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• Re: Intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 08:32:28 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Mike Miller wrote: > Vannuts, > > Driving back from a camping trip my new syncro ran well for 180 miles. 90...
• Re: 3 really easy exhaust questions.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:08:55 EST
  ...15 minutes, shut off, let cool, install the push rod tube covers and check all connection to insure they are tight. Now it's...
• Re: All the gears but second
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 18:33:34 -0800
  ...When I look at mine from the side, I can still see the > end >> of the front rod in the slit in the back...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 03:00:28 -0600
  ...Scott On 2/26/2016 10:28 AM, John Rodgers wrote: Ocassionally gear grinding. Not often. But definitely hard to find the spot fora...
• Re: "Gene Berg Declines" Thread (from 10/28)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 18:47:15 -0600
  ...John Rodgers With an 88GL and wrestling right now with the problem of getting a quality engine re-build. Warren Chapman wrote: > I am...
• Re: Syncro tranny problem
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 22:14:09 -0700
  ...With the shifter in neutral, look at the rub/wear area on the shift rod at the tranny bushing. You should see an equal...
• Re: Stranded: Oil Buzzer???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:47:50 -0400
  ...You also want to check that coolant is flowing through the small hoses coming off the heads. If you have the plastic return loop...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:46:35 -0700
  ...I'd want the crank turned or polished at least there, connecting rods checked and rebuilt- new rod bearing bolts, and new rod bearings...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 02:11:01 -0700
  ...I'll check for corrosion at bulbs but they are likely fine. >> >> I recall checking the push rod adjustment on the new booster I...
• Re: Progressive rough running - until ignition reset
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:51:23 -0600
  ...I think I need to get the 'ol test meter out and check connections and grounds. John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL...
• Re: Cutting through Canada
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sat, 23 May 1998 19:17:45 -0500
  ...I suggest crossing the border in the middle of the day, >or at night, for the quickest check-in and check-out. > >For a...
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:08:56 -0500
  ...Anyway, the lifters are seemingly firm, the push > rods are in place (I double checked after running it), and it does fire > right up...
• Re: I just love surprises - Carbs
  Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 11:00:20 -0700
  ...jlw On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > > I found two Solex H-32/34 PDSI-3 Carbuerators on my hot rod 66...
• Re: Power Door Lock Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 10:43:52 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Tom Forhan wrote: >My driver's side door locks automatically as soon as >it is closed, from inside...
• Re: Hard thunk at startup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:18:49 -0400
  ...I recently replaced the muffler & cat but I double checked all the hardware and everything is tight. Of course it doesn't make a...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:35:29 -0700
  ...Rebuilding manual steering rack? > > > > It sounds like the tie rod itself is actually the part that is shot. > > The end that is on the...
• Re: Print your parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:57:09 -0400
  ...how it's done. >> Check it out!! >> >> http://widgets.nbc.com/o/47f1317f105123ad/498ebd00a62edaa0/47fe70d4555df05a/9e46bd46/-cpid/ba4377d3bfd6c81 >> >> John Rodgers >> 88 GL Driver >> > > > > -- > Neil...
• Re: A FUNNY AT THE LOCAL QWIK LUBE
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:33:10 -0500
  ...oil in?" > >>> Fourth question: "Where do I check the brake fluid?' > >>> Fifth question; "Where do I check the washer fluid?" > >>> > >>> I do get so...
• Re: running rich!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:33:49 -0700
  also do a compression check and you must have no leaks on exhaust system before the O2 sensor. also it is best to just...
• Re: Repair Manuiel
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 1 May 2007 09:28:26 -0700
  ...to add to that base until all the sections are filled. Checking randomly just now I noticed that there was nothing under "Lower Ball...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:48:16 +0000
  A photo of my radius rod arm/strut bar bushings at the chassis. http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/904071.jpg Can the...
• Re: Non-garbage manual steering racks?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 19 Jul 2021 21:54:05 -0400
  ...The tie rods were fine and still properly > screwed in. > > I still had the steering rack I had previously removed, where this > bushing is...
• Re: Friday: NVC: and you thought a vanagon is slow (in German)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:05:34 -0400
  ...www1.wdr.de/themen/panorama/treckertour100.html* > * > * > *and check the specification on slide 3: * > *(John Rodgers will appreciate this -:) (...."*virtues of a single > engine...
• Re: Google Chrome and Vanagon.com
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 16:01:27 -0500
  ...John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 6/7/2011 2:28 PM...
• Heads are off; now what?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:23:42 -0700
  ...3) Once I get the cylinders off, Is there an easy way to check the rod bearings? BTW, this is an '85 Westy with...
• Re: Link to seam rust fix
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 17:51:37 +0000
  ...is rotting out.) << I wasn't kidding, Chris! One time a rodent chewed open the line coming from the water tank. It wasn't...
• Re: A FUNNY AT THE LOCAL QWIK LUBE
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 11:50:23 -0700
  ...oil in?" > > Fourth question: "Where do I check the brake fluid?' > > Fifth question; "Where do I check the washer fluid?" > > > > I do get so...
• Re: 91 Carat Cold Stall
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:35:17 -0500
  Lew, the first place to start tracking down this problem is to check your idle speed with the Idle Stabilizer Valve (ISV) disconnected. Be...
