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• Pin Stripes?
  Historical mailing list - Spinoso, Tom
  Fri, 14 May 2004 09:22:17 -0500
  Hi all, Does anyone know if any 88-91 Wolfsburg or Carat models had factory pin stripping above the "indented channel" running the length...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 18:49:02 -0400
  ...Need Guide Pins for brake caliper for an '86 Vanagon Looking in the ETKA catalog we see no pins listed for the '86 Vanagon...
• Re: wing window
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 8 May 2013 06:12:54 -0400
  ...Drive the pin out a= > nd press the assembly as tight as you can. Then drive the pin back in. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte...
• temp sender
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 10:08:02 -0700
  ...When cold, there is no continuity across any pins. When hot, the right hand pin and the middle pin show continuity. HOWEVER, when I...
• piston pin #1 removal question
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:33:36 -0800
  ...Now that I see how much pin is sticking out of the #2 piston, it seems to me that if I try to punch...
• Re: wrist pins Boston bob
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:03:14 -0800
  ...Mechanic >> says >> that the new noise in it is wrist pins, dump it. >> >> What are the chances it is wrist pins with that many...
• Re: repairing arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:13:42 -0700
  ...I MAY not have the right name for this "pin", but in my >vocabulary, a Westy arm-rest drift pin is a metal tube...
• Solved &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 14 May 2005 17:16:36 -0500
  ...As far as everyone's suggestions about driving out the wrist pin, if you haven't tried sticking them into a pot of boiling...
• Re: Weekender seat/bed into my '81--How do you install it?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:29:44 -0700
  ...These pins must be moved. You must remove > the plate from the donor, and weld them into your Van. This is a > reletively simple...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 17:30:02 +0000
  ...If this involves removing the piston >pins, what is the best way to get very dirty pins out? > >What is a good source for...
• Re: Digifant help!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:28:55 -0800
  ...13 IO lines MC6821CP 40 pin Peripheral Interface Adaptor CD74HCT373E 20 pin Tri-state Octal D-type latch ADC0809CCN 28 pin 8 bit A...
• Re: Friday: Pinewood Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:14:35 -0700
  ...Friday, March 22, 2013, 11:03 AM I've seen another Pinewood Westy before, but I am going to claim mine as the first...
• 091 pinion shafts needed
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 15:58:30 -0800
  Hi All, I find myself in need of pinion shafts out of 091 transmissions. It doesn't matter if the pinion gear is shot...
• digifant ECU pin numbering
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 18:15:26 -0600
  Volks, Can someone tell me how the pins on the ECU connector are numbered on my 91 GL. I have been trying to trouble...
• help! It's pink!
  Historical mailing list - Chris and Shauna
  Tue, 1 May 2007 11:28:08 -0500
  ...There is a large puddle of pink fluid on the floor just in front the back wheel on the drivers side. Any ideas? I...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:32:06 -0800
  ...Was attempting to remedy a > sticking caliper on my 86 2wd, the lower caliper pin is all garbaged up and > will not come nice...
• Re: Brake Shoe Lower Mount Shims: Make-Install Shim Over Pins?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 17:46:47 -0400
  ...make brakes unsafe? > I know some vendors sell new backplates and pins. > > Thanks, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca...
• Re: Shift linkage question 83 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 2 Oct 2014 09:16:27 -0400
  ...This is not normal as the pin is steel and is a spring pin (roll pin). I am thinking the hole that it goes...
• Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:51:35 -0400
  I have always cleaned the wrist pin and its hole in the piston with naphtha (Ronsonol lighter fluid). Then, with a light oiling, the...
• Re: need dealer part # for coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:23:34 -0400
  ...1 pin sender, VW 049 919 501, for dash temperature gauge, is threaded 2 pin sender, VW 251 919 501, for input to Digifant...
• Re: Black Box Relay question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:55:05 -0700
  ...FI harnesses that are set up for the > 5 pin relay have extra ECU wiring pins and the 5th relay pin connects to > the...
• Re: Arm Rests...what breaks and what is the fix?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 09:20:25 -0400
  ...Make sure both ends of the pin are visible (so as no to damage the upholstery), then use a punch to push the pin...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:01:01 -0800
  ...All I'd add at this point is that there's *also* a very small pin between the trigger wheel and the shaft of...
• Re: disabling the damn oil buzzer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 10:04:22 -0700
  ...The pins are grouped in sets of 2 and 4. The tach pin is the outside end pin of the group of 4. Mark...
• Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:58:17 -0500
  ...One last note the piston needs to float on the pin and the pin needs to float in the bushing. pulling the pin threw...
• Re: Dash multi-pin wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:28:09 -0400
  ...Need to move some wires around in the multi-pin so temp >gauge is talking to temp sender, etc. Can't find a resource...
• Re: relay cost question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 05:48:25 EST
  ...It is just a simple 40 amp five pin relay. The fifth pin is just a place to pick up the 12 v power...
• Re: Replace H2O Boxer with E Boxer {:~))
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Tue, 8 Oct 2019 14:33:32 -0400
  That's pretty cool, but had I been building it....I would have used pinball coils (and sleeves) and pinball flipper shafts, and various...
• Brake master cylinder switches
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:46:18 -0400
  I just received my new brake master cylinder, and I noted that the brake light switches have 3 pins, compared to 2 pins on...
