Date:         Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:00:48 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Syndrome Fix: 10 Volt Capacitor OK?
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Oops. Meant to post to all. And....

I wrote:

> ......  it might be best to melt off a little wire casing to get access
to the OEM wires.

with a soldering iron.

Neil.


On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:59 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks.
>
> Ha. Mountain pass soldering!
>
> Just got it done. For any other peeps in the lower mainland, I sourced 25V
> 22uf Tantalum caps here:
>
> http://www.leeselectronic.com/
>
> I would suggest to the next person that if they choose to piggy back the
> cap to the OEM leads, it might be best to melt off a little wire casing to
> get access to the OEM wires. A wire stripper to do same is a bad idea IMO.
> (don't ask)
>
>    ;^)
>
>
> Neil.
>
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:22 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 5:52 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > This is a preemptive strike with possible benefit of smoothing out idle.
>>
>>
>> No fair doing this preemptively Neil, I soldered mine in at the top of
>> a mountain pass in Montana during a snowstorm.
>>
>> I don't expect you'll see any result at idle, but it is worth avoiding
>> the annoyance of vanagon syndrome (especially climbing grades in the
>> mountains).
>>
>>
>> Angus
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>
> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
>
> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>
>
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>
>


--
Neil n

65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp

'88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.

'81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:

http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines