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• Re: Question about 2.1 cylinder and head question
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:16:20 -0500
  ...My conclusion... -Head gasket job:I agree on replacing the head gasket when an external leaks occur....but not when a internal leak is...
• Re: fridge....saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:14:50 EST
  ...But say I do get it to work with an external tank...and I can connect the blue, brown and black wires (as you...
• Re: Hanging Clutch Disc
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:34:04 -0800
  ...Basically it comes down to.........'usually that is' ..........whether it's external to the bell housing, like hydraulics. Or if not that............then you...
• Re: Mr Heater
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 06:56:04 -0800
  ...I hate the external under-van tanks, had one on a Dodge camper..A pain to have to always go fill that up in...
• Re: AFM and idle issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:09:56 -0700
  ...with a 2.1 case, “2.2 pistons”, and digijet wiring/externals. > > Skip > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 23, 2023, at 8:05...
• Re: Propex HS2211 heater
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 06:51:44 -0800
  ...I'm not detracting from the external mount option. I think that is a good solution as well. But I think it requires a...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:20:53 -0700
  ...all the air out of the system... > > I did have another external leak that I fixed- but something just doesn't > seem right. > > Just...
• 69 camper
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Tue, 2 Aug 94 09:36:56 EDT
  ...Like, what does that external 120 volt plug go to? Does the cot on top really have a tendency to fall in older buses...
• try again: Re: '64 Deluxe Engine #?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:50:25 -0400
  ...It could be that the PO used the previous motor to drive an external generator (or other contraption) and put a few too many...
• Re: Acckk! My gear juice is *blue*...
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:59:00 -0700
  ...that my 17mm allen wrench doesn't fit > > because all that external shift crap is in the way. > > I cut the allen down with...
• Re: [Syncro] re: Auxiliary heating of a Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 23:03:28 -0800
  ...This is a 2800 watt (9560 btu/hr) unit, not much larger than the Carver externally, with self-diagnostics and thermostatically-controlled temperature. Pricing...
• Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:58:55 -0500
  ...maybe there should be an external charging connection and some circuitry to run an 'empty - full' gauge along with an auto shutoff so it...
• Re: Non-stock ignition coils/plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:09:36 -0500
  ...Standard coils use a fixed dwell and many even need an external resistor. At best, you will burn up the coil. At worst, you...
• Re: Useful Westy Accessory on Closeout
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:20:11 -0400
  ...The second connection (with extra hose) allows you to run > external > propane devices such as a gas grill from your Westy tank, from up...
• Re: Diesel schmiesel...i'm thinking of going electric
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Mon, 26 May 2008 20:36:11 -0700
  ...If city busses had their own batteries, they would be too heavy, which is why they use the external power supply, like subways. Robert...
• Re: A good ham setup
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:20:20 +0000
  ...I do not have an external antenna and for the most part I >don't need it. I have external HF and 6m antenna...
• Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:56:45 -0500
  ...Millee's Sally ('85 with T-A) had gross fatigue on every pin of the external connector but none at all anywhere else. My...
• Re: Is there anybody out there?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:04:27 -0800
  ...This allowed me to >>> remove the JBL external unit clutter from the dash. >>> >>> Sunny and spring like out here in Sacramento. Sorry for those...
• Re: Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 13:06:27 -0400
  ...I've done the same trip in other vans without an external oil cooler and not suffered any ills. I know that's no...
• Re: 85 muffler question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 23:18:46 -0400
  ...about is "strain relief" -- at least in the sense of an external device such as would be used where a wire enters a piece...
• Center console (was: Re: Solar Panels and VW cigarette lighter)
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:13:54 -0400
  ...I don't smoke, but an external plugin for a permanent console is, shall we say, ghetto. :) I'll take pictures of the installation...
• Re: Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Wed, 14 May 2008 20:06:06 -0700
  Blow out -- you want to exhaust the heat from the rear of the refrigerator. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus...
• Re: Sliding door -- 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:30:01 +0000
  ...that two guys are needed to guide the door onto an external support while the old hinge is removed and new hinge put on...
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 11:59:04 -0700
  ...0700, Zeitgeist wrote: > > > > > I obsessively use anti-seize on nearly all > > external fasteners, > > > > > > > > But what kind anti-seize to use on the exhaust port...
• Westy WOES...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 11:04:46 -0700 (MST)
  ...I have a counterbalanced crank, a higher volume oil pump, and an external spin-on type oil filter. I've been using 10W-40...
• Re: Westy Propane Tank Adaptation
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 06:09:57 -0800
  ...It is my intent to run the hose outside of the bus...using the lantern for external use only. I have two wild kids...
• radiator fan question
  Historical mailing list - Rob MacLeod
  Thu, 20 May 1999 12:56:23 -0600
  ...touch--I mean I could easily hold my hand on the external metal, but only just. I tried scanning the archives for info but...
• Auto Trans/Towing
  Historical mailing list - Robert A Pal
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 11:05:32 -0500
  ...I could see external leaking so I drained ATF, thoroughly cleaned the pan, screen and replaced the gasket with new. It cearly doesn't...
• RE; B/W darkroom work while on the road/camera people help
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bolton
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:50:08 +0930
  ...film jiggled back and forth by rotating the developing reel with external wheel. Just load in daylight and rinse, develop, fix, rinse in daylight...
• Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer? Oil preesure-temparature guages!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 10 May 2012 17:37:33 -0400
  ...15:15 Scott Chapman <scott@MISCHKO.COM> napisał(a): > Suggestions on purchase and installation of the oil temp, pressure, and > external oil cooler? > > I...
