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• Re: Diesel Warm No Start?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 11:40:06 EST
  ...Perhaps this solenoid is marginal (or the wiring to it is) and the heat bumps it over the edge to where it won't...
• Re: Is there a problem with aol again, or have I been bumped?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:21:07 -0700
  ...ve been trying to keep up via Vanagon.com because I stopped recieving > list > mail on July 7. Has the server cut me loose...
• Syncro with engaging VC
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:14:16 +0200
  I was on a weeks holiday last week and I bumped into another Syncro. (not literally) At a closer look - I discovered - wait for...
• Re: Digijet rough/wandering idle and bucking at slower speeds
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
  Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:52:00 -0400
  ...interruption (from >> the bumps) or the ECU gets "confused" when jostled over bumps or the AFM >> gets whacky from the bumps. The ride smoothed...
• VW expensive antenna Vs the cheap Bug antenna
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:39:01 EST
  ...I had also bumped the antenna causing a leak. Tightening the nut stopped the constant drip. Some differences between the antennas: Mounting: both mount...
• Re: Engine died after a mysterious "BOOM!"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:08:55 -0400
  ...If it stops, you've found the trouble. Check those antiswaybar links. Yrs, d On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 9:55 PM, John...
• Re: Update on My Shocking choice...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:34:19 -0800
  ...So I bought some KYB > > > >shocks to save a few bucks... > > > > > > > >Since then, my wife complained about the > > > >bumps... The ride was a bit...
• Re: READ!! your van is rusting and you dont even know it!!!.....
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 23:46:31 -0000
  ...READ!! your van is rusting and you dont even know it!!!..... > > > for those of you with '88 up vans w/ the fiberglass bumpers (and...
• Re: was Epoxy for bumper molding repair
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:39:15 -0800
  ...The impact cracked my bumper, grille and headlights. Needless to say, I stopped. Luckily the accident happened in front of the house where the...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 02:36:28 EDT
  ...To remove it you would need to compress it to get it over the bump-stop, but it is not compressed at all in...
• Carolina crash
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:31:48 -0400
  ...Had a Tahoe bumper ride over mine (his back raised up from hitting vehicle in front of him, I braked hard and dipped down...
• Re: Quit worrying-go camping!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:32:53 -0700
  ...But I�m going to die > someday too, so you have to stop worrying at some point and get on with it. > > > > Stuart -- Neil...
• Re: Lowering a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 04:03:04 -0500
  ...You'd be riding on bump stops (you and all of the kids with their slammed Japanese cars!). The only way to get this...
• Re: Any homebrewers out there? was Re: Friday - Bumper Sticker Contest
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 00:16:34 -0500
  ...Guess > it's > about time to stop whining about sub-satisfactory batches and get my > "wort" > going again! > > Joe > >> ===== Original Message From "S.C...
• Re: "Bump Start" stories
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 09:13:10 -0500
  ...Whenever you would pull to a stop, the driver would need to press the clutch and hit the gas to keep the idle speed...
• Re: Sorta Scary Event
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:26:49 -0500
  ...All the annunciator lights >came on as I coasted to a stop on the side of the road. I turned the Auto/manual? Did...
• Cooling Issues & starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Christopher
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:15:18 -0800
  A couple of fun issues I am dealing with: (i) Last Wednesday a transport truck forgot about the 'stop' part of stop and go...
• Fw: 30 years of buying parts and why these vans matter
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:47:13 -0700
  ...I am sure the driver did even try to stop before she ran into us. We needed a new bumper, a cat, muffler,crank...
• Crash Report
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 10:18:05 -0400
  ...I looked in my rear view mirror as I stopped, it dawned on me this truck isn't going to stop untill it hits...
• Re: 91 ride, (was:No Subject)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 13:58:40 -0500
  ...van (don't break your bumper!) and watching >>the response. The corner should rise back up, then down & stop. If it >>bounces any more...
• Re: AC report, trip report
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:44:12 -0500
  ...You can bump up the idle a bit, but then it will always be high with the AC off. Check the relay for proper...
• Re: pre-coffee whining
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 11:50:31 bst
  ...There's no need to change lanes or battle it out in the fast lane with company-car mounted lunatics (90mph bumper-to-bumper...
• Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:59:24 -0700
  ...I just barely got the van stopped before I smashed into his >> bumper...with lots of traffic whizzing by in the oncoming lane and...
• Re: This is why I drive a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 23:19:32 -0400
  ...Cruched the car from the bumper to >the back window. There was about 30 feet on skid >marks from my vanagon before and after...
• Re: Westy: Convenient Mount for Large Computer Display
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:46:16 -0700
  ...https://sbw.org/sbwsty/ >> >> One stop on my trip: >> >> http://mira.sbw.org/photos/20180611/IMG_20180611_203839377/ >> >> Questions welcome! I enjoy projects...
• rust treatment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 02:01:11 -0500
  ...I used it many years ago on the steel beam bumpers on a motorhome. It converted the rust, turning it black and protected from...
• flickering oil light
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 20:04:06 -0700 (PDT)
  ...after a spirited jaunt down the hwy, I arrived at my destination, just as I stopped, I noticed the oil light was flickering every...
• Re: New Engine / Insurance (off subject/ happy ending)
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:08:56 -0400
  ...About a year ago I was on my way to work, sitting in traffic stopped at a red-light midway deep in a line...
• Re: Soft shackles
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:27:03 -0300
  ...On 31-Jul-2015, at 14:46, Larry Alofs wrote: > Where do I learn to tie that stopper knot? > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2015...
