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• Re: Front running light/turn signal
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:16:57 -0700
  ...Ok, so this might be a silly question but I am stumped. We have a situation > where the front signal on the driver's...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Brake Shoe Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:13:32 -0800
  ...I've > managed to muddle my way through most maintenance issues, but got > stumped recently. I replaced my rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders...
• RoadHaus - Propane tanks still wont fill
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 19:37:14 -0700
  ...I'm kinda stumped and very low on propane. On the Road, Larry Chase Email: lchase@attglobal.net Web: www.RoadHaus.com - Coming Soon...
• Re: Oil pressure light 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 05:50:51 EST
  ...I'm stumped with a oil pressure light problem so I'm looking for help! Vic, I don't think I can help as...
• Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:20:50 -0800
  I'm officially stumped. I made sure the distributor drive gear is installed correctly as per Bentley, double-checked TDC according to valves and...
• Re: Still Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:36:07 -0700
  ...Both my mechanic and I > are a bit stumped. Costing me mucho in diagnostic hours....ew... He is going > to try again. Any other...
• Re: Vanagons at the Tour de France- Stage 9 Col du Tourmalet
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:11:45 +0000
  ...US. > > Cheers, > Joel Cort > Rochester NY. > 2008 Specialized Roubaix > 2007 Specialized StumpJumper > 1977 DelaSanta (Reynolds 531 & Campagnolo equiped) > > > 89 Syncro Westy (CinnabarVan) > 87 Syncro...
• P/S into air cooled Van?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 22:27:37 +0000
  ...Finally there is the pump, and this is what stumps me, a nice way to integrate and locate a pump on a vehicle that...
• Bad Starter??
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Keefer
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 20:50:03 -0700
  ...I have a stumper for you. I went out and did some work the other day and as I was doing it I noticed...
• Re: Friday bird AKICIV (All Knowledge is Contained in Vandom)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:26 -0500
  ...company of my rowdy street-gang of sparrows/LBJs, not engaging in > aggressive behavior that I saw. > > Any ideas? I'm stumped. > > Yours, > David
• Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:02:52 -0600
  ...so I can put Grover back together but I am severely > stumped! > > This is the part that failed and I removed from the van...
• Still Sluggish Update
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 05:18:49 -0700
  ...The mechanic is stumped...we are going to try a different ignition coil because that is the only thing I have replaced since the...
• Re: Crankshaft Question ??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 21:07:09 -0400
  ...Thanks for your time!! Kevin aka Stumped In Coal Country, PA sevenkevin@webtv.net 1985 1.9L Vanagon (MAYBE) Kevin the 2.1 and...
• no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:37:58 -0500
  ...My electricity skills are not so great, I'm stumped. There is oil in the engine, nothing's leaking that I can see. Any...
• Re: Oil light flicker gone...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 03 Jan 95 09:30:22 CST
  ...and Earl "the Stump" weighed more than the rest of us and just happened to flex the floor under the cabinet just enough to...
• Re: I am stumped
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 12 May 2001 10:25:16 -0500
  "Patrick Callaghan Jr." wrote: > I am back on my recurring rough idle, heisitaion problem. I had changed the > points & condenser about two weeks ago...
• stereo speaker wire colors?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Reynolds
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:15:16 -0700
  ...What stumps me is this: 4 speakers = 8 wires. If the rear uses a common ground, that is 7 wires. But there are 6...
• Re: need advice
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:32:32 -0500
  ...Weld a steel washer to the steel stump remaining, then weld a steel nut to that washer. Nothing welded sticks to the aluminum head...
• Ignition System Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:22:53 -0500
  ...4 door (152k) 90 Associated RC10 Team Car, Aluminum 95 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 FS ------------------------------------------------------ St. Louis / Columbia, MO LiMBO - Gateway VW Club - VWoA VW...
• Re: ARB bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:39:46 +1100
  ...The second one saved the van again when (again with my wife at the wheel) it was backed into a tree stump. I was...
• Re: OXS box noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:54:55 -0500
  ...I can't distinguish > that it's coming from one side or the other. > > If it's not that the I am real stumped...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_86_sliding_door_handle_mechanism_=E2=80=A6_stumped?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:57:21 -0700
  ...86 sliding door handle mechanism … stumped >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have a good slider door I want to swap into my van. Taken all the hardware...
• Re: Help Installing German mudflaps from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:04:33 -0800
  ...lower bracket seems straightforward, but the grommet/stud > installation has me stumped. > > I assume I drill into the rubber to install the pointed end...
• Re: Sad tale of Woe !
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 08:48:51 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Gearing? Make some extra $$ pulling stumps from yards! Good luck! JKH New Mexico
• Re: Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 23:55:37 -0500
  ...It has me stumped. I've been thur every pipe in the thing. Replaced the rad. thermostat, water pump, about half the hoses. Just...
• Re: Electric locks.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 22 Aug 2023 20:46:23 -0700
  ...Even had a professional mechanic look at it > and he was stumped. was no a Vanagon man, however. > > Any ideas? >
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:27:27 -0500
  ...My brilliant idea is to lift the van's > corner, put the socket onto the axle nut with a long extension on a stump...
• Re: Water leak on the passenger side creating a pool of water in footwell
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 17:11:01 -0500
  ...with a new window seam and it > looks fine. > > I am stumped. > > Was thinking of taking a friend with me to car wash, using...
• Re: is it just a matter of perception?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Dec 94 09:05:19 -0700
  ...but now here's a real stumper ... > Although I'm not the kind who takes drugs I'd swear that when I drive my...
• Fwd: Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 16:29:18 -0500
  ...is yet to be done. > > Except for the injectors, I am stumped! Any one have any ideas or > suggestions. I'm all ears! > > Also...
