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• Stuck Cylinders: Any New "Tricks"?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 01:07:24 -0500
  ...When this happened last time the only "technique" for taking them off was much prying, pounding, drowning in penetrating oil, waiting, tapping, cussing, swearing...
• Re: hmm
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 May 2008 09:19:13 -0700
  ...And it looks like this technology can be retrofitted. i.e. To a Vanagon! I googled " AEPR" and found Adcapital Industries. From Adcapital Industries...
• Re: Brake spindle upgrade, what to expect
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Risk
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 22:55:37 -0500
  ...I used Lemforder joints from T3 technique. Replace bearings when you do the brake upgrade. I did this last year on my 84 but...
• Re: Friday Beetle question
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 09:56:43 -0700
  ...advantage of 12V on an old beetle? Brighter headlights? Does > LED technology make conversion unnecessary? C -- It seems my TO-DO list is a...
• Re: Heater Fan
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 15 May 2013 23:22:48 +0000
  ...Not technically difficult, just tedious. I understand at a shop it will run around $1,000.00 (here in N. Virginia anyway) Jeff Stewart...
• Anyone done a before and after test with FI cleaners??
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 18:52:29 -0700
  Just wondering, has anyone ever looked at an injector before, then after they've used a FI cleaner treatment like Techron etc.? Some brag...
• Re: 85 Heater & Coolant Line Question - and other non-tech Vanagon Love
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:05:26 -0500
  David - Thank you. That's what I needed to hear. I appreciate it. And no back to our regularly scheduled program. -- Thanks, Jeff '85...
• Re: repeat: vanagon surging and jerking and low power. more tech
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Thu, 5 May 1994 06:28:37 -0500 (CDT)
  BTW I just bought one of those handy wiring harness fixes 025 906 302A and it doesn't cost $40!!!!! All of the dealers...
• Bus models
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 15 Sep 95 12:16:07 PDT
  ...I can get the name of the purveyor if we like. -- -- ___ / __ __/ ____/ Al Knoll HP Performance Technology / / / / / Center Roseville, CA, USA 95747 / _____/ / / 916.785.9453...
• Marietta Meet This Month?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 17:51:09 -0500
  Does anyone know if there will be a meet/show at the tech school in Marietta, Ga.,this month? Peach State Transporters (Dave Easterwood...
• Re: Help Vacuum Leak Checking
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 23:20:56 -0400
  ...home mechanic equivalent to this vacuum leak check? Another vacuum leak technique? A cheap CO meter? >> Carb Cleaner sprayed by the leak will cause...
• Re: Shrinking parts
  Historical mailing list - John Evaskovich
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 18:10:52 -0600
  ...I guess plastic technology is a little stagnant. John
• Re: Big Boy Toys
  Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 19:12:19 -0700
  ...If you are into Hi Tech Toys, it is a >must. Let the rush begin!! Bill
• Re Pay Pal
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
  Fri, 5 May 2000 15:26:51 -0500
  ...probably want stickers, and it would be a shame if a technicality prevented us from getting them. Kath, Rob & Vanita (87 Westy) North Vancouver...
• Re: Where we spend time dreaming ...
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Tue, 9 May 2000 20:33:41 EDT
  ...based recreational vehicle." der Kapitan IXOYE Huntington, Westy Virginia Recovering Sniveling Technophobe Lurker and Co-inventor of the Internet ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal...
• australian list member sending virus??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:43:14 -0800
  ...iiNet Technologies Pty Ltd in Perth. Thanks... Bill
• Great info on DIY Powder Coating
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 20:30:09 EDT
  <A HREF="http://www.nextek.net/BuckeyeTriumphs/technical/PowderCoating/powder_coa ting_equipment.htm">Click here: Powder Coating Equipment</A> Hi all, Got this...
• Coolant Fan
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 22:36:14 -0600
  Just had my AC serviced and the tech told me that my coolant fan should come on shortly after my AC is turned on...
• Get your rear sway bars from here...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 19:32:06 EDT
  Performance Suspension Technology, Order Toll-free: (800) 247-2288 Web site: http://www.p-s-t.com/swaytv.html#VOLKSWAGON Cost for front and...
• Diesel engine needed
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 14:16:44 -0700
  ...http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com
• Re: drilling through sheet metal?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 14 May 2004 16:20:58 EDT
  ...Are there any special techniques? >> Stop running it in reverse. George
• Re: losing power and some thin smoke
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:13:08 -0400
  ...Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab 60 356 T-5 Porsche http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon tech, pixs, O2 monitor gadget
• Re: sticking rear shoe?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:49:51 -0400
  ...Are the drums hot? Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab 60 356 T-5 Porsche http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon tech, pixs, O2 monitor...
• First try at a trannie only pull - questions
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 17:21:17 -0600
  ...http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com
• Kitchen mods with furnace
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:11:32 -0700
  ...http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com
• Re: Armor All Substitute - 303 Protectant
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:39:15 -0800
  ...inside and out including the fibreglass top............. > > > http://www.303products.com/tech/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=428&CFID=1894053&CFTOKEN=60469065...
• Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:24:57 -0400
  I think the whole issue of window kicking in a vanagon was to see if the chrome/crud locking strip actually helps in retaing...
• tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 6 May 2007 13:35:54 -0400
  ...Thanks, Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor help
• Hey Akiba, did you measure this one while you were at it?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:45:02 -0700
  http://www.sae.org/automag/techbriefs_10-99/06.htm I saw this wee Mercedes convertible at the post office today... with the 'V12...
