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• Re: Coolant bleeding and radiator hose heater question (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:54:21 -0800
  Dennis, � That is the whole rub, that is not possible unfortunately.� The block doesn't have "freeze" (core casting) plugs.� It has one tapped...
• Re: moreandmore questions of my 75 westy..
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sun, 26 May 1996 23:00:44 -0600
  ...to yet another fuel pump. this line then headed for the big contraption : that the heater boxes seem to should be conected to. all...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:10:33 -0800
  ...tshirts or rags to wrap gas leak, duct tape the rag, or direct duct tape if possible. 3/ roll it to the hill inside...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:27:31 -0800
  ...tape as needed is 5 times better. >> >> What is a 'wall wart" anyway .? >> Every EFI system ECU I have ever seen energizes the fuel...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 08:54:09 -0500
  ...parts (fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel >injection hose, radiator cap, CV joint bolts, boot and grease, spare belts, >and old 8-track tapes). I...
• Re: new engine for my 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 11:23:15 -0400
  ...It did develop an intermittent valve tap at about 160K, but I didn't exactly baby the car (in fact, I made every attempt...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:03:39 -0600
  ...tshirts or rags to wrap gas leak, duct tape the > rag, or direct duct tape if possible. > > 3/ roll it to the hill inside...
• Re: MEXICO TRIP--BUS PREP
  Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
  20 Dec 1995 09:01:57 U
  ...Extra fanbelt(s), fuel pump, fuel filter, coil, heck anything you have could really come in handy. If you have a spare, take it...
• Running on tap water - didn't work!
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:09:00 -0400
  ...to get some fuel economy benefits but the damn engine quit after only a few seconds on running on tap water. Who thought up...
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 02:37:17 -0400
  ...Running on Tap Water > 'I have noticed that most internal combustion engines seem to run more > smoothly in very wet weather, assuming there are...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 13:42:07 -0800
  ...Alternative Fuels - Salt Water >> >> >> > Hmmmm ... one would think that if salt water could be made into a >> > viable >> > fuel that the Navy would have...
• 84 Turn signals-No start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Wallace
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 20:22:04 -0400
  ...duct tape. Easy enough to remove, and it did correct the erratic flashing, but now it won't start!! Ugh. Turns over, fuel seems...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:47:25 -0500
  ...By reinforcing inside with tubing, epoxy > and wrapping the outside with tape to hold it together until the > epoxy set, it made a strong...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:44:00 -0500
  ...Tap the relay with power on and the relays work, fuel pump >>>>> cycles. Then, I tried to start the van as usual after and...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:31:38 -0700
  ...Marks on tape closest to pin >>> marks. Working ext was middle leg, and finally left leg. >>> >>> I think, if I’ve rotated things in...
• Re: diesel questions
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 18:42:00 -0600
  Id just take it easy breaking it it! On our race engines in the limited class with solid flat tappet lifters we had to...
• Re: Friday question: What tools do you carry?
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:55:53 -0500
  ...What I would like to know is > what tools would be the minimum to bring along as well? Duct tape, WD-40, > big hammer...
• Warm Off Idle Stumble Part Two -- Some Improvement
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 11:57:13 EST
  ...My two thoughts on this are 1) the engine might not be getting fuel quickly enough (poor fuel pressure regulator?) or 2) the engine...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:42:32 -0500
  ...major fuel leak > > >> On Jan 28, 2008, at 9:59 PM, Allan Streib wrote: >> >>> Checked out the fuel leak situation a bit more tonight...
• Re: 2.5L 120HP waterboxer.....that runs on 91 octane......90mm stroke by 94mm bore....and pases smog...hmmm?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 22:45:56 -0700
  ...SAND SEAL- DRILL & TAP FOR FULL FLOW- BORE TO 94mm- DECK CASE 155 MACHINING OIL GROOVE PISTONS, ROCKERS, VALVE JOB, TAP FOR SENDERS, 212...
