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• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:46:20 -0400
  ...check all > rubber boots on the intake, make sure gaskets are there and intact, > clamps are tight, etc. Check all vacuum hoses, especially any...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:40:02 -0700
  ...This would enable me to use the stock air intake > �boot..... if my plan works that is! > > �I've never seen brake ducting before...
• Re: Are There Junk Ball Joints?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 12:54:20 -0400
  ...d gotten was not only Italian as well, but remanufactured to boot! Your only chance of being sure to get a German one would...
• Re: Was: Tranny Repaired!!! Now: Shifter PM
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:36:50 -0500
  ...In the > rear a boot that is meant to keep lubricant in place tends to disappear > after a while leaving a cup to catch...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:44:10 -0400
  ...wrote: >> >> No need to remove the throttle body, but removing the boot helps to reach that nut. The GW starter is also a great...
• Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - j fritz
  Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:11:13 -0500
  ...My shift pattern has always been a little strange and indistinct so today I lifted the boot and made a tiny (1/4" or...
• Redline MTL... I dig it! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 12:17:31 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...cent charge), and he gave me a girlie-tool calendar to boot! YEE HA! Went home, and had a hard time getting the nuts...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 9 May 2016 21:04:10 -0400
  ...ends where they join the heads...or work over the intake boot sealing very carefully too. Had idle change from 'only sort of will...
• Re: Remembering the First Bus
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:50:44 -0700
  ...And I only killed the engine once, starting out from a toll booth. :-D [Many years later my sis allowed that she and her...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:18:59 -0700
  ...going on; let's hope it's just a worn seal.� Boots are definitely good all around, as are CV joints.� Taking it in...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:59:57 -0800
  ...the guide pin, I have the bushing for that and the boot. We also > have the double ball shift levers new and the center...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:24:30 -0700
  ...Their "gopher" hooked up the battery charger to a BMW that had just rolled out of the paint booth earlier that day. Unfortunately, he...
• Re: Bit o' stopped Rust
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:59:28 -0500
  ...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: Bit o' stopped Rust
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:24:25 -0500
  ...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: The Otter Has (CRASH) Landed!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:03:20 -0800
  ...Upper and lower ball joints all have split boots. >>>>> >>>>> I wasn't at a VW garage since, of course, this inspection was only >>>>> going...
• A good trip story
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 06 Aug 1996 22:47:03 -0400
  ...fact now feel certain it was the right outer CV whose boot was torn badly, didn't seem engine related. Caught a lot of...
• Assorted comments
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:20:46 -0500
  ...Did a damn fine job, even put old boots onto new shocks and greased bolts so later they can be removed . . . I'm a...
• Re: Timing Question
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:58:01 -0500
  ...Also the breather hose between the breather tower and the intake boot needs to be in good shape and not collapsed. Try these things...
• Re: California Inspection: Day 4
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 22:47:11 -0700
  ...there's a roller >> assembly in >> the floor of the shop and a Denver boot type device on the non-driven >> wheel >> of the...
• Over heating issues, hose broke
  Historical mailing list - Gary Peebles
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:45:15 -0700
  ...From Columbia to Argentina I had a number of gas issues and trans axle boot issues, all taken care of by good mechanics. We...
• Re: Interesting VW Article on Future Technology The Company May Use - Hopefully it will reach a new Vanagon Soon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:28:48 -0600
  ...fossible fuel though. > > Heck ..just commuting is a shame. > > and Toll Booths ! ..what a collasal waste of fuel and time ...while the > > toll takers...
• Re: Brake light circuit current with trailer, WAS: Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:17:33 -0700
  ...75A at 12V, and around 1.95A at > 13.4V (alternator booted). With four 21W bulbs that's nearly 8A, which > would pretty quickly...
• Re: Infant seats and Vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 17:43:00 -0400
  ...which prevents sideways sliding and tipping during those power slides and bootleg turns. Carseat installation is very important to me, and I will be...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 May 2015 07:41:39 -0700
  ...processors >>>>>>> alive so it does not take a long time to boot up when YOU turn it on. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On May 7, 2015, at 3...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 11:17:08 -0500
  ...Also, if there is no obvious cause of failure (ie damaged boot) of the >> bad >>> CV joint, can the others be expected to last...
• Buses by the Beach This Weekend!
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Tue, 22 May 2012 22:14:53 -0400
  ...beach cruiser Fat Tire Bike Jimmy Leep 1 Vanagon CV Joint Boot Anonymous "Driver" & "Passenger" VW Pillow Cases Van-Cafe "Driver" & "Passenger" VW Pillow...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Ultimate Tall Tires was Re: New 15" wheels and tires for OTTO!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:06:29 -0700
  ...A factory fit, and a >>>>great price to boot. I believe Ken Wilford ( http://www.vanagain.com ) sells >>>>these, although I bought mine from...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not? - Long
  Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 15:33:07 -0700
  ...Check to make sure the band clamps around the boot at the throttle body and the AFM are tight, and that the AFM is...
• Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:34:18 -0800
  ...Your 1.9 intake boot will fit right on the throttle body too......how convenient ! - pretty sure. oh, one slight mod to the plenum...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:11:02 -0500
  ...feel leakage (air hissing) at the intake manifold (remove the s boot), exhaust manifold, or breather tower. When pressure is applied, if hissing occurs...
