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• syncro camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Mar 96 21:53:30 CST
  ...extended transferrable warranty (Bumper to Bumper w/ $25 deductible) All scheduled maintenance performed, have all paperwork and owners manuals 4WD, PS PB,PL,PW...
• Re: 87 Vanagon- Antifreeze smell
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 00:07:10 -0400
  ...You could try fitting with VW to get them to repalce it if you have all documentation for maintenance of the van. Dennis
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:54:24 -0400
  marcus wrote: > > Bill wrote: > > > As I understand it, what you are looking for is a car that will be your > > only vehicle. Since that...
• Re: AC, power door and power window problems
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:58:04 -0600
  ...It was a low mileage, very nice westy, that I paid good $$$ for, but it has been very economical/minimal maintenance to keep on...
• Re: water level sensor in westy
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 19:35:00 -0600
  ...jimt On 6/2/05 7:02 PM, "rob campbell" <rob@QUIMP.COM> wrote: > Hello- > > I'm doing some water tank maintenance on my...
• Re: Thoughts on conversions (kinda LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:53:30 -0700
  ...Doing the Subaru harness, gathering the conversion parts, the maintenance to the Subaru engine and assembling the engine can all be done while you...
• Re: Can Anyone Spare a Dometic LP gas orifice?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 10 May 2008 16:45:22 -0600
  ...Richard Here's the Dometic text: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Periodic Maintenance Once or twice a year, depending on use, it is necessary to clean and adjust the...
• Re: CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:39:46 -0700
  ...going to be an 'under Vanagon' maintenance session for me. �I > have my regularly scheduled spelunking maintenance to do and while I have > all...
• For your Friday Amusement...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 05:08:12 -0800 (PST)
  ...Keep a record book of my VWs maintenance history. Show that record book to everyone that comes over as if were pictures of a...
• Vanagon Maint. Schedule
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 15:24:30 -0700
  For those of you who are fastidious about your Vanagon/Westy, I thought I'd share my maintenance list. Richard 85 Westy, Reno NV...
• Re: Old age - me and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:10:59 +0000
  ...I've had so many moderate level > maintenance items in the last couple of years that I should probably go > and trade myself in...
• Thinking ahead about a move from California to Scotland?
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
  Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:45:11 -0700
  ...MesaWest [HUGE SHOUT OUT THEY ARE AMAZING] to continue doing the maintenance and none of the Rabbitt kids / godkids know how to work on...
• Re: Tire rotation and OCD (CDO) keeping records...(Thread hijack)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 13:00:33 -0500
  ...gas fillups of all my cars I also list > the other maintenance done > on little flip note pads that my wife then takes and...
• Re: Aluminum to brass thread galling
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:56:56 -0600
  Working Maintenance at a food processing plant most all plumbing is stainless, stainles has a nasty habbit of galling, I use mostly the white...
• Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:09:10 -0500
  ...Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>: > > What is the purpose of this? Any maintenance required? Thanks. > > Michael in San Antonio > > 91GL AT 'Gringo' > > 73 Beetle > > > > > -- > Chris...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:11:30 -0400
  marcus wrote: > > DavidM Most people on this list are from the third planet from the sun, > where are you from? You came here asking...
• Re: Digijet ECU
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Farris
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:33:15 -0500
  ...I also cleaned up the grounds on me engine and other maintenance stuff. So I am not convinced that the ECU was the whole...
• Re: paint&seam rust
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 12:17:46 EST
  ...a few years back, i tried some "preventive rust maintenance" on my car hauler ('80 Dodge B200 van 318V8) which included spraying sound deadenind...
• Re: Turn signal
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 2 May 2000 18:42:27 EDT
  Keith; If you haven't done any maintenance on the ground clusters this may be a good time. They reside behind the fuse block...
• Re: Frusterated Vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:25:29 -0400
  ...Johnston; Possibly you are playing "catch-up" on a vehicle with a history of poor maintenance. Once you get caught up it will only...
