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• Re: Anyone not having problems?
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 19:40:26 -0400
  ...as any other vehicle, AS LONG AS THEY UNDERSTAND THINGS LIKE MAINTENANCE INTERVALS, OIL LEVELS, RPMs, WATER TEMPERATURE, OIL PRESSURE AND THE ELUSIVE VW...
• Re: Zetec diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:43:01 -0500
  ...unless you could handle maintenance all on your own, it wouldn't be worth it I think. Jim Akiba
• preventive maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:34:02 -0700
  ...especially, are kinda like owning a boat, a lot of little maintenance jobs you should keep on top of. We bitch and complain, but...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 15:59:00 -0400
  ...and possibly burning valves, or causing other BIG problems.> Hi, the maintenance thread just gave me the last piece to my engine problem puzzel...
• Age (was slow Mon)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:32:13 -0700
  ...I guess for some replacing head gaskets could be considered maintenance. Marco? Looks like a Aerostar. Cook? Looks like eitheran ambulance or a delivery...
• FW: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:22:50 -0400
  ...CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots? Hi, I am going to clean and lube the CV joints on my 2wd...
• Re: What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 20:39:09 -0600
  Stan >Many of the problems encountered with VW engines is the extreme lack of >maintenance. ---------------------- Andrew >I can't agree. Modern engines should be...
• Re: Brake Fluid, Flushing
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:59:57 -0700
  ...Maintenance? > >VW has recommended 2 year brake fluid replacement for as long as I can >remember. > >Here's a page from a Vanagon maintenance...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:03:27 -0400
  At 01:06 PM 4/16/2010, Roland wrote: >He told my father to never buy a Mercedes, they were junk, you will spend...
• Volkswagen 2.0 Ltr I-4 Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 20:03:20 -0800
  ...Today that vehicle has over 140,000 miles with maintenance at every 30,000 miles, oil changes every 5,000 miles, and the time...
• owning a west
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 25 May 2005 21:45:34 -0700
  ...is less like owning a van than owning a small boat. Maintenance and use etc. And plus they are older "boats" , 14-25 years...
• Re: Burnt Vanagon of the Week
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:36:26 -0600
  ...And changing fuel lines is such easy preventive maintenance. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver x2 Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: >For your Friday perusal: > >http://www...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 19:31:56 -0700
  ...But the lesson >>was - event he window opperating mechanisms must have preventive >>maintenance done. It is, after all, machinery, and won't run >>forever...
• Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels2100-2300, 3400- 4000r...
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 15:36:50 -0400
  ...For the relatively low compression they hold up as long as they aren't abused or subjected to lack of maintenance. Karl Scott Daniel...
• Fwd: maintenance interval
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:09:50 -0400
  ...thinking this is a good maintenance interval you know 20 years/ 20,000 miles. i was in the process of R/R the fuel...
• Re: New to List, Best Bus?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 01:09:07 -0500
  ...I'm picky about maintenance because I beleive proper maintenance and preventive maintenance is the key to happy Vanagon and a happy driver. Go...
• Re: Who Supports The List
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:55:05 -0500
  ...I find the Vanagons, not only labor intense, but much higher in maintenance costs, and at a much more frequent interval than let's...
• AC, power door and power window problems
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:22:32 -0700
  ...My wife is already so pissed at me over my priorities that power door lock maintenance would push me over the edge. I took...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:01:50 -0700
  ...Gives a whole new meaning to 'periodic maintenance'. And for spares? Check with an Alaskan bush pilot...
• MPG Wasserboxer AutoBoxer vs. Wasserboxer Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 19:18:59 -0500
  I am looking for a Vanagon 87-91 for my wife, she wants an automatic, I prefer manuals for ease of maintenance, power and...
• Re: (f) no content: End of the World and Vanagon timetable.
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:48:03 -0400
  ...But, I'm still going forward with necessary maintenance, and still going to work today. later HK Sawyer Ringgold, Georgia Home of the U...
• Re: BA6 Info - Findings - Maintenance group
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:05:20 -0600
  I used flexible stainless-steel on a Stewart Warner gas heater in my '74 Westy. It can be found at FLAPS and FLMS (M...
• Re: Website and maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:31:59 -0700
  "Do any of you know which site I'm talking about and what happened to > it?" > TJ No, but here are a couple with...
• Re: front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:41:27 -0700
  ...front wheel bearing maintenance intervals > Hello Bob, > > When I worked in the front end shop if the bearing could get replaced they > were at...
• Re: 2 kids and dog wont fit in Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:10:01 -0500
  ...it would appear that the real deciding factor was maintenance issues (or lack of maintenance issues). Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy...
• Re: Gas mileage, in town, 1.9 AT
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 15:30:00 -0500
  ---- Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I keep a small spiral-bound notebook in the glove box where I log > every fill up, maintenance...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 05:11:31 EDT
  ...Experience, maintenance and ownership of VW Vanagon. So Bill, I would appreciate if you and other to keep any outside/non-Vanagon issue out...
• Re: my vanagon sob story
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 21:20:40 +1200
  Some of these things (tires, lubes, head replacements etc) are just normal maintenance items. It looks like it's time for you to join...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxxer value... interest?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:11:32 -0400
  ...make sure all the bugs have been worked out and you have 1) reliable transport 2) a handle on routine maintenance of the conversion.
• Re: successful 2000 mile road trip
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:41:58 -0400
  ...Regular maintenance to this area is my MO and I have not had any more breaks. Good Luck, Miguel
• Re: Am I crazy?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:12:58 -0700
  ...Seriously, the thing that's scary about this, as you've guessed, is that you don't know what kind of maintenance it has...
