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ADMINISTRIVIA [VANAGON] Friday mod discussion - language
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:40:50 -0700
...Stop forwarding hysteria! o Content-free ping tests o Messages with more forwards than actual text o Posting private email to the whole list...
Why I love Mercedes Benz but would never own one of their cars (Friday ramblings)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:30:57 -0700
...In 1987, Mercedes-Benz applied its patent by introducing a�traction control system�that worked under both braking and acceleration � Airbags�were first introduced...
Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:14:06 -0800
Excellent ! A recirculate interior cabin air system of course ! I just want to add, you have your heater hose that feeds warm coolant forward...
Re: Fire! Comprehensive insurance.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:39:34 -0500
...But things like fire, floods, trees falling, even theft are things completely outside our control and they do happen. Even that broken windshield can...
Re: Q? syncro gastank into 2WD & getting unstuck
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 24 Jun 1998 11:38:31 -0400
...But unless your front lower control arm is truly impaled on an embedded telephone pole, or your are otherwise truely and badly high centered...
Re: Weight Distribution
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:05:29 -0800
...re "Someone once told me, one bad thing about 911's was that you can loose control if you're not careful... is that...
Re: Aux driving lights question..best easy power source..?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:06:16 -0700
...Then he is using the output of that > switch to control a new relay for the new lights. The only current that > will flow...
Re: Tire pressures..why
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:06:08 -0700
FORWARDED FOR: Andrew Grebneff From: "Kathleen Grebneff" <kgrebneff@shaw.ca> To: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Subject: Re: Tire pressures..why Date: Wed, 20 Aug...
Re: Oil Cooler Install
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 3 Feb 2002 10:20:17 -0600
...I plan to use about 1 foot of rubber coming off the adapter plate, to copper / or steel lines forward to the cooler area...
Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:35:22 -0700
...Sure am looking forward to see if there's any improvement. The passenger side bushings were worn: http://tinyurl.com/3fym8lc The new paint...
Re: Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:08:11 -0400
...This wrap controls > heat in the exhaust pipes. Also reduces chance of burns and protects hose > from premature failure. > > > Robert > >
Re: Adios
Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 16:17:03 -0800
...That's fairly light traffic for this list. > Sometimes, like if we discuss tires and gun control, it hits a couple > hundred! > > Karl Wolz...
Re: Diesels
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
13 Sep 1995 10:04:33 -0700
...b) The glow plugs are controlled by a relay module with some control electronics and contact points. I have had 2 instances over 12...
Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:39:00 -1000
...coolint system on any aluminum hose nipple ..say the hose going forward on the right head ...you find it's all pitted there ...even...
CRIPES O' MIGHTY
Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
Sat, 7 Oct 2000 22:54:53 -0400
...She regained control and I said something smart to her about crosswinds. Well, she drove as far as the bridge across the French Broad...
Re: Syncro diff problem
Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:24:11 +0100
...Check the operation of the servo by operating the dash control. The easiest way to check the servo for leaks is to take it...
Re: [WetWesties] Car hauling companies?
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:05:28 -0400
...get more phone numbers of the company dispatcher who is in actual control of your vehicle. Some times there are more than one shipper...
Re: Bears and grey water. Done
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Fri, 20 Aug 2004 03:54:18 -0400
...Anybody who can appreciate :::a :::vanagon has moved forward in my book by several hundred steps. ::: :::I realize I may not be the most...
Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth? Bay vs. Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:42:05 -0800
...Superb safety design. > > As noted by Martin (Poppie?) Jagersand, the T3 or vanagon is actually a > very safe design for a forward control vehicle...
Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 21 May 2016 17:19:45 -0400
...When you are under there steadying things as the unit separates from the engine you need a helper to control the jack. Great fun...
Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 17:26:50 -0800
...But, I removed the hoses >> completely, including the T-junctions at the long heater hoses that go >> forward under the van. I just ran...
Re: Rear diff lock
Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 20:18:52 +0100
...Check the operation of the servo by operating the dash control. The easiest way to check the servo for leaks is to take it...
Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
Historical mailing list - Greg Childs
Tue, 30 Aug 2016 07:16:38 -0700
...I<br> > stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two<br> > other roads enter...
Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
Historical mailing list - PB
Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:31:49 -0700
...I > > stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two > > other roads enter. Both of those other...
Re: 1.8 to 2.0 aba swap
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 30 May 2012 09:16:48 -0700
...Your milage may vary. > > Otherwise it's a very straightforward modification, and I am looking > forward to driving the end product soon. > > > Happy Trails...
Re: 88 Westie: Problematic Fridge
Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
Mon, 23 Nov 1998 20:45:50 -0800
Steve Macaulay wrote: > My frig is hard to start on propane unless I drive it around for 15-30 > > minutes with the controls set...
Electrical Questions for Headlights and Dual Battery (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 09:08:18 -0800
...answer him thanks ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 16:38:15 -0000 From: jbrrr510 <jbrrr510@hotmail.com> To: vanagon@yahoogroups.com Subject...
Re: my Carat ad in Seattle already deleted...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:09:54 -0700
...and forward you what I come up with. fwiw, the world seems kinda crazy to me lately ..........like your add dropping out .........or people...
Re: Looking for project van
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:03:47 +1200
...Finally, at times there will need to be >interaction with the ABS system (none on Vanagons) and the traction control >units (ditto). An inexpensive...
Re: Making of a Vanagon - Now New T3
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:57:28 +0000
...are > > mid-mounted > > >> these days. > > > > Well, the Japanese have continued with forward-control vans (and > > likewise the 2nd-generation Mitsubishi Delica made by Hyundai...
Re: Anyone Ever Remove/Replace ECU Wiring Harness in a Westy?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:13:34 -0400
...When you go to put it back, just start at the end of the harness which is the idle stabilizer control unit behind the...
Re: Heads/GEX SAGA
Historical mailing list
Wed, 31 Jul 1996 00:23:00 -0500
...If Dawson monitors the list, why did David Carment have to *forward* Dawson's message? If GEX engines have no problems except the occasional...
Re: ADMINISTRIVIA [VANAGON] Friday mod discussion - language
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:05:08 -0500
...Bear that in mind before you forward something to > the > list. In particular, please avoid the following: > o Messages containing cookie recipes. > o Craig...
Re: OIL PRESSURE LIGHT
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:42:02 -0400
Removing the dynamic oil pressure control board completely disables the oil pressure warning light unless you do some extra wiring. If you want to...
Fwd: My 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Westy -'84 Westy information
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Fri, 27 Jun 1997 19:18:59 -0500
...Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA ------- FORWARD, Original message follows ------- Date: Friday, 27-Jun-97 03:22 PM >From: Karen Winter \ Internet: (cen13504@centuryinter.net...
Re: Calling all Vanagon Mailing List Members for help with new Vanagon.com
Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:34:26 -0400
...Fast forward to 2016 and he was moving out of the >> country >>> and ready to let it go. >>> >>> I am currently setting up a...
Repairs to my 1984 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Robert Coffer (by way of Ron Lussier )
Wed, 18 Dec 1996 08:36:25 -0800
...I suspect it was the computer module, because it can directly control fuel distribution. I have no proof of that, since one of the...
Re: Advice on potential trade of Eurovan for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:21:04 -0400
...I am about to get an oil change.There is no curtains, pop-top or cruise control. Everything else works. The interior is in...
Re: It is possible to make a 2WD into a Syncro?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:21:20 -0500
...there is a totally different fuel system > located over the trnsmission, control wiring to go to the cab, vacuum lines, > a special snorkle air...
Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:30:10 -0400
The alternator wire overheating is not unique to you and your charging system, especially with that current limiting charge controller did not cause the...
Re: glad to meet you
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 01:16:11 -0800
...Digifant ll is similar to Vanagon Digifant with the exception of an idle stabilization control relay . Digifant ll incorporates all control functions in one...
