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• Re: 1.9 hot weather issues
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:48:59 -0700
  ...If you play gently with the accelerator it will catch and pull strong until you shift, when it behaves like there is no fuel...
• Re: Starters and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 1 Apr 2018 18:10:34 -0400
  ...Do I really need to pull the negative battery > cable before replacing the starter, which blows away radio settings, > clocks, and getting under the...
• Note to self about Dash Removal
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 12:57:05 -0700
  ...before pulling the steering wheel, put a mark on it so I can tell when it's on right. I expect the steering wheel...
• Source for Woodruff key
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:05:14 -0700
  I'm trying to find a new woodruff key for the pulley that mounts to the front of the crankshaft. I have the V...
• driving without 1 expansion tank hooked up?
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:41:48 +0000
  ...I pulled the tank to do the crossover tube replacement and found the top of my tank was rusted. A new tank was ordered...
• Re: Engine lopes at idle
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:23:16 -0500
  Hi Scott, Vanagons have not been seen in pick and pull yards around the rust belt since well before the turn of the century...
• Re: alt bracket
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 13:15:05 -0500
  ...loose mains and too much crankshaft end play vibrating and tugging on the poor pulley. 2) on my 1.6 aircooled bug would break...
• Re: '82 diesel water pump belt adjustment woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:51:07 -0800
  ...This means I actually have to use a wrench to turn the pulley into the belt as I'm tightening the split pulley bolts...
• Re: Induction Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - Lindemulder
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 22:22:41 -0800
  ...Also, does anyone know of a particular type of puller that would work for pulling a CV from the axle shaft. i hate the...
• Re: Stupid Toque Converter Question!?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:48:51 EST
  ...do not use the mounting studs to pull the two together until all four nuts will go on at the same time, at this...
• Vent Wing & Front Guide Channel
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:42:40 -0500
  I started pulling the old, cracked rubber off the passenger side window on my '89 to replace it. I discovered that the front guide...
• About those fuel lines... scary...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:39:25 -0400
  http://www.benplace.com/fi_hoses/100_0011.jpg I pulled the 1.9 WBX out of my Vanagon for a 2.1L swap...
• Anyone have a tow bar for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:58:49 -0500
  Looking for the kind that bolts to the rear loops. Condition unimportant, I just need to pull a trailer. Thanks, Jim
• Oil pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:25:35 -0700
  The question is, will the oil pump clear the rear pulley? I don't have the tools to remove a 250 ft/lbs torqued...
• Re: Water pump project -2.1L w/ AC- multi groove crank pulley
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 14:41:54 -0700
  Continental belts AVX 10x1100 to Alternator AVX 10x1075 to Power Steering AVX 13x1155 to Air Conditioning
• Re: interesting vanagon for sale in victoria
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:16:58 -0800
  Thanks Ben This will be my next recon trip to the you pull it yard! Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
• Re: repeated water pumps failing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:46:17 -0800
  Bob, Are any of the pulleys in the water pump belt circuit out-of-round? Mike <mjcatlin@pacbell.net> '82 diesel, '88 GL
• Re: Renting a tow-dolly for vanagon core-HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 09:58:58 -0700
  > hopefully theres a wench to help pull it up. Biting my tongue, biting my tongue, biting my tongue.... Keith
• odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 21:53:49 EDT
  ...Tomorrow I am pulling the speedo out and attempt to fix it. I will give a report. John 1990 vanagon GL
• Re: alt belt keeps coming loose
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:01:09 EST
  rust on pulleys can eat up belts pretty quick too... check for "rubber dust" and a belt that keeps getting smaller... chris
• Re: Rear arm rest removal
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:15:47 -0800
  Prefect description. Just pulled one this past weekend and it was the same. Simple. >> if I remember correctly from when I removed mine.
• Re: Anyone pulled a Wiring Harness?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:02:38 -0600
  Jeff, I think Max was referring to the 'entire' wiring harness, so I think MDrillock is on the right track............ Gracias, Miguel
• Re: Weekender vs. Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 08:58:58 -0700
  ...There is a knob that you pull out that is located just above the rear heat-exhange. If you pull the knob out and...
• Re: @#$%! Trees!
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 16 May 2016 13:39:41 -0700
  ...You can get a harbor > freight slide puller, drill it pull it and Bondo it you be surprised how > easy that is. > > Jim > > > > On...
• Now, Front Bearing "saga"...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 10:58:24 -0500
  ...Jacked the Van up, > > pulled the wheel, Caliper looked fine. Put the Van down, looked at both > > back wheels and pulled drums to check...
• Timesert install - I'm stumped
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:18:42 -0500
  ...If it werer a Helicoil, it > seems like it would pull through pretty easily or unthread the coil as I > pulled down hard while...
• Re: Expansion Tank Defect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:26:57 -0400
  ...Expansion Tank Defect The threads on the tank will not pull down the cap it feels like� they are rolling when tighten them I...
• Re: How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 11:31:49 +0000
  ...The cheaper one howls one low speed, and pulling the dash is something you don't want to do more than once. Jeff Stewart...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 10:18:12 -0600
  ...came on when I switched from parking lights to >> regular >> headlights....Pulling on the stalk dimmer switch caused the blue >> LED to dim >> slightly...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 09:19:24 -0700
  ...In hindsight, my time would've been better spent pulling, or at least inspecting, the LP tank than yanking the slider and hatch door...
