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• Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - �ѻ� Tim Crooks
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 23:56:03 -0500
  ...I had just started her up and had one luggage and the Graco Pack-N-Play in when I could smell the dread smell...
• coolant hose oil exchanger fix
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:17:35 -0700
  ...One of the elbows had developed a leak (oh sweet smell of coolant steam, how I know thee well). VW wants about can$43...
• It's Alive!!!
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:22:22 -0700
  ...Next wasserboxer I have that gives me trouble gets replaced by an inline VW engine... She smells really bad since the exhaust manifold paint...
• Re: Engine lid insulation material?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:34:02 -0700
  ...Welcome! On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:04 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all > > Had some good hot/noisy/smelly...
• Re: The Best Rational for New Seals
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 May 2010 17:06:25 -0500
  ...Other > than to say that it was really smelly, I'm not sure what kind of dung it > might have been, but it did...
• Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:05:33 -0500
  ...In fact, cooking inside could have created a bear problem with the smells. So, what are some experiences of others with their various Van...
• Re: how does gas get in oil?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 21:19:38 EDT
  ...Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 21 Apr 2000 11:40:35 EDT Tim...
• Re: Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:07:03 -0700
  ...I've got a Syncro full of the stuff that's been in temps well over 120F and there's no smell or melting...
• Re: Help Timing Diesel after replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 06:42:14 +0000
  ...Shawn & Janis Wright '88 Westy (336k) '85 Jetta TD (361k) VWnut@smus.bc.ca (swright@smus.bc.ca) http://www.islandnet.com/~swright/vw...
• New Oil cooler...? on Diesel smoke
  Historical mailing list - T G
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 00:53:01 -0700
  ...87 Vanagon Syncro (The VW section) http://www.angelfire.com/vt/psychodelic/VW.html (Homepage) http://www.angelfire.com/vt/psychodelic ------------------------------------------------------------ Raveworld's NEW...
• Re: LEAKING WINDSHIELD SEAL
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 19:15:16 -0500
  ...You should be aware that some 'silicone' sealants release acetic acid vapor as they cure....smells like vinegar. These can promote rust where they...
• Re: VW camper van article
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:49:12 -0500
  ...I always thought that was because of the impression of f VW van owners as warm, kind, trust worthy, and part of a family...
• Braindead 1.9
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 06:37:45 -0400
  ...Further checking revealed burnt fuel injection relay and, ultimately, a burnt smell coming from the vent hole of the ecu. After checking around and...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:04:29 -0800
  I attended a VW campout recently and was quite heartened to hear a *very* nice sounding WBX 2.1 engine. Smooth and "right" sounding...
• Need '85 Heater Core
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 12:33:40 -0500
  ...shape. Looking for a rear heater core (also probably need front). VW wants $150 for a new one (the valve is ok, so core...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 22:01:17 +1200
  >so apart from the preventive maintainenece, what's the best way to >handle a fire? i hope i'll be able to smell smoke...
• Re: I think I'm at the Crossroads
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 14:07:57 -0400
  ...check the timing keep an eye on the temperature, if it just smells hot, but isn't really hot, where a clothspin on your...
• Re: VW camper van article
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:16:22 -0700
  ...I always thought that was because of the impression of f VW van owners as warm, kind, trust worthy, and part of a family...
• Re: Cure for Sqealing Belts
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:34:34 -0700
  ...so maybe I should > > stick with VW belts... > > > > >From: Matthew Pollard > > >To: Mark Dorm > > >Subject: Re: Cure for Sqealing Belts > > >Date: Fri, 07 Feb...
• Re: Fuel Mileage Gone to Hell!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 16:08:34 -0400
  ...with the fuel filter.......cost > $200CDN total.......result 10mpg > > Mechanic #2 (VW dealer 1000km from where I live) Engine started misfiring, > hesitating, and struggling...
• Re: '88 Power Steering - ATF Dexron ??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 21:20:24 -0500
  ...I thought that the difference was that GL-5 >has additives that may be corrosive to VW syncromesh rings (they are made >out of...
• Re: Re; Solar power your VW
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 08:39:36 -0800
  ...well worth it to me not to hear that engine or smell those fumes while out in the wilds.... Bill > Larry >
• Re: where to get redline gear oil???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:22:35 -0600
  ...I'd say if its full its full, if you overfill you'll just be smelling the excess burning on your muffler or cleaning...
• Re: A couple of questions. (Why to avoid short-cold-engine trips)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:50:45 -0500
  Hi Michael, Cold start, short run has always been classified by VW as "Severe Service". Why? Because the engine is never fully warmed up...
• Re: Stuck in Durango, CO, with Possible Altitude Related Problem
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 8 May 2005 08:33:33 EDT
  ...It smells like gas when I try to start it, I would almost think it was flooded except that it is fuel injection. It...
• Re: Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:49:43 -0800
  ...the exhasut smelled just wonderful, intoxicating even, with the castor two stroke oil we ran. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> To...
• WTB adaptor to cooling system tester ...
  Historical mailing list - Evans Waldron
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:41:45 -0700
  ...I had been smelling antifreeze but could not see where it was leaking. I pumped up the tester a few times and rather quickly...
• Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:07:21 -0500
  ...Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke. > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > So I just finished climbing a short hill and felt the power...
• Re: '87 fuel odor
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 4 May 2005 19:24:06 -0600
  ...There is a kit for it available > somewhere. > > Good luck! > > matt >> My '87 GL Westy smells of fuel inside right after filling. I've...
• Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:32:15 -0700
  ...I smelled a little strange mixture from the exhaust, at times on this trip..at least I think it was my exhaust..but I...
• Re: WTB: front heater core
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 2 Apr 2016 07:30:17 -0500
  ...Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale <http://frankcondelli...
