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• Re: '91 Vanagon Westy Cruise control diaphragm needed
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:52:26 -0400
  ...t hold a vacuum, thus won't work. You may not need the pricey diaphragm at all. Try a bit of Automotive Goop in...
• Installing new front shocks
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:44:03 -0600
  ...I've heard that you should replace the bolt holding it in place, but does anyone know the size of that bolt? I've...
• Re: EV shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Drew B. Farenwald
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 11:28:21 -0400
  ...Anyone ever have this problem? How do I get the > new bushing into it's metal holder with lips on both ends? Rod-- I...
• IHT article on tires
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:51:23 +0200
  ...While replacement tires may look the same as the originals, they are made in ways that hold down manufacturing costs to make them more...
• Re: How Many Total Miles On Your Van?
  Historical mailing list - S. Marie Arnold
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 09:31:24 EDT
  ...1991 Carat (looking for 2 cup holders to complete my van)-51000 original miles. Can you believe it after all the problems. ie. . . oxygen...
• Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:01:01 -0500
  ...Low pressure gas goes to compressor > > and the hold thing starts all over again. > > > > Eric > > > Hot, high pressure gas out of compressor to condenser...
• Re: Westfalia decals in high reflective material
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 17:49:18 -0800
  I can get them made up in what ever color you desire! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC...
• Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:35:47 -0400
  ...Limped to the nearest auto parts store in clouds of smoke (the oil drips on the exhaust header.) Another puddle there. Put the stuff...
• Re: Coolant vanishing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:40:53 -0500
  ...Pressurize the cooling system and see that it holds. That will tell you whether you have a leak or not. Likely unseen leaks include...
• Re: how to remove starter from '87 automatic Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 12:18:37 -0400
  ...starter on my '87 automatic Vanagon, but I'm > having a problem with the less-accessible "bolt" that holds the starter > to the chassis...
• Re: Marker light tip wanted
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:38:38 -0500
  You pull back on the rubber boot, twist out the holder and there it is. Jim On Jul 8, 2013, at 4:20 PM...
• Re: New battery chemistries to watch for
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:06:55 -0400
  ...I'd like to see how this electronics hold up >in automobile service first. But the promise for the future is >great. A battery...
• Bizzare starter problems.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:35:08 -0600
  ...Thought it might be the neutral saftey switch, so I loosened the console around the shift lever (automatic), hooked the two ignition wires together...
• Re: hose clamp pliers; was: Re [VANAGON] HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:34:11 -0500
  ...enough to > securely hold the spring clamp from slipping. > Too easy. > On 19-Jan-06, at 12:13 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > >> Subject...
• Re: window seal needs - BD ones are from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:59:41 -0700
  ...On Apr 11, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:36:29 -0700 > From: Geo & Kathleen...
• RE: Stuck Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 96 18:33:39 -0800
  "The jam nut that holds the cable in position for the rear latch (yes, there are two latches on the door) has probably come...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 22 May 2023 04:56:26 -0400
  ...I still tell the story of how the shaft/pin holding up the accelerator just broke off and the pedal flopped to the floor...
• 91 Westfalia - metal clips in headlight buckets that hold on front grill
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 21:48:42 -0600
  ...The damage has all been repaired, I've re-installed the (straightened) head light "buckets", or steel brackets that hold the 2 glass lenses...
• Re: Increasing stability beyond the tires for windy days and winding mountain roads.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:38:51 -0400
  ...I'm also playing around with stiffer bushings holding the steering rack. If you hold one of these bushings in your hand (even a...
• Re: stalls at start-up; needs to warm up at higher RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 23:02:41 -0500
  ...In the last few days, >mostly when the engine is colder, it'll start but won't hold idle >and stall. When I restart...
• Re: Another Primary Battery Option
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:01:55 -0600
  ...Just bought an Autocraft H-6 AGM battery for like $170 at > > Advanced Auto in hopes I'll find a solution to cold starting...
• Bucking and Snorting on Fwy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 13:43:48 -0700
  ...the freeway and had very little accelleration at first, then when holding the accelerator down, it began to slow gradually. (On my way to...
• Re: looking for Gumby- Re: My Hula Girl won't stay on my dash (NVC whatsoever)
  Historical mailing list - Duane Fahey
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 10:30:03 -0400
  ...dog got hold of mine and Pokey is lonely now that his green pal > has been decaspitated.. > > chris -- Duane Fahey Visual Automation, Inc. http...
• Re: Friday OT...automatic trannys and driving habits observed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:54:11 -0800
  ...Friday OT...automatic trannys and driving habits observed > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 11:49 PM > > Driving an automatic...
• Re: Okay -- is there a real fix for floppy mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 18:59:13 -0700
  ...The pin you are talking about is to hold the stud into the mirror once you pull it out, and once that happens you...
• Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:09:16 -0700
  ...Next time it does it ....try holding full throttle and crank continuously to see if that gets it to clear out and fire up...
• Re: Rear Tailight Lense
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:36:17 -0800
  ...hold it in place and unplug it from the harness. Now we're all REALLY confused aren't we! ;) David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn...
• Re: Here we go a-Wallacing--Re: rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:15:16 -0400
  ...trouble > I got back a spam response: > > I apologize for this automatic reply to your email. > > To control spam, I now allow incoming messages...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:03:31 +0000
  ...in the same category as holding your > > tongue just right. > > > > -- > > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > > Bend, Ore. > > > > On 06/26...
