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• Speaking of mirrors (was painting)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 14:34:41 -0400
  ...I plan to make this modification this spring as I need more mirror adjustment for a good view rearward. Malcolm S
• Re: Slipping Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 15:07:57 EST
  ...A simple system that works well except when a > brake mechanic puts the adjustment mechanism in upside down. Then the > wobble backs off the...
• Re: Drive Belts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:30:57 -0500
  ...The belts I bought are Gates and a their is not any more adjustment on them. Can someone please tell me the Gates number...
• Help,camber adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:40:14 -0500
  In having an alignment job done today, on my '84 Vanagon Westy, the technician told me that there was insufficient adjustment on my passenger...
• Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 22 May 2000 10:17:57 -0400
  Could someone explain to me how the zero lash could give more power (lift?) than the stock adjustment setting? If the lifters are adjusted...
• CO Mixture Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 00:15:18 -0500
  ...Throughout all this fumbling around, however, I took the liberty of cranking open my CO adjustment screw in a moment of desparation and environmental...
• Re: clutch
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:36:03 EST
  ...Bentley shows there is adjustment of the pushrod but it is just impossible to get there with wrench much less adjust. >> Leon, When you...
• Hydaulic Clutch "Adjustment"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 08:37:59 -0800
  ...In Bentley there is a diagram that shows an adjustment to the "plunger" length. Only one problem...the "plunger" is BURIED behind the dash...
• Re: Little blue lights
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:33:52 +0100
  ...Hella offers kits including the automatic range adjustments with sensor on the rear axle and actuators on the beams. Assemble your own kit with...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which areimportant?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 00:03:34 -0800
  ...They are mounted in VDO "cups" and brackets, angled towards my line of sight (the bracket/cup assembly allows some up and down adjustment...
• Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:34:19 -0500
  ...The text indicates that a faulty switch or improper adjustment can cause the irregular idle that I'm experiencing. Problem is, I can't...
• Re: ride height adjustment? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:47:17 -0700
  ...ride height adjustment? (long post) > > >> If you are trying to corner-balance your van, you >> could always buy a >> set of coil-overs for...
• Re: ECU Problems?
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:52:26 -0400
  ...Check the CO levels for proper CO adjustment. (You prolly can't do this one) Check the timing for correct adjustment. Check the AFM...
• Parking Brake Slipping
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 19:55:50 -0400
  ...I looked underneath and the p-brake adjuster nut is bottomed out, no more adjustment. I thought the brake pads must be bad but...
• Re: Transmisison / Shift Linkage adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:59:55 -0800
  ...Transmisison / Shift Linkage adjustment > > Sorry if this posts twice. My ISP/mailer is higgledy piggledy just now. > > A note on proper alignment/adjustment of...
• Re: High elevation adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 08:55:39 -0700
  ...High elevation adjustments? > > I routinely drive my van at elevations ranging from 5,000-14,000 feet here > in Colorado. Above about 8,000...
• Re: 87 Westy Sliding Door Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:18:59 -0700
  ...I don't remember any adjustment with that, unless the lock's bolts can be moved a little, I think. I know, the front...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:42:40 -0700
  Do a correct idle adjustment following the Bentley manual. Idle adjustment is critical to not just idle itself. It has everything to do with...
• Heads Update (bad news)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:32:34 -0800
  Greetings all, First I want to thank everyone for the input on the valve adjustment and rough running problem. It was a valve adjustment...
• Re: Newbie - Getting Ready for Cross Country Trip
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:54:54 -0600
  ...BZ >> .......................... >> Since I'll have a newly rebuilt engine, I'm going to need to stop >> along the way for a valve adjustment/oil...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:03:53 -0400
  ...Take in the Bentley page, there is a specific sequence, if you do things out of order the initial adjustments will be changed by...
• Re: fuel sender: replace with tank?
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:24:41 -0400
  ...tiny teeth inside so that you can make adjustments using a small screwdriver- large adjustments, it seems. <G> I'm guessing the instruments were...
• Re: WBX 2.1 L Crankshaft End Play Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:19:23 -0800
  ...WBX 2.1 L Crankshaft End Play Adjustment Bob always told me that you cannot set end play with the pistons installed in the...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 05:02:36 -0500
  ...Valve Adjustment > > Excellent results so far with the zero-lash valve adjustment. I want to go > to about 1/4 turn to see if...
• Re: Transmission in Portland
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:03:15 -0400
  There are only two adjustments on the automatic. The 2nd gear brake band the accelerator linkage. The brake band gets adjusted on assembly and...
• Re: Seat Question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:49:57 -0400
  ...The slide adjustment levers are on different sides. Either seat will work on either side though. mark D, i knew you were gonna say...
• Re: Throttle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 May 2014 22:17:21 -0400
  At 10:04 PM 5/24/2014, TJ Hemrick wrote: >What I have no experience with or knowledge of >is the adjustment of the...
• Re: Major Hesitation and Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Sun, 09 Feb 1997 17:21:49 -0600
  ...Bentley manual, but can't find an actual description of the > adjustment, just a measurement of the timing. Is is simply rotating the > distributer...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:08:01 -0600
  Yup, just like the Idiot Manual taught me long ago! Gracias, Miguel
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:05:34 -0400
  ...The loose cable is a sign you need some service back there and an adjustment likely won’t fix it. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:45:36 -0700
  ...It sounds like you did not tighten it enough after the adjustment and the adjustment changed when you tried to shift. Either that or...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:37:12 -0700
  ...The self-adjustment may take a few minutes to complete. This may affect the compression check if it is done right after the vale...
