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Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:05:49 -0500
...have about 6 and don't want much for an assembled short block. > You can make a 1.9 DH code engine into 2...
Re: Transmission FAQ From Germany Machine Translated
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:40:26 -0700
...Suction Diesels (in the 2WD) have the shortest, ever built transmission, some WBX (e.g. 60 HP WBX!!! and 112 HP WBX) the longest...
'88 GL Muffler Change - a big PITB!!!
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:33:10 -0500
...No real problem, just a time killer while I hunted down new, shorter bolts. All the bolts on the cat and muffler were rusted...
Re: Gas prices
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:48:37 -0600
...If you put "oil stored in tankers today" in the search block of > >> http://www.news.google.com/ you can find more questions to...
Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:13:48 -0400
...blocks there, so it mustn't be too bad. Can you think of any way to evaluate whether the mount is a problem, short...
Re: Transmission FAQ From Germany Machine Translated
Historical mailing list - John Pronk
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 04:34:18 -0000
...Suction Diesels (in the 2WD) have the shortest, ever built transmission, some WBX (e.g. 60 HP WBX!!! and 112 HP WBX) the longest...
Re: Who has the highest mileage?
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 17:08:22 -0800
...short block. Had the heads done at <DIV></DIV>>135,000, and they have been leaking again for years. Got a new engine...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:08:49 -0400
...Tranny driven at least a couple blocks, engine running. Park or neutral does not matter. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
Re: Which automatic transaxle (A/T) has the best chance of life
Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:46:05 -0400
...The unit was working fine for about a week, short >> > trips, Then I took a trip to Quakertown (about 300 miles round trip >> > down...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:21:24 -0700
...It is not a short list. But we knew this would be the case when we bought it - and it is time to pay...
Re: rod knock on ivory '84 westy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:53:14 -0800
...On case anyone is interested in purchasing a rebuildable 1.9 waterboxer long block .. I have 6 of them. and ... I'll even say...
Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:49:59 -0700
...I shortened the handle of my favorite ball been hammer just a litle to get better control of it.......of a medium ball been...
Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:12:51 -0500
...If is gummed up and loaded with carbon inside it is possible that the pump inlet screen is getting blocked as the oil flows...
Re: rod knock on ivory '84 westy
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:12:36 -0500
...The problem is that the knock may not be heard, only happened for a short while, or denial prevented the operator from taking the...
Re: Gas prices
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:53:49 -0500
...If you put "oil stored in tankers today" in the search block of >>> http://www.news.google.com/ you can find more questions to...
Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:10:25 -0700
...etc. > > Short of that I call 'running to warm.' > If you suspect it's running to warm first thing you do is get ( or...
Re: battery compartment
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 8 Jul 2010 18:17:45 -0400
In a rollover or collision, your 'too-small' battery with no positive post cover will likely short on the metal lid and may start...
[Fwd: Fwd: Making Tracks In Mexico!] A message from P. Savage...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:14:37 -0800
...Generally > >these folks, by nature less adventurous, arrive > >with short tempers & white knuckles. They find some RV park > >& sit tight, not seeing much, if...
Re: Never Under Estimate Your Ground Straps!
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 16:40:40 -0500
...short... Once I got the compressor out of the > engine compartment, > I was able to get a clear look at my engine block to...
Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:03:35 -0500
...Well balanced, and so smooth !!! (I still need to get of my A$$ and send the old short block back for my core refund...
Re: I am not alone
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:57:26 -0500
...However they can still lose head gaskets, crack heads, and even have the deck of the block get damaged requiring a tear down and...
Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:43:36 -0700
...try to keep it short- had a customer add 4 qts extra to his diesel rabbbit engine. 'Extra', not just 4 qts. car gets...
Big Trip Report [part 11, long]
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Fri, 29 Sep 1995 07:22:20 -0700 (PDT)
...We left Montreal behind us, untouched, and crossed into Ontario a short time later. We stopped just short of Cornwall for gas. I parked...
Re: Coil Fires, 7.5KOhms
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:33:52 -0400
...The current ratio is the inverse of the voltage ratio -- you're trading one against the other just as with a block and tackle...
Re: Cyl head removal advice
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:56:30 -0500
...worn area of block where pump impeller rides (can be repaired with JB weld) "The engine is still overheating, and the radiator doesn't...
Re: engine efficiency, I4s, subies, etc
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 11:59:55 +1200
...His kit includes a CNC-milled mounting block adaptor to fit the 911 shifter into the VW floor; rod adaptors etc, and front trans...
Re: Dual Battery Installation Instructions on Ebay
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:04:03 -0700
...2nd battery is connected to a fuse block, with a fused link (60A). From there I run the amp, headset, fridge, lights, sink pump...
Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:24:22 -0700
...on 2.0 , > > is due to the 1.8 intake > > manifold shorter runs and at exhaust. > > Especially if these are not > > tuned to whatever...
Re: AFM ADJUSTING
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:17:05 -0800
...Temp II sensor, the wire from the O2 >>sensor to the ECU, common short, and a intermittant one at that. The AFM >>is a...
Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:28:17 -0500
...dog ! > > > Yes! > > Shortened the rear linkage rod. Tranny works "ok". Found all the > gears. Not a real test but up on blocks saw those...
Re: Intermittent smoking and rough running.. Inline 4 conversion engine, long..
