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• Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 18:45:51 -0600
  ...It has two connection points on the pickup, which presumably the designers did to make it more reliable. It probably doesn't, as both...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:00:01 -0400
  ...But the brief instructions online say to "pour" the canister contents into the tank. It looks like they are saying to do that, remove...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:13:05 -0700
  ...While cracked >> or >> loose heads may also cause a combustion issue you are in deep trouble by >> the >> point the sniffer tests pick it...
• Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:04:07 -0800
  ...first time doing this job) > The caulking had failed, water just "poured" with a water hose to the > seam. As an aside, this area...
• Re: Leaking Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Mon, 27 May 2002 22:32:13 -0400
  ...Your points are very valid. I think I'll take your advice. Thanks! \/\/i!!y -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:13:06 -0500
  ...The heater was actually fitted into a coolant line, and circulated coolant whenever the temperature dropped below a set point. I've also seen...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:32:47 -0700
  ...9) I placed a 13mm 6-point socket on a socket extension, and spun it with an electric drill. 10) When it did not...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:32:54 -0700
  ...However, in prep for tomorrow, does anyone have pointers on where I should start looking? I took the tranny out and just got it...
• Re: Aircooled Lifter Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 22:09:51 -0600
  ...Removed and cleaned the strainer, installed new filter, poured in new oil 10/30w this time. She walked home about eight houses down in...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:46:54 -0700
  ...This may uncover > >damage > > > >> that'll point to a total overhaul; 'not checking' at this point in > >the > > > >> disassembly is a mistake. One that...
• My EB Breakdown Story
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:09:02 -0100
  ...Barely coast into a Sheetz parking lot and jump out to find smoke pouring from the back of the van! The exhaust is blazing...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:53:40 -0500
  ...well, 1 good point for the wasser.. """The real drawback is that you tend to have a higher frequency of engine repair than you...
• Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 22 May 2020 19:54:25 -0700
  Agreed - these are definitely not sound financial investments at this point in their well extended lives. I certainly could have bought several newer vehicles...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:27:02 -0400
  ...Rebuilder builds up the areas that were originally prone to cracking with extra material to remedy that original weak point. If I do the...
• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:46:53 -0700
  ...It might be a crucial small point that would save someone else some time and hassle. The engine quitting like it did may have...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:01:51 -0600
  ...You can't get it sucked out of > the > forward chamber. > So you would probably need to remove the res at that point and...
• Re: Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:24:37 -0400
  ...any pointers would be great. I've got a long list of google results for "vanagon running rich" which I'm pouring through now...
• TDD setback
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 18:16:04 -0500
  ...So, today I fill it up with coolant, hook up a few more wires, pour some new fuel in, check the oil, check the...
• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:17:02 -0700
  ...I had to shunt in new wires (these can be had with the female spades already installed) into the ECT connector at one point...
• Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:48:22 -0400
  ...It was at this point that I started noticing the tacho problem, which turned out to be the ECU, when replaced that problem immediately...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:12:13 -0700
  ...Not fun. > > Jim > > > On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Pour some ATF into the cylinders...
• Techron Saved My Tush (Was:Bus Bummed By Bad Gas)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 23:24:58 -0800
  ...At that point the engine died, and wouldn't start again. ARGHH!! 9 o'clock at night by the side of the road in...
• The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 16:48:33 -0700
  ...So we start by pouring 2 bottles of Techron in the fuel tank. Get back on the freeway, a little later the vanagon starts...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 20:49:50 -0700
  ...Tom On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:11 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > At some point VW changed the head torque...
• Dec 2 Post on Three Oil Changes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:46:47 -0600
  ...Removed and cleaned the strainer, installed new filter, poured in new oil 10/30w this time. She walked home about eight houses down in...
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified-cold starts!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:48:54 -0500
  ...Even the Mobil 1 15w-50 has a pour point of -38F. The lighter oils go even lower. The oil to water heat exchanger...
• Re: Running The Van Low On Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:21:52 -0400
  ...The return goes back near the pick-up point to keep the sump area filled so that even at low tank levels there is...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:46:49 -0400
  ...9) I placed a 13mm 6-point socket on a socket extension, and spun it with an electric drill. 10) When it did not...
• Re: Piston question...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:51:54 EDT
  ...Silicon added above this saturation point will precipitate out in the form of hard, primary silicon particles similar to the excess sugar in the...
• Re: questions about electric locks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 00:24:33 +0200
  ...it also locks the rear and side doors (these do not generally corrode to push, as their is no water pouring in on them...
• (2) 87 Vanagons 2.1L auto FOR SALE SOON w/lots of new and extra parts
  Historical mailing list - will hansen
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:16:34 -0800
  ...Then the last rains here sent a steady pour of dark syrupy water into our livingroom. I think you get the picture. Ever see...
