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• Re: clock
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:48:10 -0800
  ...Somewhat faulty memory tells me it's a 100 uF 16 Volt unit. It's not difficult to pull the clock out, and you...
• Brake booster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 22:31:45 CST6CDT
  ...Another test is to check for vacuum leaks on the power booster itself and for faulty operation of the check valve. With the engine...
• Re: analog clock repair
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 6 Feb 2019 09:51:31 -0800
  ...Usually I get > fault > in the instrumentation; either the contact at the multiple connection or > the > printed circuit is broken and need mending. > If...
• Re: Scratching head over ECS-Mal Indicator Light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:36:18 -0700
  ...The 022D version of the Digifant ECU can and does store fault codes. If > you connect a switch and light to the wires like...
• Re: No spark, clueless
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 May 2013 20:15:43 -0700
  ...is amaizing how clueless I can get at the most simple fault. > This ‘86 camper was standing here for a long time but it...
• Re: return mechanism for throwout fork?
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 22:49:21 -0400
  My (perhaps faulty) recollection is that there is a spring on the lever arm outside the housing. I was looking at some images I...
• Re: Power Mirrors not working
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 13:06:22 EST
  ...adams@TRANSCANADA.COM writes: << Does anyone have any suggestions on typical faults? Switch? I'm going to look around in the dash and make...
• Re: VW van nomenclature
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 22:43:35 +1300
  ...probably VWoA's fault. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: Fuel Tank Re-Seal Kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:30:46 -0400
  ...There are 15 hose connections to the tank alone, the crossover tube with their plastic three way nipples may be faulty, there are four...
• Re: Plastic(Alloy?) Vs Steel Engine Cover in a Diesel Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:01:30 -0700
  I had an experience where the metal lid actually caused a fire!, well, to be honest it was parially my fault too.. It was...
• Re: JUST BRAKES franchise warning!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:52:15 -0700
  ...with the BBB, it's a member organization that never > > finds fault with it's members (the business). It's like reporting a real...
• Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:31:48 -0500
  ...Any suggestions as to where I might start looking for a fault?? Seems heat related. Thanks.. John
• Wasserboxer Heads..
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 17:23:42 +0000
  ...not OFFICIALLY recall these vehicles as there is an obvious design fault here. Just getting the heads and/or headgaskets replaced is not going...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 06:00:01 EDT
  ...GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > head gasket problem ? > Wolfgang, sounds like a faulty main reservoir cap. Peace� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada <A HREF="http...
• Re: CV Joint Experts?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:14:16 -0500
  ...with CV to be 100% sure of which side is the faulty side!!! But hey, if the CV's are old....it maybe time...
• Re: 2.1L Engine: Oil Pressure Senders faulty reading
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:25:54 -0700
  On 12/12/04 2:59 PM, "Detroit Bus" <detroit.bus@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Returning to my mechanic, I suggested that either he had...
• bemused by wiring
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:42:22 -0500
  ...Do these lights share the same circuit? If so, what and where is the most likely fault? -- mordo 1990 Carat
• Re: OBD in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:51:46 -0800
  ...We are spending > an enormous amount of time to find faults on our old system. The OBD > supposed to find them for us. > And...
• One step closer to a Vitrifrigo
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 20:29:10 -0500
  ...Soooo I've been saving my pennies this winter and have the dough to plop down for this thing. (It's all your fault...
• Re: engine issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:48:53 -0500
  ...It may not be his fault, though... Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Gellman To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009...
• Re: help with 91GL problem - it likes flatbed rides too much
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:56:21 -0700
  ...In every case, actual inspection with hand glass and good light revealed the obvious fault. Pull the cover off the relay and use a...
• Re: Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:56:47 -0700
  ...Will be prepared next time it faults however. Then I can test. > But in the mean time - what else? Ken suspects the Temp II...
• Re: Air Flow Meter and Idle/Mixture Adjustments
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 95 12:24:46 EDT
  ...Does yours have an egr? If so, this could also be at fault since it could be easily pumping in more exhaust than necessary...
• Unreliable clock
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:12:59 -0500
  ...For a year now, the clock in the dash is working intermitently (whener and whever he wishes) without no apparently fault on any other...
• Re: SNIMTA_SPAM vanagon Digest - 11 Oct 2004 - Special issue (#2004-984)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:50:01 -0400
  ...So do I have faulty handles, or is there a trick im missing? --- ---thanks! --- ---airkooledchris --- --- ---
• Re: transmission rebuilders - any last-minute advice? - Dennis Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:26:14 -0500
  ...His postings are not only numerous, but also manifold and without fault. His generous advise to this list is well tempered and demonstrates that...
• Re: Bad New Battery?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:31:24 -0500
  ...Bad New Battery? If this is really a faulty battery, then that's the problem. I think 12.3 volts is too low, though...
• Re: Shock Absorbers for Vanagon (2WD)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 16:16:45 +0000
  "Wow! If both had melted tops then you were really exercising them! That's probably not the shocks fault." I was driving behinid Tom...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 2010 23:40:46 -0400
  ...that one, with 'no other' symptoms of any kind anywhere, was a faulty ignition switch... please explain that to me oh wise one !" The...
• Re: How do I....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:30:01 -0500
  ...If your engine smooths out and idles steadily, your Idle Stabilizer circuit has a fault. Could be the valve on top of the engine...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 18:45:27 -0800
  ...If >> pressure holds, regulator is at fault. If pressure drops, pump check >> valve at fault. > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http...
