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• Re: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:12:05 -0400
  ...It's the T (10-pin), not M switches that rarer > than gold. > > Thanks for the pointers, David. I'll check it out. > > > -MB...
• Re: '70 Clutch Cable Clevis Pin failed!
  Historical mailing list - Still in litigation
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:36:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...pin ($2.25 separately) and grotesquely > worn lever arm ($ 15.75)- can you say Total Lubrication Failure? > The hole that the clevis pin goes...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:57:51 -0400
  ...I've tried cleaning the pins in the past with limited success. Answer to second question: Distilled water with Peak Global Lifetime antifreeze, flushed...
• Final Drive Oil Seal Bushing
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 07:39:39 -0700
  ...He said to check the pinion shaft for end play and I'll understand the necessity. Well, I drove out for my weekly Vanagon...
• Re: No Start after alternator failure and replacement..TESTINGRELAYS
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 11:55:54 -0700
  ...According to the Bentley one relay has 1 white wire at pin 87 and the other has 2 white wires at 87. The one...
• Re: Securing the guide pin (shifter linkage)
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sat, 23 May 1998 08:59:58 -0700
  ...Got exactly one response to my request for help in securing the guide pin against the transmission; I suspect that reflects the fact that...
• Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:38:35 +0000
  ...Put the plugs back > on the injectors. > Then find the pin at the ecu for each injector, and supply ground to each > pin, and...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 23:09:12 +0000
  ...The pin in the mud flap I > reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat > bladed...
• Re: Oil Light On Update
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:43:01 -0400
  ...Safe travels! Edward On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 8:18 AM Mark Pinnell <mark.stuart.pinnell@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. Oil level was...
• Anyone have some 2.1 pistons laying around?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 19:46:46 -0500
  ...Basically I want to know the pin height, and roughly the dish volume of a set of 2.1 pistons. For pin height just...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:18:07 -0700
  ...is pin 25. >>> Pin 25 is the ignition coil trigger from it's driver transistor. >>> That check mark for the middle pin of the...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:56:02 -0500
  ...Jarrett Kupcinski '89 Westy, Oly On Aug 25, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > hot pink end caps . . . no end caps...
• Re: Barbie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:50:49 -0400
  ...No, you can't tint the windows and you have to wear matching pink jerseys. On 4/29/09, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net...
• Re: Newer instrument cluster in '84 van
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 May 2014 14:35:11 -0700
  ...The pin that gets bent aside is not a ground pin. It is the tach signal pin. Without the tach signal the oil pressure...
• rust spots on a westy floor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 09:20:13 -0700
  ...like tiny pinheads (as opposed to large pinheads), but no bubbling of the paint around the rust point. should i hit all that with...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:32:37 -0700
  We are making some squishy WBX pistons right now, with several pin heights. Our aircooled version is being used in over 14:1 compression...
• Re: 85 GL Whining....and not my children...
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:20:39 -0800
  Pinion bearing in the trans is bad...If let go too long it will toast the ring/pinion and really cost ya instead of...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:33:50 -0400
  I believe the coolant light circuit measures resistance between the two pins of the sensor in the plastic tank. If the resistance is out...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:25:17 -0800
  Yes, I bought the new pin this week from my local VW dealer. Part# N-013-239-1 ,for under $3 incl tax. Mark...
• Re: Grille emblem
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 28 Sep 2017 18:25:39 -0700
  ...Twist, rock, pull, etc. > Broken pin? Clear RTV will hold it on for years. > > Grill paint? Krylon Fusion in Satin Black works for me...
• Prelim ecu plug test... interestin
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:25:04 -0700
  ...I understand that 19 is ground path to stud on block Tested continuity to chassis on that pin 19, nothing Checked as well as...
• Re: A/C fan and burning smell
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 05:36:01 -0700
  ...Stage 3 is part of the special A/C relay, 8 pins. Stage 4 is a dedicated generic 4 pin relay. Here is the...
• Failed Inspection- questions on rust and ball joints
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 13 May 2011 20:56:54 -0400
  ...Anything worth noting about that? Or anyone running without the centering pin? -Craig '85GL turned WESTY BOSTIG in the back '87 SUNROOF Syncro
• Re: Coolant Leak around Sensor in Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:37:24 -0500
  ...Pinch off the hoses with a hose pincher, remove the sensor (some collant will come out) and inspect the o-ring. If thats all...
• New Bus Resolution 27 Dec- 1 Jan(campout)
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:13:37 -0800
  ...It's at Pine Ridge Campground, 199 Pineridge Campground Rd, Roebuck, SC 29376-3351, MSN maps & directions gives the best directions to get there...
• Re: rare lapel pin on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:41:21 -0500
  Sorry to burst the bubble, but there are tons of "reproductrions" of the pin floating around....even the VW Museum in Wolfsburg sells them...
• NVC: New Bettle wiring diagram?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:58:14 -0700
  ...Anyone have a wiring diagram for the 2001 Beetle? I'm trying to get the pinout for the Comfort Control Module. The only one...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:35:20 -0700
  ...The insert fit perfectly in the center of the wrist pin and inside the wrist pin hole of the piston . I then used a...
• Re: ring and pinion question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:59:51 -0800
  ...ring and pinion question > >hi all >is there a better ring and pinion to put into a 85 vanagon? the vanagon >trans and the...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 14:11:23 -0700
  ...Marks on tape closest to pin >> >>>>>> marks. Working ext was middle leg, and finally left leg. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> I think, if I’ve rotated things in...
