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  • Re: Speaking of being stopped by the cops....
    Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
    Mon, 09 Sep 1996 17:11:40 -0700
    My son was stopped here in Wichita, KS one fine April '94 evening. Our DVgon had plates from Illinois (expiration date of May '95...
  • Re: Radiator Leak
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 18 Sep 2000 13:05:03 -0700
    Despite problems some have had with "stop leak" products, I would add two small bottles, or one large one (the Vanagon's 4+ gallon...
  • Re: [T2] Need to check it the cam is set corredctly
    Historical mailing list - Karl
    Wed, 4 Oct 2000 06:47:35 -0700
    ...If the intake opens and closes then the exhaust opens, stop. You are going the wrong way. Keep turning the engine and watch the...
  • Re: Tach,Temp & Fuel Gauge
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:40:04 -0800
    ...work when I noted that all three gauges stopped working .were working fine ,and stopped.Do you think all three broke separately at the...
  • Re: RV: List withdrawal
    Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
    Wed, 10 Jul 2002 10:40:52 -0700
    ...Seemed to work okay for a while, then a stutter-stop for two days. Emails to Mr. Carrington went unanswered. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clive...
  • Re: latest in overheating radiator
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Thu, 9 Oct 2003 08:51:44 -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...
  • (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
    Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:36:25 -0800
    ...After driving 3 miles, stopping to have lunch, I tried to start it after lunch and the van would crank strong and it was...
  • Re: NoMail
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:45:50 -0800
    ...I can't seem to stop the mail. Please stop the mail. > > Thank you. > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach...
  • Re: I'm back and it's great
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:40:19 -0400
    ...Maybe this Fall I'll have a chance to stop by your VA location... been meaning to make trip to Saltville. Edward
  • 1.9L coolant blinky light troubleshooting
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 9 Jun 2011 11:03:12 -0700
    ...Everything now works except the coolant blinky light won't stop blinkying. -- Rocky J Squirrel (Jack Elliott)
  • Re: Another V6anagon?
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Tue, 14 May 1996 08:44:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...There's no stopping an idea whose time has come. :^) , , , , |\ |\ , |\ ____|\____________|\\_______________|________________|\______________|_____ ____|/__|________@__\|__|____O______|___|___@________|__|___|________|__|__ ___/|___|___|________|__|___|______@____|__|____@____|__|___|_______@___|__ __|_/_\_|___|_______@___|___|___________|__|___|____@___|___|___________|__ ___\|/__|___|___________|___|___________|__|___|________|__O____________|__ / O | Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '80 V6anagon '66 Mustang Coupevertible http...
  • Water-cooled VW parts?
    Historical mailing list - DavidM
    Sun, 12 Jul 1998 10:27:10 -0400
    ...no longer supply OEM VW parts from Germany because VW has stopped supplying them. Air-cooled parts are still available. Does anyone know anything...
  • oil light
    Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
    Sun, 24 Jan 1999 13:36:28 EST
    once in a while when i'm at a stop light or the like the oil light will flicker but then completely go out...
  • windshield washer don't work
    Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
    Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:27:27 -0800
    Hi all, The windshield washer stopped working. Bad news in this kind of weather. I vaguely remember that there's a common problem with...
  • Odometer....
    Historical mailing list - Charles Duvall
    Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:36:58 -0700
    Hello, My odometer seems to have stopped working. Just noticed it this morning. '90 GL Westy Any ideas on where to start looking? thanks...
  • Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
    Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
    Wed, 16 Jan 2002 21:15:04 -0600
    ...Notional Outdoor Leadership School Wilderness Medical Associates Wilderness Education Association Outward Bound Brunton - Get Out There Teach Peach Stop Racism Fresh Air Experience Ron
  • Re: hotmail subscription probs
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:07:00 -0800
    ...Send plain text and it will work. _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com...
  • Rad. fan test
    Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
    Fri, 4 Nov 2005 05:28:33 -0500
    The fan on the radiator stopped working. I read here somewhere about testing the fan speeds without taking the fan out but i can...