• Re: Is Gerry Really Dead?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:00:14 -0800
  Joshua Van Tol wrote: > > There is 64MB on Gerry - there is on average 75 to 100 page faults per > > second so we need more...
• Fuel pump won't.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Thu, 26 Oct 2017 20:08:58 -0500
  Hi all, The other day I almost ran out of gas due to a faulty gas gauge. How I know this, is that the...
• Re: Van stopped running
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:16:19 -0700
  ...So many times it's faulty. It is likely; you don't have voltage at the injectors. Zoltan -----Original Message----- From: TJ Hemrick Sent...
• Re: Burning Buses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 96 18:57:17
  ...t (section in SSVC mag)....basically the most common cause is faulty fuel lin= e and also include in this the little brass tube...
• HELP! MY RADIATOR FAN QUIT!
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 21:58:42 EDT
  Oh Wise Listmembers, I have searched the archives and cannot find any previous incident of the fault my 86 Weekender is suffering. The radiator...
• Re: Low beams are both out.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 02:48:51 +0100
  ...This one can be faulty as well, although it is not common. I guess a bad earth is out of the question, then the...
• Re: Car alarms- Humor
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 12:14:22 -0800
  ...kayak was stolen off of my truck two years ago > (my > fault for not locking it, but in Port Townsend?). Older and wiser...and...
• Re: ticco automatic gas mileage.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 17:26:02 -0500
  ...With my Ticco, I still > get under 20 mpg. > > I have new fuel rail/injector's > no fault codes when running > voltage viewed through...
• Re: Van Upgrade idea your thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:54:15 -0500
  ...The concept is to compare the current on both the hot and neutral legs and if there is a difference assume a ground fault...
• Re: 87 vanagon quit while driving
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:38:37 -0400
  Is the faint current steady? Are all 4 injectors giving the same measurement? Assume bad transistor in the ECM or faulty(shorted to ground...
• Re: No fly-by-wire in MY vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:09:24 -0800
  ...in your nether regions and claiming it was the coffee sellers fault. More here http://tinyurl.com/yzm2rb2 Sometimes simple is best.� (not referring...
• Re: clutch question
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:08:19 -0800
  ...He suspects a faulty unit and is going to replace it, but >I am wondering if this is a reasonable diagnosis and what would...
• Help Major Surging
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:51:12 -0400
  ...So I am clear what exactly would happen it temp sensor was faulty, what would the symptoms be? Namaste, Stephen Please reply to the...
• Oil Cooler Coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 22:46:01 -0400
  ...I confess my fault I pinched it. What was I doing? I want to replace the oil cooler seal. I can not get the...
• One very cool van...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:49:13 EDT
  ...I told him it was all y'all's fault. Will post a "lessons learned" today or tomorrow. Once again, Thanks. Peter
• Re: Bus Depot Shipping?...Was "order line?"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Fri, 3 May 2002 18:51:17 EDT
  ...Didn't your mother > ever tell you not to tattle tale? > > Bill > statsistically i think we CAN prove BD faults here, i know in...
• Re: Boo Hoo! Big '82 Trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:48:37 -0700
  ...the damage isn't all their fault, you are partially responsible. Be pleasant about the situation as long as you can before you start...
• odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:21:54 EDT
  ...It seems the rather weak connector to the printed circuit was at fault. I had to play with it and reinsert it several times...
• Re: flashing coolant light wzup?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:53:03 -0500
  ...Could this be > just a faulty coolant sensor or something worse? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks > Spencer >
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:10:35 -0600
  ...It could be as simple as a wire in the system losing contact momentarily, to the Hall Unit actually becoming faulty. Cheapest route to...
• '88 fuel pump not vibrating
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:44:59 -0700
  ...there other parts (fuse, etc) of the circuit that might be at fault? Thanks in advance to anyone with thoughts to share. Lee Kouns
• Re: Am I being unreasonable(Bus Depot)?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 2 May 2002 11:33:53 -0400
  ...If you receive an incorrect part (due to OUR fault), or a part with an immediately identified defect, we send a replacement right away...
• Re: [F] The Bushrat be back!
  Historical mailing list - Raukan Mactira
  Mon, 5 Aug 1996 20:55:06 +0100 (BST)
  ...This was caused solely by the wonderful faulty coolant gauge. Damn gauges *never* worked properly. The engine was probably overheated by my ... er ... *enthusiastic...
• Re: Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 10:02:07 -0400
  ...Oil pressure gauge I too have an oil pressure alarm "fault". With my T25 1989 2.1l the alarm blips in around the 2000...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 18:18:11 -0800
  ...reported earlier > were not the result of a faulty pressure tester but rather a faulty > operator -- I was reading the wrong scale. The right...
• Mystery wiring problems
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:21:45 -0800
  ...Problem solved and seemed to be merely a faulty ground wire at the bumper. A week earlier I took those lights apart to paint...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:56:48 -0400
  ...Energized ~ That would be an indication > > that the Ignition Switch is Faulty ~ > > As for the Grounds ~ If the Ground Strap @ the Front of the...
• Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:55:58 -0500
  ...Even put in new ignition wires because testing them with a timing light can be faulty. My Shoebox Electronic gizmo shows the ECU fuel...
• Re: AC cutting out momentarily
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:24:40 -0400
  ...Is this a sign of low freon pressure or more likely a fan electrical fault? How to Diagnose? Late rear Westy factory AC system...