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• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:17:08 -0800
  ...Drove down the street 1 mile. > Stopped to get lunch. Came out after 10 minutes and the van wouldn't > start. Looked at everything...
• Re: Fraydaye -- What Was Your Favourite Westy Moment This Week?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:43:10 -0700
  ...Near the northern county line is a Border Patrol checkpoint that stops all traffic on Interstate 5 to look for illegals and suspicious activity...
• Re: An ECU Thing I Learned Today
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:25:33 -0700
  Seriously? My 87 auto has been bogging down lately when fully warmed up, going from a full stop or accelerating out of a turn...
• RE: RE: 89 syncro, binds in tight turning
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 03 Jan 96 14:35:28 -0500
  ...I drove the syncro westie in turns right and left, steering wheel against the stops. Surface was asphalt,damp from morning rain, somewhat irregular...
• Minnesota to South Carolina
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 23:47:06 EDT
  ...I plan on stopping in Indianapolis, IN then, maybe, making a stop at Camp Lejeune, NC to see what changed there since I left...
• Dem's da brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 07:01:47 -0500
  ...My westy still runs great, the problem is stopping. On the drive home from work yesterday, I thought I heard a little pop!, then...
• Re: Some virus help. Read carefully and Merry Christmas
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 09:14:14 -0800
  ...Read carefully and Merry Christmas > At 06:15 PM 12/25/2001, developtrust wrote: > >The following will not stop your PC from being infected...
• Re: Rotary battery switch was: your mail
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:11:42 -0400
  ...The better ones have a field-disconnect switch built in so if you turn the switch OFF your alt will stop charging and engine...
• Re: sucks in snow!
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:30:11 -0700
  ...And we've only talked about "going"--wait until we talk about steering! And stopping! Well, stopping isn't such a problem, since you...
• Need Help Diagnosing Auto Tran problem
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:32:30 -0400
  While driving Saturday my 91 Carat (192,000 miles) began acting weired when accelerating after coming to a complete stop and seemed sluggish when...
• Re: Master Cylinder Diagnose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:26:13 -0500
  ...Pedal is hard and there is no pumping needed to stop but if > pedal remains depressed, eg such as waiting at a stop light...
• Horn works non stop
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 30 Dec 2018 14:51:58 -0800
  Hi to all, As the headline says. Not only that, when I take the cushion off the steering wheel and disconnect both wires, it...
• Broken digital clock
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 15:46:51 -0400
  ...apparently got the button stuck, because now te hours won't stop changing. Is there a way to take these apart and revise my...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 06:52:57 -0700
  We made it t Arizona and just woke up on a rest stop. No hiccups on the highway, but two in town on tight...
• Re: Fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:49:31 -0700
  ...day . > My Vanagon does this all the time after in-town, stop-and-go driving in warm weather (about 8 months of the year...
• Re: Passing Gas on the List (Was Re: Help getting off the list)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 14:24:35 -0400 (EDT)
  I wish you guys would just stop farting around with this list!!!! ...ok, Martha...you were wondering were I was hiding...and how much...
• '71 Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Sat, 23 Mar 96 18:41:31 UT
  ...The upper arm lays against the stop with some pretty good pressure. Any gotcha's? To quote Steve, AtDhVaAnNkCsE, -Scott Allred '71 Westy (702...
• need help in cleveland
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Thu, 23 May 1996 16:16:22 -0400
  ...I'm going from CO to the east coast this weekend, but I have a ride with someone who's stopping in cleveland for...
• FS: '83? Westy w/ AC in Mesa, AZ (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo (rlpa80)
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:03:28 -0700
  I saw this driving by and stopped to get the phone number if anyone is interested call German Autotec (602) 921-9700. I am...
• hat-dance relay
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:38:21 -0600
  Howdy, Can anyone tell me if removing the Mexican Hat dance relay does anything other than stop the hat dance and the seat-belt...
• Re: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:56:23 -0600
  ...The reason I say this is because it is disconnected from the system when stopped. Am I missing something? Bill
• Re: Heater not stopping problem #
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 08:30:47 -0400
  Pull your instrument cluster and find the heater control cable. Loosen the clamp and move the housing away from the clamp slightly (1/8...
• Hot Air
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 06:13:32 -0700
  ...Any way to stop this or anything to worry about? Thanks for any helpful advice, Rick 85 Westie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your...
• 84 Westy bucking
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 11:37:48 EDT
  ...Bucking stops on acceleration. TIA for any ideas that might help. Ken Hartz
• Gas filler question
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:51:08 -0700
  ...Was this in 86? I want to swap out mine for a later model one that stops the spitting. Z
• Re: To unite, or separate (the air bags)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 14:07:20 -0600
  ...And like a flat tire, I woud stop and pull out the bags, and continue down the road,in a correctly suspended vehicle, not...
• Speedo stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:17:40 -0500
  On the way home last night, the speedo worked as it should: showing the speed and recording the miles. This morning: nothing. It is...
• Flickerin oil light on 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - Richmond Mike
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 13:50:00 -0500
  So after a long drive on the highway this always happens after coming to a stop. Never when I'm just around town, only...
• Re: Bumper Stickers
  Historical mailing list - dvdkng1958
  Mon, 20 May 2002 19:33:55 -0500
  In the last month on two occasions I have had people stop behind me who were talking smoking and trying to drive. How could...
• RV: List withdrawal
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 14:16:11 -0500
  ...MVC is that I can�t live without the list; don�t know why but stopped getting e-mails like 4 days ago and...
