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• Re: Last Minute Road Advice
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 1 May 1998 14:20:33 -0700
  ...system/component (engine, cooling, electric, fuel, etc.) in case i get stumped out on the road....or worse, while off road...there have been...
• 85 coolant light blinks continuously
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Stoppkotte
  Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:06:11 +0000
  ...i've searched the archives and am a bit stumped. i've replaced the coolant level sensor, no change. i've removed the relay...
• Lazy fellow tire size ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 07:21:19 -0800
  ...calculator rather tedious using my new phone, one that still often stumps me. My current fronts are old Nokian Hakka Cs (185 r14s) that...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:50:56 -0800
  ...I would do such a thing - but like I said - on > electronics, I'm dumber than a stump. > > Anyone game? Or maybe want to...
• Update on Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 17:00:42 -0400
  ...I'm stumped. To > > recap: > > > > 84 1.9 Liter. 1 year old water pump. Noticed it running hot as the whether > > warmed up and...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:21:14 -0400
  ...Stuck a stick in there and no oil on the stick. > > I am stumped how oil is in the overflow and not in the...
• Re: Knocking engine after head replacement!!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 05:23:31 -0700
  ...never did it > before so im stumped. Mann filter, 20w 50 synthetic > oil, AFC 1000, the > works. Really a bummer. How can one tell...
• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:38:02 -1000
  ...Are there any other relays or something that could of failed? I am really stumped. My problem is that I can see nothing mechanically...
• Re: Can't Get the Screws Back In
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 20:59:32 -0800
  ...I am stumped. > >Forgiving you in advance for the ridicule, > >Humbly. > >Phaedra > >
• Electrical Riddle (my dash...)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:58:19 -0400
  ...So, any ideas? I'm totally stumped. None of the other dash lights appear at all out of the ordinary. Turn signal indicator, high...
• Engine swaps-prefer to keep VW
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 08:01:27 -0500
  ...what's anybody doing about updating to a 5 speed tranny? I understand that the stump pullers from the synchros &/or diesels are not...
• Intermintant No Start
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:58:03 -0700
  ...I think the problem is vw and not the subie but I'm stumped so thought someone here might have an idea. It started...
• Re: Testing a Fuel Injection harness??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:57:22 -0700
  ...Cool! It's a good wire. >> >> I then went on to test the 4 fuel injection connectors and here's where I >> got stumped...
• Re: four-position wiper stalk, 78 bus
  Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
  Mon, 11 Mar 96 17:27:51 gmt
  ...In reality that meant you had to stump up more cash, on top of what you were already paying for your new bus, just...
• Re: '82 Diesel Westy to 1.9L TDI
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 2 Aug 96 10:51:54 PDT
  ...I believe it's only the Syncro that has the "stump-puller" low gear. Dave Kautz > > > > >I'm planing to convert my 82 diesel...
• Troubleshooting help, please
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
  Thu, 15 May 1997 23:23:52 -400
  My epic journey to vanagoness continues... '85 GL continues to stump me. Now it won't even idle for more than 10-15 secs...
• Re: Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 20:09:26 -0700
  Fine, try and stump me on the only combination that I didn't address. Well let me think about this....... Since I have never...
• 90 Vanagon/Westy fuel problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:23:16 -0500
  15 yrs at driving a Vanagon and do my own work, yet this has me stumped. Recent loss of pwr while at highway speed...
• Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 17:35:05 -0600
  ...So, I'm stumped, and asking for help. please. pretty please. Chuck Hill
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:51:09 -0700
  Your fan resister is likely bad. It lives behind the driver's side headlight. It is a large green current limiting resister with 3...
• Caught offside!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 04:01:36 +0100
  ...Just as with 'leg stump' and 'off stump' in cricket, age-old terms usefully independent of the batsman's stance, most people tend to...
• Re: wanted: propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 23:03:38 -0400
  ...Anybody know a source for this part?(new or used) The local > propane and RV places are stumped. Bus depot only sells the whole...
• Re: More stuff on Coolant boiling over
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 02:31:03 -0600
  ...Kinda stumped -- > any help appreciated. thanks
• Re: shifting grind
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:40:12 -0400
  ...a noticable gap between the motor and tranny?? i'm still stumped, but will be out there under it again after work, I'm...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:42:08 +0000
  ...Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:10:35 -0500 > >Have an electrical problem that is stumping me. A few weeks ago, I stopped >getting power...
• low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:43:05 -0600
  ...I had an extra alternator, so I put it in, but absolutely nothing has changed, and so now I'm stumped. Any suggestions would...
• re 914 heads on an air cooled 2liter
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 00:22:18 -0400
  ...Put a stump puller cam in, heads were mildly ported, with stock valves, dual 44 idf webers. Man that was one way wicked fast...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 20:15:41 -0700
  --- mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > In the old dealer parts microfiche there was > a comment that the larger fan was fitted on > vehicles...
• Need Radio Antenna for my Double Cab
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:27:49 -0500
  ...However, I'm stumped on mounting an antenna. There is no mounting hole in the typical driver's-side front position. The only existing...
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  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:38:26 -0400
  ...86 sliding door handle mechanism … stumped >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a good slider door I want to swap into my van. Taken all the hardware...
• Correction,4sale,sycnro 16", I have 215/85/16 tires, need a place to mount
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 02:45:08 EST
  ...Been called the "Vanagon Hummer" and the Vanagon Lunar Modular > Vehicle." It is for sale and been stumped with the spare tire concern from...
