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• Re: VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 01:27:50 -0500
  ...I was being facetious about doubling up the vacuum gauge and the voltmeter. there is no sending unit for the vacuum gauge(at least...
• Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:03:50 -0500
  ...However the diff lock actuator is controlled via vacuum switch. And yes, those switches on a Syncro are vacuum switches, with corresponding lines going...
• Re: VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 09:03:33 -0700
  ...I found three sites that have a bunch of information on reading a vacuum gauge. http://www.iwemalpg.com/Vacuum_gauge.htm http://www...
• Re: Air ducting for dusty conditions.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 20 May 2008 23:46:53 -0600
  ...http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_ MakeCount
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 06:59:44 -0500
  ...The boot by the air box can also be a source of vacuum leaks. For the 87s, they came out with a modified clamp...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 5 Mar 2023 14:31:18 +0000
  ...Seek out some local shop that does Vacuum Forming.  Their trash cans will be full of discards.  A polite inquiry to one of the...
• 6V Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 16:25:19 -0600
  ...I would like to convert the vacuum wipers in my current restoration project (1937 Buick, see website) to electric. I'd like to source...
• Re: AC Compressor on r134a system
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:52:32 -0400
  ...So you'll need a vacuum pump. I got one from Bestech (<http://www.bestechind.com>) You'll need a set up gauges, and...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:24:00 -0700
  ...the source. At first I actually thought it was a belt squeal. > > ken > > > > <snip> > > What is that whistle sound at ~ 39" - 55" ? Vacuum leak...
• Re: Projektzwo foglight kit, wheel archs, etc. reproductions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:19:21 -0500
  ...I've not found a second source for those. On Dec 15, 2005, at 12:12 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > Well, I tried to...
• Re: SA Grille is NLA!!!! was Re: Vacuum Form Projects -
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:46:41 -0500
  ...So far, my source has NOT stated that the grilles are discontinued at the factory. In fact they emailed me just a few weeks...
• Cruise Control - Stock vs. Aftermarket
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:39:58 -0800
  ...vacuum pot as it seems to lag behind on hills. Chris from Jordan VW sometimes sells stock cruise controls, (Samba is another source) and...
• Re: carburator for a '73 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 95 8:54:51 MDT
  ...2) Check the vacuum line to the brake booster servo. On mine the rubber under the fabric outer cover was rotten and the source...
• Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:35:25 -0700
  I suspect you are talkiing about a black plastic vacuum line , about 1./2 inch outside diameter. one end is connected to the middle...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Westy Cruise control diaphragm needed
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:43:07 +0000
  ...The rubber bellows over the > diaphragm is ripped which leads me to believe that it is the source of the problem. > > Does anyone have...
• Re: VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:15:47 -0500
  A vacuum gauge is a very handy gauge to use in a tune up procedure. It is of course a standard item in many...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:04:54 -0500
  ...responsive in the vacuum range. A properly equipped AC > shop will pressurize the system with nitrogen or a dry air source say to 300...
• Re: Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:17:44 -0700
  ...source for list vendors, that is my preference. > > Already have a set of gauges, side-tap for the cans, and two-stage > vacuum pump...
• Re: Coolant refill (distilled water?)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 13:46:39 -0400
  ...If you have a dehumidifier that is a low cost source. Most any misc hose of the right size will work, vacuum or whatever...
• Re: gas smell fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Tue, 14 May 1996 21:54:17 -0600
  ...I think I've discovered a new source of gas leaks. At least, the shop it happened at had never seen it before, and...
• Re: Brake booster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 20:52:49 +0000
  > A check for assist can be made by first depressing the pedal several > times with the engine off to make sure that no vacuum...
• RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 08:10:05 -0700
  ...I think that the vacuum leak is a non-problem. The leak is too small to affect the mixture. However, I think that it...
• Distributors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 13:05:45 -0800
  ...the 009 distributor's lack of vacuum advance (it's centrifugal ONLY) as being the main source of the flat spot/hesitation. I decided...
• Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:07:19 -0600
  ...Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"? > > > So the hose from the intake manifold that the booster pump is teed in to >> is >> a brake vacuum...
• Re: Parts Source?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 20:13:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...Nothing > is cheap on a Vanagon, of course, but how about something reasonable. > Maybe mail order. > > Vacuum hoses (Jim Davis may know), Coolent hoses...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 11:19:00 -0800
  ...The vacuum in the box would cause the gauge to read > absolute pressure instead of psig (psi gauge). > I think a fuel pressure gauge...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:32:00 -0700
  ...highly flammable liquid/vapor to > check for vacuum leaks. All it takes is one ignition source and > vwooom! > > Saw it for myself back when...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:32:00 -0400
  ...hub, and I have a vacuum "accumulator" I got from NAPA >hooked up in-line to the vacuum source, which was leftover from my...
• Re: DIY $20 digital oil temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 17:13:45 -0500
  ...They're available up to 40 characters wide, with backlit LCD, vacuum-fluorescent, or alphanumeric LED displays. I'm kinda partial to the vacuum...
• Re: fwis, this is how I bleed the radiator
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 17:03:10 -0700
  ...time. > Park the van in my driveway, slightly uphill. > Use my vacuum source, oil thing that sucks oil from > Griots Garage. > I flush the...
