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• Headlight Relay Kits FS
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:51:55 -0500
  Thinking about getting your van a last minute Xmas present? Maybe you are just sick of driving around with crappy headlight output? Since designing...
• Re: headlight switch stuck
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:37:03 EDT
  ...This is one of the main reasons to install the headlight relay kit I sell > _Vanagon Headlamp Relay Upgrade_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43...
• Re: New vs. machined heads, a spinnoff of Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:32:55 -0700
  Depends on the brand of new head. I'm not impressed with AMC heads and have a flat 'wrong' with about 10,000 miles...
• Re: frequency/probability of new heads vs. gaskets only?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:55:09 -0800
  At 12:45 PM 02/15/2000 EST, you wrote: >The difference in the quotes wasn't due to one including heads and the...
• Re: Headlights stopped working
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 02:46:14 EDT
  In a message dated 7/22/02 4:24:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vannman99@YAHOO.COM writes: > The headlights in my 87 stopped...
• Broken H4 E-code headlight - Arrrrgh!!!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:46:46 +0000
  Getting out of my '88 Westy today I noticed water in my left headlight - closer inspection revealed a rock or BB hit that knocked...
• Re: Freeze plug leaking coolant, Leaking head gasket-diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 04 Dec 1996 17:07:55 -0500
  >I am wondering if I should replace the head gasket with a "turbo" head gasket >to avoid a possible breakdown far from home. > >Any...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:06:43 -0400
  ...So you still get no headlights unless the ignition switch is on. The heavy wires for the headlights can go right from the battery...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:38:17 -0800
  It is not totally abnormal to see the heads drip a little when its very cold outside. One can retorque the head nuts again...
• Head Shield Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 08:56:43 -0400
  I removed the head shields for some work I'm doing on my 1.9L. Each is bolted at one corner with an exhaust...
• Re: re. you can put headrests on your middle/back seat....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 18:41:52 EDT
  ...I had never seen a westfalia with > rear headrests before. I wonder if all westy back seats have the headrest > fittings under the fabric...
• Can Type IV heads be removed while engine in van?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:11:02 -0700
  Can Type IV heads be removed while the engine is in the van? It appears I have a broken valve (the spring is all...
• Fwd: Broken H4 E-code headlight - Arrrrgh!!!
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:17:38 -0400
  ...Broken H4 E-code headlight - Arrrrgh!!! To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Getting out of my '88 Westy today I noticed water in my left...
• Re: Headlight relay upgrade?_wire sizes
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 09:55:38 -0800
  The easiest way to find out the resistance of components in the low-beam headlight curcuit is to measure the voltage drop at various...
• Re: Headlight dim switch part of turn signal switch?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:33:30 -0400
  ...VW puts the whole current going to the headlights through the switch, so the best method to preserve your replacement switch is to put...
• Re: Headlight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:46:20 -0400
  Roy; Check the grounds for the headlights. I can not find my Bentley manual but I believe they are terminated in the ground clusters...
• Re: Lapping cylinders to heads?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:17:31 -0800
  ...Lapping the heads is an extra step take to *ensure* that the head/cylinder interface mates perfectly. With a properly machined head and a...
• No headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:25:14 -0500
  ...Tonight I hit the lights and no headlights. Parking lights work fine on that setting. With the headlights on, I get parking lights plus...
• Headlamp Protectors
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:11:34 -0500
  Has anyone had any experience with a clear film adhesive designed to protect headlamps? It's produced by 3M and claimed to not refract...
• Re: Commentary on Air Cooled Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:19:19 -0400
  I currently use new AMC heads on my rebuilds for the following reasons the type 4-2 heads take a beating and see hotter...
• Re: cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:18:08 -0400
  there should be a ring shaped gasket between the head/cylinder. One for each cylinder. Check again, its probably stuck to the head. -----Original...
• Re: Headlight/turn signal ????
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:20:12 -0600
  Mike Lawrence wrote: > > Hi All, I have a problem when my headlights are on myn > turn signals do not work. The turn signal indicator...
• Do the headlight relay upgrade!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 01:20:02 -0800
  Hello - My headlights went out 10 blocks from home a few nights ago. How many times has this happened to others I have read...
• Head gasket/spacer on T4 engine?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Mar 1996 18:00:14 -0600
  ...I took one head off and found no seal, gasket, or even spacer between the head and cylinder. There was evidence of "blow-by...
• middle seats without headrests...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:01:13 -0500
  ...Mine had headrests, the replacements do not. I succeeded in swapping the right side upper seat, but the left one from mine is bad...
• Re: '80 ac square port head
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:31:10 -0500
  ...Head gaskets burned out Head studs came loose Both often caused by case warping due to overheating. After the heads are off, carefully check...
• Re: Engine pull on scale of 1 to 10
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:51:10 -0700
  BTW, why do you want to check the gaskets? If you pull the heads, you can't reuse the gaskets. These are crush type...
• Re: leak down verdict
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:46:33 -0500
  ...We have the new AMC heads for $395 each. The 1.9l heads are NLA. You can replace them with new 2.1l heads...
• Re: Question about 2.1 cylinder and head question
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 16:17:49 -0500
  ...My humble opinion on used heads is that you throw them away and use the new AMC heads after you replace the poor quality...
• Re: Machining Cylinder Heads a Viable Solutuion to Wasserboxer Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 06:47:09 -0600
  ...The head flat surface could be milled no problem, however this would make it necessary to fly cut the head where the jugs (cylinders...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:51:19 -0500
  ...And second, the point that I was trying to make is that if you are going to pull the heads, then spend the 50...
