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Plug n Play headlight harness with relays - almost done
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 30 Jan 2000 10:45:22 -0800
...All you would have to do is plug the harness into the back of the lights, attach the cable to the battery and plug...
Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:44:19 -0700
...battery cable > to > the top of the battery box near the coolant pressure bottle. > if that plastic clip is missing ..and the battery cable...
Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 7 Aug 2017 22:38:56 -0700
...the world in fusing everything that comes off > the battery barring the starter cable. > > Yrs, > d > > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil...
Re: Delays: auto transmission and starter motor
Historical mailing list - Robert S Keezer
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 09:23:38 -0700
...It may be worth checking to see if your battery cables and earths(grounds )are good for the starter problem -especially if you have...
Re: 84- Voltage Stabilizer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 8 Jun 2003 23:39:17 -0400
...out again? Is there any connection >to my dead battery or having replaced speedo cable or prehaps those are just >a concidence? There's...
Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 8 Aug 2017 00:49:33 -0400
...the world in fusing everything that comes off the battery barring the starter cable. Yrs, d On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 10:29...
Starter: it's one or another
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:38:59 -0700
...high resistance in the starter motor main current path, or weak starter battery. I am in agreement with David Beierl that fat copper cables...
Re: 82 turbo diesel westy questions
Historical mailing list - Paul C.
Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:49:57 -0500
...We know it needs a starter, battery, clutch cable, > exhaust pipe to muffler, and 4 new tires just from looking at it. (the > starter...
Moosey Question for Electronics Weenies
Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 07:17:00 -0400
...jumper cables hooked-up to another battery, even for a short while. Always turn off your ignition and unhook the jumper cables immediately if...
Re: Checking output of alternator.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 12:22:19 -0700
...I thought the 5 years old battery was DOD so,I changed it. All cables and wire are tight on battery and alternator. All...
Engine transfered, finally ! - part II
Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
Wed, 18 Oct 1995 01:14:47 +0100 (MET)
...As an intermediate solution we'll probably use cable from a bicycle (non of the shops have accelerator cables for busses). But does anyone...
Re: starter nut question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 28 May 2003 22:07:02 -0400
I'm assuming you mean the nut nut for the battery and alternator cables. 8mm X 1.25 pitch. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
Re: Starter Gone?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:54:06 -0700
...out and hunt for another after making the > ground and main battery cable mods. Thanks again. > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL Weekender AT 2...
Re: starter wiring
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:42:19 -0700
...I > > have checked the connections of the battery and the starter and the > > wires are nice and tight. I figure either the battery is...
Re: GL More camp-able
Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
Tue, 11 Apr 2000 06:34:10 -0700
...Solenoid for aux battery is under passenger seat so it was a simple cable run to aux battery. Also under seat a small 3...
Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:44:48 -0500
...a few volt >drop across the "gap" formed by the positive top post battery terminal and >the connector on the heavy battery cable. > > >dan >
Re: O2 Wire splicing
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 18:32:42 -0600
...a coaxial cable.  Radio shack has some single conductor shielded microphone cable that works just fine.  Disconnect your battery ground, and remove...
Re: cogito ergo nomics
Historical mailing list
Wed, 24 Aug 1994 14:10:32 -0400 (EDT)
...A Halda Twinmaster complete with all the drive cables and the "T" piece, a Heuer dash mounted 8-day clock and a Heuer dash...
Re: "Don't leave home without it" items
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 12:07:04 -0400
...I have used it to put out fires, drive stakes in the ground cut battery cables, open doors, dig holes, even start fires when...
Mechanical Lesson Learned On the Road (Long)
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 6 Feb 2009 23:07:14 -0800
...After having to move a bunch of stuff I got the jumper cables out and jumped the aux battery to the starting battery. Started...
Using Aux Batt for CD Changer
Historical mailing list - Jodi Sage
Mon, 27 Apr 1998 14:29:00 +0100
...2.) Under the drivers seat there are cables/terminals for a battery. 3.) Automatively challenged - basic maintenance is pretty much my speed. Design Requirements...
re: cold start (honest, honey, it just blew up itself!)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Oct 94 18:59:25 EDT
...cables, wait a > while and let the gas bleed off. other folks i know always put a rag over > the top of the battery...
Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 19:56:47 -0500
At 06:57 PM 12/20/2001, Julian Burden wrote: >When the engine (therefore the alternator) is running it shouldn't matter >which battery...
Re: Something wrong ...
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 13:32:34 -0700
...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_780_235/alternator_cable_upgrade.html This wire will probably fix your problem. You could make...
Re: Battery looses voltage
Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:33:37 -0800
...Here is the normal key-off battery drain test. with the car off put a test light between the positive battery cable clamp and...
Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
Sat, 11 Oct 2003 07:14:30 -0600
...a large battery with cigarette lighter type receptacle that powers laptops and small 12V appliances. It is portable and has jumper cables attached. I...
Re: electrickery advice please
Historical mailing list - al sinclair
Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:34:11 -0800
...Dave Eberts did some analysis (he's very good, and Peter's Van-Cafe don't do aircooled.) The battery is OK but isn...
Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 5 Oct 2015 09:21:12 -1000
...MechanicB reasoned that IF >> *** he got a correct-gauge battery cable, >> with connectors at each end and ran it under >> the car from the...
Re: A newbie needing hard starting help
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:16:19 -0700
If your positive cable connection is good, I would look at the ground straps. One is at the battery, the other is under the...
Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:41:17 -0800
...out of the picture .. >> Gets it down to just battery, starter, battery and ground cables, >> thus eliminating and bypassing numerous possible weak areas. >> Helps...
Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:59:22 -0500
...at the battery while cranking, you have a problem in your circuit (either coroded Battery Cable, bad ground on the battery, or bad ground...
Sticking Starter Solenoid?
Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
Mon, 27 Mar 2000 22:34:52 -0500
...relay, or 2nd solenoid, to switch higher voltage from the starter battery cable, to the solenoid? If I need a solenoid, should I go...
Re: proper battery fit
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:02:18 -0500
...With the hoses for gas and the cables, the battery is almost squeezed into the box. Now, there is a clamp. My understanding was...
Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:29:43 -0400
...two main avenues to peruse .. >alt/reg..........and connections and cables , assuming battery is good. My point was that it's not likely that...
Re: Plug n Play headlight harness with relays - almost done
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 01:29:08 EST
...Seriously, I saw a battery explode once when a fellow arced the jumper cables he was connecting to his buddy's car after an...
Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:17:41 -0700
...alternator to the starter, and then the massive 70.0mm starter-battery cable. Page 97.62 shows the weaker 1.9 version most clearly...
Re: What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:07:03 -0700
...A parallel arrangement that would let you actually start from > the aux battery would involve starter-size cables I don't think so.. ... the...
Re: Second Battery / Battery wiring / 110vt Inverter
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 08:35:43 -0700
...Batteries are connected using battery cable (0 or 2 ga) so I can use the 2nd battery to assist in starting. This needs to...
charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:03:46 -0400
...I could slow down the charging rate by switching to longer > and thinner battery cables but this would not drop the voltage much > after...
Re: 82 ASI Riviera camper 110v charging question...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 09:55:28 -0500
...charges the Aux battery.. and that doesn't help my Diesel in the cold. at the moment I use jumper cables while parked/stored...
Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
Sun, 9 Apr 2017 13:33:42 -0400
...jumper the main battery > connection to the 50 terminal, which has the same effect as #2 if the > alternator B+ cable is in good...
Re: rebuilding starter
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:49:37 -0500
I once replaced that strap with a piece cut from the end of a battery cable that had an "eye" at the end. It...
Re: radiator fan
Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 06:29:50 +0200
...You can see in current track 36 on that page, how the cable from the A/C relay enters the resistance at one end...
Bad Short '73 Bus
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:01:40 -0600 (CST)
...The symptoms are that the battery will go dead if it sits for 24 hours without running. The battery was replaced. No improvement. We...
Re: insane a/c project
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:23:29 -0400
...You are going to need 8 guage jumper cables from your deep-cycle battery to the inverter. Don't worry about getting the wires...
Re: Surepower 1315 and charging issues
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 5 May 2009 21:50:59 -0700
...They also use large gauge battery cables and allow you to start your engine with either or bott batteries. The off position also makes...
Re: Starter: it's one or another
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:05:56 -0700
...high resistance in the starter motor > main current path, or weak starter battery. > > I am in agreement with David Beierl that fat copper cables...
Re: Checking output of alternator.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:32:39 -0400
...I thought the 5 years old battery was DOD so,I changed it. All cables and wire are tight on battery and alternator. All...
Re: Van won't start
Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 17:47:32 -0400
...9 (later version) I would suggest you check the positive cable to the battery. I had a problem where the contact in that location...
Advice on doing TD Conversion
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 4 May 2015 09:26:12 -0400
...I am thinking about moving the battery into the engine compartment like they had the stock diesel. This should give me nicer cranking, with...
Re: 1990 Syncro GTI w/ Dead Battery
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 20:20:09 -0700
...meeting > and.... > > Nothing, the battery was dead. Oh, #@$%! Luckily > I was at a construction > > site and borrowed some jumper cables. (I had mine > in...
Scarlett's New Battery Update ;-)
Historical mailing list - PB
Thu, 3 May 2007 10:06:59 -0700
...on the new battery, it would always stick out. Another possible option was to change the terminal on the cable, but I wasn't...
Re: '90 Carat, camper-to-be
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 25 Aug 2003 07:14:50 -0400
...Primary battery, positive POST for all primary positive leads, and the Fossgate amp. > > Under the driver's seat: Secondary battery to a shut-off...
Re: Aux Battery relay question
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Mon, 20 May 2002 15:45:29 -0400
...terminal on the primary battery There shouldn't be anything connected to the middle terminal. Follow the red/white cable from the relay, it...
Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:57:10 -0600
...They have to have big cables > direct to the battery; a heavy switch that can switch them on and off under > load without burning...
Survey-Your favorite Vanagon accessories
Historical mailing list - Alan Ruffalo
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:07:08 -0800
...A portable 12 volt battery with two 12 sockets on it to use it as an accessory battery with cables to use for jump...
Re: Batteries and solar panels!
Historical mailing list - PB
Sat, 4 Jul 2015 16:43:52 -0700
...So if it had an aux battery > switch, I would have switched off the aux battery and just used electrical > power from the cable...
Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 06:35:29 -0300
...in the lower right-hand corner (next to where the battery ground cable bolts to the chassis. This hole looks like there may have...
'71 bus runs!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:27:50 -0500 (CDT)
...Last night we had to make an emergency trip to Sears for a new battery. I bought the biggest mother they had that would...
Primo Westy For Sale
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:14:25 -0600
...Cable New HeadLight Adjusters LED HeadLights LED Rear Side Markers (+ Synced to Flashers) New Aluminum Finned Valve Covers GoWesty 3rd BrakeLight OnBoard Battery Charger...