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• It Pings...It Pings...finally
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 06:39:26 -0700
  ...Rich enough that it would die when starting from a dead start after it gotted warmed up. It was behaving like it was flooded...
• Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Joyce and Bruce
  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 09:18:12 -0400
  ...I took it in for service and told the mechanic this but he could not get it to malfunction. He said it worked fine...
• Re: VanaGONE in 60 seconds...
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:50:00 -0700
  If all it needs to do is move under its own power, why bother with the steering lock? Just pull the ignition connector, jumper...
• Re: rear view mirror
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:04:29 -0600
  ...You can moving it slightly in each direction gently and see which way it prefers. I don't look at it as a real...
• cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 09:31:38 -0500
  I have a 90 Carat that has lost it's cruise control. It started a good while back with it jumping out of cruise...
• Re: How expensive to fix these problems?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:29:59 -0500
  ...What is it located? California or in the land of 10,000 lakes and 20,000 salt trucks? If it looks good, it probably...
• Re: "You got a bangin' van there, dude!" (loss of power/spark)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:32:12 -0500
  ...I told him I'd like it a lot better if it would stay running longer. Truth be told it has gone a long...
• undercoating, paint matching, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 11:18:20 EDT
  ...when it was repainted pearl white, they matched the paint to the door jam, instead of the whiter shade it had been. It is...
• Re: Splitty ditties..(f)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 14:03:44 -0800 (PST)
  So Thom Fitzpatrick says: > And David Eccles thus wrote: > > > > Whose engine was chronically ill > > Its pistons had popped > > Its valves had dropped > > and its...
• How do I change the starter motor?
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Robertson
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:04:28 +0100
  I have an 87 Westy Syncro and it has a problem starting every now and then. To start it I have to put it...
• Re: '81 vanagon for sale
  Historical mailing list - James Johnson
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:30:17 -0500
  The van is still for sale, but it looks like we will have it with us for awhile. The positive wire leading to the...
• warm gas
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 15:38:06 -0700
  ...I had to pump it quite a few times before it > actually started, but when it did the needle climbed rapidly to the high...
• Low idle at start
  Historical mailing list - Roger Donahe
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 15:35:49 -0700
  ...If I give it gas it will respond, though it seems like it runs a little rough. Sometimes it'll clear up as soon...
• Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:11:18 EST
  with all those upgrades to it, its a shame its in a junkyard.. someone obviously put alot of time into it... chris In a...
• Re: Used Power Steering Rack good/bad idea
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:58:38 -0700
  ...the only two choices are take it apart for inspection , or put it in the van and try it out. it's not 'too...
• Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 12:48:32 -0600
  Kind of silly for him to qualify it that way. If it doesn't reach reserve, it's a moot point whether the driveshatf...
• vanagon o2 story
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 12:21:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Installed it (did I mention that it was hot) . Started it up... hmmm the starter had to crank it 6 times before it ran...
• Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 14:12:30 PDT
  ...I did not say that it doesn't cool, I said that it wasn't used specifically for cooling. Lubrication is it's main...
• Re: '88 Vanagon FS in Maine $500 its a Wolfsburg Edition (Carat)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 11 May 2008 23:41:42 -0600
  It's a damned shame! Now, could I actually do something about it? Yup, I sure could! But am unsure how to go about...
• please help me decide!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:12:37 -0700
  ...I want it, bad. Its got a new motor, but I know the trans is about 1 mile from being trashed (it has 199...
• FIX: 87 Vanagon: Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Jim A
  Thu, 25 May 2000 19:06:33 -0700
  ...its like it loss its advance for the igntion if you turn the key off and restart it everthing just fine it only does...
• Re: Help with input shaft removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:23:58 -0400
  ...You need to pull it, not push it. You can grab it with a pair of pliers, as the tranny oil makes it slippery...
• Re: First brush with VW parts weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:48:30 EDT
  ...For all intents and purposes leaving it in the ON position should not sieze it. Might have just been it's time. Now what...
• Re: Problem finding a gear 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:47:26 -0400
  ...Got it stopped, restarted, couldn't get it in any gear, it just ground. Tried to start it in gear with the clutch in...
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 08:33:13 -0600
  ...They did not ship it full; you cannot ship it back to them with any propane in it. So...did the owner have it...
• Rumbling on Deceleration
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:44:53 -0500
  ...It has it's original engine and 4 speed tranny with 140K miles on it. Vehicle seems to run good so far (drove it...
• Re: looking for source for "crazy trailer"
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 23 May 2002 10:15:37 -0400
  ...Since it was not a trailer (no hitch - direct mount) it also did not require a license. I don't know it's capacity...
• Re: help with 91GL problem - it likes flatbed rides too much
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:47:53 -0400
  Sorry it took so long for me to post this but I did finally find and fix the problem. I'm posting this not...
• Re: 87 van 2.1 a/t w/no motor x 1 yr with intermittent wrap
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 12:36:14 -0600
  It's a lifter leaking down and you are not running it long enough it hot enough and log enough for the lifter to...
• FS: 1.8l Turbo Engine from 2002 Passat (14K miles) $1500
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 23:37:54 -0800
  ...It has only 14K miles on it. It comes with the automatic transmission "free", or he can take it off to save weight in...
