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• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:33:17 -0700
  ...Pressure too low = switch closes, connecting the blu/blk wire to ground, Pressure okay = switch open, blu/blk wire not connected to ground, Pressure...
• Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 19:19:52 EDT
  ...This includes the resistance of the connecting wire going to the relay, the relay contact resistance, the resistance of the connecting wire from relay...
• Re: fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:59:58 +0200
  ...Assuming You are connecting this exta auxiliary battery in parallel to the first auxiliary one (+ to + and - to -). Maybe check the max amp rating...
• air cooled flooding
  Historical mailing list - ray berthiaume
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:23:57 -0800
  ...it to run almost good, until it runs out of gas. connecting the pump causes immediate flooding. i have a bently and ran the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 22:42:08 -0500
  f anyone had a lead on the warm air duct connecting to the heater box on the Vanagon since I couldn't locate one...
• Woops...now where did that go?
  Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:31:51 -0500
  After reinstalling the throttle housing, AFM/air cleaner and all relevant connecting bits as part of a starter replacement (don't get me started...
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:22:29 +1300
  ...wrote: > There is apparently a rigid boxer definition in which the connecting rods > cannot share crank journals. > Most "V" engines share crank journals and...
• Subie ENgine Pull Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:17:54 +0000
  ...The engine is chained to a hoist, the trans is supported by a floor jack, all 4 bolts connecting the two are out, everything...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:56:02 -0500
  ...philippe" <fuzzmeister@gmail.com> wrote: > I bypassed the ignition switch by connecting pin 15 of the coil to power, > activating the ECU relay and...
• Re: Radio Reception Fix or Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 17 May 2010 10:58:50 -0700
  ...So it wouldn't seem to me that connecting it to power would change reception. But, your "radio dude" could/should know something I...
• Re: WTB - Trans-Awn 2000 or Parts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:43:02 EDT
  ...only thing that kept it there was a string of lites connecting the two.Still had a lantern burning that was hanging on the...
• Re: fuel overflow
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sun, 23 Mar 1997 19:03:23 -0500
  ...very small) There is a hose, similar to VW vacuum hose, connecting them. In my case, a T connector had broken, causing the leak...
• Tough driving
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:04:43 -0700
  ...The highest point in Florida is the top of the bridge connecting Tampa-St. Pete. Bill -- Southeast Arizona -- www.freeholder.com
• Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:13:18 -0400
  ...You just don't know what you're talking about. >By connecting LEDs in serial you force them to all operate at >a same...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:10:21 -0400
  > > I am thinking of pulling the wires to the dimmer and connecting them > together to bypass the switch and see if that stops the...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:19:13 -0800
  ...Mark Neil N wrote: > Removing and bypassing the fuel pump relay (connecting socket 30 to 87 > as shown in Bentley) might be needed, but...
• Re: Windshield washer tubing size
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Mar 2011 18:19:43 -0500
  ...The connecting hoses are listed as 4x30 mm, p/n 443 955 665 Yrs, d
• Re: The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:48:25 -0400
  ...I was a bit surprised to see you suggested connecting the charger through the cigarette lighter. That is more convenient, of course, but I...
• Re: Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:59:05 -0400
  ...substituted? Could the problem be caused by > the temperature sender, the connecting wires, or the printed dash circuit? > > Budd Premack > 91 GL, 86 Weekender...
• Re: Propane Regulator: What's this hole?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 May 2012 11:09:44 -0400
  ...It's about an inch longer, you'll have to massage the connecting lines a bit or shorten them. Yours, David
• I know of passat transplant.....
  Historical mailing list - mike g.
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:07:39 -0800
  If you are interested, call Northwest connecting rod in Seattle, WA. They have done many a diesel vanagon to gas 2.0 engine conversion...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 14 May 2002 05:33:08 -0700
  ...At the time it was a pretty fresh rebuild from NW Connecting Rod, so Jerry made it right. -Dana- > > Hello John, i had a...
• linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 16:54:15 -0400
  ...From the archives, I found suggestions to "rotate the linkage clockwise one notch" at the mid-van connecting point. So, I've loosened the...
• Re: 83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 09:02:13 -0400
  ...Incidentally, there's really only one way to "trash" an ohmmeter, and that's by connecting it to a powered circuit. When a meter...
• Re: I have an '82
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 3 May 2007 14:54:16 -0400
  Are you positive that the fuel pump is not running when the starter is engaged? Try connecting a pressure gauge to the little access...
• Re: cooling system modification, OK?
  Historical mailing list - Bolliver
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 10:50:58 -0600
  ...I used two of the sleeves, one for >connecting the two new lines, and one for connecting the new line to the >engine bay...
• Re: 2 LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:51:21 -0400
  At 10:17 PM 9/18/2007, David Kao wrote... >In fact I fell into the same mistake a few years back in connecting...
• Re: Head corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Jon Walton
  Wed, 08 May 1996 17:26:08 -0700
  ...Head corrosion A shop here in Seattle, Connecting Rod Inc. (I think > that is the name)claims that they do this on all their...
• Engine braces
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan R. Cooper
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 11:23:36 -0500
  The brace connecting the block to the driver's side exhaust has broken on the block end, right in the middle of the openning...
• wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12:34:48 -0500
  ...I've looked at bentley and it is unclear to me how this could happen - looks like a fixed linkage connecting them to each...
• How to install piston pin on #4 & #2 ?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:49:19 -0700
  ...since I started the pin before placing the cylinder over the connecting rod then just tapped it in the rest of the way. #4...
