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• 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:40:55 -0400
  ...be happening? My friends are urging my to give up the car (and I am tired of pulling up the flooded carpet)! Thanks! Paul
• Re: 87 vanagon quit while driving
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:09:18 -0700
  ...tech > says the injectors have a faint current when you cut the key on, engine seems > to be flooded. any ideas? thanks mark d >
• Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:55:09 -0500
  I am trying to get my 85 westy going but when I turn the key the fuel starts and never stops. I pulled the...
• Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:56:56 -0700
  ...On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote: > Flooded-cell (wet cell) batteries should stick about...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 16:44:49 -0400
  ...Trojan's charging regimen for flooded cell batteries included a planned wastage of the water in the electrolyte, needing to be supplemented regularly. Yrs...
• Re: Choking on dinner ~ Friday humor
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:13:56 -0800
  ...Seems the warehouse in N'awlins was flooded and stocks throughout the known world are seriously in jeopardy. My local ethnic store, Target has...
• 84 Westy - water in the flue?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 18:31:06 -0700
  ...is are the refrigerator works flooded or something? Do I need to drain anything? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 VW Type 2 / 84...
• Re: No start hot
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:08:08 -0800
  ...The feeling of flooded engine is from there... If you let it sit for a long period (over night) the extra amount of fuel...
• What I Learned from Trojan Battery's tech support guy
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:37:15 -0700
  ...this posting is about Trojan flooded-plate [vented] deep cycle lead-acid batteries ONLY and NOT about other battery types like sealed lead-acid...
• Re: flooded engine?
  Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:39:44 -0600
  ...Not the battery. >> Flooded >> > engine? Is it a waiting game? 1982 L in Pittsburgh pa >> >
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:38:27 EDT
  ...Strictly speaking, flooded batteries are not designed for repeated deep discharges, so when used in this manner, they fail prematurely. Frank was acutely aware...
• Re: No start hot
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 27 Nov 2016 11:56:07 -0800
  ...Feels like > flooded. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia...
• Re: Syncros
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sat, 18 May 1996 12:46:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Aren't the air intakes > approximately 5 feet off the ground? Does ignition get flooded out 1st? > I've had an inch ov water...
• Re: '85 1.9 - fuel issues - UPDATED - Now longer nad with more Frustration and discust!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 00:07:31 -0500
  ...As ofr the other - I suppose it could be flooded - I didn't think to pull a plug and have a look see. I...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:28:07 -0500
  ...https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/absorbent_glass_mat_agm True 'flooded' lead-acid, yes, 50% is the normal recommendation. There are no flooded true...
• Re: Looking for old GSM phone for my upcoming Belize trip
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:53:22 -0600
  ...to be high > off the ground when driving through Portland's flooded streets this > I found that line break...interestingly placed. I mean, "Vanagon...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:12:25 -0400
  ...rule of thumb is 1/4 the amp-hour capacity for flooded cells, 1/3 for gel cells. However since it's only for...
• Re: Cheap H4's for Fools
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 02:53:55 EST
  ...The marketplace gets flooded with this junk until the manufacturers of quality goods are driven out of business and then, guess what? The greedy...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 23 May 2008 07:44:50 -0800
  ...What are the specs on the flooded battery from Costco? I do not have the advantage of the solar panel when the engine is...
• Re: A syncro fords a river: photo NVC
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:51:20 -0700
  ...with shut doors and closed windows, not old SWB vehicles with flooded cabins)." OK, so there is no hard top, but if you have...
• Re: Shore batteries
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 07:16:21 -0400
  I just installed huge 225 ah flooded lead acid golf cart batteries. -craig On Aug 7, 2012, at 12:00 AM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan...
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:23:06 -0400
  ...George, have you tried cranking with your foot right down? If it's flooded that should help air it out. >Also, I have forgotten...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:28:31 -0400
  ...This is true whether flooded-cell or > AGM/gel batteries are used, but it is much more true with AGM or gel; > so if...
• Re: Weird little electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:45:11 -0500
  ...I got flooded out of a campsite and drove down dozens of flooded streets. Nothing happened then but on the way home, after about...
• Re: No start after Temp II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:16:50 -0800
  ...What I want to know is what do the spark plugs, or even one, look like ? wet, and flooded ? or dry. Huge plug gaps...
• Re: 84 Westy - water in the flue?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:40:19 -0700
  ...is are the refrigerator works flooded or something? Do I need > to drain anything? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free...
• Re: Syncros(fording)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 18:10:05 -0500
  ...Aren't the air intakes >approximately 5 feet off the ground? Does ignition get flooded out 1st? > >Russ The exhaust would be under before...
• Re: Bogging 1.9
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:32:18 -0600
  ...Almost like it's flooded. No clouds of black smoke that I can see. Any suggestions? TIA
• Re: Vanagon Flooded
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:34:31 -0700
  Nice! =) On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 4:12 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > I think the most important advice so far (already...
• Engine surge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Johnson
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:03:22 -0800
  ...she said it acted like it was flooded she pushed it to a the shoulder with the help of a passing motorist and had...
