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• Re: Front heater never shuts off
  Historical mailing list - ron johnson
  Sat, 25 May 2024 09:10:17 -0700
  ...uncomfortable in the summer. >>>> Heat pours out of the dash with the heat control fully off. >>>> Recommendations mostly point to replacing the control valve...
• Re: Fri. Generator rant.
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 07:36:53 -0800
  ...You tilt >> back your head, over the bar, open your mouth and the bartender pours in >> some tequila, some Triplesec and you swallow... Then...
• Re: EPA Abuse -- It gets worse !
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Apr 1997 10:48:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...you get the point. When "Big bidness" dumps 10,000 gallons you don't know if it was first diluted down to 5%. Maybe...
• Re: 83 Diesel Vanagon timing update.
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:08:40 -0600
  ...I found the mark on the rear > of the pulley and it lines up with the arrow pointing to it on the > engine tin...
• Re: Alt belt broke-where's the coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 09:30:50 -0400
  ...At this point, the heads will almost instantly turn the water near them into steam causing an overpressure-overflow condition. Most of the mess...
• Re: poptop raise assist
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:16:10 -0500
  ...poptop raise assist > First of all i would like to clear up some points on raising and > lowering the top. When raising the top...
• Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:11:50 -0800
  ...about a million messages with > the topic of "won't start," pouring through Haynes and Bentley, I'm at a > loss. > > Here's the...
• Re: A Homemade Waxoyl Experiment.........
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 19:55:44 -0500
  ...If memory serves me correctly, the flash point of most commonly available paraffin waxes is between 375-450F. You are right to suspect that...
• What's Correct Oil Level: MIN or MAX?!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J Turinsky
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:11:47 -0900
  ...Ed made 6 points (I paraphrased the first 5): 1) Make sure the inside of your radiator is clean. 2) Make sure the OUTside...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:22:52 +0300
  ...Once I heated water in a pint made out of really thick glass several times up to the boiling point. I was watching TV...
• Re: expert advice needed
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 13:35:01 -0400
  ...At this point I > have MUCH time, but little money in this westy. The body will never be > great, maybe average with work. Would...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:40:51 -0700
  ...Just clip your timing light on the #1 lead, > point > > the > > > > light at the mark and crank away. > > > > > > > > Pour some gas down its little...
• Re: Coolant/Heater
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:03:30 -0600
  ...and discovered coolant pouring from the overflow bottle > (behind the license plate) Nervously, and watching the temp gauge I > drove on to the next...
• Re: leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:39:37 -0500
  ...If I straighten out the bunched-up fabric then water pours out of it. Actually it could be in the middle too, now that...
• Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:53:42 -0800
  ...Is it being suggested that the cap alone seals the tranny (at that point of the unit)? If so, these should naturally be replaced...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:56:41 -0500
  ...But the brief instructions online say to "pour" the canister contents into the tank. It looks like they are saying to do that, remove...
• Re: Quick Trip Report and Some Anomalies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 13:02:45 -0800
  ...right !! 'smooth going slightly right, but worse going left or straight .............. points to right side wheel bearings.. ACTUALLY.........check your lug nuts ! also..........clicking...
• Re: Weird engine meltdown... Attn: Bob MacD and Jake Raby
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:03:02 -0400
  ...The other three holes show no sign of detonation or > overheating. > > At this point I'm at a loss. What would/could cause two...
• Re: 84 Vanagon: Would you fix if it yourself (if you were me?)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 06:55:25 +0000
  ...Not yet leaking, but at this point seeping. Any dangers in > replacing this thing? Can't recall the differences between Dijijet & Digifant fuel lines...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:30:29 -0700
  ...Just clip your timing light on the #1 lead, point > the > > > light at the mark and crank away. > > > > > > Pour some gas down its little...
• Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 09:20:53 -0500
  ...about a million messages with >the topic of "won't start," pouring through Haynes and Bentley, I'm at a >loss. > >Here's the...
• Re: When & why replace heads?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:03:45 -0700
  ...Also, they point out that it was intended by Subaru for a specific anti-freeze type. I am dubious about the latter concern, though...
• Re: diagnosis--blown piston ring?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:06:59 -0500
  ...There was not good light, but we filled it up with oil, started the engine, and instantly oil was pouring out from somewhere. I...
• Re: When & why replace heads?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:45:55 -0500
  ...it's > not a cure or a repair but an experiment. > Get 2 bottles of Subaru coolant conditioner, pour it in the expansion vase...
• Re: oil additives (synthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:42:03 -0800
  ...has more wax then the mid-continent fields which has better pour point .. (or is it the other way around!) Also, it use to...
• Re: 82 air cooled running rough
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 08:08:46 -0600
  ...7) pour in about 8 oz of Berryman B12 into your fuel tank, could just be condensation. Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled Westfalia On...
• Re: poptop canvas installation
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Baskin
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 10:40:59 -0800
  ...Sunbrella is a synthetic fabric mainly used for marine applications, and it's biggest selling points are that its color won't fade after...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:20:49 -0600
  My PO (at some point) must have lost his key or become fed up with the gas cap and made his own with a...
• Re: fuel line components
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 3 May 2008 23:41:09 -0700
  ...Good point. In terms of the potential design, I also worry about long term movement of the fuel hose, as it moves with motor...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Group discount - Vanagon high tops
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 22:27:29 -0700
  ...Someone pointed out, BenT I think, that the reimo high top looked like an upside down boat. I'd just like to add that...
