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• Re: A Westy awning
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 11:30:04 -0800
  It was a clear, sunny day at a coastal campground, well away from the beach, where It's always breezy. With no warning a...
• 21 window
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 14:23:21 -0400
  the scoop as i know it is that he bought it from its 2nd owner. the paint is rough, its got a little rust...
• Re: Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:06:59 -0400
  The diff lock is spring loaded! It is such that if it fails it will try to fail in the unlocked position! Don't...
• Re: Stranded Rock Springs, WY
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 15:14:53 -0700
  ...Fan cycled on in town, like it normally does, so coolant. It sputtered a couple times leaving Rock Springs and then it drove flawlessly...
• Re: Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 8:29:11 PDT
  Forwarded message: > > what the idle valve (seems like there is another name for it) does is to > keep a pipe closed when cold, and...
• Re: Electric Engine Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 07:34:14 -0800
  ...i think it cost less then $20. While it would never get the engine "hot" it would get it at a higher temp then...
• Re: Help! Engine rattle from '84 Vanagon 1.9l gas - TERMINAL?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 12:51:31 -0500
  Sounds like a typical stuck lifter--how long have you run it with it Clicking? Have you tried to adjust the rocker's? If...
• fridge -
  Historical mailing list - Maximiliano Goldschwartz
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:26:50 -0700
  Hi, I just bought a fridge from a westy 83 and installed it. I cannot seem to know if it works though. I tried...
• Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:54:43 -0800
  ...he forgot about it for almost a year before it went to collection. By then it was too late. Beware. Your actions might have...
• Re: Remembering the First Bus
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 17:20:50 +1200
  ...It had shop signwriting all over it. Stock 30hp early engine. I used it during my last year of highschool, then took it to...
• Re: Its NOT a mini-van!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 22:15:49 -0400
  ...c-ya Jonce <not_a_vw_club@yahoogroups.com> >What is it? > >It's a bus >It's a van (if you must) >It...
• FS: Indash MP3, holds 200 hrs of music indash, $325 (was $1200)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 23:21:22 -0500
  ...Or you can plug it into a laptop while it's mounted in the van. This thing's really trick. It's _way_ ahead...
• Trans upshift
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Tue, 10 May 2011 19:14:27 -0400
  ...The mod was worth the 1 hr's work it took to do it and I would recommend it.
• Re: Westy Fridge Modification
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 22:31:51 -0400
  ...Should I do it >while it is out? Is it to correct difficult lighting? What is it to >correct? Make sure that check valave...
• Re: Cracked Syncro Clutch Housing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 01:58:30 -0400
  Bill there is no gasket between eng/trans so it sounds like the rear seal.If it gets on the clutch it will cause...
• Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 09:47:39 -0500
  ...Don't really know: -what it is ? -what all it does? -who makes it? -what it costs? - is it a valuable/essential item in...
• a hoot of an explaination from a "mechanic"
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:36:20 -0500
  ...So I turn the engine off and restart it. A little rough, but revs, then smooths itself out. So, I figure (crossing fingers) it...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 08:39:13 CST
  ...It seemed to >stay about 1/2 full most of the time and when it starting getting near E it >would drop off in...
• It still is a fair deal - that AAZ
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:01:32 -0700
  ...just about every part on it ........was tired, corroded, or had something wrong with it. Perhaps it was an exteme case. And it started...
• Re: The Dying 86 Vanagon - engine cuts out
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 19:45:21 -0700
  ...It does not seem to respect any pattern in it's dying. > It does it when it's hot, when it's cold, when...
• 1987 running issues.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:26:21 -0500
  ...It starts and runs but about 2 minutes into a drive it feels like its running out of gas. Power drops, throttle becomes unresponsive...
• Re: vanagon winter maladies
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:16:00 -0500
  ...Patched > it inside and out, it has held for two years so far. Very happy with it. > Of course I do the usual "winterizing...
• Friday funnies, (no Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 11:00:10 -0330
  A friend of mine sent me this, I'm not sure where it originated. Cheers, Bob Norman '81 westy Gander, Newfoundland Canada --- Take heed...
• FS: Side tent
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:23:25 EST
  ...I have no pictures of it up and it is snowing like ba#$%@ here so I wont be setting it up anytime soon for...
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 12 May 2010 09:46:21 -0700
  ...The longer it > sits, the more it sounds like it won't start. Jumping it, even just off a > second battery always makes it...
• 45 amp/hour gell cell for $35
  Historical mailing list - Wali
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 13:00:41 -0800
  Hi volks, It's been a while since I've read the list (been out trying to catch up with Karl's mileage) so...
• Re: transmission life expectancy?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:35:13 -0600
  My 90 has 180K + miles on it, and it behaves pretty much like it did when it was no. No maintenance ever except a...
• Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:49:28 +0000
  ...right or wrong, its mine now. Good news is it made it 50+ miles home without any issues. About 19 miles into the drive...
• Re: Fwd: surface rust--anybody heard of this stuff?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 17:24:05 EST
  ...I certainly have heard of it. It works and it doesn't. I know, funny thing to say. But, that's about it. I...
• Re: FS tan sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:34:21 EDT
  ...I was going to use > it for panel repairs, but ended up not needing it after all. I paid $75.00 > for it at...
