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• [NVC] Wave if you drive by!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:05:55 -0700
  Mrs Squirrel will be camping this next week at our favorite site at Laguna Campground off Sunrise Highway near the community of Mount Laguna...
• WANTED: fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:33:50 -0800
  ...i would like to replace it with a good used part because my engine is pretty high mileage and it doesn't seem worth...
• Re: trimming replies in gmail
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:11:55 -0700
  ...Or highlight the part you want to get rid of and press the space bar and what you highlighted goes away.
• vanagon highroof camper 5speed turbo diesel on ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:15:45 EST
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-TURBO-DIESEL-VW-VANAGON- HIGH-TOP-CAMPER-FACTORY-TURBO-DIESEL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ220328501977QQsspa genameZRSSQ3aBQ3aSRCHQ3aUSQ3a101 ************** Make your life easier...
• Help, AC fan only works on high (4)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:38:16 -0400
  ...Upon further > examination, I found that the fan would work and blow cold on high (4) > The compressor is kicking in normally the fan...
• Re: transaxle life
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:47:25 EDT
  ...I think the probability of high instantaneous pressures is higher with a normally aspirated motor than a turbocharged one (necessary turbo lag), and higher...
• Re: Least Steep Passes over the Sierra Nevadas? (for a stock Vanagon Westy)?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:03:27 -0700
  ...Also, the > approach to Ebert's Pass from Highway 395 over Highway 89 (Monitor Pass) was > pretty steep too. > No apparent damage to the...
• Re: WAS: OBD Reader.... NOW: High and Low Voltage Wires. Problem Solved??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:49:59 -0700
  ...coil high tension lead > (Pic: *http://tinyurl.com/3xse3mj ) *allowing interference from high > voltage leads to leak into these wires. Repositioned wires, wrapped new...
• Re: Propex outside install?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 22:25:12 -0800
  Samba threads? Outside and under rear seat http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=601703&highlight=propex+rear+seat Another, and good...
• Re: fog light wiring ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 21:14:23 -0800
  ...I have a similar wuestion....has anyone mounted driving lights up high on or by the front luggage carrier? steve Robyn Rudisill wrote: > Who...
• Re: Caravan to High Country Bus Festival?
  Historical mailing list - The Henrys
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:04:00 +0000
  ...http://members.aol.com/docric/highc.html We went last year and had a great time. Hope to see you there. Jim and Lois...
• Re: Trip to North West
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 11:44:31 -0700
  ...Maybe >through west yellowstone, then towards virgina city (nice ghost town) to >highway 43. Then up highway 93, over Lolo Pass (east of missoula...
• Re: FLUIDS for VANAGONS
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:11:21 -0400
  ...Creates too high a back pressure. Finds the easiest way out - though holes and weaknesses. I know my high pressure lines had rust and...
• Video Display Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 08:37:55 -0600
  ...Does anyone know how to get a "High Resolution" video "NTSC" signal INTO a Laptop computer. Most are made to EXPORT video signals, but...
• Re: Stuck Defrost Fan
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:50:30 -0400
  ...They've locked >in high, and melted and just plain didn't work several times. My wife >likes to have the fan on high...
• Re: Scottish Highlands rental advie
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:16:44 -0700
  ...Scottish Highlands rental advie I want to spend a few days poking around in the Scottish Highlands this June. I'd like to rent...
• Re: pressure gauge range for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:52:01 -0700
  ...Its not high enough to check your brake line pressure, but most people don't do that anyway! :) On 9/20/07, tinker man...
• Re: headlight relay installation problems...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:54:07 -0500
  ...If I hook them all up to the relays >>>(which I believe are correctly grounded and powered) then only the high >>>beams work (but...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:48:44 -0700
  ...the question of course is ......is it really how oil pressure above 2,000 rpm ? Is it a sensor issue ( the high rpm high...
• Re: Wanted - High top
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 14 May 2004 17:50:44 -0400
  nope, just gauging interest in hightops. certainly people like the adventurewagen tops but they don't suit my interest. i'm not looking for...
• Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:32:18 -0700
  ...I'm trying to install some KC lights into my 84.. > > Now, my high beam indicator light stays on regardless. It worked ok > before...
• Re: Drilling the Westy poptop
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:27:06 -0700
  ...Oh - you meant high speed drills, eh? Never mind. Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill N" <freeholder@STARBAND.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: Updated Tail Lamps
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:02:31 -0400
  Bill, I've used high-powered tail lights and brake lights on my Vanagon for years and when I recently inspected the internals of...
• Re: another angle on high-wattage headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Kim
  Tue, 12 May 1998 20:15:07 EDT
  ...The poor performance of the rectangular lights (especially the low >beams) is why there are so many threads about using higher wattage bulbs. > This...
• Re: more westy trip reports, please?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 07:25:36 -0800
  ...My favorite stretch of highway --- mine is Beartooth Pass, Not really highway, but I'd have to vote for Tioga Pass Road, on the...
• Re: FLAPS LED taillights
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 15:19:06 -0700
  ...According to > the site the stock bulbs are 5/21 watts while the higher bulbs are 10/48 > watts. Can this work? and who...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 11:14:43 -0600
  ...These smaller engines are CAPABLE of running at higher rpms with more horsepower than the wasserboxer. However, one of the reasons i would never...
• Re: Digital Cameras was Road Haus Two
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Thu, 6 May 2004 09:23:17 -0700
  ...I have both a Mavica FD81 (same as 73 but higher resolution) and a Canon 10D. I took several trips (trips = Vanagon content?) with...
• Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:04:05 -0800
  ...Is the relay there to handle the higher current? Or am I totally misunderstanding the purpose of the relay? And when I install the...
