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• Re: Transmission woes in PA
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:52:14 -0400
  ...On the way home from work I stopped at a stop sign and the shifter >would not go into first at all. I got...
• Re: auto stop valve repair
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 25 May 2005 22:06:32 -0400
  ...Hello, I have found out that repair kits are avaliable for the auto stop valve.Cant cost much, or include many parts ,as there...
• Re: Stopped in Moro... fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Oct 2016 01:42:17 +0000
  ...Key cycling has no "reset"...all gauges normal, no flicker the lights...Stop, listen, fuel pump sounds normal. I have spares but it's...
• Fw: new propane fill valve - VW warranty?!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 21:02:27 -0500
  | The man who did the work said he has replaced hundreds of Auto Stops on both | VWs and GMC camper vans. He was surprised...
• Re: HELP!: radiator fan is loud
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 16:32:16 -0400
  Paul, You only need the cooling fan when the ram air at the front of the vehicle is reduced such as stop & go traffic...
• front heater fan not working
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 14:44:59 -0500
  Good morning all. !990 Multi front heater fan would work at it's own convenience stopping when it was in the mood then starting...
• gas leak
  Historical mailing list - karen davis
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 18:31:43 +0000
  ...This only happens when I fill until the pump stops. If I don't fill completely, I have no problem. Any suggestions on what...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:54:07 -0700
  ...but really, only a country with mainly automatic drivers could possibly come up with the system of 4-way stops? (and in general a...
• Secondary tail lights and stop lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:12:42 -0600
  ...Just wondering if anyone has ever done that - added additional lights there - both tail lights and stop lights. I would like something more, as...
• Engine Temp Gauge has stopped working, what do I do to fix this?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:41:28 -0400
  My Automatic 88 Engine Temp Gauge has stopped working, what do I do to fix this? Note the blue and black sensors on the...
• Re: Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 25 Feb 2016 10:23:55 -0800
  ...21:06 Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> > napisał(a): > > > People freak out when I tell them I sometimes shower at Truck Stops when > > I...
• Re: Front Door Hinge Modification?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:56:55 -0400
  It is not the hinges that stop the door travel. You want to check the "door check" This can be shortened or shimmed to...
• Re: cracked right side case...i'm in TROUBLE! (was crank pulley bolt...argh!)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:31:03 -0500
  ...If there is enough rope it will stop the piston and the crankshaft will stop rotating. I used this trick to change the pulley...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 07:27:15 -0800
  ...startup in cold weather onl and will often only stop > blinking after several stop/restarts. I have searched the web and found > a variety...
• Holiday Trek, meet bus owners?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Dec 95 14:45 CST
  ...Holiday Trek, meet bus owners? >One stop I want to make is Westphalia, Missouri for a Kodak moment >similar to Rick Babor's in...
• Re: New York State Motor Smoker Law
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 20:49:37 -0400
  ...Most of the losers I see running stop signs around here (Philly) are a bunch of limp dick yuppies on their cell phones thinking...
• Sliding door stop
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:01:26 -0500
  ...I looked and I saw that the nylon, I think, or clear when new stop was missing. I have been looking in the usual...
• Re: help with temporarily stopping mail
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:04:33 -0500
  ...me "No Way." Can someone give me the >magic code to stop the mail flow hen I travel, without unsubscribing >from the list? Hi...
• question regarding door stops/door brakes or whatever they are called
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:15:08 EDT
  Hi, Is there a way to tighten up the door stops/brakes in a 90 Vanagon to keep the front doors from swinging open...
• Head Gasket Stop Leak??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 10:46:13 EDT
  ...Then I remember a while ago someone was writing about a fluid they put in the system that stopped up the leak for almost...
• Re: Truckstops : Complete Guide, 5,000 Truck Stops in the U.S. & Canada"
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:06:50 -0500
  Paul Borghese wrote: > > Not just truck stops. Also Wall Mart. Unless otherwise posted, you may > camp at Wall Mart in an unused section of...
• Re: "Increase the HP,up to 45%(
  Historical mailing list - Debi Webi
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:18:30 -0700
  ...Racing Vanagons? Kind of like the 'fastest snails' isn't it? Don't bring a stopwatch, a sundial will do. : Mike : : > Get you motor...
• Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 02:10:01 -0800
  "Or you could order the auto stop valve rebuild kit for under $10 and replace all the seals and everything inside. its an easy...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:59:15 -0600
  ...has had a coolant gasket leak which I successfully stopped with Barr's Stop Leak. The only adverse effect I ever noted, was some...
• Suggestions for rest stops between Toronto and Fayetteville Arkansas?
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:27:33 -0400
  ...I'm good with destinations, I am wondering about places to stop along the way... it's almost Friday so fire away! At the...
• Re: Van adventure and tech quiz
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 26 Apr 2022 21:01:13 -0700
  ...He managed to > deal with the van wanting to stall at every stop and kept us moving. > > So, later we did find a way...
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 16:20:17 -0400
  ...Need help with hard start after stop > Leaking injectors can also cause hard start problems as the engine can be > flooded after a short...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:27:25 -0400
  ...That is why you have the alternator light to let you know the pump stopped turning and the coolant level light to let you...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:46:41 -0600
  ...It might, or it might not, flicker at the next stop. > > I have never had a low oil pressure indication before. But the engine...
• stop leak=stop gap? or how to find an oil leak
  Historical mailing list - mac stricklen
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 14:16:59 -0700
  ...volkswagen specific friend and potential brother in law John says "put stop leak in it?" Is this a good idea? Will it harm anything...
