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• Re: Air cooled head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 11:38:56 -0700
  ...Here in Phoenix those upright A/C motors don't live long in buses unless you use an external oil cooler. Burned a couple...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower Contraption
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:55:59 -0600
  Im thinkn about an external shower using the propane for a burner and maybe using my water tank as well and removing the booster...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:00:48 -0400
  When adding an external oil cooler I can't easily think of a scenario in which you wouldn't want to include a thermostat...
• RE: A 1776 for a 70 bus
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Fri, 11 Nov 94 14:42:00 cst
  ...need to be made (better carb., external oil cooler, new >case, etc.)? >2) Is the 1776 the best for a bus? I understand that...
• RE: Ground Shut-off Switch Needed
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Fri, 7 Mar 97 15:41:32
  ...time. > >Does anybody know of a pull-plug key or other external disconnect? (I >seem to remember reading about a VW hot-rod modification...
• [Fwd: Syncro Driveshafts - Problems in Paradise?]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 13:12:52 -0700
  ...They also use external shims. Told me it was the best fit he has had on these syncro shafts. The shaft is not installed...
• Re: Double T Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:36:15 -0500
  ...In the classic electrochemical cell ( two different metals in an electrolytic solution), there is assumed to be an external electrical connection from one electrode...
• Test stand running a wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 20:15:02 EST
  ...N external evidence of colant leaks. It would seem that i can go a week and the tank is down by 1/4 ( air...
• Re: Vanagon !
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:13:09 -0700
  ...Actual Vanagon content!! The golf/ Jetta ECU uses an external spark control. Why I don't know. It may be because they also require...
• Re: How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:12:14 -0400
  Neil, Are you talking about new wiper arms which go on the shafts external to the van? If so, first thoroughly clean the splines...
• Re: DTV Transition and AC/DC TV in Van
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:54:07 -0500
  ...You need > an external antenna for over the air (OTA) reception. > > My laptop has better resolution than most smaller LCD TVs anyway. > > > On Sep...
• Re: 2003 Eurovan Weekender - heating and power for camper
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:45:17 -0800
  ...As such, I have some concern about the current power set up with no potential for plug-in to external power. So, a few...
• Re: [Syncro] SNAP! Zrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! (sheared CV axle shaft)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:58:24 -0400
  ...Maybe the extra torque from the conversion had something to do with it, maybe some other external problem, or maybe some weird defect in...
• Re: Can this do that?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 May 2011 16:35:32 -0700
  ...Can this do that? >I just installed tencentlife's external oil cooler kit. The instructions > were to then start the engine, wait for the...
• Virginia CL find - Aircooled Westy with bad engine
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 06:59:10 -0700
  ...clutch kit --Tires in good condition--lots of tread left --New external camper hook-ups. The fridge works on A/C power, but have...
• Reprise: Sheet metal parts from J.C. Whitney?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Sep 94 21:39 EDT
  ...One piece that will have to be replaced is the external skin of the arch itself. I noticed that J.C. Whitney sells the...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 15:12:19 -0400
  ...writes: > If your "head gasket" was leaking you would have no external >indication. The head gaskets are on the inside. They are small metal...
• Re: Eurospec question
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 23:01:45 -0400
  ...The Chevy v8s are externally balanced with a HB, and much notice is given to this fact in GM repair manuals. If every motor...
• Re: Idaho Vanaru? Now Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 09:06:49 -0800
  ...If Kennedy would or could make a Vanagon specific pan, or set it up with a small pan and external oil sump system for...
• new Propex water heater, feedback wanted
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:15:40 -0800
  ...Propex also offers a small self-contained water heater, which is also propane-fired and externally vented. It could possibly fit into our vans...
• Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:08:24 -0700
  ...Anyway, that was his story. > > Is there a way to fill my westy tank from this external tank? > > Thanks, > > Jim Dangerous but yes. Get...
• Re: vanagon spring rate color coding for different models...READ!!
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:26:39 -0400
  ...Distance from center of front wheel hub to external wheel arch lip was 18 1/8". I obtained a set of "lowering" springs from...
• Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:17:16 -0700
  ...Next oil change I'll swap the rubber gasket for a crush > washer... > > http://www.autozone.com/external-engine/engine-oil-drain-plug/needa...
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:16:37 -0400
  ...0700, Zeitgeist wrote: > > > I obsessively use anti-seize on nearly all external fasteners, > > > But what kind anti-seize to use on the exhaust port...
• Fwd: Oxygenated fuel causes overheating on aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:52:33 EDT
  ...I am using all stock tin and oil cooling, no external oil coolers. I also use synthetic oil. Robert >> [message/rfc822]
• Re: wasserboxer problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 09:56:18 -0500
  ...If pressures are good, then you most likely have some sort of electrical difficulty with the engine controls or other external parts...that can...
• Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 12:52:33 -0400
  ...May be able to use 1/2" pipe as an external wrench on smooth filletser head allen bolts. Always smack the bolts before attempting...
• interesting generator motor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:09:42 -0400
  ...its principle is based on permanent external combustion. A boiler-type burner heats the outside of the cylinder heads of the engine to about...
• Re: Heater core valve in front
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 14:51:38 -0400
  ...adjusted the cable,and all was well.If it is leaking externally it may be a bad valve. Like said above, adjusting the cable...
• 1984 Westy Cooling System Mysteries
  Historical mailing list - samc
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:19:55 -0500
  ...excessive, but I can live with what I get), the front, external radiator cooling fan works, and all fluid wells appear to be working...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:14:39 -0700
  ...88 Automatic > > Removal and Reinstallation of Rebuilt Engine (with all original > external engine components i.e. fuel rails, injectors, new rubber for > injectors provided...
