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• Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:27:46 -0700
  Man that's real Volkswagen behaviour! Our '56 Kombi used to spit out the #3 spark plug at fairly regular intervals, my wife's...
• Re: Eurovan T belt Broke at 73K!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 23 Aug 1997 23:37:32 -0400
  ...Timing belt broke! This tells me a couple of things; One that if there is an interval to do a service, LISTEN! And 2...
• Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:15:25 -0000
  ...The function of which is to remind the operator to check his O2 sensor (or have it checked) at 60,000 mile intervals. I...
• Re: Brake fluid replacement
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 21 May 2000 18:09:13 -0700
  ...The two year interval is there for good reason. Brake fluid that has absorbed water will have a lower boiling point (more fade coming...
• Re: Camping accessories wiring question.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:01:47 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled Westfalia On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 17:28:29 -0700 Aaron Reams <aaron@INTERVAL.COM> writes: > Hi Volks, > > I...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:56:52 -0400
  ...determining the average amount of current drawn for more than brief intervals, and they then add 50% to alternator size. It's making sure...
• Re: google search and the archives
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:22:24 -0600
  ...and it took 45 seconds. > > I usually search in several-year intervals, like the > first. Is 4 minutes "not working?" I'm retired, so...
• Re: Maintenance Intervals
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 14:24:00 -0500
  ...i've done mine at >75,000 mile intervals, but i cram a LOT of grease in there. my brother has >done this on...
• Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 20:38:07 -0400
  ...why the Mullendore Port is so effective at stretching out the interval before you simply have to take the dash off. Until spring, for...
• still cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Earl J Smith
  Sat, 13 May 2000 15:29:32 -0700
  ...it had been cutting out at irregular intervals. Well, installed a new ignition switch - that helped. Found a wire on the Hall pickup was...
• Re: Who Supports The List
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:55:05 -0500
  ...I find the Vanagons, not only labor intense, but much higher in maintenance costs, and at a much more frequent interval than let's...
• Re: easy mod...ADJUSTABLE intermittant wiper!!! read!!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:03:29 -0700
  ...Instead of programming sensibly via switching to intermittent and back, you set the interval by pulling the lever to "wash". Totally non-intuitive. I...
• Re: BLinker Fluid source
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 08:47:19 CST
  ...only the Bosch Unreconstituted Larval Lacquer (also known as Special Hydroscopic Interval Tachofluid), made from teeeeenie tiiiiinie little insect larva of the dungheaps of...
• Synthetic Oil Life Test
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:16:01 -0700
  ...lost from the sample sent for analysis at each 1000 mile interval. http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/oil-life.html What is interesting...
• Re: oil advice
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:24:57 -0700
  ...3000 mile/6 month maximum change interval with 15w-40 dino oil worked well for the 225k miles I put on my previous '84...
• Re: Speaker Removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 11:37:04 -0700
  ...held in place by four plastic tabs spaced at > 90 degree intervals > that expand once the speaker has been pushed through > the opening and...
• Re: diesel engine question. Little Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 08:08:09 -0500
  ...However, there is no sight glass, so you must either drain at regular intervals or wait until you get a bad batch of fuel...
• Re: High idle after warm up
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:39:47 +0200
  ...up to 2000 rpms, then it cycles between 1900 > > and 2100 in about 3 second intervals. Any quick thoughts? > > -- > > J. Naser Motlagh, MBA, PMP >
• Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 19:48:24 -0400
  ...Change the filter at the recommended interval (6 months) and you won't have a problem. Changing fuel lines on a regular basis is...
• Re: Which is better, synthetic oil or conventional oil? from the AAA website
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:53:01 -0400
  ...a change to synthetic oil >and staying with a short change interval." > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. >http...
• Re: Oil and Filter Changes
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:22:11 -0600
  ...Is this excessive? Would it be ok to drop down to 6 month intervals? > Seems like a waste of oil and filters when there...
• Re: oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:02:28 -0500
  ...is their ability to maintain adequate > filtration for extended oil drain intervals. In a number of vehicles > including mine is results were wear metals...
• Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:44:12 -0500
  ...your '91 was made VW > were no longer specifying a service interval for the sensor and had > removed the light and associated expensive switch...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:38:40 +0300
  ...Not so much to allow longer change intervals but to keep the oil in the engine in better condition. Transmission and engine are the...
• Re: O2 Sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:50:22 -0500
  ...In my observations it >appears that the ECU has a sampling interval. In other words when a >trigger point is reach, an injector pulse...
• Re: Fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:07:06 -0400
  ...I guess the question is at what interval and how do you know when it needs to be changed before you encounter running problems...
• Re: Fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 00:13:12 -0600
  ...rust. > Like Angus's experience, after a couple of times, the interval went up > considerably. One other thing I did was blow some air...
• Re: Spark plug gap
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 21:51:00 -0500
  ...A reasonable replacement interval > is > > 15,000 miles. Platinum's can go longer as the center electrodes don't > wear. > > While not listed for...
• Re: On van w\100,000 miles was: Re: Syntheic Oil
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 11:02:56 -0400
  ...Lifter noise became a thing of the past, even after a one time four month layoff, and I extended my oil change intervals to...
• Re: Westy shower
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 22:14:17 -0700
  ...Aaron Reams <aaron@INTERVAL.COM> >Subject: Re: Westy shower > >Although I am curious why the faucet (in the gowesty.com picture) has a 12V...
• Re: Syncro Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 00:23:05 -0800
  ...That means "extended > service interval" and it is used in over the road trucks. In > trucks it is designed to go 750,000 miles...
