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Re: just finished installing my shadyboy awning
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:30:46 -0700
...wind! Make sure you put a cotter pin or wire/etc. connecting the 2 halves > of > the d-draft poles so they don't...
Re: Danger with 14" spare when remaining tires are 15"?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 10 Jun 2017 13:56:58 -0400
...We put 15" wheels on our 86 weekender (2.2L NW Connecting Rod WBX and stock > auto tranny) almost four years ago but kept...
Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:03:53 -0800
...B pillar same hight as the other 3 it is for connecting the solar panel > > when out of the shop will need to address...
Re: Dipstick oil level
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:01:45 -0700
...full, there is more > contact between rotating things like crankshafts and connecting rods with oil > reservoir, resulting in oil frothing and higher temperatures, lower...
Re: update:no power to auxiliary air valve
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:16:08 -0400
...It says that the AAR and wires can be checked > by > connecting an Ohmmeter to terminal #34 at the ECU plug and #37 at...
Re: Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:08:24 -0400
...bottle and another one for the longer hose which is for connecting to a > BBQ grill. The only logical place I could see to...
Re: 2.1 heads
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:22:29 -0400
...Another area you could explore is to shorten the connecting rods slightly. That is another option to increase the volume of uncompressed space, but...
Re: Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:42:19 -0500
...a single stretch > bolt (including head bolts, as well as the connecting rod cap bolts) and > having no problems at all. I'd consider...
Re: 1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?)
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 9 Feb 2002 18:57:51 -0800
...and the intake > plenum was leaking a bit, also the hose connecting the AFM to the throttle > body was leaking. Both were replaced today...
fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:13:38 -0500
...inlet were equal -- it was a stretch of larger-diameter hose connecting the two. The new tank's outlet looks to be narrower than...
Re: window does not roll up
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:07:45 -0800
...is an easy fix where something "popped off" and just needs >> connecting again? I found this >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/vanagon...
Re: New distributor missing hall sender?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:20:29 -0700
...The black connecting piece on the side of the distributor is > the > exposed half of the hall unit (or should be). Bosch 1237 010...
Rubber elbow connecting filler neck and gas tank on 77
Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
Wed, 03 Jul 1996 19:34:16 -0800
Well the used rubber elbow I put in a few months back is cracked enough now that it needs to be replaced. The problem...
Re: Removing the rear heater
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 16:58:50 PDT
...I would recommend plugging the two hoses instead of connecting them. Perhaps you can plug them in the engine compartment and get rid of...
Re: dent removal ?
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Mon, 4 Mar 2002 06:46:16 -0600
...There is a lightly flattened area right on the edge, connecting the two > creases. There is only the slightest smudge on the bumper, so...
Re: xantrex xpower 1000w inverter at costco
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:33:39 -0400
...Watts needs to have a good battery and some hefty wire connecting the >> battery to the inverter. A 1000 watt load will want over...
Re: Boston Bob....AVP....GEX...???
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:26:17 -0800
...the bottom end and would not 'New chromoly steel I-beam connecting rods' be a better than std oem rods chromoly being stronger / lighter...
Re: starting from aux battery
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:32:42 -0500
...with each other through the chassis? It seems to me that connecting the black to neg post on live battery and then to the...
Re: Open Letter to GEX
Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:30:14 -0400
...The 1st 1776 broke a connecting rod with only 50 miles on the engine. It took the threat of several lawyers on the Vintage...
Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 7 Aug 2017 18:33:07 -0600
...box, I > wanted to reduce the risk of that stud inadvertently connecting to > ground. > > > > Thanks > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil...
Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 2 Mar 2014 19:05:06 -0800
...http://www.jimellisvwparts.com/images/parts/VW/fullsize/128133300.jpg for connecting a fuel pressure gauge. I have a spare fuel rail with this...
Re: Possible...Overheating-Rebuilding engines.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:34:33 -0400
...I think I paid $3 for the mower which had a broken connecting rod. So I replaced the rod. After it seized I replaced...
A big vanagon.lenti thanks...
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Mon, 20 Feb 1995 21:23:41 CST6CDT
...It is what makes reading this list a pleasure, for we are NOT just cybernauts -faceless names communicating but never connecting. We are a...
Diaganosing Fuel Injection Systems
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Feb 97 09:41:08 -0800
...in both finding any info on basic diagnosing tips and with connecting to the server. Here are some basic questions I am trying to...
Connecting Oil Pressure Gauge?
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:31:20 -0000
Volks - I'm having a new Boston Bob engine installed. Several folks on the list made good suggestions about useful things to do while...
Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:43:28 -0700
...If connecting them in serial is really desired then you can pair those that will equally divide the 12V supply and emit equal brightness...
Re: Won't run, yet I got 12 Volts ...
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 2 May 2011 13:49:05 -0700
...I'll try to refer to a vehicles negative DC connections as connecting to the "frame". Especially on a Westy where the 110V AC...
Re: Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 18:32:21 -0800
...one of the failure modes of poorly connecting battery cables is what you experienced...... when it gets a load, or a high load, you...
Re: radio install, replacement ignition switch?
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:41:28 -0600
...When you > find that wire, you can tap into it and and connect it to the ACC wire > for the radio, instead of connecting...
Anyone bored? Wanna install a cruise control for me?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:44:48 -0700
...Before you say, hey, that's easy, I want to mention that ATs have a different thingy on there which makes connecting the cruise...
Re: Possible Solar Charge Controller Warning ?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 May 2015 13:49:35 -0700
...perfectly translated English, to be sure to connect to battery before connecting to solar. So Neil, you have any ideas on your next controller...
