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• Vanagon Power loss Misfiring or Hesitation testing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:29:33 -0800
  ...VW must, by law, make all repair information available to the public. They may charge for this service. I don't remember the details...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:26:01 -0700
  ...Igntion switches of vanagons are always suspect- an underbuilt part that gets many years service on it, and can cause weird problems. Scott www...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:29:06 -0800
  ...I bought the battery because I had had some strange starting > problems three previous times in the Spring and Summer-had a new starter...
• Re: Apology to List...especially the Mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:46:45 -0700
  ...that evidently-unknown-to-them, concept. > > May Vanaon get great service and repairs at fair prices wherever > they go ! > scott > www.turbovans.com > > > ----- Original...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 May 2015 03:15:00 -0400
  ...And the damage is cumulative and can only be >repaired by opening up the unit and rebuilding it. I'll explain in next email...
• FS - 83 Air Cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Falsone
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 12:25:42 -0400
  ...but I've passed 3 times). I change the oil myself so I use synthetic to extend the service interval. I'm asking $1800...
• RE: Border Patrol operation
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 01 Apr 1996 16:00:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I contacted them several times to ask about some repair work on the rust below the windshield of my '71, but they were always...
• Re: Totaled camper van
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 06:33:35 -0500
  ...to repair the other person's car, hospitalization for the other person, and 250k in umbrella liability to hedge our lawsuit crazy times. <rant...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:19:38 -0700
  ...they don't really remember too much about what it cost for the repair .. what they notice FOR SURE is when the repair doesn...
• My GEX Story (Happy Ending)- Long
  Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
  Fri, 03 May 1996 23:47:01 -0500
  ...36.00 per hour, times the number of hours called for in the Mitchell Repair Manual for the repair work that was authorized. While...
• Re: Tranny replacement costs 83 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:43:14 -0800
  ...I have dealt with them several times, and *nothing* I've purchased from them is, ah, at all reasonable quality. Items purchased: Vanagon heater...
• Re: Alternator Deal.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 09:30:18 -0700
  ...with quality or ever had one to fail requiring replacement or service. Keep in mind that I've been sticking to this policy since...
• Re: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:32:51 -0700
  ...For a van type vehicle there is >> nothing that offers some level of modern performance that is so >> serviceable. >> Yes, serviceable. What other van...
• Re: Poor gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:45:49 -0700
  ...times in a row. (once the DMV "messed up" and made me get it smogged twice during the 2 year period. They (state services...
• Re: List the city where your from
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 23:02:01 -0400
  ...1975 GMC in 1989)- just out of > service & needing no repairs. I crossed the country several times,hauling lots of "stuff" > & can't really...
• Re: Totaled camper van
  Historical mailing list - Grant Braddish
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:40:06 -0500
  ...to repair the other person's car, hospitalization for the > other person, and 250k in umbrella liability to hedge our lawsuit crazy > times. <rant...
• 1986 Vanagon GL 2.1 , 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Knittel
  Tue, 8 May 2001 08:53:15 EDT
  ...I also was overlooking the paperwork i received with that van and it had all the repair's to it listed with it.The...
• Re: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 07:15:39 -0700
  ...For a van type vehicle there > is > > nothing that offers some level of modern performance that is so > > serviceable. > > Yes, serviceable. What other van...
• Re: Get engines??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 10:50:37 -0500
  ...Sometimes things may be better than new but most times these parts are damaged which is why some chooses to replace rather than repair...
• Re: Roadside service
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 Mar 2015 12:54:30 -0800
  ...I don't think a $350 appraisal will help much, but Go Westy's service may be more valuable because they buy and sell...
• Re: A/C
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:06:50 -0400
  ...Legal and environmental stuff aside, with a set > of service gauges and a vacuum pump you will be able to diagnose properly > fil the...
• Re: Two iffy vanagon improvements that worked out very well
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:36:52 -0500
  ...forth the thing has >> been >> >>> snapped in and out at least a dozen times since the repair and it >> >>> functions >> >>> perfectly so far. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Jim >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 05:56:46 EST
  ...Then drill out the broken bolts & studs, fit helicoil thread repair inserts to all eight locations then use stainless steel bolts of the proper...
• Re: Vanagon Dirvability
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 20:23:46 -0400
  ...VW must, by law, make all repair information available to the public. They may charge for this service. I don't remember the details...
• Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:11:48 -0400
  ...Finally about 2 weeks ago I pulled into a old RV repair and sales place about a half hour from my home. the elderly...
• Re: The cost of VW Waterboxer ownership - a 15 year summary
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:18:43 +1100
  ...I have to....;-) The other current vehicles in the stable also get serviced at the same place the T3 was serviced although I have...
• Re: Advice needed for cross-country trip
  Historical mailing list - jules
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:21:59 -0400
  ...http://www.roadhaus.com/shops.php I also had GPS on my notebook and used it at times when I was navigating through the...
• Re: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast. Wheel sizes.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 10:45:23 -0400
  ...For a van type vehicle > there is nothing that offers some level of modern performance that is > so serviceable. > Yes, serviceable. What other van...
• Re: AAA Towing - WAS RE: Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kirstein
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:49:09 -0700
  ...Both times on the phone I requested they send a flat bed. Both times > they complied. Both time told AAA its a VW Vanagon...
