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• Re: Get GPS system ditch these Atlas was ..Re: For the Newbies - Vanago
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:50:25 -0700
  ...On the hillside, narrow winding short streets, lots of trees, lots of traffic and stop signs. The GPS totally failed, only got there when...
• Re: 80 Westy Engine Fire - Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 May 2003 08:20:59 -0700
  ...I have a very good rebuilt long block engine for $1300.00 + about $80.00 freight by Fast Forward freight if you want it...
• Re: TRACTION ABUSE re.fr.difflock etc
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 13:11:28 +0100
  ...That is, when you pull the diff lock switch, block one tire, and turn the other tire, the diff lock should engage before you...
• Re: Replacing thermostat on 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:27:07 -0500
  ...the gasket to > the water pump and that short length of hose to the engine block? > > Mind you I'm not angry at the...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 May 2014 21:30:57 -0400
  ...It's possible the filter (a short version "similar" to the specified one since I added the 86 and up oil cooler to a...
• Fw: Advancing timing for more power, was: Boston Bob's web site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 4 May 2002 08:45:01 -0400
  ...The reason I say short term is that the abnormal combustion does increase the engine head and piston temp if allowed to continue. the...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 23:50:14 -0700
  ...Most power amps have the 11 meter band blocked. They need 50 watt drive so my CB can't drive them anyway. I always...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:41:37 -0400
  ...Yes some stop leak may fix that leak for now but that can also clog other partially blocked passages. Many folks now complain about...
• Re: 2.4 WBX longblock Go westy style
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:00:46 -0500
  ...Not that i would critic such a piece of art but beware! Here is a short story, me, Hans and Frank.c fixed a...
• Digitool saves the day
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 06:25:08 -0800
  ...The road was narrow and there was no shoulder so he was stuck blocking half the road. His engine had just stopped and would...
• Turbos, exhaust manifolds and engine mounts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:13:18 EDT
  ...The turbo inlet now faces the block requiring a short radius coupling. In my configuration, the exhaust downpipe from a SAAB 900T fits perfectly...
• SyncroBeast - she runs - the reason why
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 22:56:08 -0500
  ...Corrosion again. * Something in the Alternator shorted hard. Not sure what, suspect corrosion, but it's not there now. This is what killed the...
• Re: '88 engine knock diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:21:58 -0400
  ...The oil pressure light goes out shortly after > start > and stays out at idle, though the engine hasn't had the chance to > completely...
• Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:59:52 -0700
  ...had to cut them each roughly in "half", though I cut one > > "long" for the outside bend, and the other short for the inside...
• semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:45:07 -0400
  ...The short version is that the rebuilder had the van twice, >and for a long time both times. > >When I got it back a...
• Re: 90 Multivan auto locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:00:20 -0500
  ...All I seem to have above that are big square blocks that 'plug' in. I've tried unplugging these to see if it stops...
• Re: engine dies while driving - possible causes?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:05:33 -0600
  ...Last week I figured I should check it - took her > out on a short errand, no problems. > > Then yesterday morning before heading to DC...
• Re: Who has the highest mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:34:27 -0800
  ...short block. Had the heads done at 135,000, and they have been leaking again for years. Got a new engine from Boston Bob...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:00:58 -0700
  ...I nail 2x4 blocks on the top near each end of the 4x4. These act as wheel chocks so the van can't roll...
• Re: Syncro Springs vs 85 Springs
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:35:16 -0800
  ...They didn't compress > enough and topped out the shorter travel suspension. The result was a > stiff ride with no negative suspension travel. I...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:25:28 -0800
  ...The Seattle area has three VW dealers, one four blocks from the University of Washington campus. They all sold a lot of campers over...
• Re: Roof rack for kayaks on 91 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 16 May 2010 22:33:26 -0230
  ...My boat is 19 feet - are your boats long or short? Probably it's best to think of the distance in terms of what...
• Re: Another warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 21:14:12 -0800
  ...A short, gentle warm up, particularly in cold weather, helps get the oil flowing. But why does my VW Owner's Manual say, "Warm...
• Re: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:32:51 -0400
  ...of some sort of blockage - dirt, rust, or a kink somewhere. > There is no doubt that this will shorten the lifespan of the pump...
• Re: Square Headlight Uprgade? Round, Square, Lighting Relays . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 11:41:27 -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...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 18:31:58 -0700
  ...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: Council Bluffs Update
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:42:49 -0500
  ...I left Euro West, got less than two blocks and the battery light was back on plus the steering got very stiff. I knew...
• Re: Resurrecting an 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:06:56 -0800
  ...The old > original hoses were all passed through on the engine so they rested on > the engine block, and were almost invisible. There was...
• Re: Ladies and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 21:52:10 -0700
  ...I drove it around the block and it confirmed what I already knew this was not a reflection of who I was or something...
