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• Re: FS: 1990 GL (Pics posted)
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 01:38:48 -0400
  ...I will travel a little distance for the sale, farther if near Lynchburg, VA (and points in between) or Cincinnati, OH or Evansville, IN...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 12:03:23 -0700
  re I wonder if the shift points (nomenclature?) can be changed at the same time. As far as I am concerned, the transmission upshifts...
• GPS in WESTY and watch out for taking Ferry boats
  Historical mailing list - Charles Nighbor
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:52:30 -0700
  ...But summed up there are three > major points to remember: > First, it can take you on a route you might not prefer so check...
• Re: Teenage Driver assigned to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 21 May 2007 19:18:17 -0700
  ...I also asked questions to find out their cut-off points on the yearly mileage. In my company, the rate is higher if you...
• Re: Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:56:57 -0600
  Maybe a rough guess of route/stopping/camping points for things that may be far out your route? Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy...
• Re: Bus queries
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 95 11:32:04 EDT
  ...Once you are moving its relatively easy to find the "bliss" points where the transmission meshes nicely. But, to get your vehicle moving from...
• Re: Indications of a clogged catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 07:47:21 -0400
  ...Replaced the temp sensor, plugs, points, condenser, and checked all FI systems including spray patterns of injectors. Nothing seemed to help. Now, it wont...
• '71 vs. '86 Re: which one
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 06:50:05 EDT
  ...Usually this points one toward keeping one's present car, but it sounds like the '71 is the evil you have more experience with...
• The Vanagain Game (F)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 22:32:57 -0400
  ...The person with the most points wins. You cannot call the "predictable" Vanagons which are always sitting in a friends yard or a garage...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers Comments
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 15:14:17 -0400
  ...as a lot of other list members have raised some valid points about its value. Tony 85GL "Westfailure" Robert Lilley wrote: > A word of...
• Re: Timing...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:07:32 -0600
  ...Such as, dwell of the points, timing info > > > (*BTDC/*ATDC), and any other useful information. I also really need to know where I need...
• Antifreeze Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Bourdeau
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 07:56:57 -0500
  ...The Bentley Manual points to the drain plug on the block. To get to that plug, I would need to remove the protective shield...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 May 2004 - Special issue (#2004-446)
  Historical mailing list - Norman Rowe
  Wed, 12 May 2004 18:18:01 -0700
  Your best bet is probably to raise it one side at a time using the jacking points. You should use two pairs of jack...
• Re: Now Names
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:00:38 -0400
  ...the first > try without having heard me say it gets ten points! > > tabe johnson/87 westy > > > >>Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:16:41...
• front suspension squeak...how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:07:35 -0700
  ...that?� Like shooting some silicone spray up around bushings and pivot points?� Or some other penetrating lubricant, maybe motorcycle spray chain lube? Rich San...
• Re: Ignition coil failure and ballast resistors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:36:25 -0400
  ...am now wondering whether that warning applies only to systems with points? Can I safely ignore the advice on the side of the coil...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:15:09 -0400
  ...That fact that yours started easily by push starting it points to this. Mike
• Re: Vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:01:02 -0700
  ...It is just a matter of figuring out under what > assumptions/preconditions those hold. > > Finally, like Tobin points out, for most city trips a...
• Need advice on buying an early Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 00:09:43 +0000
  ...So what are the weak points, in the bodywork, chassis, engine and gearbox? In winter, our roads in the UK are salted, so rust...
• Re: Burning Man / West Coast trip write up
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 14:47:24 -0600
  ...com/photos/49939968@N00/sets/72157602120588465/ > > High points Burning Man, Biking in LA, Sedona Arizona > Low points : Wyoming, Vanagon syndrome, California Desert without > AC...
• Re: Brake Pedal Pulse Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:10:28 -0700
  ...in the front you are stuck with using them on the jack points inline or sideways. Sideways is not very good ..so inline. never...
• Re: Not exactly...was: towing with a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:01:04 -0700
  ...But these points all have much more to do with the issue of physics involved in driving a vehicle that is towing something else...
• Re: Tranny shipping
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 25 Sep 2016 10:58:56 -0700
  ...was curious if anyone has recommendations for shipping companies and price points. > > Or you know, if anyone happens to be coming from Minnesota to...
• Squealing Radiator Fan Motor
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 5 Apr 2016 23:41:33 +0000
  ...looks pretty closed up on the motor, no readily available access points (which I think is a good thing for this electric motor in...
• Re: Propex install near water tank
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:06:06 -0600
  ...Mounting there allows the air inlet and exhaust to go through the drivers side body panel eliminating more holes( water entry points) in the...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 24 May 2011 22:37:13 -0500
  ...the front nor the back are > "tow loops." They are "holdfast points" by means of which the > vehicles are lashed down to the deck...
• Re: radiators
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:36:58 -0700
  ...used to replace an A version in an 82 diesel? fasten points the same? > > Appears I have a crack, lower right, rear face in...
• Re: High Lift jack (was winches)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 00:07:20 -0400
  ...You stick this into the factory jack points of the car and lift up on it with the high lift. The operation of this...
• Re: Tire jack
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 15:35:30 -0400
  Rodney, >One person recommended "the hydraulic jack from Sears", but then, can >I use the original jack points? If not, where would I place...
• raining in the vanagon, part 3
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 12:40:29 -0400
  ...So, what's the best way to get access to these points? I'd prefer to dismantle as little as possible. Just for your...