• Re: "84 westy stalling problem
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:25:10 -0400
  ...Please be careful with this technique you don't want to lock the steering wheel while in motion! Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Re: Why I love Mercedes Benz but would never own one of their cars
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:02:19 -0700
  ...They're both highly adaptable, mostly modern and can fairly easily absorb newer technology from their respective marque's parts bins, so they can...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:32:14 -0600
  ...There is a saying "Technology for Competitive Advantage". In the auto industry it's driven by the necessity of economic survival. The new technologies...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:43:35 -0400
  Wait is that diagram correct? The one at http://www.actionimport.com/Tech_Files/Tech_dist.htm ? Is "Front of car" in the right...
• Re: 2.0 Inline Engine in a 87 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 20:04:51 -0600 (CST)
  ...What is the >'Air-box'? >What is the 'early injection', CIS? > >> The tech told me that it was hard to get it slowed down...
• Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:21:19 -0700
  ...However my attempts on a > dead empty cannister to make that schrader valve release by using the same > techniques one would use on a...
• Re: VW Should Bring Back The Microbus And Make It Electric
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:09:19 -0400
  ...PM, Roland wrote: > >> A recent article from this weekend: >> >> http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/06/vw-should-bring-back-the-microbus-and-make...
• VW USA and Warranty Claims
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 21:48:13 -0500
  Many thanks to those who responded to my "Temperature Related Performance Problems" posting last week, and shared the information in Technical Bulletin 24-92...
• Re: Tire paint?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:16:38 -0600
  ...http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11 bob On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Costello, James L<jlcostello...
• Re: Las Vegas, NV camping
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 12:48:03 -0700
  ...I'm attending PMA (Photo Marketing Ass'n, I think) Any advice appreciated, Karl Wolz _________________________________________________________________ Keep up with high-tech trends here at "Hook...
• Re: vacuum leak
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 11:14:43 -0700
  ...In the 80's, during my time apprenticing as band instrument tech, one of the techs showed me that trick (cigarette) to leak test...
• Re: Zetec Westy Site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:35:33 -0800
  ...Zetec Westy Site > I've started filling in my tech site for our beloved Westy. The Kenny > Huang. > > > > It's a little lite on...
• Re: Bostig Zetec kit...WOW...
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:18:05 -0700
  My son was a ford tech at a dealer recently and he or another tech he now works with have never seen a Focus...
• Re: BLUE TEC
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 26 May 2008 13:16:43 -0700
  ...think this Blue Tec could be retro fitted it seems this technology improves low sulfur diesel performance and allows vehicles so equipped to pass...
• Re: Is there anybody out there?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 10 Feb 2018 01:07:23 +0000
  ...Thank you! Christopher T3 Technique <http://t3technique.com/>
• Re: hot-not-start
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:26:59 -0400
  ...Does this symptom have a name, or does anybody know the technique >for avoiding this? Never turn it off when it's hot. Duh...
• RE: VW magazines
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 96 15:08:32 GMT
  ...I think its a more refined and knowlageable magazine with tech tips show reports and excellent car features. Ben Ryan '62 Camper
• Repair manuals
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 11:35:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I have found that it is a complete technical reference, but I would like another manual that might offer more in the way of...
• Parts for a Volkswagen for sale [rec.autos.marketplace #23463]
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 17:22:27 -0600
  Saw this over on autos.tech. Usual disclaimers apply. ------ Forwarded Article <31C891E3.19BC@cybertron.com> ------ From oscars <oscars@cybertron.com> sell vw karman ghias...
• Re: Urgent Bus SOS follow up..
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 8 May 1996 16:02:13 -0600 (MDT)
  Sounds like you need to implement some basic troubel shooting techniques in your algorhythm. If the bus was running fine before you made your...
• Dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lonsdale
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 12:46:19 -0400
  ...Temp gauge and room for CB instead of mounting underneath, and more colourful lighting, lets bring these babys to the year 2000 technology. Serge..
• Re: snow white again
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:20:33 -0500
  ...That IP belongs to iiNet Technologies Pty Ltd in Perth. d David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful...
• Re: On Longevity, Displacement,Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 08:27:38 -0800
  Minor point: the RD engine is a CIS-E and not a Digifant II. Thanks for the post. -Dana- > 4. The 1.8L Digifant...
• DIGIJET OR DIGIFANT............which is the BETTER fuel injection for performance?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:21:31 -0500
  Alright, gearheads....which fuel injection is better for larger displaced motors without having to buy a programmable fi from techtronics? digijet controls with digifant...
• Re: Utility rear bumpers ?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:41:06 -0400
  ...http://www.obsolyte.com/~techrat/vanagon1.html Then scroll down to the bottom... I hope this gives people some ideas.
• Re: Clunk, clunk, found it... now what?
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:25:22 -0400
  Jim, et al., Another very good tech article site is Tom Carrington's page: http://volksweb.relitech.com/ Excellent CV replacement article complete with...
• Re: Need cooling system filler cap for '89 Westy . . .
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 May 2004 12:57:28 -0400
  ...Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab, 60 T-5 Coupe http://neksiwel.20m.com/ O2 sensor monitor gadget, my cars, Vanagon Tech http://EB03...
• Massive vanagon siting
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:01:43 -0600
  ...http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com
• Re: oh (deleted), here we go again
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:40:06 -0500
  ...r Ron Tipton IT Specialist III Laboratory for Information Technologies University of Tennessee
• Re: Which is number one cyl?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:43:03 -0700
  front of van #3 #1 #4 #2 rear of van info is in Technical Data section of the Bentley on page 27 near the...
• Re: Vanagon Tech Talk--free download
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:03:03 -0800
  ...I just got off the phone with tech support > at > > > my > > > > ISP to revive my access to a long-dormant Vanagon Website. It seemed...