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• Re: Any POR 15 users-field report?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 12:03:59 -0400
  ...Key points: 1. it is hard to paint over, you would need to spray it and top-coat just after it flashes, or fine...
• Re: Bumper Sticker
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:55:21 -0700
  ...If I'm in the left lane, nearly every morning some a**hole > flashes his/her high beams for me to move over, never...
• Re: wonky temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:31:48 -0400
  ...Then the light starts flashing, then stops. Then the gauge goes back down to normal. I'd been driving for a matter of blocks...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:22:54 -0500
  ...I > doubt the exhaust manifold had reached 420� or the flash point of motor > oil. > > > I'm still blaming a failed (Magnecor) ignition wire...
• Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:15:52 -0500
  Good point! I will get under there with a flashlight and inspection mirror and take a look! There is a snall splash shield at...
• Re: Oil preasure light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:56:51 -0400
  ...Having the LED stop flashing at this point is NOT normal (and Ken knows this, he just had a brain fart). Once the engine...
• Re: Haunted 84 adventurewagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 23:01:56 PST
  ...At this point you should determine if its a fuel problem. If not replace injectors and hook up timing light. If you have NO...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 21 Mar 2001 - Special issue (#2001-353)
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:35:13 -0800
  ...I do not want to see any points of light though. Just > the glow. I am considering the tube style lighting you see around...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:41:46 -0800
  I have read someone claiming that an improper anti-frz/water mix will make the coolant level light flash. tell you what I do...
• Re: Oil pressure gage power tap?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 09:30:24 -0700
  >I am going to be installing my oil pressure gage this >week (maybe tomorrow?), and want to know if there is a >recommended point...
• Re: electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 16:31:07 -0800
  ...If I insert the ignition key, all the turn > signals and dash lights start flashing and so far I have not found a way...
• A little weeping at Clutch Slave Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 1 Mar 2020 00:31:57 +0000
  So I was crawling under my Vanagon a couple days ago, with flashlight.  Noticed fluid weeping at Clutch Slave Cylinder.  Nothing at all on...
• Re: Electrical question -- NO Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 22:51:45 -0800
  ...You might want to look at a wiring schematic to verify if the brake lights go through the turn signal at any point. Richard...
• Re: NEWS FLASH: replace bottom flap seals without pulling heater and dash
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:45:33 -0600
  ...I was just trying to point out that if all you need to do is to replace the bottom flap seals, the shaft and...
• Re: Lights out!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:38:27 -0700
  ...Do the high beam flashers work ? .. ( we just went through this , lol ) it is 'classic' on vanagons that key off, head light switch off...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 10:10:21 -0400
  ...Better yet add new ground points near the headlights. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Ed Hackett's big oil FAQ (long) Subject: New oil data
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 8:11:24 PDT
  ...The flash point can be an indicator of the quality of the base stock used. The higher the flash point the better. 400 F...
• Re: Backfiring
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 19:12:01 EDT
  ...enjoy scaring the occasional pedestrian?? > > BTW, I've about given up flashing/waving at other VW's. There are so > many around here that...
• Coolant gauge calibration
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:32:43 -0700
  ...to make the gauge read even higher, to the point where the LED starts flashing at you, indicating that the temp is too high...
• Re: wonky temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:25:56 -0400
  ...The gurgling means that not all parts are in contact with coolant, vapor is present and at some point engine-gasket damage is occurring...
• Re: wonky temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:46:27 -0500
  ...Then the light starts > flashing, then stops. Then the gauge goes back down to normal. I'd been > driving for a matter of blocks...
• Re: Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:06:48 -0600
  ...The flash lights don't either. High > or low beam. It's an '85 camper. > I checked; > fuses all good, > changed the switch with...
• Re: Of course a vanagon is a bus!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 20:31:59 EST
  ...You can just point at the emblem real off-handedly, "No, it is." Best, Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA In a message dated...
• Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 18:34:43 -0800
  ...But then I notice the flashing oil >>> light on >>> the dash, and I shut down the engine. >>> >>> Turn the key to ON, and the...
• Re: Help!! in big trouble with Jetta GLi ignition system
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 17:09:58 -0800
  ...I have > never seen such a complicated ignition system before. > Are there any experts on the list that could shoot me some pointers or...
• brake lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:50:21 -0400
  ...and at one point stayed on even though the brake pedal was not depressed. Results: The flashers, turn signals and running lights all now...
• Re: Cause of the white corrosion deposit around a battery?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:01:02 -0500
  ...melting point of lead by a great margin. > > > > I think there are special greases for this that have very high flash > > point temperatures (autoignition...
• Re: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:29:19 -0800
  ...flashing and > drop back down to normal. Normal in my case means: Never past the indicator > light, mostly 1/4 past zero point. I...
• Compromised electrical connections, mostly due to time and corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 23:11:51 +0000
  ...The issue is:  the connection points, NOT or extremely very rarely in the wires themselves.  Those connection points are so easy to get compromised...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 29 May 2005 17:38:19 -0600
  ...If you have two people and the right sized wrench and a strong flash light Remove starter (shielding wires from shorts) Remove coil wire...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:01:36 -0700
  ...the point of containing an explosive mixture before you can use it or the > first time you light something it could flash back through...
• Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:34:37 -0800
  ...Flashing oil light?? > On a diesel, one can remove the vacuum pump to come in above the oil > pump and spin the pump shaft...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear.
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:30:36 -0600
  ...Hi Gary, Go right to the key point. Grab a flashlight, and take a look at the clutch slave cylinder while you wife pumps...
• Oh oh....grinding bad???
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:40:05 -0500
  ...My kid leaned under with a flashlight and he couldn't see where the noise was coming from. I then took his place on...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 21 May 2005 15:48:02 -0600
  ...While he was pulling over to see what had happened the coolent buzzer and light on his jetta just gave a flash and went...
• Re: Midnight Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:47:42 -0800
  ...It got to the point where he would send permission before I > > remembered that it was time to ask. We lost Bob a year...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Jun 2017 to 9 Jun 2017 (#2017-223)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sat, 10 Jun 2017 08:45:11 -0600
  ...Point being that if you're > are willing and able to get under your van with a flashlight -- ** never > with the van supported by...
• Re: Turn Signals
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 08:08:23 -0800
  ...New bulbs, new flashers, new > >fuses--nothing. I realize I need to track the > >electrical path but are there some problems > >common to vanagon...
• Dyno testing and timing changes was Re: 85 1.9L timing mark - once and for all
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:06:00 -0500
  ...I need to be clear that all the old time tuners say not to believe any flash reading on a dyno with changes in...
• Re: Turn signal woes (splittie)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 11:13:35 -0400
  ...I've gotten to the point where I have all the lights working (including the dash indicator) except the front left. I even fixed...
• Re: Tail lights 'n gators (vent)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 18:24:24 -0600
  ...I probably would have tried my emergency flashers first, to see if that would warn him off. If that got no results, I would...
• Re: Maitenance Philosophy: Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 07:33:25 -0700
  ...Magee" <condor2@FLASH.NET> wrote: > > Agreed, maintenance is critical: Riddle me this, should we ever > consider, at some point (time/mileage) consider replacing all...
• Max Engine Oil Temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 15:57:41 EDT
  ...The maximum operating temperature for a lubricating oil is limited by the flash point, the change in viscosity (loss of lower molecular weight fragments...
• Re: kaibab trip report + cooling issues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 May 2001 09:57:27 -0500
  Whups!! Missed the point, didn't I!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Karl Wolz wrote: > > I read the post to say that the debris...
• Vanagons are too cool?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:20:04 -0700
  ...Everywhere we went people waved, gave thumbs up, or flashed peace signs. I understand that seeing 10 vans in a row is unusual and...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:28:43 -0400
  Good point about "stack effect". Hot air does rise.... And yes will screen for sure. One of the first things I made a note...
• Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:05:57 -0500
  ...At this > point I can turn the front heater on, and the temp takes a dive, about 1 or > two needle widths below the...
• 1986 Vangon Cylinder head leaks - repair / Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 00:41:11 -0700
  ...warning light flashing (!) so I pulled over & stopped - noticed a stream of coolant coming from the passenger side head :-( The engine had not overheated...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:43:59 EST
  ...low pressure causes localized reduction in the boiling point of the fluid and it flashes to vapor..this creates vapor pockets that form and...
• Re: Blinking Temp Light
  Historical mailing list - Stefaan Kiebooms
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:30:17 -0800
  ...Stefaan On 1/24/2012 4:56 PM, Mister Tom wrote: > When I start my '87 Syncro Westy the LED flashes as it should...
• Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 20:55:19 -0500
  ...prove this by buying a very expensive very powerful flashlight. turn it on and point it downward (light shining on the ground). now drop...
• Re: LPG diesels, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:43:41 +1200
  ...But it may be that the compression-ignition point is inevitably too soon, causing loss of power and premature preignition damage. In diesels, of...
• Re: Fraydaye -- What Was Your Favourite Westy Moment This Week?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:30:48 -0700
  ...Jetta flashed me a peace sign and �kids playing football stopped play to point and wave! ________________________________ From: Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon...
• The Best Laid Plans...How do you spell RELIEF?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 04:46:36 -0500
  ...I thought I had just lost the transmission! It was pointed out to me that is exactly what to expect when you drain the...
• Re: I-Opener and GPS: How goes it?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 12 May 2000 17:12:50 -0500
  ...My IOpener has been delivered to its "transfer point" in the US (as they do not sell/ship to Canadian destinations; 2. I have...
• The winner is Mark Drillock, was: Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:53:09 -0800
  ...I think, the main point was that the ground wires are common to both headlights while the power supply is separate. That explains why...
• Re: Headlight switch help
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:39:54 -0500
  ...I took the entire pod out and used a flash light and > found the screw sitting in there. I now use a magnetized screw...
• 84 Cooling System Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Thomas
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 08:16:54 -0700
  ...By this time it was 8:PM, dark and no place to call for help at that time, so I got out a flashlight...
• Re: Where to start when signal lights don't work?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 27 Oct 2022 21:51:12 -0400
  ...Disengage Emergency Flasher switch. On workbench, spray electrical Contact Cleaner into switch internals. Actuate switch 20 times. Spray another shot inside switch. Actuate another...
• Re: wonky temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:53:56 -0500
  ...Then the light starts > flashing, then stops. Then the gauge goes back down to normal. I'd been > driving for a matter of blocks...