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• Re: Just how cold...the PS pump was crying
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:15:11 -0800
  ...Cold tends to make > them screech during and shortly after startup. Pressing a parafin block > against them while they are running helps witrh the...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 12:59:38 -0700
  ...However speaking of blockages a catalyst that is broken down into ta golf ball size chunk can also block the exhaust causing engine shut...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 12:55:18 -0800
  ...It's quiet at cruise 4000-4200 and 75 > mph. > My opinion is that the exhaust system on these is shorter than the original...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 13:47:39 -0800
  ...I'll keep this short as I have alllllll kinds of stories for days! I've been pulled over 178 times to date! No...
• This guy again (3000 mi trip yada yada)
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:05:58 -0800
  Hi Vanagonites, Removed the water pump today and compared the block surface with a picture I got off the web: My block has seen...
• Re: Radiator fan issue - where's the ground?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:52:06 -0700
  ...I cut a license-plate sized piece of 3/4 inch plywood and painted it black, attached that to the grill then used short...
• Re: Oil cooler installation 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:58:04 -1000
  ...during warm up, when main coolant flow is blocked ( except for heater circuit ) coolant flows through the oil cooler ( but not main circuit ) to...
• Re: Optima Battery safety question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 10:30:06 -0700
  ...terminals, the way > nothing can short > to the battery cover tin. > > 3) Shim the battery compartment with wood blocks to > keep the battery > from...
• Re: did i do that
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:20:30 -0800
  ...limp home to remedy ... > went to tighten alternator and discovered reason for belt toss > the bolt fastened to block under alt had broken free...
• Re: engine dies while driving - possible causes?
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:29:13 -0800
  ...Last week I figured I should check it - > took her > out on a short errand, no problems. > > Then yesterday morning before heading to DC...
• Re: Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:33:18 -0500
  ...I was mostly working from the sides and below on the block, trans and diff. I think I just have a tedious chore ahead...
• Help..oil light on 84 GL
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 21:52:24 EDT
  ...The oil sensor wire doesn't appear to be pinched or shorted. The LED comes on when I turn the ignition on and quickly...
• 4-wire O2 sensor swap...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:58:33 -0700
  ...and added a signal ground wire from the plug to the block. Now when I change my sensor next time I won't have...
• Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:15:58 -0500
  ...The will begin to break down over time, and there will be a period of intermittent, short term failure of components that will produce...
• Re: stranded in northern Virginia, urgent help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:50:03 +0100
  ...cause i > think it will break me to buy a rebuilt short block and have it build up and > installed (though i am opened...
• Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:24:14 -1000
  ...The lopng block happens to be a 1.9 rebuilt engine with new reground camshaft and new lifters. Great compression, no intake leaks, starts...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:37:04 -0400
  Stock lug nut wrench works nicely especially when coupled with a short section of cheater pipe. I use the top section of a two...
• Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a Net Project
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:24:34 -0400
  ...to deliver a short distance if someone has already paid for a significant portion of the lot.The definition of short distance is determined...
• Re: 96R AGM Battery feedback
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:33:32 -0400
  ...96R AGM Battery feedback Looks like my replies are getting blocked so I'll try from scratch. Sometimes timing can be amazing. I have...
• Re: Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:15:58 -0400
  ...Of course, the > first time it worried me seriously, but I was only a half a block from > the house. Stopped, checked the oil...
• Re: Dropped my motor...almost..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:34:35 -0800
  ...aluminum motor mount had sheered the >> mounting bolts right at the >> block..leaving the right side of the motor hanging.....As I began trying...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:21:37 -0600
  ...This should allow > you to remove the short threaded pipe that allows for the oil cooler. > Unscrew this threaded pipe section from the block...
• Re: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:48:21 -0800
  ...Sometimes you don't get a good mating serface with the heads and the block allowing all kinds of " freaky " action to happen. Take...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:48:55 -0500
  ...Finally the starter stopped > turning, but Iwas kn the middle of the road, blocking traffic, at night. > > Long story short - this is the second...
• Re: 90GL cold start trouble Part II/UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:09:35 -0700
  ...Could > there be enough residual gas vapor in the intake maifold/comustion chamber > in those shorter stops to eliminate the "need" for the cold...
• Re: A/C 3rd Stage Relay? was lower front grill.... RESOLUTION
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 14:30:09 -0500
  ...uggh! > > To try to get a look at the relay/fuse, I dropped the fuse block down and > could then see the relay sitting...
• Special Hoses or NOT 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 21:37:58 -0400
  ...One from the water pump housing and the other from the water pump (driver side) to the block and head (passenger side). One of...
• Dealer repair disaster '89 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Strawn
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 18:27:20 -0700
  ...Short block after market motor and all coolant hoses for $1731 (regularly would be $4075), no compensation for tow back to them. Motor warranty...
• Re: My recent engine tear-down: All is good again
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Nov 2013 02:00:20 -0500
  Did you inspect the block? I have dealt with a number of these engines where the block was the real problem. The side was...
• Re: did I do that-Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:04:00 -0500
  ...went to tighten alternator and discovered reason for belt toss the bolt fastened to block under alt had broken free of block by breaking...
