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  • Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:09:11 -0500
    ...It seems to 'dry out ' and stop >after a while. Jake, yours is probably the gauge. Leaky electrolytic cap that almost prevents the blink...
  • Re: best way to install a killer switch
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 4 Jun 2017 16:52:26 -0700
    ...piercing siren connected to any interior light, with a switch on the siren to stop it for you to you use the light... dan
  • Re: whale calving lagoons of Baja.
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:09:05 -0800
    how far from where? 550 miles from San Diego to San Ignacio - 11 hours non stop driving http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g150769-i82...
  • 2.1 WB Kickback on Shutdown
    Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
    Mon, 5 May 2014 06:50:12 -0700
    ...2.1 WB, the engine seems to "kickback" just as it's about to stop spinning. Any thoughts? Mike M Sent from my iPhone
  • Too hot? Spend summer in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:57:15 -0700
    ...com/2013/07/secret-revealed-northwest-has-best.htm l Don't need no stinkin' A/C here! Be sure and stop by . . . Stuart
  • Gasoline $$ :-(
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 18 May 2012 10:31:39 -0700
    On the way home from work last night I stopped for gas, had $13 in my wallet. That put 3 gallons in my bus...
  • Xmas morning feeling
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Fri, 25 May 2012 13:50:57 -0600
    I just stopped at the post office after work and 3 wonderful boxes of parts were waiting 1 from bus depot,1 from scott...
  • Re: how to stop a runaway prius
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:29:21 -0400
    My hero. What a F*@#%^g awesome display of traffic rage! If he was from Boston, he'd fit right in, but if he...
  • RE: Heater Ideas
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Thu, 09 Nov 1995 11:07:00 -0800 (PST)
    ...SET CAR=NODRIVE to stop screwing it up. Or else quit whining about it! Exxon et. al. only supplies YOUR demand! Steve Maher smaher...
  • Door goop (was EV hoods)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 3 Jun 1996 08:22:30 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I have found a good dose of elbow greese to remove the problem (although it does not stop it). Anybody else have any suggestions...
  • Re: Greetings Again & Overheat Help
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 19 Jul 1996 21:23:18 -0400
    The van dosen't overheat , though in stop and go traffic the temp. gauge rises rapidly. I figured that if I could manually bring...
  • Popping out of gear
    Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
    Fri, 28 Apr 1995 08:14:11 -0700 (PDT)
    My tranny has started popping out of 1st gear when I start from a dead stop. This is the only gear that this happens...
  • Great Job Guys!!
    Historical mailing list - Ric Golen DIGEST
    Fri, 18 Jul 1997 06:41:58 -0400
    ...Chris and Ron.....great job guys!!! Now all I have to do is to switch gears and stop typing "@lenti.med.umn.edu"....... Ric
  • Subject: Vanagon Trip to Hells Canyon
    Historical mailing list - MtnGal
    Mon, 3 Sep 2001 22:41:59 -0600
    ...That was a great picture by the tunnel! You might want to consider a stop along your way sometime in the future... Mtngal
  • Bars Stop Leak... Pros and Cons for "slight Head leak"
    Historical mailing list - Mark Johnson
    Sun, 3 Aug 2003 08:52:09 -0700
    I'm trying to buy time till I can afford a rebuilt or Conversion... Do you put it in the overflow tank or the...
  • Re: ENOUGH, ALREADY! (was Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?)
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:04:14 EST
    ...5) stop YELLING BenT
  • 89 carat for sale in southern pa...
    Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
    Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:41:11 -0500
    ...pmail me with any questions or to arrange to stop by and take it for a test drive.. thanks all, jess 89 carat http...
  • Re: Circumnavigation of Lake Superior
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:15:53 -0600
    ...Last time I was past we weren't able to stop. Jeff > > We were down your way last summer visiting the mounds. Anything else...
  • dog leg
    Historical mailing list - Neal Powers
    Mon, 24 Oct 2005 06:24:09 EDT
    IM restoring my 81 vanagon and if the part i think are dog legs one where the sliding door stops, one on driver side...
  • no emails please
    Historical mailing list - tom Bourne
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:43:43 -0800
    Gerry, How can I stop receiving emails from the Vanagon group? I have set my preferences with the Yahoo Vanagon overload group to "no...
