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RE: 87 Westy questions
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Sep 95 15:48:44 EDT
...also worn past min thickness) 2) Intermittent hesitation durin long trips (appears to be a miss caused by plug wires shorting to the engine...
RE: 87 Westy questions
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
Sun, 17 Sep 1995 23:44:10 -0400 (EDT)
...also worn past min thickness) > 2) Intermittent hesitation durin long trips (appears to be a miss caused by > plug wires shorting to the engine...
Re: Top Overhauls
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:11:50 -0600
...I guess my next deck height will be checked with piano wire of various thicknesses ground to the desired thickness. Between Cofap, Mahle and...
Cracked Lug Wrenches
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:23:00 -0400
...I ground out the cracks and welded them (E70S-6 wire), and built up the sockets to about triple thickness. No idea how well...
Re: WTB Knarly Spark Plug Wire Set
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Mon, 20 Oct 1997 23:18:18 UT
...Never had an ignition problem between the wires, although the coil wire went bad on both. Between plug wires you have two thicknesses of...
Re: Refurbishing your own visors
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:09:57 -0500
Way to go, Jim - What is the total thickness of the cardboard, and what is the diameter of the wire? I didn't think...
Re: New circuit board options
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 18:01:21 -0700
...And they are bright but cold LEDs , soldered to wires. The connection just doesn’t give me the good connection feeling, but it’s...
'85 Westy Wiring question about the S9 fuse
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:27:37 -0600
...So, having eliminated those two mentioned above, there are two wires that are both the same thickness and color. One goes off toward the...
VW P/N anyone?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 10 May 2011 18:48:48 -0700
...of the spring is compared with the thickness of any wire that could lodge in that groove, is I doubt I could fashion a...
Re: Enlarged (ovaled) Radius Arm Hole Fix? PICS
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 3 Feb 2009 22:14:53 -0800
...Of course I'll measure the subframe thickness, but my MIG should penetrate enough with flux core wire. Worst comes to worst, I could...
McMaster Carr has neat stuff
Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 07:43:51 -0400
...wires nice and neat and reduce the number of cable ties. Kevlar/Aramid Fiberglass Sleeve Packing 5/8" ID, 1/16" Wall Thickness, 650...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 16 May 2014 09:23:54 -0700
...If you have > only a black and a white wire, you have a 120v tool and you can switch the > black wires using one...
Vanagon Starter Cables FS- $60
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:37:06 EDT
...These cables are 8.5 feet long and a very heavy gauge (like welder wire in thickness) and have the positive battery terminal on...
Re: auxiliary battery power to cab?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 9 May 2011 07:14:49 -0700
...be of some reasonable thickness to be somewhat self supporting for ease of assembly" If VW later increased wire sizes for certain points coming...
Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 16 May 2014 07:59:29 -0700
I have an induction-motored thickness planer, running on 220 single phase power...It came with a magnetic switch that has broken now 3...
Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:17:17 -0400
...Thoughts on should I or ways to do this? David you mentioned a greased wire with JB weld...that sounds doable. Ryan Perry Asheville...
Re: westy decal kit for kitchen unit LED panel (was Re: Krylon Grey Color
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:56:47 -0500
...some of the letterstrokes needed would approach the thickness of the material, an impossibility for today's vinyl cutting technology. Jim On 9/23...
Re: Clamping tablecloth to picnic table
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:58:47 -0500
...Depending on the thickness of the vinyl, the badge clips may not have enough "bite". Another option would be to get some of those...
Re: VW P/N anyone?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 May 2011 22:39:28 -0400
...of the spring is compared with the thickness of any wire that could lodge in that groove, is I doubt I could fashion a...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 16 May 2014 09:46:17 -0700
...Two hot wires, each 120v, make a 240v line, and each wire must be switched, hence the DPST switch. The circuit supplying the tool...
Refurbishing your own visors
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:23:43 -0500
...the wires and outside the wires--but within the vinyl skin--with stiff material the same thickness as the diameter of the wires so...
Vanagon Stealth Solar Set-up
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Fri, 22 May 2020 19:22:16 -0400
...noticeable increase in thickness. I believe the 170w option would also fit! Next, I purchased plugs and connectors and 12g wire, as well as...
Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:27:13 -0700
...Get a 4" or so piece of wire about the same thickness as the pulled wire. Put a female spade on one end of...
Summertime and the needle is climbing
Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 16:48:49 -0400
...My temp needle usually resides one needle thickness below the bottom edge of the lo coolant LED and starts climbing soon after stopping and...
Re: back-up lights
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:57:39 -0500
Do you still have the proper spacer (washer) under the switch? The thickness of this part is critical. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 16:41:20 -0400
...If there is even slight repetitive bending of the wire where it exits the swage it will be liable to early fatigue failure. I...
Re: R134 conversion
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:31:24 -0400
...These chambers are seperatecd with a wire mesh about 8 gage in thickness. The upper chamber is empty. The lower chamber contains the desicant...
Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
Thu, 6 May 2010 13:38:41 +0300
...Same with aluminum radiator, I dont think it is grounded in our vans ? The head is abviously, but then again it has 1000x thickness...
Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:58:42 -0400
...Janitorial+and+MRO+Supplies&CategoryText2=Wires&CategoryText3=Music+Wires . I would mold the epoxy to some reasonable thickness, and then after it's cured...