• Re: Yet another turn signal L.E.D. data point...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:19:00 -0700
  Yes, the edge connector at the passenger end of the cluster is the 14 pin connector. Bentley 90.8 shows the early 14 pin...
• Re: Need dowel pin for 2.1 crankcase.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 20:13:45 -0500
  ...Need dowel pin for 2.1 crankcase. > > > > I need a dowel pin for the only place it is used to locate a crank bearing...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:07:21 -0500
  ...Go here for the wiring pin outs: http://www.oldvolkshome.com/late_van_cluster_install.pdf Mike Mike Collum wrote: > James Ballen wrote: >> Do...
• Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 17:25:08 -0700
  ...Your thumbs are pointing toward the > differential, pinkies toward the wheels. Your remaining 3 fingers on each > hand are curled in the direction of...
• Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:57:52 -0800
  ...Move the wires on the clock dash model to the same positions > as the tach model 14 pin connector. The connector opens up at...
• Re: removing lower grill?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:06:34 -0700
  ...You can take something of the proper diameter or a pin punch ( can't think of the proper name right now) and just drive...
• Vanagon-Waterboxer specific tools for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tim High
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:21:54 -0800
  I have three specialty tools for sale, #'s 3090 Connecting Rod Support, 3091 Piston Pin Mandrel, and 3159 Piston Pin Reamer. They are a...
• Re: the pink-mobile vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 04:34:56 -0800
  Sam, If you check the archives, =) I posted this pinkmobile one on the "seat" thread. That was a full day before all this current...
• pinion nut tool.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:06:19 -0800
  anybody have a pinion nut tool they wanna let me borrow? I want to rip apart a tranny but am to cheap to buy...
• Re: 87 armrest collection
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 09:29:52 -0500
  ...The armrests are held to the brackets by a roll pin that' s in there TIGHT. Drive out the roll pin, reinstall the bracket...
• Re: Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:13:30 -0400
  ...Cleaning the pins with an acid etch solved it. Try running the engine at idle and moving the ECU pin connector around to see...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:04:09 -0400
  ...pins was bright and clean while the > other was black and rough. Since the level gauge measures resistance > between the submerged pins there...
• Re: Fwd: Greek Single Cab + alternator help...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:45:36 -0700
  ...Your year has a diode in the circuit that prevents you from simply measuring ohms between those 2 pins on the 14 pin connector...
• Re: Clean Yur Trough!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 17 Nov 2016 12:49:20 +0000
  ...Jim > On Nov 16, 2016, at 7:07 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Pine needles, not leaves.... > > On Nov 16, 2016 6...
• Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:20:17 -0400
  At 10:10 PM 6/20/2010, Alistair Bell wrote: >the rear striker/latch is very much like a front door latch, pin and...
• Re: Repair Front Rack and Pinion?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 19:06:11 -0400
  ...and the mechanic told me I needed a new Rack and Pinion. I don't have the $700 required to fix it. What happens...
• Re: Dash Panel interchange.
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 11:47:32 -0800
  ...The connectors are diffrent on later model with tach so > > Actually the connectors are the same, but the signals go to different > pins. You...
• Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 21:31:44 -0800
  ...and don't forget, use lots of lube before you start whacking. (spray WD40 around the wrist pins before using the slide hammer) >PS...
• Re: Removing front vent windows & hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:02:50 -0500
  Sorry Ben what is a drift and where is the roll pin? On 12/21/06, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 12...
• Re: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:44:15 -0500
  ...Fellow listees, What best experience do you have removing the old pinstriping? Goo Gone & plastic scraper? Mineral Spirits? Razor blade? Rubber eraser wheel on...
• Re: Strange pattern of tach and motor dying(long)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 05:09:34 -0700
  ...It is pin D15 on the back of the fuse/relay panel. There is a black wire coming from this pin. The pin gets...
• Re: Strange no start problem - still having issues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:36:53 -0700
  ...It is possible that the wire pin on the ECU connector is pushed out of position. It would be pin 3. Page 24.61...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 07:36:18 -0400
  ...The pin in the mud flap I > > reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat > > bladed...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 7 Nov 2022 12:54:47 -0800
  ...Mark Pinnell <mark.stuart.pinnell@GMAIL.COM > > <Mark%20Pinnell%20%3cmark.stuart.pinnell@GMAIL.COM%3e>> > > *Reply-To*: Mark Pinnell <mark.stuart.pinnell@GMAIL...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor, today
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 22:20:14 EDT
  I set mine to 1.00 with the pin in the hole. I had to mess around a little by slipping the belt on...
• Re: Armrest removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 16:19:09 -0700
  ...the roll pin is flanged or flared on the top end and beveled or tapered on the bottom end. The tapered end must be...
• Re: Power-door luck
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 01:44:11 EDT
  ...On my van, there are four > pins/ connectors but 3 wires only...(no red wire). Is it normal ? How > many wires do you have...
• Piston Pins - putting them back in?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:51:55 -0800
  My friend got the pins out (amazing what a bored hippie can do with a bolt, pry-bar, and an unsupervised hour), and with...
• Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 20:05:49 -0600
  ...The stock >>socket supplies power to one pin. Another pin is ground. A third is hooked >>up to the dimmer circuit of the dashboard...
• Re: re cut ring&pinion to allow subie transaxle install
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:55:00 -0500
  Interesting (though there seems to be length disparity between the standard versus reverse-cut pinion). On Jan 19, 2010, at 5:46 PM, Alistair...