wear out 'nicely' ...........and it does not quite fit the symptom of slow cranking, but...
A New Perspective on Vanagon Syndrome
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:17:09 -0800
...Pulled to the side of the road, turned off the ignition, restarted and no problem for another few miles then wham, same thing again...
Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 22:20:56 -0500
...The plastic shields were burnt off the Tranny, the starter Bakelite was blistered and the starter cables were burn away. The fire pretty much...
Re: Chopstick's Adventure of the day
Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:22:24 -0400
...it's got > electronic > ignition too of course........ > so you've got to figure it's going to use up a whole lotta current...
Re: Baja Whale Trip....incredible
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Sat, 6 Jan 2018 19:03:22 -0800
...and I keep a set of jumper cables, a spare fuel pump, gas filter, and >> Ignition Switch shoved down in the space on the...
Re: Optima Batteries
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 14:08:09 -0500
...The stock 30 amp relay works fine and does switch with the ignition. I just think the $40.00 wheel chair battery I bought...
Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 5 Oct 2015 11:38:25 -1000
...MechanicB did his *** good-cable >>>> purchase and battery-to-starter swap-in ... >>>> He then started the cold car with the >>>> ignition key, drove the...
Re: Remote starter switch mayhem (Funny -now)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:35:51 -0700
...In the interest of making > it work, I ran two battery cables to a Hella battery disconnect switch and > jammed it (the switch) up...
Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 08:49:56 -0800
...They have to have big cables direct to the battery; a heavy switch that can switch them on and off under load without burning...
Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:37:01 -0500
...Of course, it started right up in the morning and I let him put in a > new ignition switch in case that was burning...
Re: Starter: it's one or another
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:41:25 -0700
...also ...always consider the ignition switch ..they are just underbuilt and a bit weak. Sometimes I'll put a nice heavy duty generic starter...
Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:05:26 -0500
...Of course, it started right up in the morning and I let him put in a > new ignition switch in case that was burning...
Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 22:02:35 -0800
...Of course, it started right up in the morning and I let him put in a > > new ignition switch in case that was burning...
Re: Baja Whale Trip....incredible
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Sat, 6 Jan 2018 21:55:20 -0600
...and I keep a set of jumper cables, a spare fuel pump, gas filter, and > >> Ignition Switch shoved down in the space on the...
Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
Historical mailing list - Ry
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:45:03 -0500
...Before I added extra grounding cables, when I turned on the a/c it would influence the gauge reading. That issue is completely gone...
Re: [WetWesties] A New Perspective on Vanagon Syndrome
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:53:10 -0800
...or to lube the cables in the heater controls once in a blue moon.... and about 50 other things like this. there is so...
Re: Starter Help!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:10:05 -0800
...I often test them next out of the van , like on the floor with jumper cables and a good battery ... though without a bushing...
Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:26:50 -0600
...loose) > Check wiper shafts > Washer jet tubes > Lube brake pedal & control cables > Check ground star block (if rusted, replacement available from?) > Relocate power window...
Engine build and other things, part 3
Historical mailing list
Sat, 29 Apr 1995 18:52:35 -0700
...There is just too much load here for the switch alone, and I can use like, 10 gauge wire for the ignition circuit. Ignition...
Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:57:10 -0600
...They have to have big cables > direct to the battery; a heavy switch that can switch them on and off under > load without burning...
Intermittent loss of power famous stalling problem again
Historical mailing list - Ralf Kalscheuer
Wed, 15 Oct 1997 21:28:01 -0400
...flow control unit (surface of resistance showed wear) 4. Ignition parts rotor, distri. cap, cables, and plugs (new plug turn black after 15 minutes...