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• This is a mail test
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-14T04:51:42.000Z
  But is it working?
• 1988 Vanagon loses power
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Wisthoff
  Thu, 17 May 2001 07:34:12 -0500
  I replaced the engine in my 1988 vanagon when it self-destucted at 60 mph in the middle of no-where in South Dakota...
• This is a mail test
  Website contribution - Michael W. Barbine
  2026-10-14T04:54:46.340Z
  I see it in the forum!
• help....84 starting problems
  Historical mailing list - A. B. Czerny
  Fri, 5 May 2006 13:02:40 -0700
  ...It also starts fine if it's been running for 7-10 minutes or less and I turn it off and restart it. But...
• Hello everyone - this is a mail thread test
  Website contribution - Michael W. Barbine
  2026-10-14T15:15:47.124Z
  I see it. Verify you are getting thread responses via email
• Sometimes it does not ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:59:51 -0700
  Hi to all, Mostly it does. The blinking. It's an '85 Westy. I have changed the #24 relay, the level sensor and it...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
  Email contribution - Michael Team Barbine
  2026-10-15T19:32:15.000Z
  ...This tests authenticated email-to-forum creation and individual subscriber delivery. It is not historical archive content. Run-ID: mail_open_20261015_team_thread
• Re: 1988 Vanagon loses power
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 17 May 2001 10:29:44 -0500
  ...It still did it. When I took it to a > dealership, they thought it might be the anti-jerk harness > so I had it...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-15T20:11:34.142Z
  ...This contribution should be included once in its scheduled daily digest, while individual subscribers receive their normal email.
• Re: help....84 starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 5 May 2006 18:04:23 -0400
  check the temp II sensor and its connection. jonathan On Fri, 5 May 2006, A. B. Czerny wrote: > I've read a bunch of...
• [PREVIEW TEST] UUID installed. Cupholders still pending. mail_meta_20261015
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-15T23:59:00.000Z
  ...van would like to know whether that improves the idle. Spoiler: it does not. Please check the grounds before blaming the mailing list. Controlled...
• free seat
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:45:44 EST
  ...If anyone wants it, or any part of it, or if anyone just wants the upholstery off of it, it's yours. I live...
• [PREVIEW TEST] The bus wants coffee before mile zero
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-19T05:26:04.000Z
  The bus and I have reached an agreement: it will move after coffee, and I will stop calling the parking brake "cruise control." For...
• Ashes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 20:28:16 -0500
  IT LIVES!! The Phoenix has risen from it's ashes once again! A few years ago I retrieved a 1991 Carat from Unca Joel...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST: Vanagon email-to-forum and subscriber delivery 2026-10-14
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-14T19:51:09.000Z
  This is the authorized reply-path acceptance test. It should appear as a reply on the same Gerry forum thread and redistribute as an...
• Frusterated Vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - Locke Johnston
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:10:09 -0500
  ...I got it towed again, it needs a starter, just to get it started and who know what else. Luckily it has broken down...
• Leak, leak go away!!
  Historical mailing list - C. Chris Snyder
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:32:00 -0500
  This morning after it hit -7 here, I noticed that anti freeze was dripping from the middle of the bottom of the engine. It...
• 78 Bus FI Help Needed...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 20:57:54 -0400
  ...It ran well for about 10 minutes...then it started the same old crap again...it idles fine, but as soon as it gets...
• 91 Carat Running Problems
  Historical mailing list - Isaiah
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 02:46:40 -0600
  ...I try to start it back up and it won't start. It doesn't even sound like its trying to fire. After it...
• dieing vanagan at idle
  Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 02:43:27 -0500
  I have pack My 86 gl auto for cross country moved and trying to find my bently but here is mysituation...it dies on...
• Oxygen sensor woes
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:27:13 -0500
  ...With the signal wire connected and the voltmeter on it, it will be at .45v, then if I give it gas, it will steadly...
• Formica question
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 5 May 2006 09:23:12 -0700
  ...I tried to wipe it off and wash it off and used some thinner too but it does not budge. I think, it is...
• Odd no start condition
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 08:01:27 -0700
  ...Once its started, you can drive it all day and stop/start it all you want. The problem is...if it sits for a...
• Distributor drive pin...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 15:33:18 -0500
  The reason I said that it was tapered was that it ONLY came off when I drove the pin out in ONE DIRECTION. I...
• Re: 87 van 2.1 a/t w/no motor x 1 yr with intermittent wrap
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 10:17:40 -0500
  Jeff, It is lifter tap from the lifters bleeding down from sitting for a while. You could run the van more and it probably...
• Stalling problem, only on the hwy?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 14:02:22 -0700
  ...then it stalls again .. .. .. let it sit then tryed starting it and it worked .. hmmm... so I got it off the hwy and been...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 3 May 2010 18:16:51 -0700
  Naw, it's just restin. It's tired, what with having to fly all the way from Norway - I mean Germany... ________________________________ Lost as in...
• Re: help....84 starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 5 May 2006 15:17:43 -0500
  ...It also starts fine if it's been running >for 7-10 minutes or less and I turn it off and >restart it. But...
• CENTral locking funny ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:32:20 -0700
  ...Well, it worked and now it does not. But it does what it did not do before. The pass. side did not work. I...
• Re: Coleman Fuel For You CamperHeads
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 19:21:11 -0500
  Max, if never opened, it is probably fine for whatever application. If opened, it may have deteriorated some, in that it may have evaporated...
