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• Gabriel Air Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 20 May 2001 11:12:02 -0500
  ...air shocks will work well, on the Vanagon rear suspension with the coil springs. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL 86 BMW 325 ES
• Re: Fw: 2 WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 2 May 2001 22:21:22 -0700
  These springs are going to give 1/4" - 1/2" more height than your 85 springs, and a little stiffer for a firm ride...
• EV Resistor Update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 09:08:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...a spring clip...total time for removal - 10 minutes. Talk about FRIED!!!! the outside insullation is burnt off and the wire coils are crisp...
• Re: O2 sensor voltage test
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:07:44 -0600
  Hi James, It seems the afm main spring gets weak with age and can cause a rich mixture (high o2 voltage reading, poor mileage...
• Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 7 Jul 2020 17:56:26 -0400
  ...This spring, the system was working pretty well, but when I attempted to add 134a, it didn�t appear to take it. Now, it...
• Re: Vanagon-esque vehicles... Dodge Sprinter??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 01:45:09 +1200
  ...Ford (twin >I-beam independent front suspension with coil springs, live rear axle with >leaf springs) except that it chewed up front tires. Wheel...
• Re: 6 V power supply to activate 12 V circuit-- possible?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:04:07 -0600
  ...You need a relay with a 6VDC coil that also has contacts rated high enough to carry your 12 volt water pump current. The...
• Re: Small Diagnostic Computer
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:29:16 -0400
  ...Small Diagnostic Computer Hi everybody So nice to have the West back on road and ready for spring/summer season. I am working on...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain? / From the Real World
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:35:05 EDT
  ...Somewhat like an expansion bolt for drywall, this spring clip permanently springs open behind the plug. You then screw the new rubber plug into...
• Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:36:25 -0800
  ...2) Anyone in the Portland, OR area have HD spring compressors I can borrow or rent? 3) Suggestions for Portland local shop and price...
• Introduction
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 02 Apr 1996 16:02:51 GMT
  ...So far, since assuming the title of chief mechanic (and bottle washer) for my Vanagon I have had to replace the coil as the...
• Re: Front Spring install
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 6 Jan 2011 23:20:55 -0500
  ...with spring compressed carefully/thoughtfully place the compression straps around the springs. Do so in a way that covers as many coils as possible...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:57:07 -0700
  ...I should have been using the long, smooth spring steel coil > that you ratchet onto the piston. That would not allow the various openings...
• Re:Tach was The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 07:37:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I'm guessing that the wire from the coil to the tach got grounded and imucked up the ignition. I'm sorry to say...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:46:45 -0400
  ...The drill press and heli-coils take care of it and heli-coils actually make a stronger connection and they are stainless. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: CR Rowlands hot start problems
  Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:32:38 -0400
  ...In the engine compartment, open the black box over the ignition coil on the left side. Unplug the relays and start it. It will...
• Fwd: Worse than Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Thu, 13 May 2021 19:18:52 -0600
  ...Above may indicate weak spark due to Ignition Coil heating; Repair: Source, acquire, and install replacement Ignition Coil - Intermotor 018-1068-4 E534; Test...
• Re: Vendors turning up wrong from caliper. Anyone know what's going on?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 8 Nov 2013 17:35:46 -0600
  ...Anything more, and you will hit the spring coils, period, or come so close that it would be unsafe to drive in that situation...
• air suspension tests on Syncro and 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 16:11:25 -0700
  ...Then the two cylinders were pushed into the inside of the spring by deflating them and inserting them between two adjacent coils. I connected...
• Re: 1.8T conversion OBDII [was:Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?]
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:51:11 -0400
  ...I did a stint on Just Answer last spring in the VW section. Most of the problems people were having with the newer VWs...
• Re: power steering bleed/refill
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 16:40:08 -0400 (AST)
  ...3) Pull the main coil lead off the distributer. 4) With the car in neutral crank the starter for 3-4 spins then run...
• Reply to various digest offerings - grits, raised rear, heaters
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 19:10:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...The lazy man's way > would seem to be air shocks or coil springs to raise the buttend back up. > Any comments on this...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 02:03:14 -0700
  ...Sav-A-Thread is one brand, and I think Heli-coil makes one - although you want the solid type, not the spring one). Follow...
• Re: Gas tachometer in a Diesel
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:53:23 -0700
  ...Probably the crappiest part of the job is running the tach wire from the coil up to the dash. Inside or out, its not...
• Crummy Vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 15 May 2021 02:25:22 +0000
  ...Above may indicate weak spark due to Ignition Coil heating; Repair: Source, acquire, and install replacement Ignition Coil - Intermotor 018-1068-4 E534; Test...
• Re: 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:56:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...So, I'd think you could use the Hall effect distributor, coil, etc. with carburators. One part you won't need if you go...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:27:10 -0800
  Hi Bretts, sure sounds like a broken front spring to me. As you may know, the shock contributes nothign toward holding the van up...
• 86 Vanagon intermittently shuts off at speed
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hammerdorfer
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:23:57 -0700
  ...Went the other 90 miles to Colorado Springs without incident. On the way home it did it again, once. Then the problem disappeared for...
• Joel/Posting Patterns/Vanagon Disease
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:44:50 -0400
  ...you can stick a screwdriver >between the coils of the spring and pry the bottom shock-bolt-hole downward. >takes a while, but it...
