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• dealer woes redux
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 13:05:19 -0800
  ...told the dealer that the rear heater smelled. dealer replaced the coil which corrected the rough running, and said that a bypass hose was...
• Re: Westy, Food, Bears
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 12:25:15 -0700
  ...Things that LOOK like food or smell like food attract bears, but most cars in Yosemite smell like food to bears, so sight appears...
• Re: flushing the water system
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:28:58 -0700
  ...I usually draw off a glass full and give it the visual, smell and taste tests. Been drinking it for the same years. Jerry...
• 83 Vanagon Gas Smell and Popping sound
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 17:49:11 EDT
  Thanks for the things to check. After a sniff check it seems to be the gas lines off the tank. Also the vacuum lines...
• Overworked! and under vanagon (It's Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 01:11:28 -0500
  Ahh! it's soon to be spring and with the smell of coolant in the air a young man's fancy turns to thoughts...
• 1989 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rebecca Finegan
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:20:04 EDT
  We went to turn over the vanagon the other day and it clicked (like a dead battery), then could smell electrical. Tested the starter...
• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 08:19:24 EST
  Mitch said: "It should be called the 'emergency make-the-car-smell-funny lever" Or, the "warp my drums and ruin my brake shoes...
• Re: midas,mieneke?anyone ever try em
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:41:22 EDT
  ...Tool of Dremel small to much, cutoff wheel bind, tool stall then smell funny and not work more. Mr. Jorge
• Re: gas smell in oil update
  Historical mailing list - John Parson
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 13:44:08 -0400
  Believe it or not, in Oregon, where the attendant has to pump your gas, a guy pulled my plate down with the gas pump...
• Danger from cold
  Historical mailing list - Richard Hotchkiss
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 14:42:32 -0500
  ...I hate it when I smell gas. Hotch 86 GL 89 Jetta GL 93 Honda Civic Philly Richard Hotchkiss http://www.hotstrings-inc.com
• Sudden Propane Venting from Tank Valve
  Historical mailing list - David O'Shea
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:53:29 -0700
  ...I came back to my Westy after a short drive this afternoon and was hit with the distinct smell of propane. I got down...
• Re: rear heater location (was Battery placement alternatives)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 10:36:13 -0500
  ...I can smell antifreeze/coolant when it gets warm and I > keep having to add a little coolant every week or so. It's...
• Re: Smelly dirty vanagons ..
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:33:52 -0400
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > > dhanson928@GMAIL.COM writes: > > > > putting my wet dogs > > inside. > > > > ive passed up many vanagons that looked and smelled like mobile dog...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 18:04:25 -0600
  ...the drip and smell the fluid? > > Anti-freeze > > smells sweet, transmission and differential oil has a sort of spicy smell, > > etc. It seems to...
• Re: Martha's Stroy about Gas Smells
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 15:20:47 -0700
  Well since I also have a gas smell with a full tank and bumpy roads or hard left turns, this part of the story...
• Re: Inoperative front blower issue.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:38:01 -0500
  The noise and the smell gives you all the information you should need. The blower motor is shot. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: FW: gas smell in oil update
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:18:03 -0700
  ...I actually like that, 'cause I don't get Diesel smell all over my hands. :-) Also, it's somewhat typical to get your windshield...
• Re: Vanagon Cover?
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:12:00 -0400
  ...mice don't like the smell > of mint >
• Gas Tank Leak!
  Historical mailing list - Rey Wood
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:18:15 -0500
  Hi All, Smelled gas and on looking under the van saw fuel dripping down from the back of the tank. 1984 van with original...
• '87 fuel odor
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Warner
  Wed, 4 May 2005 17:57:52 -0700
  My '87 GL Westy smells of fuel inside right after filling. I've done some searching through the archives, but still a little unsure...
• Re: Rain Water Leaks in My 85
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 1994 15:27:00 -0800 (PST)
  > > Umm dumb question; why just that side? Could it be your windshield fluid > container.....? Why not taste/smell the fluid and verify....DC -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > David...
• Re: Challenge Progressing!
  Historical mailing list - SamSco
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 14:28:21 EDT
  ...be the source of the leak; everything is just fine now and no maple syrup smell from the rear heater! Sam (Philly) '91 Carat
• Re: help! overheating with maple syrup smell
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 10:19:44 -0700
  Jay, I think Gary's theory about freezeup is probably right. Get a cheap tester at the FLAPS and check the coolant for protection...
• Re: 85' low idle, loss of power/compression, surging-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:58:59 -0800
  ...Oh I forgot to add that I noticed a more "exausty" smell eminating when I'm not moving....... Tracy --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail...
• CIP1 springs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:06:41 -0700
  ...Beetle.jpg 1-888-VW-PARTS <- Recommended Expert Vanagon Part Source --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
• Smoker's Car: Fix using Ozone
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:58:08 -0400
  ...The free oxygen oxidizes (go figure) the nasty smelly hydrocarbons in the air. Don't breathe ozone, though. Bad for the lungs. I have...
• Friday how-to clean spilled FISH sauce in the van
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 03:15:19 -0500
  ...IIRC the work order asked for suggestions on how to get rid of the smell. Some suggestions came up like squeezing lemon or other...
• Re: Coolant hoses fun
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Jun 2024 09:35:39 -0600
  ...I’m not a fan of the hot coolant smell. >>> >>> Most recent find is that I have many VC silicone hoses but have the...
• old, old gas Q?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 10:14:31 -0700
  ...I'm not sure what the gas looks like or smells like at this point but I wanted to check in with the experts...
• Re: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:25:20 +0100
  ...Anyone found a way to mount a > > spare washer fluid tank that contains ink or > > perhaps a putrid smelling liquid? Should you use > > an...