• Re: Headrests in the back
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:56:56 -0700
  You need two of these along with two headrests: https://www.frankcondelli.com/staging1/store/index.php?route=product/product &path=61_109&product...
• Re: Head removal question for you 2.1 experts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:20:56 -0700
  the PS bracket is mounted to the right head with 3 bolts. the AC compressor bracket is mounted to the block only, on the...
• Headlight help!!
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 00:05:40 -0600
  Hey folks- I know we all just went over the headlight topic, not too long ago, but I deleted them all at the time...
• Looking for headlamp ground on 87
  Historical mailing list - DougF in Calif
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:31:52 -0800
  I am installing the headlight relay kit on an 87 syncro and the instructions say the ground wires for the headlamps should be on...
• Cleaning Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:52:56 -0600
  Hats off to whoever (whomever?) suggested swishing liquid glass cleaner (Windex)inside headlamps then using a hand held hair dryer to dry them up...
• $400 for new head and gasket set
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 May 1999 09:35:52 EDT
  I am running a one time special on a new 2.1l AMC head and a German head gasket kit (one side only). $400...
• Relays for headlight circuit upgrade...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:11:14 EDT
  I am seriously considering an headlight circuit upgrade to increase juices to the headlamps. Where can I find those 40A relays? Jim W88kender La...
• a new idea on the well beaten subject of leaking head gaskets...
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:05:55 -0800
  ...a leaking head gasket will require a major engine operation, as head removal and resealing is not a trivial operation. The heads must be...
• Re: Leaky Head Nut?
  Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:06:50 -0700
  ...Leaky Head Nut? > It is not your nut that is leaking but the head gasket. No pressure should > be coming up through the head...
• Re: Rear headrests in full Westy camper? 3 point belts?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 02:00:54 EDT
  ...the 90-91 multivan had rear headrests though. search the archives..i made a post about how u can add headrests to your westy...
• 87 Vanagon: Not your ordinary leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 18:22:42 -0800
  ...Looking under the van I noticed several drops of coolant on the shroud covering the passenger-side head. I pulled the shroud and inspected...
• Re: upgrading 86-up headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 19:28:54 -0400
  ...I had been told that the '86-on >headlights are significantly brighter. Is that correct? > >Ron Salmon I think we need to stage a...
• Re: head rebuilder
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 14:33:23 -0800
  Sorry what I gave you was AVP not AVT, they do engine rebuilds not heads. > From: mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > Reply-To: mike <mwmiller...
• Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky;
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 6 May 2003 08:26:29 -0400
  I was talking to a guy who said he had his head gasket blow in the middle of a long trip. I'm wondering...
• Re: Coolant recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 13:52:14 -0400
  2002, heads done at the dealer, 2 new/rebuilt head from VW. Coolant was the VW stuff PF. 4 years later i had to...
• The Right Stuff (2 years later)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:55:41 -0400
  Hey, a little follow-up on a heads/reseal job a did 2 years ago (30k miles), i had to used the same old...
• Question about VW Bus Heads?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 5 Jan 2018 13:57:50 -0500
  ...I know the 1800cc head actually have bigger valves than the 2.0l heads but is there anything that would be a problem using...
• FS: Euro Square Headlight Grille with Washers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:22:47 -0700
  ...It's a square headlight grille with factory headlight washers. Comes with all the pieces: - Grille w/washers - Headlights (complete with frames and good...
• Can heads be welded?...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:17:00 PST
  ...My question is, can the head be welded and tested? And if so, approximately how much? I would rather use the "fixed" original head...
• Re: New German 2.1l Heads!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:42:10 -0500
  ...New German 2.1l Heads!!!! Ken, a question...my understanding is that many think the AMC heads to be superior to stock because they...
• Re: front headlights not working.... (long winded again)
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:24:01 EST
  ...The headlight relays use a small amount of current from the headlight/ignition switch to "signal" them to close, and they supply the needed...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:53:22 -0700
  ...In 1996, I used JB Weld to fill-in pitted surfaces on both heads (where they make contact with the head gaskets). The odometer...
• Re: No headlights.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 23:11:07 -0400
  ...Tonight I hit the lights and no headlights. Parking lights work fine on that setting. With the headlights on, I get parking lights plus...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:18:42 -0400
  ...Nobody could possibly look through their Vanagon headrests to see out their window, unless their head rotated 180 degrees like an owl's.
• Re: Sleeping in Campers
  Historical mailing list - David L Finet
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 17:36:28 -0600 (CST)
  On Thu, 7 Dec 1995, Robinson wrote: > Hi all, > Which way does everyone sleep? Personally, I sleep with my head to the rear > -Erik...
• Replaing head lamp bulb
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:12:57 EST
  I have a right side lower head light bulb burned out. I can't see anyway to replace it short of removing the complete...
• new head gasket split
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 20:43:39 -0800
  Hi all, After rebuilding a 2.1, I torqued the heads on by the book with a new German gasket set. The engine ran...
• Re: leaky heads
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:42:28 -0500
  ...leaky heads Hello all, I just found a little puddle under my engine and it turns out it is from the passenger side head...
• Re: rear headrests
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:33:50 -0500
  Bryan, if you have a u-pull-it around take a peek at the rear headrests in the VW Quantum (likely Audi 4000) once...