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• Re: 85 octane in Colorado and 'windage trays'
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 00:27:05 -0500
  ...I have thought of this and I do run the oil level near the bottom > line on > the dip stick but I am afraid...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:03:09 -0700
  ...No, the oil in the cooler circuit doesn't drain back into the sump, so your dipstick level is the same as if the...
• Sleeping in Campers
  Historical mailing list - Robinson
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 17:40:45 -0500 (EST)
  ...This is assuming you'd be sleeping in the lower level (downstairs) of course. Actually, now I'm curious about the upper level as...
• Dipstick oil level
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 20:08:15 -0700
  ...Even though the owners manual states, "The oil level is correct if it is between the "max" and "min" marks on the dipstick". Searching...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:19:30 -0400
  ...That is why engine manufactures insist on a maximum oil level. JMHO ed- who can't spell pheudralicks, phew-dralic ? > Try this: REDUCE the...
• Re: 2 Cups low on coolant made my vanagon overheat?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 19:02:33 -0400
  ...This one contains the level sensor (at least in my 86, may be different in an older diesel). The level in the overflow tank...
• Re: Solved; OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:18:04 -0400
  In a Jetta I've had a similar system alert me to low oil level -- as I went around a curve the oil sloshed...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:11:15 -0700
  ...as on that one, if the level sensor says 'I'm low' ........it also pegs the temp needle to max. Very dumb. in 85...
• Re: A "Clutching" question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:32:33 -0400
  ...I >know the vendors have a basic level, a better level and a premium >level but they don't list "why" they are different...
• Re: Coolant level warning light - '88 GL - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 22:51:56 +0000
  Low water level in the upper tank, is what I discovered.  In the case of our '87 it meant that the hose between the...
• Clackety Clack
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 1 May 2010 19:24:31 -0500
  ...I am on a slant in the driveway so hard to get a reading on oil level. I took it for a 3-4...
• Re: sagging van question...
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 17 May 2006 08:38:54 -0700
  ...I'm considering spacers under both > >>rear > >>springs to level it. > >> > >>Have you thought about swapping your springs from left to right > >>just to...
• Re: westy wiring woes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 12:25:59 -0800
  ...When I flip the > power to the water pump nothing happens -is this normal when the tank > is empty? ALso the h20 level indicator...
• Re: Shipping Dometic Fridge - This Side Up?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:46:02 -0400
  ...Operating it (heat source on) when not level will damage it, though. The "Keep it level while in use" warning doesn't apply to...
• Re: Water Level Sensors Good News vs Bad News?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:46:35 -0400
  ...Have you tried simply shorting the common (lowest level) contact to each of the other ones to see what happens? It can be done...
• Re: Oil Level Min vs Max
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:05:36 -0800
  ...It uses hardly a drop if the level is at midpoint on the dipstick or less, doesn't like and will remove anything over...
• Re: Oil level vs temp test
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 17:16:02 -0700
  ...What I was reporting on was whether running the oil at a lower level would result in lower temps, and that's all. I...
• Re: temp gauge shenanagins
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 21:20:29 -0800
  Is the pressure tank and its level sensor still part of the mix? Coolant level probes, and thier associated wiring have been known to...
• Re: Late night - blinking light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:27:25 -0500
  ...Proper operation of the coolant level light is critical, and I consider it foolish to operate the Vanagons without it - given how they are...
• (UPDATE) Re: Mobil 1 and SM rating...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 19:06:50 -0400
  ...The technician I spoke with said that the 15w50 still had high levels of Zinc and Phosphorus, even with the SM rating. So unless...
• Re: Oil Level Min vs Max
  Historical mailing list - ROGunter
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 05:52:02 EST
  ...But the cooler readings that one observes when the oil level is less than maximum, is this the result of genuinely cooler oil OR...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:12:09 -0700
  Actually, it is a temperature warning light first and a coolant level warning light second. Early watercooled Vanagons had no coolant level warning system...
• Re: Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 08:32:23 -0800
  ...Carefully adjust the oil level. Cheap, can work, could be dangerous. If > you keep the mean oil level below the crankshaft arc, and above...
• Re: Dipstick oil level
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:01:45 -0700
  ...It has been > suggested here in the past that if the oil level is at full, there is more > contact between rotating things like...
• Temps under van vs inside [LVC]
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 15:34:19 -0700
  ...Inside at floor level: 76F; underneath van at ground level: 76F Reading two: mid afternoon, 3pm, van in full sun. Inside at floor level...
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:20:49 -0400
  ...One is the coolant level control module on the fuse panel and the other is the instrument cluster itself. When the ignition is first...
• Re: testing coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:27:18 -0700
  ...Mark pickle vanagon wrote: > I have been wondering whether my coolant level sensor is faulty, since I > don't remember every seeing it come...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:23:24 -0400
  Jack speculated: >> Someone really smart could figure out a way to level the stovetop grill maybe by threading the ends of some of the...
• Re: Oil warning light?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:59:18 -0400
  At 02:30 PM 3/30/2009, Roland wrote: >I think the solution is to always keep the oil level slightly underfilled. >I have...
