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• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:05:30 -0700
  ...transverse line so that when you increase caster by nudging the control arm rearward, the vertical plane running through the upper and lower ball...
• My 84 Westy Winter Project
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:21:43 -0500
  ...Lower Control Arm Bushings - Front - PowerFlex Polyurethane . Upper control Arms Sandblast and paint Front & installed 4 Lemforder OEM Bushings LEM=3652201 . New Radial Arm...
• Re: Propex installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 03 Dec 1996 09:38:26 -0500
  ...Then I used the remainder of the hose to run the intake well forward of the exhaust. Make sure the intake is not pointed...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (F)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 20:34:42 -0500
  ...He's even going to set it up with a "diverter" pipe forward of the "muffler", controlled via a solenoid so I can choose...
• Re: Receiver hitch for westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:48:32 -0700
  ...Dennis are you out there? Gonna do another >run? > >Also, I fitted it with a Thule "Mission Control" fold-down bike rack that >I...
• Re: WTB a new radio.....
  Historical mailing list - Russ Ottey
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 20:03:06 -0700
  ...I still ran the cable forward and under the driver's seat and out through the same hole up under the carpet. The 8200...
• Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 6 Dec 2023 15:53:57 -0500
  ...straight >> forward as long as I have the proper shims, thrust washer etc which I would >> use from the original "manual" controlled engine. Please...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 10:19:58 -0500
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > Well now isn’t that a nice straight forward solution! > > Eric Caron > > > > On Aug 1, 2022, at 11:10 AM, Alistair...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:53:35 -0800
  ...I look forward to seeing better out the back. The window tint is pretty dark. A backup light might've prevented this: https://sites...
• Re: aux back up light installed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 07:02:26 -0700
  ...white light to the > rear while driving down the road going forward. > > and then we really need cop style roof lights that point out...
• Re: Brake Proportioning Valve: Traps Air?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:12:41 -0700
  ...does the act of pushing fluid through when flushing or bleeding push the ball forward a a bit thus reducing flow? Or does part...
• Re: CB mounting
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 23:25:08 -0400
  ...My CB isnt as cool as Ron's with the remote main control. Mine > is the old style that has the speaker mounted on...
• Re: Headlight buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 07:37:04 -0700
  ...is black and is found at the forward part of the under dash space) that control the dome light. With this set up it...
• Re: Old Man Emu Syncro Shock - FINAL PRICING!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:08:07 -0800
  ...Generally I say everything is more controlled than stock - I think once you start loading them towards the limits of their travel they stiffen...
• Update: Idle Speed Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:14:25 -0500
  ...If it all checks out, and you still have problems, you may need to suspect the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit. 5) Idle Stabilizer Control...
• New Eurovan info...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 14:44:19 -0500
  ...Front Wheel drive with low speed traction control 4 speed automatic overdrive transmission Alloy wheels Safety... ABS on 4 wheel disc brakes Dual airbags...
• Re: Heater flap foam replacement detail
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:01:57 -0800
  you'll get sooner heater performance in winter Jack, by having the heater temp lever ( controls the heater valve that controls coolant flow through...
• Re: Lessons on gas mileage from VW's Autostadt
  Historical mailing list - taeke
  Sat, 24 May 2008 11:37:01 -0400
  ...If you have cruise control, use it! Cruise control saves gas as the computer control gently opens and closes the throttle. The computer is...
• Re: How do you know if the front tranny mount needs replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 16:32:09 EDT
  ...Moving forward from a stop I have to ride the clutch ever-so-slightly to keep the engine from clunking a bit. Because of...
• Re: And now for something Completely Different
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:36:34 -0400
  ...You need a large battery pack, electric generator/ fueled motor, and power electronics, in addition to specialized braking to recover forward momentum and recharge...
• Re: crash damage, Van front end
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 08:25:31 CDT
  ...i have to watch all the other idiots around me, but i can only control the forward progress of my car. if someone slams...
• Re: Engine and Transmission Swap BS: was Thinking Swap ...(NowFull)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 21:39:01 -0700
  ...Cruise control uses the same thing. On the cross flow 2.0L engines, VR6 and 1.8T (Montronic based) there is no tranny sensor...
• Re: Thoughts on conversions (kinda LONG)
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:25:40 -0500
  ""If a standard FWD new transaxle is put in, it results in 1 forward speed, and 4 or five reverse speeds. "" How do you...
• Electrical Nightmare?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:28:36 -0500
  ...There are forward auxilary heater temparature controls that I dont think are stock; it is a toggle switch for temp up and down. Additionally...
• Working on possibility of adding tilt steering. Info needed.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:14:09 -0800
  ...Today I realized, there is no apparent need to use the control stalks from the Vanagon. Once I took all that stuff off, the...
• Please Read, then I will shut up.
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 18:07:44 -0500
  ...Stop forwarding hysteria! o Content-free ping tests o Messages with more forwards than actual text o Posting private email to the whole list...
• That's some heater!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 21 May 1996 13:50:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The engine normally runs pretty cool whenever the bus is moving forward, the cooling fan never coming on until the temp approached 215F or...
• Re: Attention TDI Gurus! What is hotter, oil or compressed air?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:58:04 -0800
  ...The activation temperature of thermostatically controlled fans on intercoolers is usually 70 C. This would have been a perfect question for the TDI-conversion...
• Last few procedures to complete my 85 engine overhaul!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
  Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:36:04 -0800
  ...We checked the throttle control switch it was OK. I ordered and installed the fuel pressure regulator, it took 2 weeks to get it...
• Vanagon-Subaru Camper project FS
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:09:49 -0700
  ...It has factory cruse control and an air-conditioner (the compressor is missing). My daughter bought it to be converted to a Subaru powered...
