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ZsZ
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86 Vanagon, disassembled by another and put into coffee cans and boxes....... Now mine.
What is this????
Basically a square rubber cube with some ribbing and cuts from sheetmetal......
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Yes, it has a part number but makes it too easy!
Dave |
sliding door upper bumpstop?
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djkeev
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Those look like pieces from the "doghouse" cooler tin from a Beetle |
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Forthwithtx
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What are these? They came with my parts van and I have no idea what they are.
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bstein
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During some routine maintenance and cleaning out of the van, I found this thing buried under the bench seat. Is this an accessory part to anything? TIA!
Brian
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jimf909 
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Interestingly, John Deere tractors used this plug as well. It was a good replacement for BMW motorcycle owners who didn't want to pay BMW prices for the plug (you know, they say the only cheap thing on a BMW is the rider  ).
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ZsZ
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DIN (German Industrial Standard) power socket. You can buy various adaptors to connect the more common cig. lighter accessories.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Din+socket+adaptor...mp;bih=937
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Jake de Villiers
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Campton Slow
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| xflyer wrote: |
That is a 12V power socket. Some call it a "power point". Works with most anything 12VDC. Earlier Bay window vans were sometimes supplied with a 'compact' spare tire and an air compressor to inflate it. Those should have been replaced long ago (the spare tire) as there was a recall due to the tire failing after being inflated and driven on. They sometimes blew out during inflation.
Some Vanagons came with a 12V cooler. It would plug in that socket.
BTW you need the correct plug. |
Aha! THANK YOU.
That was driving my crazy. Now that you've given me that info, I was able to find this (for anyone else wondering).
Now I need to find some original accessories!
Thanks again!
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xflyer
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That is a 12V power socket. Some call it a "power point". Works with most anything 12VDC. Earlier Bay window vans were sometimes supplied with a 'compact' spare tire and an air compressor to inflate it. Those should have been replaced long ago (the spare tire) as there was a recall due to the tire failing after being inflated and driven on. They sometimes blew out during inflation.
Some Vanagons came with a 12V cooler. It would plug in that socket.
BTW you need the correct plug.
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Campton Slow
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I've seen this on a couple dashboards, but never really knew what it was for. Best guesses so far are an antenna for some reason, or a socket for a map light (thanks to detroitzoran on reddit), but I can't find a mention of that light anywhere.
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Gnarlodious
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There is a dedicated discussion for this topic, lets not continue this duplicate:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=515977
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jyck
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| EGR / oxygen sensor mileage counter. 90.15 in the Bentley. Looks like your speedo cables bypass it now, which I believe is just fine. Others I am sure know more than I. |
Wow, Thanks!
Did you already know what this was and looked up the page # in the Bentley or was there some way you looked it up directly in the Bentley and found out what it was?
Trying to be more self-sufficient....
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Skidub
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EGR / oxygen sensor mileage counter. 90.15 in the Bentley. Looks like your speedo cables bypass it now, which I believe is just fine. Others I am sure know more than I.
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jyck
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Found this while under my van tonight. It's a black box with an exposed nipple sticking out behind the spare tire carrier on the driver side.
What is this and is something supposed to be connected to it?
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xflyer
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FYI! The hose in greebly's orig post is probably part of cost cutting on VW's part. That is a vent for the EVAP charcoal canister. In '87 and older Vanagons that hose went back into the engine compartment and hooked up to the clean side of the air filter housing.
Hose connection is at end of tape measure on an '84.
On the '88 and later when VW cheaped out on buying 4' of hose they just stuck that into the frame with a rubber grommet.
Whenever the engine is above idle the EVAP valve opens and air is drawn into the bottom of the charcoal canister through that hose.
No problem? That is right next to the wheel and if you do any driving on dirt/gravel/no roads dirt will go in there also. There is a small filter in the bottom of the canister which can get packed with dust/dirt. Then the pressure in the fuel tank will be drawn lower than atmospheric. The top of the tank can get pushed down until the van is stopped. The EVAP valve is closed at idle, no more connection to the intake manifold.
The top of the tank pops back up to normal, CLUNK.
I fixed mine by buying another charcoal canister from a junk yard and ran a hose from that bottom fitting into the engine area. Hooked it up to a aftermarket crankcase breather filter made for motorcycles and hot rods.
No trouble in over 15 years.
I don't think I have to mention that it took a looong time to get this figured out.
I can post a photo of the 'fix' in my '89 if anyone needs it.
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greebly
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| Middle seat mount hardware. |
I realized as soon as I read your post, yep, I have no middle seat, I removed the tracks. And the brackets must of been removed at the shop and thrown in the box. Thanks again. |
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syncrodoka
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| Middle seat mount hardware. |
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greebly
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255-035-479 Looks like the base for the rear speaker pods on non A/C equipped vans.
255 843 188 There is a rubber bumper strip that covers the upper slider door track and that piece finishes off the rear of it. My non campers have it. |
Thanks Syncrodoaka , that is where it went.
I found some clamps that I have no idea where they go. the look like retaining clamps for a cable?
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greebly
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I found a box of parts and have identified some of them as MK IV VW stuff, and some Vanagon items. I have not identified these parts. Any ideas?
No part number on part, there is a post on one corner.
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That's the bracket for the ECU/Fuel pump relay box |
another great call eeebee, thanks! You guys amaze me with your spatial recognition and memory. I was left with a box of parts after the conversion. I will post some of them on the karma thread once everything is identified. |
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