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• VW & Airbags
  Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 10:56:11 -0800
  ...In my early A3 Golf (w/o airbags), I had to fit an A2 baby seat front seat belt assembly just so I could...
• Re: blinking temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 06:41:01 -0400
  ...No more gauge pegging over pretending that the engine is overheating 30 seconds after firing up. Woody 83.5 V'gon Haverhill, MA -----Original...
• Re: Substitute for the RM182B
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:09:51 -0700
  ...above example. |> |> bob | | | | |-- |Neil n | |65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp | |'88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. | |'81...
• Re: trouble fitting new Gowesty LP tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 14:40:30 -0700
  ...Spencer >> 85 Westy >> > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:21:37 -0600
  ...VW started installing factory turbo diesel engines they increased >>> the >>> airflow capacity of the radiator fan assembly. >>> >>> You should consider upgrading to the much...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:37:02 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Air cooled diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:07:49 -0500
  ...Are the diesel engines from the early '80s based > on a Type 4 gas engine? Are there other things besides the fuel injection > that...
• New Motor completed, leaks oil, burns, smoke fills cockpit, recovers!!!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 22:01:20 -0400
  ...I was punctilious and surgical in my assembly practices... So we get everything bolted up in the van, and all the hoses connected. We...
• Re: [WetWesties] Quick Air Cooled 2.0 Bay-Vanagon parts question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:48:26 -0700
  ...alternator-fan, "dual relay", "series resistor", dipstick, > plastic timing scale? These came out of my '81 air cooled engine. > Can't find a PN...
• Re: Transaxle Trouble 3rd & 4th - Away from Home
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 May 2009 17:50:42 -0500
  ...There is a guy in my area - Leeds, AL - that can do the job, and he also rebuilt my engine, did a fine job...
• Re: Worst of all Vanagon Jobs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 19:16:48 -0900
  ...I bought this one with a blown engine. The rear heater os >>>> leaking, and I am wondering if the valve tends to leak, the...
• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:45:06 -0700
  ...Also of possible note, ever since I've had the engine running reliably, on hot days, engine up to temp, left sitting while shopping...
• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:48:58 -0700
  ...can do, or morph into when one does something like swap in a different engine. Like a part one makes to adapt the engine...
• Re: Loctite 518 uses on Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:23:43 -0800
  ...The local Subie tech says it's great for assembly of the subie >> motors however. >> >> DM&FS
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 26 May 2021 18:51:38 -0700
  ...And the electronics and engine support systems are super-duper....and available. This is getting difficult with WBX. > > On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 6...
• Roadhaus....partial solution for helping!
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Thu, 6 May 2004 12:54:39 -0400
  ...3-Take close up picture of head / rocker assembly. We can return those with some solution or tips. Larry's engine as been putt...
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:51:54 -0800
  ...Aren't VW's great? The good news is the bottom of the engine is as dry as can be: no water or oil...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Wed, 13 May 2009 15:23:29 -0600
  ...They should get me through the remaining life of the >>> engine. >>> >>> Item 3) The leaking front crankshaft seal proved to be problematic. It >>> had...
• Re: so it turns out i like vanagons.....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:56:59 -0500
  ...I decided i would be removing my engine and > > all > > >of its peripherals, and replacing it with another engine/peripherals > from > > a > > >'known good...
• Re: light above stove
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:49:53 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: gas smell
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:22:59 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 10:28:08 -0500
  Dropping the column allows you to drill the hole into the steering lock assembly so you can remove the lock cylinder. You can remove...
• Re: help identify this tail lens NVC?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 22:24:49 +0100
  ...this one seems to have NO turn signal (no amber?) and the backup light in the lower side of the assembly. Strange. ----- Original Message...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 6 Feb 2013 to 7 Feb 2013 - Special issue (#2013-71)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 19:13:55 -0800
  ...If the levers do what the manual says, you have controllable heat, you don't smell engine coolant and the fan doesn't squeal...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:29:22 -0500
  ...engine? Is this a common fault and is it likely to be related to something in the gauge assembly and not in the engine...
• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:32:33 -0500
  ...It had been > running fine otherwise. > > My current theories as to why it died involve possible excessive heat > in engine bay, due to ambient...
• Re: removing NA/dipstick
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:30:10 -0600
  ...On my list to do before the camping trip is swap engines,custom build exhaust,replace tank and sending unit, stainless coolant lines, shift...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:39:32 -0400
  ...housing to > > the engine. > > > There is a 17MM nut on the engine compartment side right behind the > > > throttle valve assembly. It is possible to...
• Re: Replacing pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 12:06:46 -0700
  ...The important part of the job, I found, is replacing the pushrods and rocker assembly so they seat well . Make sure that the rods...
