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Other 'ethical', emissions, environmental concerns
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 May 1995 13:45:06 -0700
...Brake bleeding, oil changes, blown oil lines on external coolers, fuel line work, engines in, engines out, tranny fluid changes, brake lining asbestos, etc...
Re: expansion tank wierdness
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 22:36:33 -0400
...Blown head gasket is not always a external leak! Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On Sat...
Can you charge a battery that is still in the vehicle? (Was: Cold Start problem)
Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:25:27 -0500
...This may be a silly question but I'd like to charge the battery on my external caharger but I'm wondering if I...
Trip Report/Questions
Historical mailing list - victor cooke
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:03:11 -0700
...The circut breaker is broken so I didn't try the external power source. Any suggestions? Thanks, Victor __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls...
Diesel Heater Core Leaking?
Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 00:41:47 EDT
...Is it safe to say the heater valve is failing? (not shutting off the flow to the core) Do these valves leak externally? Is...
Re: [WetWesties] Quick Air Cooled 2.0 Bay-Vanagon parts question
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:18:20 -0700
...wrote: > > Alternator - 79 and 80-83,5 is different > 79 is EXTERNALLY regulated > 80-83.5 is INTERNALLY regulated > 80-83.5 has fan...
Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 16 Nov 2014 08:01:54 -0600
Where else would you put one on a car with no trunk or hood? External to the car? : ) I like it where it is...
Re: Digifane without Throttle Position switch???
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:30:02 -0700
...I'll be firing up one of those engines, with external thermostat-controlled oil cooler too, soon. thanks ! scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alistair Bell...
FS: Last Chance: 86 Syncro GL $2500, KC
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Mon, 5 May 1997 09:53:57 -0500 (CDT)
...the coolant, or add some Alumiseal as it has developed an external head gasket leak. Original owner, 127k, Buckskin brown with a nice interior...
Re: Selecting a CB?
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Mon, 16 Nov 1998 21:33:11 -0500
...one of the really small units, buy one that has an external speaker jack! A cheap, plug-in, speaker from Radio Shack will make...
helicoil on oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - John McLean
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:13:23 -0700
...a helicoil type of device on the plug. (an internally and externally threaded insert) The motor is VW factory remanufactured with about 30,000...
Propex Furnace Install Question
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:59:55 -0700
...http://home.attbi.com/~aaronanderberg/Exhaust_Detail.html Can't this hose be routed inside the van, rather than externally? Could we use recirculated...
Re: Brake system overview
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 29 May 2006 16:30:39 -0500
...There is not an external lever or other bypass means. > >The most important part of brake bleeding if you do not have a pressure...
Re: '87 gl stereo cheap fix
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:06:06 -0500
...Not even sure plugging the mp3 player >to an external poewer amp would work with potential impedance >mismatches. The Audi World group has a...
'86 Syncro FS
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:59:23 -0700
...I did stop and look at it externally and it looks good. Silver paint in good shape. Minor seam rust starting. One hubcap missing...
A little "engine assembly" help, please
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:36:15 -0700
...seal, and the engine I just tore down to get the external parts for the "new" engine didn't have one. I dug through...
Re: A good ham setup
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:39:41 -0800
...I do not have an external antenna and for the most part I >>don't need it. I have external HF and 6m antenna...
Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:42:32 -0600
...relatively inexpensive ($89) kit that allows you to quickly attach an external tank (either a gas grill cylinder, or with a screw-in adapter...
Re: wireless communicationNONVANAGON???
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:30:57 -0500
...An external antenna, the kind that sticks to the outside of your car glass, should extend your range. Keep in mind that there are...
Good explanation of Octane rating
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:34:56 -0700
...In my MGs the distributor has an external thumb wheel you can turn to conveniently adjust the timing for the gas you have. A...
Re: Brake Vacuum Booster Replacement Questions
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:48:06 -0500
...I can only guess that the brake > booster itself is leaking internally. > Questions: > Are there any other external connections or other potential leakage > spots...
Re: Analog clock fix/instrument pod foil
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:59:17 -0700
...I didn't check the clock with an external 12VDC power supply prior to reinstalling the clock. It's possible that one of the...
Re: Relaying Headlights
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:07:13 -0500
...Actually the most cost-effective thing you can do is modify the regulator to use an external sensing lead, and run a 16-ga...
Re: Getting the O2 sensor loose?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 16 May 2014 16:44:42 -0400
...I destroyed most of the external part of the sensor and finally heated the bung around it red hot with a real torch and...
Re: Propane tank fill valve
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:27:57 -0400
...or fill it with propane gas at the pressure of my external tank. Edward At 03:58 PM 9/10/2012, Bill M wrote...
Re: Oil block off adapter for WBX
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Sat, 28 Jun 2003 06:51:34 -0400
...replace the existing oil filter and provide an inlet and outlet oil line > > that you can plump to an external oil cooler and filters? > > > > >
first week of july project (part 1)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 2 Jul 2011 21:06:26 -0400
...The remaining task is to update the wiring to accommodate the solar panel on my multi-use external (anderson powerpole) DC connection point. This...
Re: this has me rethinking dexcool
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:50:02 -0400
...Makes the waterboxer design with all it's external plumbing look like the work of a genius. I think the problem is with the...
Quick product review - cheap TPMS
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 26 Jul 2019 07:20:59 -0700
...https://m.banggood.com/Universal-Wireless-C240-TPMS-Solar-Power-Tire-Pressure-Monitor-System-Color-LCD-Display-with-4-External-Sensors-p-1494130.html...
Re: Dennis has a question-Carbureted 1.9L engine!
