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• Re: coolant system pressure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:36:27 -0400
  On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Marius Strom <marstrom@microsoft.com> wrote: > I believe the cooling system is rated for a...
• Re: R 134 charging
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:49:27 -0400
  ...Even with the hot water you are looking at between 45 mins to an hour to charge four cans into the system. Ridiculous! I...
• Re: S&S Exhaust system, how bad????
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:58:15 -0800
  I have (2) complete S&S systems available with about 18 months on them, taken from parts vans. Headers and muffler as it comes...
• Re: Gulf coast oil bypass filter system.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 21:00:00 -0800
  ...Gulf coast oil bypass filter system. > Jonathan Bartlett was nice enough to send me some pictures of the oil > bypass system he installed on...
• Re: Exhaust system??????????Re: Images of the Orange/Yellow/Blue bus
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:06:52 -0700
  This is a non-catalyst system, similar to what used to be on air-cooled Beetle engines, and no, it would not cause the...
• Re: Overheating after on Road.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:44:25 -0700
  Perhaps there is some myth that the 86 and later 2.1 waterboxer cooling system is significantly better than the 1.9 wbxer cooling...
• Is a Battery Charger to run 12V systems from 120V OK?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Prouse
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 17:00:07 -0400
  In my last van, I took an automatic 50/10/2 amp battery charger and wired it into my electric system so that when...
• Re: Exhaust System Options
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:25:07 -0500
  Jeff, I replaced my exhaust system with Frank C's stainless system piece by piece as my old pipes rusted out. The header pipes...
• 1. Which 2.1 muffler? (6)
  Historical mailing list - Paul van Dyck
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 10:14:52 -0400
  I just had my mechanic install the GW SS complete exhaust system on my 2.1 Syncro. He said everything was great except he...
• Re: More 2.1L coolant system woes (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:58:28 -0600
  Would you like to locate the weakest area in your cooling system fast? Chase down a Snap On dealer and purchase a expansion tank...
• Dometic Fridge propane operation stuff
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:21:19 -0700
  The Dometic fridge model used in our Westys uses a very common propane control system. The same system is found in many other gas...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 28 May 2002 10:38:19 -0400
  ...The > exhaust system is horrible. Apparently, a PO was in Mexico, suffered > problems, and had a mechanic bastardize the system any way he could...
• Re: Digijet = K-Jetronic?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:34:27 -0700
  ...You also get to read about Bosch systems used on a wide variety of cars, including CIS and Motronic. I purchased this book when...
• ETKA and the Vanagon AC system
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:49:57 -0500
  Volks, I'm readying to work on the AC system of my '88 GL and have been looking at the ETKA Illustrations. The specific...
• Brake Light Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 13:01:10 EDT
  ...The orginal owner's must have been a bit paranoid about theft since there are no less than 2 remenants of alarm systems on...
• for sale: complete westfalia a/c systems, and front overhead a/c systems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 May 2006 11:02:29 EDT
  ...this is the OEM stock system that is in the overhead rear cabinet. the system can be added to any year westy.. comes with...
• engine pushing exhaust into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - John Mosley
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 06:20:51 -0500
  What is the best way to find out which cylinder is leaking exhaust into the coolant system? thanks jack 91 GL 84 wolfsburg
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:32:43 -0800
  ...Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L > > >> There is no carburetor that will come close to a FI system, even a FI >> system...
• Re: subu conversion
  Historical mailing list - steven brendemuehl
  Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:28:47 -0500
  ...Dual Overhead Camshaft design (DOHC) Fuel System Sequential multi-port fuel injection system Ignition System Direct ignition system; platinum-tipped spark plugs Engine Management...
• Re: Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. nonEurospec
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 17:48:57 -0800
  ...The Digifant II system, which is the same system that Eurospec uses, is a very simple system to convert for use in a Vanagon...
• Re: A/C Conversion
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 08:14:11 -0700
  ...If you are familiar with automotive air conditioning systems, its a pretty easy system to work on provided you have the proper tools. The...
• Re: found some freon 12 should I recharge old AC
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:20:52 -0700
  ...You will need about 1,300 > grams to fill an empty system. AC systems are magic. Even under pressure > they somehow manage to get...
• Re: 2.1 Wasser Boxer exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:37:50 -0500
  > Just in case I have go this route - what is the least > expensive new EXHAUST SYSTEM for my 91 GL? That would be our...
• Re: Repost: Gnarlie's electrical system
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:58:41 -0700
  ...Gnarlie's electrical system > OOPS! Wrong URL, here it is for real: > > http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Vanagon/Electrical/System.html > > --Gnarlie
• Re: Digifant II... ?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 20:14:31 -0800
  ...Bentley says it has the Digifant II fuel injection system... How similar is the Vanagon system Digifant F/I to what's in this...
• Re: power locks: + mode, - mode or vacuum?? wireless entry system install
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:27:42 +0000
  ...Keep me > from actually having to use my electrical > troubleshooting skills and somebody tell me about the > power lock system. > > A + system applies 12V...
• Re: Behr AC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Hosick
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 00:35:11 -0700
  I know the behr is a good system. I'm sure that this one was not dealer installed. The lines to the compressor weren...
• Engine Coolant Corrosion Inhibitor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Apr 1997 01:49:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Engine Coolant Corrosion Inhibitor When the coolant in your system begins to break down, it forms acids that eat away the metal in the...
• What might be wrong with this AC system?
