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• Re: peanut butter storage in Campers
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 18:40:23 -0400 (EDT)
  On Thu, 6 Jul 1995, Derek Drew wrote: > > Does peanut butter go bad? It takes a long time. > > Does it go bad faster once...
• Re: How thick should clutch disk be?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 11:14:20 -0400
  >David, on the subject of clutch repairs, how thick should the >surface be? Or to put it another way, how thin should it be...
• Vanagon etymology
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:22:17 -0600
  > > The vanagon name is an interesting one, anybody with some good insight > on > how vw came up with it? > I always figured it was...
• Re: Sometimes it does not ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:12:52 -0700
  Meyle definitely qualifies as "cheapo", but it's probably not the sensor if you tried two. -----Original Message----- From: HotelWestfalia [mailto:zolo@foxinternet.net...
• Re: Don't wanna go!!
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 07:32:13 -0700
  ...One time it > died while trying to move and as soon as it started (It started right up) it > was fine. I learned that...
• Re: 1.9 hot weather issues
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:48:59 -0700
  This is possibly a Temp 2 sensor issue..if the sensor goes bad it tells the puter it's cold (engine) and adjusts the...
• Re: Fuel hose question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:37:14 -0400
  At 01:57 PM 7/3/2008, neil N wrote... >Is it safe to keep as spare hose, or will it deteriorate over time...
• 86 Syncro Engine cut out
  Historical mailing list - Drew Jenkins
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 09:06:01 -0500
  ...It started up again and I drove it about 1/2 mile when it died again. Trying to restart it, initially it seemed like...
• Re: 87 Oil Light On Intermittently MINE TOO!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 10:25:23 -0500
  ...I restarted it and drove 20mi >home. I didn't hear from it again for two days when it did it under almost >the...
• Re: Frustrated Vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - lbmelman
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 01:29:48 -0700
  a 12-16 year old car is not a new car so why would anyone expect it to operate like one. how much would...
• Re: Opening fridge drain plug
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 May 1999 10:14:09 -0400
  ...Before I try forcing it, I >was hoping someone could tell me how to get it off. Does it screw off, or >is it...
• Re: '91 westy with 60k mi....$9 grand. on CL
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:10:36 -0400
  ...he never drove it in the winter though...so it doesn't have the seam rust ...but it did sit outside. Since it has...
• '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:42:15 -0700
  ...When it is running OK, it runs fine. Then it seems to hesitate/bog down and will sometimes die at idle. It seems to...
• Opening fridge drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 17 May 1999 09:39:24 -0700
  I tried to open the fridge drain plug that sticks out in the front on the bottom left hand side and it seemed to...
• Re: engine do's
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:31:20 EDT
  Jay if you are dropping the engine you mean you are taking it all the way out or just letting it hang down so...
• Re: '56 Kombi Update
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 14 Nov 1994 14:32:36 -0600 (CST)
  On Mon, 14 Nov 1994, Thom Fitzpatrick wrote: > Has anyone tried this stuff? I went ahead and tried it, so we'll see > what...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:26:18 -0500
  ...It's the same animal. > On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Jeff Lincoln wrote: > > > Will the AFM from an 87' Syncro work in a 90...
• Door electrics problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:46:00 -0600
  ...I removed it today, and it did seem stiff at first. I turned it with pliers and hooked it back up to the harness...
• Re: What is this? Juice Bawx L@@K!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:35:20 -0500
  Well, I figured it wasn't what it claimed it is - I was just trying to figure the angle. On 4/4/07, JordanVw...
• Re: Westy refrigerator removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:00:46 -0400
  Steve Macaulay wrote: >...I'm getting ready to remove my 89 Westy's refrigerator to add a fan. ...Any tricks to make it easier...
• Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Norm - RoweBoat
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 20:28:19 -0700
  ...It would start up just fine, but as soon as we turned it off again, it wouldn't start again. It would turn and...
• My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:11:26 -0800
  I tried to search for this in the archives but I couldn't find anything.� I could swear I saw this topic before.� It...
• Re: recycled german parts / e-e-e-eBay
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:00:01 -0800
  ...Although it wasn't under power when I >entered the highest bid, the auctioneer had no objections to me tagging it >into a >box...
• Re: Transmission slippage - help!
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:23:04 -0700
  ...The guy I bought it from, however, had driven it pretty hard. > > I will double check it tomorrow and make sure again that it...
• Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:20:19 -0700
  ...right or wrong, its mine now. Good news is it made it 50+ > miles home without any issues. About 19 miles into the drive...
• Re: '86 still running rich
  Historical mailing list - Steven Min
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:02:12 -0800
  ...It was causing the ECU to dump fuel into the engine and run rich , hence the loss of power, it just flooded it. It...
• Re: CCC's directions repost
  Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 19:43:40 -0700
  filler line to keep it from bouncing. filler line to keep it from bouncing. filler line to keep it from bouncing. filler line to...
• Testing some components
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 11:51:19 -0500
  ...When it first starts when it's cold out, it doesn't idle fast enough and it idles up and down. Sometimes, after I...
• Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:44:49 -0500
  ...right or wrong, its mine now. Good news is it made it 50+ miles home > without any issues. About 19 miles into the drive...
