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• Anyone bored? Wanna install a cruise control for me?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:48 -0700
  ...there which makes connecting the cruise control's cable a real stumper, but manual tranny 1.9's have a totally easy to connect...
• more on reblt trns slipping outta 4th
  Historical mailing list - susan hafler
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 10:01:52 PDT
  ...so now he's stumped, and has asked me to drive it a little over the weekend and bring it back monday. i've...
• 87 Westy fridge wireing question
  Historical mailing list - j
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 11:21:00 -0700
  Hi all, I've searched a million places, scoured my Bently and any Dometic manuals I can find, but I'm still stumped. As...
• Re: Electrical Riddle (my dash...)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:02:17 -0500
  ...the defrost switch is unaffected. > > So, any ideas? I'm totally stumped. None of the other dash lights > appear at all out of the...
• Sad...oh so sad....electrical woes. Please help -- :^\ ( a little long)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:52:12 -0700
  ...so should be right) I'm stumped. I triple checked wiring at aux relay. Any help appreciated. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http...
• Re: Syncronicity Achieved! (LONG)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 13:52:27 -0500
  ...The guys here at the Volks Cafe will get paid to >>answer the obvious questions, so maybe I can reserve the stumpers >>for the...
• Re: EVers raid BR31!
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:46:16 -0700
  ...or '98) Merlin Extralight (I'm getting real close!) '84 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport + my SO has a couple bikes too... At 03:48 PM...
• 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:26:47 -0800
  ...I'm stumped as well. Does anyone know what keeps a oil pump primed when the engine is off? Is there anything that one...
• No F#%*#@&ing Way...I won't be One of Those!!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:39:09 -0400
  ...pain right now would be to sell 'Fritz' so I really stumped my SO when I told her tonight that I would not sell...
• Re: cold start
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:06:36 +1100
  ...The grounds are all clean and tight, so I am > stumped on the cold start issue. Any ideas on where I should be searching...
• Re: Alignment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 19:26:14 -0600
  ...to > full lock > from the right to left sides. > > They're stumped right now. The shop's most experienced guy is out > on jury...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 12:07:02 -0800
  ...Bently doesn't show the brake hydraulic circuit, that >I'm aware of. > >So, I'm stumped, and asking for help. please. pretty please...
• CC problem solved (was: Cruise control problem stumps dealer)
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Hudgins
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 22:46:44 -0400
  Folks: I'd posted some time back that the cruise control in my '91 Carat didn't work, and that my local VW dealer...
• Re: 12V Power to Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 22:23:25 -0500
  ...there > is no power going to the pump, but why not? > > > > Stumped > > > > Ed > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet...
• Re: aux fuel tanks
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:43:33 -0700
  ...better in a situation that would > compromise the tank.. (rut,rock,stump,curb,bike for example) > > on a similar note, over this summer i...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:05:06 -0400
  ...However the slow spinning starter has >me stumped at the moment. I thought the problem was just that the old >starter was hurt because...
• exhaust head stud welded! to exhaust header flange
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:39:40 -0800
  ...I can send an image of the welded stud if that would help, but I am stumped again. Thanks for the umpteenth time for...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:56:54 -0400
  ...I am stumped. Any thoughts on this? Anyone else experiencing this? __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer...
• Re: Unidentifiable sound
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 22:27:45 -0500
  ...Any thoughts, citizens of the list? There were no unusual events to > associate the new noise with am I am stumped. > > -- > mordo > 1990 Carat >
• Re: Westy Tap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 23 May 2022 12:30:54 -0700
  ...2022, at 9:06 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > Stumped, > > Changed my pump, issue was only turned on every now and then...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:21:13 -0500
  Thank you, Mark D and Matt P Once you mentioned resistor I rechecked the Bentley schematics. I found the fan set up of my...
• Re: Replacing Windshield Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 14:37:41 -0400
  ...I tried removing it myself - got the wiper > arms off and the shaft assemblies unscrewed at the dash, but got stumped in > how to...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:36:47 -0500
  ...it's more of an on/off failure so I'm stumped. Thanks in advance. Gregory Smith '88 Vanagon GL '77 Lancia Scorpion Olympia...
• Re: stranded in san francisco...need watercooled westy tech help (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 08:04:32 -0700
  ...manifold...he is very mechanically competent and he > and i are stumped.... > > he gets good spark, it turns over just fine (battery > and starter...
• Re: Help - electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:19:12 -0700
  On 2/26/05 22:14, "Phil Krueger" <vwuprising@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I am completely stumped with an alternator light > problem. The idiot light...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:40:20 -0400
  ...However the slow spinning starter has me stumped at the moment. I thought the problem was just that the old starter was hurt because...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:56:34 -0500
  ...it's more of an on/off failure so I'm stumped. Thanks > in advance. > > Gregory Smith > '88 Vanagon GL > '77 Lancia Scorpion > Olympia...
• Re: Neils VanaJetta Engine "clack" Video.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 17:50:41 -0800
  ...But that sound stumps me. I would not say rod knock or main bearings...Doesn't sound like many motors I have had, those...
• Re: Hard starting 84 vanagon - stumped
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:58:58 -0500
  ...Hard starting 84 vanagon - stumped Hi List, Well, I've joined the list again after a two-year hiatus - last time I was on...
• Re: Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:50:42 -0800
  ...29/07, Nathaniel Poole <npoole@telus.net> wrote: >> I'm officially stumped. I made sure the distributor drive gear is installed >> correctly as per...
• resealing heads - found missing metal on top of valves
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:19:19 -0700
  ...I've got the engine on my bench, the heads removed and cleaned but I'm stumped regarding the condition of a couple of...
