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Re: no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:36:53 -0600
...high, > pressure gauge does nothing and idiot light stays on. I disconnected > the two > wires from the VDO sender and cranked, now the temperature...
Spray Foam Alternative?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Nov 1995 13:13:17 -0500 (EST)
...Product must be applied over a clean, dry, grease and dirt fee substrate. Operating temperatures can be from -45 F to 550 F. It...
Re:locking diffs
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 May 1995 10:42:49 -0400
...in or out) and I suspect that the grease has become thicked by the temperature. I know that arctic explorers remove the oil from...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:42:55 -0500
...Around '86, VW > > changed the grease to some higher temperature formulae. This > eliminated > > the problem. The grease that is supplied in all of the...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:32:19 -0500
...Around '86, VW > changed the grease to some higher temperature formulae. This eliminated > the problem. The grease that is supplied in all of the...
Re: CV joint replacement questions
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 13 May 1999 15:50:52 -0500
...that can handle higher temperatures. i use 1/2 tube per joint .. cram as much as possible into the joint, and whatever is left...
Re: Vanagon alternative fuel (long but lots of good links)
Historical mailing list - Andrew
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 18:49:49 -0800
...Vegetable oils are only combustable once the engine reaches operating temperature. There are systems available (www.greasecar.com, www.greasal.com) that allow you...
Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 08:54:09 -0500
...However when your engine is hot, Rescue is compressed to high temperatures and will get your vehicle going again. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 10:16:23 -0500
...Around '86, VW >>>changed the grease to some higher temperature formulae. This >> >>eliminated >> >>>the problem. The grease that is supplied in all of the...
Removing South African Grill - *Summary*
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Mon, 22 Nov 1999 23:44:19 -0500
...I tackled the job Saturday, taking advantage of the sunshine and temperatures in the high 50's we have been enjoying lately. I also...
Re: Motor oil - Re: [VANAGON] Spooked!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:49:13 -0400
The Mobil 1, 15w-50 is still a high zinc oil according to its marketing and spec sheet. At 100C it has a higher...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:58:05 -0400
...VW responded with an improved grease, (white tube High Temperature, not blue tube), which was in their kits but not the aftermarket. This worked...
Re: wheel pattern, offset, sizes?(realism)
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 3 Apr 2000 13:10:02 EDT
...Tire tread temperature measurements also show high temps in the center of the tread and much lower at the sides. I appear to be...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 10:45:13 -0500
...Around '86, VW > >>>changed the grease to some higher temperature formulae. This > >> > >>eliminated > >> > >>>the problem. The grease that is supplied in all of the...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:47:34 -0500
...Around '86, VW > > changed the grease to some higher temperature formulae. This > eliminated > > the problem. The grease that is supplied in all of the...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:38:59 -0500
...Around '86, VW > changed the grease to some higher temperature formulae. This eliminated > the problem. The grease that is supplied in all of the...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Tue, 7 Mar 2006 23:12:11 -0500
...Around '86, VW >>>>> changed the grease to some higher temperature formulae. This >>>>> >>>> eliminated >>>> >>>> >>>>> the problem. The grease that is supplied in all of the...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Tue, 7 Mar 2006 23:01:11 -0500
...Around '86, VW >>>>> changed the grease to some higher temperature formulae. This >>>>> >>>> eliminated >>>> >>>> >>>>> the problem. The grease that is supplied in all of the...
Re: Oil Pressure Sensor/Pump?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:20:31 -0400
...If your vehicle is running hotter than it should, multi-vis oil may be thinning too much as the engine reaches the higher temperature...
Re: Torque wrench usage
Historical mailing list - don spence
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:25:27 -0600
...Secondly, if no special sealers or instructions are given for torque applications are given, use a small dab of high temperature grease on the...
Re: Vanagon alternative fuel (long but lots of good links)
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 21:44:34 -0600
...Vegetable oils are only combustable once the engine reaches operating >temperature. There are systems available (www.greasecar.com, >www.greasal.com) that allow you...
Re: Spooked!
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 4 Jun 2011 16:00:17 -0700
...Quoting wikipedia, "The main use of ZDDP is in anti-wear additives to lubricants such as greases, gear oils, and motor oils, which contain...
Re: Torque wrench usage
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:30:42 -0700
...Secondly, if no special sealers or > instructions are given for torque applications are given, use a small > dab of high temperature grease on the...
Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:59:51 EST
...I always use high temperature 3M heat shrink tubing and put tubing over each junction, then cover the bundle with another dose of heat...
Motor oil - Re: [VANAGON] Spooked!
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 4 Jun 2011 17:32:53 -0700
...Quoting wikipedia, "The main use of ZDDP is in anti-wear additives to lubricants such as greases, gear oils, and motor oils, which contain...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 05:23:12 -0800
...Around '86, VW >>>>>> changed the grease to some higher temperature formulae. This >>>>>> >>>>> eliminated >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> the problem. The grease that is supplied in all of the...
Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
Historical mailing list
Fri, 22 Mar 1996 02:41:59 -0500
...Repack with a high quality CV grease. Do not use all purpose lithium grease. It will not withstand the high temperatures and motion of...
Fwd: RE: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
Historical mailing list - C B
Sun, 1 Jan 2017 20:41:43 -0800
Thank you Dennis, I use a Klein MM700 meter for all electrical (and temperature or simple Hz!) checks. The idea of going through every...
Re: fresh air intake(s)
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Fri, 8 Nov 2013 22:48:37 -0800
...the replacement motor has a small bottle cap (with a blob of lithium grease in it) epoxied over the axle end. it's amazingly...
Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 07:33:10 -0700
...However when your engine is hot, Rescue is compressed to high temperatures and will get your vehicle going again. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date...
