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• Re: Short Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 11 May 2010 19:03:21 -0500
  ...Drove > a block and came back home becuase got as low as 10.89. > > After you make sure the alt is charging, pull the...
• Re: what is engine clicking noise?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 20:14:51 -0500
  ...Both my 84 and my 91 would tend to do this after a week of short trips (8 blocks) without ever getting really warmed...
• Re: Runs great--for a minute or two ??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:48:40 -0600
  ...under a corner of the AC bracket and so was shorted to the block. I yanked the AC bracket, repaired the wire, and started...
• Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:15:37 -0800
  ...Then when the real > > cold hits, there you sit unless you brought your long extension cord for the > > block heater (BTDT). > > Chris > > I was...
• Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure - Not
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:16:57 -0500
  ...or a hole in the block. Having said that, I sense a definition of the word coming shortly...... meanwhile, I'll put the cheapest...
• '56 Kombi - Plans
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 10:31:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...Of courese they recommended a new engine, and steered me away from the short block solution. I'm going to get (as soon as...
• Re: What I did a few weeks ago--a pallet in my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:26:09 -0500
  ...I've gone shorter distances with more books. It drove well, and I took it carefully and stopped carefully. I had about 30 boxes...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:07:22 -0800
  ...drained out of the small opening when I removed it from block. The information helps. I would love to see if engine will run...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 18:44:41 -0700
  ...From the crank > centerline, we see about 7 inches of iron block on either side , > with the heaviest part dead center. > > The block is...
• Re: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:10:13 -0700
  ...of some sort of blockage - dirt, rust, or a kink somewhere. > There is no doubt that this will shorten the lifespan of the pump...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:52:20 -0700
  ...It worked quite > well with block ice. But. It takes up room. Fitting > something that size in the fridge area does not seem > easily...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - B Monk
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:33:33 -0800
  ...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: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 00:25:02 -0700
  ...But...if his light switch was *SHORTING OUT*, his harness would burn-up being unfused. All the post reported was the engine dying. Since...
• Re: 87 Help AGAIN
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 09:31:00 -0800
  ...It had melted and deformed (Late-model Rabbit, Owner hadn't thought the O2 sensor really *needed* to be replaced...) and was blocking the...
• Re: Sing: All I want for Christmas is my Westy back!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:25:29 -0600
  ...One day fine, the next BLOOOOEY!! I was going on a short >trip >and was just pulling away from the house and accelerating through...
• Re: Request for detailed install directions for rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:32:39 -0500
  ...The core will not slide out of the fan box when screwed down with the Westy seat installed, the plywood seat floor blocks it...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 12 Apr 2015 09:59:03 -0700
  ...The tweaks I'd made caused what I assume is aggressive wear in a short time. Image of same: http://tinyurl.com/ogdga9m Injector...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 23 May 2014 12:10:39 -0700
  ...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: back heat removal, comparative experiences among my vans
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:41:05 -0700
  ...Any Vanagon cooling system that depends on blocking that tiny 6mm bypass needs repair IMO. Mark Sam Walters wrote: > ... > Basic physics - larger pipes and...
• Re: '82 diesel water pump belt adjustment woes
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:56:58 -0800
  ...Once the belt started to slip the belt would overheat, more heat yielded more wear and a loose belt within a short time. Within...
• Re: HELP! Instrument Cluster Gremlins!
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeffrey (Jeff) S (J6C)
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:50:41 -0400
  ...The advice about removing the fuse block and cleaning and tightening the ground port is important but equally as much to blame is the...
• Re: Where is Mecca?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:44:59 -0400
  ...On a short street, I passed 6 houses with Vanagons. Mine wasn't there (the previous owner had taken it to the car wash...
• Re: Adding oil pressure and temp gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:59:26 -0700
  ...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: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 12:53:56 -0500
  ...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: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 09:48:59 -0800
  ...I'll keep this short as I have alllllll kinds of stories for days! I've been pulled over 178 times to date! No...
• Re: Nasty intake pics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 May 2009 10:50:13 -0700
  I was expecting intake ports blocked about 80 % by dark black crud from you description, but ........sure there's a coating of junk, but...
• Proper recovery from coolant loss while driving
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 29 May 2011 17:25:50 -0400
  ...engine for short runs a few times and then start it and let it idle. I was now only a couple blocks from home...
• Re: Engine Conversion Options
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 17:40:03 -0800
  ...It wasn't in the book! What gives? The short blocks were $2300, and he claimed that heads are $1000 each. I guess that...
• Re: Oil Filter Tube Mount Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Mon, 10 May 2010 16:41:12 -0400
  ...This item is just a short pipe "nipple" threaded into the >>> block >>> on one end and the oil filter threads onto the other end...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:48:46 -0400
  ...It's going to be donated and rolled away shortly. Brad Boalsburg, PA On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 1:30 PM Bradley Flubacher...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 08:30:10 -0500
  ...Finally the starter stopped turning, but Iwas kn the > middle of the road, blocking traffic, at night. > > Long story short - this is the second...
• Re: Brake Noises
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 07:32:52 -0700
  ...The rotor surface needs to b cleaned instead. > > Chris. > > Wysłane z iPhone'a > Also, be advised the brakes, for a short time after you...
