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• Re: Idle question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:12:43 -0700
  ...as the van warmed up and when the van was in neutral or stopped > with the clutch in. > > During this issue - I swapped out...
• Re: Failed Emissions - High HC at Idle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 09:06:34 -0600
  ...a 2002 Impreza ServiceManual that I have ~ > > Idle speed at Park/Neutral position (A/C OFF) > 650(MT) 700(AT) > > 650 is where mine...
• Re: Still no AC
  Historical mailing list - selten
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:18:55 -0500
  ...If you do have power to the breaker and it stays in the set position after a reset then the breaker might be bad...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 12:23:50 -0700
  ...The odd part is that when pedal is higher, coasting to a stop in neutral, I swear the sound of the shoes and/or...
• Re: transmission
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:36:34 -0800
  Zoran, it was with the engine running and I was able to shift to every gear position as long as the clutch pedal is...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:55:55 -0800
  ...Does >>>>> the ring >>>>> & pinion still spin when the clutch is in and the trans is in >>>>> neutral? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:28...
• Re: 88 GL - manual tranny - fail to start
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 18:25:48 -0500
  ...from there (with the ignition switch on and the transmission in neutral, with the parking brake set). mcneely ---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: Another Vanagon Throttle Question ('87 Wolfsburg)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 4 May 2005 06:31:35 EDT
  ...It will do this if it's in gear and the clutch depressed, or if it's just sitting there in neutral. The second...
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  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:38:15 -0700
  ...on it, switches between front wash and rear > >>> wash ( > >>>>> and wipe). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Neutral position between two contacts, yeah it’s hard to picture. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> But the...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off_=28fixed!=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:22:43 -0700
  ...on it, switches between front wash and rear >>> wash ( >>>>> and wipe). >>>>>> >>>>>> Neutral position between two contacts, yeah it’s hard to picture. >>>>>> >>>>>> But the...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome is it also known as Digifant Disease, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:41:22 -0400
  ...Connect the leads firmly to the wires from the idle switch and move the throttle away from the idle position and back. The switch...
• Re: '84 1.9L engine -- no start on cold mornings -- starts fine late morning
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:40:12 -0500
  ... Once overnight > > > temperature drop into the low 30s or worse (for middle > > > Georgia), turning the key to the start position will > > > not > > > energize...
• Rear End Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - orin
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:47:25 -0600
  ...The thing that confuses me is that I imagine the axles have to move in and out to compensate for the position of the...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 20:40:06 -0500
  ...With the key in the on position, not the crank position, you can then touch the other end of this wire to the large...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 20:18:09 -0500
  ...I got 12V at the solenoid end of #50 when my helper turned the key to > the start position. No change while I wiggled...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:00:23 -0500
  ...I'm not sure how much room there is there with the standard wbx engine/trans position. My bell housing may be a little...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off_=28fixed!=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:57:47 -0700
  ...on it, switches between front wash and rear >> >>> wash ( >> >>>>> and wipe). >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Neutral position between two contacts, yeah it’s hard to picture. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> But the...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:53:22 -0800
  ...Does >>>>> the ring >>>>> & pinion still spin when the clutch is in and the trans is in >>>>> neutral? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:28...
• Throttle switch testing
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmquist
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 17:01:36 -0400
  ...It doesn't happen when >> revving the engine in neutral. >> >> The idle seems fine, though I might be imagining a very very slight >> roughness...
• Re: Starter system woes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:02:42 -0800
  ...the start position. I've > jiggled > > > the > > > key. No change from either of those. Is there a way to bypass the > > > neutral > > > safety switch...
• Re: [VWDIESEL] Slow starter(s)...
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:42:33 -0500
  ...To check is to find the wire to the solenoid from the key and give it live + ( be in neutral) and see if its...
• Re: Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 20:36:06 -0500
  The Manual referring to marking of the pressure plate position has to do with engine balancing. In an ideal world all the rotating parts...
• Re: Starter system woes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:31:39 -0600
  ...the start position. I've jiggled > the > key. No change from either of those. Is there a way to bypass the > neutral > safety switch...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:17:01 -0700
  ...Crank position sensor is not used at all. Anyway, thanks to everyone for your help. So who go it right? Neil, Scott, Jim Akiba...
• Re: Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:38:03 -0600
  ...A wrench on the alternator pully shaft - secured into position and jambed against something- might prevent the engine from turning inadvertantly. John Rodgers] 88...
• Re: Selling on the list
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 23:44:23 EDT
  ...Zero negative or neutral. My point is there are reasonable charges and there are rip-off charges. You need to clarify your position and...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:47:50 -0700
  ...on the fuel injectors, and put it in a rather exposed position." My 1.9 has a blue 2-pin housed connector for T...
• Re: Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 16:57:56 -0800
  In the end, I didn't worry about the position of the pressure plate on the flywheel. Turns out it just required more time...
• Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:12:39 -0800
  ...BTW do either of you know if the pinion shaft in the syncro trans can be put into a "neutral" position to disengage it...
• Re: Rear End Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:24:01 -0400
  ...The thing that confuses me is that I imagine the axles have to move in and out to compensate for the position of the...
• Speaking of transmissions adjustment...
