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  • Re: Odd AC contraption
    Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
    Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:07:28 -0400
    ...then up the passenger's-side pillar just forward of the sliding door. The temperature controls and vents were all situated up on the...
  • Re: Fryeday Content.. some GM trivia and news on the VOLT (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - honemastert
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:37:28 -0700
    ...Think traffic light controller, alarm clock, etc: at the most fundamental level but then multiply that a thousand or million fold. USB, 802.11x...
  • Ultimate Fix #1
    Historical mailing list - Alpha Auto Sales
    Mon, 15 Oct 2001 22:43:47 -0700
    ...Anyway, the Dr's idle stabilizer valve, properly called an I.S.C., or Idle Speed Controller by the rest of the industry, would...
  • Re: Short shift for 5 speed
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:27:02 -0700
    ...ALL 'normal' gear shift patterns have 1st forward and left. And when people hear that a 5 speed came in some vanagons, until they...
  • =?UTF-8?Q?Re:______[VANAGON]_Re:_I=E2=80=99m_being_foiled?=
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:37:18 +0000
    ...Bruce On Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote: > I received from Alistair and forwarded by Mike. > > Karl. > > On Tue...
  • Re: Defroster vents always open?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:07:13 -0800
    The defroster vents located at the base of the windshield (forward edge of the dash) have slider thingies? Mine don't! Covered mine up...
  • Re: '84 Weekender
    Historical mailing list - Don Kane
    18 Jan 1995 11:58:52 -0800
    ...It's got 157,000, automatic transmission, A/C, PS, Cruise Control, Auto Door locks, and a couple other goodies. I'm paying $2800...
  • Re: How can I remove the dashboard?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Fri, 3 Oct 2003 23:10:51 -0700
    ...Let's see if I get this right from memory: - remove instrument cluster - remove radio - disconnect cig lighter - remove heater control knobs and face...
  • Re: Gerry List
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Mon, 8 Jan 2018 08:18:38 -0800
    ...So I usually set up email forwarding and web redirects so most stuff doesn't change. What would change is the set of email...
  • Re: FRAM specualtion re pressure
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 30 Jul 1996 20:10:00 -0400
    ...They rated rated the Fram at being the most effecient at retaining dirt with a very low forward pressure drop. I personally use the...
  • Re: Wheel bearings
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:45:02 -0700
    ...But you can get to these two nuts in a pretty straight-forward fashion. I've used a water pipe over the handle of...
  • 1980 Westy ignition quits
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:37:51 -0700
    ...Oh the joys of the 24 year old > >>vintage Westy! > >> > >>Could you forward this to all your lists and see what comes up? > >> > >>Sincerely...
  • Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:10:24 -0800
    ...I've been tossing around the idea of solenoids to control the shifting, but like I said, tossing around the idea. Sort of a...
  • Re: Attention TDI Gurus! What is hotter, oil or compressed air?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:12:54 -0800
    Good points Bj�rn - I suppose I should subscribe to that list. :) David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC...
  • Re: Starter woes
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:48:55 -0500
    ...Let ot the clutch and > the van tried to lurch forward. It barely made forward progress > because of the incline it was on. There...
  • Re: seat belts..take a look at this.. (was: Re: who cares?)
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:36:48 -0500
    ...The thing put me through an outside loop and between some treetops before I got control of the situation. Damn near lost it. If...
  • BA6 in a wasserboxer
    Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
    02 Nov 96 02:39:21 EST
    ...There does look like there is some sort of control flap in the heater-to-dash hose on the wasserboxer BA6 equipped models that...
  • Re: a simple question
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:00:06 -0800
    ...the wiper controls and nothing happened. thanks, Paul __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/
  • Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
    Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
    Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:54:22 -0800
    ...Maybe Interstate isn't fashion forward with their numbering. On Mar 6, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> Also...
  • Re: crash test score
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
    Wed, 8 Oct 2003 14:52:22 +1000
    ...the current VW model I remember it was considered the safest forward control van on the market. Maybe the T3 isn't as safe...
