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• Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 May 2009 20:10:30 -0500
  ...1) Leaking Fuel Tank Vent System. 2) Cracked front and rear exhaust collectors 3) Leaking Front Crankshaft Seal 4) Slipping Clutch (from leaking crankshaft...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:45:09 -0500
  ...The starter works and the engine turns over >>>>>> fine >>>>>> but won't crank. >>>>>> >>>>>> The fuel relays and, thusly, the fuel pump were not cycling...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:10:48 -0700
  ...and ..no mention of fuel filter or fuel pump in your post ..a and it coudl as easily be an intermittantly clogged fuel pick...
• Re: What did you do for your Vanagon this week?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:50:20 -0500
  ...boots and grease Replaced slave and clutch master cylinder, also plastic ball that goes into shifter cup, bled thoroughly, maaaaaarrrrrvvvelous New starter New heater...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:59:22 -0600
  ...and ..no mention of fuel filter or fuel pump in your post ..a and it coudl as easily be an intermittantly clogged fuel pick...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:16:01 -0700
  ...The starter works and the engine turns over >>>>>>> fine >>>>>>> but won't crank. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The fuel relays and, thusly, the fuel pump were not cycling...
• Re: Advice for a long road trip
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 14:16:01 GMT
  ...Tell them to use a needle, but not to make a hole in the boot. One can inject extra grease by sliding a small...
• Re: 81 Vanagon needs restoration looking for ideas
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 07:57:02 -0400
  ...It would also include removal and cleaning of the fuel tank and replacement of the sender if worn. I will be happy to commit...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:31:25 -0230
  ...fuel filter or fuel pump in your post ..a > and it coudl as easily be an intermittantly clogged fuel pick in the fuel > tank...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Wed, 6 May 2009 12:05:10 -0600
  ...Between > the two of us - the tasks go done with no "Uh-Oh's" > > The problems: > > 1) Leaking Fuel Tank Vent System. > 2) Cracked...
• Re: Auto tranny advice and more
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:50:27 -0700
  ...Have to drop the fuel tank but I was going to do that anyway, the space for the radiator is already there... going to...
• Re: Danger from the cold
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 23:14:11 -0600
  ...I guessed that there might be water in the fuel line that had frozen. Then I smelled fuel. Got out and looked under >>> >>> >with...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Jun 2022 10:11:58 -0400
  ...The boot is usually available new. You should also get the 2.1 crankcase vent heater and the air filter housing. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message...
• Here's the list
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:24:58 -0500
  ...person propane heater w/ 2-3 ctgs. rain ponchos repair kit for canvas, awning & screen rope, 2 lengths 5/16-3/8" dia. safety...
• This is the Alaskan List, enjoy...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 09:33:14 EDT
  ...person propane heater w/ 2-3 ctgs. rain ponchos repair kit for canvas, awning & screen rope, 2 lengths 5/16-3/8" dia. safety...
• V6anagon Trip: Day 1 (continued) /L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 04 Dec 1995 18:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Tie rod boots are split open, duct-taped, and split again. A yank on the left tie rod makes the rack itself (the long...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 6 May 2009 14:17:41 -0400
  ...Between >> the two of us - the tasks go done with no "Uh-Oh's" >> >> The problems: >> >> 1) Leaking Fuel Tank Vent System. >> 2) Cracked...
• '71 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Thu, 21 Sep 95 20:54:31 UT
  ...Replaced heater control cables 18. Added an electric windshield washer fluid pump, with a momentary toggle next to the wiper switch. 19. Installed a...
• Re: Antifreeze Removal
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:14:43 -0800
  ...Dirt on everything from rubber to hard plastics sucks the life and resilience out of boots and hoses and insulation and fuel injector bodies...
• Re: 85 & 86
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 1 May 2006 14:18:43 -0400
  The engines are of different sizes, 85-1.9l and 86 2.1l, and they use different fuel injection systems, 85 - Digijet and 86...