• Re: Camper Light power and ground
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:51:34 +0000
  ...The LED itself is just a diode which has little resistance in the forward current direction and a driver or current control is part...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:32:04 -0500
  ...New Delphi electronic control unit (ECU)�replaces NLA Digifant ECU and >> ICU (idle control unit) >> There are only four connections to be made to...
• Re: Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 18:26:34 -0400
  ...control arm. I also confirmed my suspicion that the whining was coming from the power steering pump. The pump issue seems pretty straight forward...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:54:45 -0600
  ...for > the Analog box that controls the Idle Stablizer System in the Vanagon. > That's the box just forward of the right hand stop...
• FOR SALE: Dual Carburetor 2.1L wasserboxer engine
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 22:57:29 -0700
  ...David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone...
• Re: Newbie question: coolant/anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:56:03 -0700
  On the rear heater forward is 'on', aftward is 'off'. If no warm air comes out of it, Get under the van and see...
• Re: 87 Westy 2WD -- only reverse gear in automatic transmission works
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 6 Dec 2014 19:34:36 -0800
  ...and forward clutch drums); 2) the bearing between the forward planetary gear set and the forward clutch; and 3) the shims that control the...
• Re: Weird Stuff----
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:56:59 -0800
  ...go along the firewall, down to the metal tubes that go forward > to the radiator---I just loosened the cap on the expansion tank...
• Re: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:13:01 -0700
  ...in parallel with the <br> relay coil are for, in transistor controlled circuits ? <br> </blockquote> <br> Hi Yanne -- yes, that's what the diode...
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 16:10:54 -0700
  ...You can bet that VW >> >has been tracking such stats closely. >> >>Funny, the current Japanese van bodies (all forward-control/cabover >>designs) were all...
• Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 08:21:04 -0700
  ...But >>>> the obvious benefit was the fan would stay off if the control unit was off. >>>> No runaway fan on a hot day thing...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to start - The Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:02:12 -0600
  ...The two things beside the coil that control spark are > the hall sensor (inside the distributor) and the ECU (under the rear seat). > Unfortunately...
• Re: Making of a Vanagon - Now New T3
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:10:11 -0800
  ...are >>> >> mid-mounted > >> these days. >>> >> > Well, the Japanese have continued with forward-control vans (and > likewise the 2nd-generation Mitsubishi Delica made by Hyundai...
• Gerry is ill - suggestions for a server upgrade
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 20 May 1999 23:04:26 -0700
  ...I look forward to your comments and suggestions. PS. If Gerry goes down again - someone please email me at david@abccom.bc.ca so...
• Re: Fun With My Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 May 2001 02:10:03 -0500
  ...Set the reverse/forward control on the drill so it is turning the right direction, then insert the speedo cable end into the back...
• Re: EGR question
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Thu, 24 Nov 1994 20:36:38 -0800 (PST)
  ...Am I > >making sense? I dunno? Just thinking.... > > Sounds like a good theory to me! So good, I decided to forward it to the...
• Re: Water level/temp warning flasher
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 08:37:37 -0500
  ...Water level/temp warning flasher > There is a control module (labelled 43) up under the dash forward of the > fuse panel. Hard to get...
• Re: Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:33:55 -0600
  ...Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK? Is the heat exchanger in the heater box indifferent to which hose is hooked up in the forward...
• Re: 2.1L idles too high - I think I need a new throttle valve.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 07:14:04 -0400
  Dave, Swap out the idle control unit. This is the small box behind the right rear tail light. These must have a deault that...
• Very Sad Westy News and S-O-S
  Historical mailing list - ChriStenSen DeSiGn iNc.
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 11:13:14 -0400
  ...A vehicle in the passing lane lost control and spun out directly into my path. We collided and the impact threw me off the...
• Re: '83.5 1.9L wbx engine cutout question. (forwarded from the spare vanagon list)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:02:27 -0700
  ...If the smaller lead, which supplies power to most of the engine controls, is corroded or otherwise in bad shape, then strange things will...
• Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:11:56 -0800
  ...First you say there is no electrical hook-ups and then you say that each injector is controlled electrically. Doesn't that mean there...
• Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 21:41:35 -0500
  ...straight forward as long as I have the proper shims, thrust > > > washer etc which I would use from the original "manual" controlled > > > engine. Please...
• Re: VDO Oil Sender Setup
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 16 May 2012 17:39:46 -0400
  ...a hard steel line.. > and I route the line so it goes right where the original oil pressure wire went .. > forward, then up alongside...
• Vanagon Safety?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 16:28:45 -0400
  ...6) traction control, ABS and such. Nada. IMHO: traction control is great if done well (e.g. Mercedes) but both traction control and ABS...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Jun 2012 - Special issue (#2012-424)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:59:54 +0430
  ...ALL 'normal' gear shift patterns have 1st forward and left. And when people hear that a 5 speed came in some vanagons, until they...
• How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:01:28 -0500
  ...I took out the glove box (big hands, couldn't work on it), removed the radio and the air conditioning controls to finally get...
• FWD>Help!!! Broken down on a dirt road in Costa Rica!
  Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
  25 Jan 97 19:05:07 +0000
  ...I gave a few basic troubleshooting = ideas and some experiences I had while troubleshooting my dying ECU = computer but thought I would forward his...
• '98 Bug/Addition markup(VW's response)
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 21:48:37 -0500
  ...What most people don't understand is that automotive dealers are independent franchisees, and the laws severely restrict the manufactures' ability to control the...
• Re: mystery hose disconnected
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 11:55:06 -0600
  ...that's your charcoal cannister, for the evaporative emissions control part of the gas tank. the cylinder in the wheel well, that is. it...