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• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:35:30 -0800
  ...Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without opening u= > p the battery compartment? Has anyone added external battery...
• Re: Purpose of the ports on this AC hose?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:35:50 -0400
  ...high pressure line, which would have the high > pressure connector (for external guages) and high pressure switch. > > And all this is pretty standard stuff...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 19:06:08 -0700
  ...it >>> out or just change it. . >>> >> >> Once you got tencentlife's external oil cooler installed, the two >> heavy-duty hoses coming off the filter...
• Re: New Head Gasket Stud Kit From Raceware
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:50:14 -0500
  ...By the >>>>>>>>yea, Tim Smith pointed these things out; he called these things snakeoil way, I do not pull heads to repair small external...
• Vanagon with Porsche power.
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Wed, 10 May 1995 16:02:34 +0100 (BST)
  ...Apart from that it looks like a inofensive standard white/blue/red camper, the only external difference being a porsche badge under the VW...
• introduction
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 13:07:18 -0700
  ...I installed a custom internal/external oilcooler with ducted air flow, worked pretty well. The current owner is using the bus as a loony...
• Re[2]: diesel westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 10:39:59 -0500
  ...kinnes@earthlink.net at EXTERNAL Date: 3/11/98 6:58 PM > >Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:55:17 -0500 >From: Martin Jagersand...
• Re: external temperature gauge
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:56:28 -0700
  ...56:22 -0600 > From: Tom Hargrave<thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> > Subject: Re: external temperature guage > > You can shorten or lengthen the probe wires with no...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 01:58:26 EDT
  ...And, Would installing an external oil cooler help lower coolant temps any? $$ Yep, and for sure. I'm assuming the TIICO system has the...
• Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:55:45 -0700
  ...Without taking it apart, how does one visually tell the difference between a continuous duty solenoid and an external starter solenoid? Measure Amp draw...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 18:12:06 -0400
  David, I've described my installation of an 11" x 11" oil cooler behind the right rear tail light, complete with external oil filter...
• Re: Collapsing Westy Tents
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 1995 23:14:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...here... :-) >I fully agree about spreading an extra tarp over the external frame -- but >make sure it's drum-tight! My last trip to...
• Re: Oil pump filters [T1]
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 96 12:05:30 +0200
  ...It's nice not to have external oil lines but i'm getting more and more convinced that they are a nessesity. Brian
• rebuilt tranny slipping out of 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - susan hafler
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 10:35:19 PDT
  ...he's going to check the linkage and other external stuff this afternoon and if that doesn't fix it, he'll have to...
• Re: head diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 2 May 2000 18:42:27 EDT
  Michael; There are two types of head leaks, internal and external. The first thing I would look at is the coolant reservoir. It should...
• TIICo cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 13:23:29 -0400
  ...Lastly, I'm going to add an external oil cooler. Bob East Haddam, CT
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:05:35 -0800
  > Heating a van in winter when camped out and away from external electric > power is always problematic, it seems to me. Catalytic heaters produce...
• Re: A good ham setup
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 11:00:21 -0800
  ...I do not have an external antenna and for the most part I >don't need it. I have external HF and 6m antenna...
• Re: this has me rethinking dexcool
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:14:14 -0700
  ...Makes the waterboxer design with all it's external plumbing look like the work of a genius. I think the problem is with the...
• Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle . . .
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:05:39 -0700
  ...You can use the Extend a Stay to use an external propane jug, but plan on re-plumbing your stove and fridge. The tee...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:30:52 -0400
  ...to be just a brush carrier and bring the field connection out to the external regulator). As Dennis says, you're overcomplicating. Yours, David
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:06:46 -0700
  ...temps I reached climbing hills, when I put a full flow external oil cooler on it the temps stayed lower and the engines last...
• Glow Shift Tachometer - what shift RPM?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:36:30 -0800
  ...in a Glow Shift tachometer from ebay - it looks pretty cool. External mounting, digital readout, in a tube about 1.5" dia and ~4...
• 71 rebuild (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 07:43:28 -0500 (CDT)
  ...My question is ? I am looking for info on how an extra external oil cooler works I know it is drilled into the case...
• Re: Repair nightmare on vacation! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 23:30:03 -0700
  Donna, Unless your camper has the unique weather protection common to certain older homes consisting of hinged, louvered, external doors that cover the windows...
• coolant heater no workie
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:07:01 -0800
  ...Does that mean it is working? Is there an external way to know it is working? How long will it take for the coolant...
• Re: late bus kitchen unit in a vanagon westy...??!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:51:39 EST
  ...But a very nice job though. > actually the 76-79 rear table mounts were external - surface mounted on the kitchen unit side, just as...
• Re: Subigon oil sump
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 16 May 2007 14:40:34 -0400
  ...I'm sure they were meant for an external oil cooler, but maybe they could be used with an accusump-style setup. Sudhir On...
• Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:49:46 -0400
  ...spin the motor fast enough that it won't stall when external loads are applied. And on modern engines it has to supply some...
• Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:24:11 -0700
  ...on the waterboxer block case there are 10mm studs external to > and > internal to the water jacket casting. These are the studs that clamp...
• Re: diesel cooling woes revisited
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 20:08:06 -0500
  If you have no external coolant leaks you have a blown head gasket. When most cars get low on coolant the heater core is...
