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• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:37:59 -0700
  ...Covering up the seam rust will not stop the rust. The van's seams continue to rust in behind the sealant. BTDT. M __________________________________ Do...
• Re: Need help with hard start after stop
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 19:15:07 -0400
  ...Need help with hard start after stop Thanks, Dennis, That was the problem, all four injectors were leaking! Maybe this could be added to...
• Re: that other brand. .
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:08:27 -0700
  This is what we do, but we use Rip-Stop nylon rather than a tarp as it is much lighter and the rear lid...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:53:58 -0800
  ...The Auto-stop valve has a fitting for the fill hose to hook up to, an internal auto-stop valve behind the fitting, and...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 18:41:56 -0600
  ...It seems to 'dry out ' and > stop > after a while. > > I've been doing it this way for 10 years or so....... > > On 11...
• Re: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 05:26:39 -0800
  ...Schwenk" <sxs@concentric.net> writes: >What is the down side of doing this? Doesn't the aluminum stop leak >stop everything else up too...
• Re: antifreeze and stop leak
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:29:47 -0300
  ...I had green antifreeze initially. > Added some stop leak. The leak stopped. Later on, I > changed to the green antifreeze (phosphate free). Within a...
• Re: Shifting, No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:50:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...The only problem is stopping. As you approtch a stop, make sure you pull it out of gear before the RPM's drop. If...
• Re: Also great stop especially if you like vintage model tractors Home - Big John Super
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 27 Dec 2014 23:44:15 -0600
  I stop by Metropolis often - official home of Superman! They even have a over-size statue downtown! Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www...
• Re: People near Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 10:00:06 -0600 (MDT)
  Hi Lee, While I don't live near the Bus Stop (they're in Colorado Springs?) I do live in Northern Colorado. I'd...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - Russ Ottey
  Fri, 19 May 2006 12:33:01 +0000
  ...It moves and stops and at 1mile. > Then yesterday I am driving yesterday I look down at the odometer and > realize that it is...
• Head Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:46:34 -0500
  ...What's the success rate with plugging this kind of leak with some kind of stop-leak additive to the coolant What would the...
• turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Matt Crowe
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 00:10:36 -0500
  ...By that I mean that they will work for a while and then if I am at a light too long it just stops...
• Re: sleeping at rest stops in washington
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 01 Sep 1995 17:32:33 +0600
  ...i've never had any problems before, but my girlfriend and i are >going to be sleeping at at least one rest stop in...
• Re: 84 westy - how to stop clock battery drain?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:54:26 -0700
  Doesn't everybody!? My 84 behaves as you describe and stops every night in the winter, but the clock in the 86 keeps perfect...
• Re: Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:34:49 -0700
  My Econoline Ford was hard but did not stop vanagon was spongy but stopped just fine --- David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us> wrote: > On Tue...
• Re: clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:17:10 -0500
  On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, Rob Campbell wrote: > I was driving 87 Vanagon GL through some fairly demanding terrain, > downtown Seattle, very hilly stop...
• Need help w/ Diagnosing Brake Problem - Need to pump brakes to get stopping power
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:38:17 -0400
  Hello, the brakes on my 1990 Carat seemed to grow tired this weekend and don't have much stopping power. I was driving 3...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 21:42:12 -0700
  ...It indicates that the > flame is lit. > -- *"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."* *- George...
• Re: Leaking head hell..
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 11:25:29 -0700
  ...17 mileso out of town the temeperature > guage > light started blinking, so we stopped at a truck stop. The coolant was > down > an inch...
• Re: Street camping
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Wed, 19 Oct 1994 12:23:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...where else to sleep? i've tried truck stops and they are > > way too loud and busy all night long, and if you try...
• Driving Challenge videos from BOTC 2006
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:40:44 -0400
  ...The event features a slalom course with a stop in the middle for a random task, after which the driver continues to the end...
• Engine (2.1L) kills once at first stop ??
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Thu, 11 May 2000 13:16:59 -0400
  ...This can happen when simply moving it out of my carport to the driveway, when I stop to get out and close the gate...
• cops and busses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Dec 94 19:35:09 EST
  ...but the only time I got stopped was on a trip from Florida to New York City. First I was stopped in S. Carolina...
• (fwd) FS: Diesel Vanagon Camper 82
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 09:07:22 -0600
  ...turbovan@STOPSPAMpacbell.net Location: Belmont, CA 94002 NOTE: The characters STOPSPAM have been added after the @ sign in the eMail to prevent spam eMails...
• Wont' stop blinking
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:06:44 -0800
  Hi to all, I am trying to stop the blinking of the coolant warning light. '85 Vangon Wolfsburg edition. I have done; Full coolant...
• Re: 50MPH on snow.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 17:11:20 +0200
  Al Knoll wrote: > Brakes stop the wheels, tires stop the car. The 4WD and motor are out > of the picture. Not entirely. On a...
• battery/alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 21:12:38 -0400
  ...When I reached Chattanooga I stopped, got jumped, drove for five minutes, and then stopped at Auto Zone to get the battery tested. The...
• Re: bus depot US basching, -- Canadian vendors !
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:44:27 -0500
  ...Please write a pleasant post to him and ask >HIM! I heartily agree! All you people out there, stop bashing Ron. Stop bashing VWOA...
• Re: Coolant top up
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 20:49:17 -0500
  ...Made one stop for gas, went in to pay, and when I came out I see coolant on the ground under the front of...
• Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:13:20 +0000
  ...I just returned from a trip (see earlier post), and part way through the panel stopped displaying lights and the fridge stopped working on...
• Re: Strange electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:31:35 -0600
  ...This only >> happens from a dead stop. This happened once before but I forget why it >> stopped happening. >> >> Is there a reason for this...
• Re: gas leaking when tank full
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:25:59 -0600
  On 6/29/05 4:51 PM, "Art McGinn" <ajmcginn@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > when the gas-station nozzle stops pumping gas automatically because > my...
• Re: Bus Semaphores
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 95 15:43:17 GMT
  > The book I have, "VW Transporter 1949-1967" says they stopped using > them on the Euro busses in '62, which would mean that Euro...
• Cooling system woes
  Historical mailing list - Kris S. Seago
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:27:55 -0600
  ...Highway driving is fine, but if I do a little stop-and-go driving, the temp gauge will creep above the halfway point and...
• Re: How do I stop this oil leak?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Mon, 1 May 1995 11:08:02 -0600 (MDT)
  ...How the hell do I stop this thing?! > > Thanks, > Make sure the case surface is absolutely clean. Make sure you torque the nuts to...
• leaky Auto-Stop fill valve - propane tank 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Paul Kerwin
  Mon, 14 May 2001 08:48:16 -0400
  ...I thought it was my regulator that was the problem, but it is the Auto - Stop fill valve that is leaking. There are four...
• Re: Sleepiing/Rest stops.
  Historical mailing list - Bryant Baecht
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 14:27:25 -0500
  ...I prefer 'informal' rest stops..there are many truck stops, cafes, gas stations and Wal Mart parking lots that are usually a bit less...
• Hesitation with acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Sat, 13 May 2000 13:22:11 -0400
  ...The problem is most evident when pulling away from a stop light or stop sign. I sometimes feel it when I'm accelerating in...
• Re: For Wasser It's Worth (nuther verse)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 17:54:11 -0700
  ...We gotta stop, children, there's that sound, Now there's brown stuff drippin' down. Stop, yeah, that's the sound, When's my...
• Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:43:39 -0700
  ...Worse, the red coolant-level light won't stop blinking. When I let it cool off, though, it starts right up, red light stops...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:44:54 -0600
  ...It might, or it might not, flicker at the next stop. I have never had a low oil pressure indication before. But the engine...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:41:27 -0400
  ...One thing did occur prior to the problem and that was a panic stop. Some fool in front of me slammed on the brakes...
• Bus Boys VS. Bus Stops Center console prices
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Sep 96 21:52:22 EDT
  hey now, i was just browsing through an old (1994) bus stops catalog an saw the center consol that i bought from bus boys...
• More O2 Sensor confusion...
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 23:57:38 -0400
  ...When I coast to a stop with the clutch pressed in the van almost stalls (ie all the leds come on on the dash...
• More O2 Sensor confusion...
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 23:57:38 -0400
  ...When I coast to a stop with the clutch pressed in the van almost stalls (ie all the leds come on on the dash...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 22:46:10 -0800
  Wasn't the original thought on this thread of coming up with ways to reduce the number of gas stop or increase the distance...
• Re: Seam Rust - Both are 4 letter words
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 07:02:37 -0700
  ...The rust check will wick up in all the seams and stop the rust, will not repair it, but it will stop it. I...
• Re: gas leaking when tank full
  Historical mailing list - stacy beard
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:26:13 -0700
  ...if i stop short > of filling the tank, there is no leakage at all. any thoughts on what > the problem is? art '82 westy...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:23:35 -0400
  ...Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good Mine (84 I-4 conversion faux-Westie) was flashing when I bought it. Likely a function...
• Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Mon, 9 Apr 2018 16:08:20 +0000
  ...Had to push them hard to stop st the bottom of the hill stop sign (route 1) My front brakes were smoking slightly, smelled...
• source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door switch)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:17:57 -0500
  ...It seems like the switch is easy to find, but the rubber stop that goes on the door and presses on it (part 251...
• Vanagon Blues
  Historical mailing list - Goodtms4u
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:55:31 EDT
  ...It also loses a lot of power and sometimes it's hard to pull away from a stoplight. At the next stoplight it will...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Sat, 13 May 2000 12:33:56 -0400
  ...Also if you are driving and stopping to sight see, it stays on while you are stopped. BTDT, Jim in Atlanta w/ 85 Westy
• exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:36:33 -0400
  if your bit has stopped removing material you have work hardened the bolt. use a new bit, plenty of oil, SLOW Speed,lots of...
• Re: Vanagon tongue wait
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 07:25:19 -0500
  ...can see is what do you do when you want to stop this rig? Like in a hurry? I can feel the butterflies in...
• digital clock in stop-watch mode...???
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:22:26 -0700
  folks, the digital clock in my 86 is no longer going 'normal' but is now in more like a stop watch. it counts time...
• Re: mechanics in Maine?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:21:11 -0500
  ...I'm having major problems >getting my van (manual transmission) into 1st gear whenever I stop. I'm Joy, if it goes in easily...
• 2001: a mail-list
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 09:23:42 -0400
  ...If you don't stop I'm going to have to make you stop, Chris. Chris: [begins frantically pulling at wires and fuses] GERRY...
• Re: Bird chirps from front brakes
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:57:35 -0800
  ...However, it does stop when > service brakes applied. Stopping van with parking brake has no effect > on chirping. Turning wheel from left to right...