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• Re: Electrical Circuit Instrument Cluster 85 Vanagon Help
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:26:24 -0800
  ...That can be faulty also at where it connects to the body. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• radio whine - success, failure, success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:07:06 -0700
  ...So now I have determine if that kind of grounding through antenna is normal, or a fault. alistair
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:06:51 +0000
  ...A >> My high beams and dashboard tally light went recently and after a look through a circuit diagram narrowed the fault to the turn...
• Re: Cooling temps?
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 18:11:34 -0400
  I'm certain that your problem is a faulty fan sending unit which is not working on slow speed, but before you buy anything...
• Re: How to throw a rod
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 10:19:35 EDT
  Bob Donalds has spoken with me about this several times and he feels that it is actually the fault of the stretch bolts used...
• Removing Oxygen Sensor tips needed, broken O2 sensor cause backfire?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 08:25:11 EDT
  ...I have a bit of back firing too, but certainly runs better without the faulty O2 sensor hooked up. Andy 99 NB Turbo 95...
• Re: Engine pull on scale of 1 to 10
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:23:00 -0400
  ...about 3 hours in and out at Busfusion to change a faulty clutch bearing) 1.9 or 2.1 Wasser (Syncro is worse due...
• Re: Engine running hot
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:51:50 -0400
  ...How can I tell if it is the thermostat, waterpump, air in the system or even a faulty temp sensor or gauge? Is it...
• Re: O2 Sensor - 3-wire vs 1-wire
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 09:31:00 -0800
  ...My newly installed 3-wire O2 sensor apparently has an internal fault. > > I have a brand-new-in-the-box 1-wire O2 sensor...
• Re: Where is the .9 bar oil pressure sensor located?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:37:44 -0800
  ...Before ordering one, why not take the time to determine if it is really a faulty switch? Replacing that switch is no picnic and...
• Re: VW Memory Sticks
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:28:41 -0800
  ...com> wrote: > > > > Hey, I couldn't resist......it's all Neils' fault! > > > > http://www.retrotogo.com/2007/10/vw-memory-stick.html > > > > Miguel > > > > > > -- > Neil...
• Re: Propex install near water tank
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:06:10 -0400
  ...airflow sensor will detects improper airflow and shut off with an fault > flash code. The pipes can each be extended to 2 meters total...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 15:19:48 -0400
  ...to turn brake lights >on? > >What else would could be at fault here? Design flaw? Neil, they're pressure switches. They haven't a...
• Re: faulty starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 May 2000 17:36:44 -0400
  At 13:46 5/1/2000, James Ruch wrote: >switch in the gear selector mechanism (auto trans). I have bypassed it for >now by...
• Re: Sylvania 9004 CB headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 May 2000 11:03:33 +1200
  ...I have heard that the problem with dim VW lights is that the charge rate is at fault; the alternator just supposedly doesn't...
• Re: lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:52:04 -0400
  ...So do I have faulty handles, or is there a trick im missing? > > thanks! > > airkooledchris > >
• Engine running hot
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:16:21 +0000
  ...is the thermostat, waterpump, air in the system or even a faulty temp sensor or gauge?</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Is it OK to...
• Re: Problems at the Bus Depot - Warning about poor service
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:01:33 -0600
  ...The only time I could really complain about a delivery was when their supplier mismarked a shipment of mirrors, certainly not BD's fault...
• Re: Mileage report with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:03:31 -0500
  ...My fault for that. DMc ---- Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > > On Aug 14, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > > To what...
• head compression leak again!#$%!
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 17:13:08 -0500
  ...internal head (the metal one) gasket or o-ring is at fault? My concern is how to find a head crack that isn't...
• Re: Vanagon Love
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 18:39:22 -0400
  ...a 3000 mile cross country trip but that was not the fault on the Vanagon. It was a maintenance issue. I truely love this...
• Re: Ground Fault in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 09:46:39 EST
  In a message dated 1/3/03 9:19:41 AM, dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET writes: << Of course extraordinarily tiny currents can kill you if...
• Throttle switch - am I thinking about this right?
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 00:15:22 -0500
  ...would a faulty throttle switch cause a high idle? Would it potentially cause excess injection on start-up? I have the other symptoms which...
• 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:02:45 -0700
  ...the next check, but any ideas on how I can lower the CO percentage? Could the AFM be at fault? Leaky injector seals? TIA ...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 20:35:57 EST
  ...blame, our > vans should have been recalled for bad fuel lines, faulty HG design, > failing oil cooler seals, amoung many others. VW is a...
• Re: flickering oil light at idle
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:43:11 -0400
  ...he he he he) >> put some 20/50 oil, change the faulty low end oil pressure sender >> >> read bro... >> http://www.benplace.com/oil...
• Re: Strange braking problem!!!! (this week challenge)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:15:39 -0500
  Thanks for all P-mails I have concluded that the master is faulty, i will also double check the booster! (rear brake are tight...
• Re: Symptoms of an overfilled manual tran??
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 22 May 2005 15:03:00 -0600
  ...My fault when installing probably. There is a lot of leverage put on that shaft if you shift around very much off of center...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:10:50 -0800
  ...I have found that the errode quickly and can give a faulty reading. Just a bit of my experience. I could be wrong. Cheers...
• Re: Pseudo-Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:08:54 -0700
  ...Other > > > cutouts caused by faulty AFM - tach does not go to zero. > > Any ECU problems > > > on my van have been caused by faulty inputs...
