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• Re: Hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 May 2011 14:19:43 -0400
  ...Hose clamps I've replaced the ATF cooler on Mellow Yellow (1.9L) with an external ATF cooler from Gowesty. The two coolant hoses...
• me too (solar)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:05:42 -0400
  ...My Westy (Syncro) already has an external jack for a wind turbine. I have to alter the wiring slightly to add a switch, so...
• Re: Headlight Switches and Electrical Fires
  Historical mailing list - garth woolstenhulme
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 21:43:39 -0700
  ...they have a much higher insertion > force (due to an additional external clamping 'spring') _and_ gold plating > on the contact face. Very nice. They...
• Re: Solar power
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:10:52 -0500
  ...My goal here was primarily not to worry about external charging during idle time/winter storage, although the panel certainly helps while campling. With...
• Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 18:45:40 -0700
  ...What do you mean by BTDT? Go through the whole head gasket > replace scenario or just re-seal them externaly like I'm trying...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:21:25 -0400
  ...Some people add external oil coolers, even on water cooled engines, so there must be some importance to that.
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 20:09:54 -0500
  ...I installed a tencentlife external oil cooler. Problem seems gone, though I have not hit the road yet this summer (but we are forecast...
• Re: RoadHaus - Wireless Internet Report
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 15 Feb 2004 12:09:27 -0500
  ...Driving around with an externally mounted directional antenae looking for Hot Spots seems like a neat treasure hunt. Not slamming the WiFi approach at...
• Re: Locking lug nut/high lift jack
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:16:14 -0800
  ...Locking lug nut/high lift jack Vanners, I have an externally mounted spare tire. I went to get a locking lug nut just cause...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 09:23:07 -0700
  dometic fridge has sealed (if drain cap is in place, which it always should be), externally vented combustion chamber. in the unlikely event of...
• Re: Head Gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:24:27 -0800
  ...Additionally I had the classic external coolant leak, patched for about 40K miles with Alumaseal, badly pitted heads. I was a little leary of...
• Re: Heat!!!
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:47:10 -0700
  ...I would greatly prefer to have an external model that runs on diesel fuel. YMMV ;-) Mike Snow Mike Finkbiner wrote: > > Jim - > > Sounds like you...
• Re: My horn doesn't always work.......
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:07:05 -0500
  ...Some horns have an external screw to adjust the contact position, might be worth fooling with if present. If "really cold" is defined as...
• Fwd: Re: More power
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:49:11 -0800
  ...Since the Wbxr is basically a Type I, at least for external dimensions, has anyone tried looking for an aftermarket header in that world...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:09:21 -0800
  ...I learn to live with it and I add an external oil cooler.. a little experiment of my own... wait till it dies and...
• Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:00:18 -0700
  ...I would think an external radiator type cooler would be cheaper and better for the purpose, as is used on other cars. Zoltan
• Instrument Illumination
  Historical mailing list - Mark Noya
  Fri, 28 Jul 95 16:40:45 PST
  ...What should I look for or do here? I also am confused about my refrigerator, I plugged it into the external AC and nothing...
• Re: Oil Cooler under floor (was Re: oil question)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 07:04:59 -0400
  In a message dated 96-04-09 19:18:53 EDT, halleti@agric.nsw.gov.au (Ian Hallett) writes: > >I have had an external...
• Weird Golf "COUNTRY"
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 22:32:42 -0500
  ...These were Syncro beasts, about 4" higher, Very big tires, external spare... Just as you described. I have pictures from my last trip to...
• Re: More Clearence for front door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Carl Cobb
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:35:31 -0700
  ...Dunno where he stashed the external xovers, though. Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Yasment" <vanagon@nycap.rr.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: sandwhich plate for use to add external oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 23:16:57 -0600
  I've never seen a sandwich plate for a Waser Boxer but that is the basic part required. As much money as that guy...
• Re: Friday Topic: Your Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 10:35:40 -0700
  ...hose pending mods new rear bumper (still in design phase) new external 12v connector for aux system to gen set way to keep water...
• Re: Blaupunkt in Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 6 May 2004 23:30:19 +0000
  ...It has an >>auxiliary input to hook up an external MP3 player, though. >> >> >> >> >According to the installation guide this unit will NOT fit a...
• Re: "Regular" ATF?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 May 2011 12:01:34 -0500
  ...to top off the transmission after I put on > the Gowesty external ATF cooler. > > I called German Transaxle to find out what kind of...
• Re: WiFi booster antenna (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:11:30 -0400
  ...they work great, so there is no reason why an amplified external antenna wouldn't work. I've heard of people making wi-fi...
• Re: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth- UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:27:43 -0600
  ...The external shift rod seems to work fine but the transmission remains in 4 th gear. The only way to move the van is...
• Re: a speaker recommendation
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 31 May 2008 17:58:10 -0400
  ...busdepot.com> wrote: > > So where do people typically mount an an external amp in a Westfalia? > > In the past I have mounted them on...
• Re: Westy sink water pump
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:43:48 -0700
  ...I have since changed it to a 3rd party external pump, but am considering going back to stock because the external pump is very...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] wi-fi extenders
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:19:06 EDT
  ...BUT no external connection for an antenna. For my previous laptop I used a PCM/CIA card with an external connection for an antenna...
• Re: First road trip
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 18:35:08 -0400
  ...you might want to start thinking about >adding an external oil cooler. just for paranoia's sake. > > Yeah, I believe that's where I...
