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• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:57:34 -0700
  ...Given that I keep getting an ECT code, I have often wondered if coolant doesn't heat up more when van sitting, engine up...
• Re: clutch question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:46:54 -0500
  ...to start your engine, if it slips or the engine tries to start .. home run its the clutch disk assembly. You may have reached...
• Re: body work vs. mechanical work
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:18:14 -0700
  ...http://www.benplace.com/fabian/fabian14.jpg -Engine assembly (considering i am not changing the head gasket)= 1 easy day. http://www.benplace.com...
• Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 15:15:22 -0800
  ...One more thing though -- the engine has covers all round, so do they all have to come off to get a chain round the...
• EGR Filter
  Historical mailing list
  01 Aug 96 11:09:29 PDT
  ...The whole assembly from the muffler to the tin is gone. Been CA smogged several times, and never noticed by self or technician. Passed...
• Re: bashing was: vanagon engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:08:45 -0800
  I was just recently reading an article about a city councilman or state assemblyman or some such blowhard in a NE state that had...
• Re: Checking crankshaft end play
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:45:51 -0700
  ...There are two bolt > holes on upper portion of engine mounting flange. Bolt indicator > there? Or.... > > This may sound trail park-ish, but what...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:51:31 -0500
  Well, I'm no engineer, nor can I claim that my physics is always on the money. But, I would assume the assembly would...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:21:10 -0800
  ...I ordered one, and wrote it off as an anomaly. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88...
• Re: Transmission input shaft play?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 8 Nov 2012 19:12:36 +0000
  ...tabe johnson/90MV > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly� http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Snap On Vantage.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 23:48:31 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 23:48:19 -0400
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:16:36 -0700
  ...tight in place by the two halves of the heater housing assembly. Pretty sure it's the same for other model years. UNlikely your...
• Can anyone advise on adding Adventurewagen roof to Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 01:46:54 -0700
  ...I'm not sure how the bed assembly is attached yet. The ceiling appears padded. Is that an add-on or just pads under...
• Re: FS: 1987 VW Syncro Joker 1.9td
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:57:42 -0800
  ...06 ~ 09, 2013 > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Ignition Switch Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:00:43 -0700
  ...4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 Internet http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic...
• Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 16:57:28 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Friday NVC-MGB engine that rebuilds itself
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:23:31 -0500
  ...Never saw an XKE engine with a dual carb setup either, though my wife's POS XJ6 had those two sorry unadjustable smog-bergs...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:02:26 -0500
  ...It is really unlikely that it will be good just based on re-assembly. The cases on these engines twist and turn and go...
• Re: Replacing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 18 Jan 2017 02:32:23 +0000
  ...Thinking back, I don't see HOW I could have ever mastered removing clutch pedal assembly WITHOUT removing dash; it was complicated enough for...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:03:25 -1000
  ...which hose, what engine ? On 7/13/2015 12:37 PM, Dennis Jowell wrote: > SDF, > Horn ring is in good shape. I lightly lubed...
• Re: Bus Muffler to AC Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Samuel
  Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:21:26 -0400
  I went that route and was glad to have the adapter when came assembly's time. I would not crush the heat tubes 'cause...
• Re: 87: coolant temp sensor for syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:51:51 -0400
  ...A while back I replcaed the engine in my '87 Syncro with the engine from a '90 non-Syncro 4 speed. My original '87...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 27 May 2021 01:46:00 +0000
  ...Don’t want to bore you with all my procrastinated ideas about engine. I’d do have a wbx core in garage which of...
• Re: Did I adjust my valves/lifters right?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 07:56:33 -0500
  ...Did I adjust my valves/lifters right? > After a partial engine rebuild on my 1984 1.9L about 5,000 miles ago, I > decided...
• Re: Stuck cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:36:32 -0500
  ...The engine had 302,000. miles when I retired her. There was heavy black crud on the skirt keeping it from moving. Unfortunately, the...
• Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:18:00 -0700
  ...It's 'classic VW assembly style' that the heat shield has to be mounted on the engine before you put the engine in the...
• Re: Sliding door panel
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:44:40 -0800
  ...Thanks for the advice -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named...
• WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:30:33 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 6 Jul 2012 13:51:55 -0700
  ...Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: Replace propane tank or components?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:24:08 -0700
  ...m wondering what people are doing? Just buy the new tank assembly for > about $310 new or doing all the parts and leaving it...
