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• Re: tiico: oil level
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 17:45:56 -0800
  ...oil level > > > > I'm having some issues with my oil level- > > how much oil do people typicially add? How long are your dipsticks and...
• Re: Oil level vs temp test
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 17:24:37 -0500
  ...Oil level vs temp test > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > A couple weeks ago it was mentioned here that one should see lower oil...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:41:00 -0600
  I have dealt with Vanagon Coolant Level Sensors since 1983 when the very 1st H2O Boxer arrived in New Mexico, It Was Mine & I...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:22:50 -0700
  ...want the 84 waterboxer system ...... > as on that one, if the level sensor says 'I'm low' ........it also pegs the > temp needle to...
• Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 15:02:23 -0400
  ...I have my oil level just below full--I changed it right before this trip. There does seem to be some high speed foaming...
• Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 08:13:05 -0700
  ...Coolant Level Hello, Within a month my coolant level has dropped from being right at the max mark to being half way between max...
• Re: Dipstick oil level
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 13:24:18 -0400
  ...Dipstick oil level Volks, Somewhere along the line I became convinced that the correct amt of oil in a Vanagon Waterboxer engine, was 1...
• Re: syncro with snorkel ? Yes/No?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 02:07:24 -0400 (EDT)
  ...supposedly up to "eye level". (What is eye level anyway?) Am I wrong? Curt Long 87 Syncro GL Westy
• is my oil pressure indicator faulty?
  Historical mailing list - Scotia Westy
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 20:37:58 -0300
  ...The oil level is good - checked today. Also checked to make sure there is no oil on the driveway. No oil there. 20W50 still...
• H20 level sensor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:34:16 -0800
  My water level sensor decided to give up displaying green today despite a full tank. If I remove the lid and manually push the...
• Re: Automatic transmission question--slipping
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:52:50 -0700
  ...you check the ATF level with the engine running, trans in Park, van sitting fairly level, and warmed up is better. It's very...
• '90 Westy 2.1L Coolant System Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Michael David Korsak
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:34:21 -0500
  ...About two weeks ago, I added a bit more coolant to the cold van to bring the level just above the min mark. Yesterday...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:24:02 -0400
  ...Blinking coolant level light > I'm desperate. No burned wires. Coolant level sensor good. Temp 2 > sensor good (or so says my mechanic), level...
• Oil Level Issue and Comment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 22:36:26 EDT
  ...The windage tray and a well controlled oil level (or a dry sump) can eliminate the problem and return lost horsepower/torque which had...
• Re: Water Level Sensors Good News vs Bad News?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:06:10 -0400
  At 05:32 PM 8/31/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >The battery level portion of the panel is also acting weird so there...
• Re: HELP: problem with temperature gauge (or something)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 05:58:26 -0400
  Katherine; The temperaure gauge will peg like this if the level sensor(in the resevoir) is unplugged. Or for that matter if the level...
• Re: Colant expantion
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:44:08 -0400
  ...off the level in > the expansion tank will rise 1/2 way up the cap, when everything cools > off the level will drop back...
• fresh water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:08:38 -0800
  Just wanted to thank David Beierl, and others who pointed me to a source for replacement reed switches for the fresh water level sensor...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 22:10:31 -0500
  ...Noticing that the water >level >in each side of the U is essentially the same, mark the tubing with >some >tape at the water...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:34:52 -0500
  ...It will not keep the pressure at a level it would not be given a particular oil temperature and a given level of wear...
• Fw: Water tank level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 14 May 1999 17:00:12 -0700
  ...Water tank level sensor Water level sensor '89 Vanagon - our price $46.90 f.o.b warehouse. Refrig flue vent cover - $9.50 The...
• Re: How much oil to use in a Vanagon TDI application?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:06:26 EDT
  ...5.) Stop engine, let sit for 15 minutes, check oil level, mark dipstick. You will have determined the maximum level of the oil sump...
• Update! Re: Syncro Fuel Tank Level Sender should be available again soon!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:12:09 -0500
  Dear List, I got the new syncro fuel tank level senders in today and instead of being aftermarket like I thought they would be...
• Re: New owner with a question or three.
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 08:54:05 -0700
  ...http://bulley-hewlett.com/VWindex/ Bill in the Southwest ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Spence" <dspence@OANET.COM> > > NOISE LEVEL ABATEMENT! Sorry for shouting but...
• Re: "Favorite Vanagon Features"
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 14 May 2005 00:57:29 -0700
  My favorite design feature or accident is the rear hatch and the level of the rear deck. Rain or shine kids, friend, other seem...
• Re: Thanks for cooling system info
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 16:57:34 -0700
  Roger Sisler typed: > My coolant level sensor once shot into orbit( not unheard of here on the > list). As a side effect of replacing...
• 060412 smog tests
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:25:02 -0700
  ...What controls these levels? Could the adjustment of the AFM affect these levels? All inputs are greatly appreciated. William
• A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:59:47 -0800
  After having the auto transmission in my '87 2WD overhauled last month, I noticed the ATF fluid level creeping up. I've only driven...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:47:06 -0400
  For some reason we don't understand, Rocket wants to let the camper go all cattywompus but still have his stove on the level...
• Re: blinkin' light
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Mar 1997 22:26:56 -0500
  ...Check your oil level too...if it looks like a milkshake creamy...then you found out why you level of coolant is down. Look...