• AC evaporator lowering question
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 7 Sep 2008 11:27:02 -0700
  ...Does anyone who has done this recall how low it will come down without un-connecting the hoses etc? Is it inches or a...
• Re: Cold Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 17:16:47 -0700
  ...Used a heat gun) In Bentley '85 wiring diagram, the plug connecting to the AAR has a white positive wire and yellow negative wire...
• Re: instrument panel lights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 16:08:55 -0400
  ...it out of the circuit by finding the 'light ' wire and connecting it to a 12V source somewhere. Your dash lights will be on...
• 84 Vanagon For Sale: Price Advice
  Historical mailing list - Tim Casey
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 13:41:19 -0500
  ...Newer muffler (thanks Gerry), new rear and connecting exhaust pipes (installed today), new thermostat (also installed today), two year old Michelin tires, two year...
• Pushrods for hydraulic lifter motors
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:55:32 -0400
  ...does anyone need a couple of 1.8L crankshaft/connecting rod/camshaft sets?? Free to good home, WILL NOT SHIP... Must be picked up...
• Connecting rod bolts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:00:19 EDT
  Greetings and Salutions; How does one tell the difference between the 1.9L and 2.1L bolts.Bentley page 13.30 has a picture...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:59:05 -0500
  ...to L or R of the ends on the pspump? > which connecting side? > > Which side should connect to to powersteering pump for the ground...
• Re: Blown engine: Update
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:31:02 -0700
  ...They said that the > connecting rod bolts had sheered off and that had caused the thrown > rod. He told me that their service manager...
• Re: Replacing stock radio on '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 10:27:38 -0400
  ...JVC KD-X370BTS receiver) from Crutchfield along with the > parts Crutchfield recommended for connecting the new radio to the Vanagon > electrical. > > Thank you, > > John >
• Re: I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Fri, 28 May 2010 16:22:06 -0700
  ...for that) but very handy for checking voltage at the battery or connecting a charger (nearby ground connection is the seat bolt head). Geo
• Distinguishing connecting rod bolts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:01:17 EDT
  Greetings and Salutations; How does one tell the difference between the 1.9L and 2.1L bolts.Bentley page 13.30 has a picture...
• Looking for information on installing a 85 instrument panel into an 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:39:54 -0800
  After connecting the 85 panel, the tach, fuel, temp and panel lights do not work. The temp warning light, however does blink continuously even...
• Re: Slider won't open - update
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:20:52 -0500
  ...remove the inside panel on the slider & discovered that the wire connecting the handle to the lock release had broke very close to the...
• Re: VW Electrical contact enhancer
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Rokus
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 14:16:58 -0700
  ...I have also used "NO-OX" paste that electricians use when connecting Aluminum wires so that they don't lose contact from corrosion. On...
• speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:35:13 -0700
  ...This will transform the box into nothing more than a connecting shaft between the two halves of the speedo cable and a place to...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 10:05:58 -0500
  ...the new 02 sensor there, leaving the old one in >the connecting pipe but electrically disconnected just to fill the hole. >Only worth considering...
• Re: Keyed 12 v source-- for electric heater? useless!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 07:52:42 -0800
  ...time hooking up relays etc, try the 12v heater by directly connecting it to the battery. Use it for a day or two and...
• Re: Recommendations for Aircooled Engine Rebuilder
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:33:09 -0800
  NW Connecting Rod was the name that came to mind for me too. They have a really solid reputation. On Thu, Jan 22, 2009...
• Re: Running without backpressure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:13:41 -0500
  ...The Connecting Pipe on my exhaust system ('84 > 1.9L) had broken in half. > > I called a mechanic here in Phoenix and asked about...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 23:08:38 -0500
  ...Bob machined and lined bored his connecting rods to specification and utilized diesel connecting rod bolts and nuts to strengthen this area. The OE...
• Re: rear wiper repair tips
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:19:57 -0400
  ...be > deliberately cutt off that way? Any advice before I try connecting them again? Yes. Don't Do It! The likeliest reason for them...
• Re: A puzzling cooling sys. question...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:58:00 -0400
  ...one wants to purchase two of the > coolant hoses (the ones connecting the plastic pipes to the radiator, I > think), one has to specify...
• THANK YOU KYLE!!
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 13:33:35 -0600
  ...After taking out the schraeder valve inside, connecting the hose to the plug hole, finding top dead center on each cylinder, ..... no bubbles in...
• Diesel Holes!
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:34:25 -0800
  ...and every single Vanagon diesel engine there had a fist sized hole in the side with a connecting rod haging out. Some of these...
• Paul's starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 5 Apr 96 11:52:53 EST
  ...Basically, he wants to know what wires need connecting to the toggle switch so it'll work properly. He also wants you to respond...
• Mysterious idle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:19:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It hums and buzzes (quietly) and there is 12V at the connecting wire. I did notice that the PO's shop had neglected to...
• Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 22:25:54 +0000
  ...exhaust, better intake, even lighter connecting rods for higer RPMs and lest fatique, etc. It might be cheaper and/or easier to just make...
• Re: Jump-Starting (ie: booster cables) and Fuel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:47:13 +0200
  ...Turn the ignition on after connecting the cables, and you should be all fine. PerL Bug, Bus 'n 'Back
• (More) Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:16:00 CST
  ...WBX 1.9 exhaust pipes connecting cylinders 1&3 and 2&4. Used, but still very solid. 4. Mattress covers (tan) for upper Westy...