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• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:09:47 -0400
  ...They >are like wedges, but with steps cut into the top. > >That, or doll house levelers. I'm fond of step blocks but I...
• Re: Possessed Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:25:46 -0700
  ...If you suspect the sensor, plug a 2K ohm resistor into the connector in place of the level sensor at the coolant bottle (everyone...
• Re: Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:36:55 +1000
  ...Coolant Level Hello, Within a month my coolant level has dropped from being right at the max mark to being half way between max...
• Re: Reed Switch/water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:03:34 -0800
  ...Actually much more precise than the 3-level stock >>indicator. The only drawback is the gauge is about 3" x 5", so kind of...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:24:05 -0700
  On 07/17/2012 04:13 PM, Karl Wolz wrote: > Wouldn't we also need to level the fridge (to say nothing of the...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:36:29 -0600
  Ya, My mistake, I meant one LED for Battery and Three LED's for water level. Trevor R. >> "My Van is a '91 GL...
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:38:32 -0700
  At 08:36 PM 9/1/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >...the level is up where it belongs in the coolant pressure bottle, >not...
• Re: air-cooled vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - George Lehman
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 11:44:07 -0400
  Hello, My 1982 westy has always wanted to cruise at 70-80, top speed around 85 at sea level on level ground. Accel has...
• Re: Expansion Tank Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:37:06 -0800
  It's a coolant level sensor. It causes the LED to blink when the coolant drops below a certain level. Mine blinks incessantly, as...
• Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:00:04 -0700
  ...This could be the coolant level sensor. Both sensors have been replaced and the coolant level is good. Barb 83 Westy Never regret. If...
• [NVC] Lift/leveling ramps
  Historical mailing list - Erik Lundberg
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:02:59 -0700
  I've seen lots of creative ideas here, but it's important to keep the lift/leveling ramps safe. What you are using looks...
• Re: Coolant level sensor problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 07:32:13 EST
  ...One your new coolant level sender could be defective too. The second is that you may have very small cracks around the hole where...
• Re: Oil pressure gauges and engine life
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 May 2012 21:35:48 -0700
  ...Both had a low oil >> level warning light in addition to the oil pressure gauge. The low oil >> level light > But they did have...
• Syncro Fuel Tank Level Sender should be available again soon!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:49:17 -0400
  ...The Syncro fuel tank level sender has been NLA for about two or three years now. No one has made an aftermarket replacement that...
• Re: Question about Weekend Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:20:29 -0500
  ...Those of you with Weekender rear seats that fold down - when folded, is the seat level with the rear floor of the bus, or...
• Re: [NVC] Lift/leveling ramps
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:48:25 -0500
  ...But campgrounds that require more than a little leveling are the second reason I carry it. It goes up in my westy's top...
• Re: Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:34:47 -0500
  The WBX is a bit twitchy regarding oil levels. The place to start is to get the oil level down to between the oil...
• Re: Water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:29:05 -0800
  ...For others reading this, is there a way to determine if my level sensor is bad vs the control panel? I don't want...
• Re: battery explosion
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sun, 9 May 1999 20:01:13 -0500
  ...1.) The electrolyte level must be low, exposing the plates.(can happen anyway, but the probability goes way down when the level is correct...
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:03:53 -0400
  ...Melting polar ice caps mean rising > >> sea levels. Rising sea levels mean more beaches. More beaches mean more > >> girls in thong bikinis sunning themselves...
• Re: Searching the Vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 13:36:36 -0700
  So what did you find about Dometic AND level? Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The...
• Need advice: 88 Westy fuel gauge
  Historical mailing list - Tim Talevich
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:13:29 -0800
  ...It registers fuel levels accurately to about the quarter full mark. Then, the gauge goes back to full. No, my wife did not fill...
• coolant level sensor qs??
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:20:50 EST
  ...my coolant level sensor has decided to start leaking around the threads. what kind of sealant can i use to fix this? is blue...
• Re: oil fill level.....
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 07:01:56 -0600
  ...it gets down to half a quart, it stays at that level. True before and after a rebuild and with regular and synthetic oil...
• ice melting (it IS Fryeday, right?)
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:33:52 -0600
  There is enough ice on land that, when it melts, it ends up raising the ocean levels. Case in point: Humans first crossed over...
• Coolant level sensor - repeat breakage
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:54:41 +0000
  I had a coolant level sensor develop a split late last year, I replaced it and now with less than 1,000 miles since...
• Re: uniko levelling ramps
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:43:09 -0800
  ...On 11/22/13, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > over on the IG16 forum they are talking about the Uniko levelling > ramps/blocks...
• Re: temp. gauge warning light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:11:49 -0500
  You could have an air bubble trapped somewhere in the cooling system and it affects the coolant level over time. But if the coolant...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Tue, 3 Mar 2015 17:52:41 -0500
  ...A/T problems -- fluid level high Honda is one exception Scott. Measured with engine off. Angus
• Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Sat, 11 May 2002 19:06:48 -0700
  ...notice that I occasionally have to top up the expansion tank level. I can't seem to find any leaks, but the coolant always...
• westy wiring woes
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:44:15 -0800
  ...When I flip the power to the water pump nothing happens -is this normal when the tank is empty? ALso the h20 level indicator...
• Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:06:07 -0500
  ...Top off your tank with gas can to a level denoted by a slight overflow (for example.) Run engine at idle for prescribed time...
