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Re: Any tips for getting the aux battery in? Seat in the way!
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:47:58 -0700
...Small stop on the side of the track must be depressed to get the seat off.. Then turn the seat base/swivel 180 degrees...
Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:03:32 -0400
...volatility of any gasoline that has erupted long enough for the driver to get stopped. Discuss among yourselves. -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
Engine drop in MD Sat 9/27
Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:06:51 -0400
Anyone who is interested is welcome to stop on by while I drop the engine in my '87 Westy this Saturday to get it...
Re: engine dies while driving - possible causes?
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:48:30 -0800
...My only clue was the tach went to zero, THEN the engine stopped. That clue told me ignition, and probably on the primary (12v...
Re: IF Fire What Do?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 27 Sep 1998 21:24:47 -0400
...One would need some protection I think. > > Spray the fire and hope that other motorists with extinguishers stop > to help. > > Since it is all...
Re: Clutch diagnosis/opinions please!
Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:58:53 -0500
...When my pilot bearing went bad it seems like the clutch was still engaged as I came to a stop with the clutch pedal...
Re: Speaking of rear disc brakes...
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:21:43 -0500
...So if you want to stop faster > you really need to clamp on to the front disc better. Right now I bet you > CAN...
Re: Leakin' oil
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 08:06:13 -0800 (PST)
...We dumped oil on to the ground while pointing steeply downhill; Steve Maher dumped oil coming to a stop--in both situations, any oil...
Re: Soft shackles
Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:08:00 -0700
...Joe On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > Where do I learn to tie that stopper...
Re: Sometimes it does not ...
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:53:24 -0700
...Once > in > a while it stops blinking and makes me believe it's fixed, but then I try > it > again and it won't...
Re: Birthday
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 4 Mar 2011 09:24:12 -0800
...NAVY DEPARTMENT > > FRANCES E BEIERL DELIVERED OF YOUR CHILD USNH CHELSEA MASS AT 1252 > THIS DAY 5 MARCH 1951 STOP. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DOING...
Weak Brakes on 86 Syncro
Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:17:03 -0400
...For the past few years my brake pedal has had to be depressed nearly to the floor to slow down and stop. When I...
Re: Squeaks/longevity
Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 01:21:58 -0500
...Our last winters 'El Nino' storms left my 87 GL with control arm squeaks that no amount of WD40 or liquid wrench can stop...
Re: Shocks
Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
Sun, 2 Apr 2000 00:10:08 -0800
...Then I looked away and calibrated it OK - but when I stopped the van again - > it was out. > > There MUST be a way to...
No Gas???
Historical mailing list - C. Chris Snyder
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 09:41:43 -0600
...Recently, I am having trouble when taking off from a stop. I have to keep padding the gas pedal (which doesn't really help...
Spoke too soon... (won't idle when warm)
Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:34:33 -0600
...Of course, this won't stop me from pulling the fuel regulator again. And this time I might as well do all the fuel...
Re: CV click?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Tue, 1 Aug 2006 01:14:53 -0400
...Be sure to keep the wheel at the stops. Power steering will protest, but it is the only way I know to do the...
Re: Freeze-12 and other A/C supplies
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:37:51 -0500
...I don't think the regular Vanagon vendors sell Freeze-12 but I've been wrong before... :[ Can't say I recommend the stop...
Re: Drafting for better MPG
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:10:40 -0700
...Drafting for better MPG It's not the stopping distance that's a problem in causing a tailgater rear-end collision. It's reaction...
Re: Tin top going camping... 2wd off road capability
Historical mailing list - Fjazzbass
Thu, 16 Jan 2014 07:19:53 -0500
...Only stop where >> traction is good or where gravity will help you get going again. >> Stopping on sand, you will get stuck..Even wet...
Re: how hot should; CV's, rear Wheel bearings & brake hubs.
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:38:34 -0600
...On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca > wrote: > When driving stop and go, you add heat...
Re: I am not alone
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:08:53 -0600
...About a week ago a friend with a westy stopped by for a part. There were my two in their respective driveways, and this...
Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Tue, 31 May 2011 15:35:15 -0700
So , just to follow up on this thread I determined that the "clunk" noise I ( sometimes) hear when starting or stopping the engine is...
The Red Brick does it again!!!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 17 May 2010 09:17:46 -0500
...We stopped in at a place called Miracle Pottery - a very nice pottery shop with locally made had thrown pottery of every description. I...
Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:10:47 -0700
...Photo ticket at stop lights Well I just got my 1st ticket in the mail. Its been at least ten yrs since I have...
Re: Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80%
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:45:01 -0700
...Since there the front and rear brakes are applied separately, if you stop the front wheel and let the rear wheel run free, the...
Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:33:54 -0400
...Every now and then it > would just stop working, often after the van had been at a stop. > > > > Can anyone tell me what might...
Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter-coolant sealer
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:39:42 -0800
...On 2/24/2012 9:20 AM, Mark Dearing wrote: > well sorry but I have seen the subie coolant treatment stop waterpump > leaks, had...
Re: Initial start failures
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:27:07 -0400
...The engine starts out around >> 1k rpms then plummets and the engine finally stops running. > > Ah, that's good info, probably useful to some...
Re: Repair Arm Rest Stop?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 1 May 2011 19:38:04 -0500
---- Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG> wrote: > > And now the stops work correctly! There's no mechanism on the seat > back or its pivot post...
Re: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
Historical mailing list - dylan
Sun, 4 Oct 2009 18:42:28 -0700
...and I fear messing something up in finishing this job (never pulled an injector before).� Any thoughts out there?� Should I stop - or go...