• Re: Best speaker placement in front doors?
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:57:10 -0500
  ...Jim On Aug 25, 2011, at 1:40 PM, ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Up high always seems to get your knuckles...
• "bogging out" on the highway
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:40:18 -0700
  I have recently had a "bogging out" problem....usually when I get out on the big highway and accelerate, my 1984 vanagon will start...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 16:01:57 PST
  ...If the paddle is completely released while the engine is still at high revs (higher than 1500 RPM), the switch tells the computer to...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 14:34:02 -0700
  ...My '82 vanagon with nothing in it but the radio playing gets 11.5 mpg in San Francisco, admittedly not the highway. >From what...
• Re: Pad over engine & Fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 18:22:14 -0800
  ...stirling@aol.com Red '93 Corrado VR6 SLC (Highly modified) Red '87 GTI G60!! <---- and '67 deluxe split window (9 pass.) '71 Westy Breadloaf...
• Re: D.I.Y. R-134 Kit AC Recharge advice
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:09:52 EDT
  ...I went with an 80% charge but the hi-pressure switch runs the fan on high a lot. The EPA web site on conversion...
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 21:54:02 -0800
  Just had a discussion about sealants last week with a very experienced mechanic whose opinion I respect very highly. The only 'safe' products in...
• Re: New manifold and carb report
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Fri, 30 May 2003 22:11:59 -0400
  ...I just returned from a 5 > hour drive and my first tank of gas shows 20 mpg (11 > L/100kms) at highway speeds of...
• Best Tire Pressures?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 02:21:16 -0500
  ...The 185 pressure is quite high, anad the 205 is lower. The tires actually on my Westy right now are 195s.... Should I choose...
• Question 2 - Vanagon 86, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 22:46:39 -0400
  ...Fan kicks in and everything seems fine other than high temp. It never crossed the midline before. This time, it goes close to the...
• SA Grill and Headlights Out!!!
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:24:20 EDT
  ...They are just wired straight up to the high beams. Been working fine the entire time. Now the original lights are out, low and...
• Re: westy high-tops
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 20:20:10 -0700
  RE: High tops, any vendors? The bottom line is no. One firm is still making one, Fiberine. But the last person I know that...
• Re: New VW Commercials
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:35:19 -0700
  ...as having the highest incidents of repairs of any cars tested! Except for a sole Pontiac model, all the high repair models were VW...
• throttle flat spot
  Historical mailing list - Airic
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:15:05 -0600
  Hello 1983 vanagon 1.9l waterboxer I thought it was the rpm limiter kicking in, but it happens on the highway too. It varies...
• Re: HID light upgrades - anyone try them?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:12:31 -0700
  ...My wife's Acura TL has genuine factory HID lights which use the same housing and one light bulb for high and low beams...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:35:57 -0400
  ...The Relay kit and higher wattage bulbs is the least expensive method to improve the lights and protect the switches at the same time...
• Re: How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:01:32 -0600
  ...The highest points will be the oil breather tube and the thermostat housing. If you wait until the engine is in to attach these...
• Re: idle before shut down [was wasserbox]
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 04:18:17 PDT
  ...CHRIS STANN <cstann@home.com> > >I think the idle-down period is necessary after extended high-speed (75 MPH >+) heats up the heads. Higher...
• Re: Emissions (CO) still out...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 23:04:41 +0500
  ...I'd expect high CO to translate to a rich mixture, since every C atom yearns to find two O atoms (lesser energy state...
• Re: Eurospec egines?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 08:09:55 -0800
  Yes, different pistons and high octane fuel plus no catalytic converter. David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC...
• vinyl/rubber paint
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 08:32:24 -0600
  ...They make a variety of high quality automotive application paints, but cost about $9 a can. But it's good stuff. I get it...
• wiring and fuses for 80/100w bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:46:22 -0700
  ...Option C would be to run one wire and fuse to high beam and one to low beam, which gives the system some redundancy...
• Re: a/c cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 16:47:11 EDT
  ...Happened twice to me. <<Does this unit have a high side cutout switch???>> Yes. I don't have an '86 or a manual for...
• Re: Whew! Another set of Fuel Injector Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 14:27:47 +0000
  ...The previous owner of my 90 Carat thought he was doing something good by replacing much of the fuel lines with NAPA high pressure...
• New! Vanagons.org Website
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Fri, 9 Mar 2018 08:48:14 -0800
  ...https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=693871 <https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=693871&highlight=> &highlight= I'd...
• Re: Opinions on later models (vanagon/EV)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Thu, 2 May 1996 16:34:22 +1000 (EST)
  ...They are: > > Salesman. (his territory covers Miami to New Orleans to Raleigh/Durham) > > High-mileage driver (55K+ per year) > > Non-mechanic. (shade tree or...
• Re: Still no passenger side high beam
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:16:15 -0800
  ...Still no passenger side high beam In a message dated 11/11/2005 10:05:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON...
• 88 girling caliper question
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:20:47 -0400
  ...For example, right now the flex hose is connected high on the caliper and the bleed screw is high too. How can I tell...
• Re: Thermostats [Was: Spooked!]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 03:58:52 -0400
  ...The fan will be running at high speed >~ten degrees before the thermostat is fully open. Spoke too fast. The thermostat and fan sensor...
• Re: Smoking Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:28:15 -0400 (EDT)
  I always thought that oil smoked when ignited or brought to very high temps. Well the oil in the trans has no way of...
• Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 07:15:18 EDT
  ...I don't have a chart for the vanagon, but, If the high side is VERY high, the expanison valve may be stuck. gmbulley...