• Re: cailliper pin stuck?? (never mind)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:20:17 -0500
  ...I just hit it a little harder and it moved... I guess it was the metal ring on the pin that was stuck, which...
• Re: FS tan sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:57:12 -0700
  I was told that it would fit on my bus, and it's an 85'. I was never told what year the door originally...
• Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:15:09 +0000
  FWIW, the cheap fan is quiet when you take it out of the box and test it. It is once it installed that it...
• Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 19:20:16 -0500
  So, I got my new (to me) syncro running today! It hasn't (supposedly) run in twelve years, and I have it now starting...
• Re: Stuck in Florida
  Historical mailing list - Kate
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:22:20 -0600
  Hi Steve, Thought I'd just throw my 2 cents in on this one, since it sounds almost exactly like the same thing (same...
• 85' low idle, loss of power/compression, surging please help
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 13:15:05 -0800
  ...Yesterday it was idling at the 1000 mark, and then it would keep dropping till it would almost stall. I realize that idle stabilizers...
• Growling front end
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 16:44:35 EDT
  Hello all, Now that it has finally warmed up here in Cleveland, Ohio a new annoyance has poped up. The front suspension is growling...
• Headlamp adjusters
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 18:51:08 -0700
  ...How do you install it? I can see it has 3 prongs but I push it in and there is nothing to hold it...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:47:21 -0700
  it was vertical (pointing down) from the factory...someone must have removed it and turned it 90 degrees. Unscrew it and rotate it a...
• 1.9 problems
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:52:18 -0400
  ...An attempt at push starting did not work, and it took a pretty big jump to get it going. Once going it ran poorly...
• Re: "Brand new" bus now Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 21:47:10 -0400
  Who cares about depreciation if it is your dream vehicle and you never plan on letting it go? On 4/8/07, JordanVw@aol...
• Re: Parts cleaners
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 08:54:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...I use it for my fiberglass stuff, but it gets to me after a while. You know its getting into your system 'cause it...
• Do I need a new starter???
  Historical mailing list - Dale Hartman
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 10:06:56 -0500
  ...I ended up starting it by getting it rolling and popping the clutch. I got home and obviously it wouldn't start. I do...
• stalling problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:25:52 -0800
  ...Let up on the gas and it comes back. Push down a bit and it goes away. After a couple seconds it just gives...
• Re: Metal can around distributor cap...do you need it?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:45:42 -0400
  ...Do you need it? I assume it's some kind of >static-suppression device, but most modern radios I think it's either AM...
• Diesel Vanny Valve Train Question
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 13:55:36 EDT
  ...As soon as I stopped I shut it down. Turned it over once and heard a knock. That's it. Had it towed to...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:07:13 -0500
  ...Also, if you leave it on too long, it tends to trap dirt and gunk between itself and the body panels. Maybe it's...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 10 May 2012 19:53:53 -0700
  ...Put the meter on it and got no voltage, so we dragged it home. I pulled the pump and put 12v to it. It...
• Stalling, flooding. Is it Oxygen sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Maureen Stretch
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 11:45:36 -0500
  ...Two of the three times it had just been raining and windy outside. Once it was perfectly dry and it stalled. All three times...
• Re: Transmission advice needed 3-4 syncro hype? (Also higher gear)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 31 May 2005 12:39:12 -0600
  ...I > think it may have the original tranny in it. > > It makes no noise; the stick shift does not jump. It is working perfect...
• Re: Spoke too soon... (won't idle when warm)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:40:28 -0800
  Assuming that it has one, what was the tach needle doing when the engine started running herky-jerky? If it is a manual tranny...
• Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:11:49 -0700
  Just to pass along something interesting, mine is an 81 air cooled with lots of miles on it. Often when it sits more than...
• Interesting item on eBay web site item#306561314: 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Synchro 4x4 wagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 17:41:49 -0400
  I saw this item for sale at eBay, the world's largest personal trading community, and thought that you might be interested. Title of...
• Re: What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:18:09 -0400
  ...It's supposed to screw down so vandals can't pull > it up and break it off, but it doesn't, it just spins...
• Re: Behr AC removal -- anyone done it?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 05:42:47 -0400
  ...He's right....Its a Behr to remove..... AND a Behr to put in...but it works... It has two big squirrel cage fans...
• Re: 60 years ago this week
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:48:15 -0500
  I'd say I have about $800 into mine this year but that includes purchasing it, hauling it from Indiana to the east side...
• Re: 81 Vanagon: temperamental start
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 19:54:16 -0330
  Tom Young wrote: > Rex: > ---snip--- > I assume we aren't talking about the usual problem with the Vanagon and its > starter (turn the key...
• Re: new horns saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:04:11 +1200
  ...I think it's possessed. Any ideas as >to what may cause it? It never really works when I want it to. > >--Paul-- Prolly...
• RV Roof AC Unit Cheap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:36:55 -0500
  ...It is located in Dallas Texas, you'll have to come get it since it weighs about 90 pounds it isn't worth the...
• Re: Westy Table
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:29:41 -0500
  ...I think it's much easier to use, and maneuver. when not used I swing it around tight behind the pass seat.. it is...