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• Re: Re[3]: SYNCRO
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 13:39:16 -0700
  ...MAINTTEC DUNBAR <MAINTTEC.DUNBAR@TOTAL-OIL-MARINE.CO.UK> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 11:44 AM Subject: Re...
• Re: Main Engine Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 22:53:36 -0400
  Dave Baker Anyone know what the current availability of main bearings is? Story I heard was the plant was being moved and they lost...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:32:31 -0500
  ...Obviously we are not moving to that neck of the woods, but to the "Banana Belt" of Maine along the coast in "Downeast Maine...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 20 May 2006 17:41:42 -0700
  ...In the case of a stuck tenths gear causing the main gear to come loose from the shaft, you'd have two opposing forces...
• Re: coolant in expansion reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:51:34 -0700
  ...but I need to add coolant to the main reservoir (w. blue cap) after 20 or so miles... I noticed that the coolant from...
• Re: VanagonWiki.net in full effect~ y'all best be posting or we disrespect~ (it makes sense in the DMX sort of way)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 29 May 2010 08:12:02 -0400
  ...I spent a lot of time making an award winning wiki entry that looked something like this http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~emaglott/pp023...
• [nvr] audi quattro 90.
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:19:57 -0800
  ...the main symptom is that there is smoke coming out of the radiator hose from the maine radiator. it's the hose that connects...
• Re: Small Changes to the WBX that add up to a REAL HORSE POWER INCREASE...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:21:49 +1200
  ...there are TWO opposing big-ends without a main between, and this is where VW boxers fail at high RPM. No matter what you...
• Re: Dremels
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 2 Nov 2002 21:47:32 -0700
  I use my Dremel mainly with cut-off wheels, and it does a good job. RotoZips are a mainstay of anybody who hangs gypsum...
• Re: Hella Driving Lights: Was:Bosch fog lights. No, no, no.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Mourkas
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:56:43 -0500
  >Hella 500 kit at Rosser Jeep, $69.00 Hella 500 fog or driving light kit VIP Auto Parts, Brewer, Maine $59.95 last time...
• rear main seal installation
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Anderson
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 18:30:58 -0400
  ...I'm wondering how the heck to get my new rear main seal in. It certainly doesn't fit right off and I don...
• Re: cooperative Westy ownership?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:34:39 -0500
  ...If you plan to do your own maintenance - go ahead - but put the equivalent cost of that maintenance into a maintenance reserve account. That...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:49:29 -0500
  The voltage regulator does just that, maintain a fixed voltage. Typical is ~13.8. The batteries current draw is based on its charge acceptance...
• Re: Whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:05:36 -0700
  I initially turned off the main valve then opened the stove valves to drain the lines. Closed the stove valves and let it sit...
• Re: High Mileage Maintenance Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:09:07 -0700
  Hi John, In your last paragraph, you say you believe in preventative maintenance, yet you say you ran the A/C pump (?), water pump...
• pulling fridge and related electrical--and still driveable?
  Historical mailing list - Eric M. Ginney
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 12:05:16 -0800
  I have an 89 Westy with main and auxil batteries. I need to pull out the stove/fridge cabinet to replace some moldy water...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:13:00 -0500
  ...Before 1976, Mercedes ran a bypass & main filter. The main filter was a filter screen that was cleaned with kerosene & reused. I lost count...
• Re: a very silly toaster
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:36:22 -0500
  ...G> Two BBB's- one is Arizona and the other in Maine. Maine's is called Buses by the Buoy, it comes up in...
• Re: underpody trouble spots
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 00:49:00 +0100
  Woody Halsey wrote: > Dear List, > > If you had your V'gon on a lift and were looking for points in need of > preventive maintenance...
• Re: Auto maintenance software recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Enrique Gamez
  Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:55:44 -0700
  ...ON airplanes the maintenance recording are recorded in hours of operating time. In the Vanagon the mileage at the time of maintenance and the...
• Re: westfalia 2nd battery question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:08:21 -0800
  ...Knowing my aux was low, I > disconnected my main batt. My fluorescent light went out, suggesting it was > powered off the main batt. > > Would...
• NVC: The Savvy Aviator #58: Why Mechanics Make Mistakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:44:18 -0700
  ...Kinds of Maintenance Errors Less-than-adequate maintenance can be divided into two broad classes: Introduction of a problem that was not there before...
• Re: main bearings for the 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:41:06 -0400
  ...I am a bit confused as to how to determine which main bearing set to order. My crankshaft is a "red dot" unit (from...
• Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings info
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 17:06:23 -0700
  Bob, Thank you, Bob, for taking the time to enlighten us about wasserboxer main bearings. Appreciate it! Harald '90 westy ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert...
• The CV-Joint servicing & maintenance is up and running
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 20:11:44 -0400
  ...boot_anatomy.htm CV-Joint servicing and maintenance http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cv_joint_maintenance.htm Cheers, Ben (Frenchy) I know, I am...
• Re: 85 Vanagon head thumper
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 May 2007 09:41:26 -0400
  ...I did this mainly because I sometimes hang a bicycle from the hatch and with 2 heavy duty struts the hatch will stay up...
• T3 Westy review
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:17:01 -0700
  Most mainstream auto journalists focus on showroom new or at least less than 10 year old used cars. However Canadian driver did this review...
• Spring advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:47:57 -0500
  ...Does anyone have any experience with the Bus Depot springs, or Go Westy? Bus Depot are about $400, and I believe maintain the stock...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:57:50 -0700
  ...Each and every member > of this list is likely to value a low-mileage, well-maintained vehicle > higher than a high-mileage, poorly-maintained...
