Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:40:25 -0500
Reply-To: puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
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From: puzerewski <puzerewski@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Subject: Re: [T2] Jump Starts and Turn Signals
If it is 180 out, it will not cancel, for the piece on the back of the
steering wheel is in the wrong place! BTDT
Adam Puzerewski
81 westy
74 beetle
86 cabrio
Vanagon Partsmobiles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl" <aufever@prodigy.net>
To: "puzerewski" <puzerewski@email.msn.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [T2] Jump Starts and Turn Signals
> Upside down??? Do you mean 180 degrees out? Or really upside down?
> If it was 180 out, it would still cancel. Halfway thru the turn......
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "puzerewski" <puzerewski@email.msn.com>
> To: "Karl" <aufever@prodigy.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 2:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [T2] Jump Starts and Turn Signals
>
>
> > Or, the steering wheel is installed upside down.
> >
> > Adam Puzerewski
> > 81 westy
> > 74 beetle
> > 86 cabrio
> > Vanagon Partsmobiles
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Karl" <aufever@prodigy.net>
> > To: "Kevin Nellis" <ying-yang@operamail.com>
> > Cc: "Bus list" <type2@type2.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 12:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [T2] Jump Starts and Turn Signals
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > This two unrelated questions, but here goes.
> > > >
> > > > First, this morining after my daughter's check up there was a lady
> whose
> > > car
> > > > wouldn't start. She asked me if I had any jumper cables. Since my
> bus
> > is
> > > FI,
> > > > I was paranoid about jumpstarting anyone since I know all the
warnings
> > > about
> > > > frying "the brain". After I had her try to start it again, and
there
> > was
> > > no
> > > > reaction in the engine at all, I told her I didn't think it was the
> > > battery
> > > > since there was no sound like the engine trying to turn at all. So,
I
> > > took
> > > > her and the kids to their house where she was going to call her
> husband.
> > > The
> > > > question is: Can my FI bus just not receive jumpstarts, or I am not
to
> > > give
> > > > them either?
> > >
> > > I have no problems jumping cars with my 77 FI Westy.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Second question which arose as I was driving to lunch with a
> co-worker.
> > > My
> > > > turn signals don't turn off after completing a turn. I had never
> given
> > it
> > > any
> > > > thought since I have always had to turn them off since I've owned
the
> > bus.
> > > My
> > > > co-worker thought it was odd though. Are they supposed to turn off
on
> > > their
> > > > own?
> > >
> > > Yes they cancel. 2 things can be wrong: 1)The hub which holds the turn
> > > signal/wiper switch has slid down or 2) the cancelling spring has
fallen
> > > off.
> > > For the 1st one: Look between the steering wheel and the black section
> > below
> > > it. On the right side you will see the cancel leg. How much of a gap
is
> > > there? Barely any or over 1/4"?
> > > For the 2nd one: Get a 24mm socket. Remove the black horn button with
a
> > > little screwdriver. The silver ring STAYS on the wheel. Pop the button
> out
> > > of the silver ring! Disconnect the horn wire. Remove the nut. You will
> see
> > a
> > > mark on the shaft and the wheel hub, indexing the position. Remove the
> > > wheel, it lifts off with a little wiggle. On the right side you should
> see
> > a
> > > squiggly spring between 2 white plastic hooks. Is it there? Or is the
> > bottom
> > > hook broken off and the spring gone?
> > > If it is still there, #1 is your problem. To correct this, look for
the
> > hole
> > > in the left side of the black plastic hub. Inside the hole is what's
> left
> > of
> > > a shear bolt. The head of this bolt is gone. It is designed this way.
> The
> > > head shears off when you tighten it. You need to remove it and replace
> it
> > > with a Allen head bolt. To remove it: Get a narrow chisel, narrow
enough
> > to
> > > fit in the hole. Get a big hammer.Hit the chisel enough to cut a
groove
> in
> > > the shear head for a big screw driver to fit in and turn the screw.
Then
> > > remove it and replace it with a 8 x 1.25 x 30mm Allen bolt. Before you
> > > tighten the bolt, put the steering wheel back on and slid the hub up
to
> > the
> > > wheel as far as you can. When you put the wheel back on with the index
> > mark
> > > matching, the wheels should be pointing straight ahead and the
> cancelling
> > > lug should be on the right side.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > The bus is '76 Westy if that makes a difference to any of this.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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