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• 2.1l main bearing - the whole story
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:05:25 -0700
  ...025198461A004 (red dot) It's 1/4000 next larger standard size (smaller than blue). 025198461A001 (blue dot) It's 1/1000 larger (largest standard...
• Re: draining clutch lines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 May 2003 21:57:52 -0700
  ...As for Dot 4, I've never seen Dot 4, every bottle I see says it meets Dot 3-4 specifications. I have been...
• Re: 'blue dot' tail-light lenses
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 11:48:30 -0500
  ...I hav'nt seen a source for complete taillight lenses with the blue dot installed. Many states blue dots are illegal. JC Whitney # 12DF3306U...
• Re: Speedometer markings
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 12 May 97 23:38:50 CDT
  On Mon, 12 May 1997 10:02:15 -0500 Sidote, David [PRI] said: >I was wondering if anyone knew what the dot markings on...
• Re: Fuel Gauge Behavior Changed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:54:21 -0400
  At 05:26 PM 10/20/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >I'm still trying to suss what the single safety orange dot on...
• Re: Canadian 1980 Westfalia in junkyard-- pictures !!
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:08:37 -0800
  ...sometimes I don't connect the dots ....... ;^) "dot-line dot-line dot-line....... it's a pony!" On 1/20/07, Nathaniel Poole <npoole...
• FW: Break Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Howard
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 07:57:16 -0400
  I just picked up a bottle of Castrol DOT4 and DOT5 brakefluid at Western Auto. Raleigh, N. C. Advertises greater than 500 degrees. 93...
• Re: Brake Fluid ??
  Historical mailing list - Karl G Vochatzer/AMR
  8 Jan 97 21:58:23
  ...Does anyone know the difference between Dot 3 & Dot 4. I have a ton of Dot 3, can I use it or is that...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 21:59:26 -0500
  As I understand it the "DOT" means Department of Transportation. The "3, 4, 5" is a set of specifications that the break fluid has...
• Re: brake fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:24:38 -0500
  Does it use DOT 5 brake fluid? If so, it is silicone based and doesn't have moisture absorption problem of "regular" DOT 3...
• Re: Propane Tank Recertification???
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:21:47 -0800
  Portable propane tanks are DOT tanks and require recertification. The Westy one is an ASME tank which does not require recertification, at least not...
• Re: YIKES! was clutch not working
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 08:22:30 -0500
  One of the problems with DOT 5 is the way is absorbs into the seals. I learned this on my Yamaha RD400. Evidently, the...
• Re: Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 00:54:20 -0700
  DOT 5.1 will give you even better performance and is DOT 3/4 compatible. (Note: DOT 5.1 is not to be confused...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:50:44 -0600
  I was told by the FLPCG at the FLAPS that DOT4 is specially formulated to not deteriorate brake parts (seals I guess) that contain...
• Re: 2.1l main bearing - the whole story
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:39:27 -0700
  ...So if you see any dots, blue or > red, > you need to get the corresponding larger size bearings. (See Bentley). > > In addition to these...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 May 2018 14:42:04 -0600
  On 4 May , 2018, at 10:27 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote: > Can one mix Dot 3 and Dot 4 brake fluid in a...
• Re: Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 8 May 2000 10:26:59 -0600
  ...single red dot at 19 mph double red dots at 34 mph triple red dots at 53 mph The 55 mph line is red...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:07:00 -0400
  ...one > dot @ 21 mph, two dots @ 38 mph, and three dots @ 65 mph. If i nail the > accelerator pedal from a dead stop, the...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:24:54 -0700
  ...88 GL Pittsburgh --- John Rodgers <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote: > Sorry, having DOT 3 put in your van is a BAD!BAD!BAD! by...
