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• Re: Heater valve not closing?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 20:06:22 -0600
  ...Is this by design, or does it mean the valve is faulty? I have already > checked that the valve is closing fully, adjusting the...
• Re: Rear Drum - the list
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 14:34:37 -0300
  ...Bottom line, no one is at fault, we simply need a FAQ. How about someone organizing it, under the approval/guidance of the list...
• Sliding door popping
  Historical mailing list - T and RMB
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 23:14:14 -0600
  ...It does not open but the back pops which seems to indicate the latch mechanism is faulty/worn. We have gone through the archives...
• Re: electrical whoes - help needed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 10:37:53 EDT
  ...Otherwise, maybe it is a short or faulty electric eye? I am really just taking some shots in the dark as my knowledge of...
• 88 Westy: Faucet or Water Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Tue, 17 May 2005 10:23:23 -0700
  ...Is there any way to tell whether it's a faulty pump in the water tank that's to blame, or if it's...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light went On...Abort Trip?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
  Tue, 24 May 2005 06:36:21 -0600
  ...It has always > been a fault in the electronics.
• WTB: Carat Lower Body Cladding - Psngr Side
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:58:26 +0000
  ...NEW price for those two pieces: $669! Yea! :( Why do I need them? Don't ask (yes, it was my fault). Todd _________________________________________________________________ Is your...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - It's Back!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 19:09:13 -0700
  ...In these situations of intermittent fault, you have to be methodical. I can't stress that enough. Even of you don't find your...
• Re: '90 Front Fiberglas Bumper - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:08:43 -0400
  ...and front > bumper). > > While the other party was at fault (and have admitted fault), they are > gracious and good people who will likely be...
• O2 sensor voltage test
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:11:46 -0500
  The Bosch FI book outlines a test for adjusting fuel enrichment and determining if the O2 sensor is faulty, for those not having access...
• rear defogger wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 13:14:31 -0800
  I'm trying to track down electrical fault in rear defogger, '86 syncro ( early prod. before the vin change as noted in bentley). I...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:59:05 -0400
  ...Driving up I-95 with what turned out to be a faulty radiator cap. Hmmm, what's that hot smell? Check the gauge and...
• Re: 1985 Westy Vanagon shutters, dies, and then resurrects... help.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:27:11 EST
  ...If it faulters, it is time to replace the plastic ignition connector switch. Could also be the hall sender in the dizzy later mark...
• Re: 91 15A fuse Radio and clock
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 15:13:49 -0800
  ...A frayed wire, a faulty load (radio, clock, whatever that fuse branch powers). <Having dispensed this simplistic answer, he strolls back inside, whistling.> -- Mike...
• Re: Re N vs S CA
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 1 Nov 94 15:29:44 PST
  ...BIG ONE? > > Norman, Norman, > The WESTERN part of the San Andreas Fault is moving NORTH and > RISING. We'll be in Seattle soon, where...
• FS 83 Westy Catalytic and Shop Manuals
  Historical mailing list - Byron Peratoner
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 15:12:07 -0700
  Boo Hoo ! My westy caught on fire and burnt to the ground. :( We suspect it was a faulty fuel line. I bought it in...
• Re: Spring service completed (long)
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:44:55 EST
  ...steering/suspension inspected exhaust (all original) adjusted ignition timing checked ECU fault codes checked emissions control systems tested catalytic converter efficiency adjusted engine basics...
• Re: Bright lights stuck
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 23:20:51 EST
  ...college.) Although the insight is uncanny, I cannot understand how a faulty ignition switch could cause the brights to stay on. Is there more...
• Re: Backup light switch...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Nims
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 12:15:39 -0800
  ...Looks like the backup switch is either corroded or > faulty... Where do I find the switch? If it s inside the auto stick lever...
• Re: Interior Lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:08:50 EST
  ...I forgot to post that because of all this foolishness. (BMC's fault). Clean your contacts at he door switch. If you must test...
