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• Defination of HELP (was a thread about a Vanagon. Once)
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Fri, 7 May 2004 16:51:28 -0400
  ...He helped me into my coat. - To contribute to the furtherance of; promote. - To give relief to: help the needy. - To ease; relieve: medication...
• Re: capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:05:43 -0700
  ...cap fix, in a hundred to one shot, give him any relief for > the symptoms? He won't put any more money into the...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump?(Saga continues, pics on www)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 02:41:07 EDT
  Tobin, Having looked at your photos, I would say that the oil pressure relief piston is hung up on something - probably debris. To first...
• Back in Sac ... was Stuck in Redding
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 07:16:40 -0700
  ...This gave me something I could slowly pour coolant in and that would slip into the radiator relief valve. I parked so the van...
• Re: No oil pressure, was: Here's one to rack your brains............
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 10 May 2000 08:36:43 -0400
  Bulley wrote: > > Try removing the oil pressure relief spring, and the spark plugs (so the > motor will spin faster) then crank the motor over...
• Re: redress and relief of grievances (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:07:31 -0700
  ...made, > and file for grants from any and all foundations for relief of suffering, > mental > anguish and pain, and studies to be conducted as...
• Re: Hole in luggage rack/ best repair material?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 17:57:29 -0500
  ...This time was more for comic relief. :) d
• Re: Get a load of (or under) this! (F)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:10:39 -0800
  ...A potential ignominious out come that would far outweigh any expected relief!! :) Have to admit my preferred position is a large rock or tree...
• Re: Guess my oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:42:31 -0700
  ...Today I went out and poked around, my initial guess was perhaps > around the oilr pressure relief spring (I think that's what it...
• Portable Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:23:06 -0400
  Might this be an answer for those looking for relief from a portable AC? http://www.gizmag.com/noria-air-conditioner/42915/ Ned -- Ned...
• Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:12:50 -0400
  ...Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer? Stuart, I am having this issue on occasion, with similar conditions: heat soaked, i...
• Shameless Plug for my Business. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:37:20 -0600
  With Spring in the air, motor heads of all types are awakening from a long winters relief from greasy hands. I just upgraded my...
• Looking for hardware
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 11:02:32 -0700
  ...Any sage advice or slanderous flames appreciated :-D Brian from Salem, Or --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Vanagon List Moderators
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:00:40 -0800
  ...and Gentlemen, Boy and Girls! > > It is with great pleasure (and relief) that I introduce your new and > improved VANAGON LIST MODERATORS! > > David Beierl...
• copper washers??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 12:46:15 -0400
  ...I took apart my oil pressure relief valve the other day, for cleaning/inspection. I didn't know that copper crush washers were a...
• Well done, Chris!
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 23:10:09 -0700
  ...I suspect Gerry is breathing a big sigh of relief also, what with the traffic that's been passed the past few days. Where...
• A/C Evaporator Cover
  Historical mailing list - Larry H
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 14:29:17 -0700
  ...northern Ohio __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/
• Just kinda curious
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 13:12:15 -0700
  ...Anyone recall what this was or how to contact Stan? Thanks, Brian --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief...
• Crank grind price
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 18:13:02 +0000
  ...Oh, and I also miraculously got the broken stud out myself...what relief! Guess the Vanagods are with me... THANKS!
• Mission Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 11:32:54 -0500
  ...That's a relief since I had never used it before and was hoping the faucet would be OK. I guess I'll order...
• Part numbers request
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 17:07:04 -0700
  ...Danno 89 Jetta 86 Vanagon ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/
• Re: Speaking of cooling issues ...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:49:40 -0400
  ...fresh coolant flowing through it, that The valve is constructed with a deliberate relief channel so that it can never fully close. Yrs, d
• Re: don't use cruise control in the rain? Hijacked
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 14:42:20 -0400
  >> After swimming what seemed like a long time we went ashore with relief, climbed the rocks feeling successful about our prowess and realized we...
• Need to replace a pushrod
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:05:38 -0400
  Hi all, I wrote earlier that I had an oil leak coming from my oil pressure relief valve, which is still present and I...
• Re: Oil Filter performance
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:49:27 -0700
  Michael Elliott wrote: > > It has been emphasized on the list that Vanagon engines want a filter > with > a strong internal relief valve. As I...
• Re: a Friday joke...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:14:52 -0700
  You breathe a sigh of relief, knowing you're on vacation. Who sleeps in his van at home anyway? Karl Wolz Sent from my...
• =?windows-1252?Q?RE=3A_COMPRESSION_=7B=23=7E=3C=A9=3E=7E=23=7D?= =?windows-1252?Q?_Why_so_low=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:41:36 -0300
  ...BTW, has anyone had the experience of a faulty oil pressure relief valve, or had to repair or replace one? Fred aka Bleu Schtroumpf
• '66 bus w/ flickering oil light [Part Two]
  Historical mailing list - nick mcree
  Sat, 9 Apr 1994 16:49:36 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Pulled the pressure valve and the relief valve. Wouldn't you know? The relief valve plunger is stuck. While the ol' screwdriver trick works...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:25:59 -0700
  ...Maybe your relief valve is stuck open? Rachel, Sitting here in the office I cannot recall whether I was spinning cw or c-cw...
