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  • Carbon Minoxide?
    Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
    Tue, 13 Jan 2004 01:48:36 +0000
    ...carbon minoxide? I just put in the propex heater which is externally vented, but wanted to put in a battery operated detector for safety...
  • Re: A/C compressor Power usage
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:55:03 EDT
    ...This external apparatus could live above the tranny (sorry syncro folks) and have its own set of fittings on it for servicing the system...
  • Re: WiFi booster antenna (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sat, 24 Sep 2005 06:38:18 -0600
    ...to do is get an external PCMCIA card like the D-Link DFE-690TXD > and then make an external antenna port on it. > > David...
  • Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:36:30 -0700
    ...Large external current limiting resistors are what set the actual speeds the fan motor can turn at. These large external resisters are a common...
  • Westfalia Security thoughts
    Historical mailing list - David Etter
    Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:45:42 -0700
    ...Now, if I could get a relay to work an external mike input then I would be all set. Looking at my 'older' FRS...
  • westfalia interiors
    Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
    Tue, 5 Feb 2002 21:40:34 -0800
    ...79 Westfalia in a 80 onwards passenger Vanagon? Even though the external dimensions (and probably internal dimensions) are different between the Bay Window and...
  • Re: Zero Emission T3
    Historical mailing list - ian Butler
    Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:20:59 -0500
    ...and works like true ZEV's do (i.e., use an external source of power, in the case of this thing and battery-operated...
  • Re: Road Haus Two LVC
    Historical mailing list - John Runberg
    Thu, 6 May 2004 12:30:11 -0400
    ...differences are support for the Canon image stabilization lenses and for external flash. There's probably more to justify the price, but I don...
  • Adjustable Voltage Regulator FS
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Sat, 26 Nov 2005 09:24:34 -0800
    I have a spare adjustable external voltage regulator for sale that I bought from Barton Harness <http://bartonharness.com/AdjustableVoltage.html> for about $45...
  • Re: External Wireless Amplifier
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:39:16 -0400
    >> Anyone got a wireless amplifier in thier van? I was thinking of getting one of these: http://www.radiolabs.com/products/wireless/waverv2.php...
  • Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
    Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
    Wed, 4 Apr 2012 17:21:22 -0700
    I recommend you get an external cooler, if you can rescue you automatic transmission (by best doing 2 oil changes and driving the first...
  • external head leak
    Historical mailing list - Doug Hudson-Bryant
    Wed, 28 May 1997 09:30:56 -0400
    Like most other Vanagons at some time in their lives, my '91 is = suffering from external head leaks. Mine only leaks in the winter...
  • Re: Very Interesting Fire Suppresion System
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:45:35 -0400
    ...It doesn't appear to have an external tank so it must be pressurized in the tube. I'm going to search for some...
  • Re: 25hp and 26hp Motors
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 3 Jan 1996 02:00:01 -0500
    Thom, The only difference you can see externaly on a 36hp and a 25hp is the oil fill cap. 25hp's don't even...
  • Re: red rock canyon
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 8 Feb 95 15:33:18 -0700
    ...immaculate restored Kombis? or are there a few >buses that need external work like mine? Well, I'm planning to show up in a...
  • ETKA Q
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Tue, 16 May 2006 20:40:03 EDT
    ...On my old lap top I used to hook up an external monitor to run etka, but it's not a very portable solution...
  • Re: HELP: in Kamloops and need some help
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:19:38 EST
    ...I have the Go Westy external > relays installed and they have worked correctly for about a months. For > now I will not drive at...
  • Re: this has me rethinking dexcool
    Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
    Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:59:07 -0700
    ...Makes the waterboxer design with all it's external plumbing look like the work of a genius. I think the problem is with the...
  • Re: Battery light staying on till I hit the gas?
    Historical mailing list - Fifield
    Sat, 25 Jan 1997 19:10:08 -0500 (EST)
    ...buy this? jarrett What we call luck is the inner man externalized, we make things happen to us. Robertson Davies, Canadian Journalist That which...
  • Re: Filling Water Tank Question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 23 May 1999 02:18:32 -0400
    At 23:20 5/22/99 -0500, Marshall Ruskin wrote: >Hi Volks: > >This boy has never filled his water tank using the external hose...
