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• Re: Danger with 14" spare when remaining tires are 15"?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sat, 10 Jun 2017 10:35:20 -0700
  ...We put 15" wheels on our 86 weekender (2.2L NW Connecting Rod WBX and stock > auto tranny) almost four years ago but kept...
• '85 Westy Propane Leak?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:48:35 -0500
  ...I watched the U-Haul guy having trouble connecting the hose without having alot of gas coming from (I think) the fitting below and...
• Re: A puzzling cooling sys. question...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:55:07 -0700
  ...one wants to purchase two of the > coolant hoses (the ones connecting the plastic pipes to the radiator, I > think), or the entire set...
• Re: Bus Depot Instrument Cluster Replacement
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 09:41:05 -0400
  ...Depot, Ron told me that it was a simple case of > connecting a wire and would be an easy job. He couldn't tell...
• Re: Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:45:06 -0400
  ...None of the main terminals would usually be wired to ground -- I suspect that you're connecting your hot directly to ground through the...
• Re: Turn signal system failure
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:36:33 -0400
  I not sure how this would happen but check the connecting at the hazard. There is a single blue gray plug, and a larger...
• Re: Good news for 1.9l T-A ECU owners
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:52:16 -0500
  ...T-A ones have trouble with the light flattened-ribbon connectors connecting the two boards, which have very little mass, no thermal cycling, no...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:41:17 -0600
  ...the fuel hose forward of the firewall is short -- > maybe 3" -- connecting then to a hard line that moves on in the > direction of...
• Electric confusion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
  Wed, 05 Feb 1997 10:02:53 -0600
  ...and post indeed burned moderately bright until i removed the fuse connecting the wiper/front heater blower. Since they both appear to be totally...
• FS: '89 Wolfy in NJ
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:10:09 -0700
  ...My mechanic says the 3rd cylinder in the engine is slapping louder and louder, could be a connecting rod. My mechanic says it needs...
• Re: Injectors-What I Now Know
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:57:49 -0500
  3) What are you using for a test light and exactly where are you connecting it? A 20 watt bulb across an injector connection...
• Re: 2 liter vs. 1800
  Historical mailing list - ------
  Thu, 4 May 1995 16:55:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The fundamental mechanical difference between the 17/1800 and the > two liter is crankshaft and connecting rods. A rebuilt two liter costs > a couple...
• Re: 112HP @ 4800RPM on a stock WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 21:51:52 -0500
  >What's different about the DJ engine from the MV? Is it just pistons and >longer connecting rods or are there other differences as...
• Re: Idle update/More bullshit.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:07:03 EST
  ...Unless the coil of an ISV has an open circuit, connecting it to a battery charge will only prove that the ISV can make...
• Re: auxillary heat
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:37:47 -0700
  ...What does anyone think about using the existing hoses and >> heat exchanger and connecting to the coolent lines? could it be done? add a...
• Re: Stupid Electrical error
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 8 Apr 1994 13:07:38 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Sure enough, the $107 foil had burned to save my 99 cent LEDs! There is a trace on the foil connecting pin 2 and...
• Re: Cheap O2 sensor - 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:28:30 -0500
  ...this one work the same as the Bosch #13931? > How about connecting a single-wire sensor to the existing > connection. I know TBD says...
• Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:20:31 -0700
  ...I'd assumed the exposed metal of the ECU was ok connecting to the vehicle frame, but given the way it was fastened to...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 11:11:42 -0500
  ...And, connecting a >discharged battery across a charged one isn't all that dramatic either. > Again, they quickly adjust to one another and as...
• Re: Combined Optima Batteries (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:30:34 -0700
  ...Vince S wrote: >..... >The problem with connecting them in parallel is if one cell in one >shorts. The other battries will try to balance...
• Re: Audi V8 install pics
  Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:50:42 EST
  ...Even the connecting rods are forged from aluminum alloy. They are 154mm long, 20.5 wide and weigh 621 grams, including the bearing. The...
• Was: Debris on oil strainer mesh Now: glad I had a look! (longish)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:32:48 -0400
  ...I noticed that the plastic "hose" (can't find name in Bently right now) connecting the blower to the heater exchange pipes wasn't...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 15:34:11 -0700
  ...My suggestion was to somehow maintain the connection of the red wire while preventing the red/black from connecting through into the FI harness...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 15:50:20 -0700
  ...the event as I was driving) Turns out I'd missed connecting a "sensor" ground in the harness. Connected that to frame. Whadda ya...
• The VW John Muir
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 19:42:52 -0700
  ...All back yard methods too, even balancing connecting rods. A classic book and strange that not a whole lot more has been done in...
• Need Help adjusting clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:09:54 -0500
  ...So, I figure that I need to adjust the clutch master cylinder connecting rod. The problem is that it is nearly impossible to get...
• Re: bURNINGvAN 07
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:15:01 -0800
  ...Hell, if a broken connecting rod can shred the > case, a 10lb.+ sledge should do the job. > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: extra engine... overhaul...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:19:46 -0800
  ...just check replace the main and rod bearings, and probably rebuilt connecting rods, if everything looks ok on top. This is the engine... No...
• Re: Thoughts on Tents, Heads, Tires, and Hoses (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 18:15:28 GMT
  ...I also sewed a strip of Velcro > around the edge of the connecting flap and glued a strips of Velcro around > the inside edges...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:37:57 EDT
  ...The 3A is probably a good representation of the Tiico because they probably have the same length connecting rods. But the ABA is a...
