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• Re: Barret Jackson Auction
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:26:23 -0600
  ...I can still smell that exhaust!! There was a 1966 427 Cobra on ebay some time ago. Fully refurbished, and the bidding started at...
• Re: Diesel Powered Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:48:57 -0400
  ...Diesel Powered Vanagons They smell much better running on bio-d or veggie oil! :-) I've never had a problem with worn cam bearing...
• Re: About Oetiker Clamps
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:45:01 -0600
  ...smells a bit in the front so I >> will be doing tank reseal and possibly new tank this fall. >>> >>> And the 85 just smells...
• Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:12:56 -0400
  ...No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant.. > My van has an inline four VW motor..Digifant II injection, lots of the > same...
• RE: For the dreamers
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 09:32:35 -0500
  ...I like the smell of diesel smoke in the morning! What year's your 300D? Is it M-B's equivalent of VW's...
• Re: Running hot........or maybe not
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 16:48:30 EDT
  ...There was >no >smell of antifreeze. Engine didn't feel hotter than normal. Coolant >tank >(new last month, with new pressure cap) was full...
• Re: Closed Idle Switch / Fuel Line Warning (again)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:31:49 -0600
  ...Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:36:36 -0800 > >I was poking around in the engine compartment of the 90 Multi Van (auto) >and smelled...
• Re: end of road
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:21:49 -0800
  ...took my 84 westy in for a tune up > > > before going on a trip next week and > > > thought I smelled ...... something > > > sweet...... > > > > > > Yep, $1...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:49:37 -0600
  ...What do Vanagon drivers ride? After seventeen years of VW van ownership I have found that most Vanagon and particularly most Westy owners do...
• I smell a PLAID rat
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 22:33:08 -0400
  ...And if this drives the price up for me and the rest, may the guilty party if indeed one of us have bad VW...
• Re: mysterious running problem on 84
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 01:03:12 -0500
  ...It's apparently getting too much fuel, it pukes and smokes > and > smells like gas, it just gradually (and quickly) loads up till it...
• Re: Etka helped needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 06:18:51 EST
  ...I noticed the smell of burning oil, and it turns out that there = was a leak dripping onto the exhaust. My mechanic gave me...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question - Friday Joke
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:33:25 -0800
  ...Grizzly bear droppings tend to > contain small bells and smell of pepper. > > > > Happy Fryedaye > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van...
• Re: Burden or Blessing?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:39:59 -0700
  ...my beloved > "Victoria"! ('82 Westy) > > We saw a funky, old red VW bug drive by and he > commented on how he'd love to...
• fuel leak / starting problem
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:17:54 -0800
  ...It is large enough for me to clearly smell gas if i stick my nose near the rear wheels. I did locate it last...
• Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:43:16 -0700
  ...David --- Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > Hmmm.... you don't like what I have to say, and you're asking me to leave...
• Re: BAD gas mileage and injector service
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 09:37:09 -0700
  ...I'm > |real happy with the outcome. > | > |http://www.cruzinperformance.com/ > | > |John > | > |John Rodgers > |Clayartist and Moldmaker > |88'GL VW Bus Driver > |Chelsea, AL...
• Re: I'll change my oil tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:46:22 -0700
  ...there is some smelly, > greasy old dinosaur lard mixed in there too! :-) > > John > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea...
• Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:07:30 -0500
  ...We stopped and checked it twice along the way, no drips, no smell, and no excess heat. The temp gauge was over the right...
• Re: Wanted: comments on my compression test results
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:56:53 -0700
  ...We also advertised in Hot VW,s & VW Trends late 80,s eary 90,s selling our wares // Our VW race car made centerfold...
• Re: Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:16:12 -0800
  ...Castor oil as lubricant >I used to race a 250 Ossa motorcycle in TT dirt track racing .. > the exhasut smelled just wonderful, intoxicating even...
• Death of a Eurovan?
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:46:08 -0700
  ...She says it hasn't sounded the same since the emissions inspection (at a non-VW place) She says the mechanic who replaced the...
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:28:16 -0500
  I found the source to my gas smelling issue. On the top center of the tank under the van I was able to take...
• Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:02:25 -0700
  ...Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke. > Jack got it right...a corroded head stud packed it in - the stud between # > 3 > & 4 cylinder...
• Re: Asymmetric two post lift
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 18:41:33 -0700
  ...So� what Worth is saying does not appear to take into account a Vw Vanagon's close to a 50:50 weight balance. One...
• RE: For the dreamers
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 16:32:01 -0500
  ...I like the smell of diesel smoke in the morning! You are correct about diesel availability. You can get it almost anywhere. Ta, Bo...
• Re: About Oetiker Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 31 Aug 2023 02:45:10 -0700
  ...smells a bit in the front so I > >> will be doing tank reseal and possibly new tank this fall. > >>> > >>> And the 85 just smells...
• Re: Ranting and Raving
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:36:37 -0500
  ...Yes VW's are fun but we must remember how old your Diesel Sammy is! Most cars and vans don't last that long...
• Driving In Canada
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 14 May 2002 17:24:39 -0400
  ...I mean completely in order and readily available! The police up here seem to have decided that VW vans are the likely transport vehicles...
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:51:54 -0800
  ...The tank seals are bad (I can smell fuel after a fill-uo), so that is the next job. I was assuming (yeah, yeah...
