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• Atmospheric CO2 added from Biofuels? Maybe not.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 02:39:11 EST
  ...Other points are well taken tho. Dixon!
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 11:30:28 -0700
  ...Speedometer Repair > The interesting thing that Ramon's comments points our is that one of the > things that hasn't changed over the years...
• Re: Push clutch makes noise
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:58:38 -0800
  You're sure it's when you push the clutch pedal in ??? ( not let it up ) that generally always points to throw out bearing...
• Re: Da Trip....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 22:17:49 -0500 (EST)
  ...people will be joining the tour at various points, and > > leaving the tour at various points...right? > > It seems to me that there will...
• Re: Dremel, was Re: Best Way To Remove
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:04:04 -0500
  ...Cratex-type rubber abrasive points and wheels, >half-speed or less. Polishing wheel and points, rouge. > >Really really want to have -- right-angle attachment...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:33:11 -0700
  ...wrote: > Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> writes: > > > Al, you make important points. One quibble. Is the Zetec cleaner? > > I've heard that it cannot...
• tire stores in British Columbia??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Tue, 07 May 1996 15:32:04 -0700
  ...does anyone know of any good shops in either vancouver, calgary, edmonton or points between??? i will be travelling from Whitehorse in two weeks...
• front wiper hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - Karl G Vochatzer/AMR
  20 Jan 97 14:03:12
  ...Basically, can you get to all of the connection points through the front grill or from under the dash? or must you remove the...
• Re: Hall sender Install
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:08:45 -0800
  ...Just remember to mark your timing points! Don Preston -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Paolo...
• Re: 0-60 times
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 21:43:26 -0700
  ...C&D clocked a Syncro Westy (!) at 18.3 sec!" (exclamation points still apply) James 90 Carat >> My ultra-non-scientific run yielded about...
• Re: Nice set of Vanagon Alloys on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 07:23:01 -0700
  ...Not a regular e-bay searcher/shopper so whenever someone here points out something of interest to me, I like it!! Keep up the...
• Safety gear
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:49:59 -0400
  > Ron, I agree with your points on the benefits of protective gear, and the > right to have freemdom of choice for adults regarding helmets...
• Re: Does anyone have experience with these specific points? Was Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:04:56 +0000
  <My understanding, is that keeping a Eurovan on the road can be significantly more expensive than doing the same with a Vanagon, assuming you...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:23:58 -0700
  ...at 65mph? I reckon it'd help, but as Jim Akiba points out, the compression of the air flow over the top, down the...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:00:34 -0500
  ...I also remember my 84 Westy have higher shift points than normal, but that one is sold,so I can't be sure. Anyone...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 7 May 2013 15:00:07 -0400
  ...Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong?? > > So I needed a repair that required taking the wheel of the Vanagon. The guy > at...
• Electronic Ignition Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 8 May 2002 16:10:05 -0500
  I know there is Petronix and other brands of breaker points eliminators - but has anyone modified a VW electronic ignition system to work with...
• Re: Westy sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 01:51:07 +0000
  ...better.  Work it around a little bit, imagining all the contact points.  Work window back and forth.  Use rag to remove excess.  Works wonders...
• Re: TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Gab and Em
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:14:46 -0400
  ...will ship them here for mucho dollars.) (The RA08 gets great points based on wide recommendations; but I have heard enough comments that they...
• Ignition switch -- bring out your Dead*
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:47:13 -0500
  ...I'd like to dismantle some dead ignition switches to see if there are systematic failure points and to compare different brands If you...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:53:51 -0400
  ...Are they just sleeves that fit into the ends of the plastic tubes to reinforce them at the clamping points? Why do they slide...
• Re: Overheating and MPG?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 11:39:01, -0500
  ...Your milage sounds low- we get about 20 on open roads-is your compression ok (over 100)? I'd check dwell (points), then timing...
• Re: DOT 3 & DOT 4 (where's the reservoir?!)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 12:12:32 -0400
  ...Lift up at these points. It will take a considerable amount of force. After it pops, the housing will tilt forword and lift off...
• Re: optical distributor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:02:29 EST
  ...sits on top of the current distributor and Eliminates the rotor, points, etc. It has two coils that fire directly to the plugs. NO...
• front parking light out
  Historical mailing list - ncdragonfly
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 15:29:09 -0500
  ...of most likely causes, or more than average chance of failure points that I might check first? Thanks much, David Higginbotham 82 Westfalia Silk...
• Re: Anyone have Airlift pictures?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 07:18:03 -0600
  ...It > points straight out over the wheel. Blow up to 25 psi and you're > done. > > Jay > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers...
• Re: Coast toCoast!
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:20:06 -0700
  ...Pretty sure the Border Patrol has never put up check points on intra-US highways like the 10.
• troubleshooting sliding door operation
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 18:57:43 -0500
  ...The pawl action seemed a little sluggish, so I used some WD40 on the pivot points of both it, and the latch. No change...
• Re: auxiliary battery power to cab?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 9 May 2011 08:14:26 -0700
  ...for certain points coming off the >>> panel, did they also increase the brass size on the inside of panel at >>> those points? I don...
• Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:36:31 -0700
  ...I use black moly grease on those points. I lube the heck out of the entire throwout mechaism ... like a dozen spots. I spray...
• Re: Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:13:46 -0700
  ...For ten points, who penned that last line? Deduct ten points if you used the Google or other search engine to find out. -- Mike...
• Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 14:01:26 -0700 (MST)
  ...If you have the following shift points printed with red dots on your speedo, then it probably is the DM ratios: 1st to 2nd...
• Re: Aircooled upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 May 2002 09:04:01 -0500
  ...On that conversion I'll just bet you could get all of the bad points from each engine / vehicle and not a single of...
• Re: Regular maintenance list-contributions.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:50:01 -0500
  ...cap, rotor should be replaced) - replace spark plugs - replace ignition breaker (points. this was before electronic ignition) - replace fuel filter - check tension of v...
• Re: ominous sounds from automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:40:59 -0500
  ...sounds apparently coming from automatic transmission, but i don't think I have a dirty valve body as the shift points are right on...
• '87 Vanagon GL: Oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - Douglas and Annie Dodson-M�uck
  Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:31:24 -0500
  Hello all, I have oil leaks that I need to address and was wondering where the most common suspected points of origin might be...
• Combi Relay
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 21:09:55 -0600
  ...Replaced -- Temp Sensor #2 Plugs Points & condenser Rotor & Cap Checked per Haynes -- AFM Cold Start Valve Fuel Injectors Aux. Air Valve Thermo Time Switch...
• Re: Fridge not working off battery
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 05:01:22 -0230
  ...I see no correlation between > fridge operation and the parking brake. > > We're leaving on a trip to PEI and points west very early...
• Re: Charging system...
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 13:53:46 -0700
  ...2) This charging system voltage should be within a few tenths of a volt at all points starting from the alternator output wire and...
• Re: Thermostats
  Historical mailing list - louiZe christensen
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:37:39 -0500
  ...Temp ran consistently a fat two points (a point being defined as a needle width) above the LED. With the original thermostat, the needle...
• Re: Unknown knobs
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 23:17:41 EDT
  ...The larger posts above the shoulder-belt anchor points are coat hanger hooks. Rusty J. Ogden, UT '80 Westy - the MacroBus
• Re: Tiico flame thread... new high-tech weapon
  Historical mailing list - Morrison, Peter
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:09:11 -0000
  Better Idea! Drop bush on Wrecking Yards - 100 points for a direct hit on a Vanagon! Vanorak -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Grebneff [mailto:andrew...
• Re: What do you drive as your second vehicle
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 31 Aug 2003 16:27:30 -0400
  ...British Mini's that I periodically buy & sell As my wife points out, that's a lot of cars. But then again the the...
• Re: Was failed now passed CA smog test
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:49:54 -0800
  ...except the HC > and in that test I was about 5 points higher than the average. > > 15 MPH MAX 131 AVE 43 MEAS 48...
• Re: Brand new to me 1984 Westy /AZ to OH Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 09:21:53 +0200
  ...My son has been to Oz and back , a couple of times and nearly > all points in between, but always flying. > My interests are...
• Brainstorming: Kayak on Top? (was: Gas Mileage Improvements?)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:10:54 -0700
  ...I already have anchor points to tie it to. Con: Reduced mileage, and the poptop won't pop without removing the thing. I can...
• Leaking fluid, power steering
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:29:58 -0500
  ...Anyone know the common failure points in that area? Thanks, Eric Caron 85 GL Auto Original 1.9 set up.
• Re: VW horn ring tone
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 21:02:08 -0700
  ...The cost would be > positive karma points. > To download the tone I pasted a dropbox link below. > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5620907/VW...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 10:18:12 -0600
  ...48 AM, mark drillock wrote: > The behavior of the blue LED points more to a missing ground for the > headlight bulbs, rather than a...
• Re: VW factory tent repair
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:20:25 -0400
  ...They are common failure points for the factory tents those corners are. Replacement parts are only available used and usually not piece by piece...
• Re: Hitting a Milestone - sort of
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:03:07 -0400
  ...a bit dramatic :) The wire I used to jumper the connection points ont he connector for the temp II sensor - the original problem. While...
• Re: Off-road style jack recommendation
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:44:44 -0700
  ...To use a Hi-Lift with the stock jacking points, you'll need an adapter, which a few of the vanagon vendors sell. (Although...
• Re: Bentley page 97.63 HDLT/PRKG labels confusing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2015 21:08:39 -0700
  ...It appears to me that each of those fuses is for each headlight filament and that the line from 'parking light' points to the...
• [F] Re: Time for a new starter?
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 00:16:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...as a result of the brushes > settling away from the contact points, so perhaps just putting in new > brushes would solve things? No, No...
• Re: Some points on why the Wasserboxer was the way for me...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 15:17:48 EST
  I knew there was a reason I had other cars. Time for playing with my Vanagon. (Are you reading this Mike?). Of course we...
• Re: Stainless?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:43:12 -0400
  ...And yes, as Frank Condelli correctly points out, the flanges on my muffler are not stainless, whereas the Stebro's are. However, there is...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:42:21 -0700
  ...now 12 mpg. >> >> I thought that once might be different shutoff points at the various gas >> stations but not this much variance. > > Is your...
• Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:24:02 -0500
  ...There are some differences, of course -- for example, it uses a magneto instead of a conventional distributor and points ignition, and it has a...
• Re: auto I-4 engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:23:06 -0500
  ...Is your engine the Audi 80/90 engine w/ the intake which points to the rear of the van? I'd love to see...
• Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Gruber
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 23:31:40 -0400
  ...mounting points installed. Is this something that anyone else has run up against? I don't have a center seat and like the extra...