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• Re: Bringing outside wires in (Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:13:06 -0400
  The GPS antenna and Satellite radio antenna that I have have very thin coax cables. I can't speak to what your 2 meter...
• Fw: Speedometer Cable Noise
  Historical mailing list - George D. Chapman
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 22:36:55 -0700
  ...Speedometer Cable Noise Volks: I have a 91 GL that has developed a "squeaking" noise in either the cable as it attaches to the...
• Re: where to find accelerator cable fast N.NJ.
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 03:54:49 EDT
  Jeff, Try using a section of bicycle brake cable and splice connector. Most bike shops should carry them. My 82 with the inline-4...
• Re: Heater controls, 84.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 01:37:42 -0400
  ...Found piece of thin metal tubing, cut to >length equal to length >of exposed cable in closed position and crimped it on. Made cable...
• Re: Reprogramming the ECU.
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:45:01 -0800
  Perhaps if you disconnect the POSITIVE cable from the batteriy(ies) then short the disconnected cable to the ground cable the CMOS memory in...
• Re: cable shift
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:44:13 -0800
  ...cable shift http://www.cableshift.com/094/VW%20094.html Has anyone ever tried this? I know the cable shifted Jetta (2001) I owned...
• glove compartment?
  Historical mailing list - roch
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 19:40:29 -0700
  ...On the right side, there is the same hole but no plastic cable. Instead there is a plastic cable that loops on below this...
• Re: Freezing throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 09:07:25 -0500
  ...Is there any magic solution I can squirt in the end of the cable housing to stop the freezing? I'll plan on replacing...
• Re: Heater controls, 84.
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:36:14 -0700
  ...It is critical to have outer cable aligned well in extended position. The cable cannot tolerate even slightest misalignment aggravated by years of operation...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 14:24:04 -0400
  ...Just wondering if any one > has done the R/R of this cable? Wondering if threading a new cable > back through is difficult? Do...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 06:02:21 -0800
  That type control cable is also used in yachts and small boats as shifter and engine controls. As is normal, the Marine grade of...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:01:11 +0000
  Hey, thank you for the tips guys.  I'm gonna justify the cost of this helpful gadget by saying if it prevents cable kink...
• Re: Fluttering Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 10:50:26 EST
  ...The problem was at the speedometer cable connection to the speedometer. I THINK it was not seated properly or there was a hard strain...
• Re: Front Heater shutoff options
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 24 May 2012 08:48:54 -0700
  ...I believe the cable that controls the footwell vents is the only > one that a human can reach w/o pulling the dash. > > -- > Jack...
• Re: Cable-operated clutch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:14:27 -0800
  ...Cable-operated clutch > Haynes manual for air-cooled Vanagon shows both cable-operated and > hydraulic > clutch systems. > > Even shows how to adjust the cable...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:03:59 -0500
  On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Mark Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote: > Is that like a choke cable? > > > On Nov 15...
• Re: Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 00:27:21 +0100
  Phil Marston wrote: > I think 1600 Aircooled vans were clutch cable & 2000 Aircooled vans were > hydraulic. > > Phil, T25 - 1600 but with a hydraulic clutch...
• Re: "Rrrr, rrrrr, rrrr..skritch skritch...rrr rrr " (speedo noise?)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:42:23 -0600
  ...The cable will bounce around like that if the cable has too tight of a bend from the left front wheel to the speedo...
• Re: Tire chains or Tire cables?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 17:41:14 -0500
  I use cables. Don't do what I do because the cables break. They even include a special tool so you can repair them...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:06:03 -0600
  ...I looked at the engine accelerator > cable and it is OK, the cable is still attached. Any help would be > appreciated.
• 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...
• Re: Speedo cable "squeels" at low speeds
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 04:35:59 EST
  ...This only > happens at low speeds after the van has warmed up. > > new speedo cable.. theyre cheap.. chris
• Re: Main Positive battery Cable now starter relay
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:39:54 -0400
  ...Pretty big and expensive cable. > > > >I would like to know what you guys have been using as replacement cable and >if #1 AWG wire...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 04:21:57 -0400 (AST)
  It's worth pulling out the entire cable and sheath, it will all come out via the spare tire well. Not bad, just fiddly...
• Heat/Fresh Air Cables broke
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Mon, 31 Mar 1997 17:29:58 -0500 (EST)
  Well, as I got inside my dash to fix my headlight problem, I realized that not only is the Fresh Air Cable broken, but...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 17:31:56 -0500
  ...By contrast a sheathed cable like a bike brake cable can only pull - if you push on it it will buckle. > > > > What is the...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:48:48 -0500
  ...People sometimes tighten the clips down or mis-direct the angle of the camp and cable, which kinks the cable when you try to...
• Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 07:49:30 -0800
  I did something stupid that broke my throttle cable. With the rpm's at 2000 at a stop light I used my toe to...
• Re: Speedo cable clip(plastic)
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 15:35:28 -0400
  When I had this problem on my '84, I ordered a new upper Speedo cable from one of the list vendors. John Lauterbach Macon...
