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• Re: westy sink faucet
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:12:20 -0400
  > just bought my 5th westy camper, a 90 synchro > sink faucet works fine for the internal water but cannot shut > off external water. I...
• Re: "Car Computer" in your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:51:05 -0500
  ...I could still use an external monitor with the Macbook, and an external keyboard. The form factor was amenable in ways different than the...
• Locking lug nut/high lift jack
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 26 Nov 2015 00:56:26 +0000
  Vanners, I have an externally mounted spare tire. I went to get a locking lug nut just cause. I could only find them in...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 02 Oct 1996 12:34:28 -0700
  ...external >indication recognizing that what I might be calling the head gasket is >not the head gasket? Also, for those who've had external...
• Re: 100v -> 220v switch on fridge?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 09:38:01 -0400
  ...I've never even run it on external power before, only on gas There is no switch, it's a straight 85w 110v heating...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Fjazzbass
  Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:41:01 -0400
  That external 10k unit got me thinking about the 12k single vent unit I have...why not weather proof the thing myself? Create an...
• Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:31:25 -0700
  ...http://www.autozone.com/external-engine/engine-oil-drain-plug/needa-parts-engine-oil-drain-plug/257264_959455_0?fromString=search&make=Honda&model...
• Re: Question about Vanagon external lighting
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:09:25 -0800
  The correct backup lights are 12V, 21W, the holding pegs are aligned near the bottom, and there is only one contact on the bottom...
• External oil cooler for Vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:21 -0700
  With all the talk about oils cooler I just wanted to let the list know that I have one Laminar type Oil to Water...
• campers for sale (atlanta, ga area)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 22 Sep 94 13:42:13 CDT
  ...tank or external hook up. $3500. Richard. (404) 377-2859, 874-6357 1985 vw campmobile, int. in good cond. & everything works, stove, sink, refrig...
• Ekta cd, only have 1024 x 768 notebook
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 08:58:31 -0600
  ...I could buy an external monitor, but would rather not. Gary
• Mechanical tests for my spare air cooled engine?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:57:31 -0700
  ...bearing etc.) I have a spare engine that I've harvested external parts from, but have no idea if it's mechanically sound or...
• Re: Craigshelper. Really useful!
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:37:55 -0700
  ...to a thumb drive--a really big one!--or to an external drive and just invoke it when you want to. Bob Trousdale '90...
• Re: What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 11:20:05 -0700
  ...picasso.ucsf.edu> wrote: > Hey guys, > > I am hooking up an external oil cooler in a the front of the van. The > oil bypass...
• Re: Solution - Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 17:03:58 -0700
  I wasn't going to say anything since I don't have that (a) fridge and couldn't know the fan layout, but if...
• Re: [WetWesties] CB Radio
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:55:29 -0700
  ...BUT, I added an external speaker (under $40 at Radio Shack) and mounted a good antenna on the outside of the van. The microphone...
• Re: clutch problem - internal or external?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 15:38:17 -0800
  You may still have air in the system. Bleeding it is not hard to do and should be a first step. Many have found...
• Re: [Re: # pumping water through stalled engine (was: heatingparked vanagon)]
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 01:13:11 +0100
  ...the > same as on the Mercedes?)? I believe it is an external pump to keep the coolant circulating and keeping the oil and turbo...
• Re: plastic filter before the fuel pump...was moved inside the tank...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 21:17:25 EDT
  ...the tank as a fine mesh screen rather than the filter external of the tank but before the fuel pump. Inside of my 88...
• Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:43:26 -0700
  ...I would think an external radiator type cooler would be cheaper and better for the purpose, as is used on other cars. Zoltan
• Re: Fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:52:11 -0400
  ...the second output is just an on/off signal to an external relay). I think most people would not want that monster running at...
• '79 bus alternator help please!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Nov 95 20:32:41 CST
  ...I get questions like "internal or external voltage regulator?" and "Bosh or Motorola". What do I need to get? 2) Is anything else likely...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:00:56 EST
  ...that you could coat the exhaust pipes with to reduce the external heat? Or maybe some sort of tin to separate the fuel lines...
• Propex heaters
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 15:14:46 -0800
  ...These are propane-fired, externally vented 5000 btu furnaces about the size of a shoebox. Thermostatically controlled, all wiring, brackets, etc. are included for...
• Re: Carbon Minoxide?
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 21:37:49 -0500
  ...Carbon Minoxide? Does propane when burned (used through a heater) give off carbon minoxide? I just put in the propex heater which is externally...
• Hot start relay
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:03:21 -0500
  ...I flilled the relay external voids with black rtv and mounted it. I sure hope this works from now on. It was a pain...
• Re: Big Alternators - take 2
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 19:28:33 -0500
  ...I think the key is to have external > regulation to ensure that both are putting out the same voltage and > not > fighting against each...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:41:12 -0600
  ...external oil coolers, how effective > have they been? What kind of temperature drop can I reasonably expect if I > decide to install an external...
• Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 9 May 2008 15:18:21 -0400
  ...Right now, I am not interested in making a modification to the external water hookup so that route is not an option. What do...
• Re: Is anybody still on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 18 Mar 2015 19:02:00 -0700
  I had 386K miles on my '87 before the heads sprung an external leak. I decided not to reseal only because a very low...
• Re: Have to redo heads every 30K miles after a rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:49:02 -0700
  ...and usually until something happens....like external leaks out of the rubber outer gaskets, coolant consumption through the combustion chambers, or combustion getting into...
• Re: what is a 17mm "socket tool"???
