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• Buses by the Buoy - 2003
  Historical mailing list - MW King
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 04:57:49 -0400
  ...Or check out www.mainevwclub.org vacvw@gwi.net Vacationland VW Assn POBox 632 Auburn, Maine 04210 Bayley's Camping Resort 52 Ross Road...
• Re: Lower Mainland (B.C.) Bait Cars - videos
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:49:54 -0800
  ...Lower Mainland (B.C.) Bait Cars - videos > The videos on the baitcar site are pretty wild...They show why drugs > and driving don't...
• Re: (NVC) Snow in the flatlands
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 17 May 2007 17:17:19 -0600
  ...Maybe NEXT week I'll be able to start > preparing for camping. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine Mike, I was in BFE Maine all last week...
• Dometic Fridge Maintenance webpage update
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 07:39:41 EDT
  Folks, I have updated my _VW Vanagon Westfalia Dometic Fridge Maintenance_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/fridge.htm) webpage to reflect some changes suggested...
• Vans on Craigslist
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:55:38 -0400
  http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/1079473060.html wish I had 3000. mmmmm sunroof van.
• Coleman.com - Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 08:17:46 -0600
  http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanCom/subcategory.asp?CategoryID=3000&SourcePage=category_main.asp
• Re: Shimming Main Flywheel?
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:10:49 EDT
  I'm sorry everybody, but I mean the crankshaft pulley. Thanks Collum. james
• Re: 094 transaxle
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 09:36:44 -0500
  ...broke / shattered and caused some major damage to some main shaft > gears and the main shaft bearing. I now have it back on the...
• How many fuel pumps does a Eberspacher BA6 Gas Heater have?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 18:18:59 -0500
  ...The pump is located on the passenger side, off of the main fuel line before it hits the main fuel filter for the engine...
• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:28:47 -0800
  ...If you like, put the new battery in the main battery position and use your old one for the aux battery. I use this...
• Re: SurePower Battery Searator NOT Isolator!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:30:02 EDT
  ...Both models leave the starter always connected to the main battery. Both models allow the aux battery to assist the main battery, provided the...
• Re: How to get top half of main bearing out? (AARRGH!!)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 May 2001 18:16:36 -0400
  ...How to get top half of main bearing out? (AARRGH!!) Hi, I'm trying to replace the main and rod bearings in my 1...
• Re: Monday Meanderings & Musings ;-)
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:32:42 -0800
  I guess it depends on what you call mainstream. When I go in and state a vehicle and they start to drool and their...
• Re: A Chuckle From My Local VW Dealer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:43:13 -0700
  ...And because my info is in their database I get periodic emails from them reminding me of maintenance items that might be due on...
• pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 20 May 2010 23:34:36 -0400
  ...Since I'm removing the flywheel, do I also need to do the main seal and associated things (some kind of felt washer??) or...
• Re: Nice orange DOKA...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:42:14 -0400
  At 10:51 PM 7/28/2009, Evan Martin wrote: >I think the main difference between a Vanagon and an ornithopter is that a...
• Re: David's looking for some Transmission advice
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:57:44 EDT
  synergx@IBM.NET writes: << How much sideplay is normal in the main shaft? >> Some, but not too much. << How much seepage from the main...
• Re: Official Vanagon CB Channel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 19:13:39 -0400
  ...in my '84 GL, on a trip from Los Angeles to Dallas then on up to Maine and on 4 round trips from Maine...
• Re: Bentley and Haynes Manuals for sale (sold)
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:06:00 -0400
  ...Portland, Maine Howard Allen/Corporate/FSC@Fairchild Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> 06/26/2006 09:37 AM Please respond...
• Valve seals
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:58:54 -0400
  ...This alone can be the difference of > the > intended main bearing crush and no crush. > The 2.1 main bearings are a thinner rolled...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 17:29:49 -0800
  I love my Camper but wouldn't recommend a Vanagon to anyone who isn't willing to get dirty and do all the maintenance...
• 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild[correction]
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 06:41:29 -0800
  ...Also please look at my post again in case I may have miscommunicated, I meant to refer to the cases/blocks/mains as being...
• Short Question-SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 15 May 2010 07:03:03 -0500
  ...If I turn on radio, main battery drops. If I use cig lighter, > drops. If I remove the #3 fuse wire that I ran...
• Re: Anyone not having problems?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 07:42:54 +0000
  ...I maintain the van religiously.. like I maintain all my other vehicles. Like most things mechanical, you have to do regular maintenance for things...
• Re: '88 Vanagon FS in Maine $500
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 May 2008 20:39:10 -0700
  ...someone needs to snatch this up before it gets crushed! > > http://maine.craigslist.org/pts/667756277.html > > Even if the interior is gross, it...
• FS: 87 Syncro in Missouri
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 13:22:23 -0600 (CST)
  ...It has about 170k and has been well maintained. Currently it has some mainshaft brg and driveshaft problems, but it is still drivable. 4k...
• Fw: '95 eurovan camper
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 21:50:00 -0400
  ...Julie <jbordma1@maine.rr.com> > To: sales@busdepot.com > Subject: '95 eurovan camper > Date: Monday, July 07, 1997 9:42 PM > > Hi, > > I have...
• Re: power steering pump???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 20 May 1999 18:18:01 -0700
  ...model/car? > >Thanks, > >Gary Domestico W1JRW >Greatneck Computer Repair >369 Main Street >Rockland, Maine 04841 >207- 594-0983 > > -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel...
