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• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:21:58 -0700
  ( thanks for the mention ! I'm honored ) re "cumulative effect of a number of degraded contacts" Yes !~ People so often think 'component' .. and so...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:03:35 -0400
  ...for the syncro rear...only Boges are available for the syncro >front.) > >The suspension basically has three components. Compression dampening, >when the shock is...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 10:35:15 -0400
  ...But if having an engine > hoist will make transferring components much easier I'm willing to pay > Harbor Freight for > one.) > > Thanks for any...
• Re: Modified carriage bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 12 May 2011 22:38:12 -0500
  ...be an option with a third component, like some sort of washer with....a square hole (ID) to fit your bolt but a rectangular...
• Re: Instrument Lighting Mishap
  Historical mailing list - chad knutson
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:21:37 -0600
  ...I have no idea whether lack of the piece will cause heat issues inside your instrument panel, but I would doubt it. Chad 87...
• How to use LED's (a bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:00:39 +0200
  ...In general it is a good idea to use LED's in series connection, to have equal illumination, and less loss in regulation. This...
• RE: running board for Vanagon Westi
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Wed, 9 Apr 1997 09:35:49 -0700
  ...running board step >*Component: Body >*Type: Vanagon >*Year: 1991 >*Person: Cris <bsutton@gladstone.uoregon.edu> >*Description: Running Board (step) that fits under Vanagon's...
• Dead vanagon in the middle of the road... (kinda longish)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:21:32 -0700
  ...All in all, it was probably the most graceful death of a drivetrain component I've ever felt; it was weird. Anyway, reverse still...
• Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 07:56:55 -0700
  ...Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from > non-Bosch parts!?! > > I have no idea what all this fuss is about. ALL Bosch...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:22:25 -0500
  ...This depends on how the system is adjusted -- if the other control components (ignition, fuel pressure regulator, AFM, maybe TI and TII sensors) are...
• Re: Metal can around distributor cap...do you need it?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:57:16 -0700
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3114&category_id=&category_parent_id= But it appears to be for only a 2...
• Re: Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:25:42 -0300
  ...odometer to be a different size, the rest could be common components. Of > course, it is most probable that the drive gear which has...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:32:22 -0700
  ...guides > on > the sway bar (which is not even a required component), and a skull on the > roof. > > No chance i'd even try...
• Re: Goodly type news
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 95 9:09:46 MST
  ...relay from discrete components? > Ever found one for very cheap? Or a wiring harness? > > Oh, someone asked about an idle stabilizer. I don't...
• Re: Vangon Fan Housing
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 2 Aug 94 9:22:13 PDT
  ...I have been told by many VW mechanics that it is a bad idea to re-use a problem oil cooler. The filter is...
• Re: Brake bleeding tips
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:59:20 -0500
  Craig, To get the air out of the lines/brake components you need to bleed brakes in a sequence starting from a point furthest...
• Re: Greetings
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:28:45 -0500
  ...been though the process. > Either way, it's a budget limiting idea at this time (must win the > +$mil lottery). > Snuff = being comfortable going...
• Slight stumble on "resume throttle" (Digifant EFI van)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:07:49 -0800
  ...Starts normally and idles well. Here's what the van is doing....When I am running at speed, at normal operating temperature, and have...
• Re: Richard Koerner van
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 15 Apr 2023 18:07:44 -0700
  ...I'm going to hold off buying new components for now. > Reason: my plan with my Vanagon Body Shop guy is to locate a...
• Re: What IS Vanagon Syndrome, exactly?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 19:21:26 -0400
  ...I believe that the harness from VW contains active components (like transistors), not just a capacitor. In any case, the idea is to filter...
• Re: running hot....any ideas, caveats?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:03:15 -0800
  ...Use an infrared sensor to measure the temperatures of various components. Inexpensive at Radio Shack. Stay cool...
• Re: Subject: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:08:49 -0500
  ...to hook up for my '85 > Almost all of the major components in the conversion kit are made of > stainless steel. > Less than $5...
• Re: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ayers
  Sun, 9 May 2004 17:59:04 -0500
  ...add my singleminded observation. > > > > This list attracts a certain idealistic youthful component who identify the > > Vanagon as a vehicle of escape and freedom. Probably...
• Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:03:25 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > There are many wires and even components on the vanagon that are not protected from over current or shorted circuits...
• 90 syncro westfalia bogging problem
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Matlock
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:39:54 -0800
  ...When it's happening I can slow to a stop and the engine remains idling perfectly; if I try to accelerate away from the...
• Re: Is Gerry Really Dead?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:14:21 -0800
  ...This means keeping all of >> its other components. What is the real root of the problem? I >> would think that the only other component...
• Re: Air cooled to Water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:15:11 EDT
  ...Before common sense set in, I toyed with the idea of buying tube fittings, doing the fit-up myself and then having the whole...
• Re: Scrambling for an answer ~ bear with me didnt search archives... sticky injector issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:52:50 -0800
  ...seldom do I ever find a vanagon with running , starting , or idling issues and 'all' adjustments and components are perfectly working and adjusted, and...
• Re: Vanagon Alternative...just thinking
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 15 May 2022 12:59:06 -0700
  ...With some newer cars getting at the engine components, to swap out something or changing an oil filter or replacing bulbs is a real...
• Re: Fuel Injection (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 22 May 2001 22:35:10 -0700
  ...The idle stabilizer in fact adjusted by > >disconnecting it, and then adjusting the idle manually. > > > >I wrote this kinda quick, so email me if...
