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• Re: Free Gas!
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 01:12:00 -0800
  ...Coby Smolens Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir Francis...
• Re: Is Gerry Really Dead?
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 07:30:30 8
  ...The Vanagon list has saved me many $$ in service and repair costs and has been invaluable in helping me perform good maintenance and avoiding...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:49:30 -0600
  ...Or perhaps the stains > have simply been lingering around since the repairs over the summer. > Wondering the wisdom of the list. > > Here's a...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:44:11 -0800
  ...Or perhaps the stains have simply been lingering around since the repairs over the summer. Wondering the wisdom of the list. Here's a...
• Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:02:27 -0900
  ...The Stevens Crook Volkswagen service rep > named John had told me serveral times that VW never had CV joint > coveredunder VW's powertrain warranty...
• Re: GEX Vanagon Engines
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 08:50:19 -0400
  ...All engine re-builders have to deal with reducing costs and only getting cores that are beyond bolt on parts replacement repairs. What does...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 12:50:42 -0400
  ...Back in the air cooled days we had to repair or replace engines, especially in the busses. It was around 1989 that I realized...
• Re: [Syncro] FS: 89 Syncro Westy - Rochester NY. - Pics -
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:04:38 -0700
  ...I can provide additional details on the mechanical repairs and mored pictures if requested. Thank, Joel > I have decided to part with my trusty...
• Re: Burned FI wiring
  Historical mailing list - Max Fenner
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 15:49:07 +0200
  ...it was repaired. It ran >for 5 miles and was kaput. Towed it back and they fixed it two more times >and test drove...
• Re: bostig kit for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:51:13 -0700
  ...Easy to Service and Repair the power pack. Parts are available & cost much less than Van parts. Tune Up Services consist of Spark Plugs...
• Re: Finding a Good Repair Shop
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 13:28:37 -0700
  ...will be performing the repair? How committed are they to furthering > their education and training? > > Is the owner or service writer friendly? Do you...
• Re: Tach drops fast when it cuts out
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:38:20 -0400
  ...board. Repair cost twenty cents and about twenty hours of headscratching and monitoring temps and such. It only died seven or eight times total...
• Re: Head Gasket repairs Question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:15:08 -0800
  ...Head Gasket repairs Question > In a message dated 07/02/2005 6:55:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > 2...
• Re: Repair/refurbishment 1982 westy interior
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 05:47:36 EDT
  ...Perhaps someone else on this list has faced this problem before and found a good solution? Lucas, I have encounter this problem many times...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Jun 2011 to 6 Jun 2011 - Special issue (#2011-469)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 05:29:27 -0400
  ...The best you will get is times for a vehicle that is in fairly like new condition without any of the hindrances of old...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:53:23 -0500
  ...Or perhaps the stains > have simply been lingering around since the repairs over the summer. > Wondering the wisdom of the list. > > Here's a...
• Re: [Syncro] Bidding on manuals on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:23:31 -0400
  ...Vanagon Diesels, 1983 vehicles, 1984 vehicles, and 1985 vehicles; Replace Vanagon Coolant Pump; Suggested Repair Times for Vanagon Diesel (for various repair operations); Fuel...
• Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:16:55 -0500
  ...The few times I did it did not seem any harder. Both are harder than a sedan. >> Is the MV Eurovan smaller in the...
• FW: FS: 84 GL $650.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:04:00 -0400
  ...It has been in two accidents, hit in right rear wheel well area both times. The right taillight is broken. After the last accident...
• Re: Finding a Good Repair Shop
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:00:16 -0400
  ...will be performing the repair? How committed are they to > > furthering > > > their education and training? > > > > > > Is the owner or service writer friendly? Do you...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:46:01 -0700
  ...It also occurred a few times within 5 minutes of driving. I'm going to try to see if I can get it to...
• Re: Dealer repair disaster '89 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 May 2003 11:14:54 -0600
  ...archives many times and >owe lots of people thank you's for the info there ... so, thank you! > Have a repair story (long, I...
• Re: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Romano
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:57:24 -0400
  ...For a van type vehicle there is > nothing that offers some level of modern performance that is so > serviceable. > Yes, serviceable. What other van...
• Re: Awning advice
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 May 2015 06:46:59 -0400
  ...Now all repaired with new parts which took a bit of digging to find. ALWAYS tilt your awing no matter what ! However, I still...
• Re: Rust Prevention Service - ziebart.com/penetr_oil
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:49:18 -0500
  ...program. >>> Limited national full-repair warranty. >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ >>> >>> Underbody Sound Deadening and Underbelly coating: >>> >>> Thick coating cuts noise, protects metal. >>> Four times thicker than Undercoating. >>> Absorbs...
• Re: RV unlimited Roadhelp: was What parts to carry on the road...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 10:55:54 -0700
  ...They have a list of their (authorized) repair facilities, and they cover the tow to the nearest one, period. AAA gives me 100 miles...
• Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:33:35 -0800
  ...The Stevens Crook Volkswagen service rep > > named John had told me serveral times that VW never had CV joint > > coveredunder VW's powertrain warranty...
• Re: idiot lights
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:31:20 -0800
  ...Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir Francis Drake...
• Re: Finding a Good Repair Shop
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 14:33:28 -0700
  ...will be performing the repair? How committed are they to > furthering > > their education and training? > > > > Is the owner or service writer friendly? Do you...
• Re: tough shifting... pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:25:57 -0800
  ...This sort of service, provided by Larry'Z, Bugs and Imports, and Transaxle Engineering seems all to rare in today's automotive repair environment...
• Re: stealth camping
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 18:19:14 -0800
  ...Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir Francis Drake...
