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Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:22:48 -0700
...of water on the roadway, cowering pedestrians on the sidewalk getting splashed by passing cars, rain. Ark building rain. When I got back to...
Re: Westy Water Tank Fill
Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:51:02 -0700
...little rubber flap as a check valve to keep water from >splashing out. This greatly restricts filling. I removed mine and now it >fills...
Re: Whine during acceleration
Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:42:58 -0400
...Since tranny tolerances are higher, and most of the bearings are splash-lubricated rollers, rather than pressure lubed sleeves (or shells), the particulate/filtration...
Re: coolant system trivia
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:00:27 -0600
...High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� > >http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash > ------ Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx 85 Westphalia GL Albert...
Re: 2.1 w/solid lifters - Frankenstein's Monster Lives!
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:42:33 -0700
...The only PITA is having to remove the splash guards every > time > the valves are checked. > > As for 33 valve adjustments in 100k miles...
Re: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
Historical mailing list - John C...
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:57:47 -0700
...water (it was pretty low). > 5) Noted serious gurgling, burping and splashing from expansion > tank, but only > 6) Minor hissing from the radiator. > 7...
Re: fuel filter and gas tank questions
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:42:18 -0800
...and all.Just dumped them in the filler.I heard the splash and down they went to the bottom.I guess I have repeated...
Re: Ball Joints and Tie-Rod Ends -- Squeaking suspension [was Re: Nice 84 California Westy for sale in Seattle/Vancouver]
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:07:05 -0400
...Doesn't matter but sure sets your teeth on edge, changes with humidity and splash. May be able to work some rubber lube in...
Re: AA Transaxle? German Transaxle? also Limited slip options?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 6 Nov 2015 20:03:48 -0500
...Even with some concrete splash blocks in the > rear, it was dicey and many times I had to put on chains. I had > various...
Re: poo powder and related
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:09:42 -0700
...A bit at a time so as not to choke the system, and care must be taken to avoid splashage. It's a bit...
Re: More Digifant Troubleshooting ...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 20 May 2009 18:57:09 -0700
...feel it is closer to correct, in fact I > get a few splashy exhaust notes, so I'm happy on that point too. > > D >
Re: HELP!! Stalling, rain, leaking gas tank...
Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
Wed, 13 Nov 2002 06:26:31 -0500
...I figured that water had gotten splashed up onto the > tank and into it and was causing my problem. Does this sound like what...
Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Sat, 6 Jan 2007 02:46:23 -0800
...it's good they often go with a colossal bang and splash, saves the old >> bank >> account. >> >> Freedom's just another word for having...
Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:36:09 -0400
...With the 6" tank opening there is no reason to splash anything. Try it, you'll like it! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: mkriley@fuse...
Re: Had to cancel trip.....Help!
Historical mailing list - Philip Baird
Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:48:34 -0800
...The wires did not get rewrapped > and the > moisture from the rain splashing on the wires was, IMHO sending bad > data to > the 'brain...
Pooh visits Wales
Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
Wed, 27 May 1998 10:45:59 +0100
...Meanwhile Richard was getting very wet splashing between rock pools. I stopped by at Solva on the way to the Cathedral at St Davids...
Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:37:41 -0700
...threaded into the body, and sheet metal type to the side splash guards. If you havea syncro Mustache Bar, aka engine mnt bar ...the...
Re: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:44:22 -0500
...5) Noted serious gurgling, burping and splashing from expansion tank, but only (not a good sign). 6) Minor hissing from the radiator. 7) Then...
Re: O2 Sensors
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:27:20 -0500
...I even had the little splash shield > installed. Sounds likely that water was getting into the circuit, perhaps at the splice. This would have...
Re: O2 Sensors
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:27:20 -0500
...I even had the little splash shield > installed. Sounds likely that water was getting into the circuit, perhaps at the splice. This would have...
Re: porta-potti
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:42:42 -0700
...There are two points to bear in mind: >1) When dumping, ...the stuff comes out with a rush, and can splash >if you're...
Fast German ruined my dash, now what?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:04:29 EST
...In fact some of the solution was still wet where it had obviously splashed on the instrument face plate. I then noticed fluid on...
Re: WBX bashing
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:58:49 +0100
...just say that after miles of tight lanes and complex curves, splashing though puddles and pulling up steep hills with skiddy corners, one suddenly...
Re: oil pressure and oil pump priming
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Wed, 9 May 2007 23:54:45 -0400
...The cylinders also need splash action to get oil on them. To be really smart, fill the oil galleys and the pump with a...
Re: No fly-by-wire in MY vanagon.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:08:04 -0800
...have now.� I did have a pedal break on me before - splashed it, it got water inside of it and the computer when ERROR...
Re: Portable Air Conditioner aka hybrid electric vehicle continued
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 1 Jul 2005 08:07:01 -0500
...up the water that the unit makes , and it just gets > splashed around onto the coils to make it more efficient. > They don't...
Re: Oil change experience
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 6 Jul 2013 14:51:20 -0500
...full of oil, so it fell into the drain pan and splashed my entire face with oil. Luckily it missed my eyes. It took...
Re: coolant system trivia
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:19:43 -0700
...High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� >http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash > > >
Re: High altitude power loss
Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:20:16 -0400
...to the pancake fuel tank design) that less-than-enough fuel splashed across the pick-up, and only enough pressure was available for idle...
Re: 2,1 stalling in rain
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 9 Nov 1998 23:35:37 -0500
...I drove him home, and was on my way home, when > I splashed some slushy snow, then it died again. I tried to turn...
