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• Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:41:33 -0500
  ...Everything seemed to function ok but of course my owner's manual is at home and I couldn't check to see if brake...
• Re: I hate you Meeses to pieces
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Mon, 19 Sep 94 17:54:15 PDT
  > it must be something about like fascination follows function. you have to > admit: the vw bus is not the prettiest, or the most powerful...
• Fridge Question - Maybe Aux. Batt. Related
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:47:57 -0600
  ...bring home. the mechanic and i were discussing the aux. battery - he was telling me that it wasn't wired to function while the...
• Re: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:10:22 -0400
  ...Everything seemed to function ok but of > course my owner's manual is > at home and I couldn't check to see if brake...
• Re: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:18:55 -0700
  ...Everything seemed to function ok but > of course my owner's manual is > at home and I couldn't check to see if brake...
• Re: [wolfsburg_campers] Something only a Vanagon owner could come up with
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:09:03 -0400
  FYI-Watch out for a Wolfsburg on ebay coming out of Parkersburg, WV - it's a lemon! Overheated and run, rusted out gas tank...
• SALE Reluctantly-89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - K Dungay Allas
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:45:26 -0500
  ...Rear auxiliary heater/fan under bench seat, functional Deluxe front bucket seats with fold-down adjustable armrests & swivel bases, functional, good to excellent condition...
• Re: Steering "clunk" noise solved??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:04:20 -0800
  ...steering pump are finally coming home to > roost. That U joint prolly wasn't designed for spinning a non > functioning PS rack. We'll...
• Re: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:15:15 -0700
  ...Everything seemed to function ok but of course my owner's manual is > at home and I couldn't check to see if brake...
• Re: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:53:47 -0700
  ...Everything seemed to function ok but > of course my owner's manual is > at home and I couldn't check to see if brake...
• Re: Fridge Question - Maybe Aux. Batt. Related
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:40:42 -0600
  ...bring home. >>> the mechanic and i were discussing the aux. battery - he was telling >>> me >>> that it wasn't wired to function while the...
• Re: What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 18:09:32 +1300
  ...Noitced that the smoke wasn't coming from the exhaust. Opened the hatch and saw that it was coming from the breather hose, which...
• Update on Engine Overheating Concern
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:09:00 -0600
  ...behind grill thought to be OK because Fan is coming on low speed (see above) Pressure Cap - Replaced Fuse for Fan - Checked OK No...
• Re: Steering "clunk" noise solved??
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:56:56 -0600
  ...steering pump are finally coming home to roost. That U joint prolly wasn't designed for spinning a non functioning PS rack. We'll...
• Re: " Westfalia Acres "(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 May 2004 15:30:10 -0500
  ...and found them occupied as homesteads. If you ever wanted to live in a Westy the odors coming from a permanently parked Westy will...
• Re: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Adam Schneider
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:03:49 -0500
  ...Everything seemed to function ok but > > of course my owner's manual is > > at home and I couldn't check to see if brake...
• Re: 85 Digijet help request
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 13:25:53 EST
  ...Richard - You might check to see if the throttle switches are functioning both mechanically and electrically. Located on the throttle body, these help tell...
• Re: Re: Re: � � � Eight Function D igital Display for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:56:34 -0600
  ...The Westy just had idiot lights and I saw the impending doom coming when I saw spots of oil on my rear window. I...
• Re: another fun 2200 mile road trip in the 84 inline four.. trip report
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:06:24 -0400
  ...my knuckles or the sensor, I would just drive on home > without a functioning one...Or maybe it is working, but the light is...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 07:00:25 -0800
  ...bottom hose coming off the radiator). I'd give that job to my friendly local VW mechanic, Gary's Ole Volks Home. -- Jack "Rocket...
• Re: tube bumpers/GoWesty Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 11:18:16 -0700
  ...I've also seen some really cool "home-brewed" bumpers that are very stout, cool looking too, and especially functional. Jim Davis posted the...
• Re: Rear heater ??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 17:33:25 EST
  ...What is his function ? Why do >we have to turn a switch manually in order to avoid hot air from >coming >out ? Is it...
• Trilogy of the trip to libby montana part 3 bad alternator
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 09:17:37 -0800
  ...Determined to make it home, we pushed past eugene into coos bay and spent the night at sunset beach campground, every bit as nice...
• Re: Clicking under the dash?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:57:03 -0500
  ...Everything seemed to >>> function ok but >>> of course my owner's manual is >>> at home and I couldn't check to see if brake...
• Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:59:51 EST
  ...Go home. 11). Check to see if wife is home. Wait for safe window of opportunity. Soldering and heat shrinking will take about 35...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:13:24 -0600
  ...nuts/bolts tom, i agree....but where do i get them from??? lowe's and home depot are coming up short in many cases...
• towing a van?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:19:46 -0700
  ...Once there, the van can resume it's function as transportation and camp vehicle. Thanks, Don Hanson
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:05:00 -0600
  ...I installed mine in the engine compartment and used a gate valve from a radiant heating system I found at home depot. I have...
• Re: 91 GL wont start when hot/ Colorado service shopsuggestions....please help
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 15:48:13 -0700
  ...home. Now, the van will shut down quite regularly after the engine temp rises to about full operating temp, without the temp light coming...
• Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - archives
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:20:56 -0500
  ...Go home. > >11). Check to see if wife is home. Wait for safe window of opportunity. >Soldering and heat shrinking will take about 35...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 20:02:30 -0800
  ...if you have hard water coming out of your tap, use distilled or deionized water in the cooling system (btw, distilled water is not...
• Re: puzzler
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 08:32:32 EST
  ...He also insured me that an assembled carberator would prevent a loose accelerator pump tube from coming out and falling (or sucked) into the...
• O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:55:22 -0400
  O2 sensor not important, eh? Just for 'clean air wack-o's' eh? From a functionality/engineering perspective, the O2 sensor is eyeballs of...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: bV 2015
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:41:39 -0800
  ...Mike I would like to make some Poutine from my home country and share with you all at burning Van. I think you would...
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:16:43 -0800
  ...functional difference? �Oh, with the "universal" muffler, which is 4" shorter than the Ansa, �he would weld the muffler to the pipe coming from...
• Re: Sudden weird problems and no-start
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 20:06:14 -0800
  ...Usually a good soak and spray with carb & choke cleaner is enough to get them functional again, luckily. Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote...
• Re: Hydrophilia, or how I stopped worrying and learned to love distilled water
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:10:19 PDT
  ...by the way you can make your own distilled water at home - there's at least one maker out there who you can buy...
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:52:24 -0700
  ...functional difference? �Oh, with the |"universal" muffler, which is 4" shorter than the Ansa, �he |would weld the muffler to the pipe coming from...
• Re: Coolant leak questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:46:58 -0500
  ...If there is a vent, the pressure cap will not function correctly and you will lose your coolant through the vent hole. Regards, John...
• Re: O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:19:22 -0400
  ...A few unrelated questions > > O2 sensor not important, eh? Just for 'clean air wack-o's' eh? > >> From a functionality/engineering perspective, the O2...
• Re: EveryBus Trip Report Teaser
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 23:02:30 -0400
  ...I did see some very nice VWs in Vienna on the way home, though. Joy **************************************************************** Joy Hecht and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon For musings...
• Re: Advice on Evaporator Icing
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 15:01:59 -0400
  ...It consists of a metal ferule that is closely placed on the air-coming-out side of the evaporator. If it gets below 32...
• Re: towing a van?
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:16:52 -0400
  ...Once there, the van can resume it's function as transportation and camp vehicle. Thanks, Don Hanson ------------------------------
• Cat dead?:, was: O2 Sensorama
  Historical mailing list - Ron McLean
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 06:36:06 -0700
  ...Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> wrote: > O2 sensor not important, eh? Just for 'clean air > wack-o's' eh? > > From a functionality/engineering...
• 89 Westfalia newbie. ?heat xchnger; tires; ventilation; used manuals.
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:37:16 EDT
  ...Even as I delight in the handling, the clean functional camper design, the dog-sized space between the front seats which allows the mutt...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 16:39:54 -0400
  ...212-580-6486 (best), 917-848-6425 (cell); 202-966-7907 (Work), 212-580-4459 (Home), 202-966-0938 (Home), 978-359-8533 (fax...
• Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:24:11 -0500
  ...I think that it must as its function is to add air to the mix at the throttle, yes? So, if it isn't...
• Re: [SyncroSafari] clutch problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Transue
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 22:52:43 -0700
  ...About this time last year, I was coming off a major Interstate on the way home. I drifted into an intersection, where the light...
• fuel supply testing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:03:07 -0800
  ...NOT the amount coming directly from the pump but instead the amount coming from the fuel pressure regulator return line. The spec is about...
• Re: Starting From Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 16:31:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...Most of the time they > get lucky and It don't start. > > After seeing a dragster demolish 3 homes, I said I would > never...
• Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:09:08 -0800
  ...On 1/21/08, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com> wrote: > Neil - > > While yer yankin' stuff, yank the curtain straps and the screw-in...
• Re: Dometic mystery ....more clues!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:55:57 -0700
  ...I think the burner box functions the same on both models. I would imagine that if there's less oxygen up higher, then a...
• Re: towing a van?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:25:26 -0700
  ...Once there, the van can resume it's function as transportation > and camp vehicle. > Thanks, > Don Hanson >
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:43:13 -0400
  ...What's the problem? Is the thinking that the cooling capacity of the heater is important? But if the heater is not functioning (as...
• Re: Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:26:31 -0800
  ...I think that it must as its function is to add air to the mix at the throttle, yes? So, if it isn't...
• Value and Practicality of a 1983 Vanagon Van?
  Historical mailing list - Belinda Gilman
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:41:17 -0500
  ...functional propane stove w/ 3 elements, functional propane furnace w/ thermostat, 10gal. water tank (fills from exterior), heavy duty auxiliary battery behind/under driver...
• Re: Rough running engine update, sorta, was Re: Boston Bob Big Valve Update? Not really... (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:39:33 -0500
  ...You can relace the o2 sensor untill the cows come home and that will not help if the exhaust system is fouled I will...
• Re: Tires and Wheels available
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 27 Sep 2022 23:52:21 -0500
  ...I eased up on the gas on the way home and squeezed 400 out of a tank heading south from Norway House. Check out...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:23:17 -0800
  ...You can go and buy a water pressure gauge from HomeDepot that is meant to put in a water line, and use that. Hook...
• Re: Stalls when hot. won't restart. 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:00:04 -0600
  ...restart routine. >> >> Got it home and it was doing it again. i did notice that there was >> more >> sound coming from the fuel pump...