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• Re: San Fran Parking
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 03:23:22 EDT
  ...Drive 5 blocks south on Third Street and park on the street for free. Pay attention to the time limits though. When you start...
• Re: AMC heads------bad valves, replace when you buy the new head
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 22:11:49 -0500
  ...not hardened and you will > have valve problems in a relatively short time...... Our engine rebuilder, AVP has made this comment to me too...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:37:14 -0700
  Is there any reason one couldn't relocate the stock valve to an accessible under-dash location and shorten the operating cable? Brendan I...
• Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 20:02:27 -0800
  ...This is true anywhere in an electrical system but is commonly a problem around automotive fuse blocks (the heart of the electrical system). [Back...
• Re: Converting Doka to Auto trans... Questions regarding late model floor ven...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:26:21 EDT
  ...if the housing you speak of is shorter because of the floor vents, i'm guessing its a Doka only part...?? dunno. mine did...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 7 May 2013 15:00:07 -0400
  ...If only changing a tire the jack can be placed under the control arm. > Of course block and chock and use jack stands if...
• Re: van paint job
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:15:26 -0400
  ...turn, may have a bearing on a > cooler > >block?...i.e., coolant and oil temps. > > > >Shortly after buying this van ('02), I put a...
• semi-urgent auto transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:39:47 -0400
  ...The short version is that the rebuilder had the van twice, and for a long time both times. When I got it back a...
• Re: FI Weirdness -- please help
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 00:38:39 -0600
  ...We will take > that down next time and inspect for short circuits, etc. That's a > distinct possibility. Other options include a possibly bad...
• Re: lifter cam Q, 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 20:34:01 -0500
  ...but need info on > checking lifters and such before short block assembly. The big end of the 2.1 rods distorts over time and...
• Bus Depot-How'd Ya Do It?!!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 7 May 2013 10:10:48 +0000
  ...Long story short we drive back roads and get the NB home, but a 4 hour drive became 8 hours. Next day I look...
• Re: SI vs. dumb (0 cc's Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:05:29 -0500
  ...God forbid we talk about how many acres in a square or a range, and how many feet in a block. Ugh. G. Matthew...
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power... Ignorance
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 22:02:56 EST
  ...The main difference I saw was that the cylinders were pressed into the cast aluminum block. This allowed them to use very short head...
• Re: Second Battery Under Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:23:55 EST
  ...Both supply power thru the main fuse block. No need to run extra wire. When you want to run off #2, switch to #2...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 21:49:02 -0500
  ...So the flow to the radiator is basically short circuited without the thermostat. If the even is an automatic, it is even worse as...
• Re: NYC to Palo Alto CA
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:56:08 -0800
  ...time I tried backing up a short >> distance >> and the traillered vanagon jacknifed accross the road blocking two >> lanes >> somewhere in Tennessee. I must...
• Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:47:14 -0500
  ...Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender? >> >> >> >> I was wiring up my new VDO volt gauge and accidentally shorted the (+) >>> feed >>> to my oil pressure gauge...
• Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:29:38 -0700
  ...The collector > > itself (Jetta) has 1 5/8" pipes. > > > > The only real technical stumbling block right now, is that the > > collector will be shorter...
• Re: recycled german parts / eBay
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 03:46:03 -0500
  ...First, he sells diesel short blocks (go see the items he is selling right now - item #2466810640) with the block/head mating surface nicely...
• Re: Auxillary batter - isolation device
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:31:02 -0400
  ...Inc., fuse block, >> extra interior lighting, and connecting devices like fridge, water pump, >> lights, and stereo to the fuse block. >> >> I'll welcome your...
• Steering Wheel Saga (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 19:54:02 EDT
  ...A short drive confirmed that the turn signals worked properly. But I forgot about the horn. Audi used a different style horn contact, the...
• Re: fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 15:01:56 -0500
  ...fuel filter on my '84 Westy and have > hit a stumbling block. As it stands now, the old filter (a square > plastic filter installed...
• Re: Dropped my motor...almost..
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:24:24 -0500
  ...aluminum motor mount had sheered the mounting bolts right at the >block..leaving the right side of the motor hanging.....As I began trying...
• Re: vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:53:25 -0500
  If you have not already done so - replace ALL fuel hoses in the engine bay - and I do mean all, including the little short...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:29:40 -0500
  ...I would even predict............for someone doing medium short drive cycles, say drive one way to work in the AM, and one way back...
• Re: air-cooled engine expert recommendation needed near San Jose CA
  Historical mailing list - Gus
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 15:19:59 -0500
  ...produces a bad drop in power. > > The car had a new short-block at 60,000 miles (previous owner put a piston > through a...
• Bus queries
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kunkel
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 09:09:38 -0500 (CDT)
  ...What are folks doing, short (hmmm...) of starter rebuilds? 3. A weird question. I developed the habit of shifting occasionally without the clutch (dating...
• Re: Are pop-up tops really necessary??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:36:58 -0800
  ...This has the added advantage of blocking visibility from the back window (I dont even have to pull the curtains). During the day, gear...
• Re: Request for detailed install directions for rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:29:02 -0600
  ...There may be some offers of > shortcuts out there but it's pretty difficult to get the whole thing out > with the seat in...
• Re: model year differences?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:42:56 -0800
  ...Before--simple fuse block > with the old-style ceramic fuses; after--very complicated > fuse block with modern-style fuses and wiring harness plugs > on...
