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• Re: Installing heads -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 07:57:27 -0400
  ...You should remove the valve springs and check the valve "rock" to see if the guides are worn. I know this is a pain...
• Re: Buying a vanagon??? What do I look for? (Or,for you English professors, For what do I look?)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 06:29:06 -0700
  ...extensive checklist but specifically for air cooled engines. > Do the general guidelines hold for all or is there a specific list for water > cooled...
• Re: Truckstops : Complete Guide, 5,000 Truck Stops in the U.S. & Canada"
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:37:06 -0500
  Paul, RE WalMart camping: << Does anyone know if this is official policy from Wall Mart Inc. or just tolerated? Someone told me it was...
• Re: Adding a storage box between the front seats.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 11:02:18 -0400
  ...Neatly and efficiently organizes maps, travel guidebooks and manuals (VW Service Bulletins's for the engine, Bentley and Haynes for the bus) Leave a...
• wiriing help
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 06:40:12 -0400
  ...A textual guide would be helpful, and a scanned page would be heavenly. I thank you great souls in advance for your help dan...
• Power window regulator
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 21:31:10 -0400
  ...Any chance anyone has one of these regulators (used)? Or is it always the cable or guides that break, never the motor? BTW, I...
• Re: On to new adventures
  Historical mailing list - yahoo
  Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:02:24 -0500
  ...I had my guide dog and a retired guide. >> >> This summer I will be in the same situation as my current guide is >> retiring...
• Re: Friday: drill bit sharpening
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:42:30 -0700
  ...I've marked some lines on the sander's table (59 and about 54 degrees) as a guide. It is hard to describe the...
• Re: DMV
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Mar 96 21:01 CST
  ...If you're really broke, just do the one with the loose guide. We're talking about ~$150 for both of them. That should...
• Euro: 86 VW Transporter
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 21:08:48 -0700
  ...Multiple recipients of list IATN <IATN@eva.dc.LSOFT.COM> > >** iATN - http://www.i-atn.com/auto/ ** >Guidelines - http://www.i-atn.com/auto...
• Re: Camping in San Diego?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:28:53 -0700
  ...Camping in San Diego? > > > > Check out > > > > http://www.sdinsider.com/recreation/guides/beachbay/cardiff.html > > http://www.sdinsider.com/recreation/guides/beachbay/socarlsbad.html...
• Three Insights Gained From a Long Westy Trip
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 07 Oct 1996 21:04:36 -0500
  ...Before departing, we ordered, as a result of conversations on the list, Don Wright's book, "Guide to Free Campgrounds," for $16.95. The...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:27:40 -0800
  ...Sounds like a valve stuck in a guide to me. Any body else ever had this problem or got an educated opinion? Thanks. John
• Re: Hit from behind by a car going 90mph
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 11:20:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...There are publications, such as the old car guide, that list prices. A appraisal by a known VW authority, doesn't have to be...
• I'm in the Digest!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 12:35:05 -0500 (CDT)
  Okay, so it's a cheap thrill, but I figure Digest 1000 will probably become like the hitchhiker's guide to the VW, so...
• Re: Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 12:40:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The fellow who works on my van has looked at this problem before > and said the "shift guides" are worn. The problem went away...
• Thanks for Syncro Trans Advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 17:34:48 -0700
  ...At the shop I was working at they looked in a Mitchell guide and it was suggested to drop the engine rather than the...
• Re: Automatic car washing?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:42:11 -0500
  ...The brush that does the top was guided by a roller. Somehow the roller got caught on one of the roof "ribs" and flipped...
• Re: sliding windows on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 13:06:36 -0700
  ...to your VW parts dealer and ask for 281 847 723B (Guide) they cost about >>a buck each. >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>Bill >>'85 GL [*Magic*Bus*] >>'82...
• key codes not required to make replacements
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 23:05:01 -0600
  ...This becomes a guide for the trained eye. Needless to say, I was impressed with his skill. A few thoughts, unfamiliar to me, also...
