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• Connecting an external tachometer to a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:13:44 -0500
  OK, I have replaced the distributor in my 1988 GL with a new one. On pulling the old distributor, I noted lots of corrosion...
• Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:24:57 -0700
  ...cooler cost, between 530 and 300 dollars. �I would think an external radiator type cooler would be cheaper and better for the purpose, as...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:35:39 -0500
  ...I have not looked at Bentley, but from the looks of it externally, seal replacement seems like an easy proactive repair. Will order. I...
• Clutch Woes Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - Lon Herman
  Sat, 31 May 1997 15:01:56 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I think there is sufficient travel in the arm of the clutch - when pedal is depressed, the external clutch lever will move to a...
• Re: More Power to the Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 17:52:18 -0400
  ...4:57 PM >Ways to increase power to a Wasserboxer engine: > >External Changes: > >Exhaust System: > I have looked at several HP exhaust systems. I...
• Re: Wasserboxer Horsepower Increase, an intellegent discussion
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 1 May 1998 10:47:19 -0700
  ...000 miles had it balanced and polished, new heads and an >external oil cooler. Everything is working well but I would like to >improve...
• insane a/c project
  Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 01:35:45 -0400
  ...is on casters rolling across the sink cover) and is stabilized externally by an adjustable brace to the ground, and only <3" are inside...
• Re: Van Break in
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:25:25 -0700
  ...the usual annoyingly loud car alarm >>devices, the kind with an external speaker. He put the 135dbA speaker >>inside the car. It is virtually...
• Re: 85' 1.9 Clutch Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:00:52 -0400
  For a pedal that goes to the floor look at all the external stuff first. I if something from the driven (slave) cylinder to...
• Re: Extra long, or Vanalong
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 20:02:55 -0400
  ...Big block turbo diesels,4WD, modified Heavy duty suspensions, Full >camper layouts with microwaves, TV/VCR's, External showers, extra fuel tanks >and winches...
• Re: Leaking fuel-pump?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:18:09 -0400
  ...You can probably fix the external leak by changing the seal (or tightening the bolts!), but if the pump is cheap it is best...
• Re: new fuel pump taped up
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:07:08 -0700
  ...minor factor, external cooling by air flow, I think. I seriously doubt a bit of tape on the outside of it will matter at...
• Re: Interseted in your MP3 setup
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 00:38:20 -0800
  ...The hard drive will be external, utilizing the PC's firewire ports (this allows me to remove the hard drive easily if needed). I...
• Re: Aircooled Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:42:59 -0800
  ...I've had external coolers as well. Best one had an electric fan that turned on around 170 degrees. You can also get an...
• Re: AC to R134--more struggle, more cost, more questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 8 May 2008 06:38:56 -0500
  ...I recommend you fix this asap with an external support strap at least John Rodgers 88 GL Driver . Tom Stone wrote: > How did the...
• Re: Friday: So, where's the Westfalia version of this thing, komrade?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 13 May 2016 13:38:51 -0400
  ...I do love the modular externalities however and have wondered for years why someone else hadn't designed a shell with multi purpose components...
• 69 camper?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Tue, 2 Aug 94 00:35:43 EDT
  ...What is the external 120 volt plug for? Does the cot on the roof really tend to fall in on people below? And that...
• RE: Speakers
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Tue, 15 Oct 96 09:13:00 E
  ...I also bought these Optima external mount speakers (40 watts, $20 at Radio Shack) to replace the ones I had hanging on the back...
• Re: Using O2 sensor for fuel mix adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:34:59 -0700
  ...As my '86 Digijet > Caravelle doesn't have one of those sensors, I'm thinking of using an > external one. I know the earlier...
• Re: [WetWesties] Mr Heater portable buddy experiences
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:35:02 -0700
  ...I'm also installing another line that will stay outside to allow for external usage of the heater and/or another stove/lantern. Ryan...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:27:20 +0200
  ...version > > (WBX=WaterBoxer) with protected firmware, with some of the firmware > > also outside in the external EPROM. > > Any guru's out there? > > > > Cheers, > > TM > > >
• I surrender. '80 Westy needs new home
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:08:59 -0600
  ...New external hookups (all 3). New hose from the external water fill to the tank. Fridge works very well on DC and AC - I...
• alternator
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 14:06:29 -0500
  ...After charging battery with external battery charger, engine cranks and runs, albeit poorly. I had Advance Auto test my charging system and here are...
• Deep Cycle Battery #2
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:10:39 -0600
  ...Note that if you connect an external charger to the deep cycle battery, it should be disconnected from the vehicle first. I use the...
• Re: 2003 Eurovan Weekender - heating and power for camper
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 19 Jan 2017 23:14:43 +0000
  ...As such, I have some concern about the current power set up with no potential for plug-in to external power. So, a few...
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:49:45 -0600
  ...An external, propane fired burner, with >> circulating hot water(antifreeze coolant) to supply the heat to a >> radiating core (rabbit heater core) inside the...
• Re: Dometic Fan
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:05:28 -0700
  Like the others, I did the external vent thing many years ago on my previous van. I do think it worked to reduce back...
• Re: Fridge go POOF!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 5 Jul 2013 00:05:16 -0500
  ...Suck on the faucet while the pump is running, > see what happens. > > I've never seen the external pump, dunno how they work. > > Yrs...
• Installing A Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Chris Uzzi
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 12:23:46 -0800
  ...and get juice as if I was hooked up to a external power source. (2) Referring to http://www.vanagon.com/info/vehicles/beethoven...
