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• Availability of some crucial parts & engine reman info, yes, you better read that!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 28 May 2002 15:14:08 -0400
  ...NO CONNECTING ROD PART # TO BE FOUND ANYWHERE.. The only thing we found are the rod big end bearing part # (and available), the rod...
• Re: front direction signal work, park lights don't -- 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:27:55 -0400
  John, For the front lights (aside from the previously posted suggestions) also look at the back of the connecting sockets under the rubber boot...
• Re: Digifart MAF question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:37:15 -0700
  ...to the whole intake system except hook it onto the fabricated connecting tube to the Golf/Jetta/Rabbit injection, A lot of the other...
• preventive maintenance alert
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 06:55:26 EST
  ...He noticed that the two "T's" connecting the cooling system to the little radiator under the back seat were corroded. I ordered replacements...
• Re: Propane tank connecting to Black Cat heaters
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 11:19:25 -0800
  I previously contacted Coleman customer service regarding attaching the Black Cat to a bulk cylinder. Although it can be done physically with a hose...
• Re: "Extend a stay" propane device
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 17:55:18 -0700
  ...id13.html > > Has anyone here used one? What's involved in connecting it? Looks like a > great ideal if it actually works. > > Thx, > > Troy...
• PST FRONT SWAY BAR--Picture of the installation
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 15:25:14 -0700
  ...bar. > I need to find new bushings for the VW-OEM > connecting > links, ya know--where they attach to the radius rod > mounting hole...
• Re: Hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 May 2011 14:19:43 -0400
  ...Though Gowesty has you connecting the two unused hoses together, this is a silly idea, as it injects hot coolant into the radiator return...
• Re: Removing head studs
  Historical mailing list - Cliff
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 11:25:08 -0600
  ...Be sure to protect the innards of > the engine, as well as the connecting rods, from the welding splatter. I > assume you are using...
• Re: '90 Engine rebuild info
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 23:12:41 -0700
  ...THE SHOP UNFORTUNATELY PUT TWO CONNECTING RODS IN UPSIDE DOWN. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE ENGINE WAS JUST SHORT OF GARBAGE IN A SHORT 20...
• Re: Reverse Vanagon syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:23:42 -0500
  ...http://www.coreaddicts.com/hose.jpg) connecting > to the air filter housing is very loose (despite my best efforts to > tighten and make fit...
• Oil Pressure Buzzer? After Tach Wiring.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 16 May 2005 11:17:59 -0500
  ...After connecting this wire the light never stops blinking and after about 30 sec. there is a buzzer driving me crazy! It sounds like...
• Re: Windshield washer tubing size
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 4 Mar 2011 18:37:14 -0600
  ...The connecting hoses are listed as > 4x30 mm, p/n 443 955 665 > > Yrs, > d >
• Re: Surepower 1315 test report
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 11 May 2009 14:48:34 -0700
  ...Since the ground won't do it, I'll have to add a switch to the hot lead connecting the 1315 to the start...
• Re: help!:bypassing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 15:09:47 EST
  ...successfully bypassed the rear heater by either plugging >the hoses >or connecting the two? I have been having a hard time plugging them, I...
• Re: How do I test the big end bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:57:18 -0800
  ...Bentley page is for the Diesel, but the procedure is the same for ALL 'plain bearing' connecting rods. The clearance spec is typical for...
• Re: water from exhaust mystery solved.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 00:50:45 -0400
  ...One that the Bentley does show going >front to rear connecting at the four into one. How this attaches escapes me. >The other doesn...
• Me 7, propane 0
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 12:30:42 -0700
  ...Hooray! No do-overs, tightenings, re-seals or re-flares in the install of a second tank on my '90 Westy and inter-connecting...
• Re: Engine rebuilds qualitygermanautoparts.com??
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 13:33:30 -0400
  The 1.9 I hear, treats connecting rods very well. The 2.1 is supposed to twist them up(must be all that brute...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:55:28 -0700
  ...philippe" <fuzzmeister@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I bypassed the ignition switch by connecting pin 15 of the coil to > power, > >> activating the ECU relay and...
• Re: Slider won't open - update
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:27:49 -0400
  ...remove the inside panel on the slider & discovered that the wire connecting the handle to the lock release had broke very close to the...
• Re: Propane Regulator: What's this hole?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 29 May 2012 10:42:47 -0600
  ...It's about an inch longer, you'll have to massage the connecting lines a bit or shorten them. Yup. Be sure to order...
• Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 06:51:08 -0600
  ...If I were doing it over--connecting two propane tanks and a Carver--on my Westy, I'd find an RV shop that would...
• Re: Connecting rod questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:18:28 -0800
  On Thu, 18 Feb 1999, Joseph Fournier wrote: > Your manual, Clymer's has been reputed to have some errors. I've > always found it...
• Re: 1.9 heads on 2.1 engine. Why
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:46:29 +0200
  ...More power mean more stress on things > like, connecting rods, bearings, pistons, crank. Compression leaks front > the head gaskets, are a big problem in...
• Alternator output wiring
  Historical mailing list - Stanley Pitman
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 10:02:38 -0700
  ...I've done some digging into connecting 2nd-battery relays, possibly at the alternator's "output". If you look at the alternators and their...
• fan or switch
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:15:51 -0700
  ...Could the fan be tested by connecting it to a 12V battery? Could the switch be tested using a 12V battery and a pot...
• bucking
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 13:27:23 EST
  ...After connecting it the van ran great and has improved gas mileage as well as not "bucking." My question is: Isn't there an...
• Re: Diesel Holes!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:47:47 -0500
  ...and every single Vanagon diesel engine there had a fist sized hole in the side with a connecting rod haging out. Some of these...