• Engine stops, then restarts itself ... sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Burchill
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 08:14:51 -0500
  ...Engine stops running, like the ignition switch is turned off. All electrical for the rest of the car seems fine: all dashboard elec. is...
• '84 Westy Back-Up Sensor Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:58:52 -0700
  ...a continuous tone when it's time to stop. My Westy has the stock bumpers, rusty in places, and with much of the trim...
• Re: syncro sighting..White Salmon, Wa.
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:04:16 -0500
  ...Big tube > front bumper, custom looking rear hatch rack, driving lights, alloy wheels > and big brakes, looked lifted up, awning. and a 3.3...
• Re: Lowering a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 12:17:04 +0000
  ...You'd be riding on bump stops (you and all of the kids > with their slammed Japanese cars!). The only way to get this...
• Re: Van Cafe - How'd they do that?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:34:50 -0700
  ...Twice I've stopped by there (a long way from home) to purchase a product that needed to be installed (Big Bumpers and Bilstein...
• Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:23:42 -0700
  ...Just after I stopped the > > > second time, a vehicle hit the camper's rear bumper, thwack!. The > > > damage was minor, a broken bumper on...
• Re: Bumper Stickers (a bit of a rant)
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 16 May 2002 21:09:26 -0700
  The only bumper sticker that makes any sense is no bumper sticker at all. As for your "message" be realistic because no one really...
• Re: Looking fer trailer hitches
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris Mills
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 23:26:30 -0800
  ...Never would be to stop it and my tires were very, very overloaded at that point. I removed the hitch a year or two...
• Darwin fish car decal
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:56:37 -0700
  ...Twice in the last 2 years, I've witnessed the tiny fish on the bottom of my bumper stop people in their tracks with...
• Re: Starter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 13 Nov 2016 17:38:26 -0400
  ...a few seconds then the starter stops and I have to let off on the key and bump the starter with the key in...
• Re: survey-- your favorite vanagon accessories
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 00:19:45 -0600
  ...I'll stop now..... Malibu Tony.....85 Westy
• Re: Help! Problems on the road.
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:24:45 -0700
  ...is at a complete stop? If no, can you replicate the sound by pushing up�and down on the bumper (i.e. compressing the...
• Re: Pepper those heads
  Historical mailing list - Amy and Andrew
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:38:30 -0500
  I've seen stop leak plug the vent in the cap, causing the rad hoses to collapse when the engine cools. When it happened...
• Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:32:56 -0500
  ...branch ripping it off the bumper 3 months ago and got into a Click-it-or-Ticket stop and got a ticket($12 dismissal...
• 91 side panels from hell
  Historical mailing list - brad horner
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 10:21:33 -0500
  During the process of puchasing my van, the owner was adding on 91 bumpers and side panels. I did not stop him because I...
• Parts? &Clunks&Bolts
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:07:22 -0700
  ...the Bumper for a bit & I have replaced all of the FrontSuspensionParts except for the LowerBallJoints ~~ None of which made the Clunk stop ~ which...
• Re: re. Vanagon bull bars/brush guards...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:59:47 -0800
  Exactly! The bumper just has to collapse at the proper rate for a high speed crash. Some University showed an experiment where mechanical engineering...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:27:40 -0700
  ...on bumper hitch. Oh, yeah, and it was 25 miles. Fun, fun, fun, as long as I didn't need to stop quickly (or...
• Saludos de Mexico!
  Historical mailing list - Phaedra Savage
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:10:17 -0800
  ...The bumper, which got whacked by someone at a stopsign last Xmas, will be �like new� for $70. To top it off, the van...
• Re: Seafoam for Squeaks?
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 20:23:19 -0800
  ...lot on bumps, > and we drove in rain a lot on that trip, and my friend mentioned that the > squeaking had stopped after we...
• Re: Vanagon grilles and lights
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 08:07:59 -0800
  ...I added large stainless steel fender washers under the bumper to spread the load on the fiberglass(90GL) bumper. I too took a couple...
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ray Nemo
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 23:32:27 EST
  CUT >>When stopping distance is critical, having the spare mounted on the nose could mean the difference between collapsing the entire front nose sheet...
• Re: Runaway Dieselbox!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 14:28:03 EDT
  ...It took off on a freeway onramp outside Arcata and wouldn't stop. By 90 mph she realized that stopping was essential. She pulled...
• Non pop top bay Westy questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 95 20:34:39 EDT
  ...when did they stop offering these. I saw in a junkyard a genuine Type IV engined, large tailight, large bumper, high front turn signaled...
• Harpies I
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 06:20:00 -0400
  ...Being a safe driver the right side doors are locked and windows closed, and you had stopped in bumper-to-bumper traffic in the...
• Re: Westy: Convenient Mount for Large Computer Display
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:00:41 -0700
  ...https://sbw.org/westydisplay/#h014e18e3 What a fun project! I hit a few bumps, but some friends helped me stick to it and finish...
• Re: Sliding Door Cluunk???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 May 2003 08:56:17 -0500
  ...some sort of bumper stop having been there. The slit appears to be the retainer where perhaps a rubber bumper was pushed through. It...
• Re: Shocks test
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:37:43 -0400
  ...your knee on the end of each bumper corner to get it bouncing, and then stop and watch what it does. It should only...
• EKTA querry? - nvc
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:02:44 -0400
  ...of Absense SETI -We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. Never Be The First To...
• Re: Seafoam for Squeaks?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 16:02:24 -0600
  ...lot on bumps, > and we drove in rain a lot on that trip, and my friend mentioned that the > squeaking had stopped after we...
• Re: Lowering a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 17:53:53 -0800
  ...You'd be riding on bump stops (you and all of the kids > with their slammed Japanese cars!). The only way to get this...