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• Re: Engine Heaters
  Historical mailing list - LA & Glen
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 23:36:09 -0000
  ...Engine Heaters >> >> >>>A few weeks ago someone mentioned connecting an external engine water >>heater >>>to the water connections at the oil cooler. Are there...
• Re: Fuel/gas tank question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:59:41 -0700
  ...My fuel tank is > bare steel would it be wise to coat the exterior with some form of paint/ > bedliner stuff to prevent external...
• Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:38:33 -0600
  ...If the cable itself is the problem, it > is almost always due to internal corrosion, which is externally > evident as bluish or whitish salt...
• Re: Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:56:56 -0700
  ...And last but not least, there is an external return spring that needs to be in place. If it is missing your will have...
• re. heat in vw vans, block heater for WBX
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 22:09:31 -0600
  ...Its an external heating element plate which fits under the case, near the drain plug. It heats the case and oil. Its a VW...
• Re: Head Corrosion cause and cure? was Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 May 2004 15:50:06 +1200
  >IMO...they leak because VW built them to leak, in the course of cobbling-up >an external water-cooling system for an air-cooled...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:15:01 -0400
  ...88 Automatic > > Removal and Reinstallation of Rebuilt Engine (with all original > external engine components i.e. fuel rails, injectors, new rubber for > injectors provided...
• Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:20:43 -0700
  ...Vanagon external sun visor?<br> <br> Just returned to Ohio from a 5,500 mile trek to Missoula, Mt. and misc. points in between...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 01:31:05 EDT
  ...Lock the wheels with an external wheel lock device. Do NOT rely on the steering column / ignition switch lock. No speed or distance recommendation...
• Re: Power steering U-joint
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:31:24 -0700
  ...so can't actually be lubed), to limit rust and other external wear conditions. I'd have to disconnect an end to slip a...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:54:51 -0800
  ...Neat .....the only external energy needed was muscle power ...applied in small amounts many times. Think what that would do for the general population...
• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:01:08 +0100
  ...WHY are there external hoses just to go from one part of > the engine to another? WHAT is the deal with that external "ring...
• Early 84 sliding door mechanism - need a part!
  Historical mailing list - Skip L
  Sun, 17 Sep 2023 11:07:58 -0500
  ...2.2 pistons/jugs (new), while maintaining the 1.9 wiring/externals, and installing the RMW SS exhaust. Just breaking in. The idle searches...
• Re: LED Backup Light Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 31 May 2020 09:17:58 -0600
  ...However, I would be happy with a more modest improvement and I > hesitate at modifying the van with external lights. So I've decided...
• Success: tachometer in my TD Syncro Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 15:01:18 -0500
  ...The tachometer is externally identical with the Vanagon unit, so it screwed into the housing perfectly. The only fabrication req'd was to get...
• Re: [Re: # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heating parked vanagon)]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 16:43:32 MST
  ...I plan to possibly heat the coolant EXTERNALY (with a stove/burner) after it cools down, using the builtin heat exchanger and blower (instead...
• What's Inside Vanagon Nose?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 13:39:22 -0700
  ...The bad news is that there is no external access to the space because there is a piece of steel attached just below it...
• Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:55:28 -0800
  ...It needs an external 9V battery, so you need to find a little box to put it in. S also put in a double...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:22:00 -0700
  ...protected firmware, with some of the firmware > also outside in the external EPROM. > Any guru's out there? > > Cheers, > TM > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:49:54 -0500
  ...If the coolant dropped suddenly, it went somewhere! Now to locate the leak, whether internal or external. John Muir's 'Idiot manual" contains many...
• Re: Coolant vanishing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:52:04 -0800
  ...1985 or so. > > > I divide 'coolant disappearing' into External Leaks, and Internal Leaks. > Very small external ones can fool ya, since there is no...
• Fwd: Rear Coils Spring Removal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:49:52 -0600
  Begin forwarded message: > On Mar 25, 2012, at 11:48 AM, J Stewart wrote: > >> Basically, how? External spring compressor I bought at Auto Zone...
• Re: Dremel, was Re: Best Way To Remove
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 16:49:59 -0600
  ...Having removed/replaced all the external identification decals on my van with the 3M rubber "tool" attachment for my drill, as David has said...
• Fw: Re[2]: diesel westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:42:38 -0800
  ...kinnes@earthlink.net at EXTERNAL >Date: 3/11/98 6:58 PM > > >> >>Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 17:55:17 -0500 >>From: Martin Jagersand...
• Re: Two Meter Ham antenna
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 20:19:01 -0800
  I use an Icom W2A handheld in my Double Cab so an external antenna isn't necessary. I guess it depends on how stealth...
• Re: Alive! (or New Year in Georgia)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:49:11 -0800
  ...at the head gaskets, where visible, that they were getting cracked? Externally my head gaskets still look ok. 3) How many miles were on...
• Re: HELP! 82 Westy Water tank pump
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 May 2001 21:07:34 -0500
  ...The > external water input works great, as normal. What should I do? > Help if you > can. Thanks. David. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno...
• Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:02:06 -0700
  ...I did have another external leak that I fixed- but something just doesn't seem right. Just finished pouring about a gallon of antifreeze...
• EV - Caravelle Brochures
  Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
  Sun, 23 Mar 1997 12:59:02 -0800
  ...red pearl with double glazed windows in the passenger compartment, an external spare tire (as on sport utilities), etc., etc. Oddly enough, according to...
• Re: Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:33:51 EDT
  ...is suggested for installing a remote oil filter >and/or an >external oil cooler on a 1.9l wbx? What is the best material...
