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• Re: 1993 Westfalia - van cover?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 2 Apr 2023 08:13:53 -0700
  ...got it completely refurbished with body work completed and new paint splashed on it. Still not yet completed - but I think maybe by the...
• Re: Wet Running Issues.....again :(
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:08:10 +1000
  ...I would have liked it more if the bus had been driving around and could have had a big splash to the underside (it...
• Re: mystery hose (FUEL TANK)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:12:38 -0800 (PST)
  ...The rust-through on my 82' resulted in gasoline soaking (via splashing) the centerline air vent (cardboard). The fumes subsequyently would fine there way...
• Engine out, Part 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Aug 1996 21:31:24 -0400
  ...Hey, anyone else going to the Summer Splash (or whatever its called) VW show off the NJ Parkway in Berkeley Twp. tomorrow. I think...
• Re: Possible...Overheating-Rebuilding engines.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:34:33 -0400
  ...Turns out the wheel splashed oil on the piston. I learned to pay attention to detail and ask questions. I did get it to...
• RE: Oil on the rear window!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 May 97 03:55:43 UT
  The cam is lubricated properly from splash. There are no engines that submerge a camshaft intentionally. Too much windage causes heat build up and...
• Re: Runaway Dieselbox!
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 20:39:13 -0700
  ...It has a plastic splashguard under the valve cover, too. I'm > at a loss though, and so is my buddy who runs a...
• coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:11:59 -0700
  ...High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash
• Re: Cleaning Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:17:37 -0500
  ...Use a brush to loosen up the crap? Its not one of those splash it on then use a hose to hose it off...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:03:14 -0600
  ...splash shield on the drivers side with little difficulty. > Because of the way I did the plumbing, I could not make the splash shield...
• fuel leak - or not...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:00:40 -0700
  ...But maybe half a dozen times over the last year, I've started it and then noticed a drip from the splash pans that...
• Re: 1.9 low power problem
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:56:24 -0800
  ...Also, am I supposed to have and splash guards around the engine? Seems to be hole to mount some on both side in the...
• '56 Kombi Update
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jul 1995 01:59:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Acid dipped the new bumper brackets and splash guards and painted them. Painted the back and "tire area" of six wheels, of which the...
• Re: 1.9 low power problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:14:40 -0500
  ...Mike Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > The splash shields are nice to have on there, but they don't really do that > much. Not likely...
• Syncro Rotors & Air Filters are back!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 19:18:22 -0500
  ...Also I got in about a dozen more of those heavy-duty Syncro air filters that made such a splash on the list last...
• Re: Antifreeze leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 21:30:04 -0400
  ...Sure enough off the lower shroud back bolt on the left hand side was a drop of something that splashed on the ground. I...
• Re: autoTRANSMISSION rapidly leaking in 90
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:49:07 -0800
  ...the rebuilt heads but now the > darned transmission is spilling and splashing trans > fluid all over the place. > > I know very little about transmissions...
• Re: 1.9l 85gl water pump weep hole
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:47:12 -0400
  ...Three years ago my 84 > started leaking from above the splash plates just weeks before a > long-planned 2000 mile trip. I ended up...
• Re: Running Empty "Light" - Re: Syncro "reserve" fuel capacity (no vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 08:19:35 -0500
  ...even though you fill the tank to the point of back splash, it's >not really full once it settles. > >Now, over the years...
• Coolant level changes day to day
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:36:08 -0500
  ...the max and about half way up the cap with a splash of coolant on the ground where i guess it bypassed the water...
• Re: sounds like bad valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:30:56 -0500
  ...Remove the splash shield on the underside of the cylinders. Violently remove the push rod tube for that valve. Pull out the lifter and...
• Re: Vanagon Traction
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:09:38 -0600
  ...I > use four gutter downspout splash blocks on top of the > engine compartment to get around the Colorado mtns in > the snow now. > > I...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:35:58 +0000
  ...a steamy sauna by driving through large puddles. (The water would splash on the exchangers and the steam would be blown into the passenger...
• Re: Spray or paste to help clean, and keep clean, electrical connections?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:39:16 -0700
  ...init:.jpg > > Looks like it's designed to take a little splash of water once in a > while, but since it supplies power to...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 12:38:17 -0700
  ...My concern was road water getting splashed up onto that connector. So, in a well intended but vane effort to help keep moisture out...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:57:13 -0700
  ...is your oil level half-way on the dip stick? If you overfill the WBXer, the crankshaft will splash the oil in the case...
• Re: rear valence trim?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:18:29 -0400
  ...are for bolts or screws to >> hold >> up the heat shield/splash guard. In this case, they are 6mm bolts. But >> most of the...
• Re: Spray or paste to help clean, and keep clean, electrical connections?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:25:04 EDT
  ...init: .jpg Looks like it's designed to take a little splash of water once in a while, but since it supplies power to...
• Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 12:10:14 -0700
  ...I thought I had the filter securely held but underestimated its weight full of oil, so it fell into the drain pan and splashed...
