Westfalia what is it...

mightyart · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:40 am Post subject: Westfalia what is it...

I've been doing some cleaning and came accross my box of odds and ends and saw this.
After the oil extension thread, I thought this might be another part people might have and not know what it was for:

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I'm talking about the brown coated wire not the dish drainer.
People have in the past confused the dish drainer for a griddle, it's not, don't cook pancakes on it.
I know what the brown wire is for now, but I didn't when I found it in the cabinet and almost tossed it.
It goes on the fridge shelf and its for holding larger bottles in.

Now it's time to clean the nasty fridge for camping this year.

Dogpilot · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:48 am Post subject:

Art,

You should have posted the stove burner key and held a contest. That one was in one of my drawers and took a bit to figure out.
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danfromsyr · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:23 am Post subject:

DogPilot, INDEED... I have mine attached to the H2o lock key so I don' tloose either.. otherwise the little lady could toss it while cleaning out the drawer.

If I recall correctly there was a T-shirt in the classifieds with the A-Z done in VW part caricitures.. the Westy Stove key was the "T"
I wanted that shirt just for the "T" stumper.

hiram6 · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:40 am Post subject:

See, I got none of this stuff.

Huge disadvantage to getting a camper that has been through various and sundry owners. No owners manual, no stove key, no water key, no wire thingee on the fridge door. No telling what I else I'm supposed to have.

That's okay, I'm making this thing mine. From the unique bike attachment system on the back to the Zetec powerplant planned soon, it will be a one-of-a-kind.

Still need a water key, though. Wink

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sc-surfer · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:45 am Post subject:

Stove Key????

I figured out the need for a water key and bought one but a stove key??? What is it? What does it do?
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hiram6 · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:56 am Post subject:

madspaniard · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:07 am Post subject:

Vanagon Nut · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:12 am Post subject:

hiram6 · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:14 am Post subject:

Found it!!! No, I didn't find mine, but I did find a picture. Cool

It was in this thread:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3...=stove+key
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1985 Westy, 1.9L automatic (Daisy)
1996 Mazda Miata
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited

You can't lie around on the beach and drink rum all day.................unless you start first thing in the morning.

madspaniard · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:16 am Post subject:

I think GoWesty sells the water key

hiram6 · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:23 am Post subject:

I'll probably just go ahead and order the entire water door/lock/key assembly. I know I could just get the key, either from a vendor or from a locksmith, but my door flap is busted off as well, so I might as well go crazy and fix it completely.
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1985 Westy, 1.9L automatic (Daisy)
1996 Mazda Miata
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited

You can't lie around on the beach and drink rum all day.................unless you start first thing in the morning.

MootPoint · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:40 am Post subject:

This has the makin's of a new sticky, Art, perhaps renamed "Just what IS this part?"
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Vanagon Nut · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:48 am Post subject:

morymob · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject:

Y'all quit tellin me bout this stuff i dont have an i never will miss it!

Corn1849 · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:23 pm Post subject:

Unfreaking beleivable.... I just tossed mine,(a month ago) as I had NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS.
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RCB · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject:

I got a hunch the stove keys will be selling for a lot higher price now that its been revealed that most of us dont have one.
I saw a few brown stove knobs going for $50.00 each. Mad

j_dirge · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:25 pm Post subject:

sc-surfer · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject:

[quote="j_dirge"]

MrPolak · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject:

I would say the brown wire is there to keep drain pan from rattling like crazy when going over bumps. I keep some closed cell foam in mine for the same effect.

madspaniard · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject:

victory! I had a feeling I had seen the stove key somewhere. I ran back home from work and found it in the globe box. Mine is not even painted. Cool


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