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• Re: 300 spots of lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 07:33:57 -0700
  I find it online. 'shopping' and Google. It is quite expensive, shocking in fact...But it is really good stuff. There's high pressure...
• Re: Automatic not shifting into high gear
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:32:46 -0600
  ...In addition, you run the risk of destroying the final drive due to lack of lubrication. You should replace these seals immediately. The transmission...
• Re: Lubrication tips one at a time.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:33:19 -1000
  ...I’ve read many times that there are hundreds of places on a Vanagon that need lubrication. > > so I am asking folks to offer...
• Re: Source for reliable axle assemblies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:25:01 -0600
  ...If simple lubrication is your > > problem, this technique, if done right with say 15 strokes of the gun, > > could help. If you have some...
• RE: Squeaking suspension
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Sun, 26 Jan 97 17:10:15
  If, you engine does not warm up properly, you can cause excessive wear through improper lubrication. That's why you have a thermostat. Therefore...
• Re: front end clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - brad horner
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 22:50:05 -0400
  ...shop did hear the noise and thought it might be a lubrication >problem around the front end springs...but that did not fix the...
• Re: Great device for lubing cables
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 07:59:21 -0700
  ...Recently I recalled >> mention of the use of a motorcycle cable lubrication gadget--in my case the >> Motion Pro 08-0182 cable luber--and...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:57:40 -0800
  ...this is to remove the starter, clean the solenoid, put light > lubrication of WD40 or Silicone spray on the internal parts. > I've seen...
• Re: V'gon been sittin...Want to start her up again...recommendations
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 22:56:17 -0400
  ...Checked all lubrication, seemed to be ok...put a new battery in, turned it over a couple times (with 6 gals of new gas...
• Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:48:01 -0600
  ...the thick oil getting into the tiniest of spots that need lubrication. This may equate to "too high" pressure, but is suspect, not necessarily...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:33:55 -0800
  ...it possible to get "at" the fan motor in place, for lubrication, > with less effort? > > John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> writes: > > > Robert, Chad, and...
• Re: 88 Automatic Shifter does not lock in gear
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:28:33 -0700
  ...Often it's just loose or stuck things that need tightening or lubrication. It's not a common failure, like a classic 'they always...
• Re: Lubrication tips one at a time.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 07:34:12 -0700
  What do people do or use to quiet a creaking clutch pedal spring? BT On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 5:39 AM, Harold...
• Re: Dreaded Squeal of Death from Heater Fan Motor
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 23:07:38 EST
  ...It will tend to wash any existing lubrication out. My fan was also squeaking but has since stopped. I probably just jinxed myself! Drive...
• Re: Power Steering Used as Manual Steering
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 09:01:20 -0400
  ...as a <manual system? Does the power steering fluid provide necessary <lubrication to steering parts in the front end? Does anyone have any additional...
• Re: Cleaning CVs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 18:57:05 -0800
  ...It is more dependent on how many hard turns you make (i.e., low speed, uphill, high torque, etc.) than it is on lubrication...
• Re: Fan motor Lube: What do you use and where?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:07:58 -0500
  If the bearings and shaft are galled, there is not any lubrication on the market that will cure this problem. Removing the armature, and...
• Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 06:59:20 -0400
  ...How much edge wear on the ring gear can cause this? Is the starter lubrication at fault? Is there another alignment problem that I...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:40:38 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Allan Streib wrote: > Is it possible to get "at" the fan motor in place, for lubrication, > with less...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Dec 2023 10:10:42 -0800
  I have Richard. A few times. Lube on the cables and pivots? Last time I used tri-flow Fan motor - I stood fan on...
• Re: Make Best of Synthetic Oil?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Sep 1993 13:27:09 GMT
  ...Redesign the lubrication system? : : Can't all the cars, at least all the newly designed cars, utilize : synthetic oil? It must save a lot...
• Re: Storing Van outside over winter???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:29:09 -0600
  ...Also it is most especially not good to have rings lose their lubrication and then have a start up without oil on the rings...
• Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:57:09 -0700
  ...Hmm, we're talking lubrication again. Ha, ha. Good Luck. -Dick Wong- 78 Scirocco Original Owner 87 Vanagon GL Syncro 2.5 (Blaze) Third...
• Re: Autostop propane fill valve stuck open - resolution
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:51:33 -0400
  ...No lubrication!!! Cant go wrong with only 2 pieces to worry about.4 nice big phillips head screws hold it all together. If anyoneis...
• Re: noisy speedo in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 11:42:56 -0700
  ...I'm assuming some lubrication problem because of the apparent >correlation to temperature. Cold weather has arrived here in SE PA, and >though yesterday...
• Re: CHEAP Silicate/Phosphate free anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 06:07:14 -0800
  ...Used in hooter augmentation, oiless lubrication, and computer > chip constrruction. > > East of Montgomery, Alabama there was a silicon producing plant. Electric > furnaces were were...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Dec 2025 17:43:30 +0000
  ...10:31:40 AM PST, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:  Lubrication helps. I like spray on white grease for latch & hinge. My annual...
• Re: Espar D2 diesel furnace run on gas
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:13:43 -0400
  ...They > would be great for vanagons if they can safely run on gas. > > > http://www.lubricationspecialist.com/airtronic-2/airtronic-d2-7500-btu-air...
• Re: about the "Best Oil" to use in our WaterBoxer
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 22:25:36 -0500
  ...great > > lubrication properties etc. > > > > But when the engine is shut down and left standing > > for a couple of days .... > > like being parked in a...