• Re: 65 pop-out window disassembly
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 22:24:43 -0500
  ...Unscrew the window latch and pull off the weather strip on the body of the bus. This will expose 5 small inset screws that...
• Re: Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:09:29 EDT
  ...ll be pulling the seat towards.) So, remove the bolts, move the carpet out of the way. Remove the foam. Pull seat out of...
• 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:52:30 -0800
  ...case? all of the above? We pulled the engine, this is what it looks like after pulling all the tin etc. off. Notice how...
• Re: thingie on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:32:24 -0500
  That square post is a mount for a door pull. It is exactly the same door pull that is used on the front of...
• denver area U pull it finds
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Sun, 29 May 2005 14:57:12 +0000
  ...are together (two-tone brown with tan interior) '88 GL at Pull N Save in Aurora...This one is pretty beat up, automatic, burgundy...
• Re: Thermostat woes--or--?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:21:34 -0400
  ...I pulled the thermostat a month ago and tested it in boiling > water. It was fully closed when I pulled it, and didn't...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:57:04 -0400
  ...Pick up a garage door pull handle > or whatever you want to use as a pull handle. The poly garage door pull > handle is...
• Re: no compression
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 May 2003 22:39:57 -0500
  ...8) To pull the head. Remove the valve cover, remove the rocker arms, remove the heater box, this should let you get to the...
• 1991 Carat AC System servicing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Sep 2016 21:11:48 -0500
  ...Flushed system, pulled a vacuum, put in PAG 46 oil, added 12 oz. Of refrigerant, expecting the compressor to turn on. It did not...
• Re: Trans upshift
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 17:16:11 -0700
  ...Well, the trans was pulled last fall to get rebuilt so it was probably re-adjusted at the time, though I didn't notice...
• Re: 1.6 TD Motor...Timing help....
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 23:10:42 -0700
  I use the timing marks on the v-belt pulley. I take a paint marker and put a dot on the arrow on the...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Fri, 31 May 2002 19:51:13 -0400
  ...The Haynes manual suggested making up a hook out of wire to gently pull them out FORGET IT. You don't want to pull...
• Re: The Interesting Things We Find
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:23:50 -0500
  ...I started to pull the bits off the 2.1 longblock to > see what kind of condition it was in. After I pulled the...
• Re: Cylinder Heads!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 14:51:57 -0500
  ...Cylinder Heads! If the cylinders pulled off far enough to expose any of the rings you are in for it. It is really important...
• Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:14:36 -0500
  ...Otherwise, pull the pistons so you can also check the rings, The pistons should really be placed back into the cylinders from the top...
• Re: WAS Bluestar Zbed in Richmond CA pick N pull-NOW Syncros $100 ????
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:45:32 -0700
  ...WAS Bluestar Zbed in Richmond CA pick N pull-NOW Syncros $100 ???? How did you pull that off? Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT...
• Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:32:16 -0700
  ...I just pulled the steering column cover and was investigating the lack of wipers (they haven't been working for a long time), but...
• Re: temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:24:23 -0400
  ...etc.) > > 2 days later my wife pulls out of the driveway, the light goes on, she pulls over, checks fluid, restarts vehicle and light...
• Re: How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 12:22:13 EDT
  ...How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL? > In a message dated 8/18...
• Subject: hardware and torqueing was Flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:31:21 EST
  ...the vanagon = engines=20 the bolt for the front pulley locks up before the pulley is tight I = cant explain why this keeps coming...
• Re: Axle Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:17:48 -0600
  I made quick work of these seals with a cheap inertia (slide hammer) puller set. Use the rod with the pointed threaded tip (the...
• High idle at stops
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Sat, 26 Aug 2017 09:57:03 -0700
  ...The van runs well on the road, but whenever I pull up to a stop light the rpm's bump up to 2500. I...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:17:55 -0800
  ...I > pulled back up and shut down. It's had a leaky pulley seal for a while - > and I think it just let go. ..................
• nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 23 May 2009 22:27:51 -0400
  ...with a stuck engine (silly me). Pulled engine, noticed two AMC heads installed by a previous owner. Pulled #1,2 head, noticed this fun...
• Re: 4/1 Fool
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bjork
  Mon, 4 Apr 1994 20:42:03 PST
  ...I bet that the clock is a sealed unit and you won't be able to pull it apart to look at the spring...
• Many Thanks to all: Lola's Steering Wheel is off (an onagan..)
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 10:00:58 -0300
  ...I went to Hi/Lo here in Austin and picked myself up a 6" gear puller....with two twists of the puller the wheel...
• Re: Should 1982 bus steer straight?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 20:26:17
  ...coasting >or driving on a flat road? Someone said all busses pull to the left - can >this be true? If not what would be...
• Re: vacuum gauge installation.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 11:11:44 -0700
  ...2 cars should do it! Pull like hell, it'll come. Just tie-wrap to undersides, bring it up inside fan 'well' above spare...
• Re: Strange noise
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 06:56:35 -0800
  ...Mine did...but I pushed the sensor back into the sleeve, pulled it tight, held sleeve with screwdriver, and pushed sensor in tight. I...
• Electrical weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 23:27:32 -0400
  ...My Bentley is loaned out at the moment so I can't pull up the electirc diagarams on my 85. What the hell did...