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• Re: adding an assist handle to the driver's side
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 12:39:06 -0700
  ...There are wires in the post, keep your drill bit short maybe even use a shaft collar. Make a cardboard cut out of it...
• Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:53:04 -0700
  ...Then when the real > cold hits, there you sit unless you brought your long extension cord for the > block heater (BTDT). > Chris I was...
• Re: Oil Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:26:38 -0400
  Mark, You'll find lots in the archives, but here's what to do, in shorthand: 1) Check the oil pressure circuit. My gut...
• 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement - I'm looking at the 1.9 NA
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 18:34:33 -0400
  ...Parts Place are selling 1.9 diesel short blocks for $1095. These are new engines! I know that they were never used in vehicles...
• Re: just how COLD is it where u are.. - 3 here...w/ -35 WCF
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:22:08 -0800
  ...If you are operating a vehicle regularly in temperatures below 20F you should have a block heater for the engine and synthetic lubricants fot...
• Re: New fridge installed! Yippee!
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:24:54 -0700
  ...The unit is much deeper and shorter than the Dometic, and > has a real freezer section not unlike the small office fridges you find...
• Re: Center Console....Want One?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 19:10:40 +1300
  ...For once the wheel isn't >blocking my view of the speedo and gauges. And I can still see the road >quite clearly while...
• Re: What goes here?
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:31:35 -0500
  ...when I go to > > thread> it into the new block, it hits something inside before it > > snugs all > > > the way down. > > > > > > If I remember...
• Shocks and Springs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:56:02 +0000
  Responses to some list members seem to keep getting blocked. Eric, Some thoughts for your springs. Installing shims or replacing the springs requires the...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:52:55 -0600
  ...Finally the starter stopped turning, but Iwas kn the > middle of the road, blocking traffic, at night. > > Long story short - this is the second...
• FW: FS:'87 Syncro Westy, '86 Syncro, '83 Westy, Subaru 2.5L
  Historical mailing list - Meiborg, John R
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 12:09:06 -0800
  ...catylectic > heater, orange/tan, new heads, new brakes, engine seized (needs short > block?) otherwise good condtion, $1,500 > > '96 Subaru 2.5L engine and...
• FW: FS:'87 Syncro Westy, '86 Syncro, '83 Westy, Subaru 2.5L
  Historical mailing list - Meiborg, John R
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 09:52:53 -0800
  ...catylectic > heater, orange/tan, new heads, new brakes, engine seized (needs short > block?) otherwise good condtion, $1,500 > > '96 Subaru 2.5L engine and...
• Re: Diff lock in a 2wd
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 23:09:57 -0500
  ...He was shot and died shorting after this... not by me. THe dealer micro-film showed the limited slip axle. I have a GTI...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 11 May 2007 14:11:17 -0700
  ...Maybe the extra gaskets are for the short block. There are crank shaft seals (front and rear), waterpump and oil pump gaskets and many...
• Re: helicoils, stripped threads
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 06:52:20 -0800
  ...I used a 90-degree drill attachment from Home Depot and a self-shortened drill bit to drill through the flange on the exhaust...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:36:36 -0600
  ...I with a two short pieces of 2X8 to serve as a base for the jack, rather than putting them directly on the ground...
• Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 15:14:36 -0600
  ...number is on the ECU. > >In short, Tiico's hp rating, MIGHT be correct, for the head block combo >they've put together. "Brand...
• Re: noise from transmission
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 08:14:59 -0800
  ...When the body leans one axle gets shorter and the other side longer. This puts the CV bearings in different spots and when it...
• Re: Thermostats [Was: Spooked!]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 13:12:23 -0700
  ...hardly ! it's the short cold trips that do that. Particularily in winter. About the worst thing you can do in the winter is...
• Re: Carb Conversion Question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:24:32 -0700
  ...http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
• Re: 1600 Rebuild Notes...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 03:24:23 -0500
  ...That's the way I handled the last short block I did. But I didn't like it. I know bearing material (in the...
• 2.3 swap update
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 15 May 1998 00:14:01 -0400
  ...Cleaned everything up and dropped the cylinder head on the block. Hmmm, the cam sprocket just touches the rear lip of the engine compartment...
• Re: WTB: Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:37:45 -0400
  ...411/412 motors will not bolt into > any 72-75 Type 2 without stripping it down to a short block and > putting all the...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:03:47 -0500
  ...hard studs never have anything to grab onto! Again, I could get a "gently used" short block for less than just the cost of...
• Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:13:41 -0800
  ...right away where the short was. ;-) > >> > >> BA6 diagram in Bentley is only for 2.1l with the new fuse block, so no > >> help > >> with...
• Re: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:18:42 -0700
  ...We bought a 12vdc refrig and used it on a short trip to Chicago. Everytime my daughter put her feet on the dash to...
• Re: power source for new "air" horn advice on power source
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Sat, 20 Jun 2020 12:56:36 -0700
  ...is kept short. If this is a late model with AC you can also pick battery power from the relay block for the high...
• Re: help removing aux air reg
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:22:00 -0500
  ...I thought the bolts were cross threaded for the angle.used a > short box wrench to break the galvanic corrosion on the forward bolt...
• Re: Low power 1 min after start?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 01:48:26 -0500
  ...Same symptoms are >exhibited, and it's really only noticeable if I stop and idle (at light or >stop sign) shortl after starting. I...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 15:18:10 -0500
  ...fuel filter > Hello all-- > > I'm in the middle of changing the fuel filter on my '84 Westy and have hit a > stumbling block...