  • Re: Blue Book pricing reliable?
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Mon, 2 Apr 2007 15:27:25 -0500
    ...This is where "external factors" dictate the sale of the vehicle, so the price is set such that "Gee, honey, I've been trying...
  • Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
    Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
    Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:37:45 -0400
    ...IIRC, the scoops in question are being made by Mark to send air through an external engine oil cooler, and a turbo intercooler. Mounted...
  • Re: Propane heaters
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Wed, 8 Mar 2006 16:02:05 -0800
    The Suburbans need to be externally vented - you need to cut 2-2" holes in the side of your van somewhere. My RV has...
  • Re: 1982 Vanagon/Westfalia Mystery Knob
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:44:18 -0700
    That's for the optional overhead external directional megaphone option. (Don't know what the German is for that). tim in san jose 2009...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 21 Nov 94 15:55:13 CST
    ...don't forget that i had an external oil cooler on that bus ... so that might have brought my temperatures back down (if they...
  • Ground Shut-off Switch Needed
    Historical mailing list - David Richoux
    Fri, 07 Mar 1997 12:21:48 -0800
    ...Does anybody know of a pull-plug key or other external disconnect? (I seem to remember reading about a VW hot-rod modification for...
  • camping list
    Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
    Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:30:21 PST
    I have a '80 vanagon camper with stove, fridge, sink, water, external plugin, pop top and the works. I would just like to know...
  • Re: filling water tank '90GLCamper
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 2 May 2002 11:56:21 -0600
    ...You also may have a leak in a line going from the storage tank, not just in the line going from the external/side...
  • Re: What kind of AC is this?
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 12:53:07 EDT
    ...I was told that the pipe on the right door is an external AC sold in US. I never heard about it, does anyone...
  • Re: Interior size: Vanagon v. Toyota van
    Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
    Tue, 4 Nov 2003 11:20:30 -0600
    ...window to front seatback) >W 1.52m >H 1.35m >W external 1.67m Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville, Tennessee ICQ# 5944649...
  • Re: WiFi booster antenna (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:46:48 -0700
    ...Best thing to do is get an external PCMCIA card like the D-Link DFE-690TXD and then make an external antenna port on...
  • Re: converting a 2.1 to 1.9
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:25:20 -0400
    ...You could add an external sandwich oil to air cooler later if you feel that you need one. It is a nice upgrade in...
  • Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:56:34 -0400
    ...forever >-- the reason it fails to stop is that internal and external leakage >prevent the cap from ever charging enough to trigger the >shutoff...
  • VWs in Hollywood
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 15 Dec 95 18:31 CST
    ...Sitting on the rear bumper is an oil filter, so I guess the PPO (the worst kind, I hear) added an external system. -Jim...
  • Re: 100v -> 220v switch on fridge?
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Mon, 7 Jun 1999 14:45:44 -0700
    ...What practical uses are there for > having external power? I have never used the "hookups" camping. However, the 110v hookup is very handy for...
  • Re: The Shower thread.........
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Wed, 26 Apr 2000 14:39:21 EDT
    ...We heat it with the external propane stove that is part of our camping issue. This, the inflatable shower curtain, the slatted wooden utensil...
  • Re: rear heater leak
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
    Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:29:05 -0800
    ...While there are no external leaks, I do also sense the familiar "maple syrup" smell as I'm driving, so I'm wondering if...
  • Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Sat, 4 Nov 2000 08:47:25 -0500
    ...or Haynes > manuals) to > find out which cylinder is not firing externally > d t You could systematically remove each spark plug ignition wire one...
  • [NVC] - Special lamp needed
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:26:56 -0500
    ...I often work with opti visors and sometimes even stereoscopic surgical lenses to do the work, but I need the external pinpointed lighting. Anyone...
  • Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:38:37 +0000
    ...Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without opening u= p the battery compartment? Has anyone added external battery...
  • Re: Black Nylon Fuel Return Hose Kink. Opinions? PICS.
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:46:40 -0500
    ...If the tank venting can't keep up with consumption the tank will collapse from external pressure, at which point a noisy fuel pump...
