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Re: Automatic Tranny Transplant?
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:36:02 -0700
...15:27, Tyler Hardison <tyler@SERAPH-NET.NET> wrote: >>> >>> Is anyone aware of this being done? Can anyone point me to >> articles/guides? >>> --t >>
Re: Microbus Badges
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Wed, 9 Dec 2015 15:59:55 -0500
...Even a parts list or maintenance guide to > cross > > reference would be helpful. It just seems like there isn't a parts > > supplier in...
Re: First oil change
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Fri, 4 Nov 1994 11:56:09 CST6CDT
...This puts a strong vacuum in the combustion chamber during deceleration and pulls oil by the not-yet-seating rings and valve guides thereby...
RE: 74 camper, Gas Heaters
Historical mailing list - Stefan Ufer
Tue, 6 Feb 1996 17:05:15 -0500 (EST)
...I also have the installation instructions, owners manual and trouble shooting guide. If anybody wants a copy of those, please let me know....... I...
GEX update
Historical mailing list - ray hale
Mon, 04 Mar 96 09:35:02 EST
...So, I called GEX on friday and explained that this head was cracked around #4 valve guide when I got it but on the...
Re: Engine Dies (was: air-conditioning for a '71)
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Fri, 27 Sep 1996 08:12:20 -0700 (PDT)
...oil temp and head temp gauges and use them as a guide as to how fast you should be driving. This should help you...
Just something that might be helpful...
Historical mailing list - Joe Denison
Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:14:33 -0700
...I recently had the retaining ring on the rear shift rod break where it connected to the shift guide rod {that 4" long piece...
Westy fridge on propane
Historical mailing list - Roy Mellor
Sun, 31 May 1998 17:43:07 -0600
...Using the Bentley and Dometic manuals as guides I was amazed how easy it actually was. Four hours later (I work slowly) it had...
Re: utility trailers???
Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:04:30 -0700
...Wolfsburg Weekender "VanGo(gh)" '84 VW Wolfsburg Weekender "'NutherBus" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
Re: Wanted:trip info for Moab in March???
Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
Mon, 1 Mar 2004 08:55:36 -0700
...I have some guide books but would like your personal input. We visited Arches several years ago but in the heat of the summer...
Headlight Relay Install Help?
Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:17:25 -0500
...I poked around and read a couple how-to guides on installing these relays, but they referred to wires that were different colors, or...
Re: Fridge wiring
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:24:46 -0700
...The 110 volt element will be much higher, over 100? The expected values are in a Dometic troubleshooting guide on the net somewhere but...
Re: old style spotlights?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:18:43 -0700
...12:53 PM, Todd Last wrote: > Unity even has an application guide for the Vanagon > http://www.unityusa.com/catalog/antique_spotlights_- > _5_in...
how to replace your vanagons dash pad without removing the dash
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:59:04 EDT
...simply use your good used replacement dashpad as a guide, and mark the areas where the metal studs are, on your crappy dash thats...
Diagnosing Water Pump Failure
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 22:02:55 -0700
...my air cooled points - let's see, bent valve and valve guide, mangled camshaft, blown front bearings and failed coil (it was new at...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:21:55 -0700
...typically there are happy with the guides ... and even keep the same valves. Just do a standard valve job and all is fine. I...
Euro-Engine: FIX 86 Volkswagen Vanagon, Cooling, Overflow tank
Historical mailing list - "Michael Aiu Taber (by way of Derek Drew )"
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 21:13:07 -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: Frame mounted receiver hitch wanted
Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:44:19 -0400
217400 is hook mounted mount as their installation guide shows https://www.uhaul.com/publication.ashx?fileName=217400.pdf&digest=wKyWlp DLxuALCLxnZfOA 217401 is...
Re: Thinking Alaska trip...
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:29:56 -0400
...When you get there, hopefully near anchorage, any newspaper, tour guide, or hotel can tell you about the flight-seeing tours. Also venture out...
catalytic converters input
Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 11:17:25 -0500
...I think that VW new that they were running well under the EPA guidelines for the rest of the country. So the majority of...
