Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 9+: 60 results shown for main.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 07:27:15 -0800
  There are 3 main possible causes of your specific problem and a few less likely ones. It would take more time than I am...
• Re: steering rack bushings
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 06:28:59 -0500
  ...John Flaherty <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> > >Reply-To: John Flaherty <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: steering rack bushings...
• Re: SurePower Battery Searator NOT Isolator!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:14:05 -0700
  That is what I said, BOTH models CAN allow the aux battery to ASSIST the main battery. The 1315 does nothing extra is this...
• Need used 84-85 parts
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 19:47:14 -0400
  ...AFM and air cleaner housing Digijet fuel injection wiring harness Power steering hose from pump to main line One fuel rail and two injectors...
• removing main engine seal?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 14:20:33 -0700
  Howdy there again, I am preparing to replace my main engine seal (and clutch, etc if needed). On bugs, getting that seal out was...
• Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 10 May 2001 00:09:52 -0500
  ...Been nice here in the Windy, and have been driving my Westy to work to perform some periodic maintenence. In the 2.5 years...
• Re: Ist Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:53:18 -0800
  ...Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> > Reply-To: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> > Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 07:10:20...
• 30mm main pulley bolt tips?
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 10:36:19 -0800
  ...Had a buddy help me try to get this main crankshaft bolt off a spare engine I intend to rebuild, and even with a...
• Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:48:18 -0500
  ...What matters is what sort of care and maintenance it's had over its life, and what its current condition is. About the only...
• My temp light is flashing
  Historical mailing list - stephen davis
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 22:10:32 -0400
  ...Thanks, Stephen Davis sdavis@maine.maine.edu
• inner wall insolation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 15 May 2018 14:39:12 -0400
  ...Main thing is it not hold water, isolate mainly to keep out heat in the summer. and maybe help a bit with sound. What...
• Re: AC Hose Repair
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:27:39 -0700
  ...As a first step, I find that I need to replace all the hoses (main hoses leaking in several places) [all other components appear...
• Re: humming synchro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Oct 1996 00:21:18 -0400
  In a message dated 96-10-08 23:23:58 EDT, you write: << Noise in 4th gear only! Mainshaft bearing or 3/4 slider...
• 93 EV For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Elizabeth Shostak
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 11:42:20 +0000
  ...All warranty maintenance performed. Well maintained with frequent oil changes. SALE PRICE: $15,000.
• stats
  Historical mailing list - Richard Young
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 18:52:17 -0700
  Here you go Richard Young Born March 30, 1971 Single Lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine Drives: '91 Westy '86 Jetta daily driver '75 Westy...
• Re: Diesel Maint-Timing Belts and Pulleys?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 06:15:54 -0800
  ...Diesel Maint-Timing Belts and Pulleys? > Hi All, > > When you change your timing belt, what else does > experience tell you to change. I've...
• Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 13:16:34 EST
  I found the reference in the archives, it gives the web page as <A HREF="http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~emaglott/pp8/index.htm...
• Eurovan 15K Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Drew Farenwald
  Mon, 3 Oct 94 7:03:26 EDT
  ----- Forwarded message # 1:
• Re: Mechanic in Maine?
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 22:30:59 -0400
  ...Mechanic in Maine? > <<Anyone know of a good Westy mechanic in southern Maine?>> > > No, though I can tell you who to avoid if you...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 14:31:42 -0800
  ...In this > >> case, the main battery will charge first, regardless of the size of the > >> auxiliary (camper) battery and only when the main battery...
• Re: NVC: The Savvy Aviator #58: Why Mechanics Make Mistakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:36:25 -0700
  ...The most likely time for an aircraft to suffer a mechanical problem is on the first flight after maintenance. Prudence demands a post-maintenance...
• B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings info
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:51:56 -0400
  Fellow vanagon types and so forth mores With all the talk about main bearings color codes I think I can clear the air on...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:38:38 -0400
  ...Each and every member of this list is likely to value a low-mileage, well-maintained vehicle higher than a high-mileage, poorly-maintained...
• battery question
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:23:10 -0800
  On an 86 Wolfsburg camper (Weekender if you will), which battery is the main and which is the auxiliary? The Owner�s manual states...
• Maintenance History
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 09:58:22 -0500
  There has been a good bit of discussion about how much repair and maintenance our vans require. I thought I would share a summary...
• radiator fan maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - nirav patel
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 13:27:13 -0600
  ...Before I do so, I was wondering if there is any preventative maintenance I could do to the electric motor? I noticed a labeled...
• Re: HIJACKED!!!! no specific vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:47:35 -0700
  ...Disclaimer..I know not this author but I have traveled the 'main' road through that area and it scared me! http://search.barnesandnoble.com...
• Re: Long Distance Moving to Portland Oregon.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 14:57:57 EST
  I used Auto Driveaway to get my ex's Golf from Washington State to Maine. I don't remember the cost but they got...
• Re: any Vanagon owners in upstate NY
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 21:52:01 -0400
  <snip> How do Vanagons fair in the great white north? <snip> I live in northern Maine ... Canada to the north, Canada to the east...
• Re: Most miles on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:46:07 -0800
  At 09:18 AM 02/17/2000 -0800, you wrote: >This subject has me thinking - what specific maintenance, other than >flushing coolant and using...
• Re: Organizing Vanagon Maintenance Information
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Thu, 22 May 2003 13:46:35 -0400
  ...if you look at the bottom of the pages on Audi maintenance that I cited, people can dynamically add things to the page. See...