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Wed, 9 Apr 2014 01:51:56 -1000
...the external dimensions of both 1.9 and 2.1 waterboxer engines are identical. I have mounted all compoenents from either onto both , including...
Re: Putting a 2.1L where my 1.9L used to be......
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 12 May 2012 19:03:02 -0400
...You can also consider using an external oil cooling solution instead of the 2.1. Using a shorter oil filter the 2.1 stock...
Install of tencentlife External Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 22 May 2011 19:54:55 -0700
Great instructions. Very clear. A couple of the photos were difficult to make out due to poor images, but even I was able to...
Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 18:23:30 PST
...than the sensor will tolerate?" you exclaim!? I would try an external resistor in parallel to the sensor. I would start with about a...
Re: A/C wirng on fire.
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 18:06:42 -0400
...I searched for a reason for the connector to > overheat but could find no external reason. I thinkk that perhaps my #2 speed > circuit...
Re: Are There Junk Ball Joints?
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 16:46:22 -0600
...assembled in germany with external parts. The labeling is also only required on "individual retail" packaging which most auto parts are not retail packaged...
Re: Upgrade your door handles FREE/Friday fun
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Fri, 9 May 2003 17:35:58 EDT
...is part of the internal door mechanism, not part of the external handle. As near as I can tell the handles themselves are identical...
Questions about the installation of a BEHR frontal A/C
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sat, 12 Jul 2003 13:15:05 -0700
Hi Matt, Hey have you got pictures of this unit available? Was this an add-on to the external portions of the dash or...
Re: Fuel/gas tank question
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:30:57 -0500
...My fuel tank is >> bare steel would it be wise to coat the exterior with some form of paint/ >> bedliner stuff to prevent external...
Re: oil cooler leaking coolant?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:20:00 EST
...pump and could be running down on cooler)- $50 VW 3. External leak in cooler (possible but I have never heard of this before...
Re: Caveat Emptor, or: So You're Buying a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:10:44 -0500
...The head itself is a proper design with internal cooling passages, whilst the rest of the system uses external piping to carry the coolant...
Jon's '82 Diesel Westy
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 11:51:15 -0600
...injector included in the sale >2 burner stove, Domestic fridge, sink >External hook-ups for water and electricity >Lots of cupboard space >Large rectangular...
Re: Alternator died
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:45:01 -0500
...Alternator died > Hi all, > > Yesterday the 2 external voltage regulators arrived and I installed the > first one in my 90 and it worked great...
Re: rad shack voltmeter/thermometer on sale
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:11:37 -0400
...I wonder if I put batteries in it if it would only show the > >backlight when it has external 12v? Anyone? > > > >-- Gnarlie > > >
Re: 1985 VW Vanagon - clutch jump
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 18 May 2007 12:09:01 -0700
...and engaging? If clutch shudders/bounces when engaging, and all mounts, external mech that operate clutch, and clutch hyd. are ok, then I'd...
Re: Mechanical tests for my spare air cooled engine?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:32:16 -0700
...bearing etc.) I have a spare engine that I've harvested external parts from, but have no idea if it's mechanically sound or...
Re: � � � Anyone upgraded the horn?
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:52:54 EST
...Had to remove them to get the external oil cooler anyway. Much more sophisticated tone. I had previously "adjusted" the tone on my '67...
Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:38:23 -0700
...Speaking of larger coolers, there are some that have mounted external oil coolers. If you're curious, search Kayakwesty on the samba. Actually here...
Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:44:02 -0400
...That means that the power to the load is supplied externally, and the FETs switch the load on by opening a low-resistance path...
Re: GPS in a Westy?
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Fri, 4 Apr 2003 16:47:53 -0800
...I have the external antenna for this Magellan burt have never hooked it up, the bare unit picks up just fine. I would like...
Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:08:08 -0600
...On the propane side the Propex heater and some larger vented rv systems that use external air for combustion and exhaust are the ones...
Re: The propane filling question tested...
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 22 May 2005 12:01:21 -0600
...Thinking about the 80% valve being > open on Westy tank, hose going from Westy tank fill port to external > tank. Propane in Westy tank...
Re: Aluminum to brass thread galling
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:38:42 -0600
...And you are right the external mess is > a PITA. And I've tried several tubes over time. > > > > Buy a can of the RectorSeal...
Questions on a 2nd battery
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:00:32 -0800
...Mostly, I want to run a laptop computer and perhaps an external drive.) Ron -- Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ Chaco Communications (408) 865-0657 ( ) \ _/__ 10164 Parkwood...
Re: westy woodstove
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Thu, 20 Oct 94 7:59:29 PDT
...of mexican pottery, > sometimes used atop a kitchen counter and vented externally, > so why not in the van? This would allow the use of...
82 v 85 Westy
Historical mailing list - Joseph Doniach
Thu, 06 Mar 1997 08:43:32 +0000
...When we got back I put in an external oil cooler with a thermostatically controlled electric fan, all mounted above the transmission. It helped...
Re: re. heat in vw vans, block heater for WBX
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sat, 30 Sep 2000 10:03:38 -0500
...Its an external heating element plate which fits under the case, >near the drain plug. It heats the case and oil. Its a VW...
Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
Historical mailing list - boroko
Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:36:12 -0500
...BTW, the speed pickup for a stock cruise is in the back of the speedometer and does not require external magnets. Mark Rokus ----- Original...
Re: Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:18:09 -0500
...cooler cost, between 530 and 300 dollars. I would think an external radiator type cooler would be cheaper and better for the purpose, as...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Ry
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:32:03 -0500
...I will say that I've been very happy with the tencentlife external oil cooler kit, dropped my oil temps to remain around 210F...
Re: Volvo B230FT Engine --> Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:10:01 -0800
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: ..... > I started to put a B21F (same external...