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• Re: West river Westies this weekend...
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:21:45 -0400
  ...I'll be attending in my LT 28 D highroof, just case anyone is interested in checking this Van out... I know Frank Condelli...
• Re: Question clutch and lights
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:39:14 -0700
  ...buy a relay kit from the list vendors and some high wattage bulbs. medium easy: buy your own relays and wire and wire directly...
• Re: JFF - re: Save the Adventurewagen Molds! (ultra long)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 02:50:44 -0500
  ...Research on Hightops. 3. Hightop production in the United States. 4. My Plan for the Adventurewagen molds. 1. Some personal information about me. ----------------------------------------- I...
• Re: TIICo cooling issues/HUH?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 09:20:20 -0700
  ...Allowing the coolant to stay in the motor longer, and heat up a little higher, also generates higher pressure on the suction side of...
• Re: High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 11:52:20 -0700
  ...Low speed can still be turned > on by the A/C switch. > High speed is controlled by the radiator temp switch > turning on the...
• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 12:40:51 -0400
  ...We need rules, logical rules. >>>>You had better be careful on Ontario highways. Our "Highway Traffic Act" gives the traffic on a highway on...
• Re: High Idle, Fuel Pressure Test Results and Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 01:23:12 -0800
  When you restart after 10 minutes, the idle is higher because the aux air valve may have cooled enough to reopen. A lot of...
• Re: Knock & Ping?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 21:25:55 -0800
  ...it up. >> >>If it's not pinging, is there some other high frequency noise that >>might be coming at very high throttle / high load? >> >> >> >>
• Re: higher octane higher burn temperature
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 08:24:21 -0800
  ...higher octane higher burn temperature > > As a former gasoline retailer let me say a few words about fuel formulation... > > The difference between "regular" and...
• Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:01:01 -0600
  ...How high can you go? (ceiling height) Then, > dimension of engine WITH floor jack so you can leave it sitting on > floor jack as...
• Re: Alternator won't charge battery until high rpm
  Historical mailing list - Vanagaudi
  Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:34:29 +0100
  ...On high rpm there is sufficient self-inductance from remaining static magnetism to produce enough electrical power for voltage regulator. That's the point...
• AW: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:58:01 +0100
  ...the westi has the high top (8.95 feet high!), an awning mounted at the side of the roof, a 1.6l td engine...
• Re: MPH at RPM And Michelin MXTs
  Historical mailing list - t
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:14:26 -0800
  > The larger tires are still a trade off in that what you gain in cruising > speed you loose in acceleration and highway hill climbing...
• Re: [vanagon] Eliminating the Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:27:02 -0800
  ...Personally I wouldn't kick the heater for extra cooling on until I heard the radiator fan kick up to high speed. Just MHO...
• Re: High-Beam LED Indicator Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:24:08 -0700
  ...High-Beam LED Indicator Bulb > Does anyone have an extra High beam LED Indicator bulb, the blue one, or can > these be obtained from...
• Re: Trip to Alaska, summer 2009
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:04:54 -0500
  ...Dempster highway (Dawson City to Inuvik) Atlin, BC - worth the 1 hour drive off the main road, especially the glacier tour by small airplane...
• Re: LED Headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 11:01:02 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] LED Headlight bulbs > > So is 80W rated is that the high or the low? , meaning what happens when > you pull on the...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 18:35:39 -0400
  ...As they corrode, less metal is available to carry the electrical current (leading to higher resistance in the circuit.) Higher resistance means that some...
• Re: pop-up vs. high top
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:49:05 -0400
  Mmm I recall our first trip in our hightop 86 camper from London england was to the coast of France in the spring of...
• Re: Smoke screen
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 10:52:03 -0700
  ...new engine runs hot and burn oil, even more so if the oil level is high. and may be you have a defective/worn...
• Inner High Beam Cutout Switch Circuit Diagram
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sat, 22 Oct 2016 01:37:36 -0700
  I recall a 4 headlight wiring schematic that used both the usual relays and a separate on/off switch for the inner high beams...
• Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 22 May 2010 18:56:25 -0500
  ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > I do not see any reason why 4,200 rpm would produce particularly higher oil > temps than...
• Re: Misc Vanagon Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:49:46 -0500
  On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: >�So off to pay the ridiculous high fees for...
• High beam indicator ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Mar 1996 09:29:07 -0500 (EST)
  Hello All, Does anyone know if the high beam indicator by law needs to be blue? My Vanagon failed inspection beacause of this. My...
• High alt. fridge
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 16:28:54 EDT
  EUROBAGO HIGH ALT. FRIDGE--UPDATE My van is in getting the upgrade. Saw a VR6 with the upgrade. Looks the same as before with...
• Re: While we are onthe topic....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 20:32:40 -0500
  With the higher octane The Vanagon is suppose to run cooler also. Joseph Tu wrote: > Since we are discussing fuel so much, I was...
• Re: High Altitude Issues??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Galoob
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 13:04:40 EST
  ...It ran fine on 86 at high elevation but takes at least 89 at sea level. Mike Galoob 81 westy 88 Subaru GL-10
• Bostig conversion blog
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 09:38:20 -0800
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=635850 <http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=635850&highlight=interior& sid=aec2beea9cb85a3bbc4a98629e0d8670...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 21:19:21 +0000
  ...The van was fine at low speeds and idle, but higher RPM's caused it to bog down. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Dennis - it...
• speedo/odo off
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:42:11 -0600
  The speedo in my '87 Syncro reads 4 mph too high over the whole range. So could I not just re-position the needle...
