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V-belt failure & engine health
Historical mailing list - Jesse King
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 22:29:10 -0500
...I drove about 10 miles/10 minutes before stopping. The belt replacement was uneventful and everything seems fine now. Any worries? Thanks to all...
What's in your tape deck?
Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 17:15:18 -0500
...It's a 1986 album, and since I stopped the CD when the album was done, it cycled back to song 1 which is...
Radiator Bleeder valve
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Sun, 7 Apr 2002 19:39:59 EDT
I remember some years ago, some one posting that they had replaced the bleeder screw on the radiator with some kind of stopcock, so...
Better brake pads
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:24:33 -0400
...That first stop on a cold, damp morning is a real eye opener, but I can handle that. Any other "performance" type pads that...
Re: Roof Racks
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 14:49:32 -0400
Make sure you get the WHOLE link http://www.4x44u.com/pub/k2/am4x44u/truck_stop/parts/conferr7. htm Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date...
WTB: 1.9 ECU & Engine Wiring Harness
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 17:36:11 -0600
...motorbruce@hotmail.com Thanks, Bruce _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features...
Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF?
Historical mailing list - raul lince
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 01:46:25 +0000
...II rating? thanx for reading! Roe '89 wolfie "Moby Dick" _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http...
Re: advice needed on selling or parting out tiico syncro.
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 1 Feb 2003 16:54:58 -0700
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Re: SA Wheels
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 16 Mar 2003 21:41:11 -0700
...http://volkscafe.com/index.php?sec=van&VSES=515d899200e05404780766a2b6dabcf4 ...and that's Volks Cafe Bob http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with...
Is this an Idle Stabilizer problem?
Historical mailing list - John Schaper
Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:51:53 -0700
About 10% of the time when I decelerate to stop at a light or in the driveway, the idle drops to 500 or less...
Nuts!
Historical mailing list - Mary Barbara
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:05:03 +0000
...Thanks Mary _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: Clicking speedo - is there a cure?
Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
Sun, 3 Aug 2003 13:11:47 -0700
Often times greasing the speedo cable will stop this. -- >If anybody knows how to fix this please let me knows too. My 87 Westy...
Re: Teenage Vanagon Drivers
Historical mailing list - G Challis
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:36:17 -0700
...He's been pretty good so far, but really amazed me when, 3 months after getting his license, he was stopped for doing 74...
Major Milestone!!!
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:36:09 -0800
...300,000 miles (purchased new with only about 30 miles on it) - we estimate it equal to 1 yr 8 months non stop in...
Brake work in LA
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:39:17 -0500
...hours from their shop..it would really be worth your time to stop by...they will end up saving you money....Good Luck...Chuck.....
Vanagon Delivery Vehicle
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Wed, 6 Sep 2006 20:43:56 -0400
All, Does anyone use their vanagon to deliver newspapers or anything else that would require a lot of stop and go, slow speed travel...
Re: Wheel bearing squell
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 00:17:44 -0500
...will > make a squealing sound and after a bit it will stop and be fine. Too tight? Is there a spec on the amount...
Re: Anyone upgraded the horn?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:13:20 -0500
...This way you can give the girls waiting at the bus stop a couple short "friendly" toots with the OEM horn but blast the...
Re: The Kong Edition
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 9 Sep 2025 16:24:59 +0000
...https://whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-kong-edition? The Kong EditionOn accidental design, incessant chewing, and the brilliance of the VW axle stop. Guest...
Re: Intermittent right rear stoplight '84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:18:27 -0500
...Intermittent right rear stoplight '84 Vanagon<BR>> ><BR>> > The right rear stoplight on my '84 is being problematic. I have...
Re: BBTB (Craggy first) or Bust! .... Trip report
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 9 Jan 2011 22:54:18 -0800
...I'm making stops on the way at relatives and such.. The first part was from Washington (I picked up I-5 at Olympia...
Re: Purple Vanagon on CL in VA. Wowzer!
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 28 Aug 2013 05:36:24 -0700
...Wowzer! Dang, I just drove through Tappahannock yesterday on my way back from Newport News! I woulda stopped and had a look! Jeff Jeff...
Re: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:28:48 -0800
...NOW the light stops >> blinking when the engine starts and resumes blinking if I stop the >> engine by pulling the coil wire! WORKS normally...
Pre-trip preview - One Week away - Sunshine Treffen kind of day
Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:05:52 -0400
...Possibly with a stop at the magnificent art gardens & zoological park (not to be missed) at Brookgreen Gardens State park http://www.brookgreen.org...
Re: Instrument cluster speedometer needle break. #%@#%@#$%@!!!!
Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:51:43 -0500
...VDO was kind enough to put a little mark on the > edge of the speedo face below/counterclockwise of the needle stop pin. > Press...
VWS at SOUTHWICK_08 info this weekend
Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0400
...leaving my house @ 9am stopping for Breakfast at the truck stop diner near the intersection of I-81 & Rt 104 about 9:30-10...
Re: No unsubscribe info on any emails
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:03:00 -0600
...For >>crying >> >> >>>>out loud stop pouring money into your black hole, park it in the >>>> >>>> >>nearest >> >> >>>>junk yard, and walk home. No gas, no...
Re: AC & Windows Went Out
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Mon, 27 Jul 2020 04:26:36 -0700
...look closer at it, and the AC suddenly stopped blowing >> altogether. >> The power windows also stopped working simlutaneously. >> >> But why? >> The AC and windows...
Re: 1983.5 idle problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:10:48 -0800
...After driving either in cold or hot weather, I will come to a stop and initially the idle is normal. But after about 30...