• Re: Syncro saved by bulldozer-long-
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 May 2003 01:18:33 -0400
  ...On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 10:38 PM, Jason Rutgers wrote: > My poor > van with its engine submerged stopped running as we were...
• Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:59:25 -0700
  ...chuck on the other, three cans of combination charge, oil and stop leak and adapter valves. You screw these adapters on ......... Which kit did...
• Re: no offense
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 00:10:12 -0700
  ...I wonder how long this thread will last? > > >Why do Italians wear gold chains?? > > > so they know where to stop shaving. > > > > > > Italians shave their...
• Passat Wheels on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:46:27 -0400
  I had a stoplight conversation with a guy in a rilly nice dark blue Westy this morning. He had Passat alloy wheels and they...
• Re: Vanagon bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:32:44 -0800
  ...Go-Westy has some new bumpers coming out, havn't seen them yet, forgot to ask to see them when I stopped there last...
• Re: Anyone have a good used Power steering pump for an Automatic for Sale?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:51:25 -0500
  ...It's very likely that the leak will stop if you tighten the bolts that hold it together. Mike
• Re: Oil coolers...The stock ones, are they all the same?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 10:42:43 -0400
  ...The gasket failed, the cooling system stopped working as the combustion gasses got into the pump or otherwise stopped the flow. The heater circuit...
• Re: van sputters upon acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 21:47:38 UT
  ...This should happen at just .002-.004in gap at the throttle stop screw. (DON'T ADJUST THE THROTTLE STOP SCREW! That will really screw...
• Re: swapping engine costs
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 22:53:38 -0800
  ...I would imagine if I had to do this swap again and I didn't have to stop and think about inventing a whole...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 08:23:20 -0500
  ...Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any >ideas? Need some parts.... >Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 00:06:29 -0500 > >Hi Everyone...
• Comissioning/commiserating/co-misse-berating party
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 16:19:23 -0800
  ...Hacienda is the 2nd light after you get on Winchester, turn right, go 1 mile to San Tomas Aquino Road (2nd stop sign) Turn...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - sparklegirl500
  Tue, 31 May 2016 21:37:43 +0000
  ...The fan in my 83 diesel stopped working once, and when I looked at the fuses, the plastic body of the fan fuse had...
• Help-crazy bouncing idle
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:20:45 -0400
  ...It runs smooth at highway speeds and around town with no surging but at stop lights or stop & go traffic and my foot on...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - kW
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:49:10 -0700
  ...flaps all along the highways, just stop next time you see one, maybe even a truck stop would have waste ones. You could even...
• Re: No spark no fuel no go
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Hubbard
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 06:56:02 -0400
  ...That way if the van gets in an accident the fuel pump will stop when the engine stops. Joe > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New...
• Re: Latest overheating inquiry--radiator needed?
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 19:59:56 -0400
  ...Latest overheating inquiry--radiator needed? > I stopped by my VW shop at lunch to pick up a thermostat and 0-ring. I > told them...
• Re: sliding door guide piece?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 23:18:58 -0500
  If you will look a the end of the stop there is a little slot. There is a urethane rubber piece that fits into...
• Re: Leak, leak go away!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:38:32 -0500
  ...I put a bottle of the Bars head gasket stop leak in (I chose that because it didn't require flushing the coolant system...
• Re: Westy: Convenient Mount for Large Computer Display
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:46:16 -0700
  ...https://sbw.org/sbwsty/ >> >> One stop on my trip: >> >> http://mira.sbw.org/photos/20180611/IMG_20180611_203839377/ >> >> Questions welcome! I enjoy projects...
• Re: Brake Pad Advice Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 06:28:09 -0400
  ...I'm ONLY interested in stopping power (and fade resistance). So, what SPECIFIC brand/make/model is going to give me the best stopping...
• Re: Coolant leak found - easy fix
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:52:36 -0600
  ...It doesn't even completely stop the flow. > > >Is there another valve > >that would stop the flow of coolant to the heater > >core? > > Yes...
• Re: Subject: HELP! Blackbeard Update-Not Good. reply
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:47:19 -0700
  ...first., you don't stop right behind the car in front of you............you stop about 5 car lengths back, at least......... Second, you...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:47:24 +0000
  ...Once I discovered this I >>> just stopped worrying about it and never found a cure. >>>> Edward >>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 4:21 PM...
• Re: Strange Static Buzzing Noise Coming From The Dash?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:52:06 -0500
  ...A new relay got the turns to work again and stopped the odd buzzing. > > Rob > becida@comcast.net > > At 2/14/2011 10:21...
• Re: Blink'n Ignition Light (cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 6 May 1998 22:26:23 -0700
  ...What is >> actually going on while I'm waiting? Why does it sometime take longer to >> stop blinking than other times? I hate things...
• Heater not stopping problem #
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 16:37:06 MDT
  Hello Volks, My front heater doesn't stop heating even with the valve closed. I suspected it's the cable/lever tolerances but someone...
• Re: AFC injection problem
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 09:14:35 -0500
  ...well, except one thing When I pull off from a stop light, or stop.I have no power at all.once the rpms go...
• Pure Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 16:42:15 -0600
  ...Just as the parade route was ended and things were breaking up, it was necessary now to stop for red lights. Since the camel...
• Re: Q Re: bleeding thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 03:00:56 -0700
  ...not actually removing the cap, or dwelling on it too long.. Stop the engine if you're not sure.. and let it cool down...
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:29:01 -0700
  ...I did not think I had time to stop; but I stopped about 8 inches > from the second dude -- feaked about that and then...