• Re: NC Camping Report
  Historical mailing list - Mike Randleman
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 07:43:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...for introductions to other VW campers. I debated whether to strike out to the lake, but am still smelling some gas odor of undetected...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:36:06 -0800
  ...If you smell gas, you should find out where the smell is coming from, right now!....Waiting is NOT a good idea...In my...
• Re: Oil Leak 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:38:55 -0700
  ...Burning oil smell all day long. Someone suggested maybe a "Hair Line Crack" in the block .. Who knows Really bugs me. "Man is the...
• Re: Identifying ECUs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 19:29:48 -0400
  ...reversing the flow of > time?), or a bad smell or something. > > How many ECUs did VW make for the 1.9L? > -- > Mike "Rocket J...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:19:03 EDT
  ...I've used both factory and aftermarket and the aftermarket pipes can't even smell what VW sells. Sure the VW pipes cost more...
• Re: Dometic 182 - no flame 'cause no propane - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 May 2000 23:25:14 -0700
  ...plus I can NEVER > smell propane in the combustion chamber no matter how long I hold the > button in... any suggestions here? By the...
• Re: camper conversion other than Volkswagen
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:26:15 -0800
  ...mumble about those people in the VW bus type thing parked next to you and the funny smelling cigaretts some of us smoke. But...
• Re: Cure for Sqealing Belts
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 14:38:13 -0800
  ...so maybe I should > > stick with VW belts... > > > > >From: Matthew Pollard > > >To: Mark Dorm > > >Subject: Re: Cure for Sqealing Belts > > >Date: Fri, 07 Feb...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:36:37 -0500
  After seventeen years of VW van ownership I have found that most Vanagon and particularly most Westy owners do four things... camp, ride bicycles...
• Re: Here's the list
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 09:26:53 EDT
  ...I am still bummed that VW didn't make the stove removable so you could put it on a picnic table and run it...
• Re: Firestarter Fitting Strikes Again!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:56:29 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 4/19/2010 4:12 PM...
• Re: PSF
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 6 Jan 96 11:15:03 EST
  Watch it on VW and power steering fluid, remember that until about '88 - '90 they used standard ATD Dexron Mercon or whatever. Easy to...
• Re: fuel tank leak
  Historical mailing list - meek
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 02:04:46 -0600
  ...A new tank costs a fortune from VW. Perhaps you could scare up a used one. Good luck Gary Meek Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada...
• Newbie with newbie questions (please be patient)
  Historical mailing list - PaoloD1455
  Sat, 23 May 1998 23:42:19 EDT
  ...Turning on the heat gives good heat front and back (again, no smell). I'm going to attempt an oil and filter change this...
• Re: VW-'85 WESTY-NEED A PROTECTIVE MUD FLAP
  Historical mailing list - Gary Norris
  Fri, 16 May 1997 17:48:08 -0400
  ...73 Thing | - \___________/ - | '87 Syncro Westy | 0 | | 0 | 19' Manatee runabout |___|__|_____|__|___| rnorris@wam.umd.edu |__| |__| "My cat's breath smells like cat food" - Ralph Wiggum
• Re: Air-cooled heat question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 14 May 2000 06:14:26 -0400
  Check out http://www.bulley-hewlett.com/VWindex I've been in sub zero weather and been comfy in a 1976 2.0. G...
• Re: Best Hand Cleaner ZEP
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Mon, 24 May 1999 13:50:04 -0400
  ...Canada -- >-- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- >-- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab...
• Re: carpeting advise
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:06:34 -0400
  ...and I really smell... ) > -- shawn feller, ohio 1986 vw vanagon gl westfalia 1993 vw eurovan gl plus a couple of saabs, boats, jet skis...
• Re: Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Veerman, Keith
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:02:23 -0600
  ...I've smelled burning rubber off my kids boots if the rear heater core is fully open, so I usually keep it ~1/2...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - G. Lee
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:31:38 -0600
  ...There is no bad smell unless you have a leak. Which you don't want anyway :) Propane engines can have a high compression ratio...
• Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:00:06 -0700
  What's normal for a VW Bus? Many other Syncro's have the same filling problem, but a lot of 'em have no problem...
• Yellowstone's other attraction, WAS: camping with bears [F]
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 12:22:48 -0700
  ...the Orange Violin --- "(Donna Cassano)" <pokeswagon@BLAZENET.NET> wrote: > Funny with mild VW content. > > Two guys head out in a VW Camper for a...
• Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 15:37:40 -0500
  > Has anyone ever seen a split or leaking "hose" Absolutely! Some years ago the genuine VW high pressure fuel hose in my fuel-injected...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 1 May 2004 22:33:53 -0400
  On Sat, 1 May 2004, walt spak wrote: > I have never used VW Autobahn brand coolant so I won't comment on it. I...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 13:53:58 -0700
  ...I checked the > trailer safety chain again and the oil has no noticeable smell other than > a vague oil smell. It is not red...
• tire wear & heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 12:14:12 -0400
  ...spec.)? Should VW actually do the alignment rather than a tire shop? 2.) Rear heater fills car with sweet, anitfreeze smell when turned on...
• Re: VW camper van article
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:47:57 -0700
  ...Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:19:26 -0700 > From: vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: VW camper van article > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >      I...
• Thanks Guys!!! Much Appreciated! Re: Sudden rough idle, Engine won't start
  Historical mailing list - TieDye
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 19:21:22 -0400
  ...Gas smell from rear is quite >overpowering, as if engine isn't getting fire. > >any ideas of what to check before I start calling...
• EUROVAN EXHAUST
  Historical mailing list - hal
  Fri, 29 Nov 96 21:54:11 EST
  ...To the new EV owner who smelled sulfur: switch to another brand of gas. Some brands give the engine odiferous indigestion! Best to all...