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  • Re: Engine Running Rich
    Historical mailing list - van man
    Fri, 5 Oct 2001 14:04:48 -0700
    ...both temp > sensors, new thermostat, new water pump, fuel > filter, injector wiring, air > filter, plugs, wires, distributor, rotor........... > > could there be a problem with...
  • Re: filtering out off-color jokes, rants, etc - sort of long
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 14 Dec 2001 13:53:05 -0700
    ...COM> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:49 PM Subject: Re: filtering out off-color jokes, rants, etc - sort of long > Karl Wolz wrote...
  • Re: Spare Parts List - Input
    Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
    Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:02:11 -0700
    ...For really long trips I would bring some OEM oil filters for those necessary oil changes. I also have a very small 12V air...
  • Re: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
    Thu, 3 Apr 2003 20:19:23 EST
    ...This filter claims to remove all dissolved minerals, all heavy metals and phosphates. Has any one ever tested mineral water to see how good...
  • Re: Fuel Tank R&R-Now Won't Start
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Tue, 5 Aug 2008 03:47:36 +0000
    Is the fuel filter installed the right way? I know there's an arrow on the one I'm currently using. Likely that indicates...
  • Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:39:46 -0700
    Chris Corkins <info@vanistan.com> On 28 Dec , 2015, at 7:41 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Anyone got an email for tencentlife?
  • please remove from list
    Historical mailing list - David Coke
    Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:22:16 -0400
    ...I am unable to filter emails to dedicated folder, so I will use digest mode. Thank you. David Coke Studio v: 516.742.5546...
  • Re: Auto Trans pan gasket and filter replacement
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:55:34 -0400
    Thanks Hector - that's about all I needed to know. I appreciate it. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts...
  • Re: EV Had to be towed.....
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 03 May 1997 18:05:02 -0400 (EDT)
    Here's my guess.....bad fuel pump relay...blown fuel pump fuse.....bad fuel pump.....badly clogged fuel filter.....fuse to digifant control unit...
  • WTB 85 VW Quantum turbodiesel airbox
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Thu, 23 Jul 1998 23:32:39 EDT
    I am looking for a 1985 VW Quantum turbodiesel air filter box for the same engine that I have in my 1982 Westy diesel...
  • Re: Do people see msgs like this?
    Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
    Tue, 25 Apr 2000 16:11:47 -0700
    ...I think I'll investigate whether I can filter out these MIME format postings. Garrett Adams 83.5 Adventurewagen GL Stockton, California
  • Alternate Air Cleaner
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 16 Mar 2002 12:23:49 -0600
    Can someone point me in the direction of alternative air cleaner/filter setups for the 2.1L WBX? I remember seeing one somewhere but...
  • 1987 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Sidney White
    Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:25:02 EST
    ...Got to side of road and engine not take revs then all cleared up- clogged fuel filter? Help? Sid Vicious
  • Re: Coolant & Oil
    Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
    Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:31:47 -0500
    ...The pressure relief valve inside the oil filter is different even though the filters have the same size. Actually Fram don't even bother...
  • Re: Fuel pump/filter
    Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
    Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:28:48 -0600
    ...Based on that, I'd be looking at replacing the filter. If that doesn't change it, try shooting air up the tank fuel...
  • Re: tracking down gas smell tips needed
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:01:52 -0400
    Update on earlier post, tightened up hose clamp on rear of canister fuel filter. Now with repeated pressurizing of the fuel system, no drips...
  • Re: Choked starting?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:57:26 -0500
    ...Van would not STAY started and I >>>> pulled the filter and gas flowing front to back ok. Had to rev it to >>>> reverse and...
  • Re: K&N Cone filters Cold Air Intake for vanagon-eliminate factory airbox
    Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
    Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:57:45 -0500
    ...I can run a pipe topped with a conical filter to wherever I want. I'm gonna do this mod on my rabbit powered...
  • Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:05:11 -0800
    ...So they steam cleaned her valves, changed the oil, filter and air filter. (it had a cheap autozone oil filter on it!) and $89...
  • Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:59:05 -1000
    if you take off the oil filter.. empty that out, put it back on .. fire it up .. check oil level again .. that's a...
  • Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:49:29 -0700
    ...Not a 'running connection' there ....just a filtering air one. scott turbovans On 7/24/2012 9:56 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > That'll...
  • Re: Advice on TD engine problem
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 27 May 2015 15:32:42 -0600
    ...The Waterboxers need the bypass in the filter whereas the >> inline motors have it in the filter flange. Looking at the filter the oil...
  • Re: Oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:07:21 -0500
    ...Oil pressure leaks down at the bearings, and this measures > it at the bearings. > > Full oil pump pressure is delivered to the filter/sandwich...
  • Re: Cold Air Intake
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:54:00 -0400
    ...gmail.com> wrote: > >> 2.1 WBX already uses a high flow filter and cold air intake >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Mar 27, 2015...
  • Re: Surging after two hours?
    Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
    Tue, 28 Jan 1997 16:02:05 -0800
    Hotch wrote: > > Air Flow wiring harness? > Only if you can restart immediately and the problem has gone away > Charles D Earl wrote: > > > > Fuel filter...
  • quick belt question.
    Historical mailing list
    10 Jun 97 09:54:00 -0700
    ...My mechanic offered to flush the system for a cool $80, said it could be the filter. Last weekend I flushed and replaced the...
  • Re: Vanagons & Fuel Line Fires
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Sun, 3 Jan 1999 16:31:09 -0800
    ...That's strange...Not on my 90/91 Vanagons! The airconditioning's receiver dryer is in that position...the fuel filter lives underneath on...
  • Re: WTB: Air filter cover for Turbodiesel
    Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
    Thu, 3 Apr 2003 21:51:49 -0500
    ...AOL.COM> wrote: > I have one of those steel cylindrical air filter housings in my 1990 > 1.6td > Syncro 16". Unfortunately, it is missing...
  • Oil filter problem
    Historical mailing list - Bill H.
    Mon, 24 Nov 2003 10:31:39 -0800
    I have an 88 GL and I had some trouble getting the oil filter off today. It was a very hard turn about half...
  • Re: New engine decision and break-in questions
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:05:42 -0600
    ...After I did that, the oil got changed, an new filter put in, and then I drove it steadily for 1000 miles mostly at...
  • Re: fuel pump noise
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:28:50 -0500
    ...I had the filters replaced first, but > the noise (kind of a loud buzzing from the pump > vicinity) persisted. As the pump looked like...
  • Re: EGR question
    Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
    Tue, 19 Mar 1996 16:49:59 -0500
    ...Any ideas? >From the exhaust pipe to the engine tin, there is supposed to be a little filter pack of some kind. From the...
  • Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:03:58 -0600
    The filter will work with any oil. The filter has an anti drain back valve. So do a lot of other quality filters, and...
  • Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
    Mon, 8 Sep 2014 07:05:33 -0400
    I like that idea, looks clean and easy but its a little tighter getting up to the oil filter in a 1.9 (What...
  • Re: GMail IT Question
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:56:35 -0500
    go to settings, there should be general, accounts, labels, filter.... tabs. Click on Labels, "create a new label" tab, call it vanagon. Go to...
  • Re: Capacitor for filter on AFM
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:28:51 -0700
    ...Who's got the schematic for this fix? Is it a filter to ground? Signal to signal? or ? Specs as follows: 22�F 100V...
  • Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
    Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
    Mon, 13 May 2002 14:42:12 -0700
    I belive that it is 4.2 Qts with filter change. The oil pans are the same are the filters? The one on the...
  • Re: Rear vent filters
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:52:43 -0700
    ...my meticulous detailing of my Westy, I discovered > the rear vent filters in the back of the bus. The passenger side one > was filthy...
  • 88 fuel lines
    Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
    Mon, 25 Aug 2003 18:23:35 -0700
    ...From the gas tank to the fuel pump, then to the filter, from the filter up to the engine. I have not checked the...
  • MPG Question
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:09:43 -0500
    ...checked and cleaned charcoal cannister, new fuel pump, new fuel filter, new air filter. The car runs fine, no problems idling, going up hills...
  • Re: NVR: Who's Selling Listee Addresses???
