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Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:28:40 -0700
...The grill is level (within reason) to the bus. You want perfect level stove? Coleman stove and a box of shim shingles. Leveling the...
Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:21:22 -0500
...The grill is level (within reason) to the bus. You want perfect > level stove? Coleman stove and a box of shim shingles. Leveling the...
Re: tranny oil level...
Historical mailing list
Sat, 18 May 1996 23:16:58 -0400
...That so called lower fill level to ease shifting is bogus but that level is suffecient for proper operation.
Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:31:20 -0700
no, mount a level on dash, true it before securing by parking on known level ground, then use your ramps. alistair On 2012-07...
Re: Update on my Westy!
Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:37:00 -0600
I think he means "lever" instead of "level' and yes, that is the rear heater core off and on switch. Maggie >> One more thing...
Correct oil level
Historical mailing list - David McClelland
Sun, 29 Oct 2000 16:28:44 -0500
I am a newbie here and I have a question regarding correct oil levels. The dip stick in my '83 air cooled Westy has...
Re: Leveling a Westy
Historical mailing list - Waldron, Evans
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 17:39:57 -0400
I made a set of levelers using a pressure treated 8 foot 2x6. I cut the 2x6 in half and then each half again...
Re: My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:48:34 -0500
If you do not level your van while running the fridge, you be seriously hurt in a Dometic dispute. :^) Hey, just trying to keep...
Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:06:03 -0700
...What I'm looking for is an easy way to level the stove grill. Leveling it by leveling the van would require plenty of...
Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:40:42 -0400
...The grill is level (within reason) to the bus. You want perfect >> level stove? Coleman stove and a box of shim shingles. Leveling the...
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if...
Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
Historical mailing list - Subject: Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously
July 31, 1987
Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check coolant level, top up if...
Re: What do you use for leveling?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 23:07:23 -0400
<snip> Is it really so horrible to level the vanagon under one wheel only? Or am I being a fussbudget? <snip> If the end...
Re: automatic transmission oil level?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:58:27 EST
...low ATF fluid levels can mean there is a leak somewhere, and can cause damage if level falls too low. also levels that are...
Re: Random flashing of temperature light
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:45:45 -0500
How is the coolant level in the expansion tank? Frequently, when this level gets to a critical level( for the level sensor)the light...
Re: What do you use for leveling?
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 20:58:17 -0600
...then how does the van know it isn't >> on >> level ground? > > Because one wheel is resting at the lower limit of the suspension...
Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:49:50 -0400
...What > I'm looking for is an easy way to level the stove grill. Leveling it by > leveling the van would require plenty of...
Re: Leveling a Westy
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:35:04 -0700
...If I have > a campsite on which I need to level, I place one of those bubble levels > with 2 right angle levels on...
Re: Update on my Westy!
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:58:33 -0700
Ohhhhh.... "lever"...... ;^) Now that makes sense! Thanks! (couldn't figure why the PO would have installed a bubble level in that spot!) Nevel, er...
Re: Final Drive Oil Level
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 15 May 2017 14:40:40 +0000
...Final Drive Oil Level Anybody know what the oil level should be in the final drive section of a 2.1 WBX automatic transmission...
Re: oil level question
Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
Fri, 14 Jul 95 10:15:57 EST
Hi all, Jared's question on oil level and subsequent responses has made me wonder about my experience with oil levels in my '74...
Re: My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:19:53 -0600
...what does "level" mean? How many degrees off | level is acceptable? | What bad things happen if it's not level enough?
My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:04:58 -0800
I keep reading here and there that the Dometic RM 182 B fridge needs to be "level" when running.... Sooo... what does "level" mean...
transmission, final drive oil level
Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:20:30 +0100
There are different opinions on oil level in the transmissions and final drives. Bentley stated that for 1987 Westy level of transmission oil is...
Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:14:16 -0700
"For some reason we don't understand, Rocket wants to let the camper go all cattywompus but still have his stove on the level...
Why Fuel Level Might Affect Performance
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Mon, 17 May 1999 13:18:16 -0700
...fule level was just above the red reserve level. I decided to fill up and see if that did anything. It did...it completely...
Re: Why Fuel Level Might Affect Performance
Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
Wed, 19 May 1999 05:49:20 -0700
...Why Fuel Level Might Affect Performance > Before heading out for a weekend trip, i checked to see what > muight have caused my van to...
Re: Tempurature
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 8 May 2002 15:40:27 -0400
At 02:51 PM 5/8/2002, Ben huot wrote: >What led are you talking about, the LEVEL cooling LED, I said level! If...
Leveling a Westy
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Sun, 24 Oct 2004 00:26:43 -0500
How do you level your Westy? Wal-mart wants $30 for the plastic leveling blocks in a cute bag...I'm thinking about using...
Re: Update on my Westy!
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:16:54 -0700
...I think this >>> may control the regulation of heat to that duct under >>> the seat? > >> A "level" ? > >> like a bubble level? > >> May be there...
automatic transmission oil level?
Historical mailing list - garyowen
Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:27:56 -0500
Have 85 Westfalia 1.9 L with automatic, how should transmission fluid level be checked? Warm up/ cold? engine running? In P or N...