• Re: f/ 'puter poetry
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Apr 1995 10:02:27 -0800
  ...One quote, two quote, dot dot delete, pound bell, bang bang, process complete. ----- Here's an attempt to catalog the various punctuation marks and...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 5 May 2018 15:08:00 +0000
  As others have stated, the Dot 3 and 4 can be mixed, but I would suggest that if your current fluid is more than...
• Re: draining clutch lines
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 9 May 2003 20:15:35 -0700
  ...As for Dot 4, I've never seen > Dot 4, every bottle I see says it meets Dot > 3-4 specifications. I have been...
• Re: Reflectors on back of van
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:44:55 -0700
  ...Not that it really matters, as state law usually just parrots DOT regs.
• Re: air in the brakes?
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:28:34 -0400 (EDT)
  On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, David Sidote wrote: > I used DOT 3. I imagine as Tim S. suggested that air could be getting back...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:20:57 -0700
  ...Even within one DOT rating. The vanagon uses dot 4, but dot 5.1 can also be used and is compatible with dot 4...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 4 May 2018 11:37:24 -0700
  IIRC (but check the owner's manual), the correct brake fluid for the Vanagon is DOT 3. It matters, because they have different volatility...
• Re: Headlight Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:15:13 -0700
  ray.wei@us.pwcglobal.com wrote: > > > Does the H4 bulb have the same pin outs > > (same electrical connection pattern) as the DOT approved lights...
• DOT5 fluid (Was: 68-79 rear brake parts info)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Mar 1997 22:58:38 +0000
  ...Apparently the DOT 5 doesn't contain the paint eating > Methyl methanol that your typical brake fluid has. > If Hoover reccs silicone fluid, he...
• Re: some Vanagon in-use observations..(what works for me) long-ish
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:08:27 EDT
  ...those are your standard DOT halogen sealed beams.. no upgrade there lol :<) but i will say, the standard DOT 7" round sealed beams are...
• Re: South African Vanagon/Importing rules
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 07:13:46 EST
  ...to handle DOT, EPA etc.? >> <A HREF="http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/gray9907.htm">http://www.n htsa.dot.gov/cars...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 May 2018 to 4 May 2018 (#2018-135)
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Sat, 5 May 2018 11:51:33 -0400
  ...HOWEVER DOT5 (or 5.1) brake fluid is = > silicone based and must NEVER be mixed with DOT3 or 4. > > I run Castrol Dot 4...
• YIKES! was clutch not working
  Historical mailing list - Christensen
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 12:06:25 -0500
  I think have read DO NOT USE dot-5 brake fluid for vanagon. causes corrosion. I checked my stuff--added valvoline "synpower"(sythetic) exceeds...
• Re: DOT 3 & DOT 4 (where's the reservoir?!)
  Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:16:42 -0500
  All this talk on fluid... where's that reservoir? I see the photo in Bentley, but no location. R. 87 Syncro Vanagon Westfalia(Leslie...
• Re: Synthetic brake fluid Q?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 10:40:39 -0700
  Jeffrey R wrote: > > I'm running DOT 4 brake fluid in my Vanagon brake system. While looking for > DOT4 at Pep Boys I found...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 01:05:07 +0200
  ...I thought the advantage of the DOT 5 silicone brake fluid was that > it didn't absorb moisture and that's why it's...
• Re: wisdom of brake fluid res. location
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 01:12:52 -0500
  mark brauer wrote: > I've switched my Vanagon over to DOT 5/silicon fluid, with excellant > results. I wouldn't reccommend doing this unless...
• Re: Brake warning light flickering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:49:15 -0600
  ...If low, Refill with DOT-4 brake fluid. . Be sure it is DOT-4 and nothing less. The DOT-4 has a higher heat...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:33:43 -0400
  ...The display is a moving dot indicator that reflects the voltage output, basically a dedicated zero to .9 volt indicator. From the behavior of...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:33:45 -0500
  ...3> When the ECU switches to closed loop operation the Dot swings back and forth rapidly. 4> At full throttle the Dot stays pegged...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:58:45 -0500
  ...The two dots and the single dot, single went in the grove of the two dots. I checked it several times before finally putting...
