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• Re: I lost my cool!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 22:33:18 -0500
  ...When my system was converted, the mechanic who did it washed the system with a solvent that was supposed to remove the mineral oil...
• Re: Eric's van is running again
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Mon, 2 Nov 2020 05:04:07 -0800
  ...His is the fourth system I installed. We also upgraded the cooling system to the full 2.1L set up plus a 16 plate...
• Re: HELP NEEDED - Cooling System Flushing
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 02:08:33 -0500
  The cooling system of the 84 GL was properly flushed on Friday morning, in time for the anxious buyers and their kids to take...
• EUROVAN EXHAUST
  Historical mailing list - hal roth
  Sun, 24 Nov 96 19:17:15 EST
  Dear EV Owners, I was just wondering what your experience with the exhaust system has been. At what mileage did you have to replace...
• HVLP painting
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 21:37:10 -0500
  ...painting with a low priced HVLP system. I used a Wagner HVLP paint system last year to paint my vanagon with very good results...
• Re: More Power to the Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 02:34:54 EDT
  ...Vanagon customers that I have sold the S&S system to in the past (during my brief 4 1/2 year tenure at Bus...
• 11MPG Possible Cause
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:57:32 -0700
  ...The Vanagon has a very efficient cooling system and a huge volume of coolant; If the thermostat is stuck open (or maybe removed altogether...
• Re: Webber conversion input
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:11:37 EST
  ...Also the carburation system is actually more complicated than the fuel injection system, and requires more tweaking to get it right and keep it...
• Re: VWTrek Hostees...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Collins
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:53:36 -0500
  ...On Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 09:41:15AM -0500, TieDye wrote: > I had a bit of a system glitch... My puter ate a...
• Massive oil leak into cooling system!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:06:20 -0500
  1990 Vanagon Automatic Seeks Help! I've got a terrible oil leak going into the cooling system somewhere inside the engine. As in somewhere...
• FS Heat Exchangers Frederal and CAL Exhaust Systems.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:31:55 -0500
  ...Asking $80.00 the pair + UPS Ship from 75220, weight 29 pounds. -------------------------- FS complete OEM California Emissions Exhaust systems 80-83, all or parts...
• Power Steering questions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:47:20 -0500
  ...The last time I glanced at the Bentley in that section I don't recall if it mention capacity of the system (I figure...
• Re: Problem with cental locking system
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:25:24 -0700
  ...Problem with cental locking system To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 12:38 PM Hi, My doors will lock and...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 15:10:08 -0400
  ...We have received our official CARB Executive > Order, which makes our new system smog-legal in all 50 states. > Meanwhile, we continue to put...
• Re: exhaust for a 6-pack
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot, Inc.
  Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:23:03 -0500
  ...I have a > friend with an 86 Transporter double cab, who is afraid to use it because > of the cost of the exhaust system...
• Re: 87 westy ac refrigerant
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 10:26:04 -0800
  ...87 westy ac refrigerant > think it took about 5 cans to get the system to cycle and blow cold air. Larry, Did it take...
• Re: FS 50 degree I4 engine conversion parts
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:02:49 -0700
  ...The mounting system in from a golf RV engine code car. It is a rock solid mounting system that has been trouble free for...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure
  Historical mailing list - steve delasalle
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 05:01:53 -0800
  ...Pressure Tests > for the Cooling System > > The first test of the > cooling > system is done when the > engine > is cold. A cooling > system > pressure...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 22:01:23 -0500
  The last time I flushed my system, I had the van in the garage with the back end up while I installed the headers...
• Re: Cooling System for Various Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 11:11:36 -0800
  Hi Anthony, most nicely, the stock vanagon radiator and cooling system is Very Adequate ...to cool most engines. A 3.3 liter 230 hp...
• Re: Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 07:50:57 -0500
  ...24px"><DIV><FONT size=1>Forget&nbsp;that cooler that connects to your <SPAN class=misspelled>coolant</SPAN> system.&nbsp; Van Cafe and German...
• Correct refilling of cooling system
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:40:08 -0400
  ...After the cooling system pressurizes - two leaks of great force appear. One from the thermostat housing and the other from the 90 degree plastic...
• '84 Westy Gas Leak
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:26:01 -0500
  ...Bentley addresses the gasket configurations in the fuel system by an illustration showing a "clip" on the "filler elbow." I have not viewed the...
• Air Conditioner "Mothballing"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 12:47 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Besides the alleged damage to the environment by releasing R-12 (Freon) into the air, disconnecting any portion of an A/C system and...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 14:54:55 -0300
  I DIS-agree with the statement right below (by John Rodgers) > If the system is operating correctly, as the coolant > expands when it is...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 6 Jan 2018 01:18:14 -0500
  ...Marco Mansi's system is less expensive and uses modern 4-hole injectors and Microsquirt ECU. If you're not in CA then I...
• Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:34:52 -0400
  ...lot of oil into the cooling system. �Now I'm not sure how to rinse the whole system to get rid of the oil...
• Re: Front brake compatibility question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:23:22 -0400
  ...Front brake compatibility question I am pretty familiar with the differences between the older "stamped" front suspension system and the later "cast" system. What...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 24 May 2011 20:30:06 -0500
  ...It's not nearly as efficient and it runs at a much high pressure that the old Vanagon system has problems with. > > The R12...