• Re: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:55:45 -0600
  ...For a van type vehicle > there is > >> nothing that offers some level of modern performance that is so > >> serviceable. > >> Yes, serviceable. What other van...
• Re: Possible...Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:17:31 -0700
  ...For an actuall good Service Visit ..it's standard to take off the water pump/alt belt and spin the alt by hand ..check...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:57:23 -0700
  ...the wrong direction at times. ( and isn't this typical human silly Human Dysfunctionality- the idea was to make repair diagnostics easier - but I...
• Re: woe is me
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 14:50:05 -0400
  ...Changing the >engine oil does NOT constitute a complete "maintenance" >service! ---------- I guess I should feel fortunate. Despite my lack of technical knowledge about...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:37:01 -0500
  ...I bought the battery because I had had some strange starting > problems three previous times in the Spring and Summer-had a new starter...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 22:10:55 +0000
  Unless using a true long life plug such as a platinum tip and multiple electrodes a good service interval is 15,000 miles. Dennis...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:53:02 -0700
  ...Dealers don't "repair" anything. Instead, the > Service Dept. replaces faulty modules. It's the same way in the > computer industry, it's just...
• Re: DM: Re: VW coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 00:21:49 -0600
  ...fluid is always two to three times the > > cost of the loss leader green stuff. Basf Corp. Germany makes the same > > fluid in either...
• Fwd: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:47:14 -0400
  ...I have had it off a number of times for repairs, and am well >>> past >>> > the point where patches and welds both outnumber and...
• Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 10:22:22 -0700
  ...Resulting-From-Negligent-Repairs&id=2675550 > State licensed technicians of ANY kind, who are taking $$ in exchange for > their services, are always held liable...
• Re: Rust on hookup panel on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:57:39 EDT
  ...This is the method I have used successfully a number of times and seems to work the best. Welding new metal will require a...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:05:26 -0500
  ...I bought the battery because I had had some strange starting > problems three previous times in the Spring and Summer-had a new starter...
• Re: everybody knows them to be high maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 10:16:35 -0500
  I think we've been through this a few times before. Everybody's experience is different. In the 5 years that I owned my...
• Re: How I Closed Down A Gas Station Today
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:36:22 -0700
  ...Suddenly: > loud whooshing sound & a sheet of gasoline poured > down, flooding two bays of > the service station. The attendants closed the > station off with...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:18:17 -0500
  ...Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > > Dave, I've done this many times here in my shop and I did not get the idea from...
• Re: Vibration when radiator fan on high speed
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:31:22 -0700
  ...Figure out a better way to get your van serviced. Stick a bike in the van and get some exercise riding home, or a...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 22:02:35 -0800
  ...I bought the battery because I had had some strange starting > > problems three previous times in the Spring and Summer-had a new starter...
• Re: 86 Vanagon unstable idle (thanks for replies)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:44:47 -0900
  ...My guess is the advice from the Vanagon list will again bail me out like so many times before. Next week I move the...
• Re: Trusting Your Machine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 21:34:04 -0500
  ...Never a lick of trouble since .......6 years of trouble free service. Thats good. The next thing that went in about a year after...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 20:52:32 -0800
  ...much money repairing it as I did in the 5 years, 80K miles that I owned my last Civic and three times as much...
• Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:35:05 -0500
  ...Full restorations and partial body repairs, beside the general repairs I do, or the regular fuel line renewals. But some of you only would...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:22:49 -0400
  Robert, I have had some great success with the Bars Leak Head Gasket repair on a 91 BMW 325i. The motor had 200k on...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 May 2015 11:01:26 -0500
  ...And the damage is cumulative and can only be >> repaired by opening up the unit and rebuilding it. I'll explain in next >> email...
• Re: Wanted: comments on my compression test results
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:56:53 -0700
  ...us with the endeavors of building engines and service during the massive Bug & Van times of the eary 60,s on up // We also...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 01:58:12 -0500
  ...I repaired the wiper on the sender and put it back in service. It had exhaust work. At 120,000 the engine was not...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:48:05 -0500
  ...But my "generic" PM list includes service items and vehicle specific items with known failure rates. For example, the vacuum pump on a late...
• Re: 85 Westy stumbling?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:47:30 -0700
  ...Towed it home by AAA road service. I had dinner first then looked at the vanagon. It started fine. I was a bit lost...
• Re: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:37:36 -0600
  ...For a van type vehicle > there > > is > > > nothing that offers some level of modern performance that is so > > > serviceable. > > > Yes, serviceable. What other van...
• Re: Transmission slippage - help!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:39:31 -0400
  ...Some of these repairs will require down time. If you have not already done so, one of the best investments you can make is...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 00:52:18 -0600
  ...Don't even think of making trailer hitches or doing structural repairs with a 110 volt welder. Not enough heat, not enough penetration. You...
• Great News! After presenting Mercury insurance with documentation (invoices and comparable vehicle pricing) they decided to repair my Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Wed, 7 May 2003 15:40:05 -0700
  ...If this requires an RV appraisal type service please initiate that process. 3. Attached is a sample of pricing for vehicles that are at...