• Re: FWD>Help!!! Broken down on a dirt road in Costa Rica!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 18:25:15 -0800
  ...Therefore, your ECU doesn't think the engine is turning and you get no fuel and no spark. The connections will test out ok...
• Re: TIICO/OBD2 - Parts
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:21:57 -0500
  ...scan-tool and tapped off the wire with a male and female spade connector. Then i grabbed 12v from the fuel-pump fuse under...
• Re: The Otter Has (CRASH) Landed!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:25:22 -0800
  ...Fuel lines leaking fuel. Siliconed and held by electrical tape >>> 4. Fuel filter not secured >>> 5. Multiple stretches of loose wiring. Must be resecured...
• The Otter Has (CRASH) Landed!
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:37:11 -0800
  ...Fuel lines leaking fuel. Siliconed and held by electrical tape 4. Fuel filter not secured 5. Multiple stretches of loose wiring. Must be resecured...
• Re: off to Yellowstone! And we're back...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 12:08:32 -0700
  ...temp2, oxy, fuel pressure regulator or busted injector. The FPR was 500 miles old. The temp2 connector (the wiring harness side) has a cracked...
• Re: Now it starts: racing idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:48:00 -0400
  ...I tapped the fuel feed pedal and it momentarily dropped to normal and then climbed again. I tried tapping the pedal a few additional...
• Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:12:11 -0800
  ...After engine is warmed up, ECU > doesn't like high idle speeds, so it kills the fuel. Idle speed drops, > and fuel starts again...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:25:13 -0600
  ...good) > > > > The usual collection of electrical wire, bailing wire, aluminum tape, duct > > tape. > > > > A wheel cylinder might be a good idea. It's cheap...
• 1988 bus reaches 100,000 miles!!! film at eleven.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 02 Dec 95 18:35:53 CST
  ...49,778 27.00 replaced small fuel hose section & clamps (fuel leak, up above starter). 56,800 337.00 replaced shock absorbers (got Koni...
• Re: Removing Westfalia Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 22:05:58 EST
  ...If so, first warm them a while with a stream of hot water straight from the tap, use your fingernail to start to lift...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 May 2015 13:47:44 -0500
  ...If your gauge comes with an open hose > > >>>> adapter, slip it over the fuel tap near the distributor, and use a > > >>>> clamp. Otherwise cut...
• Re: Fuel Injection Wire Harness Meltdown!
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:37:14 -0500
  ...Fuel Injection Wire Harness Meltdown! > It seems looking in depth at my Bently, that the harness on the fuel > injection,AFC system is history...
• Marvelous! Mysterious! But what's wrong with my e...
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 07:55:03 -0400
  ...After changing the fuel filter and syphoning off some of the tank to check it out we decided we were ok now so we...
• Re: Vanagon Westfalia high top dimensions?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 08:22:57 -0300
  ...the high-top is intriguing, though I expect their handling and fuel economy will suffer (but the diesel should give me ~10mpg better than...
• Re: Fraud Alert
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:16:27 +0000
  ...BOSCH fuel pump 'NEW' - $140. I needed one. did the PayPal. part got here in 3 days - good. bubble wrap envelope - cheap ship - good...
• Re: chronic flat lifter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:50:13 -0600
  ...Additionally, MMO is good for the fuel injectors as well. These are just some of the little tricks that members have learned over time...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:39:55 -0800
  ...Most of the energy in the fuel does no work, it is simply waste energy (mostly heat). An efficient system would have no radiator...
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  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 6 Dec 2013 05:09:32 -0800
  ...about 25 years. > These tapes cover a variety > of mechanical and demo items on various Volkswagen products. From fuel injection instruction to sales seminars...
• Re: CIS Joys! :)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 21:28:33 -0800
  ...All fuel injection systems will die over time due to wear and tear. If you were stuck and had some of man's secret...
• Comments on LED Wiring, was Re: LED's on the dash
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 17:01:46 EST
  ...It can be cut, tapped and rerouted at will. The printed circuit foil is just a roadkill version of same. Oftentimes easier to trace...