  • Re: rad shack voltmeter/thermometer on sale
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:00:35 -0400
    ...I wonder if I put batteries in it if it would only show the backlight when it has external 12v? Anyone? -- Gnarlie ----------------------- the backlight...
  • Aux. battery relay alternative
    Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
    Tue, 2 Feb 1999 01:59:05 EST
    ...It senses when either battery is charging - that is, is receiving an externally-supplied voltage. If one is charging, it connects the two batteries...
  • Re: 100v -> 220v switch on fridge?
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Mon, 7 Jun 1999 18:20:04 -0500
    ...I've never even run it on external power before, only on gas >or 12v, so it's no big loss if it's...
  • Re: Coolant pipe replacement: looking for mechanic in SoCal...Orange County or north San Diego County
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:12:04 -0800
    ...It’s an automatic > with the external cooler. I’m fairly new to this area having come from > around San Jose/Santa Cruz where...
  • A 1776 for a 70 bus
    Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
    Fri, 11 Nov 1994 11:51:08 -0700 (MST)
    ...need to be made (better carb., external oil cooler, new case, etc.)? 2) Is the 1776 the best for a bus? I understand that...
  • Oil Cooler under floor (was Re: oil question)
    Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
    Wed, 10 Apr 1996 09:18:38 +1000 (EST)
    John, I have had an external oil cooler installed under the floor of my '72 bus. It is parallel to the floor. As it...
  • Re: Amsoil bypass oil filters
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:13:48 -0500 (EST)
    ...Also, this external filter arrangement provided me convenient places to mount my ne oil temperature and oil pressure sensors. Regards, Jim Davis 87 GL...
  • Re: What kind of AC is this?
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:03:14 -0400
    ...I was told that the pipe on the right > door is an external AC sold in US. I > never heard about it, does anyone...
  • Re: What kind of AC is this?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sat, 7 Sep 2002 13:57:44 -0700
    ...http://thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/42130.jpg I was told that the pipe on the right door is an external AC sold in...
  • Sat Radio & DVD Player
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sat, 9 Nov 2002 08:47:50 -0700
    ...just a player that hooks to an external LCD. Hitting the Trail Soon, Larry Chase Email: lchase@attglobal.net Web: www.roadhaus.com - Under...
  • Fwd: Re: Slowly Disappearing Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - SStones
    Fri, 7 Feb 2003 08:41:29 -0500
    ...hubcaps are for sale by Sleazebag Motors out of >Sacremento. >Engraving every damn external part of the van seems like a lot of work.
  • rebuilding the aircooled - while im at it?
    Historical mailing list - chris
    Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:05:14 -0700
    ...Is this a good time to also ______ ? Im throwing around the usual suspects, external oil cooler, perhaps some guages to monitor my new rebuild...
  • Onboard Battery Charger
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:05:47 -0700
    ...First, the keep the battery up when I'm camped where there is shore power and then second, to charge with an external generator...
  • Re: Chineses Diesel Heaters Youtube series of technical evaluation
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:55:17 -0700
    ...with an externally accessible glow plug. Here is a photo of my compact 2kw version that came today. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery...
  • Re: Coolant vanishing
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:54:32 -0800
    ...I divide 'coolant disappearing' into External Leaks, and Internal Leaks. Very small external ones can fool ya, since there is no drip ...as mentioned...
  • Re: 10 cent life
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Thu, 7 Aug 2025 22:39:25 +0000
    ...Hi all, Anyone have contact information for 10 cent life [I forgot his name]? I need a controller module for his external oil cooler...
  • Re: Jetta Conversion. Coolant Sensor DTC. WBX Temp Gauge LED Cause This?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:31:18 -0700
    ...DTC? > > The blink function is entirely internal to the gauge, no external influence > whatsoever. Much thanks David. Sorta what i was thinking. Great to...
  • Re: friday - vanagon content, some people's taste...
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:38:28 -0700
    On 10/23/2009 12:43 PM Dave Mcneely wrote: > Also, and this would > have been a real bummer for aerodynamics, an external sunshade...
  • Propane Heaters
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 1 Apr 1995 12:52:22 -0800
    ...Does anyone have any suggestions for a good, externally vented, LP heater for a Westy? I have been banging my head against the wall...