• Re: Bus crash
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 16:04:36 -0400
  ...Did you get a police report? I'm not sure if Utah is a no-fault state, but what the cops say about fault...
• Re: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 07:59:57 -0800
  ...So if your gas gauge doesn't work, then whose fault is it that it doesn't get fixed? Not yours? Well then who...
• No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:32:40 -0700
  ...Earlier, I had suspected the passenger headlight ground wire was faulty and traced it back to the fuse area ground star. Cleaned it up...
• Coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:03:21 -0500
  ...I know this is just a fault - but what? Got coolant, Sensor in tank is good. Bad circuit in the instrument pod?? That light...
• Re: Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:02:05 -0800
  ...thought it > defaulted to "cold," in which case if it were faulty it would have an effect > when warm, but not on start-up...
• Re: Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:04:57 -0400
  ...just too lazy to do it right - so it's their fault. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78...
• Re: MS not VW
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 12:39:57 -0800 (PST)
  ...Mostly because it's Microsoft's fault. Just say "no" to Microsoft - that's my solution. :) -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper...
• Re: Stalling 1.9l Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 19:45:08 -0500
  ...If the problem goes away after bypassing the idle stabilizer then that the faulty unit. Oh yea, this will sound whacked, but are your...
• Re: Questions about Vanagon springs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 16:18:36 -0400
  ...If it does, then obviously springs are at fault. My Westy does not sag to the left, but it's a Wofsburg camper without...
• Chinese Tires
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:33:58 -0700
  ...D 102/100N 8PR Radial Tubeless Cursory observations yeild no apparent fault or blemish. Nice tread design looking like good for mud/snow. Client...
• Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:49:53 -0700
  ...I have read some of the many archives which would suggest a ground in one of the wires, a faulty instrument panel, or wrong...
• RE: Alternate Engine ? Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:52:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Gas mileage is poor, which is just as likely to be the mechanic's fault (c'est moi) as the engine's fault. /\ / \ \ \__ _ \ \o...
• Re: Rad Fan
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 21:02:00 EDT
  ...If a ground connection is thought to be faulty, dismantle the connection, and clean back to bare metal both the bodyshell and the wire...
• Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:30:55 -0500
  ...time to charge up the batery, the battery is probably at fault. sometimes batteries fail becasue they develop too much internal resistance, yet may...
• Re: 87 Syncro GL gas tank sender
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:24:51 -0400
  ...If the gauge goes full up, then the fault is in the sender. If not, the fault is in the gauge most likely. The...
• Re: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:03:02 -0800
  ...a hill involved. > > That's not the motor's fault, it's the fault of the designer who put it > in the vanagon. This...
• Re: Leaking Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 19:48:35 -0800
  ...Monday, December 5, 2011, 9:06 PM > Casey, I don't think anyone would > fault you for fixing your heater.� Some of us simply...
• Re: Archives
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:44:28 -0700
  ...Is it me? > >Or is something up with the archives? > > It's the archives fault, i.e. bad code on the page; but you...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:32:02 -0700
  ...Perhaps the starter ground is faulty. Didn't check that yet. The positive terminal and leads look fine too. On advice from someone here...
• Re: WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:45:13 -0400
  ...I'm pretty sure it stared with some fault in the auxiliary gasoline heater. The fire was no where near the engine. I'm...
• tool identification - redux
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:58:29 -0800
  ...of inlet and outlet manifolds would be scraped to > remove > any faults and burrs that would cause air and fuel flow eddies. > > Not to...
• Final Call for parts off of totaled 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:13:11 -0400
  ...my fault for dragging this out, compounded by my laptop being out for service. I have also pulled things like: head rests, dashboard (black...
• Re: Runaway Starters and Kill Switches
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 1 Nov 2013 23:30:41 -0700
  ...And, to add to my > consternation - it works just fine an hasn't faulted since! But oh do I > ever know - if it's...
• Trip
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 27 May 2016 14:50:49 -0500
  ...6BD52B07196DBA66BB-5140 3 Faults Found: 17550 - Load Calculation Cross Check P1142 - 35-10 - Lower Limit Exceeded - Intermittent 16825 - EVAP Emission Control Sys P0441 - 35...
• Re: Ordering Parts Online ADD: A GOOD MECHANIC VERSE A PROFESSIOAL TECHNICAN, OR Prevent a fire, Not put one out!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:13:11 -0700
  ...If something breaks that isn't his fault, he charges the customer. Don
• Re: Don't let this happen to you!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:00:39 -0400
  ...The destruction would have been more thorough except that the faulted wire (power steering switch feed, don't get me started on feeding signal...
• Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:34:46 -0700
  ...for the center hub. > > Thanks, > Tom, It is more likely the fault of the installer. This was installed less than 100 miles ago. The...
• Re: 87 Syncro - new engine/same problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 23:14:13 -0500
  ...remanufactured need a Valve adjustment? >Who do you think is at fault. >And, Has anyone ever had a �Bad� remanufactured - possibly the same problems...
• Re: Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 16:44:01 -0500
  ...Phil, 84 westy Fred Wrote > >I have been reading about all the head gasket leaks on water cooled gas >engines do the same faults...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 19:28:18 -0400
  ...When I get a minute(ha,ha,ha,!)I'm going to rig an LED using my 25 pin BOB and set some faults...