• Re: westy wiring woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:50:17 -0800
  ...I don't think there is any communication between the water level lamp circuit and the pump power circuit. So if your pump doesn...
• Re: Blinking coolant light...
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Fri, 5 May 2000 12:51:32 -0700
  ...However, exhaust all other possibilities that it was not a genuine low coolant level. Bad things happen to water boxers when the coolant gets...
• oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - jerry cantor
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 17:44:09 -0600
  ...Had oil change less than 500 miles ago and oil level looks fine. Have appointment at local shop for a look see end of...
• 1988 Westy Water tank level,sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 2 Dec 2015 15:44:20 -0500
  Does anyone know the difference of the water tank level sensor that GOWESTY sells($110) and the one that Bus Depot sells ($70) ? Other...
• Too Much Man. Trans Oil???
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 10 May 1999 19:04:45 -0700
  ...the fill-up hole, is that too much or just max level? i am not sure how much of the mystery 1.5 quarts...
• automatic transmission oil leak - more details
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sat, 3 May 2003 22:38:01 -0400
  ...I also check my automatic transmission oil level while the motor was running and the level was between the two marks. Could it be...
• Re: Syncro fuel level sending unit
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:18:15 -0400
  > Changing the fuel level sending unit on a Syncro is a big > job. A new sending unit will cost you $135 to $165 US...
• Re: Leveling a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:14:24 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:50 AM Subject: Re: Leveling a Westy > Hi Chuck, > > How about a shovel? If you dig a...
• Type 2s battery in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:39:47 -0700
  ...If you ever checked the battery water level, you'd be glad they moved it. No engine deck lid, only the rear engine door...
• Engine Carrier installed: The Good Bad, and the ugly! --- ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:45:04 -0700
  ...Bottom of carrier is off level, but drive train is level and mounts don't look stressed like they were before. It all looks...
• Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 May 2002 15:06:51 -0700
  ...If you use a 2wd diesel oil pan and oil pump pickup in a Syncro the pan will not be level. How this affects...
• Re: Searching the Vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 14:26:33 -0700
  ...Trying to figure out why the >> Vanagon list archive search didn't find the messages >> that had "Dometic" "frig" "fridge" "level" in them-- >> I...
• Re: How much oil?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 18 Mar 2015 05:37:01 -0400
  ...In order to reach that hard to reach level of just below full, I filled it full until fluid was overflowing, then removed my...
• Re: Water Level Sensors Good News vs Bad News?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:32:28 -0700
  ...The battery level portion of the panel is also acting weird so there might be something else more exciting going on. -- Mike "Rocket J...
• Sticker Application (F)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:21:43 EDT
  ...I also (because I am a contractor) used my laser transit to assure levelness of my sticker to +/- 1 micron. Unfortunately, my bus was...
• Re: levelling etc
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 07:34:43 -0600
  ...old hat... > > I have a couple of little plastic "bull's eye" levels in the trough of my > Westy, I con usually find one...
• Re: Turbo overpressure
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:01:50 -0700
  ...Now to find out how much overpressure it delivers and what > altitude it can deliver sea level pressure boost at. > > Hmm. > > > On 7/1...
• Re: More Heidelburg help
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:55:13 -0700
  Terry, there are amps that have speaker level inputs. also, there are converters that take your speaker level output and convert that into RCA...
• Fwd: Water tank level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 13:47:15 EST
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• Re: Hard to read oil level?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Wed, 17 Aug 1994 16:27:08 -0400 (EDT)
  ...This makes it hard to see the level on the stick. One side will show no oil while the other side will show the...
• leak
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Mar 1997 16:30:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...leakin it was like dirty water again all levels were fine temp oil and coolant level perfect what am i leakin also if it...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:57:54 -0700
  ...Most pressure gauges, such as tire gauges, are calibrated to > read zero at SEA <http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Sea-level> > LEVEL, because most...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:36:09 -0500
  Just to clear things up, how are you checking the fluid? Van needs to be level especially side to side and the ATF is...
• Request for Help - Overheating Problem
  Historical mailing list - dianne gigler
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 16:11:41 -0500
  ...I checked the reserve tank level and it was still at the "max" level. Against my better judgement, I decided to proceed to my...
• Sagging rear end
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 10:57:43 EDT
  Dear Listees- Can anyone offer advice on fixing and leveling off my 88 Westy's rear end? I thought I had probably just been...
• Listees in Baltimore MD- No Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 10:51:15 -0400
  ...The seats that are available are in the 3rd level and I was hoping to get 1st or 2nd level seats. I would appreciate...
• ATF level
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:34:07 -0800
  Does anyone know how much fluid it takes to raise the level from the bottom mark to the top? I need to add fluid...
• Re: Temperature gauge reading wrong?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:03:43 -0500
  ...The switch simply >monitors fluid level in the reservoir, not temperature. Overheating may or >may not cause coolant loss, thus low level in the...
• Re: trans oil level
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 19:20:23 -0800
  ...trans oil level > > Is GL-5 ok to use, I think Bentley says not to use it, can anyone clear this > up? > > Jere > > -----Original...
• Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:37:48 -0700
  ...Sounds to me like a loose coolant level sensor connection. If the level is OK, the gauge reads normal, and a couple whacks on...