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• Re: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:53:55 -0400
  ...You can probably pay for most of the carb by selling the used CIS components on eBay. Going back to your original question: Selling...
• Re: B. Bobs day at the dyno and the importance of fuel air ratio update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 12:11:38 -0500
  ...As I previously reported I inspected each sensor and every wire as I installed the engine and all of its components. I carefully cleaned...
• Re: AGAIN:Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 2 May 2000 12:10:34 -0700
  ...the vacuum advance > >unit > > > to turn without restriction against other engine components. As long as > >the > > > #1 firing notch on the rim of the...
• Re: Eric's van is running again
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 3 Nov 2020 08:52:00 -0600
  Instead of getting Dennis to move (I’m in between both locations!) I just schedule my holidays around parts etc. Last year’s trip...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 16:13:01 -0500
  ...This could just be that the manufacturer had plants in each location. Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled Westfalia On Sat, 25 May 2002 18...
• Re: Tiico fuel rail spewing solved
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:40:31 -0700
  ...You have to use G-J components uless you are good at fabrication- and fabrication in a SA sweatshop got us into this mess...
• Re: pacific northwest mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Pancho de la Luna
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:53:18 -0700
  Thank you all for your help on the tips and locations for all of the mechanics here in the Pacific Northwest. here' the deal...
• Re: Manual tranny shift
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 03:25:20 -0600
  ...play around > inside them .. > I have heard numerous times that the components don't fail...just the > soldered joints. > They could be repairable. > > if...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:11:46 -0700
  ...I ave done plenty of sheet metal work > building dirt late model bodies and other components. > > Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy > On...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:19:03 -0800
  ...or ...age of electrical components ....heat and arcing damge on contacts .. how old is the starter ? I find really ancient looking starters thatare weak...
• Re: Synchro exhaust options
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Apr 94 11:24:52 EDT
  ...now the air-cooled vanagons > of 1980-1983 might be able to get away with using 914 components. > joel > Thanks Joel. As usual, your...
• Re: Eric's van is running again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 3 Nov 2020 15:32:43 -0500
  ...Instead of getting Dennis to move (I’m in between both locations!) I just schedule my holidays around parts etc. Last year’s trip...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:56:59 -0800
  ...all grounds, however > I combined some of the grounds at two locations on > the left engine firewall. > > I have a 2.1 Boston Engine...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 14:50:03 EDT
  ...in the right rear location, added air conditioning using the GTI AC compressor with additional evaporator, condensor air handling components from an '85 Westfalia...
• Fwd: Worse than Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Thu, 13 May 2021 19:18:52 -0600
  ...Output of component T402 drives the Fuel Injectors - may be a source of weak injection; Repair: Reheat failed solder joint on component T402 output...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:41:55 -0700
  ...Putting an unsealed microprocessor in a wet location was not a great idea, but they did last a long time. If we were keeping...
• Crummy Vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 15 May 2021 02:25:22 +0000
  ...Output of component T402 drives the Fuel Injectors - may be a source of weak injection; Repair: Reheat failed solder joint on component T402 output...
• Re: prices was: In praise of VW inline fours
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:32:38 -0400
  ...In praise of VW inline fours > > Here you go: > > <http://www.car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?userSearch=int&userPID=1000&user > Location...
• Re: The Waveform is Different. Was: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:49:24 -0700
  ...Also, the engine components are actually cast of mechanical grade > alloys (not electrical grade conductors). The actual resistance across the > block from connector to...
• Re: Vanagon running on vegetable oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:58:05 -0500
  ...Companies like Frito Lay aka Kentucky Fried Chicken and every other national chain have contractors that pick up the oil at their locations and...
• Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 15:00:53 -0400
  ...I feel the temparture of the motor is a component but don't know where the tempature is "line". Basically I saying at the...
• Re: Audio options for a Westfalia...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 16 May 2000 22:24:17 -0400
  ...I also got > killer deals on some 5.25" components, and 4X6's for > my Scirocco. This was when I lived in Houston with...
• Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 21:54:25 -0400
  ...Do keep in mind that no matter what design and quality of components you use you are ultimately adding additional points of failure. These...
• Re: Front Door Speakers
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:09:27 -0400
  ...The SPR's are components with separate higher-end crossovers. The SPS's are a coaxial with built-in caps and coils..... call it...
• Re: passing CA emissions?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 15:52:47 -0700
  ...aircooled chris Tom Young wrote: >You're probably going to have to go to a "Test Only" station - depending on >your location - and these...
• Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...(Long-ish)
  Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 18:09:29 -0700
  ...If that weren't the case, one would > >> hear a lot of turbulence-induced noise from that location at higher fan > >> speeds. The tiny...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:27:09 -0700
  ...there's always swapping parts around to see if the problem moves to the new location. Like swap rear drums side to side, then...
• Re: Woody's woes (temporarily) over
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:18:34 -0700
  ...The mechanical parts, like bearings and brushes, will gradually go away, but the electronic components generally either work or they don't. Don't...
• Re: any flux capacitor conversions available?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 10:12:07 -0500
  ...Lexus has further refined the system to include electrical failures of most components on various schedules. Ford used the system with some success on...
