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  • Re: AC converted to 134
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:03:41 -0700
    ...The models that have the big fan also have a larger relay for high speed and this relay has it's own power lead...
  • Re: lots of a/c trouble shotting questions...
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 6 Jun 2006 18:47:26 -0400
    ...What do you mean by "sky high" pressure on the low side? Yes, there are low and high pressure switches on the system (also...
  • Re: High Lift Jacks
    Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
    Mon, 1 Jan 2007 01:52:42 -0600
    ...On elooks like it uses the stock jack, the other look very much like the adapter for a high lift jack your were mentioning...
  • Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 22 May 2010 21:41:16 -0400
    ...Even with high capacity oil coolers I see the oil temp increase at higher speeds over time, even with the water temp staying normal...
  • Re: Idling high and uneven. Problem filling with coolant.
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:49:17 -0700
    ...Turns out I didn't >have it jacked high enough. 16 inches is waaayyyy up there. Once I had it >high enough, it came...
  • Speed Rating
    Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
    Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:37:11 -0400
    Pat Dooley wrote: > If your tires are "H" rated, it doesn't stand for highway. > I see people driving 45-145 mph on the...
  • Re: Any interested in an August 5th weekend campout in BC?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 10 May 2000 07:19:29 -0700
    Quesnel is about 7 hours north of Vancouver on highway 97 which is enroute to the Alaska highway if anyone has gone than route...
  • Re: 5 speed transmission for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
    Sun, 2 Sep 2001 18:33:17 -0400
    ...If you want a closer ratio 'box with nearly the same highway RPM (the diesel revving the tiniest bit higher (as in 20 rpm...
  • Re: Low power limping vanangon
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 22 Jun 2002 14:20:44 -0500
    ...Higher engine speed demands higher fuel flow. If there is a restriction there will come a point when there will not be enough fuel...
  • Hightop Group Purchase?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:21:20 -0700
    Hey all, Recently , I've had several requests for hightop roofs for the Vanagon. So... I spoke with my contact at Reimo in Germany...
  • The pop top colour and heat question
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 1 Jul 2015 19:28:04 -0700
    ...I pointed my IR temp gun at my friends high top , burgundy coloured section on the side. It read 76C. On my white pop...
  • Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
    Historical mailing list - Gene P
    Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:25:42 -0700
    ...My 87 with now 150K screeched like a banshee (on high speed only) years ago. I gave up high for awhile and have had...
  • Re: High Top Vanagon???
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 16 May 1996 21:45:35 -0300 (ADT)
    >>a vehicle (other than the heads leak)??? I've seen buses that >>have high tops but never a vanagon. > >I have seen a couple...
  • Yea! Passed State Inspection and Emissions
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:45:34 EDT
    ...It had previously failed for a number of reasons on safety checks, and for a too high idle on the emissions side. Because of...
  • Re: Subiegon/Vanaru Gas Mileage
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:19:09 -0600
    ...17 or 18 > I try to cruise at about the same speed on the highway (71 or 72 > mph), but accelerate much faster with...
  • new high
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:40:15 -0700
    And I don't mean just altitude, (nor do I mean "High" in the often-thought way people associate VW buses and their drivers...
  • MT Speed Limit
    Historical mailing list - BILL
    Thu, 25 Feb 1999 23:23:34 -0700
    ...As of May 28, 1999 the posted speed limit on Montana Interstate highways is 75MPH. Secondary State highways 70MPH. Make a note if your...
  • High pressure oil sender part number?
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Mon, 1 Nov 1999 06:25:50 EST
    Can anyone provide me with the part number for the high pressure oil sender used on the 2.1 enignes? Gary Gary McEachern, Reading...
  • headlight
    Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
    Thu, 9 Jan 2003 07:17:28 -0800
    Anyone need a 86-91 highbeam lens & bulb I have one on eBay. I have a right side light assembly (high & low) with no...
  • HCBF
    Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
    Fri, 9 Dec 2005 09:24:47 -0500
    Does anyone know if dates have been set for the 2006 High Country Bus Fest? The site still lists 2005 dates. ...just got our...
  • Re: High Wind Warning!
    Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
    Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:59:48 -0400
    ...http://picasaweb.google.com/markusmumper/HighWindWarning << Hurricane John. Made landfall just north of Cabo and headed north. Hit Mulege pretty badly: http://www.bahiasdebaja...