Re: Torque wrench usage
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 08:06:02 -0500
...Secondly, if no special sealers or >>instructions are given for torque applications are given, use a small >>dab of high temperature grease on the...
Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - archives
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:20:56 -0500
...I >always >use high temperature 3M heat shrink tubing and put tubing over each >junction, >then cover the bundle with another dose of heat...
Re: go over for '91 camper, mechanical soundness and reliability
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:13:29 -0400
...No steering play, no vibration or bounce. >> Wheel bearings good, newly greased. >> New radiator, new radiator temperature switch. Complete flush. New >> phosphate free coolant...
Re: Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:06:32 -0700
...for any mechism that moves like wipers ...........spray synthetic grease ........many good ones avaiable. Prolong, Gunk brand with PTFE , etc. On almost anything that...
Re: A newbie needing hard starting help
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:16:19 -0700
...it cools down to normal > temperature. Oh, and just once it the idle seemed to be 'stuck' on high > while we were driving it...
Re: Torque wrench usage
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 22:29:58 -0500
...Secondly, if no special sealers or > instructions are given for torque applications are given, use a small > dab of high temperature grease on the...
Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:29:25 -0400
...Wheel bearings good, newly greased. New radiator, new radiator temperature switch. Complete flush. New phosphate free coolant with distilled water (the expensive VW stuff...
Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 21:18:04 -0400
...get these and what specifically are they called, bulb number? *The temperature gauge stopped working awhile ago, is this a dash fix or somewhere...
oil in coolant
Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
Sat, 2 Jan 2021 11:47:22 -0700
...I noticed on my drive that the coolant and oil temperatures began to rise and the oil pressure, which started high, began to fall...
BTUs to make a new car: almost NVC
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 13 May 2004 11:52:33 -0500
...solidifies at room > temperature. >> Bio-diesel suppliers in CA have at times laced theirs with small > percentages >> of rendered grease (because it's free...
Re: Fuel ponderings
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:03:27 -0800
...Slick 50 in your oil an goose grease in your hair. Streamlining for the vehicle. If we set the front seats back a bit...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Mon, 5 May 2014 08:52:58 -0600
...Not normally a problem, unless that water was icy cold, in which case the temperature differential would cause sudden shrinkage and stiffening of the...
Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 2 Jan 2017 23:12:28 -0500
...Cunegonde sat for several years and might have external > electrical damage. > > The headlights have local bodywork grounds to bare metal with dielectric > grease. There...
Unsubscribe delete stop
Historical mailing list - Aaron O
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 19:25:41 -1000
...I noticed on my drive that the > coolant and oil temperatures began to rise and the oil pressure, which > started high, began to fall...
New Vanagon Owner - 82 Diesel - Saying Hi, Questions
Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
Fri, 8 Mar 2002 13:44:13 -0500
...The diesel sure is slow! I only got shown the finger once though - pretty good seeing as it was all highway and the speed...
Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:59:19 -0700
...No steering play, no vibration or bounce. > Wheel bearings good, newly greased. > New radiator, new radiator temperature switch. Complete flush. New > phosphate free coolant...
Re: Clutch parts/repair (Syncro): Help me figure this out...
Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 23:54:14 +0100
...The grease is molybdenum disulphide - it has good high temperature and anti-seize properties. You might want to get new retaining clips and spring...
Re: oil in coolant
Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 18:39:12 -0700
...I noticed on my drive that the > > coolant and oil temperatures began to rise and the oil pressure, which > > started high, began to fall...
Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:04:54 -0700
...No steering play, no vibration or bounce. >> Wheel bearings good, newly greased. >> New radiator, new radiator temperature switch. Complete flush. New >> phosphate free coolant...
Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 2 Jan 2017 23:18:25 -0500
...Cunegonde sat for several years and might have external > electrical damage. > > The headlights have local bodywork grounds to bare metal with dielectric > grease. There...
Re: Canadian gas vs lower 48 states gas and penguins
Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson - Epoch Product Design
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 13:58:17 -0800
...bio-diesel" laced with 5% rendered grease (ANIMAL FAT). This causes the fuel to solidify at higher temperatures and subsequently vehicles running this crap...
Re: Unsubscribe delete stop
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 08:21:56 -0500
...I noticed on my drive that the > coolant and oil temperatures began to rise and the oil pressure, which > started high, began to fall...
go over for '91 camper, mechanical soundness and reliability
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:32:47 -0400
...No steering play, no vibration or bounce. > Wheel bearings good, newly greased. > New radiator, new radiator temperature switch. Complete flush. New > phosphate free coolant...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:48:25 -0500
...I have two senders, one for low rpm and one for high rpm, per stock, but one of them also feeds the gauge. BTW...
Re: Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:51:21 -0700
...I used moly grease on my new ones. Maybe possible to take yours apart and renew lube? Cig socket may be fine. Might just...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:41:20 -0500
...But I do want a reasonably good thermometer for the oil temperature. I don't KNOW that Dakota is any better than VDO. Most...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:07:35 -0500
...If cryo-treatment is done correctly, the part is first heated to a softening temperature, then quenched in liquid nitrogen. The net effect is...
Fwd: Car Battery FAQ
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 Jun 1995 20:23:32 -0400
...Coat the terminals with a high temperature grease to prevent >corrosion. > >If you do not want to lose your car's computer memory, security...
Re: Still running rich, now what
Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:44:59 -0300
...The temp sensors were the exact same ohms > and were correct with temperatures (did it twice), oxygen sensor wire is > ok, oxygen sensor is...
Re: Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:09:13 -0400
...Scott's suggestion of the voltage regulator is a beginning (especially if your temperature gauge is also not working) . You may also have issues...