  • Re: NVC - contact moderator/list mom/owner 01624683333
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:21:02 -0800
    ...For now, 1.) stop appending the silly number to the subject. and 2.) delete any further 'warnings' because, as you see, your posts ARE...
  • Re: Hesitation with acceleration
    Historical mailing list - Dave C
    Sat, 13 May 2000 19:35:07 -0400
    ...The problem is most evident when pulling away from a stop > light or stop sign. I sometimes feel it when I'm accelerating in...
  • Re: Alt belt broke-where's the coolant?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 10 Jun 2005 09:30:50 -0400
    Once the water pump stopped turning, water stopped flowing. At this point, the heads will almost instantly turn the water near them into steam...
  • Re: Transmission mechanic
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:50:02 -0700
    ...BUT, today after stopping at a stop sign and starting off again, the van completely died except for a loud clacking that slowly stopped...
  • Re: A/C drain plugged up?
    Historical mailing list - Deaner K. Lawless Jr.
    Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:15:52 -0400
    ...This will stop air from being drawn up the drain hose as condensate is trying to go down the same hose. You see, these...
  • Re: Brake Fade
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:18:25 -0400
    ...The other one is Wynn's Stop Squeak to put on the pads. It's a thin liquid that seems to have very fine...
  • Re: NVC hillbillies who drive monster trucks to make up for their short..comings
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:54:34 EST
    ...this loser in his super sized extension of his ego then proceeded to stop. in the middle of the road. and extend his arm...
  • Re: [WetWesties] BusFusion Bound Trip Report #01
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Tue, 5 Jun 2007 08:38:22 -0400
    Sleeping in the rest stop: 1. Pull in. (1.a Check for large signs saying "no overnight parking ever under any circmstances, no sleeping...
  • Re: HELP: Engine stopped
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Thu, 7 Jul 2016 10:55:32 -0700
    ...2.1L Vanagon GL > > I drive it, and suddenly the engine stops and won't restart for about > 10min. Then it starts and runs...
  • Re: Radiator fan on without key
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:01:17 -0400
    ...If the fan stops, bad switch. If that's not it, normally either the fan relay on the fuse/relay panel or if you...
  • Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:17:03 -0700
    ...http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=312 I had equated the old potentially problematic Auto Stop Fill *valve* with the now the...
  • Re: redline waterwetter
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:35:27 -0500
    ...In addition to improved cooling, it will stop the formation and relaese of air bubbles on the cylinder walls and in the heads. These...
  • Re: Vanagon Safety?
    Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
    Fri, 26 Jun 1998 18:23:33 -0700
    ...They don't stop you any faster, in fact that's not what they were designed for. They are to be used to prevent...
  • Re: any guesses on oil light woes
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Mon, 22 Jan 2001 06:50:27 -0500
    ...Mostly at stops, sometimes out > on the highway there�s some flickering. Yesterday, at a stop light, the > light came on nice and solid...
  • Garbage email and acceleration
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 4 Oct 2002 00:37:47 -0400
    ...Not a vehicle for the Stop Light drag circuit, I'm afraid. On the other paw, just about ANY of my other vehicles is...
  • Re: Brake booster problem
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:57:38 -0500
    ...When I come to a stop if i have my foot on the brake for a > few > seconds, the boost goes away and the...
  • Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
    Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
    Wed, 6 Nov 2002 09:04:18 -0800
    I don't know how you are getting that kind of stopping performance, but my '84 westy has *never* been able to do that...
  • Re: re drafting big rig
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Fri, 2 Apr 2004 13:15:29 -0500
    ...I have a big problem with people who blow lights or stop signs without even slowing down, ride on the wrong side of the...
  • Re: Oil buzzer & blinking light
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:11:21 -0800
    ...Start engine, blinking should stop, does it? Mark Jim Felder wrote: > I know this has been discussed at length, but I can't open...
  • Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:18:44 -0800
    ...The brakes mostly work ok driving around but if I put the tranny in neutral as I slow for a stop the brakes will...
  • Re: Does anyone have experience with these specific points? Was Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:38:29 -0800
    ...The travel stop is the same. Since the knuckles are actually the same part other than where the tie rod hole is drilled I...
