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• Re: Overheating in Manhattan
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:41:39 -0700
  ...The extremely clean one is the faulty cylinder. #1 is the symptom #2 will cause it to overheat at all times #3 will cause...
• Re: auto accidents in europe? fish
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 03:19:37 -0500
  David michigan is a no-fault state but as far as i know no-fault insurance covers bodily harm and the damage that you...
• Re: auto accidents in europe? fish
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:59:37 -0500
  NY is also a No-Fault state. The No Fault refers only to the medical insurance. Regardless of fault, your insurance pays the direct...
• Re: 94 Golf (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 6 May 1998 03:37:37 EDT
  ...If it's not an O2 sensor fault, I would like to know what the fault is, I know your car inside and out...
• Re: COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 12:19:47 -0400
  ...Bad/faulty/ + connection at starter.. positive to battery.. Nothing else... also a faulty temp2 wiring.. giving black smoke... Cheers, Ben http://www.benplace.com/
• Thank you for temperature answers!
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 20:23:44 -0000
  ...Expansion tank pressure cap (fairly sure its faulty) Thermostat (definitely faulty) Radiator fan switch (can't be sure its faulty but its cheaper than...
• Annoying turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Erik Simes
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 16:36:18 -0500
  ...Usually this is indiciative of a faulty bulb, but they are not burned out. It always happens on a left turn and sometimes on...
• Re: strange intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 17:03:15 -0800
  ...George pretty boring, I > > prefer the feeling, > > injector bad? > > ignition fault? > > > > David at the ranch for the > weekend.(hating intermittent fault > > diagnosis) > __________________________________________________ Do You...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:16:26 -0400
  ...Once my fault - once the fault of the quickie oil change place I don't ever go to anymore. The one that was my...
• faulty oil fill tube
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:53:57 -0700
  Hi Folks, I fear I'm suffering from a faulty oil fill tube, unfortunately common in diesel's with the dipstick in the tube...
• Re: 90 Vanagon/Westy fuel problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:47:40 -0700
  yes we did, including internal pics showing the fault. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Sullivan" <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday...
• Re: Neat Camper upgrade
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Mon, 13 May 1996 20:12:28 -0400
  RubatoGuy@aol.com wrote: > > Ron asked: > >What *is* a GIFI outlet? > > Ground Fault Interuption Circuit (GIFC) Opps, looks like I did the accronym > wrong...
• More progress in idle problem and a question
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:30:05 EDT
  ...How do I determine if the idle valve is at fault or the control unit is at fault? How much air pressure should the...
• Re: For Sale On The Samba
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:13:40 -0500
  ...It's still a glaring fault. :) d
• Re: I Rest My Case (Read If you can)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 08:22:06 -0500
  ...Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, Now I think,-- hell it could be my fault. Ric At 03:36 PM...
• Re: auto accidents in europe? fish
  Historical mailing list - karl filc
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:44:38 -0000
  ...Even it's not your fault for the accident, your pemium will go up because your insurance pays for the repair on you car...
• RE: Left over parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Wed, 19 Oct 94 07:51 PDT
  In the accident that totaled your '85 Westy, if it wasn't your wifes fault - I'm mourning with you; if it was your...
• Re: Wasserboxer Heads..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 17:40:34 PDT
  ...If this were not true, and all design faults made a car eligible for recall, having a Fiat, Yugo, Chevette, etc. might not have...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 01:25:06 EST
  ...I have found that the errode quickly and can give a faulty > reading. > > hi bruce...its not a low coolant level prob..just coolant...
• Re: BusDepot & Vanagain Compliments (for a change)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 20:41:44 EDT
  ...The exceptions are the delays or Snafu's - youfault, their fault, no one's fault - that occur in the course of business.After all...
• It's not my fault.
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:52:33 -0700
  I prefer to face life with the philosophy that it's not my fault, and that's why I need some help from my...
• Re: impact of claims on insurance prices (was RE: serious vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:39:25 -0600
  ...Part of this was the problem of state fault and no fault laws that had just changed. Policies and the way they were written...
• RE: Left over parts
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 19 Oct 1994 18:17:21 -0400 (EDT)
  On Wed, 19 Oct 1994, Scott Harvey wrote: > In the accident that totaled your '85 Westy, if it wasn't > your wifes fault - I...
• Re: Shipping a Vanagon tow hitch - a saga
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:42:18 -0800
  ...Ah Ha!! all your fault Larry. What will you do when all the FedEx computers crash tonight, all planes and vehicles are brought to...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1018
  Historical mailing list - Raukan Mactira
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 19:07:21 +0100 (BST)
  ...Expensive. :( The *NEW* garage to which I go said that the fault is a bad and continual fault on the actual circuit board in...
• Re: Vanagons and part
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:30:48 -0700
  So what happens here if the Radio-stereo-I-frikken Pod- Blueberry system is also broke? Happens all the time...a faulty sensor sending...
• Re: grounding for shore power
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 15:30:36 -0600
  ...If the shore power cord is plugged into a ground- fault outlet, which it would in all modern wiring sitautions, then you are very...
• '87 Electric Locks (Motor)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 08:38:22 -0700
  Hey Now! I'm repairing a faulty electric lock motor. Had a faulty yellow power wire. Locks now work great except they are out...
• Re: 90 Vanagon/Westy fuel problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:26:57 -0500
  <also .....it's not unheard of for there to be a faulty brand new vanagon fuel tank.> Didn't we talk about a bad...
