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• Fwd: Worse than Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Thu, 13 May 2021 19:18:52 -0600
  ...Hall Sensor output malformed - slow rise time; Ignition Coil output malformed - partial discharge at required time with full discharge shortly after; Idle Stabilizer is...
• Gas Tank is In!!(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:38:38 -0600
  ...The Vanagain kit had adequate fuel hose to fix the old lines, but was short several of the small hose clamps. By my count...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:44:18 -0800
  ...The only reason >>>>> you need a short filter is to clear the exhaust. At some >>>>> point the exhaust has or will need to be...
• Re: [WetWesties] The Misadventures of Vanagon Stan. Long, Long
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 08:02:48 -0500
  ...After some general conversation he warned me > against Waser Boxers and after a quick trip around the block and > down > the freeway I purchased...
• Shady Boy Awning - Initial Impression
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:30:58 -0700
  ...The receiving blocks on two ends of the housing where the other end of the battens attached to are milled and machined 6061 aluminum...
• Re: Trip Report, Baja Whales 2012,part 3, no mas....
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 3 Apr 2012 14:43:22 -0400
  ...Finally we wound > around and found ourselves in line to cross, a few blocks from the > bridge that leads to the border guard lanes...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:55:20 -0700
  ...To go a few steps further, today i pulled the entire intake, > > > exhaust, fuel injection, and cooling systems, reducing my engine to a > block...
• Re: Finding a Good Repair Shop
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 10:57:14 -1000
  ...The newest guy on the block will have the cleanest shop but no way does that mean he will do the best job. His...
• Re: Oil Temp Sender and Gauge Engine lugging and other thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 08:01:40 -0700
  ...First question - if this is your set up, have > >> you had to ground the sender since the bottom of the block is > >> aluminum? When...
• Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 18:39:37 -0800
  ...There are shortcomings that we are all aware of, hence the need to change your motor to something else. If I had the cash...
• Re: Start Idle Issue
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:41:47 -0700
  ...What I said to her was 'I bet you drive this van 3 blocks to the Food Co-op, and back, right ?" .. that was...
• Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:11:58 -0600
  ...the filter screws onto with a shorter one you could just mount the filter directly to the block, no? Kevin On Thursday, March 5...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:50:48 -0700
  ...I was blown > away that this automotive extinguisher would last such a short time. > > So I see this Police officer stand 10� away and...
• Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:26:07 -0500
  ...it only came >>> on after driving fast for a long block of time, and then letting the engine >>> drop to idle. After I first...
• Adding Fridge Fans
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 17:19:23 -0700
  ...the fridge. (I put this one on about a 1 inch block of wood to get it into the center of the vent hole...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:12:35 -0800
  ...The only reason >>>>> you need a short filter is to clear the exhaust. At some >>>>> point the exhaust has or will need to be...
• (long!) non-forking family trees.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 1994 17:52:03 +0800
  ...Your boxer shorts bear the slogan of any fast food restaurant. The reindeer on your lawn at Christmas are pulling a '57 ford. The...
• Crummy Vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 15 May 2021 02:25:22 +0000
  ...Hall Sensor output malformed - slow rise time; Ignition Coil output malformed - partial discharge at required time with full discharge shortly after; Idle Stabilizer is...
• thermostat soup too
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Fri, 14 May 2004 12:17:04 -0400
  ...Going on the assumption that I might be getting an air block in front of the thermostat, I drilled a 1/8" hole in...
• Trip Report #4
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 19:38:17 -0400
  ...This play is really about 10 short stories spoken by 3 actresses about the vagina based upon questions asked of girls and women of...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:57:29 -0400
  ...Coolant Drain - 2.1 L It's the pulley that blocks the crossover pipe (about 1/4" clearance) and keeps the pump from being...
• Greetings/Trip Report <f> long
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Sat, 8 Nov 1997 02:21:19 -0800
  ...At one point, one of the guys, with his bare hands, takes a "M-1000" with a short fuse, lights it directly from the...
• Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:01:15 -0700
  ...if it IS oil.. > one thing you can try in the short term is start out in a quite high gear > and slip the...
• Re: Distributor Woe's continue!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 23 Dec 2013 01:20:17 -0600
  ...It is so hot I >>>> am wearing shorts today - and it has been raining off and on - the >>>> perfect setup for a cold front...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather? Other options.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 19:57:03 -0800
  ...Image a heater shorting > and putting 110V on the body and you are walking in the snow and then grab > the door handle! This...
• Re: At the pump ...
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:40:59 -0700
  ...And having today's communication tools, we can get in contact almost every individual within a very very short time and have his/her...
• Re: 4th gear finally died (far from home)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 19:21:18 -0300
  ...Especially as I want > to upgrade my engine to a 2.5L from its present 2.2 block. That's also down > the road...
• Cairo Report: Desert Oasis trip (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:04:06 +0200
  ...We stayed only a short while in the town, then headed northwest into the oasis� premier attraction � the White Desert (for better pictures than...
• 73 Safare update - curtains/cabinets/carpet/CB/cool!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 16 May 1995 11:10:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Bought one of those little distribution blocks that has 40 lugs on it to distribute power. Hooked the cables to it, then hooked the...
• Long Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:53:15 -0700
  ...The short of it is that I picked up Mrs Squirrel and we hit an Albertsons supermarket for basic shopping and dry ice for...
• Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:24:50 -0400
  ...People are > screaming, others understand.. > > I call the mechanic and see if they can come by and push me the 4 blocks to > the...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 07:47:00 -0500
  ...The only reason >>>>>> you need a short filter is to clear the exhaust. At some >>>>>> point the exhaust has or will need to be...
• Re: Engines: what to choose
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 26 May 2016 10:10:59 -0600
  ...Interestingly the least expensive one had the >> best engine, with a recent short block replacement. I put that one in my >> daily driver '91...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:04:31 -0700
  ...They will most likely say no to you if they see that the block is already dismantled. Before I took my BMW 2002 head...
• Re: 1.9L Build early stages rod question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:08:33 -0500
  ...heads on it that i have laying around and leaving the short block alone. BTW motor X has only 13k on it before something...
• Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:12:48 -0400
  ...People are >>>> screaming, others understand.. >>>> >>>> I call the mechanic and see if they can come by and push me the 4 blocks to >>>> the...
• Re: why sell it? just scrap it. youll make more money.
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 02:33:55 -0400
  ...bold;">On Wed Jul 2 23:20 , Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> sent:<BR> <BR> </vidublu@gmail.com></span><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid...
• Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:54:11 -0500
  ...it only came >>> on after driving fast for a long block of time, and then letting the engine >>> drop to idle. �After I first...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 23:28:13 -0800
  ...Change the coolant too ! I think I'll plug in my block heater and see if that helps my good vanagon's engine reach...
• Auxiliary Battery Installation II: Hawker Odyssey battery, Hella relay, Chargetek AC charger (v. long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 22:14:38 -0400
  ...This gave the tightest front-to-back fit, and, in my view, the least chance of a short. Lined the back and bottom of...
• Busted alternator brackets - the mystery
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:50:06 -0700
  ...I was wondering Larry if you had tried welding a short piece of 3/4" or 1" steel strap at 90 degrees to the...
• Re: Shady Boy Awning - Initial Impression
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:18:36 -0400
  ...The receiving > blocks on two ends of the housing where the other end of the battens > attached to are milled and machined 6061 aluminum...
• Fwd: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Wed, 14 May 2003 03:04:59 -0700
  ...The Thermo-Time switch could be faulty or the >> wiring >> harness shorted/crimped/pinched telling the Cold Start Valve to spray >> constantly. >> I am...
• Re: B-Quiet application in progress
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:14:02 -0700
  ...It was > necessary to shorten > the glass in order to make room for this vent as the > opening in the > body stayed the same...
• Re: pissing and moaning coolant
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Thu, 29 May 2003 19:38:34 -0700
  ...rpm, the LED at the coolant temp gauge > would start > flashing, shortly followed by a climbing needle to > 3/4. I immediately > pulled to...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:52:35 -0700
  ...I was blown > away that this automotive extinguisher would last such a short time. > > So I see this Police officer stand 10� away and...
• FW: auto transmission slippage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:16:58 -0400
  ...I trust Dan 100% and he is trying to remedy this problem before we purchase it, short of the transmission rebuild. Dan's dad...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:53:32 +0100
  ...They wore out a lot, 3 of 7 >> spring >> turns are "on block", so no more spring effect there. >> >> The stiffness is independent from...
• GRIPES about VW and Workarounds for parts issues.
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 13:03:11 -0400
  ...It's ludicrist that the don't a least power the buss to to fuse block. How many accountants do they have? Does anyone...
• Re: Performance Cams.....to cam or to ratio rocker....that is the question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 10:34:41 -0500
  ...onto a cam.....therefore eliminating the need of > ratio rockers? The short reply is yes you could the reason it is not done is...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:50:41 -0400
  ...Two long ones, one very short one and one medium > size. A set of allen wrenches, some pair of pliers, philips and > flat screw...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:00:12 -0400
  ...To go a few steps further, today i pulled the entire intake, >> > exhaust, fuel injection, and cooling systems, reducing my engine to a >> > block...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 22:37:31 -0400
  ...Since this blow >>> by contains water vapor the heater prevents that vapor from freezing >>> and blocking the vent. In the wire box on the...
• Re: Seeking Coolant bleeding web site, coolant to use
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:21:03 -0500
  ...I get a perfect bleed every time with less residue old coolant to shorten the life of the new. Cooling System Service Produre for...
• Oil Temp Sender and Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:16:05 -0700
  ...First question - if this is your set up, have > >> you had to ground the sender since the bottom of the block is > >> aluminum? When...
• Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:18:24 -0400
  ...People are >>>screaming, others understand.. >>> >>>I call the mechanic and see if they can come by and push me the 4 blocks to >>>the...
• Re: Cold starting oil report Mobil 1 15w-50
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 21:49:03 -0800
  ...Reaching a peak of 90 psi > for > a short time is still not of concern. Many of the in line VW and Audi > engines...
• Re: EuroVan Winnebago Test Drive
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Wed, 7 Sep 1994 15:03:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...and the seat needs to be more adjustable, and the seat belts are too short by about 8 inches for my comfort. i have...
• Re: Fwd: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 7 May 2014 20:07:16 -0700
  ...About eight years ago I swapped in a used unit from a Volvo, but it finally died about a block away from the house...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:48:33 -0700
  ...Sometimes ignorance is bliss, but I track wear indicators every 25,000 miles in all my cars now because the bliss can be short...