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• Re: Eurospec problem
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:24:39 -0400
  ...You need to do a pin by pin of all the circuits to the control module. There are maybe 20 circuits to be checked...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 04:53:47 -0800
  ...Freezing would be good in the case of the pin but the shaft is a different story because of thermal expansion the fit actually...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:04:28 -0600
  ...Just cut the brown wire to pin 3 of the 14 pin connector, > leaving a few inches. Splice some more wire to the cut...
• Re: Grille emblem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:33:38 -0700
  ...Broken pin? Clear RTV will hold it on for years. Grill paint? Krylon Fusion in Satin Black works for me. Jim On Thu, 28...
• Re: [WetWesties] Arco Lies!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:24:58 -0600
  ...Of course the Pink Air patents were bought up by > > Shell and now the dealer will charge you $25 to put Nitrogen-Enriched > > Pink...
• Kingpins and Linkpins, '66 standard
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 11:20:27 -0700
  ...I've seen the assembled, rebuilt, king/link pin units sold for $199 exchange, is this the best way to go? Another shop in...
• Re: Oil Checking My '86 Vanagon, the answer!
  Historical mailing list - David Dustan
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 05:26:16 -0700
  ...Time to drain again!! ;> David >As a rule of thumb, you need half quart (pint) to fill up from the lower >notch to the...
• Re: Vanagon interior mods
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:20:50 -0500
  ...door pin) it will activate any light that is daisy chained to that pin , Open door and see who else comes on. The switch...
• Photos of "I saw a 6X6 on I-5 (NVC)"
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:29:50 -0600
  Robert sent me pix he took of the Pinz and I posted them. Thought some of you might like seeing them as much as...
• Re: Ebay vanagon: Sucker born every minute
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 11:44:27 -0700
  Oh, no! I just traded my M3 straight up for one because 60's pink Ramblers are cool. It said so on the list...
• Re: rare lapel pin on ebay
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:00:55 -0800
  At 09:41 AM 12/10/2004, you wrote: >Sorry to burst the bubble, but there are tons of "reproductrions" of the >pin floating...
• Painting Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Wed, 18 May 2005 17:32:36 -0400
  ...I wonder if it would be worthwhile to take it back down, remove the funky pink powdery stuff that the original grey finish turned...
• Re: Ring and Pinion Wear
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:08:54 +0000
  ...What can I say...same vehicle- >different ring/pin ----one will always wear-one wont. >I am a strong believer in Redline gear oil...
• Re: Kingpins and Linkpins, '66 standard
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 11:24:59 -0700
  ...Have you adjusted your link pins???? This could improve things. Have Fun Douglas
• Re: � � � Followup: sucking gas tank...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 17:52:43 EDT
  ...It is held in place by a metal pin at the bottom of the red cylindrical section. Tap the pin out, and the lock...
• Re: Transmision tools
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Young
  Fri, 16 May 2003 22:46:19 -0700
  Long Enterprises has the pinion nut socket for $100 US and a rebuild kit for about the same price. Pinion Bearings and other parts...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:58:53 -0400
  ...If low, check for ~0 V between temp gauge ground pin and chassis ground, and system voltage on one of the outer pins of...
• Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:23:24 -0700
  ...I'll take Tom's pink one, but only if it's a really HOT pink, not one of those namby-pamby baby-soft...
• Re: 86 Syncro dies again
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 13:21:11 EDT
  ...cooling fan, horn, windshield washer pump and cruise control; pins 16 &17 are for the headlights, pin 18 is spared. Of course, yanking on...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:59:57 -0800
  I really like the way the Rain X windshield washer fluid works, but the PINK (its pink here) leaves pink trails on the white...
• Re: Flywheel Dowel Pins - Continued
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 10:20:14 -0700
  Instead of fabricating something....why not just get the correct roll pin and put them in? Brady ----- Original Message ---- From: Kurt Grotz <kgrotz@CRAFTECH...
• Re: 85 Westy Utility Covers and spring
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 13:45:04 -1000
  ...The pin may have to be straightened out again after installation. Another thing we have done: look where the tiny holes are that the...
• Re: repairing arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:15:27 -0500
  ...I MAY not have the right name for this "pin", but in my vocabulary, > a Westy arm-rest drift pin is a metal tube...
• Re: Digijet timing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 07:33:16 EDT
  ...When the timing is too advanced then "pinking" or "pinging" can occur which is detonation too early and it can be damaging to your...
• Re: '88 Vanagon Emmissions fix
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 05:50:52 -0800
  ...Mark kenneth d lewis wrote: > > Anyone have any comments on this? The Bentley does not show a pin 20 on > the ECU. > > -------------------------------------------------- > > On Sat...
• Re: How to remove adjustable armrests?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 00:22:17 EDT
  knock out the little hollow pin in the back of the armrest with a 6 punch tool, then get your allen wrench set and...
• Re: F: Warning!!! Check Your Gearshift!!! (couldn't wait (I BET!))
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 14 May 2002 10:48:49 -0700
  hey, pinky...life *is* art...*s* bill On Monday, May 13, 2002, at 11:24 , Ronald Gregory Smithers wrote: > In a message dated 5...
• Re: Pin Stripes?
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Sat, 15 May 2004 09:30:12 -0700
  Expanding on this Pin Stripe thread a bit. I'd like to add some striping to my Westy. What is usually the best way...
• Re: Front door hinge pin update
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 21 May 2015 17:01:41 -0700
  ...Front door hinge pin update A while back I posted how I detected some play in the, and I assumed upper, hinge pin in...