Re: Auxillary battery alternative
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 08:04:39 +0200
...But the wires used are same as those connecting primary battery and starter/alternator. I changed the relay to a 40 amps model which...
Devising a replacement for the double t piece (cooling system)?
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:57:31 -0700
...One difficulty is that in the upper nipple connecting to the hose from the upper coolant reservoir, there is a restriction. And galvanized pipe...
Re: serious vanagon security issues
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:18:12 -0500
...mechanism from inside the door as well, by pushing on a connecting rod. i think what i am going to do is talk to...
Re: 90 Vanagon 4spd won't shift
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:21:30 -0700
...In my case, the bushings in the long shaft (shift rod) connecting the gear shift lever to the transmission were both worn and the...
Re: Fuel tank leak
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Sat, 3 Oct 1998 10:27:52 -0600
...so i undid all the hoses connecting these guys and yanked the offending piece out, which was indeed cracked. if it wasnt i guess...
Re: Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:52:55 -0400
...is that the same as connecting to the negative terminal of the coil? (3) Will this unit work with magnets on the axle shaft...
Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:09:54 -0600
...Anybody heard of >>> a metal replacement for these before? The clamps on the connecting >>> hoses (and ONLY these hoses) were screw-type clamps, so...
Re: FYI Satellite Radio Users
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:46:52 -0800
...another confirmation for the wisdom of installing a secondary battery > and connecting the radio/CD/satellite radio/etc to the second battery. I > use...
Should I get a valve job?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 22 Jun 1995 16:55:42 -0400
...They had put two of the connecting rods on upside down! It must've gotten hotter than hell in no time and the bearing...
Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:06:56 -0500
...Ken? How many wasserleakers are replaced due to > broken cranks or connecting rods? I'm sure there are some, just don't think > it...
Re: ECS-malfunction indicator light
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:23:55 -0800
No point in connecting them. Some models (89?) have the extra light on the dash that connects to the ECU pin 20. If yours...
Tubing for westy sink and water tank
Historical mailing list - Troy
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:32:45 -0800
...I would suggest buying a hose barb fitting, connecting the old vinyl hose with a new vinyl hose and simply pulling it through the...
starter motor remaining on?
Historical mailing list - rob campbell
Sat, 14 May 2005 21:19:54 -0700
...After about 3 minutes of the very unpleasant sound, I disconnected the grounding strap of battery. * Connecting the grounding strap instantly activated it * Went...
Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 8 Aug 2017 10:59:48 -0700
> Out of curiosity, why would you be connecting "fog" lights to the house > battery? I'd read your earlier post about the fog lights...
Re: Ground isolater for speaker wire
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:56:11 -0700
...current flow caused by shorting out two of the grounds by connecting them to the single wire. I'll check tonight for sure. Kent...
Re: '91 Westy Coolant
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Sat, 9 Feb 2002 03:05:02 -0800
...I've tightened the clamps connecting the >> rubber hoses to the plastic lines. That stopped the leak. Went through the >> refilling/bleeding ritual and...
Re: To-do list while transaxle is out.
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Thu, 7 May 2009 12:28:04 -0400
...the rubber boot connecting to the AFM was not tightened down at all . . . I can't remember whether I neglected to tighten it when...
spare tire window wash
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Dec 95 18:30 CST
...I have >heard of one solution that involved connecting the spare >tire air valve to the resivoir. I assumed the spare tire >was on...
Re: Propane Tank Size
Historical mailing list - dr
Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:11:47 -0400
...I am not a propane expert and dont know all the exact procedure of connecting the pump hose, running the pump, and all that...
Syncro Sway Bar
Historical mailing list - Oliver Gruber
Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:21:04 -0400
...Will the Sway Bar Assembly from a standard Vanagon fit a Syncro other that the spacer at the top connecting the bar to the...
Re: diesel rods weights
Historical mailing list - jbclem
Fri, 27 Dec 2002 19:51:20 -0800
...Orientation-wise, for diesel connecting rod installing, the Bentley mentions this: "casting marks and retaining lug for bearing shell face toward intermediate shaft", along...
Re: headlight switch
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:44:50 -0700
...Is it > likely that dimmer is the culprit? > > > > > > I am thinking of pulling the wires to the dimmer and connecting them > together to bypass...
Re: My Engine Has Bit the Dust
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 15 Nov 2016 18:20:49 -0400
...than likely the cam shaft has broke since the only thing connecting front to back cylinders is the cam shaft and it would be...
Re: vented vs not vented batteries
Historical mailing list - steve guzzi
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:59:22 -0700
...i have always heard about the not connecting the jumper cable to the neg post of the dead battery, but i didnt know the...
Re: Saga of the missing oil was Re: Dipstick readability tip (getting kinda long)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 01:37:12 -0400
...The pressurized oil keeps a bunch of important moving parts (crankshaft, camshaft, connecting rods, wrist pins, bearings) from touching each other -- once they touch...
Re: crank, wont start
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 18 Nov 2015 10:16:37 -0500
...Simply disconnecting and re-connecting will fix that. Bad grounds will also affect this circuit. Other causes of poor cold starting can be worn...
Re: linkage woes
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:45:36 -0700
...From the archives, I found suggestions to > "rotate the linkage clockwise one notch" at the mid-van connecting point. > So, I've loosened the...
Re: Idle update/More bullshit.
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:28:36 -0800
...Unless the coil of an > ISV has an open circuit, connecting it to a battery charge will only prove > that the ISV can make...
Re: Simple timing question, '84 1.9 l
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 17:41:53 -0500
...have this right? > >1) Idle speed stabiliser should be bypassed by connecting the two leads. >2) Set idle w/o stabiliser to +- 850 rpm...