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• Re: Changing oil: Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 1 Jul 2020 17:56:16 -0700
  I change the oil not too hot and not too cold... meaning I let the hot go down for at least 30 minutes then...
• Re: Cold Temps Cause Gas Tank Seal Leak?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 18:20:01 -0600
  ...Cold Temps Cause Gas Tank Seal Leak? > > Hi all. > > It's been colder than usual recently. > > Filled tank. Made fast U turn, saw leak...
• Re: weird AC behavior
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 21:35:50 -0400
  ...Each time, it blew warm (or, just not cold). Yesterday I turned my AC fan on just to get some circulation, not expecting cold...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:10:16 -0500
  ...because it's cold? > > Gertie runs the temp gauge dead on center - consistantly, until this week - > it's been very cold here this week...
• Re: 82 Diesel Question - Seal around Cold Start Valve?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 May 2000 21:58:03 EDT
  ...Remove the cold start arm from the pump (has a clip on it) and use the torx driver to remove the plate behind the...
• Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 23:46:42 -0600
  ...very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads > > Marshall wrote: > > > >> Hi Volks: > >> > >> Can you please help me with this? - opiniions gladly accepted...
• cold run problems
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:59:45 -0500
  ...It is only a cold start and cold run problem. What else could it be? Could one or more of the components I've...
• Re: '81 Westy Cold Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 23:11:43 -0700
  How is that fifth fuel injector working? You know, the one that feeds it extra gas when cold. At 07:21 PM 12/14...
• Re: coldness of frig
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:45:52 -0700
  ...How cold should I expect the refrigerator to be? Certainly this thing isn't going to make ice yet it should keep milk cold...
• '88 stalls when cold
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 11:38:15 PDT
  Hello all, Lately my '88 w/b has been stalling for the first few minutes when cold when coming to a stop. When restarting...
• Fan belt tightening-- When to do it?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:34:52 -0800
  ...When the engine and fan belt is hot, or cold? My belt squeaks when hot but not when cold. Getting rid of that fan...
• Re: Creaks in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 18:45:48 -0500
  >From: "developtrust" <developtrust@cox.net> >Don't all cars creak in cold. My Mercedes does. Rubber gets stiff etc. > Could be - this is the...
• Got Redline MTL ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 04:04:47 PST
  I switched to Redline MTL in my five speed last night and the cold weather (21 degrees) shifting is MUCH improved. With the dino...
• '85 Cold Start Idle
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:00:39 -0400
  ...minutes, but I have to be real careful when it is cold or it will stall. Whats your best guess on the mixture? Jay
• cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - Grenon, Jerome
  Tue, 30 May 2000 08:46:02 -0400
  hi! since 2-3 week, my west is hard to start when the engine is cold. it do that half of the time. sometime...
• more on Tony Rolt
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 20:36:39 -0800
  Well I didn't realise that Tony Rolt (see my message "historic syncro coincidence") was not only a prisoner at Colditz but was the...
• Installing Radio-------has anyone tried cold heat?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:28:34 EST
  ...I moved to TX) --and I wondering if anyone has seen Cold Heat soldering device--looks like a cool tool---anyone use it? Thanks...
• Cold starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Calhoun
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:34:03 -0500
  ...When it's cold or warm, when I start it it cranks and cranks until it starts and then it will belch some black...
• head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:45 -0500
  ...First really cold weather of the winter last week. Started up the van, only to see a coolant drip underneath. Methinks, well, a loose...
• Re: Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:28:22 -0400
  ...My idle, when cold, is still a very good idle, it just is too low. So for example, if I back out the throttle...
• Re: how cold is too cold
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:30:14 -0700
  ...how cold is too cold | |cheap vodka is another solution. | |and its a bonus in spring. | |Anyone use the water tank during winter camping...
• Re: Clutch trouble in cold weather??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:30:35 -0800
  ...The cold shrunk the rubber seals to the point they could not push the fluid without it passing by them, but they softened up...
• Re: 82 Diesel Question - Seal around Cold Start Valve?
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Thu, 18 May 2000 22:32:50 -0400
  ...82 Diesel Question - Seal around Cold Start Valve? > Here is what needs to be done. You need to remove the fuel pump from the...
• Re: Update on leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 13:43:39 -0800
  Mike, Cold temperatures definitely help you find the weak spots. I went to move the Westy into the garage and found a puddle of...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:49:43 -0600
  ...It's a major project to start one up when it's cold. And it gets bloody cold up there. Spent a little time...
• brake fluid and cold temps
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 18 Nov 96 20:55:25 CST
  ...one year, on my 80 bus, a cold snap came through and suddenly my clutch pedal went plummeting to the floor. gadzooks, i've...
• Re: OIL, What do you use?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 07:20:53 -0400
  For cold weather, that oil is a bit heavy. Yuo may not get good oil flow/lubrication on start up. OIl only starts lubricating...
• Re: auxillary heat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 08:59:23 -0500
  ...for hours of driving, without ever being cold. Had to have the heat on constantly, but what do you expect, at that temperature. Getting...
• Re: What's to cold to camp?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 21 May 2008 19:09:43 -0700
  ...How cold will this get >in the van? I have one of those Coleman CAT heaters but I won't run >it overnight, only...
• Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:37:39 -0700
  ...But on long downhills, it goes quite cold, as if the thermostat is staying open. Anybody know why? Thanks! Eric Eric Wunrow Pictures 303...
