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• Re: Failure to Start - 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:34:37 -0400
  ...Check the boot is properly connected to the throttle body and air flow meter. Check the air stabilizer and crankcase breather hoses. If losing...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 May 2011 22:18:26 -0500
  ...Then came new CV's and boots, later to be followed by rebuilt PS Rack and PS pump. Replaced flywheel seal twice, along with...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:55:14 -0800
  ...you selling the vehicle?" is something to give the buyer the boot for? Good grief .............. . The buyer doesn't know if you are a...
• here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:52:38 -0700
  ...got the new trans in, notice the clutch slave cylinder rubber boot looks like it might be full of fluid .............I squease it.......sure...
• Re: ntermitent no start/turnover 85 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:46:38 -0600
  ...You'll need to lift off the rubber boot. Use a thick wire. REMEMBER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FIRST!!! And if you're standing...
• Re: Electric door lock
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 09:54:03 -0500
  ...If you pull back the rubber boot that goes between the driver's door and the body and the passenger's door and the...
• Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:03:26 -0800
  ...Possible causes: - vacuum leak on one of the vacuum line connectors - air intake boot cracked or one of the connections not on good - fuel...
• Re: cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:10:23 -0700
  ...also repacking all 4 cv's and > treating them to new boots. Dose anyone have any tips? This will not be my > first cv...
• Re: Stick jumps to left ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 9 May 2014 21:48:44 -0700
  ...not holding it where needed " ~ Just take a look under the Boot @ the bottom of the ShifLever & the cause should become obvious ~ ORR ~ DeanB...
• Re: CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:22:55 -0700
  ...net> wrote: > Don, what I normally do is look at the boots to see if they are OK. If > they are then I take...
• 81 dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 08:29:58 -0500
  ...much appreciated, matthew ps - one of the cv boots (has audi symbol) put on last june is already cracked!
• Re: need info on plastic oil filler on diesel
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:06:21 -0700
  Jim, Check the breather hose that runs from the side of the plenum chamber acroos the top of the engine to the FI boot...
• Re: my new wing window whistles
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 23:41:29 -0700
  ...fortunately" they took only stuff of > sentimental value (lots of copied bootleg cd's of shows, my 35 year old > slr camera, my notebook...
• Re: Rusted/stuck bleeder on '82 Westy brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 May 2005 21:40:51 -0500
  ...seems he has double pistons and is > worried about applying heat to the area around the > bleeder for fear of toasting the rubber boots...
• Re: CV click??
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:57:40 -0700
  ...front wheel. > > > > Can't see anything obviously wrong with CV's. Boots > > look ok. No bolts loose. Can't feel any play, except > > for...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:37:37 -0400
  I happened to be carrying a spare alternator when the original began making bearing noise a thousand miles from home. While not technically “broken...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:29:40 +0000
  ...my westy's removable seat track covers • reupholstery of a kitchen booth seat • a padded cover for my bulkhead-mounted Olympian Wave III in...
• Re: new windshield from Safelite Autoglass
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 17 May 2009 13:12:11 -0400
  ...badly (it flew off a semi on 87E at a toll booth). I had Safelite come to my home with their repair van in...
• Re: begging expert advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 22:44:45 -0400
  ...begging expert advice >Hi all, > >I'm new to the list, and a Wanabus to boot. This is a request for advice >from all...
• Re: AFM Capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 11:57:11 -0600
  ...The caps fit under the rubber boot OK. Higher voltage rating is good, if the package doesn't get too big physically; gives an...
• SV: Unprecise gearshift on Caravelle Bus 1982
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 24 May 2004 10:00:38 +0200
  ...Unfortunately, they were not able to locate the boot for the guide pin. I ended up using a section of an old bicycle tire...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 Sep 2006 to 3 Sep 2006 - Special issue (#2006-733)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 19:41:54 -0700
  ...Quite a character, and did great bodywork and painting (considering he didn't even have an enclosed booth!) while Roy did the majority of...
• Re: Need advice on replacing accelerator pedal (accelerator cable auto transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:20:39 -0500
  ...Make sure you replace that rubber boot on the transmission end of the linkage, the new cable should come with one. I hope this...
• Friday Funnies
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:03:34 -0500
  ...The only thing that can get you out of more scrapes is a quarter and a phone booth. 2. Vice-Grips: Equally adept as...
• Re: Passenger door woes
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sat, 6 May 2017 08:48:45 -0400
  ...Hi All; While taking a trip down to Asheville, NC last week, a car sideswiped me at a toll booth in New York and...
• Re: Off for 2 Months in Italy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:30:06 -0700
  ...We them plan to take a ferry over to the Boot of Italy and work our > way back north. Not so sure how far...
• Re: My van was aligned ...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:34:29 -0700
  ...He was satisfied with what he had done but suggested replacing the lower ball joints soon as the boots were split and dirt and...
• diesel starters, Bently question.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 17:04:08 -0800
  ...Doh! Anyway, it turns over but not fast enough to catch (even freshly charged and throwing on a jump to boot), and it sounds...
• Re: Bumper Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 21 May 2002 14:37:08 +1000
  ...to respond to---- > >Jeff it may be your house, your phone booth, which you have paid for, >and in your toilet, --but get the...
• Re: 87 westy will not idle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 18:24:53 -0800
  ...For example- they said all the cv axles and joints needed replacing becuase of some torn boots. I took them all apart and regreased...
