Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 15+: 60 results shown for Short Block.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: did i do that
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:19:06 -0800
  ...limp home to remedy ... > > went to tighten alternator and discovered reason for belt toss > > the bolt fastened to block under alt had broken free...
• Re: What causes the ignition switch to get hot?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:06:55 -0800
  ...s just a leakage or blockage of fluids or electrons.' i.e. you obviously have a big fat short. the normal procedure is to...
• Re: fresh air intake(s)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Nov 2013 21:29:18 -0500
  ...If you really blocked it off you shouldn't get any heat at all. The heater fan most likely really died from the vehicle...
• Re: Club Hammers
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 18:20:25 -0600
  If you're in the US, Home Depot carries a few different 1.5 - 3 lb short-handled square-headed hammers. I use a...
• charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:11:51 -0700
  ...short #6 wires with a Surepower 1314 between the alternator and the battery, and ran #6 between the neg post and the engine block...
• instruments, interviews
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 13:41:09 -0800
  ...In fact, I recall, I wore a tee shirt and yellow shorts to the second interview. But that's silicon valley for you! Cheers...
• finally figured it out!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:16:28 -0700
  ...I drove it around the block, and what do ya know-it was fixed! Now it responds very well, I can put the pedal...
• Re: oil drain not snug. feels loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:54:00 -0700
  ...to the > next size bigger in american threads. > Put an new short bolt in the drain hole with a copper or nylon washer > for...
• Re: jacking up tips for auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:09:53 -0400
  ...of the trans on short pieces of 2 x 4. I did this with a friend who put the blocks under the rear edge...
• Re: Eurospec problem
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 22:54:44 -0700
  ...jetta engine (shorter wires, since everything > is up front). Does anyone know why this wire needs to run to the fuse > block? Bentley doesn...
• Re: Fridge Orfice Keeps Getting Blocked Any Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Adam Thacker
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:50:42 -0400
  ...Fridge Orfice Keeps Getting Blocked Any Suggestions? Hello there, the vanagon has no filter for the propane that comes from the tank.Seems like...
• Re: Van-O-Rama in San Francisco - Sept 11, 2004
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 18:06:00 -0700
  ...At worst it is a very short drive to the Lakeshore shopping center across on Sloat Blvd. BenT On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14...
• Re: [WetWesties] Do I Live In Vanagon and Bus Land?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 20:08:12 -0700
  ...so today, within a very short distance, I saw 3 white EV campers. 2 > of which were within blocks of each other. > > Was there...
• Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 12 May 2016 23:38:07 -0700
  ...Before adjusting the e-brake cables, I took my Vanagon for a short drive around the block to settle the shoes in before making...
• Re: semi-pre-mid-week stats
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 09 Nov 94 14:53:16 CST
  ...Like Martha. ;) > >You don't get frostbitten in Chicago walking 300 yards dressed in a t-shirt >and shorts -- it's only 2 blocks...
• Re: Help with my rear squirter, Oops, that doesn't sound good
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:27:11 -0700
  ...I think the fluid over a short time rotted out the rubber =<br> from the inside. The squirter work last year but not all...
• Re: Adding oil pressure and temp gauges?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:16:56 -0300
  ...away from the block to allow you to rotate/tighten the OEM pressure sender. That "T" from eGauges is too short. Maybe some other...
• Re: '86 GL tuning advise
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 12:33:29 -0400
  ...Using a timing light and adjusting the > pulley notch to what appears to 5degrees advanced of the block seem (2k RPM, > temp sensor disconnected...
• Re: 1984 Vanagon....overheating
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:02:09 -0700
  ...You can get a chemical "block test kit" from NAPA, or any decent parts store. Follow the directions, suck air out of the main...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:22:13 -0500
  ...I would even predict............for someone doing medium short drive cycles, say drive one way to work in the AM, and one way back...
• Re - Electrical Leak proble
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  20 Jun 1995 14:41:20 -0700
  ...They checked things and said I had a short. So I took it home and disconnected the battery and thought about it as I...
• Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:29:04 -0600
  ...I reused the little wood blocks from the old canvas and that made positioning it a lot easier. But reattaching the metal strips, especially...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:09:25 -0800
  ...At the same time the relays will boost the voltage to the bulbs by giving the current a shorter path, but other weaknesses along...
• Aux Battery Installation - How to do?
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:22:23 -0500
  ...Being able to cut it on for a short on the battery while sitting still would be a nice feature. I have seen various...
• Re: Installing a 2.1 engine into 1.9 vanagon ?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:19:46 -0400
  ...The simpler route that I take is to take the 2.1l block, the 2.1l intake distributor (black metal piece on top of...
• EGR question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 18 Mar 96 23:57:48 EST
  ...I haven't had a chance to see yet if the opening in the EGR feed pipe has been blocked, but looking at the...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:21:12 -0700
  ...All tinting films block UV. No tinting = greenhouse effect big time (UV + light + short wave infrared comes from Mr Sun, in through glass, hits...
• Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:16:58 -0800
  ...right away where the short was. ;-) >> > >> > BA6 diagram in Bentley is only for 2.1l with the new fuse block, so no >> help >> > with...
• FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF GO-WESTY'S 2.2
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:12:51 -0700
  ...The easy of bolting in an original block was attractive. I also believe in the direction Lucas has taken with his engine rebuilds. I...
