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Re: Green camper
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:32:22 -0800
...Steele <steele@geosci.uchicago.edu>wrote: > Folks, > NY Times Escape section today describes a prototype Westphalia > "Green camper" with diesel hybrid, GPS controlled solar...
Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:03:19 -0700
...What you're calling a "third lead" is the vacuum line for the cruise control. It's a stock 4 cyl 2.1 -- John...
more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:40:36 -0800
I've always wondered about the charge control for auto batteries. I suspect that there is no curent control on the alternator, only a...
Re: Idle Relay - Idle Valve match?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:06:28 -0700
> I did swap out the idle relay (controller) and it acted exactly the same > way. Heh. Well, then I betcha' THAT'S not it...
electronic rust control
Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
Tue, 30 May 2000 22:11:00 -0500
A while back someone had written in about an electronic rust control device. I have been following up on it since and only recently...
Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:42:04 -0700
...sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year > > My drivers side upper control arm bushings are screaming like crazy. > These > are new Meyle bushings...
Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters- EGR
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 5 Mar 2014 00:11:30 -0500
...Supposedly the > leading cause for the check engine light to be on here is a failure of > the evaporative emissions control system, and it...
Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:37:06 -0400
...The combustion process has not changed over the years, only the tolerance of the controls. Start with the fuel system. Make it is tight...
Re: upper control arm
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 12:07:26 -0800
...upper control arm Cross section of upper control arm bushing: I was asking before if anyone ever cut one in half. I guess not...
Re: Weird "idle" problem
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:01:44 -0700
"brain" = the idle control unit? It's just a plastic cover. What I found tricky with that part, is actually getting connector off. The...
Re: Weird idle-solved
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:32:17 -0700
...its the Control Unit. and it's good you learned about and went thourgh a bunch of related systes in the process. in my...
Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
Historical mailing list - Ben
Sat, 14 Sep 2013 10:55:35 -0700
...Unlike petrol (gasoline) engines, diesel engines vary fuel flow to control power rather than throttling air intake and maintaining a constant fuel ratio as...
Re: Cruise control con't
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 6 Jun 2013 07:21:46 -0400
...First, pull the instrument cluster out > and look for the control box. It is in the opposite side from where the > book says it...
Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 9 Apr 2013 01:32:02 -0400
...It doesn't matter because the PWM will supply full voltage all the time, and control the power available to the motor by changing...
Re: Lube for heater control cable?
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:43:22 -0800
...Lube for heater control cable? >I griped a couple weeks ago that after pulling the dash earlier this > year and doing all kinds of...
Re: Speaking of idle stabilizers ...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:30:43 -0400
...Shared by both ECU and idle controller. High reading or bad ground says engine colder than it really is. Disables fuel cut off, O2...
Re: High idle - throttle position switch
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 5 Aug 2011 15:00:23 -0400
...It could be the idle stabilizer itself or the control unit (the control units are the most common source of the problem in my...
Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:40:59 -0800
...Is anyone currently experimenting with, developing, playing > > with, an alternative to the VW idle stabilizer control? > > > Using google images for a Vanagon and VW...
Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO... Anybody in Cali been able to get theirs smogged and legal?
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:00:19 EST
Jon and other interested parties, This is exactly the point I was trying to make in my post about conversions and the smog control...
Re: funky split cone washer on front shock??? please help!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Sep 2003 07:49:48 -0400
...If you don't use it the control arm bolt hole is too big and i suppose the bolt would come undone again from...
Re: Heater control lever
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:55:24 -0300
...Vanagon Mailing List on behalf of Mark Hoffmann So one of my four heater/air control levers has had the tip get loose and...
Join Cameron Campbell on Yahoo! Messenger!
Historical mailing list - Cameron Campbell
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:52:58 -0700
...Stealth settings keep you in control. Now you can get in touch on your time, by controlling who sees when you're online. So...
Re: A/C 4-position fan speed selector problem
Historical mailing list - Ed
Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:47:31 -0500
These combination fan switches / thermostat controls also suffered from current overload failure from the current draw of the ac compressor and the evaporator fan...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:01:41 -0800
...New Delphi electronic control unit (ECU)—replaces NLA Digifant ECU and ICU (idle control unit) There are only four connections to be made to...
Re: installation of lower control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - No Name Available
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 07:31:02 EST
...bolt that holds the lower control arm on.Only slight effort was then needed to remove the control arm from the vehicle.Even less...
Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:12:41 -0700
...or the controller minded. The only thing that I found to be an issue was when the shore power is hooked up and I...
Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:25:45 -0600
...The Wal-Mart batteries are now > made by Johnson Controls... and are typically very "Fresh" this one had a > date code of 10/10...
Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:45:58 -0600
On the 2.1L WBX the Idle Stabilizer Circuit ( Idle Stabilizer Valve and the Idle Stabilizer Control ) in conjunction with the ECU apparently controls...
Re: a/c causing rpms to drop when turned on.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 2 Nov 2003 15:58:28 -0600
...The electronics of the Electronic Idle Control Box in front of the right taillight, will often burn a resistor, and then quit. This is...
Re: no sway bar = no improvement
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:36:14 -0800
...Have someone else look at the front of the upper control arm 'axle'. If they're worn you'll see movement. Check to see...
Re: vanagon picture screen saver ... make your own. :)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 14 May 2007 12:48:59 -0700
...When I go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Display/Screensaver in XP Pro there is no drop-down menu for 'My Picture Slideshow'. The...
