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• Re: Front heater core easy way to replace
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 22:47:52 -0500
  ...Remove glove box disconnect hoses behind radiator so coolant doesn't go inside van when disconnecting the core. Disconnect hoses to core cut side...
• Re: GAS HEATER SWITCH.. was Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 25 May 2004 10:07:55 -0400
  On Mon, 24 May 2004, Bob Elliott wrote: > My misgivings about the BA6 came from reading Jack Reed's disclaimer on > his Type2.com...
• Re: NO POLITICS ON THE LIST was: Crowded at the polls today -Vanagon content!
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 14:00:37 -0700
  A most excellent point (and memory, sigh); also, our moderator reminded us this isn't a democracy ;) I'm done contributing to the discord...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:31:49 -0700
  Hi Jeffrey -- you can sorta determine depth of discharge based on voltage, or you can get a more accurate handle on it by checking...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:37:33 -0500
  I also see no difference in this and other Vanagon discussions and here's the "Vanagon specific" info I learned from this "rambling thread...
• Re: Ignition System Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 15:20:10 -0500
  ...When I >disconnected the injector on all the other cylinders the idle dropped and >the engine almost died. I checked the injector, it was...
• List actibvity
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:09:06 +0000
  ...Allistair and Dennis.  This if just what we need.  A great discussion from different viewpoints.  This is what makes this forum great.  You both...
• Re: '88 Vanagon disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 12:44:54 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '88 Vanagon disc brakes Just did a complete front brake job. New rotors, new races, bearing, and seals. Well...
• 1987 High Idle
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 11:46:07 -0400
  Hi all, On Monday morning I started my '87 Syncro to discover an "idle" speed of 4400 RPM. I drove the van for close...
• Re: When Gerry goes down...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 06:34:21 -0700
  ...Spare Vanagon Bj�rn Ratjen wrote: > > When Gerry goes down it is of paramount importance that the level of > discussion be dropped to an...
• [vanagon]Disc Wheel Covers FS
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:53:03 -0600
  Friends, I have the original "disc" type wheel covers for vanagons (off my old '87) that I want to sell. They are in pretty...
• Major Ivan Hurst
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 13:10:41 +1100
  ...Major Ivan Hurst Hi all, I'm forwarding this news item on from the Aust.VW Discussion list for your collective info... >Subject: Major...
• Air conditioning condensation leak
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:30:41 -0700
  Seems like lots of AC discussions go on in the summer... I just had a new pump put in, and new refridgerant added. $800...
• 82 ASI Riviera camper 110v charging question...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 22:42:34 -0800
  ...The 110v main "breaker box" has a red charging light on all the time, even when "shore power" is disconnected. It does go out...
• Front/Rear Windshield Washers, 1986 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:09:36 -0700
  ...I tried to pull the front one, but found that I could not find a way to disconnect the hose. Is there a disconnect...
• Re: Overhaulin' VW Van Episode Repeat
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:35:01 -0700
  ...Recipients got the tax disclaimer. It was up to the recipient to report. Only real turkeys probably reported it. =) Free bird! Free bird! BenT
• Re: No Start after winter storage..RE from the digest
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:10:15 -0400
  ...I know for certain > that you can destroy a very expensive engine management computer in > Porsches > if you do not disconnect it during battery...
• Re: Advice on Disney Tickets
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:05:03 -0400
  ...If you know someone who lives in Florida, Florida residents can buy tickets at a discount - and then give them to you. They have...
• Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:00:53 -0800
  ...Battery Disconnect Sequence? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > It's not that it matters electrically, other than as a safety > precaution. If you put...
• Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:43:47 -0400
  ...All of them were disconnected. > > > > Two of the wires, both white, were disconnected at the plug. The plug > > was very difficult to reconnect. I...
• Re: More 16" Wheel info
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 14:41:24 -0500
  ...Gary Stearns wrote: > Try http://www.discounttiredirect.com/ Do a wheel search under VW > Vanagon. The 16" comes back with 7 choices, 15" with...
• Re: Moderator Message: Reminder No Political or Religious discussions in this List
  Historical mailing list - Merv Jefferies
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 21:45:14 -0700
  ...This is not acceptable even on a Fridays. > > There are forums which are specifically designed for that sort of > discussion. We come here to...
• vented vs not vented batteries
  Historical mailing list - steve guzzi
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 11:55:33 -0700
  ...is this right? from what i can figure, a battery needing venting discharges some gases during charging. what are the source of those gases...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 1 Dec 2002 (#2002-1390)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 11:29:09 +0000
  Hi zolo, Yes, I misunderstood what you were discussing. I apologise. Or, if you prefer, I will apologize instead! Best regards, Tony (84 Vanagon...
• Re: DIESEL valve adj./head rebuild info?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:53:31 -0800
  > Any advice on depressors, pliers, and discs? I'm familiar with what > vwdiesel.com has, but not other sources or do-it-yourself tools...
• Re: Tire sales-people (rant + info .... long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:03:05 -0500
  ...Got them cheap from Discount Tires and am very happy. On 11/10/08, Larry Chase <roadguy@roadhaus.com> wrote: > Volks, > > Syncro GVWR = 5512...