Slight Rust on Fuel Pressure Regulator; Will POR-15 Stop Rust Progress? PIC
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:47:58 -0700
...Will POR-15 really stop the progress of surface rust? In the POR-15 FAQ's they answer this question by saying their product...
Re: Power steering pump rebuild kit?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:53:46 -0500
...They should whine when the wheel is turned to the stops - but not from neutral to the stops. There ain't no way! These...
Fwd: Sos in Watkins Glen
Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:38:26 -0400
...Sos in Watkins Glen >> > >> In traffic right now but overheated after moving real slow in traffic, up a long hill stop and go in...
HELP!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 31 Aug 94 23:18:11 EDT
...Seems like the last company that made them stopped about ten years ago and no one else has tried because of "liability" problems? I...
Re: Surging
Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
Thu, 7 May 1998 21:50:52 -0700
...Not a real problem >accept that it's always when you're coming to a stop or stopped and it >sounds and looks like...
Too many Syncros in my driveway
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Sat, 29 Nov 1997 00:20:59 -0800
...He came up today from Pismo Beach, going to Yosemite in the morning, and stopped by for the night. Al drives a metallic red...
Re: Road weary
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 22:07:47 -0600
...and at least once a week or so, you NEED to stop at a motel, just for the bed and the shower and a...
bowel alert in the Ocean State
Historical mailing list - Jonc
Sat, 29 Jul 2000 15:47:39 -0400
...When stopping for gas at a > large Citgo Station I attempted to avail myself of the plumbing > facilities... I was informed that they were...
Re: Vanagons in hot climates
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 18:23:46 PDT
...In Britain the people stopped have to get out of the car, while the police get to stay sitting... doubt that will happen here...
Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 12 May 2002 18:15:12 -0400
...I saw a lot of blinking yellow lights while I was there...if they stop you you get a speeding ticket. But if they...
Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:39:28 -0800
...Other the other hand mine has been getting fixed since September, maybe that's what they're doing? Stop, Stop! There's been a...
Re: Little Miss Sunshine
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:24:46 -0500
...So, everytime they stop they park it on a hill or push it up > to speed, and start it in 3rd. On the way...
Re: ETKA 7 -download using Opera
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:46:33 -0700
...Can't seem to get it to transfer at a >> speed that is reasonable/workable. >> >> I stopped it last night because it was going...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:51:13 -0700
...Minimum point gap was needed though to stop arc. Some cars used ballast resisters to limit current at low speed, bypassed during starting to...
Re: Transaxle trouble.
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:09:14 -0800
> Well, sure enough, I came to a stop light tonight and could not get > the van into 1st ... or 2nd ... or 3rd ... or 4th...
Re: Distributor woes; carry JB weld
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:41:02 +0000
...I stoped at the FLAPS store, wiped it off good applied and was back on my way in no time. Held up well, even...
Re: Radiator Fan runs constantly 84 vanagon camper
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:59:13 -0700
...I stopped at a Park and Ride and had the car idling for a bit to let the heater kick in, and then turned...
Aux Battery
Historical mailing list - Wiesner Craig
26 Nov 1996 11:32:40 -0800
...When I drive in alot of stop-n-go traffic the Aux battery was running down to nothing. I checked the battery. It is...
Starter Woes
Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
Sun, 31 Dec 2017 23:54:31 +0000
So this summer we went camping and the very first time we stopped for lunch the van would not restart. Unloaded gear, folded down...
Re: Rear brakes frustration
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:40:50 -0500
...mushy pedal with poor braking, van didn't brake badly > before the work but no pulling sideways at sudden stops, > 5. Pedal pushes to...
tech question
Historical mailing list
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 20:26:23 EST
...It seems as if something is stopping the gas flow, and it almosts stalls. However, if I push in the clutch, it's fine...
Re: How do vanagons get up the Willamette National Forrest?
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:45:55 EDT
...Several 4X4`s stopped to ask if they could chain the bus up & help me up the hill. I politely declined, and when I...
Idle question
Historical mailing list - Tyler Bradford
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:03:09 +0000
...The problem occurs when stopped or when the clutch is in and the engine has had a chance to rev all the way down...
Re: Bucking/misfire on the Freeway.
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:48:25 -0700
...Sometimes this > behavior will continue > until I stop the car or may simply stop the behavior > on its own. > > The only discernable pattern is...
Re: SYNCRO AUTOMATIC- POSSIBLE...
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:44:00 -0800
...He said that he drove it home (a few > miles) that way and almost got it there when he > was stopped by a cop...
Re: Odd-ometer repair
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Sun, 13 May 2007 15:15:38 -0700
--- Maggie Dew <wildebus@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I stopped to fill the tank today ($3.39 a gallon!) and punched the trip > meter to take...
Re: Egg on face (was: whiff of propane)
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:13:03 -0300
...I was well down the road at another stop before I discovered it. David(dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Propane jockey hadn't fully closed the auto-stop...
Re: oil usage
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:42:15 -0400
...I checked it every fuel stop, and added maybe half a quart every other stop to keep it between the add and the full...
Re: Big Brake options
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:23:19 -0400
...It’s the fade in the mountains that concerns me and better stopping when towing my adventure trailer. Chris. >>
Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:10:33 -0300
...the sensors can get to cold due to highway wind and stop working. From the > factory there was a deflector clipped on to help...
Fridge frustration
Historical mailing list - Maureen
Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:57:25 -0400
Hi folks My original 91 fridge has stopped running on gas. It worked when I put it to bed for the winter and it...