• IT LIVES! 84 Westy 2.1 Conversion Finally Completed!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 00:25:27 EDT
  ...Rest of Exhaust in relatively good shape. **New Fuel Pump (Old one was frozen after 1 1/2 years of sitting - raunchy gas) Note...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 11:37:06 -0400
  ...What differences did you notice? Is it a straight forward install? Do you use the same boot for example? Mine is now functioning much...
• Big Trip report [Part 1, long]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 11:23:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...We pulled up to the booth at the US Customs. The guard was about 40, with a burr cut, mustache, and square jaw. He...
• Re: Here's the list
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:22:29 -0500
  ...person propane heater w/ 2-3 ctgs. rain ponchos repair kit for canvas, awning & screen rope, 2 lengths 5/16-3/8" dia. safety...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:38:47 -0700
  ...I suspect that fuel tank. and ..it's amazing ..how often .when a car or van quits....flames out, stalls... if you just wait...
• Re: 31K for a vanagon? You must be mad -- or not.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:47:35 -0500
  ...more in ten years like clutches, > heater boxes, mufflers. hatch / strut shocks, tires, brakes, CV joints, CV > boots, clutch master and slave cylinders. > It...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Wed, 13 May 2009 15:23:29 -0600
  ...Between >>> the two of us - the tasks go done with no "Uh-Oh's" >>> >>> The problems: >>> >>> 1) Leaking Fuel Tank Vent System. >>> 2) Cracked...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 10:14:13 -0400
  ...Next thing to check is engine condition, fuel and air delivery, and ignition. Fuel delivery includes the injectors having good spray patterns and being...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 12:16:16 -0400
  ...Make sure warm up regulator is closing, uses a heater and engine case temp to close. Set timing 5 ATDC, mixture to ~.5 volt...
• Re: Here's the list
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:24:51 -0700
  ...person > propane heater w/ 2-3 ctgs. > rain ponchos > repair kit for canvas, awning & screen > rope, 2 lengths 5/16-3/8" dia. > safety...
• Shifter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Wed, 13 May 2009 17:30:12 -0600
  ...Between >>>> the two of us - the tasks go done with no "Uh-Oh's" >>>> >>>> The problems: >>>> >>>> 1) Leaking Fuel Tank Vent System. >>>> 2) Cracked...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 May 2009 15:19:17 -0500
  ...Between >> the two of us - the tasks go done with no "Uh-Oh's" >> >> The problems: >> >> 1) Leaking Fuel Tank Vent System. >> 2) Cracked...
• Re: WESTFALIA ADVICE NEEDED! (Long) (Bus Summary Included)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:59:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...Don't expect to get much heat from the heater, and note that the heater boxes have a different linkage than those from a...
• (long) VW-Winnebago Rialta 20' magazine test
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 10:20:55 CDT
  Motorhome, November 1994 Rialta 20' John Ponder and Jeff Johnston Reasonable fuel economy and relaxed drivability are the high points of this new Winnebago...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 9 May 2016 19:49:04 -1000
  ...sometimes I have to tweak on the fuel mixture screw on the Air Flow Meter. If the plug covering that 5mm allen head screw...
• Re: Seeking Coolant bleeding web site, coolant to use
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:21:03 -0500
  ...Dirt on everything from rubber to hard plastics sucks the life and resilience out of boots and hoses and insulation and fuel injector bodies...
• Re: Shifter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 13 May 2009 21:06:15 -0400
  ...Between >>>>> the two of us - the tasks go done with no "Uh-Oh's" >>>>> >>>>> The problems: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Leaking Fuel Tank Vent System. >>>>> 2) Cracked...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 20:45:39 -0400
  ...Make sure warm up regulator is closing, uses a heater and engine case temp to close. Set timing 5 ATDC, mixture to ~.5 volt...
• Memphis or Bust...