• Re: Multimeter Recommendations - Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:55:47 -0700
  Thanks to everyone for a very thoughtful discussion on this useful tool! Cheers to all, Anthony
• Re: Need Map pocket
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 22:20:51 EDT
  www.gowesty.com has them for about $28. usual discalimers Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA
• Leaking!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Mozurkewich
  Mon, 19 May 2003 15:34:29 -0700
  I discovered coolant leaking when I start my van. Is it possible it's not the head gasket? Steve
• Re: Bus Depot discount code
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 00:07:35 -0700
  I sent the wrong code a little while ago. It should be list1e. Sorry, Jerry
• Re: Rescue Squad mapped! (Frydye content)
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:34:03 -0700
  Nice feature - discovered my phone number was wrong and corrected it. Thanks John! Maggie
• Re: Im also looking for tires for my Vanagon westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:37:46 -0500
  Apparently no Discount Tire stores in Alabama. There are some in Georgia, Atlanta particularly. But not to have a single store in Alabam sucks...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator/hesitation off idle
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 07:40:48 -0500
  ...I'm poking around the > engine and I find the vacuum hose to the fuel pressure regulator > disconnected. How long it was disconnected, I...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $216!
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 08:01:12 -0500
  ...Price Disc. 2 = The purchase of TEN cylinder heads of any kind. Part No. O.E. No. Description Price Disc.1 Disc.2 910084...
• Re: Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW?
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 06:24:41 -0800
  ...Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW? So, other than the bracket that attaches the carrier to the hub, how are the...
• Re: Should I Buy this Synchro?
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 14:18:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I think that the discovery channel was overdoing it with the covering of their asses. They probably had to say that so that no...
• Re: radiator replacement tips
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 22 May 2000 20:59:25 -0400
  Todd, Consider searching the archives...I know we discussed this earlier this year. In short: * It's heavy, esp. if there's still fluid...
• Re: No Vanagon Content: ripping DVDS for the road
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 11:08:08 -0700
  ...for either streaming online (with an internet connection) or downloading for viewing offline. > > First disc is free. You can convert blu-rays too, if...
• Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:32:13 -0700
  ...Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge? > mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> writes: > >> I sent my wife to AA to have...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:20:23 -0400
  ...2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >sounds like progress. >I always put 'disc brake quiet' on the back of the pads myself. > >I wouldn't...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:08:23 -0700
  ...There's been much discussions here about the limited slip offered by Daryl at AATransaxle.com. IIRC, it's the same one the various...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:55:16 -0700
  ...if you wanted to never discharge your > deep-cycle batteries too deeply (say never less than 80% discharged so > they last longer), then a...
• Re: Refrigerator Madness
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 2 May 94 13:42:13 PDT
  ...They told me at Delta Six that > they will sell at a huge discount in quantiy. Perhaps we should assemble a > group of us...
• Re: Why is the tire choice so complicated?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 11 May 2000 19:56:15 -0700
  ...I understand they have been discontinued, but there are a lot of them still for sale. Discount tire had the 185R14s for $62. C...
• Re: Single-disc CD players & component locations
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 09:41:26 -0800
  ...Lastly, the Sony minidisc changer is slot-loaded for 6 discs. You don't need cartridges. My head deck is a removeable-face Sony...
• Re: roof top tent
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 22:57:26 -0800
  ...http://www.discoweb.org/lb/index.htm or actually: http://www.discoweb.org/lb/012.jpg as you can see the tent works! ;-) When...
• Re: Berg Shift Kit Group Buy [OFFICIAL UPDATE -Denied!]
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 07:06:52 -0500
  > I finally got a call back from Berg and they said that they > won't do ANY discount because the "cost to manufacture > is...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:01:51 -0700
  ...David ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Hi all. > >I seem to recall many, many years ago there was a discussion regarding >how you could somehow use your AC compressor...
• Re: few things you want to tell the tire changing monkeys at the local tire s...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:26:46 -0800
  And exactly what they do at Discount Tire, one of the several things about the way they do business at Discount. On 12/25...
• Re: Bus depot discount code?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 06:12:45 -0500
  ...be a stretch.) The same exclusions apply as on the 5% discount above. Don't know if this still trumps the PROJ1200, but couldn...
• Re: Inverters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:00:07 -0500
  ...Four weeks ago I left the 12/120 inverter ON without any load. > Four days later my two batteries were almost totally discharged! I...
• enabling flasher lights
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Oct 1994 19:14:49 -0500 (CDT)
  ...1) Disconnect the battery ground strap. 2) Remove light switch in dashboard. (Simply unscrew light switch knob and etcutcheon.) 3) Disconnect white and black...
• Re: Cool Aftermarket Wheels for the Vanagon.......I found these at h ttp://www.discounttiredirect.com/
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:00:49 -0400
  ...Cool Aftermarket Wheels for the Vanagon.......I found these at h ttp://www.discounttiredirect.com/ I followed your instructions and for all wheel sizes...
• HEAR HEAR! was Re: ETKA distro - Let's put up a distribution server.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:59:02 -0500
  ...Don't >forget its copywrited material protected by those laws. <dang,trying to make a discrete/discreet pun and can't find it -- oh...
• Re: For Ben T - Where has everyone gone?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:07:37 -0700
  ...for vanagon > discussion only, excepting Friday which we can discuss anything we like... > I'd suggest lifting the restriction the *"vanagon discussion only"* and...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:59:24 -0700
  To those that feel discriminated against, those who feel sorry for themselves I say: You only have yourselves to blame. Y'could-a gotten...
• Re: O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:33:37 -0400
  ...Checked the voltage output from the O2 >sensor (disconnected) and just wildly varies from about .05V to about .15V, >nowhere near the .45V ish...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 20:41:58 -0400
  ...it would run smooth and feel normal with the O2 sensor disconnected but it got terrible gas mileage. When I put the rebuilt 2...
• Re: Ordering Parts Online
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:15:16 -0500
  ...A great discussion on the > topic of getting parts to keep our cherished Vanagons running. No real > flames in the thread but just good...
• Re: Oil Level Min vs Max
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:14:30 -0800
  ...I believe if you do a search on the archives for "windage", you will find the end of discussion about the causes of higher...