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• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:32:15 -0400
  ...bad idea? > Anyone used them before? Have any feedback? > > Secondly is there anything regarding the rebuild that is a must to > replace component wise...
• 1983 Tiico on rvtraderonline.com
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:11:17 -0700
  ...This engine is compared to a 92-93 Golf or Jetta motor, although it is from South Africa and some components are different from...
• Re: Subject: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:29:27 -0800
  ...to hook up for my '85 Almost all of the major components in the conversion kit are made of stainless steel. Less than $5...
• Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:13:49 -0500
  ...This should be quite a wrestling match, i have NO idea how well these will go in, as they were plently hard to get...
• Re: Opinions wanted: Overhaul or Eletric?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 8 Jul 2023 14:08:07 +0000
  ...Get a crashed ID.4 to you stay in the VW family. I bet there are tons of other electronic components that need to...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:00:16 -0600
  ...Perhaps a washer, of similar thickness and same ID, welded in > > place. I have to suggest that this is a very forgiving area. This...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 10:22:49 -0400
  ...bad idea? > Anyone used them before? Have any feedback? > > Secondly is there anything regarding the rebuild that is a must to > replace component wise...
• Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:12:56 -0700
  ...The engine is, I think, mechanically sound and the ignition components are all in order with fairly new plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor...
• Re: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<)
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Tue, 11 May 2004 19:14:49 -0700
  ...add my singleminded observation. > > This list attracts a certain idealistic youthful component who identify the > Vanagon as a vehicle of escape and freedom. Probably...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 2 Jan 2017 23:12:28 -0500
  ...The idea of going through every light > circuit wire looking at resistance is daunting, but you're right. I > replaced several corroded or loose...
• Re: Very happy with SEM color coat for color change
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 5 Feb 2009 22:28:52 -0500
  ...I was >>>> thinking of >>>> possibly painting the all the plastic and ceiling components >>>> white with >>>> the >>>> SEM products. If you have any advice on...
• Damaged cooling pipe/2 "T" connectors present (long)....
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:46:03 -0800
  The saga continues regarding replacing all the cooling components on my '87 Westfalia. More observations: 1) One of the plastic pipes that goes from...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:17:05 -0700
  ...Perhaps a washer, of similar thickness and same ID, welded in >>> place. I have to suggest that this is a very forgiving area. This...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 13 May 2015 12:27:28 -0700
  ...white switches awhile back and wondered about the lack of any identifying logo or packaging, and that grinding mark where something was removed. Why...
• Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 19:42:19 -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: was: Friction, any extra wear 'n tear?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:22:46 -0400
  ...Of course I'm not going to change, but my first thought is, wouldn't this cause extra wear on components? Some of these...
• singin' the AC blues.....
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:03:30 -0500
  ...I really should have rented the movie "The Money Pit" before I started just so I had a better idea what I was getting...
• Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:00:21 -0500
  ...Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass? > > >> Bad Idea! Wrapping exhaust. >> >> The aft end of the Vanagon was designed and engineered to deal with the >> heat...
• A/C and radiator fan issues
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:27:17 -0700
  ...Any ideas? I was using contact cleaner and lubricant on the connectors, but it didn't seem to help. My guess is that the...
• Re: How Much to Rebuild 84 Engine???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:21:24 -0800
  ...Yes this will last past most warrantees with a nice heavy duty oil pump to keep the oil light out at idle but is...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:35:49 -0400
  ...Such is human nature, right?" http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=1452 Jim On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 5:39 PM...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:06:34 -0700
  ...and people mentioned a method similar to your idea I believe.. which would be simpler than what I did. yeah..building the components..that...
• Re: ECU Digital
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 17 May 2022 06:59:33 -0700
  ...Once I got all components in specification (air, ignition including timing, fuel) that went completely away and has never reappeared. On Mon, May 16...
• Re: Bottom-filling water tank
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:00:58 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Trevor <trevorawake@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello tank water contemplators, > > Trevor & I are now manufacturing all these Delta Six components the hook ups and...
• Re: CV-Joints (was: Web Page Update / Crew Cab update)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 10:42:04 EST
  ...In the Vanagon the inner and outer joints are identical (and incidentally you can sometimes get some extra life from a joint by turning...
• '80 air-cooled power loss
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:45:55 -0700
  ...It is easy to check all components of fuel injection system on this beast (except the ECU). Get yourself a Bentley, an electrical multi...
• Re: Another incredible garage find
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 27 Feb 2016 14:46:10 -0800
  ...This van will need several rubber components replaced soon as well as the fuel lines. I’ll bet the factory fill of “two year...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:08:36 -0800
  ...car loved it. > > �Having leaking fuel...that is just a Bad Idea...trying to decide how it > will ignite the vehicle...who cares how...
• Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 18:21:42 -0500
  ...GREAT idea and simple to implement. > > > 3. Any ideas why the gages keep going bad? > > Not sure they're bad at all. Check if...
• Blaupunkt amplifier blowing fuzes
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sat, 27 May 2000 07:34:02 -0400
  ...If you are lucky enough to get a schematic for the amplifier, that will make it easier to identify the power section, as you...
• Re: Any solar gurus out there?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:25:20 -0700
  ...A voltmeter will tell if the alternator is keeping up > or if you need to provide some means to increase idle rpm. If considering...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:13:51 -0500
  ...Nothing like a roadside breakdown in the middle of >> nowhere >> to make you wish you had replaced "that" rubber component. So easy >> in the...
