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  • Re: Redline MT90
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Fri, 1 Apr 2016 12:19:50 -1000
    ...I keep my shift linkage well lubed and adjust if needed. that plate inside the van, under the rubber boot.. two scews on it...
  • Re: Totally Off Topic, But...
    Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
    Wed, 2 Mar 2016 10:03:00 -0600
    ...Bjorkman to drive up the hill after enjoying a couple pints of wicked (David's word) Brutal Bitter. Mr. Bjorkman, to start your journey...
  • Re: ECU and starting question
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:55:57 -0400
    ...This pin >> also has a wire that connects itself to the ignition coil's terminal #15. On the >> diagram the wire that feeds the...
  • Re: Clutch Cable Replacement??
    Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
    Mon, 21 Nov 94 10:37:48 PST
    ...I put grease on the part that is going to end up in the Bowden tube and on the pin and linkage at the...
  • Re: [syncro.org] BM Photo per request
    Historical mailing list - No Name Available
    Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:52:20 EST
    ...The link is not work safe, so click at your own risk. This is off topic, but the e-mails from east-coasters ridiculing...
  • Re: fridge problems
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:45:19 -0800
    ...I may also have a link to the manual somewhere too....... > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Neil. > > > > > > On 2/9/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote...
  • Re: Help needed in Las Vegas Area
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:31:12 -0500
    Once one's tail is in the crack - it's guaranteed to get pinched!! :-) John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver...
  • Speaking of techie stereos for your westy
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
    Thu, 5 May 2005 09:33:09 -0400
    ...In a pinch, you can use the USB-equipped removable HDD (20 gigs, remember?) to shuttle data between home and work, or to grab...
  • Re: Totally OT Siren Sound In Firefox
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Fri, 21 May 2010 23:35:54 -0700
    dear inky blinky pinky and clyde my wife is still playing and i just used an explosive accutated device with a long barrel to...
  • Re: Collapsing Desks (too much photocopied paper)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 24 Jan 1995 10:41:17 -0500
    ...You'll have to figure a way to keep >the little pole pin-ends at the corners from poking holes in the tarp. I...
  • Re: Anyone seen this auto?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:52:09 -0700
    It doesn't have an "Overdrive" it has a taller Ring & Pinion. Might be tall enough for a TDI, but I'm not sure...
  • Re: Front tire wear
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:52:58 -0700
    ...Link in the front..... vanagon's rack and pinion steering is a massive step forward. and ......taken care of, vanagon rack and pinion steering...
  • Re: Replacing rear brake cylinder, info and / or help needed
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:25:35 -0600
    ...And getting those #$%#@$^#% little retainer spring discs and their pins aligned and back in IS the most difficult part. There is a tool for...
  • Auxiliary Battery Installation II: Hawker Odyssey battery, Hella relay, Chargetek AC charger (v. long)
    Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
    Wed, 2 Jul 2003 22:14:38 -0400
    ...Not sure this link works: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/chartres456/lst2?.tok=bcLVsyRB1fEA_k3W&.dir=/Vana gon+Battery&.src=ph This URL needs...
  • Re: Totally Off Topic, But...
    Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
    Tue, 1 Mar 2016 21:48:54 -0600
    ...Bjorkman to drive up the hill after enjoying a couple pints of wicked (David's word) Brutal Bitter. Mr. Bjorkman, to start your journey...
  • Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:41:48 -0800
    I had the filter loose and was trying to get the hose linking pump-to-filter loose at the pump end and in wrestling...
  • Re: What Type/brand of brake pad? + Rotor question - PICS
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:08:01 -0700
    ...Have you got a link to the metallic high friction FF or FG pads you use ? Just what I need. thnx, Scott ----- Original Message...
  • Re: WiFi Boingo [Non-Vanagon-Content]
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:12:02 -0600
    ...I camp in some pretty remote areas of the state and this works well in a pinch. It's slooooooow as a diesel westy...
  • Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
    Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
    Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:53:49 -0700
    ...Quite possibly could be the u-joint assembly, since there are several pinned joints that wear and get sloppy. There are O-rings that...
  • Re: Trailer hitch, other Parts For Sale...
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Sun, 13 Aug 2000 10:00:12 -1000
    ...transmission; bad ring and pinion. Westy Items (brown/tan interior)-- Front windshield/windows privacy curtain Rear hatch snap-in insect screen Weekender closet, side...
