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Re: Goofy CB + Coolant LED Stuff! (sorta friday content)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:57:16 -0700
...The antenna has to be mounting outside to work properly > and do away with the spurious RF. > I'm not going to get into...
Re: jump seat installation
Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:18:23 -0700
...If passenger side, remove the battery!!! Drill holes for the mounting bracket, and then bolt all the stuff together. The bracket has oblong holes...
Re: Specialty light sought
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 6 May 2011 19:00:03 -0500
...Lowes has these on clearance http://tinyurl.com/z2yqo It has a clamp for mounting or two strong magnetic feet. The lamp is attached...
Re: Solar charger question
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:39:09 -0600
...Get the extra leverage by mounting them as far to the rear as possible. Also, taking a deep cycle below 50% charge is not...
Re: Ipod installation in your van
Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
Thu, 4 May 2006 18:24:01 -0600
...however, i just discovered that the ipod box was draining my battery when the van was off. the solution is to detach the face...
alternator connections?
Historical mailing list - Owen
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 23:55:30 -0500
I had the alternator out to repair a leaking coolant tube and when I put it back together the charge and battery light stay...
Re: ## found it: automatic reset fuses for A/C system
Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 00:02:15 -0800
...Also, I seem to recall that the radiator cooling fan takes a hell of a lot juice from the battery. I'm not sure...
Re: higher power low beams
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 21:09:04 EST
...cubes with a mounting tab. 2> 10 gauge wire, the length depends on how you route it from the positive battery post. 3>Some...
Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:16:16 -0800
...There is a system of brackets attached to the right side battery box/seat pedestal and 2 anchors in the van floor that stay...
Re: Westy Fire Extinguisher: Size? Type?
Historical mailing list - jbange
Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:12:50 -0800
...I think a good >place to mount the bracket would be on the battery compartment on the >floor behind the passenger's seat, just...
Re: tiico vibrations replacing alternator with jetta
Historical mailing list - Nock
Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:21:24 -0800
...Even better than rubber mounting the alternator (which was a big improvement as well). I think this whole tiico vibration thing, is caused by...
fog light wiring questions
Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
Mon, 2 Jun 1997 17:41:08 -0700 (PDT)
...If wired through parking lights, is there a heavy load being put upon the parking light switch/circuit even though power from the battery...
Re: Oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Wed, 14 Oct 1998 13:06:27 -0400
...Mounted the cooler in a Spanky & Alfalfa Engineered mounting/duct in the spinning air behind the left rear tire, where the mud flap would...
Re: Solar Power Parts papsolar.ca (MCA Batteries, etc.)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Oct 2012 23:52:02 -0400
...would make a nice 20AH house battery and their shape allows mounting options that a lead acid battery does not offer. These batteries are...
Re: Taking out the dash for BEHR unit / Radio relocation
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 06:55:51 -0500
...com and have been considering mounting thier SS unit under the driver and/or passenger seat (Not the battery spot the other one RIGHT...
Headlite wiring & adding Euro style grille & small driving lites to my 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - bueses
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 12:09:15 -0700
...The current flow from the alternator through undersized wiring to the > battery, then to the fuse box, ignition switch, headlight switch, back to the...
Re: Specialty light sought
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 6 May 2011 20:41:23 -0500
...Here it is.... > Lowes has these on clearance http://tinyurl.com/z2yqo > It has a clamp for mounting or two strong magnetic feet. The...
Re: Vanagon Hams
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:12:41 -0600
...I do not recommend this mounting posiition, you'd be better off with them farther back to lessen the weight of raising and lowering...
Re: Big Alternators - take 2
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 19:28:33 -0500
...That way the charging/output > characteristics of > each alternator can be matched to the battery served. > > Mind you, you can get a honking big...
Re: Westy table
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:04:38 -0500
...Mike Jeffrey Vickers wrote: > Listmember Keith O has a nice solution for the front table---move the > mounting base from the drivers pedestal to...
Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 11:46:35 -0700
...I will listen to a bit of music -- very softly (besides, I never camp near others) only if the battery has been topped off...
Re: 1987 Westy engine starter replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:25:15 -0700
...disconnect battery. remove battery cable and starter trigger wire from starter solenoid. ( 13mm wrench and yer grimmy finners for the trigger wire ) after that...
Re: Bike Rack Rec - spotlight?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:21:43 -0800
...I wired mine into the auxiliary battery in my rig so that I can use it to light up my campsite or my surroundings...
Re: My 84 Westy Winter Project
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:21:00 -0500
...Added two USB w/voltage plugs (1 on Aux Battery, 1 on main) > > . Added new remote thermometer > > . New LED Light Bulbs in H4 Headlights...
Re: gutless - My Experience from 1982 New
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:41:06 EST
...This problem solved with thermal blanket around starter and 00 gauge ground wire back to the battery running from one of the starter mounting...
Re: Towing with A-frame attached to front bumper mount?
Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
Fri, 18 Jan 2002 21:47:47 -0800
...But I'll need to use a cordless drill > for all this, and the battery may not be up to it! > >
Re: Mini Fluoresent Lite
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 13:03:08 -0400
...Also has a >double Fluorescent tube llight, battery & 12 volt. > >Robert wrote: > >> I found an interesting.. Mini Fluorescent lite (tm) at Home Depot. >> it...
Re: Head Temperature Readings
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 02:44:26 -0700
...t like trustingthat ring unit to seal the combustion gases either. Mounting it under the head temp sensor for the FI gave way too...
Re: alternators
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 06 Jul 94 20:13:40 CDT
...inch diameter, including insulation) from the battery-chassis ground bolt under the car to the starter mounting bolt. propane-torch-soldered the connectors (OFF...