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:43:43 -0400
...clouds of smoke and rough running on startup. >>Continues for a short time, perhaps a minute, maybe a little less. >>White-ish smoke, but...
Re: list
Historical mailing list - Coddington
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 11:19:59 -0800
...Don't read em! Delete em!, Block em!, But don't quit the list only because you got your 50+ and you don't...
Re: Transmission FAQ From Germany Machine Translated
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:09:08 -0800
...Suction Diesels (in the 2WD) have the > shortest, ever built transmission, some WBX (e.g. 60 HP WBX!!! and 112 HP > WBX) the longest...
Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:15:23 -0700
...at that many miles, 226K .........not going in deep would just be a short term , like a few years, repair. all very good - be...
Re: Clutch shutter, vibation, shaking - why?
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:36:37 -0500
...To make a long story short he tried to help me without my knowledge and while heavily intoxicated. He just floored it until it...
Re: Setting Corner Spring Rates -- Nissan 2012
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:56:23 -0500
...br> At 06:54 PM 11/26/2011, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Sorry to say but the best bet...
With the Westy through Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 05:41:06 -0700
...Via Michelin has routing options such as cheapest, shortest and "discovery". Many of these would instead of the new motorways and tunnels, take us...
Considering SO-23 Westy - Input Needed (no real vanagon content
Historical mailing list - ovalwindow
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:30:02 -0800
...Has original church key and radio block off plate. The interior is complete, w/ a few exceptions noted below. Window seals have all been...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:57:35 -0700
...If this was a beheading, it is the very messy amateur sort; >> nothing short of gruesome. >> >> The cylinder in question has the piston quite...
Re: Now: Thanks! (+ Report. Long.) Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? (and fuel press. regulator)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:04:28 -0500
...I wouldn't trust this engine to carry me around the block, without a good look inside. Using a more thorough approach can prevent...
With the Westy through central Europe, Part 2 Croatia
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:30:20 -0700
...Perhaps because while difficult to pronounce, at least the name is short and easy to remember. Perhaps also because it has a bridge from...
Re: wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sat, 15 May 2021 10:51:29 -0500
...It is a short assembly so all side-steering forces place > > large > > >> dynamic loads on the bearings. These bearings also get subjected to a...
Re: An Introduction and noise question
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 07:11:18 -0700
...But as long as you're taking the thing down to the short block for inspection purposes, you've got a great opportunity to...
Good luck Frank/archive use
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sun, 29 Sep 2002 21:53:49 -0700
...90% arterial blockage and now sporting two shape-memory alloy springs > in my critical plumbing. The white garbed individuals bustling around me > while my...
Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:19:27 -0700
...After a short talk he > > helped me put them back on my car. As for the busted windows, I'm still >picking > > glass out...
Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
Historical mailing list - M. Jade
Mon, 31 May 2010 19:45:31 -0700
...will make the stuff suck up to the screen and block it again. The 1.9 is also notorious for the main and cam...
Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:01:37 -0800
...But that would mean either a cracked block or head, or a bad > head > >gasket. I assume you checked the oil level, considering the...
Re: Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help
Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:46:09 -0700
...Of course, the > > first time it worried me seriously, but I was only a half a block from > > the house...
Re: I am not alone
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:42:55 -0600
...The > Seattle area has three VW dealers, one four blocks from the University of > Washington campus. They all sold a lot of campers over...
Re: Luggage Rack Seal- Report! (longish)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 11 May 2000 20:14:02 -0400
...the road." I sincerely doubt that an insulation bulb would completely block rainwater drainage; it just isn't that tight a seal. But it...
Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:00:02 -0500
...The short story is that I had a claim denied by VWofA. The person at VWofA said they had spoken to the service manager...
Re: 14" tires, report...
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Fri, 4 Nov 2016 10:02:50 -0600
...Studs also wear down very quickly on non-snow covered roads so their effectiveness is short lived. I live in the mountains in Colorado...
Re: When things gor real bad.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:39:35 -0700
...I thought that i had a conversion problem (engine surging), to cut that short the second transmission was defective and had no neutral or...
Re: Where do I place the floor jack ?
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 16:43:39 EDT
...The reason I prefer to jack at the points I described is that the jack only has to lift a short distance in order...
Re: weird idle...
Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
Mon, 6 May 2002 13:25:51 -0700
...hmmm) Long story short... I replaced them all... got great used parts (from NotaJeep) ... was really happy... while I was at it, I decided...
Re: Beyond Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:36:09 -0500
...it 1/3 as far or 1/3 as often. > > For short stays, day or overnight trips, daily driving, bike races and > windsurf outings...
Re: White smoke when cold-Thermostat
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 19 Jan 2014 22:14:08 -0500
...I said to the college student woman who owned it ...'You drive this 4 blocks the the Food Co-Op right ? " ( like a 5...
Re: List messages: Re: Starter for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:19:59 -0700
...on the dash for? > > >> What is the cord handing off the block near the bell housing? > > >> Where do I fill the washer tank from...
Re: List messages: Re: Starter for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:28:57 +0000
...on the dash for? >> What is the cord handing off the block near the bell housing? >> Where do I fill the washer tank from...
Re: With the Westy through Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Mon, 19 May 2014 11:18:36 -0400
...Via Michelin has routing options such as cheapest, shortest and "discovery". Many of these would instead of the new motorways and tunnels, take us...