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• Re: map light
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 12:52:00 -0800
  ...like 18 inch long ones >> - don't need that. >> I'm constantly using my map light to find stuff in the cockpit at night...
• Re: Should I replace my transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:53:56 -0800
  ...But I worry about it constantly! It really kills my buzz > whenever I'm driving, and that's a big deal for me right...
• Re: Overheating '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 10:19:24 -0700
  ...at a constant 2K RPMs, it sporatically overflows the > reservoir, then bubbles). I've managed to bleed it as long as I'm > fairly...
• No thanks: TV's, HUDs, GPS, microwave ovens, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 10:37:15 -0500
  ...However I do not see a practical way to use a Palm PDA, at least the 3com line because the constant updating of the...
• Re: Pop Top Rattle Solved---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 9 May 2002 10:54:28 -0500
  ...was the only way to resolve this irritating as all hell constant rattle---- Later, ______________ |[��]�[��]�[�]\ |����|����|����| ~~~�~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/TerrysHighOnLife
• Re: 6 guys and vanagon x-country-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:47:02 -0400
  ...Which took > > their toll on velma, asking her to constantly dowshift into 3rd gear, > > and once even second. > > After we got throught the mts...
• Re: Pop Top Sports Rack
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 01:50:50 -0700
  ...very rigid arear(metal) and a not so stiff fiberglass top. Constant flexing of the more flexible material over time will crack the fiberglass...
• Re: Coolant temp warning light won't stop flashing - is my diagnosis correct?
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:52:58 -0400
  ...2) Disconnected coolant reservoir sensor lead and bridged contacts - light > flashed constantly - no 10-second delay after starting engine. > 3) Disconnected single-wire temp...
• Re: 1.9L running hot....ideas ? UP DATE running a 70� t-stat instead of 87� ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:35:09 EST
  ...truck has been idling for like 15 mins constantly now, stationary, with heater blower motor OFF. needle stays just over the red light position...
• Re: fuel management system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:24:04 -0800
  ...jeez ..I work on them constantly. I had to finally break down and buy ONE rebuilt AFM fora 1.9 from Phython last year...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:01:54 -0700
  ...Its polarity and ionization are > both due > to the high dielectric constant of water. > > Water has interesting thermal properties. When heated from 0�C...
• Re: Door light
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Sat, 5 Jul 1997 19:40:47 -0400
  ...Then I ran one ground wire to a constant ground and the other to the door contact switch on the passenger side. Now, when...
• cooling system problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 21:25:43 -0400
  ...The coolant level stayed constant for the whole drive(10 mi after the rad. fan had run at the end of the bleeding). What...
• Re: unexpected ending to Vanagon adventure
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:10:10 -0800
  ...Another source of weird noses is a bad constant velocity joint. When in 4 wheel drive as the fronts tires can turn a bit...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:01:19 -0700
  ...Vanagon can in practice be loaded that high often or even constantly. That is why VW spec'd strong tires for it. The Vanagon...
• Re: Diesel Power (now: long drive security)
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 05:43:38 -0500
  ...But it's not my daily driver and I would be constantly on edge if I took it far from home. It's just...
• Re: Bubbles, bubbles...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hurlbut
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 00:37:06 -0700
  ...In > the process I noticed that bubbles were constantly coming out of the top > hose of the pressure tank and I traced it back...
• Re: Switiching accessorys from main battery to auxilary battery?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:21:07 -0700
  ...Mark MC wrote: >You may want to consider only switching only the high current consumers >and those operate constantly over to the aux side...
• Re: Burnt Vanagon of the Week
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 22:46:16 -0700
  ...I need to replace that, so thanks to all for the constant banter which keeps us thinking) so there is only about two inches...
• Re: New motor selections for vanagons.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 20 May 1998 19:47:47 -0700
  ...There is not enough power to keep a constant 100km/h going. At times on long 18% greades 2nd gear is needed and I...
• AND THE WINNER IS [WAS: 85 GL No Spark/Start]
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:46:44 -0400
  ...I remember having to constantly put it back into position (I didn't know what it was then) whenever I pulled the distributor cap...
• Re: Refrigerator doesn't work yet.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:15:20 -0400
  ...My gas-regulater always supplies the gas to >the refrigerator in the constant level. I understand that when you say level you mean pressure...
• Re: Father's Day - New Radio/MP3 - front panel removable
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:01:20 -0700
  ...The original radio never had a 15 circuit (12V in the key on position) only a 30 circuit (12V constant). Some radios don't...
• Re: Will MK1 Scirocco steering wheel fit on Vanagon? - YES, but.........
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 18 May 2003 17:56:11 EDT
  ...with my blinker on having people shoot me the finger.. >> People constantly shoot me the finger. Tomorrow I'll try driving with the blinker...
• Re: Answer to: New Toy
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:04:02 -0700
  ...So it's back to just the constant oil drips now that are progressing down his slightly slanting driveway. I tend to think that...
• Re: Hard start, rough idle, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:20:29 -0700
  ...It has > been having some vanagon syndrome like symptoms, ie constantly hicups around > 3200 RPMs, but in general running good. > > Monday I had her...
• Re: Propane AC
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 May 2008 16:27:36 -0500
  ...An auto AC has to constantly fight really high potential temps in summer, but has some share of many, many horsepower to do so...
• Re: O2 sensor coax wire testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:17:48 -0500
  ...The coax braid is grounded -- if it shorts to the internal wire you'll see a constant low voltage on the sensor and the...
• Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 19:04:54 -0600
  ...The volume > remains > constant, so the temperature goes up. That explains the heat on the > DIScharge > side of the compressor. This hot, compressed gas...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:41:48 -0800
  ...front brake of my 84 and 83.5 have been a constant issue to me. I > found that I have to use only OEM...
• Re: horn ring
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:58:55 -0400
  ...I thought the > circuit was supposed to be constantly hot but maybe not? I jumpered the > horn and it beeps so the horn works...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 27 May 2017 23:16:24 -0400
  ...you'd > get no > blink with key on/engine off, and constant blink any time oil pressure > was > over ~13 psi. That does not...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 21:18:41 -0400
  ...the rear deck lid to keep driving my vanagon without being constantly stuck...that's not very convenient nor safe and it is a...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:42:54 -0700
  ...Maybe it was having my 80 year > old grandmother beat the panel behind the seat of a Sprite with a Coke > bottle constantly so...
• Exhaust popping??
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 17:54:10 -0500
  ...So, I wouldn't worry about it, except that I've got this constant exhaust pop whenever I let off the gas. Sounds great...
• Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:40:05 -0700
  ...They are living in your Van. > They do not like to be disturbed, or areas that have > constant traffic. You on the other hand...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:37:15 -0700
  ...peak power production - essentially running continuously or near > > continuously at a constant rpm to maximize efficiency. There are > > several such buses in the Portland...
• Re: Rubber Smell from front.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:28:38 -0700
  hey there you go ! the old ( which I'm constantly going on about ) 'substitute and bypass' Diagnostic Strategy. like duh..........just remove the suspected...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Jun 2015 to 12 Jun 2015 - Special issue (#2015-126)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 02:35:01 -0700
  ...The emissivity is constant for the specific material. But for any wavelength, the higher the absorbance, the higher the emissivity, so if you have...
• Re: Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:43:18 -0800
  ...Using a longer shock now makes the drive shaft and > constant velocity joints the stop. Some travel on a road like the Brooklyn > queens...
• Glued Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Terry R. Haggerty
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 12:17:29 -0300
  ...I wedged the wood under the section that was glued and pulled down on the fiber top to provide constant pressure. 6. I then...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:29:04 -0600
  ...clunk > clunk that comes and goes than a vibration or a constant noise. > > Jim > > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Karl...
• Re: HELP: in Kamloops and need some help
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:55:13 -0800
  ...Passenger side rear there is a clicking typically under acceleration > or constant velocity. I suspect the CV, inspection of the boots shows no > rips...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:28:35 -0700
  ...check for leaks constantly use only new fittings and hoses be safe yours On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 7:40 PM, craig cowan...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:32:50 -0700
  ...they won’t burn. >>> >>> Having the burned van in your view constantly might make one want to remove all burnable material! >>> >>> eRic >>> >>> >>>> On Mar...
• Re: NVC -- Need easy-out or similar tool for 10-32 stainless steel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 21:45:34 -0800
  ...This happened all the time because lab folks constantly over tightened these connections. No miniature torque wrenches. ;-) Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: spare tire compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:49:22 -0800
  ...Wind resistance makes for a constant load. Horsepower is a function of engine speed and torque, (force or pressure). Since these transmissions often break...
• Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 07:14:24 -0400
  ...WD-40 as *never* done me wrong, in some 40 yrsof constant car work. > I buy it by the gallon and use a spray...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 13:10:13 -0800
  ...The plan was to supply a constant ground with 15 from ignition switch supply + to energize relay. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready...
• Re: Coolant Flush Decison
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:57:37 -0700
  ...You'll end up with erratic overheating, and constant trouble with the cooling system until it is bled by someone that knows what they...
• trip report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:28:02 -0700
  ...a few highlights -fridge ran constantly from first night, had plently of the wee ice cubes for G&Ts -I noticed that my Michelin...
• Re: Continued Bucking - Digifant readings
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 15:26:13 -0800
  ...It actually reads the AFM position, so constant throttle with >changing engine speed will give a changing reading, but you should be able >to...
• Re: Question about AC and the 86 up three speed fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:42:13 -0700
  ...switch to cut the compressor out. > > > >The 2nd stage fan is running almost constantly� even when the engine is cold >on a first start...... > > >
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 18 Jun 2015 17:26:13 -0700
  ...It will cost less than constantly messing with an obsolete and poorly designed system, including the mini vacation. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: [Syncro] Custom Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 May 1999 07:45:10 -0700
  ...The wire diameter is not perfectly constant on either but the stock look about 21/32 and Marshall's about 22/32. His gave...
• Re: ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:11:49 -0800
  ...The O2 signal is not constant and does flucuate/swing between 0 to .5 volts when operating. -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria...
• Re: Kens trip & can Westys climb mountains?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:58:06 -0700
  ...This was a manual trans so I was constantly stirring the stick to find the right gear. I want to go back to Colorado...
• Re: Blinker question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:02:50 -0500
  ...The constant electrical drain of the clock eventually killed it. Jut took charging the battery again to get it going. But it is never...
• Re: Blue foil tragedy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:45:49 -0500
  You could easily hardwire the clock from any constant 12v source. Someone listed this stuff as a fix for the broken electronic pathways: <http...
• Re: 12V Slow Cooker Tests
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 8 May 2010 16:06:59 -0700
  ...And might the slow cooker achieve a > higher temperature with a constant source of the higher voltage it would see > in a running vehicle...