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  • Parting out '92 Passat
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Apr 2000 16:04:53 EDT
    I am looking to move a bunch of parts for a '92 Passat with automatic (computer controlled transmission). This car is mint green and...
  • electronic rust control
    Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
    Tue, 30 May 2000 22:11:00 -0500
    ...an electronic rust control device. I have been following up on it since and only recently had my email been forwarded from australia back...
  • Re: unplug '86 idle stabilizer?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 22 May 1997 01:11:34 -0400 (EDT)
    ...problem? >> I think it is likely the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit. It's located forward of the right tail light and looks like a...
  • Re: Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
    Thu, 18 May 2000 23:56:47 -0700
    Ron, In March 1990 I bought an Equus model 9000A cruise control from Pep Boys. Cost then was around $125-$150 installed. In use...
  • Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:32:31 -0700
    parts of an aftermarket cruise control system. scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Connelly" <vanagonhummingbird@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July...
  • EV CLs, GLs, and MVs, oh my!
    Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
    Thu, 5 Dec 1996 09:49:43 -0800
    ...I might be able to live without the demisting but cruise control is a necessity. Has anyone out there ever done this for their...
  • Re: electronic rust control
    Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
    Wed, 31 May 2000 09:41:03 -0500
    ...an electronic rust control >device. I have been following up on it since and only recently had my >email been forwarded from australia back...
  • Re: Too Much Heat!
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:16:44 -0400
    ...for your heater control boxes. They are at the back of the van, on either side of the transmission, just forward of the motor...
  • Re: one step forward. one step back
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Mon, 15 Apr 2002 14:03:29 -0400
    ...It requires disassembly of nearly EVERYTHING forward of the gearshift. It is really a stupid design for a recognized wear item to be so...
  • Tall wheels on a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Lee Schelin
    Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:50:56 -0700
    ...The only problem > you might see is that the wheels may rub the control arm. Only way to see is to > try, if this...
  • Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:05:37 -0700
    ...There is no central lever that directly controls the end dash vent flow. It can only be directly controlled at the vents themselves, and...
  • Asbestos in VWs
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hooper
    Mon, 23 Jun 1997 02:53:59 -0600
    ...Got the following reply: "I have forwarded your request and you will receive a reply soon." But I ain't got no reply. Tonight...
  • [Syncro] HELP - Ft Nelson, BC, Canada (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:31:47 -0700
    not me, reply to him. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:26:30 EDT From: VW68pu87syncro@aol.com To: Syncro@yahoogroups.com...
  • Re: coolent level sensor
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 9 Nov 2001 11:47:02 -0500
    ...It's a "relay" with #43 stencilled on it, and in the '84s it's mounted on the wall above and forward of the...
  • Re: improbable fixes
    Historical mailing list - James Felder
    Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:49:37 -0600
    ...run it forward over top of the seats, and wrapping the cable end around a screwdriver now had a hand throttle control and was...
  • Re: The alternator issue
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:16:22 -0400
    ...The diode is then forward biased and discharges most of the stored energy in the coil. A capacitor would lower the voltage of the...
  • Re: one step forward. one step back
    Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
    Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:27:10 -0500
    ...one step forward. one step back In preparation for a long trip with the newly acquired 87 Westy, I installed a new JVC compact...
  • Re: Repair for rear trailing swingarm?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:19:30 -0400
    ...removed, the spring will let its tension go.The jack will control this. Lower the jack/trailing arm after the shock is removed.Maybe...
  • Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 16 May 2004 15:08:34 -0700
    ...Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question Dave, How about haveing one valve control 4wd mode and the other control...
  • Re: Not idling up when AC turned on
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:08:23 -0500
    ...of the van facing forward - or a failed Idle Stabilizer Control (ISC)which is a black box mounted just forward of the right rear...
  • deja vw: is Toyota Lightace
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 12 May 2000 17:39:18 +1200
    ...Glad it hasn't replaced the forward-control vehicle, which is still made. Andrew
  • Blue Midget Lives!