• Auto Tranny Noise
  Historical mailing list - mervyn. readman
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:28:52 PST
  ...It stops after it's warmed up a little. It stops if I put it in drive. It only does it on start up...
• Re: Oxygen sensor woes
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:58:52 -0500
  So, no takers yet? I just bought another brand new oxy sensor, same one, and tested it. I got the same results. Any ideas...
• RE: Air Dam Paint
  Historical mailing list - Jones,Rich
  Thu, 24 Apr 97 11:04:00 EDT
  ...It lasts until it rains and then it doesn't look any better than before you applied it. Rich '89 Westfalia
• Scraping Sound--Wheel Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Tue, 2 May 2006 03:23:54 +0000
  ...He said it seemed fine. They said if it was wheel bearings, it would make noise all the time. It scrapes depending on the...
• Re: LIST, Westfalia Van in Germany
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 19:55:58 -0700
  Zoltan, Congratulations on making it through the T�V. So how much do you charge to rent it out? My bags are packed. I...
• cleaning products
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 07:02:27 EDT
  I think you will find that the purple power such as Castrol Super Clean will not oxidise paint but it removes paint that has...
• Auto Tranny Noise
  Historical mailing list - mervyn. readman
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:29:34 PST
  ...It stops after it's warmed up a little. It stops if I put it in drive. It only does it on start up...
• Re: new horns saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 21:42:50 EST
  ...I think it's possessed. Any ideas as to what may cause it? It never really works when I want it to. --Paul--
• Rough running 86GL and 87GL
  Historical mailing list - D. Michael Blair
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 06:16:36 -0800
  ...A week ago she reported that it was "lurching" and she was afraid to drive it. We had it towed home and the next...
• Fuel Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Wilson
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 10:14:32 -0700
  ...I went to start it after letting it sit for a couple of hours and I got a gassy PUT and it didn't...
• FS: $2100 , 50 degree VW inline 4 powertrain, ready to bolt into van, with trans
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:56:08 -0500
  ...I am going to keep it in the van running/driving until it is sold so that folks can test drive it before they...
• auto transmission nasties
  Historical mailing list - mac stricklen
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 07:22:36 -0800
  ...Sometimes it does it, sometimes it doesn't. It seems to happen more often in reverse, but not always. Any ideas/suggestions? thanks, mac...
• stalling problem when van is running for about 5 minutes.
  Historical mailing list - Bart Prinsen
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:44:47 -0700
  ...When I start it up and have it running for about 4 or 5 minutes, my van stalls. It seems as if it is...
• '83 Vanagon GL for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Derek Neabel
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:29:15 -0800
  I have decided to sell my van since I don't seem to use it much any more. In fact it is parked in...
• Slight surging when wet outside.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 20:36:43 -0500
  My 84' experiences a slight surging type thing whenever it is really wet outside. Basically, whenever it is really wet it seems to lack...
• front heater problems 85'
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 06:03:06 -0800
  ...It gets louder the faster the setting I put it on. Now though, it not only is making that noise, but it is also...
• flashing light
  Historical mailing list - Cindy Taykowski
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:44:36 -0600
  Hi, My vanagon's overheating light comes on when it starts. And then it stays on. It's not hot. It's not really...
• 1980 Vanagon Farts...
  Historical mailing list - Captain
  Mon, 22 Apr 96 21:43 EST
  ...It's as though it needs a choke, but I know it's fuel injected. After it gets a little warmed up it seems...
• Re: Fridge igniter doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 03:52:40 -0700 (MST)
  > If you do decide to take it out, let me know how hard it was. I'd like to > see where the condensate on...
• Re: Its NOT a mini-van!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 18:11:35 -0500
  What's wrong with "van?" It was a van before there were minivan. Believe me, I know. There's nothing mini about it. Except...
• Re: Its NOT a mini-van!
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:19:31 -0500
  What is it? It's a bus It's a van (if you must) It's a camper (yes even without the poptop) It...
• Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:22:56 +0000
  ...right or wrong, its mine now. Good news is it made it 50+ miles home without any issues. About 19 miles into the drive...
• Blown engine with 20,000 In OHIO
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Tue, 11 May 1999 15:57:48 -0400
  > Well she never made it! I left Purdue at 10:00 pm after replacing > the thermostat and getting a alignment. She was running great...
• Re: Stranded Rock Springs, WY
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:40:22 -0700
  --- On Wed, 8/10/11, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > Is it practical for you to check or > replace temp sensor II ? I...
• Re: Flywheel O-ring?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:16:01 -0700
  If it didn't have it - it should. When I did this work on my 90 it was there and got replaced. It fits...
• Daily Drivers
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Thu, 10 May 2001 22:11:23 -0500
  ...It now sits in a field awaiting its new owner to pick it up. It has 198,000 miles on it and with some...
• Re: success - and what to do with old fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:43:51 -0800
  If you pour the gas out of it and leave it sit for six months it will never work again, when you get the...
• hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Tue, 3 May 2005 09:34:41 EDT
  ...The tach never wavered, and it wasn't too bad, but I could definitely feel it a bit. It didn't do it every...
• Re: VW head question
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 23:05:50 EST
  ...It is ceramic (not tar) and when you smell it, it smells like cement. But it works excellent. I had steam coming out of...
• 87 westy with surging problem
  Historical mailing list - Keith Patterson
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:52:18 -0700
  ...When it's cold it will take off from a stop with no problems. If I drive it a while, then turn it off...