• Re: VW camper van article
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:12:22 -1000
  ...Hippy vans think about how long it took to scrub the smell and other stuff out of it and re weld the fender wells...
• [Q] Fuel Inj problem
  Historical mailing list - Jesse L Reynolds
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 17:57:50 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When it fails to start, the engine smells like gas. The hose from the oil breather is damp with gas. Gas gets in the...
• Re: Digitool saves the day, again
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:29:43 -0400
  ...And the rich smell from the exhaust was gone too. I have used it before on numerous friends and acquaintances Vanagons. It usually gets...
• Re: Propane leak!
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 19:47:40 -0700
  ...Coby Smolens, Owner Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" 1535 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. San Anselmo, CA 94960 Phone: (415) 457...
• Re: Manual Trans refill delimmas
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 02:52:38 EST
  ...to mix the two oils and if not, what are my other options. >> One of VW's finer engineering feats...... sure go ahead and...
• Re: Air-cooled heat question
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 14 May 2000 09:33:49 -0400
  ...Air-cooled heat question >Check out http://www.bulley-hewlett.com/VWindex >I've been in sub zero weather and been comfy in a...
• Re: ATF and Final Drive
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 21:13:09 -0600
  ...Or even easier - have your VW > >mechanic replace it for you. > > > >Good luck- > >Peace, > >Marla > >'87 Westy Van "Morrison" > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Mark Dorm...
• Vanagon for sale (was Canadian Parts)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Dawe
  Wed, 2 May 2001 16:34:57 -0230
  ...The oil is clean, and the coolant shows no sign of oil or exhaust smell, so I think (if I'm right) that the...
• relayed msgs.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 03 Aug 94 11:53:39 CDT
  ...This is a story about how I got my recent VW. I had owned many years ago various VW's (1974 Bradley GT, 1966...
• Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:09:57 -0300
  ...Best Regards D On 24/07/09 12:50 PM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > My van has an inline four VW motor...
• Re: which route to CA?(long)
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:51:06 -0500
  Sudhir, I've travelled much of your proposed routes in VW buses. Without question, I would not take your prefered route to San Diego...
• Re: Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 11:10:21 -0600
  ...I've smelled burning rubber > off my kids boots if the rear heater core is fully open, so I usually keep > it ~1/2...
• Re: Proper Peen nut adjustment-front rotors?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:41:08 -0400
  ...Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Jeffrey R wrote: > Hello-- > > I'm...
• Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:32:13 -0700
  ...It smells like gas, but it sometimes does > when I start the van up. The cvs are only about 6000 miles old and > seem...
• Re: dying '86 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 00:05:45 -0500
  ...They have spent a lot of money in its upkeep at our (very reputable but expensive) local VW Dealer, and want to cut their...
• Re: Loud lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 14:24:44 -0700
  ...None of them have ever been tested and approved retroactively to our 15 to 20 year old design, at least, not by the VW...
• Re: Re the insane elevation of camping to a tea ceremony
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:00:56 -0800
  ...In comparison any VW bus that you can sleep in is a luxury. I hope I never get to the point where I consider...
• Re: coolant loss question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:11:38 -0700
  ...1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic http://communitybuilders.dhs.org/craigoda/vw/
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 22:52:48 -0700
  ...smell or see leaking gas, the test fails. Raymond Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 15, 2015, at 4:48 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw...
• Re: fuel tank seals
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:52:53 -0700
  ...Ever since the stainless steel coolant pipe install, I've been smelling gas. I figure that the seals were probably disturbed from the vapor...
• Re: Sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 09:02:56 +0000
  ...I've heated this stuff and put it into closed areas for several months prior to using it and I cannot smell it. My...
• Re: fuel leak / starting problem
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:37:08 -0500
  ...If you local VW shop is competent, have them take care of the problem for you. If one connection is leaking, others may not...
• Re: misc
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 1994 18:57:52 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Anyone know of an effective non-smelly, >heat-producing solution? I've gotten suggestions ranging from auxillary >gas to plug-in electrical heaters. My...
• Selling '81 Westfalia in Montreal
  Historical mailing list - Johannes Emigholz
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:36:27 -0400
  ...The color is the original VW ivory that the guy got somehow on the market. New starter in March New windshield in March New...
• Re: extra gas
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Mon, 24 Feb 1997 23:05:31 -0800
  ...Fortunately, nothing happened, other than the bus smelling like gasoline for the next three months, and me getting some dizziness that night. But talk...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Tue, 11 May 2004 20:05:16 -0700
  ...With biodiesel, they even smell > better than gas exhaust. > They are far superior to any hybrid car as well. > More space, similar > mileage with...
• Re: removing insulation adhesive
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 15:30:21 -0500
  >>I used GooBGone to clean off the residual adhesive that VW had used to adhere the old insulation. Great advice, I have had good...
• Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:59:54 -0700
  ...The exhaust (to an uneducated nose) might be smelling rich. I can't test for power to the HOS2 sensor as engine needs to...
• Re: 2nd opinion wtd: Compression vs Head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:35:16 -0500
  ...No overheating, boiling > over, or coolant in the exhaust, I had yet to trace the coolant loss to a > specific source, though by smell...
• Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 15:12:42 -0500
  ...Cleaned and oiled to fix. > Drive Safely & Good Luck > Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe > > On Sat, 1 Jan 2000...