• Re: Part search request for assistance, 81 - 83 air coolled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:37:13 -0800
  ...where you say it is, it sounds like the oil breather assembly. You might give Blair & Sons VW in Phoenix, AZ (602-243-1238...
• Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 21:17:52 -0500
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engine s
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Fix: 10 Volt Capacitor OK?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:55:34 -0700
  ...You > can't take it out of the van to do the work. > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl...
• Re: Video guides - Timing belts - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:24:53 -0500
  ...The money savings comes from doing the labor of pulling the old engine, swapping parts over, and installing the new engine, not from spending...
• 13 Busses in Ecology Junk Yard (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Fraser
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 14:58:32 -0800
  ...out to wheels Engine/Trans: in place, dual carb engine, auto trans CVs/Axles: yes Windshield: yes Driver Door: good, speaker hole Passenger Door...
• Re: Mostly successful manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:55:55 -0700
  ...Van was on a drive-on lift, > with > braces across with jacks for the engine and trans. > > As many have discussed today, the clutch...
• Re: Wagon-R power steering
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 May 2002 19:06:08 +1200
  ...And, 2-steering >spacer/speed sensor /Vanagon factory speedometor sensor. >Assembly indicate steering shaft, motor, universal joint, computer. >And, steerling shaft, motor, universal joint...
• Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 14:27:11 -0700
  ...due to poor design of an engine part. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:14:33 -0500
  ...So I will have to take the whole trottle >assembly off the engine to get to the switch. Did not have time for that...
• Re: windshield fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 17:03:02 -0800
  ...trans, >>>> Bend, Ore. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Neil n >>> >>> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp >>> >>> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. >>> >>> '81...
• Re: '81 Engine work
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 09:50:22 -0700
  ...got to take off the valve covers and unbolt the rocker assembly. In any case, even with the traditional approach, this is a fairly...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 11:47:31 -0500
  ...image of a cylinder valve assembly with spring on it. The only other black box in the engine compartment is mounted on the drivers...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:26:33 -0500
  ...Also, > >the first step to a proper engine assembly procedure is to thoroughly hot > >scrub > >all the components which includes using tube brushes in...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:06:31 -0700
  ...a poor position? > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Insturment Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:28:37 +0000
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 20:54:05 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Gas filler neck replacement and other post-bump advice please
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:16:58 -0700
  ...So I have several problems (1) replacing the back plate, or the whole "Filter neck" assembly.Are such parts available? (2) slightly extending the...
• Re: [WetWesties] Hammeruser.com
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 7 Apr 2012 01:08:22 -0400
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:14:27 -0700
  ...It felt like a soft shut off; engine lost power "slowly" (in less than 2 seconds kind of "slowly") I don't have a...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:24:47 -0800
  Raimund, Where did you get the special gearset assembly for the tiptronic tranny that made the wheels spin the other direction? When I was...
• Re: coolant leak story
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:46:02 -0500
  ...coolant leak story Maybe, but to tell you the truth when I first opened the hatch the engine did not seem very hot at...
• Re: van visit
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 31 Aug 2016 04:31:30 +0000
  ...The engine > > compartment is cleaner than any part of my van, including me.The rest of > > the van is beyond clean. I swear it...
• Re: Slight Rust on Fuel Pressure Regulator; Will POR-15 Stop Rust Progress? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 17:22:28 -0700
  ...Otherwise, be a real shame to have a small fuel leak onto the engine while you're blissfully truckin' down the road and then...
• Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:12:44 -0800
  ...So if buying any aftermarket stainless pipes I suggest checking out that detail. ( Putting a guys DOHC 2.5 engine conversion together ...we needed...
• Re: 110VAC Wire Re-Routing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:01:31 -0800
  ...Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: Trailer Hitches For Vanagon Class III Found
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 16:43:40 -0400
  ...the front, next to the engine) than in the stock setup. The bumper mounts to this hitch assembly at the same points that the...
• Re: Over heating issues, hose broke
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:12:19 -0500
  ...I drove it to Guatemala (10,000 miles R/T) Original engine had 145,000 on it and it sprung leaks. So in 2009...
• I'm baaaack! Lots of T3 stuff coming from Germany!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:22:53 -0800
  ...from 1.0L to VR6 engines parked in the engine bay! The German tour was the body assembly process with lots of robots doing...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:56:50 -0400
  ...vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas >> -engines > >> > > > -- Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: Wire Damage from Rodent(s)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:38:52 -0600
  ...vehicle? > > > > -- > > David McNeely > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Fwd: ultimate sleeper porsche rusting van -- just for fun post, skip if you are busy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 15:54:08 -0500
  ...route and put a Camaro or Firebird frame assembly under the front .......... comes with engine, tranny, PS/Alternator, A/C, Steering, Disk Brakes. There...