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• Re: Frydaye Follyes (sorry I missed it) - but check this out
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 11:15:45 -0800
  ...Frydaye Follyes (sorry I missed it) - but check this out Check the massive outriggers on the green wrecker. It's not going anywhere. Also...
• Re: Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 18:21:14 EDT
  To me this sounds like an electrical problem or an air flow problem - You might want to check the integrity of all your hoses...
• Re: '86 still plagued! (was rich running)
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:25:48 -0500
  ...Here's everything I've done: > > 1) checked and cleaned all the grounds > 2) checked the temp sensor (swapped with new to make sure...
• Re: Fridge LED Panel Switch question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 4 May 2004 12:52:13 -0300
  Check out Frank's Fridge Maintenance doc at http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/fridge.htm In particular, step 20, which reads: "One more thing...
• Diesel + Tach
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dempsey
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 20:00:07 -0700
  ...Double checked all connections checked for continuity and voltage. Checked voltage stabilzer-good. Everything else on the dang thing works great except the tach...
• Re: Nagging Gremlins: Temp gauge, Window washer, stumble, arm rest, Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:06:27 -0400
  Hello, check the wiper fuse;check your timing;check your expansion tank coolant level. Pray that you have no head gasket leak(toping off...
• Do I REALLY have to check the endplay????
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 17 May 1998 15:23:40 -0700
  ...I removed the flywheel (but not the oil seal) on my 2.0l engine to check the seal for leakage. It's not leaking...
• Re: sharing an incident
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 11:53:34 -0700
  ...easy... > > but then when finished the horn didn't work ! ! > > so... > > - I visual check for the fuse -> looking good > > - I check for the 12V...
• Re: Poor power until warm
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 17 Aug 2018 21:48:09 -0700
  then check the wiring/connector of the temp2 sensor... check the Oxygen sensor too..
• Re: Vanagon buyer's checklist......
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:14:35 EDT
  If these checklists were really used, a used Vanagon would never be sold. George
• Checking hall sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:18:24 -0600
  '86 Westy Can anyone tell me how to take the metal plate off the inside of the distributer to check the hall sensor wires...
• Re: Help! Need words of wisdom on Missing and sputtering symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:11:53 -0700
  ...I'd do these checks somewhat in this order too. cheers matthew Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept. of Chemistry http://www...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - kate mclaughlin
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 10:52:42 -0700
  ...Yesterday we attempted to pass the E Check, but we failed by 6% over on the CO2 check. Her pipes are good, but the...
• What Do I Check Next?
  Historical mailing list - Larry L Meyer
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:30:12 -0500
  ...What would be the next logical thing to check and how do I check it? Thanks for your wisdom. Larry in Lincoln
• Checking CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:30:13 -0800
  Hello, How exactly does one go about checking the CV joints? What do I look for? Cheers.
• Re: Labor, 28 hours, customer say, i have no money....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 21:27:40 -0400
  ...still, for some older folks that are use to check, the nice kind of people... i still take check as they don't own...
• sharing an incident
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 11:47:09 -0700
  ...but then when finished the horn didn't work ! ! so... - I visual check for the fuse -> looking good - I check for the 12V+ on...
• Re: What Do I Check Next?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:22:48 -0500
  ...What would be the next logical > thing to check and how do I check it? Thanks for your wisdom. > > Larry in Lincoln If the...
• Re: gauge info for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Feb 1995 10:57:51 -0800 (PST)
  I would check the little voltage regulator chip (the proper name for this little black chip escapes me now), that is screwed onto the...
• Re: AFM issues
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 11:00:29 -0400
  I've used spray-can carb cleaner to check for vacuum leaks this way... that may be a bit safer than propane. Opinions? >Also...
• Re: craigslist paying
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:10:54 -0400
  ...Bank verified the check valid more than once. > > > BenT > sent from my electronic leash > > > On Apr 17, 2015, at 5:30 AM, kenneth wilford...
• Re: Frustrating NON START Solved
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:26:32 -0400
  ...Frustrating NON START Solved > > > Hope you can benefit from my frustrating experience: > > > > The van would cough but not start. > > -Checked that I had spark...
• Re: no dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 18:20:12 -0600
  ...I checked the fuse, but it's > fine, and I just replaced a couple of bulbs. I also > checked out the main light switch...
• Re: bus-buying checklist?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sun, 10 Dec 1995 21:18:18 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Of course you'd just try and get away with whatever checks you could run at the time, but such a checklist would be...
• Checked your spare tire recently?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:22:58 -0800
  I'm getting ready for a roadtrip in a few weeks.� Wanted to check tire pressures and top off if required (GoWesty 16" tire...
• checking castor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:02:55 -0400
  Having replaced the rubber bushings on the radius rods on my '91 GL, I would like to check the castor, since it is affected...
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:35:24 -0800
  ...Clean the top of the battery, check the batt. cables and terminals for good condition, check the ground strap at the trans. mount. Check...
• Re: Cannot Start?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 22:17:29 -0400
  ...I checked the fuel pump by replacing with another one that I knew worked, so I know that it is not the pump. Checked...
• I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:34:39 -0800
  ...cap and rotor - NGK BP6ET are recent. - Throttle body switch checked fine - Idle screw on throttle body cleaned - A good fuel pressure regulator was...
• Re: checking castor
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 13:48:32 -0700
  ...Monday, November 01, 2010 1:02 PM To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: [VANAGON] checking castor > Having replaced the rubber bushings on the radius...
• Re: Automatic transmission question--slipping
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:47:50 EDT
  ...What's the proper procedure for checking the level? The owners manual gives some detail but does not even specify whether the car is...
