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• Re: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:56:03 -0600
  ...http://www.pertronix.com/home.htm for points > replacement. You'll NEVER have to get it times or > replace points for your trip. For...
• Re: 1982 Westy auxillary heater
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:29:24 -0700
  ...As best I can tell this signal is controlled by a set of points in the combustion blower fan. I have pulled the fan...
• Re: Headlights and Grounds
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:56:15 -0700
  ...Go figure why they > changed things. > > Dennis Havent looked at the ground points much on the splitties, but on the old bugs I had...
• Re: Broken down in bishop ca!
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Fri, 31 May 2013 19:15:25 -0700
  ...Serious friendship points will be earned. Will be a trip to remember, Jesus. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
• '76 camper bus jerks, misses, cuts out
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 09:30:08 -0600
  ...I've replaced plugs, points, rotor, rotor cap and had the valves adjusted. Could it be fuel filter or somethin'? Wayne
• Re: baja trip - dates?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jun 1995 21:58:44 -0700
  ...Why cross at TJ? Aren't there a few crossing points further east that are not too far out of the way? Bob -- Bob...
• SUBAGON WIRING
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 09:07:09 -0500
  ...Will someone with experience doing this clarify some of the rather vague points on the wiring instructions. Also, does the heater coolant loop need...
• Re: ripples of diaster ..
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 21:56:06 -0600
  ...and we expect only minor disruptions to some of our receipt points in the Eastern U.S. Keith Adams Calgary, AB, CA 86 Westy...
• Re: Travel from Oregon to Austin
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 7 May 2002 20:07:45 EDT
  If you can swing south first, then east, you can see the highest and lowest points in the Contiguous US: Mt Whitney and Death...
• FF just a little stolen humor ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 19 Jun 95 10:43:35 CDT
  ...For each "A" answer, award yourself 0 points; for each "B" answer, award yourself 5 points; for each "C" answer, award yourself 10 points...
• Re: The details of Motronic
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:15:06 -0400
  ...The reason that turning the distributor on a car with a points or hall-effect ignition system changes the timing has nothing to do...
• Re: JT's Magic Bus Update Part Deux!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 07 Sep 1995 14:35:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...There's one seat belt (two anchor points) for the driver, and one very long belt for two extremely friendly passengers in the front...
• Re: The Vanagain Game (F)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 01:51:06 -0800
  If I were to do this game on my way to work every day, I would get at least 50 points each way, as...
• Re: The gutted cat girl...who knew nothing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 14:20:35 EDT
  ...Change to electronic ignition- Drop in points eliminator- @$50-$70 Tune the Carbs. Balance and adjust the idle mixture to as lean as possible...
• rear view mirrors - samba thread
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:27:55 -0700
  ...viewtopic.php?t=406216&highlight=rear +view+mirror oh and some points made about Cal. traffic cop citations for vision obstruction with some of...
• ominous sounds from automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - john
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:36:45 -0500
  ...sounds apparently coming from automatic transmission, but i don't think I have a dirty valve body as the shift points are right on...
• Re: Alaska, Inuvik
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 15 May 2009 09:17:22 -0600
  ...Anchorage/Denali furthest northward points. Question: do you think that amount of time allows for enough "sightseeing" and is it in the time frame...
• radiators
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:19:43 -0700
  ...used to replace an A version in an 82 diesel?� fasten points the same? � Appears I have a crack, lower right, rear face in...
• Re: My Syncro Locking Diff is Possessed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 01 Aug 1996 09:32:49 -0400
  Erick has made some excellent points about the control switch end of the diff lock, and I suspect he is right. You may also...
• Vent wing repair
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 05:45:26 -0400
  My vent wings have gotten loose at the pivot points, and it appears that the pivot could be drilled out, and a stainless fastener...
• Re: Using a ramp
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:36:52 EDT
  ...That would be a nice way of pinching shut your jacking points, or putting a big ol' rust-attracting dent in the body. Don...
• Re: no spark - Solved
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:37:09 -0700
  well, this has burned me I dont know how many times, but it was the danged points that ended up being the problem. I...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:33:36 -0400
  ...This one also has 3 shift points marked even >> though it is only a 3 speed and only shifts twice. The points are: one...
• Re: Off-road style jack recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:17:25 -0700
  I use a hi lift jack (aka "jack-all") with an adapter to fit vanagon jack points. I welded part of stock jack to...
• 85 vanvagon 1.9 electrical prob
  Historical mailing list - David Rack
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 21:17:04 -0700
  ...I was wondering if it could be the points(does it have points), or the coil, or a fuse, or what? any help would...
• Re: leaking vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 12:18:38 -0500
  ...I used a garden hose to spray large amounts of water at diffrent points on the front of the van. After each spraying, I...
• help: '72 westy, backfiring, noises
  Historical mailing list - e freeman
  Thu, 08 Aug 1996 10:33:20 -0400
  ...1700cc engine, recently rebuilt, bosch 009 dist, weber progressive carb, new muffler (bugpack), new points/condenser it backfires on overrun--lots of small pops...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:04:24 -0400
  ...wrote: >It would be much easier if I didn't need to tap into the wires but rather >could find the relevant circuit points...
• Tranny shipping
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sun, 25 Sep 2016 13:31:43 -0400
  ...currently I'm looking at quotes on Uship and was curious if anyone has recommendations for shipping companies and price points. Or you know...
• Re: In The Gutter
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 23:59:56 -0400
  ...altogether and repaint the gutters or will this cost me big points at the Vermont VW ass anual show. Thanks, Lloyd >> well, judging by...
