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• 84 Fuel Pump (was stranded in LA..)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 10:51:10 -0700
  ...The van has an intermittant missfire which occasionaly stops the engine. I changed the fuel filter and thought I had fixed it for about...
• Re: Bleeding Air problems
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Dower
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 12:54:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...The dripping stops when the motor heats up. I bled the system according to the Bently manual and advice from the list. I took...
• Oil Leak '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:57:57 EDT
  ...Every time I stop at a stop light I leave a puddle of oil. My questions to the group: 1. Could I have done...
• 85 Vanagon with intermittent engine stopping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 17:35:35 -0500
  ...After a few minutes with the engine stopped (the time varied) it would release with the spring pulling it back into place and the...
• Shift stop broken
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:42:08 -0800
  ...According to Benetley it's a shift stop. One, on the passenger's side, is an welded-on "rail" that appears to be where...
• Re: oil dripping from dip stick tube
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:06:07 EDT
  ...I can see a drop of oil hanging from the loop on the dip stick when I stop and if I clean that off...
• Re: Runs great, then dies(80 Air cooled Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:51:35 -0400
  ...from stop light, about 100ft, it just shuts off, like > the switch is turned off(oil & alt light)coast to a > stop, will not...
• Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 18:36:09 -0500
  ...I had just rounded an exit ramp, uphill and the engine sputtered to stop. I am low on fuel and the previous owner had...
• Re: Diesel engine conversion questions, ULSD availability
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:56:34 -0800
  ...My question is since the regs say we should be mostly seeing ULSD, why aren't we? In 8,000 miles,we stopped at...
• Re: Westy top pops at top speed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:55:19 -0700
  ...I can confirm it does make a startling noise, a real heart stopper. the top didn't go all the way up, the lip...
• Re: Unique Westy
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Wed, 8 Oct 2014 04:15:08 -0700
  ...floppy mirrors? And no power steering? (Not in the engine bay) And no a/c compressor in the engine bay? I'll stop there....
• Re: photos of alternator repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:47:55 -0400
  ...It takes too much force to stop the 10mm from squealing. What size belt do you have on there? mike
• trans seal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:18:56 -0400
  ...I'm getting a slight drip and want to stop it. Thanks
• Re: Repair Arm Rest Stop?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:53:14 EDT
  In a message dated 3/18/2011 9:03:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sbw@SBW.ORG writes: It just continues to rotate...
• Re: 9 Passenger Question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 27 Dec 96 15:40:15 CST
  ...i think they stopped importing them somewhere along about 1983 or so. joel
• Re: More Big Buses (funny cargo)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Sat, 7 Dec 1996 09:51:37 -0600
  I've hauled 50 yards of son in the 67 double cab, took forever to start and stop. Rode like a dream though.... The...
• Vanagon in South-Africa
  Historical mailing list - Renier Marais
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 07:42:06 +0200
  ...were available in the U.S? We only had one model, the 2.1i boxer-engine untill about 1990 when production stopped. Renier Marais
• Re: Please help - unsubscribe!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Edwards
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 00:09:07 EDT
  ...Can anyone help?! "Jane, stop this crazy thing!!!!" Gary
• Re: Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?(little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:22:18 EST
  ...Even a five minute nap at a rest stop can be surprisingly envigorating. Pull over and take a nap before you injure/kill yourself...
• Question for Beckett about size 30 deep cycle batteries
  Historical mailing list - Kent Tunks
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 23:28:34 -0700
  ...DO have a size 31 that appears to be not as good.Have they stopped making size 30's? Kent Tunks ktunks@earthlink.net
• rad fix
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 08:20:00 -0200
  ...Is there anything I could put in the cooling system to stop the leak? Will it hurt my cooling system? Thanks, Skip 83.5
• please close the list- stop the Spam
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 09:35:45 -0800
  Spam Spam Spam, wonderful Spam. Can we please close the list again and try to cut back on Spam? Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho...
• Re: bus depot
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:30:21 -0500
  ...AAACK! He's generating high tension! <Jay, you're correct, and I'll stop now...just please don't take that wrong, it's...
• leaky radiator
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Baker
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 23:23:57 +0000
  hello all, I have a leak in my radiator, I was wondering if anyone had ever tried Barz leaks stopper? or any temp. sealant...
• RV: Rear windshield wiper. Problem or is this normal?
  Historical mailing list - Erick Faith Jimenez
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 16:01:00 -0600
  ...When you push it the second time it stops. Erick Faith San Jos� Costa Rica 90 Westy "Elke"
• Re: How to make digitool
  Historical mailing list - Jim Barnes
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 13:27:21 -0700
  ...Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet, you can't win. -Lazarus Long
• Electric Locks clicking and clicking and clicking
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 18:40:47 -0700
  ...rear deck door starts cycling over and over and won't stop. Need some help with this one. Anyone seen this problem. How to...
• Re: Who's going to the Bug Out in Manassas
  Historical mailing list - tim
  Thu, 23 May 2002 05:21:22 -0400
  ...On Saturday I'll be at the Bull Run regional Campground # 140 if anyone want s to stop by and shoot the breeze. I...
• Re: Vanagon Widow Crank Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:14:38 -0700
  ...is it Fryedaye yet? ;>) Bob http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http...
• Vancouver BC Propane Fill-up
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 21:35:24 -0700
  Needed propane for the first time, today, so I stopped at a station just to have them say "can't refill that". Do I...
• Re: '90 electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:26:57 -0700
  ...My biggest worry with it was not that it would eat itself but that it may stop working while open. The two POs spent...