• Re: Coolant temp warning light won't stop flashing - is my diagnosiscorrect?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 16:58:21 -0500
  ...When the coolant drops to the point the sensor prongs are exposed, the resistance between the two will increase towards infinity, and the light...
• Re: Need to cool off!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:46:05 -0500
  ...I have been known to point out that when I was young, "air conditioning" was a shade tree and a jug of water, and...
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines!
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:13:37 -0700
  Hi Frank, thanks for the pointer. As our road divas move into their 200Kmi plus dotage it is really valuable to have these hospice...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:30:18 -0600
  ...At this > point, I have not explored anything, as I was pretty tired when I got here. > Tomorrow, I'll see what gives. But...
• Re: is power steering fluid generic?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:38:56 -0400
  ...from a point between the two wheels and under the sliding door. It leaked fast - rapid drips, though not visibly pouring. I had plenty...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:32:06 -0800
  ...Now aircooled is different, and I dont know.I think > other vanagon valve bodys will fit(bentley tells for sure),but shift > points > will...
• Re: Amish and polution
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 16:49:52 -0500
  ...I was mearly pointing out that, unless we can demonstrate some actual, genuine **need** of the old inefficient Vanagons we all love there is...
• Re: My EB Breakdown Story
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:30:23 -0400
  ...Barely coast into a Sheetz parking lot and jump > out to find smoke pouring from the back of the van! The exhaust is blazing...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:24:28 -0700
  ...But the brief instructions online say to "pour" the canister contents into the tank. It looks like they are saying to do that, remove...
• Underseat storage bucket
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:48:56 -0500
  ...Take your tools, your tow strap and your block and tackle > and stick > 'em in the bucket. > I'm not sure what your point...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:31:30 -0500
  ...Not fun. > > Jim > > > On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Pour some ATF...
• Oil Level Issue and Comment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 22:36:26 EDT
  ...Interestingly, at the point about halfway between the full and add marks on the vanagon diesel dipstick, the oil level just came up to...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:43:24 -0600
  ...At this > > point, I have not explored anything, as I was pretty tired when I got here. > > Tomorrow, I'll see what gives. But...
• The Americans by Gordon Sinclair
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:19:41 -0400
  ...Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy, were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:47:12 -0500
  ...Killing obvious bottlenecks is where the real attention should be, if it gets to the point where the system is lacking obvious bottlenecks and...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 31 Oct 2015 15:22:04 -0400
  ...But the brief instructions online say to "pour" the canister contents into the tank. It looks like they are saying to do that, remove...
• Re: funny story
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 23:01:00, -0500
  ...In terms of releasing energy, pouring liquid >oxygen on charcoal is the equivalent of throwing a live squirrel >into a room containing 50 million...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:31:31 -0700
  ...Just clip your timing light on the #1 lead, point the > light at the mark and crank away. > > Pour some gas down its little...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:37:26 -0500
  ...While cracked > > or > > loose heads may also cause a combustion issue you are in deep trouble by > > the > > point the sniffer tests pick it...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:08:00 -0800
  ...At this point, I have not explored anything, as I was pretty tired when I got here. Tomorrow, I'll see what gives. But...
• Re: Oil Filters and Such-and-Such
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 10:19:17 -0500
  ...The first time it had sat for a week, its >lifters clacked to the point of scaring me. I went so far as installing...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:53:43 -0800
  ...as if there was no current to the starter.� At this point, I have not explored anything, as I was pretty tired when I...
• Re: Running Rich-Voltmeters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:12:55 -0400
  ...any pointers would be great. I've got a long list of google results for "vanagon running rich" which I'm pouring through now...
• Re: Showers Redux
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 21:28:48 -0800
  ...I extended the plastic tube so that I can put the water where it is needed rather than just have it pour over your...
• HOW WE MADE GASOLINE (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:15:53 -0500
  ...Two fifteen gallon barrels were filled with fresh oil and poured in the barrel. Then we started the fire about it. Before long fumes...
• Re: Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:58:11 -0600
  ...Next morning the hot oil was poured back into the engine, and shortly because everything was warm - start up, warmup, and takeoff came quickly...
• Re: cooperative Westy ownership?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:58:51 -0700
  ...Westy already, with plenty of sweat and $ poured into it. But there are lots of good points here for my neighbor to consider. Mark...
• Golf VR6 4Motion review - one for the sub fans
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:26:02 -0800
  ...And more to the point, why do men wear it? I seem to remember when I was 16 that splashing a handful of Denim...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 10:57:03 -0700
  ...One other point I'd like to make about VanagonEngineFires ~ I have spent time pondering why they seem to do so much destruction & have...