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• Re: Agilis Tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 00:02:24 PDT
  ...Yes, I had the wrong load range, no fault >of >mine. And yes the steering U-joint, not the doughnut, was worn and loose...
• Starter motor update
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:47:43 EDT
  ...Does the banging on starter indicate any particular problem? (Faulty ground, solenoid or starter?) I noticed that the red and black wire going to...
• Re: leaky injectors- fuel pump check valve repair?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:35:36 -0600
  ...It might also point to >> either >> a bad fuel pressure regulator or faulty check valve in the pump. >> >> ------------------------------------------- > >
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:55:43 -0600
  ...Maybe it's a design fault, but you'd think it would be well >> documented by now. > > Yup, the gaskets harden with age and...
• from C/L carat $700.00
  Historical mailing list - chris jackson
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 19:59:10 -0800
  ...Sold as is, needs transmission repair, work on air conditioner, no other known major faults. Body, tires, engine, and interior in good condition. In...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 15:47:31 -0500
  ...If each plug fires the good injector, this will tell me that the r/h injectors are faulty too and that the ECU and...
• Re: Engine cover, History
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:14:55 -0700
  dear van persons i have a sun micro fish mechanics details repair guide from last century under known factory faults to be repaired if...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 09:30:18 -0800
  ...On 12/7/16 8:46 AM, Dan N wrote: >> also...it could be a worn throttle body or a faulty throttle body switch
• Electrical Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:54:11 -0500
  ...It was about 5 years old so I presumed it was at fault. New battery now gets drained. My question for you electrical gurus...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 3 Dec 2012 12:08:55 -0600
  ...And I am very sorry to have confused matters with my faulty memory. I do remember replacing the entire headlamp, and I did get...
• Lack of EV Workshop Manual
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 10:32:53 -0400
  ...It's not VW's fault on this one, I believe. The Bentley folks have (for over 3 years) promised a Workshop Manual for...
• Re: No spark in the Digifant
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 19:41:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If you didn't get a blip from the hall sender itself that is the faulty part not the control unit. Chris 86 Westy
• Re: VW Taro pickup
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:25:22 EST
  ...it can't (Mac w/damaged hard drive & 14.4k modem, faulty IE copy). > > > i saw these back in europe a few yrs ago...
• Re: Fuel Pump Question
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 01:13:41 -0700
  ...Fuel Pump Question could a faulty fuel pump cause poor gas mileage????? Chad 85GL
• Re: Bosch fog lights. No, no, no.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 07:57:13 EST
  ...Susquehanna's prices are hands-down the best, they really have all they offer in stock, and their packaging cannot be faulted. George
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:01:34 -0400
  ...Maybe it's a design fault, but you'd think it would be well > documented by now. Yup, the gaskets harden with age and...
• stock antenna - no AM stations?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:47:36 -0700
  ...Does anyone else have better luck, should I replace my antenna, or is it mostly the radio that would be at fault? I just...
• Re: Towing with Uhaul 4-wheel dolly?/now weight
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 15:23:13 -0700
  ...It's your > fault. > > And you have no insurance coverage, no matter how current your payments or > long term your coverage. > > Mike > > I have...
• Re: 88 GL - did it again!!!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 06:27:30 -0400
  ...Usually this is caused by a faulty temp II sensor. That is the blue sensor that is located in the thermostat housing. It becomes...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 May 2015 17:07:31 -0700
  ...I'm hoping I find an easily solved fault with the current brakes. Otherwise I'll g/w newer style knuckles etc. But then...
• Re: Uh Oh!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 8:38:26 PST
  ...of my van... > People (insurance people) will assume it's my fault. > > I hate morons, I hate morons, I hate morons. > > I'm not...
• Re: Antique Criteria
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:20:06 -0500 (CDT)
  ...more than 150 miles from home [again from memory, which is faulty]). You are *supposed* to keep a log of your travels. I use...
• Differential->Half Shaft Seal?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 17:43:17 -0400
  ...have come loose in the first place? It this indicative of something else at fault? Thanks in advance, Larry '86 Syncro Westfalia and Doublecab
• Re: 84 rough running,backfire
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:44:10 -0400
  ...Temp II sensor can also cause erratic fuel injection system behavior as can a faulty O2 sensor. See archives over the last three months...
• Re: SIERRA Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 12:59:26 -0700
  ...If these test show no faults, drain, flush and renew the coolant with the proper spec fluid.
• Re: Aftermarket bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 07:20:54 -0500
  ...Once the front > (my fault) and second on the rear (his fault). > Because of the approach angle issue if I were doing this today...
• Re: Tail light woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:47:18 -0700
  ...This may work unless there's a faulty connection. On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 2:39 PM Jamie Auch <jamie@kookymathteacher.com> wrote...
• New info (was) Something draining the battery ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:08:46 -0700
  ...If the clock is the fault. It would be great if one of the great minds could figure this out. Zoltan
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer-Arrgh!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 20:15:44 -0400
  At 02:30 PM 8/1/2010 Sunday, David Clarkson wrote: >If no fault is found with the wire I'll try Marvel Mystery...
• Digifant Fuel Injection
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:54:30 -0500
  ...and with that as a basis, you can find virtually every fault with the thing when something doesn't want to work right - or...