  • can you install syncro rear springs on a 2wd, and will it lift higher than stock
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:54:45 EST
    ...can syncro rear springs be installed on a 2wd van, ('84 van) and if so, will they lift the van higher than the stock...
  • Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:04:10 -0700
    hi Don, did you see my post about what kind of relay you really need, and that no part of the high beam voltage...
  • Re: what's the best kind of gasoline?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
    Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:40:58 -0400
    This is a false conception about high octance/ Higher octane just means that the fuel is harder to ignite. Only high temp and or...
  • Temp gauge function
    Historical mailing list - John Patton
    Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:36:08 +0000
    Hi, If the temp gauge reads high on an engine truly at "normal operating temperature" it can only be the following: The voltage stabilizer...
  • Re: Are Ebay second chance auctions legit?
    Historical mailing list - David Maurio
    Wed, 9 Jul 2003 11:28:37 -0400
    ...The first time the car didn't meet it's reserve so I offered it to the highest bidder at their highest bid as...
  • Re: Highway driving
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 11 Sep 2015 06:15:28 -1000
    ...Is > that about right? > > > > What highway speed / RPM do most of you drive at? What is your MPG? > > > > > > Thanks > > Stan Shapiro
  • FFriday: yet another short take ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 12 May 95 10:53:58 CDT
    from that famous broadway hit by Jerome Kern, ShowBus! (original idea from Mikie Wrong) Ole Man Highway He don't haul taters, he don...
  • Re: Westy vs. non-westy Vehicle Weight
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 12 Apr 2000 02:52:24 +0200
    ...1540 kg Panelvan, high roof: 1590 kg Kombi (like panel, with windows) 1615 kg Kombi highroof: 1665 kg Caravelle/ Kombi L: 1700 kg Caravelle...
  • FS: '73 Adventurewagen HighTop - Project
    Historical mailing list - Doug
    Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:10:05 -0500
    FS: '73 Adventurewagen HighTop - Project Cross-post from AW Yahoo Group: Great Springtime project! Non-running AW HighTop needs new home fast! Don't...
  • Re: Table leg hole?
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:16:01 -0400
    ...One at the hight I prefer that clears the flip lids below. To lock it higher and not moving. Anyone want to describe the...
  • Re: MB Quart vs Panasonic speakers
    Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
    Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:48:32 -0600
    ...So as the sound moves from low/high or high/low, the sound moves from one speaker to the other You can mount the...
  • Re: Not overheating, but maybe not "right"...opinions sought...
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:03:31 -0700
    ...Under the right conditions I have had high speed come on for long periods in both my 82 and my 86/87s. Towing a...
  • Re: Vans for sale - see bring a trailer today -- No Reserve: High-Top 1989 VW Vanagon Westfalia Syncro | Bring a Trailer
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:39:41 -0700
    ...Mark Roger Whittaker wrote: > http://bringatrailer.com/2014/10/21/no-reserve-high-top-1989-vw-vanagon-westfalia-syncro/ > > > >
  • Re: Fiberine high-roofs: any experience with these?
    Historical mailing list - Veronica Fraga
    Sun, 30 Nov 2003 22:01:32 -0800
    There *is* a photo of the Vanagon hightop on the Fiberine site, but it's hard to find. I saved it to my hard...
  • Blue High Beam light replacement
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:23:24 -0800
    I got several responses about the high beam blue light last week, but how do you replace it. I assume you need to take...
  • Sudden High idle
    Historical mailing list - The Shaws
    Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:11:01 -0800
    Last week my 87 2.1L engine started idling high. I turned off the engine and it went away but that tactic is not...
  • Re: Vanagon Westfalia high top dimensions?
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Fri, 13 Jun 2014 05:35:33 -0700
    ...The only problem to-date has been sticker >>> shock. :-0 >>>> >>>> In the past week I have come across three 1988 Westfalia high-top >>> Vanagons...
  • AW: Vanagon Westfalia high top dimensions?
    Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
    Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:14:06 +0200
    ...Vanagon Westfalia high top dimensions? See this: http://www.vwpix.org/T3/Prospekte/deutschland/reisemobile/Syro/1988_01_Syro_Programm/Seite11.jpg BenT sent...
