Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 17:57:21 -0400
Reply-To: Stephen Eubank <sgeubank@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: Stephen Eubank <sgeubank@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: First of many questions
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Thanks for pointing that out. This link should point to a Facebook post with the pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/stephen.eubank/posts/10212711068985369 <https://www.facebook.com/stephen.eubank/posts/10212711068985369>
> On Sep 17, 2017, at 5:36 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
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> The gerry.vanagon.com list strips attachments. If you have pictures to share, put them on the ‘net somewhere and share the link.
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> Be aware that the European standard is 240 volts service, the USA is 120 volts. Using the shore power will not be as simple as changing a plug. You will need to change whatever accessories that are connected to that circuit to 120 vac THEN change the plug. (Typically the only thing connected to the shore power circuit is the refrigerator, but I’m not familiar with Jokers. There may be other stuff.)
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> Regards,
>
> Jim
>
>> On Sep 17, 2017, at 1:24 PM, Stephen Eubank <sgeubank@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I’m new on the list, with an ’84 Westfalia Joker waterboxer sold in Germany and later brought to the US. I’ve owned it for a while now, but am just now finding room in my life to treat it right. It’s the only VW I’ve owned, and I’ve never camped in a site with hook-ups, so I’m a newbie on both the VW and Westfalia aspects, but I’m OK with basic maintenance of pre-computerized cars and I’m on good terms with the local “shade tree” VW mechanics. Hard to tell where to start, so I’m picking small, random annoyances first. Problem is, lots of solutions I find on the web don’t seem to apply to this model. Some of it might be after-market modifications (think I’m the 4th owner), but I can’t tell.
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>> For example, attached photos show the electric power inlet. Note
>> * it’s not the same shape as other inlets,
>> * the plug is on a pivot, and
>> * it looks like some European standard.
>> I thought I could just replace the plug with an American one, but it won’t attach to the pivot, and I don’t see what I would attach it to if I took the whole pivot off. Is this OEM? Looks like a place for a hinge on the top - did it originally have a cover? Should I just try to find an adapter that will fit inside the blue cylinder or is there some replacement plug I just haven’t seen yet? Is there a replacement for the whole inlet shaped like this?
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>> OK, so it’s 4 questions instead of 1, but any and all answers would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Stephen
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