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• Re: Top Ball Joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:16:30 -0700
  ...Then the usual removing any cotter pins, > and > removing the nut. Reassembly should be easy except of course holding that > tapered pin from rotating...
• Re: Anyone making custom curtains?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:17:17 -0700
  ...Then I just did a quick stitch all the way around the edges of the pinned panel, removing pins as I went. > > Going with...
• Re: Rebuilding a distributor.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:02:29 EST
  In a message dated 2/19/05 3:29:50 PM, TStone8359@AOL.COM writes: << Driving the pin out of the end piece was...
• DAS BOOT HAS ENGINE RUNNING!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 20:45:01 -0600
  ...One goes to pin 25 on the ECU. The other goes to pin 17 of the ISCU...NOT directly to the ECU. My ISCU...
• Re: wrist pins/boston bob
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:22:32 -0600
  ...wrist pins/boston bob > All, and especially Boston Bob, > > Two responses on the question of whether bad wrist pins are really bad or not...
• Re: Door handle/lock changing question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:49:02 -0800
  ...In a pinch you can use an old drill bit of appropriate size to drive out the roll pin. Nails are not suitable because...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 10:14:09 -0800
  ...which means too much tension on that AFM harness may be the AFM harness on your van is loose at the pins or one...
• Re: Tachometer Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:28:21 -1000
  ...some pins around in your 14 pt multipoint pin connector, >and run a wire from the coil, under the van, to the pin for...
• Re: Auxillary propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:39:11 -0700
  If you have a pinched copper line, I`d plumb in the other tank right there, as a pinched line is a weak point...
• Final Drive Oil Seal Bushing
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 21:18:19 -0700
  ...He said to check the pinion shaft for end play and I'll understand the necessity. Well, I drove out for my weekly Vanagon...
• Re: Knock Knock ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:31:49 -0800
  ...When i've driven cars > with ping, > usually the ping frequency is dependent on throttle/load too) > > It has rebuilt injectors that were flow...
• 84 automatic not starting
  Historical mailing list - Billy
  Wed, 2 May 2007 19:08:23 -0400
  ...I have power to pin 30 and 85 onboth the F.P. and ECU relays. If I ground out pin 86 on the ECU...
• Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:00:25 -0400
  The voltage stabilizers on all three of my '84 models only use the outer pins. The middle pin is in the air (no female...
• Re: $#%&*!@ Shifter! Or, Zen ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 1995 20:42:16 -0400
  ...Remove the 19mm nut that is holding a 4' long pin the shift rod slides on. Remove the long pin and you will see...
• Re: rare lapel pin on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:13:17 -0500
  Some of the repros do not have the markings on the back of the pins, but others do. It's very difficult to find...
• Installing Steering Rack and Pinion...
  Historical mailing list - robby kilborn
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:32:53 -0700
  ...I found I have a leak in my rack and pinion... can't really figure out how it happened, but the 'return' line that...
• Re: Barbie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:57:34 -0400
  I'll supply the Pink(tm) accessories. And for the Vanagon content: That would be the best van for a swap, no matter what...
• Re: Temp II sensor
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 18:25:38 -0500
  ...What I am calling pin 1 on cable leads to pin 7 on > Ignition Control Module. > > Thank you very much in advance. > > John Lauterbach...
• Re: Other groups - a better one? - gasp!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:19:49 -0500
  Jim, Mark is referring to the fact that we actually make an aftermarket reproduction of the guide pin for the 80-83.5 Vanagon...
• tach dash wiring, color order
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:52:15 -0800
  ...The unused white/red (old pin 12) wire can be cut down to a couple of inches and used in pin 9 where you...
• Re: Teflon Piston buttons.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 96 13:13:45 PST
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Claralw@aol.com wrote: >whats a teflon button? I guess it goes on the ends of the wrist pin so...
• Aux. Battery Relay PIN #
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 01 Feb 1997 19:18:38 -0500
  Can anybody come up with the PIN # for the relay that is used with the aux. battery hookup. I've been having a problem...
• Re: electrical woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Sat, 31 May 1997 22:48:32 +0000
  ...A copper circuit trace was broken that connected two ground pins. Thanks, Scott Maurer 84' Vanagon Portland, OR At 01:53 AM 5/27...
• wrist pins/boston bob
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:45:05 -0500
  All, and especially Boston Bob, Two responses on the question of whether bad wrist pins are really bad or not. One says it never...
• Re: Urgently need STRIKER PIN for rear lock on sliding door -- '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:03:51 -0800
  ...The striker pin is shown as Item 1 in picture > 58-231 on > Page 58.15 in the 07/1991 edition of Bentley. > > Please...
• Re: poptop opening while driving; latch & seal problem (How to meet a NJ trooper)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:50:05 -0700
  ...If you remember to check the pin every time you latch it, should be ok. I've thought about a warning light for the...
• Re: Dent pulling in rear corners?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:45:13 -0500
  My 89 Westy came with a dent in the LR corner so I ground of the paint and used a pin welder that spot...
• Re: red&white wires, green&black wires, refer madness!
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 22:05:16 -0700
  ...Also jumpered to pin 4. > pin 2, green to water level sender > pin 3, black to reefer thermocouple at T1 > pin 4, red to...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:44:20 -0700
  ...They are wired in parallel and both connected through > one single wire to Pin 4 of the ECU per Bentley's 97.55. Both...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:26:39 -0800
  On 3/31/09, Bill Shawley <easywind1975@hotmail.com> wrote: > I should've been a little more specific, these are the big slider "pins...
