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• hesitations...
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:49:56 EST
  ...once in a while i'll push in the gas and it will wait a little bit before moving. any suggestions as to what...
• How Come? (It's still Friday)
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 15:27:33 -0400
  ...When you finish writing something to the List and proof read it for errors and correct your errors then push that little "send" button...
• How to remove armrests..
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Tue, 9 May 2000 14:45:17 +0900
  ...between the seatback and the arm rest rusts, and it doesn't move. Push or pull? Thanks, Yoshi@87Westy dolphin@mars.netspace.or.jp
• starter
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wilke
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 20:44:21 +0000
  Bad starter in Phoenix--and no hills for push starts. Anyone know a good mechanic for a Syncro in the Phoenix area? We had...
• Re: How hard can YOU push a Westy? fish bowl
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:15:53 -0700
  .... Did you use a Fram oil filter or Mann? Or some other brand?.. Neither, they were using one of the old Franz Toilet Paper...
• need help w/ cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:08:10 -0500
  ...I've tried pushing in the tabs but before I put more force into it I wanted to check. Thanks in advance JFF
• Parts needed: '87
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sun, 4 May 2008 16:46:26 -0400
  ...Coolant overflow tank Windshield washer fluid tank Windshield washer pump Rear hatch lock cylinder and pushbutton Power mirror switch Power window switches Anyone have...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:54:02 -0800
  ...of the shelf, directly under the crossbar, and be used to push the top up? Madeline --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them...
• Re: ISO : rocker arm shaft carrier
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18:58:27 -0700
  ...I have dozens of spare push rod tube sealsas well, and push rod tubes On 9/8/2013 6:17 PM, MICHAEL H wrote...
• Broken hydraulic lifter '86 Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 15:13:57 -0800
  ...up way too far and pushed on the valve far enough to cause the spring to bind; thereby pushing out on the head, causing...
• VERY high idle when starting
  Historical mailing list - Tim Belanger
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:23:42 EST
  ...As soon as it is started it sounds like the gas pedal is pushed to the floor all the way. I have not told...
• Re: a simple question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:45:28 -0700
  Pull it toward you. Pushing it away activates the rear wiper and washer. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave C." <vinniethe85vanagon@MAC.COM> To...
• The Project Advances: Update
  Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:56:47 -0700
  Hi all, Well, last Friday we pushed the '84 (with an '88 nose) out of the garage, turned it around and pushed it nose...
• Re: Leaking Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:11:24 -0600
  >From: "Hans Achter" >You don't need to remove the heads to change the pushrod tube seals on the >vanagon engine. The >tubes can...
• FS Some Rare VW Parts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:38:33 -0500
  ...One Pushrod Tube > Does anyone have a single pushrod tube they would > give/sell me for cheap? One of mine has a badass > dent...
• question before I remove the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 18 May 2005 12:48:20 -0400
  ...Before, when lighting the fridge, I would follow the directions and when I pushed the button for gas mode, the light would flicker, I...
• Fw: Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:45:41 -0800
  ...When the knob is PUSHED IN the rear diff. locks >> and with it pulled out the AWD works. I deduced this by lighted >> Transmission...
• Re: Got the Drips :-(
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:13:23 -0700
  ...or any of the 8 ends of the 4 push rod tubes could be leaking, or a push rod tube itself could be leaking...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 7 May 2009 22:41:33 -0500
  The parts places have been pushing NGK plugs around here for years. I believe the big guys are being paid to push NGK just...
• Re: "Bump Start" stories
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 09:13:10 -0500
  ...To get it started again the other two would jump out (no roof of course - just jump out) and push the car until the...
• Push rod cover mod that works for coolant drain
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:08:04 -0700
  ...1/2 inch exposed, and guess at a spot between the pushrod tubes. You can stick a long hex wrench right up to the...
• Loose stub axle?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 00:29:29 -0500
  ...While reinstalling the CV's I pushed everything back togedda just like I found it and everything seems to be working so far (he...
• Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:54:58 -0400
  ...The engine had failed due to overheating and one of the valve stems had frozen to its guide causing that push rod to bend...
• Re: We've lost another one....
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:35:19 -0400
  ...He was the one who pushed me to get my EG33 project off the ground. Sudhir Desai
• Re: Storing Westy for 8 months
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:55:36 -0500
  ...trapped inside the city water connection- use a pencil eraser to push the check valve in, see if you get a dribble. George/ATL
• Re: ergonomics
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 18:28:31 EDT
  I found the hands hanging over the wheel with the bulk of the body pushing forward to be most comfortable for long distance driving...
• Part wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Aug 97 09:25:17 -0700
  I need the tailgate lock/pushbutton that goes with the central door lock system. Mine has a normal lock (with nothing for the solenoid...
• Re: Can't get table to come out
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Kweder
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 19:26:46 EST
  ...All you need is a good push on the bottom end. I recomend just keep trying. Kevin 1991 Vanagon Carat [text/html]
• um..Dash lightbulb removal
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 14:06:14 -0800
  Ok.. this sounds easy enough. But I cant figure it out. Push/Pull twist what? Its the light bulb that illuminates the tach, from...
