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• Re: Need advice: Dad must part w/ his '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:32:36 -0700
  ...106,000 miles. > New battery, throttle cable, starter." > > My note: this is a camper but not the one with the camper hookups and stove...
• Re: Help. traveling with problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:38:23 -0400
  ...The green wire is a coaxial cable with the outer shield being grounded. Pull the insulation back. With a good meter handy you want...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:39:13 -0700
  ...You have the whole underside of the van for the engine and battery storage... David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca http://www.fastforward.ca...
• Re: rear heater location (was Battery placement alternatives)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 09:33:24 -0500
  ...For most folks, that is because the cable that opens and closes the heater valve is jammed in the sheath or crimped where it...
• Re: relay starter solenoid fix=brake warning light!?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 May 2003 00:34:34 -0400
  ...tips in > the archives) and 10 gauge cables were used for both hot leads and the ground. A 30 amp > automotive fuse was used...
• Replaced final drive to AT seals in the 90MV (fingers crossed anyway)
  Historical mailing list - retro van
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:32:28 -0700
  ...Also neglected to order the rubber accordian boot over the throttle cable, original was rotten. - found that the 15MM coppery looking nut holding the...
• Re: '84 1.9L engine -- no start on cold mornings -- starts fine late morning
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 07:33:15 -0500
  ... I can hear fuel pump turn on. > > > >  Not a > > > > battery issue as interior lights are bright.  > > > > Neutral-start > > > > switch on automatic...
• Re: HELP! van broke on I80 trAveling East (update)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 21:06:29 -0700
  ...Frequently it's connections, battery cables etc. Resistance builds up etc. and ..vanagon ignition switches are underbuilt, and you should always carry a spare...
• Re: Engine swap time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:17:23 -0700
  ...Personally I have to address the related areas to the engine swap out job - that could mean cleaning corroded battery cables even...... everything that...
• Opie goes to work
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 15:37:47 -0500
  ...Long story, but I won! Clutch looked ok, so I installed the cleaned up product, hooked up the new battery and tried it. It...
• Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:10:46 -0500
  ...many > >> people have bypassed them with a longer speedo cable anyways since its just > >> a mileage counter, and the box is just an extra...
• Re: Antifreeze Sauna
  Historical mailing list - Dominick DeGaetano
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 06:41:46 -0800
  ...Only to have the > mechanic come out two hours > later confessing that they could not find the > battery (step one remove > ground cable from...
• Vanagon update paying to undo other's work
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Jun 2023 17:27:48 -0400
  ...We removed yards of wire that were part of a charging and aux battery set up. And also extra wires to starter. Simplified the...
• Re: Fridge Fan wiring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 08:54:23 -0600
  ...If the fan is left on, it would take six months to run your battery down so safety lights and extra monitoring devices are...
• Re: Power mirror and lock maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:10:47 -0700
  ...As a word of caution, the above descriptions did not include disconnecting the battery cable. It's always a good idea to do that...
• Re: Fwd: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 07:59:17 -0500
  ...goes on the same > stud as the big battery cable. This smaller red wire carries battery power > to the engine compartment for the fuel...
• Re: Vanagon Snydrome?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Fri, 4 Aug 2017 11:33:32 -0400
  ...I ran a direct ground wire- heavyish gauge from the negative battery cable to the starter- this additional ground IMMEDIATELY improved the situation- that...
• unused old VWs (was 4SALE,91 VW WESTFALIA)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Meier
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 22:54:58 +0100
  ...A week later a ground connector failed, no real problem (the battery was already new). Next month the main brake cylinder gave up, so...
• Back on the Road, good Mechanic, Ohio
  Historical mailing list - James Sperl
  Sat, 16 Sep 2000 22:42:05 -0600
  ...starter cable up against the frame so hard that it rubbed through the rubber cover on my 10 miles home, wrecked my battery, caused...
• Re: ## IMPORTANT!!! (was: Re: insane a/c project)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 07:48:52 -0400
  ...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: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 18:15:13 -0600
  ...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: RE : (another) Van Dies, Refuses to start in extreme hot weather.. (very long)
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:53:07 -0700
  ...for some >> reason the freaking cables have to be just right. >> >> we will see if that stops it dying. >> >> (*actually, most of the time...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:11:14 -0500
  ...Better fuse box, larger battery cable, etc. 85 and earlier with 4 speed do offer better fuel economy, especially without power steering or AC...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 17:11:51 -1000
  ...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: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 16:38:55 -0400
  ...Just be careful when you split the boards - the ribbon cable that connects the two boards was flaky in mine (one track broken), so...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:37:32 -0400
  ...You have the whole underside of the van for the engine and > battery storage... > > David Marshall > > http://www.hasenwerk.ca > http://www.fastforward.ca...
• Re: Head light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 18 Jun 2022 16:37:43 -0400
  ...While many Vanagons are equipped with a 90 A/H alternator the wiring from the alternator to the battery cable and from the battery...