• Re: LED Backup Light Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 29 May 2020 16:31:03 -0700
  ...However, I would be happy with a more modest improvement and I hesitate at modifying the van with external lights. So I've decided...
• =?utf-8?Q?VDO_2=E2=80=9D_Tach_Hookup_Question?=
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 3 Apr 2018 20:25:57 -0700
  Cunegonde came with a VDO 2” tach installed externally in the center bar of the instrument cluster, below the idiot lights. Worked just dandy...
• Re: Air Vents etc
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 15:09:25 -0400
  ...vents etc. > >For winter work, how do you close off all external frigid air to the front >of a Westie? I can't seem...
• WTB: Nose Bra for 76
  Historical mailing list - NWB2FP Forest-Protection
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 11:04:40 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Also, I need the little metal plate that fits on the outside of a Westy where the external AC power cord comes out. I...
• Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#191907484: VW VOLKSWAGENVANAGON SYNCRO VISCOUS COUPLER
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 19:42:50 -0800
  ...It doesn't appear to > have had any external damage. Buyer pays actual costs > to ship this part. It is very heavy. > > Visit eBay...
• Re: Coolant Trolls - Expansion Tanks
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:21:35 -0700
  ...end caps while later models (oh, say after 1985) have an external overflow bottle connected via a smallish braid covered rubber hose on the...
• Re: beware the dreaded cooler box!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 08:12:57 -0600
  You didn't say what box you have but you definitely need the external adapter like this: <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...
• Brake Vacuum Booster Replacement Questions
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:22:03 +0200
  ...Are there any other external connections or other potential leakage spots? Can the brake booster be removed & replaced without removing the dash? It looks...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 1 May 2005 10:57:13 -0400
  ...99% of the vanagon heads problem/leak is an external leak, the big head gasket. Most heads can be re-use... so stop thinking...
• Front heater valve external leak
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:40:25 -0300
  I replaced my front heater valve with a Meyle unit, installed new 5/8" Gates heater hose from the engine to the valve, and...
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:29:32 -0500
  ...As to losing tiny amounts of coolant, with no external indication, it's possible that your automatic transmission oil cooler has an internal leak...
• Now my van won't start...
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:01:39 -0500
  ...I tried this external unit to give the battery a boost, but nothing... The odd thing is (I think) is that the radio and...
• Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:04:28 -0700
  ...I had considered installing an external cooler on this swap I'm busying doing but my other ABA seems to be fine with the...
• Re: Quality? of "New" parts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 08:13:42 -0500
  ...The 1st replacement begin to leak externally in October during our 8k mile west trip, (temporarly bypassed it). 2nd replacement started leaking externally about...
• Re: Sink water pump - 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:01:39 -0400
  ...Some used the external style pump, as shown in the Go Westy picture, while some used the later version that mounts inside the tank...
• Re: Solution - Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:55:34 -0700
  From what little I've read, you made a great choice: the fluid (air) bearing is supposed to be the best, but as you...
• Re: Aluminum to brass thread galling
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:05:17 -0800
  ...And you are right the external mess is a PITA. And I've tried several tubes over time. > > Buy a can of the RectorSeal...
• RE: Bead blasted crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 10:55:59 -0800 (AKDT)
  Several years ago I had to bead blast a crankcase to remove the external corrosion that could not be chemically removed. I protected all...
• Re: Adding Fridge Fans
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:33:04 -0400
  At 21:42 6/24/2000, Puzerewski wrote: >what are the benefits? Cooler fridges? Mine seems do do OK with Leaving aside the external...
• Re: Fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 09:31:38 -0700
  ...Consensus seems to be check the filters, external and internal. If they're cruddy maybe a cruddy gas tank. Hmm. Isn't Jeff maybe...
• Re: Vanagon syndome
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:28:06 -0500
  ...I still don't get why Bosch had to add another external circuit for this function instead of integrating it within the ECU. More...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:10:49 -0700
  Well, with my exciting new external oil cooler and swell new oil temp gauge I'll be in better position than last year, and...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] temperature fluxuation, why?
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:52:03 EST
  ...Add to that the cold air (the external air temps very critical) hitting the radiator AND the front heater core. The front heater core...
• Re: Air in my coolant - part deux
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 May 1998 15:37:13 -0400
  ...2)No steam in my exhaust (no smells or external leaks either). Had my girlfriend follow me. When the overflow overflows, my tailgate gets...
• Re: Is anybody still on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:05:17 -0600
  ...had 386K miles on my '87 before the heads sprung an external leak. I decided not to reseal only because a very low mileage...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:40:39 -0700
  Those AC heads had a lot of external channels for their coolant of choice ie AIR! ;) On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:56...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 24 May 2009 19:38:18 -0400
  ...Just remove the external vent, and bend the hoses so that they line up correctly by themselves before replacing the vent. Now my fridge...
• Re: Hi all - big motor talk
  Historical mailing list
  3 Jan 95 10:49
  ...heads, twin carbs, a mild cam, a larger oil pump, a external supplement oil cooler, a lightened flywheel, and a CrMoly balanced crank. That...
• Re: oil tooo cool?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 00:00:02 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-20 13:11:08 EDT, royjm@resort.brecknet.com (Jared Roy) writes: >I recently put in an external...