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• Re: Thermostat/Too cool
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 7:40:59 EST
  ...a) get correct thermostat; b) purge system and plug all leaks; c) check blockage in any part of the system; d) (not familiar with...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:37:59 -0500
  It is possible for an external coolant leak to allow air to enter the system. When the system cools down, it will pull a...
• Re: Behr AC removal -- anyone done it?
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 11:03:03 -0400
  I have the Behr system in my 85. I'm getting ready to convert it to R134 . The system works great! With the dual...
• High Intensity Discharge Lighting System
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 19:40:30 -0500
  ...Sylvania Xenarc HID Lighting System - 7" Round Lights - Improves peripheral and down-road vision - 3 times more light than halogen systems - Lasts up to...
• Re: Idle stub system
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 01:01:01 -0500
  At 12:03 AM 12/5/2009, Arkady Mirvis wrote: >What is idle stub system? Ark Sorry Ark -- the full name is idle stabilization...
• Re: VDO gauges
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 20:40:43 -0400
  Hi Per, David is right when he says that the "VW Dynamic Oil Pressure Warning System" is a decent warning device. And yes it...
• S&S Header Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 08:49:37 -0400
  Hello Volks, I need to replace my exhaust system and have been eying the S&S Header Exaust Systems. Bus Depot indicates that they...
• Re: variable brake pedal travel / Internal Leak
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 09:24:11 -0800
  ><< I have noted a variance In pedal movement that I have tracked to amount of >vacuum in the system. >> > >Better stay on the trail...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 12:44:18 -0400
  > >The problem with the Digifant is that VW tried to intergrade the >ignition system with the injection system. So if you have a problem...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 14:36:53 -0500
  ...Park car for the night, when engine is "cold", install a "Cooling System Pressure Tester" on the filler neck of the coolant recovery tank...
• power locks: + mode, - mode or vacuum?? wireless entry system install
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:31:53 -0700
  installing a wireless entry system for my wife's carat. it was about 30$ on ebay. the styem will work with a + or - mode...
• Complete Exaust Systems 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:28:53 -0400
  Has anyone purchased a "complete exhaust system" from Vanagain, or Bus Depot? I am in need of a new cat, muffler and a few...
• Re: cooling system design
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 06:43:02 -0500
  ...that > > >system has a expansion bottle with air in it, the air is at the > highest > > >point in the system and it the system...
• Re: importing a van from canada part deux
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:43:13 -0800
  ...it is considered a Supplemental Restrain System (SRS) The current rule for passenger car is that it must have Passive Restrain system OR Active...
• My experience with S&S Headers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:26:52 EST
  ...A OE setup runs around $600 while this system is around $280. I sell these systems for $280 for the whole shebang plus shipping...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:43:14 -0800
  ...com port and all Joe On 27 Feb 2003, Robert Lilley wrote: > Tired of the VW FI system, then make your own: > > > http://www...
• Re: got to fix the cooling system again
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:35:47 -0400
  have you pressure tested your entire cooling system? Doing this will find the weakest link in your cooling system without, driving down the road...
• Exhaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Martin Wolf
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 20:58:32 EST
  A query for all the experts, What is the best exhaust system for a wasser boxer. It seems that here in Minnesota, the rust...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:31:51 -0400
  ...Anything you do with a fuel system, suspension system, steering system, electrical system, braking system is potentially dangerous to you while working, and to...
• Re: Hi-Speed Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 07:45:41 -0700
  ...I see stainless steel > systems on some of the venders sites but they're just the stock system made > out of a different metal. >
• happy 99
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 17:50:52 -0000
  ...Here is how to get rid of it: -delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.EXE -delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.DLL -replace WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WSOCK32.DLL with...
• Performance exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Mike Covello
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:44:05 -0500
  ...No rust on the body, but the exhaust system is rather flaky with rust. The cat and the muffler are ok, but the rest...
• Re: exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 20:41:03 -0500
  > I am having trouble finding an exhaust system for our 82 westfalia. I > looked through the archives and found an inconclusive thread about > stainless...
• Re: FI question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 96 10:41:55 PDT
  ...In this system the amount of fuel injected is based on how much _air_ enters the intake. This system also goes by the moniker...
• Car to Car Freon...question?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 09:29:33 EDT
  Does anyone on this list know how to transfer freon from a vehicle with a good working system to another vehicle with a system...
• Re: Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 May 2000 13:24:39 EDT
  I sell these systems for $280 and they will fit on either the syncro Vanagon, or the 2.1l. The 1.9l systems are...
• Re: More 2.1L coolant system woes (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:26:40 -0600
  ...Dick the Bruiser Personified Power Purging Cooling system's ala Zenoland. I'll have to call VW in the morning and see if this...
• exhaust systems....
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Fri, 28 May 1999 01:45:42 EDT
  So, by the amount, or rather lack of responses, noone out there has had experience with either after-market exhaust systems or in particular...
• Re: CONFIRM VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:45:35 -0800
  ...On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Brent Christensen wrote: > CONFORM VANAGON > > Brent Christensen > Restaurant Systems Group, Ez2get.com > (Formerly Rock Systems, Inc.) > www.rock-systems...
• pressure bleeding the coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 21:43:47 -0400
  ...Then I started up the van, put it up on ramps and checked the system ala Bentley. Only a little air in the system...
