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• Re: Connecting rod questions
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 21:55:42 -0600
  > On Thu, 18 Feb 1999, Joseph Fournier wrote: > >> Your manual, Clymer's has been reputed to have some errors. I've >> always found it...
• Re: Windshield washer switch malfunction...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 25 May 1999 18:14:05 +0200
  ...You can also check the pump by connecting it to the battery with some wires, and check if current comes through to the pump...
• Re: V-6 vanagon & Photos
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 13:48:09 +0100
  ...I wanted to have that neat OK symbol on that cluster (to get a nice photo) and without connecting the fuel gauge there would...
• 1986 Sunroof Van for sale...Seattle, WA
  Historical mailing list - Steve C.
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:17:25 -0800
  ...Engine was rebuilt, with warranty, by Northwest Connecting Rod, a very reputable engine rebuilder in Seattle. Engine has 48k miles on it. Drives perfect...
• voltage question
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:42:08 -0500
  ...nbsp; what is going on here?  am i not connecting right?  are these the correct values and i am supposed to...
• Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 09:30:35 -0700
  ...I removed the chrome connecting clip thing and started > to peel > > back a strip from one of my windows. I wanted to see how...
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 23:43:41 -0600
  ...pinching while you apply a joint to the ends of the hoses you're connecting. Bob Stevens http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare http://groups...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:30:07 -0800
  ...The other difficult part about this installation is connecting the gas. I should have made the connection to the heater made first and used...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:56:16 -0500
  ...I removed the snap latches and welded some connecting nuts to secure the lid. To get the right spacing I welded one nut and...
• Re: "Leads" from main battery for jump start/charging?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:37:51 -0800
  ...This was exactly what I was trying to recall! I can see how connecting to battery will be the most challenging part. -----Original Message...
• 82 Vanagon D: oil light blinks on after hard braking
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 22:08:33 -0700
  ...I just drove my 1982 Vanagon diesel after it had been sitting for two years during which I replaced the main and connecting rod...
• The '84 GL, For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 12:20:30 -0800
  ...If you're having problems connecting to the site when you click the links above, copy the address below and paste it into your...
• Re: hey Larry Chase need your experience
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 4 May 2005 12:20:49 -0400
  ...If you splice into the lines that are under the sink you are connecting after the regulator, so the gauge should always read the...
• Re: Oil buzzer & blinking light
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:11:21 -0800
  Most commonly this happens when there is a problem with the high pressure oil switch or the wire connecting it to the dash. Does...
• Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 17:41:32 -0700
  ...small box about an inch long with studs on top for connecting > wires to. > or just google it ..little usually black or metal box...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:26:47 -0700
  ...your ECU? If so, and if you replace the entire wire, connecting that shield to the ECU pin might pose a small challenge. The...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:10:52 -0500
  ...You had a "dumbbell" contraption with a pipe and orifice connecting two spheres with ammonia inside. You put one sphere into a pot of...
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:08:07 -0400
  ...wrote: > There is apparently a rigid boxer definition in which the connecting rods > cannot share crank journals. > Most "V" engines share crank journals and...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:47:17 -0500
  ...open bleeder valve at front of engine compartment (on black plastic >>> >fitting with 4 large radiator hoses connecting to it.) >> >> >
• Re: Correct capacitor
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 11:25:27 -0500
  ...You can make a non-polarized cap by connecting two caps (preferably of the same capacitance and voltage range) "back to back" (e.g...
• Parts for sale!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 03:10:09 CDT
  ...Exhaust pipes connecting cylinders 1&3 and 2&4 on 1.9 WBX 4. Muffler, tailpipe, cat, "J" pipe, collector for 2.1 WBX...
• rod end play clearance specs?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 29 May 2003 07:49:34 -0700
  I was wondering if there was a lower limit to connecting rod side clearance. Wear limit is .7mm, and i guaged up: .279mm (.011...
• Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:59:34 -0700
  ...Likewise, attach the ground terminal last when connecting up a battery. All this assumes a negative ground system, which all modern autos that I...
• Re: auxillary heat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:00:34 -0500
  ...What does anyone think about using the existing > hoses and > heat exchanger and connecting to the coolent lines? could it be > done? add a...
• Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:34:54 -0600
  ...Anybody heard of > a metal replacement for these before? The clamps on the connecting > hoses (and ONLY these hoses) were screw-type clamps, so...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:19:45 -0700
  ...that sender do? My first guess: > > Pressure too low = switch closes, connecting the blu/blk wire to > ground, > Pressure okay = switch open, blu/blk...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:14:52 -1000
  ...Also, It not about the battery cable or > the large (6.0) Red wire connecting to the B+ alternator terminal. > > > Thanks, > > Ed >
• Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:05:57 -0800
  ...I will re-measure this, but would connecting the hall to 12 Volts shorten the life of the hall, or would it cause the...
• Re: Distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:12:07 -0700
  ...Arlene <asonder@usgs.gov>wrote: >> It was all carbon-no wires connecting anything! >> What would cause this? -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88...
• Re: Second battery, the story on relays.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:16:29 -0700
  ...Many times I had to "help it along" by connecting them with jumper cables. I recently replace it with a common RV style battery...
• Re: Westy Fridge Endurance
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 03:03:13 -0700
  ...the possibility of buying some hose, a > quick-release fitting, and connecting this to a backup propane > cylinder. My Westy propane seems to go...
