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• Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:35:28 -0800
  ...Did VW mount the diesel exhaust to the engine *mainly* to reduce transmitting engine noise to the vehicle body? ..... Or was this done mainly...
• better blog, good vehicle on ice (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:51:46 -0500
  ...http://www.usahockey.com/star/main_site/main/star/torino_day1_060127/ It's the blog of the guys running the zambonis in Torino...
• Disconnecting jet in fridge burner for maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:38:16 -0600
  Hi, in the fridge recondition/maintenance articles they talk about cleaning the jet in the burner. The instructions say to hold it up to...
• Re: Boston Bobs tale of an engine stripper or .19 Main bearing info was Flickerin oil light on 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 10:29:35 -0700
  ...The two middle main bearings bores are in fact the same size on the bug main bearings bores as they are on the 1...
• What is Preventive Maintenance? was: DM Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 06:48:44 -0400
  Being a firm believer of "Preventive Maintenance", I figured I better rush to its defense. It sounds like perhaps you DO believe in PM...
• Re: Maintenance database Was Re: Auto Tech Computer disk for Vanagon- Any good?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 10:14:36 -0800
  >Seriously, has anyone developed a nice database for vehicle >maintenance? I'm old enough to be suffering from CRS (can't remember >shtuff) and...
• Re: more on engine braking
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 18:27:13 -0500
  ...The water cooled engines have the >water jackets and thermostats to maintain engine temp., therefore avoiding >the rapid cool down problems. This is a...
• Re: Air cooled camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:42:06 -0700
  ...Uneven main bearings ? ....engine balance ? the crank shaft is trying to flop left-right in there badly. One trick for checking how the main...
• Re: So my stepson asks . . .
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:05:30 -0400
  ...The limiting factor on these is the main bearings and the case. The kiss of death is regular lugging and needless over revving of...
• Re: Battery combiner
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:29:24 -0800
  ...Both batteries still get charged automatically but only by a charger on the main battery. Even the 1314 can charge from both sides if...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 10:44:11 -0500
  ...There are 3 main possible causes of your specific problem and a few less likely ones. It would take more time than I am...
• Re: 71 Westy- mostly apart
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 20:27:21 -0500
  ...Any one know if this >is true, and does anyone have the stock dimension of the mains? I could >then measure and be sure...
• Re: Auto/Standard
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:32:13 -0700
  ...What would you be losing??? A lot of maintenance experience. No cluthes, cables, gears, etc. to replace. the auto is almost maintenance free, gets...
• time share on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:38:23 -0400
  ...It differs from rentals because it is more of a co op ? Of course vanagons would be more complicated because of the maintenece, however...
• Re: Whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:02:41 -0700
  > After letting the van sit overnight with the main valve off, > I cracked open a stove burner valve and heard a hiss of gas...
• Re: syncro part
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 09:12:32 -0700
  have you check Burley? http://burleysmotorsports.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2 or T3 Techniques?
• Re: preventive maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:03:27 -0700
  Yes Alistair...you nailed it right on the (leaking) head...we are enthusiasts and auto martyrs. BT >
• Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 14:36:24 -0700
  Thanks to all for all the input regarding my engine main seal problem. It was all much appreciated! Joe
• Re: How To Disable Steering Wheel Lock
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:29:36 -0600
  Hey Miguel! All aircraft have airframe and engine maintenance logbooks where ever maintenance activity is recorded. Why not a Vanagon maintenance log book kept...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:46:35 -0700
  ...Are main bearing sets readily availble in standard or oversize ? I've heard they were hard to get. I don't know if waterboxers...
• Re: Random Thoughts on Vanagon Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 3 May 2014 13:32:59 -0500
  ---- raceingcajun <raceingcajun@COMMUNICOMM.COM> wrote: > I would think the ease of maintenance goes back to one of Hitler's the > ordinal requirements: "that the...
• Re: 84 VVanagon GL: Coolant stays in Round Coolant Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 19:59:42 -0800
  ...When it cools down after the engine is shut off, the coolant is sucked out of the expansion tank and back into the main...
• Big John...toyota echo center gauges...was Re: Center Console....Want One?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 10:34:39 EST
  In a message dated 11/1/03 3:11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM writes: > Actually, the only thing I...
• auto trannys for sale.Re: WTB: automatic transmission core, near FAS in Maine if
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:56:30 EDT
  ...But 6 hours > from FAS in Maine... > > pedro..i have some good vanagon automatic transmissons available but im in PA... chris ************** Get fantasy football...
• San Francisco Bay Area Vanagon / Bus Maintenance Classes
  Historical mailing list - Jeremey Horan
  Wed, 15 Jun 2016 22:01:14 -0700
  ...The goal is to address the common and not so common maintenance and systems issues that come with owning a 30+ year old vehicle...
• Re: westfalia 2nd battery question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:10:58 -0500
  ...Knowing my aux >was low, I disconnected my main batt. My fluorescent light went out, >suggesting it was powered off the main batt. > >Would...
• Re: battery kill switch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:46:41 -0700
  Most of the racer supply houses have main electrical switches that can take all the power from the vehicle. They are required on racecars...
• Re: what is most correct coolant tower - more 90 auto
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:42:17 -0800
  ...and main flow, you should be fine, and I like the idea of that last coolant tower with the two small connections. I ran...
• Re: Headlight adjuster, main lens, top, �255 941 141C � � � � � � � � � � � � �
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:46:15 EDT
  ...Headlight adjuster, main lens, top, 255 941 141C - $5.93 Headlight adjuster, main lens, bottom, 191 941 297 - $12.85 Headlight stationary adjuster piece...
