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• water pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Jason Clark
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 19:13:00 -0400
  ...We had the water pump replaced but the mechanic never bleed the system. The van was then driven for about 600 mi. When I...
• New Vanagon Parts Inventory System
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 14:01:36 -0500
  After evaluating several inventory control systems we finally settled on one that has proven successful for numerous salvage yards and EBay sellers. Please take...
• 1990 vanagon anti freeze
  Historical mailing list - Reggie Rainard
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:24:10 -0700
  ...How do you flush out the cooling system? i know how to change the antifreeze, i just need to get what ever it is...
• Re: Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:15:14 -0500
  ...I haven't had a chance to bleed the system yet but I also haven't had any further occurances - though I've used...
• electronic limited slip differential idea for 2wd vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:47:25 -0400
  ...I've always liked the idea of a traction control system on AWD cars that have open differentials and just use the ABS system...
• Re: Air Conditioner Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 20:47:36 -0900
  ...if your system has a gas leak (not liquid) the blend will lose more of some of it's components than others. Bottom line...
• Re: fuel management system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:40:35 -0800
  ...fuel managment system >> >> Gowesty is working on a system. >> http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=1532 Some have >> installed Megasquirt. >> >> Or just...
• Cooling hose differences 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 21:41:59 -0500
  ...I'm in the process of replacing the exhaust system now. Just waiting for parts. Ordered the whole system from Bus Depot (Ron, will...
• Re: Operating temp question/Boston Bob's solution?(long)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 25 Dec 2001 10:24:04 EST
  ...So...make sure your system is in good shape and THEN make sure that the warning system works correctly. And then leave it alone...
• Re: Brakes- the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 1 May 2014 06:17:02 -0700
  ...Bleeding the system carefully should stop that. "Carefully" being the operative word...Brake bleeding is intolerant of sloppy or slipshod work....any lapse at...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 17:05:30 -0600 (CST)
  Psssssst, small hint here, if you know that your cooling system has any leaks ANYWHERE (rear heater core included) you will never get your...
• RE: performance exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 08:46:00 cdt
  I have used extractor systems on both my '68 Bug and '70 Bus. I had no problems running them on the Bug but only...
• RV: various coolant temperatures in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:23:26 -0500
  ...various coolant temperatures in cooling system Fecha: Mi�rcoles 22 de Noviembre de 2000 09:23 PM Hi all: I need some help on...
• Re: Question About ECU Programing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:52:59 -0500
  ...The Digifant takes care of ignition timing directly while the Digijet still uses a mechanical/vacuum advance/retard system. Digifant idle stabilizing is by...
• Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:06:33 -0700
  So yesterday I was trying to get my coolant system in operating condition in preparation for a possible mandatory evacuation order (San Diego county...
• Re: Back on the road but running warm or faulty gauge
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:29:21 -0400
  ...Now I can't seem to get any more air out of the system at all so I feel it is bleed correctly as...
• Re: found some freon 12 should I recharge old AC
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:38:37 -0700
  ...You will need about 1,300 grams to fill an empty > system. AC systems are magic. > > > > Even under pressure they somehow manage to get...
• Cruise Control Vendors
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 23:48:15 +0000
  ...I believe that I paid about $250 for the entire system. Again, this system does not require engine vacuum. It runs completely on 12...
• freshly dissolved oxygen
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 09:40:16 -0800
  ...It is important for the system to be tight. The cooling system should not be opened or bleed with a warm engine. Water even...
• Re: UB12220 batteries update
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:18:50 -0700
  ...Then I started having (unrelated) problems with my charge system. I > > > took the charge system out isolating (and thus not charging) the house > > > battery...
• New fuel standard
  Historical mailing list - Chip Shaner
  Tue, 25 Mar 1997 22:55:33 -0600 (CST)
  ...EST (1659 GMT) =20 TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, said Tuesday it has developed a fuel-efficient automobile engine system...
• Re: GPS recommendations, handheld & incar?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:21:47 -0400
  ...1126-07 September 18, 2007 DoD Permanently Discontinues Procurement Of Global Positioning System Selective Availability The Department of Defense announced today that it intends...
• Flash Alert! Dual Battery Relay
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:33:20 -0800
  ...system in a full westy camper with the 3 way refrig., it is necessary to install a new system. You have your choice, one...
• Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission Cooler installed?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 19 May 2009 14:59:22 -0400
  Hello Everyone, I just purchased the Bus Boys Oil Cooler kit and the Small Car Performance Tranny Cooler System for my 2.1L Automatic...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:38:15 -0500
  ...I know the old Cerval (Servil? whatever) systems used ammonia internally and kerosene for a heat source. Newer systems as in motor homes use...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Protectant
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:31:33 -0500
  ...When I replaced my steering rack last year, I refilled the system with Dextron ATF. This is why I'm being cautious here. Don...
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 15:07:15 -0800
  ...What cooling system parts have you changed to get to this point? Mark Kevin Duvernay wrote: > Hey guys, first post here hoping to get...
• Re: recall notice web site
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 16:19:28 -0600
  ...1991 There are two recalls associated with the fuel injection system (which look to me to be the same) and one with the air...
• Re: WBX replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 21:16:17 EST
  ...but also includes the > 5-cylinder installation kit (coolant system, exhaust system, > injection system, > wiring harness, engine carrier, transmission adapter plate or bellhousing, > clutch...