• BD popseal: where I yam what I yam: coolant sensor crack
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 02:35:46 EDT
  ...Ken found a crack I would not have seen, and also a frayed short length of vacuum hose which he replaced at no charge...
• Re: Follow up Q Re: fuel pump behaviour with ignition on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 May 2006 15:12:44 -0400
  ...The pump runs for a short time due to the turn on pulse from the ignition. If the engine is not turning, the pumps...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 18:18:01 -0500
  I had this happen recently and i turned out to be a cracked block leaking coolant into two cylinders after the engine was turned...
• '84 Westy air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Ron Fish
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 10:25:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...To make a long story short, I was towed a couple of hundred miles to my destination. VW mechainic here said I had a...
• Newbie on list. ('69 transporter)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 17:04:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It has a plywood box constructed in the back that can be used as a bed and I added a short bench (origin unknown...
• DON'T BUY FROM PARTS PLACE!! was: Re: [Vwdiesel] 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement - I'm looking at the 1.9 NA
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:44:16 -0400
  ...Parts Place > are selling 1.9 diesel short blocks for $1095. These are new engines! I > know that they were never used in vehicles...
• Re: Elec.Gurus! DC ground question (fridge fans off shore power)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:40:00 -0700
  ...Of course a short is a different beast. Good to know 12V power adaptor (wallwart) may be fused. Re inline fuse: I really should...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 13:02:48 -0500
  ...You can be driven > around in a Bentley and be Bernie Madoff(collar and short hair) or > Montel(busted in airport with paraphernalia-no...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:57:02 +0000
  ...it caused me! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- A clogged radiator, short of total blockage, may provide just enough cooling under light to moderate loads...
• Re: VW engineers, was: Re: [VANAGON] Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:51:25 -0800
  ...Long story > shorter, the shop owner and I had cause to compare what we saw of the dash/gauges while sitting > in the driver...
• Re: Tacho installation: wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 1 May 2000 22:16:40 -0400
  ...I know > I did when the sensor wire shorted out a couple years ago! Problem is that > if you bypass the Hi speed oil...
• Vanago Stuff to sell
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:23:01 -0400
  ...2) 2.1 Short Block Motor ran but had a head leak so the heads were pulled. Guy lost interest I purchased the whole...
• Re: Losing power...update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:15:07 -0400
  ...Do you think that blockage in the cat could be causing this problem? I'd think that a cat blockage would either be there...
• Re: Help for a guy in Belgium
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 07:26:58 -0600
  ...Help for a guy in Belgium > This one has me stumped - can anyone help this person out? I was thinking > blocked cat until the...
• Re: Grover's recovery thus far
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:38:25 -0700
  ...Install the ready to use good head onto the block, with metal rings in place, but without the rubber gasket - and measure that gap...
• Re: neat idea........anyone done this before?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:36:01 -0500
  ...if you get creative, you can even make a shortened rear hatch that works so to leave the top closed and put stuff in...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:53:31 -0700
  ...bet you drive this van 7 blocks to the Food Co-op, shop, then drive >> that same short distance back.' >> >> she said ..yep ..that...
• FS Sacto Area
  Historical mailing list
  07 Jan 97 08:05:03 PST
  ...356 Coupe, project car, no eng or trans. $1750 & 2.7 short block $500. Ph. 729-4329 PORSCHE 914 '73, as is $600/b...
• Clean Power - was: cycling idle with accessory load
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 20:56:23 -0800
  ...Causes: - Too much demand. - Drain or short somewhere. - Poor contacts in the wire to chassis to battery Dept. Possible Fixes: - Reduce demand OR better...
• Re: She runs, after a fashion.
  Historical mailing list - t
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 07:24:23 -0800
  ...she ran for a short while. > > Compression is 150 +/- 5 all around. I got her to spit around the block > and warm up a...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:24:40 -0800
  ...Heck, the short block might be the original from 160K ago. The right-angle coolant pipe on the right was still original plastic. I...
• Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 18:23:19 -0400
  ...Of course, the first time it worried me seriously, but I was only a half a block from the house. Stopped, checked the oil...
• Re: Clarified: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:45:40 -0300
  ...That's when you get the best evacuation of blocks of air and less foam from the bleeder valve. I fabricated a 'throttle stick...
• Re: it is a puzzlement ... :)
  Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
  Thu, 05 Jun 1997 17:33:10 -0500
  ...stress and strain on the ol' noggin.  In a very short time, even sooner with the coupla thousand brewskies consumed each Saturday and...
• My writeup on removing and replacing the 2.1l Vanagon water pump
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:30:57 -0400
  ...see a black metal 90 degree fitting going into the block with a short coolant hose on it. Remove the two nuts on this...
• Re: Blinking coolant light woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 01:20:43 +0000
  ...Expansion tank not part of the picture since the coolant cap/valve is essentially blocked (it's new too, weeks old, but replaced tonight...
• fuel leak, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - PJBerr
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:03:24 -0500
  ...Easy fix, short piece of larger fuel line hose available at your flaps. HTH Peter -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: removing cat -was:SS header
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 10:23:53 -0600
  ...My cat expired (broke up inside) a short time ago blocking the exhaust. As I do not currently have the cash to replace it...