• Re: Useless subject headings/useless wanking
  Historical mailing list - No Quarter
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 19:45:50 -0500 (CDT)
  ...south \--------------------|in one of those." "You're weird." |of Lincoln. |e-mail: |"Wanna drag? HA HA HA" "Put a |_____________*__\ silent@ltec.net | small block...
• Re: Opinions from TIICO customers
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 08:35:28 -0700
  ...anything more than a paper shuffler. > > I've been around the block a few times, and I don't care to see people > in...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:04:45 -0400
  ...The > circuit fuse had not and may not have blown until after a fire was > initiated (and a true short developed), but by then...
• Re: Regarding alignment..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:45:38 -0800
  ...Using the rim only eliminates that, though you may have to add some spacer blocks so that your alignment board clears the tire..Actual...
• I need advice
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:25:18 -0400
  ...thing for me to do would be to order a rebuilt short block from Volkswagen. It was to take 3-4 weeks and even...
• Friday and Bicycles
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:25:26 -0600
  I'm on a street that is only three long blocks in length. On one end there is a grade school and the other...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:23:28 -0700
  ...http://www.vwrack.com/ B.t.w for those wondering about foam blocks, it depends on the shape of the canoe/kayak/cargo and...
• Backfiring. How to proceed?
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 31 May 2007 11:05:09 -0600
  ...I was thinking of using a compressor, like in a leak down test, only with the exhaust valve open, and then blocking off the...
• Re: bad rotor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 20:49:29 -0500
  ...About 3 blocks from home, the car started to sputter and then died completely within about half a block. Would not fire at all...
• Re: [f] funniest post
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 1995 09:59:24 -0600 (CST)
  ...For reasons I won't go into, this was nice because the bus is only good for short trips of less than a few...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 01:43:05 EST
  ...in gauge cluster (usually fails both gauges from what > I read) > Shorted wire will cause 100% reading > > If TRULY hot...and good heads and...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 18:48:44 +0000
  ...There were a few road-block close calls > but they all worked out fine (miraculously). One funny one included my van > overheating and dying...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 16 Nov 2015 05:14:31 -0500
  ...Usually the adapter between the sender and the engine block comes out with the sender, not a problem just put the new one back...
• Re: Painting done, now see the movie....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:45:05 -0500
  ...you could remove the wheels/tires and put it on short jackstands or > blocks to get it closer to the ground too. > those are...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 16:39:13 -0500
  ...feels blocked >> from accessing second or fourth and if I apply pressure I get the unhappy >> sound of gears grinding. I shortened up the...
• Ron's Parts, 1.9 Diesel Engines, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 22:22:34 +0000
  ...The block is like 10mm taller FWIW which should not hurt in a Vanagon. Other thinks include an acessory kit you must buy to...
• Re: Still Leaking Losta Oil..... HELP!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 08:36:31 -0400
  ...HOWEVER...after driving it for 2 short blocks, the oil began to leak out of the bottom of the bellhousing at a rapid pace...
• Re: Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 15:54:30 -0700
  ...overcome the shortcomings of water as a heat transfer fluid. In most engines, freeze plugs are placed in the engine block which could protect...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 12:03:32 -0800
  ...fuel filter > Hello all-- > > I'm in the middle of changing the fuel filter on my '84 Westy and have hit a > stumbling block...
• Re: Headlight upgrade questions
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 16:15:49 -0700
  ...The circuit fuse had not and may not have blown until after a fire was initiated (and a true short developed), but by then...
• Re: Dropped my motor...almost..
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:05:06 -0500
  ...aluminum motor mount had sheered > the mounting bolts right at the > block..leaving the right side of the motor hanging.....As I began > trying...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 May 2014 19:05:08 -0400
  ...cooler adapter on the filter boss, I find the exhaust is blocking the filter because it has a different exhaust and doesn't use...
• Re: Cops buses and profiles
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 21:52:24 -0700
  ...I am not your typical 'dead head', short hair, > conservative white male, and my van was a restored very clean 71 with > National Guard...
• Billy Bones sails smoothly again
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:49:53 -0600
  ...Now I realize that there was one very short, maybe 1.5 inches long, bit of line that I failed to replace. It was...
• Re: Backfiring. How to proceed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 May 2007 14:08:52 -0400
  ...A healthy exhasut will stall the engine when blocked. Note that a loose head may also cause this test to fail. Next step is...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:26:01 -0700
  So how does one use a block heater? What is this mystical device? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical...
• hidden oil leak ??
  Historical mailing list - A J
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:56:05 -0500
  ...Next day I put some clean cardboard down on the drive and then did an short run through the neighborhood came back and parked...
• Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:02:43 -0700
  ...The collector > itself (Jetta) has 1 5/8" pipes. > > The only real technical stumbling block right now, is that the > collector will be shorter...
• Re: help needed diagnosing blown head gasket
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 08:31:12 -0600
  ...The smoking should stop shortly after you correct the over >>filled situation. >> >>Mark >> >> >> >>Ben S wrote: >> >> >>>............... >>>this afternoon, i went to take a better...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:32:54 -0500
  ...I will drive three short blocks and then sometimes have a very long wait (over a minute or more) at a stop sign for...
• Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:25:07 -0700
  ...The distance between the exhaust holes of #1 and #3 as well as #2 and #4 are now slightly shorter than normal due to...