• Re: ebay Diesel turbo unit: how much work?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 20:28:11 -0900
  ...In short, you won't be able to utilize the full potential of the blower (assuming it's in working condition in the first...
• Re: model year differences?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:12:24 -0800
  ...Before--simple fuse block > with the old-style ceramic fuses; after--very complicated > fuse block with modern-style fuses and wiring harness plugs > on...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:19:00 -0400
  ...bet you drive this van 7 blocks to the Food Co-op, shop, then drive > that same short distance back.' > > she said ..yep ..that...
• Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:09:20 -0700
  ...There is a short piece cardboard flex line on this opening which terminates under the vehicle inside of the passenger wheel well. I presume...
• MORE: Cranks, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 10:28:38 -0800
  ...When you turn the key over a notch, the fuel pump gives a short burst (to prime the system?). When my wife turned the...
• FW: low power 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:01:39 -0400
  ...After 10 years of use, it is not unusual for a cat converter to become blocked and require replacement. Short trip driving, or a...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:22:39 -0400
  <html> <body> At 05:47 PM 3/13/2011, Gilles H Turmel wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Is there a better...
• Re: Pianos
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 20:31:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...I don't know what the wood block with hole in it could be for (wire bending helper?), but I'll bet there are...
• Re: 1.9L TD update,`82 D-Westy conversion!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 12:01:12 -0700
  ...Neyhart wrote: >As per an article in "european car" (or was it "vw&porsche" then), a >swap they did with a TDI block into...
• Re: Cooling System Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 07:06:57 -0700
  ...head or block. What's wrong here is that there is no such replaceable piece. I think that VW has short-life, special coolant...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 18:15:42 -0700
  ...From the crank >> centerline, we see about 7 inches of iron block on either side , >> with the heaviest part dead center. >> >> The block is...
• 96R AGM Battery feedback
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Aug 2023 01:32:58 +0000
  Looks like my replies are getting blocked so I'll try from scratch. Sometimes timing can be amazing. I have a van here that...
• She runs, after a fashion.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 02:32:24 -0600
  ...she ran for a short while. Compression is 150 +/- 5 all around. I got her to spit around the block and warm up a...
• Re: Just how cold...the PS pump was crying
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:42:40 -0600
  ...Cold tends to make them screech during and shortly after startup. Pressing a parafin block against them while they are running helps witrh the...
• Re: Need Help diagnosing a Non-starting '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 07:42:06 -0700
  ...I > couldn't build one on short notice however, since all the Radio Shacks > around here closed after the bankruptcy, and I didn't...
• Klankenstinkenwagen
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 17:01:41 -0700
  ...I just drove it around the block for the first time. Seems to run well though there is a problem with the vacuum pump...
• Re: 85 Vanagon head thumper
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 11 May 2007 14:27:38 -0700
  ...With the bike rack I may opt for the PVC sleeves to block the hatch in the up position. Stephen --- David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@AOL...
• Re: Engine assembly complete, it's in, it's dead? [T1]
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
  Tue, 14 May 96 16:56:13 EST
  ...I took the engine in stripped down to a short block and decided to risk the consequences of having some alloy shavings from the...
• 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild[correction]
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 06:41:29 -0800
  ...Also please look at my post again in case I may have miscommunicated, I meant to refer to the cases/blocks/mains as being...
• Re: Engine needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 17:42:14 -0600
  ...VWofA wants $2,300 for a short block (no heads) and has no > idea when it could be available. > > HELP! Is there a reputable...
• Re: Small windscreen wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 06:58:01 -0800
  ...Just a little shortening of the > C shaped wire was enough. > > > > I have to ink other people have discovered this. And I have to...
• Re: Trip report Moab/Canyonland/Monument Valley short
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 23:55:18 -0700
  ...Trip report Moab/Canyonland/Monument Valley short > We just got back from a wonderful road trip out west. About 2500 miles, > strep throat for...
• air-cooled engine expert recommendation needed near San Jose CA
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 11:32:41 -0800
  ...The car had a new short-block at 60,000 miles (previous owner put a piston through a cylinder), and has done another 50K...
• 82 Diesel Vanagon - what caused cam bearing to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Hardy
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 14:49:48 -0500
  ...He says the head is getting pressure fine - 80-90 lbs, the oil pump is fine, and there is no blockage to the head...
• Re: Painting Pop-Top/ The Only Way
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 23:00:27 -0700
  ...Trim off any "hairs" and rough sand with anything, including gravel, or > a cinder block. If the top is not totally buggered, don't...
• Re: ebay item: 4647412033 NISSAN POWERED westy!
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Fri, 9 Jun 2006 11:11:55 -0600
  I like how the MaxiWesty site uses them as their only testimonial, and the short blurb tells a completely different story than the link...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:36:34 -0700
  ...This should allow you to remove the short threaded pipe that allows for the oil cooler. Unscrew this threaded pipe section from the block...
• Re: two wire connectors...Proper polarity?
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:26:42 -0500
  ...ie battery/fuse block etc.this way that positive "hot" post remains shielded so in case i dont have anything hooked up to it...
• Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:23:42 EDT
  ...the gasket to the water pump and that short length of hose to the engine block? Mind you I'm not angry at the...
• Re: internal head gasket leak or not?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:03:46 -0400
  The proper method to remove the rear heater core is to block it off or remove the tees, not loop the hoses together. In...