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• Re: Digijet Diagnostic Aide
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 12:46:52 -0800
  ...An extra lead could be moved > around to several points like the P/S switch, A/C compressor,...? > Jay '85 Westy >
• converting non-popup vanagon to a popup vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:19:26 -0800
  ...i appreciate the information, and you all made good specific points. it's a great starting point for our search! now. i have looked...
• Re: RV insurance on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Tue, 27 May 2003 23:20:33 -0400
  Interesting points from all. I am wondering now if those of you with RV insurance notice a significant decrease in policy cost per year...
• Re: Hmm, time to start a new hobby
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 06:24:12 -0700
  ...it's > time for me to start working on ccumulating "highest > points in the state of..." for each of the states. The highest point...
• Re: Wrong brake fluid??????????
  Historical mailing list - Dan
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:35:51 -0400
  flush your system dot 5 an 3 have diferent boiling points. this can result to sever pulling when braking. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Jakob...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:26:22 -0700
  ...While I was chief engineer of a plant we used it on lots of conductive points and other electrical connections. It solved many problems...
• 2.0 litre vacuum conections
  Historical mailing list - mty016
  Fri, 14 Oct 1994 13:33:06 +0100 (MET DST)
  ...Firstly, what is the correct way to connect all the vacuum points on the engine. I've got the vaccumm from the left hand...
• Re: Body Work List?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:56:12 -0400
  Ken's points are well taken! I found my body/paint guy from a recommendation by the local Auto body paint supply store. GNE...
• Re: Do you ever pat your Vanagon on the head and say thanks?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:42:06 -0700
  ...and i've preemptively replaced all of the other known failure points. But i also know that she likes to run and run she...
• My Rusty Exhaust Is No More
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:25:33 +0000
  ...An I am back to all stock hangers/mounting points, the rusty system had about a dozen (not kidding) coat hangers holding it on...
• Re: GNATT, EASTERN LEG
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 95 11:52:08 EDT
  ...up the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel into Maryland and any all points north, the southerners split down the Outer Banks, we all stay together...
• lifting syncros for bleeding radiator
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 10:02:27 -0800
  ...to allow a floor jack to lift at both front jack points on the crossmember. But syncros have that extra skid plate stuff giving...
• Re: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :< ....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 20:42:49 EST
  ...know here better think about the Auto trans shifting at the points for a wasserleaker and not shifting at the Correct RPMs for the...
• Re: Accidents in New York
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 06:59:00 -0500
  ...I am not a lawyer I just play one TV! > > > > > > Several points are salient here: > > > 1) An accident occuring on public roads almost always...
• Re: Stealth camping, Was: Re: Curtains and privacy...
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 21:46:41 -0800
  ...good points, I think I'll have to grab that book. Parking under a street lamp also helps hide internal lighting. The brighter the...
• Re: Accelerater pedal
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:10:08 -0600
  ...You can lubricate all > the linkage points, I do this and it helps a bit.I wish I had cruise control. > It would make...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:38:44 -0500
  I'm sure I don't know the fine points of spark gap, but I do have a little experience. In my college days...
• Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 17:57:40 -0500
  ...Also > points out the vehicle seats 7 for a reason. Clearly, you need one of those new-fangled Chrysler mini-vans with the power...
• Re: Packing a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:44:03 -0700
  ...It is very easy to add hook eyes at various points around the interior and use a bungee cord cargo net to keep things...
• Re: Exciting things happening at Van-Again!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:06:23 -0500
  ...I have to agree with some of the points that he brought up and will put it like this. One guys dreams, thought's...
• Re: Replacing Ball Joints...anything else while in there?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:24:44 -0400
  ...The wear points are now new again! This may buy you time to readup on how rebuild is done. Your gonna need it, if...
• Re: Big Brake Kits?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 8 Oct 2005 15:35:16 -0400
  Sorry, I've not done this swap, butI do have some points for you to ponder. First, since this is an early vanagon, I...
• Fwd: [wetwesties] Idea:Amtrak and long Westy trips
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 09:17:54 -0700
  ...I use Greyhound from points >between Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle because there's only one Talgo that runs >between those points at inconvenient...
• Repaired water tank sesor!
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 15 May 1999 13:55:46 -0700
  ...I shielded the bundle from accidentally shorting to some of the other components and solder points by encasing it in a small piece of...
• Re: Questions/Advice Needed 1980 VW Westphalia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 May 2012 06:11:01 -0400
  ...I believe your 80 still uses ignition points and condenser. A bad condenser can cause loss of spark and be affected by heat. The...
• Re: Farm jack thingy
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:48:51 -0700
  ...The farm jack needs another part to reach under the van to the jacking points. I have one...somewhere. I've been through the...
• Re: Fragile headlight adjusters (was : Trying to install headlight relays...)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:34:51 +0000
  ...This will put a little flex back into them. (works for my elbow !!! :o) Then a dab of grease worked into the release points...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:15:53 -0400
  ...The rivets would be a lot cheaper, but the GoWesty method has the advantage of not introducing any additional stress points in the pipe...
• Re: Shifting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 08:36:46 -0400
  ...So take your finger, dip it into a can of grease, and smear the rod at the collar points with grease. Then shift into...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - mwm
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 19:19:23 -0800
  Don't be cruel, I'm in SoCal and that automatically deducted half your IQ points so you can communicate with valley girls. Also...
• Re: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 21:45:22 -0600
  ...Bob 84 westy, das bus Tom Forhan wrote: > How about a fully restored Westfalia? (See below) > > It all points out to me what a...
• Crazy idle syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 06:06:12 -0800
  ...A quick read on the Bentley points me toward the deceleration valve and idle cut-off switch. Am I headed in the right direction...
• Re: Want an Easy Rear Light Upgrade? Bulbs Available.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 17:54:09 -0600
  On 10/30/04 4:53 PM, "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Hey Dennis, > > You made some good points I'd like to...
• Re: electronic ignition
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:44:54 -0700
  On 2/22/05 6:40 AM, "Yanik B�chard" <informatique@COLLEGEBOURGET.QC.CA> wrote: > I would like to go from points to electronic...
• Re: Oil Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference! Thanks Dennis.
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:08:13 -0400
  ...with older vans). > > Tim > > > >Any chance he can, Dennis Haynes quietly points out that you should not > >fill your oil to the upper line...
• Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:49:57 -0700
  Good points on the gowesty page, but one other thing which may or may not make a difference: the interior volume of the vanagon...
• Re: Fuel leak ruins San Jose trip.
  Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 20:10:10 -0400
  ...At the points where neoprene lines connect to rubber lines, and/or rubber connects to a metal line or the 'fixed' joining point. My...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 25 May 2003 22:07:40 -0700
  ...of removing the flimsy front bumper & welding some attachment points to the bumper mounting points. -- Frank Miller Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 18:46...
• Re: Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 09:36:02 -0800
  ...There may be a lot of weak points > that individually do not prevent starter juice from flowing usually, but > collectively do, when one or...
• Re: GTVR a Westy? - My ASS!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:10:40 -0400
  ...refrigeration is really giving away the store, but I give them points for a darn good try. Nothing else I've seen, including the...
• Battery separators
  Historical mailing list - Stanley Pitman
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 09:53:22 -0700
  ...Bill points out, though, there is almost always a down side. In this case, the increased complexity of the control circuitry over a simple...
• Re: 22D ECU Chip Upgrade: CREDIT CARD ONLY AT THIS POINT- TIL 4PM EST MON 28t...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 12:34:15 EDT
  ...comers want to join the party??? >> That was one of the points in the message, I do not plan to do a group purchase...
• Re: Vanagon Lawsuit
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 12:12:18 -0700
  ...It is >sad, but it has some interesting points. > >http://www.jasontek.com/vw/vanagon_lawsuit.jpg > >If anyone cares to make the file...
• Re: Signs of the Times ( Fryedaye Follies)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 16:37:54 -0500
  ...They're > spurs off the hiway, pits actually, with three feet or so of gravel to cause > sudden deceleration when a trucker points his...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:35:37 -0700
  ...But, that's what the evidence points to. If I pry at the top of the head (not the sealing surface), the head moves...
• Re: Summer camping Wa/Or/Ca?
  Historical mailing list - B
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:02:58 -0700
  ...The one the link points to is from 1999. Used copies selling for as little as 35 cents. Probably worth what they cost ... There...
• Re: automatic chainsRe: Snow chains
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:37:14 -0500
  ...You're a man, that's what you do! Two points : 1) You do not need to jack up the vehicle to put these...
• Re: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:04:39 -0400
  ...I believe that the problem is related to my changing out the >>> breaker points for a pertronix electronic ignition module but it may also...
• Learning Electricity Part Four-a
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 19:12:28 -0300
  ...The small letters represent test points. The battery itself is behind the page where you can't see it, just the terminals poking through...
• Re: Strap a raft to the roof?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:14:09 -0700
  ...just need good tie-down points. ... I like to mount inverted hooks in two spots on the right side of the van .. one near...
• Re: Farm jack thingy
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:35:50 -0700
  ...The farm jack needs another part to reach under the van to the jacking points. I have one...somewhere. I've been through the...
• Re: Subaru owner's answer to the Westfalia - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:13:49 -0700
  ...I'll give 'em serious points for 'design.' 'if' one can't have it all in one self-contained vehicle, that is. The basic...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 23 May 2011 11:21:34 -0700
  ...wrong? And in addition what makes us think the new shift points are better than what the original designers came up with? BTW, I...
• Re: IPAD and Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:24:48 -0500
  ...You said both iPad and iPod at different points. I got an iPod compatible head unit and interface for ~$150 (Panasonic CQ-C5303U) a...
• Re: Lubricating the seats
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:23:03 -0700
  ...even westy cabinet latches, ash tray lid pivot points , seat belt latches .. everything that moves and touches anything else needs lubrication, with a few...
• CB Performance Fuel Injection system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 04:56:35 GMT
  ...I'd like to hear from anyone who has, good and bad points. Any installation or setup problems? I know I'll have to...
• Re: Why VW's + T&A?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kirk
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:46:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...She even points good ones out to me! _____________________________________ | | | Jim Kirk | | Central Indiana Volks Folks | | captain@indy.net | | 1971 Riviera Camper (Blushie) | | 1980 Vanagon (Roger...
• Re: Door Speakers, Cleaning Inst. Panel
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:39:15 -0400
  ...placed almost anywhere in the front area as long as it points directly towards the driver/passenger depending on which side you're instaling...
• Re: proper disposal of used antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:30:56 -0500
  ...Is there a better solution? Here in VA, the counties are required to provide collection points for "household hazardous waste" to inc. oil, paint...
• Re: key codes not required to make replacements
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 21:48:54 -0800
  ...the spring loaded pins in tbe lock - 'v' file at those points, & when the spots aren't there stop. One more bit of hard...