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• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:09:17 -0400
  ...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: Inverter Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:48:12 -0400
  ...The unit is fused to carry 60 amps... >the breaker box and run some fresh cables to the auxiliary battery. >Maybe a 40 amp...
• '66 progress, engine in
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:30:49 -0700
  ...Haven't started it yet until I get the throttle cable replaced but everything else is ready to go. Had to clearance the bell...
• Re: Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 25 May 2008 12:55:11 -0400
  ...charging voltage to the battery ? > How is the battery water ? Is there corrosion on the terminals or inside > the battery box ? ( found an 86...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 23:24:29 +0000
  ...BTDT on my 76, >80, & 84. > More substantial current can be supplied to the solenoid by connecting >the large post with the battery cable...
• Re: Using FM stereo for film soundtrack: tach effect
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:56:44 +0000
  ...You may also try running the stereo directly off the battery, see if that corrects the problem. Replace the wires between the speakers and...
• Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:24:47 -0700
  ...This is to make more battery power available for the starter. The wipers are part of the controlled loads. Mark neil wrote: > Hi Matt...
• Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:29:02 -0600
  ...1 Pair jumper cables. 4 Spare Spark plugs. 1 Spare Distributor Cap. 1 Spare set of ignition cables. 2 Spare CVs with boots and...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:09:05 -0500
  ...This would be rather awkward as the starter would be activated until someone disconnected the battery. I believe he recommended a particular type of...
• Euro-Elec: 87 Volkswagen vanagon, temperture gauge
  Historical mailing list - "Jon Higgins (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:58:52 -0400
  ...I cleaned and tighted the grounds at the, battery negitive cable to body, transmission to body, and body to left head. This made no...
• Re: Solar panel for top of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:18:56 -0500
  ...Late air-cooled VWs that had the central test socket had a wire from both ends of the battery ground strap - battery terminal and...
• Re: Update on starter
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 15:32:24 -0400
  ...I say it's the Positive cable or Negative ground straps old and corroded. -----Original Message----- From: C Snyder Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay failure points
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:16:08 -0600
  ...out. >>> >>> Slow turning starters are usually a sign of a bad battery, cables, >>> or the starter itself. For an upgrade ask for 87 and...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:30:08 -0700
  ...The red wire runs from the relay to the battery cable connection > >on the starter solenoid. The black wire runs from the relay to...
• Re: Never Under Estimate Your Ground Straps!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 16:40:40 -0500
  ...I bought a 2 foot length of the fattest > "Monster Cable" > I could find, for audio speakers, and spliced on some nice > ring ends...
• Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Johnson
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 00:32:56 EDT
  ...That's what I'm planning to do with my van this winter, anyhow, if fiddling with the cables and flaps doesn't result...
• Re: Friday: Learn From My Lessons
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:06:40 -0400
  ...and they don't seem to work very well on on my group 41 house battery. opps, wrong thread! on a serious note: i...
• FS-1982 vanagon diesel in northern VA
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 09:19:35 -0400
  ...New Ford diesel truck battery w/100 cca, 2 gauge cables and new starter New glow plugs and fuel injectors New fuel lines Other...
• Re: insane a/c project
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 02:41:54 -0700
  ...window a/c....on a 15-amp inverter with a separate > battery tied into > charging system, etc etc. so it can run while > mobile...
• Re: VLC Fry-day: Putting out fires
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 18:06:42 -0400
  JIm, Obviously the cause of the fire, (probably a shorted battery cable) was still causing fires. I've had to use fire extinguishers on...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 00:37:05 -0400
  ...About the size of your jumper cables. > Definitely more than your local campground will have available. > > Jim > > * National Electrical Code > > > Folks, > > We are planning...
• roadside adventure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bjorn Ratjen
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 22:30:51 -0800
  ...He remembered that he had a jumper cable. Mine was in my garage at home. His was not long enough. He finally decided to...
• Re: Oil temps
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 22:51:15 -0500 (CDT)
  ...One of these days I'm gonna install a monster cable from the battery to the dash. If your oil pressure is above 25psi...
• ## IMPORTANT!!! (was: Re: insane a/c project)
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 03:51:36 -0700
  ...window a/c....on a 15-amp inverter with a separate > battery tied into > charging system, etc etc. so it can run while > mobile...
• Re: Syncro TDI installation question...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 22:32:57 -0800
  David, first may I ask-have you tried to crank it with the syncro starter? Maybe it will work-use 1 guage battery cable...
• Re: '83 wasserboxer wiring harness melted!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:24:01 -0600
  ...They tie to plus battery through the fuel injection relay. I developed a short in the heater to my O2 sensor last year while...
• cd changer installation
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:40:47 -0600
  ...this is near the area where the spare battery would go. Look carefully.....there is your secret stash or your new found place where...
• Re: *&^%@ gas gauge!!!
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 06 Oct 94 09:11:51 CDT
  ...if you disconnect the battery, you'll have to re-calibrate the whole mess. :( but!! you can get it to display its conversion factors...
• Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 22 May 2011 17:19:47 -0200
  ...New blower,heater core,new cables,and hoses. I also had the same issue. You will need to put the key in the ignition...