• Baie Comeau to Labrador to Newfoundland-Seabreeze
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 22:05:49 -0500
  ...impression that the trail arms weren't the same, neither the coils spring or the shocks. Plus last summer I've been on unpaved...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:59:39 -0400
  ...Thanks Mike wrote: > Tires mismatched/ incorrect load rating/ going bad (slipped belts)? > Coil springs not strong enough for excessive weight? > Shocks weak or too...
• Re: [Syncro] Radical Spring Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 16:39:27 -0400
  ...Total Coils 7.5 7.75 > >This results in a 4cm lift at the indicated load - also for everyone's >information the springs are...
• '71 bus drives
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 09:07:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I figured out I can't reach any of the adjustment screws with the motor running for fear of frying myself on the coil...
• Re: testing a fuel pump (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:21:49 -0500
  ...Regardless of the polarity, the solenoid coil produces a magnetic field that causes the armature rod to plunge out and that in turn pushes...
• Re: stove help/advice needed
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 02:14:09 -0600
  ...Beware of a coil spring inside. Good luck finding a replacement shaft. Let me know if you find two; I'm still looking for...
• Re: exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:34:51 -0700
  I too have seen the "heili-coil" nuts you describe and they do seem to work well over the years. I have used the...
• ride height adjustment? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:59:36 -0700
  ...Many vehicles have 'coil over' suspensions, where the springs sit around the shock body and rest on a threaded spring perch, allowing you to...
• Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:43:58 -0500
  ...It needed two small coil springs over the pawls that engage the flywheel when you pull the cord. I took it to the best...
• Re: Inside the Air Flow Meter / AFM
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:33:10 -0800
  ...Like points in a points & coil ignition system, and a phonograph needle too. So getting rid of a mechanical sweeper is highly desirable. How...
• Re: Bucking and Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:26:35 -0400
  ...I once tried a stronger spring to close the throttle, but didnt work any better. I think maybe a weaker spring will help this...
• >syncro< RE: front shocks question
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Wed, 6 Aug 97 12:45:00 UT
  ...He also offers reinforced coil springs for the T3 syncro. Another adress you could try is: projektzwo Herr Rissmann Saarburgstrasse 13 D 86899 Landsberg...
• Re: Cable for Pop Top Assist DONE. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:00:54 -0700
  ...Cut one coil off spring. Installed spring, fished cable through. Inserted bolt/washer through cable loop. With end of lower arm up at 180...
• FW: [Syncro] Radical Spring Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:38:13 -0400
  ...Total Coils 7.5 7.75 > > > >This results in a 4cm lift at the indicated load - also for everyone's > >information the springs are...
• Re: Traction
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 21:28:39 -0700
  ...Clamped the coils and released > the shock, then dropped > >the A-arm, making some room at the top of the > spring to add two...
• [Fwd: [Syncro] Westy/vanagon floorplans? + heater!!]
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 11 May 2000 19:32:33 +0200
  ...Steve got this started, kudo's go > there, > but he's up to his nads in coil springs. He will handle the final details...
• Re: Fun With My Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 May 2001 02:10:03 -0500
  ...Now adjust the tension on the coil spring, and try again until you get it right. Good luck, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver. Mike...
• Re: Parting out advice
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:11:10 -0400
  ...I > imagine I'll loose the trailing arm and the coil springs and shocks, > front and rear. What about that bearing box or gear...
• Re: Clarification on Handling of Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 08 May 1997 17:49:24 -0400
  ...Does the vanagon have >the same type of gizmo? No - this refers to earlier VWs which use torsion bar springs rather than coil springs...
• Re: installation of lower control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 00:24:01 -0600
  ...a high quality old coil spring compressor. I took the shocks out, installed the spring compressor and compressed a spring, then took out the...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:59:31 -0400
  ...I'm using the wire to the coil for speed sensing and it works beautifully in a 4 speed. I did use the brake...
• Carrying a Scooter
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:16:03 +0000
  ...All that being said, I would like to get some air springs to put in the coils in the back to help a bit...
• Re: Rear Springs and Bushings and Steering Rack
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:23:02 -0400
  ...GW Springs without any lifting or lowering "0" https://gowesty.com/products/gowesty-rear-coil-springs-2wd?variant=41253778522277 > Any thoughts or experience on...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:59:57 -0500
  ...I'm nervous > about doing this because: > > A) Never installed a heli-coil before > B) I'm concerned bout drilling the case by hand...
• Re: New tires - Sporty
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:28:20 +0000
  ...they really are 'sports vans' ..... > they have a sporting type suspension ......coil springs, rear trailing > arms, A-arm front suspension ( so do Lamborgini's...
• Re: Tire pressure recommendation... please
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 13:30:40 -0800
  ...pressure. > Syncros also ride harder than 2WD especially in front, the coil spring is > shorter and depending on shocks and other choices things can...
• Re: Air lift best rear spring bags
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:19:30 -1000
  ...The bags are very tough & will expand up & down to fill the coil >>> space even though it looks like the seams should be perpendicular...
• Re: Small Diagnostic Computer
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:25:18 -0700
  ...Small Diagnostic Computer Hi everybody So nice to have the West back on road and ready for spring/summer season. I am working on...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Aircooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:48:47 -0600
  ...So my question is do I just wrap up > the Alt, > coil and ecu and get some engine degreaser and have at it with...
• Timing Questions
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 10:16:34 -0600 (CST)
  ...With the tachometer attached to the distributor side of the coil, I should read the 8-cylinder RPM scale and multiply by 2 to...
• Re: Bus Depot's Service, long complaint
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:05:46 -0700
  ...My experience was with Coil Springs that are bouncing me and my van to death. I also received long emails about how I should...