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• Re: coolant leak after long idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:01:39 -0400
  ...Thanks again for all the help. > > > >Damon > > > > > > > > > > > >I took my new to me 91 westy in for an A/C service yesterday and had...
• Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 09:25:54 -0800
  ...I talked to the > > service manager at the dealer when I bought my car and told him that I was > > thinking about changing my...
• Re: WTB: Dash Metal Panel for below windshield...1990 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:25:24 -0700
  ...anyone bought a good cordless sawzall? Gotten surprisingly good service out of a Ryobi we picked up for cheap at Home Depot as part...
• Re: tire pressures and alignments
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:46:09 +0000
  ...believe anything that they told me.  It just seemed like lip service. Do some shops provide a report of "as found" and "as corrected...
• oil in coolant... a strange event!
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:50:34 -0500
  ...Temp normal, then a miss, then coolant light, then every warning light ! So I immediately shut her down and coasted in ... No coolant in...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:41:52 -0500
  ...Discounting the normal maintenance for both a > converted vanagon and a non-converted vanagon, the costs of conversion seem > to range from ~$14000 (not...
• Re: Always Look Under a Bus!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 12:41:40 -0700
  ...there is another world in automotive machines that is different than the 'normal world' ...where you don't work on, or even much inspect...
• Re: A RANT : Westy Tires in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:29:58 -0400
  ...THIS IS NOT A THREAD ABOUT BRANDS OR SIZES OF > > TIRES......IT > > > > IS A RANT ABOUT DEALER SERVICE OR THE LACK THEREOF. > > > > > > > > OK! You...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 09:00:24 -0700
  ...Anyway.... > The buyer has asked that I just transfer money via a wire transfer in full > to his bank account which i normally wouldn...
• Re: Clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:06:12 -0600
  ...Pedal felt normal, but clutch wouldn't disengage. I had never > dealt > with a hydraulic clutch before (my VW history involves 4 Sciroccos and...
• Re: Gas price war / costs of road trips
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:48:05 -0700
  ...sometimes I barter my services (no, I don't do kneecaps) or hire out for things other than my normal business. Who knows? If...
• Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:06:36 -0400
  ...If they checked for everything that could possibly be >> wrong with a car when it went in, nobody could afford ANY automotive >> service. >> >> And...
• Re: Exhaust collector bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:01:31 -0800
  ...Stainless is just a less workable metal than normal steel. I would expect the nuts if stuck or rusted ( stainless can rust - it's...
• Re: Old Vanagon parts and other makes source
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:09:38 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > All car dealers, service shops have access to old parts in the USA > has they can do a computer search...
• Re: Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:46:44 -0400
  ...So that under normal operating temps you would be running 0-ZERO cooling system pressure.. And the fluid would be so much more inclined...
• Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:37:02 -0400
  ...Engine >>> temperature - or >>> rather coolant temperature - was normal the entire trip (consistently >>> mid-point on the coolant temp gauge, just as before the coolant...
• Re: Good customer service experience, Rotopax
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:08:49 -0700
  ...Far from cell service, rarely within range of a ham radio repeater, all alone. Seemed not stupid to carry extra fuel. But this whole...
• Re: FS: Pricy 2WD Westy on VA CL
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:37:13 +0000
  ...Mechanicsville, VA. > it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial > interests
• Passat feedback
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:47:01 -0700
  ...Do all my own service. Has been totally reliable, no problems, good power (1.8T engine). Comfortable for long distance trips. Haven't spent...
• Re: alt. light
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:35:07 -0400
  ...the engine the first > > time, the alternator should kick in (thus normally extinguishing the ALT > > light) and the voltage should rise to between 13...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:18:39 -0700
  ...with other vanagons) so I don't really > know what's "normal". > > The van runs great and gets reasonable mpg for an AT. > The...
• Re: Border Crossing USA to Canada
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 23 May 2016 20:28:04 -0400
  ...by > a friendly customer service rep of her majesty known locally as RCMP -- > Immediately everyone went back to normal duties -- my point is - you...
• Re: Running too cool
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 20:45:49 -0800
  ...let it idle for >5 >min, the temp climbs to the "normal" range, then the fan kicks on to >keep it >there, but as...
• Re: free satelite radio?
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 01:21:49 -0400
  ...This is a difference between Sirius and XM that Sirius intends to exploit during their attempt to be known as the "premium service" (XM...
• trip Rep. PDX to So. Cal (longer)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:12:18 -0800
  ...My average fuel consumption stayed at it's normal 22-23mpg overall and I burned one quart of oil.....probably once I entered the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-815)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:46:34 -0700
  ...Do all my own service. Has been totally reliable, no problems, good power (1.8T engine). Comfortable for long distance trips. Haven't spent...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 12:50:42 -0400
  ...The automatics when maintained are remarkably reliable and normal overhauls are quite easy. The loss of economy is not much, less than a Syncro...
• Re: towing with a vanagon in an emergency.(NVC) . .
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:00:13 -0700
  ...Honda > calls for replacement at 84 months(7 years) or 105,000 miles under "normal" > driving conditions, which ever comes first. In severe service...
• Re: Automatic transmission supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:30:50 -0400
  ...Unfortunately it is getting to be next to impossible to get service in my city of 800,000 residents and about 15 vanagons. My...
• Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:23:59 -0500
  ...had resolved why I could not close the glovebox after that service. It was while trying to figure out the hose clamp configuration that...
