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• Re: Parts needed: '87
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 4 May 2008 19:50:57 -0700
  ...washer fluid tank >Windshield washer pump >Rear hatch lock cylinder and pushbutton >Power mirror switch >Power window switches > >Anyone have any to sell? > >Bill
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:37:41 -0400
  ...The make sure you lubricate the seals again to push the reservoir back on. It was not that bad of a job. Pascal '84Westy
• Extend-A-Stay valve
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:54:19 -0400
  ...I'm really worried about pushing the lines over another 2 inches, it looks like they'll kink up. Any suggestions? Thanks, Bryan
• Re: Rear Brake set up-The spacers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:35:33 -0400
  ...Adjust the push rod to >> take up the slack but do not actually push out the shoes. Now notice >> how the hand brake can...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:18:03 -0400
  ...when you push forward on the gear shift lever, the pivot under the floor translates that motion to a smaller(and with more force...
• Re; '82 with hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 14:03:45 -0600
  ...I still always tend to park on a decline, just to help with the push start. Although I have also had to push start...
• Re: No, but here's a good reason to do it
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:33:51 -0500
  What about pusher motor homes? Motor homes get only a few seat belts. Mine can sleep 7 on beds but it only has 4...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:38:44 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Re: Calling all Syncro...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 27 May 2001 12:22:08 -0500
  ...I re-push rod tubed it > two years ago, and it has run synthetic ever since. Platinum quads/K&N, > good exhaust, SA wheels...
• Re: Speakers and Door handles....Oh My
  Historical mailing list - Michael L. Smith
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 10:11:34 EDT
  ...You may need to push the door seal a little out of the way to get to it. But you do not need to...
• Re: Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 12:52:51 EST
  Think of your engine as a Vanagon trying to push air out of the way going down the road. Now think for your throttle...
• Re: drivers door lock
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 19:06:13 +1200
  ...Like >Terry wrote, I cannot push the drivers door lock button from the inside but >I can use the key to lock the door...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 02:25:41 +0100
  >Some guy on the Internet put a ram air intake behind the grille of >his Geo Storm and found that if he pushed in...
• Re: Walmart camping
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 21:01:23 -0800
  ...i think the 40 foot diesel >> pusher types use walmart like mcdonalds. if there is no sign prohibiting >> camping or overnight parking you can...
• Re: Mobil 1 oil change interval
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 31 May 2004 21:28:50 -0700
  ...The engine temps and oil requirements on the ole simple push rod wbx do not require the benefits of synthetic. I couldn't disagree...
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:41:49 -0600
  ...Maybe that is > what happened, and it found someplace to spray out? Maybe the OP sensor > between the pushrod tubes? Any other ideas? >> > > The...
• Bent Valve Part II
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 18:30:59 -0400
  ...In order to get the van the one mile back to my drive way, I took out the push rod to the stuck valve...
• Re: Coolant Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:00:19 -0700
  ...Coolant Question > In a message dated 9/5/2000 6:55:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > macmillan@HOME.COM writes: > > > remove the pushrod shields...
• Re: What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:18:09 -0400
  ...Or perhaps, not being able to read the directions, I found a way to use it? When I push the antenna all the way...
• Re: Syncro Sonata
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:24:09 -0700
  ...With the clutch pedal pushed in (clutch > disengaged) things are normal. With the clutch pedal released (clutch > engaged) I have a rattling, banging sound...
• Re: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:59:18 -1000
  ...but the first >> pedal-push is smooshy and close to the floor. The second pedal push seems >> to "pump it up" and feel higher...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 May 2011 17:23:58 -0700
  ...bits. | |Can someone tell me how the lower end of the Push Rod is |captured in the upper hole of the Relay Lever? | |I...
• Re: '85 vanagon fuse #14 - again
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:24:35 -0700
  ...My Doka has no push option, nor does it pull down to an intermittent setting. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Headlight question (ignition "lock")
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:48:40 +1200
  ...You could lock the driver's door by pushing down the knob, but to push the knob down you had to hold in the...
• Re: cleaning engine upsets throttle body switch
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:53:31 -0500
  ...An NO switch 'turns on' when you push the little lever, NC 'turns off' when you push the lever. So, if they are both...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 22 Oct 2015 08:03:51 -0700
  Mine are for sure leaking. But I need to dig in there to swap out a lifter that is stuck. (Yes, tried all of...
• For you paddlers--a petition
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:52:58 -0500
  ...The link is <http://www.change.org/petitions/alabama-scenic-river-trail-push-back-against-closing-alabama-river-locks-to-recreational-traffic> Sent from...
• Power Locks- Rear Hatch Stuck Shut!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 10:18:22 -0500
  ...The button is "pushed in" and won't pop back out. Any suggestions? -Craig
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 18:03:57 -0500
  ...Jim On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote: > Gosh, I just push the button and the window...
• Re: Cruising Speed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:58:50 -0700
  ...70-75 if I really push it, which is seldom. Don Hanson On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula...
• Re: Friday Statistically Probable Assumptions Based on Observed and
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 07 Jan 1995 23:56:33 EST
  >so come on, you Unknowns!! lemme know what manner of buses you have/hold >or drive/pull/push/live-in. :) let's get those...