  • Re: Vanagon ABS
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:43:47 +0100
    ...we stopped strait and true -- > the guy behind me in a 90's explorer did flip flops and oh my gosh i was > sure...
  • Re: Not idling up when AC turned on
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:08:23 -0500
    Jay Roth wrote: >This summer, the idle is NOT increasing and accelerating from a stop with >the AC on is hazardously slow. What is...
  • Re: Need input on radiator problem
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Wed, 7 Feb 2007 01:54:08 EST
    ...In situations when I came off the highway and was immediately stopped at a stop light or two the coolant temp would rise dramatically...
  • Re: bucking on deceleration...one problem after another
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:40:08 -0500
    ...It does > this when > I'm driving around town, between stop signs, and when coming off the > freeway, coasting to a stop in gear...
  • Re: IF Fire What Do?
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sun, 27 Sep 1998 16:51:46 -0400
    ...So to get to your question, I think that by the time you get the van stopped and you get back to the rear...
  • Re: Seam Rust - Both are 4 letter words
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sat, 21 Jun 2003 09:33:59 -0700
    ...The > rust check will wick up in all the seams and stop > the > rust, will not repair it, but it will stop it. I...
  • STRANDED
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Tue, 1 Apr 2014 16:51:43 -0400
    ...Anyhow, I was idling, shifted to R AMD the engine went dead stop. No power to 4-ways or anything else. Lights on dash...
  • Re: "Fall camping"
    Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
    Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:04:21 -0700
    ...Vanagon camping in the snow is not bad at all, especially when the snow stops and the sun comes out. > > cheers > > alistair > > > > > On 2012...
  • Re: Brakes still going to the floor
    Historical mailing list - Mark
    Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:18:18 -0400
    ...The pedal has pressure > but if you push hard enough (like a panic stop), the pedal goes to a metal > stop which I guess...
  • Re: Wacky Warning light
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 23 Jan 1995 23:14:04 -0600
    ...When i come to the >first stop sign (about 1,500 yds), the water warning light starts flashing and >the needle shoots off toward...
  • Re: fridge problems
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:50:30 -0700
    ...The last thing I'd want to do is worry about the frig tmp every time I stopped! James >Thankyou to all who responded...
  • Re: 85 westie steering noise
    Historical mailing list - Ralph Mcmillan
    Thu, 27 Mar 1997 23:54:52 -0000
    ...The two metal plates are supposed to rub together but if you put some grease on one of the rings it will stop the...
  • Re: Advertising ... TDI and Jettas
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Sat, 25 Apr 1998 02:56:37 EDT
    ...The interior is great, the fuel consumption is excellent, but quite frankly, when sitting in the car at a stop light, the idling engine...
  • Syncro running terrible
    Historical mailing list - TkJa
    Tue, 12 May 1998 01:06:42 EDT
    ...Also stalls when stopped at stop sign. We swapped out the air flow meter, no difference. We swapped the ECU, no diff. We unplugged...
  • Re: Propane fill valve / Euro American RV products
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:56:21 -0400
    ...Regarding the auto stop fill valve, though, the cost of replacement is roughly the same as the cost of a completely new tank that...
  • Re: Can we kill this?? --> Re: heads up on IE browser flaw
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:49:50 -0500
    ...Since you can't stop it when it's happening you might as > well blame people who are trying to prevent it. The solution...
  • Re: Coast toCoast
    Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
    Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:49:42 -0400
    ...I believe that I was stopped there as well but in the early 90's. On other fronts, me, my '91 Carat and the...
  • Re: Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
    Thu, 30 Jul 2015 01:58:28 -0600
    ...Drove on for a while and stopped at a rest stop (kids and their potty > breaks.) would not start after that. Feeling it was...
  • RE: Clean Fire Extinguishers
    Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
    Tue, 30 Apr 1996 08:44:09 -0700
    Ken, Unfortunately, you won't find a fire extinguisher that effectively stops = the fire and remains clean at the same time. Fire is the...
  • Re: Let's not let this happen again if we can
    Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
    Wed, 30 Aug 2000 18:17:05 -0700
    ...I can remember a few yrs ago in Fla this > happened a bunch of times one summer on some florida rest stops along I...
  • Re: SssssshhhhhhhhhhTHUNK!
