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• Re: Installing A Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 13:34:42 -0800
  ...These instructions state "With this >configuration, the aux battery supplies cabin power whenever your >engine is not running." Does this include the 120V power...
• water pump
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wang
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 23:17:23 EST
  ...After the installation, the car now experiences sudden loss of power while driving - engine suddenly lost power disregarding how hard I was pushing the...
• Re: Invertor ?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:35:55 -0800
  On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: > You'd be better off using a dc power...
• Re: Disable power windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:21:37 -0400
  ...If anyone knows how to fix power windows or convert them to manual lifts, let me know. Thanks. you need to get a manual...
• 1984 Westfalia 12V Power Outlet
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker (Guido)
  Mon, 3 May 2010 21:25:55 -0500
  ...There is a 12V power outlet to the right of the cigarette lighter. It has a smaller diameter connection. Can anyone tell me what...
• Power Steering hose
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 07:36:41 -0400
  The high pressure hose on my power steering pump ('84 Westy) is leaking. Is this available at a reasonable price, or am I better...
• Retro fitting power steering
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 20:19:56 +0100
  Can anyone let me know what's needed to retrofit power steering into a Vanagon? Is there anything in particular to look out for...
• Re: FS, some stuff :) (cams)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:30:19 EST
  ...The Tiico already has abundant power at the high end, with less power at low end. The thing really spins at highway speeds. Many...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:32:03 -0400
  If you're concerned that the "Key in ignition" circuit isn't hefty enough, you could use it to power a relay which would...
• Re: Video Display Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:15:39 -0700
  ...It connects to the 120v power with one of those power converters in the cord, and the power converter says the output is 12...
• Re: Power Steering Used as Manual Steering
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 07:54:26 -0700
  ...My 86 GL that has a > > leaky rebuilt rack seems to steer and handle fine without power assistance. > > This is an important safety issue...
• Re: "Leads" from main battery for jump start/charging?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:26:11 -0800
  ...Connectors for Battery You are looking for these: < http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/powerpole-sets/sb175-sb-series-175-amp.html > The large...
• reattach power window regulator bottom guide piece
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:24:53 -0400
  I wonder what others have done when reattaching the bottom plastic guide piece on the power window regulator. There is very little space between...
• power windows to crank?
  Historical mailing list - tshanley
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 20:15:43 -0600
  I know many folks have gone from regular windows to power, but I was wondering if anyone has gone the other way (back to...
• NEED HELP TROUBLE SHOOTING POWER STRNG
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 17:19:30 -0500
  Dear List members, I've searched the archives and read a lot about powersteering leaks and squeals. Mine is doing neither. Over the past...
• power door lock problem..cycles on and off from D door?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 16:42:18 EDT
  anyone else had this prob w/ your power door locks on your vanagons? i can lock them from any other door, but when i...
• Re: diesel power steering
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 2 May 2001 20:41:44 EDT
  Darrel, I didn't think they put powersteering in the diesel vans. I'm trying to convert a turbodiesel to PS now. Probably not...
• guage wiring question.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 11:27:42 -0500
  ...When I'm running power to my new dash guages, where should I draw it from? Also, for drawing power for the guage back...
• Guess what?
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:43:16 +0900
  http://members.aol.com/vnmc2/Camp022/H2.JPG Guess what? Yes, Power steering! Friend of mine installed power steering in 84Westy. He used the...
• power mirror question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 16:21:46 -0500
  hey all, can you retro fit non power mirrors on the door where power mirrors used to be? are the holes on the door...
• No power to westy sink pump switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:43:00 -0500
  ...I get no 12v power through the two yellow wires that power the pump. What should I be testing before I pull the whole...
• Re: Power Steering Used as Manual Steering
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:42:17 -0600
  When I tried using the power steering, it needed to be topped off every two or three days. It didn't have a belt...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:23:27 -0800
  ...Internal 115V power > RE: Using an inverter to power lights, etc inside the van > I've talked about this before but will hit the...
• Power Steering To No PS Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:09:29 -0500
  I know that would be an unusual conversion, but I am interested in REMOVING the the power steering system from my '87 Vanagon GL...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:47:19 -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: Radio Rap...friday
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:34:34 -0500
  >> Some head units suck power even with it turned off. I found that taking the face plate off mine reduced current draw form something...
• Re: power mirror question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 14:46:33 -0800
  On 12/2/06, Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@hotmail.com> wrote: > hey all, > can you retro fit non power mirrors on the door where power...
• Power mirrors How much new anybody!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 22:18:53 -1000
  Power mirrors How much new anybody! $ ? Dan
• Re: Laptop Power Consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 22:22:49 -0000
  Using a calculator? Surely not? 12 * 3.5 is indeed 42 but thats not the power consumption, probably the MAX Anyway, laptops have all...
• More on newer Vanagon Tech on older Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:45:41 -0700
  ...Anybody have any experience doing this sort of thing? And the last question about this "newer vanagon tech," besides power door locks, power windows...