• Re: Fwd: Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:39:08 -0400
  ...The oxygen sensor is a special case -- it's really a battery that operates when it's very hot, and suppplies roughly .1-.9V...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:43:52 -0600
  ...Disconnected the auxiliary battery and auxiliary battery > relay. No change. > > > 4. Checked the wiring harness in the engine compartment that > contains the leads to...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:13:25 -1000
  ...inflator. > 1 Pair jumper cables. > 4 Spare Spark plugs. > 1 Spare Distributor Cap. > 1 Spare set of ignition cables. > 2 Spare CVs with boots...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:55:55 -0500
  ...out. > > > > Slow turning starters are usually a sign of a bad battery, cables, or the > > starter itself. For an upgrade ask for 87 and...
• Re: Need A Checklist...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 08:44:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...Spare clutch cable Spare accelerator cable Spare fan belt Spark plugs, points, condensor, rotor, cap, coil, head cover gaskets. Spare nuts and bolts for...
• Re: Mystery starting issue 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 24 Dec 2023 11:21:44 -0700
  ...with bad batteries, cables. >> >> With the scan gauge you should be able to confirm all the sensors and also battery voltage to the ECU...
• Re: common power loss prob-need answer
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 06:13:47 -0600
  Hi Jay, The fuel injector cable o2 sensor wire going to the ecu from the o2 sensor connector is a coax wire. When it...
• Re: Fire Prevention Week (Was: Always Look Under A Bus!)
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:03:42 -0700
  ...power switch...Kinda like those marine battery switches you > see, > but these, too worked with a remote cable pull reachable both by the driver...
• Re: Wont start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:56:04 -0800
  ...The three basic areas for hard cranking are: - not enough supply current (battery, cables, connections including grounds, starter solenoid contacts, starter internally shorted so...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 21:29:32 -0600
  ...anything other than the Cables & SecuringBolts ~ > > Access is QuiteGood from DownUnder, Preferably with the BackEnd Up On Ramps ~ > > Battery Should, OfCourse, be disconnected 1st...
• Re: CB Antennas and stuff
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 09 May 95 08:26:39 CDT
  ...this position also made it easier to hook up to the battery directly (be sure to use a fuse!) ... which cuts down on the...
• Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:29:58 -0500
  ...and then the remark about the battery and oil LEDs made it even odder, because why would anyone consider those to be "extra"? mcneely...
• FS: 1969 VW Microbus with Sunroof!
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 22:29:02 -0700
  ...I even have a replacement cable set & clips for it - if it should ever break. All the glass is in good shape. The windshield...
• Re: it just stops! What do I do? - was Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 18:26:05 -0700
  ...You must have enough sense to know that you need to remove the negative cable on the battery and that you need to clamp...
• Re: Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:49:26 -0400
  ...pump, replace with new fuel pump, new cables, spark plugs, new distributor cap with rotor, new battery. Any help is greatly appreciated? -- With warm...
• Re: Inverter Questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:27:15 -0600
  ...The unit is fused to carry 60 amps... > > the breaker box and run some fresh cables to the auxiliary battery. Maybe >> a 40 amp...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 24 May 2020 11:02:48 -0700
  ...used plumbers putty around a > >> hole where the ground cable from the house battery passes through the > floor, and sealed around the lines from...
• 1982 diesel Vanagon FS in northern Virginia - $2K
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 16:42:19 -0400
  ...New Ford diesel truck battery w/100 cca, 2 gauge cables and new starter New glow plugs and fuel injectors New fuel lines Other...
• Propex Installation, Day Three
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 21:21:25 +0000
  ...don't reinstall the cable clamps or partitions yet, until the leak testing is done. At this point, I had to deal with putting...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 08:58:32 -0800
  ...inflator. > 1 Pair jumper cables. > 4 Spare Spark plugs. > 1 Spare Distributor Cap. > 1 Spare set of ignition cables. > 2 Spare CVs with boots...
• Re: Help, GL wont start!
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 20:15:54 -0800
  ...I > continued to crank on it till the battery went flat. > Thinking I ran the fuel tank dry and my gas gauge was lying...
• Re: [Re: Re-occuring problem]
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 22:00:31 -0700
  ...The red wire runs from the relay to the battery cable connection > > >on the starter solenoid. The black wire runs from the relay to...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Sun, 24 May 2020 13:13:38 -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...
• FS: '88 Wolfsburg (Reluctantly...)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:44:13 -0600
  ...New accelerator cable 10/00. New tstat 2/01. New alternator and battery 12/99. New belts 12/99. The engine seems tight and...
• RE: Stranded in L.A. - 81 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:14:40 -0700
  ...I hooked up a jumper >cable from the positive terminal of the battery to the fuel pump, >and ran the pump (with gas in...
• Re: Propex installation: lazy man's armchair plan
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 03 Dec 1996 13:20:00 -0500
  ...Ironically, most of the removal of partitions, the fridge, etc is for snaking the power lines (from the aux battery) and controller cable (from...
• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:43:32 -0700
  ...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: Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:45:18 -0400
  ...housing and >> transmission ground cable to the body chassis and body chassis to the neg >> post on the battery. >> >> Each and every one of...
• Re: Inverter/Aux Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 19:42:50 -0700
  Great organizing suggestions Loren, I already mark all my cables using the tape gambit. The plastic bag idea will appeal to my girlfriend - I...
• Re: Wiring for inner headlights
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:34:44 -0500
  ...the battery and fuse box are, there is the brake line >grommet down by the driver's feet, and the speedometer cable grommet, >up...
• Re: 87 Help AGAIN
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 09:31:00 -0800
  ...Battery cables- check BOTH ends 3: Idle-stabalizer- try disconnecting it and running without? 4: Ignition wire from key-switch to coil All should...