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• Re: Complaint concerning Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 10:02:32 -0500
  ...it down my neck because or an error - your fault, my fault, nobody's fault. Give me the chance to make it right, but...
• Re: intermittent headlight failure
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:47:41 +0100
  ...The wires from the X relay to the light switch can be faulty, check for continuity. You should also check if your car has...
• Re: Is There An Electrician In the House? NVC
  Historical mailing list - stu schwartz
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:47:09 -0500
  These ground faults are nto always installed correctly either or at least not so they make sense to me...for example I have them...
• Re: Pseudo-Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:26:48 -0700
  ...Other > > cutouts caused by faulty AFM - tach does not go to zero. > Any ECU problems > > on my van have been caused by faulty inputs...
• Re: Parking lot encounter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:09:43 -0400
  ...other driver's and MY insurance company! Brother.<<<snip>>> I hope neither paid!! Is OK a no-fault state? Alan Bosch & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)
• what could be the explanation of the crack clutch
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:21:21 -0700
  ...Can a faulty transmission responsible of it.� the first rebuilt transmission with a new "main shaft" was a piece of #$#, the second gear was...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 13 May 2010 12:29:07 -0700
  At 5/13/2010 11:39 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > I guarantee that if you are in an accident with another party at > fault...
• Help Needed with Ignition Problem 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William Ward
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 21:04:25 -0600
  ...The mechanic diagnosed a faulty idle stabilizer and quoted a price of $225 for a new one, but I ordered one from the Bus...
• Re: grounding for shore power
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:44:49 -0400
  ...If the shore power cord is plugged into a ground- fault outlet, which it would in all modern wiring sitautions, then you are very...
• Diesel Instrument Cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:52:22 -0800
  ...Seems the cluster is faulty and may have succumbed to moisture damage at one point. Thanks in advance, -- -dm
• Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 09:13:49 -0700
  ...The fault was indistinguishable by the ECU from an ignition fault as rightly it should be. However the ECU considers only it's measured...
• Re: A little more about possible new bus!
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:29:03 +0100
  ...Too faulty. Too not a Bus. Believe the germans... ;-) Regards Raimund Am 23.11.2010 21:21, schrieb Dominic Provini Jr.: > Why not just...
• speedometer help
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 20:33:35 EDT
  ...This lead me to believe maybe it isn't the upper portion at fault. If the inner cable snapped(usually due to rust) I...
• Re: need help fighting the Ins.Co. -'88 westy totalled. was Re: Pricing help needed.
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:37:49 -0500
  ...I had a similar accident happen and I billed the "at fault" driver's insurance company for the time I spent rescuing my vehicle...
• Re: Gas mileage problem
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 22 May 2004 15:16:45 -0400
  ...fuel gauge may be at fault here, but in any case, it cannot be used to accurately compute mpg. dan On Sat, 22 May...
• Re: HELP!! problems with an '87
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 17:56:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...would appear to the "faulty" temp sensor as being ok, but once the engine warms up/gets hot the "faulty" temp sensor (thinking the...
• Disconnect O-2 sensor>>Digifant II: Son of Digifant? Tell Me More
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 22:16:31 -0600
  ...This means that it can not "learn" the > engine or remember fault codes. There is no place to store the codes anyway. > And the...
• Re: Oil Pressure light 87 Vanagon FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:50:05 -0500
  ...After lots of troubleshooting the problem was a >faulty voltage regulator on my alternator. > >I installed a new voltage regulator/brushes kit on my...
• Re: Pop top issue
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 28 May 2011 17:25:20 -0700
  ...BZ-it's always my fault! Well, maybe the OP's horizontal poptop member, to which the BZ shelf bolts, was not entirely straight...
• Re: '83.5 westy starts, runs well, stalls, won't restart
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 22:17:17 -0400
  George Wietor wrote: > Is this a flooding issue? If it is indeed a flooding issue, then the fuel pressure regulator is probably at fault...
• Re: What to do for a dim dashboard light?
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:40:59 +0200
  ...The fault was inside the fuse box (discontinuity). I make jumper wire (outside the fuse box) from C17 wire to A28 and since that...
• Anyone to offer help on the phone?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:57:28 -0800
  ...The person would have excess to the internet to the rest of the list members to find the fault if he is not being...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:58:23 -0500
  ...Occasionaly, I feel > minute power surges suggesting that the faulting cylinder/s do/es fire > sometimes.> > snip< can anyone point me to a debug...
• Re: Bucking Engine
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Sat, 1 May 2004 20:10:05 -0400
  ...As for your bucking problem, am pretty sure it's an ignition / faulty ground / AFM problem, but like someone else said, if the plug...
• Mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jon Anderson
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 10:40:39 -0400
  ...me. ### Craig Jon Anderson Strategic Accounts Business Development Marathon Technologies Corp. Fault-Tolerant Windows NT 978-266-9999 x145 978-266-0023 fax craig...
• The faucet
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:48:56 -0800
  ...Now there is not power there and I can't find any fault. The fuses are OK unless there is another fuse for this...
• The faucet
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:48:56 -0800
  ...Now there is not power there and I can't find any fault. The fuses are OK unless there is another fuse for this...
• flashing coolant light wzup?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:43:27 EDT
  ...Could this be just a faulty coolant sensor or something worse? Any ideas appreciated. Thanks Spencer
• Re: Engine Rebuilders
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:34:43 -0500
  >But keep >in mind that the installer will never accept any responsibility for >anything that even remotely points to a fault of his, and...