• Re: Big John Flaherty Re: EuroVans have more passenger room
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 20:23:34 -0500
  ...jflahert@maine.rr.com ; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 7:53 PM Subject: Re: Big John Flaherty Re: EuroVans have...
• Re: OOOPs! Transmission Leaking after clutch kit installation
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:28:16 -0400
  Sounds like the mainshaft seal is kaput. Did it leak before? Or was there very little oil in the transmission? > Subject line gives most...
• 2.1L WBX intake plug question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:56:48 -0400
  ...Where does the wire to this plug go? Is it part of the main harness or is it seprate? http://i16.photobucket.com/albums...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:20:23 -0400
  http://www.caraxs.com/multimedia/wp-content/themes/wp-themes-blogger/images/DalyCity.php?main.jpg
• Re: rear bumper
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 23:05:10 EST
  look for David's Volkswagen ( http://www.volkswagen.org/main.htm) Kurt Thomas 87 syncro
• DIY wheel alignment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:13:02 +0000
  Some of this may be useful: http://www.vtr.org/maintain/diy-alignment.html Alistair
• Re: Bus CV Boots Busted again
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 01:02:00 -0500
  I agree! http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm Cheers, Ben
• Re: how hot do you run?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:49:26 -0400
  can we get back to the main question? I need some answers....
• Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:22:35 -0500
  I once heard someone say that Vanagon head gaskets were a maintance item.
• Re: '88 Vanagon FS in Maine $500
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 11 May 2008 21:28:54 -0700
  ...Re: '88 Vanagon FS in Maine $500 > > Sounds like a ransom note! "500 is the lowest I'll go. Otherwise we shred > this hippie...
• Free VW parts in Maine (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Thu, 30 May 2002 13:42:30 -0400
  I'm heading up to Caribou, Maine this weekend to help my wife's folks clean up a piece of family property. My wife...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:42:42 -0700
  ...Really, the actual end cost differential between a poorly maintained Vanagon and a well maintained one is fairly minimal once you factor in the...
• Re: Engine Dies
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  11 Jun 1996 12:52:06 -0700
  ...They are the "main" relay (ignition and other stuff) and the main fuel pump. Naturally these systems use Bosch mfg. relays (little square cubes...
• Re: While the dash is off...top priorities?
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:29:19 -0700
  ...in terms of maintenance records from the past > owner(s), so if there's something under there that needs maintenance, > it would probably be...
• Re: '85 Westfalia - 2nd battery ?????
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 21:41:33 EDT
  ...Which is the main battery, and which is the accessory battery? Are they separated so that the vehicle runs off one? Mine is a...
• Notes on lubricants from Red Line's chief chemist
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:23:49 -0700
  ...200-375, main bearings: 200-350, top ring: 300-650, and combustion chamber 3000-5000! The max operating temp of dino oils is given...
• WTB: Caliper Guide Pins for Audi 200/5000 calipers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:08:08 -0800
  ...http://www.rangerovers.net/maintenance/brake4m.JPG http://www.rangerovers.net/maintenance/guidepins.JPG http://www.rangerovers.net/maintenance/guidepinkit.jpg You can also...
• Gas heaters in Splitties
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 95 17:05 CST
  ...Years ago I had the BN4 installed as a "Y" connection to the main heater tube on a '73. The installation was not the...
• FS: Vanagon Syncro in Maine
  Historical mailing list - deandrew
  Sat, 13 Dec 1997 18:34:46 PST
  Friends, 87 Vanagon Syncro For Sale in Farmington Maine. GL, A/C Weekender Pkg. Brown w/tan interior, Diff. lock, trailer hitch. Body good...
• DM: Definition
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 05:33:20 -0800
  ...This will be a series of submittals addressing basic Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles, all of which owe homage to the German...
• Wobble main pully
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 07:12:42 -0700
  ...I have planned to do some timing adjustment on it and noticed that the main pully was wobbling. I don't remember ever seeing...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:18:38 -0500
  ...The point to this is you follow the maintenance instructions and >nowhere in the Bentley did I see anything about keeping the balls in...
• anyone know where westfalia.org is?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Waz
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 23:04:09 -0700
  doesn't seem to load right now, just down for maintenance? [text/html]
• Propane tank main valve
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:14:11 -0400
  Hi, My valve is leaking where can I get a replacement? Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:59:48 -0500
  ...The radiator loop starts at the coolant distributor, goes through one main cooling hose to the radiator, through the radiator, back through the other...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 19 May 2006 20:38:14 -0700
  ...The only connection I see the trip reset button has to the main odometer is a small synchronizing pinion gear (three gears removed from...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:04:33 -0500
  ...BZ-what's a guy from Hawaii doing moving to Maine? (Besides Mike in Houlton Maine)? Answer: Grandkids!
• Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 17:11:54 -0700
  ...They have the pin listed under "engine", not "ignition" http://techtonicstuning.com/main/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_13_61_251...
• Re: Busted Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:30:02 -0800
  would help to know whether you have metal or plastic main pipes. sounds like you may have not actually looked yet. There are a...
• Re: mossie netting, was Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 20 May 2010 16:17:21 -0500
  ...DMc ---- David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 02:48 PM 5/20/2010, Dave Mcneely wrote: > >Not "midges?" > > Minges is local Maine usage...
• Seam Rust - Both are 4 letter words
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 08:04:57 -0400
  Last year was the finial year of driving the van during our salty Maine winters so I plan on getting my Vanagon painted and...
• Re: Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:16:15 -0800
  FWIW - My employer paid more to park my Vanagon Camper last year that I did to maintain it; I put just over 10k miles...