• Re: A/C Trouble shooting - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Sep 2016 13:15:34 +0000
  ...Jim On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 9:45 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to check that the clutch does...
• Re: cr@p!!!! Motor seized tonight
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sat, 2 May 2009 21:23:05 -0700
  ...Second guess would be a rod bearing spinning in the rod which will lock it up solid. If you can back it off with...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:18:20 -0800
  ...John Rodgers [mailto:inua@charter.net] > Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 10:38 PM > To: Tom Hargrave > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re...
• Re: Towing Syncro Westy on Rental Trailer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:33:07 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Karl Ploessl wrote: > I guess your rig would look like that: > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/DixieontheTrailer.jpg/DixieontheTrailer-full...
• Re: new tranny growls
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:10:21 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Warren Lail wrote: >I just installed my newly rebuilt tranny in Billy Bones but it growls going into...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 24 May 2020 11:02:48 -0700
  ...2020 10:50 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Rodents > > Don't fall for one recommended deterrent, Irish Spring soap. I tried...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:06:42 -0500
  ...Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments all right ....... I'm getting what's going on perhaps ....... Neil for your thinking ........IF there was a...
• Re: Engine Shudders -2.1L WBX.
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:56:31 -0400
  ...You can check the wires for arching in the pitch dark and mist them with a spray bottle to stress test them. One way...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:43:46 -0500
  ...If the front-end guy is careful he will check that the steering wheel stays centered during the adjustment process - you may see him...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:15:01 -0800
  On a Vanagon, the only place where Powerflex offers an option is at the radius rod location. You have a yellow version (slightly softer...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:38:38 -0500
  Keep in mind that there were two bent push rods. Something happened. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Doing those Tune-ups Myself Again
  Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:19:16 -0500
  ...I dropped the car and rode my bicycle back home. They called, I rode back. They rolled my freshly cleaned car to the service...
• Re: Cooling System Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:03:32 -0700
  ...Have a compression check. > > Thanks, > > John Rodgers > "88 GL Driver >
• Re: Top 3 Oils for 2.1 Again
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 08:24:00 -0600
  ...Oil pressure is still well above the 10#/1k rpm number however. > > DM&FS > > > At 10:26 PM 3/4/2011, John Rodgers wrote...
• Re: Draining Fluid From the Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:26:54 -0400
  ...John Rodgers [mailto:jh_rodgers@bellsouth.net] Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 7:59 PM To: Dennis Haynes Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject...
• Re: Sound deadening Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 May 2015 08:49:04 -0400
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John Rodgers Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 12:58 AM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 21 May 2010 22:08:06 -0700
  ...It might be a good time to check the crankshaft end play, but I would not change it. The shims control the end float...
• Re: Move 2000 lbs 436 miles on 1 gallon
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:40:12 -0500
  ...I'll have to check the track width first. On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: Faint sputter/stutter at 70mph
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:45:18 -0400
  ...Dirty filter-->noisy pump--->70 mph flat spot on pressing gas pedal 2) I have not checked the tune up parts, but If these...
• Re: Old school Rain/Wind deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:05:41 -0400
  ...Thanks for checking, Tony On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@gmail.com>wrote: > I know that the big...
• Re: I just love surprises
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:39:47 -0500
  ...I just love surprises > I found two Solex H-32/34 PDSI-3 Carbuerators on my hot rod 66 Splittie > and I'm not...
• Re: Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - Bollin Werner
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:29:56 -0500
  ...Haynes Manual On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, John Rodgers wrote: > Ron Salmon at the Bus Depot, use to import from the UK a Haynes...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal problem, so I think....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 01:41:25 -0400
  ...right side. > > I stop when I get to the beach and check the pedal, it�s appears to my > novice Vanagon knowledge that it...
• Re: AC duct sagging
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:33:52 -0600
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John Rodgers Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 12:06 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:56:31 -0500
  ...DM&FS At 03:10 PM 4/26/2010, John Rodgers wrote: >What is it with VW that first they let these parts go...
• More on AVP
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 21:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...We pulled the connecting rod bearings and they all looked OK so I decided to proceed with mainly replacing the heads. They also replaced...
• Re: WTB Carat Springs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:56:43 -0400
  ...under the bump stop will fix the rubbing. Check the wheel alignment. Adjusting the radius rods to reduce the caster angle will also increase...
• Re: master brake light misbehaving
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:24:52 -0500
  ...John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 7/18/2010 6:47 PM, brett...
• Re: Seat Modifications
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:52:24 -0800
  Do you imply that you can replace the front snapped on curtain with a curtain rod type for the front? That would be delightful...
• Re: '88 Power Steering problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 21:16:28 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Mark Dorm wrote: > Power steering has a filter??? Never heard of that?? Never saw it > either... > where is it...
• Re: Worse than I thought - Need Used 1.9L engine. VW Core charge policy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 19:40:37 -0500
  VW will accept your engine with the rod through the case. They will accept anything that happens from an internal mechanical failure. They do...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Sun, 24 May 2020 13:13:38 -0400
  ...2020 10:50 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Rodents > > Don't fall for one recommended deterrent, Irish Spring soap. I tried...