• Re: Aftermarket bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 09:24:27 -0700
  ...Once the front (my fault) and second on the rear (his fault). Because of the approach angle issue if I were doing this today...
• Re: Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 15:56:29 EDT
  ...A faulty EGR does cause hesitation at startup.... DC
• Re: Big news for a sad goodbye [f]
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 12:47:39 -0700 (PDT)
  ...calling it "Rocky" for > now. ;-) ;-) I guess that's better than 'Faulty' or 'Sies-Mick'.... ;p Congrats.... Steven Sacramento, CA sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Re: Reply default changed??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 22 Jul 96 12:25:13 CDT
  ...wasn't my fault. DPO did it. :)
• Re: central locking problem
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Wed, 13 May 1998 23:54:21 -0700
  ...I removed the passenger door cent.lock motor (the faulty one), opened it and cleaned it, BUT before, I tried just cleaning the connectors...
• It's not my fault.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 10:42:48 -0400
  ...Guess what they said- "It's not my fault." They swore up and down that they greased it properly, and I think they were...
• Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:20:33 EST
  ...NET writes: > you don't want it to look like your > fault buy a ford explorer. > > why do women like SUV's so much...
• Oil Seal Q's; '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 20:56:01 -0700
  ...1) are there common "engine case problems" that cause these type of oil seal leaks, or is the most typical problem use of faulty...
• Re: A whole lot of shaking going on.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 20:08:19 -0800
  Daryl, As Alistair pointed out, it's was merely a murmur and not on the San Andreas fault. No chance yet of making my...
• Re: Tires.. Again..Insurance reasons...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:38:10 -0700
  ...s can more easily be proven to be the driver's fault if the car goes front-first into the ditch...."That car was...
• Re: JUST BRAKES franchise warning!
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:15:44 -0600
  > Don't waste your time with the BBB, it's a member organization that never finds fault with it's members (the business). It...
• TWIN CARBS
  Historical mailing list - DavidRichards
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:48:21 -0000
  ...Have fitted 009 distributor as electronic was faulty. It all works, but as new to VW I wonder if it should work better... Thanks...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 23 May 2007 10:10:20 -0400
  Dylan, I believe that is a symptom of a faulty ground. There are two ground clusters behind the fuse block, directly below that windshield...
• Recall of 1991 Vanagon - Fire danger
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 13:54:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...1991 Causing Fault : POOR FIT/LOOSE Resulting Fault : FIRE, FLUID,ELECTRICAL,GAS(LPG),GASOLINE,OTHER Component: FUEL:FUEL LINES FITTINGS:METALLIC Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN OF...
• Re: I got rear ended
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 21:14:37 EST
  ...If not, you need to get the other party's insurance to cover that cost since it sounds like it was their fault. I...
• Re: JUST BRAKES franchise warning!
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:24:47 +0000
  ...Don't waste your time with the BBB, it's a member organization that never finds fault with it's members (the business). It...
• Re: Passing Gas on the List (Was Re: Help getting off the list)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 14:24:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...were wondering were I was hiding...and how much you missed my humor...there...you have it...its all your fault!! ;-) Flatuently yours, Ric
• Re: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:13:05 -0800
  ...That's not the motor's fault, it's the fault of the designer who put it in the vanagon. This was later rectified...
• Re: Rare "not my fault" van break down..
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:42:51 -0400
  ...Stephen Mobile > On Aug 20, 2018, at 1:51 PM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Uhhh.....dude, that was your fault too. You...
• battery kill switch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:29:25 -0700
  The recent posts on Yahoo syncro group and the Samba about serious electrical faults causing fires and or van moving by itself, plus a...
• Eurovan Gauge strangeness
  Historical mailing list - Elliot
  Tue, 02 Jul 1996 23:57:24 -0700
  In the archives I notices some posts concerning Problems with the fuel and the temp gauges, sounded like a short or ground fault. I...
• Intermittent Cutout
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 25 May 2001 02:29:14 -0800
  Fred, A known fault to check is the wire harness connector to the distributor. Evidently the wire path through the connector into the distributor...
• discontinued tires
  Historical mailing list - Ken Masuda
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 23:12:23 EST
  ...It was a faulty radiator cap! Ken [text/html]
• Charcoal Filter and Gas Odor
  Historical mailing list - Bob Worrells
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 15:36:29 -0500
  ...I in danger of burning? I am ultra-paranoid to this since my van caught fire last summer and was "totaled" (mechanic's fault).
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 20:07:43 -0500
  <<Well it sure wasn't my fault the Wire Hubcaps on my Cadillac got stolen several times a year but it sure made my...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 01:21:53 EST
  ...can a faulty waterpump cause it to run hot? there is no leakage from the waterpump... chris
• Re: [WetWesties] LVC Should Have Been Posted Friday
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:22:45 -0800
  ...mood last night, we're way off topic here and it's my fault in the first place. (but thanks for some neat comments)
• Re: New Engine - Red oil Lite.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 21:04:19 -0600
  ...High pressure switch faulty Replaced switch, hooked up wires. All is well. End of story. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Canada brokerage fees
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:24:16 -0400
  ...However, in the case of one Canadian vendor I bought from, they DID mention the brokerage fees, and it was simply my fault for...
• Re: Rare "not my fault" van break down..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:18:41 -0700
  ...On Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 10:52 AM Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com> wrote: > Uhhh.....dude, that was your fault too. You knew it...
• Re: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:50:03 -0500
  ...with the low-pressure sender jumpered (fault condition if engine running) the light nonetheless goes out when engine is started? I'm guessing you...