• Re: Dash Frustration -- A Friday Vent
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 20:25:07 -0800
  ...Lack of suffecient lubrication is something I see constanty in vanagons. it's not just putting in new parts.. it's carefulartful installation of...
• Re: Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth study of a modern social sickness.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:22:13 +1200
  ...If there's a kink they could bind in their sheaths, and no amount of lubrication would help. If not kinked, then CRC Tac...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 11:17:54 -0400
  ...UNLEADED heads are intended not to rotate the valves as there is no build-up from the lead and in fact less lubrication to...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:13:27 -0800
  ...just by inspection, lubrication, and adjustment, and tightening loose things. People tend to think 'part' .. like it must be 'some parts', and if they...
• Re: oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:34:30 -0500
  ...of the correct viscosity for the season, btw, and have not > had any other lubrication-related issues. > > Doug Fitz-Randolph > Freeport, ME > '90 Syncro > >
• Re: Redline Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 4 May 2003 11:34:32 -0500
  ...I lost a tranny this way (synchronizers just wore out from lack of lubrication). Stan Wilder On Sun, 4 May 2003 10:07:13...
• Re: starter problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 15:45:58 -0800
  ...I found that the lubrication on the starter solenoid was sticking. So when I turned the key, the solenoid did not pull all the...
• Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 4 May 2002 10:57:12 -0500
  ...The chrome crosshatching will hold oil and help in lubrication of the rings after breakin. The chrome plated cylinders stand up to wear extremely...
• Re: exh stud - drilling out is tough
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:26:30 -0400
  ...drill and work your way up. Slow speeds and high pressure. Lubrication. Once the bit losses its edge the material work hardens making drilling...
• Re: A/C Condensor--Serpentine vs Tube Type
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:05:53 -0500
  ...These things can be caused by slow flowing dryer, stoppages in the suction valve and moisture causing lubrication to clot like cottage cheese. Stan...
• Re: Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:08:11 -0600
  ...like about racing engine oil being castor oil >>> based for superior lubrication at hi heat and high RPM. >>> >>> I invite you all to seek...
• burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 22:17:08 -0600
  ...Vanagon distributor site? Anyone have step-through of disassembly and cleaning/lubrication? As far as tune-ups go, can I use an old fashioned...
• Re: heater motor Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:23:36 EST
  In a message dated 2/8/02 6:37:37 AM, erikvaleur@SVERIGE.NU writes: << I recommend oiling the bearings to make it last...
• Re: FS 83 Air Cooled Westfalia Camper Motivated Seller
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:43:26 -0800
  ...This Westy has not been just maintained, every moving part requiring lubrication has been replaced. It had been restored to drive, handle and run...
• Re: turbo?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 13:56:55 -0400
  ...you need to use a type that doesn't require external lubrication? I'll have to look around the yard to see how this...
• Re: AC Freon (a bit long)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 10:26:32 EST
  ...They use different lubricating oils which don't agree and will fall out of suspension, causing loss of lubrication and compressor failure. The dessicant...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 22:22:42 -0600
  ...I was hoping perhaps >> the old thread would say they used an in-line oiler (like for air tools) >> to solve the lubrication issue...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 1997 14:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...1) the oil filter (to measure the temperature after the oil cooler and just before it enters the engine lubrication galleys; 2) the large...
• Re: Trouble with lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 12:12:50 -0400
  ...In additiion to the lubrication mentioned, many times the lock issues are cause by worn keys, or badly miscut keys due to being a...
• Re: The Great Oil Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 19:26:59 -0600
  ...ratio of additives to > actual oil is too high for optimal lubrication. I haven't done any other > research on this, perhaps the engineer...
• Re: Speedometer Cable
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:36:21 -0400
  ...My sense is that lubrication will not help and that it is a magnet acting upon magnet issue and that the bouncing is part...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:11:38 -0500
  ...Proper lubrication system maintenance on these beasties - whether air or watercooled - is crucial. I would think it even more so on air-cooled engines...
• Re: Lubrication tips one at a time.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:37:49 -0500
  ...I�ve read many times that there are hundreds of places on a Vanagon that need lubrication. > >> > >> so I am asking folks to offer...
• Re: AA Transaxle: Happy! Relevant Info, Long.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jun 2014 10:17:56 -0400
  ...overheated parts which can cause failures not related to just the lubrication. I have been filling some boxes with 75w-110 (Amsoil) and also...
• Re: Winter Gear Lube ?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 19:28:44 -0800
  ...amount of available torque making its way thru the poor tranny. Lubrication Engineers is Paul Guards favorite and I like Swepco after seeing many...
• Re: Air Cooled Overheating?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 13:35:10 EDT
  ...to the point where its pressure is less than adequate for lubrication and cooling... >I'm guessing that any environmental temperature extreme would still...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:17:46 +0000
  ...There is a past list member that talked so much about lubrication.  He would be pleased with your solution and then tell all of...
• Re: Funny "catch" in the steering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:37:08 -0400
  ...capped off the steering sector leaving some fluid in there for lubrication thinking that I would eventually convert the van to a manual rack...
• Re: Mullendore port help
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 5 Oct 2011 07:59:04 -0400
  ...I put in a 30A and it is back running but I wanted to do >>the Mullendore port lubrication. > >On a 2.1l that...
• Re: 84' Vanagon starter falling apart
  Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:38:28 -0800
  ...turn all to willingly! Maybe there is a problem, at least lubrication! How should I test, and lubricate? Thanks for any help! On Sun...
• Re: Oil and new rings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 13:53:10 -0700
  ...lots of oil up to them on the way down for lubrication. If this doesn't help, try a quart of Marvel Mystery Oil...