• Re: Rear heater core replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Shari
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 19:47:43 -0800
  ...I went down to the auto parts store after I pulled out the 'plastic mistake' and sized it up to a brass heater core...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Jan 2007 to 23 Jan 2007 - Special issue (#2007-97)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:12:12 -0800
  ...I guess the next question is whether or not the Passat wheels are strong enough to hold up a loaded Syncro Westy. Anyone using...
• Re: Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:19:01 +0000
  ...Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed! > > > > After my 1990 Vanagon Multivan sat unused for about a year because of an > > automatic transmission...
• Re: How to Replace Tach Light??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 95 13:28:55 AST
  ...smitht@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Tim Smith) > >> The bulb pulls out of this holder, and costs $0.99 anywhere fine automobile >> components are...
• OEM vs. FLAPS window cranks?
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 15:12:14 -0700
  ...No screw, bolt or nut holding it on. I wasn't pulling on it hard either. I chalked it up as a fluke, and...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Rick Berman
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 11:56:10 -0600
  ...don't >> have to hold the hatch up while setting it in lock position... it slides >> into lace automatically! >> >> Bill >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tony...
• Re: Sink problem, where to find parts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 19:40:08 -0700
  ...in between or anything else holding it together? > > I don’t know what goop is. > > > Eric > > 85 GL Auto Westfalia > > > > > > On Aug 8, 2015...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 07:36:30 -0600
  ...the four plastic clips that hold the footwell flap in place, installing the 11 clips needed to hold the heater box together (unless someone...
• tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:00:25 -0400
  ...Without the wires holding it in place. The carrier comes with no install instructions. Before attempting the install I asked van cafe for instructions...
• anitfreeze
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 26 Aug 1994 08:29:49 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Also, the cooling system is supposed to hold just over 16 quarts; 16 quarts=4 gallons, so I bought 2 gallons of antifreeze. Is...
• Re: Propane Tank Questions
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 15:28:18 -0700
  ...was empty and could hold a full 3 gallons. FWIW.... the bleed valve on th right side of the Auto Stop valve has to...
• Re: Looking for the root cause of power steering fluid loss
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:59:10 -0700
  ...hold >quite a bit without leaking it to the ground. > >Remember, too, that Vanagon power steering systems use Dexron (or Dexron >III) automatic transmission...
• Expansion tank cap operation...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:09:07 -0400
  ...First, I just purchased my first Westfalia...a brown '85 automatic. Overall, it's a good vehicle, but there are a few questions that...
• Re: '85 1.9 Manual accelerator cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 00:32:08 -0700
  ...the auto trans setup has a clip and is weird, but the throttle cable doesn't go to the throttle body on an auto...
• Re: Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:59:41 -0700
  ...Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed! > > After my 1990 Vanagon Multivan sat unused for about a year because of an > automatic transmission...
• Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:30:39 -0400
  ...So, my van seems to build up pressure when running and holds it for several days. Once released the expansion tank fills but level...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:28:17 -0400
  ...achieved, then hold that voltage while the battery acceptance declines toward zero, then reduce the voltage below gassing levels. An automotive regulator OTOH will...
• Re: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 13:24:35 -0700
  ...The outter one is holding fine. The inner one seems to be slipping off. I have not yet found out why, but will by...
• gas maleage dropped to 10.1
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:13:39 -0500
  ...Other symptoms are difficult starting unless I hold the pedal to the floor (while warm). Cold start is fine. Here's the clincher. It...
• A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:17:38 -0400
  ...My 91 GL has 167 K on it with a rebuilt engine and rebuilt auto tranny. It is running fine these days, but a...
• Re: Anyone seen David Marshall around? - I'm baack!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 17:44:12 -0700
  ...What can I assist you with? David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Jun 2007 - Special issue (#2007-659)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:07:57 -0700
  ...Jeff On Jun 28, 2007, at 5:43 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:25:36 -0700 > From: Stephen...
• Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 09:13:48 -0800
  ...incl. >> >> park lamp holder - pair incl. incl. >> >> 55/60W H4 lamp - pair $20 $14 >> >> 5W park lamp - pair $10 $7 >> >> ======================================= >> >> Total Price (less freight...
• Re: Coolant vanishing
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:24:55 -0500
  ...12:02 Craig Cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > My new bus, a 90 automatic which sat for a few years seems to be...
• Re: Overflow when filling tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 17:01:08 EDT
  ...If you are holding the handle, and the gas is flowing, when the auto-shutoff trips it is too late. You hear the click...
• Re: Costliest Brand To Repair?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 10:48:38 -0600
  ...They hold their value well. On 9-Aug-07, at 8:55 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 07:53...
• Re: High beams not working
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:53:57 -0500
  ...I�ve replace them with ones from NAPA and they seem to hold up better. On my van I do not have that problem...
• Re: Brake line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:58:57 -0500
  ...standoff single side clip 251611767B http://autopartmaster.com/en/?action=catalog_part&...e_margin=1 <http://autopartmaster.com/en/?action=catalog_part&form_request...
• rear ventelation question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 16 May 2018 18:32:11 -0400
  Hi listers, While happily setting up my van for camping I knocked a cap off a bolt holding on the op top support and...
• Re: An antidote to any early-winter blahs you might have
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:19:44 -0600
  Winter seems to be holding off here, at least until now. I just got back from a couple day campout at a nice spot...
• Re: A new project..inline 4 VW van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 01:17:49 -0700
  ...http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Vanagon-VAG-EngConv/ I have an ABA with a 1.8 head in my 88 2wd Doka. Uses...