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• Re: Flogging way-dead horses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 19:44:06 EDT
  ...does the Passat steel wheel neccessitate spacers/longer rear studs? not the steel wheels. f) does bright red really trigger epileptic fits? :-) no, but...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 23:27:14 -0400
  ...effort by the engine that triggered the high speed fan was > put through the axles to the rear wheels. > > Mark > > Dave Mcneely wrote: > > Mark...
• Re: Fryday (Modern Vanagon Replacements?)
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Sat, 10 May 2014 11:26:21 -0500
  ...Thing u didn't like about > the promaster was that it was front wheel drive so I quickly nixed that > option. Ford being very...
• Re: removed my distro last night 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:25:33 -0800
  ...for the very small locating > pin > that is hiding under the trigger wheel. See Bentley. > > Mark Ingalls > 85 GL > > > >From: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX...
• Re: Elemental Mods Report
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 6 May 2008 10:35:48 -0700
  ...that trigger a false "over temp" signal? On May 5, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Mike Miller wrote: > Hmm. My '85 2 wheel drive...
• Re: silly little question about the basics...removing plate over the horn on ...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:00:50 -0700
  ...it just goooooooess...so I figured > that > >> the "trigger" is stuck, on the steering wheel. > >> > > > > hello little miss sunshine :<P 99.9% positive your...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:27:59 -0700
  ...This makes the horn less reliable and reduces the loudness. >> >> Use the horn button ground leg wire to trigger the relay you mount down...
• Un-removable lug nuts? Prevent this and another hint..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:32:29 -0800
  ...and can't change a wheel because some tire shop guy got his finger stuck on the trigger of his impact wrench, you will...
• Re: 90 Vanagon HAL sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 04:36:53 -0800
  ...you must remove the distributor, as in order to remove the trigger wheel ,you have to drive the roll pin out of the distributor...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:18:05 -0800
  ...My 88 Digifant distributor had the trigger wheel attached to the shaft and would NOT come off. It was not easy, but I got...
• Re: Anyone want a $1200 AAZ donor Jetta in San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:44:06 -0700
  ...but like an old Mercedes car that can seem just fine from behind the steering wheel going down the road .. when you really really...
• Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:05:39 -0700
  ...15" Wheel/Tire Report Hello Gang! I pulled the trigger and purchased the 15" alloy wheel/tire set from GoWesty.com -- after about 50...
• Solenoid relay
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 21:22:20 -0700
  ...It helped to remove the right wheel and place the back on a jack stand. Bob Hoover told me to go ahead and solder...
• Re: I'm looking for wheel covers for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 13:37:02 EDT
  ...I tried to make the name "Shane" or "Bullet" or even "Trigger" stick, but somehow it keeps coming back to "Buttercup." Maybe some bull...
• Re: o2 sensor light
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:34:21 -0500
  ...There is a speedometer cable that goes from the > driver's side front wheel to the black box and another cable goes from > the...
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:40:40 -0400
  ...I would recommend doing that, using the Go Westy 2nd battery kit, and some of these wheel chair batteries that I get off of...
• <Syncro> binding when hot/VC
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:27:43 -0300
  ...less than one wheelspin!! Remember that's 4.86 driveshaft/VC spins. In other words it's ready to trigger fast in a tight...
• Re: Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:20:33 -0800
  ...is so true--- >The suspension,( front as well as rear) gauges, wheels, and most of the >electrical component's are all Japanese. >That is...
• Re: AFM track cleaning wisdom
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:51:55 -0400
  ...The original tech note from VW referred to a resonance effect under certain conditions of steady throttle and load that could trigger an ECU...
• Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:24:10 -0800
  ...But then who am I trying to "re-invent the wheel" ? --- :^) Neil. On Jan 21, 2008 7:42 PM, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net...
• 1.9L distributors and hall sensors
  Historical mailing list - Matt McKeon
  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:55:06 -0400
  ...and the flat part of it sticks out from underneath the trigger wheel (the metal cover piece above it with the 4 gaps). Took...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 21:38:23 -0700
  ...effort by the engine that triggered the high speed fan was put >> through the axles to the rear wheels. >> >> Mark >> >> Dave Mcneely wrote: >>> Mark...
• KC Swap Meet Rpt/67 Westy Windows?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 20:41:52 -0500 (CDT)
  ...16" slotted Porsche wheels, early 50's 6V Bus rear AC unit, mounts above rear hatch on a 65 Dormobile Puma Kit Car driver...
• Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 02:48:24 EDT
  ...It will be triggered by temperature and by the manifold pressure switch. Frank Grunthaner
• Remote starter switch mayhem (Funny -now)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:57:00 -0400
  ...I use a push-on connector right to the 'trigger terminal' at the starter solenoid. Some have two terminals there...so just plug onto...
• Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:51:58 -0600
  ...15" Wheel/Tire Report > >Hello Gang! > >I pulled the trigger and purchased the 15" alloy wheel/tire set from >GoWesty.com -- after about 50...
• Re: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 20:26:48 PDT
  ...Now, the light is triggered by a mileage counter box in line with the speedometer cable. The light comes on every xx,xxx miles...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:56:09 -0500
  ...Some have made theirs work by installing a "Hot Start Relay" which uses the original long run of wiring to just trigger the relay...
• Re: Remote starter switch mayhem (Funny -now)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:35:51 -0700
  hi TJ, great story. ( a battery switch in a wheel well though .....???? Thought you were going to say the RV parked so close you...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:53:32 -0800
  ...You remove the trigger wheel instead,, carefully(first mark it to replace in original position), put the dist in a vice, pry carefully with...
