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• Re: buses for sale: 71 p/u, 81 camper
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 6 Nov 94 15:45:20 PST
  ...engine runs good, non-vw carb (2-bbl). > brake problem is leaking fluid somewhere ... doesn't know where ... keeps > having to add fluid every...
• Re: Fuel Tank - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:26:00 -0500
  ...Next day I had 1/4 tank of gas and it smelled like the Exxon Valdez was just up the block from me. I...
• Re: Diesel Powered Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:22:43 -0700
  They smell much better running on bio-d or veggie oil! :-) I've never had a problem with worn cam bearing saddles with the...
• Re: Buying a Westy Help
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 08:39:55 -0500
  ...Buying a use car/van is a risk! Buying a VW is a bigger risk! Buying a Vanagon is a very big risk.... of...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:02:10 -0500
  ...As an employee of a VW dealer during high school, the new VW Beetles came from Germany with this wax sprayed on them so...
• !! Help Needed DC - Baltimore Area, '81 AC Westy Won't Start !!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:04:25 -0600
  ...He said he smelled gas but the van didn't crank after turning it over with the fuel pump disconnected then reconnected afterwards (it...
• Problem recreated under static environment (was more problems)
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 10:35:50 -0700
  ...Ran crappy, heavy fuel smelling smoke. Shut it off and took the #2 temp sensor out (again). Cleaned the area around the seat with...
• Tiico won't start. Advice or Phone Help Please!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 09:22:23 -0600
  ...After only a few seconds of cranking, it is easy to smell gas by the engine. A spark plug was removed, grounded to the...
• fuel leak, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - PJBerr
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:03:24 -0500
  ...fuel leak, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile 2.1L Last time I filled the fuel tank on my camper, fuel ran out from the...
• Re: Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:15:04 -0600
  ...I routinely drove around with my windows up, and just the air > vents open.... > In the deserts around Reno NV. > NEVER did i smell...
• update !! Help Needed DC - Baltimore Area, '81 AC Westy Won't Start !!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:51:14 -0600
  As of around 6:00 pm a local VW expert is on his way out to help David, Thanks, Jonathan Poole ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From...
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 18:45:12 -0800
  ...The tank seals are bad (I can smell fuel after a fill-uo), so that is the next job. I was assuming (yeah, yeah...
• Re: How many fuel pumps does a Eberspacher BA6 Gas Heater have?
  Historical mailing list - Chibong Oh
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 21:06:12 +0900
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of 1980 VW Westfalia "Pokey" Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:19 AM To...
• Zep� basted turkey (long and little RVC...it is Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:10:41 -0500
  ...It was, however, almost the Thanksgiving Day dinner-that-never-happened and it would have been all to blame on the VW psychosis that...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:11:15 -0700
  ...I just prefer the Awareness Method - your are watching, checking , smelling, looking etc, on a regular basis. That's a more reliable system I...
• Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:25:34 -0700
  ...The interior still smells new. Someone took good care of it. However, I had no clue as to this "3-4 slider" tranny problem...
• Just cause
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Thu, 16 May 2002 13:25:50 -0500
  ...Driving a VW Vanagon. Moptop hairdo and sideburns, plays in a band. I knew what was coming next. He asked about "the smell" that...
• Re: Noisy Lifter - to replace or not?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 17:04:50 -0700
  ...Turns out the VW dealership wants $78.00 a lifter, outch!!!! In a measure of desperation, I tried Gunk Engine Flush ($1.99 at...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:02:11 -0800
  ...For years after that if I even smelled gear oil I would gag and nearly hurl. Some things are better left to the young...
• Re: Campfire coffee, was: Heater for Winter Camping
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, David R FOR:EX
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 09:18:09 -0800
  ...We got ours at a small shop in Bath, England while traveling through Europe in a VW camper last year. But I'm told...
• Re: Fuel Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 19:32:44 -0600
  ...What is the recommended fuel >> hose for a gas 1.9L ('84)? It smells like it's time to replace the >> lines again (a...
• Re: biodiesel
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 30 May 2005 13:43:50 -0600
  ...biodiesel Owner of biodiesel car says smell of vegetable oil attracted bear <http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--biodieselbear0...
• soundproofing and seat tracks, ad nauseum
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:53:33 -0700
  ...the asphalt in the pads is a bit stinky (industrial smelling), and i don't know if that would be there with the viscoelastic...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Thu, 23 May 2002 23:54:34 -0500
  I have a 1991 VW Westy GL I bought it last July > has 107,000 strong engine. ran well when bought it. > had exhaust...
• Digitool saves the day, again
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:55:24 -0800
  ...And the rich smell from the exhaust was gone too. I have used it before on numerous friends and acquaintances Vanagons. It usually gets...
• Re: Storing gasoline-a don't
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:59:22 -0400
  ...http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops > ________________________________________________________ Derek Drew New York, NY & Washington, DC drew@interport.net '90 Syncro Westfalia... ...seen off-road at...
• Re: Rant--LVC
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:01:38 -0800
  ...I'm close to buying another Vanagon (there's the VC!) or other simpler VW and selling that car. At least I could mentally...
• Degreasing, ECI rebuilt, Red Rock
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 20:02:55 -0800
  ...Plus its not toxic, it has a long working life since its a gel and any residue will make your car smell like oranges...
• Re: Zep� basted turkey (long and little RVC...it is Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 14:04:23 -0800
  ...It was, however, almost the Thanksgiving Day > dinner-that-never-happened and it would have been all to blame on the VW > psychosis that...
• Harness melt down and Vanagon on fire
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 20:03:05 -0700
  ...the problem was a bad oil filler tube and the fact that VW has the harness just laying on top of the tin muffler...
• Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:27:59 -0700
  ...The bears have learned this easy entry method and use it often when something smells good inside, does not seem to matter if you...
• Re: capacitor fix mitigated buck, did not fix
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:08:54 -0500
  ...On the return trip, I got behind the bus and smelled the exhaust. It seemed to have that smell associated with a lean engine...
• Hello Everyone
  Historical mailing list - Peter Martin
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 06:23:56 -0400
  ...Yikes, VW parts prices are OBSCENE! :) A few things I could use help with if any of you have any suggestions are 1. Exhaust...
• Correct Way to Purge New Propane Tank?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:32:43 -0700
  ...Air smelling of propane hissed out bleeder. No LP came out. The autofill valve "kicked in" several times forcing pump gun to shut off...
• Re: Gas Tank Sealer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 1995 11:17:55 -0400
  ...Reconditioning wasn't cheap ($150 CAN) but I can't stand the smell of leaking gas, and getting the tank out is a pain...
• Diaganosing Fuel Injection Systems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Feb 97 09:41:08 -0800
  ...I can smell gas around the engine compartment when I try to start it (could the injectors be stuck open?) and I can here...
• Re: Butt marks on door jam!
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 13:22:14 +0100
  ...fender and thereby grind the colour off :-( I smell a conspiracy between DuPont and VW !! Calle -88 Vanagon -85 constant repair object ( Ford Escort...
• Re: Local VW Parts Dealer
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 20:27:33 -0600
  Our only VW dealer in the state in Arkansas's parts department stocks little more than the Vanagon oil filters, but then it is...
• Re: How I spent my day off...
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:58:42 -0700
  ...B Feddish wrote: > >> One color and shiny. >> >> http://www.feddishbasses.com/vw/paint1.html >> >> Lessons learned: >> >> Don�t drag air hose across wet paint...
• Leaking Fuel injector acted like bad throttle switch...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 22:37:08 EST
  ...Well, I had some extra time off from work and for what ever reason decided to check out my NEW 9 month old VW...
• Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:27:41 -0700
  ...Then, I noticed that old gas smell. Hadn't noticed this before when filling tank. This connection at cross over tube: http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: Road trip
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:28:37 -0500
  ...im parked right now and i can smell gas. I worry about those SAE hoses on the engine. If one popped off the others...
• Re: GoWesty Spring Bonk
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:01:09 -0700
  ...I smell a GoWesty lawsuit looming. >> >> but maybe a Spring Ker-plunk ... flyrods and westfalia's in the sierra's >> >> >> On 15 April 2014...
• Re: Slightly Overpriced GL on The Samba
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:37:15 -0700
  ...I think she'd rather have me in the garage wrenching on beat-up VW's than drunk on a golf course like most...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 10 May 2004 15:10:50 -0700
  ...defective? I many attemps to start the motor, I didn't smell any gas odor. > So once the distributor cap, the rotor and the...
• Re: 1987 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:03:18 -0400
  ...If I do it too long I smell gas. > I'm thinking that this can be a few things. > First, dirty gas/tank syndrome...
• Something weird happened today at my California Smog Test
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 16:33:29 -0700
  ...the in 2nd, but had hit 4th instead. "Stupid low-powered VW! I've got to really give this thing the gas a slip...
• Things fall apart; the center will not hold
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 07:58:06 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The imagery joined with smells, and sleep began to fall away. My eyes opened wide: GAS! I sniffed around the cabinetry, and convinced myself...
• Got the filter...and a leak somewhere
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 95 08:53:04 EDT
  hey now, i found the filter i needed at the local VW parts place..Thof. (don't you love it when a buisiness knows...
• Re: Leaking synthetic oil?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 11:35:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...1982 VW Pickup-diesel (Rabbit style), switched at 60,000 miles - no problems through sale at 120,000 miles. 4. 1988 Vanagon, switched at...
• more UPS (precious little Vanagon content)...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 22:50:54 -0600
  I put all of the Christmas tree clippings from our tree inside our dormant '90 Vanagon, which was getting pretty stale smelling because it...
• Re: 85 Vanagon starts hard
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 00:49:27 -0500 (EDT)
  ...I can smell gas when I'm > >backing out of the driveway. > >first or second try. The second is that there's something screwed...
• Re: Fuel recovery system overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:21:18 -0500
  ...I was able to find the braided 5mm stuff at a local vw flaps. Just cut them the same length and hook up to...
• Re: Should the fuel pump always run with key on?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:51:21 -0700
  ...There was an official VW recall on some years to replace all of the fuel lines in the engine compartment. Might check with a...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:43:03 -0800
  ...For years > after that if I even smelled gear oil I would gag and nearly hurl. > > Some things are better left to the young...
• Friends '64 Weekend!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:36:50 MST
  ...Despite all efforts, it wouldn't come out! We gave up, and drove it to our local VW Guru. He took about 1/2...
• Re: [WetWesties] Caution.............Urgent Message
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 10:07:01 -0700
  ...All VW Rolling stock has been sold off. I am VW free for the first time in 9 years. I've still got lots...
• Re: Burden or Blessing?
  Historical mailing list - marty
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 14:50:53 -0400
  ...my beloved "Victoria"! ('82 Westy) > > We saw a funky, old red VW bug drive by and he commented on how he'd love to...
• Our bus lives!
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Fri, 16 May 2003 15:15:15 -0700
  ...Just the smell of the gunky stuff from shipping burning off of her! It does seem like the idea of a jetta thermostat switch...
• Re: headlight fuse blowing 1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:05:38 -0700
  ...A couple of years ago I relayed the > headlights and have enjoyed zero problems related to them until lately. > I've > been smelling something...