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• Re: Whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:02:41 -0700
  ...2 failures (the valve leaking into the system, and then something in the system leaking too) would be too unlucky :o) toodle pip, -- Dug...
• Re: Re(2): Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 19:47:29 -0800
  ...Large air bubbles in the system act as a balance, collecting the pressure by compressing, and then expanding when the system cools. This prevents...
• Re: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:50:07 -0700
  The 1.9 cooling system is "much simpler" than the 2.1? Uh... no. :-) Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:56:05 -0700
  ...AC System Repair/ Upgrade > > I've read a number of posts here and elsewhere where people have done this > and it worked for the...
• Re: 1.9L to 2.1L Swap
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:57:41 -0700
  ...It isn't worth the trouble, there is no difference in the cooling ability, the 2.1 system is just more complicated. Regarding the...
• vangon bleeding sysstem
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 08:43:27 -0400
  ...it is a low volume manually operated pump used to put chemicals into pressurized systems... with this, we can add coolant to the system...
• Re: Bus Depot S&S exhaus system
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 09:42:46 EST
  ...I'm not sure about the exact parts breakdown of the S&S system but it can't be too terribly different from stock...
• Re: A/C in a Doka
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 15 May 2006 21:40:43 -0400
  The late model (86 and later) AC systems had the evaporator in the rear and duct work to the front. I never considered trying...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion MORE INFO!!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 07:24:23 -0700
  ...Too many > people have too many problems with it and dealers seem to burry their heads > in the sand with this injection system. If...
• Re: More Power to the Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 23:05:42 -0700
  At 01:57 PM 4/28/98 -0700, Robert Lilley wrote: >Exhaust System: > I have looked at several HP exhaust systems. I think that...
• Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:04:34 -0700
  ...I don't think you could just bolt on an ABS system using the stock Vanagon systems, though. The street systems, they need hardware...
• Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:56:06 -0500
  ...AC System Repair/ Upgrade >I used some stuff called Maxi-Frig. Direct drop in. Not supposed to put a > vacuum on the system, just...
• Re: freezing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 94 21:27:11 EST
  ...if there is the slightest leak in the heater system; ground air and exhaust can be pulled through the system - a potentially dangerous situation...
• S&S Headers Stainless System for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:11:55 -0500
  I was talking with the folks at S&S Headers today and they are interested in bringing out a version of their header system...
• Q's about install of cruise control syst
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 13:49:00 -0500 (EST)
  Since Sears no longer sells cruise control systems (at least not in my area) and I wanted to look at one first, I bought...
• Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:10:57 -0400
  ...Along with >the intake system I bought stainless steel brake lines and some stone guards >(the ones on the MSDS smallblock crewcab Vanagon). It...
• Re: I have questions about converting the AC system to 134a
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 15:24:37 -0400
  ...I know that the existing > system has (or should have) R12. > > The 1998 TDI motor has a R134 compressor and we intend on using...
• Re: More 2.1L coolant sys woes (long)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:42:57 -0500
  ...However the system worked fine without an adapater as it had a flat cap with gasket, two "fingers" that clamp quite well to the...
• Subaru 2.2L Conversion and Vanagon Evap Canister Integration
  Historical mailing list - Cox Home Email
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 07:34:50 -0700
  ...I was educating myself on the Vanagon and Subie engine emissions systems and discovered that the evap canister hose connections were not per KEP...
• Re: S & S Exhaust System (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Fri, 8 May 2009 12:30:28 -0300
  I have an S&S system on my 2.1, headers, CAT and muffler. I use the standard VW gaskets throughout. Be sure to...
• Re: Coolant and oil mixing???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 2 May 2003 22:32:10 EDT
  ...This is the quickest way I have found to get all that oil out of the cooling system. pressure test cooling system to check...
• Re: AC concerns
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:34:34 -0500
  ...Many of the older systems have other age related problems that caused refrigeration loss. They'll also loose anything else you put into there...
• Re: Chains/Snow Cables - 89 Westy 2WD
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:00:05 -0700
  ...Most cable systems are fairly easy to install in the mess. Most chain systems are not. Chain systems very heavy Cable systems very light...
• Re: Flushing the Coolant System
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:52:21 -0400
  ...Flushing the Coolant System > In the next week or two I will be removing my engine. I'm going > to take the opportunity to...
• Exhaust system brackets on 84GL 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - william greenamyer
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 07:04:47 -0700
  ...There are a lot of exhaust system brackets and supports which attach to the engine on this van. Normally I put them all on...
• Re: AFM track cleaning wisdom
  Historical mailing list - Michael Collum
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:22:09 -0400
  ...AFM track cleaning wisdom >I was told that the capacitor fix only worked on the > digifant system, so if you have the original digijet...
• Re: Paulchen Rack System For Sale
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 12:13:56 -0800
  ...Paulchen Rack System For Sale PAULCHEN RACK SYSTEM FOR SALE Fits most Vanagon Rear Hatches Setup For 4 Bicycles & Skis Locks To Rear Hatch...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 15:49:32 -0500
  ...Air Getting into Cooling system > I had exactly the problem Dennis Haynes described with air being sucked > into the system after doing my conversion...
• Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:05:26 -0400
  ...They do all the AC work for Buslab (including custom Subaru hoses) and know Vanagon AC systems inside/out. http://www.berkeleyradiator.com
• Re: Hard starting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 14:54:30 -0500
  I would also suggest that if it is starting OK cold but then slow after you drive and park then your charging system is...
• Re: [NVC} Alternative Computer Operating Systems (4)
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 17:59:23 -0500
  ...Booting from a live cd won't hurt your windows system at all. Good luck.