• Re: carpet - Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:14:12 EDT
  ...After you scrub it down thoroughly, rinse it and keep rinsing it. I do not care it is a cafe latte stain the size...
• Cure for Sqealing Belts
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:52:27 -0800
  ...Once it sets, it sets. If you don't like it, just wash it off with a quick rinse of cold water, cause it...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:46:28 -0500
  Mike, I wish it had a carburetor on it and points.... I think that may well be the last resort, which I'm about...
• Re: which inverter to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:07:05 -0500
  ...It draws about .5 amps with nothing plugged into it. It has an alarm that goes off at 10.5v, and shuts itself off...
• Re: Is it Calming to Drive a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:54:39 -0700
  ...then I speed scan everything in case it's about to blow. It was when we crested Sherman's Pass or grade or whatever...
• FS: '91 Vanagon GL in Boston, MA
  Historical mailing list - Doug Bryant
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:59:46 +0000
  ...It has all that plastic (or is it fiberglass?) around the bottom, although some of it has cracks. It's pretty dirty right now...
• Re: Knob is not turning left even if I push it in first.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 29 May 2000 21:28:00 -0400
  Zoltan wrote: >It would not turn and I don't want to force it. Yes I push it in first but it won't...
• Re: electrical insulation
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 10:05:17 -0700
  ...You PULL it and > then wrap it around the wire. It fuses to itself and becomes > essentially a homogenous material much better than electrical...
• 82 Westy, 2.0 california- hesitant(?)fuzzy, accelleration?
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:33:54 -0700
  ...Now that I think of it, it may be right at my 55mph too, just the way it gets "stuck" at that speed it...
• '89 2.1 digifant stalls
  Historical mailing list - gregory
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 21:44:30 -0700
  ...yesterday I was listening to it run with the engine hatch off, I revved it up and let it fall back to idle. it...
• Re: Noisy Lifter Solution, nothing great, just FYI
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:43:48 -0500
  ...Today was "get it out and drive it > day" for the first time since December, and I dreaded starting it. When it > sits that...
• Re: Help! I need an AFM
  Historical mailing list - James Johnson
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:03:53 -0400
  I failed to mention that my 02 sensor is "new" , It has been in for almost a month and it has that carbon deposit...
• Re: Hot Start Problem in H2O cooled
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:00:46 -0600
  John- I thought I had the same problem with mine, If I ran it for a while, then stopped for an hour and tried...
• Re: Leak, leak go away!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:09:37 -0500
  ...It lok like it > is driping from 2 places. > > I am thinking it is the dreaded head gasket. I sure hope not. It was...
• 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:40:24 -0500
  My 85 1.9 has had this problem for more than 2 years and I've never been able to solve it. Its time...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 21:33:14 -0400
  ...On my '75 it had a cracked gear and was intermittently sticking when it passed three tenths. It was a long time before I...
• Is This the dreaded Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hengeveld
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:49:36 -0700
  ...We start it from cold. It sputters, won't rev up, and has no power, but will idle fine. We shut it off. It...
• end the guns thread, please
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:23:13 -0400
  It is censorship but it ISs even-handed. Why? Because whether you are for it or against it, you cannot discuss it. Sounds even...
• mean greenie Coolant pouring from tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:11:47 -0800
  ...The green coolant in the liquid form is ok but it is when it drys that it turns into the mean greenie. It turns...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 3 May 2010 17:43:32 -0700
  ...It's passed on! This wiki is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! This...
• Re: My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:45:58 -0500
  Steve, what year is your van? It could be temp II not enrichening the mixture when it is cold. More likely it is that...
• odd thing:boiling over?!!?
  Historical mailing list - THE BUSLADY
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 09:03:38 -0500
  ...It was extrememly HOT as it was outside, it topped at 104'!! ITwas hot enough that I couldn't touch the access door to...
• Re: heater, interrupted
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:41:33 -0500
  FWIW, when I first got my '85 Westy, back in '02, it was obvious that the thermostat was stuck open. When I removed it...
• Re: MidWest VW Ads
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 96 23:59 EDT
  ...It is drivable however, the kid that bought >it had to give it back cuz "he couldn't get a title for it." If...
• Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 15:20:03 -0600
  After much work on my Dometic, it cools well. However, it is sometimes a real bitch to get started, especially at higher elevations (10...
• Re: Fridge usage
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:36:16 -0500
  On my 82, its wired so that it will only run on 12v if the van is running (or maybe the ignition sw is...
• Re: Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:33:10 -0400
  ...I can swing it so that it's more like a 50% obstruction, but then the spring pushes it back to where it was...
• Odd transaxle problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:19:19 -0700
  ...Any suggestions before I take it to AA Transaxle? Supposedly it's a rebuild from PO with not that many miles. Yet it's...
• Re: New AC, When It Wasn't There?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:46:07 -0400
  ...Is there a kit to add it? Is it > worth it? I mean, does it really cool down the interior? How much > power will...
• Expanshion Tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 06:04:28 -0800
  ...After i bleed it . it works good. heat ablasting and all damm its nice .. temp is low and all .. after that i let it...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Jul 2001 - Special issue (#2001-890)
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 02:35:45 -0600
  Ben, I never said it wasn't worth it just because I didn't by it. I think its well woth it... I just...