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Re: high side A/C unscrewed--now it wont blow cold?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 16 May 2004 18:23:08 -0500
...if it didn't you have a leak that needs > to be addressed before your system should be recharged. > > A decent vacuum pump runs...
Re: fuel management system
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:00:02 -0800
...fuel managment system Gowesty is working on a system. http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=1532 Some have installed Megasquirt. Or just...
Re: Recommended Exhaust System for '88 Vangon
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:33:07 -0400
...The stock system generally fits better, lasts longer, and is quieter, and is my personal choice on my own Vanagons. While the header system...
fuel managment system
Historical mailing list - D.A.Simmons
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:50:17 -0800
what, if anything, are people changing to to replace the stock digifant system. (85 van-o-gone) � TIA! Dan 2000 Jetta VR6 2009 Tiguan...
system malfunction...apology
Historical mailing list
Thu, 29 Jun 1995 22:15:13 GMT
My system had a software crash, and it reset itself to "zero..." So, all the old messages here, including those to the listserv, were...
system malfunction...apology
Historical mailing list
Thu, 29 Jun 1995 22:15:13 GMT
My system had a software crash, and it reset itself to "zero..." So, all the old messages here, including those to the listserv, were...
air intake system
Historical mailing list - Jose Rivero
Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:03:25 -0100
...This weekend I have installed the air intake system of MSDS and a sunroof Webasto Top-slider, I hope to make pictures and to...
FS: complete vanagon factory central power locking system
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 12:57:57 EDT
...complete vanagon factory central power locking system. includes all power lock actuators, vacuum lines, relays, etc. fits all vanagons from 80-91 p-mail...
Re: Clutch release problems- '81 Aircooled
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 14:15:41 -0500
>The first thought that comes to mind is that there's air in the >system If bleeding the system doesn't fix it, then...
Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
Sat, 1 May 2010 16:44:55 -0700
...They all seem much lighter than the permanent roof mount systems anyway. Has anyone had any experience with the flexible/portable systems? What are...
Re: exhaust system
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 25 Feb 1997 20:21:03 -0800
Jean.McNaughton@garfield.scbe.on.ca wrote: > > My 84 Vanagon needs a new exhaust system. In Canada (Toronto area), > I've had prices from...
Advice on Evaporator Icing
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 09:43:45 EDT
...He took it to a local shop to have the system charged. They found that the rad fan wasn't coming on so they...
Stock v.s. S&S exhaust?
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Wed, 21 May 2003 09:29:37 -0400
Hi folks, Been off list for a while, but need to research some options for exhaust systems in my 88 GL. I've got...
Re: Smelly rear heater
Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
Mon, 7 Oct 2019 08:01:50 -0400
FWIW, for troubleshooting slow coolant leaks, I've found it extremely helpful to use a cooling system pressure tester. (Can get from Autozone Loan...
Re: Bad Gas...gummed up stuff..
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:24:12 -0700
...However, with this kind of strong solvent or with any solvent in the fuel system for that matter, I'd want to run fresh...
Re: Vanagon a/c
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 25 May 2011 21:56:06 -0700
...If I decide to put the >> system back together, do I still need to pump out the system? How? >> >> Kevin >>
Re: AC Charge Question
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 18:54:02 -0500
Steven, Working on an AC system without gauges is like walking with your eyes closed. Yes, it sounds like your system is low on...
Measurement systems - a Sad Example?
Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
Tue, 14 May 2002 17:41:51 -0400
...and 128 ounces in a gallon AND 16 ounces in a pound?????????? >:-/ Thanks for make the point for the superiority of the metric system...
2.1L Dynam oil press sys check
Historical mailing list - John Patton
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 04:09:16 +0000
Hi Folks, The attachments depict a simple voltmeter procedure to check the 86-91 Vanagon Dynamic oil pressure warning system. The Bentley shows this...
Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:22:34 -0700
...The system was last working fine (well for a Westy that is) for two > summers after a system charge in Spring 2007, but the...
Wiring for CIS-E F.I. in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - emz
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:55:23 -0500
...There were two in the VW Fox system, one been used obviously for the AC . The problem is I need to establish what controlled...
Re: Bleeding the Coolant system
Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:53:02 -0800
...Bleeding the Coolant system The heater system bleeds itself readily. For best flow to the front heater and the radiator, the two hoses should...
Re: 84 Westy strange compression readings
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 02:38:44 -0500
...Pressure Tests for the Cooling System The first test of the cooling system is done when the engine is cold. A cooling system pressure...
Re: Air in the system
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:12:18 -0300
...IMHO the "reving the engine" technique is to get the air that is trapped in the system out of there, to the top of...
Aircooled Vanagon Westfalia AC
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:43:24 -0400
Howdy all-- At one point a couple years back, Ron offered a complete NOS AC system for the air-cooled Vanagon. Some of you...
Re: What happens if you put 134a into a r12 systems without doing nothing?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 1 Jul 2005 17:25:52 -0700
...http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/vanagon.html If you are saying that you have enough R-12 to charge the system on hand, then...
Re: A/C refrigerant oil quantities
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 May 2000 22:21:25 EDT
...Early R-134a systems used PAG oil which is really water absorbent and not compatible with mineral oil either. Almost everything I read now...
Re: Cleaning cooling system with engine out.
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:55:04 -0800
...not put citric acid followed by a buffer in my coolant system. W/o a pH meter you'll never know if you put...
Re: Purging A/C system.
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:02:35 -0400
...Years ago when the Goldbrick's AC system was converted to R134, the evaporator was discovered to be clogged with black substance like rubber...
