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• Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels 2100-2300, 3400- 4000rpms
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:39:24 -0700
  ...1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels 2100-2300, 3400- 4000rpms >I just got my Rebuilt Engine back in my automatic 88 wolfsburg...
• Front spring question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:41:04 -0400
  ...Example when the van is parked on a level surface the sliding door now closes. This never happened before the trip, van sat level...
• Re: Poor gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:26:22 -0500
  ...The entire trip was well above sea level except for a brief excursion to Burlington, WA for muffler replacement. Mostly I was above 3k...
• Auto Trans Maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - smaur
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 13:44:21 -0500
  ...Check gear oil level, add if necessary I looked at my '84 vanagon and there is a pipe connected to the auto trans pan...
• Re: Engine conversions; Waterboxer to:
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 16:14:37 -0700
  ...But, what I've read about that new Neuspeed charger for the 2.0l ABA is it doesn't give VR6-level performance or...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Freese
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 18:19:34 -0800
  I have.� With mixed success.� Check out the west systems stuff.� A different level.� But still needs good prep.� Sent from Yahoo Mail on...
• Re: Gauging propane level
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:13:18 -0800
  > How to pour warm water onto a tank mounted under a Westy is an exercise > left to the reader. :-) Hmmm, perhaps a male-oriented...
• Re: Torque converter seal leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:01:59 -0400
  ...Make sure the fluid level is correct. Things warm van level, engine running, level between the marks. If not recently serviced, change the ATF...
• Re: 2.2 legacy engine... oil levels...
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:57:30 -0500
  Mark, Does your 2.2 have a shortened pan? If not the two holes are the min/max marks for the oil level. If...
• Re: '85 westy 4th gear sticking and rivet removal
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 08:17:07 -0500
  ...Rik, Have you checked the trans fluid level lately? A friend of mine experienced the same symptoms this Summer and she found the fluid...
• Re: blinking coolant light/mech. in Santa Cruz, Ca
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:11:10 -0400
  ...The van doesn't run hot and levels seem ok everytime >I check, but that darn light keeps on flashing. I'm new to...
• Re: Das Blinkenlights, continued
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 20:35:49 -0600
  ...The subject of the post was: "Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe", if you want to find it in the archives. The bottom line...
• Re: Searching the Vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:56:12 -0400
  ...Trying to figure out why the >>Vanagon list archive search didn't find the messages >>that had "Dometic" "frig" "fridge" "level" in them-- >>I...
• Re: Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list - Greg K.
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:54:00 -0500
  ...Trim Levels The "weekender" designation refers to a rear seat that folds into a full size bed, and was offered in GL, Carat and...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 17:16:28 -0700
  ...Oil Pressure Gauge Oil Temp Gauge Coolant Temp Gauge Head Temp Gauge Exhaust Temp Gauge Oil Level Gauge Air-Fuel Mixture Gauge Remote Tire...
• 86 Vanagon needs more help : ' (
  Historical mailing list - Vance Gist
  Sat, 18 May 1996 19:27:19 +0000
  ...The oil level and coolant both appear to be at the correct level. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for your responses :) ps I would...
• Re: Sleeping in Campers
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 20:13:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...This is assuming you'd be sleeping in the lower level > (downstairs) of course. Actually, now I'm curious about the upper level > as...
• diesel transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 09:06:46 -0400 (EDT)
  ...But in the meantime, I wanted to check the fluid level. Bentley doesn't say how and my clymer manual asks me to refer...
• Re: Checking Propane level
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:06:07 -0700
  ...I made marks on the scale for empty and full levels, since the original scale is designed for a bigger tank. One additional benefit...
• Re: Air lift shocks
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:01:04 -0600
  ...Cadillac Fleetwood's have been using a load levelling air shock for years, and they are always tied together to keep the rear end...
• Re: That composite floor padding...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 16:23:15 -0600
  ...The only thing is I had to use special floor leveling material to make the floor even so the depressions con not be felt...
• Silicone in oil analysis
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:56:17 -0700
  ...why does poor air filtration result in higher levels of silicone in your oil? Where's this silicone coming from? Tim Sent from Yahoo...
• Re: CL: 1987 Poptop in Modesto for $3700
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:00:55 -0700
  Look the seam rust on the floor level at driver's side. This has been for sale for sometime. BenT Sent from my mobile...
• RE: 91 Auto Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:58:46 -0500 (CDT)
  I forgot to add - the fluid level is OK, it looks clean and does not smell burnt. Tim Hannink Orlando, Florida 1991 Vanagon 1975...
• Re: Vanagon Westfalia motorcycle carrier
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:16:52 EDT
  ...Also, adding springs to the rear to raise the level defeats the rear proportioning valve function which uses the level to adjust pressure to...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:35:53 -0500
  ...Sep 8, 2009, at 6:50 PM, Karl wrote: > The coolant level sensor should definitely have an o-ring on it. The > sensor will...
• tranny oil level...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 13:11:59 -0500
  ...Later, I found another page that said the hole had been moved higher at part ###### but the fill level was left where it was...
• Re: checking oil on '90 vanagon gl
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 08:14:04 -0800
  ...Even then you will notice that the bottom of the stick and the top of the stick will have different levels... I just average...
• Re: A question that I couldn't find in the FAQ, or the archives...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:47:02 -0700
  ...In terms of what can happen, my understanding is that operating it off level will inhibit the flow of chemicals in tubes at rear...
• Re: Dipstick Blowing Out? Urgent.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 8 Oct 2013 06:28:33 -0700
  ...Check the oil when the van is perfectly level only. Check it several times, wiping the stick each time, until the measurement repeats the...
