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  • Tech page updated
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Tue, 14 Apr 1998 19:40:01 EDT
    Hey all, Spruced up the technical page a bit today, I organized the list of procedures into distinct categories so it should be easier...
  • Looking for 2 liter official vw tech update for connecting rods
    Historical mailing list - puzerewski
    Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:49:58 -0400
    ...to cut the notch in the side per the official vw tech update that is about ten years old. The same update talked about...
  • Porta Pottie?
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:23:07 -0700
    ...These are all high tech solutions. Phaedra mentioned a lower tech but certainly suitable one that uses a seat on a plastic bucket. I...
  • Re: Security Cameras for van?
    Historical mailing list - BenT
    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:23:51 -0700
    ...http://x10.com/home/offer.cgi?!REDI,../techtoyred.htm > <http://x10.com/home/offer.cgi?%21REDI,../techtoyred.htm> > I have one of their earlier...
  • Short-finding technique was Re: Electrical help please!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 20 May 2009 12:09:46 -0400
    ...The sensitivity of this technique increases proportional to the current flowing in the circuit, so the heavier the load the better up to the...
  • re: Re: 84 random hiccup
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Wed, 27 Dec 1995 19:24:33 -0600 (CST)
    ...See the FAQ file at gopher://halfdan.med.umn.edu/00/Miscellaneous/Vanagon/Files/VW-Technical-Bulletins or ftp lenti.med.umn.edu login...
  • Re: ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:07:31 -0500
    Not trying to be harsh but if the tech cannot answer these questions you don�t have the right tech for the task. The...
  • Re: No Vanagon Content - Viruses in my mailbox
    Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
    Mon, 7 Apr 2003 08:40:26 -0700
    ...STE 200 Anchorage, AK 99503-6057 (907) 565-2200 (907) 562-1677 FAX Technical Contact: DNS Tech dnstech@alaska.net same as above
  • Fwd: New Tech. in Old Applications.
    Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
    Sat, 13 May 2000 19:53:40 EDT
    [message/rfc822]
  • Re: VANAGON digest 697
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 17 Nov 1995 17:19:27 +0700
    Steve Hoge writes: > >The only gas treatment they had on the shelf was Techron > >Wow - I'm really sold. I never thought I'd...
  • Re: WBX fuel rails
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:52:02 -0400
    ...A low-tech version is to replace the original plastic cap with O-ring, put a (wide) stainless steel hose clamp around it and...
  • Re: Power Steering Rack Question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:28:49 -0700
    I guess my mind is too technical. when I see chevrons like this ... it reminds me of front wheels that are toe-ed in...
  • Re: Transmission Codes
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
    Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:06:22 +0100
    ...http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~Martin.Schulte/vw_bus/t3_tech/tech_f.htm Gearbox ID DZ Gears 4 Built until 31. Jul. 1982...
  • Job Op in Nor CAL!!!! VW TECH
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 27 Jul 1998 18:29:52 -0700
    Listees, We're entertaining a new tech here. the reqs for this job are as follows; Vw Water-Cooled Tech 80 UP. Must be...
  • Re: Vanagon List Moderator-let's get things underway!
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:25:11 +0000
    ...and people don't > always sit around, talking over coffee and beer, about tech things. > and some 'tech things' aren't really tech things...
  • Re: Brake Fade
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Fri, 9 Sep 2011 21:51:44 -0400
    ...http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=85 Different ways of putting heat in the brakes and then letting them cool completely...
  • Re: Mechanics just dont listen!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
    Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:04:43 EDT
    ...Someone get a price on a job unseen, the tech gets the car apart and finds an extra $400 dollars of work that needs...
  • Vanagon reliabillity reputation (Long)
    Historical mailing list - John
    Sun, 26 Sep 1999 14:28:18 -0400
    ...When I talked with engine suppliers, I asked to talk with their head technical guy to discuss WHAT goes into their reman motors. When...
  • Re: Techron vs. other brand(s) injector cleaner - '91 Vanagon GL
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
    Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:00:41 EDT
    ...48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jim.felder@GMAIL.COM writes: Techron seems to work very well and I use it. But a lot...
  • Re: paint
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 12 Mar 1999 21:05:02 EST
    ...local Vo-Tech HS to make a project of my bus... >> i dont know what the kids at your local Tech are like, but...
