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• Re: Oil buzzer won't stop
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:06:32 -0700
  ...Oil buzzer won't stop may be a new oil pressure relief piston and spring will help... https://www.vancafe.com/SearchResults.asp?Search...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:23:15 -0300
  60 miles in stop-n-go traffic means it is time to live elsewhere. On 11-Sep-2015, at 15:03, Stuart MacMillan wrote...
• Stop Fill Valve Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Colleen Easley
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 13:45:17 +0000
  Ok, some of you have told me about rebuilding your auto stop-fill valves with a rebuild kit from Mancester. Question for you is...
• Re: old propane tanks illegal?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:36:35 -0500
  ...Take the auto stop valve apart and get a new o-ring( search the archives for info on this.).If you have an aluminum...
• Re: Leak from LPG auto-stop valve's discharge port?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:24:58 -0700
  ...I just spent two nervous hours in a gas station with an auto stop valve stuck open after filling hoping no one calls the...
• Friday Wal Mart standoff.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 00:53:55 -0500
  ...I've always considered it just as dangerous as camping the night in truck stops or highway rest stops. Florida is the exception in...
• Re: Subaru Coolant/Leak Stop
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:05:18 -0700
  it should work as well as any one-step 'just add' stop leak. there is one though, that claims to be, and has instructions...
• FW: Bad Struts from JC Whitney (Was: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 We sty stopped working)
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:32:02 -0400
  ...rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working) Listers, Well I'll sure take the Bus Boys struts over these... Last weekend I opened...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 16:40:42 -0500
  ...Stop! Wait, What? Drive out of the lot and stop at a light, Bang, Bang while stopped. Shift to neutral and all is well...
• Re: auto stop valve repair
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 24 May 2005 15:11:52 -0600
  ...I called them and > found out that they have the kit for the auto stop valve #530. This is the > brass valve. If your...
• Re: how to stop a runaway prius
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:53:42 -0400
  ...Below is one persons "how to stop a Prius" video. These techniques would work n a vanagon as well. Disclaimer; the video is extremely...
• Re: Showering on the road
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 11:01:05 -0800
  Truck stops are great. I used to drive semi's. When you walk in the door they have no idea what kind of vehicle...
• 85 Digijet help request
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 09:33:28 -0800
  ...Or if rather than coming to a stop, slow down to say 20'ish the engine surges from 1200 to 1600 RPM (which causes...
• Re: Me and Peregrine fille ...
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:13:16 -0500
  ...Of course, that same stopper is standard in small bar sinks, but AFAIK, the ice cube trays are unique to our Westies. George/ATL
• Hesitation after stopping
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 10:47:09 EST
  If I don't keep the Rpm's up while sitting at a stop light my van will hesitate before going again. In other...
• Re: auto tranny noise
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:01:17 -0500
  I hear and feel mine downshift into 1st as I slow to a stop. Edward At 09:47 PM 11/25/2004, you wrote...
• Steep Grades
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:36:59 -0600
  ...As I rolled on down the mountain and approached the bottom of the grade, there was a stop light and a street that went...
• Westy: Convenient Mount for Large Computer Display
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:57:57 -0700
  ...I just completed a coast-to-coast trip, stopping at RV parks along the way, and it worked out really well! I was able...
• Troubleshooting Blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:11:08 -0700
  The "Overtemp" LED blinks after I start the van, but doesn't stop. Not always, but more frequently now, it seems. Sometimes shutting off...
• Re: Sliding door stop
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:50:36 -0500
  When I had this problem, I found this nylon stop at Camelback VW and Suburu in Phoenix. Have bought a good bit of stuff...
• Parts from the Bus Stop
  Historical mailing list
  9 May 95 11:44
  hi Bus-Stop fans, I have also got their catalogue and it looks good - and they seem nice and helpfull when you call. They...
• Re: braking distances. again. :)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:41:01 -0700
  At 09:33 PM 7/7/98 CDT, you wrote: >ok, remember the thread about how far it took to stop from 70 mph...
• Westy stalls and won't start
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:44:20 -0700
  ...Once it stops it will not start for 20 minutes. It won't even fire once. After 20 minutes it will start and go...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:31:41 -0500
  ...It even got me to a stop before I lost must of the fluid. I'm glad that I hooked it up and to...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:21:58 -0400
  ...I can play a tune > while coming to a stop, and then it stops. > Believe it or not you may be perceiving the tone...
• 1.9 surging at idle (automatic trans)
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:18:46 -0700
  My 84 westy has a recent rebuild (only 6000 miles) and it surges in park and also in drive at stops. RPMs go from...
• Re: Year Vanagon Stoped?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Feb 1997 19:41:16 +0100
  Hi Kyle, here in Germany they are starting to stop making the Vanagon (T3) in 1990 in 91-92 they only sold the synchros...
• Re: Full Sevice Gas Pumping
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 21:25:30 -0400
  Last time I stopped for gas on a visit to my home state of NJ, I stopped the attendant as he was unscrewing the...
• engine stopped 2.1L Westy, 1987
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 22:05:44 EDT
  Thought last month I had hesitation cured with new fuel filter and draining tank, today I happened again- running fine the it stopped but...
• vanagon brake upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lin
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:45:29 -0700
  bigger motor = more speed -> need more stopping power Share your brake upgrades. Wondering what others are running? front disk upgrades? rear: drum to disk...