• Re: Volvo reliability , Bah Humbug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 12:33:59 -0700
  ...It is an aluminum block. Wet liners do stand up in the block, and 'float' at the top ....yeah, pretty sure ....it's not...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:34:35 -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...
• List of stuff for sale in Vallejo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 18:49:22 -0700
  ...gland nut because I had loosened it to open up the short block, but didn't and..... drove 25 miles, banged out the dowel...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:04:18 -0400
  ...Why wouldn't it be broken? > > > > Flickering light -- loose wire shorting out the Pressure switch? Is it > normally open? Normally closed? Ahh, I don...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant : measurements for drilling drain holes in the covers while on the vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:36:53 -0500
  ...I would also find a longer 6mm allen head shank for the socket to extend up into the cavity, as the short 6mm's...
• Re: Am stuck in a wheel chair (not a funny post and its not friday...)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:10:56 -0500
  ...Fortunately, the emergency service was one block down the street and they were there in moments. Additionally, the hospital was only a couple of...
• Hard shifting - clutch mount bracket?
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:51:16 +0000
  Im trying to diagnose hard shifting in a 91 Vanagon Manual with short shift kit and shifter extension handle. Tranny would have less than...
• Re: Council Bluffs Update
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:42:42 -0700
  ...I left Euro West, got less than two blocks and > the > battery light was back on plus the steering got very stiff. I knew...
• Re: FS : 91 Carat 4sp in SC ...explanation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:25:27 EST
  ...In short, I need a 4wd. I looked for a syncro. The only ones I could find within 300 miles had well over 200k...
• Installing VDO Oil Pressure Sender
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 20:38:00 -0800
  ...It simply screws into the engine block. However, it is in a very tight spot and the after market .5 Bar VDO Oil Senders...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:33:04 -0500
  ...I will drive three short blocks and then sometimes have a very long wait (over a minute or more) at a stop sign for...
• Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:50:30 -0500
  ...Well balanced, and so smooth !!! (I still need to get of my A$$ and send the old short block back for my core refund...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 May 2011 16:23:39 -0700
  ...I'm not 'that worried' about the two hoses being joined in the short term. sure .hot coolant bypasses the radiator, and don't...
• Re: Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:34:48 -0500
  ...I was mostly working > from the sides and below on the block, trans and diff. > > I think I just have a tedious chore ahead...
• Re: Hot Cat
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:34:30 -0800
  ...Next morning I replaced it with a spare and put new plugs in cleaned > the grounds at the engine block. Fire it up and...
• Re: Idle Vanagon Question - upgrading engine
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:21:23 +0000
  ...that you will find many who have done it in that >short time period. I've been reading the Subaru list a long time...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:10:53 -0800
  ...A minor detail, but for me was a major stumbling block. The first clue from Scott helped, and I finally put the puzzle together...
• Re: Seattle secrets and an oil filler tube
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:25:55 -0800
  ...I've tried hitting it with a rubber mallet/block of wood (risking bending the metal part of the tube out of wack), cutting...
• Re: Get engines??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 10:50:37 -0500
  ...Most likely they are GEX built with new short block and heads. VW does not sell "new" complete engines for vehicles so most new...
• Re: Phrydae: Super-computer soon to use water-cooled system for heating occupants
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:49:53 -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...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 04:15:17 -0400
  ...Most power amps have the 11 meter band blocked. > They need 50 watt drive so my CB can't drive them anyway. > > I always...
• Re: Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:39:20 -0500
  ...You have the advantage with your terminal block as you can pull fuses one at a time till you get close to 0 volts...
• Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 07:13:25 -0800
  ...So, something is drawing some juice and making that coach battery go flat, but I don't know how to run down that short...
• Re: Gerry Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 20:27:33 -0800
  Ron at Bus Depot has offered to make a sizeable donation if other members donations fall short of the target. I (Fast Forward and...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:37:20 -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: Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a New Project
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:45 -0500
  ...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: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:46:27 -0600
  ...of some sort of blockage - dirt, rust, or a kink somewhere. >> There is no doubt that this will shorten the lifespan of the pump...
• Removing 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, Heater, Heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 22:44:28 -0700
  ...Disconnect brown wire from ground block. Remove grille and two screws above radiator. Remove coolant hoses from heater core tubes. Disconnect three heater control...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:01:52 -0400
  ...bet you drive this van 7 blocks to the Food Co-op, shop, then drive > that same short distance back.' > > she said ..yep ..that...
• Re: Need to add a switch to shut off my accessories while parked
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:54:47 +0000
  ...In order for that little USB device to > drain the stored energy from a full car battery in that short of time a > huge...
• Re: Won't start--Dew Point?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:38:33 -0700
  ...for sure, to grasp the deeper implications of this statement 'It's just a blockage or leakage of fluids or electrons.' and many people...