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Re: Vanagon List Moderator-let's get things underway!
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:18:17 -0500
...Conversations don't need to be technical, but should generally be about vanagons. Friday is a day when restrictions are relaxed a bit and...
suddenly clutch just gone?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Tue, 16 May 2006 13:37:16 -0700
Chris, You may find my Technical write-up helpful in diagnosing and replacing your clutch master and/or slave cylinders: http://www.vanthology.com...
White Lithium Grease and Upper Control Arm Bushing
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 4 Sep 2018 15:36:23 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:47:26 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: water pump bearing noise
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:30:38 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Bucking/Loss of power on HOT days
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 3 Aug 2016 13:49:45 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 8 Nov 2015 16:47:21 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Friday: LeMons 24 Hour Race
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 11:34:25 +0000
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical < > http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Campground near Leavenworth
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:39:35 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Fried wiring harness from dash to 84 Westy camper relay
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 1 Jun 2015 12:45:38 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Carat value
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Fri, 3 Apr 2015 15:04:48 -0400
...just lower and there are no emissions tests or inspection required. Technically you are only allowed to drive to shows, parades, and so on...
Gowesty Lash Cap Set for Valve Adjusters?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 15 Dec 2014 10:41:37 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:53:09 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
It's rebuild time for my '86 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
Tue, 12 Apr 1994 09:31:43 -0400
...Possibly a mass order for the Oettinger 2.5 liter parts mentioned recently? - Frank ------------------------------------------------- Frank Terhaar-Yonkers fty@vislab.epa.gov Martin Marietta Technical...
This List
Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
Tue, 5 Sep 1995 20:27:24 -0500 (CDT)
...I have only been subscribed to this list for one day and have already come away with a wealth of technical information and trip...
Re: Eberspacher Heater
Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:00:11 -0400
...How can I test the rest? Any spare parts available?? I cannot have any technical assistance here in Greece, therefore any help is most...
Quattro versus Syncro
Historical mailing list
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:41:46 -0700
...I'm not clear on the technical differences either. Which system is better suited for what application? Any opinions? Viscous couplings (in the vanagon...
Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:07:53 -0800
...andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> > >The GTi IS a Golf... Technically, yes, but here in the States, they are marketed as different vehicles...
Re: SPARK PLUG WIRE PLACEMENT?
Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
Thu, 2 May 2002 16:41:22 -0700
...2 > 4 1 > > Or better yet: > http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/technical/vanagon-distributer-plug-wiring > -diagram.gif > > > > ~Eric~ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor-valve adjustment.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 6 Feb 2015 11:01:41 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Now freeze plugs, Was Oops - I let the engine freeze
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 18:53:00 -0500
...hold a sand core in place while the casing >> is being > > Which is why the technical name for them is core plugs... > > Yours, > David
Re: Blinking Red Light--solved?
Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0400
Thanks to Steve Macaulay, I was able to find two technical service bulletins relating to "the little red light." Both offer info that is...
Re: Friday: Bosch MAF (mass air flow meter)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:56:40 -0400
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > >> > >> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > >> > >> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical > >> <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
I want to go on my trip....
Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
Fri, 21 Apr 2000 09:24:00 -0600
...but remember, it is a group of enthusiasts who love their vehicles participating in a predominantly technical interchange. You hear about a lot of...
Re: Alas...A Good Moderator is Hard to find or Vice Versa
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:58:32 -0500
...i had wondered if many of the good technical posters were just keeping quite and letting the other talk until their hearts content. however...
Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:08:28 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
WTB: 2.1 Throttle switch
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:10:37 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 10:28:37 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Diesel Folks: Machine Intermediate Shaft?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:26:00 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Friday: One Bolt Led To Another.....
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 7 Oct 2016 13:08:45 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Trouble with snorkel from AFM to TBH
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 6 Oct 2016 10:27:53 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Heater repair
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:00:56 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:29:59 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Blog post about 85 doka
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:33:44 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Throttle Switch, Geology, and Happenstance?