• Leak at oil pressure relief valve and pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:55:08 -0400
  Hello folks, I've got an oil leak coming from my oil pressure relief valve plug. I'm a fairly new Westy owner and...
• stripped alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - jeff
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:27:31 -0700
  ...hate to replace it-- Any suggestions? Jeff C. ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/
• Re: Exhaust struts
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Thu, 13 May 1999 17:15:30 -0700
  ...the homemade ones I've seen have > failed from inadequate stress relief at the ends. The braze repairs I've > made to rusting ends...
• Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:21:32 -0500
  ...What a great relief to find the wisdom of others again.
• Real topic, Wasserboxer case questions?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:57:57 -0500
  ...The oil pressure relief system. Is the vanagon actually a single relief system as it appears, if so what is the function of that...
• EV A/C Preventative Maint.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 17:38:43 -0500 (EST)
  ...My problem was with the pressure relief valve located on the receiver/dryer (the silver looking beer canned sized piece) located in the right...
• High falutin oil filters/ westy interior
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 19:25:43 -0700
  ...So, my question is WHY are these not good enuf? Ok, so there's a relief valve, what does it do? Is it just...
• :) cleaning up that ratty idle
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 20:31:46 GMT
  ...Gawd! The sense of relief that washes over me, etc ... SCHPONFIRKLE!!! PJ - the ever worried Bushrat. - gremlin@iol.ie - patrick j. kenny the oneth...
• auxillary battery hold down?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:11:15 -0700
  ...the threaded hole under the drivers seat, but thats it.Thanks --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 21:36:59 -0500
  ...of how hard the pump will push before its internal pressure relief valve starts sending some of the pump output back to the input...
• Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:52:49 -0400
  ...TriFlow and similar things sprayed/squirted/dripped into the latch area give a certain amount of temporary relief; engine oil seems to be one...
• pilot bushing
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 13:05:03 -0500
  pilot bushing for sale for gas vanagon,Also a diesel vanagon oil pump oil pump only no pickup tube or relief valve.This stuff...
• Re: Guess my oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:54:29 -0400
  ...Today I went out and poked around, my initial guess was perhaps > around the oilr pressure relief spring (I think that's what it...
• Vanagon Seats and Sciatica
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:55:24 -0500
  ...Regarding the quality of the seats, I drove the Alaska Hiway from Anchorage to Birmingham, AL by myself once - 4500 miles, with no relief...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 6 May 2012 18:58:41 -0700
  ...On the barrel with the metal to metal contact and a bit further up where it crimps the insulation for strain relief. They can...
• Westy's Occupy Sandy
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 14:26:55 -0800
  Last week Wu-Wei, my '84 Westy and I were in NYC helping out with hurricane relief. We were noticed and appreciated. One of...
• Re: Adjusting 2nd Gear band in Auto Trans
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 08:03:14 -0700
  ...Phil ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/
• Re: redoing ground connections on left cylinder head ('84 1.9L engine)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:31:41 -0800
  Well having owned scores of 1.9's all of mine get soldered connections and heat shrink for strain relief (in 2 stacked layers...
• Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:02:10 -0400
  ...The relief valve really shouldn't be entering into the issue at all with a hot engine -- certainly not intermittently. If the spring breaks...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks/ brings up question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 14:25:46 -0300
  ...is has a VERY temporary effect, maybe a minute or two relief for the engine, then right back to over-heating (form whatever cause...
• Re: Liquid electrical tape????
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 14:08:27 -0700
  ...to "dab" on something to seal things up. > ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/
• Van following my mouse pointer!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:27:01 -0700
  ...Malcolm ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/
• Re: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Apr 2015 23:09:57 -0400
  The oil pressure relief valve is a very robust design. It never goes bad on its own. Folks have been known to modify it...
• pressure-relief doohickey
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 1996 11:56:34 +0100
  So Steve Maher said: >Do newer beetles have such a pressure-relief doohickey? >In what year did the pressure-relief start, for buses and...
• installing ac condensor
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:44:14 -0700
  ...a cup of coffee and catch your breath" ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/
• Re: Eurovan A/C leak
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 03 Jul 1996 06:59:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...Attached to the r/d is a pressure relief valve which is in the line of fire for any debris comming off of the...
• Anyone know Michael Papp, AKA vladamier k@hotmail.com of Easton, PA?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 01:43:34 -0700
  ...Cary --------------------------------- Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information inYahoo! News. [text/html]
• Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Channell
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 11:16:02 -0800
  ...I bought one of those shoulder belt pads from WallyWorld and it provides some relief but not enough. Any Ideas? Thanks, Ralph C. 90...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:14:38 -0500
  ...port matching intake manifolds to heads mmmm.........i'm looking at some heads I took off a 1.9, and the relief, or pocket...
• Re: oil pressure at startup in diesel swapped inline 4
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 00:42:32 -0700
  ...Is there a oil pressure checkvalve somewhere that loses the oil >or >prime. >TIA Possible that the oil pressure relief valve in the pick...
• Re: redress and relief of grievances (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:23:16 -0600
  ...made, > and file for grants from any and all foundations for relief of suffering, > mental > anguish and pain, and studies to be conducted as...