• Re: idle and black tower
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 3 May 2006 00:49:45 -0400
  ...short 3/4" heater hose inside of which is pushed (snug fit) a modified pcv valve**, pintle side away from tower 3/4" to...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:12:24 -0500
  ...This should allow you to > remove the short threaded pipe that allows for the oil cooler. Unscrew > this threaded pipe section from the block...
• Seeing Red
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 4 Jul 2020 17:47:38 -0700
  ...This included repainting the manifold, cleaning the top of the block, inspecting fuel lines and installing protective sheathing over the fuel lines which circulate...
• Re: Anyone replace their a arm bushings (front) themselves?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 17:53:29 -0700
  ...When pressing the bushings with the floor vise, I used various sized steel shims/blocks to get every thing straight. I greased the old...
• Re: Hot Cat
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 17:23:36 +0000
  ...Anyway to make a long story short I made to where I had to go and back home. By the time I make to...
• Re: Losing power...update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:14:21 -0700
  ...Do you think that blockage in the cat could be causing this problem? I'd think that a cat blockage would either be there...
• Re: hidden oil leak ??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:18:20 -0600
  ...Would it be > possible to tighten the cooler to the block by removing the filter and > torquing the bolts or should it be removed...
• Re: what do you need with a TIICO conversion
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 18:48:34 -0400
  ...an 'improved' long block? It is more or less turn-key............BUT they seem to have a tendency to short parts in the kit...
• 5cyl EV engine in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 14:17:32 +0200
  ...conversion >just threw my plans into disarray by locating >an EV short block. >So my question is, will the EV engine fit a >Vanagon...
• Diesel VW's and others
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:20:33 -0500
  ...A block heater works great if you are in very cold conditions and also eliminates the need to idle. I used a timer on...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:15:59 -0500
  ...That's at least serious > short block rebuild at least. From the photos I am not convinced > that it is melted. But the amount...
• Re: a rack to put a canoe on the top and Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:35:53 -0500
  ...As for using the foam blocks, they are okay for short trips, but major highway mileage and cross winds will have you soiling yourself...
• Re: Shaft and compression
  Historical mailing list - Wagner, James W., , SAF/AQPS
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 14:43:40 -0500
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Joel D Shortlidge > Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 11:11 AM > To: vanagon...
• Re: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 16:41:14 -0400
  ...We bought a 12vdc refrig and used it on a short trip to Chicago. Everytime my daughter put her feet on the dash to...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 10:16:23 -0800
  ...I'll keep this short as I have alllllll kinds of stories for days! I've been pulled over 178 times to date! No...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:44:17 EST
  ...Now I know some of you get away running 10w30 in winter and are jut driving around town for short drives but WHEN you...
• Re: Heat, vapor lock, won't start?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:58:03 -0700
  ...If the gas boils there, it could cause the pump to lose its prime and the vapor bubble could block the fuel from moving...
• Re: Cracked Bell Housing with video
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:43:01 -0400
  ...Will know more after I remove the gearbox. >> >>> https://youtube.com/shorts/V7c6ojUaaLc?feature=share >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Chris >> >>> Wysłane z iPhone'a >> >>
• Re: Syncro Springs vs 85 Springs
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:52:50 -0800
  ...They didn't compress > enough and topped out the shorter travel suspension. The result was a > stiff ride with no negative suspension travel. I...
• Re: Sandwich oil cooler adapter question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:51:30 -0500
  ...they are bypass valves which only get > used if > the oil filter or cooler become blocked. > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Seattle secrets and an oil filler tube
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:43:16 -0700
  ...Put it back by hitting the end with a block of wood over it to force it past the stops. You can get good...
• Re: internal head gasket leak or not?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:13:11 -0700
  ...internal head gasket leak or not? The proper method to remove the rear heater core is to block it off or remove the tees...
• Re: Phrydae: Super-computer soon to use water-cooled system for heating occupants
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:03:59 -0500
  ...If a > leak should occur, internal sensors would shut the machine down before > causing a short circuit." > > Hey, I wonder why they don't...
• 90 Multivan auto locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:41:14 -0800
  ...All I seem to have above that are big square blocks that 'plug' in. I've tried unplugging these to see if it stops...
• Another warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - Doran Nugent
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 14:55:39 -0800
  ...A short, gentle warm up, particularly in cold weather, helps get the oil flowing. But why does my VW Owner's Manual say, "Warm...
• Re: New backup lights keep blowing the fuse !~~
  Historical mailing list - Tim king
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:53:36 -0700
  ...At least block the wheels and be careful. OK? 'Cause if the van _does_ go somewhere, it's probably going to be over you...
• Re: Tiico problem with simple solution
  Historical mailing list - Will Pierson
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:16:25 -0500
  ...hose, a brass nipple and a brass cap and did a nice job of blocking that pipe. I was shocked to have that happen...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 20:07:07 -0700
  ...they are new...) $900 for the head and $1700 for the short block. Rob becida@comcast.net At 11/2/2007 07:30 PM...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:26:56 -0700
  ...If there is nothing wrong with the short block (I know it's a big if) putting in a new set of liners and...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:20:30 -0800
  ...I with a two short pieces of 2X8 to serve as a base for the jack, > rather than putting them directly on the ground...