  • Sold *** 1991 Syncro Camper GL *** Sold
    Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
    Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:01:10 -0700
    ...working cruise control heads done by Dan at Louis Foreign Auto in Seattle at 55,000 miles in 2001 Catz fog lights with factory...
  • Re: Camper Light power and ground
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:26:39 +0000
    ...The LED itself is just a diode which has little resistance in the forward current direction and a driver or current control is part...
  • 1987 High Idle - $3.13 Fix
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 10 May 1996 20:45:25 -0400
    ...I traced this to the Idle Control Module located forward of the right/rear taillight. The dealer said list was $208. I called several...
  • Re: ABS on a Vanagon ... wha'???
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:19:21 -0800
    ...This way you can remain in control, but ABS does a lot better of a job! My Audi 5000 quattro has ABS and I...
  • Re: NewOwnerQuestions
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 17 May 2003 17:55:23 EDT
    ...is this usual? No loss of > control > or anything but it is noticeable. > > I have to remove the front passenger's seat and slides...
  • Do you need a cassette deck radio?
    Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
    Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:21:49 -0400
    ...Harold ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com> Date: Jul 11, 2006 9:51 AM Subject: Do you need a cassette deck...
  • Re: Idle stabilizer control unit
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 18 Jul 1998 02:30:56 EDT
    ...I traced this to the Idle Control Module located forward of the right/rear taillight. The dealer said list was $208. I called several...
  • Re: AC & Idle Stabilizer
    Historical mailing list - Don Kane
    Wed, 9 Sep 1998 17:13:11 -0700
    ...I traced this to the Idle Control Module located forward of the >right/rear taillight. The dealer said list was $208. I called several...
  • Injector flow, ECU inputs RE: Injector color question
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:22:33 -0400
    ...Injector color question Looking forward to hearing more about this. The injectors are controlled by the ECU based on O2 so I'm guessing...
  • Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:53:22 -0800
    ...Pattern control, beam cut-off, adjustment stability, etc. What's been written here has convinced me of that. But understand that it's still...
  • fwd: Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
    Historical mailing list
    19 Aug 94 16:42:00 EDT
    ...He describes the 911 as an air cooled engine that, as HP and > > emission controls increased, became more of an air/oil cooled engine...
  • Re: Send in the Grounds...
    Historical mailing list - John
    Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:58:35 -0400
    ...ground on a small stud on the forward sheet metal above the engine and the Digifant control module(DCM) uses a single ground located...
  • Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:21:52 -0700
    ...If you go to Fast Forward's engine conversion page you will find engine code charts. These enable you to determine your hp, torque...
  • Fwd: 91 fridge not lighting
    Historical mailing list - William Manley
    Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:30:06 -0600
    ...It's the square RED lamp at the upper right of the fridge controls, on the 90-91 automatically lighting fridge, not the green...
  • Add WBX Temp Gauge/Coolant Low LED
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:34:28 -0700
    ...I ran a wire from one probe forward to dash, the other is grounded in engine bay. When coolant gets below these probes, the...
  • Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:52:00 -0400
    ...a gyroscope. � ANY sudden control inputs to change direction (up, down, left right), will cause some hard-to-control output reactions, but a good...
  • Re: List energy needed
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:47:10 -0400
    ...Electric Vanagon seats that move forward, back, up and down and of Cours swivel? Seat warmers? Alexa controlled cabin lights? Electric bed raising and...
  • Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
    Historical mailing list - steve meassick
    Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:37:19 +0000
    ...Both use mocal sandwich with thermostat control in it and stock oil pump. > I think I can remove the old stock cooler and just...
  • What is the correct offset for 16 x 8.0 wheels?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 8 Oct 2003 23:06:36 -0700
    ...8mm seems about right, but there is maybe 5mm clearance between the upper control arm and the rim, with 20mm installed the tires stick...
  • New Hiace spotted (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:44:24 +1200
    ...I was delighted to be able to confirm that Toyota retains the cabover (forward-control) layout of all previous Hiaces, a layout inspired by...
  • Re: New Question - Idle Stabilizer
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:52:58 -0400
    ...One is that white plastic tube, another small one goes to the throttle valve for control and the other goes to the carbon canister...
