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  • Around the Bend - Movie
    Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
    Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:23:48 -0400
    ...An "Arty" type film, but the VW was constantly pictured and viewed, and always seemed to be in the picture. Sometimes from inside, sometimes...
  • VF vs Upgraded Dometic Current Draw
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:52:15 -0700
    ...Interior CPU fan on constantly, rear muffing fan switched on/off by thermo switch, higher CFM "city water" fan randomly manually on/off. At...
  • Re: Vanagon List Traffic (please help!)
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:26:51 -0700
    ...Even the occasional posting during the week is > not bad, but constant posting about racism, etc. gets bad when you have to > sort through...
  • Turn signal weirdness
    Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
    Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:36:20 -0500
    ...Took a look at the front and it was on constantly. No blink. Not dim. As I was writing this, I went out to...
  • Re: So let's talk about carrying green 1 LB Coleman cylinders
    Historical mailing list - Karl
    Wed, 2 May 2012 12:46:58 -0400
    ...I won't put propane indoors for constant camping use. On 5/2/2012 12:27 PM, David Vickery wrote: > Here is a 6...
  • Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:36:13 -0400
    ...My understanding is that the constant blinking is caused by a leaky cap. It is probably just there as part of an RC circuit...
  • Re: Propane Regulator Safety
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 25 May 1996 16:23:10 -0400
    ...here at the shop), but IMHO may not be for the constant jarring it gets when bounced around in road travel. Jim / BusBoys@aol...
  • Parts needed for "Auto Stop" Propane Fill Valve
    Historical mailing list - Jensen, Peter E. (FTA)
    Tue, 08 Jul 1997 12:06:00 -0400
    ...Are these things pretty reliable, or are they a constant headache? If Auto Stop parts are no longer available, I would appreciate any alternatives...
  • police searches was: Is it me.../f
    Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
    Fri, 13 Nov 1998 20:58:11 -0500
    ...be long until we're living in a state where you constantly have to submit to roadblocks where they ask "papers, please." -Karl Karl...
  • Radio Wiring question
    Historical mailing list - puzerewski
    Sat, 28 Oct 2000 07:26:02 -0400
    ...However, with these stock radios, they are designed for 12v supply at all times, unlike aftermarket radios where there is a 12v supply constant...
  • Re: Engine Rebuild or Conversion?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
    Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:13:02 -0500
    ...I wouldn't feel comfortable with an inline four golf constantly running that high. If you have a manual the new south african golf...
  • tranny rebuild for my "new" westy
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Stangeland
    Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:19:42 -0800
    ...what would be the cause? the front end seems fine other than the constant squeaking.\ other than that, she's beautiful. i also wanted...
  • Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    Historical mailing list - George Averill
    Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:50:23 -0400
    ...After driving for an extended period of time at a constant speed, the vehicle may, on occasion, experience a deterioration of performance which may...
  • Re: Red tek r-134 question
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Mon, 7 Jul 2003 19:30:47 -0400
    ...Hence, the fan is constantly sucking air in from the top, the funky air vents on our Vanagon, and spitting hot air out the...
  • Re: Clunk, Clunk Clunk in left rear
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 24 Aug 2003 09:33:05 -0700
    ...Brake work could cause the noise to subside by putting a bit of constant load on the shaft. A bit of brake drag (common...
  • Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Tue, 1 Feb 2011 15:37:09 -0900
    ...Just think of a sail, the constant exposure to sun, wind, sea air, etc. Tough stuff. I don't think it's appropriate for...
  • Re: Bad coil
    Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
    Mon, 15 May 2006 13:54:21 -0400
    ...However it wasn't an intermittent event but constant. Hope this helps. Rick Koller
  • Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:27:09 -0800
    ...Fuel pressure and injector flow rate are relatively constant, so it should be a simple matter to calculate the average duty cycle on the...
  • salvage sale at Transporter Werks in Raleigh, NC
    Historical mailing list - Mike South
    Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:57:57 -0600
    ...http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs016/1109175964123/img/15.jpg http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs016/1109175964123/img/13.jpg Here is the text from the...
  • Re: 81 Westy Heat/Air Distribution/Blower Box Rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:32:55 -0500
    ...ODDS are your constant COLD draft would be your side vent ducts loose/off they have CONSTANT cold air pressure.. Why VW didn't...