• Re: instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:23:29 -0700
  ...2 main issues I think.. one is your van and engine have a Dynamic Oil Pressure System ( see Bentley ) with two oil pressure switches...
• Re: daily driver = RUST Re: Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointle...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:35:16 -0400
  ...I shipped it from Hawaii to California and drove it to Texas then on to Maine. It has made 7 round trips from Maine...
• parts in Hawai'i...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 07:21:08 -1000
  ...answer from the two dealers that I've sampled has been "mainland" (which means "No, we don't have that and it will be...
• Re: clutch problem!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 00:06:02 -0400
  ...In leau of the earlier thread (yesterday?), this would now be a leaky "front" main instead of rear main?? Chris -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Excel Spreadsheet for Vanagon Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:14:09 -0800
  ...to record my maintenance, I am on a Mac so I use TextEdit .. here an example *07/22/2016 *at 207068 miles after Vancouver...
• Re: Administrator Soliciation for Replacement.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 May 1997 16:15:37 -0500
  ...Then change the SUBSCRIBE reply message to suggest that donations for maintenance are encouraged. Any lawyers, et al, out there that can shed some...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:49:43 -0700
  ...a smart maintainer, built-in ....sounds very nice. Can't complain about the price either. No idea where such a price-point product might...
• Re: Cooling woes and the aborted trip to TBTT (somewhat longish...)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 06:36:04 EDT
  ...The overflow tank need to have coolant or air will be sucked in if the main system needs coolant. And if the main system...
• dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 22 Aug 2004 22:14:40 -0700
  ...I'm installing a group 29 deep cycle battery as my main camping battery in my Westy [no, it won't fit under the...
• Main Belt Pulley disconnect
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:14:47 +0000
  Hello, I have a 1986 Vanagon 2.1 engine and last night the main pulley disconnected. It appears the bolt backed out. As I...
• Re: Transmission Main Shaft Needle Bearing Noise
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:51:43 -0700
  ...My Long Enterprises CD calls this part > "mainshaft needle bearing". Bentley calls it "needle bearing" and > shows it on mainshaft. (35.20 and 35...
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:48:08 -0500
  In the rest of the world there are MAINS which you DIP when there is on coming traffic. The US uses Low Beams and...
• Syncro rf CV Replaced, Now Mainshaft Noise?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 10:56:12 -0600 (CST)
  ...This morning he replaced the CV, but now there is a noise that he suspects is a mainshaft or mainshaft brg noise where there...
• Battery Question - 1600 diesel
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
  Sun, 3 May 1998 21:55:15 +0200
  ...Does anyone know what the rating for the main battery is on a 1600 CC diesel? Mine does not seem to be standard type...
• Re: how do I remove the main oil seal??
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 11:15:36 -0500
  ...how do I remove the main oil seal?? Bentley says to "pry gently with a screwdriver" but nothing more. Can anyone enlighten me? Size...
• "Leads" from main battery for jump start/charging?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:58:21 -0800
  ...Someone here created and posted pics of some battery leads/connection that ran from main battery to just outside the passenger seat’s platform...
• Linear deterioration of vans?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:53:44 CST6CDT
  ...I'm looking at buying an '87 Westy, well maintained but with 160,000 miles. The usual has been replaced: water pump cv joints...
• Re: Mechanic in Maine?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 14:36:46 -0400
  <<Anyone know of a good Westy mechanic in southern Maine?>> No, though I can tell you who to avoid if you are interested! After...
• how do I remove the main oil seal??
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 20:39:25 -0800
  ...I'm assuming it's hiding under the main seal?? If not, where? (at least it's warm tonight) john
• Re: Tightening Door Mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:28:32 -0600
  ...Needless to say I did a fair bit of "tacking" to maintain course. Still have the white knuckles. : > Only problem encountered was the drivers...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 20:28:53 -0800
  ...If installed properly, it will prevent the main battery from discharging when you use the camping equipment. The device is totally maintenance- free and...
• Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:04:54 -0700
  I am finally getting ready to leave Salt lake City for Blue Hill, Maine, & am wondering whether I should put the new Heppu water...
• Re: Battery Sages
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:21:52 -0500
  ...The Schumacher SpeedCharge maintains both 6- and 12-volt batteries, keeping them at full-charge using float-mode monitoring. Perfect for charging small and...
• 86GL-Do I need a new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 18:10:30 -0400
  ...spend $3000+/- to rebuild/replace engine? This has been a meticulously cared for and maintained van... mostly highway miles in Texas. I *loose* less...
• Re: Motor homes, westies
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 09:32:10 -0800
  ...A nicely maintained 23' 1976 GMC will bring about 30K$. An elegant design, both aesthetically and mechanically matched perhaps only by a nicely maintained...
• Re: all those tire postings...reducing cost of maintenence
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 May 2002 20:32:16 +1200
  ...They are vehicles that require a lot of maintenance, and >sometimes, especially for newbies, it's a pretty rough go. > If you really want...
• Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 12:27:27 -0700
  ...the aux battery and to isolate the remaining circuits off the main. I have been reading links here and samba links endlessly, and one...
• Re: Empire State VW camping club summer 2012 NY to Maine trip
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 4 May 2012 05:30:31 -0400
  ...processor wrote: > Empire State VW camping club summer 2012 NY to Maine trip Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki...
• Re: Stereo Off; USB Device Current Draw Through Stereo
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 16 Dec 2017 17:42:08 -0800
  Neil, My Pioneer non-cd stereo has maintenance power from some constant 12v source on the fuse box. The actual power to make noise...