Re: Brakes completely died.
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:02:19 -0400
...Luckily I was > traveling up hill and stopped inches from bumper in front of me. Luckily > I > just had to do a U turn...
Re: Street camping
Historical mailing list
Wed, 19 Oct 94 7:41:17 PDT
...property in the Bay Area! I second the opinion about truck stops; my favorite is in Rapid City, SD, where my girlfriend (now wife...
http://www.californiacampers.com
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 13:28:44 -0800
...They might even meet you at your bus stop or train stop. Places within their 100 miles a day free miles might include, Yosemite...
Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:46:55 -0600
...Well, I am not sure that would be the consensus, as one stops you from going, the other stops you from going, and also...
Re: HELP!! Listmember broken down on i-80 Hickory Run/Whitehaven PA. anyone help??
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:19:14 -0500
...towed off the side of the road and to a truck stop on i-80 in hickory >run/whitehaven.. is there anyone near him...
Summertime and the needle is climbing
Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 16:48:49 -0400
...My temp needle usually resides one needle thickness below the bottom edge of the lo coolant LED and starts climbing soon after stopping and...
Re: Coolent light flash!
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:24:54 -0800
...That's when mine usually stops. :) On Nov 13, 2007 6:34 PM, Kevin Plichta <plichtakevin@hotmail.com> wrote: > Looking for some wisdom! > My...
"High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:31:32 -0700
...Ignition on, buzzer goes on, engine running, buzzer stops. This seems correct. But..... Driving up my usual mountain test route, the buzzer "chirped" on...
Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
Sun, 1 Oct 2017 18:11:15 -0700
...Can't do that where it sits at a truck stop. Hopefully they'll let her stay overnight. I'm having problems finding an...
Re: help powered trailer converter
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 10:32:45 -0700
...I just use the snap-on connectors to piggy back the tail light, the stop light and the turn signal from the van tail...
... and onto the next thing ...
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 19:10:03 -0300
...So, once it stops raining I'll crawl underneath and have a look at the switch on the tranny - I'm hoping it's...
Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:19:32 -0700
...You may stop holding your breath. It's 0430 Friday morning in Saigon just now. Of course to be absolutely unassailable you have to...
Re: Need help with hard start after stop
Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:02:05 -0700
It's for sure not flooded. I have no gas at all. No voltage at the injectors. I am going to check power...
Who knows this?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:59:13 -0700
...I could not think of a reason why it would stop well before the floor. Who would have an idea? Best wishes to all...
Dripping or popping sound behind glove box
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:27:28 -0600
...When I stopped, I can hear a sound from behind the glove b-x, maybe. No moisture under van. I have heard this before...
RE: /f Road hazards
Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
30 Jun 1995 15:06:44 -0800
...Captain of the boat wanted to tie a rope to his foot and tow him home. --dan what stopped him?
Re: Monday?
Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
Mon, 1 Aug 1994 11:28:25 -0400
...Box 14365, Mail Stop 4201-2, RTP, NC 27709 voice - (919)541-2297 fax - (919)541-3967 PGP public key on request - or on...
Re: Cost of Operating Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Dec 1995 11:36:56 -0400
...My apologies to the Swiss bankers, gotta stop counting on my fingers. Tim
EV Automatics, "EV Needs a home"
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Dec 1995 21:42:25 -0500
ferchrisake Ric, Stop complaining abt. automatics: they shift when they should and are recommended for towing! OK, the dogs invariably bump the shifter into...
Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
Mon, 11 Sep 1995 23:51:48 -0500 (CDT)
On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, brad wrote: > I have stopped waving, noone usually notices...usually i flash my high beams > twice at oncoming busses...
Re: trans mount
Historical mailing list - Robert J. Schreiner
Wed, 12 Jul 1995 10:44:04 -0400 (EDT)
...Finally the coupler broke, I got the parts from "the bus stop" (RMM),The mount costs around five bucks, no more bind on the...
Type2 alias addresses broken...
Historical mailing list - Ken Hooper
Thu, 23 Jan 1997 01:20:14 -0600
...68 Westy, Admin -- type2 -- The VW Bus Mailing List -------------------------------------------------------------------------- My old address, bighouse@socomm.net, will stop working soon. Please note the new one.
Leaky Head Quick Fix??
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Aug 1998 03:25:43 EDT
...I remember someone writing about a fluid they put in the system that stopped up the leak for almost 40,000 miles. Anyone know...
'85 Westy suspension height
Historical mailing list - B & P
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 19:53:09 -0600
...I was wondering if anyone knows what the suspension height should be - either from the ground to the fender lip or from stop to...
Re: See you 'long the road, so long.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 08:11:18 EST
...always thought of you as a leader in our little community. Stop back by from time to time. Sit down and we'll chew...
1982 Diesel--CV Joint (right outside shaft) Needed
Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:15:33 -0700
...when it went out (and naturally stopped any forward motion! Had to be towed only a few miles--not too bad). A VW dealer...
Re: brake booster hiss
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 09:53:21 EST
...The pedal hits a stop and I can't pump the brakes up. I get medium braking strength. Is this normal? >> No. You have...
Re: sunroof leaking
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:38:57 EST
Another way to temporarily stop a sunroof leak is petroleum jelly (like Vaseline). The emphasis is on TEMPORARY. The heat of the sun can...
Disc brake calipers
Historical mailing list - John Pronk
Fri, 10 Aug 2001 05:05:46 -0000
...only one piston, one set of seals etc? Does the floating caliper actually have superior stopping ability? Any insight would be appreciated. John. [text...