  • Re: Any Guesses ~~ Now For Sure Your Turn Please ~ Update
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 7 Jul 2021 18:29:37 -0400
    ...dbeierl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > >> > >> Another Oddity > Coolant Level Warning Light Flashes Constantly with > Key On > >> > >> Even with Connector Jumped & Relay 43 Removed ~ Any ideas...
  • Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 18 Nov 2016 06:50:55 -0500
    ...Reading should be a constant 2.5 bar regardless of engine state. Yrs, d
  • Gas Mileage
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:38:29 -0700
    ...And that was a lot (maybe most) of the time in 2nd gear because of the constant up and down as we drove the...
  • Re: I Want a Westy Tent !
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Fri, 20 Jan 1995 16:22:00 -0800 (PST)
    ...it, PLEASE e-mail me. > >Me too!!! After getting rained on constantly in Pfeiffer, it suddenly >became more important to me. That would be...
  • Whatnot Karma Circle Completed!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Sep 1995 18:57:53 -0700
    ...Thanks alot folks for putting up with my constant yelping for such an item. Now watch, they will pop up everywhere! ;) BTW: Does anyone...
  • frozen SAFe radio update
    Historical mailing list - FoxhntrPat
    Sun, 19 Apr 1998 00:14:49 EDT
    ...My problem is getting the constant SAFe to change to 1000 so I can imput the code. I've left it turned on for...
  • Re: 85 Uneven idle again
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sat, 9 Dec 2000 06:54:51 -0800
    ...The air supply is constant at a given rpm. VW TDI motors do have AFMs but they are not interchangeable. Mark Douglas Miller wrote...
  • Re: Looking for project van(NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Sat, 14 Aug 2004 08:13:04 -0800
    ...Looking for project van > I know it's Friday and all, but why must you constantly stir the > s**t?? > Let it go... > > Peace...
  • Help - electrical problem
    Historical mailing list - Phil Krueger
    Sat, 26 Feb 2005 21:14:14 -0800
    ...The idiot light stays weakly lit constantly and I can't find a short anywhere. The alternator is new and kept the light out...
  • Temperature gage in traffic
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:48:41 -0400
    ...the Aux fan is able to maintain the temperature at a constant? Thanks, Jack R. 84 Westy Wolfie, with 2.1L Syncro motor N...
  • Re: Question about turn signal
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:44:34 -0700
    ...Question about turn signal > > > When you say the turn signal light on the dash is on constantly without > blinking, is that with the key...
  • Re: O2 sensor stuff
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 7 Mar 2001 07:44:41 -0700
    ...were some odd RPM fluctuations at what should have been a constant speed (like my foot got twitchy) and the idle went to crap...
  • Re: The power we really need!
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:03:34 -0700
    ...Unless there are other sources of constant sound, like freeways or a river to cover it up, even the little Honda 1000W generator will...
  • Re: greenhorn questions: Answered
    Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
    Sat, 20 Feb 1999 09:32:50 -0600
    ...Oooops, wrong mail list... > > Let's see on a Vanagon, that would be the "Constant Velocity" Joint. > Invented in the 1960's(?) by Dr...
  • The Mother Ship has landed....
    Historical mailing list - Harold Jaynes
    Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:08:50 MDT
    Alas....the Mother Ship, a.k.a. "The Whale" has landed due to a sudden radiator leak....the constant blinking light probably was NOT...
  • Re: Awning Review, Fiamma vs. Catalina
    Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
    Sun, 24 Jun 2001 19:09:05 -0400
    My wife and I frequently camp along the Atlantic coast where the wind is constant, sometimes strong, sometimes not. Some of the times when...
  • Re: drivers door lock Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:25:05 -0700
    ...having grown up with the eurospec, I lock myself out constantly! plus, you anyway have the key in your hand as you take it...
  • Burned (?) Fuel Injector
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:19:38 -0800
    ...one runner and damaged that injector tip such that it would constantly spray fuel, flooding the engine internally from then on. Mark neil N...
  • Re: 20W-50 oil question
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:39:40 -0700
    ...The Vangon's cooling system is unable > > to keep the coolant at a constant temperature in slow traffic or in climbing > > long hills, unlike...
