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Re: XCA tire Warning!!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:00:31 -0600
...by the time the body and interior was fitted to the chassis, the tires and suspension were almost overloaded ... and some were overloaded before...
Re: Torque wrench use
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Sun, 7 Nov 2004 11:39:48 -0500
...I would guess that many mechs who are experienced, ballpark the torque setting on feel, particularly on chassis work, which in turn allows them...
Re: The clock is still not going, despite ...
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:18:55 -0700
...My suggestion? Disconnect the + and ground foil tabs from the lugs on the rear of the clock and directly apply +12 and chassis to...
Re: How To Find Stuff in ETKA?
Historical mailing list - PB
Wed, 23 May 2007 12:03:08 -0700
...Engine and Chassis Nos. > > > in "Remarks" column. > > > 5. Forward sample or sketch showing measurements in case of parts > not > > > illustrated in parts list. > > > 6...
Re: Shocks again
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:14:23 -0700
...Carefully rotate with a wrench on the top nut in a loosening direction until the pipe wrench handle is against the chassis, then apply...
Re: and while we're at it ... (he's after the Unknowns again!)
Historical mailing list - Darren Lane
Tue, 13 Sep 94 12:04:38 MDT
...1968 converted kombi bus Right Hand Drive camperized in Devon England Chassis # 238117133 block # HO645601 Bought in early 80's in Calgary by my...
Re: 97 EV sightings
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Dec 1996 13:22:33 -0800
...They (Winnebago) ARE bringing in the VR6 EV, presumably w/ the cab and chassis; perhaps some resourceful soul can get ahold of one of...
Re: Westy subwoofers?
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:13:11 +0000
...syncro, but what happens >>if you put a sub outside the chassis between the tranny and the >>sheetmetal at the back of the under...
Re: Aux Battery
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 18:50:23 -0800
...The auxiliary battery's -ve post is connected to the chassis ground. Therefore when the engine is running, the auxiliary battery is charged along...
Re: SMOG CHECK WARNING IN CALIFORNIA FOR VANAGONS! (2)
Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 14:00:06 -0800
...in CA as I understand it means that > whichever of the chassis or > the engine is later rules - It has to meet the specs...
Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 14:23:43 -0700
...Also some have reported > improvement by adding a extra ground from the AFM to chassis. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@Q.COM> > > To...
Re: Dead Yellowtop house battery
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:00:43 -0700
...Sears and others have one that fits, it will be the same size as your chassis battery. Gel types are not true deep cycle...
Re: Parking brake actuator rod REMOVAL
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 7 Jul 2004 08:59:50 -0700
...The nylon guide is wedged into a small metal bracket that is welded to the chassis above the fuel tank. I believe you will...
Re: volvo into vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:42:31 -0400
...The newest AWD S40 is a real nice setup, with the same uber-tight C1 chassis that the new euro focus and mazda 3...
Re: Microfiche or Bentley (paper)
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:43:12 -0500
...cs.indiana.edu> wrote: >> Looked like $99 for a single vehicle/chassis type, there is a 12-CD >> set covering everything which is probably...
Fwd: Re: VW Part application guide needed LVC
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:17:09 -0500
...Well I searched in the old old old WAWD book and found 803-611-051A is audi 100 from 4/72 chassis # 21 289...
Re: a really cool VW
Historical mailing list
Thu, 1 Dec 1994 09:08:41 -0500
...Basically it was a bus on a bug chassis. Someone had converted >it into a camper, but most of the original interior was intact...
Re: '83 wasserboxer wiring harness melted!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 21:12:16 -0600
...are worn away, and short out to the metal of the chassis (the shelf). when this happens, the injector power relay overloads and the...
Re: AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:14:54 -0700
...Also, I think until recently most SUVs are classified as trucks and are on truck chassis/suspension. >>> David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> 07/30...
Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Apr 2004 (#2004-319)
Historical mailing list - jim reed
Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:38:55 -0700
...As well, Pleasure-Way is about to release another camper(Dodge Plateau) based on the Sprinter chassis. For more info see the respective web...
Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:20:28 -0800
...About the only thing that will destroy a chassis is untreated rust, or a severe collision. Everything else can be repaired, replaced, or maintained...
Re: Happy 30th birthday, my van
Historical mailing list - Scott William Ladley
Mon, 3 Nov 2014 16:48:16 -0500
...My friends read them to me. > One was something about a unfinished chassis date, and the other was the > finish the date. My 85...
Re: Happy 30th birthday, my van
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 3 Nov 2014 14:07:17 -0800
...One was something about a unfinished chassis date, and the other was the finish the date. My 85 was completed in September of 84...
Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:56:59 -0800
...Where does the brown > wire ground from the oxygen sensor(chassis harness). The Bentley indicates > a ground at #12 ground in engine compartment(left...
Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 4 Oct 2014 14:07:59 -0500
...But the sound itself did make me think it was engine, not chassis or drive system. It actually was more on the order of...
Re: What the Heck? Melted Heater Control Cable Housing - 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 17:43:59 -0700
...Lose a chassis ground and the throttle cable becomes the wire carrying lots of current when you go to start it. Makes it hard...
Re: Auto conversion to Manual?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 18 May 2007 10:47:23 -0700
...set up for an Auto? Is there anything specific to the chassis that > would make this especially difficult? I know a lot of changes...
Re: the vw crafter IS the sprinter. same vehicle.. different trim.
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:10:34 +1300
...Mind, most Sprinters here are cab/chassis (eg ambulances)... the LT is far more common as a unitary van. Hmmm... if there's a...
1986 Vanagon - parting out
Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 17:33:43 EST
...Engine is still mounted to the chassis. Rear bumper is dented but fixable; front bumper is perfect. Here is a sample of the most...
Re: A question about grounds...
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Thu, 7 Nov 2002 02:28:47 -0000
...One from each head to the block and from teh block to the car > chassis. > > matthew > > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting...
ECU firmware location
Historical mailing list - tinker man
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:43:11 +0200
...mapiing and mabe the timing is > >> infuanced > >> as well in my chassis dyno testing swaping out the Euro and USA > >> repatedly > >> showed 13 HP...
Re: Fridge LED light question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 3 Nov 2016 09:47:12 -0700
...I did add additional ground from fridge chassis to van body, but it was cleaning and reseating the multi prong connector to the indicator...
Re: It won't even start.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 1 Nov 1995 17:46:09 -0600
...It's something to do with the length of wire from the ignition switch to the starter, the chassis ground, and mystery. If you...
Re: Porsche 911 engine too powerful for a Vanagon?Syncro SVX Horsepower Junkies
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Sat, 12 May 2001 07:46:09 -0700
--- Andrew Grebneff wrote: > No way will a mere 200-odd hp overwhelm such a > good-handling chassis (I'm > serious). Mine had a 174hp...
Re: Reached 100k on the 84 Westy-What now?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:19:27 -0700
...Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > 240K on the 1985 chassis, 125K on MY rebuild of a 1.9l. (was a basket-case...
Re: Quality Inverters
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:16:43 -0300
...The Inverter (grounded to the chassis) is permanently mounted behind the drivers seat on the cabinet wall. The DC power comes in from the...
Re: Why convert? was Re: Inside a Subi engine EJ22
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:20:05 +1200
...The Mustang's chassis would be overwhelmed by 100hp. It's an ill-handling beast... and THAT's the reason for its accident record...
Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:17:09 -0800
Is it me or is there a bolt missing on the red bushing bracket to the chassis.... � Is that swaybar and link kit something...
Re: red&white wires, green&black wires, refer madness!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 21:58:16 -0400
...Brown wires from water pump and level sender connect together and thence to chassis same place as the reefer ground. Reefer relay (mounts under...
Re: temp gauge not working right...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:09:55 -0400
This is the temp gauge circuit. +12V--->panel regulator-->10V-->()()()()()-->/\/\/\/\/\-->chassis ground. ()()()()() is the heater inside the gauge that makes the needle move. It...
