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Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:09:09 -0700
RE: Diesel What I've gathered from various discussions on diesel is that there is (or was) one major obstacle: California. For many years...
Re: T3 (Vanagon) tires
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:33:27 +0000
...like a sports car ! It's a power steering, cast lower control arms van, btw. all fun ! Scott> I second this. I have Continental...
Changing Syncro front springs (was: Control arm bushings)
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:52:53 -0800
...I then used a hydraulic jack on the bottom of the control arm to push the whole assembly up. Eventually the shock will pop...
Re: upper control arm
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 12:00:59 -0800
...upper control arm > > > > Cross section of upper control arm bushing: > > I was asking before if anyone ever cut one in half. I guess not...
Re: Hot water;
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sat, 3 Mar 2007 00:19:58 +0000
...A small selenoid sprinkler control valve is connected to the water bed controller. When I turn on a "water heater" switch, 12v from the...
Re: Fuel ponderings
Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:39:55 -0800
...I > suppose one might consider an atomic pile as a controlled metering, but > it is really a a controlling of natural radiation being emitted...
Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 07:57:17 -0800
...The idle controller looks at engine speed, temperature, and those other inputs and then modulates the valve to get to the desired speed. The...
Re: [vanagon] rough idle and emission control
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sun, 11 Dec 2005 02:53:54 -0600
Problematic emissions controls? Surely you jest. I've had 4 2.1's in the last 15 years. the 1987 I'm driving now...
Re: ECU high idle
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:49:15 -0800
...If we are talking about an 87 2.1 waterboxer vanagon, idle control for the Air Idle Valve, aka Idle Stabilizer Valve, is via...
Re: Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:46:12 -0700
...When I opened it up I >> found >> pieces of white plastic caught in the control valve that look like >> twisted >> flat noodle about 3...
Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:52:32 -0700
...with your face up near the controls , or that high like you'd normally be.. the sihtt angle is wrong to see the flame...
Re: Vanagon Front Suspension?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 27 Mar 2000 16:32:47 -0800
...The upper control arm bolt has eccentric washers that allow for adjusting the camber. You are best off taking it to a competent frame...
Re: Digijet = K-Jetronic?
Historical mailing list - John
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:32:35 -0400
...The L-Jet systems always control fuel volume by changing the ms injector on-off opening time. K-Jetronic is largely a mechanical system...
Euro-Drive: 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle
Historical mailing list - "Paul Huffman (by way of Derek Drew )"
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 08:37:50 -0500
...Idle controll motor and controll unit have been replaced with known good unit. The ECU has also been replaced with good unit with no...
Re: fog lights
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 02:18:18 +0800
The relay for my Hella XL's is controlled through the headlight switch and a VW 3-position rocker switch also mounted in the...
Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 05:16:24 -0400
...Reach forward over the top of the transmission, then feel to the right -- you should feel the control wire plugged into the starter, and...
Re: [Syncro] Re: Freezing throttle cable temporary fix
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:46:41 -0500
...The cable will not get a semi permanent bend as the solid wire heater control cable would, but it will be bent nonetheless and...
Re: Ignition switch repair-advice needed
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:38:33 -0800
...If > you've got cruise control, the wires feeding the cruise control switch > will likely be zip-tied to the steering column. > > > Best, > d...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:26:51 -0800
A manual pwm idle controller...I love it! I know, I overthink things a lot. After all, my first car just had a carb...
Battery Myths-including deep cycles
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:32:14 +0000
...Their batteries are actually made by Johnson Controls. Yes, the same people that make the Wal-Mart Ever Start. I got this first hand...
Re: Weird idle problem continues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:50:46 -0400
...This sensor is used for both the ECU to control starting mixture, warm up mixture, when to go into O2 sensor operation and some...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - body squeaky noises
Historical mailing list - neil
Tue, 22 May 2007 10:21:41 -0700
...I'll have a look at upper control arm bolts. I will inspect the bushings (squeeks are getting worse) but first I have to...
Re: master brake light misbehaving
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:10:20 -0700
...cruise control ? cruise control is involved with brake and clutch switches or vacuum valves.. if there is cruise control I'd explore that avenue...
RE: Q's about your cruise control installation
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Tue, 31 Dec 1996 14:23:08 -0700
...Q's about your cruise control installation Fred, 1) It sounds like the Equus is a descendant of the cruise which I like best...
Re: Blinking coolant level light
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:19:41 -0700
...Temp 2 >>sensor good (or so says my mechanic), level control module good. >> >>But here's a puzzle. When I turn on and turn...
Re: List Of Vanagon Links from T3Tuning.co.uk
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 22 May 2009 18:21:48 -0400
...Later, when I added the MFR package and redid the cluster with the cruise control and modified direction control stalks (as per Chris Bell...
Re: Stocking and Preparing your Westy - This is not spam
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 7 Nov 2004 18:05:45 -0600
Congratulations on the Type II control, Jimt. Same here. If had a lot of trouble until I found the Atkins diet. It was literally...
Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
Historical mailing list - jon
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:21:51 -0700
...Solar charge controller (and solar panel) and an onboard 30 amp > 'smart' charger. > Question: What kind of problems, if any, would I encounter if...
Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 26 May 2018 18:40:00 -0700
...Neil On Saturday, May 26, 2018, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > So does burley... > > https://burleymotorsports.net/product/bms-2wd-upper-control- > arms...
Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:26:18 -0400
...Unlike > petrol (gasoline) engines, diesel engines vary fuel flow to control power > rather than throttling air intake and maintaining a constant fuel ratio as...