• pertronix---'80 2.0--anyone installed one?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 08:31:33 EDT
  Has anyone actually installed a pertronix system in a vanagon (points dist) I got one from the bust depot and I need the correct...
• Changing Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 09:41:31 -0400
  ...My mechanic said he would just drain the system from the two lowest points and that it wasn't really necessary to get every...
• Re: Public words of THANKS
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:48:39 -0400
  ...impression he made.......so kind.....gave me advice on some sticking points that I might run in to.....I can't say enough. I...
• Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 09:25:17 -0700
  ...I thought that once might be different shutoff points at the various gas stations but not this much variance. Any ideas? Mike Off to...
• Re: Power window Regulator Questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 00:23:51 EDT
  ...The motor looked similar but the attachment points were different and I believe the shaft was different as well. Tom Illinois
• Re: [T2] Distributor for electronic ignition
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 15:26:34 -0700
  ...If Air Cooled, Federal or California Model? Air Cooled Federal Models came with Points, California models w/Factory Hall Electronic Ignition. Water Cooled all...
• Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 23:24:02 -0400
  ...While this points should be lubed do not count on that lasting forever. The shaft seems to last for one or maybe two clutch...
• Re: This one has truely lost....
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:17:28 -0700
  ...Ya know, they really have brought an end to many fine and funny points in life. i guess that is why Maxxim Magazine- and...
• Re: is this a ground point?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:31:55 -0800
  ...the points dig into both parts ...ensuring very good contact. if you're nutty about it lasting well, consider a dab of dielectric grease...
• Re: Vanagon and AI
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:48:14 -0700
  Nice ! ! Very soon someone points the iPhone to the driveway and says *"Burger and Fries"* and then the AI will say... - Go on the...
• Still looking for 84-85 Radiator fan shroud
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 6 Aug 2016 13:00:00 -0400
  ...I also need the four clips that hold the nuts to the frame at the bottom of the radiator mounting points. Let me know...
• Sticky Throttle Linkage 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 02 May 1997 11:23:26 -0500
  ...Where are the best points to lube and how to do it. How can the cable be properly lubed? And the linkage shown in...
• BAY AREA TIE POINTS
  Historical mailing list - \\\\////
  Tue, 29 May 2007 13:28:08 -0400
  I carried a very heavy engine a few weeks ago in the bay of my syncro and had a difficult time securing this thing...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips Thanks!!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 17:23:38 +0000
  ...the points on the backing plate that the shoes slide on ... > raised flat spots .....anti-seize compund there. > If those slide-contact points are...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 12:09:45 -0700
  ...removing weight from the governor weights will raise shift points.. but isn't really right to do with a stock engine in my opinion...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:37:26 -0700
  ...Karma points" i've been saving are worth more than >> amusement park "tickets"." >> >> Under these circumstances that's actually called >> "Kermit-Points" Craig. >> Hang...
• Re: NOT! 87 Syncro Westfalia For Sale-Cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 14:18:32 -0700
  ...NOT! 87 Syncro Westfalia For Sale-Cheap! > Two points and a question: > > 1. It is *not* For Sale. It is For *Auction* There is...
• Rough idle on 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sat, 12 May 2001 06:40:59 -0700
  ...Last night I replaced my points with the Pertronix with no change in idle. This is going to be long because I want to...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:25:18 -0600
  ...Smaller points > gap equals larger dweel angle..and more charge time of the coil primary > circuit. > At the instant the points open, the field...
• Looking for a good used or core Air Flow Meter for 80-83 Air Cooled California
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 17 Apr 2017 08:42:49 -0400
  ...The California version means that the van had electronic ignition and NOT points. -- Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com
• Re: Where to hook up engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:42:06 -0800
  The engine has 2 lift points built in at the top case seam. Put a 18" length of chain between them. Then lift by...
• Re: [vanagon] anyone need any parts delivered from PA to GA and points inbetw...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:25:00 EDT
  In a message dated 9/23/06 11:55:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, doug.alcock@hewitt.com writes: > > You're driving a Ford...
• =?UTF-8?Q?It=E2=80=99s=20Time=20To=20Say=20Good=20For=20Now.=20?=
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 21:14:38 EDT
  ...There have been high points, such as the personal stories that people post from time to time, through the years and low points, such...
• Re: New Marshall 290 propane regulator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:13:25 -0500
  ...that regulator -- with one of them the vent points forward, and with the other it points up (unless you rotate the regulator so the...
• Re: thermostat temp vs thermo switch temp - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 02:47:02 +0000
  ...The 95 & 102* switch points are failsafe substitutes for the lack of ram air. When ram air is plentiful the 87* t/stat actually...
• Re: spark, stumble, and misses...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 10:09:22 -0600 (MDT)
  Jose, Did you replace the condensor? It prevents arcing across the points, which could happen if your points are old and worn. You also...
• How to hot wire a VW or what to do when your dash goes up in smoke
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 14:47:56 -0800
  ...Pull off the dist.cap to check the points and low...what do I see... but the tiny brown thing that rides on the...
• NVC Re: RoadHaus - Wireless Internet Report
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 08:58:42 -0600
  ...Jim > There's wireless access points that are deliberately open to all. > That's > both legal and morally okay. > > Then there are access points...
• Re: Vanagons and part
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:57:31 -0400
  ...Ten points to Mr. Feddish. ;-) -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
• Re: Finally got my rebuild back.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Nov 94 9:06:07 EST
  On the issue of the vibrating wheel; does the brake pedal pulsate? If so this usually points to a rear drum that is out...