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• Re: Bug Out 38 Get-together
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 May 1997 23:40:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If anyone wants to stop by and bar-b-q, chew the fat or whatever please stop by. It would be good to put...
• Re: Screeching when cold
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 13:37:58 -0400
  ...If I rev the engine, it stops, and it stops if I run the engine for 30-40 seconds. The noise has been getting...
• Re: Auto stop propane fill valve failed (open)
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:13:25 -0400
  Hi All, You refer to an "auto stop" valve. I am guessing this means a valve that stops the flow of liquid propane into...
• Blink'n Ignition Light
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 6 May 1998 21:27:24 -0400
  ...What is actually going on while I'm waiting? Why does it sometime take longer to stop blinking than other times? I hate things...
• Re: Bucking on acceleration?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 12:08:51 -0400
  ...On my 85 if the timing is set to specs it always balks on accelerating from stop. The mechanic now sets the timing and...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:31:31 -0700
  ...it for the looks of it and stop it already. :-P John Connolly wrote: >Heck, why stop there? Use PVC and paint it black...
• Re: Sticker BALONEY
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Wed, 3 May 2000 08:37:26 -0400
  GENTLEMEN STOP YOUR ENGINES!
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:38:51 -0400
  ...when is stopping/restarting better than idling? There are two concerns with this practice. How many cycles can the starter take and depending on...
• Re: Cheap places to camp
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Tue, 18 Apr 95 12:45:20 EDT
  ...I've slept in all the above, and also rest stops, all in a brightly painted '67 "hippie-mobile", and never really been hassled...
• Re: deep cycle btry: when to stop charging?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 20:06:31 -0400
  ...do I stop when it hits about 13-14 V? I don't want to > cook off the water. > > -Karl I would find it...
• Re: road trip to georgia..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 14:51:55 EST
  ...towing a westy on a car trailer with a ford van loaded to the ceiling is not fun in stop and go rush hour...
• Re: Drafting for better MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:26:13 -0400
  It's not the stopping distance that's a problem in causing a tailgater rear-end collision. It's reaction time, and lack of...
• Re: Intermittent right rear stoplight '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 28 Oct 2013 08:45:57 -0400
  ...Intermittent right rear stoplight '84 Vanagon > > > > The right rear stoplight on my '84 is being problematic. I have tried > > several different bulbs, bulb grease...
• Strange noise from 84 manual transmission - what broke?
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 23:30:47 -0500
  ...After driving one more block and sitting through one more stop light, then stopping and "testing," I determined that the sound only occured when...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:48:57 -0700
  ...I stopped >> buying the cheapest stuff, or even somewhat inexpensive stuff, a long >> time ago. >> Doesn't pay really, all factors considered. >> >> lol..a...
• will new spring stop excessive leaning in turns.
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Thu, 2 Jul 2026 10:29:28 -0500
  My 85 Westy leans pretty far when entering on ramps or making a turn under power (not from a stop). It has the original...
• Re: "Fall camping"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:35:41 -0700
  Nice, don' t you just love the encroaching cold and damp that is a PNW winter? Don't stop, keep it up through the...
• Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 12:27:18 +0000
  ...It stops but not quick enough to feel safe in. He's fitted new drums, shoes, pads, master cylinder, slave cylinders, etc...basically the...
• RE: Smokin' 'n' leakin' !
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:56:23 -0800
  [snip] >I had EXACTLY this happen to my '69 bus in Colorado, especially when >coming to a stop at a stop sign. Turned out...
• Re: Front-End Squeek
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 17:19:55 -0500
  ...My 85 did the same thing, the shop put some oil on some rubber bumpers/stops under the front end and it stopped.
• syracuse area mechanics?
  Historical mailing list - joe lucca
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 14:57:38 -0500
  ...can anyone recomend a good mechanic? Joe Lucca 1986 Vanagon gl _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 3 months FREE...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:03:15 -0700
  Jason Willenbrock wrote: > ...still have this hesitation upon acceleration from complete stops. I often find it ('84) is hesitant when first getting moving from...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 08:13:45 -0700
  ...rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working > > > > > > > The back hatch struts on my '90 Westy stopped holding the hatch up > > > yesterday. It seems...
• Re: A little [W]ednesday humor to brighten your week!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 12:52:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...i >was impressed with the way drivers behaved themselves, taking turns >at each stop-light as if it were a posted 4-way stop...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 17:25:25 -0700
  My 84 Westy has the "so-called" dangerous Auto-Stop Valve. Never a filling problem since I purchased the vehicle in May 1997. And...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:39:08 -0700
  > > I understand the oversimplification, but surely the rotating mass (and > placement thereof) contributes a small portion of the overall stopping force > needed to stop...
• Re: auto stop valve rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:15:32 -0400
  Now understand that I don't care if you do this BUT any dealer in the US that takes an auto stop valve off...
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:53:28 -0400
  ...when is stopping/restarting better than idling? Won't the system thermosiphon if the motor is shut off? The only way to know for...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:11:38 -0500
  ...No heat at stoplights. Thermostat is highly unlikely. It's function is to close and curtail circulation within the engine until operating temperature is...