  • gastank removal/coolant line fix
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 22 Jun 1999 14:00:49 -0700
    ...I melted together beeswax, paraffin wax, motor oil, pine tar, and asphaltum (foundation coating actually), to make a coating that can be painted on...
  • Re: 82 Westy Restoration, Week 1
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 5 Mar 2016 10:50:21 -0500
    ...Between all the pinch welds. > It can't be fixed, only be made look nicer for a while. > I won't touch one like...
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 4 Jul 2014 08:02:08 -0400
    Scott, Do you have a link? When I search at the HF site, all the meters are digital except one that mounts in the...
  • Re: Top Ball Joint replacement
    Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
    Sun, 3 Jul 2011 17:20:22 -0700
    ...Oh and perhaps the sway bar drop > links? > > good luck > > ab > > > > On 2-Jul-11, at 10:59 AM, John Goubeaux wrote: > >> Thanks again...
  • Re: known Vanagon problems
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 27 Aug 2004 06:58:04 -0700
    ...Seams rust, Cavity in front of tail lights > 18 - Clutch pedal linkage: clevis pin wear, play in pedel > 19 - Power steering: rack leaks fluid...
  • Re: ECU and starting question
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:39:48 -0500
    ...This pin > also has a wire that connects itself to the ignition coil's terminal #15. On the > diagram the wire that feeds the...
  • Re: Clutch problem - input needed
    Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
    Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:04:45 +0200
    ...I greased the pilot-bearing with some grease on my pinky, as the pilot-bearing was quite dry. But pilotbearing felt very smooth too...
  • Re: Eric's van is running again
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Tue, 3 Nov 2020 06:23:59 -0800
    ...fully overhauled with ring and pinion replaced with 3.73 > ratio from German Transaxle. > > Included in the link is a 30 second video of...
  • Re: Cold Idle Problem
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
    Sat, 9 Sep 2017 14:54:41 -0400
    ...Once it warms up, it's fine. > > As before, when I pinch the hose to the AAR, there is no change in the > idle...
  • Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 9 Dec 2015 21:19:54 -0500
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprag_clutch Here is a link with information on the sprag clutch. Check out the link for information on...
  • Re: Jump Seat Adapter
    Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
    Thu, 2 Apr 2015 18:37:20 -0700
    ...But one morning some punks, on break from recess, pinned me to the ground, and stole them. They were nice. I mean the chairs...
  • Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:15:00 -0800
    ...That said, IIRC, what I read suggested that on a RH drive Honda, since steering linkage etc. was located on the RH side of...
  • Re: I lied, and Problems with Ms. Pickle
    Historical mailing list - Marcus Grant
    Wed, 23 Nov 1994 19:05:15 +0000 (GMT)
    ...the gear linkage. The rubber has a tendincy to perish/wear over time and leads to sloppier gear changing until PING, one of the...
  • Re: Diagnosing flashing lights
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Thu, 6 May 2021 14:57:27 +0000
    ...Thanks, Bryan Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Dan N<mailto:dn92610@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday...
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 4 Jul 2014 08:06:36 -0400
    ...You'd hook meter + to pin 2 >>>>> and meter - to pin 4. >>>>> >>>>> Don't use your digital meter, it will only cause you grief...
  • Re: ECU and starting question
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:57:59 -0500
    ...This pin > > also has a wire that connects itself to the ignition coil's terminal #15. On the > > diagram the wire that feeds the...
  • Re: Buying a Van - Parts in L.A.
    Historical mailing list - Oxroad
    Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:17:56 -0700
    ...in a pinch could I stop at a VW dealership and >>> get the thing repaired or get parts? >>> >> >> Has this link been suggested to...
  • Re: Syncro Diff Is Weird One Without Viscous Coupling!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 15 Oct 1998 20:52:43 -0700
    ...That's the missing link in my drawing set from SDP, >that and >one sliding ring that engages the 2/4WD shafts. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >---------------------------------- >A helpful...
  • Re: Was Tubes in tires, now gas tanks
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:45:19 -0500
    ...I brought in the Pinto as another example of our legal system "taking care of us". > > > Your argument that Ford's design compromise could...
  • Re: Clutch sticking
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:49:25 -0500
    ...You end up with a dry metal against dry metal, which can eat up the pivot point/pin and cause the clutch to bind...
