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• Alternate tools for measuring RPMs?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:41:32 -0500
  ...Can that be used? If so, where are the test points on a 2.1 digifant? The panel is gonna get fixed, but it...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:40:16 -0700
  ...On non-California air-cooled vanagons with points.............the timing doesn't change, but the points do. usually you just replace those, or clean...
• Re: Welding Project For Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 05:31:22 -0700
  ...Something different. > > -juan > > ===== Modified exhaust brackets on my mod Welded on a couple tie points for load carrying Still on drawing board spare tire...
• Re: Auto tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:11:31 -0500
  ...This is what determines the normal shift points. The pedal has to fully open the throttle, then the spring on the linkage compresses to...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 May 2001 09:48:08 -0500
  ...Where exactly are the two ground points in the dashboard area ? > > 2. Where are the sensors that would indicate a failure in the brake...
• Re: CV bolt - 6 or 12 point?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Apr 2017 18:16:01 -0400
  ...It's similar to but not compatible with double hex -- XZN has 90 degree internal angle of the points, double hex has 120 degree...
• Re: 1991 westy - altitude sickness?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:32:14 -0700
  ...is, has it been given a tune up recently, new plugs, rotor, points, condenser, timing advance set to about 7-10 degrees btdc? bob
• Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:55:10 -0600
  ...source for the outside tables that set up in the jack > points? I have one for my Bay from The Samba, but cannot seem...
• Re: Ignition and Carbs.
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 00:36:55 -0500
  ...Same for the distributor, I used an 050 with electronic points, or lack of them. Engine felt more powerful than the FI, just had...
• Fwd: Roadhaus - Call for Florida Info
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:34:12 -0800
  Great idea! I happened upon this site (www.wifimaps.com) yesterday, and it shows a lot of open/closed access points in Florida. I...
• Re: Spot The Mouse
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 21:39:33 -0800
  ...Green arrow points to chew toy) > > https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tAkLHkoHDXU/UTGAJdhPMOI/AAAAAAAAHCA/IWID4NnHYG0/s720/Spot%2520the%2520mouse%2520%2528arrow%2529.jpg > > That racket...
• Re: Oil Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference! Thanks Dennis.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:05:25 -0400
  ...Tim >Any chance he can, Dennis Haynes quietly points out that you should not >fill your oil to the upper line on the dipstick...
• Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 24 May 2007 19:45:50 +0000
  ...Bonus points for showing which speed it is running at. 2.) Make an indicator light that showed when the A/C compressor was engaged...
• Re: Point Lube & Grease
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:11:43 CST6CDT
  ...point lube is a high melting point, tenacious grease that won't slide or fly off and contaminate the points. > I've always used...
• Re: Jacking Thread? I'm Still Interested!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 07:42:55 -0700
  ...Basically, there are six points. Crossmember behind spare tire carrier; engine mount Crossmember; the four jacking points provided by VW. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message...
• Nikki Elko needs AIRS help yet again
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 21:28:13 -0700
  ...She says the dizzy is "binding" at several points around its rotation. I told her I think the dizzy is dying. She does not...
• Re: hall sender vs points
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 13:19:28 -0500
  ...been in the habit of keeping a few spare sets of points around. >What goes bad on the Hall Unit? The connector at the...
• Re: low pressure in #3
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 16:02:34 -0500
  ...fine now > that its been tuned up and the points replaced (mechanic said points > were shot -- maybe I should go solid state?) > The other...
• Re: NVC - Delta Mark Ten
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:38:04 -0800
  ...and tap into just 6 volts there ? Then if you had points ignition in a 12 volt car, you could use this 6 volt...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:25:58 -0400
  Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> writes: > Al, you make important points. One quibble. Is the Zetec cleaner? > I've heard that it cannot pass...
• Re: engine swaps (long)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 08:58:25 -0600
  ...by the GM TH-425, weighing in at over 400lbs! The Corvair's input shaft and diff appear to be the weak points. Larry
• Re: To diesel or not diesel...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:52:46 -0700
  ...That being the case, what are the plus and minus points of the gas vs. diesel engine? Mostly I am looking for reliability and...
• Digijet Diagnostic Aide
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:22:17 -0500
  ...An extra lead could be moved around to several points like the P/S switch, A/C compressor,...? Jay '85 Westy
• Re: digest messages
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Wed, 15 May 2002 11:49:59 -0700
  ...H&K 9mm w/ subway-proven hollow points. Take a tip from Bernie Goetz, and leave the rabbit ammo at home. Jerry McCavitt '86...
• vanagon sighting: Driving Improvement Course
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:56:51 -0700
  ...Defensive Driving course on DVD at Lackluster Video to lose the points I just got....there was a Lemon Yellow air cooled Vanagon in...
• Re: F.I. and Pertronix Ignition?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:22:49 -0700
  ...Do not use a high energy coil on a non-points system as damager could occur to the hall sender. At 23:04 8...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 10:24:57 -0500
  ...replaces the points and > condenser, fits entirely inside the distributor, costs about $75. You'll > never have to bother with the dwell meter again...
• Re: Billy Bones Update - puzzled!
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:58:58 -0600
  ...My distributor cap and rotor are new (no points). My plug wires are new (Bosch). I had to go to the store a few...
• Re: Any body ever manage to break the westy luggage rack ?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:43:23 -0500
  ...Reinforced the tie-down and attachment points with a couple layers of cloth. The theory (wild-ass guess really) being, in the event of...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:25:26 -1000
  ...major major points for quoting Bukowski or even mentioning him. On 11/21/2014 3:17 PM, Miguel Pacheco wrote: > Hola! I need all...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:22:13 -0400
  ...re dealing with old brittle plastic and fragile foil harness connection points. Last time I had to get back there, I was surprised to...