• Re: Value of a Rolling Chasis to a scrap yard
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:06:41 -0800
  ...I will be consolidating my shop and moving to a more secluded location on my own property, finally. A few extra Syncros will come...
• Re: Bar's leak versus other fixes
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 00:32:03 -0700
  ...2) Softening and swelling of rubber components - particularly the gasket on the water-refill container lid, which experienced the greatest concentration of the additive...
• Re: Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:21:34 -0600
  ...This time the HC was OK but the CO was >>> still >>> too high. >>> >>> The engine is, I think, mechanically sound and the ignition components...
• Re: Vanagon running on vegetable oil
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:01:46 -0700
  ...national > chain have contractors that pick up the oil at their locations and reprocess > it. > The oil might not come directly back to them...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:05:17 -0700
  ...in the right rear location, added air >conditioning using the GTI AC compressor with additional evaporator, condensor >air handling components from an '85 Westfalia...
• Aftermarket Parts Opinions
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 10:18:27 -0700
  ...If I have "enhanced" components which fail, I am not as confident that I can locate a replacement part on a timely basis. The...
• Re: Diagnosing temp rise issue
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:59:20 -0500
  ...I think the next step is to take some heat measurements with the temp gun at various times and locations to see what does...
• Re: Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:20:29 -0700
  ...The ground > weirdness and lack of instrument cluster wiring detail (maybe an > electrical component crucial to proper operation of new CEL is > missing?) are...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 10:00:56 -0400
  ...The ambient temperature was about 80 F, very warm for the location for late September. The oil was conventional Castrol 20W50, and had been...
• (Fwd) Re: EV Airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Donald A. Drisdell
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 17:54:07 -0500
  ...The dearlership dignosed a bad "receiver" > > > -- a cannister-like component that looks like an oil filter, located in > > > the right front wheel well just...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:09:13 -0600
  ...all grounds, however >> I combined some of the grounds at two locations on >> the left engine firewall. >> >> I have a 2.1 Boston Engine...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:58:09 -0800
  ...They are both mounted solidly to the "frame" of the > van, > with no energy absorption between components. The only issue I can see is...
• Re: stuck in 4th, further ruminations
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 23:10:46 -0600
  ...6000 miles on the engine and all its components....new clutch...new brakes...new tires...hell, even the A/C works! My first vehicle...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:54:03 -0400
  ...The man has been in business in the same location in this small town for over 30 years. I asked around and he does...
• Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit. .
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 23:14:23 -0700
  ...Do keep in mind that no matter what design and quality > of components you use you are ultimately adding additional points of > failure. These...
• eurospec-tion
  Historical mailing list - ddawson
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 07:54:46 -0800
  ...I believe this is the normal location for pre-�85 models but, my �87 will have the ECU location move from under the weekender...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 01:47:51 -0600
  ...He used the Kennedy components and they fit well. The actual mounting of the engine wasn't a major stretch mechanically but the conversion...
• Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit. .
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:13:45 -0400
  ...The 16 plate is my standard for the Waterboxer. > You will need a thermostat. > Next is location. Primary cooling should never rely completely on...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:41:30 -0600
  ...all grounds, however >>>> I combined some of the grounds at two locations on >>>> the left engine firewall. >>>> >>>> I have a 2.1 Boston Engine...
• Re: Vanagon running on vegetable oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:42:23 -0500
  ...national > > chain have contractors that pick up the oil at their locations and > reprocess > > it. > > The oil might not come directly back to them...
• Re: Upgraded speakers? (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 12:29:27 -0400
  ...OEM or 4" Pioneer speakers you retrofitted into the front speaker locations. General information about speakers: * In order to produce deep bass at mid...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 12:51:11 -0700
  ...The man has been in business in the same location in this small town for over 30 years. I asked around and he does...
• Re: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:24:21 -0400
  ...I feel the temparture of the motor is a component but don't >>know where the tempature is "line". Basically I saying at the...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 11:30:52 -0600
  ...The ambient temperature was about > 80 F, very warm for the location for late September. The oil was conventional Castrol 20W50, and had been...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:17:45 -0400
  ...I ended up cutting my steel pipes in the rear at two locations a foot apart for easy fitting of the couplings. I used...
• Re: Fuel Injection (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 23 May 2001 03:38:21 -0000
  ...Darrel's notes suggest 1.5, so I opened it up, marked the current location, and turned the gear wheel 2 clicks counter clockwise...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:04:31 -0700
  ...ended up cutting my steel pipes in the rear at two locations a foot apart > for easy fitting of the couplings. I used marine...
• Re: FTC, VWOA, Head Replacement Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 15:06:36 -0400
  ...Internal engine component claims involve all other engine problems. All owners or lessees who experienced internal engine component problems with any Volkswagen or Audi...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:40:52 -0500
  ...The ambient temperature was about > 80 F, very warm for the location for late September. The oil was conventional Castrol 20W50, and had been...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:42:34 -0700
  ...ended up cutting my steel pipes in the rear at two locations a foot apart > for easy fitting of the couplings. I used marine...
• Re: Fuel Injection (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 22 May 2001 22:35:10 -0700
  ...Darrel's notes suggest 1.5, so I opened it up, marked the current > location, and turned the gear wheel 2 clicks counter clockwise...