• Re: Engine temperature in winter
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 21:10:42 -0600
  ...It was so cold today, my turn-signal wouldn't return from deflection, my throttle cable got stuck starting the car, (THAT engine made...
• Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:28:01 -0700
  ...if Mellow Yellow (MW), a 1984 WBX, will be pretty much doing nothing during these much colder winters, what should I do to winterize...
• Re: removing Westy stove face plate
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 18:46:41 -0400
  Richard, Perfect application! this will be helpful when we camp in Quebec during cold weather when my lighter stick won't work because of...
• Re: Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 20:49:47 -0700
  ...BZ-parked in the driveway next to unheated garage On Dec 8, 2009, at 8:40 PM, Melissa Mourkas wrote: > So cold that I...
• Fridge temps
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 09:44:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Specifically, what temp would the fridge interior be on a 90 degree day? How cold can you get the fridge interior (at maximum cold...
• Re: westy coffee
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 15:36:07 -0800
  ...You really can't beat it on a cold morning in the mountains, or cold evening either! -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909...
• Re: Head gasket again...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:55:14 -0500
  ...increase the torque cold you increase the torque hot and the engine is not made to handle this 37 pds cold only Bob Bostonengine...
• hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 May 2000 11:18:47 EDT
  ...the hood struts on my audi usually dont have as much holding capability in cold weather and more in warm. chris
• Cold Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Gilpatrick
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:41:26 -0400
  ...Starting up cold in the morning it is fine. After a few minutes it runs high as if the linkage is stuck. If I...
• running rough after warm-up
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 15:31:14 -0400
  Oh wise ones, My 1.9l waterboxer starts right up every time, hot or cold, but it runs kinda rough at idle. It runs...
• Re: Do Westfalia's Hate the Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 18:43:56 -0400
  <snip> When it is cold outside (noticed anywhere below 10C) I cannot get it to start. <snip> I live in northern Maine. I had...
• WTB: Diesel cold start cable & knob
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:52:07 -0800
  ...I need the cold start cable and knob for my diesel conversion. I may try to rig up something else, but if someone has...
• Re: Cabin air recirc bench test VIDEO
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:09:34 -0400
  ...com> wrote: > Hi all. > > Posting this for list members in the cold cold climes. > > It'll be a while before water cooled engine conversion...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:26:28 -0400
  At 05:27 PM 9/26/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote... >there is no Cold Start injector on a waterboxer vanagon of course. Tnx...
• Re: diesel vanagon owners - cold start knob -
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 7 Mar 2017 10:33:05 -0800
  ...On 3/7/2017 1:32 AM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote: > err...that's what i meant the cold start knob LOL... karl can...
• Re: Cold Morning Puzzlement Part Deux
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:42:45 EST
  ...It will also go up with a colder ambient temp. I would suspect your warm up air valve (located on the passenger side head...
• Re: 215/70 R14: Cold Tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:46:54 -0500
  ...what have you found to be the best cold tire pressure? These are Bridgestone Turanza's on an 88 GL. The shop inflated them...
• Re: 82 Diesel Question - Seal around Cold Start Valve?
  Historical mailing list - J. Kelly
  Thu, 18 May 2000 22:21:06 -0400
  ...82 Diesel Question - Seal around Cold Start Valve? > Here is what needs to be done. You need to remove the fuel pump from the...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:06:12 -0500
  ...It is the cold starts when you need the lighter weight oil 4) Engine block heater - circulating coolant type - 1500 watts. You will need...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:41:35 -0500
  ...It's cold out there Dont rule out cold air coming into cab from leaks/weather seals (old rubber gaskets deteriorated, gas pedal foam...
• Re: Do Westfalia's Hate the Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:00:46 -0400
  ...It just > > doesn't like starting in the cold. I have replaced batteries and coil. > > The DPO had recently replaced the starter trying to...
• Re: FAQ Needs Critiquing
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 18:04:59 -0600 (CST)
  >Inversely, for cold weather the above should still be true as well >as the flaps in the fan housing that allow air to blow...
• Warmer Webpage
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 17:33:24 -0600
  Since we have left our cold snap from hell, I am able to get places and have fixed on my webpage and put a...
• Re: ICE cold air!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:38:07 -0400
  Well, the ice can be caused by poor drainage at the drip holes (though usually this will cause and ice cold shower than the...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - cold start idle
  Historical mailing list - Christian Baron
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 17:22:47 -0400
  ...1985 Vanagon - cold start idle My daily driver, 1985 1.9l gas, is all but impossible to keep idling when I 1st crank it...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:20:11 -0400
  ...Makes operation in nasty weather that much more > miserable. > > John > Do you mean cold weather, or heavy rain/high humidity? Because I see the...
• Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 12 May 2003 11:09:24 -0700
  Should I have the engine warm or cold when I check the compression?? My van seems to NOT be firing on the right (passenger...
• 215/70 R14: Cold Tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:32:02 -0500
  ...what have you found to be the best cold tire pressure? These are Bridgestone Turanza's on an 88 GL. The shop inflated them...
• 85gl 1.9 running rch with the cold snap plugs black ??
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:40:25 -0800
  ...85gl 1.9 running rch with the cold snap plugs black ?? I posted this yesterday & i never showed up .. any ways we have just...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 11 Oct 94 16:51:53 PDT
  ...Three questions - a) any experience with Interstate in > cold weather? b) is there a definite choice of battery/amps for cold weather? > and c...