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• Re:Vanagon Temp Guage
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 15:27:59 PDT
  ...Coolant then constantly went through the valve to keep the engine cool. It really cooled it. It actually took more than 10 miles of...
• Tales of woe
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 18 May 1999 09:36:13 -0700
  ...Fingers crossed! Almost straight away I noticed a constant drip-drip-drip from the right side of the engine. The drip rate increases as...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 06:41:21 -0800
  ...These are the models most likely to loose low speed fan operation due to this resister being burned out from constant summer A/C...
• Re: overheating & radiators
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:14:06 -0400
  ...When the radiator becomes plugged this hose is just constantly bypassing the coolant and that is why the engine just keeps warming up and...
• Re: 1.9 L waterboxer woes and eng rebuilders recommendations in SoCal, white boys rant
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 23:36:47 -0800
  ...Fixed the > weird idle problem, now it idles well, but there is a strange knock and > the oil light is on fairly constant at...
• OT Friday , hard turning on the lathe with ceramic inserts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 07:29:19 -0700
  ...And I used constant mist coolant. I found the surface finish on the softer inside of the rods was better with the mist blasting...
• Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 15:40:30 -0700
  ...Note that > >> power to the switch has to cone on the correct wire or the light will be on > >> constantly. > >> > >> Yrs, > >> d > >> > >
• Re: HELP ;)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:11:02 -0700
  ...It >>> sends a constant 5volts to the instruments, and when it goes bad the >>> voltage >>> gets all out of whack. Don't see how...
• Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 22:33:27 -0700
  ...These holes are right in front of the wheel arch so the holes can > be kept constantly wet just in case they don't...
• Re: Heater hose ball valve behind glove compartment?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 1 Jul 2023 08:36:04 -0700
  ...case of my front heater valve leaking hot water > > > by and constantly heating my wife and I up... at 30C it's kind of...
• Re: [SPAM] Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 8 May 2015 17:30:09 -0700
  ...does come off, then I'll keep checking the battery for constant draw down. So far the 3 -22amp batteries are at 12.3...
• Re: bucking/ what fix
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 09:20:31 -0700
  ...typically after extended periods of highway driving at more or less constant speed. The problem seems to be that a wear pattern develops in...
• Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:48:14 -0800
  ...What about those new > higher-wattage headlamps? Are they bigger than the factory lamps? This is > the type of constant overload that melts things...
• Re: aftermarket tach
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:30:59 -0700
  ...I drive by it constantly. On ! ..to the original .poster ................. something you want to be aware of. 84's ( which can have a tach...
• Re: coolent level sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 11:47:02 -0500
  ...In fact any constant signal that inhibits the square wave will cause triggering. This output is connected to the gauge in parallel with the...
• Re: Thank you to the list, wet engine & listmember sightings.
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:04:22 -0400
  ...The engine got wet enough that I had to constantly restart the van to keep it running. When I finally made it to a...
• Re: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 06:58:04 -0700
  ...sensor, O2 > sensor, > constant speed shutter, AFM wearout (bucking). > 21 - Non-power side mirrors: mirror will not stay in place, rust in > socket > 22...
• Re: leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:11:47 -0500
  ...Has > >> anyone > >> else had this happen when they installed struts? As if there is > constant > >> pressure lifting the poptop, creating a space for water...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:41:13 -0400
  ...actually be acquired @ a Very Affordable Prices ~ > > ORR ~ DeanB > > I am constantly amazed by how a Precission product like a 8TB HardDrive can be...
• Re: Fix it as it needs?...or Go For IT!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:14:01 -0700
  ...regarding parts and so forth) > >>> So we all know we are constantly dealing with old age on our beloved >>> Vanagons; thanks to this List...
• Re: Vanagons in the desert SW...and a short rant off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 19:13:21 -0600
  ...Grade nearby, a 4000' vertical pass > with tight switchbacks and a constant 8% average grade...The smell of > burning brakes is pervasive...though the...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:31:28 -0500
  ...At any point in the (constant) rotation the voltage output will be proportional to the sin of the rotation angle. I'm going to...
• Re: Huh? was: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 15:03:32 -0500
  ...him that if I had - maybe the price would have remained constant. I never could get an explanation of why the price went so...
• Re: What is the worst design part in the Vanagon WAS-Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:05:26 -0400
  ...These holes are right in front of the wheel arch so the holes can > >be kept constantly wet just in case they don't...
• Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:39:00 -0700
  ...One of the big culprits of > > refrigerator poor performance is simply > hardened > > door seals that leak constantly. > > All of the things above do nothing...
• Re: Free wireless in Phoenix?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:54:14 -0500
  ...Just got back from 55 days in US > where I constantly and consistently got free wifi and every Starubcks > I visited. Same thing in...
• Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:47:08 -0700
  ...Careful conservation of power allows usage of up to four nights with these loads, but I depend on an oil lantern for constant lighting...
• Re: What would you do
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 08:51:51 -0700
  ...Converting to water > cooled with FI is not. > More power, maybe but a plethora of constant fiddling and worrying about > when and what will...
• Front Spring Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 1 Jan 2011 20:10:50 -0500
  ...The tool box, two house batteries, extra propane tank and camping-living equipment make up most of the constant load. I was unhappy with...
