Official lazy person's stupid question thread

[jimf909]

[Paulbeard]

[Team WorldTour]

[kamzcab86]

[jimf909]

[bobbyblack]

I have my fridge out. Figured I would test it on LP, since that was the reason I took it out and went to town taking it apart and cleaning it all out.

Stupid question:

Can the LP function work without any of the electrical bits hooked up? I.E. outside the van with a 20# tank // grill regulator only?

And the Lazy part: how long do I have to hold the override button in to get the air purged from the LP line? Is there a lazy solution to hold it down for that long? I get bored, and my finger gets sore after a while.

PS. Mine is the manual push to ignite, not the auto that requires 12V

EDIT: I see Dave Vickery did something, but I can't quite tell if he has power feed somewhere else, but there looks to be jumper in one connector.

[DometicLover]

[bobbyblack]

Ok, being convinced enough that 12V not necessary, again tried. Held button in for stupid long (like 3 minutes) and no joy.

So, I took the feed line off of at the joint that connects to the jet. Gas on at tank, gas valve on on fridge, flame to full, thermocouple defeat button depressed for stupid long again. No LP coming out of feed tube... Stupid, boring, and I'm STILL Lazy AF. Must be another lazy trick I need to engage.
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'87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch

[designer]

I can't find anything in the search for "air compressor" that relates even half way to what i'm asking.

Where do people mount their "air compressor" to re-inflate tires / blow up paddle boards, etc?

Thinking of the middle model ARB one.

Thanks!
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87 Syncro Westy : 2.5l

"It is that annoying, accelerating downhill so I can make it up the next hill in the same gear. Foot to floor hoping I can get out of the way of other cars getting onto the highway." - somebody on here around 2013.

[shagginwagon83]

A guy that lives near recently installed his in the rear engine compartment. He has a Subaru conversion.

It's really cool he pulls back his license plate to access a switch. He has a quick release mounted on the outside near his license plate.

He is a member here on the samba but his Instagram tag is ntaramorris
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Brandon
"Jo Ann" - '83.5 Westfalia EJ22e w/Peloquin
Instagram @joannthevan

[DometicLover]

[jimf909]

[katzenjammer]

I'm stupid & lazy, so this must be where I belong.

I'm installing a powered antenna (goes up and down with the radio switch) and trying to decide where to get the 12v positive "always on" supply. Poking around behind my fuse panel (a total rats nest), I find several red wires that test positive with the ignition off, but I have no idea what any of them is. Is there any reason I shouldn't just tap one and hope for the best? The antenna has it's own 5amp in line fuse on the red wire.

Thanks.
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1990 Westy Multivan, Auto (3.08 R&P) 1.8T by SAH

[joetiger]

[elizer]

I have the Viair 400p. It really is nice. The canvas bag keeps everything organized. One thing don't touch the body after you used it for a while or you will get a nice burn. I did it without thinking.

[AndyBees]

Clutch Master Cylinder (1984 Vanagon)

Does anyone know what the Inside Diameter of the hose is from the Clutch Master Cylinder up to the fluid reservoir?

I need to install a new Clutch MC and believe the hose should be replaced as well.
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'84 Vanagon Tin-top, ALH TDI. 1989 Tin-top
1983 Air-cool, 225k miles, 180k miles mine. Seven trips to Alaska from 1986 thru 2003.

[AndyBees]

[shagginwagon83]

My e-brake cable takes like 4-5 clicks before it's 'active'.

I understand it could be tightened - but I figure I'd go ahead and replace the cables and rebuild the rear brakes.
I bought new:
-rear brake shoes
- drum brake brake hardware kit
-2 cylinders
-both ebrakes cables
4x Rubber Plug for Rear Brake Backing Plate


I am keeping the same drum. The van has 120k miles and it seems to be stopping alright. Is this alright or should I replace the drums while I am at it. Or is there anything I am missing?
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Brandon
"Jo Ann" - '83.5 Westfalia EJ22e w/Peloquin
Instagram @joannthevan

[E1]

Mine takes four clicks and it's fine.

But if anyone doesn't know, hearing the clicks means unnecessary wear-and-tear. Pushing the button in when engaging eliminates the wear.

Signed,
Super Stupid
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‘84 Westy, 2.1L with Digijet, 5.43 R+P, GT Gears
"Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
— Colin Chapman

[llilibel03]

Here's a stupid one- I have a tiico. What exactly does tiico stand for?
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87 syncro tintop
90 gl tin top
85 westy 2.0 tiico automatic (present)