• Re: Cabrio buying tips? - NVC
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:15:37 -0600
  ...Check the CV boots for cracks or leaks. Likewise check the CV joints. Ease of shifting into 2nd will give you a fair indication...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 06:47:26 -0800
  ...it possible to do this drilling without damaging the cv's boot? > my new cv joints didn't come with retaining rings, how bad...
• Re: Shaft off to replace 1 cv?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:02:07 -0500
  ...BTW, most of those complete CV kits come with a new set of bolts, rubber boot, a tube of lube (the right kind)and...
• Re: Cell Phone and the Internet
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 4 May 2005 20:48:44 -0400
  ...my future. :::Maybe I can hook up my lap top to boot! :::After giving all of the posts thought, consideration and meditation, :::And after...
• Re: Steering rack do it yourself rebuilding?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 05:23:59 -0400
  ...I have new tie rods with new ends on them for $65 (251419803) and then I would get a new rack boot which is...
• Re: Etka manual - Now ETKA for Mac?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 2 Jan 2013 08:21:24 -0800
  ...i just got another mac 17" MACBOOKPRO and tried to install bootcamp windows ... it is cumbersome and i do not know why ??? yet i...
• Re: 2.1L harness question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:11:16 -0500
  ...little heater of the gas >> recirculation hose that goes into the boot. >> There is a clip-on connector, like the fuel injectors have, that...
• Re: Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:38:18 -0500
  ...If I didn't > have >> to fix it, I'd go kick every body panel on that thing with my steel toe > work >> boots...
• Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:36:04 -0500
  ...If you? >can take a syringe and poke it through the Boot to the CV Joints and? >fill it up with grease...
• Re: Lubricant ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:20:23 -0600
  ...one shouldn't "knock" their boots off at the lower slider track > (yes I have a "welcome" mat now!) > > B: one should clean out...
• Re: Fw: ISO round headlight buckets & other things
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:24:43 -0700
  ...LED rear side marker lights ! complete with lens, socket, rubber boot, 2 wire leads etc. Very, very close to original vanagon rear side marker...
• Re: I'm back!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:38:12 -0700
  ...poor camper compared to the Westy, and a money pit to boot. I checked the "articles" section of Vanagon.com and found that Jim...
• Re: Bit o' Rust
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:58:12 -0700
  ...I don't have a paint booth or >> sprayer. I do have chewing gum, though. >> >> Please see >> >> http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott...
• Re: Idle hunting problem, 85 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:34:29 -0500
  ...the throttle body boot, exaust from heads to cat [factory stock VW (read, $$$ ouch!!!)] , throttle switch and O2. There was a second O2 at...
• Engine conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 08:11:49 -0500
  ...All the horsepower and lower fuel consumption to boot. How? So it is a newer engine, but not that much newer. How is it...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:00:16 -0600
  ...It SURROUNDS the shift boot. Al Brase Shawn Wright wrote: >On 25 Jan 2005 at 8:38, Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote: > > > >>On...
• Re: Luggage Rack Cargo Net?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:13:57 +0000
  ...We > often carry a big waterproof duffel bag up there with > camp chairs, photo tripod, and hiking boots, along > with a screen tent and...
• [vanagon] fwd Re: Sudden death syndrome, 83.5, 1.9l, problem fixed!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 13:19:21 EDT
  ...Actually, I caused it by replacing the defective rubber boot between the air flow sensor/air box and the throttle. When I put in...
• Introduction, Interesting Project, and Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Weathersbee
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 17:34:26 -0500
  ...We all loaded up, copilot beside me, two others lounging in the rear booth, and began first drive. It handled surprising well for being...
• Fwd: Vanagon Tool Box (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:10:35 -0600
  ...The only thing that can get you out of more scrapes is a | | quarter and a phone booth. | | | | 2. VICE-GRIPS: Equally adept as...
• Re: 84 random hiccup
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 15:39:46 -0500
  ...occurs only when engine is warmed up >4, the hiccup will continue until you stop at a toll booth or pull to side f...
• Re: shift lever broke
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:53:12 -0700
  ...The blasted thing broke off above the > pivot, below the boot. My feeling is that I should go with new. Has > anyone > had to...
• Fraday-Duck Hunter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:41:29 -0500
  ...His first kick planted the toe of his heavy work boot into the lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees. His second...
• Re: wearing down my westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:49:34 -0700
  ...wearing down my westy > > > For hard to shift into 1st and 2nd, try this: > pull up the rubber boot at the base of the...
• Re: Odd sounds
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:48:03 -0700
  ...At first I was thinking maybe my front inner > > CV was going bad (torn boot that will get replaced RSN). But the sounds > > didn...
• Re: Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:09:31 -0500
  ...goop it up with Plumbers Goop! If you can seal hip boots with it so they don't leak, surely it would prevent that...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 6 May 2016 15:43:28 -1000
  ...fwiw ...I use the early style rubber boot over the late style parking brake handle. I think that clip-on plastic cover is just...
• Re: Kens trip & can Westys climb mountains?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:06:37 -0400
  ...warm as I write about it (situation was approaching a toll booth at night, I was overtaking faster than I should have toward an...
• Re: Anyone Tested a 2.1 AFM on 1.9 Digijet?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:06:38 -0400
  ...The air > intake boot also has to be retrofitted from the 2.1l so you can see how > quickly the cost of this mod...
• Re: Westy Interior Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:13:17 -0400
  ...2 led lights mounted in the brim & a small > switch too boot. Simply press the switch anytime light is needed. > Small battery is mounted...