• Re: this is not the forum - LIST ADMIN?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:58:03 -0500
  ...While some topic derailings will inevitably occur, some due to a fault of my own, this still is a VANAGON list for VANAGON topics...
• Re: newbie questions
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 17:14:29 -0400
  ...likely cracked with heat and age and are under HIGH pressure. Faulty fuel lines is the the #1 cause of engine box fires. Do...
• On a '85: broken temp gauge/broken fuel gauge/high idle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brouillette
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 13:10:14 -0800
  Dear Vanagoneers- I've managed to inspire a friend to purchase an '85, but among other things it has the following faults: 1) a...
• bad hall control unit = no spark?
  Historical mailing list - jeff kennedy
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:44:30 -0700
  ...Any other ideas? The ECU reports no fault codes, everything else seems normal.. Thanks, Jeff 1984 Westy
• Diagnose Clutch Slave or Master?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:39:58 -0400
  ...work, I'm wondering how to determine if it is the fault of the master cylinder or the slave. Neither shows any outward signs...
• Next step in the drama (1985 wasserbosser)
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 05:38:04 -0500
  ...that was my fault for trying to crank it too much and wearing the battery down. (I'm also at fault, here, for not...
• Re: Changing T2-sensor with air conditioning compressor in place
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:41:58 -0400
  ...My fault. 2-WD 1984, 1.9L engine. John On Sun, 2011-06-12 at 21:38 -0400, David Beierl wrote: > At 09:22...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 Jun 2011 (#2011-488)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:15:06 -0400
  Peter & Andrea, good on you Andrea, keep at it you WILL find the chink ! Freekin' bicycles have no Vanagon faults, geese that's no...
• Re: ignition switch-- how to article
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:23:42 -0400
  ...Unfortunately, I think this particular ignition switch was faulty, and I'm now having more problems than I ever started with. So much for...
• Re: Six Guys Find Fault Fix & Flee Fleecing Fiefdom
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:40:06 -0700
  --snip-- While I'm not downplaying the "intestinal fortitude" of these intrepid new millenium adventurers.. --snip-- I can hear it now... someday one of...
• Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - James morris
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 10:18:38 -0500
  ...I'm thinking that it may be a ground fault and that the lights must be grounded to the shell (or attached) to work...
• Re: Faulty Switch or Relay?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:21:50 -0500
  At 09:39 AM 11/26/2001, Brian Doss wrote: >I have experienced an intermittent failure with my headlights and wipers >quitting at the...
• Re: Am I being unreasonable(Bus Depot)?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Thu, 2 May 2002 00:20:23 EDT
  ...He said NO! I'm a little upset about this as > it is clearly their fault. I have used them several times in the...
• Re: Engine running hot
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:10:17 -0400
  ...is the thermostat, waterpump, air in the system > or even a faulty temp sensor or gauge? > Is it OK to run at this temperature...
• Re: Diesel powered vanagons - Driving Slow
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:11:09 -0400
  ...People just seem to know that they are so slow, and the driver is not at fault. Just goes to show that there is...
• Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:31:09 -0800
  ...It was likely my fault but.... On my air cooled engine I managed to crack the plastic conduit on the pulley end of engine...
• FFFFriday Follies ... Tales from the Shop
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 01 Sep 95 08:34:55 CDT
  ...So old Tom took it on, checking all of the faults That might cause anyone such a terror; Even minor mistakes, lack of grease...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:16:10 -0600
  ...Energized ~ That would be an indication that the Ignition Switch is Faulty ~ As for the Grounds ~ If the Ground Strap @ the Front of the...
• Check My Rear Brake Pics for Accuracy?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 12:54:57 -0700
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/RearBrakes# I replaced the shoes since that time (they were faulty. cracking linings) and *may* have corrected a mistake...
• Re: Science of Washboarding
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:29:57 -0600
  ...Jones wrote: > Mr BZ wrote: >> It was all Richard & Bob's fault! >> >> As discussed here last January or so, melted the tops of my...