• Re: battery cable contact problem
  Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
  Wed, 19 May 1999 10:07:06 +0200
  ...Another thing is that during our tests (connecting the battery to the starter directly, etc.) we jiggled the cables underneath the van quite a...
• Re: Temp gauge / false reading
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:14:41 -0400
  ...I am going to try connecting a 100 ohm 1 watt resistor as per The samba and see if I can center the Gauge...
• Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:13:53 -0400
  ...by a smaller hose Tee-d off from the big hose connecting the coolant tower with the big pipe going forward. That hose is...
• Re: Westy RV battery question (fire concern)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 May 1996 21:07:22 -0400
  ...obvious reasons > > A abttery can pass an awfull lot of current. Connecting an uncharged battery to a chrged battery with the alternator charging can...
• Propane Duration
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:54:17 -0600
  ...It tends to annoy the propane people when we put them through the hassle of connecting to that wonderful "Auto-Stop" valve and then...
• Re: 89Westy sink/pump elect problem
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:04:18 -0700
  ...Prior to connecting that, the old spigot made the submersible pump turn on just by touching the wires together (i.e. the pump worked...
• Re: Switch circuit to Aux Battery ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 05:08:16 -0700
  ...Fuse 3 has 2 legs with the tiny special wire connecting them. Both legs plug into slots in the fuse panel. The top slot...
• Re: Gathering consensus 2.1 won't run when hot: tests
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:11:58 EDT
  ...Test for spark by pulling the high tension coil wire from the distributor and connecting it to a grounded spark plug. Then you will...
• intermittant rich running problem
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 26 May 2009 11:04:01 EDT
  ...One other interesting thing that I noticed when attempting to install a wire to feed an oxygen sensor monitor was that just connecting an...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 07:53:37 -0800
  ...And, connecting a > >discharged battery across a charged one isn't all that dramatic either. > > Again, they quickly adjust to one another and as...
• Real Block heater for Frost-plug-Challenged Westies!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 00:53:09 -0600
  ...install it at the front, using the lower rad hose and connecting to the heater hose from there? (my guess) Are there any good...
• Re: spark plug wires...sort of long
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:42:31 EST
  ...On the spark plug wire issue, I changed out a set that was two piece (wire connecting to a right angle wire and boot...
• Re: no power to auxiliary air valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:15:18 -0400
  ...It says that the AAR and wires can be checked by connecting an Ohmmeter to terminal #34 at the ECU plug and #37 at...
• Home engine repair happenings: Latest news and last fix-its.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:41:42 -0800
  ...Bob of Boston Engine declares his theory (connecting rods, not mainbearings/crank probs) to be so right, he is willing to give me bearings...
• Re: Distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:42:28 -0700
  ...came off in my hand. >>> It was all carbon-no wires connecting anything! >>> What would cause this? >>> >>> I have been having power issues for...
• Re: Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - 1speedsteed
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 09:07:47 -0700
  ...My 87 Syncro suffered a horrible death when the #3 piston pin/connecting rod exited the top of the case. Funny thing, it was...
• Re: parts required: 1.9 to 2.1 litre conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 20 May 2008 19:22:48 -0500
  ...I > need one of those. > > Second, a breather hose (from engine to intake). > > Third, the hose connecting the intake manifold to the runners > > Last...
• "Muir solenoid trick" -- okay now what?
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 19:26:48 -0400
  ...The weird thing is that connecting a wire directly from the solenoid to the battery is very similar to what the relay does, yet...
• Re: A/C condensor cooling fan not working...'89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 16:20:09 -0700
  ...I do have 12volts leading from the > compressor to the harness that runs to the front of vehicle (via the > red/blue wire connecting...
• Re: Starwagen Gets A New Heart!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:26:26 -0700
  ...I'm also going with a custom rebuilt 2.3L from a > rebuilder (NW Connecting Rod) with a great reputation. > And I damn well...
• Re: Starwagen Gets A New Heart!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:30:54 -0700
  ...I'm also going with a custom rebuilt 2.3L from a >rebuilder (NW Connecting Rod) with a great reputation. >And I damn well...
• Installing Aux. Battery
  Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:18:07 -0800
  ...I then inserted the positive wire underneath the wallpaper and routed it down to the junction box connecting it to the two red wires...
• Re: Cheap O2 sensor - 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 18:00:20 -0800
  ...this one work the > same as the Bosch #13931? How about connecting a single-wire sensor to > the existing > connection. I know TBD says...
• Re: Gauging propane level... Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:34:18 -0500
  ...I'm wondering if it would be useful as a way to realize my dream of connecting the small disposable propane bottle to the...
• Re: in need of cooling system parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:51:46 -0400
  ...the tinning solder, which also acts as a clamping ridge when connecting hoses. On 12-Mar-07, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 20:13:07 -0500
  ...the Diesel from the total amount of, for instance, crankshafts, and connecting rods produced".... (The article goes on to describe many other quality securing...
• Source for 2.5 gal. LP tanks (was FW: camping furnace?)
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 10:16:00 -0600
  ...david Leon Korkin wrote: > I am planning to do some winter camping and bought the same heater. > First thought of connecting to existing tank...
• Re: Weekender refigerator question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:02:18 -0600
  ...horizontally in the kickboard under the rear seat, and run the connecting wire out under the back seat somewhere and have a pigtail with...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 2 Feb 2019 11:39:49 -0500
  I'd first make sure that the lever connecting to the airbox are doing what they are supposed to do. Other than that, I...
• Re: Reenforced...Heater Tubes!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 11:41:33 -0700
  ...From what I experiernced, if the "main heater tube" is rusted out there is a greater than 50 percent chance that the connecting tubes...