• Re: Short Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 May 2010 19:43:08 -0400
  ...Weird thing is, >stereo(#3)assigned to aux battery...why does the low charge on main battery >affect it? Stumped and pretty teed off...
• Re: Syncro Transmissions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 96 22:12 CST
  ...dragging junk car out of the woods, removing > tree stumps, some towing of stuck cars. Am I looking for > trouble?? TO all who have...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:25:06 -0500
  ...the > brake goes from pulling easy to pulling hard. > > I am stumped. Any thoughts on this? Anyone else > experiencing this? > > Z > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo...
• Re: It's still friday, so...
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 11:00:57 -0700
  ...modified family cruiser #1) > 3. '91 Nissan V6 4X4 Pickup (rusty stump jumper driver #2) > 4. '97 Mustang V6 (Wife's daily, UNGH!) > 5...
• Cam type?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Sep 1995 10:05:30 -0500
  Ok Vdub slueth puppies...Gotta real stumper for you. The recent 67 Westie aquisition came with what appeared to be a older stock 40hp...
• Re: Electric locks.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:26:54 -0500
  ...Even had a professional mechanic look >>>> at it >>>> and he was stumped. was no a Vanagon man, however. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:32:23 -0400
  ...have this issue with my '86 Westy that's got me stumped...yesterday it > started missing a > tad, then just it quit on me...
• loss of power, stumped
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 01:02:37 -0500
  I'm having a tough time figuring out what's causing my Vanagon troubles. This is a 1987, manual trans, engine is believed to...
• Re: Friday bird AKICIV (All Knowledge is Contained in Vandom)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51:38 -0500
  ...company of my rowdy street-gang of sparrows/LBJs, not engaging in >> aggressive behavior that I saw. >> >> Any ideas? I'm stumped. >> >> Yours, >> David
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Russell Barr
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 01:44:48 -0700
  ...They are stumped, the alignment shop says that it is > >because of the rack and pinion steering and that's all they can > >do...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:29:51 -0800
  ...By the time I looked back a couple >> minutes later I was stumped, because there were three possible >> locations open for the single relay...
• Re: Help with Dometic 12v wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:45:21 -0400
  ...I'm still stumped about how to know my house wiring is OK before installing the Dometic! - I checked output at my Alt blue...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:20:40 -0400
  ...Except for the injectors, I am stumped! Any one have any ideas or suggestions. I'm all ears! Also - could anyone tell me the...
• Re: four-position wiper stalk, 78 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:43:09 -0500
  ...In reality that meant you had to stump up more cash, on top of >what you were already paying for your new bus, just...
• Re: Ignition System Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 15:20:10 -0500
  ...4 door (152k) 90 Associated RC10 Team Car, Aluminum 95 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 FS ------------------------------------------------------ St. Louis / Columbia, MO LiMBO - Gateway VW Club - VWoA VW...
• Syncro propshaft vibration mystery
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 23 May 2007 12:57:58 -0600
  ...Now I am stumped and don't know where to look or what to do next. Any ideas? Any experience with a problem like...
• Re: No idle when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:02:19 -0400
  ...I’m stumped. All connections are connected. I cleaned the throttle body with carb cleaner. Could I have clogged something? Some o-ring did...
• Re: Introduction - Jeff Rogers 90 Tristar
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 17:44:44 -0400
  ...Other than that I am a bit stumped. I have replaced the Air Flow meter - Bosch, and added the Volkswagen Syndrome Cable Fix, all...
• Re: I'm stumped! (misfire)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 23 May 1998 14:38:04 -0700
  > While on that subject, I just got back from a California vacation and > my 86 westy doesn't seem to run as strong on...
• Re: Stereo sounds: a little more bass?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:51:47 -0700
  ...the glove box seems like a nice spot), but > I'm > >stumped for a place for a subwoofer. Anyone had luck with those "tube...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 19:02:25 -0500
  ...To the listees smarter than me, all of you ! > I am stumped. I have completed dozens of electrical mods over the winter. All successful...
• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor (problem!)
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:26:31 -0700
  ...Now I am completely stumped. The old one has a large shiny round thing on the end about 3/4 inch diameter. The new...
• Re: Find the gremlin in my 2.1L engine, and get a cash prize
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Mon, 5 May 2003 07:32:01 -0700
  ...And be warned that some very smart guys have been stumped! Thanks, and good luck, Steve Gough '86 Westy, Carbondale, Illinois
• Re: Power window fuse location
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:36:17 -0400
  ...After further research and looking at my fuse panel, I'm still stumped. Bentley (pg 97.189) shows a relay at position 24, and...
• Re: Lazy fellow tire size ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:54:21 -0500
  ...calculator rather tedious using my new phone, one that still often stumps me. My current fronts are old Nokian Hakka Cs (185 r14s) that...
• Re: '90 MV running lean at 2500rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:20:21 -0500
  ...The following test's/possible solutions have been done by my very competent but stumped mechanic: Compression test - 135 - 155. Coil/spark plug resistance...
• Re: Driver door lock
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 11 Jan 2023 13:25:57 -0500
  ...my door lock mechanism rusted so that it won't move? I'm stumped >> -- anyone else run into this? >> >> Thanks for any suggestions, Rick >> >
• Re: Heater Box, how to remove the flaps?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 5 May 2012 19:20:46 -0700
  ...5/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> vents, that one has us stumped. The axle goes full length, has a cap at >> one end and...
• Re: Short Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 11 May 2010 17:17:15 -0700
  ...Weird thing is, > stereo(#3)assigned to aux battery...why does the low charge on main battery > affect it? �Stumped and pretty teed off...