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• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 07:53:44 -0700
  ...Sounds like you should check your oil pressure for sure though... On 7 Jun 2005 at 6:16, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 17:34:40 -0700
  ...My hearing ain't so good, so I used an ohm meter to check that the switch is closed in both full throttle and...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:54:01 -0500
  ...If the problem continues, check the fluid reservoir. If the fluid level is falling - there is definitely a leak somewhere. If the level is...
• Re: Idle Problem?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:33:57 -0600
  ...John Rodgers "88GL Driver - been there, done that sam pacifico wrote: > I've read numerous notes that deal with idle problems with the 2...
• Re: Help! High Idle speed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 13:30:09 -0500
  ...Good Luck John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Custom Gauge Installation Options?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 15:25:44 -0400
  On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, John Rodgers wrote: > However, I have been investigating a do-it-yourself scheme whereby an > indicator could be built...
• Re: AFM resistance test, was unstable idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 07:42:50 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL driver Jeff Hartman wrote: > The mechanic who worked on my 86 vanagon finally returned my request for > information and...
• Re: Does the WBX suck valves?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:25:17 -0400
  ...Does the WBX suck valves? All aircooleds certainly did, but I don't recall seeing anything on this list while I've been checking...
• Re: White smoke?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:34:49 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Wesley Pegden wrote: > My '84 1.9l started blowing white smoke a few weeks ago. I made it...
• Re: Scraping sound from rear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:29:23 -0600
  ...It's and easy do to remove the drums yourself to check the condition of the brake shoes and drums. You DO NOT have...
• Re: PayPal Scam phising/spoofs (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:30:59 -0600
  ...The missing check was finally found. Both checks had been put on top of another secretary' s in basket, only to have one slip...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:23:30 -0400
  ...I have tried the > extension rods > from > > > my socket set, but they put the ratchet in an almost unworkable > position. > > > > > > I have checked archives...
• Re: Poptop conversion
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:52:15 -0400
  ...Eric Caron > On Jul 22, 2024, at 10:53 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Jim. I will check it out. > > On...
• workin' type IIs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 19:24:10 -0400
  ...the rusty 59 single cab is close to throwing a rod, the drivers door on the early 64 combi (green!) is wonky and doesn...
• Re: Over-full overflow tank..cause for alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:18:03 -0700
  ...Don Hanson On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:07 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > Don, > > Varying road conditions will result in...
• Re: [WetWesties] Making a Living....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:48:49 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Tom Hargrave wrote: > I know that here is gold in the NE corner of Alabama. A friend spends 2...
• Re: Air in cooling system....or is this normal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:33:48 -0600
  Did you not check the Coolant Reservoir level just to the left of the overflow tank? If the over flow tank is up, and...
• Re: altenator light
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 13:34:19 -0500
  ...Sounds like either valves or *maybe* an upper rod bearing. But I would lean heavily toward valves. Sounds like a lifter or two pumping...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 19:30:59 -0500
  ...The thing would > > probably come apart and leave you stranded halfway between Somewhere > > and Nowhere, USA. > > > > Regards, > > > > John Rodgers > > 88 GL Driver x2 > > > > > > Wesley...
• Re: If it aint broke, should I try to fix it?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:20:35 -0500
  ...So check your VIN # with your VW dealer, and if eligible your get the kit installed. Don't wait. It will cost you nothing...
• Vanagon Syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:14:44 -0600
  ...Engine had been run at 2000 rpm and all air removed from the system, A final check of the engine - rev it up my...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 06:16:18 -0400
  Lifter click at idle is due to a bad lifter (stuck ball check) or insufficient oil pressure. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:22:54 -0800
  ...Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@charter.net> To: "The Westy man" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, November...
• [NVC] The Electric Potter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:01:24 -0500
  ...They checked me out on the spot. I slowly came around, but as a precaution an ambulance arrived which transported me to the Birmingham...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:13:12 -0500
  ...Scott turbovans ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 3:04 PM Subject...
• Re: Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:45:09 -0700
  Double checked with Bentley: Rear CV bolts are 33 lb-ft, but front CV bolts are 26 lb-ft. Strange that they would be...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:21:07 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Al and Sue Brase wrote: > I've got a 36hp on the stand right now, and since I...
• Re: AC duct sagging
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:06:29 -0600
  ...John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 1/4/2011 10:04 AM, Loren...
• Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:03:13 -0700
  ...I figure I reinstalled it angled down > which lowered box on end of shift rod away from the shift lever. I > assume this effectively...
• Re: Dash removal video - How to save streaming video
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 19:51:28 -0500
  neil wrote: > Hi Mike. > Check John Rodgers prior post re FF. > Yah my older iMac nagged about "missing components" or some such. But > that...
• Re: New AC Thing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 15:08:44 -0700
  ...22:08:27 -0500 John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> writes: > I haven't called them to check this out, but heaven knows we...
• Gerbil engine replacement, part III
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 05 Jul 1996 23:59:48 -0600
  ...First, I checked the torque on all the case studs. The big ones were all spot-on, but the small ones across the top...