• Re: Friday: Pinewood Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:18:12 -0700
  > I've seen another Pinewood ->Westy before, Here's mine :) http://bit.ly/14jn015 -- via PicFolio on Android http://bit.ly/PicFolio
• Re: Instrument cluster/tachometer UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 18:55:19 EST
  ...So do I run a wire from the coil in the engine compartment up to the 14 pin connector, pin # 9? Or are you...
• Wasserboxer piston pin removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:18:42 -0700
  ...The head will drop down over the far end edge of the pin. Slide key stock into pin next to the shank of the...
• Re: Knock & Ping?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 21:25:55 -0800
  ...Knock & Ping? > Dennis, > > Hmmm. I think it very wise to avoid a lean cylinder. Having your piston > slap could be painful! :'( > > Is it still...
• Re: AFM testing
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 23:14:59 -0800
  ...pins 3-4 aprox. .5 to 1.0 K pins 2-3 resistance change as you move the air flap. pins 1-4 (at...
• Re: Speaking of cooling issues ...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:15:36 -0400
  ...3) Voltages to chassis ground at regulator pins. One pin should be ground, one should be +10 V, one should be either close to...
• Re: Friday: Pinewood Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:07:47 -0400
  ...BZ On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Ken Olsen <648.ken@gmail.com> wrote: > I've seen another Pinewood Westy before...
• Re: Insturment Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:28:37 +0000
  ...Up to '84, pin 1 on 14 pin connector is vacant. On '85 + and '84 Wolfsburg pin 1 is used. The foil on your...
• Re: Table leg hole?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 May 2021 10:18:27 -0500
  ...The added pin locks the table in certain set positions >> with the pin. He didn’t discuss rattle or other things. ] >> He gave some...
• Pinned down
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jones
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 17:42:54 -0800
  Have I made a grave mistake? I forgot to install the pin between flywheel and crankshaft on my T4. What are the consequences? Thanks...
• The pin goes in
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jones
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 13:01:28 -0800
  Thanks for the imput on the dowel pin. I'm going to install. More questions to come as this rebuild evolves. Craigw/81
• Re: &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 May 2005 19:32:20 -0700
  ...Using those pieces, the nuts and various size washers, you can make a sort of 'press' to get the pins out (and in, if...
• Re: Knock Knock ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:27:24 -0500
  ...It sounds a bit like ping, but the behavior is not always ping-like: * only happens under 1/2 to full throttle under load...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:38:34 -0500
  ...Jim On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 7:34 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The 5th pin labeling of various OEM VW...
• Re: handling on pre '68
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 10 May 1995 16:20:11 -0400
  ...If the drag link moves correctly along with the steering box, look farther back to where the link pin is. The link pin is...
• Vanagon Clutch Pedal Rebuild - 87 Camper
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 09:53:24 -0500
  ...I could probably have a replacement pivot pin machined if I needed to. Does the pivot pin wear or is it harder than the...
• Re: Ring and Pinion Wear
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 23:26:00 EDT
  Mark-- Most US vanagons and all syncros before about 1988 came with a 4.86 ring/pinion, henceforth called a 7 tooth (on the...
• Ring and pinion - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:59:45 -0600
  Can the ring and pinion area be accessed without removing the whole transaxle? Need to replace final drive bearings right and left sides.
• Re: Pinstripe Removal
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 21:52:03 EST
  I used a heat gun (hair dryer will work in a pinch) to soften the glue. Then peeled all the stripes off. BenT San...
• Re: more westy trip reports, please? New Jersey Pine Barrens, et al
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:35:40 -0500
  Actually, there is a very interest section in the center of New Jersey called the Pine Barrens. The soil is almost completely sand and...
• Q for SA listees on installing SA mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:48:40 EDT
  ...There are two 1/2 inch long pins (about 1/8 of an inch in diameter) on each mud flap that go into the...
• Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 16:57:28 -0700
  ...What ohms do you get doing that? > > Second, Bentley says with AFM connected and ECU removed, measure between > pin 6 and pin 9, both...
• Re: hot air
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Wed, 17 May 2000 11:30:10 -0400
  ...If you pinch off one or both of the hoses with hose pinchers from the FLAPS it ought to give you an idea. I...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:44:32 -0800
  ...It's no longer about what is the correct procedure, in true blind pig headedness it's now about that damn pin coming out...
• Cheap, Ugly and Tough. Meet the Pinzgauer. NYtimes article toda y [ LVC ]
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:08:20 -0500
  Great article in NYtimes today about the Austrian Pinzauer. * Definately a cousin[?] to the Vanagon Syncro. http://www.northeastoffroad.com/ http://www.northeastoffroad.com...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 16:17:12 -0700
  Too bad that link doesn't show just a plain 4 pin relay of the most common type and what I used. It shows...
• How to remove U-joint from power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 05:03:37 +0200
  ...I spent a couple of hours under the Westy to remove the old power steering rack & pinion. Well, finally I am stuck, since I...
• Re: 1600 Rebuild Notes...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 03:24:23 -0500
  ...All the gudgeon pins I've had any experience with tended toward tight--I assume this is normally the case. When installing the pistons...
• Wrist pin dimensions.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Fri, 21 May 2010 13:32:47 -0500
  Does anyone have the dimensions for the stock 2.1 wrist pins? I'll be making a puller in the next couple of days...
• Re: Piston Pin?!
  Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
  Fri, 5 May 95 10:02:47 PDT
  The pulling methed with 3/8" screw worked very well for pulling the pins out of the pistons. Thanks a lot for the advice...
• Re: waterboxer pinging
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:10:35 -0700
  ...Does yours ping? If so, run a tank or two of the premium and see if the ping goes away. If the better gas...