• '84 Wasserboxer won't start -- update
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Sat, 9 Dec 1995 17:28:56 PST
  ...I cleaned the ground connections, on both the wire connecting the transmission to the frame and the battery ground wire. The battery ground had...
• Re: Power window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 16:03:36 -0400
  ...This is why I originally thought it was a bad wire that was connecting then no connecting. My mechanic friend looked at it and...
• Re: 110v wiring question...
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:46:08 -0800
  ...It does spark when off while connecting up and it too made me wonder if it has draw. After having it connected to my...
• Rear closet temporary removal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 11 Oct 2021 20:55:31 -0400
  ...Can I remove the bolts connecting the closet to the upper cabinet, side cabinet, upper shelf and the floor then pull out to access...
• Re: 12 volt refre question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:11:27 -0400
  ...If it isn't, try connecting the heater itself directly across a battery and measure amps. If that's correct, find the fault in...
• transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:22:13 -0800
  ...going through the front cover plate; it also has a rod connecting it to the throttle assembly. In the Bentley pic 38-394 on...
• Re: VW Machine shop
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:12:00 -0800
  2 places near Seattle...Northwest Connecting Rod talk to Jerry...206-763-2487 Whitman Ent. Machine shop...Talk to Craig..425-825-3666 He...
• Re: Westy RV battery question (fire concern)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 May 1996 22:18:20 -0700
  ...com wrote: >A abttery can pass an awfull lot of current. Connecting an uncharged battery >to a chrged battery with the alternator charging can...
• Re: Can I get a diagnosis please, Part II
  Historical mailing list - Access Systems
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 22:12:24 -0400
  ...sounds like at least that head has to come off, I would guess that a connecting rod let go somehow?!?! > This engine is a...
• Re: Engine Heaters
  Historical mailing list - LA & Glen
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:20:23 -0000
  ...Engine Heaters >A few weeks ago someone mentioned connecting an external engine water heater >to the water connections at the oil cooler. Are there...
• Re: Tough driving(thin air)
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:43:28 -0700
  ...The highest point in > Florida is the top of the bridge connecting Tampa-St. Pete. > > Bill -- Southeast Arizona -- www.freeholder.com
• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12:52:45 -0600
  ...I've looked at bentley and it is > unclear to me how this could happen - looks like a fixed linkage > connecting them to each...
• Idle stabilizer (was Wet Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:13:00 -0700
  ...I tried disconnecting the idle stabilizer (connecting the two connectors together). The result was that the van would still start, but it seemed to...
• Tachometer Signal ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:04:44 -0800
  ...The Vanagon tachometer wire is red/black and connecting to the #1 terminal of the coil does nothing. I can't find anything on...
• Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:15 +0300
  ...I want to measure engine RPM without a strobe light, by connecting a frequency counter to the Hall control unit ignition coil drive output...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:44:43 -0400
  ...So simply connecting that wire to ground may also make the alternator require additional speed to get it "activated". When adding a starter boost...
• Re: Owsley died
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:20:30 -0700
  ...He's an interesting fellow but nothing remotely connecting him to Vanagons or even VW buses. Unless you consider the Grateful Dead stickers as...
• Re: Surprise Party
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:38:02 -0230
  ...a nest and laid around 500 million eggs inside the tubes connecting the water tank to the outside world. (the drinking water tank) GROSS...
• Re: Hard plastic fuel line between fuel pump and firewall connector
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:53:03 -0600
  ...the firewall, and ran the new fuel line under the firewall, connecting it to the plastic fuel line from the pump. I just tied...
• Re: 112HP @ 4800RPM on a stock WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 05:57:29 +0200
  Gary McEachern wrote: > What's different about the DJ engine from the MV? Is it just pistons and > longer connecting rods or are there...
• Re: A puzzling cooling sys. question...
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:52:28 -0500
  ...one wants to purchase two of the > > coolant hoses (the ones connecting the plastic pipes to the radiator, I > > think), one has to specify...
• Re: Syncro Opinions sought
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:56:26 -0400
  ...Most of the time the problem is a broken connecting near the door hinge (inside the rubber boot). Lots of back and forth movement...
• Re: Longer range gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 00:47:33 +1200
  ...It's also simpler than fitting extra tanks, fillers, connecting lines, auxiliary pumps etc, which i've also considered. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:16:32 -0800
  ...I'm POSITIVE I got all the > >> bolts/nuts off and was hoping to crack this case to get my broken > >> connecting rod out...
• Re: Have I damaged my control unit?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 07:34:32 -0500
  Jeff, There is no way you would have damaged anything by connecting a voltmeter (assuming it was set to measure volts, not amps or...
• Re: Should I rebuild the bottom end? Questions & photos.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:57:46 -0500
  ...Side play on the connecting rods > seems normal. I can't feel any play when I push/pull toward or away from the > crankshaft...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 28 Mar 2018 19:51:29 -0400
  ...Is it likely that dimmer is the culprit? > > > I am thinking of pulling the wires to the dimmer and connecting them together to bypass...
• Re: 1.9 water pump replacement question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 11:08:13 -0700
  ...Stuart MacMillan wrote: >> I’ve always replaced the two short hoses connecting to the water pump >> when >> replacing the pump, but I can only...
• Re: coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:03:51 -0700
  ...the tube that > connects to the pressure cap? > > I disconnected the connecting tube at the pressure cap, tried blowing > through it into the overflow...
• Running on tap water - didn't work!
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:09:00 -0400
  ...Plus some things like a steel connecting rod surrounded by a ceramic which puts the steel under constant stress loading can be made using...
• Re: It's the annoying little things...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:18:58 -0700
  ...can maybe pick one or two out from the hardware store? Or these specific only to that particular connecting point? Thanks! Steven 91 Westy