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 19:08:05 -0500
  ...Bad fuel pump. Upon closer inspection I noticed not only was the fuel pump bad, it was the wrong kind. Engines with alternators have...
• Re: How to pack Westy for a long camping trip? (kickoff)
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Thu, 24 May 2001 21:10:06 -0400
  ...person > propane heater w/ 2-3 ctgs. > rain ponchos > repair kit for canvas, awning & screen > rope, 2 lengths 5/16-3/8" dia. > safety...
• Re: Shifter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Thu, 14 May 2009 16:52:31 -0600
  ...Between >>>>>> the two of us - the tasks go done with no "Uh-Oh's" >>>>>> >>>>>> The problems: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1) Leaking Fuel Tank Vent System. >>>>>> 2) Cracked...
• Re: Here's the list
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:59:21 -0500
  ...person > propane heater w/ 2-3 ctgs. > rain ponchos > repair kit for canvas, awning & screen > rope, 2 lengths 5/16-3/8" dia. > safety...
• Big Trip Report [part 9, long]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 13:15:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...this gas heater better not break!") This week: Tobin and Christa bundle up and head into the frozen North in a 19 year old...
• Roundtrip from VA to Yukon -- 77 days and 14,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:10:42 -0400
  ...over and he changed the belts, fuel lines, upper ball joints, and a few protective rubber boots. We left with 90,000 miles on...
• FW: Long Trip report from Gord Potts - John Brown's Buses
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:43:00 -0400
  ...adjustment My fuel pump has a corroded connector. My drain plug is not right. My steering boots are� ripped My heater has no fan...
• Re: Roundtrip from VA to Yukon -- 77 days and 14,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:58:01 -0400
  ...over > and > he changed the belts, fuel lines, upper ball joints, and a few > protective > rubber boots. We left with 90,000 miles on...
• Big Trip Report [part 10, long]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 22 Sep 1995 18:02:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Tobin and Christa putt happily through the snow-covered Canadian Maritime provinces, with the gas heater running all the way. Warm locals, cold weather...
• Big Trip Report: Last one! (part 13, long)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 22:01:27 -0700 (PDT)
  ...2 1) Split CV joint boot, P. Escondido, Mex. 2) Starter solenoid, New Brunswick, Canada Fuel cost: About $900.00 US Avg. mileage: Around...
• Wannabussers, this is your lucky day!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 09:05:54 -0400
  ...Full Teutonix Wasserboxer engine overhaul (with water pump, Conti belt, Sachs clutch, pilot bearing, most emission hoses, ALL fuel injection hoses incluing those built...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  12/10/95 10:27 PM
  ...oBlack smoke = unburned fuel Valves bad or out of adjustment? Carbs out of adjustment? oBlue smoke = burning oil Accelerating: Piston rings bad? Decelerating: Valve...
• SSWMDAA Trip Report (Unabridged)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  05 Sep 1995 15:16:15 EST
  ...Took a short drive, trying everything out, and noticed an antifreeze kinda smell coming from the rear heater when it was turned on. Drove...
• a christmas story
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:30:37 -0600
  ...Original factory axle boots so clean and new they gave a tiny squeak when I touched them. But no heater ducts. In fact, no...
• AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - "Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer."
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:50:44 -0700
  ...comfortable bed with a top bunk to boot, a stove sink and running water and heater. All these can be had in a bus...
• Re: AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:16:17 -0400
  ...comfortable bed with a top bunk to boot, a stove sink and running water and heater. All these can be had in a bus...
• some stuff i did to my buses ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:53:35 -0600
  ...i permanently fixed mine to the plastic heater cover (in front of the gearshift) with some more stove bolts (short ones) ... one drink-holder...
• Re: Speaking of modifications...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 01:31:34 -0600
  ...i permanently fixed mine to the plastic heater cover (in front of the gearshift) with some more stove bolts (short ones) ... one drink-holder...