• Re: 2.5 litre upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 19:46:07 -0500
  ...For high performance use, type 4 solid lifters and push rods to eliminate problems with the hydraulics.
• Odometer rerpair, 1985
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Sun, 19 May 1996 15:02:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I think it is related to the trip meter which, when you push the button, clears to zero, but then only moves 1 to...
• Re: easiest way to break into a vanagon ;<) was Re: HELP...keys
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 23:59:52 EST
  I always found that if you leave the button for the hatch turned so you can just push it in, you can always get...
• Re: '80 Westy- EGR counter reset
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 09:56:24 -0500
  ...On my 82 there is a circular hole that I push in a screwdiver or similar device to reset the counter. Just look underneath...
• aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:32:06 -0500
  ...Will the 1.6L NA diesel engine be able to push enough? Bradley Flubacher State College, PA '81 diesel rabbit '82 diesel westy '82...
• Re: oh shit, here we go again
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:18:16 -0500
  ...Roll down a hill or get some Mexicans to push you, they love doing that sort of thing :=) >>Actually, white-bread Midwesterner folk find...
• Re: Need help - will not crank
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 03:43:04 -0500
  > radio, and lights all worked...it started ok using a reverse push start.. Check the electrical wires going into your alternator. Mine has come...
• Re: SV: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:45:45 -0400
  Hey man, I wouldnt try to turn the tube. Like you say,a leak risk. Dont use the jb weld in the 2 tubes...
• Re; will it fit in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 22:33:10 EST
  ...Remove your tires and put on old bare rims and push it in I have done this several times to get a van in...
• Re: Do I need a new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:43:32 -0400
  ...Sometimes through the push rod tube seals.
• Re: Auto conversion to Manual?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 18 May 2007 20:35:33 -0700
  > " You can't push-start an automatic" > > That's the deal killer right there. Fifteen miles up a logging road in BC > with a...
• Re: Creek crossing (rainy day) blues
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 23:36:54 -0500
  ...However, it would start and immediately run fine with a push start from my wife (with our Chevy van). The van would then start...
• Re: Coolant Service Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 02:46:43 +0800
  ...You can't push water from the overflow tank to the radiator through that hose either. Some coolant may flow through the automatic transmission...
• Re: 88 GL - Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:54:37 -0600
  ...Adjust the push rod to take up the slack but do not > actually push out the shoes. Now notice how the hand brake can...
• Passed two cars today...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 21:07:13 -0700
  ...I just checked the oncoming and the mirrors then pushed down on the go pedal and ....accelerated up to about 70. Same on the...
• Re: spring/wire in pop top lift handle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:39:16 -0800
  ...It's hard to push up. The gas lifters in the rear of the pop top don't seem to work as well as...
• Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 19:20:24 -0500
  ...http://tinyurl.com/2e3ev52 > > With P-side coolant pipe UN-clamped, tank loosely in place, pushing up > on tank moves pipe up. Pipe clamped...
• Re: swaybars
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 10:33:13 -0800
  ...A stiffer rear will help that end come around and a stiffer front will help that end push. At the limit I would much...
• Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:00:24 -0700
  curious what this might mean : "Doesn't even push blue." like the tail pipes don't turn blue ? or what ? better make sure fweem...
• Re: My Son needs YOUR help in getting his Dad's van back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 08:52:38 -0700
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/brake-hardware It's not hard to clean up the old push rods. On 6/6/17, Stuart MacMillan...
• Re: Help with input shaft on tranny
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 16:49:03 -0700
  ...The splinned sleeve must be pushed far enough so that it no longer bridges the joint in the input shaft. Then the end part...
• Re: Defiant power door locks
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:25:48 -0700
  ...either locking via pushing the lock knob or the key from the passenger side works as expected. 4. the sliding door and the rear...
• trouble with sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:56:41 -0400
  ...you open your sliding door, then push down on the outside handle, you'll find that your push doesn't need much force. It...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:58:23 -0400
  ...Only problem I had was getting over Monarch Pass I pushed it a bit hard and had the temperature buzzer kick in. Gave it...
• Re: stuck lifter
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:16:15 -0400
  ...Once you find the offender then you could buy one lifter and an expandable push rod tube to fix it without taking too much...
• Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:07:03 -0500
  ...For some time, it's been a little > "touchy" when you push in on > the button to roll the trip meter back to zero...
• Re: Not mine, though I wish it was
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:56:20 -0700
  ...vwvortex.com/showthread.php?6987749-FS-87-Syncro-Get-Away-Camper-BOSTIG-%28reduced-to-sell-asap!%29-34k-BC-Canada > > > > woody > "keep on pushin"
• Re: Good Price On Streets & Trips NVC
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:39:02 -0800
  ...S&T is not so good with things like Forest Service capgrounds but with external POI files loaded as pushpins You can get very...
• Re: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 17:51:06 -0400
  ...the valve movement and it's pretty stiff when trying to push the >> valve. > > Sorry, it's too funny to let it go unnoticed...