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• Re: Am I on borrowed time?
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:47:17 EDT
  ...Myself, while I have no direct experience with it in a Vanagon or other VW, I have used Stop Leak, and it worked great...
• Re: Engine Cutting Out at Highway Speed
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 16:13:48 EDT
  ...I had just pulled away from a rest stop thinking how well the van was running. When I floored it quickly, the engine cut...
• Re: Brake help needed
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 18:15:16 -0500
  ...Brake pedal goes to the floor when trying to stop Ever since I got the van the pedal would SLOWLY make it's way...
• =?utf-8?Q?Don't=20wanna=20go!!?=
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?Q?C=20Snyder=20?=
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 00:11:17 -0400
  ...When it is hot outside as it was today and I had the A/C running, when I would have to stop for a...
• Re: An Open Letter to all the DADs Out There NVC Friday Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:30:08 -0700
  ...The Chief of the State Patrol was testifying at a hearing, trying to convince the Legislature that he had to have a "Random Stop...
• gas tank question - full tank woes
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:34:59 -0500
  ...IF he fills the gas tank, the bus refuses to accelerate from a dead stop until like 5 or 10 seconds after he mashes...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:06:09 -0800
  ...The brakes mostly work ok driving around > but if I put the tranny in neutral as I slow for a stop the brakes will...
• Re: Vanagon and AI
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:48:14 -0700
  ...Drive past 2 Stop signs and one Traffic light. Turn left and drive for one mile. Turn in the parking lot, pull up to...
• Spring gremlin no 2: detached accelerator pedal.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 21 May 2023 16:44:40 -0500
  Not only could I not stop, I could not go. Accelerator pedal has detached itself. Assuming it rusted out over the winter. I couldn...
• Re: Reminder of capacity of stock propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:56:21 -0800
  ...I know that is where my tanks shuts off when being filled (I think I still have tha auto-stop valve in mine). These...
• Re: Does back closet have a floor?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 15:51:31 -0700
  some (all?) have a bit of sheet metal attached to base of closet to stop stuff from migrating out. Shown in Bentley. alistair On...
• Re: Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:12:57 -0400
  ...to work on the 12 Volt setting when the bus is stopped. The 12 Volt setting bypasses the thermostat and the heater is operating...
• Re: Digest Etiquette
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 11 May 2012 17:36:27 -0400
  ...Two thumbs and two paws up for Salem Imports- a great place to stop for chat, repair, check out the toy museum or Mark...
• Re: Wheels and tires
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:52:32 -0400
  > I stopped by Midas and they quoted me the following tires: > Part# 092-336 PRIMEWELL PS850 @ $101.59/ea > Ply: 95T Walls: BW Load...
• back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:39:43 +0000
  Hi All, Can anyone offer advice on why my back-up lights have stopped working (can't pass inspection here in MA) and suggestions...
• Re: 12v Crock Pot
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 May 2010 16:20:02 -0400
  ...while driving and then having a >hot dinner waiting when you stopped at night. What ever happened to wrapping your dinner in tinfoil and...
• Re: 80-83 Vanagon survey
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 7 Sep 94 16:43:59 PDT
  ...Joel was "kind enough" to send you data? Ha-Ha HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Just try and STOP him from sending data ;) ;) ;) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Carment > -- Steven sjohnson@pcocd2...
• Re: '66 bus mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 14:32:02 -0400
  ...accuracy of RMMW repro elephant ears? >I bought an "elephant ear" from Rocky Mountain Motor Works (The Bus Stop). >So far so good. christian
• RE: '90 Rear Heater Leak Fixed :)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:06:37 -0800
  ...the plastic on plastic just doesn't seal well enough to stop leaks...am i missing a gasket (the $6.22 one) or a...
• Re: 65 deluxe value?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 19:06:48 -0800
  >and lets not forget mechanicals - does it run well? stop well? steer well? I tend to forget about that, since I only by the...
• Squealing AC Compressor
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 10:47:24
  ...The compressor squeals when cooling, and stops when temperature is reached. What is going on? I would expect a bad bearing to squeal all...
• wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - .
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:23:05
  It doesn't stop. Three weeks ago, new heads and then the new muffler and now a roar that I'm told is a...
• 87 Syncro: backup lights problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 96 09:52:53 -0400
  ...Don't know when they stopped but I suspect it was after recent work at the garage connected with electrical problems - eventually leading to...
• Looking for '68-'72 bumper at BBTA
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 1 Sep 1998 08:33:16 -0400
  ...to be busy retrieving and towing back the new '70 single cab but I may stop in for a while. John janderson@iolinc.net
• Re: converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 10:32:45 -0400
  K&W- "So after 40 years they stopped using the aircooled motors here in the US (they are still using them in Mexico and...
• Re: anybody got the thread count for a shock bolt handy?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 03:15:17 +0200
  ...The spring may fall out, as the upper bump stop sits inside the shock. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• HERS (Human Element Recovery System)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 11:12:30 -0500
  ...this would be an excellent way to extend the time between stops thus shortening the trip time. Since our bladder has to be relieved...
• Re: LEAK!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 17:58:38 -0700
  Add stop leak to fix head leaks and replace all the heat exchangers (radiator, heater cores) the next year. (Ask me how I know...
• Re: ETKA's Screen Resolution Requierments
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 16:20:34 -0700
  ...have actually gotten ETKA to work with a screen resolution one stop shy of 1280x1024. If your hardware wont quite do it try 1152x864...
