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• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:51:37 -0500
  ...The gap of .002-.004 is to > be set as the switch closes.You want the switch to close at .002-.004 as > the...
• Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:26:26 -0400
  ...Victor is a good brand. > >With that and some iron wire you can patch surprising gaps. > >Yrs, >David
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:54:30 -0700
  ...Article/Circuit_Diagram/BasicSolenoidCircuitDiagram_thumb.png > I see the two air gaps. > > I'll be curious to see how much current this "can" type...
• Re: Adjusting the idle on '82 AC Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:08:01 -0700
  re "Next I check the point gap, since this is a wearing component. Without getting into the details you plug in the dwell meter...
• Re: black smoke when starting
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 10:25:16 EST
  ...since (as opposed to most cars) the cylinders are horizontal, the rings (really c-shaped) all line up sometimes with the gaps at the...
• Exhaust Alingment ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 07:56:08 -0700
  ...The side that leaks seems to have a larger gap on the inner side because all three flanges are not parallel. Is there a...
• Tire Deals in DC Area
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 11:34:34 -0400
  ...So what? (I suppose I don't agree w/having to micrometer door gap seals; said another way, why put jeweled bearings on a...
• Re: WTB: Diesel EV Camper in Europe
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 01:43:50 EST
  ...of you with T4's you may have noticed a HUGE gaping hole between the two rear wheels. This is where the synchro hardware...
• Value Info
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:14:05 -0500
  ...Seems that there are values reported on 93 and 95 models but 94 falls through a gap in NADA, Kelleys and other price info...
• Automatic Transmission Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:48:31 -0700
  ...Good thing I didn't believe the tech at German Transaxle who told me the "negative gap" meant I needed my final drive rebuilt...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:28:57 -0700
  ...perimeter of the "saddle" and weld in metal to bridge the >gap...basically adding to the fuel capacity.... doable? > >chris How much extra fuel...
• Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings...
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:07:06 -0700
  ...When installed, there was a large gap between the bonded rubber bushing and the eccentric washer when the bolt was loose. It did not...
• Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 May 2016 23:34:33 -0700
  ...The 96mm big > bore sets often have the wrong rings on them, 94mm rings on 96mm cylinders. > Huge ring gaps until the rings snap...
• Re: Shady Boy Awning + Pipe Insulation for rain
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:43:21 EDT
  ...I bought a hank of the insulation sized for 1/2'' pipe and mooshed it into the gap on a rainy day last week...
• Re: Mickey Mouse Repair: Motor Mounts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 13:26:36 -0400
  ...Into these gaps I drove 4 handmade polyurethane wedges. The polyurethane originated with pink skateboard wheels and was previously used to make racecar suspension...
• Re: Got dem ole lousy idle blues again,mama
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:53:09 -0700
  ...It was creating a gap at the bottom edge of greater than 0.080"! Yes, it had worn about 2mm. away, and the gap...
• Re: How to remove rear pulley on a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:32:54 -0600
  ...good? Its not a long term repair, more of a stop gap patch fix till you get somewhere to have a "proper repair" done...
• Re: Panel Fabric(?) for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 15:56:11 -0800
  ...whole van in this khaki denim, it might turn out ot be too monochromatic, but maybe I'll have the first Gap Vanagon. Alistair
• Bosch Platinum plugs and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:06:45 -0300
  ...I left the gap at .7 (as the box says, not the VW specs). The van starts much easier and where it use to...
• Shade Tree Gas Tank vent repair?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:10:50 -0500
  ...and sheetmetal screwed the discs back in place and siliconed any gap left. Is this the epitomy of Arkansas ShadeTree Mechanics, or is this...
• Adventurewagen camper still for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 00:36:24 -0400
  ...Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures Gapland, MD 21779 301.432.4645
• Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 17:07:30 -0400
  ...I gapped the plugs to .28, made sure all the wires and the cap were nice and tight... Is the firing order in the...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:45:50 -0400
  ...solid lifter case could not disappear becuase of heat alone - the gap itself would be expected to increase roughly in proportion to the overall...
• Re: plug heat ranges?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 00:12:34 -0400
  ...To hot plug burns gap increase, and misfires. All of this ove time. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA...
• Re: Fuse confusion - in Los Angeles!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:44:05 -0700
  ...with > fuses. > > Check and see if their okay by looking for gaps in the metal conductors. > > Jake > > On 4/27/07, PB <pbrattan@gmail...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:49:36 -0400
  ...THEN insert a compressor air spray nozzle into one of the hoses with a rag to fill up the gap around the nozzle. Give...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:50:22 +0200
  ...noise reduction > The additional weather stripping in the later model vanagons "fills" in > the leading edge door gap. The earlier vans used that gap...
• Re: Any hints on installing Sirius Sat Radio in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:06:54 -0400
  ...Route the cable through the cable gap, under the carpet, under the drivers seat. You'll probably want to remove the battery for this...
• rear hatch bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 13:35:30 -0400
  I know the Westies have rear bug screens, but the snap idea seems to leave some gaps. Larry Johnson told me of an idea...
• Making the Upper Bunk Comfy
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 19:57:59 -0700
  While I'm at it-- Here's my solution for a snug, comfy upper bunk that's free of annoying gaps in the mattress...