  • website update
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:11:34 -0800
    I have finally re-posted the German tech articles kindly supplied by Frank G. They can be found at my "annex" site: http://www...
  • clutch slave/master replacement tutorial?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:54:37 -0700
    ...Wil, you may find helpful my Technical article on the subject: http://www.vanthology.com/1Layout/Technical/Clutch1.html Also lots of good stuff...
  • Propane tank test
    Historical mailing list - David Boan
    Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:11:12 +0000
    ...So, the technician checked the system for leaks but did not test the tank. I asked how would I know if the tank needs...
  • Solid State A/C
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 11 Aug 94 17:08:18 EDT
    Interesting stuff about the Peltier devices and the Rovox Technology. It seems that the Rovox technology is still based on the Carnot cycle, and...
  • Engine Upgrades and Repair issues
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:14:52 -0800
    I would hazard a guess that there are more qualified, knowledgeable subaru-oriented mechanics (not automotive technicians) than q,k, Vanagaon-oriented mechanics out...
  • Re: Fw: emotional - not technical VANAGON content (so there)
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Sat, 20 Nov 1999 03:36:13 EST
    ...This list started as tech type people only. > Gerry would have kicked you Aholes the hell off this list in a minute. > Many Tech...
  • Re: Friday: Tech Support
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:29:12 -0700
    ...PM, ed donnen <spliced.surprise@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I been in Tech Support for decades, this skit is still the best: >> Nordic Medieval Computer...
  • Tiico and Vagcom
    Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
    Sun, 7 Jul 2002 13:43:20 -0400
    For those of you that have a tiico engine and are not aware of it, there's a page on the Ross-tech site...
  • Re: Interesting on-line parts sales setup...
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:25:35 -0600
    ...https://techinfo.porsche.com/techinfo/VFModuleManager?Type=MainFrameSet then pick USA, then Workshop Info, then Genuine Parts-Catalogue. (It didn't seem so hidden...
  • Re: NVC at all (computer question)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:05:16 -0800
    ...If that doesn't fix it find a tech to clean it up. (Removal of this kind of stuff from Windows machines is one...
  • Re: Couple of wee corrections, was: Tapping sound
    Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
    Tue, 8 Jun 1999 20:27:51 -0600
    ...See http://www.bmwscruz.com/tech/tech003.html (Detergents And Solvents section).
  • Re: Another free satellite radio offer, Balt Sun article
    Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
    Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:25:08 -0500
    ...http://www.sunspot.net/technology/bal-bz.radio16nov16,0,3266498.story?coll=bal-technology-headlines -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL, soon to...
  • Re: holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?
    Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 19:12:14 -0500
    ...holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques? Ok, how about some techniques on how to hold the liscense plate down and check the...
  • Re: Tire Performance Difference: 185 vs 205
    Historical mailing list - mdrillock
    Tue, 9 Dec 2008 17:25:41 -0800
    ...http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=70 http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=35 Mark Matt Drew wrote...
  • Re: Okay, now THIS is embarrassing!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 20 May 2012 21:13:40 -0400
    ...Im no tech er anything give me physical tools and physical >things to use them on I can hold my own but this computer...
  • Vanagon sighting
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 08 May 1995 18:47:24 +0600
    ...I was wondering if it could have been the other person at tech who is currently vanagon shopping. Anyway, it was the first wave...
  • Oil Light Discovery
    Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
    Sun, 28 Dec 2003 13:18:50 -0800
    ...I suspect the Techno Oil is just too cheap. Jere 90 GL/Carat-a-version 88 GL
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Will Walters
    Wed, 30 Dec 1998 16:57:23 -0500
    vanagon.com=technical vanagon info and support ?????????? [text/html]
  • Re: Vanagon reliabillity reputation (Long)
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 26 Sep 1999 12:58:55 -0700
    ...When I talked with engine > suppliers, I asked to talk with their head technical guy to discuss WHAT > goes into their reman motors. When...
  • Re: Head Welded, '80 (long) & Shop Recommendation
    Historical mailing list
    12 May 97 06:55:31 PDT
    The technique of TIG welding (Tungsten Inert Gas) is one whereby the arc is sustained between a non-consummable tungsten electrode and the workpiece...
  • Pro-Tech? So-Cal Imports? Transform?
    Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
    Wed, 19 Jun 1996 06:59:38 -0600
    ...Does anyone have any experiences with: - Pro-Tech, in Riverside CA - So-Cal Imports, in Bellflower CA I also am noticing a distinct lack...
  • Re: Q: Porsche 914 engine compatibility with Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:28:06 -0600
    Rebuilders of 2.0 engines/heads might be interested in some tech info in the latest Excellence magazine (November 2004), page 161, where tech...
  • thermostat installed
    Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
    Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:53:48 -0700
    ...fyi ----- Original Message ----- > http://www.germansupply.com/xcart/customer/home.php?gspage=customer/main/tech/tstat/t1_tstat_in_t4.tpl http://www.ratwell...
  • Re: Techron
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:19:15 -0700
    ...Thursday, June 17, 2010, 3:04 PM Whatever if anything Techron is.� I used to see all the different gasoline company tank trucks fill...
  • I smell a rat...
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
    Tue, 26 Sep 2000 21:22:50 -0700
    ...Hidden treats (Easter eggs) in Technical art I work as a technical illustrator for Boeing Helicopter. There is a story that I have heard...
  • Re: Vanagon Tech Talk--free download
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:24:20 -0600
    ...I just got off the phone with tech support at my ISP to revive my access to a long-dormant Vanagon Website. It seemed...
  • Re: Techron Saved My Tush (Was:Bus Bummed By Bad Gas)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 17 Nov 95 07:41:42 CST
    On Fri, 17 Nov 1995 07:34:20 -0600 Steve Hoge said: >Anybody out there run Techron regularly through their Digifant or Digijet FI...
  • Re: NVC - VAG tool recommendations
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:48:38 -0400
    ...Ross-tech and look no further. Jason On 2011-03-16 2:47 PM, "Howard Fleming" <hfleming@moosebird.net> wrote: > While not the cheapest...
  • Re: Best way to break into a vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
    Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:14:56 -0600
    Hey you guys, not to bitch, but PLEASE! From now on, if anybody else posts a technique for how to break into MY Westy...
  • Front Wheel Bearing Servicing How-To Online
    Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
    Sat, 13 Feb 1999 03:39:42 -0500
    I didn't feel like sleeping much tonite, so I added another tech article to my website (see URL below). This one is all...
  • Re: Better gas mileage without $$$$
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Mon, 28 Aug 2000 00:44:09 EDT
    ...Don't get technical unless you're really going to get technical. For Vanagon purposes he means going faster or going slower. For your...
  • Portable Jump Starter
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Wed, 8 Nov 2000 09:52:10 -0700
    Has anyone had any experience with the SecureStart Portable Jump Starter battery made by Bolder Technologies, using thin metal film battery technology?? They are...
  • Re: CB Antennas and stuff
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 10 May 95 10:25:29 EDT
    SWR and other technobabble? Can you explain?
  • Another "Pro" tech nees help
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 11 Mar 1999 12:45:18 -0800
    Another one from the international Automotive Technician's Network. Any digifant experts want to take a stab at it? Please reply to Walter, not...
  • Re: A message from White House Spokesperson Scott McLellan: CAUTION POLITICAL CONTENT
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sat, 5 Mar 2005 17:24:05 -0700
    ...From a program on PBS a while back, many of the technologies that were purchased were very rigorously pursued. Some were not bought up...
  • Skid plates [3]
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Wed, 5 Jul 1995 07:26:55 -0700 (PDT)
    If anyone wants to track down their own copy, here the info I have: "Technical Recommendation: Journeys under difficult conditions" -- Z 4 for Volkswagen...
  • Precision Suspension Technology??
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 09 Aug 96 21:43:31 CDT
    anybody ever hear of this place?? Precision Suspension Technology (PST) P.O. Box 396 Montville, NJ 07045 1-800-247-2288 (201) 299-8019...
  • VW Should Bring Back The Microbus And Make It Electric
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:07:49 -0700
    ...http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/06/vw-should-bring-back-the-microbus-and-make-it-electric/ http://squob.com/campers/vw-microbus-resurrected...
  • - 303 Protectant substitute; Nu-tech!! Canoecopia weekend in March
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:39:04 -0600
    WE used 303 for years on our ABS vinyl whitewater canoes until IT got superceeded by a product called Nu-tech. Bought some at...
  • Attention All Norfolk/Newport News/Tidewater Area Vanagon Owners
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Thu, 17 May 2012 18:49:24 +0000
    I have been filling in for years for my company's tech here in the Virginia Beach area (where I'm at right now...