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• leaking skylight question.
  Historical mailing list - sean
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 16:38:24 -0500
  ...Do I replace the whole thing or can I just replace some parts to stop the leak? Any suggestions as to stopping the leak...
• Re: stoplight drag races
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 16:44:46 -0500
  ...Patrick Dooley wrote: > >If you see a Dragon Green Rabbit Pickup next to you at the next stop > light > >and you are in your...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 03:36:31 +0000
  ...for tow truck, then tow truck driver had to stop to change a flat for someone then had to stop for fuel. He apologized...
• Re: WINTER DRIVING
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 15:23:06 EST
  ...Although slow steady > pedal pressure will prevent skidding, if you are in a situation when you > have to stop under control as quickly as...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:41:44 -0700
  ...If for any reason the engine stops (misfires permanently) wheile you are driving the van, the Hall sending unit will stop generating the Hall...
• Re: Stop Leak for minor oil leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:57:11 -0400
  Most oil stop leaks rely on softening and swelling the seals. This generally does not work on the VW. Since the leak has not...
• Re: Odometer stopped?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:37:57 -0400
  When my odometer stopped, it was the pin that goes through the rolling numbers that had worked its way out of one end. I...
• Re: leaking skylight question.
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 09:09:19 -0400
  ...Do I replace the whole >thing or can I just replace some parts to stop the leak? Any >suggestions as to stopping the leak...
• Re: Thanks RE: Photo ticket at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - H R
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 15:14:02 -0800
  ...The main danger is a tailgater rearending you when you try to stop for the yellow. If someone is tailgating very closely, tap on...
• Re: Truckstops : Complete Guide, 5,000 Truck Stops in the U.S. & Canada"
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:40:58 -0500
  Not just truck stops. Also Wall Mart. Unless otherwise posted, you may camp at Wall Mart in an unused section of the parking lot...
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:47:34 -0700
  ...maintained Vanagon, how long does a stop have to be for it to be > better to stop the engine and later restart it, versus...
• Re: Can Permatex React with ATF?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:18:14 -0700
  ...Pan gasket leaks get a little worse when driven, but slow down when the vehicle is stopped. They don't usually stop. Pressure leaks...
• Good Body Shops
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 10:57:29 PST
  So Thom Fitzpatrick says: > > I got rear-ended on the way to work this morning :( > > I stopped at an intersection (Howe X Marconi) when...
• deep cycle btry: when to stop charging?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 13:59:07 +0000
  ...So when do I stop charging it? Do the charge indicators measure voltage, e.g. do I stop when it hits about 13-14...
• Wipers Very Slow
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:40:57 -0400
  ...Work very slowly and then stop. Clicking noise from in the dash area when stopped so I went outside and helped them get to...
• Re: where to stay when you're away?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 23:46:23 -0600
  >Where would you stay? Truck stop? Mall parking lot? All night burger joint? I always go for the truck stops. Rest areas on highways...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:01:59 -0400
  ...But over the weekend, while stopped at stop lights, over the course >of 20-30 seconds, the rpm's decline, engine runs rough, engine...
• engine stopped-HELP
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:30:09 EDT
  ...Today IT STOPPED and NOT restart. I have no spark from coil to distributor. I wiggled ignition key and still no good, IDEAS HELP...
• Re: Tires done now on to shocks
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 5 Jan 2019 14:28:49 -0800
  ...From the factory that sleeve was actually bonded to the stop, new stop come with it attached. Since the stops do sometimes get used...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:41:20 -0700
  Any rear brake that can lock the rear wheels during a straight line panic stop...that is all the brake you can use. I...
• Re: Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:11:46 -0500
  ...After about 45 minutes of running, it >> cuts out. >> Soon after that it stops completely. I noticed that the fuel pump >> stops >> pumping. >> I...
• Is this vapor lock ???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 95 21:27:27 CDT
  ...Its a warm day, i am cruising thru town , stopping and going, stoppping and goin again because of all these stop signs; after about...
• Re: Updated Tail Lamps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:01:36 -0400
  ...What's the ratio difference in light output between them and the stoplights? If I'm reading FMVSS 108 correctly, the currently allowed range...
• Re: 1982 Vanagon Diesel Washer Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 12:13:29 -0700
  ...The old auto stop was frozen, it leaked, and the shutoff valve wouldn't shut off completely. About a $100 for a non-auto...
• Re: Blinking Temp Light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:22:16 -0800
  ...Do this and see if the false blinking stops. Mark Mister Tom wrote: > When I start my '87 Syncro Westy the LED flashes as...
• Screeching when cold
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 08:07:27 -0600
  ...If I rev the engine, it stops, and it stops if I run the engine for 30-40 seconds. The noise has been getting...
• Pigtail needed
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Sat, 12 Dec 2015 08:35:19 -0700
  ...Andre Fiedler -- *"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."* *- George Bernard Shaw*
• Re: vanagon fuel pump relay
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 22:50:58 -0700
  ...If the engine stops, the fuel > pump is supposed to stop with it This is exactly what I thought about when I first read...
• air conditioning / tachometer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 14:32:42 EDT
  ...my air conditioner stopped functioning for some reason, is there a fuse or something i should check? also, when stopped my tachometer sways back...
• Re: Automatic trans performance questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:04:00 -0700
  My '81 auto is no dragster, but it accelerates just fine from a stop. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vanagon man" <vgonman@MSN.COM> But...
