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• Re: kill switch Q
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:10:45 -0500
  ...In my > case, it would be fairly simple to bypass, if you knew where to look. But, > if you patched in to the fuel...
• Re: Questions about Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 17:46:30 -0700
  ...the Frantz is a BYPASS filter. It is meant to supplement the stock filter, not replace it. Older cars had no oil filter of...
• Re: Old Oil Filter Study
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:52:19 -0700
  ...The filter is actually a combination > bypass filter that scrubs out very fine soot particles (the TP part) and a > standard full flow filter...
• Re: WAS Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 May 2012 22:48:18 -0700
  ...when the t-stat is closed..( for the main radiator circuit ) it also opens a bypass circuit ..this keeps coolant circulating around and around...
• Re: oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 05:47:29 -0500
  The Vanagon engine does not. -------------------------- Clip --------------------------- Air Cooled Vanagon engines have a bypass and the WBX have this valve too. I can prove it...
• Re: Tach rewiring
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:46:29 -0600
  ...My original: >I guess I want to know almost the same question can this be bypassed? But >where is the signal sent from? I...
• Re: Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 27 May 2006 12:50:08 -0700
  ...Many of us have been > using the fuse 3 bypasss for years. Whatever else was done to your wiring > may cause a problem but...
• Re: Cat Bypass Pipe "pros & cons"
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:05:45 -0700
  ...If you really want to bypass the CAT the best >> solution is using an old CAT and partially gut it out then you will...
• Re: Digijet Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:10:20 -0400
  Michael Diehr wrote: > However, still having trouble getting my idle to settle down -- if I > have the idle air bypass screw open enough so...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:56:04 -0700
  The Mann filter for the Wasserboxer equipped Vanagon has a bypass valve which lets the oil bypass the filter element at pressures above 1...
• Idle Stab - contradiction
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 26 Dec 96 14:27:23 -0600
  ...there the bypass air is regulated with an electromechanical device that has a bimetal strip that lowers a disk over the bypass orfice. a...
• Help with Bypassing Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Ronald D Maxseiner
  Fri, 17 May 2002 22:45:58 -0400
  ...Can anybody tell me how to bypass the rear heater with easily available parts? I know that I could figure it out with a...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 17:04:01 +0100
  The heater core is available in the UK for about �30 which would be about US $50. It is for the VW Polo. Lionel...
• Amsoil bypass oil filters
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 17:18:31 -0400 (AST)
  ...FYI they sell a dual remote oil filter system for about $250CAN, consists of firewall mounting plate, a 3-5 micron bypass filter that...
• Re: metal bypass coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:01:39 -0400
  ...metal bypass coolant pipe Hey Volks, I seem to have developed a small leak in the metal coolant pipe that goes basically from the...
• Re: Headlight switch repair
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:54:29 -0500
  ...The relay setup bypasses the switch using the relays and puts power directly to the lights which makes them burn brighter by bypassing the...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:37:07 -0900
  ...Though I have heard it suggested that if bypass is a sometime > problem, cold will make it less likely because the cylinder itself > contracts...
• Idle Stab.-OK to bypass?
  Historical mailing list - V I Urban
  Sat, 2 Jan 1999 16:39:54 -0600
  ...I remembered someone mentioning an Idle Stabilizer a while back so I looked in my Bently and saw something about bypassing it by disconnecting...
• Re: Manifold vacuum specs?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:55:53 -0500
  ...No wonder there was surging idle sometimes! A new check showed vacuum at 15-19, depending on where I had the throttle bypass screw...
• Re: Gulf coast oil bypass filter system.
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 00:05:17 -0500
  ...Gulf coast oil bypass filter system. > > > > Jonathan Bartlett was nice enough to send me some pictures of the oil > > bypass system he installed on...
• Idle stabilizer system
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 15:29:43 -0400
  ...It is a mystery to me what that thing does because it seems to run great with her bypassed (in my experience). > Cheers > Matthew...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:41:44 -0500
  ...This is not a problem on 1.9L Vanagons (as the 02 sensor goes in a different pipe anyway, which would not be bypassed...
• Re: Another Crank but No Start/No Spark
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:43:29 -0700
  ...That is one reason why I built the "wiring bypass tool" years ago. People can spend a lot of time fruitlessly swapping parts and...
• rear heater core bypass; Volvos
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:29:05 EDT
  ...of mine who is a real mechanic was present, so the bypass was done elegantly with two copper elbows and a straight piece with...
• Cap for exhaust hole
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:32:01 -0400
  My exhaust is currently missing the capnut that plugs the bypass hole in the exhaust. Is this something I can replace locally? Eg, at...
• Re: FA: Catalytic converter straight pipe
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:53:31 -0700
  > I'm auctioning off a brand new catalytic converter straight pipe (bypass). > I bought it for my van but never got around to installing...
• Re: heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:42:21 -0500
  Why would you need a shunt to bypass the heater core? Just plugging the lines to the heater core should do the trick, since...
• Re: the thick plottens....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:30:16 -0800
  ...I peer in the bottom and WHOA..the bypass valve does not fit over the bypass > hole in the housing..the valve (a flat...
• Re: I'm Lazy. (Fast idle when cold, sometimes)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:31:02 -0400
  ...I checked for click noise from idle switch, cleaned contacts on idle computer, and checked for buzzing from idle air bypass. Also when I...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:13:37 -0400
  ...Now, if the engine is not maintaining idle with the stabilizer bypassed, then your basic settings are way off. This may be why you...
