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Re: Pointing out the Facts on Vanagon Diesels - why breaking!
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:22:30 EST
...I changed out the timing belt at 40,000 mile intervals because of the engine room temperatures and because I saw cracking in the...
Re: Toilet paper filter is better
Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
Tue, 20 Jun 2000 02:50:20 -0400
...Larger commercial depth filters, like the ones from amsoil get changed at much longer drain intervals. This stuff works. If it didn't they...
Re: Oil recommendations simplified-cold starts!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:48:54 -0500
...This is best done at the expected > half-life of your oil change interval. So VW recommended changing at > 7,500 mile intervals for...
Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:00:10 -0400
...Of course you should continue to monitor the state of your > cooling system and refresh your coolant at regular intervals. That is > just good...
Re: Poor man battery testing
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:30:04 -0800
...Then at some periodic interval you test again to determine the health of the battery. The Tools: The basic tools will be to get...
DM: F.I. diagnosis, was: vanagon Digest
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 08:46:18 -0800
...If the OXY cannot be documented as to use interval, replace it out of prudence if you can't measure the actual signal. It...
Re: Poor man battery testing
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:27:46 -0800
...Then at some periodic interval you test again to determine the health of the battery. > The Tools: The basic tools will be to get...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:34:29 -0500
...Re: (rear) cv joint When I was at skip barber, we rebuilt the cv's in all the cars at regular intervals as they...
Re: Fuel pressure too high
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:18:43 -0800
...It repeatedly does this except that the > intervals between the losses of power decrease until ultimately the engine > will simply not start and the...
Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 12:13:22 -0700
...a $27,500 savings, vs the WBX, in gas over that interval. It will also bring back much of the smoothness and quiet operation...
Fast German will fix the broken rebuild
Historical mailing list - zampano
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:26:15 -0800
...Disappears again, appearing at intervals talking on the phone or otherwise looking busy. I keep on chatting with the tech, not giving any clue...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:46:13 -0700
...not enough to warrant needing to add oil between oil change >>> intervals, >>> there are maybe 1 or 2 drops of oil on the ground...
Re: worst cars - van?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 15:06:57 -0500
...most expensive to maintain past > 20,000 > miles, with scheduled service intervals that cost $600.00 +. > I don't know the source of their...
Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info.
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Sat, 1 Aug 1998 09:59:18 -0700
...Fuel curves were made by plotting points at 200-500 rpm intervals over top > of a volumetric efficiency graph. Curves are not necessarily a...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:32:19 -0500
...Re: (rear) cv joint > > When I was at skip barber, we rebuilt the cv's in all the cars at > regular intervals as they...
South Africa report
Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco
Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:46:50 -0800
...unlimited distance guaranty, 3 year anti-corrosion, 15,000 km service intervals. Price: R 90,000 (About U$S 15,000) 2)2.3i...
Re: Poor man battery testing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:56:37 -0500
...Then at some periodic interval you test again to determine the health of the battery. The Tools: The basic tools will be to get...
Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 21:42:44 -0700
...They do last longer so the increased change interval offsets the higher cost. If you consider the cost/mile for 7,500 mile change...
From Ennui to Tedium ... & Return
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 24 Jan 95 15:27:49 CST
...The two buses leave at 15-min intervals from a common location in San Diego, the first at 5:30 a.m., the next...
Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:48:39 -0800
...Interesting that oil change interval can be in miles or hours, or gallons of fuel. I'm surprised it doesn't have a electronic...
Re: Baldwin Oil filters
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Fri, 2 Nov 2001 13:19:38 -0800
Perhaps you don't care, but others might, especially those looking to use synthetics with extended drain intervals, which is what got me looking...
Re[3]: New Westy Owner
Historical mailing list - John Robson
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 15:19:12 -0500
...not be a problem with regular oil changes at the rec. interval. Natural oil can be recycled, but I don't know about the...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:29:57 -0700
...I suggest > you > >read the archive and see some of the arguments about oil change > intervals. > >There is no way around it, oil must...
Re: Come out of the closet, all
Historical mailing list - Marion Lyle Lathem
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:59:55 -0600
...Often the interval between finishing > positions was measured in 100ths of seconds. Pretty different trip in the > two vehicles.. Don Hanson > > Ya gotta love...
Re: Transco oil filter system
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 23:06:10 -0600
...engines I'd just hesitate to > try for > > longer oil change intervals than 3000 miles even with my high > volume oil > > cooler. > > I buy...
Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 May 1995 12:19:57 -0700
...They hold their valve settings for easily the 3000 mile tune-up interval, and barely need adjusting then. Stepping up to even 7.1...
Re: Oil: 10w30? 20w50?
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:57:02 -0700
...you should change the filter and top off at the normal interval. Mark 34 years and counting in AK (twenty of them spent in...
Re: 5W30 Oil --- is it OK??? ( warning long response )
Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:18:34 -0400
...A good synthetic, and changed at normal oil intervals. However, I have a new theory, now that I've been spending time around diesels...
Re: maybe too much information is worse...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 18 May 2006 00:47:06 -0400
...BTW, oil analysis is indication that a 7,500 mile change interval is the reasonable limit for the Water boxer. Even the synthetic is...
Does GREG'S Import Motor's Suck?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:14:32 -0400
...of the piston. (They should be spaced out at 120 degree intervals). The oil scraper rings were installed with the expansion "springs" overlapping, so...