• Gurgling after shutoff SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:32:06 -0500
  ...Ten dollars, two minutes, and the gurgling has stopped, at least from a single afternoon test drive evidence. I believe it will stay stopped...
• Transmission woes in PA
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:01:27 -0400
  ...On the way home from work I stopped at a stop sign and the shifter would not go into first at all. I got...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 19 May 2006 08:15:07 -0500
  ...At a certain point in the disassembly you will be stopped by the speedometer needle; with enough force, it will pull straight off. Before...
• Re: propane valve?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stratton
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 12:16:04 -0500
  At 08:35 AM 1999-02-27 -0800, Mark McCulley wrote: >You must be talking about the auto-stop valve, not the fill valve...
• Re: Clarification of noise
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 15:06:16 -0400
  In my experience, a noise in neutral which stops when you depress the clutch is coming from the gearbox itself. When you depress the...
• Re: odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:06:16 -0700
  ...William > Has anyone on the list ever had the odometer stop working? Does any one have > any ideas on how to fix it? Mine...
• Me too, Re: Help solving the jitters when accelerating from stop (84 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 19:52:53 -0800
  ...Help solving the jitters when accelerating from stop (84 Vanagon) > > > When I start accelerating from a dead stop (1st gear) the Vanagon gets the...
• Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:42:41 -0400
  Hi Ken! My symptom is that when I slam on the brakes, the van just doesn't stop very quickly. The van doesn't...
• Re: Vanagon Safety - Stopping Distance?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 16:49:06 -0400
  WOW! These stopping distances are really good. :-) Dave wrote: > <snip>Oh, look, an 86 Syncro, now these are impressive numbers: > BRAKING > 70-0 mph...
• Re: obvious always first - shifter problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:18:03 -0500
  ...I couldn't get out of gear, but I could pull over and stop. Kudos to the engineers for this one! At 04:46...
• Re: Clock stopped suddenly
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:36:40 -0800
  ...Crazy VW! Mark neil N wrote: > The world has stopped turning! > > (sorry. couldn't resist. Being Friday and all) > > Likely it is a digital...
• Re: Van stopped running
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:43:51 -0400
  That ground alone won't stop it from running. If the starter can crank the engine there is enough of a chassis connection to...
• Re: Blinking Temp Light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:20:19 -0500
  When the light comes back on, without stopping the engine go back there and check the level in the pressure tank. If there is...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:07:01 -0500
  ...Brake job for me after rain stops tomorrow. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10...
• Re: Route 66 east to west solo and female
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 15:37:12 PDT
  Girls traveling across country should maybe look into Youth Hostiles - stop at one and you can buy a guide to all of the US...
• Wipers wont work
  Historical mailing list
  6 May 96 16:42:00 -0500
  All, Today while driving to class it started to rain, turned on the wipers, and after about 5 minutes of operation they stopped. When...
• Re: Horn, why won't it stop blowing?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:34:26 -0500
  ...Horn, why won't it stop blowing? > True story. > My hore started beeping on my 83 jetta while i was in trafic stoped at...
• 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:45:18 -0600
  The oil pressure light comes on after a long run at speed when I have to drop to idle and stop for traffic or...
• quick mod - sliding window rain screen
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:29:33 -0800
  ...The idea is that it will stop rain from getting in the window when it is opened for ventilation. Well, it will stop vertical...
• Aaron Brady and Larry Sanford STOP THE FORWARDS!!
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:14:05 -0800
  ...PLEASE STOP FORWARDING PREVIOUS MESSAGES TO THE LIST! Or...if it's a problem with PAHRUMP.COM, get it FIXED! Whew...I feel better...
• wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:18:04 -0400
  From page 34 of the 1987 Vanagon/Transporter Volkswagen Owner's Manual STOPPING ENGINE "Do not stop the engine immediately after hard or extended...
• Re: stop mail please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:26:02 -0400
  At 10:05 PM 7/24/2001, Susan Bernavich wrote: >Hi...need to stop mail while traveling...how the heck to I do >this...
• Vanagon Brake Pads - Bendix TitaniuMetallic ii
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:56:54 -0400
  ...This coating raises the brake pad's initial stopping power while the pad mates to the rotor surface. After about 50 stops the TitaniuMetallic...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part IV
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:45 -0500
  ...Start engine and turn wheels hard left (or right) to stop. L.E.D. tester must come on with wheels turned hard to stop...
• Re: Propane upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Thu, 1 May 2003 23:19:53 GMT
  ...If your Auto Stop is leaking around the weep hole or you can't push the reset button we have an O-Ring kit...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 21:31:41 -0600
  Dennis wrote: > Stopping ability is more > important than long life. Perfectly said! But, it's like saying good tires are better than cheap tires...
• Re: The Bus Stop
  Historical mailing list - Sideshow Bob
  Tue, 9 May 1995 20:43:05 -0400 (EDT)
  fya i just had a bad experience with the bus stop. ordered a $150 headliner. got a bunch of retangular pieces of vinal that...
• TRW Brake Pads? (1988 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:50:21 -0700
  ...Just want a pad that offers good stopping power and as little fade as possible during normal use (i.e. not riding brakes etc...
• Re: 84 westy - how to stop clock battery drain?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:23:50 -0700
  ...It stops under 60F > (prolly > still pull juice though). Garbage and gunk after many years of use > gathers > in the movement and someday (or...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 10:44:11 -0500
  ...Blinking stops, relay out ... There are 3 main possible causes of your specific problem and a few less likely ones. It would take more...