• Re: checking coil and icu?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 03:02:41 +0000
  ...Check the Hall effect sensor in the distributor. The signal wire to the ECU should rise & fall (~10V - 1V)with distributor rotation. Check the...
• Re: leaky injectors- fuel pump check valve repair?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:35:36 -0600
  ...In the case of Je*p Cheroke*s it is common to splice in a check valve from a BmW repair kit. I could...
• Re: EBay (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:12:52 -0800
  ...Your bank may give you the "all clear" after 8 - 10 days - but the Bad check takes possibly up to 28+ days to be...
• Check your fuel lines, NOW
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:33:59 -0400
  Just a reminder to check your fuel lines NOW. I recently swapped my injectors and discovered a leak when I pulled gently on one...
• Re: How to but an 80-83 Air Cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mel Stireman
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 14:24:21 EST
  Stan Thank You for the Westfalia Air Cooled checklist. I bought an 82 in Calif. last April. $500 to pass smog (I paid smog...
• Re: cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx)
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:17:25 -0400
  ...Crew cab= 4 Westy= 4 Checker= 8 Notchback= 4 Chevy Caprice= 8 Evinrude 235hp=6 Lawnmower= 1 You do the math. TomC tcarrington@relitech...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:49:49 -0700
  ...you check your gauge and pump in air until you get 40psi - let's say with hot tires (after a long run on highway...
• Re: oil level question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 12:13:21 -0400
  ...When is the proper time to >check the oil, when it is cold or after it has been running for awhile??? When cold, check...
• Re: Smog Check in the Field
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Wed, 7 May 1997 16:04:37 -0700 (PDT)
  Jeff, in what part of Cal did you observe these checks being performed? Charles '83.5 Westy
• Re: Warning!! Something doesn't sound right here,I need some advice please
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:10:12 -0500
  Kenneth Wilford wrote: > There is a scam going on right now where people will send you a "cashier's > check" for a higher amount...
• Re: CA Smog check: dilution problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 May 2010 00:39:16 -0400
  ...CA Smog check: dilution problem Hello, We went to have our 1987 Syncro CA smog check done and for the first time it failed...
• Noid Light Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Robert Johnson
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:34:22 +0000
  ...I would like to check both VW and Subbie. Can anyone recommend one that will check both? Also, did you modify the connectors for...
• check for bad alternator
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Wed, 26 May 2004 13:31:19 -0700
  what's a quick way to check to see if my alternator is bad? i vaguely remember something about starting the car and then...
• Re: Tips 'n' Tricks - cold cylinder check
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:28:18 -0600
  ...yet! By Golly, I'll bet it would be super for checking the deep-fryer for my beer-battered halibut! :-) Regards, John Rodgers 88...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 15:04:07 -0500
  The guy at the shop told me that the regulator checked out ok. I don't if he was checking pressure or for leaks...
• And the fund raising continues!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 23 May 1997 19:53:11 -0700
  Howdy Folks, Today's flood of donations brings the total to $662.00! Thanks to all who have sent in their checks (and cash...
• Checking Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:02:27 GMT
  Hi List, Tonight I was checking the pressure regulator in my 87 Syncro, and had a question regarding the residual pressure. My pressure checked...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:15:54 EDT
  ...I did all the VO meter checks on page 24.20 of the Bentley, and everything checked good. I ran through a bunch of...
• Re: Engine Quits
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 08:29:23 EDT
  ...Check the grounds first though and then check the distributor cap and rotor (cheapest and easiest to check and fix.) Hope this helps. Ken...
• My Van Idles Too Dern Fast
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 17 Jun 1995 06:48:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...To refresh my > > Anywhay- ideas on the runaway train? Checked my auxillary air, > the idle screw is _all_ the way in, throttle cable slack...
• Re: Cashier's Check Scam on CBS Site
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 11:32:57 -0700
  Why is it that the bad check person can not be traced down and held accountable. Are there not international laws? William > I don...
• Re: 84 Wasserboxer Coolant Level Light (U)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 07:07:29 +0000
  ...Check battery voltage - should be 13.5-14v with engine running (I think-check Bentley). If it's higher the reg is probably gone...
• Gary Thaxter: Re: Hwy Hesitaion
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 01:45:00 -0800
  ...Thanks for the idea, I'll check the oil in the morning. > Randolf, is there any gas smell in your oil? (wipe dipstick and...
• Re: oil stick
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 10:45:50 -0800
  ...oil stick >listees; >im having trouble reading my oil stick accurately. >what is the proper and reccomended way of checking the oil on my...
• Re: Subaru Check Engine Light
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:31:04 -0400
  ...Subaru Check Engine Light > Can anyone tell me how to reset the "Check Engine" light on 2.2 Subaru > engine controls? Any help appreciated...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:38:06 +0000
  Hi David, Can you be a little more specific? Whate checks have been performed? Has the catalyst been checked for blockage? Has the maximum...
• Re: Failing Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Jul 94 00:38:41 CDT
  ...wiring check for power supply relay: - switch on ignition. - check terminal 86 of power supply relay with voltmeter; should read battery voltage. - check terminal...
• NVC: '97 Jetta Check Engine Codes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:30:24 -0800
  My '97 Jetta GLX (VR6) [120k miles] keeps getting check engine lights, causing the car to fail CA SMOG (although the emissions are completely...
• Re: Digfiant being defiant
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:45:45 -0700
  ...Be methodical. *Check the fuel pressure and the fuel pressure regulator (you need a fuel pressure gauge for this, but it is a useful...