• Re: random questions
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:01:16 -0500
  ...It is better if you remove the taillight assembly first so that you can have room to work outside of the engine compartment. Working...
• Re: Vanagon Gripes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 22:09:57 -0800
  pull the cover off your heater control assembly and check to see if the bulb has fallen out of it's holder. I had...
• Re: Removed the front fan/heater core assembly.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:46:56 -0500
  ...Removed the front fan/heater core assembly. > > RE contact cement: my brother's 82 diesel with eberspacher diesel > heater is the only setup I...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:06:46 -0800
  ...Due to some poor engine swap planning, I had a #10 wire from starter + post only powering the OBD port. It draws very little...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 19:00:14 -0800
  ...A manufacture and assembly date. > > As for a stainless steel coolant distribution tower, uh no. That metal > would be a PITA for someone w...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:57:46 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: need help w/ wiring harness problem ? / loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Steve & Liz Fallin
  Sat, 5 Jul 1997 23:54:09 +0000
  ...put a gold aluminum wigit with two terminals on it in the engine compartment. One terminal was connected to the alternator via a relay...
• Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness: Heat Damage? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:44:24 -0700
  ...At this point I'm pretty sure that with time, heat from the engine heated up the surrounding metal enough that it caused the...
• Re: How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:18:49 -0700
  ...How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion >> >> >> .....(btw, you can still get crate Zetecs for $1000?)..... >> >> >> >> > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly...
• Stuck Grease Cap? Try This PIC.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 20:19:11 -0700
  ...Didn't get around to trying a cold chisel as in my desperation, found a chunk of box steel left over from my engine...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 11:07:29 -0700
  ...Using a digital VOM, AFM connected, engine off, ign. on, measuring at 2 and 4 of AFM connector I saw: 4.5 volts AFM...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:46:14 -0700
  ...So far, I'm loving the flat engine layout, but I didn't know that the distributor could drop parts down like that. Yeargh...
• Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:13:44 -0700
  ...engine rpm drops to about 1200 rpm. > > That means that the engine is not running during this time > The pop may be from a...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:19:42 -0500
  ...It is really unlikely that it will be good just based on re-assembly. The cases on these engines twist and turn and go...
• Re: Jetta fires and Mexico specials
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 19 May 2008 16:10:16 -0700
  ...base [ H ] > Engine: Petrol [ D ] > Restraint: Active w/ dual air bags [ 8 ] > Model: Golf Mk 3 / Vento [ 1H ] > Year: 1996 [ T ] > Assembly Plant: Puebla...
• Re: Canadian Picking up a FedEx'd Vanagon Part in US.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:41:24 -0500
  ...any US address. ; > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:12:17 -0700
  ...Checked flue image in manual, and compared marks left on spare set of flue parts to double check assembly. Opened the LP valve. Fridge...
• Re: Mostly successful manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:00:01 -0700
  ...Peeked back in and didn't see one, but > didn't want to hold things up on re-assembly. I think it can live...
• Re: Junkyards are to blame
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:29:33 -0500
  ...assembly line. Strip to a bare shell, > repair all the holes and dents. Install all new rubber, seals, seat covers > etc. Rebuilt engines, gearbox...
• Re: Black Box Relay question
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:00:36 -0400
  ...pump relay is inboard, closer to the engine. > > > > > > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:01:21 -0700
  ...With engine off, resistance between O2-cable coming from engine and > ground is 140K ohms. I have a spare FI cable assembly and get...
• Aux oil Cooler setup
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:28:41 -0700
  ...The remote filter was a ford and the engine lasted over 100k before the rebuild. The water cooled engine is the one tyhat's...
• Re: Was: Engine.. Wiring... Heat. Now: Installed fuse B+ In Junction Box.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:59:16 -0700
  ...fuse for the PCV heater element blowing won't make the engine not run. >> It's totally a minor embellishemt.. >> not a lot of...
• Re: Charging Strangeness
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 07:31:49 -0600
  ...Battery voltage when it has been resting for an hour or so Battery voltage with engine at normal idle speed. Battery voltage with engine...
• Re: Bad news on fresh engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:56:55 -0500
  ...and bearings before assembly? At least a trial fit? This is a lot of work to not be sure. Sudden engine stoppage without strange...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:01:45 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Ampacity was Re: Headlight Upgrade Double Check (fuses)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:51:07 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: PIC. Under Cabinet Flooring: Westfalia OEM?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:24:10 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: AM/FM/CD/MP3 Radio with Weather Band that fits Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:02:56 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines