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• Re: 93.4% of the way there
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:13:07 -0800
  ...Assuming the distributor drive was installed correctly by Boston Engine, the rotor should point to #1 cylinder when #1 pistion is at TDC on...
• Re: Am I crazy?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:12:58 -0700
  ...I am mechanically inclined, as all VW owners either are or will be at some point. I don't mind doing the work, in...
• Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:28:55 -0700
  ...After about 5 minutes the red coolant warning lamp under the temp gauge started flashing. The temp gauge was in the normal, midway location...
• Re: Listee is Car Talk genius?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:03:44 -0700
  ...battery as long as we could, even to the point of > using a flashlight in place of headlights. I now know what the earliest...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:25:34 -0600
  ...timing, bad points, leaking hoses produce a fireball that can ignite any oil that has enough fuel in it for a flash. I consider...
• Headlite wiring & adding Euro style grille & small driving lites to my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 12:09:15 -0700
  ...At this point, almost half the alternator capacity is used for > lighting. Add the radiator fan on high speed with the AC or heater...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:50:32 -0800
  Hi Steve, I've had this problem before, and in most cases I solved the flickering or flashing oil light with a thicker oil...
• Re: rebuild or 5 cyl?
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 08:56:15 -0700
  ...Made a bloody mess and had dollar signs flashing before my eyes. ----- Original Message ----- From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Weight Distribution
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:05:29 -0800
  ...I.e. ..........they just go where you point them, Early 911's did have significant oversteer for sure. And the tires of the 60...
• Re: Hazards not working properly 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 16:44:18 -0700
  ...would put the 4 way flashers connected to the Aux Battery .. which just might be dead at some point, as you've found evidently...
• Re: Wash DC tailgating ;)
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:46:58 +0100
  ...If you run 90kmh, point 1 is the reason to keep 70kmh If you run 60kmh, point 2 is the reason to keep 70kmh...
• Re: VW Van Profiling-plates
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:08:21 -0600
  ...To illustrate my point: I was once in my Westy at a stoplight with my grandaughter in the passenger seat when a man and...
• Elec. Leak Draining My Battery!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 95 15:17:44 EDT
  ...This light was never lit at all except just a little tiny flash > when I plugged the car stereo in. It'll take a...
• that Minneapolis guy again..
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 15:14:45 -0600
  ...Once it's on, flashing away, it stays that way until i shut the vehicle off. Upon restart all is fine until i go...
• Re: friday - home made rosin flux
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:28:50 -0700
  ...Bah. > > The really hard part on a brass seam was that the melting point of brass and the bronze filler were really close. I...
• Value and Practicality of a 1983 Vanagon Van?
  Historical mailing list - Belinda Gilman
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:41:17 -0500
  ...The plexiglass skylight should probably be replaced at some point - it cracked around the edges and was leaking badly until I did a very...
• Re: Digifant dashboard analysis tool you are making
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:47:22 -0500
  ...Magee <condor2@FLASH.NET> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Friday, June 26, 1998 8:54 AM Subject: Re: Digifant dashboard analysis...
• Re: Camper Equipmetn Advise Needed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Aug 94 10:01:08 PDT
  ...Sorry Steve, I just had to express an alternate point of view! :) :) Standard equipment that always stays in Bobo: the above-mentioned flashlight, a...
• My comments on microbus concept
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 13:33:33 -0800
  I attempted to send the following to VW via their flashy site feedback at http://www.vw.com/microbus/ . Not sure it went, had...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:18:16 -0400
  ...cap) to prevent flashing and keeping the coolant in contact with parts of the engine hotter than the vapor point. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Radiator Fan Keeps coming on
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 09:32:15 -0500
  ...This should prevent the van from beginning to overheat, > at which point the red light in the temp gauge will start blinking > furiously. If...
• is it a List sticker or Vanagon.com sticker we want?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 01:52:11 EST
  ...But back to the point, I'm confused here. The rules for the sticker contest state the LIST ADDRESS must be included on the...
• Help with diagnosis (please)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:29:19 +0100
  ...temperature gauge middling, ran OK until a vibration at 60-65 mph getting worse, to the point that rear-view mirror blurrs, not throught...
• Re: HIDs? Was: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:16:31 -0800
  ...I don't get flashed, although I often annoy. Pensionerd On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:36 PM, John Anderson <wvukidsdoc@yahoo.com...
• Re: refrigerator failure, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:28:24 -0600
  ...Another symptom is that > the > > > orange lamp that should flash to indicate that the propane switch is > > > working does not flash. When I push...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:37:33 -0700
  ...Hi Gary, Go right to the key point. Grab a flashlight, and take a look at the clutch slave cylinder while you wife pumps...
• Re: Antifreeze smell when you turn on Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 1 May 2008 08:15:08 -0400
  ...I'm also experiencing the dreaded "flashing red coolant light" because Air is getting into the cooling system. But the light doesn't always...
• Re: front headlights not working.... (long winded again)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:04:36 -0500
  ...You can also safely go to higher wattage headlight bulbs (within reason, as has been pointed out, the 9004 headlight bulb plugs do not...
• Temp II Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:35:24 -0700
  ...I really couldn't see in the parking garage and my flashlight was dying (replace those batteries before going on a trip, folks) and...
• Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:48:14 -0700
  ...So it is necessary to set the operating current/voltage to near max yet safe point. If they are connected in serial and in...
• Re: LPG diesels, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:49:30 -0500
  ...But it may be that the compression-ignition point is inevitably too > soon, causing loss of power and premature preignition damage. In diesels, > of...
• Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Erik Peterson
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:05:45 +0200
  ...the timing light will flash on all 5 distrib wires, so the spark is there, but it sounds like it's not firing.... So...
• Colin Kellogg Story
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:47:21 -0800
  ...Little red flashy light came on. Along with all the other lights. Continued to drive until it was surrounded by the cloud of steam...
• Re: Glow Plug Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Jul 1995 10:05:07 -0700
  ...a) Radio Shack for instance sells a flashing red Light Emitting Diode (LED). You will need a voltage dropping resistor to go with it...
• Re: Timing 2.1l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:41:36 -0500
  ...Also sometimes the timing light did not flash at all for a revolution. Maybe I ought to see what the inside of the distributor...
• Re: Radar detector
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 May 2002 07:33:24 -0400
  ...They aren't working at that point, but at least you don't get bagged for having one in the car (in case that...
• "Blue light" incidents..NVC..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:58:41 -0800
  ...So, we did that and at the next signal we encounter a policeman with his car stopped and light flashing...Huh? He points right...
• Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings, one more question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 07:51:43 -0400
  ...I also look to makes sure the case half's still touch with a flash light when I install the bearings to check the...
• Re: Cascade audio double check
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:09:18 -0400
  ...Seal-Instant-Waterproof-Repairs-6-in-x-25-ft-Aluminum-Roll-Flashing/1018733 > > & then if You want the ultimate sound & Thermal Insulation check out...
• Re: 88 GL - Random engine stoppage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 22 Sep 2013 19:19:30 -0700
  ...I've been know to do things like run with a timing light flashing where I can see it ..so if ign does stop...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:32:11 -0700
  ...the point of containing an explosive mixture before you > can use it or the first time you light something it could flash back > through...
• Re: Fuel and temp gauges - wacky
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 19:13:24 -0500
  ...a bit, but I will try to > clean up the ground point for it. �In the process of doing all this, I > checked the...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:43:48 -0700
  ...to ignite the gas/air mixture which had a higher flash/compression-ignition point. Okay... so the thought is this... there ARE diesel-fired...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 00:02:05 -0700
  ...At some point it's time to retire or rebuild the engine before it just blows...like rod through the block. I think there...
• Fw: Acetone tip
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 00:11:15 -0700
  ...Acetone has a flash point of like 65 degrees F. It does evaporate very quickly, but not as fast as it burns. It is...
• URBAN LEGEND!! Re:no vanagon, or jag content
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 14:44:26 -0800
  ...the new gang member >under initiation drives along with no headlights and the first car to >flash their headlights at him is now his...
• Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:13:41 -0800
  ...whenever I try the emergency flashers...and only my left side works on flashers... I am leaving it till I am not needing my...
• Mudflaps, oil pressure, etc. - medium-long post
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 May 1997 08:09 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Well, LED flashed once when the key was first turned on, and that was it (kinda suspected it should continue to flash until the...
• Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 16:26:19 GMT
  ...In a flash of insight I realized the foolish, pointless, unproductive waste of time embodied by "waving" at total strangers. True, no diseases could...
• Re: Coolant gauge calibration
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:43:51 -0500
  ...to make the gauge read even higher, to the point where the LED > starts flashing at you, indicating that the temp is too high...
• engine/starter problem, advice sought:)
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 09:46:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...till it got to the point where it would barely turn over, and then nothing more than the oil and gen lights would dim...
• engine/starter problem, advice sought:)
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 09:46:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...till it got to the point where it would barely turn over, and then nothing more than the oil and gen lights would dim...
• Re: Dash Light Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:07:24 -0700
  ...At this point, I was cranking the new rebuild for the first time, so oil pressure was my primary focus, and it was fine...
• Re: No current at FI injector plug - a repsonse
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:20:13 -0800
  ...I think I have a used one for a non-Ca model with points igntion. ( btw if you have points, a fantastic upgrade is...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:33:47 -0700
  ...WERE > they are specifically made for testing for injector pulse. > no flash = ecu is not firing the injectors. > --SAME AS LED TEST THOUGH RIGHT...
• '78 Bus still FS
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 6 Nov 96 21:25:31 EST
  ...It's got a new turn signal switch, new hazard flasher switch, and new flasher relay (all due to a short in the old...
• Weird over-heating problem, please advise!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 04:12:10 MDT
  ...After 10-15 minutes of idling, the temp gauge climbs to about 3/5 and the red LED begins to flash. Increasing engine speed...
• Re: Vanagon autobody question
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:21:26 -0700
  ...I believe the vw body metal has a flash plating on it before its asembled. I think there are quite a few good rust...
• Re: Arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 08:40:38 -0700
  ...That should reveal the metal pivot point that the arm rest swings on. It will also give you a better look at the culprit...
• Re: Shifting, No Clutch
  Historical mailing list
  22 Jan 97 07:31:48 PST
  ...Every now and then in a flashback or something, I'll forget to use the clutch, and shift anyway. But having done this without...