• Re: vanagon awning wanted
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 16:37:21 -0500
  ...Thanks, John Rodgers '85 GL Driver -------- REPLY, Original message follows -------- Date: Tuesday, 28-Jul-98 03:49 PM From: Jim Perrin \ America On-Line...
• Koni Shock adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:48:44 -0500
  ...I had the alignment shop check it out; they ended up replacing a ball joint and a tie rod end. I figured if I...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:10:25 -0500
  ...John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 4/26/2010 2:45 PM...
• FW: HELP! Coins in the laundry and Power Loss???
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:06:59 -0500
  Check your catalytic converter. Rod Woten '87 Westy Des Moines, IA ---------- From: MIME :Andrew.Yarnell@KIMLEY-HORN.COM[SMTP:MIME :Andrew.Yarnell@KIMLEY-HORN...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:25:47 -0500
  ...Along with the new P/C's I also installed new driveshaft, connecting rods and cam (and new lifters). What might your wisdom conject...
• Re: Fw: Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:19:23 -0600
  ...I wanted a Beck-Arnley rebuilt because >> they seemed to last a lot longer, but when I checked them out - exchange >> they were $245...
• Re: size of nut (bolt?) on crankcase pulley?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:57:17 -0600
  ...injector leads for signal, then check the injectors for spray pattern before doing anything else. Good hunting. John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL...
• Re: If stuck in snow pull tab to open (gotta see this)
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 03:07:06 -0600
  ...Don't expect much, most have never walked the ten >blocks to school or rode a bicycle to the park to play baseball. > >Stan...
• Re: Digifant performance stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 08:08:10 -0500
  ...I would check the fuel pressure or just change the fuel filter. You should run 30 psi normally and 36 under full load conditions...
• Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:24:16 -0700
  ...A compression check is in order on this >>> >> one. Often the tailpipe pipe will be oily. >>> >> >>> >> Regards, >>> >> >>> >> John Rodgers >>> >> 88 GL Driver >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from...
• Relay positions, 78
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 11:55:15 -0400
  ...I checked to see if the bus was still dead, and it was. So, lacking other options, I reached under the dash and blindly...
• Re: running problems, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:06:28 -0600
  ...But it did work just fine until I put in a new water pump!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Dennis Haynes wrote: >The O2...
• Re: What's it really worth?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:16:00 -0400
  ...Don't be too aggressive, and remember dealer prices are high because they have to safety check every vehicle and make sure the wheels...
• Re: Corvallis, OR
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:52:44 -0400
  ...Check the local group, called Wet Westies, for more > about Corvallis > Don Hanson > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:17 AM, T Collins...
• Re: My Vanagon and MASSIVE weather system in Alabama tonight
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:24:50 -0400
  ...John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Mon, Mar 19, 2018 11:03 pm Subject: My Vanagon and MASSIVE...
• Re: Excess Oil Pressure Damage in 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:39:07 -0700
  ...Since it runs, it did'nt hydrolock and bend rods, but the catalytic converter could be damaged. Drain the oil and refill it with...
• Re: Argh! My transmission went kaput!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 09:43:19 -0600
  ...Cleaning and lightly greasing the shift rod at the bushing in front of the transmission cured it. There is a similar bushing on the...
• Joel, change the stats!
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:00:04 -0500
  ...Many, MANY thanks to fellow list-member Paul Weis, who saw the original ad, checked it out for me initially, was with me when...
• Re: Shifter parts for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 07:32:54 -0700
  ...if only adjusted I would suggest you (or your mechanic) to check still some > parts of linkages. After changing those plastic parts there still...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:15:09 -0400
  ...rod comes through. > > If you need to regularly add oil you need to ask why? Especially on a fairly > new engine. When checking oil...
• Franz The '87 Westy Lives and Breathes!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 01:50:30 -0400
  ...Back off the rockers and make sure that > the rods are all centered in the depressions of the lifters; kind of a PITA. > You...
• Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:54:51 -0800
  ...Then you undo the 'rod' end of one strut, put the pvc pipe over it, connect the rod back........ * and lube those pivot points...
• fuel tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - pepperd
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:12:53 -0700
  hey all just finished about 900 miles of travel from ri to downeast maine, checking out a lot of the little communities from ellsworth...
• Re: Fridge maintenance
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:49:12 -0700
  ...I checked this seal by putting a cork in one of the tubes and blowing into the other, and it appears to be tight...
• Re: Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:40:46 -0400
  ...We chemists check these things before we screw things up for ourselves and our passengers. I don’t have any cases but putting something...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:52:29 -0500
  ...I removed the passenger > side > head with engine in the van, cleaned it up, checked it for leaking using > Scott's recommendation to check...
• Non-text mail, was: Re: Poor MPG, '81 Westy -- Injector Problems?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 11:32:14 -0500
  ...Fleming jimkin Joel Hembel John Andrew John Langowski John Luaterbach John Rodgers Jonothan Phillips HonR Huha Koivisto Karl Wolz Kevin and Heather Larry Stichweh...
• Re: slightly off topic: VW 412
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:07:32 EST
  ...the front seats were huge, and with the struts (rather than shocks) it rode pretty nice.. if youre lucky, get the 4spd version.. those...