• Re: windshield washer fluid pump...........conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 23:05:05 -0800
  ...connected pump while attached to container to >external 12 volt battery - sprayed about 10 feet > >6. reconnect plug, hose, etc. no spray. not even...
• Re: 88 WBX Towing Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:37:35 -0500
  ...If you use a dolly and tow it with the front wheels on the ground, you need to use an external steering lock of...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:28:34 -0700
  ...Same for this external oil cooler I put on -- it has no fan, depends on air coming down the side vent, so slow travel...
• Re: Temp Gauge calibration with Subaru engine
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:36:39 -0400
  ...and the whole cycle will start again as you sit there. External VDO gauges are nice, but not really necessary, even though I have...
• Re: 88 westy roof rust
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 13:18:11 PDT
  ...should I glue the whole thing together or use > plumbers tape! I replaced mine with an external pump, so I can't comment on...
• SOLD: 86 Syncro GL $2500, KC (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 15 May 1997 14:17:56 -0500 (CDT)
  ...the coolant, or add some Alumiseal as it has developed an external head gasket leak. Original owner, 127k, Buckskin brown with a nice interior...
• Dometic fridge temps, and single-stage regulators
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 18:53:39 -0400
  ...for air circulation, as well as a switch to run the external fan constant when needed. Right now, after 3 or so hours, I...
• Re: Radio recommendations for '88 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 02:56:52 +0000
  ...The ones I have used are powerful enough alone, so I've never had the need for an external amplifier. I'm not rattling...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:37:59 -0500
  It is possible for an external coolant leak to allow air to enter the system. When the system cools down, it will pull a...
• Re: Early 84 sliding door mechanism - need a part!
  Historical mailing list - Skip L
  Sun, 17 Sep 2023 11:45:10 -0500
  ...Third, I have some spare parts for the 1.9, as my original rebuild (2011) consisted of getting two cores with all externals (plus...
• Re: 2003 Eurovan Weekender - heating and power for camper
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 20 Jan 2017 09:42:43 -0700
  ...So, a few questions for those with more experience than I. > 1) Is it possible to add on an external power outlet, and if...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 May 2011 11:35:53 -0700
  ...stock with rad bypass through ATF cooler, GW external ATF cooler with direct rad bypass, and manual has no bypass at all. That's...
• '81 westy FS in CA
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 19:54:55 -0700
  ...head temp, volt meter Bentley factory service manual Citizen's Band radio - hard wired in, atop guage box also, I had an external oil...
• Re: EVers raid BR31!
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:46:16 -0700
  Hi, Mike Currently neither the Millers nor we are using external racks for bike transporting purposes; Ken refuses to get a roof rack, and...
• Re: Cooler oil using a 2nd device or not?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:41:51 -0500
  ...I use an external oil cooler on the Fun Bus. However, oil cooling systems done right cost money. I use a 16 plate Racimex...
• Re: Propane Conversion for Vanagon--head north!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:12:03 -0800
  ...He used the engine >oil for vaporization heat, which as a side benefit had all the benefits of >an external oil cooler. In fact...
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 10:58:53 -0700
  ...0700, Zeitgeist wrote: > > > I obsessively use anti-seize on nearly all external fasteners, > > > > But what kind anti-seize to use on the exhaust port...
• Re: New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:30:18 -0700
  ...stove cabinet > suffice? Also - if you don't need the old external vent anymore, what > have 12V fridge owners done about the vent hole...
• Re: a speaker recommendation
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 31 May 2008 18:13:48 -0400
  ...straining), but I can tell you that > with > a good quality external amp they sing! > > For those who want to be widen their speaker...
• Re: Dometic Fan
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Jul 2019 08:36:22 -0700
  ...I do think that insulation around the exhaust pipe from where it exits the insulated shroud on the fridge, up to the external flue...
• Re: Can this do that?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:03:38 -0500
  ...22/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > >> I just installed tencentlife's external oil cooler kit. The instructions >> were to then start the engine, wait...
• Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:10:02 -0400
  ...I have an oil pressure gauge and > oil temp gauge along with an external oil cooler so I should get warned > quickly of any...
• Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 02:48:24 EDT
  ...This is where I mounted the Mazda RX-7 external air cooler. But, the area is quite compromised for efficient air to air intercooling...
• Re: Wiring VDO Cylinder Head temp.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 22:13:31 -0400
  ...This gauge requires no external power except for the light. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf...
• Re: Power source for fan on my Dometic fridge under AC power only
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 30 May 2015 12:43:35 -0400
  ...do before putting it back in is to hook up an > external and internal fan. > > The fridge is on a workbench, and I plugged...
• Re: For those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:47:38 -0800
  ...html > > to the equally expensive Go Westy thermostatically controlled finned tube > external cooler ($300), http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4481...
• RE: [VANAGON] Another dometic question-does size mat ter?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 20:00:13 -0700
  ...has anyone explored opening and reinsulating one of these things? > Even externally (meaning the inside of the pantry, the right sides of > the cabinets...
• Re: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 29 May 2011 13:58:21 -0700
  ...The two allen bolts you used are presently holding a saddle for the external oil cooler hoses. No reason I can't also put...
• Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:17:32 -0700
  ...then lock it in place? I've had other vehicles with external gas fillers and locking caps, and that is the way they all...
• How much R134a for '84 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Jun 1998 22:55:04 EDT
  ...I think I am going to cut the drain lines from the overhead unit and just couple the lines back together externally instead of...
• Re: Leaking head gasket problem
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:00:19 -0100
  ...The head gasket could leak internally, with little or no external evidence. One quick-test I usually do is to let the van idle...