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Re: Overheat lamp
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:04:56 -0700
...www.thesamba.com www.volkswagenforum.com forums.vwvortex.com/forum.php?id=1 www.cars-guide.com/volkswagen-forum/ www.dubnetworks.net/ volkswagenownersclub.com...
Re: '78 FI blues
Historical mailing list
Tue, 24 Jan 1995 14:43:59 -0600 (CST)
...I read it somewhere, in one of those recommended books, either the Idiot guide or Berg's catalog, I think. The rationale, I believe...
RE:Eurovan drivetrains
Historical mailing list
Sun, 09 Jul 1995 13:30:34 -0400 (EDT)
...I asked our guide in Wolfsburg, he checked into my observation and called someone while we were having lunch, and the answer was that...
Re: Removing head nut
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 14:45:25 -0700
...FWIW, I had to tear down the engine 6 months later because one of the valves seized on its guide and I was told...
Re: News about Trasco & acidity testing
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 13:00:26 -0800
...He > translates our messages word by word with a guide. > > Karl Wolz > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http...
Re: '80 Westfalia, Electrical problems; need answers, like, really.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 06:31:53 -0400
...Is there a better guide we have on the vanagon list somewhere about adding electrical accessories to these vans; also is there a guide...
Power window regulators removal tips and instructions
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:25:59 -0600
...You will work more or less with one hand on the motor assembly and the other hand on the guide rail to guide it...
Re: Bus Depot coolant pipe tips needed
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:26:57 -0800
...My pipes look different so he could not use either my 85 or my 84 as a guide. >> >> Any tips from the list I...
Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:50:46 -0600
...Sounds like a valve stuck in a > guide to me. > > Any body else ever had this problem or got an educated opinion? > > Thanks. > > John >
Re: Is anybody still on this list?
Historical mailing list - Jon VO
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:05:17 -0600
A friend had about 190K on his '86 Syncro engine, but the heads needed reseal & valve guides. I was told the later models '89...
Re: Auto transmission questions
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 6 Mar 2014 14:39:49 -0600
Aaron, These vans are worth only what the market will bear - but go NADA price guide and look under "Classic" Cars. The Vanagons are...
Re: What's in your library?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 21:41:08 -0700
...a quote that I may have correct.."Adventure is not in the guidebook and beauty is not on the map"
Re: Towing Syncro Westy on Rental Trailer
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:13:02 -0400
...and their rental car carrier (full trailer, not a dolly). > > Their guide gives the "ok" for using it to tow a vanagon, but there...
Re: Fuel Injection Cleaner
Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
Fri, 10 Feb 1995 16:25:36 -0800
...Yechh! I also think worn valve guides could be a source of oil/gas mix problems. -Erik. NSC Analog Automotive Systems Tel. (408)721...
Brake troubles - need opinions...
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Fri, 6 Oct 2000 07:45:45 -0500
...Thoughts and guidence welcomed, encouraged, and really appreciated. Alan Bosch & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg) Rochester, NY
Re: Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help??
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 9 Apr 2004 19:13:47 -0400
...I wouldn't attempt to drill into a bolt that's in an aluminum block without using a drill guide ... even a homemade one...
It is indeed Friday ...
Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:49:06 -0700
...the road by that amazing 1500 single port w/ no valve guides left (hard to see the rebel flag through the purple haze of...
Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
Thu, 8 Dec 2005 12:22:02 -0500
...Oh and you'll also get the detailed install guide and install DVD, which we should have soon, although the post-it note on...
Re: Seam Rust
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:32:33 -0500
...http://www.vanagonauts.com/Idiot-s-guide-to-seam-rust-repair180.htm Some other posts on the subject too under General-->The Rust Wars...
Re: lube speedo cable?
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:00:55 -0700
Scott, Didn't you say one time that you were going to write the "Complete Guide to Lubing Your Vanagon"? Have you found time...