• Re: Davids Hot Water System?:
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 11:25:20 -0700
  ...Davids Hot Water System?: > Hi All, > I`m trying to get some info on David Garths hot water system. > Such as a parts list...
• FS A/C system for aircooled van, and one for bus cheap
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 13:35:32 EDT
  i have a complete overhead a/c system for a '68-'79 bus, and i have condensers etc that have their own cooling fans...
• A/C system auction closing soon.
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:44:02 -0800
  Hi, sorry for the shameless capitalism, but wanted to let everyone know I have a complete AC system conversion up on ebay now and...
• Jacobs Compusensor ignition work on aa 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 04:31:54 -0500
  Since we're hashing around old timey ignition systems, would one of the Jacobs Comusensor systems work with the existing electronics of a 2...
• Understanding the coolant flow on the 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 18:58:09 -0500
  ...I made a big color diagram / schema of the coolant flow / system on the 2.1L http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cooling_system_flow...
• Cooling system sealing goo - ideas?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 20:47:42 -0500
  Can anyone recommend a sealant for putting the hoses on my cooling system together with? I was thinking silicone or sumpin like that. I...
• exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - jeffg
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:15:21 -0400
  ...my exhaust system is gone..so my mechanic wants $1200 to replace the whole thing..including catalytic converter, muffler and all pipes...busdepot has...
• Ubuntu
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:10:37 -0500
  I would recommend Windows or OSX for a user who does NOT want to learn how to configure/program a system. Sudhir > On Feb...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:52:59 -0800
  ...one cylider was not firing due to a crapped out plug *after* cleaning the fuel system. Always worth a check! Jon > also, not impossible...
• Re: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:40:32 -0700
  I've done this in the past on my '84 and retained all the 1.9 systems for the 2.1-- cooling system & water...
• Choices on Heat: Real and Imagined
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 7:58:48 EST
  ...a) must be able to fit into the vent system for proper defrosting of windows and interior heat; b) must augment rather than replace...
• Re: Freon!
  Historical mailing list - David Snyder
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 22:02:17 -0700
  ...As long as there is still pressure in the system, you should be ok with just a recharge. If the system went totally empty...
• Re: Fwd: metric system
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:20:40 -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: Propane system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 May 2017 15:22:21 +0000
  The propane system is very simple. Tank with valve, regulator (2 stage), and copper tube distribution system to the appliances. During storage the valve...
• Re: '84 Westfalia A/C Resurrection - Expansion Valve
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 May 2001 12:31:11 -0500
  ...Before you spend big bucks!!!! Replace all of the "O" rings in the entire hose connection system, use refrigeration oil to lube them as...
• Re: AC help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:50:56 -0400
  ...Remember you will have to discharge the system first, also remember to have a vacumm pulled on the system as soon as possible, moisture...
• A/C Basic Path of Flow?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 23 May 2005 08:24:36 -0500
  So this weekend I changed the oil in the compressor, flushed the system(less the compressor0 with 2 gal. of mineral spirits + 1 bottle...
• Re: Waterboxer Exhost
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 07:04:59 -0400
  ...Does anyone know of a supplier? Ideally, i would like to find a >'performance' system. Do i need to start manufacturing a system? Would...
• Re: 87 Westi GL (Overheating)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:55:06 EST
  ...Since there is a continual flow of gases into the coolant the "air" never completely gets out of the system. This is my theory...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:29:14 -0700
  Not a good idea unless you have a commercial grade water removal system (the kind body shops use) on your compressor. Water is one...
• Exhaust System Options
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:58:46 -0400
  ...I�m looking to replace the exhaust system on my Vanagon. It�s a 90 GL. I am wondering about the quality/fit of...
• Re: Fixing Vanagon Air Conditioning....trying at least
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:54:45 +0000
  Here's a link to a Samba thread documenting the overhaul of a member's Vanagon A/C system.  His is the older version...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 22:05:00 -0400
  What you fail to mention is the type of fuel system these vehicles have. The CIS-E system had a ISV but I believe...
• Exhaust systems and pipes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 18:37:46 -0500
  ...As for the foreign systems, Wells says they >have a pretty good >selection dating back to the 1950s (most imports came after the WWII...
• Re: still running hot - need your wisdom
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 18:19:35 -0600
  ...What I did > so far:Changed coolant and bled system.Changed radiator, bled > system.Changed thermostat, bled system.Changed water pump, bled > system.Nothing...
• Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 01:21:33 -0500
  ...Did a vapor lock/ bubble get intoduced into the system when the hose broke and was replaced? I'd run the engine longer to...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:47:17 -0500
  ...Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley >Ditto the same here for my 84 Westy! > >Jim/The Old Volks Home > >At 08:44 AM 1/15...
• Re: any guesses on oil light woes
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:18:25 -0500
  My understanding is that the oil warning system was introduced in response to the valve seal problems on the early inline 4 engines (early...
• Re: flushing the water system
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:28:58 -0700
  ...flushing the water system > Greg: > > Will the water be safe for drinking with this method? Our sink wasn't used > for a few years...
• Re: Coolant question again ...
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:03:38 -0400
  The colors do not mix ! so you will want to make sure you have every drop of green out of the system before you...
• Coolant Raise the front end?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 11:49:56 -1000
  ...system and the info in the archives says to raise the front end , what's right? Is it because he's pressurizing the system...