• Re: Cause of fluttering speedometer ?
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 21:02:16 -0500
  ...In our case it was the speedometer that was at fault, replaced it with a used one and it has behaved itself since then...
• Re: Strange problem with '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:55:38 -0800
  ...In essence, the ECU receives a faulty signal from the air flow meter. The nature of the signal is noise imposed on an otherwise...
• First 11th Annual 'Get High Campout'
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 09:46:25 -0800
  ...David B must correct every fault on every van attending but is not responsible for upgrades, except on mine. This is the meet Melissa...
• FW: <FRIDAY> Re: More ?s 85 GL Mudflaps/driver's step
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 12:00:10 -0700
  It's not my fault, BenT made me do it! ------ Forwarded Message From: BenTbtstr8@aol.com Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 14:38:25...
• Re: Inverter advice needed
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 07:02:35 -0700
  ...I ended up building my own cabinet, installing wire shelves, my >second battery (and switch-controlled charging relay), a 110Vac >ground-fault protected outlet...
• Re: Find the gremlin in my 2.1L engine, and get a cash prize
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 5 May 2003 07:49:28 -0700
  ...This has an indicator LED for the throttle switch and makes it obvious when the switch is faulty in some way. Mark Hahn Rossman...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:10:35 -0500
  ...somehow missed?>> I wasn't the tire's hat were at fault at all. If you remember the "fracas" at all, it was the...
• Re: O2 Sensor - 3-wire vs 1-wire
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:31:32 -0500
  ...My newly installed 3-wire O2 sensor apparently has an internal fault. > > I have a brand-new-in-the-box 1-wire O2 sensor...
• Re Ignition problems
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:27:31 -0800
  ...electronic points faulty, rebuilt distributor misaligned, and new distributor cap shorting out or leaking or something. What ever happened to quality control, people? And...
• Re: VDUB QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - IC U of T
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 09:50:15 -0500
  ...my 65' bus do people think think is attributable to a faulty ignition, I have not tried the hot wire sol'n yet. m.
• Re: cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:27:06 EST
  ...If the fan comes on then you know that the sender in the radiator is at fault. If nothing happens then check the fuses...
• Re: stranded in san francisco...need watercooled westy tech help (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:59:23 +0000
  ...Was this determined while cranking the engine or some other way? The one sure fault that would stop the engine operation totally is the...
• Re: NVC: Bad writing: carbs & bosoms
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:02:42 -0600
  ...i was about to fault the writer for > citing > strombergs -- the stromberg 97 was the favored carb on the classic > flathead ford & merc hot...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:59:13 -0800
  ...Seems the cluster >> is faulty and may have succumbed to moisture damage at one point. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> -- >> -dm >> > > -- -dm
• loud clicking
  Historical mailing list - Steve Pott
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:42:54 -0700
  ...I thought the problem was a stuck lifter, but was told that it was a faulty oil pump because a stuck lifter would make...
• need fuel sender
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:19:59 -0800
  ...I think this is my fault as once upon a time i put the sender in off by one bolt hole, causing the wire...
• Re: Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:33:57 -0600
  ...Will be prepared next time it faults however. Then I can test. > But in the mean time - what else? Ken suspects the Temp II...
• Re: Anyone to offer help on the phone?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Sem
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:17:48 -0500
  ...a '86 Vanagon engine and can troubleshoot on the phone for faults that may come up.&nbsp;&nbsp;I will have a toolbox with...
• Re: Starter question. previous reply was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Wed, 7 Jul 2021 13:30:55 -0700
  ...My fault for making assumptions but I didn't think a Vanagon compatible new starter existed! Good to know Dennis, thanks. Neil. On 7...
• Re: ignition switch-- how to article
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:25:12 -0700
  ...Unfortunately, I think this particular ignition >switch was faulty, and I'm now having more problems than I ever >started with. So much for...