Fwd: � � � '85 Vanagon with a loud identity crisis
Historical mailing list - Devin Chalmers
Sat, 31 Aug 2002 03:44:08 -0800
...A weak > mixture is one result (hence coinnected to rough running and > backfiring on > the overrun), splashy irregular shockwaves in the syetm etc. etc...
Re: Do you really want to increase a Westy's propane capacity or carry additional bottles inside.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:48:03 -0400
...or even splashed within tanks static electricity can be created. Use the wrong hose in your van to connect an appliance and guess what...
Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant Hell
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:16:58 -0400
...If theres anymore air in > the hoses Ill sh*t a brick. > > I am going nuts and after getting coolant splashed in > my eyes...
Re: fuel leak - or not...
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:30:23 -0700
...But maybe half a dozen times over the last year, I've started it and then noticed a drip from the splash pans that...
westy accident waiting to happen
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 23:50:36 -1000
...Scalding water leapt out of the pot and splashed on my upper arm. Needless to say, I jumped, striking the pan and throwing more...
Re: Is anybody still on this list?
Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:55:36 -0700
...Right now it doesn't have one, because vanagon.com looks like a dead, and nonfunctional website, when you open the splash page. The...
update: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:51:13 -0700
...put it all back > together and ran the van for 15 mins... > then splash a ton of oil started spilling out from behind the...
Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 6 Jan 2007 07:42:04 -0800
...it's good they often go with a colossal bang and splash, saves the old >>> bank >>> account. >>> >>> Freedom's just another word for having...
Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:19:41 -0700
...High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� > >http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash > > > > > >
Re: minimal tools - was things you should have with you on a long trip
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:53:34 -0700
...C clamps too - its a carpenter thing I guess, although the 'splash shield' on my wife's Golf is being held on by a...
Re: Oil Leak - by bell housing
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:43:10 -0400
...benplace.com/clutch/100_0024.jpg scrap the clutch disk and splash everywhere. But i would have suspected trany oil first! But you said...
Re: Oil Cooler Install
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 3 Feb 2002 10:20:17 -0600
...This area does not get splash from the wheels in wet weather and judging from the dirt in the area, remains pretty much dirt...
Re: Fast German ruined my dash, now what?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:22:16 -0600
...In fact some of the solution was still wet where it had obviously >splashed on the instrument face plate. > >I then noticed fluid on...
Re: Fast German ruined my dash, now what?
Historical mailing list - vw4x4
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:24:50 -0500
...In fact some of the solution was still wet where it had obviously > splashed on the instrument face plate. > > I then noticed fluid on...
Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Thu, 2 May 2013 08:37:08 -0400
...The missing engine splash shields are not >> that important, like you figured they were intended to keep dirt and splash >> out of the engine...
Re: Gas tank hard to fill, another issue
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:46:15 -0500
...I've had hoses pop off even while I'm standing there holding it with one hand and had it splash all over my...
Re: Diesel Vanagon Answer
Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
Sun, 14 Oct 2001 23:09:54 -0800
...I almost learned the hard way about the importance of installing a camshaft splashguard, and that a runaway diesel is a VERY BAD thing...
Re: poo powder and related
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:56:00 -0600
...A bit at a time so as not to choke the > system, and care must be taken to avoid splashage. > > It's a bit...
Re: Talk to me about AT's!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:12:29 -0400
...There is no splash lubrication of the gears, shafts and bushings in the automatic section. All lubrication is provided by the pump, which is...
Fw: [KG] Needed Tools
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:10:04 -0700
...Normally used to stab the lids of old-style > >paper-and-tin oil cans and splash oil on your shirt. It can also be...
Friday NVC: Glossary of Tool Functions
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:13:07 -0400
...Normally used to stab the lids of old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splash oil on your shirt; can also be used...
Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:22:50 -0400
...of water on the roadway, cowering pedestrians on the sidewalk getting splashed by passing cars, rain. Ark building rain. When I got back to...
Re: 2.1 w/solid lifters - Frankenstein's Monster Lives!
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:02:58 -0700
...The only PITA is having to remove the splash guards every time the valves are checked. As for 33 valve adjustments in 100k miles...
Re: HELP!! Stalling, rain, leaking gas tank...
Historical mailing list - Joe Volpe
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:22:31 -0500
...I figured that water had gotten splashed up onto the >tank and into it and was causing my problem. Does this sound like what...
Re: borescopes anyone was Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:21:23 -0600
...ya think the oil pump would choke >>>> or does the oil splash around on the bottom of >>>> >> the crankcase & maybe get >> >>>> chewed up >>>> and...
Re: capacitor fix mitigated buck, did not fix
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:08:54 -0500
...The O2 sensor also senses outside air, a good splash of dirt or salt in the right place will destroy it. Hope this helps...
Re: Inside a Subi engine EJ22
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:42:01 -0700
...the engine bay from the rear tire to catch winters' salt-splash from water on the road?? You need to move to the "Left...
Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Jan 2009 to 9 Jan 2009 - Special issue (#2009-28)
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:35:27 -0700
...a great job of fragging ads and popups and the ever popular flash/splash screen crap. Good luck, Keith Hughes '86 Westy Tiico (Marvin)
Purging Cooling System of Air
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Tue, 2 Mar 2004 19:38:28 -0800
...It will splash back out of the tank. You will definitely find yourself asking if you are having fun yet. Please keep the suggestions...
Re: coolant system trivia
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:34:21 -0400
...High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� >> >http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash >> > > >------ >Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx >85 Westphalia GL Albert...