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• Re: Looking for QUIET air cooled 2liter muffler
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:08:30 -0400
  ...Second closest (and actually very close) will be the system sold in the U.S. as a stock '72-74 system (but sold in...
• Waterboxer Exhost
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Crowell
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 17:28:44 -0700
  I have been searching for an aftermarket exhost system for my 84 vanagon camper. Does anyone know of a supplier? Ideally, i would like...
• rad fix
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 08:20:00 -0200
  I've got a small leak that only shows up when I pressure test the cooling system. It's in the radiator. Is there...
• Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust System Sale
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:16:39 EST
  Folks, for a limited time only, February 01 until March 31, I will discount my Vanagon 2.1 2WD & Syncro Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems...
• FW: cruise control install progress and
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 06 Jan 1997 08:27:00 -0500 (EST)
  Happy Monday! We made a nice clean install of the Equus cruise control system. Everything worked properly on the first start up last night...
• Exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - Rick Williams
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 08:54:54 -0800
  ...I have a '93 Westfalia with a still intack exhaust system. However, I'll be surprised if it makes through the next year without...
• Fw: Discharging A/C system
  Historical mailing list - Will Pierson
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 17:08:43 -0400
  ...Discharging A/C system > If your system has R-12 in it any air-conditioning shop or anyone who works > on A/C would...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Ware, David (EM, PTL, Contractor, ARC)
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:44:02 -0500
  >>Anybody looked into one of those competition/racing engine bay extinguisher systems? Try this or go to www.summitracing.com and enter a keyword...
• Re: A/C Relay
  Historical mailing list - Willie T. Lafrades
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 19:51:36 EDT
  I recently had the system recharged. About 3 weeks later the system went down and my first thought was a leak in the system...
• Re: update on Stebro stainless exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:45:26 -0700
  ...Stebro has a reputation for making very high-quality exhaust systems. Their Vanagon product _should_ be an improvement over the OEM exhaust system, but...
• Recommended A/C System Flush
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:25:19 -0500
  I'm about to resurrect a long dead A/C system on my daily driver, and - since the lines have been open and not...
• Re: AC expansion valve
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 18:16:26 -0500
  ...It seems it is impossible to determine the amount of R-134 in the system unless you fill an empty system and have a...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 18:26:02 -0800
  How? A compression test will not reveal a tiny leak which is plenty to pump up the cooling system with air. I had this...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:44:51 -0500
  ...There should be no steam pockets in your cooling system unless it has not been maintained properly. For steam, the temperature of the water...
• aftermarket ignition systems
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 10:15:00 -0400 (EDT)
  While browsing thru VWTrends and thinking about vgon improvements i came across several aftermarket ignition systems that 'sense' the condition in the cylinder via...
• Installing Ekta on WinXP error message
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:14:54 -0700
  ...16 bit Windows subsystem C:\Windows\System32\autoexec.NT The system file is not suitable for running MS-Dos and MS Windows applications ============================================= I...
• More stuff I found.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:17:49 -0600
  ...It has 99 pages and includes---- Engine-Assembly Engine-Crankshaft,Crankcase Engine-Cylinder Head-Valve Drive Engine-Lubrication system Engine-Lubrication System Engine-Cooling...
• Any info on the Mansispeed EFI
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 3 Sep 2024 11:57:34 -0400
  Hi folks, Anyone have experience with the Mansispeed EFI? I have the GW system on my 85. And the 1.9 system on my...
• Re: Westie Audio Woe
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 15:29:10 -0700
  VWnut@smus.bc.ca Thanks for your thoughts on the sound system installation. I just thought you might be interested to learn that one...
• Re: Tire Carriers Again (cooling system comments)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 11:39:29 -0700
  Thanks Frank, after dealing with truly undersized cooling systems on my MGBs I appreciate the truly massive system on the Vanagon. Glad to hear...
• Re: Should my water system buzz???
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 10:29:32 -0700
  ...This possibility is the main reason why I do not use my city water system... I don't trust having this old system pressurized...
• Vacuum on cool down
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:28:22 -0400
  If your system is working right any vacuum will draw coolant from the reservoir tank... that is one of the two main functions of...
• Re: AC Drip Drop
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:12:31 -0500
  <<<I had a similar problem that was somehow caused by the system running out of Freon>>. Now here 's miracle. The system is out...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 16:36:29 -0800
  This supposed correlation of the new dynamic oil warning system with some weakness in the 2.1 ignores the fact that VW began fitting...
• Re: AC Drip Drop
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:47:06 EDT
  I had a similar problem that was somehow caused by the system running out of Freon. Apparently, it "freezes up" when the system gets...
• Re: A/C - what it the purpose of the vacuum check
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 08:57:23 -0500
  ...Part of charging an AC system > >> is > >> to pull a deep vacuum so that only pure refrigerant is in the system. Of > >> course a...
• Re: NVC Fox fuel management system
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:32:36 -0700
  The 91-93 Fox system is pretty similar to the Vanagon system, less so if it is a Calif model. If you know the...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:32:48 +0000
  Hi Greg, When fuel is pumped out of the tank, the falling fuel level must be taken up with atmosphere from outside the system...
• Re: Behr AC
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 02:14:10 -0400
  ...I'm going to install a vintage air system in mine. Is the behr system worth trying to sell? Sent from my iPhone= used...
• Emissions Inspection 1980 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - David Rankin
  Mon, 4 Dec 95 17:48:03 -0500
  ...I recently determined that one of the previous owners installed a different exhaust system than the factory. The replacement system appears to have the...