• Re: 2 questions...(still looking for a westy)
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:02:28 -0700
  At 11:08 AM 08/23/2002, you wrote: > The main thing that I have heard about the water cooled is the problem > with...
• clutch juddering
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:52:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...A number of months passed by, I don't recall exactly how long, and my pilot bearing fell to pieces and locked the main...
• Fw: Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 10 May 2001 09:46:58 -0500
  ...I believe in preventative maintenance and addressing problems early before they get worse. Since the WW (Westy Warranty) expired in 1989, I have more...
• main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:56:31 -0700
  What is the torque spec for the main bearings on a 2.1 waterboxer(the 4 cap nuts inside the water jacket, and the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Jun 2004 to 27 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-597)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:21:25 -0700
  ...Read it ahead of time, do the preventative maintenance and enjoy your free time how you see fit. >> There is no preventative maintenance for...
• Re: 1985 4-spd Vanagon front transmission mount
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:02:13 -0800
  ...Where are you ? No, it could not affect the mainshaft, not by itself, for sure. Scott -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Dropped from the main Vanagon mailing list
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:34:39 -0500
  Can someone p-mail me with instructions on re-subscribing? Thanks, Steve Edwards, Chicago
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Oct 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1224)
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 17:21:16 -0400
  Lug nuts needed http://www.prestigewheel.com/mainBolts.htm Cheers, Colin
• Suspicious not luscious
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:56:07 -0700
  The two women's van was suspicious, not luscious. Well, it was luscious, but mainly suspicious. Mike, Etc.
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:46:10 -0500
  ...Big American cars are designed with the knowledge that Americans won't do maintenance, no way no how. A real patriotic American buys a...
• BAD OIL LEAK
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Thu, 20 May 2004 13:37:16 -0700
  ...Looks like the main seal is leaking. I just put my motor together about a month ago, so it doesn't seem like the...
• Re: 68: What is this damnable noise???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 96 16:59 CST
  >Duuuhhh, it sure sounds like the main bearings to me. That is EXACTLY the >sound that they make (and so described by Muir). I...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:56:50 +0000
  ...he fills the main reservoir only half way at the seams of the tank > fill the overflow tank to max line > > I think he...
• need shop for main seal install Chicago
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 09:52:18 -0400
  Anyone know of a mechanic in the Chicago area that knows Vanagons? I need to replace replace the leaking main seal (big job) on...
• Re: Spark plug gap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Mar 2012 13:31:51 -0600
  ...I've been looking for one of these left > handed metric screwdrivers for some time now - > > <http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product...
• Re: $10k Syncro on eBay in Maine
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:53:43 -0500
  ...Ten grand and you get to drive home in fourth gear. >Cracked 3/4 slider, I emailed the seller. >http://tinyurl.com/maine-syncro...
• Re: women and standard gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:15:17 -0800
  ...m --- Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > If you lived in the frozen north (like northern Maine where I have to go > southwest to...
• Re: Westies (or lack of...)
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:27:17 -0300
  On a slow meandering road trip along the coast of Maine on my way to� I left Liberty (a bit inland from Belfast, Maine...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Maintenance webpage update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 18:47:40 -0500
  ...I wonder if a spider met its fate somewhere deep in that fridge! Time for maintenance I guess. Speaking of wildlife, in Glacier National...
• Re: How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:03:25 -0400
  ...oil cooler to the main >return hose going to the t-stat... >but it can't since that main portion of the t-stat...
• Re: The little red light (a little bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 23:46:33 PDT
  ...The expansion tank was full, but the main tank was almost empty! So the fix worked like this: get everything you need to add...
• Re: Manual tranny 3rd gear jump out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 09:58:17 -0600
  ...The usual causes for 3rd or 4th gear pop > out are bad teeth on the gear or the slider and a bad main ball...
• bubbling in coolant during flush
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 6 May 2002 05:41:13 -0700
  ...I had the main tank pressure cap off, and was feeding water from the heater exchange hose that once had a coupling but now...
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 00:40:58 -0400
  ...US, Canadian, and State of Maine. We're 3 miles from the NB border near Woodstock. If I go due west far enough ... I...
• Re: Big John Flaherty Re: EuroVans have more passenger room
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 20:22:16 -0500
  ...That web site still up? John Flaherty Portland, Maine '84 GL ----- Original Message ----- From: JordanVw@aol.com To: jflahert@maine.rr.com ; vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:50:50 -0700
  ...not sure about the maint. part but think that the need for a new one > will show up > if you can't pass emissions...
• 3rd Corner Expedition, and Fond Farewells
  Historical mailing list - Ed Frank
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 11:52:57 -0400
  ...Hope Cosmo ('84 Westy) will behave on what will probably be our last big adventure before the Maine winter. (Oh, we'll probably hit...
• EVC or Westy Syncro ... Ultimate Trip Vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 05:43:12 -0700
  ...Repair Availability (Breakdowns & Preventative Maintenance) 6. Travel Comfort 7. Overall reliability 8. Cost of travel (Maint, Fuel, etc) 9. Anything I have forgotten. Thanks...
• Re: Battery Mfg. Warranty Charging Voltage
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 12:49:37 -0600
  ...used to work for a flaps that had delco as its main battery for a while. as long as you are not attempting to...
• Re: Friday: Why no EuroVan Maintenance Posts?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:29:58 EST
  i think the eurovan list is: _ev_update@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:ev_update@yahoogroups.com)
• Charcoal Cannister Purpose
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:12:36 -0500
  What is the purpose of this? Any maintenance required? Thanks. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle