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• Re: here's a stumper...(question)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Wed, 17 May 2000 16:14:17 -0500
  Chris, I once had the same problem with the clutch on an 1980 westy I had.My clutch pedal was stuck in the up...
• Re: Weird ignition timing - '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:04:19 -0700
  ...I decided to borrow a friends > timing gun to > double check things and I get the exact same readings. > > I am stumped, what could...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Budding Rose
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 07:51:26 -0400
  ...the bottqm of the page is reads-from1986- ������� � � � I'm completely stumped - and this is the 5th Westy I have owned, going back to...
• Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 May 1999 00:11:51 -0400
  ...Doesn't look well suited to chains anyway...I'm stumped. Ron? And why is slipping into German my syntax? Ah well... <g>. david...
• Re: Optima aux battery fitment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 12 May 1999 13:50:28 -0400
  ...Cheers, MJS At 05:32 PM 5/11/99 -0700, Brent Christensen wrote: >OK, I'm stumped. > >Has Optima changed the dimensions of the...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 21:51:14 -0500
  ...Bently doesn't show the brake hydraulic circuit, that > I'm aware of. > > So, I'm stumped, and asking for help. please. pretty please...
• Fwd: [WetWesties] Sorta stranded in EUgene
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:42 -0700
  ...I am totally and completely stumped. I'll be limping out of here Sunday evening heading for home, but is ther anyone in Eugene...
• Re: Vanagons at the Tour de France- Stage 9 Col du Tourmalet
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:45:58 -0700
  ...US. > > Cheers, > Joel Cort > Rochester NY. > 2008 Specialized Roubaix > 2007 Specialized StumpJumper > 1977 DelaSanta (Reynolds 531 & Campagnolo equiped) > > > 89 Syncro Westy (CinnabarVan) > 87 Syncro...
• mysterious ticking sound??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Parsnick
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:22:53 -0700
  This unidentified sound has stumped me, my vw mechanic, and a transmission specialist. I own a happy, silver 86 Vanagon GL with automatic transmission...
• Re: Headlight bulb replacing... how??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 2 May 2001 07:32:10 -0400
  ...how?? > Greetings!! > > Okay, I'm stumped. How does a person replace the bulbs in a 87 Vanagon GL > w/composite headlights?? I noticed the...
• Re: Strange happenin's this mornin' :(
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:44:57 -0800
  ...I'm stumped, and have checked the archives. I'm going to have it towed to our local gurus, but was wondering if any...
• AUDI 5 Zyl NF
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 08:31:07 -0800
  ...Mine a KX in its short 28 day life, had excellent torque characteristics at 5mph w 215/75-15 in stump gear. Would climb...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:46:48 +0000
  ...it goes away. > > > > It's just a nuisance, but I'm stumped, particularly by the change in > frequency with pedal pressure. Any ideas why...
• Re: OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:15:48 -0400
  ...I can't distinguish >> that it's coming from one side or the other. >> >> If it's not that the I am real stumped...
• Re: Travel Tips-TX to Brooklyn NY and back via East Coast-NVC
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:30:05 -0700
  ...Just wondering if there are any reaalllllyy good eatin spots on > the > way or the world's biggest stump, whatever, to check out. Thanks...
• Those damn door mirrors...
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:44:19 -0300
  ...A close look at the remaining stump of the stud showed that the damn thing is made of white metal. I wonder how many...
• Re: Wow--150hp engine -- and yes, ....
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 01:06:41 -0500
  ...ago, and yes, it was pushing 150 HP what with the stump pulling cam, dual webers, rockers, larger pistons, ported heads, yada, yada, yada...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:01:23 -0400
  ...So now I'm stumped & don't really know what to look for next. Please help me out if ya can. Thanks. Andrew Payton...
• Re hot solenoid not kicking
  Historical mailing list - Arnold Schultz
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 01:47:36 -0700
  ...Before going under a car I always brace it with a dead weight such as a stump. If you do not want to fix...
• Re: Electrical Riddle (my dash...)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:07:53 -0400
  ...the defrost switch is unaffected. >> >> So, any ideas? I'm totally stumped. None of the other dash lights >> appear at all out of the...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 16:47:14 -0500
  ...is yet to be done. >>> >>> Except for the injectors, I am stumped! Any one have any ideas or >>> suggestions. I'm all ears! >>> >>> Also...
• Fastener wizard?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 May 2011 17:09:57 -0700
  I thought I was pretty familiar with most fastener types, but this bolt has me stumped. I'm holding in my hand a bolt...
• Re: Painting Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:12:16 -0800
  Set the wheel on the bottom of an inverted trash can, a stump, five gallon bucket, whatever. Get some masking tape, or painter's...
• Re: Hard thunk at startup
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:37:02 -0400
  ...Kind of stumped. Of course my >worst fears are rods and bearings but it seems like I would hear >weird noise during normal driving...
• Re: No F#%*#@&ing Way...I won't be One of Those!!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:17:53 -0700
  ...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: wiring problem update and plea for more help
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:52:14 -0400
  ...I don't think there should be ground on my fuse panel > > I am stumped.. > > any suggestions ?? any other place to check , > relays to...
• MORE '86 F.I. probs/search for answers
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 08:33:54 -0500
  ...I'm stumped. I do have an '84 injection system, is the brain (ECU) the same as my '86 and could I swap to...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 16:53:10 -0500
  ...Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:10:35 -0500 >> >>Have an electrical problem that is stumping me. A few weeks ago, I >>stopped >>getting power...
• Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:21:00 -0500
  ...is another story...), but the one that has me a little stumped is that the engine runs cold. By cold I mean the needle...
• Wasserboxer 2.1 Rebuild, Cam Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 09:49:27 -0600
  ...4 door (152k) 90 Associated RC10 Team Car, Aluminum 95 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 FS ------------------------------------------------------ St. Louis / Columbia, MO LiMBO - Gateway VW Club - VWoA VW...
• Re: LOUD 'Clank' in read end when turning?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:21:20 -0800
  ...what it is, but it being a "clank" has got me stumped!! :-) > >John Rodgers >88 GL Driver > >Jeff Gilbert wrote: > >>Apologies in advance for...
• Re: Stereo sounds: a little more bass?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:50:49 -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...
• NVC at all - computer questions
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:48:55 -0500
  Hi all, It's Friday, and I'm stumped on some irrelevant stuff, so I thought I'd email you folks and see if...
• Re: wanted: propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:55:34 -0600
  ...Anybody know a source for this part?(new or used) The local > propane and RV places are stumped. Bus depot only sells the whole...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 21:26:09 -0800
  I've stumped quite a few glass installers when it comes to the left rear side window on a Westy. Only 1 out of...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 15:14:29 -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: Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Fri, 24 Aug 2018 04:00:34 -0400
  ...21 Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > This one has been stumping me for a while and can't seem to figure it > > out...
• Re: No Spark and Buzzing Relay 2.1 / Redux
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:57:25 -0400
  ...didn't get any responses at all and I'm still stumped. So here we are a re-post :) As I said earlier I...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 09:15:35 -0500
  >Dumb question, but I'm stumped. Where does one buy the flat, woven, tinned >wire that is usually used for heavy current grounding...I...
• turn your 1.9L into a 2.1L without having to actually buy a 2.1L case
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 21:26:59 -0600
  ...Imagine 2.4L of stump pulling torque, we'll have Vanagons that will pull any hill...... I want to keep everything else stock like...
• Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 06:54:44 EST
  ...I'm stumped ! I'm beginning to believe all the temp II switches I have, including two new ones are faulty ! Is that possible...
• 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:43:23 -0500
  ...and have been hitting a stump ever since. I know it's timed right, with the camshaft. I believe It's timed right with...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:01:56 -0700
  ...it goes away. >> >> >> >> It's just a nuisance, but I'm stumped, particularly by the change in >> frequency with pedal pressure. Any ideas why...
• Re: Find the gremlin in my 2.1L engine, and get a cash prize
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 May 2003 21:28:34 -0400
  ...And be warned that some very smart guys have been stumped! Thanks, and good luck, Steve Gough '86 Westy, Carbondale, Illinois
• Re: Non-Family Hauler (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:03:53 -0700
  ...got to the subject of child seats in cars, I was stumped. Can >anyone tell me approximately when these became mainstream/required by law...
• Re: Unidentifiable sound
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:38:10 -0600
  ...Any thoughts, citizens of the list? There were no unusual events to > associate the new noise with am I am stumped. > > -- > mordo > 1990 Carat >
• Finding a short
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:03:06 +0000
  ...So, I have made progress, but at the moment I am stumped. I should add, no fuses are blown and nothing seems to be...
• Re: Water leak on the passenger side creating a pool of water in footwell
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 20:32:05 -0500
  ...with a new window seam and it >>> looks fine. >>> >>> I am stumped. >>> >>> Was thinking of taking a friend with me to car wash, using...
• Re: 90 Vanagon/Westy fuel problem
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Plichta
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:21:45 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > 15 yrs at driving a Vanagon and do my own work, yet this has me stumped. > Recent loss of pwr...
• Re: Ignition System Question
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 14:13:03 -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...
• Re: why are these plugs here?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:36:47 -0800
  ...So kinda stumped i > noticed that if you look towards the front of onside the rear tires wells, > there are two plastic plugs there...
• Re: Westy Tap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 23 May 2022 18:36:17 -0400
  ...2022, at 9:06 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Stumped, >> >> Changed my pump, issue was only turned on every now and then...
• oil pressure placement and clutch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:22:24 -0500
  ...The mechanic working on it wasn't overly familiar with Vanagons and so was stumped after replacing the sending unit in question and the...
• Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:30:55 -0500
  ...I had an extra alternator, so I put it in, but absolutely nothing has changed, and so now I'm stumped. > >Any suggestions would...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Nov 2022 08:18:52 -0500
  ...boost her over the last few days, she > still has me stumped. Have pulled, cleaned and gapped the plugs and checked > for spark (looked...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 16:49:19 -0500
  ...is yet to be done. >>> >>> Except for the injectors, I am stumped! Any one have any ideas or >>> suggestions. I'm all ears! >>> >>> Also...
• Re: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:05:44 -0800
  ...close - ask them to show you 60 centimeters and they're stumped. With feet and inches I can divide a foot by 1, 2...
• Re: Funny, but not funny ...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:17:35 -0600
  Zoltan, There was a period when my 88 GL ran crappy, and I was stumped as to the cause. Then I discovered hose from...
• Re: here I go again...
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:49:18 -0500
  ...at the end of the line? An electrical short? I'm stumped. Should I look into a carb and save myself more headache? -Mike...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Aug 2003 - Special issue (#2003-795)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:53:39 -0400
  ...the point at which the > > brake goes from pulling easy to pulling hard. > > > > I am stumped. Any thoughts on this? Anyone else > > experiencing this? >