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  • Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Sun, 3 Jan 2016 09:42:46 -0800
    ...I think that leaving a glowing heat > > lamp or lit light bulb under it overnight might draw attention . . . > > > > 4 degrees (F) last night. Up...
  • Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:05:08 -0800
    ...with >>>>> ignition off + headlight switch on, three LEDs in the dashboard glow. >>>>> With engine running + headlight switch off - normal. Engine running >>>>> + headlight switch on...
  • Re: Shade tree wiring of a cold start valve on a 2.1?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:08:47 -0800
    ...the manual control glow plug circuit I ues for diesel vanagons is like that...........hold the button down, count to 10 say ( for gas...
  • Re: Bio-diesel in VW's
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:55:46 -0800
    ...10C it would be hard to start, two shots with the glow plugs and about 10 seconds of cranking would get it going with...
  • Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:32:00 -0700
    ...perhaps the glow plug relay , but that's all. ( has starter , batt, alternator and lights/instruments of course, but the main running stuff ...all...
  • Re: Newbie question
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 05 May 95 08:35:56 CDT
    ...Water-cooled engine, code CS (1982-1983 Diesel models) **Glow Plugs** Bentley Book FLAPS AC 31G Autolite 1104 Bosch 0250-201-021 0250-201...
  • Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
    Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
    Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:40:28 -0400
    ...3 of the 4 glow plugs appear to be burned out (might explain it being reluctant to start) injectors show signs of significant carbon...
  • Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:12:49 -0400
    ...At first id didn't > like the color but I realized how much that color reflects off objects. > Street and highway signs actually glow...
  • Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer? Oil preesure-temparature guages!
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Thu, 10 May 2012 17:37:33 -0400
    ...Oil temp sensor replaces the oil pan plug. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia May 10, 2012 o godz. 15:15 Scott Chapman <scott...
  • Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
    Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:45:10 -0800
    ...now we want to be sure glow plugs are working right ...and well...sure would be good to check injector spray pattern.. and while...
  • How many spare amps from a properly running altrenator in a vanagon with a 2.1?
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
    Sun, 21 Mar 2004 21:56:21 -0700
    ...10C it would be hard to start, two shots with the glow plugs and about 10 seconds of cranking would get it going with...
  • Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:18:12 -0600
    ...be checked too .. > and ...heck .. > now we want to be sure glow plugs are working right ...and > well...sure would be good to check...
  • Re: Bio-diesel in VW's
    Historical mailing list - Tromper
    Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:34:15 -0800
    ...10C it would be hard to start, two shots with the glow plugs and about 10 seconds of cranking would get it going with...
  • Pointing out the Facts on Vanagon Diesels
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:17:34 EST
    ...No engine problems except for the replacement of glow plugs at about 65,000 miles. Went through a bundle of starters though. The fellow...
  • Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
    Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
    Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:06:36 -0400
    ...380. > 3 of the 4 glow plugs appear to be burned out (might explain it being > reluctant to start) > injectors show signs of significant...
  • Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
    Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:09:20 -0800
    ...be checked too .. >> and ...heck .. >> now we want to be sure glow plugs are working right ...and >> well...sure would be good to check...
  • Instrument Pod rebuild questions
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Fri, 11 Apr 2003 03:00:00 EDT
    ...Is this switch with the suffix M correct for my bus and will it work and plug right into the existing harness? (Could the...
  • for you early busers: a little entertainment ... (kinda long)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 01 Jun 94 12:50:33 CDT
    ...All I could see were glowing red eyes and luminous blue scaly things about the size of cows." Our "all-out charge" (heroic, misleading...
  • Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Wed, 29 Jan 2014 04:47:22 -0600
    ...be checked too .. > and ...heck .. > now we want to be sure glow plugs are working right ...and > well...sure would be good to check...
  • Re: oil temperature sender placement.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:57:08 -0500
    ...I have also drilled the center of the oil pressure relief valve plug and placed the sensor there. For the cooler an ideal set...
  • Re: Pointing out the Facts on Vanagon Diesels
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:41:19 -0800
    ...No engine problems except for the > replacement of glow plugs at > about 65,000 miles. Went through a bundle of > starters though. The fellow...
  • Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:33:19 -0800
    ...And not normal wear items like shocks/tires/ brakes/ timing belts/glow plugs, but things that it 'shouldn't need' hopefully. Like no 3...
  • Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:50:37 -0800
    ...And not normal wear items like shocks/tires/ brakes/ timing belts/glow > plugs, but things that it 'shouldn't need' hopefully. > Like no 3...
  • Re: Subaru conversion
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
    Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:11:49 -0500
    ...Haven't touched the block except for glow plugs and a minor pump adjustment. Will cruise at 120 km/h all day. Another testimony...
  • Re: How to do a head reseal on a diesel vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:29:15 -0700
    ...lot - but there are lots of small parts, new timing belt, glow plugs, perhaps new muffler, fluids etc - I just picked 600 as a...
  • NYTimes.com Article: This 1980's Camper Thinks It's an S.U.V.
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Fri, 18 Jul 2003 12:44:14 -0400
    ...I could fix a cup of hot coffee, plug in a power inverter to run my cellphone-connected laptop and type away. Of course...
  • Big Trip Report [Part 2, long]
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Fri, 28 Jul 1995 07:46:57 -0700 (PDT)
    ...We followed the libre road to Ensenada, passing from village to village, plugging up hill after hill, and often biding our time behind very...