• Re: Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:56:52 -0700
  On 10/9/2014 5:47 PM, Karl Mullendore wrote: > If the valve itself isn't tight, straighten and lube the cable. I've...
• Re: Power window track/cable repair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:40:57 -0800
  ...had get into the motor/spool assemble and rewrap the cable... didn't remove the cable... just manipulated it until it worked... as you...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 May 2002 09:55:44 -0500
  Many times the cable; 1) Slips out of the black box drive (has a tiny nylon washer that holds it) 2) Slips out of...
• Re: E-Brake cable front cable
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:59:29 -0500
  ...E-Brake cable front cable how do you get the front part of the cable out of the bracket above the fuel tank? Shaggy...
• Re: Cured my hot cabin heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 3 Sep 2023 14:23:37 -0400
  ...I gently reclamped the cable using the least >> > pressure possible so as not to bind the wire as it passed through the cable >> > sheath...
• Re: "Thanks" + Throttle cable coupler? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:05:00 -0700
  I suppose you could find a barrel clamp with two screws in it, one to tighten down on each cable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:39:40 -0500
  On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:53:57 -0500, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >The only proper way to adjust the brake cables...
• Re: Addendum to question on Parking Brake Cable
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:43:47 -0800
  Since you had the drum (drums?) off, does the brake hardware look the same on both sides? Maybe part of the cable is failing...
• Re: batt cable
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:26:52 -0500
  The 2.1L Vanagons got an upgraded battery cable. If making your own you need a #2 and the terminal ahs to be able...
• Re: Front Heater shutoff options
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 May 2012 20:09:30 -0700
  ...you are pulling the inner cable out of the outer cable. No problem there really. but when you move the lever left for less...
• speedometer help
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 20:33:35 EDT
  ...Never had a Vanagon but on all my other 80-82 VW's it was always the upper cable from the speedo to the...
• Re: Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:44:35 -0700
  "So, back at it...Anyone know of any info on replacing the cable? Or perhaps tips when doing it on setting it up right...
• Re: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:55:38 -0800
  ...Yep, a speedo cable on both sides (it's a commercial vehicle thing). Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 17:02:32 +0000
  I have two sets of latter model cables, and I think they will fit. They are already packaged and ready to go, I could...
• broken speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 16:02:48 -0500
  ...Check to see if the cable is stripped at the grease cap. I removed the instrument cluster and disconnected the cable and this is...
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:02:00 -0500
  ...Normally the hole in the barrel is just slightly bigger than the end of the cable. The bolt holds the barrel to the arm...
• Re: 85' speedometer problems :-(
  Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:40:23 +1100
  ...85' speedometer problems :-( > >"We didn't hit or touch anything else" > Oh really? Well the speedo cable is connected >to the front left wheel...
• Re: Dash removed/re-installed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 15:23:15 -0700
  Oh you can bet that we tinkered with, lubed, and tweaked the cables. After all, my main reason for digging into that spaghetti nightmare...
• Re: Throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:00:06 -0700
  ...Throttle cable > I did something stupid that broke my throttle cable. With the rpm's at 2000 > at a stop light I used my...
• More Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 13:18:34 -0500
  ...How does the cable attach to the lever on the new one? The end of the cable is bent into an "L" shape, and...
• Re: TIICO: Throttle Cable - Automatic
  Historical mailing list - selten2
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 15:24:02 -0500
  The holes on the bracket for the throttle cable lined right up to two holes on predrilled bosses on the side of my tranny...
• Re: Accelerator sticks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:00:08 -0400
  ...that holds the cable up on the bottom of the floor. This will prevent this icing problem. Cables are usually rust, witch causes them...
• Odometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 1 May 2022 15:13:08 -0700
  ...The odometer cable popped out, I put it back in.. but still not working. The odometer cable has 2 plastic ears. so the question...
• Rear hatch (boot) release
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:12:50 -0700
  ...Test the latch by locking and unlocking with the cable then thread the cable through the hole in the panel and reattach the panel...
• Re: replacing accelerator cable on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 21:26:36 -0700
  It is not a difficult job at all to replace the cable. The hardest part is taking the spare tire out and opening the...
• Re: Accelerator cable woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:11:55 -0500
  I would take the advice already given and thaw the cable out and then lubricate it. Changing it out can be a pain. I...
• Re: Parts search
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:26:57 -0400
  ...http://tinyurl.com/czbdxaf > > The cable covering melted during my engine fire. Fortunately for me the PO > had a spare cable under the rear...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 00:32:08 -0700
  ...on any manual transmission waterboxer engine, where the cable attatches to the throttle body lever, the thing that holds the cable where it is...
• Re: Wheel C-clip
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:56:18 -0400
  ...Take the cable with you to a good hardware store and > get a c-clip that matches the end of that cable. > > GL, > Tony...
• electrical insulation
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 01:17:12 -0400
  ...I'm looking for a way to reinforce the insulation on a computer cable, in a spot where electrical tape wouldn't do it...
• e-brake plastic guides? dealer only?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 07:50:50 -0700
  In the emergency brake cable system are two plastic guides that transition the cable from the "T" junciton into the cables that snake their...