• Re: Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:20:46 -0500
  ...My only problem is the weather to get under the van..I don't want to fix the transmission again, if something external has...
• Re: Anti-Drain Back Valve in Oil Filters??
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 2 May 2005 09:40:04 -0600
  ...The only anti drain associated with a filter I have ever seen is one way valves in external lines. Also note the orientation of...
• Re: Leak at faucet base
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:11:07 -0700
  ...Tank and external > >> supply. Remove connections, a nut for the external, a hose barb and > >> clamp for tank (latter maybe tight, best to cut...
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  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:08:30 -0500
  Soooo, has anyone explored opening and reinsulating one of these things? Even externally (meaning the inside of the pantry, the right sides of the...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 08:51:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...If the clutch slave cylinder springs a leak internal to the clutch assembly you would find no external evidence. I would assume that the...
• Auto Elect Shop Reccomendation Needed - Arizona or ?
  Historical mailing list - Chase
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 19:24:49 -0600
  ...and installation (CD, LCD Screen, Security Camera's, Multiple Speaker circuits, External Speakers, Small amplifier, etc) Maybe a High End Automotive Stereo/Audio Store...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:36:02 -0500
  ...Very impressed. > Just one more detail - what did the junkyard engine cost ?? > > I always try to avoid things like external oil lines. I used...
• Re: Synthetic Oil selection?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 08:57:24 -0600
  ...Before I had an external oil cooler, I found that pressure dropped at high ambient temperatures (up around 100 F and higher) on long...
• Re: "Fireing up" my van Re: Aircooled Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:56:28 -0800
  ...Aircooled Vanagons > Though I was thinking an external oil cooler would be > best suited for hotter climes, yes of course I agree. > It's...
• Re: aftermarket aux. battery combiner
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:37:14 -0700
  ...Meets SAE J1171 - External ignition protection requirements " It has been superseded by the 7610 which differs in physical shape. alistair On 2011-09-21...
• Re: Hankook I-Pike Winter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 May 2011 10:11:08 -0400
  ...converter will constantly slip and make a real mess heat wise. External oil coolers will only be of limited help. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: nicknames for the generations
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 4 Oct 94 8:36:21 PDT
  ...all the other nicknames (split-window, > bread-loaf/bay-window, brick) refer to an external feature or the shape of > the bus. besides ... EuroVans...
• Re: a speaker recommendation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 29 May 2008 23:11:15 -0400
  ...straining), but I can tell you that with a good quality external amp they sing! For those who want to be widen their speaker...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:13:22 -0700
  ...the oil has a major heat source, and only if an > > external cooler has been added does it have a real functional way to...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:11:53 -0400
  ...88 Automatic >> >> Removal and Reinstallation of Rebuilt Engine (with all original >> external engine components i.e. fuel rails, injectors, new rubber for >> injectors provided...
• Re: LED Backup Light Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jun 2020 11:53:16 -0700
  ...One advantage of external added lights; they can be aimed. I have bumper mounted halogen "fog" lights, switched at dash. They're aimed a...
• Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 19:11:50 -0400
  ...I would think an external radiator type cooler would be cheaper and better for the purpose, as is used on other cars. Zoltan
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 07:27:15 -0700
  I obsessively use anti-seize on *nearly all* external fasteners, but never on any fastener that has direct access to the oil supply. In...
• Re: Bloody great partition in trans case
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 01:42:45 EDT
  ...The weight of the oil and the air rushing through that large external hole might be enough to force a couple more oz. of...
• Re: 17mm Transmission drain tool in Vancouver?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:03:47 -0500
  I had a drain plug so tight I had to use a small pipe wrench on the external threads to get it loose. If...
• Re: Stereo Suggestion was iPod Solution
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:10:12 -0400
  I recently picked up a nifty FM transmitter, which either will accept input from an external device via cable, or plays MP3s directly from...
• Re: What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 12:06:11 -0700
  ...picasso.ucsf.edu>> > wrote: > > Hey guys, > > I am hooking up an external oil cooler in a the front of the > van. The > oil bypass...
• Re: "Regular" ATF?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 19 May 2011 11:12:21 -0700
  ...to top off the transmission after I put on the Gowesty external ATF cooler. I called German Transaxle to find out what kind of...
• Re: "Regular" ATF?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 19 May 2011 11:22:15 -0700
  ...to top off the transmission after I put on the Gowesty external ATF cooler. I called German Transaxle to find out what kind of...
• Re: Come on, UPS shipping nightmares?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:20:42 EST
  ...That is what damaged them, banging into each other, not really any external forces. Another thing to learn is that if you are shipping...
• Re: question on oil cooler for 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:28:06 -0400
  Hey David, When I had my engine rebuilt recently I installed both an external tranny cooler and oil cooler for the exact purpose of...
• Re: "Fireing up" my van Re: Aircooled Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:03:33 -0500
  ...Aircooled Vanagons > > > > Though I was thinking an external oil cooler would > be > > best suited for hotter climes, yes of course I > agree. > > It's...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 21 May 2012 20:31:18 -0700
  ...usually water pumps are not lubed externally. > If I was going to do that I would use a high quality synthetic spray > lube. > > I...
• Re: Importing US vanagon to Europe.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 16:48:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...US-campers are equipped for 110V/60Hz external power (and the US connectors), this would have to be changed to german system (220V/50Hz...
• 83 Westy converting to 240V from 110V
  Historical mailing list - Dodgy Bugga
  Thu, 13 May 2004 11:45:50 +0100
  Hi guys, Got a question about converting the shore/external mains power in my "imported to the UK" 83 Vanagon Westy. As it comes...