• Re: 90 Vanagon with intermittent (brake?) hiccups -- H
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 15:33:12 -0700
  ...This would explain the small lurch after braking to a stop (dragging brake reacting to stress when stopped) and the reluctance to move after...
• Re: How to make digitool
  Historical mailing list - Jim Barnes
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 16:06:08 -0700
  ...Don't let that stop you; > > if you don't bet, you can't win. > > -Lazarus Long > > Is that from "Time Enough for Love...
• radiator fan not cycling 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12:21:28 -0500
  ...The radiator fan does not come on at all - a big problem in stop and go traffic. I've noticed in the PO receipts...
• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:46:54 -0700
  > Covering up the seam rust will not stop the rust. The van's > seams continue to rust in behind the > sealant. BTDT. M I...
• Re: B-r-r-r-a-a-a-k-e-s
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:41:20 -0700
  On 9/15/07, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > > I stop on the level then drive around part of the way to the...
• Re: Important Stop Aging Notice...60
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 20:23:24 +1200
  Snake oil
• Re: STOP: The list is intolerable
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:06:23 -0500
  I concur.
• Brakes on an 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 21:55:23 -0700
  ...Then I read a thread somewhere that said the driver could lock up their front wheels in a panic stop. I decided to try...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 17:54:49 -0600
  ...30 minutes into the > drive I came to a stop light and took off normally. A clunking sound > eminated from the rear. It got...
• Re: rear wheel/axel clunk
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 15:02:53 -0500
  ...Track straight for a few feet then turn the steering wheel to its stops. If the CV is going out, the outboard CV's...
• Re: Westy: Convenient Mount for Large Computer Display
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:19:29 -0700
  ...https://sbw.org/sbwsty/ > > One stop on my trip: > > http://mira.sbw.org/photos/20180611/IMG_20180611_203839377/ > > Questions welcome! I enjoy projects like...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 14:56:39 -0600
  ...long as you have the power applied, but when coasting or stopping for lights etc, it cools quickly and you won't get much...
• Re: Rear Suspension Question
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  10 May 96 13:08:09 EDT
  ...Using a floor jack, jack the springplate up just off the stop. 5. Pull or pry the springplate out over the stop (be sure...
• Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:50:08 -0800
  ...A 20 gauge wire stops with reference to track #78. I go to #78 on following page. It stops at the track. I can...
• Re: Rest Stop Murder update in AR
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 03:33:41 EST
  ...She had stopped in the Arkansas rest area to call her mother back in New Jersey and tell her of her progress in the...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:35:59 -0500
  ...although it could be > my imagination) Whenever I come to a stoplight and reach down to feel > the heat (front, havent checked the rear...
• Re: re Shifting, no clutch
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 05:23:17 -0800 (PST)
  I drove my 66 bus for four months using the clutch only at stop signs. I drove diesel school busses for a couple years...
• oil light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Chris D'Amico
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 12:46:43 -0700
  ...once i stopped at a light the engine oil light began to flash. but once i started driving again it went off. next stop...
• Re: How to remove WBS crank pulley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:14:34 -0500
  ...the right does weep to remove the pulley you need to stop the crank from turning a small chain threw the pulley holes and...
• Power Window Issues on a 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - HOTZE, BRETT C [AG/1000]
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:46:02 -0600
  ...I could feel a stop on the cable going up and down but the bracket on the glass holder in not attached to this...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 13:26:50 -0700
  All early Westfalias (air cooled) use the manual one. (Yeah for me! 1981) Latter waterboxers use the dangerous 'auto-stop'!! I believe some mid...
• Dometic flue, sealing
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:08:28 -0700
  Hey volks, Been waiting all week for the rain to stop so I could seal the exhaust on me Dometic. Now I can't...
• Re: Driving Challenge videos from BOTC 2006
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:10:45 -0400
  ...The event features a slalom course with a stop > in the middle for a random task, after which the driver continues to > the end...
• Re: Let's not let this happen again if we can
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 04:28:18 -0500
  ...From the Morrilton stop to Brinkley is over 90 miles and her next stop west bound would've been Ozark at the 39 or...
• Re: Troubleshooting Blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:30:54 -0400
  ...Overtemp" LED blinks after I start the van, but doesn't stop. > > Not always, but more frequently now, it seems. > > Sometimes shutting off the...
• Re: Midwest Bus sightings
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 14:37:58 -0700
  ...The Mopar families have to stop on the freeway more often because: 1. Their kids are rarely potty trained and need to be hosed...
• Re: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - Darie Duclos
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 13:45:53 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...Once they've heated up, it takes a long time to stop the van. I've been told they are most likely locking because...
• Re: stop leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:01:11 -0800
  ...mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>, <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Subject: Re: Re: stop leak >Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 17:14:49 -0800 > > And does...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:47:45 -0700
  ...Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good > This flashing light save my Inline 4 this past weekend. It even got me > to a...
• Re: auto stop valve rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:33:44 -0500
  <<Now understand that I don't care if you do this BUT any dealer in the US that takes an auto stop valve off...
• Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 05:05:49 -0700
  ...The van doesn't pull, there is no noise, etc., but it takes > too long to stop. In particular, I am unable to get...