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• Re: AAZ swap progress
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:33:05 -0700
  Did you try the clutch as soon as you had the engine mounted to the transaxle ? I have seen people spend hours and hours...
• Re: Exhausting Problem
  Historical mailing list
  22 May 97 07:56:24 PDT
  ...I replaced the head with the engine in place. Here are some tricks and such. Some may not apply to an exhaust only replacement...
• Re: Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:28:26 -0600
  ...Al Brase Dennis Haynes wrote: >It will prime and fill itself after the engine builds oil pressure. It >can also be adjusted empty. At...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:02:18 -0700
  ...The white ink stamp above it shows assembly date in >> 1990, perhaps month 5 or 3, can't tell. A view of the whole...
• Re: Electrical Systems Videos
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:39:38 -0800
  ...watch?v=Zd8af95HK68 > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: syncro propshaft delrin bushing update
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:04:51 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:37:48 -0800
  ...sockets. < grin > > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:12:14 -0600
  ...Modern engines, which "like" synthetics a lot more then the older ones, have much more accurate and tighter bearing clearances due to improved assembly...
• Re: new van, inspect'n & warr...
  Historical mailing list - Jon Peters/UB Networks
  15 Apr 95 10:06:58 EDT
  ...The fronts are extremely expensive (if you don't have the tools) as the entire front spindle assembly has to be pulled off of...
• Re: 87 Syncro - Vanagon-type Syndrome and Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:06:22 -0800
  ...the > engine is running, there is no effect on the running of the motor. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http...
• Re: Subaru Boxer Diesel Available
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:13:15 -0700
  ...And with that, you get engine carriers, clutch housing/flywheel, mounts, mount arms. I don't see Boxeer engine carriers, mounts, etc. listed. Not...
• My "New" 1988 Westy!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 4 May 2012 08:07:03 -0700
  ...Quick and dirty compression check engine cold, oddly, two front cylinders ~ 100 two rear, ~ 120. But van on a slope, nose pointing up. Maybe...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:44:20 -0700
  ...But I compared the exhaust print and print of manifold, via gasket, on 2 sets of flue assembly parts. Offset "O" on AL piece...
• Google Blogspot Question (My Vanagon etc. blog)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Mar 2013 19:15:10 -0800
  ...TIA and all that, Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be...
• Re: Why my Starter Motor Failed PICS
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:45:51 -0500
  ...All good. > > Thanks for the help people! > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:19:40 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Insturment Cluster
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:54:46 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:38:03 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Engine assembly complete, it's in, it's dead? [T1]
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Mon, 13 May 1996 12:46:48 -0400
  ...Over the last 1.5 months or so I've been working on my '67 Rusty's engine. Nothing major, just replacing push-rod...
• Re: body work vs. mechanical work
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:23:33 -0700
  ...liners and the pistons in your engine, and the head can be done at a shop. Assembly is done by you and nobody would...
• Digifant Electrical Experts: New Harness + 4 Pin Hella 53 Relay for ECU?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 28 May 2012 17:46:28 -0700
  ...Am finding a bit of poor work and mysterious things in my 1988 Westy engine bay. Situation: engine bay wiring harness likely replaced. ECU...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:10:06 -0400
  ...vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 19:31:16 -0700
  ...Besides; moving the wiper > did not change how the engine ran. > > Sure wish I still had my old $9 Radio Shack analogue meter! > > Neil...
• Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 30 May 2006 15:10:52 -0800
  ...RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Ben, > > You better add a zero to that $25K number. First of all, you'll...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter valve clearance settings on a 1600 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 20:44:12 EST
  ...engine I followed the Haynes manual when = >adjusting the tappets and pre-loaded the hydraulic tappets by getting >to = >the point where the assembly...
• Re: heresy: my next vanagon-a Honda?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:29:04 -0500
  ...Almost all of their I-4 engines develop it after 60,000 miles or so in cold weather, and it gradually gets worse as...
• Re: aircooled 81 needs some help
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:28:42 -0700
  ...s a VW Bus engine, they leak!!!!!! (except mine because am crazy!) > >>>> There are some strange knocks in the engine when it is cold...
• Re: Addendum to question on Parking Brake Cable
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:05:38 -0800
  ...inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > > > > -- > Harold Teer > 1991 Westy > Harrisonburg, VA > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:18:55 -0600
  ...TechProc/bleeder.htm > > > > > > -- > > Neil n > > > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was EngineConversions)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:34:19 -0500
  ...The engine designation was a Pratt&Whitney R-3350-T. This engine was a monster. It was an assembly of 4 banks or 9...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:08:52 -0600
  ...Immediately noticed whistle while driving > with > engine lid off. Did not hear it revving engine in driveway, lid off. > > Red LED is mid screen...