• Re: Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 16:23:50 -0500
  Dear Maineiac: You'll still be able to attend BBtB, only there will be a name change- it's Buses By The Buoy right...
• = 3 + 5 *
  Historical mailing list - The Hammad Family
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 20:47:49 -0400
  ...All scripts must have a main procedure (proc main).
• Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 9 May 2001 21:50:54 -0500
  ...is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle? For me, I think these are pretty reliable because when things go wrong I know what to...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:51:05 -0700
  ...Since this engine doesn't have main bearing "caps" like linline 4-cyls with cast iron block, it uses the flat surface of the...
• Ohio info needed
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 08:38:38 -0400
  ...Maine's colors are great in the north and improving in the south...another four days and the Maine Turnpike leaves should be perfect...
• Re: Longer range gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:19:45 -0700
  ...if your main tank got down to almost E you could just flip the switch even while underway and begin to replenish the main...
• Main Seal tool
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 02:01:57 -0500
  Hey everyone, I was looking around for a tool to install the main seal and I found this on the web. Eliminate improper VW...
• coolant resevoir cap
  Historical mailing list - Chris D'Amico
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 17:49:53 -0800
  dear list, is the main coolant resevoir cap (not the overflow res.) supposed to be a pressure sensitive type? i thought its main job...
• Accurate maintenance records
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:19:08 -0800
  It pays to have accurate maintenance records. I tracked down some missing maintenance records for the 1989 vanagon I bought. I made a few...
• Re: Auto maintenance software recommendations
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:12:03 -0500
  ...ON airplanes the maintenance recording are recorded in hours of operating time. In the Vanagon the mileage at the time of maintenance and the...
• Re: Fuel Prices
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 08:43:27 -0500
  ...Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- >here in hawaii, we all assume that the mainlant is the United States.< Thats kinda funny. We in...
• preventative maintenance
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:28:08 -0700
  ...When I go my beast 8 years ago, I did some safety related and other preventative maintainance jobs, including redoing the fuel hoses and...
• Sunroof maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sun, 22 Dec 1996 22:32:12 -0000
  ...what regular maintenance is needed for the sunroof? Greasing, if so which bits? Do the 'drains' need cleaning out? If so where are they...
• Re: head nut sealer
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:54:30 -0500
  >I've about given up on getting some "yellow head nut sealer" I got mine at Darling's VW in Bangor, Maine. They did...
• 89 westy trans maint
  Historical mailing list - Katz, Ron
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 07:59:05 -0600
  ...Does anyone have any suggestiions as what regular maintenance is required on the Auto tranny on an 89 GL? Thanks. zephyrman Zephyrman, Owner of...
• Re: Main Engine Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 2 May 2002 14:28:59 -0400
  I have just had 65 sets of 1.9 rear main bearings made in most common sizes I use the bug bearing for the...
• Dropping Tank... other maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Laurenzano
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 23:51:23 -0400
  ...While I wait for the parts to arrive for this job, are there any other maintenance items that I should take care of since...
• Re: WBX reliability - is it held in low regard in Europe?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 13:17:26 +1200
  ...up as anyone on being able to maintain their cars! ANY engine which is so maintenence-critical and MUST have the absolutely correct antifreeze...
• Re: Clutch job needed in Southern Maine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:17:47 +0000
  ...Mikeabout as far from Maine as possible in the lower 48, CA On Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 05:18:31 AM PDT, Tom...
• Re: Frugal to the nth
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 12:17:49 -0500
  ...The key word is "Preventive" > maintenance. Preventive maintenance includes replacing some parts > "before" the end of their service life to avoid unscheduled shutdowns > for...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:10:53 -0500
  ...Sure it helps to maintain oil pressure, by keeping the oil temperature lower than it would be without it. -- David McNeely
• maintenance
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 19:03:49 -0500
  Something to check when doing routine maintenance. The muffler hanger. Mine apparently broke, but the system on the vanagon is so short that the...
• =?us-ascii?Q?Wanted;_stock_steel_Vanagon_rims_-_Northern_New_England_?=
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:47:40 -0500
  ...Anybody in North Shore Boston, Southern New Hampshire, or Southern/Mid-coast Maine have 4 good used ones to sell? E-mail works best...
• Class -- Repair and Maintenance of a VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Thu, 5 May 2016 08:17:25 -0700
  For whatever reason, my original email didn't format well, so here is a brief recap Repair and Maintenance of a VW Vanagon Introductory...
• Re: What are main and rod bearing dimensions?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:41:41 -0500
  Gary wrote: > > Can someone tell me what the main and rod bearing diameters are for a 2.1 > vanagon is? Decimal format preferred. Also...
• Re: "maintenance free vanagons" (ha ha ha)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 10 May 2002 11:08:40 -0700
  ...Re: "maintenance free vanagons" (ha ha ha) My buddy up at work just bought a 84 Westy, and is getting some work done to...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:08:30 -0400
  ...While maintaining the coolant at those levels the temp gauge needle sits at the center of the led light. Sent from my iPhone > On...
• Re: Battery Question - 1600 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 3 May 1998 13:38:32 -0700
  > No, he means the main battery. In all US Vanagons (except for the > diesel Vanagons) the main battery was under the passenger seat. In...
• Excel file for mileage/maintenance tracking?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 15:37:58 -0600
  Hello List Having recently bought an '86 Westy with 188K on it and having received ALL its maintenance records, I have decided to make...
• Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:39:35 -0500
  ...Obviously we are not moving to that neck of the woods, but to the "Banana Belt" of Maine along the coast in "Downeast Maine...
• Re: oil advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 13:04:38 -0400
  When I spend winters in northern Maine, I use Castrol 5w-50 in my wasserboxers. When the engines are cold, they "Think" the oil...