Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 2020 23:11:51 +0000
Reply-To:     Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Compromised electrical connections,
              mostly due to time and corrosion
Comments: To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <565D37E8-24D5-42D4-98C8-A7CE46023374@comcast.net>
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 I would humbly suggest that the main issues with electrical wiring, whether at your house or your campsite or your Vanagon....is NOT in those copper wires connecting A & B.  The issue is:  the connection points, NOT or extremely very rarely in the wires themselves.  Those connection points are so easy to get compromised over the years.  Shoot, a little cleanup via sandpaper or steel wool, a little grease to encourage flow of electrons, hey you guys know what I am talking about.  Other uses:   those cheap 99 cent Harbor Freight flashlights, oh man they work so well and so long IF you give a little Vaseline to all the electrical contact surfaces.   Just the way it goes:  clean contacts = clean flow of electrons.  Corroded contacts = crummy flow of electrons.  Simple as that.  So, before replacing all of your copper wiring in your Vanagon....hey...just clean and protect the connection points.   Yes, all the batteries in and around your house; do the same preventative maintenance, and it will be better.

Rich
San Diego

    On Thursday, April 9, 2020, 3:49:12 PM PDT, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:  
 
 Wow! 

This is a learning experience for me. 

This involves more wire updates then I first expected. 

Eric Caron 
Also with a 85 a really nice vanagon year!

Eric 


> On Apr 9, 2020, at 4:56 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
> 
> I have a new cable too waiting for install. Why do I think I need to drop the tank as well??
> 
> Jeff
> 85 westfalia 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 9, 2020, at 3:55 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Yup
>> 
>> On my old 82 westy I ran a new cable.
>> 
>> And I have a good thick cable ready to go for the syncro . Why don’t I install it? 
>> 
>> Because I keep thinking the engine is coming out soon and I can get to the starter easily and do a good job.
>> 
>> Paralyzed by the notion of perfect over good :-)
>> 
>> Alistair 
>> 
>>> On Apr 9, 2020, at 1:50 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> Alternator 14.39
>>>>> Battery 13.91  
>>> 
>>> That's more drop than you want to see in the cable.
>>> 
>>> Yrs, 
>>> d