• Re: WasserBoxer fish farm (F)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 01:30:49 +0100
  ...They wonder the whole > system until the water picks up enough metalic salts which prompts them to > return to the tank to breed. When...
• Re: Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 21:27:53 -0400
  ...When I bleed system, with valve screwed > all the > way counter-clockwise (the vlave screws back about 1/4 inch), I > never get > coolant...
• Re: Need grey front carpet and padding for '91 Syncro Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:04:38 EST
  ...The system in our area is 4 ft. deep buried under the ground. Being underground we have no needs for Zone antifreeze, ours cant...
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 05:58:25 EDT
  ...I just replaced the water pump on an 84 Westy and now need to bleed the cooling system. I have attempted several different methods...
• Re: exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:56:19 -0400
  >> my exhaust system is gone..so my mechanic wants $1200 to replace the whole thing..including catalytic converter, muffler and all pipes...busdepot has...
• 2.1 Intake System (and assorted bits) for Sale - Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:29:07 -0700
  ...come get it all for any reasonable offer! Complete 2.1 intake system, from oval filter through AFM, throttle body and spider hoses. No...
• exhaust
  Historical mailing list - jed batchelder
  Tue, 2 Aug 2016 23:55:24 +0000
  i have a 1983 1.9l that i took on vacation this week and low and behold my exhaust system rusted all the way...
• Re: Bleeding brakes - 1.9 - questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 19:51:51 -0700
  ...The efficiency of the rest of the system now, may have exposed a leaky MC that "wasn't", because the system was in balance...
• Dvd system up for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:16:32 -0700
  Hey guys i have a nice alpine dvd system 10" filp down screen with 2 x wireless headphones ..comes with a custom mount so...
• Any last words?
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  17 Feb 97 12:22:38 EST
  ...Since I've got the system open anyway, I will drain, refill and bleed the cooling system. Am I missing anything? Does anyone have...
• Dash Cluster Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 09:22:32 -0400
  ...I guess it is the dual-sender warning system being confused by the single sender in the 84 model. Can anyone give me a...
• Electrical system...
  Historical mailing list - Harold Jaynes
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 14:59:06 MDT
  ...Does anyone know anybody in MD, DC or VA that is really good with electrical systems? The two mechanics that have worked on the...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 12 May 2002 21:18:43 -0500
  ...Jeff >We reject the ass backward's Metric system--- >Why? >For the same reason the Limey's threw out the Witworth and then the...
• Coolant hose replacement/ Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:55:22 -0500
  ...What would happen if I just yanked out the hose with drain pans underneath and put in the new hose and bleed system? Is...
• L-Jetronic (digijet) information
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:25:19 -0400
  ...whether it offers any more insight to the operation of the digijet system since it is a bastardized version of the bosch L-Jetronic...
• Re: Gasoline small especially after filling up
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:24:03 EDT
  ...no spots on the ground. >> The integrity of the fuel supply system has been breached. If you smell that delicious odor of gasoline and...
• Re: Running without a cat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:14:58 EDT
  ...this is why all the performance exhaust systems you see have larger diameter piping, and more free flow (louder) mufflers.. and the intake systems...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 16:12:33 -0800
  > > Please note that my "system" involves working with hot coolant under > pressure and may present some safety hazards. Eye and hand protection is > strongly...
• Re: [NVC} Alternative Computer Operating Systems
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 12:44:30 -0800
  ...Must make a decision > soon > Hate to pay big bucks to Bill Gates for another Windows systems. > > Thanks, > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver
• Alarm system, was Bus story
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:19:09 -0500
  ...vehicle before it gets chopped and sold off, LoJack or other similar GPS locating system is probably the best thing going. -- mordo 1990 Carat
• GPS Can Be Hazardous To Your Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:11:22 -0700
  Only skightly off topic considering the number of us that use GPS based navigation systems in our Vanagons: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews...
• Re: GoWesty WBX Management System
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 14 May 2017 11:33:20 -0700
  $3000 ? ! ! ! yiike ! ! ! :-)
• Fwd: Tornado Air Management System
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 07:39:18 EST
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• Fwd: Hot water system thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 14:17:16 EST
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• Re: A/C charging and maintenance...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 May 2004 08:41:33 -0500
  ...2) Recover all R-12 refrigerant from the vehicle's A/C system. Evacuate the A/C system for at least thirty (30) minutes...
• Re: Head Pic
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 15:30:42 +0000
  ...This type of corrosion is the result of using > straight water and/or a system that cannot hold pressure. It also > happens to systems...
• Re: AC concerns
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:01:10 -0500
  ...It appears that something other than HFC-134a can be used, provided the system is fully converted first to an HFC-134a system and...
• Re: Stubborn Exhaust leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:15:12 -0400
  ...On three different occasions, I have ordered the BD exhaust systems (pipes made by Dansk) and on all three I've had to file...
• Re: fuel pressure question-Again!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 24 May 2001 14:23:39 -0800
  Paul, The fuel pressure should remain in the system for 10 minutes after shutting the engine off. If you have high fuel pressure, the...
• Bosch Service Media
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:42:45 -0800
  ...Price ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Automotive Handbook $27.95 Technical Terms $48.95 Automotive Electric/Electronic Systems $29.95 Diesel Fuel Injection $27.95 Automotive Brake Systems $21...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:47:38 -0500
  ...Well, I'm not expert (the only expert I would consider such would be an engineer who works on internal combustion systems). I do...