• Re: SI vs. dumb (0 cc's Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:30:48 -0700
  ...Phoenix is eight blocks to the mile. At some point the change will be made, but it will require some flexibility. Karl Wolz ----- Original...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 07:19:20 -0500
  ...See where the crossover >pipe from the right head and that short hose to the left head attaches? The >small disc on the t...
• Re: Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 4 May 2000 13:42:46 -0400
  ...I do use the fuelie bug blocks on the propane engines they are made of the same stuff the air cooled vanagon blocks are...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:18:05 -0800
  ...At the same time the relays will boost > the voltage to the bulbs by giving the current a shorter path, but other > weaknesses along...
• Re: popseal installation tips
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:36:53 -0400
  ...This way when you do finally make the cut it will be through a very short span of aluminum. Practice on the very end...
• Re: Timing 2.1l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:21:50 -0800
  ...Did you try the unplug the oxygen sensor thing ? I've read about shorted 02 signal wires, and have never seen it actually. On...
• Message for Barb Cotton
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 31 May 2005 05:52:39 EDT
  Sorry to take up List bandwidth but since AOL is blocking mail to Yahoo addresses I need to try to get a message through...
• Fwd: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:03:34 -0500
  ...I suppose if one suspected a blocked passage, it would be best to deal with it locally rather than by flushing with solvent. 50K...
• Re: van won't start, making progress
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 21:16:16 -0600
  ...The idea is to trick the double relay into turning on by shorting across the gate switch terminals on the AFM connector. ON MY...
• Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:58:54 -0800
  ...worn area of block where pump impeller rides (can be repaired with JB > weld) The water pump I took off did not have a...
• Off-Topic (Wal Mart) was: Rotella Synthetic oil, cheaper now!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 11:03:48 -0400
  ...However, we like having a hardware store two blocks away, and a barber a block away, and a tire store at the end of...
• Re: Fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 16:57:05 -0400
  ...Seems the rusty fuel tank/blocked fuel pump is a common phenomena. Late model Vanagons could use a filter ahead of the pump like...
• Vanagon not as junk!
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:57:48 -0500
  ...While an engine rebuild was expensive, that block should last another 100k+ if not abused. Is the gas vanagon engine the most reliable thing...
• Re: Cops buses and profiles
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Dec 1995 13:06:50 -0600
  ...We got to within blocks of our house and we were stopped by the Bloomingdale,Il police. Not good I thought as we had...
• Re: Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  13 Sep 1995 10:04:33 -0700
  ...I have heard of engine life as short as 60K. 7) The engine is 52 hp, revs hard and high, works hard all the...
• Re: Advice with cooling system problem
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:00:27 -0700
  ...Of course a wonky thermostat would cause exactly the same thing, as it's job is to block flow through the radiator; but if...
• Re: Optima Battery safety question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 20:43:13 -0700
  ...terminals, the way nothing can short to the battery cover tin. 3) Shim the battery compartment with wood blocks to keep the battery from...
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  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:39:50 +1100
  ...Once I completely removed the t-stat from a 302 V8 Block Ford because of overheating. I had the car from new and treated...
• Re: Distributor Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:11:24 -0700
  ...you've got a blockage problem in the exhaust that's intermittent, probably a partially blocked catalytic converter. You didn't mention a change...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:28:29 -0400
  ...Make sure there are no shorts or bad >>connections in the wiring and if all appears OK, then get another >>sensor. >> >>Dennis >> >> >>-----Original Message...
• Re: Clakity-Clack
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 19:20:23 -0500
  ...Won't cause immediate failure, but will shorten the life of the vale train. > > > > Good Luck, > > > > John Rodgers > > 88 GL Driver
• Re: 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:38:33 -0700
  ...Have that 'engineer' determine the solution for the > shortcomings in HIS design. Implement that solution. Problem solved. > > Simple, huh? > > Jim > > > On Sep 16, 2009...
• Re: saggy westfalia butt
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:10:51 -0700
  ...I also used > a 4' 2"x4" and an 8"x8" block as a fulcrum instead of using a spring > compressor. > Stephen Steele > Chillicothe...
• Re: 90GL cold start trouble Part II/UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:47:52 -0400
  ...I doubt seriously that that X relay in the fuse >block could be the cause, but something is making it nearly impossible for >it...
• FS Last Call Before E* bay air cooled parts, Engine, Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 08:02:18 -0500
  One 2000cc CV Series Rebuilt Short Block with 8000 miles on it. Call or reply by E-mail for full details. 214-352-4931...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:29:04 -0500
  ...There were a few road-block > close calls > but they all worked out fine (miraculously). One funny one included > my van > overheating and dying...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:05:42 -0600
  ...The short version is that the rebuilder had the van twice, > and for a long time both times. > > When I got it back a...
• Re: Splitty love story NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:34:54 -0500
  ...After I've restored the Westy it goes on the block and is sold, I've never had a desire to keep more than...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 15:00:06 -0700
  ...now. > - Keeping my hair short, which I started doing after picking up 3 seat belt > violations in a short period, I know I should...
• Re: '84 Westy air-cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 10:43:39 -0700
  ...To make a long story short, I was towed a couple of hundred miles to my destination. VW mechainic here said I had a...