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• Central locking system
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 26 May 1998 19:28:19 -0700
  ...After a week of being convinced that I was the most absentminded person on the planet - I discovered that the central-locking system was...
• Re: AC
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:34:25 -0700
  ...First, 409 is not approved for mobile systems. It was designed for > > home, stationary systems (which is why it is sold only in 30lb...
• Re: Fwd: [NVC} Alternative Computer Operating Systems
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 15:33:18 -0800
  ...Fwd: [NVC} Alternative Computer Operating Systems > Been using Linspire for years now, easy and fast! > Newer entrant is Freespire, we're all evolving! > Good...
• Re: Jet Hot coating for exhaust, or the equivalent?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:49:40 -0500
  ...On piston aircraft coatings didn't work well on exhaust systems, which were always stainless steel. The engines were just run until the exhaust...
• Re: Hall Effect Sender? Speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Thu, 29 May 2008 14:17:14 -0700
  ...The electronics system has no moving parts, is cheaper, lighter etc. As engine management systems got more sophisticated ( As I put 90 and later...
• Re: Custom Oil/Tranny Coolers for automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 12 May 2009 07:09:32 -0700
  ...Keep in mind when designing the system: "Do no harm" Design your system so that if it breaks somehow, you will be back to...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 May 2002 13:29:37 -0500
  ...Exaust Systems > > That is very true about used parts but if you want to return to OEM > system with the EGR valve, pipe and...
• Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:50:46 -0700
  ...The overall length of the system will likely be shorter than the stock Jetta, so that technical aspect I have to ignore. At this...
• Re: R-12 alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:13:10 -0700
  ...Newer vehicle AC Systems are built with engineering for R-134a as that is the new refridgerant standard, and the new systems work well...
• S&S muffler installation - anybody got photos?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:09:38 -0800
  ...I would appreciate it if another S&S exhaust system user could e-mail me some photos that show how they installed their system...
• Re: TSB Concerning Vanagon Steering Racks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:28:29 -0500
  ...After re-installation, he filled the system with Dextron II ATF and I ran that in the system ever since. And all of my...
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:50:46 -0700
  ...Otherwise, just ship the system to Powder Extreme Coatings. http://www.powderextremecoatings.com/ They coat the inside of the system with a different coating...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 20:45:48 -0500
  You mean, you make the filler the highest part of the cooling system? That's just so... Detroit! Next you're gonna tell me...
• Re: Dometic Fans
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:16:31 -0700
  ...The ventilator is connected to the > twelve volt system." > > Unfortunately, in the Vanagon installation the twelve volt system is > only working when the engine...
• Re: Dometic Fans
  Historical mailing list - Dan Newman
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 20:46:52 -0700
  ...The ventilator is connected to the > twelve volt system." > > Unfortunately, in the Vanagon installation the twelve volt system is > only working when the engine...
• Exhaust ? S&S, Stock
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 12:30:04 -0500
  ...I have had the S&S system on my 90 vanagon since August,and first the installation took me about 2 hrs, not counting...
• Re: [WetWesties] Caution............. New Villain Coming
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 23:00:01 -0700
  ...all system files > are > also by default locked in OSX. the command to do any formatting of > an > in use drive would fail and...
• Re: led replacement for overhead westy light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:51:56 -0400
  ...but 6v just for corrosion? i thought my electrical >system was fine... shoot. Follow the voltage drops around the system, prepare to be surprised...
• Re: Cooling system '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 17:40:54 +0000
  ...Cooling system '85 1.9 This has been very frustrating. Started with serious overheating. Replaced thermostat with great effort (broken bolts). I have been...
• Re: bleed brakes after clutch slave failure?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:53:56 -0400
  ...on), will I have to bleed the brake system as well as the clutch >system when adding new fluid? Shouldn't. Brakes are still...
• Propain in the neck
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Dower
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 16:29:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...I am now in Philiadelphia and all systems are going well except for the propane system. The fill valve has an inline 10% valve...
• Original exhaust
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 21:18:28 -0700
  I have original exhaust system 15 years and 176k. I did replace the tail pipe 3x.Never seen road salt.2 years in Agusta...
• Re: 2 sensor question 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 16:46:52 -0500
  ...O2 sensor question 85 vanagon Jodi, The O2 sensor mounts in the exhaust system, before the exhaust reaches the catalytic converter. There is a...
• Has anyone tried the MotorVac system?
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:43:35 -0300
  I was listening to a local care repair expert on the radio and he highly recommended using the MotorVac system, especially on older FI...
• FS: 1.9L engine and exhaust system (TX)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 21:38:14 EST
  ...I am selling my 1.9L engine and the entire exhaust system (minus cat converter). It has 150K org miles and runs great. It...
• Cooling System Mystery & Many Thanks
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 19:08:55 PST
  I just wanted to thank everyone who thought about and responded to my urgent request for cooling system advice yesterday. I don't have...
• Re: charcoal filter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:01:33 -0500
  ...But do we need to remove it? The surface area of activated >charcoal is in the How much effect does the vapor recovery system...
• Re: On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:47:28 EDT
  ...These are first order fits to the properties of hundreds of different systems and are used for the initial setup. If inadequate (because of...
• Digijet--Digifant....??????????/
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:23:27 -0500
  ...As I go thru the fuel injection area of my Bentley I keep seeing two different systems, Digijet and Digifant, what is the physical...
• Re: AC systems
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:01:32 EDT
  ...Robert NYC Yep, Behr in dash AC or a custom aftermarket air system. BenT
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 14:38:41 -0500
  ...confused about what I do to vent the air from the >system. What I do is best described as the standard bleeding method with...
