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• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:55:20 -1000
  ...it's not 'always' A Component at all. > As someone who teaches electronics for a living, and has spent all of his driving lifetime...
• Curious Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:55:37 -0500
  ...Got any ideas ? I was having a drop in gas milage from almost 20mpg to 11mpg. I guess I should tell you its a...
• Diesel Westy Water pump replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 17:55:10 -0700
  ...Removed timing belt covers. (The 1.9TD has a lower one also) Realized the idler pulley is in the way of some of the...
• Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:57:01 -0400
  ...first try but it's running > rich. > > Any ideas? > > It as the original AFM, Idle control valve, stabilizer unit, and > oxygen sensor, etc.. > Could...
• ECU for CA
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 22:15:08 -0800
  ...Question can this ECU be repaired by identifying the faulty electronic component and replace it? I also purchased a used but good computer but...
• Re: ONE MAN only out of many
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:57:28 -0800
  ...But it all has to start > with > > an > > idea. > > > > OK...commence with the "this guy is an idiot" posts! :) > > > > -Ben > > > > > > On 11/29/07...
• A "Tie-Rod Bellows" question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 15:36:26 -0700
  ...the steering components I've looked at - Bentley's, Haynes, ETKA - show this grommet on the tie rod, but don't identify it and...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:54:17 -0800
  ...You'll want to know what that component is before > replacing it with a generic relay (which you otherwise could by > taking a standard...
• Re: Benefits of 15 " rims
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:53:02 -0500
  ...The key thing being that most of the components MUST be off-the-shelf, stock parts (i.e. wheel bearings, rotors, calipers, pads). This...
• Re: GW Bigger Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:54:11 -0400
  ...If you feel that stock are kind of sketchy at times then you will > probably like them. > > > > > > Bob > > > > http://idiopath2017.wordpress.com > > http://idiopath2018...
• Re: Strange Static Buzzing Noise Coming From The Dash?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:51:15 -0800
  ...I have heard what electrical shorts sound like before and > it has a different sound. > > All the electrical components are working fine. It just...
• Re: Use for the key left in buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:42:40 -0400
  ...273-055 With a buzzer tone of 300-500Hz, this electric buzzer is ideal for small audio alerts and various el... <http://www.radioshack...
• rear wiper motor
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 01:28:16 -0700
  ...The Bentley for the Golf also shows rear wiper motors that have identical components (but not pin numbering) to the vanagon motor, so one...
• Re: How to operate Refrigerator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:12:12 -0700
  ...I have no > idea how to operate this stuff! I think I have the sink and stove down > but I have questions on the...
• Re: Fuel mixture too rich?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:10:48 -0700
  are you sure the idle switch is closing at close to zero throttle ? I find those not making contact commonly. if a rare case...
• Starter Trouble '82 ex-Deisel
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:19:14 -0500
  ...It might have dropped a quarter of a volt, probably due to the fuel pump and other components. This leads me to believe I...
• Re: Van hesitates--where to start troubleshooting?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 07:39:35 -0500
  Hi Tim, Check the fuel pressure 30 psi idle 36 under load. vw provided an easy place to tap into the fuel ring, just...
• '87 syncro: driveshaft going?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:12:45 -0700
  ...Any other ideas? How does one definitively check the driveshaft U joints? I've already called around to price U joint replacement and found...
• 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:13:54 -0500
  ...It might have dropped a quarter of a volt, probably due to the fuel pump and other components. This leads me to believe I...
• After Removing the A/C.....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 00:23:13 +0100
  Hi all, I had a fun weekend project of completely, and meticulusly removing all components of my A/C system on my '87 GL...
• Re: 14" tires, report...
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 24 Nov 2016 13:42:55 -0800
  ...I > think stock wheels and ideal replacements are closer to 34mm. You would not > think it would be that great a difference but can...
• Re: Stereo Question - Looking for answers from people
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 07:33:56 -0700
  ...Is this true? Here is a link to a Vanagon with power windows and a 6.5" component system installed in the stock location...
• Re: Replaced Fuel Injection Lines - Now Rough Low Idle '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:07:00 -0700
  ...so much so that I cannot bear to leave it idle there, I pull the throttle cable so it is idling faster, and all...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:32:40 -0700
  ...On 6/15/06, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > > The 7's might touch the steering components un a 2wd Vanaagon. Trial fit...
• Re: wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:37:00 PDT
  ...They are idled for several minutes to allow the oil pumps to scavenge >up >oil into the oil tanks, and to allow temperatures to...
• Re: Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:55:57 -0800
  ...I know that things like brakes, suspension & steering components, drive line components, and paint/bodywork should be addressed during the process to ensure long...
• Re: 88 Newbie makes trouble for self
  Historical mailing list - Jack Pronovost
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 21:39:24 -0800
  ...Had similar problem, flooding at idle and rich fuel mixture. Bus depot has them $60-70 Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: DaveC To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 10:22:01 -0500
  ...I'm rolling around the idea of switching my engine out. I > have a 90 GL that I am extremely attached to. Its got...
• Re: Help with van bucking and spitting
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:51:17 -0500
  ...Make sure that all of your components are good in the ignition system, primary and secondary: Coil Distributor Rotor Cap Ignition Wires ************* Plugs Check...
• Fuel pressure checks out, what next?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 21:09:35 -0700
  ...removed the Idle Stabilizer control unit, IS valve, and cleaned the various hoses, and replaced. No difference. There is one component on the ISCU...