• Re: vanagons scaring women away!!��Happy Thanks giving!
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:25:46 -0500
  ...whatever): --> Low Maintenance <-- She even has been great about me keeping my 90 eengine-conversion-to-be that I'll never have time to...
• Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Szurszewski
  Sun, 28 May 2006 05:13:43 -0700
  ...I've dropped the entire drivetrain to do headgaskets and other maintenance. As part of this I have split the Auto tranny from the...
• Re: Riddle me this... Honda Brake question NVC!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 May 2007 10:47:00 -0400
  ...Also, have you noticed the size difference in the pads? If normal wear, what type of maintenance is being performed that the pads could...
• Re: vanentine
  Historical mailing list - Audrey rocks.
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:21:28 -0500
  ...husband? (Especially since he usually winds up "stuck" with > repairs and maintenance for our Esme ... ) > > > B(wife)&S(husband) > '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' > SoCal...
• Santa Rosa area mechanic and smog shop
  Historical mailing list - Phil
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:52:10 -0700
  ...I do my own maintenance and light wrenching, and the van has been reliable and trouble-free in return, but it has a smog...
• Re: Posting discipline / Bad habits; was: RE: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:50:37 -0600
  ...Now Preventative > Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU? > > On 4/15/10, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com> wrote: >> A gentle nudge/suggestion here...
• Re: Removed the front fan/heater core assembly.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:20:34 -0600
  ...Why not a Vanagon maintenance log book >> > kept in the glove box. >> >> >> >> >> > Alan Felder >> > Austin TX >> > 82 Diesel Westy >> > >
• Re: exact foot pounds for the oil plug?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Jun 2016 07:04:55 -0500
  ...Working on maintenance crews, we always had to scramble to find correct torques and torqueing procedures for evey thing threaded. If it came down...
• Re: Anyone not having problems?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 07:42:54 +0000
  ...I had a bucking problem last fall, and fixed that by doing some regular maintenance on electrical grounds, etc. I don't consider these...
• Re: IMO: Engine converting and Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC.
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:30:42 -0400
  ...Larry Hamm <ldhamm@xmission.com> > John Wessels wrote: > > Maintenance is the key to engine longevity. In the air-cooled T1 it is > > considered maintenance...
• Re: understanding tire sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:53:47 -0400
  ...Tire Maintenance And I'll add this to this long thread: PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR TIRES!! I normally do but apparently not close enough...
• Re: Hello
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:36:19 -0600
  ...And have plans to do many > things to this van some are maintenance issues and some like adding a > pop top and considering a...
• /f Re: Ur-tools
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 09:52:01 -0500 (CDT)
  Yea, and a can of WD-40 and a match totally neutralizes any positive effect of duct tape or bungee cords (or proper maintenance...
• re: Dual Batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 21:25:15 -0700
  ...then reducing the current so that the batteries assume a "float maintenance voltage". This is no simple task when temperature fluctuations are factored into...
• Re: kooltrons (was Re: STAT...)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Lazara
  Wed, 14 Sep 1994 15:04:41 -0700
  ...It just doesn't seem to light until my thumb is good and bloody! EVERY TIME! Anyone have any maintenance tips besides vacuming the...
• Re: Auto/Standard
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 00:00:50 -0400
  ...With proper maintenance will probably be more reliable as the 4 speeds tend to have things break. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: tonyd <tonyd@CANDESA...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 15:33:06 -0700
  David As an olive branch I am in the process of scanning the Official Service Schedule for Vanagons. I will post it in the...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???(5cyl diesel)
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:02:00 -0800
  ...were skyrocketing) but were misled into thinking that there was no maintenance needed because someone may have told them that diesels don't need...
• Re: Westy Bummer on I-40
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 16:44:10 -0800
  ...Doktor Tim Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles San Juan Island, WA
• Woody's woes (temporarily) over
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 18:10:42 -0500
  ...the Bentley wear limit when I checked the brushes for preventive maintenance. This is easy to do on Bosch alternators, though I recommend buying...