• Re: Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:32:48 -0600
  ...freak out when I tell them I sometimes shower at Truck Stops when > I'm on the road. So today I documented one in...
• oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:48:00 -0800
  ...By the time he turned off, it had stopped. He made a couple of stops on the way home and nothing else happened. The...
• Re: Secondary tail lights and stop lights
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:54:57 -0800
  ...Secondary tail lights and stop lights >I was looking at the rear of my van yesterday, and realized there was a > nice flat space...
• RE: The Bus Stop
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  8 May 1995 10:39:06 -0800
  Anybody out there ever heard of or recieved anything from The Bus Stop catalog? They had an ($20!) original 1976 owner's manual that...
• Noise located : Gas tank when full
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 23:15:38 -0700
  ...This noise sounds 2 times, usually when leaving (a few hundred meters down the road) and when stopping the van ( a minute after full...
• vanagon warms up and then stops runnings
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:54:15 -0700
  ...Walking up to get in and it stopped running on it's own. Opened door and a buzzer sounding very loud and both the...
• Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:13:49 -0400
  ...I've got the 86' running (and stopping) and have put about 200 miles on it locally. Anyhow, today the oil light started blinking...
• Re: Let's not let this happen again if we can
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 17:36:54 -0400
  When I traveled cross country alone I stayed in well lit truck stops. These guys and gals are too busy trying to get their...
• Re: spongie brakes
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 12:07:04 -0500
  ...Stomped on it too hard in > a panic stop on the expressway, half the seals in the master cylinder > blew, did not stop quickly...
• Re: Loud and heavy popping noise up front
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:30:30 -0700
  ...It does it at slow speed, usually after a stop or slowing down. Or - after being stopped, and stating off again - particularly when beginning...
• Cold defrost/warm heat 1.9wbx
  Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:03:12 -0500
  ...when we stopped for donuts I noticed that as soon as we got off the highway the air coming from the defrost vents started...
• Strange problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric O'Dell
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:13:14 -0700
  ...This has been most noticeable when starting and stopping the engine. It has also been getting longer and louder. Yesterday, it was much more...
• Friday Fun: Pit Stops
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 May 2014 05:56:20 -0500
  Here is a video of two pit stops, with over half of century separating them. Take a look for yourself... I think I can...
• help with temporarily stopping mail
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:48:02 -0500
  ...me "No Way." Can someone give me the magic code to stop the mail flow hen I travel, without unsubscribing from the list? Thanks...
• Clunk up front when starting from dead stop
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:10:17 EST
  When starting from a dead stop there is a clunk which seems to be coming from the passenger front wheel/suspension area. A preliminary...
• 90 Carat A/C Gone "All Quiet"
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 18:45:17 -0600
  Volks, 90 Carat A/C went all quiet, A/C was blowing cold and 1) Blower stopped 2) Compressor disengaged and 3) Radiator fan...
• Re: speedometer probs
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 08:58:01 -0800
  Mine stopped recently. I pulled it, removed a piece of broken plastic (love those POs) that had wedged to stop the needle from moving...
• Re: Little Miss Sunshine
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:52:39 -0500
  ...So, everytime they stop they park it on a hill or push it up to speed, and start it in 3rd. On the way...
• Re: removing front seats
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:36:07 -0700
  ...There is clearly a stop that keeps them from sliding off the > track, but I cannot figure out where it is. > They come off...
• Re: 50MPH on snow.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:57:55 -0700
  ...It's how well you can stop. (Fast x Straight)= Well Brakes stop the wheels, tires stop the car. The 4WD and motor are...
• woes of the day
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 19:50:12 -0700
  ...Opened the heater so that I could get some engine cooling, only to find that I had no fan (or air movement when stopped...
• Re: radiator fan not cycling 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 17:36:49 +0000
  ...Actuly I just put the fuse in on hot days in stop in go trafic. Mostly it's after I get off the highway...
• Re: double thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:51:29 -0700
  ...I can run the fan at either low or high speed when I know things are going to get hot (uphill or long stops...
• Re: Any way to transfer LP from gas grill tanks into the vanagon LP tank?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:13:42 -0400
  Ok, so , in english I have to hook up something to the coarse outside threads on my auto stop valve.Is this thing called...
• Re: Tin top going camping... 2wd off road capability
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:22:45 -0800
  Key is to always choose good places if you're stopping. Only stop where traction is good or where gravity will help you get...
• Re: mechanics in Maine?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:30:58 -0500
  ...Oh, and some stopping and starting for the Timmy's stops, of course, to keep me awake while speeding down the TCA. I have...
• CCC's 9.20-22 directions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Sep 1996 07:00:59 -0700
  ...There are 10 marked bus stops on the valley floor... Pumice Flat *GROUP* Campground is just past shuttle stop # 4. The shuttle stop signs...
• Re: Visit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:50:02 -0400
  ...A few list members have stopped by over the years. Many non-members have also stopped. People can usually see the VW vans and...
• Re: Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:05:22 -0400
  ...After about 45 minutes of running, >> it cuts out. >> Soon after that it stops completely. I noticed that the fuel pump >> stops pumping. >> I...
• Re: Can Permatex React with ATF?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:31:44 -0400
  ...Pan gasket leaks get a little worse when driven, > but slow down when the vehicle is stopped. They don't usually stop. Pressure > leaks...