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• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor (problem!)
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:43:22 -0700
  ...Now I am completely stumped. The old one has a large shiny round thing on the end about 3/4 inch diameter. The new...
• Re: My $%&$%& van
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Wed, 12 May 1999 08:35:05 -0400
  ...thank god the head gasket didn't blow again). > > We are stumped about what's causing this. I've put a crapload of money...
• Help w/ Vanity light in Sunvisor
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:13:21 EDT
  ...If not, how else could I get at it? I'm stumped! Btw, the fellow asked me to check out a burned-out Vanagon...
• Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 14:09:12 -0700
  ...is yet to be done. > > Except for the injectors, I am stumped! Any one have any ideas or > suggestions. I'm all ears! > > Also...
• 85' Westy Power Steering Boot SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 19:23:12 -0400
  ...experience with these boots enough to tell me where I may find the right ones? I have the parts dealer stumped. Thanks! Tracey Estevez
• Re: Annoying Body damage to our Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:21:33 -0700
  ...Mine has > attracted a few telephone poles and campground stumps as well. Makes me > NOT > want to fix it until I become a more...
• No idle when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:53:13 -0400
  ...I’m stumped. All connections are connected. I cleaned the throttle body with carb cleaner. Could I have clogged something? Some o-ring did...
• Re: Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - gregory
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 22:49:02 -0700
  ...good head gaskets > BAD- It's still overheating...DAM this ones got me stumped? > i have an 89 vanagon gl wolfsburg. the rubber hose...
• CB antenna and Paulchen Rack
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:06:26 -0700
  ...I am getting ready for the summer vacation, and have been stumped by where the heck to mount a CB antenna without drilling any...
• 5 Min. filll time for Gas?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:02:38 -0500
  ...I'm a little bit stumped. Dimwitted Moose and flying squirrel
• Re: Hard thunk at startup
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:03:03 -0700
  ...Kind of stumped. Of course my worst fears are rods and bearings but it seems like I would hear weird noise during normal driving...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:20:55 -0700
  ...On top of that, someplace where I won't knock it off on a stump or a rock, and someplace where it isn't...
• '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:20:53 -0700
  ...it's more of an on/off failure so I'm stumped. Thanks in advance. Gregory Smith '88 Vanagon GL '77 Lancia Scorpion Olympia...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:46:37 -0600
  ...I would do such a thing - but like I said - on >> electronics, I'm dumber than a stump. >> >> Anyone game? Or maybe want to...
• Mid-Atlantic Camping Trip Announcement
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 16 May 1996 09:04:10 -0400
  ...to go off road to get their vans dirty, pull tree stumps, and the like. Two general locations are under consideration: the Pine Barrens...
• pad for 87 weekender
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 00:39:05 -0500
  ...4 door (150k) 90 Associated RC10 Team Car, Aluminum 95 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 FS ------------------------------------------------------ St. Louis / Columbia, MO LiMBO - Gateway VW Club - VWoA VW...
• Still Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Aileen Boyd
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:33:24 -0400
  ...Both my mechanic and I are a bit stumped. Costing me mucho in diagnostic hours....ew... He is going to try again. Any other...
• Westy Sink Pump Inop
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 10:48:20 -0400
  ...One of which has me a little stumped with where to begin. The on board water system doesn't seem to work. I turn...
• More stuff on Coolant boiling over
  Historical mailing list - Chas Hoakanson
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 00:27:48 EDT
  ...Kinda stumped -- any help appreciated. thanks
• Re: Clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:25:32 -0600
  ...with a new disc, pressure plate, and release bearing. > > I'm stumped, so any assistance is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > Ryan > > > > --------------------------------- > Post your free ad...
• Huge THANKS!!! (Dometic cools on LP)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 15:58:54 -0700
  ...thanks again for ALL the help. (this one really had me stumped!) Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
• Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor (problem!)
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:37:49 -0700
  ...Now I am completely stumped. The old one has a large shiny round thing on the end about 3/4 inch diameter. The new...
• High coolant temperature 87 need help
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:40:23 -0500
  ...I am stumped and looking for some fresh ideas. tia Darrell Ps. I am not only relying on the van gauges I have verified...
• Riddle me this and Riddle me that - Strange "Leak"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 04:07:23 -0400
  Alright, after the last question I asked I am almost reluctant to ask again - but I am truly stumped. I have an 85' GL...
• $300 reward for advice
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 00:49:09 EDT
  ...It has the local VW place stumped, as well as about 8 local mechanics. Here goes: When you first start this 1987 VW vanagon...
• Re: Aircooled Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 13:14:02 EST
  ...shifter rods from the bus and the lenght/mount issue may stump you for a while...AND the A/C tranny is not apt...
• Rough Idle troubleshooting need
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:37:24 +0000
  ...Have worked alongside a mechanic who has worked vanagons since the 80's, but we are both stumped. Could use any and all ideas...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:02:50 -0700
  ...problem - probably not the steering column key switch, > either? > > I'm stumped, and with early sunsets here in the PNW, I desperately > need the...
• Re: 12V Power to Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:53:46 -0500
  ...there > is no power going to the pump, but why not? > > Stumped > > Ed > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet...
• Re: High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabiliser Controller)
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 07:57:14 -0800
  ...As the engine has been gone over quite a bit, this one has me stumped. Hopefully someone will have had the same symptoms and...
• Need input on this overheating problem - hot and flashing light
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:45:52 -0700
  Hey folks, On our 89, we are having an overheating issue that is stumping us. Here are the symptoms: - Seems to heat up quickly...
• OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:31:40 EDT
  ...If it's not that the I am real stumped. Hope someone can help and perhaps shed some quiet on this noise. Thanks in...
• Coolant part confusion - need some help!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 18:42:32 -0400
  I need to ordwer parts so I can put Grover back together but I am severely stumped! This is the part that failed and...
• Re: Shore power indicator light ?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:27:38 -0700
  ...At this point I'll probably live with the stump of the button, since the circuit breaker still works, or replace the breaker with...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:39:58 -0600
  ...very strange, we are stumped. >>>>> >>>>> What we have already tried: >>>>> Grounds are clean >>>>> Temp sensors and oil pressure sensors( new o2 sensor going in...
• Shuddering Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 3 Mar 2016 15:52:17 +0000
  ...said he'd never seen anything like this before.  And the shuddering appears to be getting worse.  We are stumped.  Any ideas? RichSan Diego
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:44:41 -0700
  ...problem - probably not the steering column key switch, > either? > > I'm stumped, and with early sunsets here in the PNW, I desperately > need the...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:05:11 +0100
  ...Raimund JordanVw@AOL.COM schrieb: >fwd from the yahoogroups list... > >Subj: [vanagon] OK, heres a stumper! Need help >Date: 3/6/06 1:55...
• Re: Syncro Transmissions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 00:45:17 -0500
  ...dragging junk car out of the woods, removing > tree stumps, some towing of stuck cars. Am I looking for > trouble?? TO all who have...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:19:13 -0500
  ...ideas? > fwd from the yahoogroups list... > > Subj: [vanagon] OK, heres a stumper! Need help > Date: 3/6/06 1:55:38 AM Eastern Standard...
• Re: Hard thunk at startup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:18:49 -0400
  ...Kind of stumped. Of course my worst fears are rods and bearings but it seems like I would hear weird noise during normal driving...
• Re: Stereo sounds: a little more bass?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:42:35 -0500
  ...the glove box seems like a nice spot), but I'm >stumped for a place for a subwoofer. Anyone had luck with those "tube...
• Re: Gas Cap Removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:16:51 -0800
  ...Sometimes I use it on the van, sometimes I used it on a tree stump. Mike
• Re: Sad...oh so sad....electrical woes. Please help -- :^\ ( a little long)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:51:00 -0700
  ...work. > >......... > I'm stumped. I triple checked wiring at aux relay. Any help appreciated. > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > http://web.mac.com...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:28:11 -0400
  ...wrote: > Hi all > > I recently developed a problem that has me stumped. I have an 87 Vanagon > GL with the 2.1 When she...
• Re: oil buzzer w/good oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 May 2001 08:28:25 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Daniel Johnston wrote: > > Ok, I'm stumped. I've got good oil pressure (VDO gauge setup), but the > light...
• Re: More Conversion engine stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Marty Kulmus
  Wed, 2 May 2007 15:55:12 -0700
  ...The thing feels like it can pull stumps. N/A in a vanagon, but 0-60 in about 4 seconds. Marty 65 Karmann cabrio...
• Re: Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 22:29:29 -0500
  ...I'm stumped. To > recap: > > 84 1.9 Liter. 1 year old water pump. Noticed it running hot as the whether > warmed up and...
• Re: Bike rack over luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 14:14:52 -0600
  ...4 door (153k) 90 Associated RC10 Team Car, Aluminum 95 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 FS ------------------------------------------------------ St. Louis / Columbia, MO LiMBO - Gateway VW Club - VWoA VW...
• Re: 12V Power to Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:05:30 -0700
  ...the wiring, hidden in there behind the refrigerator? It seems like there is no power going to the pump, but why not? > > Stumped > > Ed
• Re: High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabiliser Controller)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 06:54:28 -0800
  ...As the engine > has been gone over quite a bit, this one has me stumped. Hopefully someone > will have had the same symptoms and...
• Alignment
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 17:02:12 -0800
  ...They're stumped right now. The shop's most experienced guy is out on jury duty and they're waiting for him to come...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:29:18 -0600
  ...NET> wrote: > >> Syncro clutch will not disengage >> >> This one has me stumped.....one minute the clutch is >> fine, next minute the clutch will not...
• Re: age of listees?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:01:11 -0800
  ...or other) > > knees, hips > They got it. > > New prosthetics use titanium stumps and mounts. ..... > Because of it , they are doing some amazing things for...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 05:31:35 -0500
  ...On Nov 18, 2013, at 5:34 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > I've stumped quite a few glass installers...
• fridge
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Aug 1994 15:28:55 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I measured 180 Ohms between the two wire stumps. Is this what I am supposed to measure? Is 180 Ohm good? Is this cylinder...
• Copy of: Re: 88 Vanagon with "thing" on steering column??
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  14 Jan 97 22:13:13 EST
  ...Could it have been some sort of option like that? did it have any little buttons on it? this one's a real stumper...
• Paulchen Rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 00:48:35 -0500
  ...4 door (151k) 90 Associated RC10 Team Car, Aluminum 95 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 FS ------------------------------------------------------ St. Louis / Columbia, MO LiMBO - Gateway VW Club - VWoA VW...
• It's still friday, so...
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 11:41:35 -0400
  ...modified family cruiser #1) 3. '91 Nissan V6 4X4 Pickup (rusty stump jumper driver #2) 4. '97 Mustang V6 (Wife's daily, UNGH!) 5...
• Re: Hard thunk at startup
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:03:37 -0400
  ...Kind of stumped. Of course my worst fears are rods and bearings but it seems like I would hear weird noise during normal driving...