• AC System ? upgrade
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 16 May 2005 17:06:23 -0400
  ...Taking a complete AC system from my parts Vanagon into my daily driver Vanagon 1985 Vanagon, 1.9l gas, Weekender type (I think..no...
• Re: FS: Ebersp�cher BA-6 Auxillary Gas fueled interior heater
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:09:52 -0700
  For anyone interested, I have some spare parts for this system that are free for shipping from Halifax NS. photos are at: http://photos...
• Re: Vanagon Brochures from Around the world - found Ad for those quad headlig...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:21:22 -0500
  ...installation of ABS system on late > > Vanagons? (either here or elsewhere!) > > Al Brase > > > > > > what is a Vanagon ABS? Al Brase System? :<) > > no such thing...
• Re: HOW to flush system?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 19 May 2006 09:48:01 -0400
  Zoltan, How to flush and recharge the AC system has been discussed on this list many times. It is in the archives. Several people...
• Re: Bummer
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 09:15:05 -0400
  ...With the same old FI system. Ben ---------------------------------------------------------------------- And granted in this ad they do it right at the top with the $67K price tag...
• Re: Built-in Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:32:17 -0700
  I see water pipe used in restaurant exhaust fire-suppression systems all the time, including new construction. The fire code is extremely strict these...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:05:20 -0700
  ...I took it >> back to the mechanic, said they pressurized the system and found no leaks. >> There is no evidence to be found of...
• Re: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:59:07 -0800
  ...The > > metric > > system is indeed very logical and rational, but it lacks the same > > degree of > > seat-of-the-pants convenience the older systems...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 19:34:17 -0800
  ...I opposed major electrical system > butchery. Old vehicles like ours tend to develop electrical glitches > even when kept stock and well taken care of...
• Re: O2 sensors effect on power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:57:58 -0500
  ...The >pre cat Bosch fuel injection system is quite capable of giving accurate >fuel mixture in operational service. The O2 sensor's main function...
• Re: O2 sensors effect on power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:57:58 -0500
  ...The >pre cat Bosch fuel injection system is quite capable of giving accurate >fuel mixture in operational service. The O2 sensor's main function...
• Re: REPAIR SAFETY - COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 06:49:28 -0500
  ...I had also mentioned to him, that he was not always filling the system with enough coolant after he worked on cooling system. John...
• pirated article (FFFF): for older fixer-uppers. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 09 Feb 95 00:16:10 CST
  ...Unlike the A/C system, the smoke system is collecting darkness at the headlights and converting it to smoke. This causes the system to...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:22:25 -0500
  ...If it goes to ground the ECU will drive the system full rich -- and if it goes high (or example from leakage from the...
• Re: Friday post: Why are new vehicles connected to the Net?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:54:31 -0400
  ...Remote system access is a bad idea. Remote disable? Remote unlock? Remote start? The only secure system is a system with no access. I...
• Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 May 2009 15:33:40 -0700
  ...Somehow, > air is being introduced into the system. I just inspected the clutch > hydraulic line and I find no leaks. > > Wouldn't I see...
• Re: Stainless Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 11:01:36 -0700
  ...The system is not ready >for sale yet that I know of, but I haven't been in touch with STEBRO for a >couple...
• Re: Digifant and Digifant II
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 14 May 1999 14:19:47 -0700
  Stephen Grindol wrote: > > I understand that my 87 has Digifant FI management system and I have found > that Bentley offers a repair manual that...
• Re: [Syncro] Has anyone put a turbodiesel system in a gas inline-4?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:57:35 EST
  ...New Dimensions in nearby San Clara bought the tooling and rights to the old Callaway GTI Turbo Systems. Of course these are usually done...
• Re: ETKA Missing Cooling system diagrams???
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 06:15:35 EDT
  ...find any reference to the > cooling system in the ETKA What's up with that? Cooling system is there. Under Engine. Start at the...
• Re: Vanagon Library coming soon ;)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 22:22:35 -0400
  > This has been a long needed system. As a new vanagon owner who has tried to > look up things in the Bentley I would...
• Re: coolant pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:51:57 -0700
  ...add a couple hose clamps, and then pumped up my system to 16 psi. Didn't find any leaks, though... -Damon --- mykarmann <marcusu240@HOTMAIL...
• Re: 84 vs. 85 differences, swapping AC? & westy a/c system for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 23:02:28 -0600
  ...85 differences, swapping AC? & westy a/c system for sale > In a message dated 12/7/05 2:18:54 PM Eastern Standard Time...
• Re: Engine thoughts
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 03:30:40 -0800
  ...They are not yet offering that new FI system so pricing isn't certain at this time. The only reason I'd even consider...
• Re: Winterizing the water system
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:58:22 -0700
  I have never had the system freeze, and all I've ever done is drain everything. Since the trap is open to the air...
• 2.1l Waterboxer For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:51:48 -0600
  ...This means you'll get: - an almost-new ignition system - a perfectly functioning FI system (T.Body has been recently rebuilt so the idle...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:19:41 -0700
  ...It will not harm the system. DOT-4 is better, especially in a Westy, as it is more likely to be driven down mountain...
• Re: Repost: Head talk
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 May 1995 13:11:08 -0300
  ...The type of antifreeze, amount of air in the system, temperature, quality of alloys used in the heads etc. Thus YMMV. I still have...
• Re: Gurgling coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 May 1999 19:44:54 -0400
  Gurgling coolant in the radiator on engine shut off also will occur if the cooling system is not totally full. John ----- Original Message ----- From...