Testing the cooling system Re: How Hot is To Hott?
Historical mailing list - --------
Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:13:56 -0400
Craig, 1 - First thing check (by squesing a hose) to see if the cooling system is holding pressure. ALL cooling systems (today) are pressureized...
Re: air conditioning
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 14:05:33 -0600
...I'm going to be oiling my system to hopefully treat the seals so the system will hold pressure and coolant and want to...
Re: Charging the battery
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:41:56 -0700
...On 4/27/07, neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > The batteries aren't connected to each other (and to the vehicles > charging system) with...
Flush and fill of the coolant system: any help?
Historical mailing list - Fafa Nugon
Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:15:26 -1000
Flush and fill of the coolant system: Can anyone layout the procedures of changing the coolant? Farfanugon _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer...
Air in the system
Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 06:14:07 -0700
Hey What is a fast working method to get rid of air in the cooling system? ===== Dave Vieira Hamilton, Ontario Canada __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo...
Re: stainless exhaust system
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Sat, 5 Aug 2006 07:17:17 -0400
Woody, Maybe the more important question is; Why are you going through exhaust systems so quick? I have over a quarter of a million...
Re: High performance fuel rail system.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 09:32:48 -0600
The picture this fellow shows in his Ebaze auction is the rail from a 74-83 Air Cooled Type IV system; possibly less than...
SS Headers
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:45:36 -0600
I just installed an S and S header/muffler system on my 83 Aircooled Westfalia. Here's the skinny: #1. They moved the tail...
Re: head gasket problem ?
Historical mailing list - Calvin Bruce
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 16:02:49 -0700
All this talk about how the system pressurizes while heating up. See the Bently manual for a basic description of cold and hot operating...
Re: New Way to Bleed Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:47:58 -0400
...While flushing the system, I filled it up by making an adapter, out of some tubing, and running a garden hose into the bleed...
new exhaust system for the vanagon z34
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 09:50:37 -0400
i just recently purchased a new exhaust system for my vanagon z34. it's got cavalier tubular headers, joined on the left side of...
Coolant Explosion - Followup and Response Summary
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:25:59 -0700
...Excess pressure built up in the system and blew out the sensor. I am going to replace the main tank and cap and the...
which exhaust system is best?
Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:13:33 -0800
...performance) system or should I stick with the factory pipes and muffler. I kinda was holding out for the Stebro system, but that lead...
Re: brake light switch
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:44:52 -0400
...Or if the switch is unscrewed while the system is not under pressure can it bee done with little spillage. If this works must...
Re: Exhaust System Options
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:58:14 -0600
...The system has been on for 2 yrs. 5 months at this point. I'm getting a new engine in a month and that...
Re: What happens if you put 134a into a r12 systems without doing nothing?
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Fri, 1 Jul 2005 19:26:03 -0700
...Either add the original type freon and fix the leaks or evac and redo the entire system the right way with 134..Daryl ----- Original...
Re: Air 'Conditioning'
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Wed, 14 May 1997 15:26:29 -0700
At 03:00 PM 5/14/97 -0500, Sebastian Hill wrote: >I'd say, have your system pressure tested. If it holds OK, have...
Re: '84 rough running, backfire
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:28:51 EDT
...Then again maybe all my problems could stem from the fact that my Digijet system does have an AFM. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy -- 'Roland...
bleeding coolant system?
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:00:57 EDT
Hi All, I'm trying to bleed the coolant system. Is there just the two places to bleed? The Radiator & the Thermostat housing? I...
Re: request for opinions of the S&S header system
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 23:55:52 -0400
I have had an S&S system in my '84 (1.9L) for a couple of months now. Only problem that I have had...
Re: AC Receiver Drier 253260633"D" vs 253260633"E"
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:16:36 -0400
...When a a/c system is turned off, the pressures balance to about 75psi. Moisture cannot enter. Moisture can enter a system in the...
Re: Stalling at stop lights
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:54:02 -0500
...The power steering pump is wired to the idle stabilizer system, and when the load is increased on the power steering pump and system...
Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:30:18 -0400
...I haven't taken the system off for inspection.... yet. > > Also, my exhaust system has a dent in it right after the O2 sensor...
Re: Free Sirius satellite radio system
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:34:07 -0700
...Activate the system by July 31st (do it on line for $5) and > then it's $12 a month with a 1yr comitment. I...
er: Exhaust in cooling system
Historical mailing list - walkingboss
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 15:47:23 -0600
...pull the plugs........get a cooling system tester and pressure up the system........let set till engine is cool.........with a helper to spin...
please help me bleed!
Historical mailing list - Chris D'Amico
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:17:52 -0800
...give me a little more detail) on bleeding the coolant system. I know that there is air in the system, so I tried to...
Re: Thermistat ???
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:21:08 EDT
The vanagon cooling system is very complex compared to most other water cooled engines. When any mechanic has a plan to better a system...
Anybody Got A 1.9 Exhaust System For Sale?
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:33:59 +0000
Well, it looks like it's a bit more than just my muffler that needs replacing, its pretty much the entire exhaust system. Let...
For Sale: vanagon central power locking system, OEM VW
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 23:30:44 EDT
...vanagon central power locking system. includes all power doorlocks, and actuators, for front doors, slider, and hatch. etc. OEM VW made for vanagon. will...
Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:10:46 -0700
...Onboard Charging Systems Following this thread on batteries and charging systems gives new meaning to the quip "Why make something Simple and Elegant when...
Re: Fwd: amount of freon in ac system
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:44:59 -0500
...amount of freon in ac system > Your upside down drier is a big problem. The AC system has to carry the > compressor oil throughout...