• Re: 87 Westie: Overheat light comes on with midrange temp!
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 20:57:48 -0800
  ...But if your engine is leaking combustion gas into the cooling system then this problem would persist no matter if you bleed the system...
• Re: Fwd: metric system
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:26:47 -0500
  ...I thought I had a link to an opinion piece about >> the metric system and Canadians dislike of it, but it seems to have...
• Re: Air Conditioning - non-stock installations in Texas
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sat, 27 Aug 2016 11:53:32 -0500
  ...I'm in Houston, but I've only revamped my stock system. Still doesn't work as well as I'd like but oh...
• Re: REAR AIR CONDITIONER
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:55:18 -0400
  Something like this? http://www.jcwhitney.com/air-conditioning-system/volkswagen-vanagon/c2289d14387j1s21.jcwx Paul Gordon wrote: > If this is truly the case there...
• Lower Emission Fuel, Rubber Lines, and Fuel Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 17:08:22 -0700
  ...From http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/gas_qanda/reform.html "The rubber that is used in fuel system parts, such as seals and hoses...
• Re: Recommended A/C System Flush
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:52:45 -0500
  ...Once I felt I'd purged the old gunked up lubricant out of the system, I blew it dry with compressed air, closed up...
• RE: 81 Westy (air-cooled) Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list
  21 Apr 95 08:37:07 -0600
  ...I'm going to buy a MIG welder and make my own. --jjkd-- =========== Help! The exhaust system on my Westy is toast, and the...
• Re: R134 A/C conversion kits
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Fri, 21 May 1999 19:38:57 -0500
  >I have had a number of inquiries recently regarding the available of R134 >conversion kits for converting your Vanagon air conditioning system to >accept...
• Has anyone installed a BA4 up front on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:33:20 -0500
  ...So I removed most of the A/C system, put a BA-4 (from a 412) under the front of the bus on the...
• Re: Upgrading coolant system to 86-91 on 84 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:57:30 -0400
  ...The advice i got was not to bother with the 2.1L system... but if that's the case why did VW change so...
• S & S Exhaust System (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 8 May 2009 11:15:02 -0400
  OK, gang I've seen all the pros and cons from you all about the S & S systems - however I was able to aquire...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:33:20 -0800
  ...It's at the second highest point >in the system. > >Jim Arnott >WetWesties >Union, OR > > >Robert Rountree wrote: >> >> Very nice explanation Jim.... lots of...
• Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 7 Jul 2020 23:20:42 +0000
  ...The compressor clutch is engaging, and the compressor is turning, but the system doesn’t seem to be holding 134a. With system off… AC...
• Re: newbie question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 18:41:04 -0400
  In a message dated 96-06-09 19:08:20 EDT, william.warburton/OU=tritec@dsw.govt.nz writes: > > I understand the 4WD systems...
• Re: Advice on Evaporator Icing
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 11:34:49 -0700
  ...He took it to a local shop to have the system charged. They found > that the rad fan wasn't coming on so they...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:19:50 -0500
  ...van was parked with rear end raised, expansion tank highest point in cooling system, engine cold, just water in system, cap off expansion tank...
• Re: How to bleed the cooling system???
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 23:47:09 -0700
  ...How to bleed the cooling system??? > My mechanic jacks up the REAR of my van to do the bleeding of air from the > system...
• Re: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:13:43 -0600
  right, Angus, I'm with you.........though, if I recall correctly, didn't someone overfill his system recently. Mike, was it your son, or...
• Re: GPS system
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:18:44 -0900
  ...GPS system > Thanks to all those responded about my inquiry concerning a GPS system. I > started out by looking at the higher end Tom...
• 100w solar system
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 21:28:02 -0700
  $155 from Amazon for a 100w system, the panel is 40"x27". Might be of interest to someone. <http://www.amazon.com/RENOGY%C2...
• Fuel Injector Question
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:48:14 -0800
  ...van cause/contribute to fuel injection system problems/failure on a 1980 Westy with electronic ignition system? Blue injectors on 1980 westy The above...
• Re: Allen wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 01:50:37 -0800
  ...I don't know of a > trademarked version of the internal 12-point system, but all the > mechanics I've met call it a...
• Digifant and Digifant II
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grindol
  Fri, 14 May 1999 18:21:04 EDT
  I understand that my 87 has Digifant FI management system and I have found that Bentley offers a repair manual that describes Digifant II...
• "Power Door Lock System" broke yesterday.
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Mon, 25 Dec 2000 18:01:31 +0900
  Hello, My 87Westy's "Power Door Lock System" broke yesterday. Each motor works. Then, fuses don't break. Maybe I made electricity leak of...
• FREE 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Dabrowski
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:59:12 -0800
  ...I am also giving away the remaining hulk which has a fuel tank, brake system and an intact cooling system. Goes to the first...
• Re: [Syncro] Wiring for CIS-E F.I. in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:26:00 -0800
  What is an "idle up" valve? Looking over a CIS-E system (O2 box, no knock sensor box that the GTI/GLI/16V has...
• Re: Fixing Vanagon Air Conditioning....trying at least
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 10 Aug 2019 18:20:17 +0000
  ...Your approach can wipe out the system very fast. Once a compressor breaks up and fills the system with metal debris you have a...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:44:14 -0700
  ...Arguably the best system is the later LH Motronic systems, which eliminate both the distributor and mechanical air-flow meter, but alas were never...
• Re: � � � Coolant Leak! Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:25:07 EDT
  ...When your coolant system is hot and pressurized, some of the coolant moves over to your overflow tank. As the system sits (engine off...