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• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Jul 2017 22:27:43 +0000
  ...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: What the heck is this?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:31:24 -0500
  ...Note the red battery cable in Squirrel's pic. Probably passenger side. > > > > BenT > > sent from my electronic leash > > On Jul 10, 2011, at 6...
• Re: Alternator output
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:02:55 -0700
  ...the main battery cable from battery to starter solenoid is about double the size of the battery cable used in earlier vanagons. VW does...
• Inverter Questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:46:52 -0600
  ...I have run 10awg cables behind the cabinetry to the auxiliary battery (Optima D34/78 run with the "stock relay" setup). Not great ventilation...
• HOT HEAT in an air-cooled van, (VERY long) was: 12 volt heater suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 09:41:09 -0400
  ...A dozen 20" cable ties. 3. Jack stands 4. A partner (for about 10 minutes) 5. Scissors, wire cutters, goggles, a straight-blade screw...
• '83.5 Vanagon Westfalia full camper FOR SALE -not mine!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 18:32:36 -0800
  ...job (new rotors, pads, drums, shoes, emergency brake cables, grease seals, etc.), new Everstart battery. Recent tune up with Bosch plugs, wires, rotor, distributor...
• Re: vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:03:41 -0500
  ...There can always be ground straps, corroded battery cables and such that cause the starter to draw too much current and overheat. However if...
• Re: No ignition on restart after 5 to 10 mile drive in 90+F weather
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:45:35 -0700
  ...My first suspicion is that there is dirt on the contacts in the big connector between the fuel injector cable and the fuel electronic...
• Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:06:57 -0800
  ...Some jumper cables or spare battery cables. you can just hot wire the fuel pump to run full time. and you'll need an...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 24 May 2020 11:49:46 -0400
  ...used plumbers >> putty around a hole where the ground cable from the house battery passes >> through the floor, and sealed around the lines from...
• Re: Digital Cameras
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:55:23 -0400
  ...USB cable for fast regurgitation to PC. 1 year bumper to bumper warrantee. $229. at Best Buy. Get a set or two of re...
• Re: digijet tool testing
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 21:58:30 -0400
  ...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: Headlite wiring & adding Euro style grille & small driving lites to my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:45:03 -0800
  ...To control the relays I just ran a jacketed 3 pair stranded 18ga signal cable from behind the left front headlight to under the...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?-The bypass button.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:45:17 -0700
  ...Keep in mind that VW made the main battery cable, batt to starter, considerably larger in 86. On my own 85 I kinda cheated...
• Re: [85 Westy Brakelight Problem]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:19:52 MST
  ...light assembly, unplug the cables, and put a voltmeter across the brakelight wire (black/red), I notice it reads battery voltage without the brake...
• batteries: some more general info ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 02 May 94 16:32:24 CDT
  ...Also, most 12-volt DC appliances will not tolerate the 16-plus volts, so remember to disconnect everything or detach the battery cables before...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:55:42 -0600
  ...to make ~ Also a good idea to occasionally Clean the Neg' Battery Cable to Body connection ~ On 9 Apr , 2020, at 4:34 PM...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:46:36 +0000
  ...I've always wondered if the >cable from battery to starter deteriorates and needs to be replaced? How >would you test that, voltage at...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:33:57 -0700
  ...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: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:17:57 +0000
  ...Start battery any new tips when replacing? >> >> Hi folks, >> >>      As my Start battery is 10 years old I"m considering a prevention purchase of...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 09:35:40 -0800
  Yes it's for a Westy and battery compartment is vented to the wheel well. This battery is just used for starting, I have...
• Re: High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:52:56 -0700
  ...I >have to disconnect the neg battery cable to shut it >off. Th Bentley Manual says there is a fuse and relay >behind the...
• Re: Leaving Virginia for Maine .. Update
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 3 May 2009 19:11:34 -0400
  ...the aux battery to the fuse panel (so that line would be dead) and took the cables off the aux battery. I then replaced...
• Re: auxiliary battery wire gauge
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:02:18 -0400
  ...I will change out this cable, but this one is protected by a 30 amp fuse, so have not been losing sleep over my...
• Re: Alternator output and wire size?
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:47:09 -0600
  ...vanagon , 1986.. > the main battery cable from battery to starter solenoid is about double > the > size of the battery cable used in earlier vanagons...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 09:31:37 -0800
  In my van, '87 Westfalia, the battery is in a sealed compartment under the passenger seat. Any hydrogen emitted from the battery would collect...
• Re: Goofy CB + Coolant LED Stuff! (sorta friday content)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:50:02 -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...
• Re: new non-westy fridge
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:03:53 -0700
  ...If somehow I unwittingly discharge the main battery I have a spare ready and waiting to jump start it with (only one cable required...
• Re: '80 vanagon fire!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 21:14:57 -0500
  ...Well it seems as if i had attached the neon knob power > cable to an one exposed end of the headlight wiring harness. The...