  • Re: Front shocks replacement question
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 4 Aug 2015 20:29:24 -0700
    ...You then use the jack under the lower control arm as near to the brake backing plate as you can get it so you...
  • Re: Camper Light power and ground
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 25 Jan 2022 21:57:08 -0600
    ...The LED itself is just a diode which has little resistance in the forward current direction and a driver or current control is part...
  • Re: replacing lightbulb for heater control levers AAAK!
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Sun, 3 Apr 2011 07:00:14 -0700
    ...particular luminance (just pick one from the spec sheet) Vf = the forward voltage drop across the LED at that current (likely to be the...
  • Re: VW Audi "Fix It" Projects? HUGE Pre-Labor Day Sale!
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:52:56 +0200
    ...They're selling Ravenol 10W-60 > >> Synthetic motor oil for $48 for 5 liters.I've never forwarded an ad to > the > >> List before...
  • Re: Syncros and Winter
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 16 Oct 1995 23:18:37 -0400
    ...The Syncro seems to have great balance & stability, not only for forward travel, but in braking and cornering. And the one thing I really...
  • Re: Fuel gauge sender ground location
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Fri, 6 Mar 2009 20:28:52 -0800
    ...Dig....", is the > ground for the Dig Control Unit only. Not until the 1990 models and forward > does the Bentley finally get close to...
  • Re: Paint Questions - Wheels
    Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
    Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:13:54 -0700
    ...in road contact area Perfectly controlled cornering and high wind driving, can now park heading uphill and drive forward to leave With moderate offroad...
  • Re: Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:13:06 -0800
    ...To me, it's a very normal service procedure, to remove the forward half of the thorttle cable........... spary WD-40 down that tube...
  • Lessons on gas mileage from VW's Autostadt
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Sat, 24 May 2008 11:30:35 +0000
    ...If you have cruise control, use it! Cruise control saves gas as the computer control gently opens and closes the throttle. The computer is...
  • Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:44:16 -0800
    ...if this would work well unless you are cruising with cruise >control set at one particular rpm on a straight, flat road. Isn't...
  • Re: Floor Duct
    Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
    Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:50:05 -0700
    ...Then enjoy the much improved air/heat controls > like 90% of Vanagons have. You also want the lower dash bezel for the > later heater...
  • Re: Answers about Tires and Handling
    Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
    Mon, 1 Mar 1999 00:33:38 EST
    ...With the taller rims and a shorter sidewall, there will be less sidewall flexing, and thus less lean and better control in sidewinds, and...
  • Re: Water level/temp warning flasher
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:08:37 -0400
    There is a control module (labelled 43) up under the dash forward of the fuse panel. Hard to get to with the dash on...
  • Re: Major Milestone!!!
    Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
    Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:15:23 -0800
    ...to oil cooler, the little one that goes to the pipe going forward, and the one under the air box) 1 Clutch slave cylinder...
  • Re: '88 Vanagon poor idle when engine is first started
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:03:28 -0500
    ...The idle stabilizer control is a box just forward of the right hand tail light. These three elements - including the Hall Sender generate signals...
  • Re: Home from the woods, drivetrain protection
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
    Fri, 19 Dec 1997 10:05:32 -0800
    ...Finally I had a suicide cruise control! > Pulled over and found a larger mass of ice hanging > on the accelerator cable, above the driveshaft...
  • Re: oooooooh kay. here's one for you to figure out! :)
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:22:43 -0700
    ...dealer. > photos show nice looking camper, but with some peculiarities! > > - middle of dash, just forward of ashtray ... looks like a/c vent? > in-dash...
  • Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:13:46 -0800
    ...Vanagon Anomaly? > > 1/82 WV27G0255CH070810 > > > > > > --- "Fast Forward Automotive Inc." > <sales@fastforward.ca> wrote: > >> What's the VIN? >> >> David Marshall >> >> Fast Forward Automotive Inc. >> 4356...
  • Re: The Weiners of the Wiki BZ Shelf Derby contests are:
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Wed, 6 Feb 2008 21:42:44 -0500
    I am honored to be a weiner and look forward to receiving the prize. It really wasn't too hard to post the info...