  • My two Cents on Subaru vs Stock w/ Nitrous
    Historical mailing list - mark keller
    Thu, 24 Jul 1997 17:56:15 -0400
    ...This translates into say a Subaru engine that was stressed, to produce about 10 hp constantly, to it now being required to push 40...
  • Water Tank - Display Panel Weirdness
    Historical mailing list - Josh Greenberg
    Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:55:33 -0600
    ...When the battery was plugged into the charger, the yellow indicator light did remain constant and functioned properly. Once I turn off the charger...
  • (f) RE: Pete Sellers Address
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 17 Jan 95 08:42:20 EST
    ...host not found) ----- The addresses had delivery problems ----- <correll_skip@al.cps.k12.tn.us> (unrecoverable error) ---- Original message follows ----- * * * * * * * * * * Pete Sellers "Constant And...
  • Re: rear heater leak
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:01:22 -0800
    ...The constant heating and cooling leads to failure after a few years. Closing the valve in summer might gain you a bit longer life...
  • Re: Which Vanagon to get? (f)
    Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
    Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:32:07 EST
    I constantly here people saying, "VW's are always breaking down". My response to them has always been, "Yes sometimes minor stuff usually, but...
  • Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 10 May 2001 14:27:16 -0400
    ...I was under the impression that the temp 1 was a constant imput to the >ECU. It tells the density while the AFM tells...
  • Re: Tire wear question
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:21:30 -0500
    ...Bill, from my experience with alignment shops they need constant babysitting and double-checking. Case and point: My '85 needed alignment and the shop...
  • Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
    Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
    Sun, 2 Apr 2006 00:05:30 -0500
    ...Bus & Vanagon Constant Velocity Joint Kit OE # 211.501.331B are all New , "not rebuilt". Made in Asia. We have been selling these locally...
  • Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:05:21 -0400
    ...Nope. >I know that some people like to get all the messages in their email >for various reasons, but then we suffer the constant...
  • =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_So_what=E2=80=99s_the_most_efficient_speed_to_cruise_a?= =?UTF-8?Q?t=3F?=
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sun, 19 May 2019 10:29:18 -0700
    ...One that would be held constant I imagine would be that the travel surface is perfectly horizontal. Any grade would alter the result. The...
  • Re: Question about turn signal
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:31:46 -0700
    ...Question about turn signal > > > When you say the turn signal light on the dash is on constantly > without blinking, is that with the key...
  • Re: vanagon digital clock repair
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:02:20 -0700
    ...After attempting to set the digital clock it > has now adopted a mode which constantly cycles through the hours. For some > this may be...
  • Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sat, 23 Oct 2021 23:35:48 -0400
    ...Ground, Constant 12VDC, Switched 12VDC. I have 3 outputs that need Switched; I have 1 output that needs Constant. I can use my Dremil...
  • Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - David Vickery
    Wed, 1 Jun 2011 15:22:28 -0700
    ...No more sore knee or ankle on long trips, and now I'm not watching the speedo constantly.
  • Fryeday: machine screws and Loctite?
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 16:29:30 -0700
    ...One gets a little tired of having to constantly re-tighten the bitty little screws that hold the temple pieces to the glasses. Especially...
  • Re: macklow's accel problem
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 15 Jul 94 15:58:47 PDT
    ...The miss was intermittant at first, but grew steadly worse, finally being constant. Alistair
  • Re: fuel lines replacing
    Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
    Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:30:22 -0700
    ...This is one of the reasons that most OE clamps are the spring type; they keep a constant pressure on the rubber... I would...
  • Re: 84 westy alternator light flickers(longish)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 8 May 2000 20:15:41 -0400
    ...trip point of the green LED, and the others are a constant ratio from the green. Or maybe you just don't use electric...
  • Re: Heat
    Historical mailing list - J. C.
    Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:33:37 -0800
    ...It constantly emits heat from the vents. Is > there any way to slow this > down? > > Tim New > Los Angeles __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions...
  • Re: Vanagon 89 Auto Carat Heating Up
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:35:10 -0400
    ...since the A/C isn't keeping the radiator fan > on constantly. > > Good luck, > > Tim > > --- robertmstewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> wrote: >> > A question for the...
  • Subie Vulchers
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Fri, 2 May 2008 09:42:21 -0400
    ...Ah, the constant chanting of high MPG! But I march on ignoring the circling shadows and the low-hanging oil pans. They can not...