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:21:37 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:10:46 -0700
No longer Friday but wanted to close my part of the thread, though there is a bit still going on about technical difference between...
Re: Walkthroughs
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Aug 1994 12:51:56 -0400 (EDT)
...He has heard some double-double-door panels being called walkthroughs, but technically walkthrough is supposed to mean going from the front compartment to...
Re: technical oil viscosity question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 13 Nov 1999 22:26:55 -0500
At 21:42 11/13/99 , Davidson wrote: >Okay, I'm confused about something.... >My understanding is that when using multi viscosity oil like...
Re: Westy mechanical training.....
Historical mailing list - Tom
Sat, 7 Sep 2002 11:56:01 -0700
...When we have our van get togethers (like in the West Coast's case, Hollister), what if we had "technical sessions", where someone or...
Re: Major oil leak help!
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:58:34 -0800
...N 901 814.02 Technical Information Group: 17 Number: 87-05 Date: October 29, 1987 Subject: Oil Cooler seal leaks in extreme cold Model...
Re: Who has poptops on the most continents? was: Who has the most Vanagons?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:18:22 -0800
...1991 Syncro Westy on North America, Europe, Africa (Egypt), Asia (briefly & technically as I drove through western Turkey) So I think that makes a...
Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:39:53 -0400
...VW technical service bulletins regarding driveability complaints read as follows- The first details problems with Digifant engines and the second one supercedes the first...
Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
Historical mailing list
Tue, 6 Dec 1994 11:00:21 -0500 (EST)
...heater unit to fix this piece-o-shit > weak link? Straight from one of Joel's Technical Service Bulletins: ........................................................................ VW Technical Information Group 80...
Re: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:07:21 -0700
...looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP Hi Malcolm, I don't think that a filter after the pump is a good...
Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:59:49 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 1 Aug 2017 20:50:24 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 8 Jun 2017 14:32:00 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Subaru question
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 31 Jul 2016 09:02:20 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Friday bently
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 3 Jul 2015 19:06:51 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: Free Vanagon Parts Vancouver BC Canada
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:20:25 -0800
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Shakin at low speeds
Historical mailing list - Killer Banshee Productions - Kriss De Jong
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 20:19:50 -0700
...444.2649 ICQ# 7190667 # Rocket Network http://www.rocketnetwork.com # Senior Technical Support Manager TekNoSan@rocketnetwork.com # Real time music collaboration on the net.
Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
Historical mailing list - Austin
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 22:13:14 -0800
...I don't think I'd go beyond >that. >Rob > See Road & Track 'Technical Correspondence' column of August '99 (also at:) http://roadandtrack.com...
Re: Long, but true, saga of Galley Space
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:27:52 EST
...b.) within a vehicle (recreational trailer, RV, etc.)" Technically, the connections inside the Westy at the back of the range, >> I suspect that they...
Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:34:18 -0400
By technical specifications a Turbo Charger is a special type of supercharger. Supercharger is a generic term, where turbocharger is a specific term. Often...
Re: Vanagon .. is it a Car or Light Truck
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Wed, 5 Oct 2005 07:04:20 -0700
...as well... --- Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote: > Technically any truck is a car. Car merely is an > abbreviation of > "carriage...
PS Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:06:00 -0400
...one" if you're feeling picky) should be just about right. Technically that distance is the length of the arc around the circumference; but...
Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - WiFi Boingo [Non-Vanagon-Content]
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:43:50 -0600
...Compare that with some of the long, tedious, highly-technical discussions about proposed vanagon projects (that likewise could apply to any van ever made...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:25:52 -0500
I once had a bad rotor (Bosch) in a SAAB distributor. You also might have a very dirty distributor cap. Did you look for...
Re: removing speedo meter needle
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Sep 2017 08:39:47 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> >> >> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> >> >> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
Re: No start
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 26 May 2016 14:26:19 -0700
...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> >> >> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> >> >> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...