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• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:49:54 -0600
  ...Try doing that without external > pipes with an existing design! And don't keep forgetting, that Europe > doesn't experience quite as many of...
• Re: VW book of problems & answers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:25:13 -0600
  ...I just write down every helpful suggestion on the external and internal surfaces of my Vanagon. Usually bible people do this to warn every...
• Re: '85 Westy/Carnival tent/mind in gutter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 13:22:21 -0400
  ...The tent is suspended from an external frame and has the gray floor. It was original equipment on an early 70's Westy. The...
• Re: ETKA Q
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 16 May 2006 22:42:59 -0400
  ...On my old lap top I used to hook up an external > monitor to run etka, but it's not a very portable solution...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 23 May 2011 11:44:03 -0700
  ...It now sports an external cooler with a fan. Others have argued that the fan is not needed. Fellows like TerryK just sell scoops...
• 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 12:31:48 -0700
  ...Does the 1985 have the same arrangement? If so, are there any external test points where one could use a volt/ohm meter to...
• RE: 911 in vw
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 02 May 1996 10:49:22 EST
  ...You may need to reroute your accelerator cable, you may want an external oil cooler, and you will have to invent a rear engine...
• Re: Propex heaters??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 14:09:46 EDT
  ...What is it (a propane heater?) and How does it work (hook up to westy propane w/ external venting)? How much, and where can...
• Re: rebuilt tranny slipping out of 4th gear-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 15:32:19 EDT
  ...If it is not an external linkage problem then I would suspect that he reused the old assembly. This sounds like the clutch hub...
• FS: Westy fridge
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 20:52:15 -0400
  ...This is intended for built-in use and includes the fridge only and the inner door insert; no external cabinet/door/hinges. Missing the...
• Re: Unbelievable, was Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:38:53 -0500
  ...with pronounced thermal cycling that are mechanically connected to a stiff external structure (like the devices connected to the heat sink in our ECUs...
• Re: Wiring Harness Differences
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:09:37 +0000
  ...The Federal model has connectors for the external resistor packs. Since the resistor packs are inside the ECU on the California versions the wiring...
• Re: checking propane leaks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 1 Jul 2017 14:12:37 -0700
  ...Open main or external tank > valve. Turn refrigerator propane dial to on. Set refrigerator to operate > on propane. Turn thermostat to max. Push safety...
• Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 14:58:45 -0400
  ...Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement... I think the consensus is going to be that regular computer fans don't do a very good job...
• Re: Radio Rap...friday
  Historical mailing list - Art Ames
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:24:35 -0500
  ...I bought > an external unit to play through a antenna patched setup (JVC) and I like > the selections > even with the "ads". Get more...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:47:50 -0700
  ...Some even mount the meter/LED externally. Handy. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com...
• Re: Sorry for the NVC,, but......
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:51:44 -0700
  ...You still need a qualified machine plus large external drives/arrays to run it on. Oh,one other thing, save often! If you want...
• Re: Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 13 May 2008 19:47:34 EDT
  This is several days late but I thought that I would chime in here. I purchased the stainless fan from GoWesty and am getting...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:12:01 -0800
  ...any time oil lines and external parts are added there's an increased chance of a component failure.. just goes with the territory of...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Apr 2016 21:11:58 +0000
  ...saw a guy in a teardrop who had a self-contained > external AC/Heater unit, completely weatherized for use outdoors, that sat > on the...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 14:17:14 -0800
  ...draw down the fluid level that much but an a larger external leak obviously would. Neil. On 2/20/14, ANTONY MARSH <apetermarsh@me...
• nightime visability
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 1994 17:45:13 +0800
  ...or, if you want to get REALLY fancy (and if you plan to have a TV in your van/westy) illuminate the external mobile...
• Re: nicknames for the generations
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 04 Oct 94 10:11:42 CDT
  ...all the other nicknames (split-window, bread-loaf/bay-window, brick) refer to an external feature or the shape of the bus. besides ... EuroVans...
• Re: blinkin' light
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Mar 1997 22:26:56 -0500
  ...Look for external leaks also. > Also, on the slim chance that his work was not done properly concerning > the heads, if you let him...
• Re: Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 20:30:04 -0700
  ...You will have to leave it off or rig up an external system. So, it is your choice! Stuart, off soapbox now.
• Re: Video Display Question
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 21:52:52 -0600
  its the best i could find for external capture. anything higher was video cards for the internal pci or video slots. BTW your question...
• Re: Koni or Bilsteins
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:09:01 +1300
  ...Some of Koni's coilover (bike) dampers HAVE an external adjuster wheel... to adjust, turn wheel. It stinks that they make their car dampers...
• PDX The Samba Gathering..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:27:35 -0800
  ...There was one green double cab syncro with an external roll cage, some westies with solar panels, lots of neat looking aftermarket bumpers and...
• Re: Laptop TV Tuner?
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 14:31:20 -0800
  ...Laptop TV Tuner? I anyone is using an external (PCMCIA slot or USB) tuner for their laptop when traveling, I'd like opinions and...
• charging woes/charging joy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 21:44:23 -0800
  ...I prefer external regulators anyway because they can be set up to sense the charging voltage right at the battery instead of at the...
• Re: 86 Vanagon antifreeze problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:30:00 -0500
  ...leaking fluid somewhere and the system may need to be bleed. External leaks are usually easy to find. Heater core leaks and internal leaks...