• Re: Possible...Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:45:42 -0700
  ...the heads have several leak modes ....they seldon to to immediate significant external leaks in my experience... 'never' even. fresh engine ...might be more...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:48:43 -0700
  ...model the internal leakage (or schmutz on the board, the >> proposed "external" portion of the leakage) then you got a voltage >> divider >> which will...
• Re: Coolant Refill Bottle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 97 19:29:15 EDT
  ...This catches some external leaks. (Large) front heater core, valve and hose leaks can sometimes be seen by looking under the dash (instrumentbrada) on...
• Re: converting a 2.1 to 1.9
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:31:51 -0400
  ...who has rebuilt a 2.1 long block, using 1.9 >> externals - water pump, thermostat housing, etc. The Bentley says the >> cases are the...
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:33:02 -0800
  In the boating world they use a special external protection device added to the alternator terminals to prevent damage if the battery is disconnected...
• Re: Internal Pictures of ECU's and ISCU's
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:06:37 -0400
  ...251 907 393D Earlier US models > >All worked with an additional external ICV (Idle Control Valve). > >A completely different design (no ICV) was used...
• Re: Not all USB are created equal.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 2 May 2021 22:00:22 -0700
  ...Definitely overkill for your needs, but I also use it to troubleshoot external devices and hubs being connected to computers, so it's been...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 12:55:13 -0500
  ...that has only 2 wire connections. > But the factory added an external resistor to slow it down for a low > speed setting and often...
• brake booster diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 13:22:11 CST6CDT
  ...The leak will be through > either the check valve or an external leak. To test for a > malfunction of the check valve, close the...
• Re: Extra gas tank for weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 06:41:35 -0700
  ...tank for the beetle, internal filler (30" x 16 3/4" x 10"), or the super beetle, external filler (33" x 20" x 7...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:48:32 -0800
  ...monitor fuel economy, injector duty cycle, knock sensor timing retard onset. (external to dash) Altimeter, barometer, body axis tilt horizontal and vertical, left and...
• Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 Jun 2015 01:31:48 -0400
  ...Does the 1985 have the same arrangement? If so, >are there any external test points where one could use a volt/ohm >meter to...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:51:02 -0500
  ...However, when I put in a Ten Cent Life external oil cooler, that came with a very high quality rubber snorkel to replace my...
• (Fwd) brake booster diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 16:00:15 CST6CDT
  ...The leak will be through > either the check valve or an external leak. To test for a > malfunction of the check valve, close the...
• HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - by way of Ron Lussier
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:12:06 -0700
  ...I do want it to run cooler and am thinking of installing an external oil cooler. But not anymore, not if I dont get...
• Trumatic heater
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:09:53 -0700
  ...The PO never installed a second house battery, so the heater is set up to run off the main battery or an external rechargeable...
• Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 20:54:42 -0700
  ...What do you mean by BTDT? Go through the whole head > gasket > > > > replace scenario or just re-seal them externaly like I'm trying...
• Re: Solenoid Fix (was: How to turn the van over from the back)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:16:54 -0700
  Yes, you can rig up an external relay. if the problem is a lack of voltage getting to the solenoid. Sometimes the problem is...
• Re: Deep in the Abyss... a Tranny fill plug!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:10:00 -0500
  ...the vise-grips or a pair of channel > locks on the external part of the plug that sticks out past the case. > Yes, I...
• Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 06:59:36 -0500
  ...Anyway, that was his story. > >Is there a way to fill my westy tank from this external tank? > >Thanks, > >Jim
• Re: shur power 1315 wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:28:05 -0800
  ...Some people somehow seem to decide that the ground is only for use when one of the other 2 external connection options are used...
• Re: � � � Anyone upgraded the horn?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:13:44 -0800
  ...Had to remove them to get the external oil cooler anyway. Much more sophisticated tone. I had previously "adjusted" the tone on my '67...
• Re: vc question on syncro / I stand corrected
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:01:54 -0800
  ...It is external on some vehicles like the rabbit you show on your site but on the vanagon its inside the diff. Hey nice...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:39:30 -0700
  ...Same for this > external oil cooler I put on -- it has no fan, depends on air coming down > the side vent, so slow travel...
• Re: transmission types vs codes
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:28:08 -0500
  ...The external case is also different with the DK having a stronger > >>casting. > >> > >>Mark > >> > >>AD Felder wrote: > >>>I have a type 091 4-speed...
• Re: EuroVan syncro TDI / sharan url
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 14:36:14 -0500
  ...cct_tom_niksch@CLASSIC.MSN.COM at EXTERNAL Date: 3/12/98 1:32 PM http://4wd.sofcom.com/News/1998/980224.VW.html...
• Addition engine cooling thoughts and ramblings...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 13 May 2002 21:44:04 -0700
  ...The local wrecking yard has some 2.3L Audis in it with the external air -> oil coolers mounted on them. The cooler is pathetically...
• Re: Turbo Vanagon - Audi 5000 CS Turbo Engine, OFF LIST INFO PLEASE!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 22:38:16 -0800
  ...Also, the 2.2L "MC" motor has an external timing sensor that uses the Audi flywheel's timing marks for references. This is why...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: How To Test Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 13:10:13 -0500
  ...And semiconductor devices can and do fail with no visible external signs. A first thing to try in many cases is to simply reflow...
• RE : Ticked Off at oil filter adaptors
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:35:22 -0500
  ...I used a speed shop block off plate for the filter mount on the engine and then ran teflon hoses to an external in...