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• Re: Diesel powered vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:48:03 -0400
  ...10' of Vanagon behind me, including the engine block. They're going to get the short end of that stick, for sure. > I did...
• Re: Are pop-up tops really necessary??
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:15:56 -0800
  ...This has the added advantage of blocking visibility from the back window (I dont even have to pull the curtains). During the day, gear...
• Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:24:05 -0400
  ...had to cut them each roughly in "half", though I cut one > "long" for the outside bend, and the other short for the inside...
• Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
  Historical mailing list - J. Naser Motlagh
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 20:45:25 -0600
  ...Well >balanced, and so smooth !!! > >(I still need to get of my A$$ and send the old short block back for my >core refund...
• EV Piston Slap
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 12:23:08 +0500
  ...This prompted them to take another look, and order a new engine block for my EV. They replaced it, everything covered by warranty. That...
• Re: Any tricks to removing sliding door rail cover?
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:42:30 -0400
  ...Then guide the upper block out, then pivot the door and slide the lower rollers out the rear. Be carefull; the door is heavy...
• Intermittent smoking and rough running.. Inline 4 conversion engine, long..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:51:46 -0800
  ...Continues for a short time, perhaps a minute, maybe a little less. White-ish smoke, but a bit blue, too.. This usually happens after...
• Re: Hard shifting - clutch mount bracket?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:09:57 -0800
  ...I don't believe in short shift kits at all. if it was a van I just bought ..and there was an issue with...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:33:57 -0700
  ...86 with the 2.1 also go a > larger throttle plate. > > However speaking of blockages a catalyst that is broken down into ta golf...
• Re: gerry's thermostat problem .... now in english!
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 11:37:00 CST
  ...There is no short term damage. Thermostat should be changed soon, though. Temperature gauge stays in red Thermostat valve is blocked in the "closed...
• Running on all three - the saga continues
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 06 Oct 1996 11:34:56 EDT
  ...Long block is $2450 and labor the rest. Parts will swap off of my current engine. Warranty is for 12 months. Any knowledge about...
• Re: low oil pressure/gas in oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 May 2004 17:56:44 -0400
  ...Things remained pretty much that way for about three weeks, then the light started coming on even after short drives. I checked the oil...
• Re: Vanagon-Eurovan Thanksgiving Goodwill
  Historical mailing list - dan kapeller
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:53:23 -0700
  ...for an AC compressor by-pass.  Our mechanic ordered a shorter belt, removed the compressor, and tied off the hoses.  I think...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 19:43:08 -0800
  ...you've offered up shortcuts from real time/world experience that Bentley doesn't include. so - I trust you to the point where I...
• Re: Phrydae: Super-computer soon to use water-cooled system for heating occupants
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:27:08 -0400
  ...occur, internal sensors would shut the machine down >> before >> causing a short circuit." >> >> Hey, I wonder why they don't just let it set...
• CV joint repacking-'85 West
  Historical mailing list - Ben Gabel
  22 May 1996 11:34:31 +0100
  ...Jack up the wheel in question, put in a safety stand, block the van wheels really well (check you cant push it off the...
• Short trip to Julian
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Sat, 20 Apr 1996 21:03:52 -0700
  ...Walked around a few blocks and then down the main street (walking around with a little kid can take a long time, and you...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:04:55 -0400
  Mike, You might think about finding a block heater for your van. I have a diesel dodge pickup that has about 4 gallons of...
• Re: Square Headlight Uprgade? Round, Square, Lighting Relays . . .
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:06:10 -0800
  ...one serious shortcoming: they leave the >>coil side >>of the relay unfused. I was fortunate enough to find a double relay block >>with two...
• 2.1 wbx oil tower, vent, function
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:59:23 -0700
  ...So when does that diaphragm do anything? Well… as far as I can tell the diaphragm is pulled down to block the bent tube...
• Re: subject Phrydae: Super-computer soon to use water-cooled system for heating occupants
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:49:23 -0500
  ...occur, internal sensors would shut the machine down >> before causing a short circuit." >> >> Hey, I wonder why they don't just let it set...
• it lives!! (too long)
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Tue, 01 Aug 95 09:28:29 EST
  ...the dealer says $2000 for a short block out of california. i say tow it back to my house. a weekend later myself and...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:48:35 -0800
  ...it looks like they all terminate at the multi > contact connector at engine block. Right. In my Vanagon I installed a ground farm from...
• Re: Resurrecting an 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:11:10 -0600
  ...The old > original hoses were all passed through on the engine so they rested on > the engine block, and were almost invisible. There was...
• '88 engine knock diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Eric
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:36:52 -0400
  ...It is a LOUD knock or rap that sounds like a hammer hitting the block. It is quite loud, maybe louder than a bad...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 22:41:04 -0900
  ...I did have it blocked off with cardboard. Thought about the curtain idea but figured the kids would complain if I did not share...
• Re: First breaker-bar of the summer!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 03:46:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...put a nice 10 foot cheater on it, and a lot of blocks to keep the car from rolling... !......................... The not so Keen one...
• Re: Free limited slip differential. Was: Locking differential..?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:32:52 -0500
  ...My 60 beetle with the Corvair cylinders jammed into the 40 hp block had the cable system in it and it did do some...
• Re: Cranks, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 14:18:34 -0800
  ...When you turn the key over a notch, the >fuel pump >gives a short burst (to prime the system?). When my wife turned the...
