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• Gnarlie's electrical system revealed!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 16:14:28 -0600
  So many people have asked me about my electrical system that I made a page describing it: http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Vanagon/Electrical/Electrical...
• Re: Westie Conversion (Electric)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:33:43 -0700
  ...He used to do electric conversions when I first met him some 13 years ago. I believe he even races autocross in a Porsche...
• Re: electrical insulation
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 10:05:17 -0700
  ...You can find it with the electrical tape at most building supply places that carry electrical things. The key to making it work is...
• Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:23:19 -0400
  ...I'm addicted to electric only (300+ all electric miles only on it since I got it.) I know, in the past, a few...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:08:50 -0700
  ...I'm addicted to electric only (300+ all electric miles only on it since I got it.) >I know, in the past, a few...
• Re: Electrical Drain
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 18:56:50 +1200
  Gee, electrical drains! I have electric windows etc, but all my drains just use gravity :-)
• A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:32:25 -0700
  Good Friday AM This should spark a bit of interest and conversation Paste this link in your browser false/article/e-bulli-electric-t1...
• Re: Electrical Drain
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:42:57 -0700
  ...Electrical Drain > Gee, electrical drains! I have electric windows etc, but all my drains just > use gravity :-) >
• Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:35:30 -0700
  If Canada were to stop exporting its electricity to the US, then more of that electricity could be used domestically to power electric vehicles...
• fryday electric car stuff .. ford and Left coast centric
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:35:46 -0700
  Ford and Portland General Electric team up to prepare Oregon for electric vehicles Source: GLOBE-Net<http://www.environmental-expert.com/STSE_resultEach.aspx...
• Power Probe 3 - way cool electrical tester tool
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:52:10 -0400
  happy Friday everyone, a Mercedes Benz mechanic friend showed me this electrical probe tool he uses to troubleshoot electrical problems. It is a little...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:47:01 -0700
  ...I'm addicted to electric only (300+ all electric miles only on it since I got it.) I know, in the past, a few...
• Fwd: A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:38:44 -0700
  ...A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ... > Date: March 27, 2020 at 8:32:25 AM PDT > To: vanagon...
• Re: Converting to electric?
  Historical mailing list - William Duff
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 11:23:08 DST
  Regarding converting a bus to electric.. I saw a converted Vanagon last year at a Solar / Electric Exposition in Ukiah, California. The company that...
• Re: Westie Conversion (Electric)
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:34:49 -0800
  Are you talking electric accessories or electric power plant? If the latter that would be a real problem given the weight and aerodynamics of...
• Re: A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:02:54 -0400
  ...false/ <https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%22false/%22+article/e-bulli-electric-t1-samba-microbus-volkswagen-eclassics-17ea4087&sa...
• Re: <F> QUICK CLEAN ... AFM
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 03:24:24 +0200
  "Joe L." wrote: > > As far as I know the plastic disolvers are usually labeled "ELECTRIC" cleaner > > as opposed to "ELECTRONIC". That's your answer...
• Re: Was 12V fridge necessary? now rant (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:27:03 -0500
  ...If I was to run the 2 air conditioners full time and use electric for the hot water and refrigerator, and use the electric...
• German engineering vs British electrics
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:23:05 GMT
  > Japanese cars have far better electrics, or at least Toyotas do, but > don't expect reliable electrics from mr Lucas (the English Prince of...
• Re: A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:04:25 -0400
  ...false/ <https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=%22false/%22+article/e-bulli-electric-t1-samba-microbus-volkswagen-eclassics-17ea4087&sa...
• Interesting discovery, electric Power steering
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:11:50 -0400
  ...Interestingly, it was fully electric. No hoses or pumps . He had put in a manual rack then added the electric assist. He loves it...
• Re: clean air again
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:23:49 -0700
  ...And we all know the inefficiency (max 70 percent) of our electrical generating power plants. So the reduced pollution at the electric vehicle "tailpipe...
• Re: Electric Panel Wagens
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 14:16:08 -0500
  Thomas, Dave is trying to pool a group of people together who would like to buy ONE or more of the electric busses. The...
• Re: Electric vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:22:51 -0600
  ---- Antony P Marsh <apetermarsh@ME.COM> wrote: > And - what about the reverse - what about COOLING in South Florida? I suppose an electric motor should...
• electric outlet
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 04:58:03 -0400
  I am thinking about installing an electrical connection in my weekender for those camping areas that provide electrical hook ups. Any ideas and or...
• Re: electric cord
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:06:13 -0500
  My '95 EVC came from the dealer (at least) with an electric cord. Jim McCarthy, Somerville, MA At 07:51 PM 3/2/98...
• Electric Window Installation On an 85 Non-Electric "Door"
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:04:38 EST
  Hi All, For those who may be interested, I have posted some Pictures of an Electric Window Installation I'm doing On an 85...
• Re: electric cord
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 23:53:27 EST
  In a message dated 98-03-02 20:51:55 EST, berky@WIN.BRIGHT.NET writes: << All this talk about the attached electric cord...
• Electric vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:58:39 -0800
  Saw an ad on Craigslist for an electric vanagon. Click on the link and select customer projects on the left side of the website...
• Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 14:27:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >If you think /showers are cool, you oughta check out Steve "Ratboy" Johnson's >electric porta-potti. I think he has some electric pliers...
• Re: Electric Power Steering Pumps
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 18:19:50 -0400
  ...This is a pure electric system, with no hydraulics at all. If I remember right the Honda system uses a low-profile brushless electric...
• Re: Electric power vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon DougF
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:10:18 -0800
  I threw in the towel on electric conversions years ago when I went for a ride in a vw karman ghia that a guy...
• Re: Electric vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:31:33 -0500
  ...That is electric is definitely with the present climate of car industry evolution. However, one thing that I did find ironic was that even...
• Re: German engineering vs British electrics
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 16:54:18 -0600
  ...German engineering vs British electrics > > Japanese cars have far better electrics, or at least Toyotas do, but > > don't expect reliable electrics from mr...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 12:12:42 -0800
  re Wonder how much the appropriate electric motor would cost? when people build pure electric cars ..like say convert an old VW Bug to...
• Electric Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 4 Apr 2014 18:32:39 +0000
  Any one have any extra Electric mirrors sitting around they wouldn't mind partin with? I dont need them to function as electric mirrors...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:50:09 -0500
  Lots of electric delivery vans are already on the streets. ---- Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA> wrote: >   For electric cars small and light is...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:08:09 -0400
  ...Electric conversions (Chevy Volt) � For electric cars small and light is definetly the way to go as in Kim's example below. One can...
• Re: Electric Power Steering Pumps
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 18:14:57 -0400
  ...Electric Power Steering Pumps On Sunday 12 October 2003 01:02 pm, EMZ wrote: > Electric steering has been around for a few years. Requires...
• electric cord
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 19:51:11 -0600
  All this talk about the attached electric cord on the Canadian Westy reminded me of something I've wondered. Did the U.S. Westies...
• Re: Electric tailgate lock
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:06:56 +1200
  The address for Vito Rubino at Electric-life is: <VRBOUNO@aol.com>. Price for entire 4-channel remote central locking system: $295.00US. Without...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:23:27 -0500
  https://www.google.com/search?q=Electric+delivery+vans&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client...
• Re: German engineering vs British electrics
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 17:05:10 -0600
  ...German engineering vs British electrics > > Japanese cars have far better electrics, or at least Toyotas do, but > > don't expect reliable electrics from mr...
• problems with electric locks and windows
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 19:49:27 -0700
  ...A few years ago, the electric locks and the passenger-side electric window stopped working. I've got some time next week and I...
• Re: Electric power vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:58:58 -0500
  Robert, It has been done but because of the weight and shape of the Vanagon it is not optimal for an electric conversion with...
• Re: Electric window motor rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 6 Jul 2019 15:34:19 -0700
  ...Electric window motor rebuild Hi, Does anyone has the coordinates of the person that rebuilds electric window motor? Best regards. Salutations Gilles Turmel
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:06:23 -0700
  � For electric cars small and light is definetly the way to go as in Kim's example below. One can then wonder is there...
• Re: Electric vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:30:55 -0800
  ...I know Stephan White of Stephan's Auto Haus in Sacramento, CA, converted a VW Dasher Wagon to an electric motor, so why not...
• Re: politics of e85 RE: E85 in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 22 May 2007 10:44:29 -0700
  ...Using electricity to make hydrogen is *hugely* inefficient. It's a much better (and more efficient) use of electricity to charge batteries in electric...
• Re: EVLN(Matsushita Develops Fuel-Fired EV Heater) (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 Dec 1996 11:53:08
  The below was reposted on the Air Cooled list, having been previously posted on an electric vehicle list. I suspect that the advent of...
• Re: Liquid electrical tape????
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 13:50:38 -0700
  At 9/5/2005 01:34 PM, Barrett Willet wrote: >Does a product exist that acts like liquid electrical tape for >resealing cracks in...
• Re: Interesting discovery, electric Power steering
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:17:07 -0500
  ...Interestingly, it was > fully electric. No hoses or pumps . He had put in a manual rack then > added the electric assist. He loves it...
• Learning Electricity Part One
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 23:17:32 -0400
  ...Here are some fundamentals of automotive electricity for the electricity-shy. First of all, it's very useful to think of electricity as a...
• Re: Electric vanagon
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:26:30 -0800
  A guy in Vegas converted one to electric a long time back, now it just sits in front of their shop as advertising. This...
• Seeking warmth in my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:31:00 -0400
  I was thinking about getting an electric blanket to accomplish this. Of course you would need an electrical hookup. Has anyone else used electric...
• CARB madness! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:22:51 EDT
  ...Some of the new cars today that are hybrid gas/electric or diesel/electric are getting a 98% decrease over today's standards. However...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:17:27 -0400
  My company in its effort to be green has installed a dual charging station in two of our facilities and let electric car owners...
• Re: Electrical setup: Photos and details
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:04:56 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR On 4/14/2009 4:43 PM...
• Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:31:33 -0400
  They did full electric, not a hybrid. Jim Akiba On 10/4/07, Warren Chapman <vwsyncroguy@yahoo.com> wrote: > > It's already been done...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:21:05 -0400
  ...I'm addicted to electric only (300+ all electric miles only on it >>> since I got it.) >>>I know, in the > past, a few...