• Unseen Evaluation
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 19:32:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...seats/headliner/cabinets/bed, water-pump stuck, some problem with the external electrical hookup (outlet seems to be loose). The Vanagon looks cherry (oh...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:37:27 -0500
  ...patients are supplied by RV and home accidents involving propane. >Is external installation feasible? >Yes, I have natural gas in my home. But I...
• What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:57:14 -0600
  ...All of the internal parts on the engine were new, all of the external parts were used but the quality of the external parts...
• "Fireing up" my van Re: Aircooled Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:53:54 -0800
  ...Aircooled Vanagons > Though I was thinking an external oil cooler would be > best suited for hotter climes, yes of course I agree. > It's...
• 88 Vanagon Parts for Sale - Head Lights W/GoWesty Rock Guards, with Buckets, Front Grill, Bra, Transmission Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:35:35 -0400
  ...works well. - Reason for selling - replaced it with an external Small Car performance external Tranny cooler. Samba Pricing $50 Vanagon Bra with Vanagon Logo...
• Re: Diagnosing Idle stabilizer -- very FISH Fishy.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:22:24 -0500
  ...It might simplify things to bring out an external socket for transistor and heatsink, or just a set of flying leads. If the latter...
• Re: radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:23:43 -0700
  It could be the head unit, but the whine only comes through the front speakers (external amp supplied). I could try switching outputs to...
• Re: Propex heaters
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:26:22 -0700
  ...and have an > interest in one. > > Details: > > These are propane-fired, externally vented 5000 btu furnaces > about the size > of a shoebox. Thermostatically controlled...
• Re: westy sink faucet
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:55:46 +0000
  ...faucet works fine for the internal water but cannot shut off >external water. >I am told I need a new faucet assy. >WSould that...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:07:43 -0800
  ...Just one more detail - what did the junkyard engine cost ?? I always try to avoid things like external oil lines. I used to see...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:21:57 -0700
  ...external oil coolers, how > effective have they been? What kind of temperature drop can I > reasonably expect if I decide to install an external...
• Re: OUCH
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:59:00 -0700
  ...I did this when I was a teenager on a '62 Chevy Powerglide, and it did pop a vacuum diaphragm on an external device...
• Re: friday - vanagon content, some people's taste...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:43:55 -0400
  ...Also, and this would have been a real bummer for aerodynamics, an external sunshade above the wind screen was popular, especially on Mercury and...
• Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:36:08 -0700
  ...The head sealing jobs looked very poor and one of the external head gaskets looked warped. The only waterboxer rebuilds I can vouch for...
• Re: Bentley Manuals on CD-ROM :)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 16:25:28 -0500
  ...The Mod II had a single built-in 8" drive and I think you could get an external for $$$$. The Mod III had one...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:58:23 -0500
  ...or Haynes > manuals) to > find out which cylinder is not firing externally > d t You could systematically remove each spark plug ignition wire one...
• Re: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth- UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:22:23 +0000
  ...The > external shift rod seems to work fine but the transmission remains in 4 th > gear. The only way to move the van is...
• Re: Aircooled Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:14:16 -0500
  ...But..... > >An external cooler can't hurt, especially in hotter >climes. Since this van was made for travel, and is >heavier (Westy) it might...
• Motors for sale ... one more try
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 10:09:25 -0500
  ...This motor leaks externally from the drivers side head. I believe a few sub 10 degree days last winter may have contributed to the...
• Re: 83.5 Waterbox Dash Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 21 May 1998 20:00:43 -0500
  ...Finally my buddy Dan Houg from Bemidji put together a little external variable voltage regulator circuit which I wired in and adjusted. It's...
• Re: Oil coolers?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 04:40:04 -0500
  ...Wednesday, August 19, 1998 9:14 PM > > Anybody got any recommends on brands of external oil coolers? > > -- > Harmon Seaver hseaver@harmon.bml.usouthal.edu...
• # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:11:32 MST
  ...I want to circulate engine coolant through the engine EVEN WHEN IT'S TURNED OFF (using an external electric water pump). I know that...
• Re: Heat!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:27:14 -0700
  ...I would greatly prefer to have an > external model that runs on diesel fuel. YMMV ;-) > > Mike Snow
• Re: Dometic fridge wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:42:51 -0600
  ...In that case, an external indicator light added to the kitchen panel would be good, since the 7 amp heater in the fridge could...
• Re: Vanagon with Porsche power.
  Historical mailing list
  11 May 95 13:01
  >Apart from that it looks like a inofensive standard white/blue/red >camper, the only external difference being a porsche badge under the >VW...
• re 1995 EV Winnebago - Cracked Top
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 23:08:00 -0800
  ...had a couple of cracks showing in the interior ribs - nothing external though. -rick Rick Gordon Bainbridge Island, WA, USA ------------------------------------- rickgo@halcyon.com http...
• Re: About head temp & oil temp reading! Air cooled stuff (My Conclusion)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:13:04 -0600
  ...I was hoping to see an external oil cooler mentioned. Got one? Without the oil cooler I often saw 260 / 270 oil temp but...
• Re: GPS in a Westy? - sidebar
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 15:23:07 -0800
  ...I have never seen the need >for an external >antenna. > >Bill in the Southwest > >----- Original Message ----- > > > Aristotle Sagan wrote: > > > My recommendation is that with...
• More oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:03:31 -0700
  ...You'll remember that I removed my stock oil cooler and added an external cooler under the van. I think pretty much as a...