VANAGON archives -- March 2022, week 2 (#19)

Date:         Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:02:00 -0500
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From:         Robert MacDowell <yakandhike@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Mar 2022 to 10 Mar 2022 (#2022-18)
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I got the vanagon renewal message with no way to answer it. Here's what I
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> Date:     Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:01 -0500
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> Subject:  vanagon Digest - 9 Mar 2022 to 10 Mar 2022 (#2022-18)
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> There are 4 messages totalling 163 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
>   1. Blower motor balance
>   2. Battery light on in park or neutral (2)
>   3. Start of a trailing arm rebuild
> Date:    Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:58:48 -0500
> From:    Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Blower motor balance
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> Hello everybody,
>
> Do new front blow motors have to be balanced or do they come balanced? I
> put a new one in and it melted my fuse when I was running it on high a
> couple of summers ago, so I only run it on medium now and it=E2=80=99s
> been=
>  fine. I
> know that circuit is a bit weak, I=E2=80=99ve heard people running their
> wi=
> pers on
> high and the fan melting the fuse. I gotta pull the dash again to mess
> around in there so was just curious if I needed to balance the fan while I
> have the dash out. Will that help prevent the fuse from melting
> periodically on high?. I also heard of using a relay on the circuit. Wonder
> what your guys opinion on that is? Last I was thinking of replacing the
> resistor with a keep resistor. Read up on it on thesamba. What do you guys
> think of that mod? Thanks guys tom
> Date:    Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:45:38 -0700
> From:    OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
> Subject: Re: Battery light on in park or neutral
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>         So I have a similar but different issue happening in My 90Westy =
> ~ Due to a recent
>
> car theft from My driveway I decided to create some extra security on My =
> Westy,, Pondered
>
> a bunch on how to make it convenient to Me but invisible to a thief & =
> also not terribly diff=E2=80=99 or
>
> expensive to accomplish ~ Decided to use what quite often becomes a =
> problem for those of
>
> Us who own, love & drive these VanaBeasts > The 50Circuit ~ This can be =
> done easily just
>
> by inserting a Switch in that wire wherever 1 chooses as convenient but =
> hidden ~ My Westy
>
> is equipped with a JBrown HotStart Relay which is located in the Eng Bay =
> so I decided that I
>
> would put a Wireless Remote Switch on the Ground Wire of that Relay so =
> that with that Switch
>
> Open the Relay would not activate with Key To Start or even if someone =
> attempted HotWiring ~
>
> It works Great,, But, If I choose to Open that Ground via Remote Switch =
> after Starting so as to
>
> disengage that circuitry while I'm Driving, the Brake Warning Light =
> comes on &,& once the Eng
>
> (EJ25) is warmed up I get Pulsating RPM @ Idle,, Close the Relay Ground =
> as it would be during=20
>
> StarUp & Brake Warn Light goes off & Idle is Smooth ~ Dontchya just love =
> a good puzzle ~
>
>         I will admit that I do have some other Odd Lighting things =
> happening on this Van that are
>
> probably being caused by a combo of LED Lights & Grounds ~=20
>
>
>
> > On 9 Mar , 2022, at 3:44 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> =
> wrote:
> >=20
> > Yes, it is. The van is a 1991 Carat.
> >=20
> > On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 12:36 PM Mark Drillock <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
> >=20
> >> Has this van always been an automatic tranny van?
> >>=20
> >> What is the year and model?
> >>=20
> >> Mark
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>>>>=20
> >>>>>>> Just finished the Subaru conversion. Now the battery light comes =
> on
> >>>>> when
> >>>>>>> shift lever is put in park or neutral. It's off in any drive =
> gears.
> >>>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>> Any idea about why this is happening?
> >>>>>>>=20
> >>>>>>> Thanks
> >>>>>>=20
> >>=20
> Date:    Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:05:23 -0700
> From:    OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
> Subject: Re: Battery light on in park or neutral
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>         Have You VOMed the Alt or Batt to see if You may actually be
> getting
>
> a Significant Volt Drop in Park & Neut which might indicate that that
> circuit
>
> might have a Leak to Ground ~
>
>
>
> > On 9 Mar , 2022, at 3:44 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, it is. The van is a 1991 Carat.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 12:36 PM Mark Drillock <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Has this van always been an automatic tranny van?
> >>
> >> What is the year and model?
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Just finished the Subaru conversion. Now the battery light comes on
> >>>>> when
> >>>>>>> shift lever is put in park or neutral. It's off in any drive gears.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Any idea about why this is happening?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thanks
> >>>>>>
> >>
> Date:    Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:43:02 -0800
> From:    Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
> Subject: Start of a trailing arm rebuild
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> Old, well from a 90 Syncro, trailing arms that I=E2=80=99m refurbishing. I
> g=
> ot them back from the sandblaster today and did some work. Lots more to do.
> https://shufti.blog/2022/03/10/vanagon-start-of-trailing-arm-rebuild/
>
> Alistair=20
>

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