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• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:58:27 -0800
  ...I have checked the wires and > found no faults. What is happening. What else might cause this? > > John >
• Re: Long Delayed Eurovan Fire Update
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 12:00:01 -0400
  FWIW, the PPO of my 91 syncro westy also had an engine box fire (WV fault in mis-wiring a new engine). He felt...
• O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  ...Engine's which run oddly when a known good O2 sensor is installed, should be examined for the wiring harness fault. You can measure...
• O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
  ...Engine's which run oddly when a known good O2 sensor is installed, should be examined for the wiring harness fault. You can measure...
• Re: What's the likelihood of VW arbitration(head leak) on 18yovanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:57:52 -0800
  I just recieved a sizeable settlement from AMC for my faulty aesthetics complaint. :) Mike G. Les Shiaman wrote: > > Hi Listees - > > I'm curious to...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 19:05:06 -0800
  ...If pressure holds, regulator is at fault. If pressure drops, pump check valve at fault. Unless I'm misreading, the A3 (Jetta) Bentley only...
• Re: Not idling up when AC turned on
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:08:23 -0500
  ...Cleaning the ISV thoroughly with brake cleaner will help if the problem is the ISV is at fault. If the ISC is at fault...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 17:57:56 -0700
  ...No spark could be as simple as a loose wire or a faulty ignition switch. Have you worked backwards to see where the fault...
• O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:00:05 -0800
  ...If the engine runs perfect, then and only then correct the the O2 sensor faults, either a shorted cable, or a dirty or faulty...
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  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 2 Jun 2021 07:19:54 -0700
  ...I am beginning to suspect the radiator thermo switch is faulty. So I can't confirm whether the new coolant temp sensor (from GW...
• Re: Troubling warning lights
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:19:52 -0600
  ...I'm thinking I will check engine fault codes. > > > Dave B. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> > To: ddbjorkman@verizon.net <ddbjorkman@VERIZON...
• Re: No headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Doug Toomey
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:30:36 -0700
  Ground fault. Switches are ok. Test voltage and ground at headlight. You will find that the brown wire is not providing a good ground...
• Re: '85 1.9 - fuel issues - UPDATED - Now longer nad with more Frustration and discust!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 23:06:09 -0500
  > > Faulty coil? Plugged fuel return line? Try running with the gas cap off, > perhaps. Weird one for sure. > Don Hanson > Coil recently swapped with...
• Re: Sorta Scary Event
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:54:37 -0800
  ...I turned the > ignition off, then back on, then to start, and it fired right up, and > didn't fault again. > > If it happened...
• Re: fuel pressure question-Again!!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 24 May 2001 06:49:45 EDT
  ...If your pressure leaks down, it is telling you that the check valve is faulty OR you have a fuel leak somewhere between the...
• Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 20 May 2003 22:47:04 +0000
  ...An Eberspacher heater will fix > the one fault. > > Stan Wilder > >
• Re: Esurance blacklist for VW Westfalia campers!
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:45:50 EDT
  ...Progressive has been good for me even after one very minor parking lot incident that was my fault. They didn't raise my rates...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 13 May 2010 13:36:02 -0700
  ...an accident with another party at >> fault, and you are not wearing a belt, the at fault party's >> insurance company will successfully reduce...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 14:46:12 -0700
  ...I hear you can stop at a Shucks/OReillys/whatever auto parts chain store and they'll read your faults for free....I will...
• Re: engine swap overheat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sun, 25 May 2014 04:42:00 -0700
  ...normal to pegged in 5 seconds is likely a coolant sensor fault - or perhaps the engine is on fire... actually, no, it would take...
• My apologies for earlier email
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:55:16 -0500
  ...Also, by the time my second email had arrived the situation, which was my fault anyway, was already cleared up by the BD. Thanks...
• Re: HeadliProblem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 3 Jun 1995 05:36:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I searched everywhere and finally found the main light switch to be at fault. After removing the switch I took it apart and found...
• Re: Engine stops running at red lights
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:16:50 +0200
  ...My problem was a faulty brake booster. Due to a broken seal in it, the engine could suck in air through the brake booster...
• H2 replace glow plug on diesel Eberspacher
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:56:45 +0100
  ...My Eberspacher diesel heater has been diagnosed with a faulty glow plug. I've ordered the plug from VW and can pick it up...
• Re: Fuel Pump Problem '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:10:09 -0500
  At 04:59 PM 1/18/2001, Mladen, Zoran wrote: >Yes, unless the relay is faulty...then it pumps no fuel... > >The problem with...
• 2.1 wbx no warm up on cold start
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:33:19 +0000
  ...Can it a faulty idle stab valve?? Maybe a bad idle stab control unit? Mathieu _________________________________________________________________ T�l�chargez MSN Explorer gratuitement � l'adresse http...
• Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:34:19 -0500
  ...The text indicates that a faulty switch or improper adjustment can cause the irregular idle that I'm experiencing. Problem is, I can't...
• Re: Back on the road but running warm or faulty gauge
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:01:27 -0400
  I guess no PUN was intended in this reply! I laughed... later, jesse 89 carat On Jul 13, 2004, at 8:04 PM, Markus...
• Re: Wonky Turn Signal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Sep 2011 16:27:10 -0700
  ...I swapped in a known > working relay - and it still goes > clicketyclicketyclicketyclicketyclicketyclickety. > > Usually it's a faulty relay and simply changing it out does...
• Re: Air bubbles in coolant 2.1 wbx
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 00:54:29 -0500
  ...That ring will help bleed out any air in the sytem, provided there is not a fault somewhere, like a leaking head gasket. The...