  • Re: the high+pop-top
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:30:17 -0800
    ...but what is the point really? A > hightop should give anyone more than enough headroom / up top sleeping > room. > The trouble with a hightop...
  • Humor, from Audi Quatro post - very good
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    Sat, 7 Nov 1998 21:43:14 -0600
    ...He then closed his book, got back on his motorcycle, and rode away down the highway. Geo Ch '89 SyncroBeast Vanagon '87 16V GTI...
  • Re: intermittent headlight failure
    Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
    Tue, 30 Nov 1999 12:31:19 -0500
    ...Headlights at first started to switch from high to low on their own. Then they would go off. I was lucky enough to find...
  • Re: too much crack and enough money to do what what you're scheming
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:17:19 -0700
    Isn't this the A.T.T.V.? Articulated Terrorist Tactical Vehicle? That thing on the rear is the weapons pod? High top armored...
  • Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
    Historical mailing list - Owen
    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:01:01 -0500
    ...repost - basic a/c hose connection question. > > Let think of it like this: > > You can not compress a liquid! > > High pressure gas out of...
  • Re: Dometic high altitude lighting tips
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:23:49 -0400
    I think at high altitudes the LP comes through the low altitude orifice jet at a higher velocity than is useable. Higher than at...
  • Re: Cooling fan not coming on
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Sat, 23 Apr 2016 14:25:35 -0700
    ...They have the high speed relay mounted up high, right next to the coolant level warning relay in 83-85. 82 has no coolant...
  • Re: 85 AC problems...pressure too high with small amount of refrigerant
    Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
    Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:05:14 -0400
    ...Drained and vacuumed the system, added an "oil charge" can plus 134 and it workee workee...low pressure on low side, high pressure on...
  • Auxillary driving lights: work wonderfully
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 7 Sep 2008 08:45:17 -0700
    ...When you turn the switch of the extra lights ON, they are linked to the headlight high beams. No high beams, no driving lights...
  • Re: Headlight Upgrade Dilemma
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:28:05 -0500
    ...Your false info said the > high beams don't rely on those switches and that installing the relay > moves only low beams. This is...
  • Re: Warning light
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 4 Nov 2014 19:45:05 -0500
    ...Sufficient pressure will also close the high pressure switch. Above ~2,000 rpm the dynamic oil pressure control board will check the high pressure...
  • Re: Uninstalling SA headlights
    Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
    Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:24:17 -0400
    ...If you plan on running higher than stock wattage bulbs with either setup, high temp ceramic headlight sockets are highly recommended. With all model...
  • Re: Getting higher compression?
    Historical mailing list - Fryday
    Wed, 24 Apr 2002 13:38:28 -0800
    ...Getting higher compression? > > Looks like the compression is about 140 for all 4 cylinders. So what > should I > do to get higher compression? > > A...
  • Re: Troubleshooting Opinions Wanted (was: WTB or borrow ECU)
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:37:10 -0500
    ...You have a a high > tension output that goes to the distributor. > But what happens from there? Does it go through the spark > plug...
  • Re: 88 girling caliper question
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:09:35 -0600
    Bleeder screw on the high side... Sent from my iPad > On Mar 14, 2015, at 13:20, Michael <mikewelldon@ICLOUD.COM> wrote: > > Hi > > I...
  • Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:57:02 -0500
    ...I just > did to make sure. > Which is why.... > when headlights won't work, due to a faulty ignition switch .. > high beams still work...
  • Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:01:03 -0700
    On 9/28/2009 3:41 PM Al Knoll wrote: > For those wishing some serious high beam lumens, I have h3 130W bulbs > available...
  • Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:18:01 -0700
    ...Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> Subject: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, June...
  • Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy
    Historical mailing list - Doug
    Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:52:12 -0700
    ...Friday, June 19, 2009 7:36 AM Subject: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy > Canada's most northern highway. Mud. Grizzlies. Some...
  • Re: 89 syncro westy air conditioning blockage
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Tue, 1 Aug 2000 17:03:46 EDT
    Mick; Usually the high pressure port has a high pressure safety cut-out switch screwed onto it. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville...
  • Re: Single Speed on Front Heater Fan Switch
    Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
    Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:56:55 -0500
    ...The high setting usually bypasses the resistor. Not sure that it is easy to get to though. Pete On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, John...