• Re: coolant leak story
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:11:40 -0800
  Any chance the engine over heated enough to thin the oil and cause the buzzer to go off? (though that's the high pressure...
• Alternator Bracket Mod 1.9 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:42:02 -0400
  ...I thought I'd stregthen the assembly by installing an additional tension bracket like so: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/misterpolak/Misc%20VW...
• Re: Brake Expert Questions/PICS/Rant
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:55:06 -0700
  ...I can accept f'g up with > assembly of non life threatening parts like a cheap 12V light, but > brakes? Unacceptable. > > Thankfully, it happened...
• found some hidden vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 9 Jan 2006 09:00:31 -0800
  ...The thottle assembly my come loose from where it attaches to the air distributor. Use a large head, phillips screw driver to tighten it...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:49:06 -0700
  ...my way home I had arranged to pick up a complete engine assembly from an >81 that was rebuilt 30K ago. My vehicle was...
• Re: Another pop top hinge repair
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:15:04 -0700
  ...On 7/23/16, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Between other things , I futzed around with my spare pop top lifting bar > assembly...
• Re: Vancafe "Factory" Vanagon Rear Speakers: Upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Sat, 9 Mar 2013 13:18:47 -0500
  ...Just thinking out loud. > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be...
• Re: friday rant.. craigslist is a JOKE. nvc
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:29:31 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: UperControlArmBushings
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 16:19:53 -0700
  ...COfi07iYqrUCFQLhQgodDiEAaQ >> < >> >> ORR ~ DeanB > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Sign Off
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:45:45 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: cell phones (wasHarpies I)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:19:24 -0700
  ...Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" �http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon...
• Re: Loctite 518 uses on Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:13:51 -0600
  ...DM&FS At 08:29 AM 3/5/2010, dylan wrote: >I have known about it for a very long time. >Porsche engine cases...
• Re: Radius arm bushings. Which one on front?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:38:35 -0700
  ...I'm in the middle of front end assembly. > > Does the radius arm bushing with lip that fits in hole go on the > frontside...
• Re: Black Nylon Fuel Return Hose Kink. Opinions? PICS.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:46:27 -0800
  ...YMMV. > > Yrs, > d -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:28:01 -0800
  ...board assembly, but since both brake lights are inop, that doesn't seem likely. I found that the corrosion in the engine compartment 'T...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:14:04 -0700
  ...For a Westy the blue wire for the fridge relay will work although you may need to rev the engine a bit higher than...
• Friday/Diamler/chrysler/VW/peoplemover/townandcountry
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:20:25 -0500
  ...By the way! Who buys these foreign cars besides Americans? Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "jimt...
• Re: removing NA/dipstick
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:08:43 -0600
  ...My AAZ has a good dipstick assembly and fills from > valvecover, that sounds like a wonderful Idea then just block off the pan! > Are...
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:17:46 -0800
  ...Personally I'd rather have something closer to "Flat". >> > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate...
• Back Lit Digital Multi Meter $25 Canadian Tire
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:41:05 -0800
  ...Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: Dometic refrigerator fail
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:53:46 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:36:57 -0700
  ...What is 'VSM' . ? > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Torque wrench; click style, calibration; or how to waste half a day.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 20:42:41 -0700
  ...I use a clicker for lug nuts and a beam for engine assembly. I've got a couple of in/lb dial types that...
• Re: Hella E codes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 18:30:45 -0800
  ...only made by Hella and they come with the complete bracket assembly. $55 USD for the pair. David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning...
• Re: Question RE installing late radiator into 83 diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:25:49 -0700
  ...Mark Jim Felder wrote: > As part of my diesel westy TD conversion, I have already mounted the > compressor in the car with the engine...
• Re: Virginia to Alaska and back--maps, Internet, places to camp, and modifications to the van
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:17:49 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:55:53 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• HELP!! Need Diagnosis (not VW specific)
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 22:10:55 -0400
  ...Engine error code light blinks 9 times, indicating that the TDC sensor in the Distributor is malfunctioning. Trouble shooting went as follows: *Distributor assembly...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 09:42:32 -0500
  ...All the Waterboxer have the muffler firmly > attached and moving directly with the engine. One sold assembly. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88...