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• Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 17:45:53 -0700
  Just a question about it, can a 1980 air cooled westy have the same problem as the water cooled engine and can it be...
• Re: 1986 2WD Engine/Electrical Problems/Questions.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:01:11 -0700
  ...I gave it some gas, and it IMMEDIATELY began to squeal EXTREMELY loudly. I shut it down and restarted it and it was fine...
• Re: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Thu, 1 May 2003 08:02:09 -0700
  ...It doesn't do it all the time, but it does it a lot now >that it's not summer. During the summer it...
• Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:06:07 -0500
  ...right or wrong, its mine now. Good news is it made it 50+ miles home without any issues. About 19 miles into the drive...
• rain-x and windshield polish
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 08:33:23 CST
  ...however, for those of you who do use it, also put it on your outside rearview mirrors and rear window and drivers window: it...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:09:23 -0500
  Or as my brother puts it: Cheap. Fast. Good. You have can have any two. If you want it Cheap and Good, it won...
• Starting issues
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 20 Jan 2021 01:51:06 +0000
  I recently got my Vanagon back from almost 12 months in a repair shop.It had been sitting for a few years after failing...
• Adventure Wagen
  Historical mailing list - David Hunt
  Sat, 17 Jul 1999 19:57:58 EDT
  ...Assuming the engine is totally fried, how much it it worth as it sits now. I bought it for considerably less than he said...
• Burned FI wiring
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 09:05:16 EST
  ...Monday PM he said it was repaired. It ran for 5 miles and was kaput. Towed it back and they fixed it two more...
• Re: help with 91GL problem - it likes flatbed rides too much
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 07:06:12 -0400
  ...Next time it won't start, disconnect the temp2 sensor plug and try to start it. If it starts, shut it back off, reconnect...
• Re: Old unsolved puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 09:25:20 -0500
  ...Last year it did not do it, but > other than that it did it for the last ten years. I tried numerous > things and...
• T5 Van - was Goodbye Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 12:59:42 -0500
  Harald writes: >Of course, it's goodbye Eurovan (T4), because it's time for the >new T5. Maybe VW will give it a different...
• Re: Transmission slippage - help!
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 21:40:01 -0700
  No, I'm sure it isn't overfull. It's a little below the top mark. I am always super careful when I put...
• Re: ticking sound from engine
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 22:55:37 -0400 (EDT)
  screw it its just another vanagon noise....they love to do that....mines been doin it for awhile just warm it up for a...
• Gas Heater?
  Historical mailing list - BNGR8FUL
  Sun, 17 May 1998 15:08:08 EDT
  ...I dont know how or if it works ( I assume it has something to do with the green button on the dash!). It looks...
• Re: new horns saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 21:07:58 -0600
  ...I think it's possessed. Any ideas as > to what may cause it? It never really works when I want it to. > > --Paul-- You...
• Re: help....84 starting problems
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 6 May 2006 14:27:17 -0400
  ...It also starts fine if it's been running > for 7-10 minutes or less and I turn it off and > restart it. But...
• New Vanagon with coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Amato
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:53:54 -0500
  ...It had been well maintained at least for its ten years that it lived in VA. It had previously been in CA with its...
• Re: Sometimes it does not ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:53:24 -0700
  ...Once > in > a while it stops blinking and makes me believe it's fixed, but then I try > it > again and it won't...
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 7 Nov 2016 09:07:29 -0400
  ...Once it started it starts > right away.. even if I let it sit for 6 hours to 8 hours.... but if I let > it...
• Vanagon digital clock for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:21:12 +0000
  ...Does anyone who can test it want me to mail it to them so they can make me an offer on it? It's...
• Re: tow loop based hitches (free support bar)
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 09:39:34 -0600
  ...I didn't return it because it would cost as much to ship it as it was to buy it. Ryan A. Miller '82...
• Re: 1987 Syncro Bogging/jerking/hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:24:43 -0800
  ...It has become so bad when it does happen that it is not drive able. If I turn off the ignition and compression start...
• Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#191907484: VWVOLKSWAGENVANAGON SYNCRO VISCOUS COUPLER
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 00:53:24 +0100
  Ron Lussier wrote: > > > Looks like David marshall is selling it? > > > > > > > No, it appears he bid on it. > > The question is, is this a good...
• FS-1984 Vangon
  Historical mailing list - finalcut
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 13:38:24 -0500
  ...It bucks at high speeds on highways after it warms up. Sometimes it never does it. I assume it is the AFM. I am...
• Re: Happy99.exe - vanagon Digest - 29 May 1999
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 31 May 1999 16:13:33 +0200
  ...It gets run > when you recieve it, and it replicates itself into other email you send. It does not run when you receive it...
• Re: AutoStop LP fill Valve leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:49:33 -0400
  ...When it gets to a certain pressure, it shuts off automatically. Once when I tried to fill up, it would not take any propane...
• Re: Headlamp adjusters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 18:55:08 -0700
  are you sure it doesn't twist to lock ? I remember having to twist quite hard with a screw driver .. not sure if it...
• Re: Scraping Sound--Wheel Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 4 May 2006 21:38:29 +0000
  Nope that wasn't it. The rust is coming out from around the wheel nut. I took it off, used brake cleaner for a...
