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• Re: Sugar In The Fuel Tank-Again
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:15:03 -0500
  ...Got to talking to the guy, all he does is FI systems. He happened to mention that a lot of his work was 'divorce...
• Re: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:56:01 -0700
  ...Don’t plan on all those just releasing one afternoon when you decide to throw in a new system. Breaking one will ruin your...
• Re: Cooling system over pressurizing?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:14:26 -0700
  ...that a compression > or exhaust stroke is over pressurizing my cooling system. > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:36:39 -0800
  ...to determine which cylinder is leaking > exhaust gas into my > coolant system? > thanks > jack 91 vanagon auto gl What's never failed me is...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:52:05 -0800
  From a risk assessment POV fewer parts increases the likelihood that when failure occurs it will be catestrophic for most complex systems. -- Matt Thyer...
• Wifes A4 - NVC
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:46:51 -0500
  ...Adaptation Malfunction 17549 Load Calculation Cross Check Range/Performance 17537 Long Term Fuel Trim mult.,Bank2 System too Rich 17535 Long Term Fuel Trim...
• Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 11:54:03 -0600 (CST)
  Once again, I purged some air from the cooling system on my 85 vanagon. And, after I thought I had it all out, once...
• Electrical System Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 16:07:15 -0700
  ...Other parts of the electrical system (e.g., parking lights, interior lights, dashboard lights, turn signals, emergency flashers) work fine. When I turn the...
• Re: Oil pressure warning buzzer complaint
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 10:49:57 -0500
  Hi Jason, I produced a step-by-step check of the Dynamic oil pressure warning system a while back but there was very little...
• From AC Capacity to Propane Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 11 Nov 2001 14:37:33 -0600
  ...It's a forced air propane system that lives outside the van or tent, and doesn't pass combustion products (uses a heat exchanger...
• Re: Texas living (was Wasserboxer reputation)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 13:13:52 -0500
  On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, Mike Miller wrote: > In what base number system is Pi a repeating decimal? Pi is an irrational number, so...
• power lock actuators FS wasRe: central lock motor
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 13:48:05 EDT
  ...I am not sure > of the part number as my ETKA 5.3 does not show the system. I am not even > sure if...
• Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
  Historical mailing list - Mad and Ed
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:53:48 -0700
  Oh pulease! You have never worked on a Fiat? or maybe a Lucas system like on a Sunbeam? On Sunday, Apr 25, 2004, at...
• Re: Vanagon Brochures from Around the world - found Ad for those quad headlig...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:15:56 -0800
  ...all the additional parts for the ABS system, and I've seen a used pull system for sale on ebay.de before. Only ever...
• Cooling System Theory and Troubleshooting(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 15:10:46 -0600
  If anyone out there has some experience with the Chrysler 3.8l 6cyl's cooling system, could you P-mail me, as I'm...
• Hi, I came up with the following for flushing & filling the coolant system on m
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:02:13 EDT
  ...When the water coming out both ends is clean, the system has been as thoroughly flushed as is possible without taking the whole system...
• Re: Superchargers? - Low Pressure Turbo!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 02:44:17 -0400
  ...I was quite aware of the additional stress added to the rotating system as well as the cooling and lubrication systems by high power...
• 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:23:37 -0700
  ...I have bled the system several times, but while running, I can see bubbles in the expansion tank. I can drive at highway speeds...
• Re: Vanagon and VW Rabbit
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 9 Jan 2019 13:52:03 -0800
  ...Thankfully > the Vanagons used the Digijet and Digifant systems which are electronic. > These CIS systems were very ingenious in the way they controlled fuel...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:37:36 -0700
  ...The Mocal/Spal fan/AN fittings/adapter plates and thermostats are available here to create an effective oil cooling system...Their site is somewhat...
• Re: WTB A/C gauges and vacuum pump
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:51:42 -0600
  >My system is brand new and totally open and vented at this point. I am >not going >to use Freon. I will use a...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 09:57:20 -0500
  ...The coolant system and oil system warning devices on the beasts we own may be examples. At one time, such building was a reasonable...
• Re: A/C problems
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:28:04 -0600
  ...just connected new > system to it, after flushing etc.). I have heard that replacement parts for > that part of the system are hard to...
• Re: MP3 Player Advice Needed - with a twist (no pun intended)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rasmussen
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:46:42 -0700
  ...When we got a home theater system I was able to understand dialog that I couldn't with the TV's stock sound and...
• /f Email Whine
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 08:04:18 -0700
  ...Why don't system administrators and service providers think email is like paper mail? You know, "Neither sleet nor snow etc.." Either my company...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:52:51 -0800
  Are there any recommendations on how to plumb a 1.9 cooling system through the 2.1 oil cooler? While i don't have...
• Re: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:44:19 -0700
  ...AFAIK the only high pressure "safety" valve in the A/C system is the solder plug in the receiver dryer. Tim Edward Maglott <emaglott...
• Re: so what's the skinny on water cooled Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:26:51 -0500
  <<My sense is that there are a few problematic areas related to the cooling systems on these>> The only problem with the water cooled...
• Re: AC convert
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 02:11:56 -0400
  ...As the EPA notes, it is illegal to convert any AC system from CFC-12 to Duracool. However, there is a nice gray area...
• Re: Anyone have an upgrade for the master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 06:16:57 EST
  ...Now, what would be really cool would be if someone adapted an ABS system to the Vanagon. Already been done ! See the 1992 Vanagons...
