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• Re: 71 Westy that won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 08:01:45 -0500
  ...I tried everything ( tune up, points, rotor, cap, plugs, cables, etc.) and nothing worked. Finally I tried starting fliud. She fired right up and...
• Re: [Fwd: 80 Vanagon - Sputters!]
  Historical mailing list - ddawson
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:21:34 -0700
  ...Also clean all the ground wires and or cables that connect the engine/transaxle to the chassis and or body. The electrical may not...
• heater cable snap
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 08:17:33 -0500
  ...If you have heater ducts under there, check the cables that go to them. My ducts had these sweet little cable connectors that allowed...
• jumper cable question
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:13:25 -0700
  ...to my main using standard jumper cables today. 1. Do those "jumper cables" that claim you can jump one car from another from one...
• Re: � � � glove compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 23:09:03 EDT
  ...Should there be 2 plastic cables on > the right side? > > Interesting. Your description does not match my glovebox, at least on my 91 Westy...
• Re: Vanagon Heat
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 22:41:35 -0500
  ...Try opening them and then check underneath to see if their open all the way, if not, the cables might need adjusting. You could...
• Re: Great device for lubing cables
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 15:38:08 +0000
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• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 17:29:41 -0400
  ...You could use jumper cables for that matter, but you'd have to be vewy vewy careful (says Elmer). I might do something like...
• Drafty brick fixes?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 18:55:57 -0500
  ...vents no matter what position the sliders on the dash are in, and yes all the cables are connected and working. Any ideas? Thoma
• replace power window?
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:16:10 -0500
  Is it possible to replace the power window regulator with a manual regulator? The cables have come undone on my second driver-side regulator...
• Re: Brakes Stuck.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:40:46 -0500
  The parking brake cables (all 3) are essentially new. The hand brake handle does go down, but the brake light is still on and...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Sunroof - DUMPING! HELP!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 00:21:46 EDT
  ...dont over tweak it tho - you'll hyperextend and pop your cables and then youre screwed big time as the cables are NLA... chris...
• Re: Easier battery jumping?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 16:26:04 -0700
  ...AAA service trucks have a similar > connector on the front where they can plug in the jumper cables. > > Just get mating connectors, one for...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:39:48 -0400
  ...I paid about $185 for the calipers, including e-brake cables, carriers, hoses and lines; the Passat carriers I got from ebay for about...
• The Cooling Fan Won't Shut Off
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Fri, 25 Oct 96 09:42:00 E
  ...I was thinking of just running two cables from the fuse connector, attach the fuse to one of the cables and VOILA! I have...
• Re: Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 11:10:18 -0800
  ...All buses up to 1979 (the old "breadloaf" body style) used clutch cables. They switched to hydraulics in vanagons. I *think* all vanagons starting...
• Re: How do I jump My Westfala ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 09:35:26 -0700
  ...jumper cables and cutting the ends of them off--and installing the other end of the plow plug-- <<<
• Re: new ebrake cables for bay window bus
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:51:50 -0700
  ...net> wrote: > Hello, > > I inherited a pair of new e-brake cables for a bay window bus. > > A friend had a 74 camper and...
• Emergency Storage Spots
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:01:38 +0000
  ...above glove compartment.  For all kinds of stuff (tow strap, jumper cables, fuel pump, ignition switch).  Anybody tried this?  To me, it seems like...
• Re: busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:32:39 -0800
  ...I wouldn't say spraying 'on' the spiral sheathing will work on vanagon cables. it's like a solid plastic cover. but I do...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:11:52 -0600
  ...2- Mk4 rear calipers, used with new seals, including e-brake cables and brake lihes. 2- new braided brake hoses from GW (I already...
• Re: Swing Axle Bug to bus questions.
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON THOMAS H
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 12:17:53 -0900 (AKST)
  ...So how do I fix my e-brake > cables? The cables are just hanging there and the holes in the backing > plates are on...
• Re: Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 07:23:26 -0800
  ...but if I want to put jumper cables on I need to move the seat forward a notch or 2. No rotating. No screwdriver...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 15:43:09 -0600
  ...small airplanes the throttle and the propeller control are both vernier cables with a lock button built into the handle. You can rotate the...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:09:21 -0800
  ...But how exactly? ETKA only shows a little box that looks like it adds the cables together, but no number and no indication of...
• Re: batteries ... and rummors of batteries
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 10:10:32 -0800 (PST)
  ...You need to think of your alternator's output, the guage of connecting cables, a regulator of some sort, and similar factors to get...
• Re: Sticking Heater Cables - The cure
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:39:22 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-14 11:52:48 EDT, you write: > I had a kink in one of the heater cables, Hey...
• Re: Maintenance Intervals
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 14:24:00 -0500
  ...The bus has lots of cables that run from the front to the back - a long ways. In my Bentley it mentions a ferrule...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 11:57:33 MDT
  ...One is where to hook up the cables and in what order. The positives should be hooked up first, then the negative on the...
• Re: HELP! Need Westy Luggage Rack Section
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:57:51 -0500
  ...After the snap, the cables scratched the passenger side, and whiplashed around the back and broke out the rear window. Very scary all around...
• Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:51:03 -0500
  ...For years > I've always had a struggle when dropping the group 41 battery past the > pos-neg cables and have banged-up the...