Re: What do you use for leveling?
Historical mailing list - BA
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:38:53 -0700
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 23:07:23 -0400, you wrote: ><snip> >Is it really so horrible to level the vanagon under one wheel...
Final Drive Oil Level
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Mon, 15 May 2017 10:30:58 -0400
Anybody know what the oil level should be in the final drive section of a 2.1 WBX automatic transmission. Bentley says 1.3...
Re: Flashing coolant level lamp
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:53:03 -0400
...The expansion tank is where the low level sensor is and is the tank to check for coolant level when the light flashes. Mike...
Coolant Level
Historical mailing list - DABredesen
Mon, 17 Jun 2002 18:26:59 -0400
...Checked the coolant level on the '91 over the weekend (while all was cool), the coolant was at the Minimum Level. Drove the '91...
Re: automatic transmission oil level?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:08:06 -0700
...low ATF fluid > levels can mean there is a leak somewhere, and can cause damage if level falls > too low. also levels that are...
Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:38:58 -0800
...All Models, all Model Years Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant level. - Coolant level indicator. - Electrical connections on gauge. * Check...
Re: What could have gone wrong?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 5 May 2008 09:54:21 -0400
Jaap Nauta wrote: > I agree that level can go down due to air in the system, but can it come > up again completely when...
Gauging propane level
Historical mailing list - Troy
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:34:36 -0900
On the topic of propane level gauges, has anyone tried one of these? http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm/Outdoor-and-RV...
Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:55:00 -0700
...Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought | |"For some reason we don't understand, Rocket wants to let the |camper go all cattywompus but still have...
Re: My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 21:57:47 -0600
...what does "level" mean? How many degrees off > level is acceptable? > What bad things happen if it's not level enough? > > I'd like...
Re: Changing Auto tranny fluid
Historical mailing list - Jeff klender
Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:58:37 -0500
Do not forget to check the oil level in the final drive unit!!!!! It is the 17mm allen bolt on the side. Remove the...
Any probs. w fridge not level?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:16:05 -0700
With camping season here again and questions re the Westy fridge, and the instructions calling for the fridge to be level, has anyone had...
Coolant levels in refill tank
Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 20:49:10 +0100
In hot weather, how high does your coolant level get to in the refill tank when the engine is hot compared to its level...
Re: Leveling a Westy
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 24 Oct 2004 06:59:38 -0700
I use the plastic leveling blocks in a cute bag. I also own a bunch of 2x6 blocks but prefer the plastic ones simply...
Re: More Diesel Coolant questions
Historical mailing list - mwsnow
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 21:16:01 +0300
If memory serves, the '83 diesel uses the same "level tank" as the waterboxer vans. There should be two holes just below the license...
Danger of too much Gear Oil
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:27:10 -0500
...Need to get under and recheck level since I had the front end jacked up when i filled the final drive. Level was below...
Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:27:39 -0700
There are 2 coolant temp sensors and 1 coolant level sensor. Which of the 3 were replaced? Mark Barb Cotton wrote: >mark drillock <drillock...
Coolant low-level warning control unit location?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:00:03 -0500
Does anyone know the physical location of the coolant low-level warning control unit in an 84 Vanagon? Is it possibly built into the...
Re: camper water level indicator
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:24:25 -0400
> The water level for the potable water tank in my 1991 Volkswagen > Campmobile reports the water level at the intermediate yellow light > no matter...
Trim Levels
Historical mailing list - Greg K.
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:20:57 -0500
Anybody know where I can get an overall description of trim levels for Vanagons. Also... I was under the impression that they had a...
Re: Leveling a Westy
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:48:45 EDT
Dynamite would level one really well.
Re: Water Tank - Display Panel Weirdness
Historical mailing list - Jeff K
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:21:33 -0700
...When I fill my drinking water tank the yellow water level indicator light works at first and then drops down to the red level...
Re: Danger of too much Gear Oil
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:59:38 -0400
...Oil level should always be checked with the vehicle level, both directions. For the final drive, get it level and remove the fill plug...
Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:46:21 -0400
At 07:14 PM 7/17/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >I usually level the van using them plastic ramps from RV stores, but...
Re: '85 Westy Camper: What to watch for?
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Wed, 19 Aug 1998 08:49:52 -0400
> <snip>The coolant level gauge started on empty the first drive and the > second. On the second drive, it slowly rose to an acceptable...
Re: Danger of too much Gear Oil
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:36:41 -0500
...With most things oil filled you are better > under filled than overfilled. > > Oil level should always be checked with the vehicle level, both directions...
ATF Level too high - what now?
Historical mailing list - Chris Knust
Thu, 3 May 2001 08:42:44 -0400
Hi, I just found out that the ATF level of my 87 Westy�s automatic tranny is too high. According to Bentley�s (37...
Re: My fridge wants to know if it's level enough...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:28:07 -0500
...what does "level" mean? How many degrees off >level is acceptable? The manual says +/- 8 degrees both planes. Most fridges like that are specified...
Re: Changing Auto tranny fluid
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Sat, 11 Nov 2000 21:42:49 -0500
Jeff, can you give a description where this bolt is? I need to check level in my '84. John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 DL...