Re: Latest On My Fuel Injector Saga
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:52:18 -0500
The ground is the control part of the injector scheme. The ECU has a transistor that is switched and all four injectors are controlled...
Re: [Syncro] Ever wonder what the height difference between a Syncro 16 and 2wd? Well here's a couple of PICS
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:04:01 -0700
...I always wanted to make a car with full dual controls, like for desert racing say - you just hand off control to the co...
Heater Ventilation Slider Controls
Historical mailing list - James Ogul
Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:11:29 -0400
How do you get the slider knobs off. I don't want to over force them. I pulling pretty hard. Do they ultimately slide...
vacuum tee behind throttle on 1.9L engine (1984)
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:54:39 -0400
...Does leg with restriction go to distributor vacuum advance or does it go to emission control system? Restriction was on side going to vacuum...
Re: Can somebody identify/explain these?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:05:48 -0700
Robert Fisher wrote: > I was trying to get to my Idle Control Computer and found this thing hidden > in the space: > Jai-alai widget...
Re: Vanagon camper with a humungous basement
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:01:37 -0400
> > I suspect this was the result of an engine conversion project that got way > out of control. ;^P > HA! HA! HA! HA! - Shoot Greg...
Re: Relay #4 - what does it do?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 19:14:32 -0400
...I believe 19 is the stock Vanagon interval-wiper controller with delay fixed at six seconds. 99 is the equivalent but with variable delay...
Re: Vanagon heater controls
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 25 May 2009 23:28:19 -0400
> Can we all admit it is a pretty confusing and inefficient > system. Totally. I've been driving Vanagons half of my adult life and...
Re: Speedo Light Replacement?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Oct 1995 21:33:14 -0400
In a message dated 95-10-04 15:05:10 EDT, gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu (Gerald Skerbitz) writes: > Are the temp control levers...
idle woes!
Historical mailing list - CBC N.O. Radio
Mon, 07 Jul 1997 11:24:30 -0700
...a friend here at work is in need of a idle stabilizer relay control unit. This would be for an 87 westy. If anyone...
Question to a diesel expert... :o)
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 07:10:44 EDT
...The compression can still be good but the oil control rings can be worn. Check the amount of blowby. The valve stem seals can...
trading 2.1 distributor
Historical mailing list - vwghost
Sun, 9 Dec 2001 22:42:49 -0500
...trade i am looking to get a set of dash knobs for heater controls. I Know 2 items for the price of one. Darrel
Flaking paint on stove control panel discussion
Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
Tue, 19 Feb 2002 11:19:19 -0500
Have the same problem myself with the battery life panel. Removed it yesterday to try and match the paint. If you do match the...
Re: Fridge fan upgrades photos
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:43:49 -0500
Edward, you inquired: << Those of you who have made it possible to override the thermo control fro the exterior fan and have it run...
Re: dash removal times / Lord, have Mercy on us!
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:20:30 EST
...am pulling the dash out, 86 Syncro dash with diff lock control panel too. >> Now, who in the hell was offended by the comment...
High Beams
Historical mailing list - Wes Ullrich
Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:18:43 -0500
Hello All, Could anyone tell me which fuse on an 84 westy controls the high beams? (OR any other reason a pair of hella...
Re: Where's Waldo? (Something is missing?)
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 20:12:01 -0800
...Second picture is where the exhaust gas is let into the manifold, for emissions control, not needed if it is blocked off real good...
Now horn ring was manual thermostat / heaterflap control?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:32:51 -0600
> > > Now on to fixing the horn which honks when I turn the wheel. >>> This is the horn ring gone bad. Pull the wheel and...
Re: Won't Start
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:11:29 -0700
...wet? > Either that, or your spark advance knob and hand choke controls are worn out. I hear you can replace the expensive VW type...
Re: I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:21:32 -0500
Anyone know of a reputable shop in Houston, TX to get my 87 GL headliner replaced? Or, is there anywhere online to purchase precut...
Re: Faucet
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:23:45 -0700
...Faucet problem Are you sure that you have the faucet control knob in the correct positon? From the middle, turn one way for internal...
Re: high Idle / stabilization control question
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:56:38 -0600
Mark, on my 90, the iscu is a separate black box behind the passenger tail light. I bought a new but realized today that...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:22:44 -0700
...That's what I meant, though with more words. ;^) > > Bentley refers to part between lower ball joint and lower control arm as > "Ball joint...
re 97 EV questions
Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 00:43:30 -0800
...Have to get into the dealer some weekend and see for myself, just out of curiosity. >2) Is the "low speed traction control" a...
Re: increasing safety (handling) of the syncro
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:01:37 -0800
...Replace upper control arm bushings 251 407 077 6. Replace lower control arm ("track control arm") bushings. 251 407 183 I might also suggst...
Re: interior smells like exhaust...
Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 22:16:38 -0400
...Could be one of the control boxes or one of the tubes from the control box to the heater tube. Get under the bus...
Re: Syncro lower control arm bushing tips?
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:45:24 -0700
...Syncro lower control arm bushing tips? So, my hand was called. I've been sitting on a big pile of front suspension parts and...
Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Thu, 8 Mar 2018 15:06:20 +0100
Hmm, correct...to control intake/outtake via modifying crankshafts´ timings to each other, you would ruin the even masses... :-( Am 08.03.2018 um...
Re: Rear spring question
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:50 -0500
...Jack up on the lower control arm. Remove the lower > shock bolt. Slowly lower the lower control arm with a jack will allow > the...