• Re: noob already in trouble
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:42:17 -0500
  ...that to dry, then wrapped them individually > with tape, then wrapped the whole thing with tape from the sensor up > to the old wire...
• Re: gas tank; fixing Syncro tank sender
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:50:23 -0500
  Mark, Several folks say you can do the Syncro fuel sender without removing the tank, etc. if you just go in by the left...
• McGee: Fuel leaking and Odometer retired
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 17 Sep 1996 16:59:40 -0500
  ...Hanlon * EMC.Ver #2.3 ] -- Me Gee writes about fuel leaking and inoperative odometer: I suggest that the two items are coincidental. I have...
• Re: Cooling System, '86-91 Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 20:04:01 -0500
  ---------------- Hi Volks, The site for hoses, digiftools, aux heaters, fuel injection manuals, etc is moving. I will send another post when it is back...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:10:05 -0800
  ...Alternative Fuels - Salt Water >> >> >> > Hmmmm ... one would think that if salt water could be made into a >> > viable >> > fuel that the Navy would have...
• Re: Sorta Scary Event
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:26:49 -0500
  ...Wiggle the fuel pump connections. Open the relay box on the ignition coil, wiggle the wires, tap the relays sharply. If none of these...
• Voltage Stabilizer (was Re: Stat)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Mon, 3 May 1999 08:32:44 -0500
  ...If it should be getting stabilized voltage, where's a good place to tap in? Thanks, Ken >Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 19:08...
• Re: preparing trip to NS
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:33:57 -0700
  ...Like fuel pump, relays, AFM, heat sensor, digital meter, electric tape, hammer, small compressor, towing rope, reflective triangle, jumper cable, two quarts of oil...
• Re: New Bus Depot accessory? :-)
  Historical mailing list - anthony kimmons
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 23:39:49 -0500
  ...It is now an outlet instead > of an inlet (with an actual tap handle planned for the future) ... > > http://home.ceinetworks.com/~ron/westytap...
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 22:31:37 +0100
  ...Running on Tap Water > Please let me preface my remarks by saying that I am skeptical to the point > of disbelief whenever someone claims...
• Vanagon gas tank leaks the rest of the story
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 13:16:48 -0400
  ...After changing the fuel filter and syphoning off some of > the tank to check it out we decided we were ok now so we...
• Re: Which carbs.?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 09:45:26 +1100 (EST)
  ...Another option is to drill and tap one of the manifolds and fit a connector of some sort. The other problem is with the...
• Uncooperative Starter
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:17:51 -0700
  ...hear the fuel injection system switching on when the key hit the 'start' position. He threatened sliding under the van to tap the starter...
• Re: Reinhardt Lives!! (well, almost ...) {Longish}
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 11:25:13 -0400
  ...The PO had replaced the head gasket at least once prior to my purchase and also fiddled with the fuel delivery on the pump...
• Re: SMART Keys and kill switches
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:49:58 -0700
  ...I like the fuel pump kill switch idea. I think I'll put one in. I reckon it should be mounted in a discreet...
• '75 won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 22:54:23 -0800
  ...Enlightened by two years of avid V@L reading and prompted by teflon tape-induced erratic readings, I decided to replace my homemade T...
• Re: Resistor for LED turn signal
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 27 Aug 2019 02:38:10 +0000
  ...YRs, d On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 4:19 PM Stan Shapiro <mail@stanshapiro.com> wrote: > 1977 Baywindow, 2 liter, Fuel Injected. > > > > I...
• Re: Question on Surepower 1315 Install
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:29:15 -0500
  ...Another option is to fabricate your own out of something like heater hose or big fuel line. You may have to experiment a bit...
• Re: Stupid pays off, plasticwise.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 11:59:24 -0700
  ...Folks, I’ll be ordering the fuel > >line replacement kit this week, and if you are > >not CERTAIN that your van’s fuel lines...
• Re: [WetWesties] Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:41:39 -0600
  ...Coleman lanterns at least two old type liquid fuel to draw the bugs off. Lantern fuel / extra mantles. Silverware or plastic eating utensils. Pot...