• Re: Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:59:20 -0500
  ...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: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:34:13 -0500
  ...I have even had people from dealerships farther south call to purchase block heaters, it seems that they were unaware the block heaters are...
• Selling 83.5 Westy Norfolk Virginia
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:20:58 -0500
  ...My short term memory is about shot which effects about everything because I often have a hard time remembering what I was thinking, reading...
• Re: Loose motor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:46:49 -0800
  ...I found the right side rear cast aluminum motor mount had sheered the mounting bolts right at the block..leaving the right side of...
• Re: Gas prices
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:35:02 -0800
  ...If you put "oil stored in tankers today" in the search block of http://www.news.google.com/ you can find more questions to...
• Re: Electric Water Pump (was: Re: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:24:01 -0500
  ...It also means I can mount both it and the res right next to the rack and have really short power steering hoses, and...
• Automatic Trasmission Question
  Historical mailing list - william landsman
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:34:30 -0700
  ...Tranny fluids do contain cleaning additives and if you have a blocked or sticky valve, it's possible it will work out as varnish...
• Re: 2nd battery relays & the Hella in particular
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 01:27:05 EST
  ...For the detail, filter out the shorter anecdotal diatribes and read the lengthier discussion (this exasperated comment is not directed to Dave, but to...
• Re: Re
  Historical mailing list - Jon
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 20:31:07 -0400
  ...longer studs for bell housing, or shorter I can't rem.,two diff. axle shafts, one is longer, flex plate,and somebody correct me...
• Re: Eurovan engines...was: Re: Which is it?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:18:05 -0800
  ...Wed, 10 Dec 2003 07:05:21 -0500 Robert, IIRC, you are using the later 2.0 short block with a counter flow head...
• Re: Chrome Rear Bumper Needed - (regular chrome w/rubber strip...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:59:15 -0600
  ...Don't try to do much at once. >> >> A whack with a block of wood to spread the hammer blow also works >> well. Get...
• Re: At long last finally and looking at lots of little problems to come
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 14 Dec 2016 18:14:01 -0800
  ...Note, the upper bolts need to be shortened or the hinge will interfere with them. Regarding the paint, the original paint Westfalia used on...
• Problems that need solutions...
  Historical mailing list - J.T. & Kathy Walsh
  Sat, 31 May 1997 22:00:06 -0500
  ...If this is true, I have to assume that there is a blockage somewhere. There is a vent valve on top of the tank...
• Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 21:15:25 -0700
  ...Monday, May 31, 2010, 9:35 PM hi again, short trips are hell on engines. You should be able to take only short trips...
• Re: Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a New Project
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:43:37 -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: update on oil spray problem
  Historical mailing list - Brad Hopp
  Tue, 27 Sep 1994 15:46:19 -0700 (PDT)
  ...terse. * piston height must be measured when installing new pistons or short block and head gasket selected.(sic) it goes on to list to...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light and Alarm after oil change
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 15:05:40 +0000
  ...Well, there are a few solutions, block > heater, heated garage, > 5w50 or 0w50 synthetic oil, start it up with your 10w30 then > drain and...
• Re: oil pressure -- next round
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 18 May 2007 00:53:25 -0300
  ...I must admit to failings short term as a lerker and contributor I did my best to quickly reread the thread and to sumerize...
• On the Subject of Turbo's, Oil Pans and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:49:08 EDT
  ...This means that the static oil level will be higher into the block at the front than at the rear. In the drawing of...
• warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 08:15:58 -0800
  ...Seems to me that the head bolts are shorter when it is cold and the antifreeze water mixture becomes more dense(temperatures below freezing...
• Re: '84 Westy air-cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 00:37:10 -0500
  ...To make a long story >short, I was towed a couple of hundred miles to my destination. VW >mechainic here said I had a...
• photos of alternator repair
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:53:16 -0700
  ...we wasted a tap > cut it shorter to fit in behind the coolant pipe and after first tap we cut the bottom to crete...
• Re: Clues to the cold start/running problem- my test
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 19:22:51 -0500
  ...Each >time it took a few cranks longer to start. > >I took it for a short test drive down the block. I was in...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:14:06 -0800
  ...First you have to devise a way to block the outside air intake, then you need to provide a passage for recirculating air back...
• Dometic fire alert (at least for the 182B)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Anyway, the 8A fuse (behind the driver's seat) was blown and the circuit was shorted. In reviewing the wiring diagram, I surmised that...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 12:57:43 -1000
  ...feels blocked >>> from accessing second or fourth and if I apply pressure I get the unhappy >>> sound of gears grinding. I shortened up the...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:24:22 -0700
  ...short #6 wires with a Surepower 1314 > between the alternator and the battery, and ran #6 between the neg post > and the engine block...
• Re: [VB] Re: Westy Front Seatbelt Extension/Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 May 2007 22:21:42 -0700
  Yep, this was a VERY short-lived thing called the Seat Belt Interlock Relay system prevalent on 74 Beetles, Ghias & 412s. Never appeared on...
• Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:16:22 -0500
  ...However if you really can get a long block with under > 10K miles for the prices Jim was talking about then you really have...
• Re: 3 weeks of beach driving/trip report short
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 16:16:17 -0500
  ...There was a very old wreck there at one time that was loaded with huge blocks of Greek marble - the marble was still inside...
• Re: G60 motor in an '88 westy
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 20:21:13 -0500
  ...The g-ladder is expensive and relatively short-lived in my experiences. A $50 junkyard turbo has served me very well. The Garrett rebuild...