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• Can't get table to come out
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 19:01:09 -0800
  ...But I can't get it open to adjust it, and the person didn't tell me how to adjust it. ....so almighty list...
• Re: Teenage Vanagon Drivers
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:18:54 -0400
  We let our son drive our 84' Westy when he started to drive - he loved it and took very good care of it. It...
• Re: More carb troubles
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 09:54:57 EST
  ...Mabye (being mexican) it is built for warmer climes, and > > unloads too quickly? If I turn it richer, it is impossible to > > drive until...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:34:52 -0500
  What the external oil cooler will do is help to keep the oil cooler at a given ambient temperature and load than it would...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Harness
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:27:10 -0700
  ...So I ordered a new afm from TBD, and after a minor problem with it's shipping, I installed it and took it for...
• Mysterious Hard Plastic Tube- 2.1 L WBX.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 3 Jun 2017 21:57:20 -0500
  ...What is this? What does it do. Should it be plugged so it doesn't draw air, left unplugged so it does. I'm...
• Travel trailer towing a few miles with vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:34:20 -0500
  ...Any reason I can't? It's the gulf, so it's level. It's nearby on small roads, so it's slow. The...
• fridge not cooling as much as it used to on propane
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:55:45 +0000
  I am getting ready to pull my fridge.  It works on 110 just fine but it has not beenworking as well on propane.   The...
• Re: Friday Frivolity: Bus vs. Van
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 11:50:20 -0800
  Yup, I know, I'm a little late on this, its monday today, anyhow: I always refer to my VW as my Caravelle or...
• Dometic
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:34:10 -0700
  ...Took it camping and it quit in the middle of the week. Couldn't get it going, plenty of propane [two tanks, both full...
• Re: [NVC] Recipe: using Turkish Coffee Ibrik (cezve) to foam milk
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:02:41 -0400
  Aha.....thought it was something fancy you were doing. Have tried this method you mention (we even use that little AA Whip,) but never...
• Anyone near Fort Worth?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:49:22 -0800
  ...I would pay for it, of course. I am selling it and when a buyer comes to drive it, it does not run well...
• Re: Auto transmission not shifting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:20:56 -0400
  Hi Jeff, This is a fairly new development, and I’m hoping it is just requiring us to make sure the shifter is fully...
• Cold start woes
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:10:55 -0500
  My brother's '87 Syncro Westy weekender is having a hard time running in the morning when it is cooler! It doesn't idle...
• possible propane leak...
  Historical mailing list - Gordy Jones
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 15:57:45 -0700
  ...Before I bought it, the owner had not used it and so he was not sure if it worked. I asked if he could...
• Re: Rear heater - stay or go?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 22:26:50 -0400
  Personally - I'd keep it. Mine went bad in my 85' and I bypassed it using rad hose. I have yet to replace it...
• FS: Project 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:38:18 -0700
  ...Previous owner just purt a new starter, battery, and battery cable in it. It has a fair amount of rust on it. If you...
• Transmission Woes
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 5 Nov 2011 21:21:34 -0400
  ...Several tries and some rev matching of the engine finally got it and it ran fine for maybe 40 shifts. Then it did it...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:54:43 -0500
  ...Water is a "universal solvent," meaning that many substances dissolve in it, because it is a polar, covalent compound. However, it is far from...
• Re: 02 SENSOR
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Tue, 30 May 2006 12:24:07 -0400
  ...From what it says there is a way to reset it it up under where the spare tire is. I thought i saved it...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 13:56:09 -0700
  ...It started giving him trouble like it wasn't charging, said he > jumped it and it ran again so he drove it to the...
• Re: 87 Oil Light On Intermittently MINE TOO!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 11:25:01 -0500
  ...I restarted it and drove 20mi > >home. I didn't hear from it again for two days when it did it under almost > >the...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:59:58 -0400
  ...It would be very intermittent and it took me over a year of dealing with it to finally figure it out. It would die...
• Fridge assistance requested
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Howard
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:44:55 -0400
  ...I can then shut it off and restart it and it will restart as long as it's still hot. If I let it...
• Re: Help! My Van won't start!
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 27 May 2004 23:59:57 -0400
  ...It > turns over and catches if I shoot some starting fluid in it but within > seconds of running it shuts down. It will do...
• Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 22 May 2009 18:00:47 -0700
  ...I had the headlight problem before and it cranked fine so I thought it possibly wasn't related or perhaps it was the initial...
• For Sale- 1990 Westy in MI
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Walker
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:10:05 -0400
  ...I stopped to look at it since it had For Sale sign. It is really clean, and I have lusted after it whenever I...
• Re: Block heater Why?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:41:20 -0500
  ...It's not a block heater - it's an electric oil pan heater. In Winnipeg, where I live, it's next to useless. Don...
• Might be for Sale 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bryan
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 20:52:45 -0700
  I have an 87 westfalia that just died its last death! The VW dealer says it needs a new windshield, new rubber weather stripping...
• Re: A Westy awning
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 12:18:11 -0800
  On 11/14/2015 11:30 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > It was a clear, sunny day at a coastal campground, well away from the...
