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Re: Vanagon Experiences vs. GTI Experiences Thus Far (no worthwhile content)
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:54:45 -0800
...http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5926613456994074574 Pink pimp mobile accessory page: http://www.treats4chicks.co.uk/pinkcarkit.htm And a pink car from...
Pin Insetion on Front Calipers
Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
Sun, 12 Jan 2020 20:10:12 -0600
> 84 > Replacing the pins on my front brake calipers. The pins go through holes in the caliper and through holes in the tops of...
Re: Removing front vent windows & hardware
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:26:27 -0800
...inside there is a roll pin. It's a pin made of flat metal which is rolled into a shape of a pin. It...
Re: Black Box Relay question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:44:07 -0700
The 5 pin ECU power relay has nothing to do with the fan or AC, contrary to various parts venders listings. The extra relay...
Re: electric mirror trouble...
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:36:55 -0400
...Blue - Left (Driver side) Mirror Control Pin4: Blue/Black - Right (Pass side) Mirror Control Pin5: Black - Shared mirror control Pin6: Brown - Ground (working, since...
Re: Piston pins
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Sun, 3 Mar 1996 22:34:03 -0800 (PST)
> The wrist pin or gudgeon pin of a piston must be a contact-fit in both piston > and only slightly looser in the eye...
Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:39:30 -0500
The pin is tapered and comes out one way. I used a small drift and pounded the pin out. My 88 Digifant distributor had...
Re: piston pin #1 removal question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:45:44 -0500
...but fit against the pin itself. Then a piece of pipe (resting against the piston) that the pin will fit into ... onto which you...
Re: Floppy armrest
Historical mailing list
Sat, 4 Mar 2017 14:29:30 -0500
...tap it with a hammer and the pin will come out. then you can tighten the loose allen head bolts. reinserting the pin and...
Re: Grendel, Monday
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Sep 1995 07:01:43 -0700 (PDT)
> I like king-pins. You can keep a king-pin front end going forever with only > a couple of tools. Ball-joints, you're...
late vanagon armrest repair
Historical mailing list
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 00:15:52 -0400
...There is a pin that you knock out with a drift or alignment pin. Then two Allen bolts that need to be tightened. Then...
Re: Vanagon.com pins
Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
Mon, 1 Jan 2001 19:17:23 -0500
Does Spear have a website? Are these pins still available? Thanks, Chris Gronski Toronto, Ontario, '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer...
Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:08:13 -0700
Don't assume that ECU connector pin 6 is the same as frame ground. It is FI sensor common, and may be "ground" when...
Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:31:38 -0700
...Marks on tape closest to pin >>> marks. Working ext was middle leg, and finally left leg. >>> >>> I think, if I’ve rotated things in...
Re: need dealer part # for coolant temp sensor
Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:56:43 -0400
Gary, on closer look at the 2 pin sender VW 251 919 501 it does NOT appear to be the CORRECT part for my...
Re: the pink-mobile vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 07:58:37 -0800
...Pink Van You have all missed the obvious, that van is a true collectors item, it must have belonged to Anna Nichole Smith, everyone...
"Driving dog" pin removal
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:41:40 -0800
Greetings all, Is it possible to remove the pin from what Haynes refers to as the pin for the bottom of the "driving dog...
Re: Montreal Junkyard
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:52:25 -0700
...With any luck and a moderate amount of tapping, the bolt will push the pin out. The bolt is slightly smaller than the pin...
Re: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
Historical mailing list - dylan
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:12:39 -0800
By far the most amazing tool I own for removing pinstipes, stickers, seam sealer and underbody rustproofing�is a Snap On Crud Thug. It...
Re: How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:15:20 -0800
...the locking mechanism could be worn, or the pin is worn >> too >> >> ot the pin can move by itself a bit.) >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb...
