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• Re: How much is a 68 Single cab worth
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:44:48 EST
  ...its past it's age of depreciation. if it's a piece of sh*t, then not much. if its in nice, restorable, driveable...
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 6 Nov 2016 15:06:12 -0800
  it take more than 5 cranks to get it fire up. Once it started it starts right away.. even if I let it sit...
• Re: 82 vanagon runs on when the key is off
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 23:46:37 -0400
  It is normal, it's a vanagon! ;-) It is also normal if it start by itself in the morning and gets the morning paper...
• Re: Strange Electrical Problem - '56 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 22:55:36 -0600
  ...It would just turn over weakly. >If you let it sit, for a while, it was fine, or if you pushed it, >it would...
• Awnings
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Wed, 25 May 2005 16:23:59 -0700
  I have a Catalina 2500 awning, and it is great. One of the things I really like about this awning is I don't...
• Re: i did it.. i just bought my first (NVC) car... straying from the marque...
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 19 May 2007 08:33:59 -0700
  --- Sam Conant <samcvt@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > I'm hear to write that it is really not difficult totaling a Volvo. I have a 1980...
• 91 vanagon carat salvage or save?
  Historical mailing list - Kimberly Jones
  Sat, 16 Sep 2000 13:45:49 -0000
  ...I overpaid for it, but it was in near perfect condition with only 63000 miles on it. Then in December it got into a...
• wasser prayers worked!
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0500
  Thank you all! Its exactly 180miles from my Philadelphia abode to my shop in upstate Pa. I knew it was really pushing it. But...
• Re: center window install help
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 20:06:42 -0400
  My favorite rubber lubricant is Gojo hand cleaner (make sure it's the plain, non-pumice stuff). Just smear it wherever you need it...
• Kellen, It's yer aux heater knob that's missing...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 00:23:24 EST
  ...You push it in to activate it, then turn it to control heat output thermostatically. It makes a real funny humming noise when it...
• 85 vanagon 7 pass. van
  Historical mailing list - Goodtms4u
  Thu, 21 May 1998 19:43:50 EDT
  ...It has 207 thousand miles on it, it runs real good & has no head gasket leaks. It has pretty good Michelins, good steering & brakes...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Fixing Things Right
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:12:59 -0800
  ...sometimes it means make it better than stock. One guy will say "fix it right" means stock, another guy will say it means make...
• Re: Leak, leak go away!!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:47:10 -0700
  Very, very likely it's just that it's so cold. Mine did that as well, but ONLY in winter, in very cold temps...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:51:02 -0800
  ...If I let it go lower than that, the rpms keep dropping until it dies. I start it up again and it idles like...
• Re: stalling problem when van is running for about 5 minutes.
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 14:49:59 -0400
  Possibly a bad O2 sensor? An easy test would be to disconnect it and drive around. Disconnect the single wire which has a blade...
• 1986 2WD Engine/Electrical Problems/Questions.
  Historical mailing list - blytz
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:56:38 -0600
  ...I gave it some gas, and it IMMEDIATELY began to squeal EXTREMELY loudly. I shut it down and restarted it and it was fine...
• Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 12 May 2010 12:41:48 -0400
  ...The longer it sits, the more it sounds like it won't start. Jumping it, even just off a second battery always makes it...
• "You got a bangin' van there, dude!" (loss of power/spark)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:04:11 -0800
  ...I told him I'd like it a lot better if it would stay running longer. Truth be told it has gone a long...
• mysterious running problem on 84
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 21:19:25 -0800
  ...Problem is it's not running and I'd rather drive it home than tow it. He apparently sent it to the dealer for...
• Very squeaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:25:44 -0500
  ...It does it more when it is warm outside. It does it when I bounce on the front fender. It does it when I...
• Re: Cheap Westy in OKC- UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:43:15 -0400
  ...By then it was running well enough to risk driving it, so it gave it the old "Italian tune up" (run it at redline...
• Transmission advice needed 3-4 syncro hype? (Also higher gear)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Tue, 31 May 2005 13:44:04 -0400
  ...I think it may have the original tranny in it. It makes no noise; the stick shift does not jump. It is working perfect...
• Re: Getting idle Vanagon to start
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:10:53 -0500
  Do you know anything about the history of this vanagon? I mean, did it run before it was parked.Was it parked because it...
• GEX engine
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 17:07:24 -0500
  Hi all, I am enquiring about a westy with a GEX rebuilt engine in it, at a very very good price. I found the...
• FS: '82 Vanagon $600
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 2 Sep 1998 10:40:06 -0100
  I originally bought this van sight-unseen for parts, but upon looking at it when it arrived, I feel that it would be a...
• Re: new horns saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 22:38:56 -0600
  On the 85 GL I use to have the horn would blow by itself on really windy days. I used to drive the highway...
• Re: old propane tank lost cause?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 09:05:17 -0600
  Chris wrote: >>>wire brush it down. >>>paint it black. >>>take it back, and theyll fill it up. or go to a LP gas appliance...
• Re: Formica question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 May 2006 09:36:11 -0700
  Can you send a picture Zoltan? You might be able to buff it out with polishing compound, or at least minimise it, but I...
• Re: Sometimes it does not ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:22:58 -0700
  ...Once in a while it stops blinking and makes me believe it's fixed, but then I try it again and it won't...