• Re: Westy water tank level indicator fix?
  Historical mailing list - Russ Ottey
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:01:55 -0700
  ...the water level indicator light in my 82 westy seems to be stuck > one level above "empty". I'd assumed we were just low...
• Re: Running Hot?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 13:51:19 -0400
  ...How's the level in the coolant reservoir (in the engine compartment, not the one behind the rear license plate)? There's a level...
• Need help with blinking coolant overtemperature light
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 25 May 1998 19:05:04 -0400
  ...One message said that the coolent level sensor should read 31K to 65K ohms and that too much antifreeze could cause the light to...
• Re: Boston Bob Engine - Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 19:20:10 EDT
  ...While I am, fortunately, very uninformed as regards the water boxer engine, this idle vacuum level seems dangerously low. On my 8V 1.8L...
• coolant level control unit location
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:34:33 -0700
  ...Drillock - I need to identify which relay-looking unit is the Coolant Level Control unit in an 84 Vanagon. Not finding the info in...
• Re: Bus Depot site acting weird to you?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:03:59 -0700
  ...15.car2.Tustin1.Level3.net 4.79.142.41 , , United States 5 58.597 vl-3102-ve-133.ebr1.Tustin1.Level3.net 4.69...
• Re: Coolant down /No leaks
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 26 May 1998 07:39:23 -0700
  ...The final determination was that the rear heater valve was leaking at the shaft at an almost imperceptible rate, enough to cause the level...
• Re: coolent level sensor
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 19:24:19 -0500
  ...coolent level sensor I just had an '84 here that had the blinking coolant light thing. I found that the wire to the level...
• When Westies Fly ... was Frydae notsofunnies Nigerian businessmen
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:42:59 -0700
  ...On level ground at 8000' ASL into a 25mph headwind what should one expect for top speed in a fully loaded 89 westie? at...
• Re: Subject: Re: A question that I couldn't find in the FAQ, or the archives...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 11:58:33 -0400
  Have you tried the archives directly using as typed (dometic) and (level) in the body and not the subject? You can also search the...
• What about this for checking the battery level
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:08:47 -0800
  ...A/B switch so could toggle between the two to check levels https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07759SLYP?ref=em_1p_1_ti...
• Dometic fridge problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Roger Brant
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 23:24:02 -0700
  ...It turns out that the whole problem was its sensitivity to level ground, (which I was unaware of, being a mere newby and all...
• proper oil level in 2wd trans
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 00:57:38 +0000
  ...When refilling it , do I fill it to the bottom of the filler hole or is there another way to determine the oil level...
• Re: Second battery level voltages?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:48:49 -0500
  ...wrote: > On a 85 Westy, what the specifications are for > The Alternator max voltage? > The voltage levels for the Green, Yellow, and Red LEDs...
• Re: Syncro fuel level sending unit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 00:17:50 -0400
  Changing the fuel level sending unit on a Syncro is a big job. A new sending unit will cost you $135 to $165 US...
• Re: A question that I couldn't find in the FAQ, or the archives...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 21:00:59 -0700
  ...dometic level and then: dometic level unlevel and maybe: dometic unlevel happy reading. m ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small...
• Leveling shims for Vanagon springs
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 00:59:21 -0800
  ...I've been reading the archives about leveling solutions. One solution suggests leveling shims for the Vanagon springs to coorect the sway to the...
• Re: refilling tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 15:26:45 -0700
  ...Have van level and remove plug. Fluid level should be just to where it is starting to drain. I have used the tall plastic...
• bleeding bloody brakes - solved
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:59:48 -0800
  ...Took about 10 minutes clamped in a vise, and MC has to be level, which means reservoir won't be level and has to...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:53:10 -0700
  ...Once you have the gas on and the water level stable you should be able to plug the bleeder with little or no effect...
• Re: Westy water tank level indicator fix?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:21:31 -0800
  ...Westy water tank level indicator fix? > Folks: > > Quick Q: the water level indicator light in my 82 westy seems to be stuck > one level...
• Re: Ethylene Glycol Facts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:47:43 PDT
  ...just measuring pH then wouldn't the water wetter disguise low levels of DCA - and what is DCA - and do all phosphate free coolants...
• Re: Oil pressure gauges and engine life
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 May 2012 22:48:26 -0400
  ...Both had a low oil level >warning light in addition to the oil pressure gauge. The low oil level light But they did have...
• Re: Between the notches -- rudimentary oil level question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 22 May 2011 16:19:12 -0700
  ...PM 5/22/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > >If the oil level is at the bottom notch on the dip stick, how much > >should...
• tiico: oil level
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 13:35:38 -0800
  I'm having some issues with my oil level- how much oil do people typicially add? How long are your dipsticks and tubes? I...
• Level- up weekender table??
  Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:12:26 -0400
  ...My problem is that when its in open position, it doesn't rest at level, but rather at a slight downward angle. Is there...
• Coolant Level
  Historical mailing list - Peter Linsley
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 17:00:57 -0700
  Hello, Within a month my coolant level has dropped from being right at the max mark to being half way between max and min...
• Re: Thanks-Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Brien
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:19:24 -0800
  ...The wire colors and warning > module > connector pin numbers are the same as for 85. > > Mark > > John Bange wrote: > >> >> Your brake fluid level is...