• Re: Fire! (a sob story)
  Historical mailing list - PATT
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 19:28:22 -0400
  ...she constantly wanted to drive it, and had >declared that it was the "funnest" vehicle we had ever owned. > >So this afternoon, a beautiful...
• VW expensive antenna Vs the cheap Bug antenna
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:39:01 EST
  ...Tightening the nut stopped the constant drip. Some differences between the antennas: Mounting: both mount the same but with two major differences 1) The...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:03:51 -0500
  ...Also on some other plane the pitch of the blade and other more complicated stuff most constantly be monitor or adjusted. We have learned...
• Re: DJ Compression Ratio
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:40:30 -0400
  ...recognize that knock sensor ignition is a > feedback system - the ECU constantly pushes the timing as much as it > can.......and gets feedback from...
• Re: Dash Cluster Substitute + Reproduce It ?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:16:58 -0800
  ...GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > Personally, I hate digital speedometers.� I find > the constant changing of > > the MPH reading to be distracting.� Does look > nice though...
• Re: Low Top Speed - Help! (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 17:58:32 -0700
  ...Low Top Speed - Help! > > > I've been having this recurring and now constant problem with my '80 vanagon > (California emissions). > > At idle everything is...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:02:59 -0500
  ...pump was after the filter, it would have to cope with > constant restriction and fuel pressure variation form the filter. We > can > debate that...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:54:35 -0500
  ...when you get your brake rotors glowing red from heat from >> constant max braking....street pads are not going to stop you very well...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:42:07 -0800
  ...The > only constant drain is a car alarm LED that has been in the camper for 22 > years. > > Thanks for any words of wisdom...
• Re: Hmmm... sparkplug conditions for the beginner
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 16:48:27 -0800
  ...trick is to listen to what the experiments tell you - > and to not be fooled by the myths of authorities -- > Constantine Spyropoulos (1928-1984)
• Re: Thoughts on 2000 eurovans
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 20:46:39 -0700
  ...t want to be paying frequent and > > expensive parts bills and constantly rebuilding something... > > I think you gather all the information you can and...
• Re: "conventional" transmission for a mid-engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:40:57 +0100
  ...or, if i use a "driveshaft" of sorts, it would bind constantly from > being at a not-normal angle. the other option in my...
• Re: Vanagon Love (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:17:37 EDT
  ...And if that's all you see here, then of course it looks like everyone's truck is either breaking down constantly, or is...
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 19:39:00 -1000
  ...Our campers are out on rentals almost constantly with the fridges on propane- and though it is of course advisable to shut them off...
• Re: spedo/odo error confusion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:40:24 -0500
  ...s going on? > > > Why should the odo error not be roughly constant. > > > > > > The only variable I can think of is the day started > > > cool...
• Re: I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:18:41 -0500
  ...The little pilot flame looks constant. > I tighten the propane conduct for safety but what else can I do, or > what > are the danger...
• Re: leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:42:54 -0500
  I have not personally inspected anuy of these helpful devices, but I think if the struts are putting constant upward and outward pressure on...
• Re: wild, racing idle... the solution pack
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 3 Dec 2016 12:44:38 -0800
  ...This resulted in the idle hunting when engine restarted hot; without a constant + , the ECU could not retain a memory of the ISV previous...
• Re: Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:00:33 -0500
  ...not succeeding) if the spin-down phase exerts an alternating and constantly weakening field on the rotor -- well, that's the recipe for a...
• Re: Gas Tank--Thunk!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 13:40:21 +1000
  ...As far as i can >tell it does not occur while constant driving, only when stopped or >filling. Oh yeah, if I have been...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Mon, 29 May 2017 10:22:02 -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: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:56:37 -0700
  ...The fan blows constantly. No > heat, > >> just cold air. Turning the thermostat dial makes no difference to any > of > >> it. > >> > >> What is supposed to...
• Re: Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:18:33 -0400
  ...Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:18:34 -0400 >Hi all, > >I'm constantly amazed at how many ways my van can leave me stranded...
• Re: Fridge Questions, long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 07:49:50 -0800
  ...I usually get about 10 days of constant fridge operation in warm to hot weather to a tank of propane. In the hottest weather...
• Re: R-12 alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:43:00 -0700
  John, You swatting at a hornets nest here? Opinions on R-12 vs 134a seem to be a constant source of heat. I am...
• Re: Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:20:50 -0500
  ...Little did I >>know >>that these gauges constantly draw on an open electrical circuit and my >>battery would run down in about 7 days...
• Re: Front heater never shuts off
  Historical mailing list - ron johnson
  Sat, 25 May 2024 09:10:17 -0700
  ...Front heater never shuts off >> >> Interesting coincidence….i just got one of tencents ( intrepid overland ) heater valves with the constant bleeding feature . Air bleeding...
• Re: Install external oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 01:14:42 -0400
  Considering these transmissions do not have locking torque converters (constant slip and resulting heat load) and the fact that they can still go 150K...
• Re: A 2009 Heads Up
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:08:12 -0500
  ...Or a Ponzi-scheme that relys solely upon a constant supply of new people coming in at the bottom, to feed the few profiteers...
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Jun 2015 17:56:58 -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: Great Eastern American/Canadian Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Sun, 5 Aug 2012 15:11:11 -0700
  ...Due to constantly adjusting life situations, I have some time on my hands. Starting August 17th, I finish up work in Rye NY with...