• Re: Its NOT a mini-van!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 16:25:43 -0700
  ...Its NOT a mini-van! > What is it? > > It's a bus > It's a van (if you must) > It's a camper (yes...
• Re: stalling problem when van is running for about 5 minutes.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:55:15 -0700
  ...that is ..............it runs, it looses power, you shut it off, it starts up and is ok until it does it again. IF ..........if...
• Re: Sliding Door Lock Knob, Interior
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:11:27 -0500
  ...I need to replace it. I emailed Bus > Depot about it but they said I need to get a part number for them to...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 1 May 2006 (#2006-380)
  Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
  Tue, 2 May 2006 07:28:57 -0500
  ...He said it seemed fine. They said if it was wheel > bearings, > it would make noise all the time. It scrapes depending on the...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 22:32:47 +1200
  ...In front of it in front of it in front of it in front of it in front of it in front of it...
• Re: Changing out an air dam
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:42:40 -0500
  ...You've changed its color or finish, not the motor itself. ----------snip Isn't that what I just said??? I "changed" it...be it...
• Re: POR Patch as a seam sealer?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:57:01 -0500
  ...It dries harder than the steel around it. You really need a grinder to smooth it down! The big disadvantage to using it as...
• Re: Don't wanna go!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 01:03:41 -0400
  At 12:11 AM 6/4/2011, C Snyder wrote: >would hardly pull it self. No amount of pumping on the gas pedel >would...
• Re: Frusterated Vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 23:31:04 -0700
  ...I got it towed again, it needs a starter, just to get it started and who know what else. Luckily it has broken down...
• Re: No VAN CONTENT [file type question]
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:46:17 -0600
  ...It appears that it came from someone you know, but in fact it is the virus doing its thing to perpetuate itself and spread...
• Idle and off Idle probem
  Historical mailing list - racinbugs
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 15:17:37 -0800
  I have an 87 with an idle and of idle problem.It seems to run fine until it gets warmed up a little.Then...
• Re: Scraping Sound--Wheel Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 May 2006 06:57:09 -0400
  ...He said it seemed fine. They said if it was wheel bearings, it would make noise all the time. It scrapes depending on the...
• Engine (2.1L) kills once at first stop ??
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Thu, 11 May 2000 13:16:59 -0400
  ...Has about 2400 miles on it now. Since getting it back, it has this quirk that when it's cold and I start it...
• Re: Shifting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:14:03 -0800
  ...If it is better, good going. If it is worse, loosen it again and move it the other direction. Do not move it very...
• Re: Fuel Problem?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 10:37:58 -0700
  ...I went to start it after letting > it sit for a couple of hours and I got a gassy PUT and it didn't...
• Re: Round Foglights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 18:06:58 -0400
  ...It appears to be a stock item. I don't see the need for it, and would prefer to remove it and replace it...
• rought shifting
  Historical mailing list - Brian Story
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 12:30:55 -0700
  I have a '91 GL and it shifts rough into second gear when it's cold. Once the engine warms it shifts fine. The...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:36:34 -0700
  ...Open it up and clean inside if you can get it apart; check out the condition of the internals. It's probably never been...
• Lurch at 2900 RPM
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 13:27:29 -0800
  ...It doesn't do it all the time, but it does it a lot now that it's not summer. During the summer it...
• Re: vanagon winter maladies
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:10:15 -0600
  ...Patched it inside and out, it has held for two years so far. Very happy with it. Of course I do the usual "winterizing...
• Re: Would you fix if it yourself (if you were me?)
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 10:36:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...whatever it takes -- do it yourself or pay to have it done _but_ DO IT! muy pronto! do it today. do not pass go...
• Re: 27K miles westy
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 12:21:49 -0700
  I saw a 90 Westy with just over 18,000 miles on it about three years ago. It was at a local guest ranch...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 18:37:28 -0800
  ok here goes i hope that you can offer some help with my problem I have a 1988 gl vanagon i have drove it...
• Shifting problem
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 25 May 2000 05:54:27 -0700
  ...It does have one condition that pops up from time to time and that is when you put it in first gear, it seems...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:53:56 -0700
  you can test it by unplug it to see if there's any change. The 1st week I got my van it idles OK...
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 12 May 2010 12:46:27 -0400
  ...The longer it > sits, the more it sounds like it won't start. Jumping it, even just off a > second battery always makes it...
• Re: ASCII VW ART
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Mon, 06 Feb 95 12:54:53 EST
  ...Specifics please!!! > >basically, it just kinda looks neat, and you can put it in your signature file. I have it in my z-mail...
• Re: Flue Cap?
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:41:33 -0400
  hotlava@interpac.net wrote: > so it will stay on at highway speeds? Yep, it should as long as it's installed correctly. You should...
• Re: peanut butter storage in Campers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 23:05:20 -0400
  >On Thu, 6 Jul 1995, Derek Drew wrote: > >> >> Does peanut butter go bad? > >It takes a long time. > >> >> Does it go bad faster once...
• Re: Hesitation problems
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 12:32:58 -0500
  >>question is, what do YOU do when it starts bucking?? do you cut off the >>ignition switch, and it magically gets better when you...
• Problem finding a gear 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:24:38 -0700
  ...Got it stopped, restarted, couldn't get it in any gear, it just ground. Tried to start it in gear with the clutch in...