  Historical mailing list - Killer Banshee Productions - Kriss De Jong
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:23:18 -0700
  ...He told me originally that he flushed the system. Now he says that the only way to get rid of the contamination is to...
• Re: AC - Again! '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:42:24 +0000
  ...Ken On Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 2:39 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > The AC system has not been run for at...
• Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:36:43 -0700
  Sounds like a blown head gasket or cracked head, either letting combustion gases into the cooling system. The combustion gases are 1000s of psi...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 19:38:37 -0400
  At 06:56 PM 5/10/2016, John Rodgers wrote: >something goes wrong in the system. But it would be interesting to know >what...
• Behr AC System - Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:46:53 -0500
  ...pulling a BEHR AC system? > > So I bought an 85 parts van the other day, mainly because it has a BEHR in dash AC...
• Sound system modification
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:00:33 -0500
  ...For now my web page is more "Westy Travel" oriented but I have a small Section on the "sound system" and "interior lighting", later...
• Duracool - from Canada
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:16:36 -0500
  Helo Volks, Living in SW Florida, the constant heat can be stressful on myself and my AC system. By chance - I came across two...
• Re: Bus Depot S&S exhaus system
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 08:14:03 EST
  I have this system on my van and I like it. It is a little louder than stock but you get used to it...
• Bleeder valve Function?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:40:18 EDT
  Hello list, In my seemingly never-ending quest to diagnose/repair cooling system, I have onew more question. Does the bleeder valve in the...
• Re: Elemental Mods Report
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 5 May 2008 13:58:54 -0400
  ...The systems found on models through '85 (and some '86s) were dealer or port of entry installations and don't have them (unless a...
• Exhaust system headers...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 16:34:14 -0700
  So what is the word on that header system being designed for the 2.1 motor? Also what is the exhaust gas temp before...
• Re: What might be wrong with this AC system?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:11:58 -0400
  Tell him to install a filter/muffler in the system right befroe the compressor. This will prevent the problem, the way it should have...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 25 May 2005 10:32:55 -0400
  ...Keep the system >>> lubricated, keep that precious and 'expensive' R12 in >>> the system. My plans seemed to be working, until >>> we hit record highs...
• Re: stainless exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 08:05:04 EDT
  ...As I look at purchasing yet another entire exhaust system for my 83.5, I am regretting not having purchased the set of stainless...
• Re: R134 A/C conversion kits
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 24 May 1999 20:16:15 -0500
  ...A seized compressor can often spray bits of metal through the system, causing repeated failures. Also, 10 year old ac systems usually have a...
• Discharging A/C system
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Shiaman
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 21:09:53 -0700
  Listees - Does anyone know of a safe way to discharge a/c system? I don't have a lot of tools nor budget for...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:12:27 -0600
  ...A quick install into my van, then vacuuming out the system evaporates any solvent left in the system. Then I added oil, and charged...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:58:00 -0400
  ...I haven't taken the system off for inspection.... yet. Also, my exhaust system has a dent in it right after the O2 sensor...
• Re: Purge the cooling system, NO VENT IT!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:14:10 EST
  Always these machinations to remove the air from the Vanagon coolant system. Spending days in the hope that the internal aeration of the coolant...
• Re: S&S Exhaust system, how bad????
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:22:14 -0800
  The S&S system is crap. Save your $ for the OEM system and save your energy for negotiating with your wife. In the end...
• Re: brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:31:03 -0700
  ...Or if the switch is > unscrewed > while the system is not under pressure can it bee done with little > spillage. > If this works must...
• Re: A/C tune-up time
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:09:15 -0600
  My 91 has an R12 system. Has anyone done a modification to 134A?? Does the whole system have to be changed, i.e. hoses...
• Re: Need some help.
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:34:44 -0400
  Worrisome, isn't it? First, it's rats in the ventilation systems, now, cats in the exhaust system! Chrysler minivans are starting to look...
• bleeding system
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 07:06:39 -0400
  ...do i need to bleed the whole system? thanks, dan
• Gnarlie's electrical system revealed!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 16:14:28 -0600
  So many people have asked me about my electrical system that I made a page describing it: http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Vanagon/Electrical/Electrical...
• Re: Coolant reservoir full; Overflow tank empty?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 01:02:17 -0400
  ...Is it required to bleed the system after replacing the >thermostat? Not much fluid was released and the temp seemed to >behave normally afterward...
• Re: coolant system pressure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:51:49 -0700
  re "cooling system reaches approximately 15 PSI on every drive that is sufficiently long to heat the engine and coolant to full operating temperature...
• How to bleed power steering system?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 00:06:20 +0000
  ...I think I need to bleed the system as I'm getting a "whine" from the steering rack. How do I bleed the system...
• Exhaust system on Eurospec and Detlev 5cyl conversions
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 19:52:52 -0800
  I haven't heard anyone comment on the quality of the exhaust systems in the Eurospec and Detlev conversions. Since the SouthAfrikans developed factory...
• Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 May 1999 21:17:24 -0400
  ...The Digifant is a modified Motronic system, while the Digijet is a stock L-Jetronic system which uses conventional vacuum and centrifugal ignition timing...
• Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:05:59 -0700
  >Incidentally, this helps illustrate why the trend is always toward higher >system voltages: the power losses in the wiring are equal to I^2...
• Re: Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. nonEurospec
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 23:23:28 EST
  ...I paid for one and a half of these exhaust systems and have more than 1.5 years on the current system with no...