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• '88 Vanagon poor idle when engine is first started
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:58:35 -0400
  ...My first stoplight is about a half mile from my house and by the time I reach that point, the engine will idle - though...
• Re: Initial start failures
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:44:04 -0400
  ...The engine starts out around >> 1k rpms then plummets and the engine finally stops running. >> >> Cheers, >> Harry >> >> On 08/24/2011 09:41 AM...
• Re: How safe is it?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 01:18:33 PDT
  ...i THINK i recall like 184 >feet, but it might have been lower. > >actually, i don't worry so much about stopping before i...
• Brake Light Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 15:00:45 -0400
  The other day, someone behind me at a stop light honked and told me that my brake lights were not working. I was grateful...
• Vanagon Syndrom - still, or is it???
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:31:57 -0400
  ...The engine starts and idles fine when cold, but after reaching operating temperature it cuts out at stops - like traffic lights. The engine responds...
• Re: Now it starts: racing idle
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:26:21 -0300
  ...After I was on the road for 10-minutes, I had to stop for construction. While stopped, the idle climbed to ~2000 RPM and...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:25:12 -0800
  ...No heat at stoplights. > > > > I believe the Thermostat in closed position sends all flow to the heater > > cores. That's why water cooled VWs...
• Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 05:51:58 -0700
  ...So, if you drive for 8 hours and stop for gas, stop for lunch, stop at the store for a six-pack of camping...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:08:59 -0700
  ...Brake Fade > Brake rotor "paint"? To stop brake squeal? Coat the friction surface of > brake pads with something, to stop brake squeal? I dunno...
• Re: odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 15 May 2011 23:47:39 -0700
  ...Doubt its the drive train b/c it is at stop out of gear. I'm starting to think it might be vacuum related...
• Re: Engine stop in 20 sec
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:43:36 -0500
  ...Engine stop in 20 sec > > >> Don't know for sure, but when it happened to me the answer was very >> simple. I cleaned ALL...
• Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:03:02 -0800
  ...The whole van and all it's contents are full of kinetic energy at speed...stop the van against something and all the loose...
• Re: transmiision problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 12:44:33 -0400
  ...Since it suddenly stopped with shifting/clutch actuation I would suspect the input shaft may have separated from the main shaft, especially if the...
• Re: mufflers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 13:33:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Get yerselves the Bus Stop catalog and stop overspending. -Kurt P.S. I ahve no connection with Rocky Mountain. No motivation except being a...
• Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Chris Braymen
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 01:52:12 -0400
  ...This isn't the kind of cutting out that makes m= e stop >by the side of the road. It only lasts a second...
• Re: '85 Westy Camper: What to watch for?
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 23:07:52 -0700
  ...On the second drive, it slowly rose to an acceptable level > (obviously, at the same time, the light stopped flashing) Ahem. that's not...
• Re: Disc brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 08:04:46 -0000
  ...float. > > >Does the floating caliper actually have superior stopping ability? > > They are indispensible for stopping you from drowning. > > >Any insight would be appreciated. > > I...
• Re: fire extinguishers, custom mounts etc
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 09:23:25 -0400
  ...The idea being that in the event of an engine fire, you could pull out the stoppers and aim your fire extinguisher through the...
• Re: Vanagon 89 Auto Carat Heating Up
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 11:02:54 -0500
  ...The temp gauge on > my camper usually reads higher in cooler weather than > in the middle of the summer, especially in stop in go...
• Re: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 20 May 2004 08:53:40 -0700
  ...a car crash (air stopped flowing means car has stopped suddenly), to prevent a fire or other possible hazzards. A safety feature that's...
• Re: Parking near New York City
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:51:26 -0700
  ...Tips to avoid crazy stop-n-go traffic on the way in/out of NYC would be a bonus. (the Vanagon doesn't like...
• heater, interrupted
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:12:26 -0800
  ...But! When I pull up to an intersection with a light or a stop sign, the temperature of the heated air starts dropping immediately...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:03:06 -0800
  ...The brakes mostly work ok driving around > but if I put the tranny in neutral as I slow for a stop the brakes will...
• Re: [F] Roman names
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 12:27:56 -0700
  ...So you people stop acting like a a bunch of glutei maximi! ;-) BenT
• Re: [F} Dwile Flonking
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 15:01:07 -0700
  ...wrote: > How in the world could I comment on that without being inappropriate?;-) > BenT > And when has that ever stopped anyone on a Friday?
• Re: gm stops reclamation program at same time as CAC Program delivers
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:08:56 -0400
  Have I missed some connection between General Motors and Vanagons? On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:03 -0700, "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: f/ Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 13:50:17 CST6CDT
  Scott writes: > According to Piaget linear concrete thinking stops being a problem at > about age 5 or 6 when we learn to use abstract...
• Re: cold weather leaks
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 16:39:27 -0500
  ...was told the head gaskets are blown, still doing some research tho- when the thing heats up the leak stops.. anyone else?? Thanks Joe
• Re: gun hiding?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:41:09 -0600
  >F&W "British Bulldog" .44 holstered on left ribcage when >driving/camping, on dash if stopped/when Ranger Rick comes by. > >From historic, walkable...
• Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:12:03 -0800
  Fight it nicely. Do your homework. Be pleasant and firm in court. There was no arresting officer. "You get tickets for getting caught not...