Re: Sliding Side Window Lock Repair
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Wed, 1 Jul 1998 18:41:31 -0700
...On another note, since the window guides had > to be replaced.....They are no longer available for 85 and older vans, > however you can...
Guinea Pig Speaks!! Sportsman's Guide $12 gas cans ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:07:55 -0500
...but it was sooooo cheap! :) this was the gas can offered by Sportsman's Guide, at http://www.sportsmansguide.com (put 'gas can' in...
Re: Video guides - Timing belts - Subie engines
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:32:47 -0400
...of the sub-kits onto the engine, not for an owners guide etc... so you shouldn't need to actually take it anywhere, just...
Re: LED Headlight bulbs
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 1 Jul 2015 07:40:04 -0700
...http://www.statelineeco.com/resources-eco-education/lighting-basics/led-watt-conversion-table-light-types-guide.html Jim -----Original Message----- From: T Collins Sent...
No Start Scenario, bypass tool
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:20:16 -0700
...Relay diagnose from this page: >> http://www.vanagonparts.com/fuel_pump_relay.html - which BTW looks like >> it is derived from the "Dijifant Guide" >> >>
Speed
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:27:29 -0800
...My '71 with a 1600 single port engine with dual carbs held a steady 70 across Arizona, New Mexico. #3 exhaust guide failed about...
Re: Oil pressure readings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:20:49 -0400
...My guideline is that if >I can't go another 20K miles without risk of mechanical >failure due to the low oil pressure, I...
Fw: Re: Side sliding window dressing?
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Sat, 22 Aug 1998 22:37:03 -0500
...Side sliding window dressing? >Hello BILL > >On 22-Aug-98, BILL wrote: >> Are you looking for those guides that slide in both bottom ends...
Re: Pilot Bearing Removal?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 12 May 2003 23:00:52 -0700
...slow in some ways and might need some sort of visual guidence. > Um Kay? > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno...
Re: Gas vs diesel Heaters
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 04:14:45 +0000
...Eric _________________________________________________________________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx
Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:08:24 +0000
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hey Ryan. > Assuming the "guide Pin" is what i think it is.... Go to any FLAPS (I used > Autozone) and...
Re: Fwd: Van stories.
Historical mailing list - Annie
Fri, 7 Oct 2011 18:30:20 -0700
Sure, lets find out how many people are interested and then come up with some guidelines. The PIF is Pay it Forward fund. I...
Re: Antifreeze shelf life
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 May 2010 17:02:11 -0400
...Techron is really designed to remove deposits from the outside of the injectors and back of the intake valves and guides. The Waterboxer engine...
Euro-Drive: 85 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
Historical mailing list - "Howard Pitkow (by way of Derek Drew )"
Thu, 18 May 2000 20:22:45 -0400
...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn...
Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 12:57:10 -0700
...Wrapped around the middle of the battery and tied in a knot, it can balance the battery in one hand while you guide the...
Re: 88GL - Intermittent Failure to Start Continues
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 15:01:33 -1000
...Blue 2 pin, 20mm for fuel injection >> >> >> Application guide lists the following vehicles: >> >> Volkswagen >> >> Cabriolet 1990-1993 >> >> Corrado 1990-1995 >> >> Eurovan 1992-1997 >> >> Golf...
Re: Camping and Sights from L.A. to Santa Fe
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:28:40 -0500
...interest, look up > > who it was named for), Canyon de Chelly (guided walking tours only, > > Lee's Ferry? Yes, see my earlier correction. The...
Re: Firearms and Inuvik?
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:23:34 -0700 (PDT)
...as you register it at the border and follow the strict guidelines for transportation of firearms. I can't see hunting on the inuvik...
Re: advice on exhaust repairs needed
Historical mailing list
Sun, 21 Jul 1996 00:14:46 -0400
...Your lcal FLAPS should be able to get you a donut that is flat with a guide ring on one side. This will allow...