• Re: impact of claims on insurance prices (was RE: serious vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:01:20 -0700
  ...I was with Progressive when I totalled the '85 Westy, my fault. My rates doubled for three years. A fender bender in my replacement...
• Compensation for faulty diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 07:28:35 -0700
  ...If faulty diagnosis is found, then have the repair shop's invoice or memo reflect what the symptom and problem were. For example, Checked...
• Re: Pseudo-Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 09:20:13 -0500
  ...Other > cutouts caused by faulty AFM - tach does not go to zero. Any ECU problems > on my van have been caused by faulty inputs...
• Re: ECU Questions
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sat, 20 Oct 2001 00:41:21 -0700
  Could be...but more likely there is a faulty sensor somewhere. You can either start replacing stuff or start the grueling task of checking...
• BusDepot & Vanagain Compliments (for a change)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:12:13 -0500
  ...The exceptions are the delays or Snafu's - you fault, their fault, no one's fault - that occur in the course of business. After...
• Re: impact of claims on insurance prices (was RE: serious vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Skarloken, Donna S.
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:52:05 -0700
  ...Part of this was the problem of state fault and no fault laws that had just changed. Policies and the way they were written...
• newibie
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 02:32:36 -0500
  Sounds a lot like a faulty ignition switch. Jeff 1984 Westy
• Westfalia sink pump
  Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 21:08:40 EDT
  ...of very little use? Any experience with dealing with GoWest and there attitude to returning "faulty" goods. Brian Kelly. Faulty Towers. Kansas. [text/html]
• faulty starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Mon, 1 May 2000 10:46:36 PDT
  ...the shift lever did not consistently cause or eleviated the starter fault. I got a new Bosch starter and better ground connections out of...
• Fuel Pump Question
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 19:19:01 -0400
  could a faulty fuel pump cause poor gas mileage????? Chad 85GL
• Re: OBD in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:27:17 -0800
  ...We are spending an enormous amount of time to find faults on our old system. The OBD supposed to find them for us. Only...
• Air Conditioning - 1991 Carat - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 May 2017 18:02:59 -0500
  ...The one fault I have found is there is a failure for power to get from the Alternator B+ to the feed side of...
• Re: Parking lot encounter
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 17:52:27 EDT
  ...She is at fault for darting past. >> My understanding is that the person pulling out of the space needs to yield to the traffic...
• Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Jones
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:16:34 EDT
  Hello All, What are the consequences of driving with the O2 sensor unplugged? Mine is currently faulty, and the van ('91 Westy) runs cooler...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 08:47:25 -0500
  ...Occasionaly, I feel > minute power surges suggesting that the faulting cylinder/s do/es fire > sometimes.> > snip< can anyone point me to a debug...
• Re: Parking lot encounter
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:24:40 -0500
  ...Her company sure paid for the damage to my truck, though! And yes, I believe OK is a no-fault state. >From: arbosch@ra...
• Re: Missing a high-beam... suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:57:55 -0400
  ...In an open-circuit fault like this, the voltage that should be applied across the load will always appear at the fault location instead...
• Re: Intermittent Power Loss - '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 20 May 2017 11:31:08 -0700
  ...NOT saying the O2 and/or wiring is at fault (O2 could be a red herring) but did the exhaust change colour and smell...
• To Hit or Not To Hit (Was Hit 4 Deer)
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:07:54 -0700
  ...They changed their minds and changed it to 'Not at Fault' after I provided a copy of the police report that said it was...
• Re: auto accidents in europe? fish
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:41:32 -0500
  ...Not entirely true, I don't think...Michigan is a no-fault state, so I think your insurance always pays to fix your car...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 08:46:36 -0800
  also...it could be a worn throttle body or a faulty throttle body switch
• ECU Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:34:56 -0400
  Could a faulty ECU cause poor gas mileage?? Could it cause an engine to run rich and hesitate?
• Re: Vanagons and part
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:09:08 -0400
  ...also broke? Happens all the time...a faulty sensor sending a faulty > Fault > to the faulty computer...But you must send the vehicle on...
• Re: !non-vanagon content : poll: would you buy a new beetle?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 23:57:00 +1200
  No way! It's an ill-handling slug, a restyled golf with all of the Golf's dynamic faults and in addition its own...
• Re: What goes here? and a part request for a 85 GL.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 11:14:37 -0700
  ...You may find that the "computer" (ECU) is ok and the fault lays elsewhere. Also, if the ECU is at fault, it may be...
• Re: Neat Camper upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Tue, 13 May 1997 12:05:50 -0400
  ...The only way a panel breaker trips on a ground fault is if the fault drains enough current through the hot wire to throw...
• Re: BusDepot & Vanagain Compliments (for a change)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 20:51:57 EDT
  ...The exceptions are the delays or Snafu's - youfault, their fault, no one's fault - that occur in the course of business.After all...
• Re: fan speed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:51:23 EDT
  Sorry, my fault for forgetting a word. I meant engine cooling fan. Sean B. '90 V'gon "Happy Bus"
• Re: Annoying turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:13:58 -0800
  ...Usually this is > indiciative of a faulty bulb, but they are not burned out. It > always happens on a left turn and sometimes on...
• Re: What causes the ignition switch to get hot?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:18:02 -0800
  ...did you replace it? If it was replaced because it was faulty, and all ok otherwise, I'd suggest: - one of the spade connectors...
• Re: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:41:07 -0500
  ...That's not the motor's fault, it's the fault of the designer who put it in the vanagon. This was later rectified...