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• Re: estimate on repairing right side of van
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:14:06 -0500
  ...The pillar between the > doors > is slightly bent, and the slider has a wider gap now on the forward side. > I'm trying to...
• 81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 09:36:58 -0400
  ...Put the points gap at 18 thou which gave me a dwell of 46 deg. This moved the dizzy away from the cold start...
• Re: air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:07:09 -0400
  ...I use a dwell meter to set the point gap and frequently If the play in the shaft isn't too bad, my uneducated...
• RE: 1600 in a 73 - round 2
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 2 Jan 96 18:22:45 EST
  ...fills gap of anywhere from 1/4 to 1 inch, so you don't need to get the shape exact. When you are computing...
• vanagon rear hatch struts and other stuff ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 21 Apr 96 01:32:33 CDT
  ...your local dealer lately??) and strange tools like a Bosch sparkplug gapper and a sparkplug connector-remover. sorry, folks ... nothing listed for the buses...
• leaks: heads/cyls
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 17:10:03 -0300 (ADT)
  ...the old/stiffened head gasket can no longer 'fill' the gap as the barrels contract. I get a few drips at -25F or colder...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:57:42 -0400
  ...Basically we immobilized all 3 by cutting hard rubber to fit in the gaps of the mounts, then jamming it in. The rubber came...
• 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:03:30 -0600
  ...We have replaced and gapped the plugs. We have put a new(er) distributor cap on. Can we try to prime the van by...
• Re: What's Wrong With my Compression?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 22:05:29 -0700
  ...Any way, I think it makes sense that the gaps were factory trimmed to proper gaps already. To me the risk of breaking one...
• ZOINKS! Itsy bitsy Spark Plug pieces dancing in my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Don Griffin
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:33:00 EDT
  ...BTW, these plugs where only gapped when new so they haven't been bent repeatedly. Also, I'm not using my regular computer so...
• Poptop gasket
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 14:53:59 -0400
  ...There is probably a 1/16" air gap at some places. While I was initially concerned about this, I've noticed no adverse effect...
• Re: tach still sticking
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 15:34:49 -0400
  Sigh...it probably has gotten a whisker of steel stuck in the magnet gap. If not then there is something else interfering mechanically with...
• Re: NOTICE about "REPRO jailbars" some new parts vendors are selling
  Historical mailing list - Tom Humphreys
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 20:43:52 -0800
  ...on providing it with a > proper > education and narrowing the economic gap between the rich and poor. > > Best, > Jeff > 83.5 Westy > LA,CA...
• Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:50:02 -0700
  ...You use it > when patching to bridge gaps that the cement would blow out of by > itself. If a gasket's blown out the...
• Re: Spark Plug Tester
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:12:19 -0800
  ...if there's a good spark across the electrode gap - that's a good plug and plug wire. If there are tiny sparks jumping...
• Re: Gap-Toothed Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 2 May 2018 13:31:52 -0400
  If no one on this list can cough one up, you might try TheSamba.com classifieds or just ask there. Steven 91 Westy On...
• Re: top bed ladder?
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:34:43 -0700
  ...they are very sturdy, powdercoated and store out of the way in the gap between the upper bunk and the pop top. if you...
• Re: High Idle Speed Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 21:48:25 -0500
  ...The problem ended up being a defective throttle switch which could not be adjusted to get the correct switching point gap. The routine for...
• Re: Seam bubbling
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 21:36:00 -0800
  ...Casual > stop-gap measures can slow, but never arrest > continued development. > John
• Re: ??? Solder Joint Design ???
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:47:20 -0600
  ...Does anybody know what > kind of > a fit, i.e., amount of gap, is needed in a socket to make a proper > solder > joint...
• Re: Temp gauge or heating problem?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 14:31:46 -0800
  ...Then the little red light began flashing maybe 20 times rapidly with about a 30-second gap before the next sequence of flashings began...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 15:12:56 -0700
  ...I gapped the plugs to .28, made sure all the wires and the cap were nice and tight... Is the firing order in the...
• Re: slow leaks and flat tires
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:50:09 -0500
  ...Rust forms around the bead and little bits of tire bead rubber all stick to this goo forming air gaps just big enough to...
• Re: Gap Between Trans. Mount Bracket & Frame Is...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:41:07 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:15 PM Subject: Re: Gap Between Trans. Mount Bracket & Frame Is... > So I ground away more material...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:55:39 -0700
  ...RPM sensor reads this > gap > > > > > as TDC for #1 cylinder. > > > > > > > > > > With sensor removed, and gap on gear lined up with RPM sensor hole > in...
• Re: Sliding Door Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 12:20:59 -0400
  ...as it rolls back you will see a gap in the top track. First the plastic slider comes off, then the wheel (a trick...
• Re: Jacobs Electronics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Thu, 29 Feb 1996 20:48:01 +1700
  ...board microship computer that continuously > senses electrical resistance across the sparkplug gap, thereby making each > plug an "in-cylinder" sensor to optimize each spark...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 15:48:05 +0200
  ...s a paste of tiny metal pieces which fills the tiny gaps between socket and screw and prevents the socket from slipping). I have...
• How do you check the transmission mount?
