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• Re: Buying Vehicles off E-bay Re: The Story Of The eBay Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:44:28 -0600
  ...I often get put out by potential buyers poking at the under side with ice picks while adjusting their halogen flashlights to weld mode...
• Re: MONSTER AWNING Prototype Pics on Flickr
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 10:49:13 -0800
  ...BBQ and does this cloth have the ability to withstand a flash-fire from BBQ overflow of oil or fat? can one woman or...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:48:47 -0700
  ...Point it > at the ceiling of the van and go crank - it flashes on the ceiling. :) > > I've got a customer coming at 10...
• Re: 85 Westy Temp Guage - what's 'normal'? *(2 Newfs)*
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 19:07:33 -0500
  ...Wolf seemed in good spirits first few miles down the road - but noticed the temperature gauge was above the half-way point where its...
• Re: [T2] RE: Gene Berg Dipstick Sender
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Thu, 3 Sep 1998 22:05:35 -0400
  ...hazzards flash. As it heats up, a piece of metal > moves and makes contact closing a circuit. > Anyways right to the point. My thoughts...
• Re: TODAY is the DAY for Van-O-Rama #9
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:51:16 -0700
  ...Case in point? Tube bumpers & GoWesty bumpers are hideous to me. Lots of people love them. Cheers, BenT Sent from my mobile device On...
• Re: My Advice- Re: Coolant hose fatigue
  Historical mailing list - Evans5
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:22:27 -0500
  ...This is almost 13 years old at this point. The fact that German coolant hoses will last this long is not a reason to...
• Re: Now: Jetta ECU-Coil Amp Draw Was: Ignition Switch "Su"...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:05:42 -0800
  ...drive with a timing light flashing where you can see .so if ignition quits ..you can tell.. though often a tach will tell you...
• Re: towing with a vanagon in an emergency.(NVC) . .
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:00:13 -0700
  ...what looks like a lemon can easily be lemon aid more to the point - it is not what you get - but what you become...
• Re: 130Mph, or even 90 -- van safety
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 08:08:16 -0600
  ...I kept trucking because I could not tell where that thing was going and I wanted to get to a point where the action...
• Re: H3 bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:17:30 -0500
  ...Finally, each light is grounded (10 gauge) to a ground point that I created next to the fuse block. The relays are triggered by...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:01:44 -0600
  ...That is the one I sell and recommend at > this point. > I haven't had any issues or failures with them so far. I...
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:28:16 -0500
  ...On the top center of the tank under the van I was able to take my iphone and make a movie with the flash...
• Re: Brake light circuit current with trailer, WAS: Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:32:11 -0700
  ...signal and 4 way flasher can handle the load of 3 or even 6 >> turn signal bulbs all flashing at once. >> >> I think you...
• Re: Valve cover oil leak..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 09:52:19 -0600
  ...If you have a point set ignition the points should be inspected and adjusted to .016/. 020, this will get you within the required...
• Re: Brake light circuit current with trailer, WAS: Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:56:53 -0700
  ...I'm sorry I'm so wordy, the point I try to make often gets lost in the exposition. The brake lights on the...
• Re: AW: Help with diagnosis (please)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:07:47 +0100
  ...temperature gauge middling, ran OK until a vibration at 60-65 mph getting worse, to the point that rear-view mirror blurrs, not thought...
• Re: Baja Whale 2013 trip report, 10 vans... part 4...at last
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:23:09 -0700
  ...In Baja all drivers turn on their 4 way flashers to warn approaching traffic of hazards such as animals or objects in the road...
• Re: Conversion Kits: Beware 1991 Clean Air Act!
  Historical mailing list - Chris & Aimee
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 09:54:17 -0700
  ...Over the past few years the DMV has cracked down pretty heavily on that "business"! To get to my main point, back when I...
• Good VW guy in SC <long story>
  Historical mailing list - Anton J. Elmquist
  Wed, 06 Mar 1996 15:05:08 -0500
  ...He drove us to his old mechanic (pointing out the many sights along the way and giving us a brief history of kiwi farming...
• Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch: Super Work Around/Easy In and Out
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Laura Magee
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:39:31 -0500
  ...I was to the point of having my mech get the old press switch off and then installing a remote pressure feed (stock Autometer...
• Re: sube ecu tuning, was: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:30:53 -0500
  ...it gets too expensive and too pointless very quickly. Doing more with less is more interesting to me than just about anything else I...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:10:03 -0700
  It is a safe assumption that when the rotor points to a cylinder that the timing notch will be at the bottom or the...
• Re: reset? OS2 indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 08:17:52 -0500
  ...reset? OS2 indicator light > > Reset is easy. > > Realize, however that VW is a cheapskate company, and they don't spend > money on flashing dash...
• Re: Most Outrageous Vanagon Stealth Camping Spots?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 22:58:09 -0400
  ...Thankfully the tall snow walls kept the westy on the road as I spun downhill pointing in various directions but forward. Thankfully these areas...
• Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 18 Jul 2015 17:59:32 -0400
  Neil and Stuart brought up a point that I intended to mention. You can't just drive around without a working radiator fan. BTDT...
• Re: SOS: Waterpump Questions: Help!
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Mon, 24 May 1999 11:28:02 -0400
  ...Also there is a smaller diameter pipe off this one that rusts at the weld point, and it was ready to burst through there...
• Re: Upon seeing bostig's handiwork
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:28:00 -0400
  ...However I was never able to map the point clouds in a useful way to be able to overlay them to get a rotatable...