• Re: 12V power inverter ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:41:25 -0600
  ...The default time from Ready mode to PowerSave mode and the recovery time from PowerSave mode to the start of printing is negligible (less...
• Re: vw part # for power steering pump switch
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:00:27 -0400
  Thanks to all that responded with info on the power steering pump switch. I have ordered the part. David Clarkson 90 Westy (245k) -----Original...
• Re: Power Steering To No PS Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 19:17:23 -0400
  ...this friend either has some REALLY big muscles or a REALLY bad power steering system. Mike > A friend of mine threw the belt on...
• Re: power windows- was Stolen Westy Syncro in Seattle--install an alarm
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 21:19:52 -0600
  ...What bothered me the most in my '87 with power windows was getting the drivers window 'just right'. The best thing in my '87...
• Re: leaking power steering?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 15:43:35 -0500
  Yep, if you run low on the power steering fluid you will wreck the power steering pump. BTDT. Pumps are pricey. . Not to worry...
• Re: Power steering line question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:47:50 -0400
  The original installation was two pieces for each of the power steering lines. The return line used that hose and clamps for the splice...
• Re: Uh-oh: is this going to be a problem
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:11:59 -0800
  ...The charger has been replaced, the power cord fixed, and I now carry a tester that I use before plugging into campground power and...
• Re: power mirror repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 17:26:27 -0700
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > albell@SHAW.CA writes: > > story with pics of my fumbling resurrection of two power mirrors. > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/10...
• Re: Power steering
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:25:56 EDT
  ...That's when you need the power assist. Probably negligible when you're up to speed. PS pumps cause drad which suck-up a...
• Supplying power to the stock radio...
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:10:39 -0400
  ...some way to supply it with constant power for memory only and switched power for full operation so you don't have to worry...
• leaking power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:16:28 -0700
  ...Is power steering fluid red? Am I risking further damage if I keep driving with a leaky power steerer? Most of all: is it...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:34:43 -0700
  > > I still don't understand why anyone would want to waste unmeasurable > propane > when driving, instead of using battery power that is not used...
• WTB: Black Non-Power Steering Steering Wheel
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 20:40:02 -0500
  Howdy From Texas, I am interested in finding a VERY nice, black steering wheel from a non-power steering Vanagon. It must be non...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 12:18:44 -0600
  Jeff wrote; Hi All, Does anyone think switching from 14" to 15" wheels will cause a significant loss of power as perceived by the...
• Re: Power Steering Relay
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:23:15 -0600
  ...One ( digifant relay) supplies power to the ecu, o2 heater, iscu, injectors. It is energized by one of the contacts on the ignitions switch...
• Re: Need info on window channel sizes for different year Vanagons.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:59:11 -0800
  I have power windows in my 89 Westy. I ordered a set of clim-air wind/rain deflectors from MacNeil Auto and I had...
• FS: Vanagon power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:00:15 -0500
  Since I can't seem to sell my Syncro, I'll sell some power mirrors instead! These are the factory power/heated mirrors, in...
• Interesting discovery, electric Power steering
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:11:50 -0400
  Hi folks, At a recent gathering, camp out with several VW friends one Vanagon caretaker showed us his power steering. Interestingly, it was fully...
• Power Window Regulators - On Sale!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:55:51 -0800
  I recently picked up a limited supply of Vanagon power window regulators (both sides). These are original equipment VW factory items, not the crappy...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:25:50 +0000
  ------------ Original message from John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>: -------------- >> I just want to be able to pull in somewhere, and simply plug in line power...
• Power Steering boots filling up with fluid??/
  Historical mailing list - aaron bright
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:31:09 -0700
  I just recently changed the boots on the ends of the powersteering and now they are filling up with ALOT�of powersteering fluid.� They...
• Power window motor rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:23:45 -0700
  I've got (new to me) a dead power window motor. I'm converting from manual to power windows. Shaft is stuck so I...
• Power Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Bob Cooper
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:04:23 -0400
  Looking for a driver's side power window regulator. Any ideas?
• Re: Interior lights out
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 10:10:52 -0500
  ...Hi Dave, I think I noticed a fuse in the lead that powers my radio, which also powers my internal lights. Perhaps pull the...
• Power Window Motor/Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 15:26:06 -0700
  Hi Volks, Well, in the last six months I've had to replace 3 of my 4 power door lock motors, and know I...
• Re: lighted switch needed
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:01:11 -0800
  ...lighted switch needed Every aftermarket radio I've ever installed had 2 power leads; one smaller lead to battery + to keep the station presets...
• Re: Consensus wanted....OK to drive with power steering belt detached for awhile???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:26:47 +1200
  >Hello All: > >My second Power Steering question of the day... > >Awhile ago there was discussion on the list whether it >is OK to drive...
• Re: radio
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:48:33 -0500
  ...Replaced the radio last winter, and > wired it to constant power. Then a month later rewired the power to the > "key in" power. It...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 May 2010 16:02:21 -0400
  ...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: Mirror Insert Needed for Power Mirror
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:45:10 -0700
  ...Any idea what is involved in moving the heating element as well? The manual mirror is smaller so it should work in the powermirror...