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Re: Answers to Questions of Cooling & Coolant
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 00:38:40 -0500
...It was wonderfully thorough, technically accurate, and best of all, understandable to non-chemists. You have summarized in one concise article many discussions and...
Re: No Vanagon Content - Viruses in my mailbox
Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
Mon, 7 Apr 2003 08:40:26 -0700
...STE 200 Anchorage, AK 99503-6057 (907) 565-2200 (907) 562-1677 FAX Technical Contact: DNS Tech dnstech@alaska.net same as above
Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts/PC it's friday
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:41:57 -0600
...could be remote and local, or client and server! About time we started appropriating technical terms, since there are "fuel guages" and "dashboards" in...
Re: Is there a phone number for Dometic refrigerator technical help?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:44:59 -0400
On 120v it does fine. In the morning the frig interior is 20 degrees, however when the sun rises higher this quickly goes up...
Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:58:29 -0700
I wrote: > The only real technical stumbling block right now, is that the > collector will be shorter than the stock Jetta. Oops. meant to...
Re: Freeze 12?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:15:48 -0400
...http://www.technicalchemical.com/new/tips/1215.htm http://www.technicalchemical.com/new/tips/1205.htm http://www.freeze12.com/techsup.htm david David...
Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 7 Aug 2017 22:38:56 -0700
...But then I am curious why my fog lights came with a 15 Amp fuse; at 110 Watts (pair), technically, they should be drawing...
Re: Diesel engines available
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 23 Mar 2018 20:08:20 -0700
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Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:10:59 -0700
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Re: Usb outlet and voltmeter
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:11:29 -0700
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Re: Sad and depressed
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 1 Apr 2016 11:50:51 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: VW gets busted (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Jason
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 22:47:01 -0400
...out of the office until September 25th 2015 > > If you need technical assistance, please send email to: > > support@expresslogic.com > > or call: > > 858 613...
Re: Please remove me
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:49:57 -0700
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Re: Probably get this one for $2k
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 29 May 2015 17:47:31 -0700
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2000 EV trip report
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:01:44 -0700
Technically not Vanagon related, but since several listees offered advice a few years ago when my parents were looking for an EV camper, I...
Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:14:07 -0400
At 11:53 AM 8/26/2009, Jake de Villiers wrote... >http://www.vanagonparts.com/home.html > Technical Section > ID & >Gear >Ratios Thanks. Using...
Swap Engine to AUDI 5 Cyl./Ford V6
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Jul 1996 13:38:04 +0300
...Only for technical questions to this swapping, and if you have access to the ham radio packet network, send a mail to DB3JO@DK0MWX...
Re: why did VW ditch the boxer motor?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 12:06:06 -0400
...From an engineering stand point, marketing and technical support also failed, forcing the demise of the Vanagon. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72...
Vanagon Travel photos and trip reports
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Sat, 24 Mar 2001 11:15:24 -0800
...Also my technical notes about auxiliary battery systems, poptop rain cover, and my favorite - the vented platinum catalytic heater, with photos. Please let us...
Interior Cargo Net - Source?
Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:59:51 -0800
...attached to the "gutter" above the stove (I don't know technically what that area's called - to me it's a spice rack...
Re: Volkswagen, the dumbest auto company in the world.. was: Re: T5 and camper
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:59:12 EST
...It's a technically advanced, extremely mobile station wagon. It's just a big version of the Subaru Forester, but more intense. The features...
Re: VW T5 California Camper
Historical mailing list - T.M.
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 20:00:55 -0400
...nice document decribing the California, including lots of nice pictures and technical spect (even power output of stove!). You'll need a PDF viewer...
List filtering thoughts / This List Can Live in Harmony;
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:50:15 +0000
...But in my experience over ten years or so > it has always been a social list, not strictly a technical one, and I > don...
Re: Friday: Bosch MAF (mass air flow meter)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:47:42 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> >> >> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> >> >> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical >> <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Engine cutting out
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 09:27:41 -0500
...Tried everything, > >>UNTIL I by accident found the following VW Technical Bulletin. >> >>Here is a copy and it applies to all watercooled Vanagons, not...
Re: Luggage rack mod, not mine
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 25 Aug 2016 10:26:07 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Visual Difference(s) between 1.9L & 2.1L Distributors?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 4 Jun 2016 22:37:05 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: please remove from list
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:27:30 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:26:41 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Blower Fan troubles
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:24:39 -0500
...But clip should be there. > >Mon cher Benoit, > >[Technicalement]? ils ont [fuse']? (welded) par une >[machine/mecanisme]? ultrasonique. Et Bentley dit pas des 'clips...
