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• Re: Ripoff artists named (TheSamba)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:30:32 -0500
  John, Again you and Doug both make good points about these types of situations. I agree that to due diligence and Pmail are the...
• low pressure in #3
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:01:26 -0700
  ...I am driving it up to Ojia this weekend for camping, it runs fine now that its been tuned up and the points replaced...
• Re: Warning!! Something doesn't sound right here, I need some advice please
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 07:40:24 -0800
  ...FROM_HAS_MIXED_NUMS (2.6 points) From: contains numbers mixed in >with letters >SPAM: SMTPD_IN_RCVD (2.1 points) Received via SMTPD32...
• Re: Tachometer troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 04:51:30 -0500
  ...These marks are often interpreted as shift points, and they are in sense. But, and it is a big BUT - all caps - Those marks...
• Re: Water tank level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 07:05:10 +0000
  ...In fact, if you just slide the float up and down the rod you can hear it "click" over the two sensor points. It...
• Re: Shoulder Belts
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:25:51 -0800
  ...The left side rear seat of a Westy currently uses the lap belt attachment points that are normally the center rear seat position in...
• Pilot Bearing in crankshaft from Automatic...
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 22:21:09 -0500
  ...http://www3.telus.net/public/tabe/vanagon/crankend.jpg The lower finger points out one of the lips of the cylinder; the upper finger...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 May 2011 01:45:51 -0400
  ...how far the axle trails its suspension points on the inner ends of the control arms. Yrs, d
• Re: underpody trouble spots
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 21:43:01 -0800
  At 05:41 PM 3/18/2000 -0500, you wrote: > >If you had your V'gon on a lift and were looking for points...
• Re: Cooling System Flush
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:01:36 -0400
  ...Just two data points. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:21:28 +0000
  ...I've seen some electronic points replacements have interference problems (even slight) that causes problems. Also if your system has a ring that fits...
• Re: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:16:22 -0400
  ...This is how the old Kettering (points-type) ignition system works, and why the points burn up rapidly if the capacitor fails open or...
• Re: distro cap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 22 May 2003 16:25:26 -0700
  ...I think its time to break loose with your annual $5.00 maintenance budget and get some new points. Sorry I don't have...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 14 May 2000 05:51:36 -0400
  ...I runa pertronix on all my air-cooled, and have the points and condenser in the tool box. I like the low maintenence aspect...
• Re: coil fires
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 10:43:21 -0500
  ...position with the engine off if the points are closed (about a 50 percent chance the points will be closed) . This current shouldn't...
• Special Screwdriver Source
  Historical mailing list
  21 Aug 96 06:59:20 PDT
  ...Found the special screwdriver that retains the screw, invaluable for the points screw. $6 I already have one, they're great! .- Jeff '80 Westi...
• Accelerater pedal
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Fri, 10 May 2002 02:16:54 -0400
  ...You can lubricate all the linkage points, I do this and it helps a bit.I wish I had cruise control. It would make...
• Still no start
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:04:51 -0500
  ...Still not start looked and tested grounds,and vaccum points. I have no start , I have no fuel reaching the cylinders!!! So whats next...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:51:30 -0400
  ...Basic ignition coil >operation > > even back to points. Points closed or ECU conducting, coil is charging, > > magnetic field builds. Points open or ECU opens...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:01:12 -0800
  ...replaces the points and condenser, fits entirely inside the distributor, costs about $75. You'll never have to bother with the dwell meter again...
• Re: coil wire on AC vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:55:41 -0700
  ...Air Cooled Vanagons whether equipped with points (Federal) or Hall (California) Ignition utilize the SAME Ignition Wire Sets, which includes the Coil Wire. From...
• Q&D High-current ammeter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:31:24 -0400
  ...It's the length between attachment points that matters. To slow the temperature rise for high currents you could make it serpentine and clamp...
• Trans fluid: GL-5 vs. GL-4 vs. synthetic
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 07 May 1996 09:17:21 -0400
  ...Dennis Haynes points out that the Mobil 1 Synthetic oil *includes* a GL-4 rating on it as well as the GL-5 rating...
• Mice entrance points to seal HELP! - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:32:53 -0400
  ...Can anyone suggest likely points of entry and how to seal/block them? Or other methods to prevent their entry? They seam to be...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 08:53:58 -0700
  Did you cheat and use Wiki Dennis? if so, no points for you! On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Dennis Haynes...
• Re: ok where did I go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc Canada
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:31:13 -0600
  >XZN (aka triple square) have lobes with right angle points. http://www.jorily.com/catalog/images/08023.jpg So the XZN is also referred...
• eurovan disk calipers and rotors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:51:41 -0800
  ...If the eurovan brakes are larger, anyone know if they will fit on the vanagon mounting points - the bolt pattern on the rotor is...
• Looking for the locks man!!!
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:38:26 -0400
  ...the door latches(keying, etc) I need to know the drill points on the sliding door handle for an '81 so that i can...
• reversing subaru coolant manifold pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 17:45:19 EDT
  Has anyone reversed the subaru coolant pipe underneath the intake manifold, so that it points to the front of the bus? I thought it...
• Re: O2 sensor thread size? Helicoil kit part number?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:05:46 -0400
  Good points. Another possibility is new catalytic converters come with an O2 port. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab, 60 T-5 Coupe http...
• Re: Another coil fire
  Historical mailing list - ron
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:19:03 +1000
  ...If the points are in the closed position, the circuit for the primary is complete, this means a current will be drawn thru the...
• Re: Vanagon Water Temp Gauge - Temperatures?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:20:56 -0400
  ...In their club magazine there was an article that >listed the water temperatures at various points in the gauge - the >center of the gauge...
• Re: acceleration flat spot
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 11 May 1995 16:23:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I would also check my electrical system, especially points and spark plug wires. An arcing plug wire or corroded points could cause these symptons...
• Re: Vanagon fire fighting techniques
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 11:41:48 -0500
  ...The powder had gotten into the distributor > and insulated the points. As it was rated for electrical fires, that was > what it was supposed...
• Mileage testing information updated
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:13:41 -0400
  ...Results of performance testing after modifying automatic transmission governor for higher shift points. 4. Link to an excel spreadsheet I came up with to...
• Re: Intermittent squeak at a wheel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:16:49 -0700
  ...the fact the noise came on when you take a turn points me towards the CV joints... also spray some silicone lub on the...
• Outside Table for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:58:22 -0500
  Anybody have a source for the outside tables that set up in the jack points? I have one for my Bay from The Samba...
• Transmission replacement
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 08:17:44 -0800
  Will a stock 1980 air cooled transmission provide service in 1983.5 watercooled without mods to mounting points and linkage? Both are 4 spd...
• Re: Memorial Day
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Thu, 27 May 1999 10:42:36 +0000
  ...made the ultimate sacrifice truly let their actions set the finer points of their philosophy. They will not be forgotten at my home. -- Mark...
• Ladies and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:24:25 -0500
  Would like to endear my wife to my Vanagon and she seems to think that it's prehistoric! ???? Any points of view that would...
• Re: electronic ignition?
  Historical mailing list - Strano Foreign Car
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 11:36:23 -0500
  ...Sean, The Bosch catalog lists points thru 1980. I think the black box is a junction box. To be sure, send me the part...
• Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 05:06:30 -0400
  ...It comes complete with points cap and rotor for like $80...........then you will have a lot more power. > > Am looking to pick the...
• Re: Soft shackles
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:22:25 -0700
  ...You just need to remember how to tie knots. ( I can tie a bowline knot) > > Just need to be careful at the contact points...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:06:27 -0800
  Hi Greg, The problem is that when I put the points back in, it runs okay again, Although I still have that problem of...
• Re: Fiberglass rear bumpers (vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:01:10 -0800
  ...While I was cleaning the massive amounts of dirt collected on the junkyard bumper, I noticed that the mounting points on the fiberglass were...
• '88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Tue, 3 Sep 2024 10:12:57 -0600
  ...A couple interesting points: - Noticing a sucking sound coming from the general area of the airflow sensor. - It runs rough every time I start...
• Re: rocker panel, what's that?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Sep 1996 21:47:11 PST
  On Mon, 9 Sep 1996 16:37:59 -0500 MERCER BARRY <pointsnorth@sudbury.cbc.ca> writes: > what is a rocker panel, how much do...
• Re: bears burgling for food? (way, way longer than long)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:53:19 -0700
  ...You covered a lot of good points. But in the end, it really all boils down to that last one... Steve
• Re: strange front suspension noises...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:14:20 -0400
  ...If you swap the left bushing for the right bushing you will get new wear points.Add some anti sieze compound to each bushing...
• Re: nifty looking little trailer
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 09:50:26 -0700
  ...Trailers I'd rather go with a small trailer that attaches to the Vanagon at TWO points and uses a single, swiveling wheel. I...
• Re: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:49:53 -0700
  ...since all waterboxers have electronic ignition ( waterboxer starts in 1983 ) and 83 diesels don't have points , you must be talking about an air...
• Re: Brake master cylinder weep
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:09:04 -0400
  Three possible leak points, the rear seal that connects to the booster, or the top two seals that connect to the fluid reservoir. https...
• 1.9l kittens, er, fuses to a good home
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 May 2014 06:29:36 -0400
  ...Double extra points for making me laugh *and* cry. Or take a chance that I'll choose with a pin and don't even...
• Re: Rims and jacking.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:03:52 -0700
  >| lift one side at a time perhaps, using the rear jack points. There is >| nothing solid enough to hold either the front or rear...
• Re: 2 liter saga with fi continued
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:51:09 -0400
  ...Adam when the timing marker jumps around at 3k that means the points plate bushing is worn Bob [text/html]
• Re: Fridge sparker
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 18:31:25 -0800
  ...Your experience points to possible shorts for the wire to the actual spark device. That could be a problem that I've not seen...
• Journey West
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 07:49:29 -0600
  ...Any Volks Folks out that way?? Suggestions as to cautions, things to look out for, points of interest. etc, etc. I expect to be...
• Re: ISO North Westy Stainless Steel Bracket for ARB awning
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:58:00 -0600
  ...Three points of attachment is suggested by north westy— I don’t know why they don’t sell them in threes in that case...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:32:35 -0700
  ...I asked whether the VW engineers may have picked the stock shift points for solid design reasons, and he said that there were probably...
• Re: Help with Distributor removal/replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:17:52 -0600
  ...I will be putting in a crane cams electronic ignition later, but will use points that are in the distributor for now. --------------------------------- Make the...