    Historical mailing list - David Johnson
    Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:37:59 -0600
    ...on the connector for the AFC control unit. Was able to work the loose connector pin forward and gently crimp it in to place...
  • Seeks advice for alternate implemintation of applied Vanagon engineering. Whew.
    Historical mailing list - John Tullier
    Sun, 24 Mar 2002 23:09:22 -0800
    Greetings again fellow Vanagon owners, Progress on my van is moving forward at an acceptable rate. Replacing this, repairing that, and sanding every square...
  • Re: amusing, perhaps intriguing ECU auction
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Fri, 9 Dec 2005 23:39:50 -0800
    ...it could have came from a 1987 that was converted to run on a Fox / Cabriolet engine! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356...
  • Remote control Engine starter and cycling device
    Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
    Mon, 1 Feb 1999 22:04:36 -0600
    ...I'll forward specifics to any interested parties. John
  • Re: I4 conversion speed sensor issue
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:16:25 -0700
    ...David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone...
  • Re: Starter woes
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 25 Jan 2016 20:52:55 -0600
    ...Let ot the clutch and the van > tried to lurch forward. It barely made forward progress because of the > incline it was on. There...
  • Re: VW Audi "Fix It" Projects? HUGE Pre-Labor Day Sale!
    Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
    Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:29:13 -0700
    ...They're selling Ravenol 10W-60 Synthetic motor oil for $48 for 5 liters.I've never forwarded an ad to the List before...
  • Re: more on LED illumination
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:21:31 -0500
    ...Research going forward in slow motion. It involves buying various cheap LED light assemblies on ebay, shipped direct from China and testing them in...
  • Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:05:09 +0000
    Looks like a vacuum booster pump for cruise control. > Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:52:28 -0600 > From: vanagonhummingbird@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Can...
  • Re: Injector color question
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:06:05 -0400
    ...2009/10/14, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>: > Looking forward to hearing more about this. > > The injectors are controlled by the ECU...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:36:35 -0800
    ...for the > Analog box that controls the Idle Stablizer System in the Vanagon. > That's the box just forward of the right hand stop...
  • FS 87 Synchro, NY (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
    Tue, 31 Dec 1996 05:07:44 -0600 (CST)
    ...ps/pb, ac, cruise control, 7 pass., gold w/tan interior. > >: mechanically the car is in good running condition,the engine has 113,000...
  • Cruise control progress
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 06 Jan 1997 15:03:00 -0500 (EST)
    Today I talked to the Equus cruise control Technical Service dept. (800-544-4124) and they were super helpful! I talked with Gene--he...
  • Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
    Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:23:29 -0700
    ...The unit and its controller give troubles commonly -- the unit clogging with crud and the controller getting internal electronic failures. So if you have...
  • Re: VW Audi "Fix It" Projects? HUGE Pre-Labor Day Sale!
    Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
    Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:22:31 -0400
    ...They're selling Ravenol 10W-60 Synthetic motor oil for $48 for 5 liters.I've never forwarded an ad to the List before...
  • Re: Fender Rolling
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:34:15 -0700
    ...Have two people do it....one to control the bat and one to back up or go forward with the vehicle. Do it on...
  • Re: Tach,Temp & Fuel Gauge
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:40:04 -0800
    There is a voltage regulator that controls most of the gauges - more than likely it a kaput. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356...
  • Re: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 26 May 2004 20:12:30 +1200
    ...Forward-control, full-length flat floor... even available with no rear wheelarch intrusions (J-Low version), 3 wheelbases to choose from. European & US vans...
  • Fwd: Power steering woes
    Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
    Sun, 7 Apr 2019 15:53:35 -0500
    ...control arm. I also confirmed my suspicion > that the whining was coming from the power steering pump. > > The pump issue seems pretty straight forward...