• Re: Coolant pipe replacement: looking for mechanic in SoCal...Orange County or north San Diego County
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:26:37 -0800
  ...It’s an >> automatic with the external cooler. I’m fairly new to this area having come >> from around San Jose/Santa Cruz where...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:03:12 -0400
  ...model the internal leakage (or schmutz on the board, the >proposed "external" portion of the leakage) then you got a voltage divider >which will...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 18:19:59 -0700
  ...The removal of the "noise capsule" seems to be verboten in Germany, probably for the reason that it reduces external noise from the engine...
• Re: WBX head re-torque?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:09:54 -0500
  You will not stop external coolant leaks by re-torque the heads. Sometimes you can get lucky and stop or slow internal leaks by...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Slowly Disappearing Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 18:57:06 +1300
  ...for sale by Sleazebag Motors out of >>Sacremento. >>Engraving every damn external part of the van seems like a lot of work. It's...
• How can I get the stove/fridge to work 1st time user HELP PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 09:34:07 -0700
  ...If the system has been sitting unused for very long, you may need to clean the external intake/exhaust vent tubes with a shop...
• Re: Carrying loose propane tanks?
  Historical mailing list - Darryl Carpenter
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:47:06 -0400
  ...Some will say that an external propane tank (BBQ type) should not be used (stored) indoors but I have used a BBQ tank as...
• Re: a speaker recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 30 May 2008 09:08:51 -0500
  ...busdepot.com> wrote: > > So where do people typically mount an an external amp in a Westfalia? > > In the past I have mounted them on...
• Re: What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:15:32 -0500
  ...the engine were new, all of the external > parts were used but the quality of the external parts were known to be in > very...
• FW: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sat, 16 Jan 2016 09:00:22 -0500
  ...I'm am trying to learn if an external cooler really removes that much heat. My bus is just a 2.1 wbx with...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:56:01 -0600
  ...Used a couple > of sections of spear gun rubbers to fashion an external fuel line from a 5 > gallon gas can, which we tied...
• '90 2.1: What are the cahnces that I just fried my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:09:40 -0400
  ...No leaking from heads (at least not externally) or block. Left it behind to cool off - tried to see if it will start but...
• Re: 12v outlet switch?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:25:01 -0700
  ...Can I use any > old 12v switch from the hardware store? Does this power socker run off > the battery or external power? > > -- > '84 Westfalia...
• Door Window Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tonks D
  Mon, 29 Apr 96 08:20:00 BST
  ...The external scraper is new, the interior scraper is probably original but in good order. Neither scraper is particularly tight or loose. Both are...
• Re: red rock canyon
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 10:34:46 -0800 (PST)
  ...immaculate restored Kombis? or are there a few > buses that need external work like mine? > sam williams Sam, You obviously have never seen my...
• Re: auxillary heat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:00:34 -0500
  ...They tend to clog up both internally and externally. Especially the front one as it gets all the road dirt. A trick for best...
• Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 18:27:05 -0700
  ...Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- >> I recommend you get an external cooler, if you can rescue you >> automatic >> transmission (by best doing 2 oil changes...
• Re: External Heat System for Vans
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:42:16 -0600
  ...External Heat System for Vans > > > My idea of the external heat system is more for events when the vehicle > is stationary ...... camping or just...
• Re: Wanted Auto Trans Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:26:29 -0700
  ...130,000 miles on it. > Was working when I switched to an external unit. > I guess this is why I haven't thrown it...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:35:23 -0800
  ...Also swapping gauges or clusters would not mean starting over since it would all be external. Same thing could be done for the fuel...
• Re: water leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:15:23 -0500
  ...It is rare for the cooler to fail externally. As for the oil cooler leaking oil from above, make sure the nut on the...
• Re: Has anybody put in a sunroof into a Vanagon that did not come with one?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 14:39:54 -0500
  ...Mark - You don"t happen to have the externals and/or internals for a locking differential do you? I'm on the lookout. Chris...
• Re: Squish......OR CHANGE TO SPLAT, IF NOT FIXED!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:24:52 -0500
  Kim, If your sure there are no external leaks in the systems, lines, wheel cylinders, calipers, etc. Then the master cylinder is "by-passing...
• Re: The propane filling question tested...
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 22 May 2005 11:55:46 -0700
  ...Question about hooking an external bottle to my Westy tank a la Option a: What kind of adaptor or hose end would I use...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:36:47 -0800
  ...Plus cars don run on magnetos >> which do not require external power to operate in the same way a >> distributor does. >> >> John >> >> On 11...
• Re: [WetWesties] CB Radio
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:46:33 -0700
  ...BUT, I added > an > > external speaker (under $40 at Radio Shack) and mounted a good antenna on > > the outside of the van. The microphone...
• Re: Window weatherstip question - 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 18:34:09 -0400
  ...Window weatherstip question - 84 westy The drivers and passenger windows...bottom external weatherstip piece which goes on bottom piece of window and up about...
• Re: Towing a Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 17:03:00 -0500
  ...Lock the wheels with an external wheel lock device. Do NOT rely on the steering column / ignition switch lock. No speed or distance recommendation...
• 1.9 to 2.1 conversion(long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 19:13:05 EDT
  ...Remember you are still getting a 1.9 case, so all externals fit exactly, like waterpump etc. So hopefully this clarifies the questions, feel...