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• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:14:49 -0700
  ...Either way it needs to come out of service ASAP. The alternator is working extra hard trying to charge a 5 cell battery and...
• Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:27:34 -0400
  ...Engine temperature - or > rather coolant temperature - was normal the entire trip (consistently > mid-point on the coolant temp gauge, just as before the coolant...
• Re: Running rich
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 9 May 2001 19:34:20 -0700
  ...connected), fuel pressure decreases (yes, > DECREASES) to about 32 > psi. > Swapped out the air flow meter for another (used but > serviceable) one. No > significant...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 16:06:39 -0400
  ...As far as I see it behaves normally. (At startup has 1000rpm high idle, warms up, drops to about 850. Two temp sensors change...
• Re: poptop insulation idea
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:53:51 EDT
  ...Insulating the poptop tent is very desirable under these conditions, since the temperatures inside the poptop tend to be extreme under normal conditions. Ideally...
• Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 21:09:36 -0500
  ...I've gotten free (refunded) service for botched, improper or incomplete work(' 21-point service', eh?). I've gotten recalls done at no cost...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 May 2011 18:12:51 -0700
  ...like the level might go down an inch in a month ...and that is fairly common on poorly serviced and maintained older watercooled vanagons...
• Re: Brake lining fell off brake shoe
  Historical mailing list - John Erickson
  Wed, 11 May 2005 21:43:03 -0700
  Beetle Auto Service for VW or Searles Automotive. Can't go wrong at either place. John '87 Syncro Country Homes ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark...
• Re: cv, wheel bearings, or both?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Jan 2013 19:39:28 -0800
  ...checking that the CV joint screws are tight would be part of a normal and conmprehensive Reglar Service. the idea isn't to drive...
• Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:48:01 -0800
  ...was a List member).� But I've done nothing to them "service-wise" at all.� Yesterday I removed both axles; boots were intact, full...
• Re: WTB: Adaptor Plate for Stock Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 10:29:29 -0500
  ...How did this affect your oil temp? I'm kind of afraid to remove mine; I figure in a normal front-engine car you...
• Re: $300 reward for advice
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 20:19:45 -0400
  ...Get the van running "normally" (post start-fail-restart). Use the carburetor cleaner to spray each of the vacuum tubes/joints sequentially. Wherever a...
• Re: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Apr 2015 23:09:57 -0400
  ...Luckily it is easy to service. Just remove that stubborn plug on the back left corner of the case. If you suspect any type...
• Personal Safety... was Mom's trip etc.
  Historical mailing list - Steven A Tew
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 21:22:55 -0800
  ...The knowledge of the presence of the gun is normally enough to repel a human predator. Shots are fired fewer than 999 out of...
• Re: Might be a double post...winter trip
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:57:43 -0800
  ...at Mexico's > honest prices...The services in Mx. are almost affordable, usually at about > 30% of what the Health Insurance industry and the...
• The Thing About Shop Time (Long But Good)
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:47:21 -0700
  I only caught a bit of the thread about shop time for CV service. There seems to be a great deal of misunderstanding about...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 May 2008 06:17:09 -0500
  ...so many Vanagon service histories and saw an A/C charge > every summer since they were brand new. A normal vehicle has the A...
• Re: Air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Jul 2016 14:37:31 +0000
  ...As a Westy or vanagon > > > > newbie you will > > > want > > > > to get a Bentley service manual ASAP. Learn as much as possible > > > > before > > > tings > > > > break...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 8 May 2016 10:46:10 -0600
  ...Normally, the brakes >> can be serviced without removing the hub. It only needs to be removed if >> servicing the wheel bearings or replacing the...
• Is this normal? (1977 camper advice)
  Historical mailing list - Kirk D. Hilliard
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 20:23:09 -0400
  ...Normal braking seems to work well, but I see from the service records that the brake pads were changed often. Are replacement brake pads...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 19 May 2004 22:54:30 +1200
  ...Most service stations will have one, but theirs will be rigid and therefore need to have complicated brackets made for every model towed. Mine...
• Re: Problem with Overheating with ABA conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:07:55 -0500
  ...in the cars they are normally in. This is not usually a problem for coolant changes or hose service as some coolant is always...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:02:11 EDT
  ...Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Frank...
• Free Sirius satellite radio system
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 01:59:39 -0400
  ...There is literally no comparison between normal AM/FM and satellite radio. A recent analysis report estimated between 29-45 million subscribers (primarily from...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 20:29:29 -0500
  ...Anyway.... > The buyer has asked that I just transfer money via a wire transfer in full > to his bank account which i normally wouldn...
• Re: 1.9L loss of power, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Russell Talbot
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 19:35:19 -0400
  ...Then it started up again and drove normally for another hour or so, then it started loosing power again. after wiggling wires around, it...
• Re: A RANT : Westy Tires in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:21:45 -0400
  My motto for personal, as well as business, purchases - be it services or merchandise - "Buy Local whenever possible" I know this has NVC but...
• Re: Automatic transmission supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:19:46 -0500
  ...Unfortunately it is getting to be next to impossible to get service in my city of 800,000 residents and about 15 vanagons. My...
• Re: Cooling woes and the aborted trip to TBTT (somewhat longish...)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 06:36:04 EDT
  ...Under normal circumstances it should be full right up to the top. No air space ! If the engine is overheating it will be obvious...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:38:42 -0600
  ...Discounting the normal maintenance for both a >converted vanagon and a non-converted vanagon, the costs of conversion seem >to range from ~$14000 (not...