Re: [T2] EveryBus in Trends
Historical mailing list - ncbus
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 21:28:12 -0400
...27263 >336-434-4259 >www.metwiz.com -- Chris Greensboro, North Carolina http://www.mindspring.com/~ncbus/ EveryBus 2001 Transporter Resource Guide Local Bus Club
FS 90 Vanagon sliding door - SF bay Area
Historical mailing list - Gary Buchanan
Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:51:52 -0700
...Door has all roller guides, handles, power door lock motor, interior panel, & glass. The only thing that's missing is the window gasket, as...
Re: 86 transmission hookup problem
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:35:40 -0700
...Installed new disc > and presure plate using guide tool and proper torque wrench. > I know I should have have done the pilot bearing too...
The Official VW Full Timers Survival Guide 2006?
Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:43:59 -0500
Barb, Larry, Joy, et al.. I always like hearing more about the Full timer on-the-road adventures. [ Barb - did you get your 12v...
Euro-Drive: UPDATE 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, dies
Historical mailing list - "Darryl Evey (by way of Derek Drew )"
Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:34:16 -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...
Euro-Drive: FIX 89 Volkswagen vanagon, Emissions/Poor-idle
Historical mailing list - "David Hagen (by way of Derek Drew )"
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 12:36:28 -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: For Ben T - Where has everyone gone?
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Tue, 11 Jun 2019 20:59:07 -0700
...Check the Front door rear window guide as they break at the welds and the exterior door handles are PITA to replace. I am...
Re: NVC: 3d printed manual transmission
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:24:01 -0400
...of stuff not metal > Oil baffles > Wrist pin buttons > Timing chain guides > Valve stem seals-slingers > > Some day we will be able to down...
Re: speedometer accuracy
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 6 May 2013 16:57:24 -0400
...If you do plan to regularly drive that fast get a cylinder head temperature gauge installed and use that as a guide to slow...
Re: New radio= dead battery?
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Wed, 30 May 2012 09:09:32 -0700
...even this morning?!? > > I am a newbie and looking @ my Bentley guide, but why doesn't it show 1985 > wiring? Do I just look...
Re: first time buyer
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:31:42 -0800
...http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/buying/bus-buyers-guide/index.htm On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Brad Pauly <bpauly...
Re: Need AC chart expected measurements...
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:24:37 -0400
...I have been servicing these systems for many years and if you follow these guidelines you should be able to charge a normal system...
bonehead maneuver
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:11:43 -0400
Dear List Gurus, In a Classic Bonehead Maneuver, I have taken of the box that shields and guides the clutch pedal linkage under the...
Trip Glasgow to Strasbourg
Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 16:27:49 +0100
...For anyone venturing into France we found the Michelin camp site guide is a must. We stayed at some real classy joints...swimming pools...
Re: The Coming Revolution!!
Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:13:16 -0700
...Wolfsburg Weekender "VanGo(gh)" '84 VW Wolfsburg Weekender "'NutherBus" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
Re: how to keep your vw alive
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:10:20 -0400
> Hi, I was wondering has anyone read the book How To Keep Your VW > Alive aka The Idoits Guide. I was going to pick...
Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Oct 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1216)
Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:39:11 -0400
...Of course, if I believe the tire manufacturers, there are no tires to fit a Vanagon! (Try it, go the automated fitment guide on...
Re: Friday VW--your new van is coming, and it doesn't need you
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 12 Mar 2017 22:48:29 -0400
...I can hop in my self driving VW bus bring along my trusty guide dog, my iPhone with talking GPS and independently enjoy the...
old style slider door cheesball way to get it quieter.
Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:27:06 -0700
...Was looking at the new plastic "guide" at the rearmost end of the moving latch. Remembered I had a nylon ball bearing pulley inside...
Re: hydraulic clutch tube and fittings
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 11:02:32 -0400
...856-327-2242 David White wrote: > .Can someone please guide me to a source for the fittings and steel > tubing for the hydraulic clutch...
Small World - no hiding place!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Apr 96 11:30:53
...Anyway our guides commentary is suddenly interupted by manic horn tooting and shouting from behind. We are seated at the back up top so...
