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• Re: brain board needed for 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 02:16:41 UT
  Gail, Could well be the ECU - I had same symptoms years ago in my '87 and it was the control unit. You could tap...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 18:58:11 -0800
  > Has anybody done this using a sending unit and electrical gage. I found a > VDO gage that goes to 11 Bar and thought about...
• Re: Engineering a LCD screen for my camper
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:55:16 -0400
  For simple but a complete setup I have found that Clarion makes some nice units that have a dvd/cd player in a reg...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 01:51:20 -0600
  Are the magnets and pick-up/sending unit in place and working? My magnets were left off after a shop worked on the tranny...
• Moving the a/c to the front
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:48:33 -0500
  ...I have looked at installing the front unit from a passenger bus, but this would impinge on driver headroom or on the poptop hole...
• Re: AC for my Doka - question at the end
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:49:41 EDT
  ...overhead evaporator unit from an 85 > Vanagon? > They are "I" shaped and are mounted cab-forward with the fan/evaporator unit > behind the front...
• Re: Get GPS system ditch these Atlas was ..Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed-
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:55:27 -0700
  i cannot help you with the map question, but any gps unit will definitely work - as in sending coordinates to the software, worldwide. guaranteed...
• Re: FS: Ronal R9's, SA Extra Tank, Gerry Can Carrier, Tire Carrier, Momo Stars, Puch Badge, AW Sink unit
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:27:15 -0700
  Sorry folks but the AW sink unit has sold to Doug from CT. He was the first to act. I've canceled the EBay...
• Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:24:37 -0300
  ...top inner components of the unit seem to be > deteriorating. > Does it require replacement at $90 for the unit or can it refurbish it...
• Re: (heater?) replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 23:59:35 ADT
  ...It's a complete unit, motor, squirrel cage fan, 4" x 4" radiator, all in a plastic casing the size of a shoe box...
• Re: Refrigirator removal and Haynes/Bentley manuals
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:02:20 8
  Whoa, I've never seen anything from Dometic suggesting inverting the refer unit to improve performance. Couple that with the cautionary notes about operating...
• F.S. - Vanagon rear Air Conditioning system
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 5 May 2003 09:55:24 -0400
  ...This unit was working when it was removed from the van. It was removed without cutting any wires and keeping up with all the...
• Re: WESTY AIR CONDITIONER IDEA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 00:01:49 EDT
  ...if i can walk on the luggage rack (i weigh about 185) then it can support a 60 lb small a/c unit. like...
• Re: '88 won't start, fuel pump problems LONG
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:52:35 -0500
  ...it involves replacing ... - the fuel tank (251-201-019 for non-syncros) - fuel tank evaporative hoses. - idle control unit (from VIN GG 000 001...
• Re: FP Regulator Life Expectancy?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:31:13 -0800
  Max, You got the VDO sending unit grounded to the block, right? The pressure should be 29psi, steady and 36psi when you disconnect the...
• fuel spillage and low fuel level problems ... the recall list
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 04 May 94 12:52:51 CDT
  ...Your dealer will install a new fuel tank containing a redesigned fuel filter and replace the control unit with a modified unit IF APPLICABLE...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:17:16 -0500
  ...Portable Air Conditioner for Westy? Owen, what AC unit was it that you got from Walmart? And how did you mount your unit on...
• 84 temp. gauge and idle stabilizer electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Stoppkotte
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 12:15:11 PDT
  ...I've taken the wire off of the the temperature sending unit and the neither the gauge nor the light showed anything. Normal, right...
• 88 van - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:42:14 -0500
  ...the replacement is a -1 unit from a later car and the original is a straight unit'. Will the -1 work in place of...
• Re: Small kitchen for GL? Ideas please
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:33:51 -0400
  ...Cheers, Harry On 03/19/2013 07:14 PM, EDWARD V BARGER wrote: > at our local CostCo just saw a small unit aprox 24...
• propane fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Isaacs
  Sun, 2 Jun 96 20:56 PDT
  We just purchased out first Westfalia (a 1990 unit) and are looking forward to years of adventure! Being brand new to this type of...
• Re: FS: Espar diesel heater in CT
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 12:13:13 -0400
  ...Deep River >> I don't know what this unit goes for new, but my German RV catalogs lists new diesel/gas heaters for $1...
• Heater Control Box Baffle Repair???
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:42:04 -0400
  ...The entire new unit sells for $60.00, each van has two units, I have two '81 vans..... All I need is the round...
• Opinions on this Inverter?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:36:04 -0800
  ...I would replace the alligator clips that come with the unit with eyelet connectors to connect it permanently to the Optima. It's a...
• Re: Any AC tech guys or gals out there?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 01:41:45 -0400
  ...Any AC tech guys or gals out there? In one of these small AC unit manuals it states that you can cause damage to...
• Hall Sender- 2.1L engine.
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 06:04:22 -0500
  How difficult is it to change out the hall sending unit. Mine is shot, apparently. What has to be done? Thanks, John
• westy kitchen unit refurb
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:44:20 -0700
  Both Neil and I have been working on the Dometic fridge and ancillaries... I recorded work here http://shufti.wordpress.com cheers alistair
• Re: Erratic Idle & Racing
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Sun, 6 Apr 2003 00:33:49 EST
  Time for a new Idle Stabilizer Control Unit. Part #251-907-393-D. About $225 from your local dealer. Sam '89 & '91 Carats
• Re: Window Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 18:31:47 -0400
  I got mine from Terry K his window unit cools great, it's light enough to man handle...and looks good to boot
• ReLow Engine Temps Low Engine Temps
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:09:19 -0600
  Larry Did they change the sending unit (is this a new motor?) Different senders send different currents at the same temp?