Re: striking caution by dennis
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 8 May 2016 18:51:04 -0600
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:21:40 -0400
...Such terminology is universally used in the trade because it's inconvenient to make all the proper distinctions and technical people generally understand the...
Re: It's Alive!
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Tue, 5 May 2015 12:21:09 -0500
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Credit Card Alert
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:43:09 -0400
...All kinds of fancy > technical terms that I didn't understand, but bottom line is you'll > *probably* not be getting much cash back...
Re: the weekender saga again
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:23:15 EST
...certain beyond a breath of doubt that all of this is technically correct. But when there are owners out there with Westfalias with a...
Re: Stainless Steel Head Studs
Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
Mon, 11 Dec 2000 11:39:50 -0800
...corrosion known as "crevice corrosion" when used in airless, confined environments (technically, those which become depleted of oxygen). I would not think it a...
Re: Comments on VW Vanagon Westfalia Camper Bus - 1985
Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:10:50 -0400
...Doesn't a combination of square headlights and 2.1 liter engine make it (technically) a 1986 VW Vanagon Westfailia Camper Bus? I know...
Re: 5 speed transmission
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:55:33 -0700
Technically, the Syncro tranny is a 5 speed also, but the extra gear is at the very low end so really a 4 speed...
FW: CHT
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:56:02 -0800
For all lurking airheads: > I sent this email to Jake Raby and Aircooled.net�s technical support: > > > Hi, > > Can you tell me what max...
Re: What my wife hears when I talk about working on the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:56:23 -0800
...He was the top voice-over talent on technical films. He wrote the script because he rarely understood the technical copy he was asked...
Re: Swirlon, Spinsogood, Twistizmo, Rotoair,Swishyfast,& Spiralmax (et al)
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 18:34:26 -0700
...I remain highly skeptical. > > > > >From a technical-writing perspective, the sure sign that this thing is > > bogus is the complete lack of accredited data...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:50:41 -0700
...wrote: > From: B.J.R. <beer_eighty@YAHOO.COM> > Subject: Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Thursday...
Re: checking propane leaks
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 1 Jul 2017 14:20:18 -0700
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NVC: Volvo Forums?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 26 Nov 2016 13:49:11 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: fuel tank seals
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 4 Apr 2016 20:54:09 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Friday: Craigslist VW for Sale Ad.
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:15:26 -0400
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Tachometer in a weekender?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:13:09 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:33:13 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: 5 speed transmission
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:57:24 -0600
...19, 2011 10:55 AM, "mark drillock" <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: Technically, the Syncro tranny is a 5 speed also, but the extra gear...
Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:37:40 -0500
...Thanks in advance Joe Technical Manager Alfons Haar Inc. 150 Advanced Dr. Springboro, Ohio 45066 937.560.2031 main 937.560.2032 fax 937...
Re: Dealing w/ eBay vendors who want non-eBay sale
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:31:26 -0400
At 11:52 PM 6/21/2010, Annie wrote... >If they don't have that particular item listed, it's technically NOT >against >eBay...
NEATO page updated w/ Chassis & Engine numbers
Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
Thu, 18 Apr 1996 12:46:03 -0400
I updated the NEATO Technical Data Page to include some chassis and engine numbers. These numbers came from some scraps of paper I keep...
Throw down camping near Santa Barbara/San Diego
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo (rlpa80)
Sun, 27 Feb 2000 13:26:44 -0700
...I will be in SB for one weekend and SD for about four days lurking at technical seminars for Smalltalk programers (Camp Squeak, and...
Re: AFC Measurements
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:20:57 -0400
...the AFC >measured by the "flapper" (for lack of a more technical term). Arm >movement is different than the internal flapper movement? No, they...
Re: Steel Rims from a 98 Passat - Will they fit a 1991 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 22:41:05 -0800
...the centers need to be drilled out to 2-5/8". Technically, the lug surfaces should be enlarged slightly too. I haven't done...
Re: main seal seating (was Boston Bob Engine)
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:34:22 -0400
...Please, no more discussions of people's character -- I'm just interested in the technical solution. john
Clutch master cylinder replacement on 85 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:57:45 -0800
...http://www.vanthology.com/1Layout/Technical/Clutch1.html Hope it helps. Jeffrey Earl 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi" http://www.vanthology.com/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo...
Re: Do GL-5 rated oils damage transmission brass syncronizers?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:26:32 -0500
...http://vanagonwiki.net/index.php/Technical_Data ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF...
Re: Cold Idle Problem
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 7 Sep 2017 18:03:47 -0700
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Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:00:33 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...