• The collapse of natural systems--Fryedaye R(emote)VC
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:43:15 -0500
  ...It slowly builds higher and higher into a peak, and then, at the point of a single grain being added, it collapses in an...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:28:26 -0800
  ...At this point, I have not explored anything, as I was pretty tired when I got here. Tomorrow, I'll see what gives. But...
• Re: Shurflo Faucet Extension
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:35:08 -0700
  ...make sure the faucet is pointing down when not in use it will drain out. Or, you can pour a bottle of cheap vodka...
• Big Sur Country
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 15:26:10 -0800
  ...The view from Buzzard's Roost was great, really showing the topology of the Big Sur area from a, well, buzzard's point of...
• nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 09:54:09 -0700
  ...While cracked > or > loose heads may also cause a combustion issue you are in deep trouble by > the > point the sniffer tests pick it...
• Re: Water in the Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 30 May 2023 10:24:05 -0700
  ...Pointers on where to look > for the point of ingress would be appreciated. I assumed that the water > would be on th bottom of...
• Re: DM: Re: VW coolant
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 05:22:49 -0800
  ...At this >point you will discover that the waterboxer head gasket problem is caused >not by the type of coolant, but by a very...
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...and biofuel conversions
  Historical mailing list - Grego Inzinna
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:55:55 -0700
  ...biodiesel is much simpler since all you have to do is pour it into your regular diesel tank and go. The greasecar kit requires...
• replaced a few cooling system hoses
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:20:06 -0400
  ...I had put water in the overflow tank and wanted to drain it, so I just pointed its hose down toward the ground on...
• Re: Burps up coolant when parked warm.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:45:57 -0500
  ...I popped it out, poured in so coolant which I always carry with me, buttoned it up, started the engine, and all was well...
• got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:24:49 EST
  ...water tries to exit, from the point of least resistance - THE DRIVERS SIDE HORIZONTAL SEAM..hence the seam rust. first the floor, then the...
• got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:08:36 EST
  ...water tries to exit, from the point of least resistance - THE DRIVERS SIDE HORIZONTAL SEAM..hence the seam rust. first the floor, then the...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:40:39 -0400
  ...Just clip your timing light on the #1 lead, >> point >> > the >> > > > light at the mark and crank away. >> > > > >> > > > Pour some gas down its little...
• Re: 2 questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 12:03:03 -0400
  ...Because of the location of the fill plug, you won't be able to pour the fluid in from the bottle, so you'll...
• Re: Filled gas tank leaking a common prob?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:35:34 -0330
  ...When the fuel tank is filled to the point where the automatic > gas station pump clicks off, I get a fuel tank leak. ----snip...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:18:12 -0800
  ...softer but can still > be use, if a stud as > been stretch to a point that even screwed all the > way the bolt doesn...
• Re: cargo hauls- harvey cha
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  17 Oct 1995 12:17:52 -0700
  ...We pour a special "formula" called "Pediasure" into a plastic bag that hangs from the IV pole and is pumped/metered into her stomach...
• Electrical genuis-es here is one for you..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:09:34 -0800
  ...Another data point is that I installed a second battery, wiring it direct to the other battery with a solenoid in line. The solenoid...
• What's Wrong With my Compression?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 20:56:28 -0700
  ...After lapping I checked valve seating by pouring rubbing alcohol into the combustion area (valve seated by their own weight. I made sure there...
• Re: intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:45:56 -0600
  ...it's not rocket surgery but a major pain in the hair to keep adjusting the spray pattern to an unmarked point. my best...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:48:47 -0700
  ...Just clip your timing light on the #1 lead, > point > > > the > > > > > light at the mark and crank away. > > > > > > > > > > Pour some gas down its little...
• Re: !!!URGENT!!!-NEED HELP/ADVICE!!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 22:42:48 -0600
  ...After a while that starts working less often, at which point you disassemble and clean your solenoid, get a new solenoid, or get a...
• AW: morons
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:31:56 -0700
  ...Pressurizing raises the boiling point-so a leaking system will lower it. Anti-freeze raises the boiling point- not enough lowers it. I have...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Sunroofy 1.9L - Coolant BLeeding/Thermostat/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:50:04 -0500
  The radiator is the highest point in the system. You *must* bleed the air from it. Remove the grill. The bleeder is at the...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:26:18 -0700
  ...Is there a filler place? The dipstick holder is quick large, maybe just pour it in through there with a special funnel? I just...
• Re: California Gas Prices... Sounding off.
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 22:03:20 -0400
  ...Sounding off. >Michael & all, > >I live in a small tourist town... > >< pouring a cup of fresh coffee, would you like a cup?> > >The Gate...
• Re: HELP!! Stalling, rain, leaking gas tank...
  Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 06:26:31 -0500
  ...As Dennis has pointed out, this type of problem is very likely OX sensor related. I would suspect that someone has spliced a generic...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:44:11 -0800
  ...The rails can leak a bit on the crimped end covers, but cracks would really pour out. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Westy Cookware
  Historical mailing list - Chuck & Lillian
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 12:09:18 -0700
  ...the very hot can out of the water but don't pour off the water, tip the can about 45 degrees and tap the...
• Re: When & why replace heads?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:42:10 -0700
  ...Also, they point out that it was intended by > Subaru for a specific anti-freeze type. I am dubious about the latter > concern, though...