• Re: Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 22:09:56 -0600
  ...I had flooded the engine, CAT reacted to the excess fuel, and plugged up. Engine won't run if the CAT is plugged. Suggest...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Wrenold Williams
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 12:48:52 -0400
  ...cylinders - that is why it cannot start - THE MOTOR IS BADLY FLOODED!!! Could this then be a bad ECU also causing the pump to...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:16:27 -0500
  ...There are > no flooded true deep-cycle batteries that really fit, so it's a non-issue. > > Victron has recently released AGM version that...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:29:39 -0700
  ...stage chargers do this. Flooded batteries are more tolerant as long as they don't loose too much electrolyte. Flooded batteries do want the...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 07:50:37 -0400
  ...I think that the most likely cause for a flooded condition when restarting would be a leaking injector dribbling fuel into the intake until...
• Re: Westy luggage area weatherproof storage?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 00:09:58 -0800
  ...If I'm not careful, it get's flooded. I only store items that can get wet (folding table, folding chairs, etc.) up there.
• Re: 1.9 no start (flooded)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:34:46 -0500
  At 07:29 PM 3/16/2000 , Steve Sandlin wrote: >presure, but by the time I crank it and then get back to engine...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 10:32:56 -0700
  ...Central Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > The less a battery is drained/discharged the longer it will last. > Strictly > speaking, flooded batteries...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - Joe Glisson
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:53:31 -0400
  ...temp - I had plenty of spark but the plugs were being flooded by gas due to the bad sensor. Same thing happens with leaking...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 17:53:26 -0700
  ...be happening? > > My friends are urging my to give up the car (and I am tired of > pulling up the flooded carpet)! > > Thanks! > Paul
• Re: What I Learned from Trojan Battery's tech support guy
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 08:54:14 -0600
  ...this posting is about Trojan flooded-plate [vented] deep cycle lead-acid batteries ONLY and NOT about other battery types like sealed lead-acid...
• Re: 1.9 no start (flooded)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:37:48 -0500
  At 07:29 PM 3/16/2000 , Steve Sandlin wrote: >filter. Now no start. I'm solo, so hard to troubleshoot. I do have...
• Re: Diesel conversion and SMOG
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:41:33 -0800
  ...The market for 1 year old diesel's in Nevada, Arizona and Oregon is flooded with California buyers... well "flooded" might be a bit...
• Re: Weird little electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:39:06 -0700
  ...I got flooded out of a campsite and drove down dozens of flooded > streets. Nothing happened then but on the way home, after about...
• starting anomily
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:22:39 -0400
  ...A friend indicated that it could be that the carb is leaking gas, and a few engine revolutions are required to purge the flooded...
• Mystery Stalling problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Farris
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 13:09:39 -0500
  ...After the stall the engine will not start, and it seems like it is flooded (smell of gas). After about half an hour I...
• Re: Looking for old GSM phone for my upcoming Belize trip
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:21:59 -0800
  ...to be high >> off the ground when driving through Portland's flooded streets this >> > > I found that line break...interestingly placed. I mean, "Vanagon...
• Re: 85 GL - Metallic cylinder behind fuel filter?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 15:12:19 -0500
  ...See - 85 GL Flooded? Trouble starting > in cold weather? > > Daniel Pestle > Still stranded in Red Lodge > with my 85 GL Vanagon >
• Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:52:12 -0400
  ...Drive for awhile then shut it done for less than a minute and it runs like it is flooded. On restarting I'll sit...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:25:07 -0700
  Re : ............a good way to extend the life of the standard automotive starting flooded cell battery. That's simple -keep it properly charged up...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 08:00:19 -0400
  ...Drive for awhile then shut it done for less than a minute and it runs like it is flooded. On restarting I'll sit...
• Re: Iraggi alternators
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:58:06 -0400
  ...A charge rate of 20% to 25% of the total ampere-hour >rating of a flooded (not sealed) battery is recommended while sealed >batteries...
• weird flooding engine (very weird)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:44:20 -0500
  ...if it fails even once) then the engine is flooded, and I need to either wait 30 minutes or start it with the pedal...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:49:54 -0400
  ...Also, we flooded the engine on first start, so an hydro lock is possible, or both, a tired cylinder/rod + the hydro lock.... Cheers...
• Re: Tools & Xenophobia
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 20:36:54 -700 (PDT)
  ...Anyone else feel the same way? It seems the market it flooded with this > crap! > > Thom The Chinese stuff is real hit and miss...
• cold start problem
  Historical mailing list - Willie T. Lafrades
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 21:45:32 -0800
  ...When I hold the pedal down to keep the rpms up the exhaust smell quite rich and sounds like its flooded when I gas...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:12:58 -0700
  The injector ground is provided through the ECU and the ECU pulses it. The engine ground strap is from the left head to the...
• Re: heading out tomorrow ... I-5closed (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:35:36 -0800
  At 12/5/2007 12:20 PM,Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: >Well, I-5 in southern western Washington was flooded last night the TV...
• HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:41:02 -0700
  ...It seems it's flooded and upon inspection there is fuel leaking from the exhaust. Really flooded. None of the shops in town can...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:30:20 -0700
  ...Central Standard Time, >> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: >> >> The less a battery is drained/discharged the longer it will last. >> Strictly >> speaking, flooded batteries...