• Re: Tiico conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 22:26:52 -0400
  ...I got the Vanagon just about the time I quit having (internal forces, not external) to live in my Corolla for a few days...
• Re: Replacing shoft lever bushing/seal with transmission installed?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:40:09 -0700
  ...how does one > distinguish between an four-speed 091 and a four-speed 091/1 > transmission? What are the external indications of the differences? >
• Re: Zero Emission T3
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 20:51:44 -0600
  ...and works like true ZEV's do (i.e., use an > external > source of power, in the case of this thing and battery-operated...
• Re: How to fix / External body panel internal supports coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:06:33 -0700
  Doug, I had the same problem, used epoxy to glue the panels back on. I tried to get a large contact surface on the...
• Re: Awnings: Fiamma vs. A&E
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:56:57 -0800
  ...site it is clear that there are some differences in the external appearance of the Omnistor vs. Fiamma, but seem to be very close...
• Re: External Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:48:41 -0500
  Everyone, thanks for your input! I learned a lot. It's a project I'm going to do, as I feel it will help...
• Power window issues / Relay Clicking Sounds
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:12:21 -0400
  ...Automatic- trans rebuilt 6 yrs ago., external tranny cooler from small car with Terry K's tranny cooling scoop. Rebuilt Engine with 6,000...
• Oil light won't go out : 1982 diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Sep 1994 16:03:14 -0600
  ...I got a can of Kmart special engine (external) spray cleaner. I sprayed it all over my engine and then sprayed it at the...
• TDI conundrum: need Syncro DIESEL fuel filler part#
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 20:57:33 -0400
  ...gasoline cousins. <underline>Thus, I need the part number for the external SYNCRO DIESEL fuel filler -- a part never imported to this country</underline...
• Re: Low Alternator Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 21:37:28 -0700
  ...Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> > > > >I found this web page that outlines replacing the BOSCH internal voltage > >regulator with an external Ford until. This...
• Re: sink pump mystery - 1981 westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 19:57:40 -0700
  Early Westy models had the external pump mounted under the sink. These models had a separate inline fuse holder adjacent to the pump. It...
• Re: Which clutch kit for 88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:14:20 -0500
  ...culprits were worn motor mounts, an uneven flywheel surface, or other external factors I had a sachs kits in more than one vans with...
• Re: Van Break in
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:15:14 -0700
  One of my friends has the one of the usual annoyingly loud car alarm devices, the kind with an external speaker. He put the...
• Trojan 31 AGM battery, under the back seat
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:13:26 -0700
  ...Battery box with external vent would be nice. Larry chase www.roadhaus.com - - - Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:18:48 -0700 From: Loren...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:31:56 -0400
  ...version > (WBX=WaterBoxer) with protected firmware, with some of the firmware > also outside in the external EPROM. > Any guru's out there? > > Cheers, > TM >
• Re: Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:28:32 -0500
  ...Oil cooler > > > > Stan, personal experience or opinion? > > > > I've seen many, many '72 - '83 vans out here in California run around with > > external coolers...
• Re: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 23:47:01 -0700
  The "12 Volt Doctor's Practical Handbook for the boat's electrical system" has a good discussion on external adjustable regulators. Westies often become...
• Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 8 Apr 2019 12:36:49 -0400
  ...I'd really prefer not to route this externally. Thanks, Steven 91 Westy
• Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 May 1995 04:37:26 -0400
  ...I have found that an external cooler won't help overheating, just delay reaching overheated, by virtue of there being more oil to heat...
• Sheet metal parts from J.C. Whitney?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 10:52 EDT
  ...One piece that will have to be replaced is the external skin of the arch itself. I noticed that J.C. Whitney sells the...
• Re: CB placement
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 01:00:47 -0500
  ...Since it's handheld, I need not purchase an external antenna, and it is easily transferred from car to car, or left at home...
• tv in van
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 08:57:08 EDT
  ...tv & vcr I had a small 5" b&W tv (ac/dc) with an external antenna connection. Bought an inexpensive ac/dc video cassette...
• Re: What kind of AC is this?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 06:04:19 -0500
  ...was told that the pipe on the right > door is an external AC sold in US. I > never heard about it, does anyone > know...
• Re: [vanagon] Hot Water for a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:03:06 -0700
  ...needs to be next to a wall to use the supplied external vent. Maybe under the sink, in that cabinet. Still, takes up a...
• Re: ITC
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:10:26 -0500
  ...ITC > Anybody ever hear of this stuff being applied externally to auto > engines and exhaust manifolds? It's a sprayon product of incredible > energy...
• [NVC] Lift/leveling ramps
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:42:04 -0700
  ...up a lot of space, but he had an RV with external storage compartments for stuff like that. What other options are there? -- Mike...
• Re: Coolant vanishing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:32:19 -0500
  ...I divide 'coolant disappearing' into External Leaks, and Internal Leaks. Very small external ones can fool ya, since there is no drip ...as mentioned...
• Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:16:54 -0400
  ...Model - 88 Automatic Removal and Reinstallation of Rebuilt Engine (with all original external engine components i.e. fuel rails, injectors, new rubber for injectors...
• Re: External Heat System for Vans
  Historical mailing list - Michael Norden
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 13:23:41 -0800
  ...External Heat System for Vans My idea of the external heat system is more for events when the vehicle is stationary ...... camping or just...
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:52:20 -0500
  ...On 12/4/08, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > Heating a van in winter when camped out and away from external electric > power...