• Re: A/C trouble... please help
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:52:20 -0500
  ...Just take a quick look at the Bentley and the source of the trouble whould be obvious. :-) Larry A. On Tue, Feb 16, 2016...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 09:19:20 -0400
  ...responsive in the vacuum range. A properly equipped AC >> shop will pressurize the system with nitrogen or a dry air source say to >> 300...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:27:57 -0800
  ...source of intake air except for the small amount through the bypass. This means the intake stroke is pulling a pretty hard vacuum, which...
• Re: Throttle body shaft leaks and repairing
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:35:10 -0700
  ...Mark //The only place I believe I may still have a vacuum leak is at the throttle body shaft. If I rev it quickly...
• Re: Introductions and electrical questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:25:04 -0800
  ...You just need to wire the stereo into a source that's hot (12V) when the key is off. Make sure you're not...
• found some hidden vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:16:56 -0800
  WBX not idleing like it should? Try checking these vacuum leak sources. First, one of the intake runners on my vanagon was loose. I...
• Re: Thermostats at Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 15 May 2001 08:52:27 EDT
  ...good, the source of the problem lies elsewhere. The good people who designed the engine do not live in a vacuum, so I am...
• Re: What's the diff ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 May 2002 20:19:23 -0400
  ...The mechanical wiping contacts in the air flow meter (AFM) are a source of much trouble to Vanagonians. david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http...
• Re: 6V Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - John Cunningham
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 19:22:41 -0400
  ...to convert the vacuum wipers in my current restoration > project (1937 Buick, see website) to electric. I'd like to source an > early VW...
• Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:05:09 +0000
  Looks like a vacuum booster pump for cruise control. > Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:52:28 -0600 > From: vanagonhummingbird@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Can...
• Re: ..Leaking head gasket-diesel, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 06:53:18 +0000
  ...Turbo diesel questions > > How are you measuring > boost - a vacuum line runs fr boost sense port on intake manifold (normally > runs to > inj pump...
• Re: Manifold measuring - is this right?
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:50:47 -0700
  have found small vacuum leaks in several places. Check your injector seals, they can get old and cracked. Also check the hose connections at...
• Re: Replace AFM with MAP?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 13:39:42 -0700
  ...Replace AFM with MAP? > >Has anyone experimented with replacing the AFM with MAP? I know that >Megasquirt requires running a vacuum line to it...
• Re: Photon driven Vanagon - The Answer
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 10:00:42 -0800
  ...The truth of the matter is that this little bulb is not vacuum..only slightly depressuried. It is not a photon driven machine. This...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:38:54 -0800
  ...In a Benz, engine oil can get into the vacuum system, and into the door lock system etc. -----Original Message----- From: neil N [mailto...
• Re: Isolating an idle problem?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:46:29 -0800
  ...My idle control thingy hums as normal and I have no obvious new vacuum leaks. Multiple different fuel sources. Throttle switch seems to conform...
• Re: Aftermarket Cruise questions . . .
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 09:24:00 -0400
  ...A varient on this is the diaphramor a hose may have a leak , so that low vacuum exacerbates the problem of insuffcient vacuum. The...
• your favorite 12 V accessory
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:07:08 -0900
  ...There's everything from electric blankets, coffee makers, vacuums, air compressors, trouble lights, fans, oil pumps-- presumably to change your oil without removing the...
• Isolating an idle problem?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 08:43:00 -0800
  ...My idle control thingy hums as normal and I have no obvious new vacuum leaks. Multiple different fuel sources. Throttle switch seems to conform...
• Re: ultrasonic varmit repellers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 11:11:18 -0700
  ...Do not ever vacuum up mouse droppings as they could be carrying the before mentioned diseases and you don't want to inhale any...
• Re: Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:37:51 -0500
  ...source for list vendors, that is my preference. > > Already have a set of gauges, side-tap for the cans, and two-stage > vacuum pump...
• Re: Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:41:11 EDT
  ...Now, getting your system vacuumed and filled is a lot cheaper. (always pull a vacuum!) When you do get the system up to speed...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 08:57:23 -0500
  ...responsive in the vacuum range. A properly equipped AC > >> shop will pressurize the system with nitrogen or a dry air source say to > >> 300...
• Re: Poptop restoration, Interior
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 17:29:35 -0800
  ...To replace the flock I used some cheap grey Canadian tire sourced carpet. Spray adhesive to glue on. It's held up well, still...
• Re: Vacuum Canisters (was: cruise controll)
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 16:41:00 -0700
  ...In any case, there is a switch or jumper that is set to determine which is the speed sense source. It seems to me...
• Re: Alternate oil filler tube???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:54:56 +0200
  ...It is basically the way the engine and oil are integrated into the air/vacuum system. RSF <�)))>{ <�)))>{ <�)))>{ <�)))>{ <�)))>{ <�)))>{ Robert S. Fish Salzburg, Austria 1987 Wolfsburg...
• Re: driving without 1 expansion tank hooked up?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:07:11 -0400
  ...May want to plug it as the whole enchilada is part of your vacuum system via the magical charcoal camnister. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:24:43 -0800
  ...Sounds like a better vacuum pump design. Neil. On 1/23/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Diesel vanagons and 1.9...
• Re: Projektzwo foglight kit, wheel archs, etc. reproductions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:07:09 -0800
  ...I've not found a second source for those. On Dec 15, 2005, at 12:12 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > Well, I tried to...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Apr 2001 - Special issue (#2001-478)
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:10:20 -0600
  ...In the case of your Digijet Vanagon you have a vacuum advance (and centrifical?) that advances the timing based on the intake's vacuum...