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• Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 21:27:48 -0700
  > I should stop multitasking late at night with a beer in one hand >> Bob A beer in BOTH hands should help fix that.... ;-) Richard...
• Re: POI Mega File for S&T Users Driving Westfalias Addemdum
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:47:13 -0400
  ...Displays the Directions subtab in the Route tab.<br><br> What is the next stop? <br><br> What's the next stop?<br...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:28:16 -0700
  ...Manually turned engine to stop point in both >>> directions. It stops in the same places. I checked all three torque >>> converter bolts. All seem...
• Re: Pop Top Heart Stopper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 5 May 2002 20:18:44 -0700
  ...Pop Top Heart Stopper > Now this has got me paranoid. I just noticed today that my > pop top moves when I close the sliding...
• Re: fuel leak - or not...
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 20:51:33 -0400
  ...It stops if the engine is stopped and then restarted, or within a couple of minutes if left running (while I try to get...
• 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:47:02 -0800
  ...Now for the second problem- So if I stop at a stop sign or stop light and take off if I have my pedal...
• Re: Walmart parking
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:26:53 -0800
  ...I consider them an <DIV></DIV>&gt;upgrade from the highway rest-stop. They do have the cheapest jugs of <DIV></DIV>&gt;drinking...
• Re: Auto stop propane fill valve failed (open)
  Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:26:30 -0700
  ...caliber bullet Phil --- Justin Mayrand <jmayrand@METROCAST.NET> wrote: > Hi All, > > You refer to an "auto stop" valve. I am guessing > this means a...
• Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:37:25 -0700
  ...I stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two other roads enter. Both of those other...
• Re: Power steering hose that leads to rack is leaking -- easy fix?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:37:00 -0400
  ...https://lucasoil.com/products/problem-solvers-utility/lucas-power-steering-stop-leak I've had good luck with it, over the past 3 years...
• Frig question
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:03:28 +0000
  ...The frig stopped working on gas. It was working just prior to this trip, and it works now on battery and AC, just not...
• Re: [WetWesties] On the road, keep losing power
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 20:32:36 -0700
  ...if you leave it > idling? > > Does engine stop abruptly or cut in/out (sputter) then stop? > > > > On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 5:37...
• Re: Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:07:50 -0700
  ...with a trailer pigtail that is grounding out the stop lights. Daryl of AA Transaxle 425-788-4070 "On the cutting edge of Old...
• Re: Am I the only one that 'checks out' every vanagon I pass?
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 10:19:59 -0800
  ...At a 4 way stop recently in Golden Gate Park, there was my syncro westy and three other westies all stopped....no one wanted...
• Re: door for westy above-bed storage
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 09:35:16 -0800
  ...Why? > I won't have it when I stop to camp, so why get used to it while driving? > It just makes the heat...
• Clunk, clunk, found it... now what?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:33:22 -0700
  ...then I noticed that, like a bicycle wheel with the brake pad hitting the rim on one spot, the wheel always wants to stop...
• Re: Coast toCoast
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:01:56 -0700
  ...Coast toCoast! > > Robert, > > I've lived in AZ for 50 years, and have never seen border guards > stopping traffic on I-10, though they...
• Re: Bucking/misfire on the Freeway.
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:21:03 -0700
  ...Sometimes this behavior will continue until I stop the car or may simply stop the behavior on its own. The only discernable pattern is...
• Door Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:45:00 -0600
  ...Mine was working, then stopped, then while today I was working on my speedometer (found the problem with the odomoter, and now the miles...
• Re: Parking near New York City
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:53:14 -0700
  ...Tips to avoid crazy stop-n-go traffic on the way in/out of NYC would be >a bonus. > >(the Vanagon doesn't like...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:09:00 -0400
  ...Certainly on our '91 if I top off the tank (only did it once) I get strong gas fumes, but if I stop when...
• AFC injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 07:25:44 -0400
  ...well, except one thing When I pull off from a stop light, or stop.I have no power at all.once the rpms go...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:29:56 -0400
  ...Manually turned engine to stop point in both >> directions. It stops in the same places. I checked all three torque >> converter bolts. All seem...
• Re: Heater not stopping problem #
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 16:21:13 -0700
  ...Heater not stopping problem # Hello Volks, My front heater doesn't stop heating even with the valve closed. I suspected it's the cable...
• Re: Alaska trip tips
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:26:30 -0800
  ...As for tips on where to stop, what to see, and other important stuff. That depends on how much time you have, what you...
• Re: Friday - Photo ticket at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:32:57 -0600
  ...Ahead was a stop light at a 4 way intersection. The road to the right was residential, one car at the stop. The road...
• Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:51:31 -0400
  A very likely problem is the "Stop Cap" (020 301 266) on the selector shaft is broken and flopping around. This is the bearing...
• Re: HELP: '67 Deluxe Saga - Vaporlocking?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 12:35:57 -0700
  It starts, idles runs fine at first. >* Drive it on freeway/highway, and get the engine warm/hot. >* Stop at stop light. Idles fine...
• gas tank replacement...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:24:27 -0500
  ...The leakage started at the same time that the big vacuum that developed during operation stopped. My guess is that the tank sucked one...
• Re: What to do about brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 19:31:40 -0700
  ...is it a pulsating vibration or constant? only during hard stops or all stops? do you notice it at all speeds? There are brake...