• Front Blower Failure Revisited
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 19:36:49 -0600
  ...Worked fine on high speed, or so I thought. I never really needed it so just didn't turn it on "HIGH" except for...
• Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 18:05:43 -0800
  ...High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em? > > > > In a message dated 3/21/02 4:47:59 PM, chris_hinkle@HOTMAIL.COM writes...
• Re: diesel buses
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 20:20:46 -0400
  ...30 highway which is all we drive, (we live out in the country) Drops to about 25 in the winter which is normal for...
• AT vs Manual & Friday
  Historical mailing list - Marna & Mike Evans
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 21:31:48 -0800
  ...Here in Santa Cruz, we have an infamous highway that runs between the coast and Silicon Valley. It is called Highway 17, aka "The...
• Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 10:14:28 -0400
  ...I don't have a chart for the vanagon, but, If the high side >is VERY high, the expanison valve may be stuck. > >gmbulley...
• Headlight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:04:14 -0500
  ...The blue indicator light for the high beams is lit, regardless of whether or not high beams are selected. So, the culprit is the...
• Operating Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 12:38:34 EDT
  I drove the van on the highway for a while today (30 miles) and took a reading with my cool new infrared thermostat, and...
• Re: I get no respect(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 23:32:49 -0800
  Loren, RE: "I've seen signs to that effect just about everywhere where there is two lane highways, hills, and little chance to pass...
• Re: First cold day- alternate replacement switch
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 12:33:01 -0400
  ...Do I need to get into the heater box for the fused circuit to run the blower on high? Thanks! Tolga >Date: Thu, 30...
• South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:07:16 -0400
  ...The instructions assume they are being installed on an 85 or later (ie separate high and low beams wiring already) however I have an...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Group discount - Vanagon high tops
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 22:27:29 -0700
  I missed the original post on this one, but I *LOVE* my Syncro Westfalia Hightop - I would never be without one again. I have...
• Re: Question about AC and the 86 up three speed fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:42:13 -0700
  ...Medium speed is triggered only by the A/C high pressure switch. High speed is only triggered by the radiator temp switch and then...
• Re: Hummer (syncro)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Aug 1996 21:34:04 -0400
  ...get a high-top ambulance > model, gut the interior and put some Westy stuff in there. who here > has ridden in one that can...
• Re: High idle again
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:56:17 -0800
  ...Idle > went up even higher. Swapped it back and the idle is high again. Swapped out > the electronic part, no change. > > So... vacuum leak...
• plan for oil pressure gauge install- opinions wtd
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:40:11 -0500
  ...Discard the high pressure sender. #2- Install a single pole VDO sender in the low pressure location, between the pushrods. Perhaps use the old...
• H-4 Euro headlights question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:20:40 -0800
  ...But, the switch between low beam and high beam...Do others find that the beam angle changes a whole lot? The way I have...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 17:31:09 CST
  ...but on the highway, if i hold it down to between 60 and 65, i can get 20, maybe 21 or so. when i...
• Re: Fwd: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:52:37 -0700
  ...Lot better than running a high miles 2.1 waterboxer on 10W40 in the summer and having the oil pressure buzzer go off. We...
• Re: SA inner Highbeams Cutout Circuit
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 5 May 2014 23:34:11 -0500
  ...If the switch is turned > to the second position...when the high beams are on it sends power to the > relay which lights the...
• Speed Rating EXPLAINED
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 08:35:28 -0700
  >Pat Dooley wrote: >> If your tires are "H" rated, it doesn't stand for highway. >> I see people driving 45-145 mph on the...
• Re: Hawaii Westy Rentals
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 15 Sep 2017 11:34:09 +0000
  Here's a link with some info on the Big Island camper rentals I mentioned earlier, the website of the high roof manufacturer.  I...
• rebuilding Vanagon door locks - Steve's Lock Shoppe
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:41:44 -0700
  ...Steve also stocks the OE plastic headed "VW" keys and a high quality generic plastic headed key that are made of steel NOT chromed...
• Re: High Altitude
  Historical mailing list - Kenyon Fairey
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 22:37:41 +0000
  Although this is a "late" response to the 'high altitude' thread of last week, I did want to make a few comments on the...
• Re: MPG Survey Results
  Historical mailing list - Gail Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 22:20:32 -0800
  ...City Highway > Vans 17.5 19.5 > Westfalias 16.5 17.4 > >4 Speeds: City Highway > Vans 17.4 22.4 > Westfalias 18.0...
• Re: temperature issues
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 19:43:00 -0000
  ...temperature seems a bit higher than previously. > this is in NY where it is about 20 to 25 degrees F outside. what i mean...
• Re: Frydaye Phollies: road trips - part B - 97
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:13:38 -0800
  ...On 2/9/07, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote: > > Highway 97 is a nice alternative to I-5 on the west coast in...
• Re: Sighted today on I-65
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 30 Dec 2023 10:56:05 -0600
  ...High top with a higher center section raised out of the raised top, if that makes sense. Jim Sent from my iPhone > On Dec...
• Re: Locking lug nut/high lift jack
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:16:14 -0800
  ...Locking lug nut/high lift jack Vanners, I have an externally mounted spare tire. I went to get a locking lug nut just cause...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:19:29 -0700
  Actually not THAT bad of a recommendation - high of 27 here in Vancouver (low of 16), high of 22 in Toronto (low of 16...
• Re: Getting higher compression?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 16:46:33 -0500
  ...If your target is higher compression faster, them this could possibly be a solution. The general rules of break in oil is slow speeds...