• Re: Black oxide finish on stainless steel
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 22 May 2007 14:43:53 -0700
  ...why not just go to your local VW parts counter and get replacements for the original plastic push retainers, no screws to mess with?
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:24:59 -0400
  > No kidding! And I really don't think the covers aid engine cooling in any > way. :-) > > -- That was my concern about changing to Stainless...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:38:45 -0500
  ...The brakelight wire is black/red stripe. > > Using a straight pin, push the pin into the wire. Push through the > insulation and aim for...
• heating project..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 19 Apr 2017 08:56:02 -0700
  ...the hot coolant will run thru the A/C core and the warm air will be pushed to the front the same way as...
• Re: Will a full size mattress fit in a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:21:06 -0500
  ...Then it pushed in from behind pretty easily until it hit the folded down seat. (rear cushion was already removed.) back inside for some...
• scary cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Sun, 11 May 1997 15:12:46 -0600
  ...The problem is this- when the clutch is pushed in the cruise control is supposed to detect a rapid increase in RPM's and...
• Re: Blaupunkt San Jose
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:55:50 -0400
  Brent, Any single space DIN deck will fit, but you may need to heat the blower housing with a heat gun and push it...
• Re: Friction
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:25:16 -0700
  ...The clutch should be pushed in to engage or change gears, then let out. Or hold it down the last 15 seconds before a...
• "Rrrr, rrrrr, rrrr..skritch skritch...rrr rrr " (speedo noise?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:19:47 -0700
  ...So should I just 'push harder'...? Get a bigger "Pliers"? Is there more than one type of 'push-on' speedo cable or instrument? Is...
• (long)Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:49:09 -0700
  ...the people pushing for DRL is the insurance industry... and since the insurance industry works strictly by statistics and risk tables, it is the...
• Re: Diff lock in a 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 08:38:48 -0700
  ...Its connected to the "button" via a pin, and pushes it in or out when vacuum is applied to one of two ports. I...
• Re: Push button switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:22:33 -0800
  ...scott On 11/28/2012 11:32 PM, HotelWestfalia wrote: > I would like to install a push button switch on the firewall to start...
• Re: Fridge, keeps blowing out and backfires durring ignition
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:34:39 -0700
  ...I start sparking >> *as soon* as I push yellow button. > > If you spark on every stroke of the air pump starting just before you...
• Re: Weep No More For Me
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:02:14 -0000
  ...Actually, the pump is straining to push coolant uphill because the coolant turns around and goes back down hill and pulls the equal amount...
• Brake help needed
  Historical mailing list - Steven Edmundson
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 15:26:45 -0700
  ...Now when I push the pedal it rapidly falls to the floor a the while making a kind of wooshing sound (like brake fluid...
• Re: removing speedo meter needle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 23:29:29 -0400
  ...just push it down? > > dan >
• passenger side lock- while we're at it!
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:09:35 EST
  ...Is the passenger side supposed to be lockable by pushing down the knob and closing the door? Mine won't. Any input? Coop [text...
• transmission, entering first
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 19:35:23 EDT
  Does anyone on the list know what I have to adjust on the shift linkage to enter first easily? I have to push down...
• Re: [T2] Simple Question (push rods)second time around
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 06:24:49 -0800
  Thanks for the replies, I got what I needed to know, thank you to all that replied. Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find...
• ok, you gotta see this! :) stretched beetle limo!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:58:46 -0600
  ...can't imagine that poor little engine actually pushing that thing with people in it! joel
• adjusting clutch master cylinder rod
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 17:20:57 -0800
  ...but I have failed to get my hand up to the pushrod nut. Is there a way to do this without removing the entire...
• Re: Had to get towed last night
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:57:09 -0600
  ...happy woman. > > > > Are they ever? Mine is used to tow jobs-just doesn't like to push! Tom B.-they just want real cars
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:50:14 -0500
  Thanks Mike. Yes, making a hole would be a good idea. Draining the head was what lead to removing the parts in the first...
• Re: Difference between Sachs, Luk HD, Luk Premium?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:06:49 -0400
  ...I found that the clutch in my Syncro which is supposed to be the HD (I didn't buy it) is easier to push...
• DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:24:11 -0800
  ...To get the band off, I had to push it to the bottom of the cylinder until I could push the ear of the...
• Re: Replacing pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:56:07 -0400
  Oh *&@#...I just ordered the non-collapsable pushrod tubes on purpose, but I don't want to remove the head. I'll spare you...
• Re: One other dumb question, removing air control sliders
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:56:30 -0600
  ...Then, putting them back together, slide the face over the levers without pushing it into place. Slip the knobs over the levers as they...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 20:35:54 -0500
  ...com> wrote: > Back in the day, the accepted practice for rejuvenating pushrod tubes on an > aircooled vw was to roll it on a table...
• Re: Beyond Vanagon-Keeping older vehicles!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:05:44 -0500
  ...I expect that after all this >the engine has to say no more but I will try to push it to at least 275K...
• Re: Wiper/Washer Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:13:46 -0400
  You forgot push for the rear wiper (if equipped) and push and hold to activate the rear wiper washer. On Jul 8, 2008, at...
• Re: repair of city water utility door
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:22:04 -0700
  ...So, I tried to push mine in but something was wrong. the door was bulging out at the top. a moment later a spring...