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• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:25:19 -0800
  ...They wore out a lot, 3 of 7 >> spring turns are "on block", so no more spring effect there. >> >> The stiffness is independent from...
• Re: Auxillary batter - isolation device
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 22:34:38 -0700
  ...Inc., fuse block, > extra interior lighting, and connecting devices like fridge, water pump, > lights, and stereo to the fuse block. > > I'll welcome your...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:57:10 -0700
  ...From the crank centerline, we see about 7 inches of iron block on either side , with the heaviest part dead center. The block is...
• Re: Need a new engine
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 23:40:29 -0700
  ...Or the ultimate, buy a factory remanufactored short block from one of the dealers that discount. It may cost more but it will be...
• Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:26:59 -0600
  ...I ran short ground wires to the steel "firewall" directly behind the lights. I also have Hella 550 "high beam" lights on my bumper...
• alt & O2 lamps and dying batt.
  Historical mailing list - jon jon
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 15:31:24 EST
  ...However half way to the end of the block, the lights clicked back on, then off then on again.. sometimes this seemed relative to...
• Re: Help Doctor's, My baby is sick!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 21:32:19 -0500
  ...I was going on a short trip and > was just > pulling away from the curb and accelerating through the gears when, > without > warning, the...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:55:40 -0500
  ...The van died b/c the distributor smaller gauge to something wire melted to the block shortining it out, no spark. I spent a...
• Maintenance Intervals
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:23:11 -0500
  ...OK on my ohm meter) and performance seemed to improve; and shortened the 30,000 mile replacement interval on plugs and air filters. And...
• Re: Fuel Injection hoses - Again!!!
  Historical mailing list - Greg O
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:22:10 -0600
  ...I've still got my original fuel lines all around on my 84 and had a blocked pressure regulator send the fuel pressure to...
• Re: Frozen emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:10:16 -0500
  ...They broke loose quickly after a very short drive. However, when I tried to reapply the emergency brake the handle had no resistance! One...
• RE: Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 97 13:17:22 EST
  ...2/The block heater installed in one of the freeze plugs in (underside of) the engine block. 3/Where the upper radiator hose attaches...
• Re: Blus Star-Real or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:49:30 -0700
  ...short blocks, short blocks with heads .. fully assembled still running ... the 85 1.9 wbxr might be a tiny bit better made than 83...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:34:49 -0700
  Good God man! You're in Bend, and don't know about block heaters?? What is this world coming to?? :-) They come in different...
• Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 11:01:58 -0800
  ...In short, Tiico's hp rating, MIGHT be correct, for the head block combo they've put together. "Brand New!" Well, I guess that...
• Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Moritz, Thomas W NWW
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:02:29 -0700
  ...Then I made a short jumper with 1/4" spade connectors and connected the 0.9 bar switch back into the circuit. This kept...
• Still Leaking Losta Oil..... HELP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 07:45:04 -0400
  ...HOWEVER...after driving it for 2 short blocks, the oil began to leak out of the bottom of the bellhousing at a rapid pace...
• Re: ECU Monitor
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 15:54:40 -0700
  ...Sometimes the casing cracks on the inner wire and shorts to the shielding wires. See some images I posted of my '88 green O2...
• Re: window tint (F)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 22:20:40 -0500
  ...metal tint films WILL block radar, so if > you like gizmos and use a radar detector, and you put it up high > behind some...
• Re: Shaft and compression
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 21:49:10 -0700
  ...Joel D Shortlidge [mailto:shortlid@JUNO.COM] Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 10:11 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Shaft and compression...
• Re: did i do that
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:00:08 -0500
  ...limp home to remedy ... > went to tighten alternator and discovered reason for belt toss > the bolt fastened to block under alt had broken free...
• Re: Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 19:52:11 -0600
  ...With my luck I had to wait another 6 weeks for the repair and this time they replaced the short block. I thought everything...
• Re: WTB: Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 08:56:32 -0700
  ...411/412 motors will not bolt into any 72-75 Type 2 without stripping it down to a short block and putting all the...
• Re: Custom exhaust repair questions. PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:17:43 -0700
  ...Keep anything that moves > with the engine as tight to the block and as short as possible, and > decouple appropriately to make sure you...
• Re: Cracked Bell Housing with video
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:06:16 -0400
  Also, my Westy has an ABA block conversion with an adapter plate. I have many happy miles on that combo. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone...
• Found the Leak, but now valvetrain sounds funny?!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 17:16:37 -0800
  ...to be the BIG hose coming out of the plastic distribution block ahead of the right bank of cylinders, it popped a wee little...
• Re: NYC to Palo Alto CA
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:38:52 -0800
  ...time I tried backing up a short > distance > and the traillered vanagon jacknifed accross the road blocking two > lanes > somewhere in Tennessee. I must...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:02:01 -0700
  ...That's at least serious short block rebuild at least. From the photos I am not convinced that it is melted. But the amount...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:37:42 -0500
  ...Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender? > > > > I was wiring up my new VDO volt gauge and accidentally shorted the (+) >> feed >> to my oil pressure gauge...
• Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:33:37 -0700
  Bob, I don't think this a grounding problem�- the melting is only on�the two relay block connectors transmitting the 400W from the...
• Re: gerry's thermostat and translation pblm
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 15:20:46 EST
  ...plate is blocked temperature is reached later, in the 'open' position (perhaps insufficient heater effect due to deposits. In the short run there will...
