Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:56:46 -0600
Reply-To: Paul Connelly <vanagonhummingbird@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Paul Connelly <vanagonhummingbird@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
In-Reply-To: <BAY120-W36E91466A2DC145CD905D3D28F0@phx.gbl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
So the hose from the intake manifold that the booster pump is teed in to is
a brake vacuum line then? Any idea what the other line does or goes?
Paul.
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Richard Golen <rgolen@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> The vacuum hose would probably go up in to the cab and connect with a
> vacuum switch on the brake and clutch pedals. Assuming you aren't going to
> rebuild the cruise system, I'd remove all of the stuff in the engine
> compartment.
>
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:28:16 -0600
> > From: vanagonhummingbird@GMAIL.COM
> > Subject: Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > Thanks Bob/Richard,
> >
> > That would make sense - there are other traces of cruise having been
> there
> > at some time. So where would the pipe that runs forward between the
> gearbox
> > and gas tank go? and what is that line that is providing the vacuum?
> > Presumably I can remove the T and replace it with a straight through
> > connector on that line, but the other one I can't see or even feel where
> it
> > goes..
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:07 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Wondering if this is part of an aftermarket cruise control. In about
> '91,
> > > maybe '93 there was a recall on cruise controls and some variety of
> > > aftermarket-type CC's were installed by dealers.
> > >
> > > Bob Stevens
> > > '87 Syncro Westy
> > >
> > > > I've posted some pics of the thing to a spare page on my website
> here:
> > > The
> > > > Thing - http://tinyurl.com/6dlp4d
> > > >
> > > > It also had a wire connected to the feed to the coil.
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live
> Messenger. Get
> > > started.<
> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008
> >
> > >
>
> ------------------------------
> Making the world a better place one message at a time. Check out the i'm
> Talkathon.<http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace>
>
|