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 20:58:13 +0000
  ...It will shift into the 1 and 2 positions, but it is engaging 3 and 4. Found it hard to adjust the "band clamp...
• Re: '84 1.9L engine -- no start on cold mornings -- starts fine late morning
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 07:33:15 -0500
  ... Once overnight > > > > temperature drop into the low 30s or worse (for middle > > > > Georgia), turning the key to the start position will > > > > not > > > > energize...
• Question: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Ssittservl
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 02:52:46 EDT
  ...The effect is exactly as if the gear shift (automatic) were in something other than "Park" or "Neutral". - ...so, I (having arrived to transport...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:45:23 -0400
  ...by putting the shift lever at the "R" position, your vehicle will now go in reverse. No longer will you have to get out...
• Re: Unofficial alliance to become corporate alliance??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:01:18 +1200
  ...could there be such a thing as a RELIABLE watercooled VW in the future? > This has become a strained >position because some members of...
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  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:12:59 -0700
  ...on it, switches between front wash and rear > >> >>> wash ( > >> >>>>> and wipe). > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> Neutral position between two contacts, yeah it’s hard to picture. > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> But the...
• Re: Friday privilege
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:27:38 -0700
  ...And of course, there are neutral and reverse positions. The "no key" is just like my Prius -- an electronic, keyless entry and start transmitter...
• Re: Van Upgrade idea your thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:35:55 -0500
  ...The concept is to compare the current on both the hot and neutral legs and if there is a difference assume a ground fault...
• Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 16:39:26 MDT
  ...on if you left the turn signal lever not in the neutral position, even if the ignition is turned off - intensified due to the...
• New SUb-group started
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:50:32 -0500
  ...put into a "neutral" position to disengage it from the gear box? >by any means possible, linkage, shift fork position, or modification? > >Doug > > > >----- Original...
• The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:42:12 -0700
  ...Being a Vanagon newbie, I'm not really familiar with what circuits are live without the ignition in the 'on' position - I figure it...
• Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 20:30:30 -0400
  ...I got 12V at the solenoid end of #50 when my helper turned the key to the start position. No change while I wiggled...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:28:49 -0500
  ...I'm not sure how much room there is there with the standard wbx engine/trans position. My bell housing may be a little...
• Re: Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 12:04:03 -0800
  ...Fig 1 on page 30.6 talks about marking position of pressure plate on flywheel before removing. Oops, I didn't when I took...
• Re: Van Upgrade idea your thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:24:04 -0800
  ...The concept is to compare the current on both the hot and neutral legs and if there is a difference assume a ground fault...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:42:34 -0400
  ...on the fuel injectors, and put it in a rather exposed position. Those little female pins don't have much tension so they won...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 7 Apr 2013 08:03:10 -0400
  ...I got 12V at the solenoid end of #50 when my helper turned the key to >> the start position. No change while I wiggled...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off_=28fixed!=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:21:52 -0700
  ...on it, switches between front wash and rear >> >> >>> wash ( >> >> >>>>> and wipe). >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> Neutral position between two contacts, yeah it’s hard to picture. >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> But the...
• Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:49:34 -0800
  ...put into a "neutral" position to disengage it from > the gear box? > by any means possible, linkage, shift fork position, > or modification? > > Doug > > > > ----- Original...
• Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:47:33 -0500
  ...center of each cylinder to be tested or actually the firing position NOT to the bottom center. // You will first remove all 4 sparkplugs...
• Re: New SUb-group started
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:43:38 -0700
  ...put into a "neutral" position to disengage it from the gear box? >> by any means possible, linkage, shift fork position, or modification? >> >> Doug >> >> >> >> ----- Original...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:54:00 -0700
  ...by putting the shift lever at > the "R" position, your vehicle will now go in reverse. No longer will > you have to get out...
• Re: Friday privilege
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:07:13 -0400
  ...And of course, there are neutral and reverse positions. The > "no key" is just like my Prius -- an electronic, keyless entry and start > transmitter...
• Re: New Sub group started
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 07:44:31 -0800
  ...put into a "neutral" position to disengage it from the gear box? >> by any means possible, linkage, shift fork position, or modification? >> >> Doug >> >> >> >> ----- Original...
• For Archives: replacing transmission drive shaft seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:17:49 -0600
  ...release the emergency brake and then put in neutral. You'll need to lock up either the wheel and other times turn it (to...
• Re: Van Upgrade idea your thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:53:47 -0500
  ...The concept is to compare the current on both the hot and neutral legs and if there is a difference assume a ground fault...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:04:25 -0400
  ...Place the van in neutral, chock the front wheels and release the brake. 9. Jack up van from the side (NEVER jack up using...
• Re: Friday privilege
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:50:44 -0500
  ...And of course, there are neutral and reverse positions. The > "no key" is just like my Prius -- an electronic, keyless entry and start > transmitter...
• Re: Idle question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:52:47 -0700
  ...as the van warmed up and when the van was in neutral or stopped > > > with the clutch in. > > > > > > During this issue - I swapped out...
• Re: New SUb-group started Lonely Hearts vanagon Club
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:58:41 -0500
  ...put into a "neutral" position to disengage it from the gear box? >>>by any means possible, linkage, shift fork position, or modification? >>> >>>Doug >>> >>> >>> >>>----- Original...