• Re: gutless AND unreliable...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 20:14:07 -0500
  ...200,000 miles on their original engine with no bottom end >maintenance (rebuilds?). > That might be me. 230k miles on the original motor. Still...
• Re: looking for a good one!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 13:16:58 -0500
  ...So far, I haven't needed to buy another, I keep going with regular maintenance doses from the Bus Depot. But once *this* one...
• Re: eBay Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:34:39 -0700
  ...Ask anyone who has owned one; chances are they drove it well over 300,000 miles with routine maintenance only. These engines are world...
• Re: Phrydae Question: Who drives a TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 13:12:50 -0400
  ...000 miles >> Very good condition. >> Needed tires - Bridgestone Ecotopia LLR >> Minor maintenance repairs, rubber mounts, CV boots, a brake mount pin.... >> Total cost $13K...
• Vanagon vs. Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 00:27:54 -0500
  ...The Vanagons seem to require more maintenance, but then my experience with them has been longer than with the Eurovans, and the Vanagons are...
• Re: San Francisco Bay Area Vanagon / Bus Maintenance Classes
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:45:40 -0500
  ...The goal is to address the common and not so<br />common maintenance and systems issues that come with owning a 30+ year old...
• Re: Suburu/Golf debate
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 13:28:31 -0800
  ...I knew that I could hotrod an <DIV></DIV>&gt;inline but it was my goal to have a reliable and low-maintenance van...
• Re: Redline CV-2. User Input?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 10 May 2011 12:47:33 -0700
  ...There's "no free lunch" so I guess tried and true is the route. (proper CV grease, regular maintenance) Neil. On Tue, May 10...
• Re: Microbus Badges
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 07:05:24 -0700
  ...Even a parts list or maintenance guide to cross > reference would be helpful. It just seems like there isn't a parts > supplier in...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 09:33:24 -0400
  Bill wrote: > > As I understand it, what you are looking for is a car that will be your > only vehicle. Since that's the...
• Re: Cleaning CVs
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 17:52:02 -0800
  Three of my four CV joints lasted well over 200,000 miles with ZERO maintenance. Maybe the California climate has something to do with...
• Brake fluid overfilled
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:06:22 -0700
  Listees, I just brought my '90 Westy back after 3 weeks in the shop for cylinder head gasket replacement and some other maintenance including...
• Replacing heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:16:24 PDT
  ...heads are "routine maintenance" >parts on a vanagon LOL ;<) >chris _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com...
• Re: Front End Alignment Needed?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 18:33:17 -1000
  ...I recently had new ball joints installed as part of a lot of other preventative maintenance. The mechanic told me that as a result...
• Re: Amsoil products
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:24:18 -0400
  ...filters, air filters, oil, trans fluid)? Interested in knowing what changes you have made in your maintenance schedule if you use these products. William
• Re: Speedometer wheel clip
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:58:20 -0400
  ...it's become a deferred maintenance item mainly because with the wheelcover on ... it's "Out of site, out of mind". I just keep...
• Re: Manual for 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:02:15 -0700
  ...Owned the van for 3 months and going through all routine maintenance.> Thanks, Michael> 91GL'Gringo'> > > Thanks, Michael Sullivan _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of...
• Re: '91 Carat - maintenance report
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 18:47:38 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '91 Carat - maintenance report Finally opened up both sides of the 2.1 L WBX to see what was...
• Re: slightly OT - MB L319 D camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 13:19:39 -0600
  ...The selling point for thees inorganic finishing > > products seems to be "Never have to paint it"...."Always looks new" > > "No maintenance" To my eyes...
• Greetings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cazares
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:28:51 -0700
  ...I'm still in process of a maintenance schedule. Also would be nice to have some cosmetic details polished out (body creases, dents, interior...