• Fw: flushing cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 16 Aug 1997 07:28:23 -0500
  ...flushing cooling system > Date: Friday, August 15, 1997 10:40 PM > > -------------- > Could some one please point me to the cooling system flushing and draining...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:10:39 -0500
  I think this needs work -- cooling system pressure ranges from a slight vacuum to close to 15 psi when the cap starts venting. All...
• Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:38:14 -0700
  ...I haven't taken the system off for inspection.... yet. Also, my exhaust system has a dent in it right after the O2 sensor...
• Re: Different Vanagon Radiator ???
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 04 Sep 1996 21:00:16 -0700
  ...I never have to do the front raise lower thing and I have no >problem bleeding the system. Usually in 15 minutes or less...
• Re: stainless exhaust (why buy)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 22:25:17 -0400
  ...In 1979 the exhaust system on our 1976 Saab 99 GL was replaced with a stainless steel exhaust system. In 1989, when the 1976...
• 85Vanagon, cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Rainer Heller
  Sun, 7 Apr 1996 14:11:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Heater core? When we unbleed the cooling system following the procedure in the Bentleys the car runs fine for a while. But then the...
• Re: Coolant part2
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:08:39 -0400
  ...It is imperative that this system be tight (no leaks in or out) and that everything works including the electric radiator fan. Coolant system...
• Should my water system buzz???
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 12:22:44 -0400
  ...The fridge works....and I just replaced the galley pump, so the self-contained water system works.....so I decided to hook up the...
• Re: Brake Pressure Bleeder - Cheap and Easy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:29:25 -0400
  ...In my beetle that fitting was for the Windshield Wiper Fluid reservoir, not the brake system...Was there a similar system early on for...
• Behr AC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Hosick
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 16:07:58 -0700
  I recently purchased an 84 westy with a behr AC system in it. The compressor is missing so I have no idea if any...
• Re: Which Radiator should I buy?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 08:23:23 -0700
  > But every time I replace a part on the >cooling system and fill the thing full of Autobahn, it springs another leak >in a...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:33:59 -0500
  ...PROTECT THE CHARGING SYSTEM The BATTERY SEPARATOR monitors the battery system to determine if the batteries are being charged. When the engine or auxiliary...
• Re: Looking for QUIET air cooled 2liter muffler
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:56:51 -0700
  what if you turned the entire system around so it was facing the front of the van and ran the exhaust up the bottom...
• Re: new "freon" systems ?
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Re: new "freon" systems ?
  Wed, 18 May 1994 16:37:22 GMT
  ...Hi folks, Is their a true workable retrofit system out for old freon system |> : airconditioning systems to convert them to the new refrigerant? I...
• Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 14:43:50 -0700
  > What puzzles me is how does one get an electronically managed FI system to > operate in other than a default mode without the OXS...
• Dry Cooling System in Below-Freezing temps?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:41:28 -0600
  ...I'm planning on messing around with my cooling system this weekend. I thought that, to get a head start, I could go ahead...
• On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:26:15 -0700
  As frank has pointed out the design of the cooling system is clearly engineered to adequately cool a good engine that is properly timed...
• Re: Radiator Fan Issues
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:35:21 -0400
  ...One is if the coolant system is too warm (hot), the other is if the AC system is too hot. The AC system in...
• bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - Tony Flores
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 19:21:47 -0700
  I just replaced the water pump on an 84 westy and now need to bleed the cooling system. I have attempted several different methods...
• syncro:front diff lock ques
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 12:22:10 -0400
  hey all, is the the diff lock system the same for the front and rear? i have access to a full rear diff lock...
• Re: Hi-Speed Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 08:16:55 -0700
  ...I see stainless steel >> systems on some of the venders sites but they're just the stock system >> made >> out of a different metal. >> >>
• Re: Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Info
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Tue, 12 May 1998 16:05:09 -0600
  ...later, fred Dave wrote: > > Here's some info I recieved on the stainless exhaust system: > " > Vanagon owners should find our systems to be an...
• Re: source for syncro exhuast parts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:40:09 EDT
  Syncro Vanagon owners have been buying the S&S header exhaust systems from me and have been pleased with the results. The complete system...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:18:22 -0400
  ...On Jul 26, 2006, at 5:39 PM, Robert Fisher wrote: > The pressures in an MVAC system are actually at their highest 30-45...
• FS: '91 Vanagon GL: AC system
  Historical mailing list - G. Chapman
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:00:33 -0500
  ...I'm contemplating the removal of the AC system in my Vanagon GL (never use it). It's the original freon-based system. Any...
• SS Exhaust sale reminder
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:12:20 EST
  Folks, just a reminder that the sale I am having on my Stainless Steel Exhaust System for 2,1 Vanagons will end at the...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 19:12:13 -0500
  Our fuel systems really are not plagued by hot start problems due to fuel vaporization in the lines. It the system holds pressure for...
• Re: Dry Cooling System in Below-Freezing temps?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:13:51 -0800
  ...The freezing air in your cooling system will be fine. :) On Nov 30, 2007 7:41 AM, Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu...
• Re: Rewiring sound system / common ground systems
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 15:58:25 -0400
  The vanagon had common ground speaker systems only through 1986. This was discussed extensively in a thread last October with many people reporting what...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 24 May 2005 23:13:48 -0400
  A properly working AC system in a late model (86 and later) Vanagon (or Westy) will cool you quite sufficiently (I've traveled across...