• Re: 86Gl auto milage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 4 May 2005 16:20:54 EDT
  ...morning with mobile one,spark plugs that are 5 years old( gaped and oil change every 3k), running on p205/70-14 at 32psi...
• Sew Fine carpet fitment
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 14:58:23 -0500
  ...detailed instructions" or "it comes in pieces and there is a gap between the pieces that dirt can get into and is impossible to...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:16:46 -0700
  ...measured level at tranny, > (many, many times!) measured how large the gap was between PS bracket > and carrier arm, (too large by 5/8...
• Re: Window locking strip trim
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:42:13 -0400
  ...I think the gap where it comes together has doubled in size in 8 years. > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:30:41 -0800
  A fellow called Dunlop is credited to be the first to build a practical tire which was inflated with air. Since air is 78...
• Noisy KYB's (again)
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:52:46 -0800
  ...They were still touching in the middle, but there is a 1/16" gap around the perimeter of the washer. The installer tossed the...
• Re: Wrecked '88 Westy FS at the Auction
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:29:55 -0800
  ...I've seen similar Westys go for between $200 and $1400 (Yes, I know that's a pretty big gap, but it's true...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:52:54 -0500
  At 12:46 PM 2/15/2003, G.M.Bulley wrote: >A lightening bolt can jump several MILES in a hundredth of a second...
• Re: FREE trailer hitch: Syncro(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 09:11:05 -0800
  ...I will not ship, pick up > onlyin Gapland Maryland. I'll be driving I-81 north Friday morning if > someone wants to meet and...
• Re: What octane fuel?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 16 May 2005 12:07:25 -0600
  ...Will I cause any damage by running 87 >> octane? Thanx again... >> >> Danno >> Delaware Water Gap, PA >> 89' Jetta (daily driver) >> 86' Vanagon (family hauler...
• Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:56:44 -0400
  ...Mike Clint Kolda wrote: > Do these seals fill the gap between the front edge of the door and the front end? Do they make...
• Re: Anyone had to trim off the upper front window seals?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:23 -0500
  ...Now there is no gap there, where there was before. I little detergent on the rim of the window help things along and all...
• Re: New Top Seal - ' 71 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Nov 1995 13:50:22 -0800
  ...a few dabs of black RTV to fill in a few gaps and cracks. Have fun, and figure on working a few hours to...
• Re: Wheels, once and for all, Bill in Lake Tahoe.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 23:10:00 EST
  ...looks like what it should look like. >It filled in the gap in the fenders. The van rides about 1.5 inches higher. Interesting...
• shrunken window seals
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:33:38 -0500
  ...when i pull the edge of the windshield rubber up from the lower driver's outside corner, there is a 1/8" gap between...
• Re: Sluggish 90
  Historical mailing list - Scott Atkinson
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 07:26:16 +0900
  ...I have read threads re spark plug gaps and vacuum >hoses/connections. The one odd thing is that my engine has great >response when...
• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 18:43:20 -0300
  ...because in the US we think of there being a > year gap between T3 and T4 while in reality there was a 2 year...
• FREE skylight, in northern AZ
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:12:53 -0700
  ...I have tried everything and yes, I talked to them, they said small gaps at the corner are okay, water can't get in...
• Re: Made in the Shade!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Anderson
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:15:34 -0700
  ...LPS (was recommended to me by my mechanic as a stop-gap) and seems to work o.k., at least so far. Didn't...
• Re: ? 094 Tranny or Spark Gap X-mitter ?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 01:14:29 EST
  In a message dated 11/2/01 12:33:56 AM, andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes: << Could it be that your reversinglight...
• Re: Accurate subject lines.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:12:22 EST
  ...Then somebody jumps back in again on the original topic and causing a gap in the discussion. Too confusing for my taste. BenT
• FS: NICE 1985 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:39:08 -0700
  ...Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures Gapland, MD 301.432.4645 westyventures at mindspring dot com
• Horn gap and column pictures
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:05:37 -0400
  ...It makes a >big point, on 48.2-3 and on 94.3, about adjusting the gap between >the lower surface of the steering...
• Re: Water in Oxy sensor
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:12:13 -0600
  ...be seal > O2 sensor is vented to atmosphere by the small gap near the nut > If you look carefully near the nut you will...
• electrical insulating goop
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 07:50:03 -0500
  ...I find it to be a great gap filler and adhesive too. Wonder what it's insulating properties are... Edward
• Re: poptop edge rubber seal
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 17:29:09 -0600
  ...on a 81 vanagon? It's the bit which >> covers the gap between the part that goes up and the part >> over the drivers...
• ?'s On Seam Sealing
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:19:39 -0500
  ...any quicker? After the POR paint sets up, any special tricks for the application of the seam stuff? Masking tape gap? TIA DM&FS
• Re: optima the one for starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:16:34 -0700
  ...the two cut pieces by screwing a steel screw into the gap. Didn't work too well. pensioner (who doesn't play an engineer...
• 86'Gl nogo
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:26:40 -0700
  ...I'm thinking computer, but why would it backfire and die? Any ideas? Danno Delaware Water Gap, PA 86' GL --------------------------------- Be a better Heartthrob...
• Re: i done did fixxed it/88 vanagon that was missing
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:27:53 -0500
  ...so then i check the gap on all the spark plugs.(Bosch Super's) they were way off. at the most they should be...