• Re: 89 JETTA
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 09:41:28 -0800
  ...In all the Jettas, Sciroccos, Golfs I've owned, I never replaced any other front end component. They all tracked straight and true. Dave...
• replace an 86 clock with a tac?
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wasbrikoff
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:38:55 -0500
  ...Some of the plastic that holds the components in place have been broken over the years too. So, he bought a dash of a...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:25:39 -0500
  ...I know that things like brakes, suspension & steering components, drive line components, and paint/bodywork should be addressed during the process to ensure long...
• Re: 2.1 digifant MV engine Air Flow Sensor Wiring Harness 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - brad barcom
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:50:46 -0500
  ...I have now gone through the components which I think can be causing this, and have replaced the Idle Stabilizer Valve, the Idle Stabilizer...
• If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:36:29 -0500
  ...I've checked all obvious ignition components from plugs to coil, though not including the coil. All seems fine. Could the coil be bad...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:41:42 -0700
  ...The wire runs right past some very hot components and it could be grounding out. It could be corroded as well....but that is...
• Billy Bones' never ending story
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:59:32 -0600
  ...Soon after we started the engine, it began to idle rough (mechanic said it was too lean, not too rich) and that my injectors...
• Re: throw out bearing release shaft question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:29:45 -0400
  ...This started after I replaced all the clutch components > with new Luk stuff a few years ago. And I replaced all the transmission > rubber...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 13 Sep 2015 10:38:05 -1000
  ...it's not 'always' A Component at all. >> >> On 9/13/2015 7:28 AM, Eric Caron wrote: >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> Any ideas what could...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:53:59 -0800
  ...You'll want to know what that component is before >> replacing it with a generic relay (which you otherwise could by >> taking a standard...
• Re: Vanagon Stalling Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:34:26 +0000
  ...rebuilt, but the "ancillary" components were simply transferred over.  Among these was of course the Throttle Body and the Idle Air Control Valve.  Much...
• Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 25 Feb 1995 17:48:28 -0800 (PST)
  ...before I replaced all of the components, and maybe thats what's causing the sticking (?) Any ideas on this one? Anyone ever have similar...
• Re: Strange clock display
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:08:12 -0500
  ...If it *is* soldered, a cracked joint is an ideal place for the sort of behavior you're seeing. Power comes from terminal 14...
• Re: constant lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 21:33:31 -0800
  ...Starts and idles just > fine; seems ok at lower speeds, except it won�t top about 3k rpm in any > gear. I did find...
• Re: O2 voltage when cold
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 17:24:12 EST
  ...All my other components seem ok (temp 2, AFM, idle stab. valve and its control unit all test ok). Does the fact that my...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 19:38:59 -0500
  ...I'm not saying it wasn't, and it's certainly a very poor idea to have gasoline spraying around the engine room. But...
• FS: 2.1 engine, access. and other
  Historical mailing list - Ray R Brubaker
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 22:31:34 -0400
  ...Engine and components removed from a '86 Syncro to install a TDI diesel. Engine was still running strong with good oil pressure and very...
• bus bars for bus (engine conversion wiring questions)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:43:02 -0800
  ...called or where to get one? My idea is to provide clear runs to each engine component to make it easier to troubleshoot problems...
• Re: Power to Standard Steering Conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:02:38 -0500
  ...PS Pumps, re-built PS racks and other PS components are readily available from our list vendors. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver X 2...
• Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:34:01 -0700
  ...First, page 24.48 shows the injection system components including the idle stabilizer control unit. Next to it is shown the wiring socket for...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:26:46 -0700
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=2392&category_id=&category_parent_id= > >>These cylinders have an expansion spring in them, unlike...
• Re: Parting out 1991 Carat/Multivan
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 20:23:11 -0400
  ...Auto Trans interior >>components etc. >>Vehicle has 53K miles. Ground effect (fiberglass bumpers) . All parts except >>motor are >>available. >> > >Tim, where are you shipping...
• Re: 2 Questions Light bulb remover and rust converter
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:12:47 -0500
  ...http://www.jensentools2.com/family.asp?lang=eng&parent_id=8690&parent_name=L amp+Extractor&dept_id=405. If you're real careful...
• Re: idle stabilizer valve question
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 10:14:01 -0500
  ...the thing to remember here, is that simply disconnecting your ISV >is not telling you the whole story, as there are other components in...
• Re: Shift rod bushings and ball for 85
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 08:44:44 -0500
  ...www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=20699 > > > > > http://www.busdepot.com/cables-pedal-lever-components/shift-linkage-parts/shift-linkage-parts?p...
• Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 25 Sep 2013 08:45:30 -0700
  ...On P 18 ("System Components") in Appendix B in my new Bentley, I don't see any mention of something similar. But elsewhere in...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:55:03 EDT
  ...So I discarded this idea. Second idea that I believe someone on this list had, was to get a compressor like the ones that...
• Re: Engine hunting - Temp sensor suspected
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 13:14:39 -0700
  ...consider your electronic idle control system too, Idle Control Vavle, Control Unit, and wiring to/from them. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Fox engine in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 14:35:04 -0700
  ...I think they're > both 1.8 liter (?) If they're different any ideas why I wouldn't want the Fox > engine? > > Sure I...
• Re: Stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 22:51:51 -0700
  This is amazing! I had no idea you could get those damned arms off, I assumed they slid them on and then mushed out...