• 1980 Vanagon Owners Manual
  Historical mailing list - K. Wyatt
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 09:43:34 -0600
  ...I will ship it free to keep my Karma points high. I will be out today at noon through next week so don't...
• Re: Number 3 cylinder not firing
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 07:39:39 -0500
  ...Number 3 cylinder not firing Ron Hill wrote: > I have > replaced the points, plugs and plug wires and set the timing and point gap...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:50:04 -0800
  just a couple points of clarification: . On the vanagon, fires stem > from the fuel line bursting- actually they don't need to burst... a...
• Under carriage lighting
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 09:31:11 -0600
  ...I do not want to see any points of light though. Just the glow. I am considering the tube style lighting you see around...
• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:01:27 -0800
  ...The depth of the two (the limiting factor as Jay points out) is nearly identical when measured with a steel tape measure (not a...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:33:20 -0400
  ...The diesel and gas tranny's I have sitting outside look identical in the mounting points. Also, a friend who converted his diesel to...
• Re: Muir static timing method
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:19:36 -0800
  ...Start a=with the easy stuff, plugs, wires, points, compression, fuel supply, and then the harder stuff: all of the EFI sensors. Malcolm --- "Warren...
• Re: supplied jack (85 vanagon) -- how does it work?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:34:20 -0400
  There are 4 jacking points under the van ---- just behind the front wheels and just ahead of the rear wheels. They are a perfect...
• Re: Disabling the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:42:24 -0500
  ...Syncro GL (Hidalgo) I don't think it's good for points if you have an old style ignition....not sure how it impacts...
• Re: sway bar wiggling
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:05:19 -0500
  ...Are the two inner sway bar bushings loose? Swap the left inner bushing with the right inner bushing to get new wear points on...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:04:02 -0700
  ...The points are a mechanical "input" to the coil, like an automatic switch. The points are synchronized to open and close at a certain...
• Re: auxiliary battery power to cab?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 May 2011 07:14:49 -0700
  ...for certain points coming off the panel, did they also increase the brass size on the inside of panel at those points? I don...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 7 May 2013 11:57:01 -0400
  ...Modern GPS units don't compute speed based on how long it takes to move between points, so are not subject to errors in...
• Re: [NVC]-Friday Subject: Howto Locite question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:18:34 -0400
  ...very suddenly and then be immediately removable with the fingers, which points to some advanced engineering in how the bolt head seals to what...
• Cleaning up grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:24:03 -0500
  ...Do these tend to need cleaned up? Do they even come off? Are there additional ground points that I need to look for under...
• Back from travels
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Oct 95 15:50:51 BST
  ...The only low points were getting lost on a goat track in the Pyrenees, van broken into on the second day, van searched going...
• crack (repair) and other evils
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 12 Aug 1996 16:06:50 CST6CDT
  if you see a crack forming that doesn't have gobs of structural tension on it, JB Weld can work, as Tim Smith points...
• Re: front wiper hose replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 10:54:34 -0500 (EST)
  ...AMR) writes: > Basically, can you get to all of the connection points through the front grill > or from under the dash? or must you...
• OT: Guinness VW record
  Historical mailing list - Flat Four
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 21:14:17 -0500
  ...That and the other things like generators, batteries, starters, points and condensers, oil changes, plugs, clutch, tires, clogs in the fuel system, wheel alighnments...
• Re: Easier battery jumping?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 17:53:51 -0600
  ...they list 3 or 4 ground points that should be inspected regularly. battery ground, engine to tranny, engine to frame, and a accessory panel...
• Re: 009 parts question
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 25 May 2003 03:11:33 +0000
  ...But, the cap, rotor, points, and condenser >are >all for the correct 82 distributor. The 009 uses totally different parts. > >Obviously the current setup...
• Dash mounts for fancy gadgets?
  Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:22:42 -0600
  ...Their customer support apologized up and down for not having a mounting system for the Vanagon (bonus points to the company!) We're specifically...
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:30:00 EST
  ...be able to affix such a thing to the transmission mounting points on a wasserboxer. Your dad most likely attached the angle iron to...
• Re: shift lube, WOW
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 5 May 2008 11:14:02 -0700
  ...One of these was lubricating the shifter and all > its contact points. Before it was pretty stiff but I thought that's how it...
• Re: Trailer Hitches For Vanagon Class III Found
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 16:43:40 -0400
  ...The bumper mounts to this hitch assembly at the same points that the bumper mounts to the vehicle now. I doubt your class I...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 26 May 2011 17:27:43 -0700
  ...mount shackles to for unstucking > purposes. > > So are there sufficiently strong points on the van? > > I do have a fairly sturdly hitch receiver mounted...
• Re: Cargo area cover
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 18 May 2010 16:46:47 -0700
  ...The elastic cords could either attach directly to points added to the luggage rack, or be affixed to a separate frame that hinged like...
• Re: Philly Gathering....it looks like a go!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 22:11:04 -0400
  ...We're piling the kids in the Westy and going on a road trip - Kutztown Folk Festival and points north. Oh well, lets hope...
• Coolant warning light FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 19:41:22 +0100
  Joel Walker scores a couple of points with his suggestion that I should "wiggle the hell out of that dash multiconnector". I didn't...
• Grounding engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 06:37:44 -0500
  ...head to the engine compartment be enough or are there other points of the engine which may need this also? How about the radiator...