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• Re: Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 15:01:49 -0500
  ...Also run about 8 oz in every tank of gas for that 1000 miles, it will de carbonize the heads, valves, stems, guides. Then...
• DIESEL valve adj./head rebuild info?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:02:46 -0600
  ...I'd like to get the head I've got in good shape and put it on the block, press in new guides and...
• Re: How To Find Stuff in ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 23 May 2007 08:57:48 -0400
  ...On 5/22/07, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe I've missed something in the past but is there any guide (or...
• coolant system tester adapter...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:35:56 -0500
  ...http://www.toolsusa.com/asp/item_detail.asp?T1=PBE%209WT%20ASTFZ22 If not, can someone guide me in the right direction. Jim Wilmington...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Vanagon List Moderators
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:33:56 -0500
  ...David and Ben, please do let us know any new guidelines you would like us to follow. Jim put forward a set and I...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 May 1999 14:19:48 -0400
  ...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn...
• Re: How to remove front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 11:55:26 -0400
  ...What could it be? Stones? That plastic guide? It feels more solid than the guide but what else could be in there. >>> >>> Jeff >>> >>> Sent...
• Your OAXACA responses
  Historical mailing list - Phaedra Savage
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:44:06 -0800
  ...the great travel classic, Karl Franz�s �The Peoples Guide to Mexico.� Not a guide book in the normal sense, here you will find...
• Re: A/C compressor
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:31:36 -0400
  ...The Bentley will guide you. It's totally doable; I did it for soundproofing and rust check a decade ago and "only had a...
• Re: sliding windows on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 13:27:56 -0700
  ...Go to your VW parts dealer and ask for 281 847 723B (Guide) they cost about a buck each. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill '85 GL [*Magic*Bus...
• FW: Disposal of old watery gasoline??
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:57:55 -0400
  ...safe and inert, a friend at EPA said there are no guidelines for the proper disposal of old gasoline. Suggestions? > >Regards, > >Mike Nichols >2...
• Re: Blaupunkt in Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 6 May 2004 12:41:01 -0700
  ...Blaupunkt in Canada? > quote "According to the installation guide this unit will NOT > fit a > Vanagon... > Oh well..." > > Isn't the size of the...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust smoke after sitting for 30 days
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:20:05 +0000
  ...Maybe the valve guides and letting oil drip down. If it clears and there are no other problems or excessive oil consumption, don't...
• Re: oil usage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:42:15 -0400
  ...I think it is due to that 23 piece oil control ring or some loss down the intake valve guides. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:59:40 -0600
  ...one. > http://www.vanagonauts.com/Idiot-s-guide-to-seam-rust-repair180.htm > > the Idiot's guide ...sounds good ! > > scott > turbovans > > > > On 11/19...
• Red Rock Canyon State Park camp and Syncro adventure
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 96 09:36:10 PDT
  ...The campground: >From "California Camping, The Complete Guide" by Tom Stienstra: "There are 50 campsites for tents or motor homes up to 30 feet...
• Installing new Westfalia stickers on the pop top
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:32:57 -0800
  ...the fiberglass.This is your friend.Use this imprint as your guide in positioning the new decal.Now for that trick I promised.Use...
• Re: '89 Westy Price - Reasonable??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Apr 1995 22:58:15 -0500 (CDT)
  ...My November '94 "NADA official used car guide (retail consumer edition)" (that's from the dealer association!) quotes $11,675 for low retail and...
• Interior colors for '69 type 2
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 20:25:07 -0700
  ...So your interior should be Lotus White too, if my experience is a guide.
• Re: Broken valves solved
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 08:15:08 -0600
  ...to find the intake valve on #3 had seized on the >guide in the open position. There is a nice chunk chiseled into the...
• Re: radiator replacement tips
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 22 May 2000 20:59:25 -0400
  ...Having a helper guide them in while you jack it up helps tremendously. Can't think of anything else right now. -Karl Karl and...
• Re: Diesel good idea?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:00:18 -0700
  ...in endless ribbing! "Eric, do you think you could have your guide dog pull us up the hill?" Sigh, just like the old air...
• Re: Water pumps...Seattle area
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:45:57 -0800
  ...I did find a place to buy them online (one of the Vanagon places) but I am wondering if there is "laymens" guide to...
• Re: Friday subject - are we on the list just old farts?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 17:01:57 +0000
  ...The Idiots Guide was essential to the unscheduled and unanticipated engine rebuild in the driveway. The first and only Vanagon experience is dated 1982...
• Re: No Clutch-Thankks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:05:37 +0000
  ...Guide to >the >Academy Awards(r) >http://movies.msn.com/movies/oscars2007/?icid=ncoscartagline1 _________________________________________________________________ From predictions to trailers, check out the MSN Entertainment Guide...
• Re: Air Lift 1000 Load Assist Spring Kit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:06:49 -0700
  ...Looking at the fitment guide, they'll fit an 85' but not > an 84'. I don't remember there being any difference in the...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2011 17:31:11 -0400
  ...this to say about torquing: "Torque recommendations are meant as relative guides, it will not generally possible to actually use a torque wrench on...
• Starter/ground mystery-88 GL 4sp
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:41:22 -0500
  ...terminal to the engine bay, clamping onto the metal fin that guides the accelerator cable. The van starts immediately. I understand that this is...
• VW Service Manuals (Bentley): Reduced Prices
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 21:06:29
  ...FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL (all Vanagons): $62.00 Also, Muir's idiot guide (How to Keep VW Alive) $20.00 Prices exclude shipping & insurance, as...
• fair price for 91 GL ???