Gremlins update
Historical mailing list
Fri, 24 Jan 1997 10:44:40 -0800
...shops I've taken it (80 Vanagon-CA with CA emission controls)-and lot less expensive. But never the less a intermittent problem exist...
Re: Idle hunting problem, 85 1.9l
Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:17:30 -0800
...I've bypassed the idle control module and the problem should >have just dissapeared right? Wrong. Still happens. Any thoughts? >The following are new...
Re: Switched power for vanagon radio
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:19:11 -0400
...even start on the (entirely logical, given a particular premise) heater controls.] Anyway, they make up for it by putting the horn on a...
Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:11:41 -0800
...Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating > lights... > > Entity developtrust spoke thus: > >> I've heard of this shrink fit tubing. does it come in...
Re: Relay powers up when battery connected
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 16:06:11 -0700
...It's controlled by the blue wire that connects to the alternator D+ terminal. The relay should NOT be energized unless the engine is...
Noises from rear end revisited
Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
Fri, 13 Feb 2004 21:45:33 -0800
...I do know that i need to replace the drivers side upper Control arm bushings and the upper ball joint, but The noise is...
Re: 86 Vanagon Parts available
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:38:16 -0700
...systemrear engine mount with good motor mountscomplete AC systemradiator and fanengine controllers and other FI partstrailer hitchcoolant overflow tanksetcmay still have an awning > I...
Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 29 May 2012 12:39:30 -0400
...is shorting connector out at that point, would this affect >the controller thus behaviour of the LED? Seems to me a redundant thing Any...
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
...If temperature gauge light still flashes: * Replace low coolant level control unit ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Re: '69 BUS; NEW ENGINE HELP/INFO
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 01:36:12 -0400
In a message dated 96-04-25 21:33:01 EDT, you write: >the >gentleman's question was how to exert control over the...
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
...If temperature gauge light still flashes: * Replace low coolant level control unit
Norcold fridge freezes on 12V
Historical mailing list - Frank Goodrick
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 07:27:18 -0400
...No thermostat control, of course. I also find the Norcold requires more levelling to work than a Dometic. Everyone else finding the same ? Thanks...
Installing New Coil Springs Ques?
Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 05:13:01 -0400
...there some other trick? Must you disconnect CV joint to lower control arm to remove old springs? Thanks for your help. P.S. I...
while a vanagon being detailed is now totalled, who was it.
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 01:58:51 EDT
...The vanagon was sitting on a corner and someone lost control of their car wich ran into the vanagon, totalling it. I just wanted...
Re: 84 GL Heater question
Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 00:32:28 EST
Hi Rich (and All), I've just recently figgered out my heater controls on my 86. The recent Alaska winter weather has necessitated I...
Re: Answer:Re: Milestone reached and Traction question
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 14:12:09 -0400
...they are nice because you control when you want the diff to be locked/unlocked. ciao dudes/dudettes -sudhir Sudhir H. Desai desa4622@yahoo...
ECUs
Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
Sat, 16 Feb 2002 07:59:05 -0800
...US were different than the ones used elsewhere due to emission controls. If that is the case, can I order one straight from Germany...
Looking for syncro diff lock switch, vac resevoir
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:34:52 -0800
I'm having my 2WD transmission rebuilt('83 Westhalia) and have the option of adding a vacuum controlled locking differential, using a syncro case...
Re: black box above coil
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:56:17 -0700
...BTW i think these control the fuel injectors. Joe On 17 Apr 2003, Sidney White wrote: > what is this part? on a 1987, i...
Re: creaking coming from under pass seat area
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 15 May 2003 09:51:33 -0400
...safe" lubricant to use on rubber bushings? I have the usual control arm bushing creak, and I also have a squeaky shifter bushing that...
Re: CB mounting
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 20 Jul 2003 12:26:04 -0400
...I use a Cobra CB with all the controls in the mic housing. The body of the CB is mounted behind the driver's...
Aux heater removal from 1982
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Fri, 3 Oct 2003 10:02:27 -0700
...dash control knob does not seem to want to come off. A thought just hit me... I want to put in my 81 so...
re auto tranny-manual
Historical mailing list - patrick
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:04:25 -0600
...high performance sports car I would want a manual for the control. But for driving down a paved road to a park and setting...
Re: control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 23 May 2006 21:02:07 -0400
> Meyers , made in Germany,is the only brand I have seen. All > the vendors have them.Maybe you can find a second brand on...
Re: Where is the rat??
Historical mailing list - *****************
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:02:07 -0500
...Only control where they net. Zoltan wrote: >I left the engine cover off for a couple of nights and now I can smell there...
Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:30:22 -0600
...I just tried one out which you plug into the back with USB and the car stereo controls the IPOD. Pretty slick......thing is...
Re: Wing mirror question
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:01:31 -0700
...In a forward-control van they are attached to the doors, as they are in = almost all modern small cars/trucks.
Re: [Syncro] dual battery isolator
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Aug 2004 23:54:46 -0400
...This step must be carefully controlled. Obviously this will not happen with alternator charging. Now for the relay control strategy! One method is to...
Vanagon Stealth Solar Set-up
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Fri, 22 May 2020 19:22:16 -0400
...I believe the 170w option would also fit! Next, I purchased plugs and connectors and 12g wire, as well as a Controller (to lead...
Re: Solar panel question
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 28 May 2015 22:22:26 -0500
...They are wired in parallel into a 30Amp MPPT charge controller. I have read that the different wattages isn't recommended as the MPPT...