  • Re: Can Permatex React with ATF?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:40:59 -0500
    ...Pan gasket leaks get a little worse when > driven, > > but slow down when the vehicle is stopped. They don't usually stop. > Pressure > > leaks...
  • Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Thu, 18 May 2006 18:46:26 -0700
    ...Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!? I was driving the van about a week ago and pressed the trip meter a stop light...
  • Railroad Crossing Gate Coming Down!
    Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
    Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:00:30 -0400
    ...Ding!, Ding!, Ding! Red light flashing!, the unmistakable sign of a train coming, but from where? I saw nothing, and just stopped where I...
  • Re: Ever wonder what's in your fire extinguisher?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:21:09 -0700
    ...You need about three times more CO2 as compared > to the dry chemical ones for the same fire stopping power. Then their is > Halon...
  • Re: 71 bus, brakes, front end
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 15 May 1995 13:01:49 -0700
    ...I don't need >great stopping power...the bus is going to spend its final days on a >small Gulf coast island with only...
  • Re: Screeching Alternator Belt
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Thu, 11 May 2017 22:48:36 -0400
    ...idle, and > sometimes when you first pull out from a stop. (It stops if you gun > the > engine, or while driving at almost any...
  • Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
    Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
    Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:51:37 -0300
    ...Every now and then it would just stop working, often after the van had been at a stop. > > Can anyone tell me what might...
  • Re: Musing About Recent Trip - Too Long
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Losey
    Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:25:30 -0600
    ...Whether it’s a rest stop, a parking lot, a soccer tournament or a relative’s drive way. Two beds, a fridge, a sink...
  • Re: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:50:03 -0500
    ...NOW the light stops >blinking when the engine starts and resumes blinking if I stop the >engine by pulling the coil wire! WORKS normally...
  • Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
    Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:57:34 -0700
    ...And I had to replace it on Day 2 of a month-long trip in 2008 at an I-90 rest stop west of...
  • GPS died
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Sun, 4 Apr 2010 14:08:53 -0700
    The other night after I stopped at the store my TomTom GPS stopped working. It wanted to reset from the very beginning. Language ,right...
  • Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Mon, 11 May 2009 21:03:30 -0700
    ...As soon as the pump stopped the fuel > pressure bled down rapidly to zero (~2-3 sec). The manual expects at least > 29 psi...
  • '85 steering problems
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 5 Apr 1995 13:46:24 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Specifically, when you give it power in corner, like pulling away from a stop sign and turning, it will act as if the front...
  • Is owning a van probable cause? (fwd)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 15 Jun 95 19:53:11 EDT
    ...What are you all's experiences with > getting stopped/harassed by police for driving a van? Being an 18 year > Well, the only time...
  • steering relay gear
    Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
    Thu, 8 Oct 1998 23:04:44 -0400
    ...I replaced upper control arm bushings a couple months ago and that didn't stop it...seems to be coming from under the gas...
  • Re: Syncro "reserve" fuel capacity
    Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
    Mon, 17 Apr 2000 04:38:10 EDT
    ...It got to the point where it would hardly move, but it did not stop running, so I think Rich has a point. By...
  • VR6 stopping, 4-disc-brakes almost finished!
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Tue, 20 Nov 2001 11:09:57 +0100
    Hi Guys, with the racecar behind the Vanagon it IS hard to stop, definitely ;-) But I am almost finisdhed with my brake conversion. The...
  • Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Wed, 9 Apr 2003 15:47:36 -0600
    I-80 NJ to CO in about 30 hours, only stopping to refuel, never shutting the engine off with fears of not being able...
  • Re: Power Window Woes... Can someone help?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 19 May 2004 23:27:48 EDT
    ...you need to stop by sometime.. id love to see how it looks now.. chris
  • Re: Bucking/misfire on the Freeway.
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:14:08 -0500
    ...Sometimes this behavior will continue >until I stop the car or may simply stop the behavior on its own. > >The only discernable pattern is...
  • Idle Problem 1987 2.1 Van Automatic
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
    Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:06:29 -0500
    ...to 750 or so in drive at a stop making the van hard to stop. Strangely, sometimes if I let the van idle for...