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• Re: Aux. Gas Heater -Eber...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:05:50
  ...These are neccessary for the correct operation of the heater. -Ron Salmon The Bus Depot http://www.busdepot.com
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Sep 1996 01:06:25 -0400
  ...It reduces the current for the low speed operation and is prone to failure. It is located behind the drivers side headlight assembly. Replace...
• Re: cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 16:50:46 EST
  Willie; Check for proper operation of idle position sensor. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe...
• Re: rusting coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:38:02 -0400
  I performed this exact operation on my coolant pipes about three years ago. No problems whatsoever. John Philcox '85 GL Newport, RI ----- Original Message...
• Re: VDO Gauge Guru
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:34:54 -0700
  ...You shouldn't be actually running as hot as 450 degrees in normal operation, so something may be amiss, either your temp sender circuit...
• 2nd request: photo of Z bed hardware installed?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 13:57:46 -0600
  ...for the middle seat and rear seats intertwine with the mechanical operation of the seat folding in to bed and back to seat. There...
• Re: VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:59:39 -0600
  Oops - a plug into the cigarette lighter type charger probably already has the blocking diode included. I assume that's what we're talking...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:26:18 -0800
  ...These are the models most likely to loose >low speed fan operation due to this resister being burned out from >constant summer A/C...
• Re: Repairing the propane turn on valve
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:08:01 -0800
  ...back the gas full time, it is intended only for valve operation. � Other valves need to be turned all the way in or out...
• Re: Patienly waiting!!!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:47:12 -0600
  ...great place for keeping your mechanics fluid/beer cold during the operation!!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy > > On Oct 16, 2011 5:34...
• Re: repairing arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:04:05 -0500
  Well, so far as performing the operation, I just had to finger it out for myself. Didn't know the list or Bentley from...
• Re: Hydrogen powered?/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 21:24:51 -0500
  Victor - You're rubbing salt into old wounds!!! Indeed, I do hold the patent on the first catalytic converter to be successfully operational when...
• Re: Gas Vanagon to Diesel Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 10:40:20 -0800
  ...What about throttle and tach operation? I know that some of the later model VW TDi motors use "drive by wire" accellerators, right? (Potentiometers...
• Re: VW solar charger - operational?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:56:37 -0600
  At a minimum to charge a 12 volt car battery using a solar panel in a simple system, it should have 16 volts or...
• for a minute or two ??--what I know now
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 12:26:14 -0600
  ...Walters wrote: > From a post yesterday by Dennis Haynes: > > The normal operation for a short time is the key. O2 Sensor or circuit > problem...
• Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:50:55 -0600
  ...This a man who farmed 4 sections of land, custom farmed another eight sections for neighbors and ran a fertilizer (petroleum based) operation and...
• Re: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:44:13 -0400
  ...Rotate the tube so the repair is at the top, thus keeping oil off of it during normal operation. It should be fine. TEMiller...
• Manual transmission leak- 88 GL- update
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:35:58 -0400
  ...and as always for me this would be a NYC curbside operation with little room/time for error. Thoughts? Matt Sutton 88 GL Brooklyn...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:22:22 -0700
  ...that separate but abnormal circuit is clear - the > question becomes "Does operation with a single relay setup pose a real > or significant threat in...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 09:33:09 -0700
  ...Comparing the measurements will give you an idea of where the particular weak spots are for your fridge 12 volt operation. An aux battery...
• Re: Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or "parts vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 14:31:46 -0600
  ...A guy that works at the local refinery said that most of the really critical stuff for the refinery operation and the pump heads...
• Electric locks.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 22 Aug 2023 22:18:50 -0500
  ...Prefer the manual locking operation for the hatch. I tested all circuits to be sure I had power to the appropriate places. All good...
• Vanagon List Down on Saturday - NOTICE
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:27:59 -0700
  ...But knowing life (it's not a bowl of cherries!), one thing could lead to another and our operations people may 'touch' our list...
• Re: Pop top gas strut assist for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 15:21:39 +0200
  ...t it be possible to convert the pop-top to power-operation? Most of the Convertibles around have power operated tops, and those lowriders...
• Re: any interest in clear/smoked/all red vanagon taillights? (purple hair)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:29:07 EST
  ...I might add she was the operations manager for a major sports-drink manufacturing facility, and a very well-respected part of the parent...
• Re: Friday, NVC, Trans-Labrador Highway
  Historical mailing list - James Walldow
  Sun, 4 May 2003 23:09:07 -0800
  ...Here's a link to >> some photos of snow clearing operations on the highway this past >> winter... >> Sorry I can't provide any details...
• Re: groan when turning steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:30:13 -0400
  ...VW did change over to the Audi PS fluid for cold operation. Expensive and prone to leaking. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:49:59 -0700
  ...Haynes wrote: >>The decisin for the ECU to attempt closed loop operation is based on >>coolant >>temparature, time engine running, and throttle switch/engine...
• Re: Gas - Cheap vs Expensive
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 May 2015 15:49:59 -0400
  ...These deposits when thick enough can cause a number of operational problems especially during cold operation as the fuel can be absorbed instead of...
• Re: Fuel Pump Cavitating??
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:19:34 -0500
  ...Remember that in normal operation the pump has to push against more than 30 PSI thanks to the pressure regulator. Testing it with no...
• Re: New Youtube video about radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 19 May 2013 19:04:13 -0400
  ...If the thermoswitch dies > you can fake it by turning on the A/C with temp set to maximum. > > Normal A/C operation sequence...
