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• Car Fax?
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:13:57 -0700
  Hi Folks, Would anyone happen to have a carfax.com subscription, they would be able to check a Vanagon VIN for me? A friend...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 05:16:57 -0700
  ...If the line is good put a vacuum tester on the inlet of the brake booster and check that the booster is holding a...
• Re: propane filling question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 May 2005 22:48:08 -0400
  ...The check valve is the 80% mark (leaving room for expansion in the tank). On May 15, 2005, at 6:23 PM, Mark Cumnock...
• Re: Is it normal...
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:56:23 -0500
  ...I just changed oil and maybe got it a little too high, will check tomorrow. I assume there isn't any sort of one...
• test test
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:54:32 -0700
  ...Check check -- is thing thing on? Can anyone hear me? == * Available in limited areas only. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imap#Advantages_over...
• Re: Just got a vanagon check & replace list??
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:16:54 -0600
  ...Anyway, I'd like to pass the check-list on to him. P mail please as I am on digest. Thanks Don
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:45:37 -0500
  ...PLEASE check those fuel > > lines, and replace the plastic firewall 'T' if you haven't already! (mine > > developed a leak at the T which...
• 2.2 legacy engine... oil levels...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:20:59 -0700
  ...maybe I don't check my oil correctly... like if one side shows a higher level and the other side, which reading is more...
• Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Olsen
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:03:32 -0400
  ...What to check? > >85 1.9L. Running fine this morning. Time to come home from work. Starts, >dies. Won't start with throttle open...
• Rear License Plate Door, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  18 Mar 97 07:48:36 PST
  Howdy - I've been wondering what other people do to hold down their rear license plate door to check the oil? Did VW get...
• Power Window motor
  Historical mailing list - Kathy Jacobs
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 19:42:02 PST
  My husband and I checked out our windows today and it seems that the passenger side needs a new motor. He somehow fixed the...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 10:17:22 -0400
  ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/19wpump.htm Have fun! TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://www.relitech.com/tomc http://volksweb.relitech.com http://checkerweb.relitech...
• Re: Tire weiredness
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:32:04 -0500
  ...Also check to make sure your lug nuts are tight. Eric Jim Morgan wrote: >Hello all. >A new craziness has appeared on the van...
• Fw: Autistic man
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 30 May 2008 19:44:07 -0700
  ...Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 9:30 PM Check out the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAfaM_CBvP8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wondering what's for...
• low compression in #1
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Fri, 10 May 1996 16:54:46 -0400
  Well, I've been on the road for 6 weeks, and I just did a compression check on cylinder #1. This check was prompted...
• Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:39:48 -0700
  ...RECENT WORK Properly adjusted Throttle Position Switch Cleaned and lubed Throttle body Checked and cleaned Idle Stabilizer valve. Checked for corrosion at Idle Stabilizer...
• Re: Wont start. need help
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 07:05:24 -0400
  ...Couldn't see any helpful checks or suggestions. Soooo - If there is spark and gas and the timing is OK, why won't the...
• Re: Wipers and fan go kaput - electrical help please
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 21:06:19 -0700
  ...So how do I go about checking it? Is it the ignition switch that I should be checking, or is it some sort of...
• Re: Labor, 28 hours, customer say, i have no money....
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:46:31 -0300
  ...sometimes, checkbooks are actually tied to > significant "lines of credit". For example, a $20,000 line of credit from > a > major bank, with checking...
• Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 13:45:42 -0400
  ...I'll check, but have checked >before. Maybe I just missed what is wrong. Mud dauber (well, that's what it was on Scamp...
• Re: omg.. one badazz vw camper
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:18:32 EDT
  ...that's what i get for checking my email backwards... :) chris In a message dated 3/27/2010 10:32:28 P.M. Eastern...
• Re: gaskets checked!
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 11 May 1998 01:38:27 EDT
  ...Get it check by a VW specialist. Michael M. 87 syncro.
• Re: checking work done
  Historical mailing list - Ray G
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 10:21:06 +1000
  ...and straight back to report noisy tappets. "Of course it was done ...it says so on the docket"....."go and check please".... "Ooops sorry...
• Re: Sloppy Gear Change
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:58:58 +0300
  Steve, at first you should check the plastic 'ball joint' of the gear shift lever under the boot. The parts you must check and...
• red light flashing
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 09:58:29 -0700
  i have the red led flashing at the water temp gauge i have checked alot of stuff and the wire connections where i thought...
• Smog Check In SF Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 12:28:11 EDT
  ...Danville, Walnut Creek, Livermore area have a mechanic that does smog checks? I'm due and would like to have someone with a bit...
• Distributor Vacuum Advance Checking
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 14:59:15 -0700
  Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows about checking the distributor's vacuum advance pump. Are they supposed to leak? When I hook...
• vanagon Las Vegas
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 26 May 2004 08:48:53 -0700
  well i pulled into my work parking lot to find what looked like to be an all checkerd vanagon silver checker stickers all over...
• Re: What Year Interior Color Change?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 25 May 2006 22:39:01 -0700
  ...Last weekend I checked out an '87 Westfalia camper. Door tag factory dates '87, registration '97. But all brown/tan interior. Didn't copy...
• Short version of checking ATF level?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Tue, 1 May 2007 22:24:57 -0400
  ...Can someone please send me (or the list) the shorthand version of checking the ATF level? I remember that the transmission has to be...
• Re: Wal MArt camping in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 20 May 2008 05:29:51 -0600
  Out of curiosity, I clicked on the freecampgrounds link and checked my town's Walmart and it is listed as no camping, but this...
