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Re: Back to Texas but only running on 3 - FIXED!
Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:18:40 -0600
...It didn't seem loose when I pulled it off but something like that just might have been the cause. thanks again and again...
Re: throttle cable
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:22:59 -0500
...Loosen the cable on the throttle body and you can pull it out through the engine compartment. They cables are only about $5.00...
Re: 2.1 distributor drive gear installation question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:07:31 -0500
...By the way, any one messing with a distributor gear and lacking a puller might try pulling out the little spring atop the gear...
Re: Engine running COLD
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:10:24 -0700
...Pmail me. | |If the symptom goes away when you pull the relay, pull the level |sender from the pressure bottle and clean the pins...
Re: Front wheel bearings (rabbits)
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Fri, 21 Jul 1995 13:43:52 -0600 (MDT)
...I had already assumed that the wheel and the CV joint would need to be pulled so I'm not surprised that it took...
Re: how to pull pilot bearing on 86 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:42:31 -0700
...Does the flywheel have to come off to pull it? I have rented a > pilot bearing puller, but it doesn't seem to want...
Looking for diesel vanagon water pump pulley and shims
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 6 Jun 2017 15:26:11 -0400
...Eventually the van was moved to a new shop and they are finishing up the install but the water pump pulley halves and the...
Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:41:30 -0600
...If you look at page 19.4 of the Vanagon Bentley it shows how the pulley comes apart and where the shims go. To...
Re: Stealth Vanagon Camping
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:14:28 -0800
...way that > your reflectors don't reflect. > > I usually pull off the road, then pull off the side road, then get behind a > tree...
Re: Bluestar Zbed in Richmond CA pick N pull
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:16:17 -0700
...Bluestar Zbed in Richmond CA pick N pull typical california van, no rust on body or seams. sliding door big dent.� (probably from PNP...
May need help in Indy parting out a van on Sunday
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:37:29 -0400
...I'm giving the body to a list member but would like to pull all usable parts first. We are going to pull it...
Free Vanagon parts in trade for labor
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 24 Aug 1997 16:51:04 -0400
...Don't have time to pull these parts. If anyone or ones near the Philadelphia area were willing to pull these parts for me...
Re: tranny mount responsibility?
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Tue, 25 May 1999 20:42:08 -0500
...Loosening it helps the >transmission/engine assembly to rotate down at the rear so the engine can >be pulled out under the rear apron...
Three questions on ignition timing.
Historical mailing list - Thormod Nordahl
Mon, 25 Sep 2000 13:46:51 +0200
...Is the notch on the belt pulley at TDC or at 5 degrees ahead of TDC 2. Same question for the mark on the...
Who is interest in getting Front wheel pull through studs made for 2wd vanagons?
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 23:57:09 EST
...If they can make the pull through studs, that can simplify a lot of custom rim applications. Plus it would enable you to have...
Re: Parking Brake ?
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 08:10:25 -0600
John, I'd check the parking brake cables underneath the van first, then pull the rear drums to see of the parking brake cable...
Axle Flange Seals
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:03:44 +0000
...Besides buying a seal puller, is there any other trick that might get them out? I've seen a few examples where screws are...
Re: pop up camper
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 22 May 2006 15:44:24 -0400
...I call it a floptop 'cause after you pull the vinyl cover, you flop each side out which pulls the canvas up and the...
Re: Remving the camping equipment and a source for paint
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:55:17 -0500
A little tip on pulling the fridge and stove. If you want to leave the propane lines attached to the tank you can dremel...
Re: Oil sensor question 2.1
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:47:09 -0400
It's the pulley, not the flywheel, just so you know :-) It's the grey one. Ben
Re: Type 2 w/ Rabbit engines?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 22 Nov 1994 15:46:01 -0400 (EDT)
He was pulling your leg!!! If you read his last post he confesses to his "crime". Ric
Re: Crank Pulley (more)
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Tue, 9 Dec 1997 17:25:50 EST
Put is in gear and put the emergency brake on or chok the wheels. Ken Wilford John 3:16
Re: Vanagon Security Challange... Was RE: How to break into....
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 31 Oct 1998 21:05:49 CST
one old hellicopter pilot trick ... pull the fuse that powers the fuel pump. :)
camping spots in wny
Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:23:24 EDT
can anyone recomend a nice pull in place to sleep in your vannywagon in the scenic wny area? joe
dash removal times
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:57:27 -0800
Ok, start the watches, I am pulling the dash out, 86 Syncro dash with diff lock control panel too. Mark
Tiico flame thread (was: Re: Fw: reply
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Mar 2003 02:20:12 EST
i give this thread till tomorrow morning before Tom C. pulls the plug on it.. chris
Georgia Salvage yards
Historical mailing list - John Houser
Fri, 2 Jan 2004 19:41:43 EST
Volks, I need recommendations pick and pull salvage yards in Georgia that have vanagons. TIA, John Houser, Jr. 84 Westy
Re: Gear Selector must be pulled left to start...
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:36:33 -0500
Try starting it in neutral.You can do this till spring,if need be.
Re: Help with Timing of Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:07:55 -0600
...I did notice the pulley does have some partial holes in the back of the pulley that might represent something. I believe this is...
Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Mon, 23 May 2005 17:38:45 -0400
...I :::just happened to luck out, as the coolant hose on my '88 split just as I :::was :::pulling into my driveway - low speed...
diesel Vanagon v-belt blues
Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
Sat, 15 May 1999 20:23:24 -0700
...I finally got it over the pulley but then when I went to tighten the bolts on the pulley on the waterpump, I saw...