• Re: rubber surrounding the pop top
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 21:40:16 EDT
  ...I ran short and was using everything from vice grips to battery cable clips. The cement dries quickly so act fast and diligently. You...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:18:06 -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: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:20:43 -0300
  ...anything other than the Cables & SecuringBolts ~ >> >> Access is QuiteGood from DownUnder, Preferably with the BackEnd Up On Ramps ~ >> >> Battery Should, OfCourse, be disconnected 1st...
• FS- Subaru Powered Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:07:14 -0700
  ...stock location) new Die Hard battery (3 months old) New Alternator/ lifetime warrantee at Napa new throttle cable Suspension / Drivetrain: five speed manual (including...
• Euro-Elec: FIX 87 Volkswagen vanagon, temperture gauge
  Historical mailing list - "Jon Higgins (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 7 May 1999 19:59:54 -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: Fwd: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 7 May 2014 20:07:16 -0700
  ...goes on the same >> stud as the big battery cable. This smaller red wire carries battery power >> to the engine compartment for the fuel...
• BOTBR
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 01:07:29 EDT
  ...I then cleaned the battery connections up and she fired to life. By this time it was real late so I pulled into a...
• My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:21:43 -0500
  ...Added two USB w/voltage plugs (1 on Aux Battery, 1 on main) . Added new remote thermometer . New LED Light Bulbs in H4 Headlights...
• Re: Fire Prevention Week (Was: Always Look Under A Bus!)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:44:03 -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: Stuck in 4th - Final Answer + more questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:55:56 -0800
  ...As for doing it yourself, it is not that difficult Remove battery cable from pos term Remove alternator wiring Remove fuel line and plug...
• Re: Did I buy the Right Vehicle? Am I hearing all the bad.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 24 May 2005 11:09:09 -0400
  ...into a town by connecting the camper battery and main battery directly together with jumper cables, and shutting down all non-essential systems (heater...
• bus is painted, found a motor and failed the MOT
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 17:23:28 +0200
  ...In the end they found that the battery hold down belt was not secured (i.e. it was open) and the hand brake cable...
• Re: Help -Stranded & need advice...
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 21:27:25 -0400
  ...So it won't be > towed in the morning. > > I did check fuses and battery cables. All looked well. I have no idea > how...
• Internet access using a cell phone
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:18:19 -0400
  ...National airtime is $39 a month for 400 weekday minutes and unlimited weekends.) 3) A USB data cable for the phone. (About $15 on...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 02:29:43 +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: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:52:56 -0400
  ...Exhaust getting louder (And drill bit broken off in head) Headgaskets fail catastrophically Oil Pressure Light Hot Foot problems Accelerator cable break Coolant lines...
• Carver P4 furnace installation report (long)
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 16:32:56 EST
  ...There, it taps into the cabin light's power and ground, which I have tied into my auxilliary battery. Without the rewiring I did...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 10:23:34 -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: some notes from counterman mag
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 09:03:07 -0500
  ...In the same obsolesce return each division had their own; Clutches, Gears, Transmissions, Water Pumps, Fuel Pumps, Battery Cables, Carb Kits etc. I wasn...
• Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:15:58 -0500
  ...Be sure you have no corrosion that has gone up inside of your battery cables. This happens, and as the corrosion increases, the the...
• Re: FS- Subaru Powered Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:20:29 -0400
  ...stock location) > new Die Hard battery (3 months old) > New Alternator/ lifetime warrantee at Napa > new throttle cable > > Suspension / Drivetrain: > > five speed manual (including...
• Re: Wish List
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 31 Dec 2017 10:55:54 -0400
  ...Wish List > > Hi everyone, > > I have the Sirius plug in module and it’s a pain in the butt :) Too many cables. Power, sound...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem (Long)
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 15:08:11 -0400
  ...While it's true the battery state of charge, the cables and grounds should also be checked, these would have more of an effect...
• Re: Yucatan trip report (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:28:42 -0800
  ...Kinda fried the battery doing that ........but no big deal. when what really really matters is being able to keep the rig moving .......... there...
• Re: Stuck in 4th - Final Answer + more questions-removing transmission!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:29:43 -0500
  ...As for doing it yourself, it is not that difficult Remove battery cable from pos term Remove alternator wiring Remove fuel line and plug...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday -More Items
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:30:58 -0600
  ...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: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:01:33 -0700
  ...well I tried everything I could think of, including > using jumper cables to add extra grounding to the motor near the alternator > and near...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:23:58 -0700
  ...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: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:05:22 -0700
  ...VW also made the main battery cable considerable bigger in 86's and later vanagons. Never hurts to check all the grounds .. they corrode...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:15:58 -0700
  ...Maybe I need to do it again with a fresh fat battery cable in there. You think this is the primary ground I should...
• Re: no fuse for fuel pump? Adding fuses.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Mar 2023 18:46:06 -0500
  ...It was powered by a cable he had run from the > battery forward. He had added a good bit of electrical stuff to the...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Re: HELP WATER IN MY TANK!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 10:39:31 -0400
  ...Hook up the best jumper cables you can find to the van, and to a car with an excellent battery and alternator. Have a...
• Engine build and other things, part 3
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Apr 1995 18:52:35 -0700
  ...Put battery on charge. Test alternator again. Still can't get voltage, call the alternator shop, they say it needs the battery. Well, that...