Re: Pinned down
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Tue, 1 Jan 2002 21:09:54 EST
...Yeah..pin in? great!..Pin out?..it's zo-kaay Steven "Hey! nice Jeep, Mister! " "Look kid, it's NOTAJEEP! "
Re: Piston Pin
Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
Thu, 4 May 95 10:00:47 PDT
...The pin is too tight. And I didn't want to bang on the pin being still connected to the cranckshaft. Regards, Vahid
Re: Digijet Digitool Info
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:03:05 -0600
...Pin #13 to:--------� l----------ZZZZZ---------Pin 7 for Power Supply LED Pin 13 to----------� l---------ZZZZZ----------Pin 20 for Fuel Pump LED Pin 13...
Re: hey guys, this is COMPLETELY NVC, and off topic, but i need to update my summer wardrobe and was looking for some advice~
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:07:42 -0800
...I kept some of the pink for "pin stripes". Likely creative hindsight, but I'm pretty sure all the girls liked the pink pinstripes...
Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 8 Jun 2017 20:08:07 -0700
...By comparison, the pin on my WBX distributor was MUCH easier to remove and reinstall. To help secure the pin in my ABA distributor...
Re: The end of the road (86 westy runnin' rich)
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 02:56:37 +0000
Hi John, Has anyone performed a typical pin-by-pin check of the 25 pin Digifant Control Module(DCM)? If the mixture is incorrect...
Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:30:43 -0400
...Are you measuring the >>> 2 >>> amps on pin 85? >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> >>
Re: D15 connector revealed
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:27:26 -0700
...The weak pin D15 has a paired larger pin 23 that has the same signal. In other VWs the factory used the stronger D23...
How to adjust position of Sliding Door Rear Locking Pin
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 11:03:01 -0500
...It looks like the locking pin has moved down and to the outside with respect to the correct position by about 1/16 of...
Vanagon.com pins
Historical mailing list - Pamela Browning
Mon, 1 Jan 2001 18:47:18 -0500
The last Spear pin catalog had Vanagon.com pins shown on the back cover. They sent me one with my last order, does anyone...
Re: burned out pin D15 ! switch to pin D23
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:07:43 -0400
Power goes from the ignition switch into the fuse box on Pin A8. This pin also suffers from the same fate. Run a jumper...
Re: Arm rest pivot repair
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:16:43 -0600
...chair armrests are put on with a roll pin.> use your fingers and compress foam on the armrest between armrest and> seatback, so you...
Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:18:05 -0800
Wolfvan88@aol.com wrote: > The pin is tapered and comes out one way. Weird. I don't have a micrometer, but if the replacement...
Re: Pin Insetion on Front Calipers
Historical mailing list - Skip L
Sun, 12 Jan 2020 20:31:25 -0600
...Do both ATE and Girling use pins? The calipers (rebuilt) are relatively new (two years) and I just ordered new pins from VanCafe/RMW...
Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Sun, 13 Oct 2002 08:32:19 -0700
...Then a half pint more or less for all the others. Have 3 pints available if the existing fluid is just dark, not black...
Mixing green and pink coolant
Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:21:37 -0800
Anyone knows if it is OK to mix the green and the pink coolant? Prestone makes a phosphate free coolant that is pink and...
Mixing green and pink coolant
Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 13:00:35 -0500
Anyone knows if it is OK to mix the green and the pink coolant? Prestone makes a phosphate free coolant that is pink and...
tantalum cures for mysterious IMB
Historical mailing list - David Luddy
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 21:38:30 -0500
...25volt 10uF + side to pin 4 of AFM connector , other side to pin 2 -or- 2. 25volt 22uF + side to pin 2 of AFM...
'94 Jetta Tachometer in Vanagon. Tach Pinout? (pic)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:10:09 -0700
...On the 85 thru 89 tachometers there is a plug where pin one is ground, pin two is blank, pin three is 12V and...
Re: Have you worked on a headlight switch?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:58:03 -0500
At 10:55 3/30/2000, Mike Finkbiner wrote: >At any rate, on the back of the switch are six pins, four small, two...