Re: Oil Light on at idle only when hot
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 11:52:36 -0400
...Check your owner's manual, there is a little graph to guide your oil choice. Consider using 20w50 spring-fall in the lower 48...
Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 00:37:41 PDT
...With the >increased valve lift from the rockers, the side load can increase and might >cause early valve guide wear. I added the swivel...
Re: My first time doing the heads
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:23:49 -0500
...Most significant is a guide to the head job posted to the list by Herb Harrison in 1996 which is an step by step...
Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Benoit
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:39:50 -0400
...If lifters keep clacking, you have a valve >sticking in the guide or a bad lifter or they are not getting oil flow. >As...
Re: Diesel shift linkage
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:44:57 -0800
...rod because it has serious wear inside > the tube where the guide pin goes. I got another rear shift rod > from an 82 diesel...
Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:54:58 -0400
...The engine had failed due to overheating and one of the valve stems had frozen to its guide causing that push rod to bend...
Re: VW's 'new' van
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:38:06 -0600
...I talked with the owner (a climbing guide) and inspected his Vanagon Syncro in Cortina, Italy, a while back. The closet/bed/water tank...
Euro-Drive: FIX 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
Historical mailing list - "Randy Chevrier (by way of Derek Drew )"
Sat, 23 Sep 2000 18:05:42 -0400
...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn...
Re: one more tire ?... yeah right!!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 Apr 1996 14:34:14 -0400
...5 814 > <SNIP> > This information was taken from a Yokohama Tire guide... other >Brands may vary( but only slightly)... > It's been my experience...
15 inch rims (same thread, different day/time)
Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
Tue, 30 May 2000 11:01:04 -0700
...I went onto Americanracing.com and their application guide says that I could use their 16 inch rims (5x112 bolt pattern, 38mm offset) on...
Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 8 Jul 2004 23:32:19 -0500
...from what i have seen, skeeters and ticks and such are guided to their victims by being able to follow carbon dioxide emissions ... you...
Re: Vanagon parts avilable and can be delivered to the Busvolk Festival.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:56:24 -0700
...Looking for a good movie? Check out our 2008 Summer Movie Guide. http://entertainment.aol.ca/summer-movies/?icid=AOLENT00310000000005 > -- Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty...
Re: Engine Replacement Options
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:00:27 -0400
...You haven't said that you've removed the springs to check the valve-stem-to-guide clearances/ wear and cleaning of carbon deposits...
Re: Brake Noises
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 2 Jun 2011 09:26:03 -0400
...piston type that slides on guide pins. > All you basically have to do is remove bolts in the guide pins ( a thin 17 > mm...
Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sat, 12 Jan 2019 09:44:04 -0800
...See, among others ... > > http://www.busdepot.com/details/tires/ > > http://www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html > > Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot...
Re: Frydaye - Advice Needed re Tinted Windows and Dog
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:58:15 -0700
The manufacturers of the window tint film have guidelines on care for the product once installed. They include the use of special cloths to...
Re: Stumblin' and misfiren'
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Jul 94 9:25:35 PDT
...Are there any troubleshooting guides for the Vanagon? Or am I just asking for an ad for the Bosch Fuel Injection bible? I find...
Re: EV paint finish rust
Historical mailing list
Fri, 25 Apr 1997 06:49:26 -0400 (EDT)
...etc), and when I went to Wolfsburg back in 94 my guide explained how the whole painting system had been recently re-built to...
Re: Big doh! by mechanic
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 17:29:46 EDT
...Is that what you're doing? The VW repair guide at my dealer says those suckers need to be replaced each time they are...
Brakes Not Releasing
Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:32:51 -0900
...At that point the unit slides back and forth on the guide pins as it should, so it is not binding there. But after...
help:coolant leak puzzle????
Historical mailing list - Hermann de Boer
Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:45:03 +0000
...g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2746??PS=">From must-see cities to the best beaches, plan a getaway with the Spring Travel Guide!</a> </html>