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• Any A/C Secrets?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Mon, 4 Apr 1994 9:56:40 -0400 (EDT)
  Hi all, My father and I are in the process of replacing the a/c compressor and redoing the hoses for the compressor. This...
• Re: Front spring question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:58:25 -0400
  ...out doing it myself until I learn more, but if a spring compressor is involved I’m likely to bring it to my alignment...
• Re: Parts available for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:44:38 +0000
  ...Koni shocks (brand new) > > Carat springs (lowers any vanagon) > > Syncro springs (stock, ~30,000 miles on them) > > Ac compressors. > > Rear blower motors. > > Dash components...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:02:31 -0800
  ...wrote: > And there is good news - the springs can be removed and replaced > without a > compressor. Get the van up on good stands - not...
• Re: How to remove upper ball joint???
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 08:08:57 -0400
  ...Do I need a spring compressor to do this? What > happens if I just remove the bolts of the upper ball joint with all...
• Re: cam follower bores
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 22:43:47 -0400
  ...Very very minor if you ask me. > > I was using my home-made valve spring compressor. I've since filed down the > culprit corners...
• AC and Idle
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:52:38 -0700
  ...Thanks, Kim Springer 89 Tristar 2WD #7 White
• Shocks and Springs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:56:02 +0000
  ...Without the right spring compressor getting the springs back in place can be a challenge. That said, you also need to do some diagnoses...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:08:36 -0400
  ...Do I need to use a spring compressor? >> > >
• Re: 84 Vanagon A/C
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 20:54:08 -0700
  ...there is a HIGH pressure switch on your compressor somewhere ...it's likely failing, or the pressure really is getting too high (which means...
• Re: Air Conditioning help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:14:34 -0500
  ...Those fittings on the compressor are hard to find but some length changes can do away with them or if in good shape go...
• '85 parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Russell Harrel
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 06:38:40 -0800
  ...good alternator, A/C compressor(not certain on condition but am pretty sure it works), ecu, exhaust header(very used but workable) Other electronic...
• FS: Beloved Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:11:10 -0700
  ...Sadly, it's become necessary to part with my '87 Syncro Westfalia which has many, many upgrades, including a hot water system, custom springs...
• Re: Use These Spring Clamp Pliers?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 23:30:40 -0800
  Once you have used the cable spring clamp pliers you will kick yourself for not buying them long ago. They make quick work of...
• Re: Rear spring question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 17 May 2013 17:19:18 -0400
  ...a syncro Vanagon you will need to compress the spring with a spring compressor tool, there is no way around it. Ken Wilford John...
• Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 16:29:59 -0700
  ...And available worldwide) I'd leave the springs. Broken ones can be repaired. And they're heavy!!! I'd hit the boneyard and pick...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:35:21 -0500
  ...around a piston that was not that slick, blue spring steel that they make compressors out of. Jim On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at...
• Front Berings, Shocks and Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Tue, 9 May 2000 22:37:48 -0400
  ...Looks like you need a spring compressor and a special tool to get the front shocks out. Is this true?? How easy is it...
• Re: Piston Rings, HELP
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:47:55 -0400
  ...Piston Rings, HELP >Hi, well I finally fabricated a spring compressor starting from the one >GEne Berg sells. I think it will work well...
• P/N 255 601 149 A wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - john Lauterbach
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 14:33:18 -0400
  ...out the air compressor, and pumped up tire to specs. Wheel cover would not go back on The circular spring wire always wanted to...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:17:24 -0700
  ...get a clamp to compress metal around a piston that was not > that slick, blue spring steel that they make compressors out of. > > Jim
• Re: Rear spring question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:50 -0500
  ...a syncro Vanagon you will need to compress the spring with a spring > compressor tool, there is no way around it. > > Ken Wilford > John...
• Re: Saggy Westy Rear
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:53:44 -0400
  ...for an onboard "leveling compressor kit" (if I recall it some people at the time of the group purchase (spring 2001) went with this...
• AC does loses freon
  Historical mailing list - JAIME E FORERO
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:54:04 -0700
  ...Every spring I have to get it loaded with freon. This year I had my mechanic take the evaporator down, he changed the expansion...
• FS: '86 syncro transmission core, front springs, complete set OME shocks, Airlift
  Historical mailing list - Kerry Stanley
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:58:17 -0500
  ...kit for rear springs - Air Lift 1000 Rear; Coil Spring Leveling Kit. This is the basic kit without the onboard compressor - $70 See http...
• article on A/C retrofit to R-134a (new freon)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Aug 94 00:09:25 CDT
  ...Many existing compressors and compressor-shaft seals were thought to be victims of the refrigerant shift over. Nippondenso claimed the shaft seals on almost...
• Re: Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:54:58 -0700
  ...The wire needed for the A/C Compressor On signal is a single white/green stripe wire with plastic connector that sticks out of...
