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Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:52:28 -0800
...stains everything it touches > pitch-black. > > At least, with Renault's new particulate-filter/flashburn technology, > sooty exhaust will become a thing of the...
Subaru transplant versus Ratio rockers and wasserboxer upgrades
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Mon, 25 Feb 2002 15:46:15 -0800
...At this point I have > removed the heads from my race van to install a new set of the same valves > (no fear of...
Re: 2.1 puked coolant near oil filter when hot
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:22:50 -0700
...I will try at >> > some point to rig up a dial indicator to measure it. the shaft turns >> > smoothly by hand with a little...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 29 May 2011 13:51:22 -0700
...I have no idea what to do. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am at my wits end at this point. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Either a hose is damaged, or a seal...
Re: UPDATED 87 Wolfsburg GL For Sale here first
Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:04:03 -0500
...Full parking light flash, 15 minute timer, temperature activation of engine, etc. (yes I know you aren't supposed to remote start a stick...
Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with Vanagon a...
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:14:29 -0700
...Even to the point of post-comuter generation people without a background in mechanically tinkering and general car savvy now owning vanagons. Which if...
question of oil level (cont)
Historical mailing list
Sat, 1 Oct 1994 23:06:58 -0500
...It was too dark to see clearly, so I got the AAA-cell Magnum flashlight out of the glovebox and ran back again, just...
Re: Oil Buzzer advice
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 2 Oct 2015 15:10:09 -0400
The WK (wink set point) is usually stamped on the hex. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
Re: Driving In Canada
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 14 May 2002 21:23:21 -0700
...My anger comes from a couple of points. I am pissed off that I am being picked on because of my recreation vehicle and...
Re: Starter related question.
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:42:13 -0300
...At some point most anything can and will fail. The ignition switch design in our Vanagons basically goes all the way back to the...
Re: Oil Buzzer advice
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 2 Oct 2015 17:59:49 -0500
Thanks again Dennis ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > The WK (wink set point) is usually stamped on the hex. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:12:21 -0500
...My oil level is fine. > > > > The buzzer comes on and the light starts flashing only under the following > > conditions: > > (1) It's hot outside...
Re: Parking lot encounter
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:50:26 -0700
...EVERYONE should carry the following items in their glove box: - 24 shot disposable camera with flash - Note pad - Pencil / Pen Put all of this...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:08:49 -0400
Yes, Good point. Van level, especially side to side. Tranny driven at least a couple blocks, engine running. Park or neutral does not matter...
Re: Re was Alarm system, was Bus story - using a gun??? Now this gun stuff worries me; VC, honest
Historical mailing list - brady horrace
Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:40:27 -0800
...I haven't had a gun pulled on me in a while by anyone and at this point my license is totally clean. I...
Re: temp guage read-out
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:11:21 -0700
...I did the sensor in hopes of getting my dash gauge to sit in the middle over the flashing bulb, but it's still...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 3 Jun 2012 23:57:24 -0400
...I have no idea what to do. > >>> > >>> I am at my wits end at this point. > >>> > >>> > >>> Either a hose is damaged, or a seal...
Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with Vanagon a...
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:16:54 -0500
...inexpensive repairs etc... > a swing away from that. > Even to the point of post-comuter generation people without a > background in mechanically tinkering and...
Electrical setup: Photos and details
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:43:34 -0400
...When the alarm goes off, it beeps, flashes, and shuts off the propane. We haven't had any problems with nuisance trips. Notice the...
We went to Mammoth Lakes for a few days too....
Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:49:05 -0700
...The oil was higher than > the 1/2 point after a change last January, and I've had the > uphill-foaming-oil buzzer before...
Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:22:55 -0800
...These numbers are for traditional > engines where the static oil level is below the lowest point of the > crankshaft. In the basic line of...
Space Shuttle- longish
Historical mailing list
11 Apr 96 09:58:00 EDT
...This tremendous brick, thoroughly heated and without go-around capability actually roars as it comes down, flashes past, maybe 300' away, making as much...
Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions, ?GTI vanagon (long)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 5 Jan 2002 15:52:50 +1200
...Got a few points to clarify.. You're welcome! >"larger taillights using LEDs (incorporating blue VW emblems!)" >...where are you going to source these...
Re: advice on new propane tank
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Fri, 24 Mar 2017 06:12:20 -0700
...the point of containing an explosive mixture >>>> before you >>>>>>>> can use it or the first time you light something it could flash >>>> back >>>>>>>> through...
computer Bios or UDMA driver prob. No vanagaon content...
Historical mailing list - David Hicks
Mon, 22 Feb 1999 00:38:16 EST
...So, I started my computer, windows loaded and at one point gave a message that it was "building a driver." However, and this is...
The Bodega Incident - Part 1 Bugs and Brakes
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 27 Jun 1995 09:55:52 -0700 (PDT)
...It would seem to flash on and off at random. This was kind of annoying and it was difficult sometimes to ignore it. We...
Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with Vanagon a...
Historical mailing list - Jason Ellsmere
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:30:22 -0400
...inexpensive repairs etc... > a swing away from that. > Even to the point of post-comuter generation people without a > background in mechanically tinkering and...
Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 May 2016 20:15:25 -0400
...Oh so that brings up another point. As much as the system will operate at some overall pressure there are pressure differences throughout the...
Re: temp guage read-out
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:25:12 -0400
...I >> did the sensor in hopes of getting my dash gauge to sit in the middle over >> the flashing bulb, but it's still...
Re: Parking lot encounter
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:52:45 -0700
...EVERYONE should carry > the following items in their glove box: > > - 24 shot disposable camera with flash > - Note pad > - Pencil / Pen > > Put all of this...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:54:54 -0400
...I don't know how to advise you at this point. Maybe someone with "Experience" with this particular problem will chime in. (Experience is...
Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:47:55 -1000
...fuel pump energizes and runs a bit, if you have a NOID light on an injector wire it'll flash, if you're rigged...
Trip Report: Big Bend National Park (long)
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Wed, 13 Apr 2005 15:38:49 -0500
...Just to be on the safe side I took an extensive tool kit, zip ties, fuses, tape, flashlights, jumper cables, 5 different shop manuals...
Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:41:49 -0700
...That would be the last thing to do (replace) but thanks for the pointer. :^) I'll be checking the wiring to the HO2S relay...
Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 28 Sep 2003 22:11:08 -0700
...After a very long day of slow driving, we limp into Butte, Montana with 35 mph and the emergency flashers blinking. Camp at the...
Re: advice on new propane tank
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:16:10 -0700
...the point of containing an explosive mixture > >>> before you > >>> > > > > can use it or the first time you light something it could flash > >>> back > >>> > > > > through...
Re: computer Bios or UDMA driver prob. No vanagaon content...
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 21 Feb 1999 23:50:19 -0600
...Well, maybe the screen flashed >or something, but the message didn't go away and the computer did not turn off >or restart. >Turning...
Re: Trip Report: Big Bend National Park (long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:18:01 -0700
...First, > with > its lowered stance I was a bit worried about clearance on dirt roads. > Second, the lowest point of the van is the...
Pop-top transplant report/procedural
Historical mailing list - Richard Alexander Palmer
Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:12:13 -0400
...At this point, paint is a good idea, to prevent nasty rust. After that, it was time to mount the top. Now, before mounting...
Pop-top transplant report/procedural
Historical mailing list - Richard Alexander Palmer
Mon, 28 Apr 1997 16:30:05 -0400
...At this point, paint is a good idea, to prevent nasty rust. After that, it was time to mount the top. Now, before mounting...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list
12/10/95 10:27 PM
...Look for leaks. ___ _____ Distributor, cap, rotor, and points OK? ___ _____ Check fluid condition with flashlight ___ _____ Wiring harness appearance? Any new elec.tape? ___ _____ Any play in...
Re: Friday NVC: DARWIN Awards ... 2005 (old but good)
Historical mailing list - forum email
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:25:38 -0500
...The total amount of cash he got from > the drawer...$15. (If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is > a...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:12:48 -0400
...overfilled. > > I don't know how to advise you at this point. Maybe someone with > "Experience" with this particular problem will chime in. (Experience...
Re: Electrical setup: Photos and details
Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:53:46 -0700
...When the alarm goes off, it beeps, flashes, and shuts off the > propane. We haven't had any problems with nuisance trips. Notice the...
Re: Starter related question.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:42:32 -0400
...At some point most anything can and will fail. The ignition switch design in our Vanagons basically goes all the way back to the...
Re: Optima Blue D31M
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:50:36 -0700
I have to point out an error. There are three blue tops, one of which is not for deep cycling. As far as the...
Re: No High Beams
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:43:24 -0700
...With the trailer connected, and a new stock 8A fuse, the brake lights flash only very briefly before the fuse pops -- I've done...
Re: advice on new propane tank
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Fri, 24 Mar 2017 07:05:48 -0700
...the point of containing an explosive mixture > >>>> before you > >>>>>>>> can use it or the first time you light something it could flash > >>>> back > >>>>>>>> through...
Re: temp guage read-out
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:47:49 -0700
...I >> did the sensor in hopes of getting my dash gauge to sit in the middle >> over >> the flashing bulb, but it's still...
Re: trip out west
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:48:48 -0500
...warning light switch plug on the left. > unclip the 4 way flasher switch and heated rear window switch on the right., > I get those...
Re: Danger from the cold
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 17 Jan 2004 23:14:11 -0600
...The Road out from Anchorage, AK is the Seward Highway, and it feeds all points south and west of Anchorage.... Hope, Seward, Coopers Landing...
Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
Historical mailing list - Karen Doherty
Fri, 6 Apr 2012 11:12:19 -0400
...MEANWHILE, I drive it off the lot there and realize my blinkers are not working, nor are emergency flashers. I return, they do some...
Trip Report (lonnnnnng)
Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
Sun, 15 Aug 1999 01:15:08 -0500
...I look back at a nasty jagged piece of glass lying points up on the side of the road. My heart sinks....a quick...
Re: Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:17:55 -0800
...if you can get that fuel solenoid on the injection pump energized ...like with jumper wires or even flashlight batteries or even cut the...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:18:24 -0400
...I don't know how to advise you at this point. Maybe someone with "Experience" with this particular problem will chime in. (Experience is...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sat, 2 Jan 2010 04:26:25 -0500
...The various forums are full of instance and discussion relating this point. If the kit vendor is just a subcontractor with inadequate primary engineering...
Engine log, part 100
Historical mailing list
Sat, 15 Jul 1995 22:55:45 -0700
...Burn out the flasher unit because I added those high mount brake lights. Pull into motel parking lot and check things out, the usual...
Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
Historical mailing list - Ikard
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:46:00 -0700
...After all the good pointers you gave me. My engine seems to be great. Especially after I changed the belt configuration. I was getting...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:21:09 -0400
...overfilled. > > I don't know how to advise you at this point. Maybe someone with > "Experience" with this particular problem will chime in. (Experience...
Re: [Syncro] rescue a SyncroSUNROOF from the crusher, RESCUED!!!??
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:04:22 -0800
...When I was into this biz full swing I would constantly have an eye peeled not for the flashy over priced "one-offs", but...