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:23:49 -0600
    To deal with unwanted mail and spammers, you can set filters to catch the spammer stuff, and send it directly to the trash. One...
  • Re: Oil pressure and filter from dealer
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 17 Aug 1994 14:43:31 -0700 (PDT)
    I said in my original post that th eoil pressure came up within a couple of minutes when first changed, of course it didn...
  • Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:26:06 -0500
    http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0312c&L=vanagon&F=&S=&P=25831 ??????????????????????????????????????????.................... Ben ps.: Yes, the Subaru design look quite...
  • Re: Sealing the Gas Tank in a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 15 May 2008 08:58:34 -0400
    ...about having the Vanagon Gas Tank sealed? I think it's a bad idea because of the mesh screen filters inside the tanks. Mike
  • Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 14 May 2004 19:28:28 -0500
    ...If one has a fuel system that is > > > displaying symptoms of being dirty (surging under acceleration - suspect > > > clogged filter), would this additive work sufficiently...
  • Re: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Thu, 14 Aug 2014 22:52:24 -0400
    ...to make that journey. > > > > I already have the Baja fuel filter to filter out water. And you would > be > > curious to know that even...
  • Re: Rusty Gas Tank. Help!
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 10 Mar 2000 21:54:59 -0700
    ...The rust clogged my fuel filter which made the fuel pump whine alot. (I thought the pump was bad and almost replaced that $180...
  • Hydaulic lifter bleeding
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Klender
    Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:40:00 EST
    ...Fired it up, let it idle until warm, shut down, drain, change filter ( Always add oil to the filter), fill with good quality 20w50...
  • Re: Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 31 Jul 2000 21:05:11 -0500
    ...John Rodgers "88GL Driver in Birmingham, AL Daniel Danrich wrote: > Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what? > Dan
  • Re: 84 Vanagon GL does not like the rain
    Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
    Mon, 6 Nov 2000 05:59:54 EST
    ...The fuel filter would become waterlogged and plugged. This not only resulted in poor performance during the rain, but fuel line freeze up during...
  • Re: Summer Oil pressure drop + higher temperatures with oil error (Was: Is 20w50 Oil OK in the winter?)
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:16:03 -0800
    Are you saying the Bosch filter is bad or good. Your description is a little unclear. I agree about checking your oil pressure, however...
  • Re: '88 Westy Bucking / Stalling
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:23:37 -0400
    Hi Matt, If you are hearing fuel pump noise, it usually results from a clogged fuel filter... or crap that got into the pump...
  • Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Wed, 3 Oct 2007 23:02:43 -0700
    ...If the oil does't break down, no dirt to clog or fill the > filter. The Vanagon filter is fairly large for the engine...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Re: Water Filtration vs Water Purification
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Sat, 4 Jan 2003 20:55:20 -0700
    ...The outside filters sound interesting, I wonder if they'd give you a couple of samples to test, based on your upcoming journey and...
  • Re: Running The Van Low On Fuel
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:41:12 -0700
    I can promise that crude and junk DOES get through fuel filters sometimes. Can't say how .. but I have seen that it can...
  • Re: What Oil to Use on Startup?
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:22:27 -0500
    ...After two hours of this - watching the engine closely - it was shut down and the oil drained, a new filter installed, along with 15W50...
  • Re: Air scoops
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:41:59 -0400
    ...air = >> filter, bits & pieces of that tubing will be found on the air filter, = >> especially at the entry of the air filter box where...
  • Inverter To Destroy Triac Devices?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Nov 1995 20:53:28 -0500
    ...I still doubt they >need a triac. > >After the voltage is stepped down by a transformer, the AC is rectified >and then smoothed (filtered...
  • Re: Is this normal? (1977 camper advice)
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 1 May 96 19:10 CDT
    ...This vehicle has a perfectly good oil filter system but that didn't save the screen from being nearly clogged. --Ken 68 Westy, 71...
  • Re: Oil Pressure Light
    Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
    Wed, 26 Dec 2001 18:07:13 -0500
    ...Is this a sign of low oil pressure when the engine is > cold?? I recently changed the oil and filter 20w-50 and VW...