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• Re: NEW Springs for Vgn (incl Syncro) - Lowered, Taller, & Stock
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 10:48:06 -0700
  ...To search all of our spring options, go to www.busdepot.com and type in the words vanagon coil spring in the left menu...
• Re: TACH SIGNAL-Please elaborate
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 11:25:39 -0800
  ...Can I deduce from your message that the tach connection is just a matter of running a line (what size wire?) from the coil...
• Preparations for Rough Roads
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:00:20 -0700
  ...2 shock absorbers 2 coil springs Drive joint boots with fasteners CV Boot Kit, front outer, Syncro 1 spring strut and rubber buffer Gearbox...
• Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:59:24 -0700
  ...it's the angle that's formed by the dropped suspension that makes the whole thing difficult - the coil spring is pushing things down...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 23:56:04 -0700
  ...a spring, the force required to compress the spring is > not the > >same all the way to the point where the coils bind, is...
• Re: weight of poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 14:23:54 -0800
  ...The coil counter springs have a large affect. Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Coil Fires, 7.5KOhms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:33:52 -0400
  ...with the inertia from the coil behind it, it very rapidly charges the capacitor, storing energy in the "spring." The current drops extremely rapidly...
• Parting out advice
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:32:06 -0400
  ...I imagine I'll loose the trailing arm and the coil springs and shocks, front and rear. What about that bearing box or gear...
• Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:23:29 -0700
  ...Clamped the coils and released the shock, then dropped > the A-arm, making some room at the top of the spring to add two...
• suspension and brakes upgrade for 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 11:30:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...and for the suspension, maybe dual rate(like the dirt-track racing pickups) or variable rate(if they are available) coil springs with Rancho...
• 83.5 won't start
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 1 May 2007 11:08:21 -0600
  OK, time for my annual spring ritual of a wbx that won't start. It's been sitting since November. Battery is charged, 30...
• Re: stripped stud hole
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 22:54:35 -0400
  ...Plus, most kits come with several springs/coils so you have one for next time! Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bradley Flubacher" <flubach@HOME.COM...
• AC questions - 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 7 Jul 2020 16:55:09 -0400
  ...This spring, the system was working pretty well, but when I attempted to add 134a, it didn�t appear to take it. Now, it...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 06:13:25 -0400
  I doubt that you are pulling out pieces of Heli-Coil. If they fail, they will come out as one continuous wire. Oversized, self...
• Re: 1.8T conversion OBDII [was:Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?]
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:22:00 EDT
  ...I did a stint on Just Answer last spring in the VW section. Most of the problems people were having with the newer VWs...
• Re: Lifting 2WD Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 15 Jul 2021 18:12:11 +0000
  ...Several months ago I purchased the GW Coil Spring bundle for 2wd. I installed the rear springs only and waited on the front. Now...
• SOLD Re: [Syncro] FS: '86 syncro transmission core, front springs, complete set OME shocks, Airlift
  Historical mailing list - Kerry Stanley
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:24:06 -0500
  ...not that much - $150 > > Airlift kit for rear springs - Air Lift 1000 Rear; Coil Spring Leveling Kit. This is the basic kit without the...
• Re: 60,000 volt coil?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 18:03:54 -0700
  ...McKinley wrote: > > Feel like something *shocking* tonight? What if I use the Pertronix Ignitor > (instead of points) and a 60,000 volt coil? Will...
• Re: Syncro springs and shocks (long)
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 10:38:35 -0700
  ...Again, VW is the > sole supplier of these parts. > > Once coil springs sag, they are rendered useless. If they have a > model, they can...
• power steering
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:53:07 -0400
  ...against the tank wall at the return line port by a coil spring. I have fixed many sluggish power steering systems by merely changing...
• Re: Results - Tach installation & more questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:11:18 -0700
  ...not going to the coil? > > How does the speedometer work? My question is, does it matter what the > spring tension is on the indicator...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:45:14 -0700
  ...coil spring which I bought from syncro.org. > > So let say you are right and I must change the shock and > the coil spring...
• Propane Expert Eye Needed: Supply Line To Dometic Fridge (pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:30:00 -0700
  ...a coil out of soft copper. Granted no 90* bends, but no flat spots save for where it was tweaked w/o spring. It...
• Re[2]: VW Crewcab Syncro classifieds
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 08:42:28 -0800
  ...Does anyone know of, or if, there are spacers available that go under the rear coil springs of the Van/Westy to counteract the...
• Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:21:11 -0700
  ...So, I jacked it up under the bottom of the a-arm, compressing the spring at the right rear. Clamped the coils and released...
• Re: stripped stud hole
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 22:22:57 -0400
  ...Plus, most kits come with several springs/coils so you have one for next time! Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bradley Flubacher" <flubach@HOME.COM...
• Re: Vanagon Springs (Bus Depot Mis leads again!)
  Historical mailing list - S Stones
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:01:42 -0500
  ...the process! There is NOTHING similar >about the springs at all. >Steve Schwenk Are they coiled? Are they made of steel? Will you damn...
• New ideas, new products
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:52:53 -0700
  ...The spring pushes against the towel roll, keeping them secure in the breeze. Two new products from 3M/Scotch. A transparent duct tape they...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Test for Condition?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 10:26:28 -0700
  ...I seem to remember having a screwdriver jammed into the coil spring and levering down on the tire, but I can't really remember...
• Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 00:54:53 -0400
  ...Clamped the coils and released the shock, then dropped > > the A-arm, making some room at the top of the spring to add two...
• Continuing saga of symptoms imitating vanagon syndrome--85 westy
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:04:18 -0700
  ...coil,swapped hall control,wiggeled wires,wiggeled ignition switch,checked all over for vacuumn leaks, gapped throttel switch,put a new return spring on...
• Re: Front Spring install
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 13:41:31 -0800
  ...what I use are long threaded bolts with cast iron hooks on the end ..they are spefically made to compress coil springs. I have...
• Re: rough running
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:09:03 -0400
  ...This wheel tightens or loosens the coil spring to the wiper arm, and is responsible for the mixture at higher speeds. At least as...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:25:42 -0400
  ...A better relay with a larger coil and real spring may be better suited for this application. I can't imagine the Jetta ignition...
• Re: Front heater never shuts off
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 25 May 2024 17:40:16 +0000
  Yes, I am using Amazon "motorized" valves.  Purpose was to turn on hot coolant through homemade copper coils into a 5 gallon aluminum stock...
• Re: 84 Westy -- Shock Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:43:57 -0700
  ...rear is an easy option, since the shock goes through the coil spring in the front suspension ) won't hurt a thing...........should even...
• Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 2 May 2005 19:07:44 -0400
  ...The ammonia lines are next to the flue and get heated up (increasing the pressure) by the flame (or heating coils of the AC...
• Re: Gap of Sparks - Note correction
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 23:36:49 -0600
  ...find weak counterweight > springs that will cause too fast advance. > Someone just mentioned that the point set and electronic ignition > coils > are the same...
• Re: Missing Problem on Ljet Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:17:18 -0500
  Well, after going through the entire ignition including a new coil, the missing persisted. I also checked FI components, changing out the fuel pressure...
• Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Jun 1996 11:32:35 -0700
  ...Why did you hear the Isolator is not good?" Among continuous duty relays, some require constant constant actuating coil current to stay either engaged...
• The DoKa is back, with a buzz !
  Historical mailing list - Mick's freeserve
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:17:51 -0000
  ...What started as replacing a broken front coil spring, then looking at my noisy exhaust, ended with the saw and dropping the motor to...
• Re: Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:44:29 -0700
  I had a badly corroded coil to distributor wire cause this on mine recently. The spring clip (post style on my '85) was missing...
• Re: 88 GL _ no start - Is it fixed - or is it?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 11:13:41 -0700
  I had a similar issue with that wire at the coil end. Mine are the old pin type, and the spring clip was missing...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:09:55 +0200
  ...Also check the coils for breaks ! Do the check in all four corners, a loose front end is many times the result of rear...
• Re: Robert Ueltzen Harsh suspension
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Wed, 4 Feb 2015 13:09:11 -0800
  ...I feel like I am down to the spring replacement as the last element that could improve the suspension compliance. Can coil springs become...
• Re: [Vibrations at 2600, 3600 rpm]
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 23:16:18 MST
  ...So far, we have had the rear CV's replaced, the fronts repacked, the passenger front coil spring replaced, the power steering lines replaced...
• Re: Floppy mirror...any fixes that actually work?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 16:58:30 -0400
  ...But once you find that you have to tighten to where the coils of the spring bind together, the reason is as Malcolm stated...
• Re: Bilstein b6 Syncro front shock perch spacers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 25 Apr 2020 17:28:45 -0700
  ...spacers) I don’t need the top of coil spacers. > > I made two sizes of spring perch spacers because... well I made the thinner...
• Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 22:18:24 -0700
  ...2 shock absorbers > 2 coil springs > Drive joint boots with fasteners > CV Boot Kit, front outer, Syncro > > 1 spring strut and rubber buffer > > Gearbox...
• FS 2.1 L engien complete - good xondition
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 16:06:06 -0500
  ...The water pump was new last spring. If anyone is interested - I am in Burlington Ontario and would be willing to arrange pallet and...
• Re: Syncro springs and shocks (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 23:13:28 -0700
  ...Again, VW is the >sole supplier of these parts. > >Once coil springs sag, they are rendered useless. If they have a >model, they can...
• misfirin' monday blues...
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 13:59:37 +0000
  ...Bonus was the warm, sunny spring morning. Ocassional misfire hinted at maybe replacing the spark plug wires, check the platinums at some point over...
• Questions about Vanagon springs
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 15:47:57 EDT
  ...spring at the top and the bottom were clearly completely useless as they were collapsed down to the thicker spring (the original VW coil...
• Re: Air lift best rear spring bags
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 17:37:37 -0400
  ...I believe folks say it comes out the side between the spring coils. I ordered from Amazon as the cost was about $60.00...
• Re: Air lift best rear spring bags
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 9 Sep 2015 16:45:45 -0400
  ...The bags are very tough & will expand up & down to fill the coil > space even though it looks like the seams should be perpendicular...
• Re: vanagon off-road capable?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 10:33:53 -0700
  ...Vanagons have A-arms and coil springs up > front and trailing arms and coils in the rear. The old torsion bars and > trailing arms...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:40:05 -0700
  ...a larger coil and real spring may be better suited for > this application. I can't imagine the Jetta ignition coil needing so much...
• 83.5 push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 96 17:48 CST
  ...The replacements are two-piece with springs. > am hoping this means that someone has put new ones in. If this > is true, did they...
• Re: Re[2]: VW Crewcab Syncro classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 17:55:08 +0100
  ...available that go under the > rear coil springs of the Van/Westy to counteract the inevitable spring > sag?, i.e., raise the rear to...
• Re: Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 16:25:31 -0800
  ...Do not use a $29.95 coil spring compresser from J.C. Whipme, or Harbor Freight. Very dangerous energy is stored when compressed enough...