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Re: oil: time or miles?
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Sat, 4 May 2002 11:22:37 -0700
...If time wasn't so short you could send in a sample from your crankcase and have it analyzed. This would be excellent info...
That closet door thing (was: Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:40:24 -1000
...i have the grey interior in my '87 syncro westy and it has >the blocked closet door. i hate the idea of cutting it...
Re: Regarding Input on Buying 2.1L Advice...
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Sun, 8 Jun 2003 08:55:20 -0700
...Be very sure the whole block and heads are fully flushed with water and effort employed to drain both sides. Before removing or tearing...
Re: Fridge/pump fuse problem
Historical mailing list
Wed, 09 Jul 1997 16:03 -0600 (MDT)
...If all goes well, when you reconnect the shorted wire/component, the fuse will pop. At this point, it only remains to examine the...
Re: Temp high, no fan ...
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:53:07 -0800
There is a large red wire behind the fuse block which connects to a yellow connected which feeds the fan. Mine was corroded and...
Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Fri, 23 May 2014 14:33:29 -0400
...cooler adapter on the filter boss, I find the exhaust is blocking the filter because it has a different exhaust and doesn't use...
Re: 2 litre align bore
Historical mailing list
Mon, 08 May 1995 00:51:49 +0600
>Greetings all > >I have a second hand 2 litre short block which I intend >rebuilding and fitting into an 1800 Kombi camper. > >Upon dismantling...
Need Front Seats '76 Westi (Faded Yellow or Orange Bus)
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Thu, 16 Jan 1997 00:02:54 -0500
...Best Regards, Jeff and here are the details of a faithful friend: '76 Westie running in OK condition, 35K on short block, 120K on...
Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:13:24 -0800
...t complete, but IIRC, I put a ~4" block under each end. I also shortened the whole thing. Type of winch I used: http...
Re: LVC: Wheel Bearing Press Requirements
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 09:16:29 -0600
So far as front wheel bearings and races go, for removal and replacement, my press is a block of wood(oak), a brass drift...
Re: 2.1 engine pull: which coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 29 Jun 2003 10:48:46 -0700
...From there, one short, > smaller-diameter hose goes into the block, and a large-diameter one drops > down and under the engine back to...
Dealer repair disaster '89 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Thu, 1 May 2003 09:38:48 -0700
...Short block aftermarket motor and all coolant hoses for $1731 (regularly would be $4075), no compensation for tow back to them. Motor warranty 12...
Re: More questions as the rebuild progresses
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 23:16:43 -0700
...You will have just replaced a perfectly good short block with one that has no compression. If you get new rings, take the cylinders...
Re: 85-86 westy seat rails in an 83?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:52:37 -0400
...I was starting with passenger-van > rails which had to be shortened, so I'm sure I chose the shortening point > based on reaching...
Re: oil temps- was Air scoops
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:43:36 -0500
...turn, may have a bearing on a cooler >block?...i.e., coolant and oil temps. > >Shortly after buying this van ('02), I put a...
Re: Eurovan engines...was: Re: Which is it?
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 07:05:21 -0500
Robert, IIRC, you are using the later 2.0 short block with a counter flow head. From all that I have read, you may...
hyper-extended drivers door. Need help
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 08:52:17 -0700
...pushed back? 2) I shortened the door strap -no dice 3) I put washers under the internal door stop block thing. It helped a...
Re: WAS Change fuel hose from tank to pump NOW stopping smaller lines
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:59:12 -0700
...cut it short, like 2 inches.. smash or flatten the cut end .. and there's your hose blocker offer. On 10/12/2013 6...
Re: Lighting ideas for cargo area?
Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:35:25 -0800
...Doesn't block any rear view. Here's a pic of mine. http://www.oz.net/~tyg/TyG/images/Westy/rearlght.jpg Ty Graham...
'83 water-boxer for sale
Historical mailing list - John Unger
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 14:03:55 -0500
...The engine is a short block rebuild that was installed at ~145,000 miles and runs strongly. A rebuilt transaxel was put in at...
did i do that
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:54:53 -0800
...went to tighten alternator and discovered reason for belt toss the bolt fastened to block under alt had broken free of block by breaking...
Re: Of Mice and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:35:42 -0400
...The whole idea of fuses is to protect the entire positive side of the circuit from accidental shorting to chassis ground, which could cause...
Re: Vanagon Diesel Advice
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:39:06 -0700
...My experience was a short ride-20-30 miles only... but during that ride in the southern CA mtns, we were flipped-off repeatedly...
Re: Platinum Cat Heater while mobile?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 22:09:23 -0800
...Block heater is working, > cold start problem is fixed so I am ready for the colder weather to come. > My question is can the...
Re: How do I know my new aftermarket steering wheel is safe?
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:00:00 -0700
...it still just interlocks fully (maybe 1/16th short of a full interlock) but theoretically it could protrude 1/2 inch more as overlap...
Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:13:42 -0700
...I was wondering Larry if you had tried welding a short piece of 3/4" or 1" steel strap at 90 degrees to the...
Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:45:57 -0700
...hopefully the sender isn't shorted out or damaged somehow. or gouge for that matter. are you sure the yellow/black wire it a...
Boxer rebellion revisited (Tii content, kinda long)
Historical mailing list - se7en
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:13:28 -0700
...I made the decision to paint the block as rust never sleeps. Where am I at now? I now have a bare short block...
Re: You won't be hearing from me again.
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:57:30 -0700
i have a send blocking capability on my server. have just added it to mine jimt On Wednesday, Nov 13, 2002, at 17:27...
Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:09:49 -0400
...Could you use preformed steel brake lines between two fuel rail blocks? You still would have the short hoses connecting the injectors though. Good...
Re: 87 2.1 loss power
Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:10:42 -0400
...I put one lead on > the braid and one test lead on the block and I get an almost solid short. > Where does this...
Re: CIS fuel injection, Inline 4 conversion.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:18:11 -0700
...distribution block to the injectors way over on the left. The > lines > run alongside eachother, and right over the alternator. Long story short, > the...
Re: Reply from AT&T/BellSouth Part I
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 19 May 2008 20:38:22 -0500
...Then visit >> http://worldnet.att.net/general-info/bls_info/block_admin.html to request >> a removal of the block. Most requests for removal...
Re: corrosion & anodes (long)
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:37:43 -0500
...Aluminum head on cast iron block (eg. VW I4 in Diesel Vanagon): The two electrodes are shorted through the headbolts. Rapid corrosion can take...
FS at EB
Historical mailing list - Nemo, the Bus Captain
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:24:21 -0700
...Cooper Mastercraft R/D's almost new (2 mounted, 2 unmounted) Short block out of 1800cc 74 Apparently good (no holes or visible cracks...
Re: model year differences?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:34:12 -0800
...Before--simple fuse block > with the old-style ceramic fuses; after--very complicated > fuse block with modern-style fuses and wiring harness plugs > on...
Re: Oil Filter Tube Mount Removal?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 10 May 2010 12:02:09 -0700
...This item is just a short pipe "nipple" threaded into the > block > on one end and the oil filter threads onto the other end...
Re: Can Coolant be flushed this way?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 8 May 1999 09:37:23 EDT
...Then I unhook the two heater lines on the right of the engine and flush through the block using the supply line that feeds...
Re: Sprung a leak!
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Wed, 3 Jul 2013 12:00:15 -0700
if you join the two hoses you create a short circuit ..reducing flow to front heater core. I have not seen that blocking the...
Re: Daily Update On My Injectors
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:13:01 -0700
...It had spark. (Verified by pulling a plug lead and attaching it to a new plug grounded to the block and spinning the starter...
Re: Syncro Engine Block Heater Mystery Solved!! (long story, happy en ding)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:01:23 -0700
...Doesn't heat up the block. It does not do a good enough job to enable >good starting in our winters. > >We have really...
Re: Shipping an engine to Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:34:41 -0500
...block, you would likely need stiffer wood. The tope was screwed on in 10 placess with long deck screws and reinforced with short stubs...
Re: Help Doctor's, My baby is sick!
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 12:18:29 -0800
...I was going on a short trip and was just > pulling away from the curb and accelerating through the gears when, without > warning, the...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:58:10 -0700
There used to be block heaters available for Bay Window vans (aircooled) that went into the drain plate. I think I still have one...
Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:30:45 -0500
...right away where the short was. ;-) BA6 diagram in Bentley is only for 2.1l with the new fuse block, so no help with...
Re: electric plug in engine block
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:08:34 -0700
...electric plug in engine block Hi All - What's that electric plug going into the engine block? It's near the coolant drain plug...
Syncro Engine Block Heater Mystery Solved!! (long story, happy en ding)
Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 17:44:55 -0400
...After some particularly cold weather back in February, I started trying to find out about getting a block heater for my '90 syncro who...
My 86 Syncro for sale in WA
Historical mailing list - John Connors
Sun, 14 Dec 2003 23:31:48 EST
...In short, the engine according to a local mechanic is completely useless. The Syncro has a little over 200 K miles but I'm...
Re: 1.9L WBX to 2.1L WBX -
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:46:36 -0800
...Either the rods must be changed to shorter ones or pistons must be changed to ones that have the piston pin closer to the...
Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Wed, 6 Apr 2016 13:12:12 -0700
...feels blocked > from accessing second or fourth and if I apply pressure I get the unhappy > sound of gears grinding. I shortened up the...
Re: Cold Start
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Oct 94 10:45:06 EDT
...Finally had it towed to a garage to warm up, then went to the nearest dealer for a block heater. The next morning it...
Re: leaking head gasket Question
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:51:12 -0600
...to remove the shield :-( ) Run it up on some small, secure blocks so that you can get under there and watch when it is...
Re: High Idle until warm
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:32:36 -0500
...When I start the van the idle is around 1000 rpm - however once I start driving down the block and then put in the...
Re: FRAM specualtion re pressure
Historical mailing list
Thu, 1 Aug 1996 23:56:42 -0400
...up and collect at the bottom of the block, especially if car was run for short distances in winter. I hope this gives some...
Last few procedures to complete my 85 engine overhaul!!!!
Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:36:04 -0800
...system? (The previous owner has a short hose on the top of this valve with a bolt blocking the hose.) Page 24.24b in...
Re: That closet door thing (was: Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:43:34 -0700
...i have the grey interior in my '87 syncro westy and it has the >> blocked closet door. i hate the idea of cutting it...
Re: That closet door thing (was: Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:47:36 -0700
...i have the grey interior in my '87 syncro westy and it has >> the blocked closet door. i hate the idea of cutting it...
Re: 85-86 westy seat rails in an 83?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:08:41 -0500
...I was starting with passenger-van > > rails which had to be shortened, so I'm sure I chose the shortening point > > based on reaching...
Re: '88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input
Historical mailing list
Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:51:15 +0000
...thrown a belt and, as Dennis Haynes has said, every mile/block/short drive is going to cost another $1,000.00 per unit...
R rear heater blowout - stranded
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:47:03 -0600
Not a great idea as this just creates a "short circuit" for the hot coolant to bypass the trip up to the radiator and...