• Re: High Idle 1987 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mathieu Bertrand
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 23:09:15 +0000
  ...This, in my case, you knock the >switch closed, and give me a normal idle. > >With my engine cold and the engine off, I...
• Re: Flashing temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:56:46 -0400
  ...Just try and inform myself through the list. > > Temp light flashed continuously although the gauge read normally. It's = > often flashed longer than necessary...
• Re: vag-com
  Historical mailing list - anthony kimmons
  Thu, 30 May 2002 16:31:48 -0500
  ...sister's 98 Golf and my buddy's 99 Jetta). > I normally use this tool for the Tiico conversion. Just FYI. > > Thanks, > Ken Wilford...
• FWD: Cali Westies for sale
  Historical mailing list - William
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 21:34:26 -0400
  ...Last serviced 7/18/96 by a factory trained mechanic from germany who stated that it is in very good condition and mechanically sound...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:28:50 -0500
  ...with other vanagons) so I don't really > know what's "normal". > > The van runs great and gets reasonable mpg for an AT. > The...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Taeke
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:22:14 -0400
  ...Battery Woes/Choice Flooded or wet or normal lead acid batteries come in many varieties. Most golf cart batteries are of a flooded design...
• Re: Always Look Under a Bus!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 15:08:57 -0500
  ...inspecting things now and then, to not be doing some little service or upgrade a couple weekends a month , and so on ... > if the...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:55:57 -0700
  ...I just did a van with the GoWesty HD drums and it is > amazing how different the handbrake and service brakes work. Now installing...
• Re: condensation, knocking was: Uh oh!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:16:02 -0800
  Water in the exhaust is _not_ caused by condensation, rather it is the normal residue from burning gasoline. The condensation in the oil, as...
• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:58:49 +0100
  ...Driving a good one on normal roads gives you a kind of tingle, and as I've been eulogozing in these pages recently about...
• Re: About VW Electrical Terminals and Connectors
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:33:04 -0600
  ...There is also a Tech Talk > (Tek Talk?) and VW Service Circular issued in about 1989 or so to the > dealers about the terminals...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 May 2015 11:01:26 -0500
  ...Is that in normal range? Thanks, JIm On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 2:15 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > Don't...
• Re: HHO Kits
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:00:07 -0700
  ...Only regular maintenance service, no failures of any kind, > including batteries, either propulsion or starter. >> >> Vanagon content ? ..this is so we can start visuaalizing...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 15:43:06 -0500
  ...Anyway.... > The buyer has asked that I just transfer money via a wire transfer in full > to his bank account which i normally wouldn...
• tanya's problem: 87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Nov 96 16:49:52 CST
  ...96.02.28 For Technical Service Bulletins related to safety items, NHTSA Technical Reference Library 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20950 (202) 366...
• Re: '87 Syncro GL scary high idle
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:22:55 -0500
  ...It has had a steady high idle in the winter, that always goes to normal once operating temperature is achieved. I cruised the archives...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Blouin
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 18:50:46 -0800
  ...However, the 60K service on my Passat > included servicing the fuel injection system in addition to the normal tune-up > stuff. That service cost...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2016 10:37:56 -0400
  ...As for the handbrake pushing the brakes out even with the pedal down, yes that is normal especially on new shoes. Pressure to the...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:24:33 -0400
  ...Well, that's sort of NORMAL ! I have them break off frequently no matter how careful I am. So, now you will have to...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt-Realities!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:58:04 -0800
  ...77, there are no services of any kind between Kingsville and Raymondville, a distance of about a hundred miles. David McNeely On Sat, Nov...
• battery types (article)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 10:46:35 -0400
  ...In >float service, the battery will last 5-10 years, much greater than >starting batteries used in float service. > >3) High Antimony Deep Cycle...
• Re: AC question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Mar 1997 16:16:00 -0500
  ...Third, sounds familiar, my a/c blew the "service valves" from too much pressure (freon got too hot probably due to the head gasket...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 May 2009 15:19:17 -0500
  ...I really do hate trying to adjust to any kind of normalcy, old, worn-out parts. You will never get it to work right...
• Refrig. Operation Manual Part 2
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 1994 10:33:33 -0500
  ...The Unknowledgeable Dometic Repair Facilities The official place to go for service is an independent service shop for RVs and motor homes which Dometic...
• Re: Tires.. Again
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:23:17 -0700
  ...We want a highway tire (don't do much off-pavement stuff and what we do do is pretty much better Forest Service roads...
• Re: Longer studs for S A alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:04:36 -0800
  ...Is this normal or did vans that came with steel wheels have shorter studs than those that came with alloy wheels? I have noticed...
• Re: Water Pump Damage
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:40:51 EDT
  ...This is normal. Every single one of the waterboxer engines I have seen has this problem. Not much you can do about it unless...
• Re: Maintenance thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:12:07 +0000
  ...Wheel bearings, how often to service? A single downhill brake overheating event can ruin the grease in the front wheel bearings. So can driving...
• Re: Engine Case Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:34:49 -0600
  ...two engine >>rebuilding machine shops that the chemical dunk tanks they normally use >> >> >are not good > > >>for aluminium. The chemicals they use will turn...
• Re: gas in the oil
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:36:32 -0500
  ...I was wondering just how often should the injectors >be replaced on a 86 Vanagon with a 2.1 motor? Is there a service...