Installing heater fan motor on 86 syncro
Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:33:42 -0400
...Is it ok to hook up the wires to the fan and switch, hook the battery up and try it out on all three...
Re: Removed the front fan/heater core assembly.
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 8 Mar 2010 06:06:25 -0600
...The new motor has a connector with 2 wires, the old >motor had no connector just 2 terminals: one single wire went to one...
Re: Intake question
Historical mailing list - Brent Taylor
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 09:26:45 -0700
Jeff, If you look inside the flexible conduit, the thickness and wire mesh inner diameter indicates construction to muffle sound. I can report that...
Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:08:04 -1000
...plugs and wires .. oh.. vacuum leaks ..I have found up to 10 very tiny vacuum leaks at the plenum and intake runner connectors and...
Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 5 Aug 2012 12:30:09 -0400
...Thermocouple seems a likely possibility. > The thermocouple wire insulation is frayed at the point where it makes a >bend to the burn box. Looks...
Re: VW P/N anyone?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 11 May 2011 08:01:27 -0700
...of the spring is compared with the thickness of any wire that could lodge in that groove, is I doubt I could fashion a...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 16 May 2014 19:27:20 -0400
At 10:59 AM 5/16/2014, Don Hanson wrote: > I have an induction-motored thickness planer, running on 220 single phase >power...It...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 16 May 2014 20:00:01 -0500
...What kind of domestic power is it that is supplied to a house/shop using only a single wire/cable. I've never seen...
Re: VW P/N anyone?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 19:24:07 -0700
...of the spring is compared with > the thickness of any wire that could lodge in that groove, is I doubt I > could fashion a...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 16 May 2014 09:13:44 -0700
...Two hot wires, each 120v, make a 240v line, and each wire must be switched, hence the DPST switch. The circuit supplying the tool...
Re: Rear, Side, Front, Defroster FISH Wires... Can These Be Purchased?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:19:36 -0500
...the (probably parallel-wired if paint and series if wire) circuit, and calculate (and obtain) the right thickness of wire to give the proper...
Re: Backup lights not working
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:13:39 -0700
Jim, with the key on check that there is voltage on one of the two wires going to the back up light switch. it...
Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:38:04 -0400
...The wires here are short so I can use smaller > gauge (two separate 8-gauge wires) which are not too fat to interfere > with...
Re: Summertime and the needle is climbing
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 16:32:06 -0700
I have my "manual" switch wired so that the low speed comes on. It has proven to be adequate in triple digit weather as...
Re: WARNING: Lighting upgrade hazard
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Tue, 24 Dec 2002 23:56:49 +0100
...It is just a safety in case something crazy happens (like insulation rubs off a wire and touches the body). At 50 amps, it...
Re: Seat Question
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 21 Apr 2015 01:54:12 +0000
...pivot mechanism to bring the seat height back down by the thickness of the removed piece. That might gain you a crucial inch of...
Re: More Spring Info Tutorial (cure for saggy springs?)
Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:05:07 -0400
...It would help if someone could measure the length and coil thickness of a syncro front and rear. Yes the rears are "progressive" shaped...
LED heater control illumination
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:50:27 -0500
...so the double thickness would fit in the connectors of the power wires. There isn't much extra room; the wires need to be...
Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:24:36 -0400
...valve on > the charcoal canister = .06mm (described as 1.5 the thickness of a post it > note...wow!) > - "Y" from the line off the...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - James
Fri, 16 May 2014 22:37:46 -0400
...While we often use a wire for ground here in North America, it's not necessary - much of the Canadian Prairies was wired initially...
Re: spray bed liner on propane tank?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 14 May 2007 17:44:02 -0700
...My advice is to clean it as much as you can with a power tool that has a wire wheel in it and after...
Re: electric outlet
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 10:22:11 EDT
...It is typically a 3 conductor wire used in house wiring. The bigger the gauge (wire thickness) the better. I sold one of these...
Re: Throttle adjustment
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 24 May 2014 21:30:18 -0400
...was to dig up a piece of thickish brass wire (twice or thrice the thickness of the slot, maybe) and wind it in a...
Re: Installing heater fan motor on 86 syncro
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 06:35:24 EDT
...I think I used the thinner thickness on the flaps and the thicker one around the motor and heat exchanger. Install it around the...
South African grills fitted finally
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 23:24:07 +1200
...Screw indicators onto the grill ends, ensuring the ground wire on the left indicator is grounded by one of the screws (anyway, mine had...
Re: Headlight rewiring - BOSCH Connector P/N
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:02:38 +0200
...but in Austria and Germany they are all over the place! I started asking the guy about wire thicknesses, and hardware for my planned...
Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 21 Sep 2013 17:02:34 -0400
...So something is happening other than a deficient mounting of rotor on hub or a thickness buildup as the article describes. The ones currently...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 17 May 2014 10:22:01 -0400
...I have an induction-motored thickness planer, running on 220 single phase power...It came with a magnetic switch that has broken now 3...
Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:13:24 -0800
...http://tinyurl.com/26pccv5 I can go outside and measure the cable thickness if need be. There are less expensive ones obviously. I had...
Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:00:11 -0400
...swtich making contact first .. > ign timing .. > throttle body itself.. > plugs and wires .. > oh.. > vacuum leaks ..I have found up to 10 very tiny vacuum...
Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Fri, 16 May 2014 10:03:37 -0600
...From the sound of your questions you may have wrongly wired a 2-phase relay. Each phase must be switched through separate contacts to...