• Re: Wrist pin removal was Re: Wrist pin dimensions.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 May 2010 14:12:56 -0500
  ...hole and the washer (on the far end of the >> wrist pin) and thread on the bolt. >> > > What do people do for a reamer...
• Re: trailer hitch electrical connection
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 00:22:36 +0100
  ...http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1923001666 It converts the seven pin german westafalia connector to a 13 pin... but I...
• Re: Speedometer is off
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 15:03:15 -0700
  ...There is a white mark on the speedo face CCW of the rest pin. The needle should be lined up to this mark, set...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:08:42 -0700
  ...and wbxr engines are not prone to pinging at all, and I think you are worrying about nothing worry-able. It's always fine...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:34:17 -0700
  since there isn't any way to lube that clevis pin pivot point very easily or at all with the stock arrangement........ it might...
• Re: voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 20 May 1999 16:59:54 -0400
  ...voltage stabilizer > The typical "3-pin" regulator has an input pin, output pin, and ground pin. > On many voltage stabilizers, the mounting tab is...
• I'm back ... and Concept1 pins....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 02 Jun 1996 04:27:45 -0500 (EST)
  ...These were briefly available thru the C1 web site about a month or so ago...nice pins, but small. Inside was a letter saying...
• Guide Pin for 80 Vanagon Tranny needed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Thu, 21 May 1998 18:13:55 -0700
  Does anyone out there have a good guide pin for a early 80-81 Vanagon tranny? Mines is so warn I cant even adjust...
• Trading Sailboat for '71 or Earler Bus, camper or truck
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:26:53 -0400
  Hi, I have a 1971 Pintail sailboat that I would like to trade for a 1971 or earlier bus, camper, single or double cab...
• Re: High idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:46:02 -0500
  I didn't pinch the hose, but did disconnect the plug from the stabilizer and the engine immediately stalled. At 01:57 PM 1...
• Re: Ping/Knock/Detonation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:10:58 -0500
  ...While pinging, you working at busting rings, melting pistons, and burning valves or even cracking heads. This is where EGR could be helpful but...
• Re: Door Handle Repairs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Oct 96 10:11 CST
  ...Since I couldn't find a 2mm pin, I settled on a 1/16th inch cotter pin (stainless) and drilled out the old pin...
• Re: heck-uva time realighning shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:05:27 -0600
  I was the wise guy that caused the aforementioned trauma to the rear guide pin in my 1980 Westy. One MUST take this pin...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:33:28 -0800
  ...Finally, the word I got from Volk's Cafe people is that the pin comes out. You've got me curious, though, so I...
• Re: Sliding door pops while driving
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 08:40:38 -0600
  ...Moving the pin outboard > allows the latch to fully engage and securely grab the pin on the second > detent. If you need a little...
• cylinder help.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:38:28 EST
  ...When I was trying yo install a new cylinder with the new rings on my engine I could not get the pin in the...
• Re: digifant ECU pin numbering
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:39:41 -0500
  ...I can't find any info in the > Bentley that gives me the pinout at the connector so that I can > check > the continuity...
• Re: tail gate hatch question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:57:54 -0600
  ...Has anyone ever noticed that the hinge pins wear out. Does > anybody get a little concern when they install a hatch bike rack with...
• Re: Hoo Boy! (Was: Corrado Powered Westy Syncro - For
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 10:17:32 -0800
  > >>You could have the ring and pinion changed to match the performance of the >>engine > > >Well, yes, but the range of available R&P...
• Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 20:06:17 EDT
  ...fingers pinkie _III_ thumbs _III_ pinkie I I I I I I I I left arm right arm Now, pretend your hands are the...
• Engine conversion help sought
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 17:54:41 -0700
  ...We know which pin to use for the signal wire (#38) but there is no pin specified for the shield (ground) connection. Anybody out...
• Re: Pinstripe Removal
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 22:19:15 EST
  ...I've used a spray on pin stripe and decal remover successfully. They also have a disc, like an eraser, that goes on a...
• Re: Curves (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:57:46 -0800
  ...bill santa cruz, ca '87 syncro pinkhatfalia
• Re: Vanagon-derived Military Vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:46:55 -0700
  ...I have some neat pictures of my old Pinzgauer, my Ex-US Army syncro 16 Double-Cab and a friends Ex-German Army rear...
• Re: Differential cost of replacing seals....
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:00:05 -0700
  ...well did the quote include replacement of the ring and pinion... I assume not... > because I understand that they are expensive... Looking back at...
• Re: the pink-mobile vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 06:54:09 -0800
  Joy Hecht typed: > I was NOT searching for a pink interior for Matilda! Anyway, that would look > really putrid with her fine maroon exterior...
• Cheap Big Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:05:07 -0400
  ...They have the delicate little Kidde one-prong safety pin, but you can always use a piece of Ty-Rap instead if the pin...
• Re: Digifant ECU question ....Suffix D or not
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 07:21:12 -0800
  ...The FI wiring harness to use the OBD has a few extra pins in it at the ECU connector. The ECU at least partially...
• MoKan VW Club's Bug Blitz 98-KC
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sat, 23 May 1998 12:45:37 -0500
  ...Pink Newell <PINKNEWELL@aol.com> (816)587-2838 or Howard Kilgore <microbus@worldnet.att.net> (913)384-1138 ---- Jon Christensen Check Out the Vintage...
• Re: Whistling Wind Wings
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:36:24 EST
  ...Any suggestions on how to adjust the wind wing. >> Richard, Under the window lock latch, you will find a pin. Drive this pin out...
• Re: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 25 May 2004 14:38:25 -0800
  ...I have been eyeing the Pinzgauer for a while, the Volvo is almost identical, but with more engine choices. My problem is that it...