• Re: a Friday topic
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 12:27:36 -0700
  ...Plain text is not an option. (I run a couple other lists and finally just gave up.) Jim Karl Ploessl wrote: > > >PS:Stop sending...
• Re: How to remove yourself temporarily from the list
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:56:17 -0400
  Stan answered the question: "Can somebody please remind me how to stop any mail from the list whilst I'm off on my hols...
• Re: some poor dude Macon, GA down
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 23:02:46 -0400
  ...My trolls ridin' in me van were occupied at that time and I couldn't stop. : ) horace
• Inspection time
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Kweder
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 17:35:39 EDT
  ...So I have been looking all over for them, even stopped by the Bus Depot but they didn't have any. If you have...
• Re: Transmission/clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 15:32:12 -0400
  ...Then I replaced the pressure plate and the "slipping" with the clutch pedal pressed all the way in stopped. Good luck, Joel
• Re: Ford Excursion is DEAD ? (longish reply)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 17:03:03 -0500
  I'm sure hoping this link dies before they stop production in 2003. Bill M. On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 03:16:37 -0700...
• 1990 Gl for sale-$800..Pictures at yahoo vanagonlist page..
  Historical mailing list - Rooob OOOSborn
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:48:12 -0600
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• Trouble in the Rain
  Historical mailing list - Larry Picicci
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 13:34:36 -0800
  ...over until I let it sit overnight after the rain had stopped. Thankyou, Larry --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's...
• Re: syncro oem rims
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:42:14 EST
  ...wheel" i guess it is if you take that spin with it. stop sniffing fix-a-flat and all will be OEM keen. benT
• Re: Bad idle or idle van
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:46:50 -0500
  ...the van idles rather low and bit unsteadily, occasionally dies when stopping, after the clutch is disengaged. Mostly dies in those circumstances when the...
• Need Valve Body for '91
  Historical mailing list - James Huskins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:35:35 -0500
  ...It did fine until last week when it acted funny for a day and then stopped going into forward gears. It still goes into...
• unstable engine when cold
  Historical mailing list - Michael Lars Olsen
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:30:26 +0100
  ...When the engine has run for around 3 minutes the problem will stop. I've replaced all sparks and there's no waterproblem (loss...
• sticky accelerator pedal...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 22:36:48 -0600
  ...off position---So that when you go to start from a stop, for example, there's a jerk as you get past the point...
• Re: 2.1 Temp sender resistance values?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 09:09:13 EDT
  ...the dash gauge is also a 150C gauge like the VDO aftermarket ones) then what would stop an enterprising Vanagon owner from tapping off...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:54:03 -0400
  > . . . 1500 rpm figure when the AC is in operation on a parked car at idle? My 87 Syncro has a tac and I've...
• Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:18:46 -0700
  ...door closings. > And he has a product name! Googling for 'leak stopper roof tape' brings up some leads, and from there leads one to...
• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 18:14:36 -0700
  ...embarassed... > > Can anyone suggest an implementation? > How about if the thief drives out onto a big street, engine stops, brakes activate, doors lock, windows...
• Re: re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:56:46 -0700
  ...I have driven 700 miles, only stopping for gas/food sitting on those seats w/o pain etc. Tom-still prefer the buses for...
• Re: Vanagon use question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 8 Oct 2005 09:30:11 -0700
  On 10/8/05, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > << BenT uses thew wood floor to stop the house foundations from...
• Re: STOP: The list is intolerable
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:39:09 +1300
  >On 1/26/06, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> I concur. > >I concur your concurrence to no concurring etc. >> > >-- >BenT I'm bettin...
• Re: FW: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 21:39:45 -0700
  ...For some reason the headlights have stopped working. When I put on the high > beams, they work and all of the other indicator lights...
• Subaru Boxer Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ron Johnson
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 06:40:41 +0000
  ...too tall for a conversion w/o deck lid height adjustment? Comments welcome (when the drool stops!) Ron Johnson Portland, OR '91 Weekender, Betsy
• Squeaking Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:40:05 +1000
  ...Any suggestions? At one stage there was a silicone material on the market that stopped anti-rattle shims from vibrating. I have put this...
• Jonce and Sprinter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:20:52 -0500
  Saw a Sprinter today and stopped to look. Occupants must have been busy and didn't want to knock, BUT this Sprinter had Mercedes...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:00:37 -0700
  > > > How are you counting tire revolutions? > Drive a couple hundred miles or so (by the mechanical trip meter) and stop EXACTLY on a nice...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 19:06:44 -0700
  ...When I put gas in my 90 Westy automatic, the pump doesn't stop, and the gas spills out exactly as if I had...
• Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:00:02 -0500
  ...It feels like its dumping too much fuel into the cylinder while stopped and getting really boggy... Too rich. I'll be watching for...
• Re: propane filler valve
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:17:48 -0700
  ...I let it leak, outside, and it soon stopped. On Mar 14, 2014 2:48 PM, "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > Had my...
• Re: VANAGON digest 916
  Historical mailing list - Gordon Root
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 08:48:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...In addition to handling lousy in the wind , and being hard to turn wheels at stop or slow speed (no power steering) I was...
• Battery dead FAST!
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 14:41:50 -0400
  ...Along the way she stops the Vanagon about 4 different times for about 20 -40 min each time. At the last stop, boom, dead...
• Re: really... how tough IS a full engine rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:14:06 -0800
  ...If you are in the fremont, CA area, you are welcome to stop by and check things out/help out if you want :-). I...