• Re: You won't be hearing from me again.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 19:11:15 -0600
  ...Stan On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:57:30 -0700 westydriver <westydriver@tactical-bus.info> writes: > i have a send blocking capability on my...
• Re: Painting done, now see the movie....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:18:25 -0700
  ...you could remove the wheels/tires and put it on short jackstands or blocks to get it closer to the ground too. those are...
• FS: 2.1L engine and parts for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 22:08:14 EDT
  ...fan balanced $175 Add 228 mm flywheel for $45 2L engine short block (Rods out) $175 2 1.7L 914 heads (one had some...
• Again - where should an in-line heater go?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 21:01:33 -0600
  ...Our small but pretty "intense" Winnipeg Westy group is seeking the lists help, please. (Real short answers are appreciated - I am aware that the...
• Re: Gauge too high ...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:26:50 -0500
  ...the electrical resistance between the upper thermostat housing and block is high on this engine, 800 ohms last time i checked, which suggests that...
• Re: Shaft and compression
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 07:14:38 -0500
  Joel D Shortlidge wrote: > > > Also my brother tested the compression on his '87 Syncro. He followed > all the directions for the tester and it...
• Re: Switch circuit to Aux Battery ??
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:04:51 -0400
  ...You don't even >need to pull the fuse block down. Put it back, checking that you did not >loosen any of the connections...
• Re: Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:31:37 -0800
  ...It was your run o the mill small block . Running fine and just died ,would not Re start . Spark plug had a dead short...
• Re: Battery Access Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 14:13:48 PDT
  ...the battery compartment, blocking access >to the rear screws and therefore preventing the removal of the panel. > >For a short-term solution, I simply...
• Re: Need a Name!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 20:00:47 -0500
  ...Yellow Goodbye. :) Oleo? Margarine? (Margie for short) Butter? (Butt for short?) Parkay? :) and another word for that shiney metallic yellow color is 'brass' ... Fast...
• Re: HELP! Instrument Cluster Gremlins!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:44:33 -0500
  ...In case they don't, just pull the fuse block cover and remove the fuse block fasteners so you can drop it away. Don...
• Re: Sure Power 1315
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:01:18 -0800
  I'm thinking that I should make the wire run from the back seat to the starter battery as short as possible. I could...
• 80-83 Tranny / engine / Fuel Injection FS
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 May 2002 19:23:41 -0500
  ...This is a short block engine with the following: #1) No heads, but with lifters mated to the cam. #2) Oil cooler #3) Oil...
• Re: Help Doctor's, My baby is sick!
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 23:01:36 -0500
  ...I was going on a short trip and was just > pulling away from the curb and accelerating through the gears when, without > warning, the...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:53:59 -0700
  On 3/11/2009 8:34 PM Courtney Hook wrote: > Good God man! You're in Bend, and don't know about block heaters...
• Re: Woody's woes (temporarily) over
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:18:34 -0700
  ...In fact, **both** bolts holding it to the block had broken. Probably as a result of all the shaking caused by the stumbling and...
• Re: WAS Change fuel hose from tank to pump NOW stopping smaller lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:00:22 -0700
  ...vanagon somewhere.. >> cut it short, like 2 inches.. >> smash or flatten the cut end .. >> and there's your hose blocker offer. >> >> >> On 10/12...
• Re: Opinions from TIICO customers
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 09:34:00 -0500
  ...I've been around the block a few times, and I don't care to see people in my neighborhood taken advantage of. I...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 19:36:17 -0700
  ...bet you drive this van 7 blocks to the Food Co-op, shop, then drive >> that same short distance back.' >> >> she said ..yep ..that...
• RE: diesel heater/cooling problems (again)
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Sun, 26 Jan 97 13:02:46
  ...I assumed I had an ice blockage due to a >weak antifreeze/water blend. The van was defrosted in the garage and was >running...
• Re: Exterior light bulb types
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:14:14 -0400
  ...LEDs have a VERY narrow spectrum, and a mismatched color can get totally blocked out. Unless you have seen this in person (as I...
• Re: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 13:40:24 -0500
  ...saw off a wrench, making it short enough to slip into the slave bracket from the back side. i think if you could do...
• After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans)
  Historical mailing list - swamps
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 16:56:05 -0800
  ...I thought that was just a shorted out sensor wire. No biggie, but definitely needed fixing as soon as I got back home, keeping...
• Re: Carrying a canoe, Was: Re: Rain Gutter Adapter Locations
  Historical mailing list - Sam Moore
  Sun, 29 Jun 97 11:47:57 -0500
  ...Foam blocks, They are a no-no unless you are taking your canoe home from the store to put it in the lake. No...
• Re: Request for detailed install directions for rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:07:25 -0500
  ...The core will not slide out of the fan box when screwed down with the Westy seat installed, the plywood seat floor blocks it...
• Re: Engine Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 18:54:56 -0400
  ...is it > surely in need of tons of work? Could the short > block be okay? Thank you for your help. > Steve First, don't...
• Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:26:51 -0700
  ...Especially if the work was done while the motor was in the van..The 'Wrenchs' probably used something to block the openings to the...
• Alternator & O2 lights on
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 09:03:53 -0500
  ...Maybe a short in this area? I drove the Vanagon around the block after dinner. It had the 2 lights on when I started...
• Re: VDO Coolant Temp Gauge Sender...where to put???
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 13:45:49 -0700
  ...There is a flat end that could be easilly tapped. > > I suppose you could also get a short length of metal pipe and install...