• FREE '85 VANAGON IN THE PHILLY AREA, RUNS/DRIVES, U MUST PICK UP
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 11:52:49 EST
  ...YOU COULD DRIVE IT AWAY.. no joke, its free. i was going to take it off her hands, but with the snow and all...
• Re: Immobilise the van?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 23:41:58 +0000
  > > Theft isn't a problem here, but I have one sexy looking van, so I figure > every little helps it stay mine. Of course...
• Re: 85 Westy stumbling?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:47:30 -0700
  ...Each time it started fine after letting it rest for a while. But then one day it totally refused to start ever again. It...
• Problems after front and rear main seal replacents
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 16:58:59 -0400
  ...Eventually, it will run, at high idle. Whether I let it run or drive it for an hour, if it is shut off, it...
• Re:Just Starting
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Dower
  Sun, 16 Mar 1997 13:41:39 -0500 (EST)
  My 85 westy starter is on its way out. It starts with a little coaxing, ie. a hammer. It is hard to turn the...
• Re: 1986 2WD Engine/Electrical Problems/Questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:10:13 -0500
  Are you sure it isn't the alternator belt trying to recharge a low battery? blytz <blytz@MIRAGETUNER.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 12...
• tech question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 20:26:23 EST
  Hi There, I'm not sure where to send this, but I had a problem once before and it was answered through e-amil...
• Re: heater motor Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 14:13:26 -0500
  ...We run it fairly slow most of the time, so if it isn't pretty free it won't start. The blower in the...
• Strange Electrical Problem - '56 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 09:25:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...If you let it sit, for a while, it was fine, or if you pushed it, it would start right up. It got worse...
• Fw: Its NOT a mini-van!
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 13:49:23 +0200
  ...Its NOT a mini-van! > > >> What is it? >> >> It's a bus >> It's a van (if you must) >> It's a camper (yes...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:15:41 -0800
  If you have access to an electric welder you can get a cheap box end wrench, pound it over the plug, and weld it...
• Re: Re; Help Again
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 07:40:59 EDT
  In a message dated 8/22/00 7:28:37 PM, CTONLINE@webtv.net writes: << And you don't know how frustrating it was...
• Clutch problems (Hydraulics)
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 21:31:54 -0500
  ...I slid it into neutral and started it. (Cranked fine) Let it warm for a minute, then shut it off, slid it into 1st...
• Re: SA GRILLE
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:51:23 -0700
  ...And it seems >> like it is going to break into pieces when you try to remove it. >> >> But it does look cool! >> >> FWIW, >> >> Tom...
• Exhaust gas analyzer needs home
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 13:11:25 -0500
  ...You have to come get it. Since its intended purpose was emissions testing, it has all sorts of notions such as if it isn...
• Re: Part out or Sell - your opinions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:46:22 -0400
  "Where is it & what sort of environment has it lived in? ORR ~ DeanB" It is located in the Brown City, MI area. It's...
• hard starrting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:21:26 -0700
  ...It fires immediately when it is cold or if it has sat for an hour or more. It runs perfectly otherwise. If I shut...
• Re: Vanagon digital clock for sale
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:32:01 -0500
  Hook it to a 9V battery. On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Today I...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:38:18 -0600
  > Anybody tried Rain-X?? Which side of the fence does it fall on? It > is > for real and really work - like a pistol-grip...
• RE: Strange Electrical Problem - '56 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 04 Mar 1996 10:38:00 -0800 (PST)
  >The '56 has once again developed an electrical gremlin. > >A few weeks ago, it started doing this thing where it would not >start if...
• Re: 87 Oil Light On Intermittently MINE TOO!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 08:26:12 EST
  ...I restarted it and drove 20mi home. I didn't hear from it again for two days when it did it under almost the...
• engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:50:47 -0230
  ...Sometimes it loses power and if I give it more gas, it bucks and coughs (choose your metaphor) - then sometimes it dies, and other...
• stuff for sale-cheap
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Jul 94 00:15:00 -0500
  I have in my possession a highroof for an older bus I lifted it off an a early 70's bus and had intended...
• Re: Any A/C Secrets?
  Historical mailing list
  04 Apr 1994 08:51:58 -0800 (PST)
  ...I had to tinker around with it and add freon to get it to work. Once it did, it was so cold that 'snow...
• Re: Rescue app?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 02:17:48 +0000
  Found it easily, downloaded it, opened it up and clicked "need help" and it returned the nearest listed Vanagon owner which was, um, me...
• Surging Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Wed, 15 May 2002 12:14:17 EDT
  Hi all, when I start my van in the morning the idle surges up and down and then it finally stalls. I have to...
• Re: 91 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:47:39 -0600
  That was it, or so it seems for now. I took some 1500 grit sandpaper and cleaned the contacts, then put some dialectric grease...
• Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 12:42:00 -0700
  Well now it just so happens that a 7 passenger syncro popped up on CL for $500. The guy hadn't driven it all...
• ENGINE LOSING POWER....HELP
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:55:21 -0500
  My 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg w/4 speed started acting up yesterday after it warmed up. It lost a lot of power...I'd step...
• 88 Vanagon for Sale or Parts
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:46:31 -0800
  Erik, I had a 91 automatic in a similar predicament and I sold it at a low price to another list member. I now...
• Re: '84 Vanagon and Midas Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Chuck & Lillian
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 19:47:23 -0700
  Westy's & Midas About 7 years ago I got a catalytic converter (OK, it's not a muffler, but it's close) at Midas...