• Re: saggy westfalia butt
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:10:51 -0700
  ...I also used > a 4' 2"x4" and an 8"x8" block as a fulcrum instead of using a spring > compressor. > Stephen Steele > Chillicothe...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:38:44 -0500
  That is exactly what happened, but the compressor I was using didn't help. I was using the "aircooled style" wraparound that is very...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:29:46 -0400
  I done enough to know the three piece rings can get hung up regardless of the type of compressor used. I have also taken...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 20:29:24 -0700
  ...he seemed to think they would come out safely without a spring compressor. Is that true? i thought folks here said it was needed...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:51:09 -0600
  ...This spring I had to have the seals in the compressor replaced because I let it sit unstarted for 4 months. Richard Boulder
• Re: One board compressor.......Long:.... on wind
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:46:28 -0600
  ...I would > mount the > compressor in an out of the way place. The compressors are about the > same > size as the cheepos. Use a...
• Re: Air 'Conditioning'
  Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
  Wed, 14 May 1997 15:46:37 -0700
  ...spring. (Especially at the cost of freon these days) I'm definitely going to switch to R-134 if and when my compressor fails...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:04:22 -0500
  ...To reduce noise, the air compressor should be mounted outside. I have measured and determined that the smallest compressor (more than adequate for this...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 6 May 2008 13:56:55 -0700
  ...of '02. > > > > What I did was, I replaced the receiver/dryer, removed the compressor > > and drained the old oil out and flushed it, flushed...
• Re: Air Conditioning help
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:04:55 -0800
  ...Those fittings on the compressor are hard to find but some length changes can do away with them or if in good shape go...
• Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 7 Jul 2020 23:20:42 +0000
  ...compressor). The system worked wonderful, only needed to add a ½ pound of 134a last summer to get ice-cold air again. This spring...
• Re: info on air shocks?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 18:53:11 -0500
  ...It's old, tired springs that create the sag... Check out the spring thread over the past few weeks... Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: SUSAN...
• Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 7 Jul 2020 23:14:51 +0000
  ...compressor). The system worked wonderful, only needed to add a ½ pound of 134a last summer to get ice-cold air again. This spring...
• Re: clicks in the front end
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:22:29 -0600
  ...I have to replace the lower ball joint, is this something I >can do without special tools like a spring compressor? > >Thanks, >Andy Stalick > > > >
• Re: saggy westfalia butt
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:38:59 -0500
  ...I also used a 4' 2"x4" and an 8"x8" block as a fulcrum instead of using a spring compressor. Stephen Steele Chillicothe...
• Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:47:28 -0400
  ...Do I need to use a spring compressor?
• Re: Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:05:38 -0700
  On 8/20/07, Kim Springer <kimspringer@rcn.com> wrote: > > I recently got the AC runnig in my truck and think I need to...
• Re: AC converted to 134 - now what?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 23:01:10 -0400
  ...Although the compressor is noisy, the diagnosis was > that the high pressure hose was leaking, not the compressor as I > anticipated. > > Here's the...
• Re: Front spring question
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Schimke
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:21:20 -0700
  ...out doing it myself until I learn more, but if a spring compressor is involved I’m likely to bring it to my alignment...
• Re: cam follower bores
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 08:58:18 -0400
  ...Very very minor if you ask me. > > I was using my home-made valve spring compressor. I've since filed down the > culprit corners...
• Re: Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:49:43 -0800
  Spring compressors are not needed for changing the Syncro springs/shocks. In fact you'll have a hard time getting them onto the spring...
• Re: AC questions - 1984 Vanagon - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 00:00:19 +0000
  ...compressor). The system worked wonderful, only needed to add a ½ pound of 134a last summer to get ice-cold air again. This spring...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 20:29:28 -0700
  ...springs have sagged a bit because of the > > extra >weight. > > >So, what would happen if I got a spring compressor and swapped the > > >springs...
• Re: FRIDAY: Famous Amos Shipping Bonus from Van Cafe?
  Historical mailing list - Marty Kulmus
  Fri, 26 May 2006 10:46:42 -0700
  ...Thank goodness for mechanics gloves and hose spring compressors. And thanks to van (volks) caf� for putting the order for me so quickly. Marty...
• Re: Rear spring question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:50 -0400
  ...a syncro Vanagon you will need to compress the spring with a spring >> compressor tool, there is no way around it. >> >> Ken Wilford >> John...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:45:50 -0400
  ...Do I need to use a spring compressor? > >> > > > > >
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:57:07 -0700
  ...On 10/5/2012 6:38 AM, Jim Felder wrote: > That is exactly what happened, but the compressor I was using didn't help...
• Re: Need Syncro Front shocks
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Sat, 07 Jun 1997 13:40:41 +0000
  ...Whitney and others (eg, local tool shops) have long-reach spring compressors, and with those I was able to compress the spring on the...
• Re: [Syncro] Custom Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 May 1999 07:45:10 -0700
  ...Has anyone found a model of spring compressor that is small enough to fit into the tight space up front? I would do more...
• Re: Air Lift
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:38:38 -0800
  ...It was quite a bit of work! The springs came out without problems. I used spring compressor to get them back in because of...
• Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:59:24 -0700
  ...You could use sring compressor threaded 'hook-bolts' on the spring to compress it some ...though that's fiddly and nice to avoid having...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 7 May 2008 08:17:32 -0400
  ...the compressor to come on >> without hotwiring it. So the systems sit all winter until we turn them >> on in the spring and by...
• Re: Stuck Cylinder (Head Gasket Replacement)
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 11:37:59 -0500
  ...One approach is to fabricate a spring compressor from a piece of steel banding of the type used to secure shipping containers. This approach...