• Re: Grendel's belly ache
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 14 Oct 1995 08:16:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...anybody in near the Siskious or points south have a line on a tranny for Bob? Sounds like he might be in the market...
• ATTENTION all turbo-diesel converters!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 20:49:24 -0400
  ...cleaner to the to the turbo air inlet hose (which now points down to clear the motor mount. Anyone who's already done this...
• Fw: Syncro Driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - moon
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:18:21 -0500
  ...connections for the driveshaft become 'out of sync' - rotated to different points - causing the parts in the front to be in a different relative...
• Re: ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 22:52:04 EDT
  ...Make sure you clean the contact points, and use a dielectric grease to minimize the corrosion in the future. Doing that solved a lot...
• Checking toe-in on a Vanagon at home
  Historical mailing list - jbclem
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:23:09 -0800
  ...buses and bugs where you could place the toe-in bar points on the metal brake drum and have a solid place to measure...
• 009 parts question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Sat, 24 May 2003 21:17:50 EDT
  ...But, the cap, rotor, points, and condenser are all for the correct 82 distributor. The 009 uses totally different parts. Obviously the current setup...
• Re: timing help needed!
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:33:10 -0700
  Get a strobe timing light, set your points to .016(45Dwell), set idle to 850 RPM, with the timing light set the timing to...
• Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:24:05 -0800
  Mice have eaten quite a lot of the tubular rubber sealing gasket at the bottom of my rear hatch (regular Vanagon). I know they...
• Re: [WetWesties] MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 17:07:11 -0600
  There are/were high frequency devices around which run off batteries and irritate mice and other rodents. I cannot say if they are snake...
• Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 17:14:06 -0700
  Warning. While that diagram is labeled 87 it isn't really. It looks like it was drawn from the error plagued Bentley 88/89...
• Re: how to turn over engine?
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 22:57:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...So, for those doing points, etc, how do ->you turn the engine over? Get the socket on the Crankshaft bolt (Tranny in neutral) and...
• Re: Number 3 cylinder not firing
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 15:27:21 +0200
  Ron Hill wrote: > I have > replaced the points, plugs and plug wires and set the timing and point gap > with a dwell tach and...
• Front End Alignment Needed?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:09:26 -0800
  Good evening Listees, As my departure for points south draws near I find I have many questions/loose ends... Here's one: I recently...
• Front End Alignment Needed?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:25:00 -0800
  Good evening Listees, As my departure for points south draws near I find I have many questions/loose ends... Here's one: I recently...
• attachment points/NVC Friday
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:33:48 -0700
  I am sure Ron did not mean bad things about bikers, That's why he indicated that he previously owned a bike. It was...
• semi-vanagon content (type II question)
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:02:47 -0800
  ...We want to put an electronic ignition (points replacement) in his 76' ASI and I am curious which of the two is the most...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:38:53 -0800
  ...Karma points" i've been saving are worth more than > > amusement park "tickets"." > > > > Under these circumstances that's actually called > > "Kermit-Points" Craig. > > Hang...
• Re: Exhausts...tuning.(was loud identity crisis)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:57:46 -0700
  ...In this case the waves are > pressure points in exhaust gases. High pressure is a positive reinforcement, > low pressure is a negative reinforcement.
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 02:23:15 -0400
  ...It would be much easier if I didn't need to tap into the wires but rather could find the relevant circuit points in...
• Re: [WetWesties] Special Thanks to Daryl of AA Transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:12:41 -0800
  ...Last month I was the beneficiary of our VW community with many people from many points of the compass helping me for many days...
• Re: Lubricating the seats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:14:07 -0700
  Any particular kind? Moly? White? Vaseline? How do you get at the various pivot points? Anything that tends to be overlooked? On Sep 26...
• Maiden Voyage (I'm off)
  Historical mailing list - david woodward
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 16:37:29 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Timing, points, plugs, plug wires, adjusted valves, oil temp gauge, new tires (truck tires) etc. oil presure gauge (not hooked up. It seems I...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:58:28 -0700
  ...tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG> >Remember, when you're trying to dump heat, >making certain points in a system hotter is the objective. so...
• Anyone have any old Capacitive Discharge Ignition boxes?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 23:05:51 -0400
  I have a couple of friends with older vans that are still running old fashioned points ignition. Does anyone have any CDI boxes lying...
• Vanagon vs. Toyota Van
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:07:13 -0500
  ...A bit less room but reliability (tho after 20 years I guess it's all a crap shoot) & gas mileage were strong points. I...
• [NVC] - Are there mathematicians among us? Or foundry mold designers, or........?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:47:55 -0500
  ...These are usually created with plywood, and are marked up with dimensional numbers, distances, pivot points and the like. Are there any amongst us...
• Re: 85 vanvagon 1.9 electrical prob
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:58:24 -0400
  ...I was > wondering if it could be the points(does it have > points), or the coil, or a fuse, or what? any help > would...
• RE: HE LIVES!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...its fraternal twin, dwell (determined by the spacing between the ignition points in the distributor) But another gremlin that pops up occasionally, especially when...
• Re: aux heater blowing smoke
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 10:19:25 -0600
  ...correctly.Also something the manual doesn't talk about is the points that fire the spark/glowplug,located on the back of the combustion...