Re: Plug n Play headlight harness with relays - almost done
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:14:01 -0800
...for the Vanagon that >allows the use of fused relays to control the headlights. > >The advantage of this is: >- Almost no current going thru...
Re: Installing an override switch on the vanagon radiator sensor
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 8 Mar 2023 14:43:30 -0800
...m going to try > to > > avoid adding and changing things going forward unless I clearly see the > > improvement. > > > > But, for the right person this...
2 syncros and a wolfsburg for sale in NJ
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 21 Jan 2005 08:44:18 -0500
...Power mirrors, power windows, power door locks, cruise control, etc. Everything is there and works very well and the van looks great on the...
Re: An assortment of delectible questions
Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
Mon, 30 May 2005 19:46:49 -0700
...just forward of the shift lever housing. Outside air, unheated (unlike above), blows in through there. Fiddling with the four ventilation control levers does...
Re: '83 H2O head gasket advice needed (long)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 May 1996 12:54:18 -0700
...Even with no leak, having the manual override installed is a definite improvement and is equivelant to the extra forward control positions on an...
Re: any flux capacitor conversions available?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 30 Sep 2001 10:28:18 -0500
...on the highway indicate that the vehicles driver tried > to gain > > control and reduce his speed repeatedly approximately five miles > from the > > impact point...
91 Vanagon Carat
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 17 Oct 2001 07:16:47 -0700
...It has power windows, power locks, power steering, cruise control, the table, the bed, grey interior, no dents, runs fine, has ac but the...
Re: First Time Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:49:01 -0500
...On the left side of the van, the adjuster wheel is slightly *forward of* the hole. Loosen brake on this side by moving the...
Re: Tiico convert question
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 11 Dec 2001 07:05:52 -0800
...remember you are not driving a wasserboxer here! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 mailto...
Re: BLUE TEC
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Mon, 26 May 2008 16:45:00 -0700
...you'll find electronic controls and common rail injection, and injection fuel pressure about 6 times ( or something extreme compared to what our VW...
Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth? Bay vs. Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:03:43 -0500
...Superb safety design. > > As noted by Martin (Poppie?) Jagersand, the T3 or vanagon is actually > a very safe design for a forward control vehicle...
Re: LVC/ Re: Why Americans Are the Jerks of the World!
Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:24:53 -0700
...We who control and use it aren't even as smart as > a virus, which knows that if you don't control your ability...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 22:54:39 -0500
...The controls are timing settings (why we have the dual diaphragm >> distributors before Digifant), low compression, most vehicles EGR, and >> > in > >> everything 81 and...
Re: Top Ball Joint replacement
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Sun, 3 Jul 2011 17:20:22 -0700
...Those big threaded rods that run forward from lower arm to the > body for example, see if those move. Oh and perhaps the sway...
Re: Advice on potential trade of Eurovan for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:24:29 -0400
...I am about to get an > oil change.There is no curtains, pop-top or cruise control. > Everything else works. The interior is in...
Request for Advice: Coolant Change, and Oil Cooler O-ring and Coolant Flange Change.
Historical mailing list - Kevin J. Turinsky
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:11:19 -0900
...cat" to keep the RPM's up and turn the heater controls to scorch, etc. Sounds like a no-brainer!) THE SITUATION: The P...
Re: FWD>Help!!! Broken down on a dirt road in Costa Rica!
Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
Sat, 25 Jan 1997 23:18:41 -0800 (PST)
...I gave a few basic troubleshooting = > ideas and some experiences I had while troubleshooting my dying ECU = > computer but thought I would forward his...
Lighter Removal 101
Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
Sat, 29 Jul 2000 09:20:24 -0400
...Stick your finger inside the socket and pull forward, it should come right out. TTFN Tim Hannink Winter Park, Florida 1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg Westfalia...
road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
...9.0:1 Engine-control system ............ Digifant electronic with port fuel injection Emissions controls ............... 3-way catalytic converter, feedback fuel-air-ratio control Valve...