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  • Re: Isis and I!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:04:55 -0700
    ...lay back, and felt the pain move up from the > sting point in my ankle up my inner thigh to my crotch. I figured...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:28:27 -0500
    ...At this point, due to Ronald Reagan killing the ethanol subsidies, it is busy producing ethanol for El Salvador, assuming it is still in...
  • Re: CV joint maintenance/replacement question.
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 23 Apr 2017 10:07:06 -0500
    ...What with running two vans I'm probably going to need them at some point. As for CV's I have one set of...
  • Noise from rear...
    Historical mailing list - Charles E Clement/FWF/EXP/UTIA
    Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:04:54 -0500
    ...i use more than specified and get about 60,000 miles out of each cleaning/repacking). - clean and regrease the three sliding points of...
  • "Smoke in the Cockpit!!!"... Vanagon Drama in Real-life, Part Deux
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:01:12 -0400
    ...Now at this point, some understanding of a certain system of the Vanagon is important for all who are interested. The exhaust gas recirculation...
  • FS: '70 Single Cab
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Sun, 25 Oct 1998 00:43:26 -0400
    ...It had gathered under 10,000 miles in the camper before the camper died then I poured Marvel down it and dry stored it...
  • Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 26 Mar 2023 19:08:01 -0400
    ...Without flow it and the temp sensor can only sense steam and at > >> that point the engine is being tweaked. > >> > >> If all is well...
  • Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:27:02 -0700
    ...Gotta get ready for work! Thanks for the pointers and explaining more about the ECU. I thought maybe the engine was in "limp" mode...
  • Winter Camping Heat & Water Tank
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 09 Sep 94 18:52:08 EDT
    ...OK, so you mean mounting it along the inside wall pointing toward the passenger side of the vehicle. That sounds not too bad. One...
  • trip report quite long
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:34:38 -0500
    ...20 July Edmond, Oklahoma Farthest point from Edmond, Burlington, Washington Finish: 11 August Edmond, Oklahoma Total miles: 5,885 Itinererary with notations: Edmond to...
  • Re: trip report quite long
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:52:40 -0700
    ...Sunday, August 12, 2012, 3:34 PM Start:� 20 July Edmond, Oklahoma Farthest point from Edmond, Burlington, Washington Finish:� 11 August Edmond, Oklahoma Total...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:37:53 -0500
    ...At this point, due to Ronald Reagan killing the ethanol subsidies, it is busy producing ethanol for El Salvador, assuming it is still in...
  • Re: installed a valve on radiator, makes bleeding air out of coolant "easier"
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:34:52 -0700
    ...the cooling system.> It seems that if you pour in the rad fluid from a point higher than the> radiator, you don't have...
  • remove
    Historical mailing list - Les Ross
    Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:38:29 -0600
    ...Final - 91 bucking and Digitool > >Last post I spelled out the symptoms and the digitool readings which = >pointed me directly to a faulty throttle...
  • Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
    Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:59:01 -0400
    ...Assuming I can manage to get to it, if I unscrew it, will oil pour out the hole (lots, not just a few drips...
  • Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Leak?-Engine Oil Viscosity!
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:12:24 -0400
    ...You also need to look at pour points to see how low a temp. Oil can be used. It is at the extremes where...
  • last summer trip of '98: Fairbanks-Valdez
    Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
    Mon, 31 Aug 1998 20:05:22 -0800
    ...There were some cool clouds pouring off the Black Rapids glacier in the Alaska Range, and a Super Cub took off next to us...
  • Re: Noise from rear...
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:07:29 -0600
    ...i use more than specified and >get about 60,000 miles out of each cleaning/repacking). > >- clean and regrease the three sliding points of...
  • Re: [WetWesties] The Misadventures of Vanagon Stan. Long, Long
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 19 Jun 2002 08:02:48 -0500
    ...Its just pouring > out the valve covers. There isn't much I can do except drive a > little > more or call a wrecker and...
  • Re: Lowering Gasoline Prices
    Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
    Sun, 14 Apr 2002 08:24:56 -0700
    ...It's really simple to do!! Now, don't whimp out on > me > at > > this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple...
  • Re: A Great Idea!!!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 28 Mar 2000 21:27:37 -0500
    ...At one >point one overheating and smoking boat was towing the other boat whose >shaft was broken until finally they both crapped out. They...
  • 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
    Historical mailing list - Rich Dunsheath
    Sun, 27 Sep 1998 11:06:39 -0700
    ...My problem was that the little green o-rings on one side had sort of melted/degraded to the point that although no water...
  • I finally got a VW Thing ('74)!
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 9 Jul 1995 13:16:49 -0700
    ...The car was filled with perhaps a dozen empty oil containers, funnels, and leaks visibly pouring out of the engine. When I test drove...
  • Re: Noise from rear...
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 6 Feb 2004 15:58:55 -0600
    ...i use more than specified and >get about 60,000 miles out of each cleaning/repacking). > >- clean and regrease the three sliding points of...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:00:49 -0500
    ...At this point, due to Ronald Reagan killing the ethanol > subsidies, it is busy producing ethanol for El Salvador, assuming it is > still in...
  • Re: Isis and I!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:15:53 -0800
    ...lay back, and felt the pain move up from the > sting point in my ankle up my inner thigh to my crotch. I figured...
  • With the Westy through central Europe, Part 3 Austria: Salzburg and Hallein
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Mon, 19 May 2014 07:46:50 -0700
    ...So far we had experienced only brief showers, but on the fiftht day it was pouring down. Note to self: Time to re-do...
  • Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
    Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:27:16 -0400
    ...Assuming I can manage to get to it, if I unscrew it, will oil pour out the hole (lots, not just a few drips...
  • Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:27:18 -0700
    ...Assuming I can manage to get to it, if I unscrew it, will oil pour out the hole (lots, not just a few drips...
  • EB2007 Trip Report (LONG)
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:58:25 -0400
    ...Lying there and listening to the campout happen around me, I decided that there was no point in sleeping through a perfectly good afternoon...
  • Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:37:52 -0700
    ...Assuming I can manage to get to it, if I unscrew it, will > oil pour out the hole (lots, not just a few drips...
  • Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:54:48 -0700
    ...Like distrubutor caps - years ago with points, I used to clean those spark plug wires terminals in distrubutor caps - WD-40 and a knife...
  • Here's my article (written for Australian Jaguar owners, where anti-freeze
    Historical mailing list
    10 Oct 1994 05:33:07 GMT
    ...Ethylene glycol is a clear colourless, odourless liquid which has the property of both lowering the freezing point and raising the boiling point of...
  • Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:03:31 -0500
    ...Assuming I can manage to get to it, if I unscrew it, will oil pour out the hole (lots, not just a few drips...
  • HOT HEAT in an air-cooled van, (VERY long) was: 12 volt heater suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Sun, 10 Oct 1999 09:41:09 -0400
    ...You already own a fantastic heat system...what??? You don't believe me? Well, a couple of years ago, my wife and I poured...
  • Big Bend National Park (very long) and refrigerator question
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:11:45 -0500
    ...canyon, which I pointed out to Bonnie was for the "Young, fit, and foolish," as one has to traverse numerous pour offs and boulders...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:34:17 -0800
    ...At this point, due to Ronald Reagan killing the ethanol >> subsidies, it is busy producing ethanol for El Salvador, assuming it is >> still in...
  • Re: should YOU own a vw bus? a test to tell you. :)
    Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
    Sun, 25 Sep 1994 00:56:10 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Call AAA and have them jump-start the car, at which point > you buy a new battery for $95 and pay another $30 to...
  • Re: Big Bend National Park (very long) and refrigerator question
    Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
    Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:26:04 -0400
    ...canyon, which I pointed out to Bonnie was for the "Young, fit, and foolish," as one has to traverse numerous pour offs and boulders...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:45:27 -0600
    ...At this point, due to Ronald Reagan killing the ethanol >>> subsidies, it is busy producing ethanol for El Salvador, assuming it is >>> still in...
  • Re: e15. Tolls
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:52:38 -0500
    ...At this point, due to Ronald Reagan killing the ethanol >>> subsidies, it is busy producing ethanol for El Salvador, assuming it is >>> still in...
  • DaBoat 2-liter update - it lives! (long)
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:25:45 -0800 (PST)
    ...These pistons and liners were oversize 2-liter parts, and had absolutely NO markings on them, including the arrows that were supposed to point...
  • Re: HOT HEAT in an air-cooled van, (VERY long) was: 12 volt heater suggestions
    Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
    Sun, 10 Oct 1999 14:09:51 -0700
    ...You already own a fantastic heat > system...what??? You don't believe me? > > Well, a couple of years ago, my wife and I poured...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:54:13 -0500
    ...At this point, due to Ronald Reagan killing the ethanol >>>> subsidies, it is busy producing ethanol for El Salvador, assuming it is >>>> still in...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:38:48 -0600
    ...At this point, due to Ronald Reagan >>> killing the ethanol subsidies, it is busy producing ethanol for El >>> Salvador, assuming it is still in...
  • Re: my first adventure
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 14 Jun 95 9:55:47 MDT
    ...Add to that the fuel pump screws on mine are held on by those 12 point bolts used for CVs but are somewhat shorter...
  • Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 5 Sep 2022 14:21:16 -0400
    ...At this point, I’m willing to risk my life to do it myself. This list has talked me through many repairs in the...
  • Long Life for your engine
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 17 May 1997 14:23:46 -0400
    ...I feel if you look at it as a starting point great; but you still need to think for youself. Advice and handholding are...
  • kathy's trip report
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 10 Apr 1997 14:27:13 -0700
    ...Just as I was feeling comfortable with the idea of going as a = spectator, more email poured in encouraging me to go as an...
  • for you early busers: a little entertainment ... (kinda long)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 01 Jun 94 12:50:33 CDT
    ...Don Manolo poured some more wine, then settled back against the door jamb. "Many hundreds of years ago," Don Manolo continued, "when the citadel...
  • Big Trip Report [part 10, long]
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Fri, 22 Sep 1995 18:02:56 -0700 (PDT)
    ...At East Point, we stopped to admire another light house and to take some pictures. Our camper was reeeally muddy now. It's kind...
  • Re: The "Other" System: Motronic (long)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 29 Sep 2003 12:12:12 -0700
    ...is something that we hadn't >thought of up until that point. >Our injectors have been replaced once, but are >about 9 years old...
  • My on going log for this 78 x 90.5 engine (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:39:06 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Hard to tell at this point. This was a couple days ago and I've been wiping down the case to try and find...
  • Trip Report: Europe (Long)
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sat, 31 Oct 1998 22:10:08 -0500
    ...she is behind me, and has been all along! At that point, I just gave up and blew out of Turin. Every Italian city...
  • Big Trip report [Part 1, long]
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Fri, 21 Jul 1995 11:23:48 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Christa and I walked all over San Francisco in the pouring rain, and it only got worse as time wore on. When we left...