• van dies out
  Historical mailing list - tina
  Wed, 5 May 1999 17:03:39 -0700
  Hi My 1990 vanagon camper starts up..runs awhile then dies on me...a little later I am able to restart it, but it...
• High Idle with A/C on
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 15:26:31 -0700
  Hi All, I just installed a new idle control valve on my 90 Vanagon to cure a cold stalling problem, it handled that problem...
• Re: Take it out or leave it in?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:26:49 -0600
  ...I will change or redo the head.It's in my yard and it's hard > to move the engine around to the garage...
• Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 20:18:17 -0500
  Thank you all for the help...I was finally able to remove the battery, took it back to NTB...they said it was good...
• Having window trouble
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 07:27:33 -0700
  Darn it! My 88 Vanagon, James, is misbehaving! It's my driver side window that is the trouble. Power windows. I know! I wish...
• Re: 83 VW pickup
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:53:44 EST
  ...As it was it took me 6 months to sell it. Still think its opinion? Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:33:56 -0500
  ...That means even when it's "plugged in" it's not hooked up. So, it runs the same whether you unplug it or not...
• battery cable contact problem
  Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
  Tue, 18 May 1999 10:11:08 +0200
  ...Took the starter apart and tested the different functions and it looked like it turned but it didn't engage. Something wrong with the...
• How can I tell what year? Thanks to all,I now know!
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 22:05:46 -0400
  How can I verify the year of my vanagon? I assume that it's somewhere in the serial number on the dash. Thanks in...
• Re: Water wetter!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 08:38:00 -0800
  ...Some swear by it, some say it does nothing but still use it 'just cause'. I've used it on several engines, from a...
• insurance companies and "totalling" its just a $$ thing.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:40:24 EST
  i had a '85 GTI that was totalled because someone stole the wheels off of it. Thats it. no accident, no flood, no damage...
• FS: Dead 1982 Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nienhuis
  Tue, 20 May 2003 23:00:06 -0700
  ...When it ran, it was a champ. I'm sorry to see it go, = but I don't have the time or money to...
• Re: Lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Jason Pufahl
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:53:55 -0400
  I find that just running it for a while fixes the problem. Any short hop makes it knock, so I just use it for...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:31:25 -0230
  Scott, you want to come fix it? You're invited! I'm sure Newfoundland isn't too far from wherever you live! ;-) Who sells...
• steering noise and crackling sound
  Historical mailing list - Marabeth Kopp
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 16:40:29 -0700
  ...when I put it in park and turned the wheel it did the same. I decided to try to drive it after a few...
• administrivia
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 10:55:46 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The machine I'm moving it to has sendmail configured in such a way that it delivers to compuserv addresses correctly, and it appears...
• Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:42:20 -0600
  Hi all, I bought this up on the air cooled list, so if Wil, and others who offered to help recall it, I don...
• Re: Immobilise the van?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 22:39:09 -0700
  ...I unplugged it, the van wouldn't start. I plugged it back in, and it started. I unplugged it, and the van stopped. Excellent...
• Re: Pop top maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:22:22 +0000
  Except for the painting-it-on part, it sounds like you may be talking about Penetrol. I use it about every 3 years. It...
• got a large package? GO GREYHOUND!! yep.. ship it on da Bus..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:27:22 EST
  ...USPS refused it.. too big. Fedex ground refused it. too big. UPS refused it.. too big. FedEx freight wanted over $300 to ship it...
• Re: NVC - sort of
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:48:06 -0400
  First reviews I read said they had no plans to bring it to the USA unless it would be legal in all 50 states...
• help with '83 GTI
  Historical mailing list - Maria Alvarez
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 09:55:04 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It still purrs because I had a GREAT mechanic in Asheville who helped me maintain it. And, because I obviously got very lucky with...
• possessed oil buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Resler
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:52:13 -0400
  ...Since it went around 2000rpm, I assume it was the high pressure switch that triggered it. Once it tripped it didn't go off...
• Re: Frusterated Vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:10:25 -0700
  ...I got it towed again, it needs a starter, >just to get it started and who know what else. Luckily it has broken down...
• Re: Mysterious plug in '85
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:02:17 -0400
  John Haddad wrote: > > No, its not the silver socket... While tracking down vacuum leaks in my '85, I noticed an electrical plug mounted to...
• Re: high lift jack?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:00:11 -0800
  ...If Jordanvw does it who knows what it will cost? If terry does it ... well. If schvenkenstein does it you're stuck with stolen...
• Re: junkyard svx engine worth it? or should I rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:22:15 -0400
  Tear it down... once it's in, it would have to come out again if anything goes wrong anyhow, may as well save yourself...
• Re: 84 westy - black side levors - rain problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:31:31 EDT
  In a message dated 4/7/05 8:46:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > Not sure what you call it...
• Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#191907484: VW VOLKSWAGENVANAGON SYNCRO VISCOUS COUPLER
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 19:42:50 -0800
  Looks like David marshall is selling it? Larry Hamm wrote: > > Listees, > This is actually a front diff. I thought someone might be interested in...
• Re: What Do I Check Next?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:22:48 -0500
  ...You could compare its resistance with the specs in Bentley or just go ahead and replace it. It is said to be not very...