• Re: Dimmer relays
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 4 May 1995 13:09:39 MST
  ...change, or the other lights go out, the switch is at fault. If > it does not click, the diode or relay is out. I...
• Re: cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 15:48:32 +0100
  > Hi Darrell, > guess it's not your or your son's van's fault - got a similar experience with my Quantum boots. 2 or...
• Re: R134a users????
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 00:04:50 -0500
  ...This is an annual problem for me, not a fault of the R134a. It's been a really hot summer here, so I'm...
• improper tire selection and lawsuits
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 13:47:17 -0700
  ...My other interpretation is that if you misuse a tire, the manufacturer is at fault. Boy I love the USA. Interesting thing too is...
• re-wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:54:08 -0400
  Has anyone replaced faulty wires in their wiring harness? I found that the end-to-end resistance of one of the fual injector wires...
• Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 06:17:09 -0800
  ...How is the best way to go about checking this? Is there a certain part that is at fault? Hard greese? Is it easy...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:16:31 -0800
  Ken, what will the van do if the ISCU unit is faulty, will cutout happen during run time? Thanks Joe -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox...
• Re: Multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:19:31 -0500
  ...and soemthing messes up and the fuses do not clear the fault and >it blows up in your hands/face, you will have comfort...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - emergency brake no "catching/holding"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:15:02 -0700
  ...My emergency brake works well if you hold up handle as only the racket/"holding arm up"system/appears to be faulty?> E-Z...
• Re: Digifant help!!! - NEW CPU?
  Historical mailing list - Guy
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 08:33:24 -0600
  ...There is nowhere for any fault >codes >to go. When the ignition is turned off the power to the ECU is turned off >too...
• FW: OT personal favor
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 17:18:44 -0700
  ...Why didn't they attack lot's of other countries? Why didn't they attack my country? Is it the fault of the average...
• Re: Oil pressure warning light suddenly not working
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:08:24 -0700
  ...with engine off and very high with engine running; if not, faulty sensor or engine ground. Check for voltage at the sending wire you...
• Re: Rough running, black smoke, running rich, no idle
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 14:21:56 -0800
  Connections for your temp 2 sensor may be faulty. Guessing. On Feb 4, 2014 2:06 PM, "TJ Hemrick" <x53gunner@gmail.com> wrote: > All...
• Re: All 2 Speed Radiator Fans Use Internal Resistor?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:02:38 -0800
  ...Maybe a moot question? If fan stops working on low speed, and fault is > at fan motor, only option is to replace it? > > Neil. > > >
• Re: moon caps, and who knows?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:17:49 -0700
  ...hubcap falling off I had already run over it :( my own fault as I had just rotated the tires. Local suppliers want a fortune...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:05:35 -0700
  ...I would suspect some kind of fault with the MC. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google...
• Re: AC compressor
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 09:50:33 EDT
  ...Bud Yandell > >Failure is no fault, not trying is.---Bud > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail...
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:49:52 EDT
  ...For the record I was doing this in a 2wd Vanagon.... >> Shooting from the hip and with sometimes faulty memory here.... Reverse and the...
• Re: clutch question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:12:15 -0600
  ...He suspects a faulty unit and is going to replace it, but > I am wondering if this is a reasonable diagnosis and what would...
• Grease for Window Regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 15:55:42 -0800
  ...I'm wondering if adding a little grease to the regulator track might do the trick, of if the motor could be faulty. Guess...
• Auxilary heater switch/fuse
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:28:13 -0400
  ...Could the faulty switch be the cause of the fuse burning out???? The makeshift fuse I made gets really hot. I'll replace the...
• Re: MPH at RPM And Michelin MXTs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:27:37 -0800
  ...I couldn't find any fault with > the handling. It drove nice. I guess there's a degree of subjectivity here as I find...
• Re: Lighting Upgrades
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:09:14 EDT
  ...of the lights with respect to the road are generally at fault. > > i agree. if you like the look of the square headlights then...
• Adjusting valves on a 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:13:49 -0500
  ...The motor was rebuilt about 20,000 kms ago and the heads were off again about 10,000 kms ago (because of faulty rubber...
• Re: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 20 May 2004 08:26:45 -0700
  ...a lot on my keychain...), but it was more related to faulty contacts on the ignition switch affecting cold start and not while running...
• Re: battery going?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:04:40 -0400
  ...i noticed a number of posts sugesting that the coolant #2 sensor may be at fault. not likely, but symptom of easy cold start...
• Re: Follow up Q Re: fuel pump behaviour with ignition on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 May 2006 15:12:44 -0400
  ...dealing with a fuel blockage, low fuel, faulty pump, or something more mysterious to me... faulty relay (?) loose or corroded connection. Guess I'll...
• Re: ignition lock installation
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:05:01 -0400
  ...It's the cylinders that have been faulty. I'm trying to track down a new one now. The housing is working though. I...
• Re: Fuel gauge error, any fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:54:29 -0500
  ...It was the sender that was faulty in my case, not the gauge itself. mcneely ---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > My gauge never...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:10:41 -0600
  ...Why? In the end, it was found that it was the mechanics fault. Instead of following procedure, they were short cutting and using a...