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• Re: New brakes, now pulls to the left
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 19:27:14 -0700
  ...Yesterday I made a short freeway run and noticed that the van pulls > strongly to the right. Under braking, it pulls even more to...
• Checking Alternator was: Alternator advise
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:27:50 EST
  ...I go to the local U-Pull-it all the time. All you have to do is check the pulleys on the alternators there...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 13:26:48 -0500
  ...On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 1:06 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > The switch by the crankshaft pulley. > > How does one...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 13:31:37 PST
  ...I remember that if I turn the pulley 180 deg clockwise (from #1) to adjust #2 it won't work. After looking at my...
• Re: Timing marks question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 16:33:42 -0500
  ...I'd recommend the original size instead fo the "power pulley", which will not only require a different size belt but as an added...
• Servicing heater/defroster controls - 1984 GL
  Historical mailing list - "Vanderzanden Michael (BetP/ESE1)"
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:36:28 -0600
  ...I have been told that the big plastic housing that covers that whole area (below the radio) pulls off. But I have pulled on...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:29:18 -0700
  The Bentley manual clearly says not use the crankshaft to hold the pulley in place. They have a special tool which locks up the...
• Re: Coolant Pump Gently Weeping
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 May 2016 12:27:38 -0500
  ...Sun, 1 May 2016 06:58:19 -0500 > > The only pulley that has to come off is the coolant pump pulley and it is...
• Re: [SYNCRO] Dif Lock
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 17:01:19 -0800
  ...Second now why didn't the pullout switch work? It is all vaccum actuated so there are no cables to deal with (at least...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 05:02:36 -0500
  I feel around under the pulley with a paper clip I've unfolded to find the groove mark from the top dead center position...
• Alternator advice on 85 Wasserbox
  Historical mailing list - David Prager
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:30:30 -0800
  ...I pulled the alternator to determine which type I had. The unit I pulled was a Bosch AL27X. This unit had the W terminal...
• Re: simple-minded like me?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 12:45:30 -0600
  ...Instead of pushing the car >forward into a cleared driveway, they continued towing it further *into* a >snow bank, and pulled at a poor...
• Re: 86 weekender interior for sale in Oakland, CA
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:33:01 -0500
  ...On Dec 18, 2007, at 11:42 AM, Paul Guzyk wrote: > I was at the Oakland Pick N Pull today. > > They have a reasonably...
• Re: Help: Broken Cylinder Head bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 18:39:08 -0400 (EDT)
  ...without them, the weight of the exhaust is pullin on your exhaust studs. BAD. GMB, Fairfax, VA lookin' a '87-'90 Westy 1985 Jetta...
• Re: Timing...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:07:32 -0600
  ...Help please? Also, what is the pull your licence plate down and shoot it at your timing scale and crankshaft pulley/fan > recommended idle...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, I HATE IT when that happens
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:36:52 -0400
  ...I would rather take a beating than pulling the wrist pins. Just this weekend, while working on "Elvis" (again), I made a tool to...
• Re: pick and pull boneyard in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:24:54 -0700
  ...They charged me $20 which seemed decent enough, esp considering it took them about 20 minutes to pull it off the donor. Interesting operation...
• Re: Buses by the Beach group... clairvoyant?????
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:51:52 -0500
  ...This is why your bus got the Homeland Security "Most Likely to be Pulled Over" award. It might have been Kirt's homebrew that...
• Re: Ford F150 pulling a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:40:14 -0700
  ...and use it as a > "trailer." Does anybody > have experience with pulling a vanagon (84 > weekender) with a ford F100 (or > F150)? I would...
• fan shroud removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:53:27 -0800
  I just pulled the tranny and engine from my 1982 Westy a couple of hours ago. The engine is up on the stand and...
• Re: pick and pull boneyard in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:20:29 -0700
  At 10/11/2006 05:11 PM, Mark McCulley wrote: >There used to be a pick and pull VW yard in south Seattle, anyone...
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 7 Nov 2016 15:53:10 -0400
  ...when I cranked it a few times with the rotation of the pulley that > wire loom moves away from the pulley a tiny bit...
• Re: Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:44:39 -0500
  There is a special tool that locks the pully and therefore the cranksaft to prevent it from turning AND enables one to torque the...
• AC advice
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 4 Sep 2010 20:52:19 -0400
  ...Here is my dilemma I would like to pull the ac out of the wrecked westy and install in mine. I won't need...
• Re: Wanted
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:47:48 -0700
  ...crankshaft pulley, water pump pulley, alternator pulley, >tensioner, and belt. > >Also seeking information on alternator/compressor >bracket for Vanagon that will allow clearance of...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:35:25 -0500
  ...If the symptom goes away when you pull the relay, pull the level sender from the pressure bottle and clean the pins vigorously with...
• Re: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 May 2012 18:56:45 -0700
  ...The pulley on our alternator >> broke and its chewing up belts in minutes. New alternators don't come with >> the pulley so getting one...
• radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 17:58:24 -0700
  ...Today I pulled the alternator and: -pulled brush pack and cleaned connections -pulled the noise reducing caps on alternator and cleaned connections -removed the...
• Re: SA Grill removal (still wondering)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:32:45 EST
  ...Sells for around $300 I'm guessing. >> ;<) well ive pulled mine off a few times, during the installation of the driving lights, to get...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:36:59 -0700
  ...I've also lost the heater blower > fan > but it will sometimes work when I pull back and hold back the turn signal > stick...