• Cat Bypass Pipe "pros & cons"
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:58:08 -0400
  Has anyone ran a 2.1L WBX with the CAT Bypass Pipe? http://www.busdepot.com/039251058 I've referenced this blog on Samba...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:51:03 -0500
  ...the real reason the mann filter stops the red light is it has a very coarse filter media and a very low bypass pressure...
• Re: '75 won't start
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 11:59:47 -0500 (CDT)
  ...air-bypass valve were mixed up. Shame on me. Sami
• Bypass coolant pipes under van for rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Taeke
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 23:00:02 -0400
  Can anyone tell me what to buy before I start this job? I'm going to be performing it in a parking lot and...
• Re: in need of cooling system parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:51:46 -0400
  When removing the rear heater core, there is no reason or benefit in making a bypass. Cap them off. Any coolant flowing through that...
• fl-400s
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sun, 26 May 2013 12:26:08 -0400
  anybody use a motorcraft fl-400s oil filter on the waterboxer? Has a silcon anti drainback valve and the same low bypass psi as...
• Re: Digijet Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:06:58 -0400
  ...Is the cold idle bypass valve opening and closing properly? Next I would try tightening the AFM spring a notch or two. Ken Lewis...
• Re: rear heater bypass ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 May 2013 12:34:24 -0700
  ...This van has the rear heater removed and the two hoses are connected in an open bypass. > > I am wondering if this is a...
• Re: Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:28:13 -0400
  ...get an identical voltage reading. (I'm bypassing the heater rod >altogether.) When you say "bypassing," I assume you mean that the meter leads...
• Re: Fuel Pump Relay/Fuse
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:47:17 -0800
  ...That section should also show how to bypass the FP relay for testing purposes. Sorry. I don't see that info at index to...
• Re: Foldable Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 09:52:43 -0700
  ...But don't run the new panels into the existing controller unless you bypass the controller already attached to the panels.
• Re: Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:53:29 -0400
  On 7/11/2012 3:12 PM, george jannini wrote: > The 12 Volt setting bypasses the thermostat and the heater is > operating 100% of...
• Re: speedometer cable installation question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:05:56 -0800
  ...I'm not even certain where the EGR box is, but it's been bypassed for a long time, Troy, you don't have...
• Powder Blue Westy in Elkhart
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:14:47 -0500
  Saw a Powder Blue with a White top Water Cooled Vanagon Westfalia parked on the South Side of the US20 Bypass in the 11...
• Re: Digijet Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:33:09 -0700
  ...I bypassed the DIS and set the idle to about 850rpm when warm as per bentley. However, still having trouble getting my idle to...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 May 2011 11:35:53 -0700
  ...stock with rad bypass through ATF cooler, GW external ATF cooler with direct rad bypass, and manual has no bypass at all. That's...
• how hot do you run?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:44:26 -0400
  ...note I have wired a bypass switch for the high speed fan on the radiator...if I bypass it drops the needle my two...
• Re: How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 16:03:25 -0400
  ...On jetta >cars the oil cooler is fed from a T in the bypass hose on the engine. >So I'm doing an AAZ...
• Re: $100 Reward Results
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:21:58 -0700
  What I Lind of expected (the bypass, that is). Thanks, Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Jul 10, 2014, at 9:16...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:27:37 -0500
  ...T, at head junction. -N, worse one -L, second worse one, bypass hose, always very hot, always break near -T-housing, go touch yours...
• Re: '85 Camper fridge relay wiring
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 12:02:35 -0700
  ...Does any one know the wiring > for this relay? All I have are 5 wires labeled 1-5. > I'd like to bypass this...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 May 2004 16:15:16 -0500
  ...You oil pressure could actually go up because you're pumping sludge (your filter has a bypass, if the filter stops up it is...
• Re: Another LED application
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 17:40:09 -0400
  When I installed the fan bypass switch I used a lighted 3 position toggle switch. When the fan is energized the toggle is lit...
• Re: Oil pressure Light and appropriate oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 17:02:07 +0000
  ...The difference is the vanagon requires a bypass valve in the filter. The Golf/Jetta engines have the bypass valves in the oil filter...
• Re: Cat Bypass Pipe "pros & cons"
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 Apr 2015 23:14:46 -0600
  ...If you really want to bypass the CAT the best > solution is using an old CAT and partially gut it out then you will...
• Re: Rear Heater core leaking (help)!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:51:23 -0400
  > When I had the problem I completly bypassed > the rear heater core. (until I could purchase one > $140.00 from the dealer I have...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 05:12:03 -0500
  suggest returning to 5 deg BTDC @ 900 rpm (stabilizer bypassed). remember, as engine surges centrifical and vacuum advance come into play, so significant part...
• Re: Rich Running Chilly 1.9l WBX-Thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 09:51:02 -0400
  ...None of these should have a bypass or bleeder. Single disc stat designs need the bypass so that hot coolant from the engine can...
• More oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:03:31 -0700
  ...The bypass hole isn't in any of the pictures in my Bentley. Where is it and what do I plug it with? Thanks...
• Re: Vanagon Stranded near Tawas, MI
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:41:32 -0700
  ...one doesn't 'bypass the ignition system' when using a Remote Starter Switch to operate the starter. Doing that bypasses the start function part...