Re: Which battery terminal off first?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 16 May 2017 11:36:20 -0700
...This minimizes sparking, and the negative cable can be connected to the chassis instead of the battery so there is no sparking near the...
Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
Historical mailing list - C. Abney
Mon, 5 Dec 2016 10:26:45 -0800
...says the spindle diameter changed in 84 model year > production at chassis number E - 023827 so most 84 would have the later > bearing. Only...
holes in front wall of battery box.
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:51:23 -0300
...corner (next to where the battery ground cable bolts to the chassis. This hole looks like there may have been a cover or flange...
Re: Pigtail needed
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:11:07 -0500
...Get to that outer shield wire and with the ignition on check for voltage between it and the chassis. Should be real close to...
Re: SIGNOFF vanagon
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 21:09:47 -0400
...A end of life engine in a chassis that has at >>>>> >>>> least a quarter of a million miles. >>> >>>> It may look good but some...
Re: type IV still misses
Historical mailing list
Mon, 1 May 95 17:04:09 PDT
...Right after I installed the '78 motor in the '73 chassis I found that the EGR filter was rusted through in 4 places. I...
Re: Help!'84 Westy electrical short
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Tue, 28 Oct 1997 11:07:15 -0400
>Hello: > I need assistance in tracking down a 60 milli-amp (between battery neg. >post and chassis) short that kills my battery in 2...
Re: "Relayed" Headlights Out
Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 17:35:15 EST
...When your low beams are on, take a test light or volt meter and with one of the tester leads grounded to the chassis...
Re: towing damage by AAA, was:Better World Club vs. AAA.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 Dec 2006 22:55:00 -0500
...The bumper gets a nice curve as the two chassis rails get pulled together. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
Re: The mysterious 'Silver Socket'
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:44:32 -0400
...The metal one still gets warm, but at least > can sink the heat into the surrounding chassis where it's mounted. > > Powerlet Products web...
A little weeping at Clutch Slave Cylinder
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 1 Mar 2020 00:31:57 +0000
...miles. It's an 85 tintop, with 283,000 miles on chassis, and about 60,000 miles on a Subie 2.2 motor. Funny...
Re: Cooling fan not coming on
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:56:18 -0400
...Check for power between the one end terminal and the chassis. Jumping the two outer connections should give you high speed. The power and...
Re: Need 1982 coolant reservoir
Historical mailing list - jon
Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:06:45 -0700
...For example, the chassis of my '82 diesel westy was made in 1981. So, you need to look at the back badge (or the...
Re: Neil's from scratch motor swap...and pre-Friday ramble
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:24:29 -0700
...You could have some made at > a > race chassis shop for about $100 bucks...Just two bends in some steel > tubing > with plates welded...
Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:01:25 -0800
...way you worry mine could but even worse? A short to chassis in the wire to the switch would allow the pump relay to...
Re: bad ground on radiator fan motor
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:00:26 -0400
...I often add a dedicated > >> local ground wire but I drill a hole in the chassis nearby so anyone > >> working on the rad fan...
Re: Clutch change?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:00:56 -0700
...I think the exhaust might be better done with the motor in the chassis anyhow...the clearances are pretty tight for the exhaust routing...
Re: Loud and heavy popping noise up front
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:44:26 -0500
...the sheet metal > - but maybe in the suspension components or the chassis up front. I just > had my mechanic check this and he found...
re: What kind of bus do I have?
Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
Mon, 6 Nov 1995 10:50:51 -0500 (EST)
...vw micro-bus deluxe, LHD), Beige GRey/Sealing-wax Red > color, chassis # 761961 > I have the Mcode list from the latest NEATO newsletter, and...
Re: Question about Tires and Handling
Historical mailing list - Steve Tew
Tue, 2 Mar 1999 17:10:00 -0600
...even moderately gusty conditions, and a steady crosswind would cause enough chassis steer to fatigue me on a fairly short drive of only a...