  • Re: Radiator Remove/Replace
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 4 Apr 2000 08:05:53 -0700
    Also a good time to work on (replace) your heater control valve. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET> To...
  • Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
    Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
    Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:41:12 -0700
    Don, you might think in terms of something shifting forward on downhills? Could be causing strain on some wiring conn? Coil loose in its...
  • Re: Odd AC contraption
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 4 Apr 2001 01:18:50 EDT
    ...then up the passenger's-side pillar just forward of > the sliding door. The temperature controls and vents were all situated > up on the...
  • Re: Injector color question
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:25:16 -0700
    Looking forward to hearing more about this. The injectors are controlled by the ECU based on O2 so I'm guessing that variations in...
  • Re: remove from list NVC
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 4 Dec 2006 21:43:20 -0800
    ...I have > not seen a singel Vanagon here but there's lots of interesting cabover/forward > control (like a Vanagon) vehicles. I did see...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:46:37 -0600
    ...for the >> Analog box that controls the Idle Stablizer System in the Vanagon. >> That's the box just forward of the right hand stop...
  • Foldable Solar Panels
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:12:46 -0600
    ...bob Begin forwarded message: From: Solarblvd <priestley@solarblvd.com> Foldable Solar Panels High Efficiency Small Footprint Monocrystalline Panels Suited for Flooded, Gel, AGM or...
  • Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
    Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:50:20 -0400
    ...Perhaps the geometry involved puts stresses on teh bushings that naturally make it squeak? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@yahoo.com> Date: Sep...
  • Re: Fuel gauge sender ground location
    Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
    Fri, 6 Mar 2009 13:15:57 -0800
    ...Dig....", is the ground for the Dig Control Unit only. Not until the 1990 models and forward does the Bentley finally get close to...
  • Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
    Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
    Tue, 24 Oct 2017 23:16:59 -0400
    "...Fun Bus had the original cooler removed and replaced with a thermostatically control oil to air exchanger, placed in front of the radiator before...
  • Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:50:07 +0000
    ...So where would the pipe that runs forward between the gearbox > and gas tank go? and what is that line that is providing the...
  • Re: Mileage at altitude - responses/experiences requested
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:00:17 -0700
    ...on piston type Aircraft powerplants have auto-mixture controls, and smaller >aircraft have manual mixture controls that can be operated from the cockpit. >Never...
  • Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:26:01 -0700
    ...From that connector is another piece of #10 going forward to under the rear seat where the controller and the aux battery reside. The...
  • Re: Eurospec problems
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 17 Oct 1999 19:44:54 -0700
    ...I don't think that any OEM teaches control >module internals so I don't think any training material would exist. >Bosch or T...
  • Re: Internal Pictures of ECU's and ISCU's
    Historical mailing list - tinker man
    Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:03:12 +0200
    ...of analyzing the various versions of ECU's > >and Idle Stabilization Control Units (ISCU) used in our vans, it seems > >there was a great...
  • Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Sun, 16 May 2004 23:41:22 -0400
    ...Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety > question > > > Dave, > How about haveing one valve control 4wd mode and the other > control...
  • Re: Transmission issue
    Historical mailing list - Arlene Sondergaard
    Wed, 13 May 2015 08:13:32 -0700
    ...at 7:50 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Lurching forward while in park can be a sign of something as small as...
  • Complete I4 engine conversion kit for sale!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 12 Sep 1999 22:01:59 -0700
    ...1 - Fast Forward I4 Engine Installation Kit (KEP adaptor kit for an automatic, coolant hoses, cross bar, engine mounts, misc. hardware, coolant and air...
  • Re: Sprinter Camper
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:38:44 -0500
    ...I thought it drove more like a truck but easy to control. There is more room and I'm sure parking would be a...
  • Re: LED replacement for westy
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Wed, 4 Aug 2004 12:09:29 -0700
    ...forward voltage is >1.2v, forward current is 100mA. are these not correct for the westy sicuit >board? >TIA for any inout >jason >87...