• Re: Trip Report (quick & dirty)
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:46:30 -0400
  ...VW, like all manufacturers up until very recently, made no difference in change intervals or warranty validity between "synthetic" and regular oil. In fact...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 14:08:02 -0700
  ...the recommended change interval in my 1991 Vanagon maintenance booklet for the OXS is at 90Kmiles...as opposed to the 60K for other VW...
• Water seperators, was diesel engine question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 08:26:52 -0500
  ...small (1 cm) tube leading out. I recall the rec. svc. interval to be monthly. In the spare tire well, a clear plastic bladder...
• Re: Still Refueling
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 21:55:57 -0400
  ...I think that's probably a good interval for coolant hoses as well, though the consequences are less catastrophic. If nothing else we can...
• Re: Coolant Hose Life Expectancy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 11:32:49 -0700
  ...Are people changing hoses out at set > > intervals? > > > It probably depends on the prevailing climate and where the > hose is located. > Hoses exposed to...
• Re: Intermittent Wiper Relay Upgrade - Answer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
  ...Turns the wipers on/off by itself, automatically adjusts sweep speed and interval. Even with variable intermittent (jeez, my bare-bones 89 Corolla diesel...
• hesitation, bogging, rough idle
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 01:12:16 -0800
  ...This problem seems to recur/disappear in long intervals. That is, it will run fine for perhaps several weeks, than misbehave for several, with...
• Re: A/C R-12 to R-134A
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 2 May 2001 20:10:07 -0400
  ...outside, it takes a while to cool down, and when that interval increases it is time to check the a/c. The good thing...
• Re: Which is better, synthetic oil or conventional oil? from the AAA website
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:05:15 -0400
  ...engine oil cleaner and thereby >>allow you to drop your change intervals. >> >> > >Is it dirtiness, or viscosity change that requires dino oil to be...
• Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:02:40 -0400
  ...So > far > that interval has worked for FUN BUS for 251,000 miles. Recent oil > sampling > has also supported those intervals. Reason for last...
• 83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 1 May 2006 03:23:13 EDT
  ...But at least one of them is definately making an audible rapid clicking sound in about one second intervals (one second on one second...
• Re: Oil filter & armrest questions
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:06:39 -0700
  ...Are you saying that using the Mann or Mahle filters with extended drain intervals (~5000+ miles) is a bad idea? The PO was very...
• ST. PAUL to CAROLINA...22hrs.(pant-pant!)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Davis
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 18:55:06 EST
  ...Between 3000 and 4000 rpms I would loose power for split-second intervals. If I pushed it to around 4200 rpms it would smooth...
• Re: US cell phones in Canada, Canadian phones in the US
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 08:52:41 -0400
  ...They have let me turn > >it on or off for two week intervals. > > >
• Re: My Mechanic's Odd Reaction
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 20:56:30 -0600
  ...All of it claims > 5yr/150,000 mile change interval but if you do that to a WasserBoxer you > create leaks prematurely for sure...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 11:21:27 -0700
  ...The injectors all fire at the same time and for the same interval anyhow, so what you get from any Digi 02 sensor is...
• Re: Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 20:58:10 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder 83 Westfalia Air Cooled On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:29:53 -0700 Aaron Reams <aaron@INTERVAL.COM> writes: > Hi Volks, > > I...
• Re: Reduced Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:47:17 -0800
  ...Reduced Mileage Hi Matt, I am not really saying that the replacement interval is a year; it's just that I don't know...
• Re: LVC - TDI metal shavings in fuel system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:20:22 -0400
  ...and change both the fuel and oil filters at the 10kmile interval rather than waiting 20kmiles for the fuel filter. It is a Volkswagen...
• Re: ATF in the oil, postscript
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jul 1994 13:12:12 -0400
  ...None of the above use any oil in the 5000 mile intervals - i even had the oil analysed once by a bud in the...
• Re: VANAGON TRANNY
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 12:26:54 -0400
  ...However, sometimes, at irregular intervals, it doesn't > >want to > >come out of gear and I have to fiddle with it in order to...
• Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:39:49 -0600
  ...not enough to warrant needing to add oil between oil change > intervals, > there are maybe 1 or 2 drops of oil on the ground...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 94 11:15:03 EDT
  ...He claims the > >joints will last almost indefinitely when maintained at this interval, > >providing a boot does not tear in the interim. > > sounds good...
• Re: Engine Dies (was: air-conditioning for a '71)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 27 Sep 1996 08:12:20 -0700 (PDT)
  ...In fact I had checked the valve clearances and > changed the oil (which I do at 3000 mile intervals AND within a > couple of...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 08:17:37 -0800
  ...Oil change intervals are at 6K rather than 3K? > #6. Can I still run my quart of Marvel Mystery oil for 500 miles before...
• Re: AA Transaxle: Happy! Relevant Info, Long.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 21 Jun 2014 05:38:49 -0700
  ...Even with my slightly higher HP engine, given > > oil change intervals as per the AA web page, I'm certain a properly > > rated synthetic...
• Re: How often should one replace sparking plugs?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 12 May 2009 17:57:35 -0700
  ...power. > > Every year? �Every 20k miles? �Anybody want to recommend an interval? �When > I got the van about 30k miles ago, the plugs were...
• Re: K & N Recharger
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:04:21 -0600
  ...I reoiled it at 5K intervals with the oil change. This is a stock CR-V running Mobil 1 oil. Hoping to see big...
• Observational Inspections
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:15:01 -0800
  ...It tends to require halving all intervals for such things as stop and go traffic, short range use, dusty or arctic conditions, commercial use...