• Re: 85 Vanagon throttle valve switch -- update
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:57:59 -0400
  ...If you are idling at 850, and you *don't* experience a serious hesitation when starting up from a dead stop, then your throttle...
• New Year's on I-40
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 06:14:14 -0700
  ...Traffic was stop and go into New Mexico and it finally stopped altogether for a couple of hours, before crawling slowly forward due to...
• Re: Need for upgraded brakes for engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:34:07 +1200
  ...Better brakes means more stopping power. Shorter stopping distance & time may well save a life or three. More power to the disc! -- Andrew Grebneff...
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - ChrisTopHer
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:20:55 -0400
  ...I did not think I had time to stop; but I stopped about 8 > inches > from the second dude -- feaked about that and then...
• Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:30:56 +0000
  ...Seriously though, people probably think I'm nuts, peering underneath the van at every stop.. Ryan > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:03:51...
• Re: Cooling oddities on 85 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 12:02:18 -0400
  ...water pump has either stopped pumping, or >> the thermostat is stuck. > >I doubt that the water pump could stop pumping unless the impeller >is...
• A/C electrical shutoff by pressure...??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 23:51:46 -0400 (EDT)
  ...bought the van finding out that the ac had just suddenly stopped working bout a year ago ...and then during the winter it just...
• Re: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 07:54:52 -0600
  Sounds like a job that could be accomplished by whittling a twig to a taper and putting it between the stop and the throttle...
• Re: Power Window Issues on a 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 11:31:19 -0600
  ...I >>could feel a stop on the cable going up and down but the bracket on >>the glass holder in not attached to this...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:10:42 -0500
  ...who cares, really, if the leak is stopped by a liquid product that becomes solid inside the engine, or a solid product that was...
• Automatic reply: Loss of power no acceleration from stop
  Historical mailing list - Vanderzanden Michael (DC-LP/SAL-US)
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 21:46:34 +0000
  I am out of the office. I will return on Monday July 22. Please call my mobile phone (610)937-1938 if your matter...
• Re: High idle at stops
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 26 Aug 2017 11:03:01 -0700
  I would check the throttle body switch, the throttle body gasket and all the vacuum lines... also the idle control unit (behind the passenger...
• Re: Zoltan retires
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:39:22 -0700
  If you people would just stop talking elliptically behind your hands things would become much clearer much faster without all the crosstalk. sheesh. -- It...
• Forgot the command
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Sat, 26 Apr 2014 13:16:43 -0400
  Hello What is the command to STOP my subscription to this wonderful site? (Going to Europe and need to temporarily take a break. Need...
• Re: did i do that
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:37:23 -0500
  more than likely this resulted from using a 10mm belt and having to over-tighten the belt to stop the squealing. this also results...
• re:weather
  Historical mailing list
  10 Feb 96 01:35:00 -0600
  All, Today I was sitting at the drive thru at Short Stop getting lunch, and it was warm enough to break a sweat. Hahahahahahahaha...
• gas heater info (repost)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 21:47:51
  ...Tim Smith no BN-4 explosions up here yet, it's been raining for a week, stops when I get to work. --- Forwarded message...
• Re: Office Odyssey stopped by /f
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 8 Aug 1997 11:45:23 +0000
  > http://officeodyssey.com/730penn.html Sorry, that should be: http://www.officeodyssey.com/730penn.htm Karl F. Bloss - blosskf@ttown.apci.com '87 Vanagon...
• Re[2]: A/C -R12--R134a (a bit off point) -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 11:44:34 -0400
  ...But in time even they will stop.
• oil light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Bates
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 20:31:41 -0500
  Iam having a problem with my oil light coming on when stopped at a red light,it goes out when accelerating away from the...
• Re: bus depot - electrifying thread
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:21:40 -0500
  Volts, Please stop the Current thread, I don't' have enough Capacitance to store any more of the Amply presented electrical puns Generated by...
• Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 08:35:17 -0800
  Chris, if you would have just stopped instead of gunning it, i wouldn't got so pissed. My girlfriend made me get out. She...
• Re: Is this thread dead yet?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Thu, 28 Nov 2002 22:10:02 +0000
  ...N wrote: > I am not clear on why it is up to you to decide when a thread should stop. Please enlighten ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -- Tim
• New Torque Converter-was loss of power resolved
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 23:38:54 -0800
  ...any difference that would be attributed to replacing the torque converter? Like quicker response to the throttle from stopped or quicker response when accelerating?
• fan won't stop 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - William Bruce
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:28:00 -0400
  Fan comes on when ignition is turned on. Pulled the fuse, fan stays on. Pulled thermo switch connector, fan stays on. Pulled relay, fan...
• Re: Subaru Cooling System Leak-Stop - Has anyone tried it?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:59:24 -0500
  >> . Then add one bottle of the conditioner. Then run the engine until the thermostat just starts to open. << How does one known when the...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:21:09 -0800
  ...As Al pointed out "Seatbelts for saddles are next." Did you ever stop to think that if the world were really rational then it...
• Van Died
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:17:08 -0400
  My 83.5 stopped dead coming up my street today. It just cut out. I don't think I hear the fuel pump kicking...
• Red Hot Bus-trippin Music-Vid
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:28:25 -0700
  ...yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Caf�. Stop by today. http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT...
• Re: What is the scientific explanation?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:42:52 -0500
  At 06:38 PM 11/28/2007, Zoltan Kuthy wrote... >Now, the question is; what is the remedy? What to do to stop it...