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• Re: '82 Diesel Westy Preventative Maintenance
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 22:08:03 GMT
  On Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:51:37 -0600, you wrote: >BTW. I put the yellow bottle Prestone in last year and my water...
• Re: ?? A/C maintenance prior to re-charge ??
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 13:47:29 EDT
  carl, i took mine to local mech. 12.00 to hook up the gauges found a little pressure put 1 can of r-12...
• Re: Spring Maintenance...(long)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:44:18 -0500
  man, you do all this just to keep your van in shape? when my parents bought my van in 1984, all they did was...
• Fuel Pump Change- Difficult?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Johnson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:29:06 -0700
  Hello all, As part of preventative maintenance and find the culprit for an occasional "bucking" problem I am planning on changing out my 8...
• OLDER VANAGONS AND SELF-RELIANCE
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 15:34:36 -0800
  ...us to select our tools and books and do our own maintenance.George __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http...
• Re: Fw: 62 bus question- NVC My $.02
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 15:37:29 +1200
  ...This is a regular >maintenance item, and > crucial to your steering, keep an eye on it. I haven't tried it, but I would...
• Fuel Pump Substitute Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ron McLean
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:27:21 -0700
  ...I would love to know if this or any maintenance part were interchangeable with Mexican VW sold autos (Jetta, Passat, Golf). After 236,000...
• Re: Road Salt in Wa State- We need to protest!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 03:22:01 -0500
  ...enough that the resale value is zero, people just stop doing maintenance on it and drive it 'till it dies.) _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE...
• Re: Road Salt in Wa State- We need to protest!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 12:37:44 -0600
  ...enough that the > resale value is zero, people just stop doing maintenance on it and drive > it 'till it dies.) any state inspection required...
• Re: 87 vanagon headlight bushing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:35:28 -0600
  ...Seems like everytime I take my van into a maintenance garage, it comes back with broken adjusters. Ignorant people try to move the van...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:49:06 -0500
  ...s additions to this at http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL, Zetec Inside 85 Westy...
• Re: all those tire postings...reducing cost of maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 20 May 2002 21:09:23 +1200
  ...And since when is a huge improvement (power, reliability, maintenance) a Frankenstein morphodite (I'm surprised you could spell that!). >This automatically means that...
• Re: Preventive Maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 11:17:37 -0700
  ...Preventive Maintenance? > Volks - > > This recent incident with my headlights got me to thinking again about > preventive maintenance. Bulley has suggested that it makes sense...
• Preventive Maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 16:36:29 GMT
  Volks - This recent incident with my headlights got me to thinking again about preventive maintenance. Bulley has suggested that it makes sense to just...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:01:15 -0700
  On Apr 17, 2010, at 12:31 AM, Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > These were cars leased by the mostly rich Jews, who...
• Re: preventive maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:22:44 -0400
  On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes Alistair...you nailed it right on the (leaking...
• 57 pt check up
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 09:47:11 -0700 (MST)
  ...If you have the time and inclination then go for it! I do not intend give a blanket comdemnation to vehicle maintenance. Quite the...
• Van Alarm
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 22:20:14 -0800
  ...expensive, demanding on engine and compressor requires too much maintenance...Merci...Ciao
• Re: which cabriolet? (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 08:51:50 EDT
  ...Should make for lots of fun and low maintenance driving. Now the trick is finding one with decently low miles under $3000. Early '80s...
• Re: Roster
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:22:03 -0800
  ...Thanks, Doktor Tim Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles San Juan Island, WA
• Wanted: Rubber floormat set for ''81--where to get these??
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 06:47:24 -0500
  ...This should make maintenance easier, or I can now make the same mistakes twice! The '81L has the awful brown carpet. Questions: Are the...
• Re: [Syncro] Wading depth & a question
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 03:09:05 +0100
  ...The same Syncro manual also refers to an "intake air preheater > valve located on the right behind the maintenance flap" and the need to...
• Re: Subaru Conversions Longevity?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 22:34:26 -0400
  Maintenance item? Subaru spec (for that vintage, anyway) is replacement every 60,000 miles. I never heard of anyone breaking one at lower mileage...
• Re: nitrogen (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 17:33:03 -0600
  ...After 19 years in the airline business I never saw maintenance crews top off air in tires with anything but a simple portable compressor...
• Re: removing intake manifold 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 08:48:20 -0700
  ...Remove the throttle body and clean it as a matter of maintenance. Then have room for your bolt. I remove the t-body as...
• Re: Knockin sound / CV joint maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:29:28 -0400
  John's right - check those bolts first. If they are loose and look somewhat old, I would recommend replacing them with new ones rather...
• Re: Your onboard library
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:14:44 -0800
  ...Last wrote: > >> Blue Highways - William Least Heat Moon >> On the road - John Kerourack >> Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig >> The electric...
• Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:20:41 -0600
  ...shelf VW >> connection/engine pieces >> - reliable and good mileage - install and maintenance can be very >> cheap > can you supply some urls for this option...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:16:40 -0500
  ...Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU? re would think the same logic would apply to the vanagon ECU? But instead of...
• valve adjust and shift lever maintenance
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Mon, 13 May 1996 13:54:42 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi all, Did a little maintenance this weekend. Adjusting the valves is getting easier each time, getting used to using the feeler gauge I...
• BA6 Info - Findings - Maintenance group
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 20:33:53 -0700
  ...Anybody know more or where I am off? Maybe we need a heater maintenance group like we did our dometic refers last spring. Speaking...