• Re: List Disappointment, religion, HTML, subject lines and whatnot
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 23:05:14 -0800
  ...I an see now the logic to the guidelines when a group is so prolific. William ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM...
• Re: Missing Throttle Postion Sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:25:23 EDT
  ...t have the 2 TPS that are refered to in the guide. Did all of the years come with those? I don't even...
• Muir Vanagon equivilant?
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 20:32:23 -0700
  ...a book or manual much like the John Muir idiot's guide except for vanagons and westfalias?</DIV> <DIV>If not, have any of...
• Coleman USFS Camping Guide
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 11:04:32 -0700
  In the recent thread on Coleman items... which diverged into parts to take along... I mentioned an indispensible book we never travel without. Got...
• Re: AMC Heads (My views)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:08:50 -0400
  ...distributor because of this valve guide issue. Having seen the mushrooming problem firsthand, they are afraid to warranty their engines otherwise. Why would they...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Feb 2015 10:00:17 -0600
  ...On an otherwise well > running engine the usual culprit is the valves binding in the guides. On an > engine with mileage this is often...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 05:37:31 -0400
  ...On 2011-06-06, at 4:37 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > I just cleaned / lubed all the sliding door guides a few weeks...
• Re: Galley lighting addition
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:33:40 -0700
  Phil, do you have the petersen field guide to animal tracks? I lost my old copy, It's a great book, that and the...
• Re: Fridge/Freezer energy requirements for a dummy!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 22:46:55 -0700
  ...focus on.) Would appreciate a very brief, very simplified explanation. > > > **Energy guide:* > > Energy requirements: > 5.4 Amps @ 12V DC > 2.7 Amps @ 24V DC...
• Re: Smokin 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 20:11:06 -0500
  Valve guides? What color is the smoke? ----- Original Message ----- From: davidb <davidb@skybest.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000...
• Re: Westfalia conversions
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 09:03:27 -1000
  ...bike (pre Ross sell-out) VW Camper rentals in Hawaii http://www.imua-tour.com Guided surfing and mountain bike tours
• Re: Disposal of old watery gasoline??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 02:55:16 EDT
  ...safe and inert, a friend > at EPA said there are no guidelines for the proper disposal of old gasoline. > Suggestions dump it on the...
• Re: Movement in front seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:01:08 EST
  ...still disconcerting when driving. > I've tightened the allen head bolts on the underside of the seats. > Jerry > plastic seat track guide inserts. chris
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:04:48 -0800
  ...I would say 'vague shifting' is commonly related to the Guide Pin Bushing .. that post that's bolted to the trans - it's common...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 08:08:01 -0700
  ...one finger with grease on the tip, > the > > other finger clean, as a guide to find the right places. The bottom > roller > > is a...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 22:43:32 -0500
  ...Sounds like a valve stuck >>>>> in a guide to me. >>>>> >>>>> Any body else ever had this problem or got an educated opinion? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> John...
• Re: New vs. machined heads, a spinnoff of Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:34:03 -0400
  ...If the casting is good, (no cracks, straight, tolernaces etc,), new guides, valves, proper machining and facing of seats there is no reason used...
• Re: Shady Boy: That bad in wind?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:08:07 -0800
  ...I use my home made, three section poles that I made for my MEC guides tarp that I used as an awning for years...
• Euro-Drive: FIX 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle/Poor-mileage
  Historical mailing list - "Paul Rich (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 04:44:46 -0500
  ...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn...
• Re: Bus Depot coolant pipe tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:23:52 -0800
  ...My pipes look different so he could not use either my 85 or my 84 as a guide. > > Any tips from the list I...
• Re: Retrofitting 3 point harness into 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 3 Apr 2016 15:07:27 -0700
  ...Retrofitting 3 point harness into 85 vanagon Hello Volks, I'm interested in a retrofit guide and parts list to make an 85 7...