• Re: Clean up Fuse Block under dash?...maybe add dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Jul 2019 05:58:21 -0400
  ...A very small conical bur twiddled in the fingers would be a worthy cleaning tool -- however the normal-and-should-be-routing operation of...
• Re: Tapping under rear passenger wheel area
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:31:54 -0800
  ...062956) Board member - Western States Great Dane Rescue Association Director of Operations & Training - Deaf Dane Rescue Inc. Oakridge, OR USA My Homepage - http://gracieland...
• Gas tank senders (`66 bus.)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 12:15:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It still didn't work. (It didn't work before the `operation', so nothing lost/nothing gained.) As I was coming back from a...
• Sliding Door Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 14:26:07 EDT
  ...Does anybody know if this will fit and if it is an easy operation. I heard from one source that messing with the sliding...
• Westy Letters
  Historical mailing list - University of Toronto Information Commons
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 08:52:49 -0400
  ...store, I guess that tells you who the brains of the operation are ;) The sticker is described as "Westfalia" sticker, 2.5" x 18...
• Re: Replacing water hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 23:06:09 -0400
  ...Also check cooling fan operation and have a leakdown test performed on the engine. It is possible to have combustion gases enter the cooling...
• Re: FWD: Fuel Prob
  Historical mailing list - Gaelen Gallashant
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:10:35 -0300
  Have you checked out your o2 Sensor to see if it is fully operational. It will change your fuel mixture if it is not...
• Re: Syncro off-road or not?
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:24:01 -0400
  ...The off-road operation of this or any other vehicle can lead to personal injury". Many other such 'warnings' are repeated throughout the manual.
• Convert German Spec 220V Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gord Plouffe
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 19:10:23 MST
  ...This is my first Westfalia and I know little about the overall operation of the components of the van (learning more as I read...
• [Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #]
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 13:31:50 -0400
  >You see, the battery system (as many others) is crucial for proper >operation of the car (and MY comfort out there in the woods...
• Re: Sears disaster- BOZO's heh (F)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 25 May 2001 08:37:56 -0700
  ...Engineer +353-21-4284316 > > WW Operations Engineering > > Apple, Cork, Ireland. >
• Re: Lost my dash lights?
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:30:33 -0800
  ...Lost my dash lights? Hello, I recently have lost operation of my dash lights. I thought that it was the headlight dimmer switch, replaced...
• Re: Disposable (?) propane cylinders/are disposable
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 23:46:35 EDT
  ...who runs a commercial refrigeration business and also a field welding operation. Here's a guy who spends his days surrounded by every kind...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 05:07:31 -0800
  ...Sounds like pretty normal gauge operation to me. As long as the fan turns on, the cooling system is operating as designed. ===== TJ Hannink...
• Re: info on owning a Golf Jetta TDI NVC
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 19:50:47 -0500
  ...how it handles a city type environment. > Fuel problems and winter operation. Stuff like that. Any input good or bad > would help. Thanks all...
• 'FREE' Propex installation
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:03:31 -0800
  ...The HS2000 is improved over the previous models with self-diagnostics, a full realm of safety features, more heat output and quieter fan operation...
• Re: idle surges
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 12:31:37 -0500
  ...The idle stabilizer is > humming but I do not have a CO tester to verify its operation. Since it is > happening in cold and...
• Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 3 May 2012 10:54:56 -0700
  ...I'm new to AC in a bus, but operation with no motor? > >Dave B > >On 05/02/12, Derek Drew<derekdrew@DEREKMAIL.COM...
• Re: VW BUS PAPER MODEL -PHRYDAE PHUN
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:49:05 -0700
  ...062956) Board member - Western States Great Dane Rescue Association Director of Operations& Training - Deaf Dane Rescue Inc. Oakridge, OR USA My Homepage - http://gracieland...
• Re: Installing Propane Tank on a non Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:56:18 -0400
  ...This moves some of the camper equipment weight to the right side, reducing the "Westy lean," and, IMHO, is more convenient for operation than...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:23:04 -0400
  ...It's only > $19.95 and seems like a simple operation. No worry about blowing seals > and everything is done right at the wheel...
• Re: 85 Westy running warm.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 00:16:51 -0400
  ...During normal operation though, the engine will run too cool. I suspect that you have a bad t-stat or even a bad gauge...
• Re: Price of 81 Vanagon engine? Plus Oil Cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 09:55:45 -0800
  ...Anyone know if this was > standard to early 80's Vanagons, or an additional oil cooler (Muir suggests > a similar operation)? It's an...
• Re: Need a repair shop for Dometic Fridge in the Tampa Bay Area!! !
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 08:45:02 -0700
  What do you need to have fixed? These things are really pretty simple in their operation, and there is a full repair manual available...
• Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 3 May 2001 14:49:48 +0100
  ...Engineer +353-21-4284316 WW Operations Engineering Apple, Cork, Ireland.
• Re: Wiper turning on by themselves - Any ideas how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 21 May 2004 08:58:59 -0400
  ...IT is set to allow another switch, a position switch, to controlled the motor operation. This switch is located in or around the wiper...
• Re: Improving On Engine Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:45:24 -0600
  ...I would consider it to be dumb and it is definitely myth on improving operations. You want thin change to a light synth and...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:43:27 -0500
  ...emission > >> inspection requirement or not, the converter is required for legal > >> operation of your vehicle. Further, the vehicle is engineered to > >> operate properly with...
• Re: Hanging Clutch Disc
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:41:12 -0500
  ...Since no amount of clutch pedal operation frees it, and it doesn't do this in "normal" operation, that points to pilot bearing in...