• Re: No start after temp II replacement - conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:59:15 -0800
  ...In addition, they weren't gapped >properly and looked like they hadn't been serviced in some time. > >I think in the end it...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:25:16 -0500
  ...If you do go by Big Bend, you'll have some long stretches with no services again. I lost a water pump on my...
• Re: Ill start from the beginning (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 16:04:09 -0500
  ...in all cylinders except #3 which reads 0! Removing the valve cover shows all normal, except the valves on #3 seem to be moving...
• Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 03:51:39 MST
  ...oily inside (suggesting spark discharges over the oily path instead of normal ignition inside the cylinder). I cleaned it with fuel but to no...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:05:37 -0700
  ...Since normal regulation is somewhere between > .2 and .8 you > can see where this can mess things up. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Zetec Using oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:27:48 -0500
  ...This normal consumption is the reason oil need to be formulated not the damage the emissions system (catalysts, O2 sensor, EGR systems). Consider a...
• Re: HELP! Sliding window removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 5 May 2002 15:40:29 -0700
  ...Should I cut the seal and > >pop them > >out or just press from the corner slowly and steadily like with > >normal > >windows. I suspect...
• To those '83-'85 Vanagon folks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Sep 1994 22:28:17 -0500
  ...The normal stud is 8mm on both ends. The special stud is 9mm on one end, 8mm on the other, and is a bit...
• Re: Head temperature
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 10:23:39 -0400
  ...Head temperature varies greatly under normal conditions. A long climb with a full load in the wrong gear could send temps high enough to...
• Re: 6 guys and vanagon x-country-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:51:29 -0400
  ...Price may be the only criteria important to you, while convenience and customer service may have been more important in this instance. Further, did...
• Re: coolant hoses (Cost, it the only issue)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 15:33:22 -0800
  ...This is the year 2004!!!" See response above("this only works for those close enough to civilization") I can be out of cell service...
• Temperature Gauge - Hot Desert Conditions - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 11:40:03 +1000
  ...The needle then climbs back to its normal position. With the air-conditioning on the needle normally sits over the middle of the LED...
• Re: Back in service, a real pleasure, the Vanagon (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 16 May 2016 15:09:51 +0000
  ...like you  are watching a video or something.  Everything in a > normal mini-van seems to be designed to isolate you from the outside...
• Re: [Syncro] Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:48:24 -0700
  ...our normal inspection for saftey. About a week later, the yachtowner calls in a panic! "My boat sunk!"...so we took our service launch...
• Re: Horrible service from BusDepot!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:51:03 -0400
  ...If you still have any questions, you can always call our customer service number at 215-234-VWVW, or email, to check on backorder...
• Re: What would make you disconnect your front axle on your Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:48:47 -0400
  ...Why was the VC replaced? Was that problem solved? Are the tires matched? Normal VC wear is for them to gradually lose their ability...
• Re: A Homemade Waxoyl Experiment.........
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 22:24:54 -0500
  ...is this something that you didn't expect? at normal temperatures this stuff is not going to be that flammable, especially when you only...
• Re: Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 11 May 2008 05:51:53 EDT
  ...My fridge normally gets very cold and will even freeze up around the ice cube tray. However, on hot summer days, the fan will...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:46:53 -0500
  ...If it's sold as "lamp cord" with a UL or CSA sticker, usually type Service Parallel Thermoplastic 1 or 2 (SPT-1 or...
• Re: Mudflaps for 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 31 May 2008 06:15:28 EDT
  ...It appears that there never was mudflaps on any of the other normal pl= aces. The one on my van is not right at...
• Re: Unleaded Regular or Unleaded Premium?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 22:02:01 -0800
  I would have to somewhat disagree with that statement - under "normal" driving conditions you could get away with 87 octane in these 10:1cr...
• Re: ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:39:11 -0800
  ...I can believe that there is a service > > mode, > > but I'm having trouble believing that the ECU can 'remember' the state of > > the...
• Re: A RANT : Westy Tires in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:30:00 -0400
  ...This is not a service issue... this is how it works when you drive a non-standard vehicle. Most VW dealers abandoned the vanagon...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 8 May 2016 11:09:56 -0700
  ...Normally, the brakes >>> can be serviced without removing the hub. It only needs to be removed if >>> servicing the wheel bearings or replacing the...
• Re: Lake Piru
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:46:39 -0400
  ...That being said, I do have one 85Ah Kirkland normal flooded deep cycle battery under my rear bench as I have removed my rear...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 3 May 2011 21:18:13 -0700
  ...Engine seeks at hot idle a bit wider/faster than normally. Haven't been able to evaluate mpg. >> >> Suggestions, please? Thanks! >> . >> >
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:46:20 -0500
  ...Oil testing may tell you when you waited too long to service the air filter. > > Oil Filter-For what they cost replace with every...
• Flashing Low Coolant Light (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Clein
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:58:54 -0700
  ...15 minutes into the trip...the low coolant light starts to blink - normal operating temp, though needle seemed to flunctuate a bit more (higher...
• Re: request for information, please
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:54:15 -0500
  ...It was always suggested to me that anything non-standard will only cause grief if you need service while travelling. I think that was...
• Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:40:28 -0400
  ...If they checked for everything that could possibly be > wrong with a car when it went in, nobody could afford ANY automotive > service. > > And...