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 10:15:43 -0500
  ...Edmunds guide lists wholesale around $9600 and retail at $11800. This is what I have: -1991 Vanagon GL, 4spd, Tornado red. It has the...
• Points s*ck: was 80 Vangon Mystery Part
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:00:10 -0500
  ...The Bentley has a great troubleshooting guide for those of us with the cal model air-cooled vanagon. If you have electronic ignition, why...
• Re: Clipped by a Camaro/ Insurance finale
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:30:15 -0800
  ...I wanted it back w/o paint, 2 stage > primer, sanded to 400grit, with guide coat. I haven't owned a VW yet that...
• Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 22:15:55 +1200
  ...If your cambelt breaks you will at least bend all valves, split the valveseals/guides and probably damage the cam, pistons, rods, big-end...
• Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:04:33 -0800
  ...As it stands thought, with transmission guide pin now straightened, it looks ~ center to tube at end of shift linkage. I'll see if...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, dies
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:19:32 -0500
  ...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn...
• Re: Some shift linkage mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Aug 2021 08:18:13 -0700
  ...But nothing quite as good as this one :-) >> >> And a guide bushing just forward of that cup thing. >> >> https://shufti.blog/2021/08/08...
• Re: Will this Radio fit in a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:13:28 -0500
  ...Note that there is a little bit of flexibility in there, but Crutchfield's guidelines are pretty good for the most part. Marc Perdue...
• Re: 84 Wolfy-Gas in Oil & oil light intermittent & stutter*long*
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:17:39 EST
  ...It can also be worn valve >guides. What I suggest you do, is change the oil in your engine, and >see if >the problem...
• Re: Installing SA Headlights & Grill
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 19:31:43 +1200
  ...where I >>think it should go (using the grill as a guide). From there I should mark >>where I need to drill holes to...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Fraudulent Members
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 11:59:16 +0000
  ...Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more.. __,_._,___
• Re: [T2] Colin Kellogg
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:34:47 -0500
  ...He should do a "Compleat Idiots Guide" with his illustrations. Found them VERY informative on how the VW engine works. On Tue, Nov 11...
• Re: NVC - May prove useful as a camping guide
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:05:13 -0500
  ...NVC - May prove useful as a camping guide > > Roger, this looks like a very useful tool. However, there is a feature that makes it...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:28:28 -0500
  ...Establishing a minimum pressure this way may be more accurate > than your 80% guideline. then either you have smarter tire dealers where you live...
• Re: NVC but Funny
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:45:24 -0600
  ...Acting as a organic vessel of light love, I am innately driven to > inspiring and motivating exuberant creation, and conscious elevation. > Guided > by loving...
• Re: Westy rear table mods: here's another one
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:52:31 -0700
  ...That's the configuration I've been using for years now, tables reversed and a guide rod in the support for the rear table...
• Re: Propane guage on 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 07:55:26 CDT
  ...The Campmobile owners guide that I got from the previous owner does not have any mention of how to tell how much propane you...
• Re: Repair nightmare on vacation! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 08:56:48 -0700
  ...I've got to get the LIMBO travelers guide. Maybe a couple > > of Rosary Beads, garlic strands and rabbits feet might be in order...
• Re: [Re: war of words]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:32:45 MDT
  ...practice the universal right to free expression of speech, following the guidelines of the List... profanity and libel are not accepted. Just my two...
• Re: Small Parts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 17:39:26 -0600
  ...Dietmar Schlei <dschlei@PRESSENTER.COM> writes: > Can anybody on the list guide me to an Internet side that sells all > the > small hardware needed...
• Re: Bought an SVX for the motor.......but I like the car too much to rip the heart out
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:18:40 -0700
  ...speed manual tranny....Doh! How fast is it Tony? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
• Re: Why does my floor gets wet whenever it rains?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:40:42 -0400
  ...I especially love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. >--Douglas Adams Author, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy > > > >
• Re: Front drivers heater - cut off valve installation guide
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 22 May 2007 20:02:17 -0700
  > Terry Kay offers such a valve which can be seen on this page (scroll > > down a little). It includes verbage on the installation: > > > Personally...
• 91 instrument cluster, oil pressure led
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:16:27 -0500
  ...has happened is that after wiring things up following the great guide at old volks home: http://www.oldvolkshome.com/late_van_cluster_install...
• 2009 VW Bus & Truck Photo Calendar - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 09:43:36 -0700
  ...Photo submission period will end at midnight MST 12/21/08 Photo Guidelines: - Photos should be 1028 x 764 resolution minimum (1600 x 1200...
• Re: Cooling System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 07:05:34 -0700
  ...tyler@seraph-net.net> >> wrote: >> > Just found Jim Arnott's bleeding guide in the archives, but have a >> > question. >> > >> > If I'm just replacing...
• Mike Collum update
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:22:58 -0400
  ...I have just become so dependant on Dr Henry to guide us in the right direction and changing doctors in midstream to me is...
• Re: CV joint BARBARIC handling info
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 09:21:43 -0800
  ...Hi guys Check this site out for a great, fully illustrated guide on how to change CV joints. The car in question is a...
• Re: Warning: Don't buy cheap exterior mirrors
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 2 May 2002 14:29:40 -0700
  ...Maybe a several day bath in Liquid > Wrench will help the > base become tightenable again. > > ...Markus __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to...
• Re: Ratio Rockers & Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:20:04 -0700
  ...The valve guides where > checked when the heads were done at the machine shop > and they were in great shape (only 35k miles on...
• Re: Keys
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 22:21:09 -0500
  ...If your existing copy is good, you can use that as a guide: use a extra-fine point sharpie marker to "trace" the copy...