• Re: Ceramic Coated Vanagon Exhaust Available!
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:02:59 -0700
  ...This coating is commonly used on high-performance sports/racing > exhaust systems for both rust prevention and increased horsepower. > > Thse systems are the same...
• Re: Help with coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 12:11:20 -0800
  ...It sounds like you have air/gas in the system... either the cooling system wasn't purged of air properly or you may have...
• Re: Exhaust system question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 06:20:19 -0500
  > Is this stainless exhaust system available for the air-cooled vanagons? Not exactly. It's available in a European spec system, which does not...
• brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:34:30 EDT
  ...Or if the switch is unscrewed while the system is not under pressure can it bee done with little spillage. If this works must...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 May 2016 20:15:25 -0400
  The thermodynamics of an automotive cooling system are actually somewhat complicated. There are a number of different designs but for the most part there...
• Header exhaust system for 82 van
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:30:28 -0400
  Hey folks, I'd like to put a header exhaust system on my air cooled bus, but keep the heater boxes. Does anyone make...
• Re: A/C Talk
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:32:00 -0700
  ...AC System Repair/ Upgrade 379790 09/07/20 13:22 38 Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade 379792 09/07/20 15:50 72 Re...
• Re: Fire Suppression Systems
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 22:48:08 -0700
  I just looked at the fire suppression systems at http://www.blrmotorsports.com/safety.htm Quick question, I couldn't find the answer on...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:04:54 -0500
  ...Part of charging an AC system is > to pull a deep vacuum so that only pure refrigerant is in the system. Of > course a...
• Re: Replacement Exhaust - Need Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 07:26:44 -0500
  ...a direct OEM replacement, or two versions of the S&S header system. We sell a complete OEM replacement system for $285. This includes...
• Re: Thermostat/Too cool
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 7:56:27 EST
  ...DC PS if you find that you are periodically having to top up the system then this points to air. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of...
• Re: What is NOS
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Sun, 13 May 2001 21:53:25 -0700
  ...National Ocean Service (NOAA) National Ocean Survey (NOAA) Naval Ordnance Station Nederlandse Omroep Stichting Network Operating System Network Operations Specialist (Sprint) Network Optimization System...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:22:52 -0400
  ...Part of charging an AC system is to pull a deep vacuum so that only pure refrigerant is in the system. Of course a...
• Re: AC Recharge
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 21:21:38 +0000
  Hi, If your system was converted to R134a, how did you fill the system with R12? The service ports are different and Mineral & PAG...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 09:19:20 -0400
  ...Part of charging an AC system >> is >> to pull a deep vacuum so that only pure refrigerant is in the system. Of >> course a...
• Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 12:10:16 +0200
  STEBRO is the originator of performance exhaust systems for imports, its distinctive "bug" trademark has been around since 1956. They manufacture exhaust systems for...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:00:56 -0700
  ...Anything you do with a fuel system, suspension system, > steering system, electrical system, braking system is potentially dangerous > to you while working, and to...
• Front AC System Failures - European Cooler Air
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 08:42:29 -0700
  Volks, I purchased a "Front AC System" from European Cooler Air, Inc.for my VW Camper Van .. last year. Drove to Dallas and had...
• Re: "improved" efi?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:20:28 -0500
  Bravo! Although I'd modify: "Engines are parts of systems" to get across your point, "Engines are systems" is also entirely true. Jim Akiba...
• Subaru Cooling System Conditioner ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:45:42 -0700
  Out trolling the samba archives Any body ever try this Subaru Cooling System Conditioner (part number SOA635071) as a preventative maintenance for head gasket...
• Re: extractor exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:26:12 -0500
  ...I did notice a 1-2mpg increase over the > stock system and I imagine the power was better also. > However this particular system was...
• Re: happy 99
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 15:05:20 -0800
  ...Here is how to get rid of it: > >-delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.EXE >-delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.DLL >-replace WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WSOCK32.DLL with...
• Fuel system question: pressurization
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:59:00 -0600
  Does either the fuel pressure regulator or the fuel pump maintain pressure in the system when the engine is not running. ie at start...
• Re: . Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:45:44 -0600
  ...First point is the idle control system can't lower the idle, only raise it. - this isn't a Vanagon-only weird system, they...
• Re: after market AC unit from the factory
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 21:05:11 -1000
  When doing AC charging the system must be evacuated of all air. If any air is in the system you will be screwing up...
• Head gasket crack?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 94 13:47:02 PDT
  Hi, Here is that mind boggling cooling system again. Please comment on it. For an 83 H2O boxer, its coolant spilled from the overflow...
• Re: Cooling System performance at altitude
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:29:13 -0400
  ...The *gauge* pressure -- the difference between the pressure inside the cooling system, and the outside pressure -- won't be affected. But I assume the...
• trailer wiring kit
  Historical mailing list - Pablo
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:13:45 -0700
  ...little about the necessity to convert the independant bulb system to a common bulb system which most trailers use.� � I saw this product at...
• exhaust system options for 2.1 '91 vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:08:09 -0600
  Hey Guys & Gals, I know there are stainless steel exhaust systems available but am wondering if anyone has tried Ceramic coated headers instead of...
• Re: What's the diff ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 May 2002 20:19:23 -0400
  ...Both systems use a vane-type air-flow-meter that measures air volume, whereas later systems use a hot-wire-type air*mass* meter...