• Re: vanagon difficulty
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:52:06 -0700
  ...like more than normal local driving would ? all I can say to that is, what is the point of having a car if you...
• Re: VW vs Rolls
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:47:12 -0000
  ...From the lofty cabin of the rolls a portly matron scowls > > > "pig!". > > > > > > Cogswell flashes his most significant digit, screams back "SOW!", and > WFO > > > drifts...
• Re: Steam Cleaning?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 18:36:29 -0500
  ...If you have a point set ignition the points should be inspected and adjusted to .016/. 020, this will get you within the required...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:11:32 -0500
  ...would be like not having a flashlight or head lamp along. I think > I've made my point. I hope it has some impact...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:06:02 -0500
  ...That is the one I sell and recommend at >> this point. >> I haven't had any issues or failures with them so far. I...
• Re: RedTek and the Sight Glass
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:13:55 -0400
  ...I generally use a Q-tip or similar > with a solvent to reach in and clean the glass, then shine a flashlight to > see...
• Re: Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 15:42:11 -0500
  ...my point is that the head temps swing widely much more than a slow to react cheap gauge will show. You cant say my...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:33:04 -0500
  ...If you have a point set ignition the points should be inspected and adjusted to .016/. 020, this will get you within the required...
• Re: Valve Adjustment during head installation?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:35:44 -0500
  ...One full turn down from the point that the rocker arm just touches the valve stem. Option #2: Using a feeler gauge set the...
• Re: Water Injection
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 24 May 2008 23:04:30 -0400
  ...I found out later that rings are a common failure point on the high-compression 1.7L engines when stressed. I can say that...
• caravana ... post from 25th
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 18:58:34 -0700
  ...Then, around 5:30pm, the coolant temperature light on my dashboard started flashing and the alternator light lit up. I immediately pulled over and...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:59:45 -0800
  ...Then again I don't >>> really know anything. >>> >>> Any advice at all pointing me in ANY direction at this point is welcome. >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Jeff...
• Re: oil pres woes....solved?!?! part 1
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:16:33 -0800
  ...is flashing away as I'm going 65-75 down >>>>I90. >>>> I've been so stressed out I reached a breaking point and just...
• Re: '85, 1.9 timing questions (cont)
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 19:46:07 -0800
  ...I was also tring to make the point that tuning can no longer be done without checking fuel pressure and setting the injection system...
• Re: 85 Westy Temp Guage - what's 'normal'? *(2 Newfs)*
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 22:17:01 -0400
  ...Wolf seemed in good spirits first few miles down the road - but noticed the temperature gauge was above the half-way point where its...
• anyone ever heard of bernie bergman?
  Historical mailing list - J. Kelly
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 18:11:02 -0400
  ...hazzards flash. As it heats up, a piece of metal > > moves and makes contact closing a circuit. > > Anyways right to the point. My thoughts...
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 May 2011 13:43:29 -0400
  With some effort and flashlight you can check for broken tube fittings without dropping the tank. It is also possible the leak is from...
• Re: Over heating issues, hose broke
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:03:57 -0400
  ...The combination of the antifreeze raising the boiling point and pressurized system prevent the cooling solution from flash vaporizing at those hot contact points...
• Re: Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 10:38:11 -0500
  ...John Rodgers <inua@hiwaay.net> > > >Doug, the flashing light in the temp gauge in the instrument panel is the > >low > >coolant level warning light...
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 00:34:47 -0500
  ...On the top center of the tank under the van I was able to take my iphone and make a movie with the flash...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:38:47 -0700
  ...it can show up as arrogance ..there are some techs you can't tell anything to ..they think they know it all ..my point...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:11:37 -0600
  ...That is the one I sell and recommend >>> at >>> this point. >>> I haven't had any issues or failures with them so far. I...
• Digifant dashboard analysis tool you are making
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 07:37:05 -0400
  ...I personally could drive around with my leds flashing and >the oxygen sensor output displayed and enjoy it. But I feel few other people...
• Re: temp guage read-out
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:11:58 -0700
  ...then......you just point it at various spots and hoses on the engine and then you know what the real running temp of the...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:31:06 -0500
  ...On another make I have seen the water pump impeller corrosion to a point that the blades were falling off. A thermostat is a...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:45:11 -0700
  ...That is the one I sell and recommend at >>> this point. >>> I haven't had any issues or failures with them so far. I...
• Re: 20 psi oil pressure on freeway. Worry?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda's Personal email
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:17:21 -0700
  ...If it only improves > sleightly at that point, you will need a rebuild sooner rather than > later. > If it jumps you to 7 lbs...
• Re: Natural Disasters and Westys. Does anyone have a prep sheet? - Yep
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:25:24 -0700
  ...First, there's always a daypack hung in my closet with a couple of power bars, lighter, firestarter, flashlights, GPS, toilet paper and the...
• Ratio rockers was (dyno results from Boston Bobs) or true confessions of a gear head
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 09:15:51 -0500
  ...At this point I have removed the heads from my race van to install a new set of the same valves (no fear of...
• Re: Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:28:36 -0500
  ...John Rodgers <inua@hiwaay.net> > > >Doug, the flashing light in the temp gauge in the instrument panel is the > >low > >coolant level warning light...
• first trip in newly restored van. Verdict is still out if Westy will stay...
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Mon, 15 May 2006 20:18:36 -0400
  ...Grounds are all OK (that I can find!). * A couple of times the van ran warm and the LED flashed after long highway runs...
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 23:06:12 -0500
  ...I have no idea what to do. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am at my wits end at this point. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Either a hose is damaged, or a seal...