• Re: propane filling question ... do it at home? Marshall Brass Extend-A-Stay
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 17 May 2005 08:47:06 -0700
  ...support a grill or camp stove and > another hose that allows connecting a remote tank. Although it will fill > the tank, it will supply...
• Goodies from Europe!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 15:11:45 -0500
  ...I now have a small quantity of Stainless Steel connecting pipes for the '86-91 Vanagon exhaust system (never before offered in Stainless). With...
• Re: A puzzling cooling sys. question...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:58:35 -0700
  ...one wants to purchase two of the > > coolant hoses (the ones connecting the plastic pipes to the radiator, I > > think), one has to specify...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:03:00 -0700
  ...When you >find that wire, you can tap into it and and connect it to the ACC wire >for the radio, instead of connecting...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:36:42 -0700
  ...As I touched the valve and connecting hose more coolant was starting to collect and drip down - not to my liking - and the system...
• Re: [Syncro] 2nd propane tank/heater-Dual tank instalation!
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:08:32 -0700
  ...Richard A Jones Boulder, Colorado > The method you describe for connecting two tanks together is wrong and > extremely dangerous. Propane regulators should never have...
• Re: 82 air cooled automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:23:48 -0700
  ...Fluid is sucked into the intake through the hose connecting the booster and the intake manifold. Brake fluid mixes with intake air and presto...
• need locate brake part for 69
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Tue, 13 Jun 95 17:21:08 EDT
  ...I also need the connecting link for both rear brakes, the bar that fits between the two shoes that always slips off when you...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 21:59:20 -0600
  ...on the head and get the bolts/studs in without stress. Connecting the other ends of the exhaust pipe back to the fitting can...
• engine install
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 22:26:24 -0700
  ...Not planning on re-connecting the AC. Just hoping for a little borrowed experience. Tusen Tuk JN
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 1 May 2011 10:27:49 -0700
  It may be that if connecting one of these tachs in a diesel, it uses "W" from alternator. ....... Maybe: http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum...
• '80 Vanagon exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Fri, 15 Mar 96 10:49:59 PST
  ...It is not a pipe, but more of a manifold connecting the exhaust headers from both sides of the engine. It also has an...
• Re: Connecting a 2nd battery & fridge questions
  Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 11:47:47 -0500
  hi volks- I mostly lurk and appreciate all the great advise I've received here. While making the connections for the second battery in...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:24:55 -0800
  ...The guy at Northwest Connecting Rod welded and machined mine too. If I remember right, it cost an extra $40 to get it done...
• A/C condensor cooling fan not working...'89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Adolf Birkenhouser
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:24:53 -0400
  ...I do have 12volts leading from the compressor to the harness that runs to the front of vehicle (via the red/blue wire connecting...
• Speaking of fuel lines.....
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 09:15:29 -0400
  ...3 ft to another short length of 7mm fuel line � thereby Connecting to the fuel filter. [?]An additional short length of 7mm fuel line...
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:38:35 -0700
  ...mechanism from inside the door as well, by pushing on a connecting rod. i think what i am going to do is talk to...
• Motive Power Bleeder (from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:34:24 -0700
  ...the cap, filinging drops of brake fluid all over...Eventually, that connecting hose gets tired and breaks, too. I have the simple one and...
• Re: 1.9 water pump replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 18:54:41 -0400
  ...1.9 water pump replacement question I�ve always replaced the two short hoses connecting to the water pump when replacing the pump, but...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long]
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 29 May 1996 17:34:19 -0700
  ...I guess the connecting wire could catch something and get pulled off if you were driving in heavy brush or something. ---------- >From: SyncroHead@aol...
• Re: Rubber elbow connecting filler neck and gas tank on 77
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 01:25:40 -0400
  Glen Buhlman writes: >We tried BusBoys today and they had the rubber boot at the top of the filler >neck (that part going to...
• License plate light fix/solution: Progress report
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 13:17:52 -0800
  ...kitchen cleaner (Calcium, Lime & Rust remover.) I also roughed up all connecting surfaces with fine sandpaper to create a better connection. Still no lights...
• Re: No water--faulty submersible pump?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:11:39 -0400
  ...a voltmeter, you can at least narrow it down by simply connecting the two leads at the faucet together. If the pump turns on...
• Re: Headers advantages
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:42:21 -0700
  ...Fetner Greg wrote: > Well, looking at the exhaust system on my 85 vanagon, you have a front pipe > connecting RH and LH front cylinders...
• Friday LVC Language observation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 9 Jan 2015 19:40:45 -0500
  ...My favorite line was about what to do after connecting the battery booster. It said something like “tighten Key and launch vehicle.” Launching a...
• CONFUSION
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:24:27 -0000
  ...The only heavy wire is the one connecting starter to the main battery. In my set up the aux. battery is connected to main...
• 74 Westie Oil Temps and Oil Info
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Fri, 21 Jun 96 08:33:00 DST
  ...Gases 500 - 1000 Combustion Chamber 3000 - 5000 Coolant Jacket 165 - 230 Connecting Rod Bearings 200 - 375 Main Bearings 200 - 350 Sure wouldn't want...
• Re: A/C ducting
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 17:15:31 EDT
  ...This would require cutting a hole in the rear A/C distributor and in the fresh air ducting and then connecting them with a...
• Re: V-6 vanagon & Photos
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 13:50:07 +0100
  ...I wanted to have that neat OK symbol on that cluster (to get a nice photo) and without connecting the fuel gauge there would...