• Re: Repost of Power loss in rain
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 22:22:33 EST
  ...On my '83 there are two plastic tanks mounted directly behind each front wheel, with hoses to the fuel tank. The rubber seals on...
• Re: removed my distro last night 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:07:20 -0600
  ...for the very small locating > > pin > > that is hiding under the trigger wheel. See Bentley. > > > > Mark Ingalls > > 85 GL > > > > > > >From: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 03:03:50 -0600
  ...Use some penetrating oil if it needs it. > > >Removing the trigger wheel is easy , and it can be done if you are careful >while...
• Re: 1.9L distributors and hall sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:45:59 -0700
  ...and the > flat part of it sticks out from underneath the trigger wheel (the metal > cover piece above it with the 4 gaps). Took...
• Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:50:23 -0800
  ...In addition to that, you rig a wire in your engine compartment from the starter 'trigger terminal' on the solenoid. I usually make it...
• Re: fuel tank problems
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 3 May 2000 15:12:16 -0700
  ...With those big expansion tanks on each side, it probably doesn't pressurize the system sufficiently to trigger the auto-cutoff. If you don...
• Re: Baja Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 00:09:12 -0800
  ...Between the crazy Gringos who want to make >it to Cabo in one day and the Mexican 18 Wheelers who have been >driving for...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:17:26 -0800
  ...spark too far to too little. > Another potential problem is the trigger wheel shutter > openings. On the 8V A2 series VWs there are two...
• Re: AFM track cleaning wisdom
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:12:15 -0700
  ...The original > tech note from VW referred to a resonance effect under certain > conditions of steady throttle and load that could trigger an ECU...
• Re: Hi Speed Vanagoning
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 12:45:15 -0300 (ADT)
  ...and get ready if the driver has a hair trigger on the steering wheel. Staying in the wake... rule 1) don't peak around...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:31:52 -0600
  ...Use some penetrating oil if it needs it. > > > > > >Removing the trigger wheel is easy , and it can be done if you are > careful > >while...
• GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 02:33:24 +0000
  ...You will need to remove the crank pulley and oil breather tower to install the crank trigger wheel and sensor. Get a gasket from...
• Re: Quiet Horn.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 09:23:29 -0700
  ...If i trigger it, you can hear it "click" and > very, very faintly make noise. It cannot be heard at all with the engine...
• Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:14:30 -0800
  ...15" Wheel/Tire Report Hello Gang! I pulled the trigger and purchased the 15" alloy wheel/tire set from GoWesty.com -- after about 50...
• My Favorite Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:35:02 +1200
  ...CLK wheels (feelers painted black) -Dashtop gloveboxes/stereo-detector hideaways (fiberglass, make them) -Extinguisher, larger dry-fosam or CO2; perhaps a remotely-triggered unit...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:41:14 -0400
  ...They usually use a magnet on a driveshaft to trigger a sensor and count wheel rotations to generate distance and speed data. I can...
• Re: Rock Auto makes it good
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 09:13:28 -0800
  ...But, you can't beat the > service. > > Jim > -- 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels. Oldest son is an Eagle scout.
• Re: Ethics / Radar Gun
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 May 1995 15:03:10 -0300
  ...Includes wheel velocity pickups so you can set your apparent speed to some percentage of real speed, or have a constant output. You also...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 07:47:43 -0800
  ...You will need to remove the crank pulley and > oil breather tower to install the crank trigger wheel and sensor. Get a > gasket from...
• Re: 1.9L distributors and hall sensors
  Historical mailing list - Matt McKeon
  Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:03:42 -0400
  ...and the flat part of it sticks out from underneath the trigger wheel (the metal cover piece above it with the 4 gaps). Took...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:27:08 -0700
  ...while you're in there, consider installiong a starter trigger cheater wire to hide in the engine compartment.. that's awfully handy for self...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - turbotransporter
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 08:38:36 -0800
  ...You will need to remove the crank pulley and >> oil breather tower to install the crank trigger wheel and sensor. Get a >> gasket from...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 00:40:58 EST
  ...Simpler than designing the whole vehicle from the wheels up, but offering a sense of accomplishment when all comes together as a unique expression...
• Re: Rock Auto makes it good
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 11:14:43 -0600
  ...But, you can't beat the > > service. > > > > Jim > > > > > > -- > 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels. > Oldest son is an Eagle scout. >
• Re: My Favorite Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 1 Feb 2026 09:54:47 -1000
  ...CLK wheels (feelers painted black) > -Dashtop gloveboxes/stereo-detector hideaways (fiberglass, make them) > -Extinguisher, larger dry-fosam or CO2; perhaps a remotely-triggered unit...
• Re: Accolades for Dennis Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 5 Sep 2022 20:23:45 -0400
  ...Dennis has walked me through wheel and tire choices, thinking about upgrades to brakes, lighting, etc. figuring out towing capabilities and producing products that...
• Re: Hall Sender
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 10 May 2004 21:26:16 -0400
  ...The only mistake you can do is to put the trigger wheel 180 deg opposite. Germain ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Berk" <tberk@sbcglobal.net...
• Re: Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 13:06:22 -0700
  ...Conventional anit-locking stops braking on a locked wheel, while the syncro would assure that all the wheels braked more-or-less evenly. I...
• Re: Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:36:42 -0700
  ...should fire all 4 injectors >>> The hall wheel has 4 trigger points, so it should trigger 4 times per turn of the distributor shaft...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 18:40:24 -0600
  ...Pull up and back towards the steering wheel at the same time. The cover should pop right off. The reservoir is then exposed. License...