• Vanagon vs. Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - garth woolstenhulme
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:16:58 -0800
  ...He likes the Vanagon's ease of maintenance, the space, and the fuel mileage. He does not like the frequency of maintenance, the lack...
• Re: test - list problems?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:51:16 -0800
  ...Jim sent a note to the Wet Westy list about maintenance. (moving the pages to a different web hosting service IIRC). Maybe he did...
• Sami D. - Help
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 09:28:50 -0800
  ...Doktor Tim Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles San Juan Island, WA
• O2 Sensor Location '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 22:54:30 -0800
  Thought I just stroll by the auto parts dealer today and ask for a regular maintenance item .... an O2 sensor. To my complete surprise...
• Subaru Gurus...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 12:36:30 -0800
  ...ready to perform a Vanagon/Subaru transmogrification and would like to perform any preventative engine maintenance on the Subaru engine before install. Cheers, Jeff
• Re: everybody knows them to be high maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 18:04:29 EST
  In a message dated 3/18/03 2:36:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, hradek@YAHOO.COM writes: << A lot of hondas go 2000k...
• Re: Regular maintenance list-contributions.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:09:12 -0600
  I'd suggest going here : http://www.vanagon.com/ and click on "info" and begin surfing and reading. Welcome to the list and best...
• Re: Replace trans oil cooler? 90 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 00:02:45 -0600
  Most of all of us have purchased used vehicles, and sometimes the PO's periodic maintenance records are NLA. The best that one could...
• Coolant question again ...
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:13:06 -0700
  So before getting out the long road trip alongsome mundane maintenance thought i'd flush the cooling system So I found that Valvoline Zerex...
• Re: Engine Conversion marketing survey
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 2 May 2007 15:11:45 -0400
  ...They go 300K miles with ordinary maintenance and you can get 300 hp from them with 3" exhausts and an easy ECU mod.(Stock...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:15:54 -0600
  ...He paid to have all maintenance and repairs so I learned didly. Thanks to Muir's Idiot Manual, I corrected that, later. I may...
• Re: slightly OT - MB L319 D camper
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:41:59 -0700
  ...The selling point for thees inorganic finishing > products seems to be "Never have to paint it"...."Always looks new" > "No maintenance" To my eyes...
• Re: Trusting Your Machine
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Zarse
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 08:56:03 -0700
  ...You expect and plan to do maintenance. If you do the requisite maintenance, you will have a travel experience that ONLY a westy can...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 14:08:02 -0700
  ...the recommended change interval in my 1991 Vanagon maintenance booklet for the OXS is at 90Kmiles...as opposed to the 60K for other VW...
• Re: Vanagon Mania
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 20:41:01 -0500
  ...I had maintenance bills a bunch during ownership, also. The Vanagon's maintenance hasn't cost anywhere near what the total cost of the...
• Re: Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:00:57 -0500
  ...We usually are > accused of not practicing proper maintenance, which in my case at least is > definitely not true. Some can even criticize the...
• Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:33:31 -0600
  ...If you can do some maintenance yourself, you won't regret it.
• Re: VW Tech manuals, Must haves, and DIY maintenance & vehicle reliability
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:54:47 -0600
  I have two VW Training Manuals: the "Vanaton/Type II Fuel Systems ProTraining Manual (AFC, Digijet, Dijifant)" and the "Digifant I and Dijifant II...
• Re: underpody trouble spots
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 00:49:00 +0100
  Woody Halsey wrote: > Dear List, > > If you had your V'gon on a lift and were looking for points in need of > preventive maintenance...
• steel rims
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 17:09:22 EST
  ...too expensive for me and I'm not sure about their maintenance and care. Is there a 15" steel wheel that will fit my...
• Re: Fwd: Observational Inspections
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 21:33:08 -0600
  ...Observational Inspections > > > >How do you know how much is too much or not enough maintenance??? If you > >follow glove box Owner's Manual and...
• Re: Death Valley
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:22:17 -0800
  ...I thought if you used the maintenance schedule as a starting point, you could list the tools necessary for each job, and by the...
• Re: morons on the passat list..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 12:48:24 -0700
  ...When you try to discuss proper care, oil changes, preventive maintenance or other car related topics they just can't relate. Try this one...
• Friday Humor
  Historical mailing list - Kedar Warriner
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 17:44:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...alledged to be some actual maintenance complaints submitted by US Air Force pilots and the replies from the maintenance crews: Problem: "Left inside main...
• Re: everybody knows them to be high maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 10:16:35 -0500
  ...In the 5 years that I owned my '96 Honda Civic, I spent $2,100 on it; all of it routine maintenance, which includes...
• Re: EV Reliability and Stalling
  Historical mailing list - hal roth
  Sun, 15 Sep 96 13:09:21 EDT
  ...Otherwise only routine maintenance; we love ours. For Moe Walters: we had a problem with occasional stalling when the A/C was on; it...
• Re: Gerry Upgrade, donations etc.
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 07:01:10 -0500
  ...There is already a mechanism set up for donations to the maintenance at http://gerry.vanagon.com/info/donations.html _________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy, Columbus...
• WBX Whining
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 05:22:30 +0000
  ...This situation if further exacerbated by poor repair quality, cheap replacement parts and short term maintenance strategy. Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try...
• OXYGEN SENSOR LIGHT IS ON---
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:00:48 EDT
  ...remind you to take your vehicle in for scheduled emmision control maintenance. Well, can I shut it off myself? and if so how?---buy...