• Overheating '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 13:11:35 -0500
  ...I am stumped. Any ideas? I hope I'm not overlooking something simple. Bruce _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn...
• Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:30:40 -0600
  ...bob '87 Syncro Westy 2.2 '06 Specialized Stumpjumper Pro '98 Binachi Veloce
• Re: Knocking engine after head replacement!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 23:08:28 -0700
  ...never did it > before so im stumped. Mann filter, 20w 50 synthetic oil, AFC 1000, the > works. Really a bummer. How can one tell...
• RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:55:13 -0700
  ...I'm stumped. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:48:44 -0600
  ...very strange, we are >>>>> stumped. >>>>> >>>>> What we have already tried: >>>>> Grounds are clean >>>>> Temp sensors and oil pressure sensors( new o2 sensor going in...
• Re: Should I Buy this Synchro?
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 14:18:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...so much static friction along the bead that even V8s in stump puller gears can't spin the rim in the tyre. I think...
• Van won't run right - troubleshooting help
  Historical mailing list - david hardy
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:56:18 -0600
  So I have this issue with my '86 Westy that's got me stumped...yesterday it started missing a tad, then just it quit...
• My van won't start - any help?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse L Reynolds
  Thu, 8 Jun 1995 20:56:08 -0400 (EDT)
  Howdy- Here is what I believe to be a stumper. My girlfriend took our van to Colorado, and it now will not start. She...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:25:06 -0700
  ...am talking about, based on your >>chicken >>scrathings here ! > > I was stumped too. I'm afraid that's (somewhat) what the logo on the...
• Re: Running rich after Head replacement,
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:50:20 -0500
  ...My mechanic is > getting stumped because it runs fine till it reaches that > magic temp. It runs > great till its warm then like crap...
• Strange happenin's this mornin' :(
  Historical mailing list - PHIL MURPHY
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:01:43 -0800
  ...I'm stumped, and have checked the archives. I'm going to have it towed to our local gurus, but was wondering if any...
• Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:21:17 -0400
  This one has been stumping me for a while and can't seem to figure it out. Wanted to see what the collective brain...
• Vanagons at the Tour de France- Stage 13 Vosges Mountains - Col du Platzerwasel
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:39:49 -0700
  ...2008 Specialized Roubaix 2007 Specialized StumpJumper 1977 DelaSanta (Reynolds 531 & Campagnolo equiped)� 89 Syncro Westy (CinnabarVan) 87 Syncro Transporter (Stella) 73 Westy Campmobile (agent...
• Re: JT's Magic Bus Update Part Deux!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 07 Sep 1995 14:35:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >> Stump the Professor! > >Ok, I will. :-P With seat mounts gone from my MicroBus (due to rust it >would seem), how do I determine...
• Re: Help! - 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 10:30:37 -0700
  ...I am totally > stumped as to where this sound is coming from........I hope it doesnt have > something to do with end play or...
• Re: Kinda Stumped
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 13:25:30 -0700
  >Here's my major concern, I turn the key and she won't respond, >this has been ongoing for a while (I'm still...
• Strange Bus Behavior
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 21:05:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...Now i was stumped. When I got down to about 40, I stomped the pedal up and down a couple of times in a...
• Re: Electrical Riddle (my dash...)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 18:19:40 -0400
  ...the defrost switch is unaffected. > > So, any ideas? I'm totally stumped. None of the other dash lights > appear at all out of the...
• Re: Update on Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 14:05:57 -0700
  ...I'm stumped. To > > > recap: > > > > > > 84 1.9 Liter. 1 year old water pump. Noticed it running hot as the > whether > > > warmed up and...
• Re: AC Blower Fan Speed-resistor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:07:17 -0400
  ...What currently has me stumped is that I only have high speed (#4) on the air conditioning blower speed. I swapped out the switch...
• Re: Wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:14:13 -0400
  ...So I'm a bit > stumped. Is this the wiring for my oil pressure sensors? If so which is > .3bar and which is the...
• Re: saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down low?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 05:15:52 +0000
  Chris (JordanVw@AOL.COM) asked - >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> why do the Canadian westys have the exterior electrical outlet down low by the rocker panel, and have a...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 May 2016 17:03:04 -0500
  ...Currently ATF level is to the mark, and fluid is new! This one has me and my mechanic stumped! John On May 11, 2016...
• '73 van, Water in Oil
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 08:39:06 GMT
  ...As it is I'm stumped. The temperature at the time was around 0 degrees Centigrade and there was a whitening of ice around...
• Re: Gerry Skerbitz's fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 20:44:04 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I'm stumped. Help! P.S. My voltage stabilizer went again. :-( What makes it go? -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of...
• re. saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 21:53:38 -0700
  Chris wrote: why do the Canadian westys have the exterior electrical outlet down low by the rocker panel, and have a built-in power...
• bizarre electrical problem (kinda urgent)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 07:25:46 -0800
  ...This van has't had many electrical problems, I am stumped. I did have to replace the load reduction relay a couple weeks ago...
• Re: Pop-Top Not Closing all the way
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 21:00:20 -0400
  ...Is it possible that these things warp? I'm stumped! I had a '75 bus where the pop top warped *severely* so there was...
• Re: That "peppy" 2.2L
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:29:04 -0600
  ...I'm almost certain it was on Ben Huot's site, but returning there I can't find it? So, stumped! ;>) In the end...