Re: Fast German will fix the broken rebuild
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 05:52:37 -0800
...Disappears again, appearing at > intervals talking on the phone or otherwise > looking busy. I keep on chatting with the > tech, not giving any clue...
Re: 12 volt timer
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:20:53 -0500
...You can get them in different time intervals; 12 hours is fairly common but there are shorter and longer ones. The timer will have...
Cavitation corrosion/erosion
Historical mailing list - Rick Stevens
Fri, 1 May 1998 12:59:56 -0700
...The required recharge dose is three to four times the amount added at the service interval. If maintenance personnel do not understand the need...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:38:59 -0500
...Re: (rear) cv joint > > When I was at skip barber, we rebuilt the cv's in all the cars at > regular intervals as they...
Re: Front axle rip off?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 1 Apr 1999 12:46:44 -0500
...Like many items on a vehicle, there is no "recommended service interval" for CV's, but proper maintenance can greatly lengthen the normal service...
Re: go over for '91 camper, mechanical soundness and reliability
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:13:29 -0400
...A good service interval for re-greasing CV joints is 30K miles. If you don't know when this was last done you're...
The view from the loo...
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:01:11 -0700
...Hardly ever saw the occupants and they only used their generator at short intervals. To make a long story short, they couldn't get...
Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:11:37 -0500
...Interesting that oil change interval can be in miles or hours, or gallons of fuel. I'm surprised it doesn't have a electronic...
Re: cost of vanagon parts??
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 10:38:18 -0500
...want some assurance that proper wt of oil and oil change interval was at least every 3-5k. With high mileage 2.1L wassers...
Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:31:32 -0800
...Review each of the examples you listed and if they are each >>> maintained at reasonable intervals, >>> there are no failures, let alone catastrophic failures...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Ry
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:23:22 -0500
...not enough to warrant needing to add oil between oil change >>>> intervals, >>>> there are maybe 1 or 2 drops of oil on the ground...
Re: Come out of the closet, all
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:17:43 -0500
...Often the interval between :::finishing :::positions was measured in 100ths of seconds. Pretty different trip in the :::two vehicles.. Don Hanson ::: :::Ya gotta love...
Re: Oil Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:58:01 -0400
...Severe Service Extended Oil Drains Poor Maintenance Multiple Owners For engines where heavy deposits and sludging exist, we recommend initial oil change intervals of...
Re: towing with a vanagon in an emergency.(NVC) . .
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:00:13 -0700
...than basic tune up parts, fluid changes, timing belt at > proper interval, and an occasional valve adjustment, they will run for a > long time...
Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:27:20 -0500
...severe conditions in New York City, and extended the oil change interval long beyond the factory recommendations, they found no difference in wear compared...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:42:55 -0500
...Re: (rear) cv joint > > > > When I was at skip barber, we rebuilt the cv's in all the cars at > > regular intervals as they...
Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:56:37 -0400
...With the new generation of vehicles sporting 100,000-mile spark-plug change intervals, why would you expect a kid nowadays to want to...
Re: Air Bleeder Installation/Cooling System Bleeding Procedure
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 23:33:36 -0700
...intransigent search engine that left me hanging for an unacceptably long interval. So here it is: -- Open both front and rear heater valves fully...
Re: Poor man battery testing
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:18:16 -0600
...Then at some periodic interval you test again to determine the health of the battery. The Tools: The basic tools will be to get...
Re: Poor man battery testing
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:38 -0800
...Then at some > periodic interval you test again to determine the health of the > battery. The Tools: The basic tools will be to get...
Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:26:09 -0800
...Interesting that oil change interval can be in miles or hours, or gallons of fuel. I'm surprised it doesn't have a electronic...
Re: Upon seeing bostig's handiwork
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:28:00 -0400
...not slack and allow it to run for twice the normal interval like so many people(including me) are likely to do. But other...
Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
Historical mailing list - Roland
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:26:02 -0800
...And I measured 8 threads over a 10 mm interval which sounds like Dennis' pitch of 1.25 he mentioned in his mail (thank...
Re: CV joint maintenance/replacement question.
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Sat, 22 Apr 2017 22:14:07 -0400
...Although years have gone by "new" axles should not have to service at 20K mile intervals. At $85 for anew shaft you got junk...
Head replacement and stupidity
Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
Mon, 5 Feb 1996 10:40:01 -0800 (PST)
...I had this problem with #2 cylinder, it would eject it's plug at random intervals. I adjusted the valves and thought I had...
Re: Come out of the closet, all
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:13:47 -0500
...Often the interval between :::finishing :::positions was measured in 100ths of seconds. Pretty different trip in the :::two vehicles.. Don Hanson ::: :::Ya gotta love...
Re: Fuel pressure too high
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sun, 4 Mar 2018 18:44:16 -0800
...It repeatedly does this except that >> the >> intervals between the losses of power decrease until ultimately the engine >> will simply not start and the...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:19:50 -0400
...not enough to warrant needing to add oil between oil change >>>> intervals, >>>> there are maybe 1 or 2 drops of oil on the ground...
Re: Friday Story
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 25 May 2007 19:21:25 -0700
...If it is not an oil level, what is it? Every owners manual says check oil level at xx00 mile interval. It also says...
Re: Poor man battery testing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:43:24 -0500
...Then at some periodic > interval you test again to determine the health of the battery. The > Tools: The basic tools will be to get...