• Re: Exhaust System Options
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:32:45 EDT
  ...Have lost count of how many times in the past 20 years it has been replaced, but always quickly, no hassle and free. Stainless...
• Re: LP tank refurb? Was: LP tank service near San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:53:01 EDT
  ...Ok, Ok, this is one of those times I just have to jump in here ! The tanks are indeed 1/4 inch thick BUT...
• Re: Behold, another AC question. Compressor or clutch to blame, and how do I tell?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:26:45 -0400
  Hello, got a noise and poor cooling? I assume you have R-12.Check the service ports(on the hoses). If these ports have...
• 134A refridgerant
  Historical mailing list - Mack Paschall
  Tue, 30 May 2000 14:37:18 -0400
  ...Guess what? What has been described to me many times as a bad system, is actually pretty darn good when properly serviced. The cost...
• Re: The Thing About Shop Time (Long But Good)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:07:09 -0400
  ...There are lots of costs to run any business, that aren't directly billable to the buyer of the goods or services. But, indirectly...
• Faster delivery times
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 27 May 2002 22:50:46 -0400
  ...To order via Expedited service, best is to call your order in (toll-free if you have part numbers; via the customer service number...
• The *un-repair* shops. Was: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 23:01:14 -0400
  Dread Mr Badwrench garage inspecting you Westy? "However, at one particular shop when I was at the service desk paying I was hearing the...
• Re: To paint or replace dash? that is the question
  Historical mailing list - Jim King
  Fri, 20 May 2005 22:18:14 -0400
  ...So far he's loaned it to me several times when mine was out of service for repairs. I'm still waiting to return...
• Transmisison / Shift Linkage adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:56:43 -0800
  ...service and customer satisfaction, provided by Larry'Z, Bugs and Imports, and Transaxle Engineering seems all to rare in today's automotive repair environment...
• Re: where to advertise westy for sale added link
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:24:24 -0800
  ...may not be so eager to let anyone to inspections, service, and repair on their vanagons ) < the smog check person who couldn't figure...
• Re: How I Closed Down A Gas Station Today
  Historical mailing list - t
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:01:30 -0700
  ...Suddenly: > loud whooshing sound & a sheet of gasoline poured down, flooding two bays of > the service station. The attendants closed the station off with...
• Re: Info on NH and Southern Maine
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 06:09:20 EDT
  ...Truly a remarkable place ! John's a great guy, has a VW repair facility with a HUGE amount of used parts, Vanagons, Eurovans, Buses...
• Piff Project for Mary Karraker - Complete
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:37:20 -0600
  ...Also, rebuilt her axles and used Rockford boots (T3 Technique carries them.....rubber at least two times thicker than Lobro.) New fuel lines, changed...
• Re: can the front blower motor (etc)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 14:43:20 -0600
  ...The last few times I have the van in for maintenance in shops it was far from satrisfactory. Here's just a couple of...
• Re: Wanted: comments on my compression test results
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 15:50:00 EDT
  Stan ~~ We had 5-7 people helping us with the endeavors of building engines and service during the massive Bug & Van times of the...
• Re: Finding a Good Repair Shop
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 10:48:20 -0700
  ...will be performing the repair? How committed are they to furthering > their education and training? > > Is the owner or service writer friendly? Do you...
• Re: The *un-repair* shops. Was: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 00:10:19 -0400
  ...Also make sure they don't crush the propane >tank on the Westy. > >Service manager: "Customers are not allowed in the service bays" >Me...
• Re: Who Supports The List / The Money Has Already Been Spent
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 01:02:44 -0400
  On 8/13/04 5:06 PM, "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> wrote: > Funny, other than your complaints about VWOA service policies, I never...
• Port Isabel (Texas)Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - J Greenberg G Jannini
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 07:44:02 -0500
  ...Called D&D Garage who'd repaired the heads. They said it might be the pressure cap. Found a VW dealer in Mobile, Alabama...
• Was: buy a daily driver or--now, how to get the spouse to buy in
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:31:02 -0600
  ...plus, a few times a year it needs >>> repairs/upgrades that keep it out of service for a few days. >>> >>> so... should i buy...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 06:35:35 EST
  ...i take it that you enjoy cleaning unnecessary glue from engine when repairing them? German gaskets and proper torque is all thats needed. Glue...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:35:46 -0700
  ...I have said this a million times - it's not in the Parts, it's in the Workmanship. in other words, new parts installed...
• Still FS: 89 Syncro Westy - Price reduced
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 14 May 2001 09:15:58 -0700
  ...I've taken it to DC and quite a few times to the Adirondacks and a few LiMBO campouts. I also use it every...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Woes
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 07:10:08 8
  ...an RV serviceplace to do what was becomming (for me, anyhow) a biennial procedure. Having done it a couple of times now, I can...
• Re: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 May 2009 08:21:53 -0500
  I could make this repair. In fact I think I will give it a try. The arm was not moving on the shaft by...
• Re: How to do a head reseal on a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:21:02 -0700
  ...car repair ) in California, doing foreign car and vanagon repair, that I sold car repair jobs roughly 7 or 8,000 separate times. . Took...
• Re: R&R Power Steering Rack
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Sep 2021 10:40:30 -0500
  ...Warranty rates have reduced times as "new" does make a difference and > for repairs doing the job a 2nd time usually goes faster. For...
• Re: 1986GL update
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Knittel
  Mon, 7 May 2001 10:17:04 -0400
  ...I also was overlooking the paperwork i received with that van and it had all the repair's to it listed with it.The...
• this is how bad it gets folks , on $ 9K 86 Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 12 May 2008 20:04:36 -0700
  ...There is the occasional 20 year old car or van that has been actually serviced ( like CV joints serviced, trans oil changed , brake fluid...