Fwd: [Syncro] Junk yard Suburu conversion
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:58:44 -0700
...Re: [Syncro] Junk yard Suburu conversion was High pressure > power steering line. > > it's at the u pull it at tower and colfax. The...
Re: 71 Westy and Door Handles
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Sep 1995 17:16:56 -0600
...To all, I am stuck with the problem on both the drivers and passengers door that if the door is locked and you pull...
Engine Ideas ('71 Bus)
Historical mailing list - Captain
Sun, 29 Sep 96 20:56 EST
...I'll be getting a trailer hitch and pulling a very small pop up camper. Don't ask.. it's for my wife! I...
Re: 1.9L Timing
Historical mailing list - Michael Hobbs
Thu, 14 Sep 2000 06:58:28 -0400
...When I added a salvaged A/C system several years ago I replaced the pulley. The pulley has two marks on it, the one...
Re: [Re: Is it safe to pull out the chrome window strips?]
Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 15:43:22 MDT
...Is it safe to pull out the chrome window strips? > Pull the chrome out. It'll surely make your Vanagon go much faster and...
Re: really stupid oil filler question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:31:56 -0700
...The extension pulls out from inside of this piece. You gotta grab the very end, which is kinda knurled, and pull it out from...
Re: head work
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:46:32 -0600
On early Split and Bay busses up to 79 the engines need to be pulled to replace the heads. On Vanagons you can replace...
my'88 weekender...
Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
Mon, 8 May 2006 10:11:53 EDT
...I pulled some parts and sell/sold them on eBay. I want to give the Vanagon.Com people the first opportunity to take advantage...
Re: Preventable A/C leak
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Sat, 10 Jul 1999 15:44:46 -0400
...I might suggest that you pull the grille on your Vanagon if you have A/C and see if you have the same potential...
Re: Golf Alternator?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:57:24 -0700
...To use the Golf alternator on the Vanagon, simply swap the pulleys from one to the other. The nut holding the pulley on was...
FS: 2.1 engine - Ottawa area
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 08:22:50 EDT
...Pulley seal new with standard Vanagon 3 belt pulley installed. I have driven it daily and to Quebec City, Boston and Watkins Glen, approximately...
Re: camping spots at 9:00 PM
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:49:27 -0400
...Fortunately in BC, Alta, :::Sask, you can usually pull over pretty much anywhere you want. Actually, that's not so hard in the US...
Tip needed on accessing license plate bulb
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:08:39 -0400
...I took off two screws and then tried to gently pull on the plastic cover to get it off. I was unsuccessful. I would...
Re: Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:41:47 -0600
...They said they had a bus converted into a motor home and they pulled the Westy. Then they'd leave the big rig parked...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:46:31 -0700
...The drivers side can be reached > without pulling the dash which is why your passenger side is the one that > broke, that darn Murphy...
Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 21 May 2012 16:06:02 -0700
...thing (I also have the Stancor aux battery charging relay) to pull in when I first rev the engine after starting. It has a...
Re: I need three black plastic heater control levers...
Historical mailing list - Ryan Johnson
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:57:06 -0700
...Broke mine. >> > > I haven't got any...but if things are as I suspect, you'll know next > time to pull on the shaft...
Re: Hatch struts
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Apr 1994 10:01:33 -0600
...It might be a couple of pounds harder to pull the door down, but "harder to pull down" is better than "won't stay...
85 westy steering problems
Historical mailing list - George T. Allen
Mon, 15 May 2000 14:31:07 -0400
...My problem is that my van steering pulls severly to the right. This was not a problem when I first got the van (2...
Re: [DIESEL] [Diesel] Injector Pump is leaking...
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sat, 20 Oct 2001 11:27:38 -0700
...For what > it's > worth, pulling the cold start lever is a Herculean task - although I don't > know > if it's the cable...
Re: Snow on the roof
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 07:07:35 -0500
"as anyone tried covering the roof with a tarp and then pulling the tarp off at the end of the storm" This is a...
Low beams don't work
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:11:45 -0600
...I pulled back and the high beams came on, then tried low beams again and nothing. I had to drive with high beams the...
Re: Headlight switch help
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:37:53 -0800
...Depress and pull the switch out. Expect a lot of jiggling and maneuvering. You can simplify this a lot, especially getting the switch back...
Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
Historical mailing list - jon
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:54:57 -0800
...I can't see any good way to use a large puller. The backing plate would have to be bent to get the hooks...
Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 18:20:56 -0500
...Yet Another Head Pullin' Question. OK, just the other night I pulled a head off my "spare " 1.9 motor, and I can't...
Re: Alignment, Anyone out there?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:25:00 -0400
...They are nice guys, but skills are questionable. >> >> After recent work van was pulling slightly to the right. >> >> After alignment, the same. >> >> Also, shop...
Re: Everything peachy with vanagon.com foil replacement except...
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:48:32 -0500
...No luck. > > Pulled the connector and shorted the pins. No luck. > > Pulled the cluster, reset ll the T14 connector contacts. No luck. > > Checked the...
Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
Historical mailing list - Karl
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 15:35:49 -0400
...It is suggested that one pulls the ground from the battery while > working (ie removing) electrical items but as the ground on my auxiliary...
Syncro Engine PULL Questions
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 27 Apr 1998 20:22:28 -0400
Gettin ready to pull the engine in Pat H's '90 Syncro Westy in a few weeks for heads (as bad as I've...