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• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:03:13 -0400
  ...Sounds like a great maintenance idea. > > > David Brodbeck, N8SRE > '86 Volvo 240DL wagon > '82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel > >
• Re: Electric power vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:58:58 -0500
  ...electric motor > and how efficient it is? is this conversion High maintenance? > I have seen several electric 914 witch has a similar transmission. > What...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:52:06 -0500
  ...If the lid doesn't fit properly, and the gasket doesn't fit - then you need to do some maintenance. You fix the other...
• Re: Oops re: Preventive maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:04:47 -0700
  ...Preventive maintenance > > > At 11:27 AM 4/15/2010, Loren Busch wrote: >> Personal non-official request -- It's "preventive" and my teeth itch >> slightly...
• Re: Surprise Party
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:49:23 -0400
  ...I'd just like to mention that they're only low maintenance if you're willing to suffer a certain amount of wastage. Mine...
• WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2014 18:32:59 -0700
  ...the WBX 2.1 for now and do some preemptive and maintenance work to cooling system (and other stuff. CV's etc.) before any...
• Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:16:03 -0700
  ...Anyone used these? I realize that a lot of battery longevity comes down to maintenance and useage but if it's junk or really...
• Re: Searching archives
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 17:20:17 -0700
  ...to JimA on the West Coast in the interest of solving maintenance and access issues. No progress has been made to that effect as...
• Re: Maintenance Saga: '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 13 May 2011 09:39:55 -0400
  I have your Westy's twin, an '84 called Hershey. Good post about the 2.3. I always wondered about the mileage, and I...
• Re: CV Service and Repair Rates
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 8 May 2009 08:35:00 -0400
  ...This sounds like good preventive maintenance since your not having any problems. You know, it's a "if it ain't broke, don't...
• Re: Battery Purchases
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 14:19:21 EDT
  ...Having that vent hole probably doesn't help matters > > much and I am wondering if sealing it would effect these new maintenance > > free gell...
• Re: Type 2 w/ Rabbit engines?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 16:25:51 CST
  ...warranty applies along with the 2 year free maintenance. He also plans >>: on bringing in new Type 2 Buses with Rabbit engines. Get one...
• Re: Long cold road trip: extra parts to carry? & good junk yard in SFBay area?
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 21:16:38 -0500
  ...baby daughter, at least six times in my '62 Kombi! "Preventive Maintenance"? Hell, back then, that meant finding enough money to stick into the...
• Re: Fuel Injectors Improvement Maintanence
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 01:48:18 EST
  ...vacuum produced with MODIFIED duration in the camshaft <<<As for the maintenance, is there a recommended way of inspecting these things, or better yet...
• Re: From guy stuck in Florida STILL NO LUCK
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 19:08:16 EST
  ...like this when I forget to plug it back in after maintenance. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60...
• Wasserboxer reliability in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 16:20:53 GMT
  ...I do not believe that maintenance is a factor, Europeans get their cars serviced no more often then Americans, and the average mechanic is...
• Re: Denver VW?
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Tue, 14 May 2002 06:23:33 -0400
  ...would rather do major engine jobs...not small checkups and normal maintenance. They suggested I use Mid-Town. I think it's a relative...
• Re: Fw: Re: Why I hate my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 13:19:02 -0400
  ...Westy, it's cost me the purchase price over again > in maintenance. And that doesn't include the VW issue rose-coloured glasses. OTOH...
• Re: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 01:58:51 +1200
  > I have compiled a list of unusually COMMON problems > that have shown up in our beloved Vanagons. > I'm not including regular maintenance items...
• Re: Worst thing you ever did to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:42:27 -0700
  ...What's the > worst thing you ever did to your Vanagon? I'm > thinking maintenance/repairs but I guess high > centering it would qualify...
• Re: To Buy or not to Buy? 86 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:21:44 EDT
  ...not exactly easy to get 20 years of past reciepts and maintenance records.. vehicles change many owners over a period of 20 yrs.. people...
• FS: 1991 vanagon 4-speed, Tuscaloosa, AL
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:42:31 -0600
  ...VW Vanagon 1991 manual, 7 seater, in good running condition, some maintenance needed, Firm $1850, call 205-310-3114". that's local to me...
• Dometic question (combustion chamber seal)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:40:40 -0700
  ...Got the refer on the bench, and am looking into my air intake cooling idea and doing some maintenance (burping/mods) while it's...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:39:36 +0000
  ...Help from John Carpenter, my Salt Lake neighbor, kind enough to help me out with several changes/upgrades/maintenance procedures. Taking the top off...
• Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Wed, 9 May 2001 21:41:56 EDT
  ...My friends with Toyotas brag about their maintenance free cars but when things go wrong for them, all they can do is tow them...
• Re: What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 16:06:11 -0500
  ...Modern engines should be low-maintenance, and coolant >>type uncritical. >> Not necessarily true in practice, though...many Honda owners have reported that Hondas will...
• Re: Rear Blower Motor maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 22 Jan 2017 17:47:07 -0800
  I found a good samba thread with what you need to know. Both pages in thread, all good stuff http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:34:28 -0800
  ...Vanagon&id=3643&type=Mechanica l> &id=3643&type=Mechanical It seems like it should be preventive maintenance for all '86-'91 vans. Stuart
• Aluminum thermostat housing............
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:23:29 -0700
  ...due to being seized in the holes due to lack of maintenance on my part. Anyhow I've managed to drill them out to...
• Re: New battery chemistries to watch for
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:41:15 -0700
  ...In theory the Li battery can need fewer maintenance charges. In practice it is difficult to say since the Battery Management System (BMS) uses...
• 86 GL - Gas Tank Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Oct 96 14:51:58
  Hi all, I have now owned this 86 GL for 10 months, including a fair amount of maintenance (head replacement etc.) but a problem...
