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Brake Question
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 8 May 2001 02:55:43 -0700
...What seems to happen is that I will push the pedal to stop - then after holding a certain height, (with continued pressure on the...
Re: 12 Step program
Historical mailing list - woody
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:55:13 -0500
...kombi slow (big nut) > 61 panel slower (small nut) > 60 westy slowest (no nut) > 59 standard Garcia bus > 57 oval woody " keep on pushin'"
draining clutch lines
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Fri, 9 May 2003 18:34:45 -0700
...fuild was black and had some little deposits, should i just push it out with the bleeder open on the slave adding fron the...
Windshield wipers
Historical mailing list - Adam B
Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:37:44 EST
...I unhooked them, pushed it back, and it just kept doing it. Has the motor gone out? And how can I just remove the...
fridge-igniter failure
Historical mailing list - David Johnson
Sat, 15 May 2004 18:47:33 -0700
...you know the push in after you have pumped the primer thingy. As you can prolly tell I am not mechanically enclined.. but want...
Sliding Door "Courtesy Light" Switch
Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:23:54 -0800
I am working on installing an interior light that works off a pushbutton switch when the slider opens. I see there is a rectangular...
Re: Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:12:58 -0700
...Coils, AFM, throttle >switches, others. > >One PREVENTATIVE measure is to clean connector contacts by >1)pushing connector on and off or >2)clean contact...
Re: COLD Air Vents
Historical mailing list - Tim
Fri, 24 Nov 2000 09:21:46 -0500
...Stick a regular pencil, erasure end first, through the vent and gently push on the side of the oval flap while pushing the lever...
Re: Q: for H&R lowering springs users
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 20:35:25 EDT
...Soft when you need it and stiff as you push it. I have the van presently equipped w/ stock Boges as I previously mentioned...
Re: Hydraulic lifters
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:44:09 -0400
...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:07:01 -0500
...Like from > 0-10, 2 -3 = normal driving pedal pressure, 10 = total stain yer pants > panic stop pressure, pushed at level 7, my pedal...
Differential lock lock
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Sun, 6 Jun 1999 22:55:03 -0700
...Noticed the light came on, so pushed in the knob. Light went off. No problem. Later got into the car to drive. Light off...
Bearing wear
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:50:25 PDT
...In the WBX engine, >the case does not pound out BUT the bearings wear out quicker and sooner >the harder the engine is pushed...
Re: Strange clutch problem.....
Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:18:51 -0800
...I also watched the slave cylinder's arm go up and down as the pedal was pushed so I'm afraid I'm stuck...
Re: Clutch Advice needed
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 17:19:25 -0800
...Does the clutch peddle get more and more difficult to >push in as you go "up" the list, or is the beffier pressure plate...
Re: aircooled dizzy / high idle,
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:05:12 -0500
...Now my question is > it seems to idle very high when I push in the clutch when shifting > gears. When I warm it up...
Re: Which is better, synthetic oil or conventional oil? from the AAA website
Historical mailing list - tmiller
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:53:01 -0400
...With that great bread box body style, I think I pushed a cold front across Kansas at 75 MPH last year! TEMiller Malcolm Stebbins...
Re: Battery recharge and stereo
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:20:34 -0500
...If I push and hold it for several seconds, the unit powers up. If I just tap the SRC button, it goes to the...
Re: Odo/Trip Counter
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:54:34 -0700
...I've been pushing my reset button on the move for ~145,000 miles on the one van and ~15,000 miles on the...
Re: Exhaust hangers for the 1.9 don't exist either......
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:25:54 -0400
Push rod tubes absolete? Can't you use air-cooled push rod tubes which are plentiful? Chris. On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 7...
Re: How hard can you push a Westy?/Smells Like Dead Fish on the B each
Historical mailing list - Morrison, Peter
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:56:38 +0100
...How hard can you push a Westy?/Smells Like Dead Fish on the Beach In a message dated 4/10/03 6:07:22...
Re: trip odometer myth
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:16:29 -0700
...If you push in the trip odometer button while moving, > you will reset the odometer. That's it. The first thing that happens when...
Re: Removing radiator bleeder screw
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:36:29 -0500
...When things get warm, the system will pressurize enough to push the remaining air out at the bleeder bolt when you crack it open...
Pop Top Push Bar Wear
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:22:57 -0700
Hi all. Saw this over on the samba. Shows some extreme wear. Pics included! Just a heads up to wear points one might not...
Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:12:25 -0700
...turbovans.com> wrote: > curious what this might mean : > > "Doesn't even push blue." > > like the tail pipes don't turn blue ? or what ? > > better...
Re: Cold Start
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Oct 94 16:19:51 bst
>Oh no David, you're not going to push-start a Vespa when it's -30! I tried >that with a Peugeot 504 from...
'83 Clutch Adjustment
Historical mailing list
Sat, 9 Mar 1996 19:43:05 -0800
...The only adjustable part that is in the whole system seems to be the Master Cylinder push rod. It seems to be in an...
Re: trans mount
Historical mailing list - Robert J. Schreiner
Wed, 12 Jul 1995 10:44:04 -0400 (EDT)
...s your front mount, I had let off the throttle before pushing in the clutch to upshift because of the bind. Finally the coupler...
Can the Sunroof Be Motorized?
Historical mailing list - Ronald Gregory Smithers
Tue, 7 May 2002 07:54:20 EDT
...It took forever! Can a motor be installed to open the sunroof with the push of a button? TIA With an aching arm, Ronald
Syncro convertible
Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:24:50 -0500
...and a bikini roof. Hella off-road lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels. Candy-apple red. SWEET! Hmmm...
