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• Re: $10k Syncro on eBay in Maine
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:05:47 -0600
  ...bob > > http://tinyurl.com/maine-syncro > > > dylan >
• 091 mainshaft bearing price??
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Mon, 18 May 1998 14:31:05 -0400
  I am looking for prices on a new mainshaft bearing for a 091 trans. I don't have the ID # in the case handy...
• power streeing pump
  Historical mailing list - gary domestico
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:32:30 -0500
  ...is used on >any other VW. > Thanks Gary Domestico - W1JRW Greatneck Computer Repair 369 Main Street Rockland, Maine 04841 207-594-0983 87 Weekender
• Friday Humor
  Historical mailing list - Kedar Warriner
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 17:44:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Problem: "Left inside main tire almost needs replacement." Solution: "Almost replaced left inside main tire." Problem: "Test flight OK, except autoland very rough." Solution...
• Re: oil leak from rear main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 20:06:11 -0500
  ...oil leak from rear main seal? > > > > My '83 AC Vanagon is leaking oil, presumably from the rear main seal > > from what I can see...
• Re: another fishy ebay auction (1991 GL Camper)???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:16:44 -0600
  ...A week later, I had a bill of sale from Maine. > Waited six months then took the bill of sale to Oregon DMV. Flopped...
• Re: Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:54:48 -0800
  ...It's a lot easier to do 'preventive' maintenance in my garage then to do 'corrective' maintenance when I am on the road with...
• Re: '88 Vanagon FS in Maine $500
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 12 May 2008 12:02:55 -0400
  I wish I could drag that home, but even though I actually live in Maine, it's still too far! Doug Fitz-Randolph Freeport...
• gear shift assembly maintainence
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 May 2011 13:21:45 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/vanagon-syncro-gear-shift-lever-maintainence/ alistair
• Re: Second mainshaft seal failure....
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 10:20:20 -0700
  ...When those come loose, the mainshaft gets buggered up behind the seal sealing surface and might cause the seal to fail. Mind you, I...
• Rebuild-Seating main bearings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 13:32:01 -0800
  I struggled to get the main bearings of my 2.0L Vanagon engine seated properly, and even when I thought I had it right...
• Re: Second mainshaft seal failure....
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 02:42:33 -0400
  ...Hanlon" wrote: > Listees, > > Can someone suggest the cause/causes of failure of main shaft seals in > conjunction with clutch replacement work? > > I have installed...
• Re: Wasserleaker Head Job
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 10:31:43 -0800
  At 10:25 AM 11/25/1999 -0800, you wrote: >Anybody ever tote up what 'proper maintenance' per 'DM' costs? If, >including the time...
• Re: AC Controls
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 May 2008 09:03:12 -0400
  ...main coolant > pipes, then when they ran out of those, they went to 'normal 85' cast iron > lower control arms and plastic main coolant...
• .01 Main Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:22:54 -0800
  Hi, I am trying to find a set of .01 X std main bearings for a 2.1 wasserboxer (stock case with first grind...
• driving light placement, was Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:23:12 EST
  ...Driving > lights are MAINs, and hence the equivalent of HIGH BEAMS, and the > other drivers are DAMN RIGHT to flash you if you drive...
• Re: oil leak from rear main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:59:16 -0500
  ...oil leak from rear main seal? Over-filling the oil won't cause the rear main seal to blow. I have also found that...
• Re: Winter Maintenance For A/C's
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 08:22:03 -0800
  Boy talk about suffering in the pursuit of preventive maintenance. If you'll turn on the a/c in winter, in Canada just for...
• What are main and rod bearing dimensions?
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 22:56:22 -0700
  Can someone tell me what the main and rod bearing diameters are for a 2.1 vanagon is? Decimal format preferred. Also maximum allowance...
• Re: possible main seal leak
  Historical mailing list - kathy jacobs
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 13:18:32 -0400
  ...Ours is the rear main seal, but transmission is leaking too! So he will do both at one time. The only bad to this...
• Re: Costco's Hot Dogs
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 22:44:08 -0400
  ...Here in Maine you can walk out of most any Irving Oil Station with a hot dog, can of soda, and a bag of...
• Re: Rear main seal replacement/flywheel removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 20:17:18 -0700
  ...Rear main seal replacement/flywheel removal > Oh wise ones, > > I need to get the flywheel off to replace the rear main seal. > > How do...
• Re: Question for Vanagain about 2.1l main bearings
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 17:23:53 -0400
  How does the bearing you sell, part# 025198461A compare in actual size to the VW dealer main bearings? Is it a one fits all...
• Re: Vanity Plates
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 13:23:02 -0500
  ...I turned him down! A "breakaway" refers to a group of cyclists in a competitive event who have established a lead over the main...
• Re: Dropping Tank... other maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 22:04:22 -0700
  ...other maintenance? > Hello, All- > > I am awaiting my gas tank kit thanks to Vanagain (seals, etc... typical fill > it and smell gas for miles...
• Re: 2.1l Vanagon Main Bearings Available!!!
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 13:13:59 -0700
  Question about 2.1l main bearings: Ken or Ron or anyone else who rebuilt a waterboxer, The VW dealer told me 2 different part...
• Re: another fishy ebay auction (1991 GL Camper)???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:19:16 -0500
  ...Years ago, Maine was a non-title state "PERIOD". I purchased a new car while in the shipyard at Kittery, registered it in Maine...
• Re: Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 19:30:22 -0800
  ...Have a great year & post lot of Maine camping pictures. Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:01:28 -0600
  ...I think that Tom asked about Maine winters. That is, temperatures below 0 F, not 0 C. In parts of Maine, folks feel like...
• Re: aux battery + jump starting
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:21:30 -0800
  ...The aux battery is > an Optima > Yellowtop, and the main is what came with the van > when I bought it > (std starting battery). I...
• Re: aux battery + jump starting
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:39:34 -0700
  If the main battery is drained way down and is weak in the first place, another battery in parallel may not do the trick...
• Re: Preventive maintenance was: Now Preventative Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:18:40 -0500
  ...the US Navy did a study on the >> value of 'preventative maintenance' on electrical and electronic devices. > > Personal non-official request -- It's "preventive...
• main seal
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 14:38:10 -0500
  I have been reading a lot of mails about people having trouble after mechanics replaced their main seals (oil flowing everywhere.) Is this a...
• Service Maintenance Schedule - 90 Westy Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:29:49 -0700
  Volks, Has anyone put together a "Service Maintenance Schedule" for a 1990 Westy Syncro beyond what's included in the Vehicle's Manual? good...
• Re: oil leak from rear main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:45:49 -0500
  Slight overfill should not have caused this...however, I've seen a rear main 'pop out' slightly if the motor revs too high while...
• oil leak from rear main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Falsone
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 13:31:55 -0500
  My '83 AC Vanagon is leaking oil, presumably from the rear main seal from what I can see. The leak is most prominent after...
• Re: becoming your own wrench
  Historical mailing list - Paul B.
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:51:18 -0400
  Hi Susan, The Vanagon is a great vehicle to learn how to perform minor maintenance. Changing the oil in this vehicle is very easy...
• $10k Syncro on eBay in Maine
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:39:28 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/maine-syncro � � dylan
• Fuel system question: pressurization
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:59:00 -0600
  Does either the fuel pressure regulator or the fuel pump maintain pressure in the system when the engine is not running. ie at start...
• Re: Overheating problem
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 22:06:31 -0400
  It sounds like you may have some exhaust gases getting into the coolant and pushing the fluid in the main tank into the overflow...
• Re: Coolant pipe connection
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:47:05 -0700
  ...85's can have either the smaller diameter metal main coolant pipes - 'early 85's ' or the later style- the larger plastic main pipes...
