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• Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:10:26 -0400
  ...now that I'm listing stuff out I do remember >re-connecting a loose cable to this device the first day I began >diagnosing...
• Observation's of "The list"
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 22:09:08 -0500
  ...Second Battery: The isolator I have takes the Alt output and directs it to the battery that needs charging. Unforunately if you want to...
• Re: Delay on charge/o2sensor indicators after starting..?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 18:26:36 -0800
  ...Check voltage at alternator and battery to be sure the cable and connections are good, but I think your alternator is undercharging. Get an...
• Re: audio tach
  Historical mailing list - Josh Poulson
  Sun, 09 Apr 1995 21:59:22 PDT
  ...a) One would think that running lines from all the components to the battery will suffice in this case, but that is only true...
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:04:02 -0500
  ...If you hot wire at the starter, you will bypass all the wiring from the key to the starter(except the large starter cable...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:22:30 -0400
  ...t > put the plastic cover back over the battery which caused the > negitive braded batt cable to get burned slightly. > Anyone know of a...
• Re: '85 Oxygen sensor, 0.1volts
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 21:59:44 -0400
  ...If it doesn't, the first thing I'd check is the green coaxial cable where the sensor connects to the ECU. The copper...
• Re: Dual Battery Relay - Part 2 (long)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:35:24 -0800
  ...to protect them. > Route the #8 wire under the car to the main battery box. > Use cable ties to secure it, and make sure...
• Re: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:52:04 -0700
  ...Start with removing and cleaning both of the battery connections and the body end of the negative cable. Then work forward to the fuse...
• RE: Balls O' Fire (or Smoke curls to the left)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Fri, 24 May 1996 19:44:47 -0700
  ...This allowed a dead short from the battery through the cold start cable to the injector pump and the dash untill the cable melted...
• Re: Cost of Tech Support was Frugal Mechanic?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:59:53 -0600
  ...Do you wait till you have a dead battery to buy jumper cables or > a battery charger? Of course not. So let me make...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start II
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:29:18 -0700
  ...I'm too experienced with life to think it's as simple as that! Only reason I've not installed another battery is that...
• Re: Subject: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:53:11 -0500
  ...The last thing I > added was an extra ground from the bottom nut on the starter to the negative > post of the battery and...
• Re: Headlight relay kits
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:24:56 -0500
  ...Consider 6 or 4 gauge from the alternator to the battery cable at the starter. Then from the battery run a parallel gauge to...
• Re: more on problems with second battery
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:23:17 -0800
  ...the 2nd battery to charge. The relay(s) can be mounted in the engine compartment with a nice chunk of 8ga cable running from...
• Re: My Vanagon's Inspection Report
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:31:31 PDT
  ...I've had mixed opinions on this. >Thanks' >Phaedra >'85 Westy-Wolf > >1 Needs transmission ground strap & battery ground cable. >2 Checked hesitation/deceleration...
• 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Laura Olson
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:53:01 -0600
  ...Before I left I had a whole new exhaust system installed and purchased a new battery, even though my old one was probably fine...
• digijet tool testing
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 20:31:26 -0500
  ...We developed a plan for attaching the cable and did so. We tested the ecu with cable and all was fine. We connected the...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2005 23:17:43 -0400
  ...Check the ground cable at the front of the trans. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:50:49 -0700
  ...I hooked up jumper cables- positive on my battery to the big > terminal on the parts van starter; negative on my battery to the...
• Re: Syncro Starter R&R on vacation? A Poll
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:39:50 -0700
  ...Be sure to disconnect the negative cable on the battery! Miguel On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Brendan Slevin <totorovan@gmail...
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:30:23 -0700
  ...the battery voltage, a > feature i think to be really cool and practical. > > I also really enjoy having a very long cable from the...
• Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:13:07 -0800
  ...The speedo cable goes in one end of it and out the other. There are some wires that connect from it to the dash...
• Re: [VWDIESEL] Slow starter(s)...
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:42:33 -0500
  ...ground cable. (Body, tranny hanger thingie, and strut tower) > >No change. I have NOT yet put another battery in it, as this battery >checks...
• Re: "Wanky" rear window wiper
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:03:40 -0800
  ...Say that if it continues to wander around looking at the world when the ignition is off,the battery will run down, and it...
• Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:27:14 -0700
  ...She had the terminals on the right hand battery, but the driver's side was still un-connected. I double-checked to see that...
• Re: Winches, response blocked again!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 7 Dec 2021 01:39:49 -0800
  ...The cable should be blanket for >>> hard >>> > pulls. Need to know when cables, chains, or stretch straps are needed. >>> A >>> > snapped cable can cause...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Sun, 9 Jul 2017 15:48:09 -0400
  ...If automatic the neutral switch is also suspect. >> >> > > > Battery and ground cables. They can look good and not be! Again, >> >> > testing >> >> > > under load. >> >> > > > Horror...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 19:19:16 +0000
  ...Ford battery died and the Bus (Vanagon) has been put into extra service.  Always starts right up, hope I didn't put a whammy...
• Re: Fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:56:31 -0700
  ...I plan to leave the charger on the battery > all night (with cables > > removed). Anyone got any ideas why 120v isn't working? > > > > Mike...