• Re: secret stash uncovered - customs people
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 14:26:18 -0800
  ...You will also have to reroute the hole through > the sheet metal in the front for the DIN cable and aux battery wiring. > 7...
• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:15:16 -0230
  ...things.. > but for electrical shorting out, like a wedding ring and battery cables > etc. > > I hate to think about the person maybe leaning in...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:37:27 -0800
  ...But no change in the 'tone' of the generator's motor when I plug in my brand new battery charger or when I plug...
• Re: Solar Power Parts papsolar.ca (MCA Batteries, etc.)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 8 Oct 2012 05:42:09 -0500
  ...Solar Power Parts papsolar.ca (MCA Batteries, etc.) Anyone considered building a battery pack out of a couple of sets of these? http://www...
• Re: Is there any way... Voltage Drop!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 00:52:10 -0400
  ...Add additional wire from the alternator the battery cable on the back of the starter and between the battery and the fuse box. Or...
• Hissing relays-solved!
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:47:30 -0400
  ...What happened was the battery shifted in the battery box and crushed the glass in-line fuse that goes to the headlight relay setup...
• Re: Bad Short '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 11:15:13 -0600
  ...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: Delay on charge/o2sensor indicators after starting..?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 22:18:19 -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: Chopstick's Adventure of the day
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:22:24 -0400
  ...think I never put them back in, having mistaken the cables from the battery charger under the z- bed for them sorry beej!) On...
• Re: Switiching accessorys from main battery to auxilary battery?
  Historical mailing list - John Laux
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:12:29 -0400
  ...You will be working with wires that are live all the time > unless the battery ground cable is unhooked. Idiots should not do any...
• Re: A question for the electronically knowledgeable
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:16:11 -0700
  ...It takes the variable 12-14 volts from the battery circuit and turns it into a stable 10 volts for the 2 gauges. This...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:45:03 -0500
  ...Actually it works *better than before now *that I added the new ground straps to the engine and new battery---starter cable. Before I...
• Re: Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:26 -0800
  ...The cable on the end of your charger, the one that has the cigar lighter plug on the end of it, has two conductors...
• Re: A newbie needing hard starting help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:13:41 -0700
  ...connect a fully charged portable jump starter to your battery and see if there's any hesitation. It will tell you whether you need...
• Re: AC problem
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 16:44:37 -0700
  ...nt work when I move the knob. > I put a cable directly from battery to compressor conector and work > properly (very cool). > > the Question...
• more on problems with second battery
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:08:52 -0500
  ...I ran a number 4 gauge cable as recommend on the Sure Power install sheet from the main battery to the Sure Power under...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:07:14 -0700
  ...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: battery in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:18:55 -0800
  ...the Diesel vans put the battery on a shelf in the engine > compartment for a shorter battery supply cable. > so it's been done...
• Dual Battery Relay Install Instructions (long)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 21:16:08 -0700
  ...Route the #12 to 10 wire under the car to the main battery box. Use cable ties to secure it, and make sure there...
• Re: Delay on charge/o2sensor indicators after starting..?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 2 Jan 2017 05:48:40 -0600
  ...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: Headlight rewiring - BOSCH Connector P/N
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 21:11:10 +0200
  ...the thick cables I used (overkill... but pretty!) the extra ground I installed on the frame (connecting directly to the battery ground), and the...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 3 Jun 2018 20:29:27 -0500
  Yes I do have an original battery holder. Jim On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 3:25 PM Eric Caron <eric.caron@icloud.com...
• Re: Looking for a good GPS - Any recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:33:56 -0400
  ...It came with AC and DC adapters to recharge it's internal battery. 1a) Software. I bought MacGPSPro. This is for a Macintosh computer...
• Re: 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:54:21 -0700
  ...Also, I am not sure (but certainly are optimistic) > that the switch is to blame for the battery drain. I will take my > volt...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 18:42:05 -0700
  ...The van does not light the "Alt" or "Battery" or > "Charging" light with the key "ON" and no cranking. The cable that comes > from...
• Got some Dealer Overstock Parts In
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:21:07 EDT
  ...box) 2.1l Vanagon Air Flow Meters- $120 (Bosch, VW) Positive Battery Cable for '86 and newer Vanagon- $75 (Heavy gauge) Radiator Fans for...
• Re: Help, fan wont shut off
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:12:30 -0800
  ...speed and be ok Ok, will try that now, have the battery cable off so not draining it. raining here to make it harder...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 21:09:18 -0500
  ...I've been questioning the state of my battery for some time, i think i'll get it tested tommorow, but do these symptoms...
• Re: Sick 78 Van
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 17:50:18 -0400
  ...First off, charge the battery, or hook up jumper cables so you have plenty of juice. Next, since we know it was running before...
• Re: Door Speakers, Cleaning Inst. Panel
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 12:38:49 -0400
  ...You have to remove the cluster from the car disconnect the battery, then pop the cover off the cluster and pull the switches out...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 19:54:57 +0000
  ...In my van, '87 Westfalia, the battery is in a sealed compartment under the passenger seat. Any hydrogen emitted from the battery would collect...