• Re: Gas/fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:54:27 -0800
  ScottTurbovan said:� "I expect Van Cafe sells new level senders too .. and those are all the same for all 2WD vanagons as far as...
• Never fill your oil to max mark!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 09 Jul 94 23:50:42 EDT
  ...oil level in my 90 Vanagon syncro and my 87 vanagon syncro. I use a VDO gague panel I had installed, which shows the...
• Robert's Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 13:42:41 -0500
  ...The sound level was only 77 dBspl A, with the microphone 1 inch away and facing the center of the windshield. You could actually...
• Re: help! overheating with maple syrup smell
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 19:34:08 -0800
  ...Get a cheap > > tester at the FLAPS and check the coolant for protection level. > > The 50/50 mix is good for about -34F, so...
• More Flashing Red Light mysteries
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:32:49 -0500
  Hi, I changed my coolant to prestone long life last September and all through the fall, cold winter and average spring the low level...
• Strange Things Happening
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 19:20:57 -0500
  ...Coolant level is up to snuff, no leaks. Do you think that the coolant level sensor is on the way out? But if so...
• Re: Engine Carrier installed: The Good Bad, and the ugly! --- ;^)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:45:32 -0400
  ...Bottom of carrier is off level, but drive train is level and mounts don't look stressed like they were before. It all looks...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 02:30:44 -0500
  I was unwittingly involved in a direct experiment indicating that higher oil levels create higher engine temperatures. Two weeks ago I was towing (with...
• Re: good tool set...
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:47:02 -0700
  ...This socket set is nice > https://www.amazon.com/Neiko-02443A-Complete-Shallow-38- > Piece/dp/B000HEC200 > > I have bought lots of different levels...
• measuring propane level in a tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 16 May 2005 09:12:31 -0600
  Determining the level of propane in a tank is harder than you might think. Propane boils at -44 degrees F; only the pressure in...
• Re: Shipping Dometic Fridge - This Side Up?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:45:04 -0400
  ...Operating the Dometic off level is not supposed to be as critical as thought. I think a big reason for poorly operating Dometics is...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, Help!
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Sat, 13 Aug 1994 08:25:01 -0700 (PDT)
  ...This first appears as a rising coolant > level in the overflow tank next to the oil dipstick. Next the > dashboard heater quits because it...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 17:18:02 -0700
  ...My 1983 ASI diesel camper has a propane tank from Manchester tank with a built-in level gauge. The gauge is made by the...
• Overfilling transmission fluid, ask daryl the washington insider on trannys
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:11:54 -0700
  ...If you have filled on level ground you are ok. If you have overfilled with the van at a slant. Might want to double...
• Re: How to Steal VW Vans Qu
  Historical mailing list - nick mcree
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 16:16:50 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Jim's reposonse to my "what's the matter with the centerfold" query was level-headed and correct. I stand corrected. Nick
• Re: Syncro Alignment
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 07:09:03 -0700
  My brother does his alignment with a couple of 4' levels, hasn't had any tire wear problems yet. Steve and Jo Ann Wacker...
• Re: Temp Gauge Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 12:17:46 -0700
  wouldn't this be a sure sign of bubble?? Chris Stann wrote: > > Did your coolant level drop under high-rpm conditions? I've seen...
• Power Steering Leak usual suspects?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 08:32:38 -0700
  My power steering fluid level declines about 6 ounces ever 2000 miles. I assume this is not normal. Any advice on the most likely...
• Re: Boiling radiator light and tailgate gas struts
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 7 Jun 95 10:47:10 PDT
  ...If the coolant level falls low enough (say leaky heads/gaskets) the contacts will be momentarily in air and will turn on the overtemp...
• Re: Oil on the rear window!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 20:12:23 PST
  ...When I change the oil and add the recommended 4.8 quarts the level is at the top mark.That means the lower mark...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 01:35:11 EDT
  ...My 1983 ASI diesel camper has a > propane tank from Manchester tank with a built-in level gauge. The gauge is > made by the...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:24:11 -0700
  ...put carrier on with only DS mount installed, used a bottle jack to bring PS of engine up to get things level, measured level...
• Re: Temperature gauge reading wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:11:08 -0500
  ...The switch simply > >monitors fluid level in the reservoir, not temperature. Overheating may or > >may not cause coolant loss, thus low level in the...
• Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 20:48:39 -0600
  ...The rest of the time, the low level sensor was bad, and simple replacement solve the problem. I have had to replace several of...
• Re: Coolant change
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:47:20 -0500
  ...John Rodgers <inua@hiwaay.net> > > > >You have to get the back end way up there..20 inches or so above level.. > >For me > >that...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:06:51 -0600
  ...Oil and ATF fluid levels read good, no change after 240 miles of farting around Flathead Lake. Leakage does not smell of gear oil...
• Just got a shipment from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:07:00 -0500
  ...Syncro Gas Tank Level Sender- $199 Syncro Gas Tank Level Sender Mounting Ring (stainless)- $99 Syncro Gas Tank Straps (stainless)- $275 Syncro Rear Brake...
• Water temp light gremlins....
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 20:22:21 EST
  ...The Temp gauge stayed at a normal level both times. After checking the levels and plugging and unplugging the sensor the light went out...
• Connecting Fuel Level Sender After Tank Is In
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 21:53:38 -0700
  Well, it's not quite possible to plug in the fuel level sender if the tank is in and bolted up. You can reach...
• Re: Engine Carrier installed: The Good Bad, and the ugly! --- ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:53:42 -0400
  ...Not much room to get down to take better pics. > >Bottom of carrier is off level, but drive train is level and mounts >don...