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 21:20:41 +0000
  ...wrench > >17mm hex driver > >Snap-on S5902 Oil/Transmission Plug Wrench ("box end is > >12-point, 21 mm; other end has 17mm external hex")
• Re: Clutch dripped away???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:33:31 EST
  ...Then it started leaking externally when you kept pumping it. I have these clutch master cylinders, new, FAG, German, with the VW symbol on...
• Lighting the fridge -- my experience
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:20:00 -0600
  ...I think (and hope) the debris all exited the external flue vent. The fridge lit up right away and has worked flawlessly since. -bret...
• Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater report
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 20:50:15 -0800
  Chris, I would not use a propane heater (unless externally vented) in a camper when sleeping (or tent anytime). A few years ago, 4...
• Re: [FIX] Instrument Housing Repair
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 20:27:19 -0600
  ...heat better." Aircraft mechanics use this tape for temporary repairs on external/skin punctures/holes until a riveted patch can be put on at...
• Re: Subject: 88 Westy: Faucet or Water Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 18 May 2005 05:44:38 -0700
  > >Canadian spec Westies have the fresh water pump external to the tank, as > >you said, under the cabinet. Not my CDN Westy. My CDN...
• Re: Calling all V-gon List Computer Guru's
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:24:30 -0500
  ...you can purchase an external 80gig > > usb2 drive for cheap. > > > > Sudhir > > > > > >
• Re: Vanagon engine heater
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:56:34 -0700
  Mike, is that an oil sump heater or some sorta external heater? Pax, Tom On Dec 19, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Mike Collum...
• Re: Vanagon external sun visor?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 21:45:29 -0700
  ...53 PM, "Robert Stevens" <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Have > > > thought an external visor for the windshield would help.......any > > > thoughts? > > Get one of t...
• shortest propane tee available
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 20:43:46 -0400
  I am interested in getting a propane tee to allow using a second chance adapter, power an external grill off the vanagon tank, etc...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 15:27:48 -0500
  ...Spring clamp tool for flat-spring clamps Internal and external retaining clip tools Set of metric Allen wrenches 6 mm Allen wrench with short...
• Re: $75,000 syncro SVX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:59:04 -0700
  This may have been a conversion to Westy, as the 3 external connections appear to be filled or not ever there...For that price...
• Re: 1.9l vs. 2.1l throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:50:21 -0500
  ...1.9l vs 2.1l throttle body? What are the differences in dimensions please? External diameter and bore if possible. Thanks, David
• Re: LT28 Sighting / TDI Beetle Driving Impressions
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:05:52 -0700
  ...There were many external wire >So, like, is "gak" a technical term? I'm not familiar with it... ;) >Cheers, >Norman > gak, n. Material that...
• has anyone seen July 2003 VWT?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Sun, 18 May 2003 12:30:50 EDT
  Good article pg 70 comparing external engine temps when using conventional and synthetic. The numbers show synthetic does a great job of cooling the...
• Propex furnaces, new models in stock
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:01:09 -0800
  ...These are compact and efficient propane-fired, externally-vented forced-air heaters specifically designed for campervans. More information available as needed, as well as...
• Re: Want tunes through headphones
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:22:57 -0400
  ...Of course this still doesn't shut off your speakers unless you have an external booster being driven from the line-outs rather than...
• Re: About them Norcold refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:16:54 -0700
  ...You can choose from internal type with an adjustment pot on the brush assembly or an external type with long wires from the brush...
• Fwd: CORRECTED Can I Set 14.6 volts at the Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:21:59 -0400
  ...In that case I'd set the voltage down to 14.1 at the alternator and plan on external charging when you can, or...
• antifreeze and stop leak
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 08:22:10 -0700
  ...I have some external cracks in the external part of the water jacket on my boxer. I had green antifreeze initially. Added some stop...
• Re: Hook ups on Canadian Westies
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 31 May 2012 15:55:11 -0600
  I have seen one instance of the bottom hook up was a cover for an external lighting port for the fridge if the ignitor...
• Re: 87 passenger from southwest
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 23:33:24 -0500
  ...There are internal differences but Scott and I were talking about the external differences between the cases. He refuses to admit that the cases...
• Vanagon drain plugs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 07:23:52 -0700 (PDT)
  A couple of weeks ago someone (Jack?) enquired about replacement screw caps for the water tank and sink external drains. I said that I...
• Christmas lights??
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 21:33:18 PST
  ...The outlets only work if the external plug is pluged in to my house. I would like to put christmas lights inside my car...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Coolant Hose
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 17:40:11 -0700
  At 10:58 AM 4/6/2005, you wrote: >How about changing the trans cooler to an external air/fin-type unit and >ditching...
• Re: external oil cooler for 82 vanagon? Heating up????
  Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
  Tue, 14 May 1996 08:11:56 -0400 (EDT)
  ...getting so > hot and how much and should I get an external cooler to hopefully solve > the overheating problem. > Jared Roy > 82 Vanagon > Jared...
• Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:53:05 -0700
  I strongly recommend an external regulator for deep cycle batteries. It helps them to charge at the rates they are designed to accept. You...
• Re: List Stickers, shall I make them?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 02 Jan 96 17:29:07 -0500
  ...anyway (I know, Thom, some don't have *any* rear window). External application, plase. I don't want to be pasting something over all...
• Re: oil tooo cool?
  Historical mailing list - Jared Roy
  Mon, 20 May 1996 11:08:01 -0600 (MDT)
  I recently put in an external oil cooler and replaced a piece of missing engine tin. The van was running around 230-250 oil...