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Re: troubleshooting intermittency - long
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:14:06 -0800
...I do have the occaisional "Aha!" moment...when I trace a loose wire or a faulty connection and get flawless performance again without new...
Re: What cruise control system should I buy/
Historical mailing list - Paul Anderson
Fri, 20 Dec 1996 03:31:55 -0500
...The only two problems I've ever had regarding the cruise weren't the cruise control's fault. One problem was the cruise disengaging...
Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 13 May 2010 14:46:44 -0500
...an accident with another party at >> fault, and you are not wearing a belt, the at fault party's >> insurance company will successfully reduce...
Parts Place, Melissa, and legal stuff
Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
Fri, 28 Jul 2000 08:52:43 -0400
...In retrospect they were not at fault at all but were nice and sent me a new boot. P.S.S This still doesn...
Syncro outer front CV boot
Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:23:04 -0500
...So probably my fault. I have a new VW/ Audi nos White plastic boot in a box which came with my van. Any comments...
Re: '84 won't start after used for awhile
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:59:21 -0700
...I assume Digitool would show that if it was at fault. > >Neil. I would not be too quick to assume things, running or starting...
Re: NEED GAS CAP FOR 85
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:56:49 -0800
...good but they sniffed gas fumes it could be coming from faulty connections on the fill pipe, lines, or evaporative loss system. The right...
Re: microbus website
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:19:41 -0800
...it can't (Mac w/damaged hard drive & 14.4k modem, faulty IE copy). another friend of mine w/ a Mac couldnt open it...
Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:22:02 -0700
<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Well shoot.  I still can't find the fault.&nbsp...
Re: Oil brather vacuum leak? Kenny?
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 20:07:07 -0800
...breather tower faulty in some way? what did you > have > to tape "around the top"? What and where was the fault? > Zoltan > > > ----- Original Message...
Re: High altitude power loss
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:42:37 -0400
...Cheers, Doug '84 Westy Toronto, Canada >Aren't we over analyzing an inconsequential and predictable fault? > >In the original post on this subject, the...
Re: Oil light won't go out : 1982 diesel
Historical mailing list
Sun, 25 Sep 94 19:37:48 EDT
An extremely wild guess, but the number three fault with oil loss is a busted sender, could it be the two problems (oil spray...
Window winder re-post
Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:30:22 +0000
...Any ideas about common faults with these things folks??? I know I should investigate this before I use up list space but it is...
Re: Teenage Vanagon Drivers
Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:18:54 -0400
...It did get a few extra dings and dents (but hey, it was always the other guys fault). All in all, I think he...
Re: Anyone install 3 point rear seat belts in camper??
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:11:23 -0600
...Al Brase Geza Polony wrote: >The injuries/death wern't held to be VW's fault; VW won the case. And it may >very...
Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:42:54 -0700
...Interesting, in China fault is determined by the body damage location. CrAzI!!! On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 8:53 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen...
Re: Vanagon Wiki
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Tue, 4 May 2010 07:01:59 -0700
Jake de Villiers wrote: > Tain't your fault Suds - stuff happens! > > Good idea to just go ahead and rebuild the darn thing - its just...
Re: Science of Washboarding
Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:33:11 -0600
Mr BZ wrote: > It was all Richard & Bob's fault! > > As discussed here last January or so, melted the tops of my 3 yo...
Digijet ecu failures --- Help !
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Fri, 3 Sep 1999 20:44:25 EDT
...The van runs faultlessly between failures. When they go the injectors are locked open so there must be a path directly to ground as...
Re: Differential->Half Shaft Seal?
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 23:15:54 EDT
...in the first place? It this indicative of something else at fault? >> Larry, Why take the risk of it happening again especially with an...
Fuel and Temperature Gauges
Historical mailing list - John Houser
Wed, 8 Nov 2000 18:27:48 EST
...Is there some commonly recurring reason that these gauges aren't working or do I have to start tracing circuits for faults. If anyone...
Re: Grounding Vanagon electronics in general
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 14:08:21 -0500
...From memory, that should be a sticky X-contact relay, or conceivably a faulty ign. sw. Or a short somewhere to 50-terminal circuit...
Re: HELP needed in Wayne County, NC for parts pick-up
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:41:35 EST
...It was fine since the whole thing was my fault for overlooking the little blurb about "local pick-up only" in the auction description...
testing coolant level sensor?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:20:45 -0400
I have been wondering whether my coolant level sensor is faulty, since I don't remember every seeing it come on when I've...
Re: Blinking oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - abagdan
Mon, 7 Dec 2020 13:40:30 -0700
...Perhaps this may help in your case. (maybe put back your old sensor, the new one may be faulty) Alfred 85 Westy Sent from...
Re: Fixin' Rot Holes
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Apr 1995 10:23:11 -0400
...I got them from JC Whitney, so it's sort of my own fault! Anyway, I've heard that Rocky Mountain Motorworks makes a...
Re: Yokohama 356 LT opinions
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:04:56 EST
...Only a faulty alignment will cause one or the other edge of a tire to wear abnormally. Wear on both tread edges, underinflation; wear...
Re: Ugh, it finally happened after @50K on new engine...
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:58:25 -0800
...was and had good witnesses) you may not be held 'at fault' by your insurance company. Strangley enough the fact that I missed hitting...
Re: Surging idle on '87 2.1
Historical mailing list - vwwoody
Wed, 8 Oct 2014 23:58:05 -0500
Mine was mainly caused by a faulty fuel pressure regulator. Jeff Woodall " keep on pushin'" woody > On Oct 8, 2014, at 11:37 PM...
Re: FS in San Antonio
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:35:44 -0800
With all due respect to curious vehicle buyers everywhere, communication goes both ways and sometimes the shopper is at fault.� I was once selling...
