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• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:02:38 -0700
  ...all the air out of the system... > > > > I did have another external leak that I fixed- but something just doesn't > > seem right. > > > > Just...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 25 May 2008 22:59:22 -0800
  ...They would more than likely have to be isolated to be used with an external charger. Food for thought. Troy ----- Original Message ----- From: RAlanen...
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:16:51 -0700
  ...0700, Zeitgeist wrote: > > > I obsessively use anti-seize on nearly all external fasteners, > > > > But what kind anti-seize to use on the exhaust port...
• Re: alternator installation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:35:51 -0500
  ...hold enough magnetism once magnetized that you don't need an external > battery for the generator to re-start. > > But a alternator rotor retains...
• Re: Alternate water level sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:15:37 -0800
  ...Water in the tube changes the dielectric constant of the capacitor, which changes the total capacitance, which can be read with external circuitry. Somewhere...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:14:52 -0500
  ...at all. > > > > > > It also seems these ebay flares would mount by external and therefore > > > visible rivits or screws. All in all I don't...
• Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:59:55 -0500
  ...I have an oil pressure gauge and >> oil temp gauge along with an external oil cooler so I should get warned >> quickly of any...
• Re: transmission types vs codes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:33:36 -0700
  ...The external case is also different with the DK having a stronger >> casting. >> >> Mark >> >> AD Felder wrote: >>> I have a type 091 4-speed...
• Re: Turbo Vanagon - Audi 5000 CS Turbo Engine, OFF LIST INFO PLEASE!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 10:55:51 -0800
  ...Turbo Vanagon - Audi 5000 CS Turbo Engine, OFF LIST INFO PLEASE!!! David Marshall wrote (text deleted): > > ...the 2.2L "MC" motor has an external...
• Re: how to attach VDO water temp?
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:57:30 -0400
  ...someone there mentioned a duel sender so > the > > dash gauge and external vdo could both work but found no replies for the > > source. > > > > -- > > shawn...
• Re: Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had done
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:04:10 -0300
  ...If you use a machine with an external light bulb, turn it off. The bulb > bulb will burn a hole in the tyvek in...
• Re: Power steering U-joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:06:54 -0800
  ...so can't > actually be lubed), to limit rust and other external wear conditions. I'd have to disconnect an end > to slip a...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:22:53 -0700
  ...Though with tencentlife's external oil cooler's banjo adapter installed, there are two hoses down there crowding access to the filter so it...
• Re: Dometic gas cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 08:06:47 8
  ...I also have the small 12V Radio > Shack fan mounted on top of the evaporator unit inside the refrigerator. > The external fan cycles some...
• More Power to the Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 13:57:07 -0700
  Ways to increase power to a Wasserboxer engine: External Changes: Exhaust System: I have looked at several HP exhaust systems. I think that the...
• Re: Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission Cooler installed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 May 2009 19:34:36 -0400
  ...Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission Cooler installed? Hello Everyone, I just purchased the Bus Boys Oil Cooler kit and...
• Re: Clutch/Shifting issue?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:25:33 -0600
  ...eliminate external causes first ...just watch how well the lever moves while someone pushes in the clutch pedal. > it it's not external to...
• Re: 82 air cooled automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:43:28 -0700
  ...pressure to be able to crank? I didn’t see any external leaks from the brake reservoir (looked under dash column and ran a...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:13:17 -0600
  ...And some of us make modifications like an external oil cooler to help the beast out a bit. But try to drive any vehicle...
• Re: Dometic refrigerator fail
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:25:10 -0700
  ...I would jump on that idea but for the fact that I did not put in external 120 V outlet on side of van...
• Re: Unbelievable, was Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:53:29 -0600
  ...with pronounced thermal cycling that are mechanically connected to a stiff external structure (like the devices connected to the heat sink in our ECUs...
• 70's camper tent FS ... SF area
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 01 May 96 19:31:59 CDT
  ...For those of you who are not familiar with this type of tent, it has an external frame and sets up along side the...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:36:05 -500
  ...Best case, one could add an external compressor connecting to the low and high side ports. The valves on the existing compressor would prevent...
• AFM and idle issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 23 Sep 2023 09:05:40 -0400
  ...2.2 pistons/jugs (new), >>> while maintaining the 1.9 wiring/externals, and installing the RMW SS >>> exhaust. Just breaking in. The idle searches...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:43:48 -0700
  ...Dunno about the > external one. The P-trap could be a problem too, as well as the > lines themselves. > > Personally I'd put water...
• Re: Loose brake master cylinder resevoir
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:20:34 -0800
  ...that can equal low pedal with no external leaking. or as you were thinking ..air getting in somehow .. though I wouldn't think at...
• Re: Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 11 May 2008 05:51:53 EDT
  In a message dated 10/05/2008 9:45:32 A.M. Central Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: My fridge normally gets...
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:36:19 -0800
  ...An external, propane fired burner, with >>>> circulating hot water(antifreeze coolant) to supply the heat to a >>>> radiating core (rabbit heater core) inside the...
• Re: Starter Gone?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:19:37 -0700
  ...remember what you have) I pulled the starter and cleaned it (externally); cleaned the ground strap and contact points on the transmission and cleaned...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:28:40 -0800
  ...I learn to live with it and I add an external oil cooler.. a little > experiment of my own... wait till it dies and...