• Re: Front outer cv joint protectors
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:28:38 -0800
  Despite the picture of me holding the tool in a gloved hand, I did it barehanded on the first splash plate - and consequently got...
• Re: NVC. My father just reposed...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:50:55 -0700
  ...that blend of cigarettes and way too much Old Spice and a splash of Lambs Dark Navy impossible not to miss him thanks for...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:09:43 -0700
  ...High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:19:57 -0800
  ...but WHAT ABSOLUTE TWADDLE - >> the spark plug gap does not affect the timing one jot - weak spark, splashy >> spark, no spark, good spark, but...
• Re: Bluestar project progress
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 May 2013 20:30:38 -0400
  ...The missing engine splash shields are not that important, like you figured they were intended to keep dirt and splash out of the engine...
• Re: Milestone reached, strange things happen...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 24 May 1999 18:36:33 -0300
  ...few errands, > opened the drivers door, and - swoosh! - out comes this splash of water. > It came from the footwell, where the little step up...
• Re: 2.2 legacy engine... oil levels...
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:33:10 -0400
  ...so I added a quart and splash... and oil level now is fine... > > do those shortened pans ever lead to burned up engines... I...
• FRIDAY FUN...
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:58:28 -0500
  ...16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash...
• Re: Fuel Expansion Tank: Cracks, Grommet. PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:13:12 -0700
  ...Applications were an occasional splash or brief exposure is expected may be acceptable. Test a small area before full use. " On 3/10/14...
• Re: no vanagon content - nice aeroplane spotted
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:51:26 -0700
  ...sight to see that ungainly shape turning in the air and splashing in the water. It would be much more tiring to drive than...
• Sure love my Shurflo faucet
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:52:47 -0400
  ...If you try to use it directly, it splashes all over the place and drains the tank too fast. I took to keeping a...
• Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:15:52 -0500
  Good point! I will get under there with a flashlight and inspection mirror and take a look! There is a snall splash shield at...
• Re: Tranny musings (or, getting stuck on my lawn)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:18:19 -0600
  ...Those made an enormous difference in traction, especially getting started on inclines. (I've always had concrete splash blocks or sand tubes on the...
• Re: Diesel 4 speed vs. 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:56:59 -0500
  ...the pan was on a level surface. > Certainly, the oil sloshes, splashes, and drains all over the gasket on the > lower side of the...
• Re: van paint job
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:20:10 -0700
  ...So far > > has turned out to be a perfect chip-resistant addition. > > > > He had the lower, driver side splash panel cut out and replaced...
• Re: Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 07:36:10 -0700
  ...the fridge and install a baffle so >water from wet road does not splash into the cabin can be a very good >alternative. > > > >- Vince > >
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:59:24 -0700
  ...What > about those of us that don't have drippy, gooey things hiding under the > drain board/cutting board/splash tray? And most of...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 16:58:31 -0500 (EST)
  ...no way to wash off all the salt spray the Trucks splashed on my windshield.....the fuse is fine, could it be a relay...
• re: 82 diesel head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 18:31:55 -0700
  ...Also, I am now able to add water the way the book says to, it dosen't splash (read, geyser) back at me out...
• Re: Anybody use one of these?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:40:18 -0600
  ...I believe that it has an interior wall between the interior of the van & the privy to avoid splashing the inside of the van...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:07:48 -0700
  ...Jello or precipitating out some corrosive chemical with that ill-considered splash of OAT antifreeze. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the...
• BALL JOINT REPLACEMENTS
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 16:34:50 -0800
  ...5.Remove hub nut(27mm) and remove hub/brake disc assy.You now access the 3 screws of the splash guard.Remove guard. 6...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:50:44 -0600
  ...High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� > http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash >
• Re: Re: � � � '85 Vanagon with a loud identity crisis
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:26:24 +0100
  ...A weak mixture is one result (hence coinnected to rough running and backfiring on the overrun), splashy irregular shockwaves in the syetm etc. etc...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:43:21 -0700
  ...two vans with same symptoms, both > Syncros on the trail, > after splashing through puddles the OXS CONNECTOR > and wire was soaked, > the [small] change...
• Re: best way to install a killer switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 31 May 2017 21:48:44 +0000
  ...Bear-Trap-Sign/dp/B00ITVJMGU. > If you want even more effect, splash some ketchup on the tarp. I doubt > you'll have any further...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:06:16 -0700
  ...I am going nuts and after getting coolant splashed in my eyes today(im lucky it was only warm) Im ready to: A. Take...
• Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:25:51 -0700
  ...a structure (both stainless) and part of the weld is painted. Splashed by an electrolyte (water) and contaminated with oil, grime, a region around...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:29:26 -0700
  ...Push Rod Covers.........not quite a perfect term ..........they could be call splash or rock guards for the Push Rod Tubes also....... those go...
• Re: Martha's Stroy about Gas Smells
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 15:20:47 -0700
  ...on the other side of the round metal cover can ever splash onto my hot engine. Did I misunderstand the description of where the...
• Re: 87 syncro westy maiden voyage and bad news
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:14:20 -0700
  ...High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25� http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash