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• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (even long-er)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 23:23:12 -0700
  Like everybody else, I also want to raise my syncro high enough to touch the clouds, and I follow the discussion with great interest...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Group discount - Vanagon high tops
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:50:25 -0700
  ...Group discount - Vanagon high tops Okay... david... what does the high top westfalia and the 'poly-roof' look like? the pics please... that reimo...
• Re: affordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 09:38:50 -0700
  That makes sense as the 2nd speed on the large fan motor setup uses all the support circuitry that high speed used on the...
• Re: again sucessful-3 months as a Snowbird, Vanagon trip report-Long
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:38:33 -0700
  ...in Dec. �Traveled through the High Desert of Oregon, fully loaded, enjoying the tailwind and the uncrowded highways of late fall/early winter. �The...
• Re: side window security
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:58:12 -0400
  ...You want to make the piece thick enough to force the window too step up as high as it can, when closing. This make...
• Re: Lights out last night.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:42:42 -0500
  ...Luckily- If I hold the high beam/low bram switch I get high beams. The taillights work fine. Full moon last night and living...
• Fwd: Re: Re: Radiator thermo switch
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:29:27 -0500
  ...I wasn't even sure the gage itself would go that high. Well, just at that point the high fan kicked in. As I...
• EV engine options
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:01:41 -0700
  ...The specs for the VR6 and TDI engines are taken from EV Westfalia for pop tops (Panel/Bus) and fibre high roof (high roof...
• here's How to Wire Headlights with Relays for Higher Wattage Bulbs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:41:16 EST
  ...chris ----------------------------snip------------------------- How to Wire Headlights with Relays for Higher Wattage Bulbs Parts you need to do this: 2- 40 Amp Relays 4- Rolls...
• High Country Bus Festival July 24-27
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:29:31 -0400
  Here's another plug for High Country Bus Festival from July 24-27 in our new location in Crumpler, NC The Campground is on...
• Re: Vanagon rear lights and the pathetic headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:15:07 -0500
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=179098 <http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=179098&highlight=lens+clea ning...
• Re: Mileage ?
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 20:05:22 -0000
  28-25 Motorway, 20-23 city 1985 1.9L (Unleaded Petrol) Hightop Transporter. 70k miles 60mph/100kmph. Loaded with 3 weeks holiday camping equipment...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 15 May 2007 15:22:25 -0600
  ...Note that the Interstate MTP-91 is 6.88" high. The group 41 is 6.63". A while back folks got excited over the...
• Cold weather issue - super high idle
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Mon, 13 Nov 2023 12:50:14 +0000
  ...car should be off the road for the season in a next couple of weeks, so not a high priority issue, but vexing nonetheless 😀
• Re: Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:48:45 -0800
  ...It seems like a high idle (the valve) kicks in when the temp gets down to 40 and below level on my 2.1...
• Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Mon, 18 May 2009 20:13:14 -0300
  ...http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/6248.shtml This site lists a standard Vanagon at 16 city, 18 highway, 17 combined. SO my 'issue...
• Re: 1989 Vangon High -Top for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:41:52 EST
  ...some work.$4500 OBO..828-242-1389 > > > > what make was the high top again? and what kind of interior? your in NC right? chris...
• Re: AC wiring question ('84)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 10:58:44 -0600
  t bill wrote: > > When the high speed fan comes on the compressor is turned off. I'm > trying to get it to stay on...
• Vanagon high roofs
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 07:34:36 -0800
  ...They indeed offer 8 different high roofs for the Vanagon. Unfortunately they don't have them listed on their web site. The roofs list...
• RE: Interesting item on eBay web site item#1600360780: VW Joker Westfalia Wohnmobil o. T�V f�r 1.-DM
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sun, 27 May 2001 13:21:22 -0700
  ...I have been driving a fixed high roof Vanagon for over 14 years and I find high winds are not appreciably more troublesome than...
• High Altitude Problems -'90 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:29:49 -0400
  Can the Digifant system be reset for high altitude operations? I thought there was supposed to be altitude correction, but on my recent vacation...
• Is this the dreaded "bucking"???
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 19:09:03 -0400
  Hi gang, When my van is moving at high revs ---- and particularly high revs up a hill --- it has a tendency to "hesitate", sort...
• Operating Tempertures anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:33:24 EDT
  ...I am getting near 200 degrees in the crossover pipe, and have measured the bottom fins of the block at as high as 210...
• Re: about the "Best Oil" to use in our WaterBoxer
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:51:06 -0400
  ...Westfalia Nothing short of genius Stan --- I'm getting some high-temp/high-gloss white engine enamel for another project, I'll be painting...
• Re: Who has the highest mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:33:39 -0800
  300,169km 84, 1.9L Vanagon still ticking! --- "Jones, Dustin" <dujones@STATE.PA.US> wrote: > Just out of curiosity, who has the highest mileage...
• Re: REPOST after List hiccup (AC high pressure line adaptor valve VAG 1637?)
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:57:26 -0500
  Check A/C line pressures???? High pressure truck tire gauge!!!! The number to call "BR 549" Howard >but none of them around here have...
• 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:30:39 -0500
  ...Any problem with this? Yes, the new ones are high pressure rated for fuel injection systems. No leaks, either. Thanks all-- Geza
• Re: Price of Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:27:09 -0800
  > Conversions will not be appraised as high in my experience. > Stock will be the highest. Aye, particularly when they have to saw a hole...
• High Beam Lens Needed
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:10:48 -0800
  I just noticed the high beam lens on the right-hand side got nailed by a rock, so I am putting it out to...
• Re: Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:59:32 -0700
  IMHO the 80/100 combination is a bit high, esp on my Syncro which has the SA grille installed and the inner 100w high...
• Re: REPOST after List hiccup (AC high pressure line adaptor valve VAG 1637?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 08:58:29 -0500
  ...REPOST after List hiccup (AC high pressure line adaptor valve VAG 1637?) > I posted this question just before the list went down. > > My R...
• Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:50:49 -0700
  ...The pressure in the bearing is extremely high. Oil is easily forced out fast when the crank is turning. With higher viscosity oil pressure...
• Electrical question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Mon, 30 Jul 2018 12:05:32 -0400
  ...Headlights had a very momentary blink on high beam when hitting PennDot approved bumps. (PennDot makes bumps from potholes) Last week when returning from...
• Re: 83 westy overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Nov 94 11:06:05 +0100
  ...While doing= =20 this, you should pay more attention to high temperature of the coolant and= =20 strictly avoid high temps. T.S. 83...
• pop-up vs. high top
  Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:45:24 -0700
  ...get myself another westy! I have a question for all you high top drivers out there, just how squirrelly are these guys on the...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:25:48 ADT
  ...Should the 2.1 engine be running on the higher octane or is it ok to run on the regular 87? And btw I...
• 1984 For sale
  Historical mailing list - finalcut
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 16:08:27 -0500
  ...Runs well at the moment, but in the summer it had that stutter problem when warmed up at high speeds on the highway. Maybe...
• air conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:26:43 -0400
  ...My a/c stops blowing cool air everytime the cooling fan kicks in high speed. I checked the archives, looked at a couple of...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:06:53 -0800
  From the picture it looks like the high beam halogen bulb is about 10mm from centre in the horizontal plane. Indeed that will change...
• Re: Speaker Wire Polarity?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:02:37 -0600
  ...Among > these is > the speaker's sensitivity - a measure of how loud it will play with > a given > amount of power (the higher the...
• Re: headlight bulb question...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:47:34 -0700
  ...They come on only when the high beams are on. The outer lights (headlights?) are dual wattage, for high and low beam. The outers...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:07:20 -0700
  ...I > appears that when I pull up on the lever for high beams I'm getting nothing, > all four ('90 Westy) lights out, not...
• High-Speed Internet & Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:29:47 EST
  Check this photo out form Monday's Ottawa Citizen ! <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/graphics/misc/highspeedinternet.jpg"> http://members.aol.com...
• Re: Gah. Inspections
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:01:15 -0700
  ...Just add in another relay the opens the circuit when the high beams are lit. Square D stuff will be available from your local...
• Fan vibration fixed...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:53:17 -0700
  This summer I had the cooling fan on the Westy kick up to high speed a couple times while climbing slow steep roads in...
• Re: Vanagon high-roof sighting
  Historical mailing list - John P. Golden
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:53:50 -0800
  ...The higher center of gravity is an illusion, as the weight remains low. With the extra weight of the Syncro transmission (AWD), and the...
• Re: Fan noise?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:39:36 -0400
  ...My fan is very loud and can be felt thru the floor when on high speed. I recently rigged up a switch to manually...
• Re: Interstates are boring
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:16:33 -0500
  We almost always avoid interstate highways. On our recent near 6k mile trip from Oklahoma to Washington and around about in the NW and...
• Not overheating, but maybe not "right"...opinions sought...
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:31:42 -0400
  ...When cruising on the highway, the needle comes into the BOTTOM (read cool side) of the gauge at 90 degree heat running at about...
• Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 11:29:23 EDT
  The older vans do not have a high pressure cut off unfortunately. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC> On Sat, 11 Jul...
• Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:04:38 -0700
  ...I had a nagging "high" pressure warning issue that AFAIK, was due to a corroded section of brown wire from switch to white connector...
• FW: AC and rad fan connection
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:17:22 -0400
  Yes, when the a/c head pressure get too high. Such as when idling in traffic with little air flow removing the generated heat...
• Re: Customs Fee Very High?
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 10:44:37 +0200
  ...Customs Fee Very High? Date: Saturday, 6. September 1997 15:25 >The price is as shown: > >fender lips (3 kg) DM 320.00 $ 177...
• Re: URL for info on LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:20:17 +0200
  ...Radtke" wrote: > Radio Shack sells a blue LED that's way brighter than whatever the Vanagon > high beam indicator is. I used one for...
• Re: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:43:55 -0800
  Matthew, On my high mileage engine the light will flicker if the oil is too thin. I run mineral based 20w-50 oil and...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:25:17 -0400
  ...Manual says max of 2400 - would this high resistance cause no spark, or just very weak spark? Anybody know anywhere in San Francisco that...
• Early wESTY SOLID TOP REPLACEMENT, AS IN HIGH TOP
  Historical mailing list - CLARKE
  Thu, 3 Apr 1997 17:36:56 -0800 (PST)
  Has anyone ever replaced the aftermarket Westy "high Top" solid non collapsing roof with a lower fiberglass two piece conventional top with the canvas...
• Re: Propylene glycol (Sierra)
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wigley
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 08:45:31 -0800
  ...s >specifications.) >- Freezing temperature of these coolants is 10-20 percent higher than >ethylene glycol-based coolants. > >For these reasons, Mazda recommends the use...
• RE: MPH and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 May 97 03:41:52 UT
  ...70 MPH will get the oil temp up to about 260F or higher. Dennis -----Original Message----- >From: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu On Behalf...
• Re: is return to tank high pressure line?
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 19:22:39 EDT
  >>Is the return line to the gas tank on an 83.5 Westy a high pressure line? Not on my 84 wasserboxer. I've...