Re: Four Bicycle Carrier (Need German Translation)
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:03:06 -0700
...And I > have this directly > >from their installation guides! > > I checked the label on my Paulchen rack a little more > closely. It reads: > > max...
Re: 3-prong Spark plugs?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 25 Nov 2000 23:53:29 -0500
...a Platinum Quad plug for the Vanagon, either in their application guides or on their website. I have not yet received even a single...
Re: Any Websites? - Auto Tranny Repair/Rebuild
Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:06:30 +1000
...I think taking LOTS of photos at disassembly is useful, so too are some pages from Chilton's Guide to Automatic Transmission Repair 1980...
Re: Off topic - Tips for beetle
Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:18:07 -0600
...Here is a buying guide for supers - http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=79656 Best of luck, Andrew Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
Tire Report - Summary Conclusion
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Thu, 6 Oct 2005 20:45:04 -0700
Volks, Thanks for the great feedback on my tire report, http://www.roadhaus.com/Tires/Guideline.html It's clear there are two categories...
Re: 3/4" Torque wrench option
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 11:07:02 -0400
...750 Foot-Pound" > > That's cool. > > I looked for a user guide on-line, but couldn't find one. > > It looks like there's...
Re: Vanagon prices
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 4 May 2017 15:23:00 +0000
...s happening with Vanagon values lately? > > > > > > This from the NADA BUYERS GUIDE. I pulled this up yesterday, > > > > > > 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Carat > > > > > > May 1, 2015...
Re: valve adj.: lower compression, valvetrain noise remains
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 19 May 2012 16:20:45 -0700
...I followed Ben's guide > (http://benplace.com/1700valves.htm) and tightened the adjusting > screws 1-2 turns in past zero lash. This helped...
C4C (Cash for Clunkers) program is over as of this coming monday
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:36:43 -0400
...She says dealers are not following the government > guidelines . True? False? > > Robert 1982 Westfalia > > --- On Fri, 8/14/09, Laura R. Standley > <chudastan@earthlink...
cooking on the road in your VW
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Aug 1994 11:45:04 +0800
THE HOT BRICK'S FRUGAL GOURMET ENTREE GUIDE (with apologies to Roadkill Grill) (A Taste of the Wild Side - Save money cooking AND eating...
Re: Voltage Stabilizer Blows
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sun, 8 Mar 1998 16:14:27 -0600
...The latter one is listed in the ecg and nte master replacement guides for semiconductors so it would be available at any fleps. ( friendly...
Re: clock-89 syncro westy
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:45:39 -0500
...Any > suggestions? I can't see inside. >> > > Mick, > > I used a sewing needle to guide the reset button back into the hole. They > slip...
'91 Vanagon Clutch/Release Bearing Noise
Historical mailing list - Gary Cannell
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 20:12:11 EST
...worn causing a bad metal to metal rub, or 2) The guide sleeve is binding on the release bearing, though I changed this too...
two speed jerry runs either fast or slow
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 8 May 2002 13:22:37 -0700
...is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
Re: Vanagon Archives, the DVD Edition?
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:43:28 -0700
...I would certainly be willing to pay for the info as its every bit as valuable as the bentley guide. Might make a good...
Re: Suggestions for a 3 way fuel line valve(NVC)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:03:19 -0500
...adventure, > good life, > > larry chase > > www.roadhaus.com > www.roadhaus.com/shops.html > www.roadhaus.com/tires.html www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html >
Re: Vanagon prices
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 4 May 2017 14:13:22 +0000
...s happening with Vanagon values lately? > > This from the NADA BUYERS GUIDE. I pulled this up yesterday, > > 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Carat > > May 1, 2015...
Greek Single Cab + alternator help...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:32:57 -0700
...Can someone point me to a good guide for testing alternators, or other things to check? ps: It's a 1.6TD transplant, using...
Paint: Late Model Factory/Rust
Historical mailing list
Mon, 29 Aug 94 12:00:09 EDT
...but when I looked in the official VW factory paint finishing guide it seems to say not to sand the basecoat at all, but...