• Re: Loud Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 11:05:27 -0400
  At 07:26 6/4/99 -0700, Mark Kazman wrote: >Hi All, >I just bought an 81' westfilia, and spent some time getting it...
• Re: Power loss after traffic jam
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 31 May 2011 22:33:50 -0230
  ...Occasionally it doesn't catch & get back to normal - the engine dies. Then I turn it off and start it again and it's...
• Re: My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:02:03 -0800
  ...It sputters and stalls and generally sounds like crap until it warms up. Then it runs great. It seems to be flooding. When it...
• diesel starters, Bently question.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 17:04:08 -0800
  Well it looks like I fried the starter in the diesel vanagon. It was only the second time I had driven the vehicle. It...
• Re: Sometimes it does not ... (blink)
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:44:22 -0700
  ...Once >> in >> a while it stops blinking and makes me believe it's fixed, but then I try >> it >> again and it won't...
• Re: 1982 westy fridge noises
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 07:27:07 -0700
  ...So we shut it down for a half hour and then restarted it. Well it did it another couple times and it got to...
• Awnings vs Tents
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:06:29 -0500
  For the longest time I thought of getting an awning for my GL, for those ocassional campouts, or whatever, wut another soulution presented itself...
• Low power 1 min after start?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 23:22:12 -0500
  ...Then it seems mostly normal. It will repeat this at the next few lights. It goes away after awhile. It does not usually do...
• tiico stalling when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 09:39:36 -0700
  ...Its only done it after driving for at least an hour, leading me to believe its something temperature related. Once it dies, It cranks...
• Won't idle when cold ...
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 4 May 2006 07:19:59 -0700
  I'm going to guess it's the throttle body position switch. I've been fighting mine for a couple weeks. If it is...
• Re: Westy Interior Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:37:07 -0700
  ...My original intent, since it ran on 12v DC, was to mount it in the Westy and wire it in. But I never go...
• Re: how do you get old bubblegum out of velour seats?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:29:10 -0400
  Freeze it with ice wrapped in plastic to make the gum hard. It is supposed to make it brittle enough to break loose. Haven...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:54:26 -0800
  ...If > it runs it runs. Someone gets a deal. If not, I'm parting it out then > it's scrap metal time for the...
• Re: hard start problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:55:38 -0400
  ...it is because it is > flooding. �So I start with the pedal to the floor to > give it max air. �But if it doesn...
• Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:39:28 -0700
  > Sounds like you have it wired wrong. No car stereo should draw that > much with power off. It should have a "Batt" or "+12...
• Re: Changing out an air dam
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:33:55 +1300
  >If one paints a vanagon starter motor pink (required content!), they've >"changed it", but not "changed it out". You've changed its color...
• Re: Van Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Tim Timothy
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 15:07:31 EST
  ...Many times it has kind of > hesitated at about 100 miles, then it smooths out and is fine. > > This time it started at 50...
• 87 started, then died again
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:00:37 -0500
  ...However, it did start right back up. After a bit more coaxing, and giving it more gas as I put it into gear, it...
• The '71 single cab that isn't
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Hendrickson
  Thu, 07 Sep 95 14:07:43 PDT
  OK, so I got ahold of the guy and it turns out: * It's a '70, not a '71. * It's got a Corvair...
• berg short shift kit for sale
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:51:45 -0500
  ...I installed it (easy installation) and decided to take it back off. It did shorten your shifter throw by about half an inch front...
• ebay westfalia...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:42:36 EDT
  ...Then it also has a rebuilt trans--it's an automatic, and says: "The transmission was DEALER REBUILT 45k miles ago. Total cost was...
• Re: mystery vents
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:59:31 -0400
  Dig it all out, unfortunately. There's no way to fully 'encapsulate' 360 degrees around it, to prevent it from acting like a sponge...
• Re: Clutch problems (Hydraulics)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:57:04 -0500
  ...I slid it into neutral and started it. (Cranked fine) >Let it warm for a minute, then shut it off, slid it into 1st...
• air cooled flooding
  Historical mailing list - ray berthiaume
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:23:57 -0800
  ...got it to run (surprisingly well) after a 4 year nap. moving it around on the lawn, i went to start it up and...
• Re: 45 amp/hour gell cell for $35
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 13:08:50 -0800
  ...is it dependable?.... will it go out on you when you need it most? 3. What is your time worth... if it does go...
• Oops re: Preventive maintenance
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:10:24 -0400
  ...Personal non-official request -- It's "preventive" and my teeth itch slightly when I see it Well phooey -- it's in the American Heritage...
• Radiator Fan!
  Historical mailing list - Jason & Laura Cornfeld
  Thu, 11 Feb 1999 12:56:02 -0800
  Hey Guys! How Can I check my Fan? It does not seem to come one.. I would think it would when it warmed up...
• Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 15:58:33 -0700
  ...It says that I'm not the boss of it and should leave it alone. Ideas? (It's the Temp II sensor, isn't...
• Re: Lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:48:43 -0400
  I have an 87 Wolfsburg GL and it does the same thing. If I don't go through a complete warm up cycle the...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:39:04 -0400
  ...Sometimes it loses power and if I give it > more gas, it bucks and coughs (choose your metaphor) - then sometimes it > dies, and other...