  • Re: Oil Cooler O Ring Procedure
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:18:38 -0500
    ...Just pinch off lines, remove oil filter shaft and oil cooler to >replace > >O ring, then put everything back. > > > >Any opinions? > > > > > > > >-- > >Pete > >'79 Westy...
  • Re: And now for something Completely Different
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:16:58 -0700
    ...Could also possibly move the vehicle in a pinch I suppose if needed to get it off the roadway in the event of the...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Decal removal
    Historical mailing list - Mike B
    Sat, 4 May 2013 09:50:21 -0400
    ...Like this; http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pinstripe-removal-Discs-Astro-400E-Eraser-Inc-Arbor-400E-AR-stripe-glue-set-/121103373354?pt=Motors_Car...
  • Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
    Historical mailing list - Jeff
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:22:09 -0700
    ...Question about temp II sensor and bad running thanks for the link to the page showing what a digitool is, and some things about...
  • Re: Totally Off Topic, But...
    Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
    Wed, 2 Mar 2016 11:42:37 -0800
    ...Bjorkman to drive up the hill after enjoying a couple pints of wicked (David's word) Brutal Bitter. Mr. Bjorkman, to start your journey...
  • Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun! Welding Aluminum with a MIG.
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:10:39 -0800
    ...I cut the > pinch weld and welded in 1/8" thick plates to reinforce the area where the > pinch seam was. This was to...
  • Re: Seat/Bed Swap
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:37:20 -0700
    ...I see is pivot points, linkage bars, etc. No hinges at all > actually. Just places things pivot on pins. > > maybe we're talking about...
  • Re: Crossing into Canada with just a "pink slip"
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:25:49 -0700
    dear waiting in line at the border http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/admissibility/search_authority.ctt/search_authority.pdf what the usa...
  • Re: Neils VanaJetta Engine "clack" Video.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 17:19:01 -0800
    ...It doesn't go away with clutch pushed in does it ? as for rod bearing, main bearing, wrist pin bushing in rod, or wrist...
  • Re: Front tire wear
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:59:19 -0700
    ...Link > in the front..... > vanagon's rack and pinion steering is a massive step forward. > and ......taken care of, vanagon rack and pinion steering...
  • Re: Hot Foot well
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:50:29 -0400
    ...Also, need the hose pinch pliers and the gizmo to remove the spring clamps; at that point, it seems it is starting to make...
  • Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:33:02 -0500
    ...scottdaniel@turbovans.com> > wrote: > >> Hey, all right, thanks for posting the link. >> The show a race winning 3 speed automatic transaxle. >> > http://www.transaxleengineering...
  • Fwd: More Q's re Diesel to Gas Conversion???
    Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
    Thu, 28 Jan 1999 14:10:39 EST
    ...Options are to replace the ring & pinion set (AKA as an expensive rebuild) or get a gas tranny and swap over the bellhousing. The...
  • Re: Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Wed, 1 Oct 2014 22:04:40 -1000
    ...Can the shafts be separated without > breaking these bushings? > > 4) At the rear the guide pin seems to be perfectly OK. The only part...
  • Re: Bus Boys
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 15 Jul 94 11:00:15 CDT
    ...I sent them a money order for the king and link pins, but didn't hear anything for about a month, so I started...
  • Re: [Syncro] 16" Trailing Arms / BIG 15" Tires
    Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
    Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:53:58 -0500
    ...links to discussions of superlarge tires. http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.htm Dont forget to change your ring and pinion gears...
  • 1981 091 Tranny repair made simple (?)
    Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
    Thu, 29 Jun 1995 10:15:33 -0600 (MDT)
    ...After moving the gearshift/linkage around a bit you now have NO shifting capability, here's the fix that can be performed by almost...
  • Re: Friday/NVC: Tool calendars?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:19:20 -0600
    ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > > > Jim Felder typed: >> The King of all garage pinup calendars was and is the Rigid Tool >> Calendar...
  • Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:26:40 -0800
    ...Pedro --- Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Hey, all right, thanks for posting the link. > The show a race winning 3 speed automatic...
  • Re: blue plastic circuit board
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Thu, 31 May 2001 10:53:13 -0700
    ...The blue flex circuitry is glued in some places and > snaps over small pins in others, but there is no electrical connection > thru the...