• Cable shifter for Porsche trans?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 May 2006 20:10:22 +1200
  Heck, being cable-operated, the shifter unit could be mounted on rails so that it could be adjusted forward & back, up & down!!
• Beware of "hot/cold Igloo coolers "
  Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 12:08:26 -1000
  I had one of these units and IMHO they should aptly be described as Coolers or warmers, as in 20 degrees "cooler" than the...
• Re: Idle Stabliser Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:22:47 -0800
  Ken Turner wrote: > > Today I priced a replacement unit - OUCH! No way! Much Too Much! Get one at a junkyard. > > Which leads me to...
• Re: Front Overhead AC Modified for a Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 02:28:00 EDT
  ...unit/ > conflict w/ poptop location, conflict w/ drivers side piping furr-out > on B pillar & sink cabinet, etc. > > Has anyone installed this unit in...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 23:41:30 -0700
  ...I could see it being done with > a hermetic compressor/motor unit out of a window AC unit. This could be > plumbed in parallel...
• Stereo Upgrades - For Power Window Owners
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 13:19:45 -0400
  ...The stock unit is absolutely the worst punishment a lover of music can endure. The Van is an 89 Auto Carat with Power Windows...
• Re: Swamp cooler, old threads never die
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:18:48 -0700
  ...The units looked too expensive to me, to just "trust" that they would work that well. -tim 90 syncro westy mesa, az Usenet (yahoo...
• Electrical charging options?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 29 Apr 2023 20:47:21 -0400
  ...But, also a solid more basic unit is worth considering. What are you folks using these days? Or more importantly, what would you purchase...
• power steering rack without hydraulic fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:18:47 -0700
  ...I know from past experience that any hydraulic fluid already in the unit will gush from the ports if the steering is worked left...
• Re: Diesel Heater in 82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:49:21 EDT
  ...I am looking for any information on servicing this unit. Is it cover in the Bently? When I try to turn it on, it...
• Re: idle adjustment on 85 2.1L vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 22:05:28 -0400
  ...The green unit from my '85 GL sets the idle speed somewhat lower than the black unit from my supposedly California (delivered in Germany...
• Re: Headlamp substitution
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:30:08 -0800
  ...ARE NOT >directly replaceable by the 200mm H4 units? > >Since I can get the 200mm units for about US$45, and have them later...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 21:38:27 -0500
  ...I have seen vent/screen unit available for the Eurovan at the EuroCamps web site but unfortunately they are not available for the Vanagon...
• idle stabelizer control unit solution?
  Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 00:03:09 EDT
  ...Yes the brakes were much improved but I found out that the mechanic replaced both the idle stabelizer control unit and the water temp...
• Re: re hot air for cold nights
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 15:20:34 -0500
  > The unit needs to be located outside your van. They use flexible hoses > that you would run into the van to provide the heat...
• Re: injectors
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:59:50 -0500
  ...Unlike many "rebuilt" units sold by auto parts chains, these are not just tested and cleaned used units. Virtually all of the internals are...
• Some used Vanagon parts duty-free? (under NAFTA)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:39:23 -0800
  ...the goods are for your personal use; and they are marked as made in the United States or Canada or not marked or labeled...
• Re: stereo install
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 13:01:39 -0400
  ...Just make sure whichever head unit you choose, that it has equalizer adjustments. The Pioneer unit I have lets you adjust bass/mid/high...
• Re: AMC / German Cylinder Heads (LVC) - Now "Made In"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:00:17 -0700
  ...By law, any product branded as "Made in USA" must be "all or virtually all" made in the United States. The term "United States...
• Re: New battery is dead
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 13:37:10 -0400
  I have re-routed the accessory lead for the head unit to the ignition switch so that the only power going to it is...
• Re: A/C 4-position fan speed selector problem
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:47:31 -0500
  ...If I had done this before I added the dash ac unit I would probably not have felt the need for adding in-dash...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 23:30:57 -0400
  ...Long trouble shooting & frustration, finally turned out to be connectors on the idle control unit which had broken solder joints on the board: a...
• Re: Install Front AC or Keep Stock Unit???
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:01:59 -0400
  ...Install Front AC or Keep Stock Unit??? > > Can a stock AC unit (90 Westy automatic) be replaced with a front AC? > Would there be...
• Re: Replacement of coolant temp sensor (help needed)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:21:08 -0700
  ...What is going on here? Looking at the unit I see no groove for the clip to catch on to. > Either I am missing...
• Re: Replacement of coolant temp sensor (help no longer needed)
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 12:01:18 -0700
  I solved this one, it was a no-brainer, I had simply not shoved the unit in far enough. Once I did that, the...
• Re: GPS recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:26:24 -0600
  ...Any GPS unit should be able to take > direct input of lat/lon and also be able to display the lat/lon of the...
• Radio Noise Problem on AM
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:19:01 -0500
  ...The head unit is a Sony XR-C6100 but I'm pretty sure it's not the Sony's fault. BTW, it has two...
• Scan gage blank then Dennis fixed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:31:32 -0400
  ...I didn’t even know I could get the unit to come on with engine off. Very helpful for future use. That didn’t...
• Re: Fuel tank and sending unit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:24:26 -0700
  ...Fuel tank and sending unit I did the re seal kit 4 months ago so they should be fine to re use! Velma 82diesel...
• Re: Fuel tank and sending unit
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:47:41 -0600
  ...Fuel tank and sending unit**** I did the re seal kit 4 months ago so they should be fine to re use! Velma 82diesel...