• Re: Cooling system woes
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 17:20:47 -0400
  ...of the system, I do NOT get a variation in the level of coolant (in the reservoir) with engine RPMs. The reservoir is ALWAYS...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 10:01:34 -0800
  ...Later it was also connected to a level sensor in the coolant tank. From then on it served both functions. Mark Dylan Friedman wrote...
• Re: Solved; OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:28:39 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Solved; OIL warning light up > In a Jetta I've had a similar system alert me to low oil level -- as I...
• red light
  Historical mailing list - Eddie Nelson
  Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:07:01 -0700
  should have checked the coolent level earlier, thanks for the heads up
• RE: female stuff on trips
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Sep 1994 16:54:50 +0800
  Walt - How do you "check" your propane level? /martha
• Re: Subaru 2 Vanagon (SubVersives)
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 20:01:26 -0700
  I could use more power at sea level. DrRufo
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:54:06 -0800
  ...The coolant level warning is a secondary feature that was added later on some VW models such as Vanagons. That is where they went...
• Re: Coolant cap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 14:36:25 +0000
  ...I also saw one in my search that was much like the level gauge on an oil tank. Given all that, it seems that...
• Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 12 May 2012 19:44:24 -0400
  ...As to my experience level, it's not that great. That's why I started the Rescue Squad and Vanagonauts.com ;-) Gotta say though...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 16 May 2019 16:14:02 -0400
  ...wrote: > > I have, once again, replaced the 251 919 372 Coolant Level Sensor to fix > the blinking red light in the Coolant Temperature Gauge...
• Re: Refrig for 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Sun, 17 Aug 1997 09:09:42 -0700
  ...Once you get it fixed, find a nice level spot, as measured with a level in the refridg itself. Then find a coresponding spot...
• odd water tank indication
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:13:49 -0700
  The light to indicate the fill level on the kitchen water tank of my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile is behaving oddly. The tank...
• Re: Clutch not working.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:50:18 -0700
  This is good advice - I had this same issue on my '82, when I allowed the level to drop too low while bleeding the...
• spring boosters for leveling van?
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 07:09:53 -0800
  ...anyway, they go in the springs and i would think they could level my sagging vans rear end. they were only five bucks and...
• Re: Blinking Low Coolant Level Warning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Mar 2014 23:03:24 -0400
  ...Blinking Low Coolant Level Warning 1988 GL - "Ol' Red"". Coolant level warning light has gone ape! It blinks for a few before startin g...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:25 -0600
  ...Yes, > it is level all the way across and back to front. Even the seam where the > seat and the seat back meat is...
• Re: oil level question
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 09:26:57 -0700
  ...If the oil level is between the > two marks on the dipstick you're OK > > When the engine is warm and/or you've...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:42:39 -0400
  ...Blinking coolant level light > > >>I'm desperate. No burned wires. Coolant level sensor good. Temp 2 >>sensor good (or so says my mechanic), level...
• Re: Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Nov 2014 11:29:41 -0600
  ...Westy Water/Battery Level Display Panels Available Again > > Felder Industries has been supplying replacement led graphics for years! > > They are self-stick, printed under...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 08:03:49 -0800
  ...When I checked today the > fluid level was way, way up -- maybe 4 inches up the dipstick! I'm > guessing the stock cooler has...
• Tough driving
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:04:43 -0700
  ...I notice my van runs better and better as I approach sea level -- more power and better MPG. I live at about 4500' and...
• Re: trans oil level
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:40:53 -0800
  ...trans oil level John, Sean & Ed thanks for you response to my question. I decided to split the difference and fill it with 4...
• Re: More Newbie Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:38:26 EDT
  ...Adjust the oil level to the correct level like yesterday. Best, Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA ************************************** See what's free at http://www...
• Subject: Re: A question that I couldn't find in the FAQ, or the archives...
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 09:44:03 -0600
  ...dometic level > and then: dometic level unlevel > and maybe: dometic unlevel > > happy reading. m That won't get the post that answers the question...
• Christmas Parties
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 29 Dec 1998 17:49:11 -0800
  ...Festivity Level One: Your guests are sitting around chatting, nibbling the party food, sipping their drinks. They are admiring your Christmas tree ornaments and...
• Re: Oil Level Lifters With Mann W 719/30 Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 00:13:31 -0800
  ...Stops in a few seconds > - engine cold, oil level up to top notch > engine up to temp, oil 1/2 way between notches. > > I...
• Breather tower & oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:05:46 -0700
  ...My (91 syncro) van is eating oil - a lot - down to the minimum level - then stops. If I fill the oil to the upper...
• Re: good tool set...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 20:55:22 +0000
  ...This socket set is nice https://www.amazon.com/Neiko-02443A-Complete-Shallow-38-Piece/dp/B000HEC200 I have bought lots of different levels...
• Oil level vs temp test
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 14:30:50 -0700
  A couple weeks ago it was mentioned here that one should see lower oil temp if the oil level was kept below the halfway...
• Re: corrosion study
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 9 May 2010 13:43:58 -0400
  ...Which means that I and all the kids around me grew up with lead levels at minimum ten times the danger level. No wonder...
• Re: What do the LEDs mean?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:16:58 -0800
  The ones on the left are for water tank level only and the ones on the right are for battery voltage only. The water...