• Re: fan won't stop 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:46:39 -0400
  ...Turn it off and the fan will stop. Chris On 6/27/06, William Bruce <wbruce1@maine.rr.com> wrote: > Fan comes on when...
• Re: Hybrid Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:15:02 -0700
  ...Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 8:50 AM > The average North American driver is too stupid to deal with > anything else > other than a stop...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:50:41 -0700
  Sixty miles in stop and go traffic would make me wish I'd moved to Bainbridge Island! :) Angus > On Sep 11, 2015, at 11...
• I hear ya tappin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 23:34:00 -0400
  ...I drove about 2 miles over to the local VW guy and he was closed, but the noise had stopped anyway! No further noise...
• Re: Air conditioning hose
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 16:48:35 -0400
  ...If your fan isn't working, that flow stops when you stop moving. This causes the system to retain heat, over pressurize and blow...
• Re: Beat the heat portable AC unit for vanagon $77 bucks
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 21:34:58 -0700
  ...And that was just braking > to > a stop. Don't want to think how short the bus stops when it hits > something. > > Keep it...
• Re: Route 66 east to west solo and female
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:11:25 -0700
  I have always avoided rest stops. First, many, at least here in the West, are signed as not being for overnight camping ("overnight"is...
• No unsubscribe info on any emails
  Historical mailing list - Paul Keene
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:41:08 -0800
  ...For crying out loud stop pouring money into your black hole, park it in the nearest junk yard, and walk home. No gas, no...
• Re: 87- Stop the fresh air!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 07:01:08 -0700
  ...I can heat it, direct it to the windshield, dash vents, or >foot vents, but I can't stop it! Any ideas? It's...
• Re: Poor man's awning
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:56:56 -0300
  I plan to use rip-stop nylon to make a "Poor man's awning" by running a removable tent pole (in a sleeve in...
• Re: auto stop valve rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 05:50:41 EDT
  ...That auto stop valve is JUNK ! And will stop working again just when you need to fill your tank ! Use a standard fill valve...
• Repair Arm Rest Stop?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:52:50 -0700
  ...Can anyone tell me whether it's possible to repair the stop? I've got spare seats I can cannibalize. How do you disassemble...
• Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:55:09 -0500
  I am trying to get my 85 westy going but when I turn the key the fuel starts and never stops. I pulled the...
• Wiper-washer relay
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 15:54:15 -0700
  First my windshield washer stopped then the wipers stopped (when I hit the switch to wash the window). I was looking at the wiring...
• Re: horse power
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 9 Nov 2019 18:45:50 -0500
  ...On Sat, Nov 9, 2019, 18:42 Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > according to my research Subaru stopped their flat 4 Ee20 Turbo...
• Re: The Bus Stop
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Ufer
  Mon, 8 May 1995 13:24:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The Bus Stop > > > Anybody out there ever heard of or recieved anything > from The Bus Stop catalog? > > They are part of Rocky Moutain Motorworks...
• Re: my bad cop story..(was: Re: Just Cause
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 17 May 2002 11:19:20 -0500
  ...He's already sized up the driver of a casually stopped driver as a bit reckless for stopping there if the driver didn't...
• Re: Friday trips
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:31:23 -0800
  Well...program it to skip Disneyland and instead stop at Disney World! Maybe you'll save a few miles on your way to Key...
• Re: Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:32:13 -0500
  ...After about 45 minutes of running, it >> cuts out. >> Soon after that it stops completely. I noticed that the fuel pump >> stops >> pumping. >> I...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:04:55 -0500
  ...But over the weekend, while stopped at stop lights, over the course >of 20-30 seconds, the rpm's decline, engine runs rough, engine...
• what do I need for better brakes on 85
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:24:39 -0500
  The original old brakes on my 85 westy seem to be fading more and making sudden stops kinda scary. The brakes front & rear have...
• stop mail thanks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 15:13:20 -0700
  dear listees, Thanks to all who responded on how to stop mail temporarily. I will make the sacrifice and go over to the beach...
• Re: Advice on buying a 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 16:40:21 -0700
  ...8K Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 3 months FREE...
• Re: For Wasser It's Worth
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:08:32 -0700
  ...tows her away. > > We gotta stop, children, there's that sound, > Now there's brown stuff drippin' down. > > Stop, yeah, that's the sound...
• Re: VW Camper Cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 20:40:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...Is this common at 102,000 > miles? Also, how about different types of stop-leak? Warning!!!!!! It will cause other problem in a Vanagon...
• Re: 85 Vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 23:22:50 -0400
  ...85 Vanagon camper 85 Vanagon Camper - Problem - Starts right up - drive about five or six miles and engine stops. It will crank, start and...
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:08:44 -0400
  ...In a well-maintained Vanagon, how long does a stop have to be for it to be better to stop the engine and later...
• Van adventure and tech quiz
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:37:25 -0400
  ...Filled coolant and started a 375 mile drive for our first stop at a KOA in SC. We were warned that there was a...
• No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 12:26:03 -0500
  ...although it could be my imagination) Whenever I come to a stoplight and reach down to feel the heat (front, havent checked the rear...
• Re: Afghanistan - PLEASE STOP THESE THREADS
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 20:00:59 -0500
  >Please stop these threads. There are other forums on the internet that is >for this. Lets stick to vanagon-like things, like brakes, tiico...