• Re: Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:55:27 -0500
  ...Will be prepared next time it faults however. Then I can test. But in the mean time - what else? Ken suspects the Temp II...
• Re: A/C tunnel
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:27:50 -0600
  ...In fact, my feeling was that if the tunnel fell - VW's faulty design - and the parts were damaged - again related to faulty design...
• Re: stock antenna - no AM stations?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:05:11 -0700
  ...The fact that you have had the same poor AM results with 3 radios still points at the antenna, and not a radio fault...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 08:56:34 -0700
  ...dipstick) - weak oil pressure relief spring - worn oil pressure relief valve - faulty or shorted oil pressure sensors - worn oil pump I had the oil...
• Re: Distributor Cap
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 11:34:58 -0700
  ...go, the grounded shield more-or-less safely conducts it away. 'Course performance suffers, but is that the fault of the grounded shield? -Blaine
• Re: Gas mileage is Waaaaay down,,, Please help!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 21:36:34 -0700
  ...A faulty "full throttle" switch (the one that activates when the throttle is wide open.) will do just as you have described. Sudden! drop...
• Part # for black plastic sliding door ring
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:04:32 -1000
  ...order from Bus Depot get the right part One was my fault one was Bus depot. It's the LAST thing that touches the...
• Re: Loafs in the woods
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 08:20:19 -0700
  ...And whose fault was it bringing all that tequila, eh, answer me that? Those who partook salute your vision and philanthropy and marvel at...
• Re: yay, fixed my problem....but how long can I go?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 20:54:54 -0400
  ...start problem and a recent hesitation problem were due >to a faulty idle stabilizer and not the temp 2 sensor (oops, I called >it...
• Re: I have a friend who needs help; he is stuck with a strange problem URGENT URGENT.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Tue, 14 May 2002 19:19:57 -0700
  My 96 Jetta has one, and it's been on for the past 65K miles. "Faulty check engine light" message When scanned. Andrew 1984...
• Re: ...oil pressure...oil sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 28 May 2005 08:23:08 -0700
  ...Flickering or steady-on behavior indeed sounds like a wiring fault. > Well...the oil pressure is (if I recall) 20 psi at 2000 rpm...
• Re: Continuing saga of Oil Pressure light...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 21:47:09 -0700
  I had this happen on my current trip and it ended up being an electrical fault in the wiring ribbon behind the speedo. Next...
• 1983 window regulator
  Historical mailing list - Steven Yoon
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:55:23 -0500
  ...Now, I understand that this is due to a faulty regulator, but not sure whether it can be repaired or it has to be...
• Re: Gas price war / costs of road trips LVC
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gordon
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 16:36:02 -0400
  ...Americans are at fault. We use the most gas of any nation in the world and are unwilling to conserve. We drive the price...
• Re: HELP: in Kamloops and need some help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:19:38 EST
  ...For > now I will not drive at night, but do you think its the headlight switch > or a faulty installation of the kit? This...
• Re: Boston Bob engines - Use caution
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:24:35 EST
  ...that aint bobs fault.
• Re: 85 1.9, Intermittent stall then no start but does crank ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 22:34:06 -0700
  > Will a faulty ignition switch cut power to the rest of the works. > Next time it will not start, jiggle the key while in...
• Won't spray gas, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:22:36 -0800
  I am having a hard time finding the fault. This is a 2.1 engine. Checked a lot of things already, but nothing. The...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:07:19 -0500
  ...And never show faulty when tested. I didn't have a spare coil at the time to throw in there - and besides - I'm...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:54:40 -0400
  ...I have found that many of them have a problem that seems like faulty temp II but it is actually the wire going from...
• Re: Subie mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:31:50 -0500
  ...There were no faults. I'm at a > total > > loss on this. Suggestions? > >
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 25 May 2018 23:08:26 -0400
  ...Is it the fault of the starter for > whatever maybe wrong with it, or there is something else. > > Anyone? > > Zoltan >
• Was: Residual Fuel Pressure... Now: Dirt PIC
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Mar 2014 18:47:42 -0800
  ...fuel pump check valve is at fault but don't > see how it relates to engine temp. (or fuel pump temp?) -- Neil n Blog...
• Re: HEY!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 09 Sep 1994 11:34:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...ve stopped being good! Joel started it....it's not my fault... blame Joel, yep that't it... In the immortal words of Paul...
• (Thanks for the) HELP!!! Van won't start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:31:05 -0500
  ...Still haven't totally isolated the fault, if it is not the simple weak battery, then something is drawing it down at rest. Thanks...
• Re: Is my steering rack really shot?
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 00:26:00 +0100
  ...Here in Norway these `faults`have to be fixed if the truck is to stay on the road. Thanks again Dave Perry 87 Syncro> >>
• Re: hose clamp/ Easy vanagon repairs,
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 17:13:02 -0400
  >Now, the small coolant leak I had wasn't leaky heads, it turned out to be a >faulty hose clamp! What kind of clamp...
• Faulty fridge relay?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:45:09 -0600
  Hi all, 90 syncro westy. My fridge has always worked fine on 110V AC and 12V DC. Recently, it doesnt' seem to get cold...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:05:05 -0300
  ...Not sure if you're trying to make a joke or not, but IF! this is true, then you have a VERY faulty cap...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Coolant Light?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:33:37 -0400
  ...I did not actually find the faulty connection, but the problem stopped. . . . . . . but I was not losing coolant. Good luck. Ed 84' Westy, Syracuse...