Re: 130mph in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:25:14 -0600
...What you are seeing with the pin and needle is the base of the pin and the needle hitting the pin. The top of...
Re: Need Automatic Transmission
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 2 May 2005 11:37:51 -0400
...When working correctly, the piston pushes on one pin , and the second gear adjusting screw pin(whew)holds fast.This squeezes the band tight...
Re: Wrist pins
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 29 Jan 2005 13:40:09 -0700
...Mechanic says > that the new noise in it is wrist pins, dump it. > > What are the chances it is wrist pins with that many...
Re: Help, GL wont start!
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 05:25:44 -0800
...pin 30 = 12 volts always pin 86 = 12 volts with key on pin 85 = ECU controlled return path (~ground) pin 87 = 12 volts when...
Re: Pin Stripes?
Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
Fri, 14 May 2004 07:41:05 -0700
The dealership I bought mine from typically added pinstripes to vehicles. I never asked whether the pinstriping on mine was factory or dealer; I...
Re: Ping in 1.9 Wasser Boxer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 May 2001 06:49:27 -0400
Are you sure you are hearing "ping"? It may be the sound of a loose piston, pin bushing, etc. Ping will usually get worse...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - brian adams
Wed, 8 Nov 2000 08:43:12 EST
I have an 84 Vanagon GL--it sounds like the rocker arms are pinging against the valve covers. When I start the engine a...
Re: Pinned down
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Tue, 1 Jan 2002 21:18:53 EST
...this is the pin in the CRANK, yes??? You grind my flywheel down to THAT pin, I WILL be talking to you <grin> Steve...
Re: the pimp-mobile vanagon?
Historical mailing list - neil
Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:53:00 -0800
Reminds me of my old PINK 67' Beetle. It had black pinstripes. I spray canned it black but kept pink pinstripes. It was NOT...
Re: Insturment Cluster
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:24:46 -0700
...Up to '84, pin 1 on 14 pin connector is vacant. On '85 + and > '84 Wolfsburg pin 1 is used. The foil on your...
Registry of Vanagon Nicknames -- whaat happen?
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Fri, 18 May 2001 23:01:11 -0400
...This is my van, Pinkie. I had him painted a nice shade of pink because its a very soothing color, and Pinkie likes soft...
amp fuel injection pins
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:59:05 -0400
okay i found out what the crimp side of the bosch fuel injection pins are called. most places are simply referring to them as...
Re: Clutch clevis for '88 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 2 Mar 2005 05:40:37 -0800
...On mine, the clevis yoke was fine but the pin was half worn through. The worn pin also ovaled out the hole in the...
Re: Floppy armrest - success!
Historical mailing list - Syncrohead
Sun, 3 Jun 2018 17:25:39 -0700
...Drive the pin out that is holding the arm to the seat. This is a tough job, for a number of reasons: the pin...
Re: the pink-mobile vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 06:58:21 -0500
Joy, I would imagine that the woman in question had other qualities that the guy found attractive and also had a thing for pink...
Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:29:08 -0700
But what is going between pin 85 and ground at that time? Mark craig cowan wrote: > The two amps are going between the Either...
Re: Da Pink Stuff
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:44:45 -0500
The "new" gm Dexcol stuff is phosphate free and is pink or orange. It matches what's in color what's in my 99...
rear wiper motor
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Thu, 23 Oct 1997 01:28:16 -0700
...One would need to only run a jumper wire between pin 31b and whichever of the two main power pins you wish to use...
Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
Historical mailing list - Scott and Norma
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:45:12 -0800
...Jumped pin 3 - 13 No pump action even cranking starter Checked pin 14 - 13 12v only when cranking starter Checked pin 14-19 No...
Re: piston pin #1 removal question
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:52:37 -0800
...Find a threaded rod that will fit through the inside of the pin and a washer really close (but not greater than) the diameter...