• Re: chains vs. cables?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 12:32:17 -0500
  ...snow >trip. Any comments from experiences list members about chains >vs. cables and any other 'driving in snowy conditions' tips? > >Jim Wheaton Jim, I...
• ebrake cable equalizer?'sPlastic water outlet ripoff
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 12:30:04 -0600
  ...The Bentley photo of the bar that holds both emergency brake cables on my 90GL appears to be more or less at a 90...
• Heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:50:01 -0400
  > How difficult/expensive is it to replace a heater cable in an 86 GL? The > cable in question is the cool - warm (temperature) cable...
• Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 19:13:06 -0500
  ...I disconnected the cables...I can't pull it out!!!!! Any ideas? --peace-- stu
• Starter/battery cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:32:45 -0700
  ...The cable coming off the alternator is dual, as in two cables in one shared/paired housing (or at least seems to be). To...
• Re: Batter clamp removal ...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:03:33 -0500
  ...i used the clamp on battery terminal clamps > from old battery cables, cut the cables off, and tie a nylon rope between > them.� then...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:12:07 -0700
  ...ever heard about it ? Well, obviously > the person who INSTALLED those cables in the dizzy cap did not > ! Using Dielectric grease on both ends...
• Re: Need A Checklist...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Mar 1997 22:21:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...a small toolbox with standard metric tools (sockets are the cheap $10 set from Kmart) a good tow strap jumper cables a hydraulic bottle...
• Re: Tach project wiring tip
  Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
  Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:54:56 +0200
  ...Specification sheets will be found at https://www.kbe-elektrotechnik.com/en/products/automotive-cables/ To run that wire below floor you need to...
• Re: help powered trailer converter
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 10:32:45 -0700
  ...http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-Connectors/Snap-on-and-Midway-Wire-Connectors-72345 it's working for me....
• Re: Miracle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 21:47:46 -0400
  ...Broken assist-spring cables make a big difference too... -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star...
• Instrument Cluster Won't Illuminate
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:01:33 -0500
  ...It worked fine until fellow listee's Hooper and Puzerenski took the cluster off to replace my heater cables on Saturday. Thanks Mark Hooper...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:07:05 -0500
  ...Jim On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@hotmail.com> wrote: > Is there a source for these cables other...
• Re: vent question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 20:44:02 EDT
  ...Both heat exchangers have a lever attached to cables running to the front. Set your dash heat control (on my 82 fully left on...
• Re: Re(2): Re(2): Rough running when Hot
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 11:43:01 PDT
  ...Does that make sense? > Charles, Elecrtical connections can be very temp sensitive - for example I have had ethernet cables which work fine when cool...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...Yes, it >was some work, but why make things more complicated than necessary? >Cables (proven unreliable in aftermarket Porsche applications)? Cables work well in...
• Re: Follow up - parking brake questions. Was: Frozen emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:16:36 -0500
  ...I'm pretty sure they're the original cables. > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 9:29 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > wrote...
• Re: Power window conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 07:10:10 -0800
  ...bring a shovel...." Apparently > it's slower but more reliable than stock VW units (doesn't break > cables, as the stock ones seem to).
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 15:38:27 -0500
  ...These cables, some 30 years > old, > > have corroded internally and are offering enough resistance to create > the > > hard or inconsistent starting problem many are...
• Re: Snow Chains front ?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 97 10:02:23 -0800
  ...After hearing all the recommendations, I got some Z-Cables from a local chain (pun intended) store (GI Joes--no kidding that's there...
• lube speedo cable?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 08:11:43 -0600
  ...I remember "in the old days" when one used graphite powder, but the newer plasticized cables seem to be spec-ed as not needing...
• Re: Aircooled heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:18:35 -0800
  Thanks, Peter. Is it just me, or are the pictures on Atwell's site not working? Mark On Dec 27, 2010, at 7:07...
• Re: Temperature Adjustment cables was RE: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 18:16:10 -0400
  Jamie Fitterer wrote, >> ...My Temperature adjustment cable in the dash is shot.� Looks like PO stretched it out at one point and tried to...
• Power window motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:59:32 -0500
  How does one disconnect the window regulator cables from the electric window motor? Do you take apart the motor? Or is there some other...
• Re: [f] Westy brainteaser: Coyote's campout.
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 13:03:17 EDT
  ...bridge (alone) move up or down?>> Certainly all the Westies will have reinforced tires, but should�nt the bridges� suspension cables be reinforced too?
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:33:47 -0800
  ...just checked ETKA 7, it's no help either, shows both cables for '90 and also for '85 that I know had the OXS...
• Re: Heater repair
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:08:23 -0800
  ...Consider lubing the control cables. Though this is from the POV of someone who modified the heater box and cable positions but.... take a...
• Re: For Sale Plastic coolant tubes that fit the 83.5 to 85 with a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:46:45 -0400
  ...steering column cover(brown),various interior trim, igniton switch and door handles and rear hatch lock(with key),Batery cables.Neg and positive(7...
• Battery Charge Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 1 May 2006 14:23:18 -0700
  ...Tried starting again a few times with the jumper cables attached -- it really sounds like a dead battery (e.g. when you turn the...