• Re: Results from a compression test.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 12:13:17 -0700
  ...NO compression would seem to me to be more than just "out of adjustment valves". I can't think of a likely senario where...
• Re: CO adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 05:12:03 -0800
  ...CO adjustment > I replaced my AFM and now need to adjust the CO. Is this something that > a garage mechanic can do, or is...
• Re: Typical Tune UP
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 19 May 2004 19:30:33 -0600
  ...Bob What items are typically serviced during a high mileage tune-up besides the following? I have heard there are some non-typical adjustments...
• Re: Cant accelerate
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:33:24 -0400
  I'd also look at your idle switch adjustment screw. If you have it set too far in, the ECU thinks it still wants...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:10:05 -0700
  ...Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments >> >> The original goal; align things by my "shade tree" hand so I could drive >> it= >> . >> >> Current goal: see...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 09:53:35 -0600
  ...Tampering with settings is a > primary reason that almost all adjustment capability has been taken away > from current vehicles. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• Oil in Valve Covers Air Cooled Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:32:23 -0500
  ...As just general inspection I decided to check my lifter adjustment. The engine had 5000 miles on it at leaving and over 7000 miles...
• Air fuel tuning technique - Gurus wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:59:12 -0400
  ...The readings from the o2 sensor (disconnected from ECU) now became pretty sensitive to the CO adjustment screw, fluctuating appreciably with small CO adjustments...
• air sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Carment
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:05:41 -0500
  ...The simple test consisted of "measuring" the soot output at the tailpipe given a "loose" adjustment" and a "tight" adjustment. You have to fiddle...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:34:34 -0400
  ...It's just an air bypass adjustment, to let air go past without being metered. Unless I have documentation otherwise, any adjustment screw which...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:02:26 EDT
  ...You idle problem may only be that the idle adjustment screw (that really big slotted screw on your air intake) needs some adjustment. However...
• Re: idle fuel calculations
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:23:26 -0700
  ...This is why the CO adjustment on the AFM is > used. No, the ECU does use the O2 sensor at idle. If you have...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:05:30 -0700
  ...Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments > > The original goal; align things by my "shade tree" hand so I could drive it= > . > > Current goal: see...
• Re: rough running
  Historical mailing list - Pat Little
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:36:49 -0700
  ...But I am not familiar with an adjustment of the AFM wiper arm - do you know where/how that adjustment is performed? Pat Little...
• Tailgate adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Fri, 4 Oct 1996 19:18:04 +0100
  ...adjust the strike plate, but this has a limited range of adjustment. Might I need to move the tailgate out at the hinge end...
• Re: sliding door pops open
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:11:32 EST
  ...Either one or both are loose or have shifted out of adjustment. If the striker has moved (likely because of all that door slamming...
• Re: Black carbon buildup on tail pipe after valve adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:10:26 -0400
  ...Black carbon buildup on tail pipe after valve adjustments 85 1.9 cleaned injectors from cruzin, plugs, dist, rotor done 10mths ago I just...
• Conclusion to story of setting Idle
  Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:08:11 -0400
  ...There is another adjustment, the CO adjustment, under a cap that has to be drilled out to get at. The CO adjustment is in...
• Re: brakes breaks
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 20:04:12 -0700
  Yes and no, what helped for me (and this may not be applicable) is adjustment of the rear brakes. If you find that the...
• Re: rebuilt tranny slipping out of 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:57:53 -0400
  ...On the early 091 transmissions, the shift-fork adjustment was critical. On the later (091-1)models, there was no adjustment at all. I...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:56:23 -0800
  ...relieve the pressure a bit? I’m guessing there is some adjustment on the latch somewhere but this is not something I’ve done...
• Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Feb 2015 21:59:57 -0800
  ...I have adjusted front doors a few times, and I understand the adjustments allowed in the system. But what I need is sort of...
• Re: [WetWesties] Sliding door doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:41:08 -0700
  ...Apparently the cable's adjustment locking nut and washer had worked loose, and that's why it opened hard on Monday. The entire cable...
• Re: Rear brakes frustration
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:40:50 -0500
  ...It sounds like its also still out of adjustment, as that determines where te pedal starts. -craig On Jan 31, 2012, at 11:15...
• Adjusted Valves.... Off to a rough start
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:00:59 -0700
  ...Took it out for a spin, and now the engine is quiet as a ghost (a far cry from before adjustment). The idle seemed...
• Tappet adjustment, was Brake booster woes.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 22:21:32 -0500
  ...Many thanks to Bob Donalds!! Hi Joe, Did you set your valve adjustment at .006 cold like it was solid tappets? And then leave...
• Re: Lifter adjustment VOODOO
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:54:02 -0400
  ...will reply to me directly. > >I'm confused about proper lifter adjustment. According to Bob Boston >I >should do 1.5 turns past contact...
• Re: Engine Gas Lines/injectors Done, Still Stuttering!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:13:52 -0400
  I suspect your throttle switch adjustment.How many miles on the vanagon?