• lazy speedo
  Historical mailing list - insyncro
  Mon, 19 May 2003 15:18:45 -0400
  ...It happens from each stop, but returns each time. Is this a sign of wear or else? Thanks. dylan
• Re: Roadhaus - Need an Engine
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Thu, 6 May 2004 12:00:43 -0400
  ...Now, stop your morals and give him an engine...he he he. Regards. http://www.benplace.com
• Circumnavigation of Lake Superior
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 02:16:29 -0500
  ...Any advise or notable stops that any of you care to mention? TIA. -- Stephen Chillicothe OH
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:13:17 -0400
  ...He's supposed to stop by my house this evening. If so, I'll see if he can respond right away. Mike Houlton, Maine
• 1985 Vanagon - emergency/parking brake set-up
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:36:07 -0500
  ...Mine has stopped ratcheting and will not stay up - what gives? Any insights would be appreciated..... any photos/notes from your past repairs even...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:42:40 -0800
  I agree that stopping a westy is a matter of physics. I'm pretty comfortable with the concept of turning kinetic energy into thermal...
• Re: Don't Replaced that heater valve today!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 08:59:03 -0700
  ...Adding a single stop valve near the heater core in no way 'isolates a branch from the rest of the system'. Mark Firstname Lastname...
• Occasional Rough Running '86
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Fri, 11 Nov 1994 11:42:02 -0800 (PST)
  We have had several occasions where our '86 Westy suddenly began running VERY rough - as though it was going to stop - and after scaring...
• Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:05:02 -0500
  ...Photo ticket at stop lights > Here's what you need to do. Throw it away. Yes, just throw it away. They > can't charge...
• Re: Soft shackles
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:46:02 -0400
  Where do I learn to tie that stopper knot? On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote...
• Want bamboo sleeping mat
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:39:53 -0700
  ...But I sometimes go on business related excursions that require stopping in truck stops or Walmarts along the way which, in some cases, put...
• Re: Stopping the oil buzzer under the dash
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:21:15 -0400
  ...no change. > > Can anyone tell me how to just stop the infernal buzzing? > > Thanks, > > Jim
• Re: Bucking Clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 09 Jan 1997 14:42:37
  ...After I >have been driving in stop-and-go traffic for awhile, the clutch begins to >"chatter" when I try to start from a...
• 'Clown Around'
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 12:43:52 -0800
  ...when we had to stop, and find the problem. > No kidding - just recently drove from San Antonio heading West to beautiful downtown Del Rio...
• Re: [Re: Servicing AT/Diff/PS fluids]
  Historical mailing list - Greg Rich
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:14:36 EDT
  ...You might want to add a stop leak to the PS system, when I changed my fluid last month to Mobil 1 ATF it...
• parts transport: East Coast
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:54:08 -0800
  ...I'll be driving from North Central Florida (w/ planned stops in VA and DC) to New England (stops in CT, MA, RI, NH...
• Re: ROUTE 66 was Friday Curiousity
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 19:54:27 -0700
  ...if you take the time to pull over and stop you can visualize the old cars chugging along, they too would be stopping, stopping...
• Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:19:47 -0400
  ...When we made the first stop, for lunch, the refrigerator would not fire up on propane. If we stop for longer than 15 minutes...
• Re: Pop Top Heart Stopper
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 6 May 2002 23:31:13 -0400
  ...Pop Top Heart Stopper >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >One time many years ago, before I was married, I was making the trip from...
• Re: Cooling system weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 01:04:03 EDT
  ...When I stopped I noticed that the back window was sprinkled with coolant and the licence plate looked like someone had hit it with...
• Re: Mysterious Vanagon Problem - Will not move.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:08:36 -0400
  ...When attempting to back out of my parking space this morning, the van would roll about 5 feet, then stop. It felt as if...
• Re: Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 05:43:17 EST
  ...As suspected, a rivet had come loose, allowing the cable guide to fly off and stop working. Upon close examination, the attaching rivet is...
• Re: Ran out of gas ....now won't start ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:00:10 -0700
  ...It runs for a second or 2 when the key is first turned on and then stops unless the ECU thinks the engine is...
• Birthday
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Mar 2011 11:43:19 -0500
  ...NAVY DEPARTMENT FRANCES E BEIERL DELIVERED OF YOUR CHILD USNH CHELSEA MASS AT 1252 THIS DAY 5 MARCH 1951 STOP. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DOING...
• Re: Van-Cafe = Awesome!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:02:11 -0700
  ...be looked up in wiki is totally unacceptable. > > "lagniappe". > > This needs stop stop immediately :) > > > larry > roadhaus.com > > > > > On Sep 23, 2010, at 11:18...
• Re: 12v Crock Pot
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 3 May 2010 09:28:30 -0500
  ...Having dinner all ready upon stopping for the night on a long road drive would be nice. DMc ---- Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• HELP ! '67 transmission
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 15:17:27 EDT
  ...However, when returning home along the highway yesterday, I stopped at a rest stop, and noticed immediately a growing puddle of transmission oil. I...
• Occasional Rough Running '86
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 11 Nov 94 13:27:28 PST
  ...as though it was going to stop - and after scaring us to > death would be OK after stopping and going again. ------------ Tale of woe...
• '81 Westy Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Charles F. Webb
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 23:02:21 +0000
  ...What is it and can Oil be coming out of it? The oil comes out when I stop, drips considerable and eventually stops. Any...
• Re: HERS (Human Element Recovery System)
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:55:40 -0700
  ...This at least shortens the stops. Cheers, Peter -----Original Message----- From: Chris Stann [mailto:ChrisS@INFORMS.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 9:13...