Re: Vitrifrigo
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:22:10 -0700
...Monday, October 27, 2008, 7:21 AM Jake wrote: > Can you report on your Vitrifrigo? I just finished mounting > mine in the Westy cabinet...
Re: Prius question with vanagon content
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:40:42 -0700
I suspect that the electric AC in the later Prius is using power from the larger battery pack which being replenished by the gasoline...
Re: HOW TO GROUND STARTER MOTOR?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:09:10 EDT
...1>worn starter pinion bushing 2>Bad starter 3>Weak cell in battery 4>Engine ground straps 5>weak charging system Most flaps have...
Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:25:20 -0600
...More substantial current can be supplied to the solenoid by connecting the large post with the battery cable (on the solenoid) to the smaller...
Re: Headlight Upgrade: New Circuit and Switch?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:24:03 -0800
Use 2 good quality relays, with mounting tabs. One for low beams, one for high beams. Mount them above the glovebox. Control them with...
Re: mounting cb radio?
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:28:12 -0600
...and the battery is right here, so you can sneak a wire under the carpet to the battery without a lot of cursing. ;) be...
Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start) - Remote Starter Sw. extra wire
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:37:53 -0800
...I usually make it long enough so I can touch it to a hot battery post ( like on a diesel vanagon with the battery...
Re: Tight Engine
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sat, 22 May 1999 07:16:14 -0400
STOP CRANKING!!! If your battery is fully charged, your connections are good, and your starter is okay, then something isn't right inside your...
Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 10:39:03 -0600
...camp > on long leashes? Then put a couple hundred pounds of battery in the > interior storage spaces, and do the solar panel shuffle every...
Re: Intermittent Wipers? and jumpseat install
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:50:55 EDT
...the mounting points etc. > My '87 Westy does not have the floor 'sockets' welded to floor or the plates > behind > the battery bulkhead, so...
Re: How can I remove the dashboard?
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Sat, 4 Oct 2003 11:42:56 -0400
...Disconnect the battery: You will be working without the dash and with exposed hot terminals so it is best to disconnect the ground connection...
Re: [Syncro] The Syncro project arrives...(won't start)
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 24 May 2001 07:10:53 EDT
...When I tried to energize the solenoid directly from the battery, it still would not kick. And then, magically it chose to start from...
Re: 1.9 to 2.1 Conversion Almost Done!
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:26:59 -0500
...I used the engine mounting bracket from the 2.1 because I liked the idea of being able to use the muffler supports from...
1.9 to 2.1 Conversion Almost Done!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:49:52 -0500
...I used the engine mounting bracket from the 2.1 because I liked the idea of being able to use the muffler supports from...
Mystery wiring problems
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:21:45 -0800
...He lengthened the ground wire to make it more manageable and grounded it to one of the fuse box mounting screws. Lights would still...
Norcold results (long)
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:09:07 -0700
...The one issue that concerned me is battery draw. Before putting Mellow Yellow to bed at the end of camping season last year, I...
Re: Dometic Wiring Question
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:48:20 -0700
...battery >> or power supply's negative return terminal to when testing the reefer >> outside the van. When the reefer is installed the mounting bolts...
Crippled 87 GL FS
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 13:20:36 -0500
...Has a Hornet security system on it( battery on the keychain thingy needs replacing). No cracks in the glass or headlights. Exhaust system appears...
Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 07:24:07 -0500
...gt;> long leashes? Then put a couple hundred pounds of battery in the interior<BR>>> storage spaces, and do the solar...
Some thoughts for tires and tire pressure and other stuff.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 13:50:34 +0000
...Add a large battery under the rear seat left side and you have a Westy with a full water tank. Yes, there is only...
Re: Norcold results (long)
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:11:40 -0400
...This reefer, on the > other hand, is rock-steady at all times, even at 90F outside. > > The one issue that concerned me is battery...
Re: Intermittent Wipers?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:58:27 -0700
...the mounting points etc. > My '87 Westy does not have the floor 'sockets' welded to floor or the > plates behind > the battery bulkhead, so...
Re: diesel alternator interchangability
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 08:30:32 -0800
...It fits the mounting bracket fine but the belt tensioning arm of the DV alternator is too short. A different arm must be made...
Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:38:40 -0500
...Turn the key to "on" (not 'start') and using a screwdriver, short from the starter battery positive post to the solenoid push-on terminal...
Re: BN4 Heater in '85 Vanagon Westy.-Follow-up!
Historical mailing list - JCLC Thomasson
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 20:14:22 -0600
...I also installed a deep cycle camper battery to power it, with the charging circuit as per the Bentley book. The battery is currently...
Re: Selecting a CB& antenna Quest.?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 02:34:13 EST
...I don't own or work for Camping World.) I mounted the fixed cigarette pack sized box in the empty battery box under and...
Re: Taking out the dash for BEHR unit / Radio relocation
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:20:39 -0500
...com and > have been considering mounting thier SS unit under the driver > and/or passenger seat (Not the battery spot the other one > RIGHT...
Trip Report: Oregon to California
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:29:39 -0800
...I noticed the change in sound after mounting my snow tires (Hakepitas). I felt good that I'd gone into my CV joints pre...
HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
Historical mailing list - Eric Brown
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:19:01 -0700
...I had already modified the radio wiring before to alternately run to my aux battery or my engine battery by the flick of a...
My writeup on removing and replacing the 2.1l Vanagon water pump
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:30:57 -0400
...Removing and replacing the 2.1l Vanagon Water Pump Unhook the battery negative terminal (under passenger front seat). Remove the power steering, AC belts...
Re: winter heat w/o modifying your van ZODI heater
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:05:10 -0600
...Otherwise id get a slightly larger battery and get teh 12000 btu everst star forced air furnace which only draws 1.8 amps. propex...