• 86 GL for sale IN
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:33:34 -0500
  ...Some things that will need attention are It does get warm when in idol traffic, may need a thermostat or possibly a rad. I...
• Re: What Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:27:11 -0800
  ...my windshield wiper pivots before closing > everything up, and have no idea what kind of grease to put in there. > > -- CV joint grease tends...
• Re: [Syncro] Front AC installation - Sorry Bout That
  Historical mailing list - olists
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:27:57 -0500
  ...There is a trust factor since Jerry > appears to > >> understand AC systems and most of all Vanagons and has a > good > >> solution idea, on...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 11:32:53 -0600
  ...minor components replaced ... The major > offender was a "impaired" Radiator. > >Replaced it with a new Behr unit. > >The shop did several idle and around...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 12:47:37 -0500
  ...meter, idle controller are replaced? Oxagen sensor? I’m very interested but don’t have a complete understanding of all the components. Still it...
• Re: oil usage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:07:58 -0400
  ...Starts easily, idles > smoothly, gets 21 mpg at 63 mph, and doesn't drip anything. The trouble > is, it now has 210,000 miles...
• Re: Runaway Starters and Kill Switches
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Nov 2013 01:33:03 -0400
  ...The relay is just a band aid for a failing component. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Front AC installation - GROUP PURCHASE INQUIRY STATUS
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 09:01:36 -0700
  ...DIFFERENT YEARS OF THE VW VANS USE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS. That means we have to find 10 or more "Like Enough" Vanagons to qualify. PART...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:47:55 -1000
  ...you could try this...engine warm and idleing properly ..gingerly move the wires on the side of the distributor around some ..if it dies...
• Re: Any info on the Mansispeed EFI
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:48:26 -0400
  ...The components are all easily sourced and replaced if needed in the future. > > I am very happy with the Mansispeed EFI. > > Andrew > > On Tue...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:00:32 -0700
  ...I'd consider that component for sure. And resist the temptation to think it's just One Thing .. it could easily be 8 minor...
• Re: The Non-Conversion Diesel Conversion!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:54:36 -0800
  ...Vanagon. >In my studies I seem to have come across an idea that has perhaps escaped some >of the other folks who are doing...
• Re: Electric Vanagon via EV West?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:14:04 -0700
  ...With the levels of scale coming from the global auto industry, we should see component prices dropping rapidly (once they get back to equilibrium...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:30:52 -0700
  ...the second to protect the FI >> components, ie, >> the injectors. >> >> I note that one is a fuel STRAINER, while the other is a fuel...
• Re: Fuel Injection (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 23 May 2001 09:00:43 -0400
  ...The idle stabilizer in fact adjusted by >disconnecting it, and then adjusting the idle manually. > >I wrote this kinda quick, so email me if...
• Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sat, 2 Jul 2016 18:20:38 -0700
  ...and ..heck ...if one has another same model vanagon, then it's really easy to test components back and forth. Plus equipment and manuals...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 00:54:03 -0500
  ...bad idea? >> Anyone used them before? Have any feedback? >> >> Secondly is there anything regarding the rebuild that is a must to >> replace component wise...
• Re: Won't start (tries) (coughs)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 May 2011 13:04:48 -0700
  ...is pretty long really. >> besides tired components like say ...spark plug wires, hall sender in >> distributor .. >> idle switch not making contact ................shorted oxygen sensor...
• Re: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 18 May 2012 08:52:40 -0400
  ...idle stabilizer, but that was for a > 1.9l. Does that exist on the 2.1? Given the symptoms above, could that > component be...
• Help with brakes!!
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Sun, 22 Jun 2098 09:15:20 -0000
  ...Anyone have a idea what is wrong? Charles Michaux '91 Westy ---------- > From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Rear A...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 16:32:55 -0500
  I don't have A/C but the two vans I parted had melted components in the A/C circuits. Darren > Date: Sat, 8...
• Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 22:26:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I've got a bunch of >> Thule racks and parts & I've toyed around with this idea for some time and >> haven't come...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Oct 2008 - Special issue (#2008-1075)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:18:57 -0700
  ...A couple of potential issues with Freeze-12; it is a blend of R-134A and R142b, and the components *can* leak out at...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 19:11:36 -0800
  ...Replacing components one by one might get expensive so i >> was hoping on narrowing it down on what it **could be. >> >> Idle is fine...
• Re: Dream Syncro - Price: $125,000
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:00:40 -0700
  ...Every > nut, bolt, component, etc., is examined and returned to new condition. It > generally takes 9 to 12 months (or longer) to complete for...
• Re: Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:19:09 -0600
  ...Hey Listies, I finally got my 2.1L long block with components from my 1.9L finished and It's Alive! It actually works...
• Re: dont try this at home
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 13:09:57 -0800
  ...Softening the o-ring was the idea. As for your tractor: Pulling a tight part OFF another is a problem of a different stripe...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:18:58 -0500
  ...I have no idea what may >> have cause this, but to be sure - it will take some time to trouble >> shoot and fix. >> >> I...
• Idea! Please review- Clutch Dies in Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:19:39 -0700
  OK, Thought of an idea to test to see if I am having trouble with the Slave vs. the Master in cold weather. Please...
• Re: YAHOOOO (well, almost)
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 12:57:23 -0800
  ...Ergo, idle is starting to hunt a bit because the exhaust is being contaminated by poor combustion in one cylinder. So, new plugs were...