• Re: GPS system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:55:29 -0500
  Delorme has GPS systems for laptops and also a handheld unit (which I haven't tried). I'm currently using Street Atlas 2008 "Plus...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Protectant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:13:43 -0600
  ...The Vanagon PS system uses ATF (automatic transmission fluid) Dextron II. Not Power Steering Fluid. If your pump is moaning and groaning on a...
• Re:wasserboxer overheating/ impeller effeciency
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 13:15:33 -0400
  ...I have read a various cooling system bugs, and wonder if this lack of building system pressure and thus poor circulation is not to...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 07:58:58 -0600
  ...This consists of an > expensive system to pressurize (or maybe evacuate?) the fuel tank vent > system through the fuel filler hole, keep it at...
• Re: WANTED: Exhaust Manifold
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 18:17:34 -0500
  ...probably won't have the strenth you need to support a system. Stan Wilder 83 Aircooled Westfalia On Sun, 24 Jun 2001 15:46...
• Re: freeze 12
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 14:47:58 -0600
  ...Yes you can )*#)*#& up parts of your A/C system if you do something wrong. Guess what; you can do this with R134 or...
• Re: Frydaye Air Sensors and Other Works of Friction
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:13:01 -0500
  ...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: removing air conditioner without spilling the freon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 15:10:14 +0000
  ...Anyone servicing home and industrial refrigeration/HVAC systems has portable recovery equipment. Of course there is a cost. If the system is still R...
• Re: Whining AC compressor
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Thu, 4 Aug 2016 12:14:28 -0400
  ...Sometimes they >> also self destruct and fill the system with pieces. >> >> Dennis, >> From my phone. >> ------------------------------ >> From: John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> >> Sent: ‎8/‎3...
• Re: Exhaust system brackets on 84GL 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:40:52 -0700
  ...the 2.1 entire exhust system is sure a significant upgarde. Fits right on a 1.9 too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite...
• Re: Hall sender/advance ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 22 May 2001 18:01:55 -0400
  ...The ignition system in my > carbureted 1.9L boxers is the same as the ignition system in an FI > system! > > I do not have...
• Re: ES-12 Substitute for Freon R-12 or R-134a
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Hastrup
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:19:22 -0700
  Steve, I believe all Vanagons sold in the US with factory air used a freon (R-12) system. The connecting fittings for servicing would...
• Re: [Syncro] Digifant II in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:43:58 -0700
  I thought about it once, but why bother? You still will have the same crappy FI system. The AFM is the same technology and...
• RE: Auto Techs: the Next Generation
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 15:57:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Two more let go after the warranty expired (6 mo). >Those systems can and are being repaired. However, they are being >diagnosed and repaired...
• Re: on rear heaters, bubbles and valves
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 May 2002 21:42:44 -0400
  The heating system works, it will purge itself of the air almost instantly. Just top off the system as needed. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Coolant hose replacement/ Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:30:55 -0800
  ...just top up the system as much as you can afterwards and then when you start the engine, top up the rest as the...
• Re: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Sun, 29 Aug 2021 07:18:56 -0400
  ...My plan was to starting hitting all the nuts and bolts the day I order the system. I think 'we' have decided on the...
• Re: Putting a 2.1L where my 1.9L used to be......
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 12 May 2012 20:43:17 -0400
  I've installed a complete 2.1 from a European import Syncro with 2.1 exhaust, ECU, intake, dizzy, wiring harness, and cooling system...
• Alternative alternators?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 01:50:08 -0700
  I've an '83 diesel Westie into which a new audio system will soon be installed. My new technical advisor for this formerly owned...
• Tachometer woes
  Historical mailing list - Penberthy, Thomas
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 12:31:55 -0800
  ...I start him up, and though my audio sensors (ears) say "All Systems Go," the tach reads that No Systems Go. I drive out...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 14:20:27 -0800
  ...The engine cooling system in the Wasserboxer is marginal enough (seems to have just enough heat transfer capability to keep up with the engine...
• A/C fuse out - but WHERE is it??
  Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:24:30 -0400
  ...But today the system shut down while I was using it. Didn't die slowly or overheat, just went dead. That lead me to...
• Re: R12 or R134 - How to distinguish?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:53:39 -0400
  ...Mike James V wrote: > On 6/28/06 8:32 AM, "dhaynes@optonline.net" <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > > >>Instead of filling the system, you...
• Re: Interesting 16" Doka Pics
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:14:48 -0700
  ...If you have/had a miolitary vehicle pushing 12v to the aux system, it's been modified. It's likely that VW did the...
• Re: Latest on speakers
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 9 Mar 2013 07:11:32 -0700
  My previous system utilized a powered Bazooka sub. The plastic on the outside of these is prone to cracking and they are a bit...
• 1987 Westy Fuel Line hoses inside diameters
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:08:40 +0100
  I am planning to replace all 19887 Westy fuel system hoses. Can anyone inform me about exact inside diameters of hoses: 1. Fuel tank...
• Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - J. Stefanovich
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 09:51:34 -0600
  Hello folks, I saw an ad in a German magazine (VW Scene) for an add-on oil cooler system that put a unit between...
• A/C to be or not to be
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:39:02 -0500
  ...Has anyone out there ever removed the whole system? Are there pros/cons to removing the A/C system. I would rather have all...
• Re: Hiccup!
  Historical mailing list - ~K~
  Sun, 28 May 2000 22:07:37 -0300
  ...Air in the system? Bad gas??? ?????? help?? I just got a new water pump and thought i cleared out the air in the coolant...
• Re: Syncro TDI double cabs!? I want one!
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:36:38 -0400
  >My favorite two quotes from that article: >"a simple, maintenance free automatic four wheel drive system" and >"(The VC) is maintenance free and sealed...