• Re: Brake resonse post appears to be blocked,
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:02:40 -0700
  ...If pedal firms up with brake pulled, then problem is in the brake set up and adjustment. > > If not, then mater cylinder, brake booster...
• Re: Water pump project -2.1L w/ AC- multi groove crank pulley
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 14:45:00 -0700
  ...Water pump project -2.1L w/ AC- multi groove crank pulley Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Continental belts AVX 10x1100...
• Re: passenger seat rocks
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 05:46:24 -0500
  Karl Batzler wrote: > > Pull the cover off first by lifting by the 2 tabs in the back and pulling > toward you. Then remove the...
• Re: Transmission mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 21:29:19 -0400
  At 20:45 8/17/2000, KENWILFY@aol.com wrote: >to pull it out of first when I come to a stop or it...
• Re: LED indicator
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 01:14:42 -0700
  ...I pulled the cover, and have a question. Do the LEDS simply pull out?, or is there more involved in this, I couldnt look...
• Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 22:59:04 +0000
  OK, just the other night I pulled a head off my "spare " 1.9 motor, and I can't for the life of me...
• Looking for directions oil cooler gasket on syncro
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:11:04 -0800
  ...Anybody have directions on how to go about changing it out? Specifically can I leave the coolant lines attached? Do I have to pull...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:38:08 -0700
  ...One guy said > he would rebuild the carb for $250 if somebody pulled it and brought it > to him. I gathered my tools and...
• Re: better alternator
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:29:22 -0800
  ...The only thing different is the pulley's. Swap pulley's---bolt in---BANG---Large voltation !! Bada Boom, Bada Bing !! Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Re: Pulling one G in a Westie
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 22:27:55 +1200
  >I pull one g all the time in my van.... However it is only in the vertical >vector direction. Lots of vehicles can pull...
• 87 Vanagon 4 questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 14:03:22 -0400
  ...If I pull over and idle 10 min, all is OK at least for a while. I pulled air flo sens, and put in...
• Re: Electrical Fire and wiring help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 07:30:07 -0800
  Try pulling fuse #12. If the fan still runs you may need to disconnect the main A/C power source. There is separate wire...
• Re: hot start relay didn't work - now what?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:48:38 -0700
  ...Given what you've done, pulling the starter and having it bench tested is about the only logical next step. Starters and solinoids *do...
• Re: Timesert install - I'm stumped
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:12:13 -0500
  ...If it werer a Helicoil, it > seems like it would pull through pretty easily or unthread the coil as I > pulled down hard while...
• NEWS FLASH: replace bottom flap seals without pulling heater and dash
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:51:20 -0600
  ...First, pull off the lower heater cover. Then get a flashlight and find the four clips that pull out. I will send anyone a...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 15 May 2006 07:44:32 -0700
  Any number of good ways depending on how monstrous you want to be, indeed a bigger hammer, pull the circlip, sit the CV across...
• Re: 84 Windshield AND Seal recovery
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 12 May 2003 06:43:13 -0700
  ...bottom - other person pulls the rope, by pulling the rope, you pull the rubber over the body - one person continues pulling the rope, while...
• repair advice needed
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Mon, 19 May 1997 17:35:50 -0400
  ...Anyway, my '87 has been pulling to the right, and I took it one place for a free check. They say that my left...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 04:21:57 -0400 (AST)
  It's worth pulling out the entire cable and sheath, it will all come out via the spare tire well. Not bad, just fiddly...
• Help with Timing of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 08:24:57 -0400
  ...I did notice the pulley does have some partial holes in the back of the pulley that might represent something. I believe this is...
• Setting timing on '85
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:09:53 EDT
  ...Pull idle stabilizer plugs and plug together Pull distributor vacume lines Clamp induction wire on spark plug lead (which one) Shine on pulley. What...
• Re: E-brake relocation
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:26:13 -0700
  ...If you want an underdash pull-out ("umbrella-type") handbrake lever, find a suitable item at a wrecker, make mounts to fit it under...
• temperature questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 10 Aug 2017 22:41:39 +0000
  ...What should the oil temp normally run, and what's the maximum where i should pull over and let it cool? Same question on...
• Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:18:59 -0700
  I've got a non-working AC in my Westy and wondered about pulling it out but am concerned about the interior appearance afterward...
• Question re: engine removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Oct 1994 08:56:11 -0400
  I am about to pull the 1700 engine from my 73 so I can overhaul it (inside) over the winter. Can someone confirm for...
• Re: 4spd to 5spd conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 05:59:26 PDT
  ...here. > > 1. "Little engine" will pull Vanagon at 65mph at lower > rpms. > The 2.1L Wassserboxer CAN pull the vanagon at 65 with a...
• Re: nyuk, nyuk, nyuk (VLIFVC) :)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 06:30:36 -0500
  ...Ric >now, the funny part about this test was that they pulled a >trailer with the H2. but the trailer cost only $22,000...
• Pick & Pull Wrecking Yards in SLC
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:20:17 -0700
  Can any of our Utah members recommend a good boneyard for late model VW/Audi parts? I would prefer a pick & pull because the...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 13:26:28 -0800
  ...when moving the temp lever towards warmer you are pulling a solid wire out of the flexible tube ( bowden tube ? ) ... but when reducing heat...
• Follow up on stuck in first gear problem in my '71
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Mon, 21 Oct 96 18:58:10 UT
  ...There was no way for the lever to drop into the first gear rod and pull it back out. I pulled rod back out...