• Re: Changing lock cylinders?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 02 Mar 1997 13:11:38 -0800
  ...There is a small knock-out pin which holds it all together. Pre-soak the pin area with penetrating oil. I used a nail...
• Re: humor?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 09:59:29 -0600 (CST)
  ...A country well known for its fjords and > > Pining for the fjords? My guess, based on his story, is that he's currently pining...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Toma Keller
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 19:36:43 -0800
  ...Are these available from any of the aftermarket providers or does anyone know where I can locate one of these pins? Thanks, Toma Keller...
• Re: 85 wbx miss at idle...update =)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:04:25 -0500
  ...Katz wrote: > if the "knock" refered to below at idle is a hammering sound, that is not > engine ping. I've always thought 'spark...
• Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon (Long)
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:22:14 -0800
  ...The stock >socket supplies power to one pin. Another pin is ground. A third is hooked >up to the dimmer circuit of the dashboard...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:52:51 -0400
  ...The pin in the mud flap I reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat bladed...
• Re: specs for the 3 roll pins and six bolts for the clutch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 May 2012 19:23:32 -0400
  The pin is 6mm X 18mm, part number N90010002. The bolts for the pressure plate are M8 X 16 X 1.25. N0102935. If...
• Re: Unidentified part
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:19:32 -0700
  IIRC, those look to be rear brake pin retainers, used at the pivot for the parking brake lever / arm, under the�drum, at the...
• VW Tie Pin
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 10:52:16 -0700
  ...Oh well...:-( They did include a nice little tie pin with the letter. The pin has the emblem of the Concept. It looks like...
• Re: Dash Instrument Cluster for '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:27:16 EST
  ...Then there is an adjustment of a few wires going into the cluster via this 14 pin connector. Merely have to change the pins...
• Re: Vacuum leak?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 20:09:37 -0600
  > My current exhaust hole,leak,is of the pin hole variety.It is after all 4 > headers come together ,and next to the oxygen...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:22:58 -0500
  ...Sometimes the generics have a >>> 5th pin that isn't used for what I did. >>> >>> The 4 pin relay has pins labelled with numbers...
• Transmission Guide Pin: Should be Straight?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:52:11 -0800
  ...The guide pin on the older style DK transmission is supposed to be straight right? Much thanks, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
• What Octane Fuel is best? [was RE: How do anti-ping additives work?]
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Fri, 21 May 1999 08:18:42 -1000
  ...I missed the original anti-ping > posting, so please pardon me if I am repeating someone's reply. > I was taught > that anti-ping...
• Re: OEM mudflap question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 07:09:09 -0700
  ...It feels pretty thin and worn. > > Also the pin sticking out of the mud flap only comes out about a quarter of a inch...
• 84 voltage stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Valued Cutomer
  Tue, 18 May 1999 21:16:10 -0700
  ...There is no accomodation for the center pin (ie. nothing is broken off). I measured battery voltage across the two pins which was almost...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 09:23:17 -0700
  ...If you hook up the pressure gauge and watch it while you pinch the return line closed you can tell if the low pressure...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:57:42 -0700
  ...Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: [VANAGON] pinch the fuel line? I need to change out the little white fuel filter and...
• Re: Top Ball Joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:55:42 -0500
  ...Then the usual removing any cotter pins, and removing the nut. Reassembly should be easy except of course holding that tapered pin from rotating...
• cailliper pin stuck??
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:05:37 -0500
  ...two pins which punch out towarrds the car. At least, that's how it *should* work. After removing one pin (the lower one) without...
• Re: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:05:47 -0400
  ...The rheostat (pin 58e) gets power from fuse S20 which is fed from the headlight switch 58 pin; so if the switch doesn't...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:05:44 -0700
  The 80-84 used 3 pin brake pressure switches The 85-91 used 2 pin pressure switches Mark John Rodgers wrote: > '91 Carat, auto...
• Hinge pin prices that make sense!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 96 08:33:54
  ...Bottom pins cost 10 sterling pounds equals approx 15 US dollars. Sorry for confusing people! -- **dace.ecc@argonet.co.uk** Hal 'ECHO' Eccles - WFRP...
• Re: ECU pin 20 thread.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 11:56:01 EST
  Page 97.120 says the device connected to pin 20 is the "ECS-Malfunction indicator light and switch". Anyone have more info on this...
• Hall sensor install
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:18:22 -0500
  ...Question is, how does one remove the small pin at the bottom of the shaft to take apart the distributor. I have tried a...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:19:19 -0800
  ...I assume pin 7 is ground to the ECU, as each injector shows one side to pin > 7 (Bentley). I did NOT get continuity...
• Re: Isn't it ironic.....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 22:54:58 -0500
  ...I have 24 pinball machines. And to put this back on a Vanagon footing.... I got my first Vanagon (an 86 syncro) with the...
• Re: 1990 Blinking Coolant Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:43:08 -0700
  ...FWIW - I had an intermittment flashing coolant level light that I finally traced to a pinched wire (one of the pair of leads from...
• Re: Vent window on 84 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 17:52:35 -0500
  ...The pivot lock has a pin that you have to tap out (VERY GENTLY). Once this pin is out the mechanism will just slip...
• Rear sofa/bad installation
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 12:46:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...As we were removing it, we noticed that the seat back pins were located in a different postion than the standard rear seat. It...