• Re: Battery for 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Fri, 16 May 1997 10:59:06 -0400
  ...I called Sears & they say they have an Die Hard > "International" (800 cca/maintenance free) that would fit. Anything > true to it not fitting...
• trying to locate Frank Condelli
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:29:41 -0700
  ...he's been very helpful and appears to have a love and passion for maintaining westy's and providing innovative maintenance solutions. i can...
• Re: Fan noise?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:14:51 +0000
  ...So, might be time to start thinking about some regular cooling system maintenance. _________________________________________________________________ Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now...
• Re: Slower traffic keep right
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 17:04:30 -0500
  ...Further, you will learn how to reduce or eliminate unnecessary failures through maintenance and careful driving. Further, with some study at http://www.bulley...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:36:21 -0500
  ...VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive >> Maintenance and cost >> Date: � April 16, 2010 4:14:57 PM PDT >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Any experience with electronic rust prevention?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 15:06:03 EST
  ...Of course, they get constant maintenance and are dry docked at regular intervals, sand blasted and repainted. Petroleum pipelines have been using cathodic protection...
• Electric Power Steering in my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Manire
  Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:03:43 -0700
  ...Do these Power Steering units require any kind of maintenance? I've also noticed that over the last few months without power steering, there...
• Re: Rear Blower Motor maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:17:37 -0600
  A possible alternative: have the motor rebuilt by an auto electric repair shop. You get back an auto repair motor newly cleaned with new...
• Instrument console
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 22:20:27 -0500
  ...be changed, odometer and other gauge components can be removed for maintenance or the entire assemble removed to access what is below. Has anyone...
• Re: New Page up
  Historical mailing list - kW
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:33:55 -0700
  ...Maybe they are doing maintenance. The server I use is Webjump.com which allows you to have up to 25 megs on their server...
• '87 syncro for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Bernhard Schnurr
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 14:05:21 -0400
  ...Regular tune-ups and oil changes (synthetic) Complete maintenance records available Full size bed in back, middle bench Extras: new AM/FM stereo with...
• Re: Shady used car dealer in CA??? accidently already sent part of this
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:40:36 EST
  ...it good. Mileage can mean everything, and it can mean nothing. Maintenance is more important, that's why our Vanagons keep on ticking, heading...
• Re: [clutch] MASTER and SLAVE
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Thu, 13 May 2004 20:07:50 -0700
  ...Why would they both go so closely together? Maybe they were over doing the preventive maintenance a bit. Well, 4 months later I have...
• Re: was Knocking noise, now rotating CV axles & joints
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 03:51:38 -0500
  There is an article on the Volkscafe website about CV joint maintenance and diagnosis that should answer the questions about which noises mean failed...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 03:10:18 EST
  ...So there are going to be > ongoing maintenance issues. > > i am sadistic, i own 4 that are runners, not counting the 10+ parts vans...
• Posting discipline / Bad habits; was: RE: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:21:12 -0700
  ...Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU? re would think the same logic would apply to the vanagon ECU? But instead of...
• Re: OXS idiot light, Brian
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:23:22 -0500
  ...Mine will turn on the light at each 30K interval even though the manual said the maintenance interval for oxygen sensor is 60K (I...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:08:28 -0700
  ...Drop the box and thar > > she be! > > > > And, for a summer project,* I'm-a gonna remove the dash and do various > > maintenances, including...
• Re: Maintenance Intervals
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 10:47:36 -0700
  >One of the surprises when I bought my 86 GL new almost a decade ago was the >lack of a specified service interval for...
• Re: Pare tire at 42 psi?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Jun 95 21:01:27 CDT
  ...Maddox said: >Anyone know what the spare is supposed to keep 42 psi? (Bentley manual >"lubrication and Maintenance" p. 19) I have never noticed...
• Auto Trans Maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - smaur
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 13:44:21 -0500
  The Bentley manual maintence schedule (every 30,000 miles) says to: Change automatic transmission fluid Clean pan and strainer, replace pan gasket On the...
• Re: (Fwd) (Fwd) FS '87 WWW
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 21:10:32 EST
  ...Below is a brief look at her maintenance history & resume' over the last 164K miles of adventures: Accoutrements - Pop-top, fold down bench seat...
• Re: impending winter maintenance (Syncro tire pressure)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:19:06 -0700
  What are the "factory" pressures for the optional 16" wheels? At 13:11 9/11/98 -0400, Robert Rountree wrote: >FYI >The sticker on...
• Re: RUST HOLE
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:17:23 -0400
  ...While one is still driving the '72 Dodge that he bought new, it may be a case of fastidious maintenance that has kept the...
• Re: Engine oil change interval (VW content...)
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 23:16:11 -0500
  ...On Mon, 7 Feb 2000 21:17:04 EST Robert Tippey <Tippos@AOL.COM> wrote: > Have you refered to your maintenance booklet that came...
• Re: Audi 5 cyl in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 07:21:58 -0800
  ...They will go 300,000 miles with just typical maintenance. While you are looking you should keep your eyes open for an MC code...
• Re: Website and Maintenance--The missing Link--FOUND!!
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:31:20 -0500
  Malcolm (from Halifax), I agree. Ben has a great site that I have used and pointed out to others frequently. Now if Ben doesn...
• 1st time pulling my WBX, Advice?
  Historical mailing list - bryan duggan
  Mon, 10 May 2004 22:58:29 -0700
  ...TIICO, what stock parts do I need to leave in? Any maintenance I can or should do on the Tranny, suspension, body while I...
• Re: What expected for 60,000mi svc
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:51:35 MST
  ...I believe in preventative maintenance, but I don't >care to get taken to the cleaners. > >What would you expect to be done? Does...