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• 87 Westi Sluggish (What to look for)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 10:09:28 EDT
  ...In an aircooled van I would check the points to see if they were starting to close, but we know thats not the problem...
• spark plug upgrades.....3 electrode for 1.9L and 4 electrode for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:03:54 -0600
  ...Anyone know of the Bosch number for the 3 electrode sparkplug that fits the 1.9L?........brownie points? Springtime tuneups are soon upon us...
• Re: Rear axle question
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 30 May 2003 10:21:37 -0400
  ...Good points, but do CVs fail catastrophically? From what I've seen, they just get noisier and noisier for a long time when they...
• FS 1981 Camperized Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery Johnson
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:31:21 -0400
  ...battery, ignition wires, plugs, points and such) Camperized (not Westfalia conversion) posted by Larry for Ben in Ottawa
• Re: Newbie Question Flood - Tire jack
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 11:37:33 -0800
  ...The "counter intuitive" hinge in the jack arm works fine, if firmly and fully inserted into the jack points. Even thought the hinge seems...
• '82 for sale; project update
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 17:56:03 -0500
  Saw this bus in Taos last weekend (not mine): '82 Vanagon - New engine - New Heads - Runs good - New plugs, wires, points, air filter. $2500...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:01:08 -0400
  ...Karma points" i've been saving are worth more than >> > amusement park "tickets"." >> > >> > Under these circumstances that's actually called >> > "Kermit-Points" Craig. >> > Hang...
• pollution from new and old cars
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 96 21:32:41 EDT
  I thought I might offer some points. I'm a biologist and work mainly in water quality. We have run experiments to see what...
• Re: Mail size, Outlook, etc. was: No Direct Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 02:29:48 -0500
  ...When they "delete" a message what they do is alter the index so it no longer points to that message. To do otherwise would...
• Re: New EPA rules for gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 19:46:10 -0700
  ...This does not negate the suggested points regarding diesels, however, as there is always willingness to accept serendipity, but this enquiring mind wants to...
• Farm jack thingy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:25:55 +0000
  ...The farm jack needs another part to reach under the van to the jacking points. I have one...somewhere. I've been through the...
• Re: need Deutschmarke conversion help
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 31 May 1999 12:01:55 EDT
  ...The online calculators give you the best exchange rate, but your bank will want to add a couple of points and charge you a...
• Re: rear seatbelt and children
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 07:35:52 -0800
  ...The Bentley shows mounting points for shoulder restraints in the back seat. You could not use this on the cabinet side. We finally found...
• Re: why bosch points go bad prematurely
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:41:20 -0500
  I was told by a pretty reliable source that the material used on the fiber block which follows the distributor cam is made in...
• Need Speedometer and odometer 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Edward Beasley
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:52:15 -0400
  ...pressure input jumped to a different alarm device) and broken attachment points for securing it to the dash (so it rattles when I'm...
• Re: TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 14:58:03 -0400
  ...If you make the trans work harder by raising the shift points, you should think about converting to an air cooler instead of leaving...
• front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:08:06 -0800
  ...The rub is that the arrow on the valve points in the direction of the engine which I thought odd but that's the...
• Last Reminder - Drive In Night - Smithfield RI
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 17:44:00 -0400
  ...146 From Boston and points North...take I 95 South to I 295 South to 146 From Springfield and points West...take MassPike to...
• going down for the second time w/ the waterpump
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:14:10 -0800
  ...the old pump out (score 3 points).The waterpump ran the ensuing kickoff back 110 yards (7 points) when I broke off two(2...
• Re: Updated Tail Lamps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:03:57 -0400
  ...If the sum of the percentages of >the minimum candlepower measured at the test points is not less than >that specified for each group...
• Re: Viva Las Vegas Autos? Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:11:40 -0800
  ...My hunch is $ 20K is the lower end of what they have in mind for this van. ( points off for what is likely a...
• Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 16 Dec 2023 17:30:01 +0000
  ...purposes, and give it a couple shots.  I will lubricate pivot points of controls with a drop or two of oil.  I also plan...
• Re: $100 Reward Results
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 22:05:36 -0400
  ...Re: $100 Reward Results you get a lot of points for using that word . pan.jan.drum [pan-jan-druhm] Show IPA noun a...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 24 May 2011 18:56:31 -0500
  ...mount shackles to for unstucking > purposes. > > So are there sufficiently strong points on the van? > > I do have a fairly sturdly hitch receiver mounted...
• '86 F.I. probs continued.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 07:52:06 -0500
  ...So, do I just replace this sensor or might it yet be something else that I haven't investigated that the new info points...
• Re: Multi-vehicle insurance deals?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 07:30:51 -0500
  ...I have MERIT points on my license, and no claims at all for 24 years! But we have only one insurance company here - our...
• Re: Better gas mileage without $$$$
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:14:34 PDT
  ...I lost points on a test once for thinking there was - teacher was a hard a##. >From: =David-M= <dmc@cyburban.com> >The best...
• Re: Vanagon Lawsuit
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:05:17 -0700
  ...It is > sad, but it has some interesting points. > > http://www.jasontek.com/vw/vanagon_lawsuit.jpg > > If anyone cares to make the file...
• Re: Need ideas - diagnosing troubles.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:22:41 -0500
  ...Darrel Boehler's DigiTools -- lets you monitor a bunch of critical points while driving down the road. david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 15:02:29 -0400
  ...This is only one example, but it sort of points out how blanket > statements like your formula really have no place in the real...
• Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 14:48:00 EDT
  In a message dated 9/2/04 2:11:19 PM, tcopley@SFU.CA writes: << Anywhere else I should look? >> There is ample room...
• Re: Craigslist Ad
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:38:32 +0000
  I like two tone paint jobs,too, but not that much! And someone else already pointed out, where did the new points and condenser...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:52:19 -0700
  ...The coil fires when the points OPEN, not when they > close, due to > the collapse of the magnetic field. The dwell time influences the...
• Everybus 2003 issue
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 20:37:09 -0500
  ...A couple of important points 1) Response was overwhelmingly positive 2) Everybus will be well attended by folks from both coasts and all points...
• Re: is this a ground point?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:50:53 -0600
  ...Put it between the ground wire and > metal body of the van.. > the points dig into both parts ...ensuring very good contact. > > if you...
• Re: AT Governor and fluid exchange with final drive
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 22:42:32 -0500
  ...After full throttle, (you'll feel the step in the pedal), the shift points are raised for max acceleration/hill climbing. The raised shift...
• Re: How hard to swap distrubuter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:23:43 -0500
  Just mark where the rotor points and loosen the ring at the base. I believe it is an allen bolt. Just don't start...
• Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:30:32 -0400
  Along with the good points that Ron makes, I'll add that the shop I go to often simply is unable to source the...
• Re.: type 1 engine in t2
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 12:21:17 EDT
  ...Some points to consider: the 71 is the last upright oriented bus (and you could say the best), it is the only one that...
• HVLP painting
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 21:37:10 -0500
  ...brain surgery as the rates quoted by some shops might imply. Points to watch: 1) The viscosity of the paint is critical. Use the...
• Re: Syncro transmission housing..missing something??
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 11 May 1998 20:24:25 -0700
  ...I think Tim Smith identified these a while back as the attachment points for the center locking mechanism on the Syncros sold in the...
• Trip to New Mexico
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 18:01:20 -0500
  ...Also, any recommended "must see' points along the way. Thanks, John Rodgers "88 GL Driver On the way back to Alaska at last....but...
• Re: suggestion for new gerry server
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 11:08:11 -0500
  ...The ONElist >that was carrying Vanagon while Gerry was down did just fine without >spending a penny!! While Jim makes some excellent points, I...
• Re: 80 Vangon Mystery Part
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:50:38 -0700
  ...cooled cal model with electronic ignition, let > me > say this blunt. Points suck! Nothing but a pain. And troubleshooting the > system is easy. The...
• Re Ignition problems
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:27:31 -0800
  ...electronic points faulty, rebuilt distributor misaligned, and new distributor cap shorting out or leaking or something. What ever happened to quality control, people? And...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:25:58 -0500
  ...Now, I hope >someone >jumps in and says that I'm full of it and points to a source of LEDs >at >about 5700...
• Re: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:13:01 -0700
  ...nbsp; This is how the old Kettering (points-type) ignition system works, and why the points burn up rapidly if the capacitor fails open...
• Re: Alternator/Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:52:08 -0800
  Well - all points well taken! I shouldn't have said "best", rather "this has worked for me for 10 years with no problem". I...
• LiMBO/Vanagon List Nite at The Drive-In (RI) - 8/4
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:44:55 -0400
  ...146 From Boston and points North...take I 95 South to I 295 South to 146 From Springfield and points West...take MassPike to...
• Re: Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:40:42 -0700
  ...I have a short one and I made adapter for van jack points. Don’t bother with any hi lift jack warnings etc. I...
• Re: Shady Boy: That bad in wind?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:42:28 -0600
  ...So, one would almost never deploy it anywhere in Texas or points north in the plains states, anywhere along the sea shore, or anywhere...
• Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 7 May 2013 11:42:41 -0400
  So I needed a repair that required taking the wheel of the Vanagon. The guy at the tire store rolled the huge floor jack...
• Re: friday - home made rosin flux
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:02:49 -0400
  ...percent in flux content, >give these fluxes their characteristically low >melting points, 1,050� F. and high activity for >dissolving metal oxides. Silver-brazing...
• Indications of a clogged catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 14:06:06 -0500
  ...Replaced the temp sensor, plugs, points, condenser, and checked all FI systems including spray patterns of injectors. Nothing seemed to help. Now, it wont...
• Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:58:37 -0700
  ...First off, bonus points to you for saving that van, and I bet it does feel good. Nice work ;) What I want to know...
• Friend needs 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 12:09:09 -0500
  ...He's willing to travel to Boston or Toronto or points in between .... or pay to have it shipped if the price is right...
• Re: seat belts for rear seats
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:28:41 -0400
  Go westy sells a great kit, but it does not use the stock anchor points Chris On 9/11/05, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:41:14 -0700
  ...When I moved from Ca to Washington state, I was shocked to see air cooled vanagons with points ignition ( but electronic fuel injection ) and...
• seat belts failure?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:42:12 -0800
  ...if I were to change them, I would go to three points. did anyone ever use the busdepot $25 3 point conversion kit? I...
• Re: Help the chimp avoid getting crushed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 07:30:32 -0700
  ...I have not opened the > box but it's pretty clear from the photo that I need to get the mounting > points on the...