• Re: Moral qestion--Case in point
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:18:41 -0500
  ...Going >> forward,here's a case in point. >> >> The stumbling idle on my '84 1.9 is driving me nuts. No matter >> what I...
• Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:24:10 -0800
  ...This isn't an original idea, as I had read about others using it, but I want to install a little red LED lights...
• Re: Pre 85 dash cluster foils
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 15:52:58 +0000
  ...The foils, compared with the originals, are made with better material and modern electronic components. > >> > >> You can contact Greg at > >> > >> greg@pathfinderdesigns.com > >> > >> You...
• Re: Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:06:24 -0400
  ...odometer to be a different size, the rest could be common components. Of > course, it is most probable that the drive gear which has...
• Re: Early Friday Post--don't open until September 6
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 21:45:23 -0400
  ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust_fluid And for those who made the word association, one is a component of the other but...
• tires, tires, tires
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 16:16:13 -0700
  ...The Vanagon does not have the power that you have to consider melt-down of rubber components. Higher tires will give you a little...
• FS: My 87 Syncro GL (Need to sell soon)
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 19:23:08 -0800
  ...The rear wheel assemblies and control arms (including brake slave cylinders) Idle stablizer control valve Idle stablizer control module rear bumper front headlamps (installed...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 12:05:51 -0700
  ...treating a symptom, not a problem.) If this is a good idea or not, deepens on your particular circumstances. For a Vanagon, it would...
• Front Door Speakers -- More and More and.....
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:52:47 -0600
  ...I would like to avoid anything which requires running additional wiring to the rear of the Vanagon, as disassembly of the camper components would...
• Back from the Snow
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 10:49:12 PST
  ...The snow / x-c skiing adventure was a big success and has a VW bus component as well since the vehicles used were out...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:41:14 -0600
  ...You try and understand the "Mean time to Fail" on all critical components. You then put a plan in place to replace those critical...
• Re: Pre 85 dash cluster foils
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:10:50 -0800
  ...It is almost identical to the original foil and thus installs within minutes. >>> >>> Today I picked another of Greg's 'inventions'. This is an...
• Re: new '97 ev camper q's
  Historical mailing list - Phil Blais
  Mon, 11 May 1998 16:49:41 -0700
  ...i think they are remarkably similar! the layout is near > identical and a lot of the components are suspicously similar ;-> the > seat cover pattern...
• Re: Metal can around distributor cap...do you need it?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:00:28 -0700
  ...Smog Test here in California.� And of course do not damage regarding performance or other components. > > Rich > San Diego > > --- On Thu, 4/5/12...
• Engine Tests Interpretation ?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Wed, 11 Dec 1996 14:21:23 -0800 (PST)
  ...It runs fine at idle and high speed (60-65 mph, I don't drive faster than this). Vehicle was driven in Nebraska (cold...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:19:23 -0700
  ...minor components replaced ... The major > offender was a "impaired" Radiator. > > Replaced it with a new Behr unit. > > The shop did several idle and around...
• Re: Engine replaced but still the same symptoms???--Someone stick me in the eye with a dirty spark plug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:41:59 -0700
  ...It >> has a constant surge in the idle. I replaced the entire motor with ALL >> the >> components from the donor (ECU included-although I...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:01:47 -0800
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/tech-article-details.php?id=149&utm_source=GoWesty+Camper+Products+List&utm_campaign=67c5f4209d-GoWesty_January_2018_Newsletter&utm...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:02:46 -0700
  ...I have gone > through all > the Bentley's checks on the fuel injection components and have found > nothing wrong. In the process I have...
• I DID NOT SOUP UP MY 2.1L- BUT WHAT I DID DO WAS...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 19:44:38 PST
  ...So now I was rethinking the counter-weighting idea. I still had not taken my case apart yet. While I was thinking which way...
• Re: do our tranny's have 2 or 4 spider gears?-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 19:14:20 EST
  ...Figure on a $1000 just for the mainshaft and idler gears with new 3rd and 4th sets. There are less expensive ones out there...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:19:37 -0700
  ...Personally I find the vanagon brakes quite adequate, if all the components are working 100%. 1 always use OEM or dealer front pads. 2...
• Friday Foolishness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 18:06:46 -0500
  ...I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight." The doctor said, "Good idea. And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist...
• Re: One More 'Fridge Thread
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:00:37 -0400
  ...I've come to the >> conclusion that there is >> some combination of internal adjustments and/or >> components that have to be >> exactly right for...
• Re: How Much to Rebuild 84 Engine???
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:04:14 -0800
  No idea on fuel mileage, but you'll have to run premium gas if you're running the 112hp pistons. -----Original Message----- From: Scott...
• Re: Intermittent Power Loss - '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 21 May 2017 08:36:56 -0700
  ...The idle didn't drop but stayed at about 1000 however I did not have the power to get going and it felt if...
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:34:30 +0000
  It's been reported that the Small Car unit is indeed the Vintage Air components which SC has already kitted to be a complete...
• Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 23:31:10 EDT
  ...Different connectors but that is what copper staples and tantalum foil contacts are ideal for. The Bentley color code wiring is straightforward if you...