  Historical mailing list - Wade Yorke
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:44:17 -0300
  ...Looking at the rubber core in the mount, it is connected top and bottom, but their is a gap on the sides between the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 19:16:15 -0500
  ...Monday, April 11, 2005 3:55 PM > My brain has a gap where the name is stored but in Chem lab we used > little...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX? - Anybody want the facts?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:59:55 -0800
  ...Synapse Gap Malfunction. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 16:42:35 -0800
  ...increased gap "a" ?) > > Neil. > > O > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be...
• Re: Distributor cap on '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 19:34:31 -0400
  ...Sweems like a bad design. >> That grounded metal shield, to my understanding, was VW's effort at decreasing radio interferance from the spark gap...
• FLASHING COOLANT LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 19:52:04 -0800
  ...I took it out and bridged the gap but lost some coolant in the process, even with the hoses clamped off [the first bridge...
• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:13:18 -0500
  The benefit to these is when one starts to were out there is another one that still has the proper gap. No worth the...
• Weber help anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:51:53 EDT
  ...Points are new, gapped, dwell at 50, timing at 7.5 BTDC, nice blue-white spark. Onto the fuel system-aha we have a...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 22:36:32 -0500
  My money is on extra keys hitting that gap. Tony On Saturday, March 2, 2013, forum email wrote: > Hi occasionally my horn does the...
• Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 22:02:46 -0400
  ...There is a really long discussion about this > very seal. > > Mike > > > Clint Kolda wrote: > >> Do these seals fill the gap between the front edge...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 18:19:26 -0500
  ...The gap of .002-.004 is to >> be set as the switch closes.You want the switch to close at .002-.004 as >> the...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 09:58:44 -0700
  ...i feel like a forensic scientist trying to piece together the clues to figure out what happened during the undocumented gaps in Albert's...
• Re: Fwd: Greek Single Cab + alternator help...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:45:36 -0700
  ...It is in a small gap in the foil so it's heat won't cook the plastic foil. Your year has a diode...
• Re: TYP I&II ENG. different??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 20:44:54 -0400
  ...1600 upright (with alot of sheet metal to fill in the gap) and never even put the rear cross member back let alone the...
• Re: Shrinking Parts
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 10:58:28 -0400
  ...The idea someone had of glueing in pieces to fill in the gaps sounds fine but where can we get the pieces of trim...
• Re: 85 Digijet help request
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:40:23 -0800
  ...start, Ed!), and just recently, new plugs and airfilter (old plug gaps were up to .035 or so). Plus speculation that something is getting...
• Re: Brakes need help!!!! just replaced r-shoes&hyd cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 19:14:27 -0300
  ...Malcolm S Stuart wrote: > Adjust them again, probably too much gap. Tighten the sprocket down > again until you can barely spin the wheel by...
• Re: Fw: 90 GL needs an interim 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 12:40:41 -0800
  ...90 GL needs an interim 4 speed > > >The Millennium Falcon III needs a stop gap tranny while the original gets > >shipped off to get...
• Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 13:51:11 -0800
  ...and looks like bits have been torn away leaving a bigger gap between the case and the crankshaft in places. My question is: is...
• Engine electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Roy Warner
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 07:36:54 -0800
  ...As I rev the engine, the spark miss becomes even more prevelant and the gap in strobe light increases. I have replaced the coil...
• What adhesive to use on dash foil?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:23:04 -0600
  ...I would like to repair bridge the gap with some of that window defroster repair stuff that everybody talks about. But, before I do...
• Re: Spark Plugs -Tri Electrode / Factory Alloy (just one) wanted
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 11 May 97 00:32:42 CDT
  ...worn enough that the gap had just about doubled. but now, they were still working fine, even in that condition. :) joel
• Re: Propex heaters-last shipment until fall
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:10:07 -0700
  ...you have any >questions or would like a brochure, please feel free to contact me. > >Karl Mullendore >Westy Ventures >Gapland, MD >301.432.4645 > >
• Float-a-bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Feb 1996 08:47:14 PST
  ...he made a giant inflatable `Hamspter wheel' type affair >(obviously no gaps in it though). He stood inside and walked and >walked and walked...
• Re: Door Gasket Sealing
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 04:17:04 -0500
  ...In some cases, you may actually see a gap in the transferred "foot print" of the gasket onto the tape. After performing what ever...
• Re: Friday - hazards to our van (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:04:29 +1300
  ...If you >look closely, the *whole car* is deformed -- notice the uneven gaps at the >tops of the doors. The photo appears to have...
• Re: Folding Mid Seat
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:07:13 -0400
  ...why are you selling the covers for the floor tracks? you will have big gaps in your floor then. unless you dont have your...
• Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Dawson
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:10:06 -0400
  ...I came back I realized that I forgot to check the gap spacing on them. So, I took the plugs back out, and they...
• Re: Look at my crack!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:44:50 -0700
  ...There was about a 1.5 cm gap before I >put the obvious hose clamp on it to hold it against the flange - this...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 15:27:51 -0800
  ...The gap of .002-.004 is to > be set as the switch closes.You want the switch to close at .002-.004 as > the...
• Tail of the Dragon
  Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:39:59 -0400
  ...This spot on US 129 near Deal’s Gap is internationally known, and professional photographers set up at turns and take pictures to post...
• Re: spark plug orientation affects performance?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 21:02:37 +0000
  ...simply a centre anode (or is it electrode?) surrounded by a gap, then a circular electrode. Like shaving the arm off a regular plug...