• Re: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 22:20:08 -0700
  ...The battery wants to see 14.4V for charging but with the long cable run the I^2xR losses result in a smallish drop...
• Re: Love that Digitool!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 04:28:52 PST
  ...The floor mat covers the cable any place that it >would >get stepped on and it is very thick so the cable should be...
• Re: Goofy CB + Coolant LED Stuff! (sorta friday content)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:57:16 -0700
  ...DC fan cable was picking up RF from the coax cable! >> >> Is that goofy or what?? ;) >> >> Neil. >> >> -- >> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco...
• Expedition vehicle construction (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 7 Dec 1996 07:40:43 -0800 (PST)
  ...Connections; Selecting a Battery; Battery Charging; Solar Panels; Generators; Wind Generators; Mains Hook-Ups; RCDs and RCBOs; Inverters; Microwave Ovens; Cable Sizes; Gas, Cylinders...
• Re: 81 Vanagon: temperamental start
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:46:14 -0600
  ...I concentrate on the battery and/or cables. Most of that work could be done from the inside! Good Luck! Tony 87GL Houston, Texas...
• Update: Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:35:48 -0400
  ...and cleaning up the battery cables in the next couple of days . . . In addition to the ground and battery wires, I also need to...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:36:44 -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: Winch for Westy
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:28:37 -0600
  ...amp rated forklift battery connector. I also have a hitch ball mount on a flatbed trailer with an extension cable that connects to the...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 15:24:20 +0000
  ...The > > earlier harness is longer with more connections and is more prone to > > damage and failure as well as less charging at the battery...
• Auxiliary Battery Installation I: Hawker Odyssey battery, Hella relay, Chargetek AC charger (v. long)
  Historical mailing list - vw_traveler
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 22:10:54 -0400
  ...jumper cables in the van all along; even with this setup I would continue to carry them, so if the starter battery ever dies...
• Re: 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:31:00 -0500
  ...The first time this happened I > thought it was the battery - possibly due to an old battery and cold > weather. We jumped it and...
• auxiliary battery wire gauge
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:31:14 -0800
  I just ordered another 5 deep cycle wheelchair batteries (Universal 12220) so that I can get rid of my standard lead acid battery I...
• first 400+ mile trip
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:54:45 -0700
  ...Turns out the guy I got Totoro from had recently changed the battery and didn't tighten the cables. All that current trying to...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:47:46 -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...
• For sale: 1982 Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:18:26 -0400
  ...filler tube exhaust system Blauplunct stereo w/ 4 pioneer speakers battery cables and battery This is a California vehicle with absolutely no rust anywhere...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 15:14:24 -0500
  ...Oops... >> >> Well, the battery light does not come on upon start up. >> >> I'm thinking one of two things: >> >> A) the terminal is not...
• '86GL - fuel or ignition?
  Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 14:43:00 -0500
  ...visibly checked the strap between the engine and trans and both battery cables. Any other suggestions? Neal Neal Barrentine Bloomington, Indiana 1986 GL 1960...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:27:03 -0500
  ...a marine battery switch (A/B or A&B) using #6 wire, I believe (same > size as the original battery cables). Usually I have...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 23 May 2020 21:49:48 +0200
  ...used plumbers putty around a hole where the ground cable from the house battery passes through the floor, and sealed around the lines from...
• stalling after highway
  Historical mailing list - Tim Leek
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:27:21 -0400
  ...Perhaps this is the "Vanagon syndrome"? Perhaps the battery is dying? Perhaps the alternator? Perhaps it is my own private hell? Any ideas (especially...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 09:05:40 -0600
  ...Another reason this doesn't work as well with the Vanagon is the 10' long cable from the battery to the starter. The bay...
• Re: WAS Re: Electrical problem? NOW: Electrical 101
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:28:31 -0500
  ...Since you >looking at a small load >place this meter between the battery and ground >cable. Be careful not to turn anything else on...
• Suggestions for location of CD changer (needed)
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 11:50:42 -0400
  ...a longer cable. In case it is of interest, I mounted the amp directly behind the passenger seat bolted to the battery "case" (appropriately...
• Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:09:36 -0400
  ...She had the terminals on the right hand battery, but the driver's > side was still un-connected. I double-checked to see that...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:50:14 -0400
  ...Is there an easy way to use >these things on a Vanagon, or do I need battery extension cables? > >Erik > >On 6/25/07...
• Embarassing moment: '79 westy on fire
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 00:39:56 -0700
  ...That's going to be a loose battery clamp or cable. It was dark outside when I took my flashlight, and a couple of...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:09:24 -0700
  ...Perhaps some of those 20+ year old cores are getting a bit tired? If you know your battery and wiring are tip top I...
• cold start problem
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 96 18:17:30 EST
  ...So I inlisted the help of a friend with jumper cables to help me. It cranked over fine, but would not start ultil I...
• Re: New Use for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:20:45 -0400
  ...rope recharge the battery at the same time!!! That would surely be a bonus! Hope those lines were just cable and phone, as it...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Sun, 9 Jul 2017 15:07:32 -0700
  ...If automatic the neutral switch is also suspect. >>>>>>>> Battery and ground cables. They can look good and not be! Again, >>>>>> testing >>>>>>> under load. >>>>>>>> Horror...