• NVC; Thanks everyone!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 10:11:08 EST
  ...It seems it was a one two punch deal, where a corroded-through (ignition) starter motor wire finally broke off, & of course, stopped the...
• Transaxle trouble.
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:55:39 -0800
  ...So I strategically drove around in 2nd gear, timing the lights and (slowly) running stop signs to get home. I had to stop one...
• Re: TRW Brake Pads? (1988 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 20:23:40 -0700
  ...Just want a pad that offers good > stopping power and as little fade as possible during normal use (i.e. not > riding brakes etc...
• Re: Hello - Idiot oil light keeps coming on!
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 23:07:34 +0000
  David, what's your phone number? Maybe someday this will happen at a time that I really could stop & call. No time soon, I...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:21:20 -0500
  ...Larger diameter >tires require a proportionately larger retarding torque on the wheel to >generate the same stopping force. Putting 215x75-15 tires on a...
• Re: a trip from Los Angeles to Vancouver Island...
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:50:24 -0700
  ...Along the way you can stop at the Pigeon Point lighthouse and enjoy a brew at the brewery not too far away. http://www...
• Re: Does your stovetop rattle?
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:21:11 -0400
  Holy Crispy Critters!!! I like the idea of stopping the rattling, but if you plan on using your stove you should be careful as...
• Short-finding technique was Re: Electrical help please!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 May 2009 12:09:46 -0400
  ...Wire up a stoplight bulb or other load in place of the fuse that's blowing. Now probe the circuit downstream of the lit...
• Re: Still frustrated with clutch problem (87 Westy Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 18 May 1998 07:08:53 -0700
  ...had to coast to a stop, > jiggle shift lever, pump clutch, etc..kicked back into gear. Bill: If the clutch really didn't disengage...
• Re: low power, no throttle response
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:29:17 -0500
  ...On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, Scott Wilson wrote: > Stopped at a > > stoplight, and the van > > almost died when I pressed the throttle. Very > > little...
• 87 Rough/High Idle problem solved (I hope)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 13 May 2003 19:36:13 -0400
  ...That all stopped today. Chris Turner had a used ISV Control Unit and sent it to me. Popped the right rear tail light...reached...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:55:23 -0400
  ...They were braking fine, but at > the stop lights they would go down to the floor. > I opened the rear drums and it was...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 25 May 2005 10:25:50 -0700
  ...the fridge from propane to electric (while engine running = electric, while stopped = propane)? Is it a good idea? Is it even possible? -Damon --- Dusty...
• Re: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 22:59:15 -0400
  ...all of the sudden my brakes stopped working. > > I was attempting to slow down coming to a stop sign when the pedal went > straight...
• Re: Why I don't drive the Baja at 4 in the morning!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:40:50 -0700
  ...An example a couple of years ago was a serial rapist that had hit more than once at an I-5 rest stop used...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:45:15 -0500
  ...The brakes mostly work ok driving around > but if I put the tranny in neutral as I slow for a stop the brakes will...
• HELP: '67 Deluxe Saga - Vaporlocking?
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 12:33:34 MST
  ...Until the next stoplight!!! On separate note: * Drive, get engine hot. Turn off engine. Takes 20 seconds to re- start it, per above description...
• My Van Stopped Going *or* Case of the CV Dropoff
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 96 19:23:32 EST
  ...stopped at a stop sign..always a good thing...went to go...but my van no go. had the van in gear, no go...
• Re: Register your VW (tm) domain name now!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 19:25:10 -0500
  ...An innocent infringer's only duty to the owner of the copyright is to stop the infringement... With knowlege of the infringement, one becomes...
• Re: Brakes (I'm concerned...)
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:08:41 EDT
  ...Hmmm, I've been fortunate enough to not have had to panic stop in my van, and I'd hate to have to stand...
• Re: Vanagons in California...
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 22:14:34 -0800
  When my 84 tranny broke down and while I was waiting for AAA tow truck to come a Sprinter stopped next to my Vanagon...
• Re: Mystery Loss of Power At Startup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:57:44 -0400
  ...First, when coming to a stop or starting from a stop there is slight shudder to the van just as it stops moving, just...
• Re: Warped discs and silly honda theories
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 20:18:44 -0400
  ...In the typical undersized passenger-car brake system, this shows up as high peak temperatures from a hard stop, followed by chilling from either...
• car bra mildew
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:57:27 -0800
  ...I do stop because I'm usually on a long trip > and > the alternative of allowing the bra to get wet leads to the...
• Re: question regarding door stops/door brakes or whatever they are called
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:31:55 -0700
  ...wrote: > Hi, > Is there a way to tighten up the door stops/brakes in a 90 Vanagon to > keep the front doors from swinging...
• Re: Late night - blinking light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 11:01:18 -0400
  ...Except that a Loss Of Cooling Accident in a waterboxer is a "Stop right now" emergency. The older (through '85, I think?) controllers will...
• Re: Auto or Man trans on '93 EV MV?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:13:51 UT
  ...We'd routinely shift to neutral at lights so the car would stop shaking and rattling. We also had the xmission control unit go...
• Re: not a fuse--wipers/heaters still not working
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:30:55 -0500
  At 03:11 PM 2/15/2002, kurt stoppkotte wrote: >thanks to everyone for their help, but i triple checked and it is definately...
• Re: low power, no throttle response
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:32:40 -0400
  ...Stopped at a stoplight, and > the van > almost died when I pressed the throttle. Very little power, and had > to > "nurse" the throttle to...