• Re: Maple Syrup?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse T Walz
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:39:57 -0400
  ...Maple Syrup? > > > Last winter the smell of maple syrup from the rear heater was getting > worse, > > so I replaced the rear heat exchanger. It...
• Re: Good to see the list is back-
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 May 2008 21:54:03 -0500
  ...booze you were going to make a stink that could be smelled from here to Washington..... then waited for the some witness to hear...
• Re: NVC Cleaning them hands up!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:09:46 -0600
  ...effects your olfactory centers and everything > smells > like fish. >> > > Stan, > > Isn't thatthe same as saying everything smells like "cat"? Oops! > Maybe I > meant...
• Re: Rain Water Leaks in My 85
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 17:04:21 EST
  Umm dumb question; why just that side? Could it be your windshield fluid container.....? Why not taste/smell the fluid and verify....DC -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David...
• Propane leak / where to service
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 14:03:56 -0400
  When I turn on the master knob at my propane tank I can smell propane and it's quite strong. I've tried spraying...
• Re: IF Fire What Do?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 00:25:54 EDT
  ...first signs to let me know there is a fire? Smoke smell? Visual flames? Red light on dash? >> yes, that little red blinking light...
• Re: I smell gas!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 19:33:03 +0200
  Tony wrote: > I hope nobody minds, > but I've been lurking this whole time-keeping up and helping out. Of course nobody minds! When...
• fuel smell
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 14:21:02 -0400
  Tony you probably have a broken overflow line on top of your gas tank.Replace that and then order the fuel line replacement kit...
• Re: 5 or 6 hours in LA, CA what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 02:47:58 -0400
  ...Bubbling smelly pits in the surrounding park are fascinating. On Jul 14, 2004, at 2:23 AM, Robert Lilley wrote: > If you were going...
• Re: That VW Brown...
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:57:35 -0700
  ...mistake them for real fire coming out of the back??!! Madeline --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
• aircooled dash removal prep - what to get, and where?
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:47:46 -0700
  ...There seems to be nothing damaged, or at least nothing failing to work, but the smell, oh dear ... the smell is astonishingly potent. So...
• Behold, another AC question. Compressor or clutch to blame, and how do I tell?
  Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:37:01 -0500
  ...what a bad ac smells like, but there's no weird smell - and I know how my engine smells when running happily. *The belt...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 15 May 2020 11:49:02 -0300
  ...my rear heater replace a few weeks ago after > noticing the smell of coolant.� Didn't notice any leaks, until my > mechanic told me...
• Re: Has heat, but it smells
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  20 Sep 1995 08:55:57 -0700
  RE>>Has heat, but it smells 9/20/95 >You can view the path of the wires by looking under the dash and by...
• Front interior heater blower motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
  Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:18:10 -0500
  On the way driving home Christmas eve I smelled electrical smoke from the front vent of my Vanagon. My vent blower motor up front...
• Re: i smell a rat!! :<) Re: so nobody got it?? subliminal pic in owners manu...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 10:11:13 -0500
  > Never noticed it before either. Someone prolly got a good chuckle when they > got it published. And why not? VW does have a sense...
• Re: VW logo center caps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 08:49:53 EST
  ...Parts can either be heated in a home style electric stove (but not in the house- bad smelling fumes) or they have a heat...
• O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Tue, 30 May 2006 10:24:40 -0700
  ...degraded. its very difficult to start--it doesnt want to idle. smells bad, wont go over 40, and is very rough idleing. thanks for...
• Peanut oil on exhaust system?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:40:33 -0400
  ...not do anything to protect the system but folks would surely be impressed by the way your van smells when you drive by. Mike
• window tenting - question!
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:56:48 -0700
  ...window so that the work looks consistant from the exterior? Madeline --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
• Propane detector location
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:13:24 -0400
  ...Anyway, my wife awoke me last night around 1 AM in a panic that she smelled propane. She was sleeping downstairs with my 5...
• Re: INFO: Griddle Frydaye
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 May 2003 12:21:10 -0700
  ...Stan Wilder On Fri, 30 May 2003 09:42:36 -0700 Jim <jrasite@EONI.COM> writes: > Cooking smells in the Westy? Since one cooks...
• previous low power,gas smell, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:20:42 -0700
  ...it increased intermittantly and a gas smell was added, then my 02 sensor light came on and one evening i lost power and bairly...
• Re: Healthiest way to lead an UnHealthy Vanagon lifestyle? (a long attempt at Phrydey humour)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:57:17 -0700
  ...Now I always smell before tasting. My ruined > sense of smell can't detect most things, but it can at least detect that > whiff...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Nov 94 18:26:33 EST
  ...The article said that ethanol smells > sweet and MTBE smells like formaldehyde. I think all gasoline smells like > sh*t, so I haven't...
• reason for self-service and OR bashing
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 14:18:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...hogwash to you i say! pure smelly feces right there. first of all at half the places you still have to go inside to...
• gas smell solution progress
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:26:33 -0400
  Hi Folks, My fingers are crossed that I have found the source of the strong gas smell I notice most often after fill up...
• Battery overheating
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:29:09 -0400
  Electrical gurus----I need help!!!!!!!!!!!! Started smelling rotten eggs in the vanagon over the weekend, but thought it was propane, so cut off the...
• Re: Gas in oil
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sat, 26 May 2001 16:18:09 -0400
  ...Pull the dipstick oil level is > overfull. > Smell dipstick smells like gas! Limp to Jiffy lube. Replace 5 quarts > of new > Mobil one with...
• hot brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 22:50:24 -0400
  ...i drove home no problem, but today i smelled this kind of burning. it turns out the the drivers side rear brake was so...