Re: Mystery switch in centre of dash
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 00:57:09 EDT
...That 3/4" thing sounds like a cigar lighter that is pushed all the way in > and probably has a blown fuse so it...
Engine parts needed
Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
Fri, 13 May 2005 08:09:57 -0700
...thermostat bracket thermostat cable pulley flywheel bolts lower left tin, CA model (the piece that covers the pushrod tubes) Your help would be greatly...
Re: Electric Vanagon FS at zapworld.com
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 2 Sep 2005 07:47:16 -0700
...you'd be better off tossing unnecessary weight of the batteries and electric drive entirely and just pushing the car with the diesel engine.
Honeymoon voyage
Historical mailing list - vw woody
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:19:17 -0500
...Northern New Mexico ? </P> <DIV>      woody <BR>"keep on pushin"</DIV> <DIV>  Lake Bluff, IL.</DIV></div></html>
Re: SMART Keys and kill switches
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:43:37 -0600
...thought, why not convert the cigar lighter as the kill switch. Pushed in to start (closing the loop) and pulled out or removed to...
Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:03:17 -0500
...Then the push rods can be pulled out. After removing the bottom shield, the push rod tubes can be yanked out (only by destroying...
Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:56:04 -0700
...When you start the motor with your foot on the brake pedal after having pumped it a couple of times, does the pedal push...
Re: Engine won't go in
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Wed, 9 May 2001 19:00:30 -0400
...Have you tried turning the crankshaft by hand while pushing? Sometimes you can get some kind of idea where the interference is coming from...
Re: Pokey will not start
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 13 Sep 2001 19:59:29 -0500
...I was able to get it going by "push starting" it (ie: getting it rolling and droping the clutch). Then the next morning it...
Re: Ignition Kill Switch
Historical mailing list - jbange
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 22:54:52 -0800
At 09:33 PM 11/4/2004, you wrote: >Push the button and the system is activated, the >current is cut to your ignition...
Re: Name of ring that slides on shaft?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:43:38 -0400
Actually, I think he's looking for those "Push On" washers that are sort of star shaped on the inside. They push onto axles...
Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:46:28 -0400
...RS probably has a three-way pushbutton speaker or antenna switch in a 2x2x3 box with connectors (RCA or F-type) on the back...
Re: Transaxle trouble.
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:09:14 -0800
...Two nice guys offered to push me to where I could park > and I found I could get the van into gear once it...
Re: oil leak: advice?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:57:22 -0900
...Ken, I fortunately didn't use the drain plugs in the block, because I couldn't get the covers that protect that whole pushrod...
Re: rear hatch emblem removal
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:18:05 -0800
...stubs/grommets up with heat gun or hair dryer and then push them out. The grommets look like, but I don't believe the...
Re: Window Seals
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 17 Jan 95 13:40:20 PST
...To remove the window easily, pick out the trim and simply push gently on the window from the inside or even from the outside...
Re: ..TD conversion
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Dec 1996 00:05:00 -0500
...I think if I am pushing the engine too much, the first thing to go will be the headgasket. It would be interesting to...
Starter Trouble '82 ex-Deisel
Historical mailing list - Erik O
Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:19:14 -0500
...She can't get the push start thing timed just right :) _______________________ Erik O Akron, Oh 82 GTI Westfalia http://ebyte.com/gl http://ebyte...
Re: Bars Leak
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 06:46:52 -0800
...I tried to get more miles out of my leaky heads and this stuff got pushed from the front to the back of the...
Re: Vanagon beat up by 4 wheel drive pick up
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:34:20 -0700
...went back its was rear end pushed 6 feet side ways all the body > panels + slider are pushed in looks like it was rammed...
Re: Stupid Question of the Day - Sliding Door Latches Poorly
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 1 Feb 2004 12:33:31 -0700
Well, Howdy to you too! What you are doing (pushing in the rear of door) is exactly what the salesman recommended when I bought...
Re: Need help
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 8 May 2005 22:40:18 -0500
...If an engine doesn't have enough oil pressure to push the oil through a paper filter--you have problems--big problems. Fram, Sears...
sluggish on take off
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:07:03 -0400
...but when sitting at a light for more then like 15 seconds or more you can push on the gas and it acts like...
Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 4 Apr 2011 16:22:57 -0700
At 4/4/2011 03:50 PM, Zeitgeist wrote: >Gosh, I just push the button and the window goes up or the window goes...
Re: DPO's cablemania
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:03:59 -0500
...The push/pull knob is normally to the right of the steering column. -- Michael Snow 1987 Syncro TiiCo 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD http://slowmachine82...
Bars Leaks? Opinion?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Sep 1996 20:44:25 -0400
Before I spend the weekend redoing what the VW dealer screwed up, oil leak (pushrod tubes) on left side and water on right (the...
Re: The Silver Socket Returns Again! (Was Re: tiny push button, etc....)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:44:57 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 97-04-18 05:32:09 EDT, BusBoys@aol.com writes: << Amost every Westy 76-91 I've >> Just a...
Re: Where's rear wiper switch on '87 GL
Historical mailing list - JonR
Wed, 20 Nov 1996 18:26:51 -0500
...on my '85 you push the lever toward the dash till get adequate washer fluid on the rear window, then let the lever go...
Re: Wiper blade trivia
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 12:46:22 +0100
BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote: > Is the spec for the front 19" and the rear 17", or was the PO just "pushing > the envelope" with this...
Re; R & I window mouldings
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Wed, 3 May 2000 08:04:55 -0500
...Load the moulding groove up with WD-40,and push the tool with the new moulding in it into the slot in the moulding...