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• Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:50:42 -0400
  ...I do not like the >Mobil 1 because of the symptoms at low pressure idle regardless of the Zinc >content. > >And yes I am...
• Re: How to use LED's (a bit long)
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:07:22 -0700
  ...LM317 is a cheap electrical component > you can use to make this kind of regulator. > > When using high power LED's such as Luxeon...
• Re: Replacing the Power Steering Lines
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 06:25:40 EST
  ...Then I spent the pretty much the rest of the week scraping, prepping and POR-15ing the space and components behind the fuel tank...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:18:43 -0800
  ...I > swapped most of the Digifant components out of it and into my '87 (AFM, > throttle, idle control valve and fuel pressure regulator). Replaced...
• Re: Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 20:12:42 -0800
  ...Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Some TDi Comments (Shortened Version) Scott, Frank Here are a couple of ideas on helping a tranny stay alive when...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 22:34:03 -0700
  ...I think I bought some bearings to try ( jeeze, is it 9 or 8 mm id there, can’t say without getting off my...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:59:19 -0400
  ...Ask the other how i know! And damn, i know to much about Vanagon's, you have no idea. Spend the equivalent time on...
• Re: Electrical Connections/ Silicone Sprays/ Pipe cleaners
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:49:26 -0500
  ...electrical connections > > Is it a good/bad idea to apply dielectric (non-conductive) grease on all > your engine wiring harness connections to help prohibit...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 22:54:39 -0500
  ...Replacing components one by one might get expensive so i >> was hoping on narrowing it down on what it **could be. >> >> Idle is fine...
• home engine repair ongoings: I'm relaxed now, having spoke to bob.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:01:27 -0800
  ...I figured the engine components were still loose--allowing the pressure to drop. Or it was over-heating the oil (which was true, but...
• Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 19:32:00 -0400
  ...I know that Bosch made most of the electrical and particularly ignition components for our vehicles. Bosch is absolutely not the same company that...
• Re: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:01:48 -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...
• Re: 89 Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 07:56:40 -0800
  ...so to stop the intermittent light banging, > > > which is just at idle. > > > > > > At this point I have seen some some slight coolant leakage coming...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4 L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:05:40 -0400
  ...Mixing and matching > components is not plug-and-play going between digifant and digijet. > > I've been lurking on the Bostig google group for...
• STEBRO 1.9 Muffler Sales
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 05:58:55 EST
  ...If you want quality stainless steel exhaust components for your Vanagons then you need to show your support soon or STEBRO is gonna give...
• Re: Toilet seat for 5 gal bucket
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:22:27 -0500
  ...The idea of >>> >>> >>taking a d*mp inside my >> >> >>>car, whether it is a Vanagon or not, and whether >>> >>> >>it is into a plastic...
• Re: Adventure Wagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Curry
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:50:56 -0700
  ...He must >still have the form for the top and templates for the interior >components. Or maybe someone could buy the equipment and rights...
• Re: Noisy Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:25:33 -0700
  ...Or is this the type of component that is simply swapped out? Any ideas? Thanks again all for your suggestions. > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert...
• DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 11:57:30 -0500
  ...It is rarely a good idea to lay their expensive education and expertise in the dumpster in favor of your own or some other...
• Re: security ideas----- sales pitch involved, please inquiry OFF LIST!
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:31:46 -0600
  ...The main component's of this system are small ( Size 100 mm X 75 mm X 45 mm or approximately 4 in X 3...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:01:14 -0500
  ...at distributor while it's idling properly. > > if you don't know that the idle switch is making contact at idle ( and > signal is...
• Re: WTB: 5-speed trans for an 80-82 Aircooled Vanagon-reply/1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Tue, 26 May 1998 00:07:21 EDT
  ...5 speed so far. >> Join the crowd. << Do you have any idea where to look, and typical price for 5 speeds? Not really, they...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:33:26 -0700
  ...The second idea worked well and is a real solution. The open underside of the vanagon is a real drag component. We got a...
• Re: Forget the Frig in Summer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 07:21:48 -0500
  ...Forget the Frig in Summer > > > > >>I'm about to forget using my frig in the CA 100 degree + temps....the >>idea of an ice...
• Re: brake master cylinder; mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 9 May 2002 20:32:26 -0700
  ...Asked Ken > what gets dripped on when adding brake fluid--- "delicate > electrical components" !!#$%. This is superior German engineering?) > > Anyone have any idea what the...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:07:15 -0700
  ...The second idea worked well and is a real solution. The open > underside of the > vanagon is a real drag component. We got a...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 1 Apr 2020 02:30:11 +0000
  Crazy idea, but not too crazy....  How about, remove ECU computer PCB.  Wear magnifying lenses (like most of us).  Gently go all around PCB...
• Re: Is Gerry Really Dead?
  Historical mailing list - Pierce, John D
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 16:35:17 -0500
  ...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: Dying Van
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 15:55:37 -0500
  ...This could be any of the components like fuel filter, pump , or a clogged line or fuel pick up inside your tank. What happens...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2016 12:12:36 -0400
  The adjustment screw is only a small bypass used to fine tune the base setting for idle. The proper way to adjust it is...
• Re: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - bemba
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:44:24 -0800
  ...Could that cause the same symptoms?? Is there any other way to find out than the rather primitive approach of replacing every single component...
• Re: Vanagon Alternative...just thinking
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 15 May 2022 13:07:13 -0700
  ...Plentiful. >> >> >> >> My idea would be to strip back interior. Build my own bed and camper >> >> interior. Screens on windows. House Battery in that deep...
• Re: emission ethics
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:24:01 -0500
  ...Ideally, there are things we can do to bring our vehicles back up to standards, are there not? Motor refresh/new sensors/emissions components...
• Re: Fuel mixture too rich?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:51:52 -0400
  ...The first suspects were the cold start components not shutting down. The auxiliary air regulator was checked out in freezer and heated, and it...
• Was: Need some assistance, now closing shop
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:28:12 -0500
  ...He had to >>> put >>> all the components back on. >>> >>> So what are your thoughts? >>> >>> He is telling me this is going to cost me...
• Dreams about a future VW T5 synchro "bus"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jun 97 14:18:33 EDT
  ...Put on good size tires (maybe with reduction boxes one can keep all the stard golf tranny and diff components). Make it in roughly...
• Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:40:27 -0700
  ...Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass? > Bad Idea! Wrapping exhaust. > > The aft end of the Vanagon was designed and engineered to deal with the > heat...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:22:02 -0600
  ...materials and tolerances. > > Metallurgy--it surely must take much less time to grind and machine CV Joint components using a softer less durable alloy...
• Re: Rusty exhaust. Paint?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:37:17 -0700
  ...I think Z was looking for some ideas to make an existing exhaust look better and last a little longer. df ________________________________ From: Janne Ruohom...
• RE: gears for syncro 16--tall tires
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 15:53:19 -0400
  ...Perhaps an intermediate stiffening would be a good idea rather than the full-on Seikel. >Keep on dreaming' Hey! Some of this stuff *will...
• Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:55:51 PDT
  ...I have drained and filled the system > >many times at this point and have never had the flashing low water >idiot >light on the...
• Re: Help with stalling van
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 9 May 2010 15:43:40 -0400
  ...Keep in mind allot of mechanics that do not specialize in Vanagons have no idea how they are supposed to run so I'm...
• Re: Failed Emissions Check
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:34:54 -0400
  i agree with mark poor emissions is 9 times out of 10 due to a failed or failing injection component or engine part. it...
• Re: Aluminum coolant tanks
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:09:47 -0700
  ...They are a critical component. Failure can mean disaster. Every possible check should be made on them. About six years ago I welded up...
• Re: '81 Vanagon, stumbles after warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 12:08:17 -0700
  ...Any more ideas? >>Second, my '81 Vanagon has been having problems for almost a year now: >>After it has been running for 1/2...
• gas heaters
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 21:29:08 -0300
  ...Bentley manual has good trouble shooting section for them, there are a lot of components in the unit. I think in a wasserboxer you...
• Re: Electrical Glitch causiing a dead Aux battery...more..
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:14:59 -0500
  ...needle moved) Then, I tried my 'good' almost >new >Radio Shack idiot proof digital read-out one on the very same >circuit...It >didn...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:00:25 -0400
  ...The second idea worked well and is a real solution. The open > > > underside of the > > > vanagon is a real drag component. We got a...
• Re: Air cooled diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:22:51 -0700
  ...Mark Mark .Stan Wilder wrote: >I pulled all the WBX external components off an 85 Vanagon to make a Subaru >Conversion into an air...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:45:55 -0600
  ...2.1 Boston Engine installed in MAR 2008 >> New AFM >> New Idle Control Unit >> New 02 sensor >> New Distributor and Hall sensor >> New ECU...
• Re: A3 engine in Westie / NO PS.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 10 May 1998 09:47:04 -0700
  ...Is there a >>>way to leave the pump on as a idler and let it spin? I thought maybe I >>>could pull the pump...
• Re: Idea! Please review- Clutch Dies in Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:37:22 -0500
  ...Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:19:39 -0700 > >OK, > >Thought of an idea to test to see if I am having trouble with the...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 10:00:56 -0400
  ...We went via Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, mostly on interstate highways, and made the trip in three driving days, just stopping for...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:43:16 -0500
  ...Re: [T2] Link to Soundproofing your VW Bus? Message-ID: <9598138.1080312623010.JavaMail.root@waldorf.psp.pas.earthlink.net> Hewett-Bulley page. Dunno the...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 20:21:03 -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: Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 16:27:04 -0600
  ...My mechanic used one of those UV sensors to monitor the heat image of the various components as the engine warmed up. He could...
• Re: LVC: Wheel Bearing Press Requirements
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 04:43:05 -0800
  ...would have been able to do it without permanently deforming the components. Had I taken to a flaps and "if" they had a press...
• index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
  ...Affected Model Order Affected Model Years Number Component Subject ------------ ------- -------- ----------- ----------------------------- Vanagon ALL 87-N06 General Vanagon "Dust Buster" air filter - Heavy Duty Air Filte Vanagon...
• New Front Windshield Installed today
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:46:04 -0400
  ...http://gallery.me.com/rmstewart#100080 They are not great but will give you the idea. (this may not be the order by which...
• Re: LED's burnt out
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:15:48 -0500
  ...Derek (or someone else who has the problem and can dismantle the circuit board) Follow the circuit traces to identiy all components in line...