• Re: Cheap H4's
  Historical mailing list - Greg Rich
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:47:23 EST
  Hella makes the VIsion Plus H4's which ARE DOT approved for street use in the USA! They say so on the box and...
• FW: Break Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:47:00 E
  ...Break Fluid According to the VW owners manual, the vanagon uses DOT 4 break fluid. However, I seem to only find DOT3 and some...
• Re: Replacement propane tank
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 00:07:34 -0400
  ...Westy tank weighed as much as or more than a 20 lb DOT tank. It's safe and in a protected location and will...
• Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 02:25:32 -0800
  ...What the DOT 3-4-5-? pertains to? MtnGal Bronze, 7 passenger 84 Vanagon GL [PPL-MVR] Today, I can cry because roses have...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:12:00 -0800
  ...you put them >> in >> a DOT-spec headlamp...the DOT lights are the way they are because the >> DOT >> wants them that way, not...
• eurolights wanted....anyone know who can import these?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 11:17:13 EDT
  as many of you with the '86-'91 Vanagons with the lousy square DOT lights know, the european version of these lights puts out...
• running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 23:52:53 EST
  ...needle still is way over the red dot... any ideas? and yes, the heads are fine.. no leakage..coolant full.. what else could cause...
• Canadian 1980 Westfalia in junkyard-- pictures !!
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:19:33 -0500
  ...sometimes I don't connect the dots ....... ;^) "dot-line dot-line dot-line....... it's a pony!" On 1/20/07, Nathaniel Poole <npoole...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:45:28 -0700
  Sheilah, FWIW, that's DOT 3 and DOT 4, (Dept of Transportation standards). Took me a moment. 2 hours is not unfair for the...
• Re: Coil Spring availability/cost?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:30:41 EST
  ...I'll try to take a look at the paint dot on the spring. Any ideas which color dots are which springs? Thanks, Ken...
• Re: H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 3 May 1999 13:26:02 -0700
  Yep, the low beams are original DOT spec (and are very dim). They have the DOT symbol cast into the glass lens. The high...
• Convex mirror dot placement
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:21:48 -0700
  Any opinions on best location (and size) of those convex mirror dots?� � This is for power mirrors.� They were�on my old (non-power...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:46:31 -0400
  ...one >dot @ 21 mph, two dots @ 38 mph, and three dots @ 65 mph. If i nail the >accelerator pedal from a dead stop, the...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:07:39 EST
  ...3> When the ECU switches to closed loop operation the Dot swings back and forth rapidly. 4> At full throttle the Dot stays pegged...
• Re: DOT 3 & DOT 4 (where's the reservoir?!)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 12:29:22 EDT
  In a message dated 99-06-28 12:17:37 EDT, vw4x4@FYI.NET writes: << It will take a considerable amount of force >> just...
• Re: Vanagon dot com
  Historical mailing list - Silvia Carranza
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:18:06 -0500
  ...Vanagon dot com My recent attempts to gain access have also come to naught... :-( ________________________________ From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: The final answer on the "city light" debate
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:29:24 -0500
  At 01:14 PM 12/12/2008, David Marshall wrote... >on a stock ECE or DOT compliant vehicle. Where did that qualification come from...
• Dot 3,4,5?
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 16:11:21 -0700
  ...Thanks to all who helped answer my question with the brake fluid "dot #'s".... I am grateful to this list once again! MtnGal Bronze...
• Re: Red dots on speedo (was some other thread about fuel gauges)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:53:08 -0700
  ...For the automatic, ignore > > the 1st speed dot. Your 1st lines up with the 2nd speed dot, 2nd goes > with > > the 3rd. >
• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:16:35 -0500
  ...How much brake fluid do I need for a complete change? Is DOT 4 the only acceptable fluid? > TIA > George > '85 Westfalia