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Re: No "Flicker", what to do?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 9 May 2018 11:58:29 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Regarding raised bar
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 2 Feb 2017 17:38:26 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: size of these bolts
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:53:52 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Friday. A Lucky Man. (SVC)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:05:57 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: No start
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 26 May 2016 12:54:00 -0700
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Re: Heater box
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:54:40 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Friday: Craigslist Vanagon Ad
Historical mailing list - Michael
Fri, 29 May 2015 14:25:16 -0400
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:12:08 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Why???
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:02:05 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Friday: Why no EuroVan Maintenance Posts?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:19:21 -0500
...Sure each model advanced technically and in comfort - but they all lost a bit of magic along the way. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover...
Re: Ur-tools
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Jun 1996 11:25:12 -0400
...Sorry for the lack of technical name but if you are in a hardware store buy some this tape, it STICKS!!!! it is very...
Yet another VW Url...
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Jun 1996 16:42:08 -0700
Surfing around I stumbled into Jeff Frohwein's Beetle Technical Page. This may be old news to some of you but I had never...
Tech tip:::
Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
Thu, 26 Jun 1997 12:58:19 -0400 (EDT)
Here's a technical tip for the old timers who worked on big old V8 motors: When installing spark plugs into your Vanagon, or...
Question on Deep Cycle Battery
Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:58:03 -0500
On my '95 EVC (which is technically a 'new' vehicle, starting its warranty in January '98) I am having trouble keeping my rear deep...
Re: LT28 Sighting / TDI Beetle Driving Impressions
Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:05:52 -0700
...There were many external wire >So, like, is "gak" a technical term? I'm not familiar with it... ;) >Cheers, >Norman > gak, n. Material that...
Re: Load in Van?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 12 Jun 2001 23:29:36 -0400
...the afore mentioned runabout is technically known as a 400 cc arctic-cat snowmobile from the mid '80s hope this helps mick, peace, out...
Shifter Replacement Parts
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 14:06:46 -0400
...By the way, if y'all haven't noticed, Vanagon.com really has a lot of technical articles organized right there! Just not the...
N. CO VW Van Owners...
Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:32:14 -1000
...Last time some several listees and local repair shop owners showed up and the technical info was really flowing. A lot of people seemed...
Re: Interior Lights not working
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 11 Dec 2001 18:56:13 EST
...guise of the T3 Caravelle in RSA, right? So you can technically buy a 1998 Vanagon. Afterall a bus known by any other name...
Re: Dometic-CAN't find it in the book
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 30 May 2006 16:39:04 -0400
Technically correct. However, separately the fan in the back of the fridge will run if the ambient temperatures are high enough (regardless of whether...
Re: WVO Conversion for an '82 Diesel Westy
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:03:35 -0400
...Aside from the technical complexities it adds, bio-diesel has gone mainstream. Restaurants can now sell their waste oil instead of giving it away...
DJ-code WBX technical specs
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:36:40 -0500
The gentleman from whom I bought my engine sent me technical specs for the mysterious and marvelous DJ-code WBX. I know there's...
Re: ECU's - don't ask me the hard questions!
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:41:08 -0700
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Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 26 May 2016 12:25:47 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Fuel injector cleaner: harm O2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 3 Mar 2016 15:06:52 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Switching from GL5 to GL4 Gear Oil: Findings
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 4 Jan 2016 09:27:44 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Friday: Craigslist Vanagon Ad
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 29 May 2015 17:43:11 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: CV boot or axle?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:33:57 -0400
...an Engineering Treatise_? Or _The Bonza Book of Beaut Slingshots -- Who Needs a Bleedin' Boomerang?_? In the more technically advanced neighborhoods I believe _Grape...
cracks in head (cylinder head, that is)
Historical mailing list
Sat, 6 Jul 1996 23:37:15 -0400
...If you know the particulars of a test like this, technical details such as mounting hardware or test process/design, that would really be...
Re: Crew Cab Booklet
Historical mailing list - Rick Stevens
Tue, 06 May 1997 20:51:22 -0700
...I have an original 1989 Transporter sales brochure, which covers all models(single and double cab, and vans) and includes technical information, from which...
Re: coolant sensor
Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 18:05:44 -0400
...The quality is good, and the instructions are typically written by native English speakers, unique amoung technical devices today. ohms, amps, and volts, gmbulley...
Re: AVP
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 13:56:20 -0800
...They stand behind their warranties, the products are excellent and they are very helpful in resolving technical issues. AND they are a supplier of...
O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
...The O2 sensor harness, has been written up in the technical bulletins as a failing on some vehicles. There is a VW kit, to...
O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
...The O2 sensor harness, has been written up in the technical bulletins as a failing on some vehicles. There is a VW kit, to...
LP pipe reinstall help
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Wed, 22 May 2002 10:05:54 -0700
...In that limited space how do you see soap bubbles? Sean Garrett Technical Support Analyst Sr. Information Technology Arizona State University East sean.garrett...
Re: What is this westy worth..?
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:48:54 -0700
...malcolm Under "Technical articles & essays", the "Used Bus Buyers Guide" (someone put some time into that one) and "How to buy a Vanagon". FWIW...
Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:09:56 -0400
...between the common usage (at least in the USA) and the technical terms. As I understand it, a supercharger is anything that pressurizes the...
Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:17:49 -0600
...round simply because they wanted to listen to the radio? > > check "technicality" in Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary, > and you'll see why...
Re: CV joint reversal?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:56:33 -0500
...http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FAQ/FAQContent.html
Re: 85 Westy GL- Winterizing tips?/Newbie Tips
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 23 Oct 1998 03:46:00 -0500
-------------------------- Hi Budd, I am no more technically adept than any one else, more like inept, but I have some personal experience with a fram...
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Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 23 May 2017 14:33:08 -0700
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Re: Clunk in Front
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 19 May 2017 16:35:27 -0700
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Re: @#$%! Trees!
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 16 May 2016 22:55:18 -0700
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Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:13:37 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Look what came out of the fuel tank
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:19:20 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Brake Shoe Lower Mount Shims: Make-Install Shim Over Pins?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 7 Jun 2015 17:36:52 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Super-technical question
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Sat, 5 Oct 1996 23:55:17 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 5 Oct 1996 j.ettorre@utoronto.ca wrote: > Does anyone know what type of steel is used in the WB head studs...
Re: Eurospec
Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 08:00:05 -0700
...He > > will still honor the warranty though. > > > > No more technical help either. The technician > > no longer works for Overland parts anymore. > > Looks like we...
Re: 115HP wasserboxer on Ebay
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 21:59:48 +0200
...Sorry, but I do not have the technical details... but I honestly do not think that this guy is just making this up. RSF...
Re: technical questions
Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
Fri, 2 Jul 2004 08:39:11 -0700
Ugh, don't lower it, we in California don't even like that "look"! You'll reduce the vehicles utility and make German engineers...
Re: Hydraulic lifter link
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:54:12 -0500
...Even includes mp3's of misadjusted lifter > conditions. > > Wow! Now you really have something to be thankful > for! > > http://www.ratwell.com/technical/HydraulicLifters...
Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!) hair attack-
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:19:04 -0700
...for over ten years, I've stopped reading most of the technical questions. You know what I mean: tires, silver sockets, 2nd batteries. If...
Re: Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Peter Young
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:23:18 -0500
...engine choice - it was developed in Europe, with Ford of Europe (technically not entirely the same company) working in cooperation with a european firm...
Re: Importing a vehicle to USA - need advice
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:47:23 -0800
...There are not any "technically legal" ways to > > permanently import a > > vehicle that is less than 25 years old without the > > use of a...
Re: Facebook, does it really work?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:36:58 -0400
...FB is working out? A lot of this list has been > technical over the last 25-26 years and from what I seen of...
Re: Facebook, does it really work?
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:49:21 -0500
...Jim > > On Mar 24, 2020 at 3:37 PM, <David Beierl (mailto:dbeierl@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > > > > > I just wondered how the technical work was...
Re: Front heater motor
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:37:07 -0500
...See my front heater repair document which is linked off the home page of my website <www.frankcondelli.com> under “Technical articles” for more...
Re: This Will Buff Out!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:34:53 +0000
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 18 May 2015 20:20:25 -0700
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Re: Big battery installed
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 25 May 2015 10:03:21 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...