Re: Strange Blinking Light on my battery light indicator - seems erratic
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:25:20 -0400
...This - if it's trouble in the D+ line - is the line being actually shorted to ground through an insulation fault somewhere. A poor...
Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:06:30 -0500
...do that.) I guess > the new height really brought out the fault. Replaced both axles, CVs and > boots - good as new. Thanks all! > > Todd >
friday subject - don't open until then - volvo c304 spotted close to home
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 9 Dec 2010 16:40:57 -0800
...Ya can't fault that logic, can you David and Ben? :) Noticed Volvo C304 by private hanger at Victoria Airport. Yup, another one of...
Re: loss of power
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 13:20:49 -0800
Hey guys, this sounds like a faulty air flow meter. A few solutions- 1) replace the thing (a few hundred bucks!) or 2) carefully...
Re: mystery mechanics
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 8 Feb 2006 20:32:19 -0800
...I'm not sure what you mean by "the system that makes it difficult for honest tradesmen to prosper is at fault here". I...
Westfalia Luggage Rack NEEDED
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Fri, 14 May 2010 16:36:42 -0400
...It is their fault, as they removed the two front bolts on the luggage rack (they were holding hte horse skull on the roof...
RE: answers to the Universe.
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 29 Sep 95 14:45:17 CDT
...be one of those 0.3 kids!!! it's not MY fault i'm about 1/2 heaping scoop shy of a real person! :)
Changing the ECU on 85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 18:51:06 -0600
...the original for my 85 van which we thought was at fault one time but was'nt when trying to find a previous problem...
Re: First 11th Annual 'Get High Campout'
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 4 Mar 2002 21:00:19 EST
...David B must correct every fault on every van attending but is not responsible for upgrades, except on mine. >> You sick puppy. That's...
Re: BS Insurance Co sharks!!!! Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 04:14:12 EDT
...None of them were my fault. I was uninjured in ALL including the one where my 911 flipped three times over, dropped 20+ feet...
Gas mileage problem
Historical mailing list - Ryan Dawson
Sat, 22 May 2004 14:56:13 -0400
...Any thoughts as to why my fuel mileage would drop so substantially? Is it possible that the fuel guage is faulty? I checked the...
Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth? Bay vs. Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:38:30 -0500
...But that's? not the Vanagon's fault, is it??
EV Troubleshooting - VW1551 substitute
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:51:50 -0500
...Curious that the alternator light never comes on, and the control unit doesn't log this as a fault. Thanks to the data acquisition...
Re: Pseudo-Vanagon Syndrome?
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:57:06 -0700
...Other > > > cutouts caused by faulty AFM - tach does not go to zero. > > Any ECU problems > > > on my van have been caused by faulty inputs...
Re: Vendors--good and bad
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 08:13:12 MST
...They are sometimes our fault, sometimes the fault of >the customer, and sometimes someone in the middle. The difference, though, >between a good vendor...
Bearing Replacement
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 4 Oct 2022 11:53:06 -0500
...that flange are worn and at speed the wobble gives a faulty signal to the VSS, making the engine act up by way of...
Re: Kens trip & can Westys climb mountains?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:01:38 -0400
...Anyway, it's all VW's fault for not putting in a strain-gage system with an ignition disconnect if they wanted people to...
Hmm. Headlights don't ...
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:50:20 -0800
...As much as I can understand by looking at the wiring, could not point to anything that would be at fault. Anyone? Would be...
It's Friday!!!
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 15 May 1998 23:21:55 -0700
...VWoA has announced a recall of ALL new "Bugs." Seems that it has "faulty" (fawlty) wiring that may cause engine fires. (Hey! does that...
Re: Thermostat problem??
Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:23:27 -0500
>You are probably right about the faulty thermostat. I have had so many >thermostat failures that I replace mine every 18 months or so...
tachometer woes
Historical mailing list - van man
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:27:51 -0700
Hi List, I removed my insrument panel to diagnose my faulty tach, and noticed that the 'film' like electrical connections had ripped in half...
Electrical Saga Continues
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:33:21 EST
...answer to this question would allow me to more easily find the faulty component. Thanks in advance for your help. Rico Dagastino Munford, TN
Re: ANTIFREEZE Question
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:45:44 -0700
...4:).......i still have cooling problems though, but not the Tiicos fault Phil --- Buffy & Philip Simmons <buffy-philip1@COX.NET> wrote: > Just finished the...
Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:49:54 -0500
...And this is the fault of VW? You really think another sensor twice removed from the actual fault would have been better than the...
Re: Legal Advise Please
Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 00:35:10 -0800
...to forward those to his insurance company in order to prove fault. If the statements conflict, you must go to the jurisdiction of the...
Re: Audi 5cyl vs Tiico decision
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 17 Jun 2002 22:15:47 +1200
...No other faults... apart from my favorite old harp, broken VW transmissions... -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
Re: RE- Sirius Radio -- can someone answer a few ?'s
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:01:55 -0700
...Can't fault the guy for being enthusiastic, IMHO. When the ethusiasm repeats every week WITHOUT some prodding from listee's like me asking...
Collision Insurance - uninsured motorists
Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:11:09 -0800
...falls under your COLLISION coverage even though you were not at fault. Luckily this was the first time I had collision coverage - never have...
NVC: OBDII tool recommendations?
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:14:37 -0500
...My partner recently bought a 2003 Golf GL, and I'm on the hunt for a good OBDII fault code reader so I can...
Re: air conditioning 1991 Westy Syncro ?'s
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Tue, 18 Jul 2000 05:52:51 -0400
...The dealer may have ran the system under load and seen or heard a faulty compressor. Although, sometimes in a compressor merely the clutch...