• Re: It's still friday, so...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 13:36:56 EDT
  ...modified family cruiser #1) > 3. '91 Nissan V6 4X4 Pickup (rusty stump jumper driver #2) > 4. '97 Mustang V6 (Wife's daily, UNGH!) > 5...
• Oil Pressure Switch R&R
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:27:07 -0700
  ...But here's one where I've become stumped. The "high side" oil pressure switch located just below the crank pulley and next to...
• Re: VANAGON digest 152
  Historical mailing list - Eric Walter Dahlstrom
  Fri, 2 Sep 1994 16:02:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Anyway, I was stumped when they asked me to look > at the Propane tank relief (release?) valve for re-charge purposes. I'm > a...
• Help! - 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 23:07:11 +0100
  ...I am totally >stumped as to where this sound is coming from........I hope it doesnt have >something to do with end play or...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - Terrence Clark
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 07:49:31 -0400
  ...I am stumped. Any thoughts on this? Anyone else experiencing this? Z __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Jun 2015 19:17:29 -0500
  ...The rebuilder is very good, but this one has him up a stump. I'm sure > he will eventually succeed but any suggestions might...
• Re: PNW gathering
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 21:45:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...I told here about the Bug Sur parties/pyrothenics research and she's just a bit leary about doing stumpin with total strangers. Plus...
• My $%&$%& van
  Historical mailing list - Ben Wampler
  Tue, 11 May 1999 23:42:11 -0500
  ...We are stumped about what's causing this. I've put a crapload of money into this and am getting ready to set it...
• Re: '90 Vanagon runs rough/rich when warm
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:34:07 -0400
  ...back together, it's not running well and the mechanic is stumped. It runs when cold, as it warms up it runs very rough...
• Re: Need more help - the dreaded flashing red light
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 16:00:14 -0700
  ...So, I'm stumped again. > Any new ideas would be appreciated. Thanks. > > Mike W.
• BBTA in Road & Track (January 99)
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 01:43:02 -0600
  ...4 door (154k) 90 Associated RC10 Team Car, Aluminum 95 Specialized Stumpjumper M2 FS ------------------------------------------------------ St. Louis / Columbia, MO LiMBO - Gateway VW Club - VWoA VW...
• '56 Kombi Progress Update
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 21 Sep 1994 22:11:41 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi, I'm still stumped on the starter problem. I charged up the battery for 2 days at 1 amp, and the lights are...
• stranded in san francisco...need watercooled westy tech help (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 08:19:40 -0600
  ...manifold...he is very mechanically competent and he and i are stumped.... he gets good spark, it turns over just fine (battery and starter...
• Re: Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:11:25 -0400
  ...21 Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com> wrote: > This one has been stumping me for a while and can't seem to figure it out...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box - What be in it?
  Historical mailing list - River Clan
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:00:02 -0800
  ...it > first.I got > hundreds of these to make a match.Winner gets to stump the crowd > with the > next fastner,and so on. >
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:23:51 +0000
  ...My brilliant idea is to lift the van's corner, put the socket onto the axle nut with a long extension on a stump...
• Re: SOURCE OF HITCHES
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:42:25 -0500
  ...We should find a pair of testosterone-laden syncronauts and a couple of stumps and settle this outside. Perhaps a spectator event for EveryBus...
• Re: Recommendations, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:52:27 -0700
  ...The air-cooled tech is stumped and giving up. He didn't even consider clogged cat or muffler. I was astonished that the mobile...
• Re: Mechanic say's Oil pump can't leak slowly
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:28:47 EDT
  ...from and >if >its not from the oil >pump I'm stump after cleaning off and watching it leak from the edge >of the...
• Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:41:38 -0700
  ...heat to > refrigerant tube. > > Many thanks for any help. > > I'm stumped. > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil >
• Stumped-Runs Rich/Stalls
  Historical mailing list - Aileen Boyd
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:08:00 -0400
  Hi everyone. 88' Vanagon still running very rich, stalling on idle after much troubleshooting. Sounds like it is being smothered and eventually gives out...
• Driver door lock
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:06:36 -0800
  ...Or has my door lock mechanism rusted so that it won't move? I'm stumped -- anyone else run into this? Thanks for any...
• No Spark and Buzzing Relay 2.1 / Redux
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:39:26 -0400
  Sorry to post this again but I didn't get any responses at all and I'm still stumped. So here we are a...
• Re: coolant pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 10:39:42 -0400
  ...Has anyone figured out what useful info would be provided by a coolant pressure gauge? I'm a bit stumped myself. Seems like an...
• Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 14:46:55 -0400
  ...However the slow spinning starter has me stumped at the moment. I thought the problem was just that the old starter was hurt because...
• Re: Westy Tap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 23 May 2022 12:06:02 -0400
  Stumped, Changed my pump, issue was only turned on every now and then. I could feel slight movement when switche at the sure flow...
• Re: Lazy fellow tire size ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:30:16 -0500
  ...calculator rather tedious using my new phone, one that still > often stumps me. > > My current fronts are old Nokian Hakka Cs (185 r14s) that...
• Re: Bus Running Cool - Cooling System Question
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:36:41 -0500
  ...This has me stumped. Anyone care to offer any insite...? Alan Bosch & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)
• Re: NVC at all - computer questions
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:40:52 -0700
  ...NVC at all - computer questions > > Hi all, > > It's Friday, and I'm stumped on some irrelevant stuff, so I thought I'd > email...
• 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Mon, 7 Nov 2022 07:11:18 -0500
  ...boost her over the last few days, she still has me stumped. Have pulled, cleaned and gapped the plugs and checked for spark (looked...