• Re: Towing with an '81 2.0?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 17:25:59 -0400
  ...I'd invest a good oil >filter, and synthetic oil and consider an external cooler if your oil temps >run high. > >Go with a...
• jb weld, radiators, taps, and draincocks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:37:33 -0700
  ...fill with as much water as possible, and let it dry externally, while front end is lifted up on jacks (using a 2x4 between...
• Re: clutch...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:09:40 -0500
  ...a > daughter to push on the pedal while I watched the external clutch > lever on the tranny. It moves. > > This is a relatively recent...
• Re: HELP! Separating e-brake cable from rear brake backing plate...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:23:07 -0500
  ...In a pinch, some 9/16" external snap rings from the local hardware store work fine. A small torch will help get the cables...
• Bad compression / good engine
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 00:36:02 -0400
  ...owner tell me it doesn't burn oil at all, no external leaks,so I remove both remove both heads.... nothing wrong (head were...
• Re: Repair Shops in Georgia/SC - Transmission: No shifting into 3rd or 4th
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:14:24 -0400
  ...Any thoughts on what more to look at external to the transmission? Any recommendations on repair shops and/or mechanics in the area (basically...
• Re: Alive! (or New Year in Georgia)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 00:13:38 EST
  ...The head gaskets looked fine externally until the one blew. It blew catastrophically so no amount of "Bars Leak", etc. would have done any...
• Re: Fuel pressure & injectors
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 07:37:02 -0700
  ...I was wondering if I just put an external 12V power supply on > it to pop them open while I have the fuel pump...
• Re: Oil in coolent
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:50:17 -0700
  ...Lotsa $$$$ spent on > this one :-( > > Interestingly enough, it never externally leaked a drop of coolant or oil > the whole I had been driving it...
• Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:32:27 -0500
  ...and this may cause leakage of coolant into the oil or externally. Re-torqueing heads is a left over task from engines with soft...
• Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 18:21:42 -0500
  ...I finally built an external 10v supply to replace the single chip that was in the circuit. I later learned that there was a...
• Re: EV on TV!
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Sat, 08 Mar 1997 22:01:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...Only difference I could see was the external storage in the rear - which provided a "shelf" at the botton of the rear window. No...
• Re: electric outlet
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 10:22:11 EDT
  ...Couple that with a plastic switch box and install it somewhere in the body where you will most likely want to connect to external...
• Re: Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:29:18 -0800
  ...bent > > > coathanger pieces); and yes...it really works! Kinda magical! No > > external > > > electricity source; totally quiet; you can feel a breeze at 2.5...
• Re: Propex HS2211 heater
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kote
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 19:28:37 +0000
  ...I'm not detracting from the external mount option.  I think that is a good solution as well.  But I think it requires a...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:39:26 -1000
  ...Visual inspection > reveals externally, at the worst a rusty spot on one of the forward coolant > plastic hoses... really? with it idling in the...
• Re: Monster TO-DO List
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 08:34:18 -0700
  ...this a >junkyard > item...or something that can be fixed?) >13. External oil cooler?...should I get one? Not needed but could prolong engine...
• Re: Strange electrical question.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 12 Oct 2019 00:30:10 +0000
  ...the connector.  Personally, I add a swipe of Vaseline to those external switch tabs....seems to help dissolve corrosion and prevent future; a few...
• Re: re hot air for cold nights
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:38:29 -0500
  ...000 btu and 9,000 but > can hood to 20 lb external tank with propane hose Yes...I already have a cute 5lb tank...
• Woofer Recommendations - Summary
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:45:25 -0800
  ...The box is made from MDF and is less than one cubic foot (external dimensions). The magnet structure of the outside speaker (top half...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:26:47 -0400
  ...I have a little fan in refer, but no extra external fan(s) yet, (still stock) but have cleaned flue, chamber etc. I feel...
• Re: List Sticker Production Progress
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 17 May 2003 15:25:08 -0500
  ...My process does not use printed materials, and once stuck > on, they are not movable.They are made from signmakers vinyl, are > mounted externally...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 07:42:23 -0800
  ...news is that it isn't too difficult to add an external Ford style regulator to the stock Vanagon alternator, although it does require...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:06:55 -0500
  ...weakened thermally cycled fitting waiting to fracture and hose your engine externals with fuel. Dave P.S. I'm not being an alarmist. Some...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 09:26:10 -0700
  ...But the factory added an external resistor to slow it down for a low speed setting and often a medium setting as well. So...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 05:42:00 -0700
  ...It has seen it's share of coolant and oil on the external wires. The actual element is installed into one of two of...
• Re: question on oil cooler for 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - phil zimmerman
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:11:32 -0700
  ...Hi, I was wondering if an external oil cooler, bigger than the stock one, is good for extending the life of a stock 2...
• Re: Conversion to 240 Volt from 110 Volt external Elect hookup
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 May 2004 13:13:19 -0700
  It seems to me that it would be much safer to ask a qualified UK electrician rather than folks on this list. It is...
• Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 07:56:55 -0700
  ...An internet search suggests that the solenoid cap houses contacts and external connectors. So, does Bosch replace the solenoid wire windings? Neil. > > -----Original Message...
• Re: Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had done
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:23:40 -0400
  ...If you use a machine with an external light bulb, turn it off. The bulb > bulb will burn a hole in the tyvek in...