• Re: GEX
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 96 10:13:06 +0200
  ...worse, floating valves can do all sorts of things to seats, guides, retainers and pushrods... But 5 mm into the head!? gee... -Maybe- it...
• Re: Speed Ratings and tire salesmen
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:46:58 -0400
  ...They would look in their tire guide pamphlet and say, "well that's a minivan, probably similar to a caravan. Lets put some P195...
• Re: [T2] Everybus 2001
  Historical mailing list - ncbus
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 06:59:49 -0500
  ...Is >that still good? > >Nikki -- Chris Greensboro, North Carolina http://www.mindspring.com/~ncbus/ EveryBus 2001 Transporter Resource Guide Local Bus Club
• Re: window dropped
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:50:17 -0400
  ...It sounds like the upper guide on the regulator is broken. That would allow you to lower the window but there would not but...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Brett Baer
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:59:13 -0600
  ...South African, maybe? Are you talking about using the >5 speed transmission with the 4 speed shifter guide box that mounts >under the floor...
• Re: Sound system recommendations
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 13:36:57 +0000
  ...suggestions!! > >Doug in Montana _________________________________________________________________ From photos to predictions, The MSN Entertainment Guide to Golden Globes has it all. http://tv.msn.com/tv/globes2007...
• Re: Brake Repair '81 Vanagon => DIY Everytime
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 07:56:39 -0400
  ...Only hand Bentleys as a guide/friend, but that's all it took! Dave 86 Vanagon GL kenstich wrote: > Gee, I don't know...
• Re: Fw: Re:Vanagons not eligible
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:18:13 -0400
  ...She says dealers are not following the government > guidelines . True? False? > > Robert 1982 Westfalia > > --- On Fri, 8/14/09, Laura R. Standley > <chudastan@earthlink...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part II
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:54 -0500
  Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems - Digifant TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDELINES Idle Stabilization - Checking Automatic Tansmission ___ Connect VW 1315/2 and US 1119 to idle stabilizer vlve...
• Engine size in a '64 Type 2??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 94 10:30 PDT
  ...I think that the Idiot guide has the codes, but mine's in the mail, don't have it here now. Any help would...
• Re: Restoration Book
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 10:05:13 -0400 (AST)
  ...VW Beetle & Transporter > Guide to Purchase & DIY Restoration > > Author: Lidsay Porter I've a copy of Porters book for Porsches, same title. On that...
• Re: Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 00:26:50 -0400
  ...The fellow who works on my van has looked at this problem before and said the "shift guides" are worn. The problem went away...
• Re: feedback on '90 vanagon 4 sale
  Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:13:48 -0700
  ...headgaskets, possible incorrect > water/coolant issues, blow-by on the rings/guides > etc)....reliablity? other issues/whatch-out-fors? > Thanks, > > Tony > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo...
• Re: Sodium filled valves
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 06:14:51 -0500
  ...It would be quite a feat to accommodate the valve guides in the WBX head. Not sure if it is even necessary in a...
• Need Help with Syncro 5-speed Shifter Bushings
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:34:16 EST
  ...or page 34.10 in Bentley they are labeled as "Shift Guide". Anyone ever have to replace these, or has the part number handy...
• Rust Bubbles WAS: POR15 question.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 7 May 2007 07:53:51 -0700
  ...Is there a Dummy's Guide for handling problems like this? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow...
• Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:16:10 -0500
  ...the valve guides using gas (I used parts cleaner instead of gas with no signs of leaking along the valve guides) and reinstalled. Did...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:22:53 -0600
  ...So - one enterprising fishing guide, sick of having the camp raided and fish taken along with other stuff, decided to make a bear dispersant...
• Update - Calendar/Screensaver/Wallpaper Photo project
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 08:22:44 -0700
  ...Make sure the photos meet the minimum size/resolution requirements (see "Guidelines for photo submissions" link below) 3. The Calendar is estimated to be...