Official lazy person's stupid question thread

[Wildthings]

[bobbyblack]

Ok, counted. There are three between 0 and 1, and then 4 between all the others on mine. That is just obtuse!
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[andy52]

question, the preinstalation por a second battery in a vanagon, is it parallel or series with the 1st battery?

[bobbyblack]

[Wildthings]

[andy52]

[bobbyblack]

[andy52]

[bobbyblack]

Oh, whew!

So, if you have a fridge/stove, the little switch will light up the LEDs on the front panel below the stove. There's water level, and electric level indicators (and a little glowy green one for the fridge). If you want to, you can get a volts meter for either of your batteries. I'd recommend getting a portable Volts/Ohms meter, and reading up on how to use one. Pretty inexpensive, and after you get to know how to use it, you'll grab it a lot.

There is a relay that cuts power from the start battery off when the key is off. It is usually in the driver side battery compartment next to the house battery. Like 2" cube thing with some wires.
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[bobbyblack]

How come I can't get my kitchen table leg to slide up/out?
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[bobbyblack]

Huh... Guess it was just "pull on it, .. harder" .. Got it out. Now to decide on which mod, inside EMT slide post, or outside PVC retainer. How about Both!!!!
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[jimf909]

When the temps drop below 30 - 25 degrees F my doors start sticking to the gaskets and are difficult to open. The slider requires that I get inside to push it open. There's no water freezing between the door and the gasket. I go into the van everyday and this happens consistently.

Is there a recommended lube or treatment to keep the doors from sticking to the gaskets?
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[dhaavers]

x2

Humidity happens, even below freezing. Wild things nailed it, it's an annual project around here...

- Dave
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[jimf909]

[10degnorth]

I'm installing a 2.1l WBXer from a manual van into my van with an auto trans. I noticed when I pulled off my flex plate from the auto engine that it seemed to be part of the rear main seal. Will I be fine swapping the flywheel for the flex plate on the manual engine without replacing the rear main? The engine that is going in has had it done recently, but I'm not sure if pulling the flywheel and replacing it with the flex plate would harm it for some reason.

Thanks!
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Microsquirt Conversion Guide (Work now Discontinued): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1laXykNPbRYS8MT...2imqd2pnx7

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[Jim Bear]

Fuel tank question--The Bentley says 15.9gal and 2.5gal reserve. That means that the 2.5 is what is left when the needle hist the red, correct? Crazy that I have been driving VW's for 30 years and am just getting around to thinking about this. Probably because I just ran the Vanagon out of gas like a dumbass.
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