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:14:11 EDT
    ...But FWIW I recommend a Gatoraid bottle if you're travelling solo and gonna spend a night in some rest stop on the side...
  • Re: You're Invited! Herbie & Friends Cruise Across America (A Little Long)
    Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
    Thu, 5 May 2005 17:36:12 -0400
    ...The main route will be east on I-10 to I-15 north to the > first lunch stop (about noon) in Barstow, CA, afterwhich...
  • Re: throttle body rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:16:43 -0700
    ...I have the updated switch and cam and have adjusted the throttle stop to the factory spec. Don't the bushings just wear out...
  • fuel leak - or not...
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
    Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:00:40 -0700
    ...It stops if the engine is stopped and then restarted, or within a couple of minutes if left running (while I try to get...
  • faltering engine, brake light
    Historical mailing list - Rob McGee
    Mon, 18 Nov 1996 07:13:15 -0700
    ...The faltering stopped, and the brake light went out! > >About forty miles later when I had to stop for a stop sign, the brake...
  • Re: Trip to New Mexico
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 14 Jan 1999 09:40:39 -0500
    ...The old "high road" trip will take from 4-5 hours depending upon how many stops you make -- and I do recommend you stop...
  • '91 Caravelle GL power door lock malfunction
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Fri, 12 May 2000 00:11:35 -0400
    ...Ideas? One other problem and I promise I'll stop writing and just read like I've been doing for this, my first week...
  • Re: Metalic brakes
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:24:21 -0600
    ...I never got the squeal out even after filing the edges, running the pads in with multiple slow stops, adding shims between the pad...
  • Re: is power steering fluid generic?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:18:42 -0400
    ...You could have had the wheels turned to the stops long enough to have sprayed a large amount on the underside ... then you saw...
  • Re: HELP: Engine stopped
    Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
    Thu, 7 Jul 2016 10:52:33 -0700
    ...2.1L Vanagon GL >> >> I drive it, and suddenly the engine stops and won't restart for about >> 10min. Then it starts and runs...
  • Re: CV problem?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sat, 2 May 2009 10:06:34 -0700
    ...Very noticeable at slower speeds while making > left hand turns, also sometimes I hear it when starting out from a complete > stop, > > the vehicle...
  • '77 f.i. stalls when hot
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 03 Jun 1996 09:29:16 -0400 (EDT)
    Volks, When I drive more than about 40 miles non-stop, the van runs great, no prob. But if I turn off the engine...
  • Oil plug stripped, fix needed
    Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
    Fri, 18 Jul 1997 11:49:44 -0700
    ...a wing nut device ther was holding a rubber stopper in place. This thing holds the life blood of the engine in. I wiggled...
  • Brake troubles - need opinions...
    Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
    Fri, 6 Oct 2000 07:45:45 -0500
    ...Peddle was mush, with no stopping effort, to a certain point, about half-way thru the distance between normal, at rest position, and the...
  • Re: antifreeze and stop leak
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:12:33 -0700
    ...antifreeze and stop leak > Can someone tell me what's the difference between the green stuff and the > orange? My Westy came with the...
  • Recommended Repair Shops -Eastern Canada
    Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
    Fri, 5 Jul 2002 08:44:19 -0500
    ...In support of those "unplanned" stops along the way, I've been compiling a list of recommended VW repair facilities. The Vanagon.com recommended...
  • Sink Pump
    Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
    Wed, 17 Jul 2002 11:31:45 -0400
    ...Some water came out and the pump was running, after 5 seconds it stopped. I assumed the pump had gone or a fuse so...
  • Re: vacuum servo question
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Wed, 4 Jun 2003 07:17:45 -0400
    ...Eric Craig wrote: >Hello all, > >I can't STOP buying new components for my braking system on my 81 van with >a hydraulic clutch...
  • Re: Horn, why won't it stop blowing?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
    Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:19:24 EST
    ...My hore started beeping on my 83 jetta while i was in trafic stoped at a light. You all guised it. I was behind...
  • ADMINISTRIVIA - Re: Safety Tips for Women
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Tue, 13 May 2008 20:56:30 -0700
    ...action, but doesn't tell you what day (and year) to stop. Stop forwarding hysteria!" Please reread http://gerry.vanagon.com/info/etiquette.html...