• Re: Preventive maintenance was: Now Preventative Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:22:51 -0500
  ...In the 1950's the US Navy did a study on > the > >> value of 'preventative maintenance' on electrical and electronic > devices. > >> > > > > Personal non-official...
• Advice request. Thinking about buying a later "waterboxer" vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Enriquez, Robert
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 09:41:21 -0800
  Pleas give me some ideas as to what to expect for maintenance, maintenance costs, mileage, reliability, and which models to avoid. Also, toying with...
• Middle seat for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Anderson
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 22:40:11 -0800
  ...2664 Dunlevy St., Victoria, B.C., V8R 5Z2 (250) 592-3558 http://maintaindata.com mailto:ken.anderson@maintaindata.com
• Re: thoughts about fuel filters etc
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 13:40:32 -0400
  ...Preventive maintenance is your friend! Do the maintenance, looove the maintenance... or pay the price! ::stowing soapbox back under rear bench:: At 10:11...
• Re: Empire State VW camping club summer 2012 NY to Maine trip
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 3 May 2012 16:28:28 -0400
  Great! You are coming thru my area near Bar Harbor in Blue Hill, Maine-will catch you in the area. Cheers, Mr. BZ-always...
• Re: westfalia 2nd battery question
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:22:20 -0800
  First, how is 2nd battery connected? Afaik all lights, radio, lighter and fridge work off main battery. You need to actualy rewire so that...
• Re: SurePower Battery Searator NOT Isolator!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 07:00:52 -0700
  ...Both models leave the starter always connected to the main battery. Both models allow the aux battery to assist the main battery, provided the...
• Re: Preventive maintenance was: Now Preventative Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:18:33 -0400
  At 01:22 PM 4/15/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote: >supposably >Michael in San Antonio >91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' >73 Beetle Dear...
• Syncro FS in Maine
  Historical mailing list - MW King
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 04:01:36 -0400
  87 Syncro 165,000 well maintained miles. Owner needs cash for a new Toyota. Asking US$4000 firm. P-mail for details. Michael 72...
• LPG-tank maintenance site?
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:44:38 +0900
  ...Where should he examine? Then, does anyone know LPG-tank maintenance web site? His Westy is late 87' US ver. TIA Yosh
• 2.0 air cooled align bore main bearings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:49:10 -0500
  Fellow vanagon types I have obtained a few sets of German type 2 align bore main bearings in both STD and .010 cranks sizes...
• FS: 1.6 Diesel Crankshaft & Main Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:30:40 -0700
  ...reground 1.6 liter diesel crankshaft for sale. $75, plus shipping, and includes a set of Glyco main bearings. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com
• Requested: suggestions for Maine Vacation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 95 10:07:52 EDT
  ...The Seren gang will take a 4-day road trip and visit Maine... We're planning to take off July 28th in the early...
• Re: trans main shaft removal ??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:43:51 -0400
  ...trans main shaft removal ?? I need some advice on trans main shaft removal from a diesel and an aircooled vanagon transmission. The bell housing...
• '82 Diesel Westy Preventative Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:38:18 -0800
  ...I have done the normal oil, coolant, and filters type of maintenance. What preventative maintenance should I perform?? Someone once suggested to me to...
• possible main seal leak
  Historical mailing list - SUSAN OBRIEN
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 07:09:07 -0700
  ...I think that my 85 Westy might have a main seal leak, the area around the trans. {where the differential and the motor meet...
• 2.1L Main Bearing Problem
  Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 21:10:03 -0700
  ...I cannot find a sourc for the main bearings. I would guess most of you know that the main bearings are in short supply...
• everybody knows them to be high maintenance
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:21:09 -0800
  Stan and Doug, I have to disagree about your accessment of the maintenance. If you compare this vehicle to any of equavalent size I...
• Re: Maintenance Schedule
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:27:00 -0500
  ...They are 15 to 25 years old van...unless you are aware of every """service and maintenance"" done in the past 10 years, you...