• Re: Hydrogen power for the Vanagon Now!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:05:15 -0700
  ...David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Wed, October 22, 2008 12:23, John Rodgers wrote: > > Check...
• Re: Stumped-Runs Rich/Stalls
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:42:29 -0400
  Aileen, First I would pull off the vacuum hose to the fuel pressure regulator and check for raw gas. If so the diaphragm in...
• Re: Front Spring questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:39:03 -0800
  On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Again, you should check Frank's Spring Height...
• Cost of fuel pump
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jun 97 13:53:11 CDT
  ...After being on this list for about a month I had stopped checking prices at VW dealerships because I had thought they would always...
• Am I the only one that 'checks out' every vanagon I pass?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 09:03:28 -0800
  ...when I am driving my bus or bug, & I see an oncoming vanagon I check it out, similar to how a guy will check...
• got spark, got fuel, got compression won't start
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 20:19:32 -0400
  ...So I checked everything per the bentley manual and switched out the fuel pressure regulator and it still doesn't start. I haven't...
• Re: running poor when cold, OK when warm
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:34:28 -0400
  John, I would check the resistance of the TEMPII sensor when it is cold. Instead of trying to interpolate the chart in the Bentley...
• What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sun, 4 May 2008 22:30:33 -0700
  ...I continued another 4 miles to my destination (church) and after the service checked the fluids, and they were fine. I checked behind the...
• Re: Compression
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Butler
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:22:22 -0600
  ...Newman philosophy � but I had him check the compression. Results were 130, 110, 85, 130. His eyes didn�t exactly light up and he...
• Re: Vanagon cold weather problems
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 15:59:55 -0700
  ...I took the battery out and had it checked and recharged. The service tech said it was ok. I have a few ideas from...
• Re: delayed start
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 22:22:42 EST
  ...Ignition switch Check connections on battery, starter, ground strap for corrosion and tightness, check that battery is OK (FLAPS will usually check for free...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 18:09:07 -0500
  ...Any decent shop should > > > know to check this. Unplug that vacuum line > > > from the pressure regulator and check for > > > the presence of any fuel...
• '86 still running rich
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:37:45 -0600
  ...I have checked the blue temp sender. It is within the normal range for temp vs.. resistance. I checked the temp sensor from the...
• Re: [Syncro] No Juice to ECU -87
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 15:46:40 -0800
  ...Then check for +12 volts at the ignition coil, on the terminal with the black wires. This should have +12 whenever the key is...
• Re: 91 Vanagon, oil pressure anomaly
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 96 12:50:32 EDT
  ...In every instance, I have immediately pulled over, >stopped the engine, and checked the oil (always fine). I turn the engine >on again after...
• Calif. SB 42: Pray for no more smog checks!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 15 May 1997 13:49:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...bill exempting cars 25 years old and older, from the state's stringent smoge checks. I asked him for the current status of the...
• New Vanagon List Update, II
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Fri, 16 May 1997 11:12:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...So send in those checks in. Write the checks to Ron Lussier and send them to: Vanagon c/o Ron Lussier 10164 Parkwood Dr...
• Re: [Syncro] Check This Out!...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 20:43:15 -0400
  ...TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://www.relitech.com/tomc http://volksweb.relitech.com http://checkerweb.relitech.com 85 Vanagon Crew Cab 82 Westy diesel...
• Re: (NVC) Fryeday - Rear end of car skips
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:35:30 -0800
  ...I'd check/replace those struts/shocks in the rear. First check to see if they are binding or dragging somewhere. You are getting...
• Re: #3 is way low
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 04:05:12 -0500
  ...But, now much does it need? 1 - check end play after removing engine and before removing flywheel. 2- your heads prolly need to be...
• Re: ? 094 Tranny or Spark Gap X-mitter ?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 01:14:29 EST
  ...I already checked that. I should say, my Sweetheart checked it when she reluctantly agreed to follow me for a "unnecessary" drive through the...
• Re: "Buyer BE Weir" of Go Westy Thick Skylight's / tearing your roof all to p...
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:54:20 -0800
  >ps, trev i am sorry the spell check didnt make it out before christmas.. Heh. Funny thing is, it almost looks like he DID...
• Re: Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:02:21 -0500
  ...Just check your overflow tank level once in a while. -- John Meeks '91 Multivan, '85 GL bits Northern Michigan KC8ZFN Vanagon Rescue Squad http...
• Checklist for buying a Sunchros?
  Historical mailing list - C. Blakeley Burgess
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 23:39:00 PDT
  ...crunch time, I was hoping someone out there might have a checklist of things to look for/beware of when buying a 2nd hand...
• Re: Picture of Vanagons Racing
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:39:15 -0500
  ...But hose who can should check it out. While your there, check-out my >updated classified entries. > >click here: <A >HREF="http://hometown.aol...
• Re: oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 11:30:26 +0000
  ...Some years ago I wrote a simple Voltmeter procedure to check this function but Limbo and Vanagon.com weren't interested. If you want...
• Re: Rounded CV Joint Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:22:15 -0400
  ...Besides, dollars to donuts, you probably need to check and repack your rear wheel bearings anyway. Right? (Check your brake shoes while you're...
• TEMP II Quick Question
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:45:50 -0400
  Volks, would anyone be so kind as to provide me with the rough location of the TEMP II? I need to check whether mine...
• Re: Driving yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 12:03:29 -0500
  ...I'd check the operation of the slave cylinder first, though. Start from the easiest things to check and work forward. Chris S. '85...