• Re: Resealing gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:24:37 -0400
  *Cars just need maintenance, some more so than others. Ours just fall very far to the "more so" side. At least we don't...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:47:39 -0400
  ...One extreme (which has a lot of adherents) is that your preventative maintenance is so intensive that you leave home with no tools but...
• Subaru rear diff needed
  Historical mailing list - robert crone
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:33:14 -0800
  ...My 92 turbo turned 290,000 this week and aside from routine maintenance has only needed a new rad. Thanks in advance, Robert Ottawa...
• Re: porta potties and ...
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:18:57 -0800
  ...he devotes an entire chapter to the > operation and maintenance > of the cedar bucket... this is chapter and verse for > the bucket and chuck...
• Re: Subaru Conversions Longevity? - I-4 VW longevity??????
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 10:23:58 -0500
  ...miles and all that with just semi-regular oil changes and maintenance. Mine saw over 50K miles of nothing but pizza delivery and my...
• Re: need avice on 88 Westy purchase
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 20:43:35 EDT
  ...It this too much? The maintenance records are excellent and the bus is in great shape. >> Jason, Neither cheap nor expensive. I have seen...
• a humble sugestion
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:50:07 -0500
  ...com , since the catalog is free and has a lot of maintenance tools and videos, for guys and gals just like us. Just give...
• Re: nvc: anyone had/have a Porsche 944?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:31:12 -0700
  ...some parts are interchangeable with our beloved wasserboxer, > and hence might be cheaper. > Anyhow, if the 944 a maintenance dog, or what? > > Best, > d. >
• Re: Best flushing method - 2.1,and maintenance questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 20:55:51 -0500
  It has the wrong (green) antifreeze so I want to flush it and replace with the blue. Now, is this really true? I'm...
• Re: Amsoil products
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:39:42 -0700
  ...filters, air filters, oil, trans fluid)? Interested in knowing what changes you have made in your maintenance schedule if you use these products. William
• coolant system flush chemical
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:35:33 -0700
  Is there an off-the-FLAPS-shelf recommended product, or just lots of water? I am finally getting around to long overdue maintenance on...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:49:52 -0500
  ...Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU? I doubt you meant to say to open up the ECU regularly to inspect for...
• Vanagon vs. Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 08:36:31 -0500
  ...He likes the >Vanagon's ease of maintenance, the space, and the fuel mileage. He does >not like the frequency of maintenance, the lack...
• Re: AC, power door and power women problems:o)
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:28:21 EDT
  ...My wife is already so pissed at me over my priorities that power door lock maintenance would push me over the edge. I took...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:08:55 -0400
  ...As luck would have it, my service provider rebooted the web server for maintenance just as I posted this email. Try again now, it...
• 83 Diesel price advice
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Sep 95 21:39 AST
  ...Original manual and maintenance records 8. Signal lights work in perfect conditions The owner is asking $2,700 for the van. Is that a...
• Re: FS: 68 camper w/tent, Seattle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 18:28:51 -0500
  ...The ultimate in easy maintenance. Engine slides out like a drawer. --Ken 68 Westy
• '90 Syncro cooling system failures
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 21:35:54 +0000
  ...thermostat changed 10/97 ca 145236 km (changed with coolant flush - maintenance) coolant changed every two years with G11 coolant, set to -40. Van...
• Re: Question about fuel hose
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Mon, 25 May 1998 02:45:07 EDT
  ...If there's a place to skimp in auto maintenance / repair, fuel hose isn't it! Get the fuel injection hose. Jim Davis
• Re: impending winter maintenance (Syncro Tire Pressure)
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:26:17 -0400
  Yi-Ruey Wei wrote: > Rob, > Is your tire pressure decal at driver side door jamb missing like mine? > You need 36psi (cold) at front...
• Re: Thermostat problem??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:23:27 -0500
  ...I have had so many >thermostat failures that I replace mine every 18 months or so as a matter of >preventive maintenance. For me...
• New Subscriber
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:32:51 -0500
  ...Am even willing to pay extra if someone out there has one that has all the maintenance records. Will travel to look at the...
• Re: Capacity?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 16:02:28 -0600
  ...sure has solved some of my tranny maintenance problems. Have not had one whit of trouble since switching to MT 90. Had lots of...
• Re: Cooling system maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:52:07 -0500
  Don, I would (and have) changed all that out at the same time. Use a genuine German made pump, NOT an Italian reproduction. I...
• Re: FS: 1986 WOLFSBURG MULTIVAN/'91 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 17 May 2005 21:26:52 -0700
  ...You can probably get another 50Kmi out of this excellent example before any major maintenance or re-furbishing and it's all Original! For...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:00:13 -0400
  ...Rotor manufacturing and ongoing maintenance costs would have been even lower if they weren't one piece with the hub, which can be expected...
• Re: Short story in Der Speigel about the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:42:36 -0700
  ...td lasts about 150,000 to 200,000 kms (??) > - Repairs and maintenance costs add up, but it is worth it > > http://www.spiegel.de...
• Re: Bostig Conversion Unabashed (long)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 29 May 2008 20:00:34 +0800
  ...I too was impressed with the support team and the simplicity of the install and the simplicity of the engine maintenance. Malcolm ('89 Dehler...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:10:40 -0400
  At 11:23 AM 7/9/2010 Friday, Dave Mcneely wrote: >For those who really know, are "maintenance free" batteries really >so? Seems they...