• Re: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:38:45 -0800
  ...I don't exactly jam pack the boot, but I put a generous amount of grease in there, and in the 'cup' of the...
• Trip Report (WA/OR)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:58:41 -0700
  ...Being able to slam it into 3rd to boot away from errant freeway on rampers was really useful. Sisters OR is a nice little...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:16:40 -0500
  ...My kids ride to >>>> school >>>> with a blanket over them for warmth and they are wearing winter coats, >>>> hats, mittens, and boots at the...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:46:56 -0400
  ...Last year the axles were taken off to replace broken CV joint > boots. I had been paying attention to the rear wheels. The noise...
• Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:15:00 -0600
  ...never ignited, but the components above > it did, > the rubber intake boot for example, then this air layer would be > even > greater, much like...
• Re: dead cat kills van
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:26:16 -0400
  ...With the AFM off he cranked some more and I happened to put > my hand over the intake boot. I was surprised how little...
• Brick Tour Packing List!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Aug 1994 09:39:22 +0800
  ...pump, stuff for your pets/kids, etc. ;), sewing kit, slippers, sandals, boots, jackets, long underwear possibly for Canada, bathing suits!, washups, alarm clock, earplugs...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:45:09 -0500
  ...Any advice on how to locate it? >>> >>> thanks, >>> Dan Hall >>> "Das Boot" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Then I tested the black wire for battery voltage with the ignition...
• Joker accessories for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:24:32 EST
  ...This also has a booth-style dining table with plenty of room for four that, after dinner, folds into a double bed. Then of...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:08:23 -0700
  ...smooth, burns more gas....but still runs all right. |>> Air intake boot ..if I have one of those ...I carry that. |>> and a box...
• Re: temp sensor blinking question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:13:57 -0400
  ...tinker with all sorts of vws and have a 911S to boot. he asked if i would be interested in repairing or doing some...
• Re: I should Have Known Better, I Brought it on Myself!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:34:58 -0400
  ...the finest, bright and blue; Throughbrace bison-skin, thick and wide; Boot, top, dasher, from tough old hide Found in the pit when the...
• Re: unexpected ending to Vanagon adventure
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:10:10 -0800
  ...Systems that have been overhauled include all fuel lines, all cooling hoses, water pump, radiator, front suspension bushings, CV boots, motor mounts, and more...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:07:58 -0500
  ...I shot a little more in with a needle after the boots were on. Does the ring & pinion still spin when the clutch is...
• Re: Any vans for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:56:11 -0700
  ...I'm quite confident that Herr Falkenberg would not sell the vans with dried out bushings and boots. From what I've seen, a...
• Re: heat in VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 21:06:19 -0500
  ...Well, I live in Manitoba and > I'll tell you that it takes a hardy soul wearing a parka and warm > boots to drive...
• Re: Best way to clean engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:49:03 -0800
  ...Don't get heavy around the CV joints/boots. Use controlled, directed bursts, don't just wave the thing all around hoping to hit...
• Re: Friday..OT..Stuff from WalMart-like stores...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:00:46 -0500
  ...If they don't listen, > tell folks around you and show your displeasure in the voting booth. > More of that needs to be done...
• Re: Border Crossing USA to Canada
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Mon, 23 May 2016 00:09:46 -0700
  ...be respectful of the person who is in the booth or at the counter where > you cross the border - they do not like jokes...
• Re: 2.1 High idle/stumbling when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:42:30 -0500
  ...If you need to adjust the switch, the easiest way to this this that I have found is to remove intake boot and the...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 11:37:06 -0400
  ...What differences did you notice? Is it a straight forward install? Do you use the same boot for example? Mine is now functioning much...
• Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:37:46 +0200
  ...Shift lever tends to break off near bottom where it's drilled through (under shifter boot). Rear brake adjusters freeze up. Body seams rust...
• FW: Long Trip report from Gord Potts - John Brown's Buses
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:43:00 -0400
  ...We traipsed around the town in and out of the booths selling everything from candied Pecans to Funnel cakes YUMMM! We had the big...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 14:57:33 -0300
  ...wrote: > > > > No need to remove the throttle body, but removing the boot helps to reach that nut. The GW starter is also a great...
• Re: my vanagon sob story
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 22:22:13 -0600
  ...within the first > year i have sank another $5,000 into the car (rear > brakes, recharge ac, new ecu, repack rear cv boots, > tune...
• Re: AFM test readings
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 17:08:37 -0400
  ...Pull the boot off the connector, stick your meter probes in as he shows, turn on the ignition and follow his procedure of very...
• Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:07:46 -0800
  ...fossible fuel though. >> > Heck ..just commuting is a shame. >> > and Toll Booths ! ..what a collasal waste of fuel and time ...while the >> > toll takers...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:15:49 -0700
  ...I don't know if grease evaporates over time...but I've sure seen a LOT of front wheel brgs and CV joint boots...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:05:41 -0700
  ...check all > rubber boots on the intake, make sure gaskets are there and intact, > clamps are tight, etc. Check all vacuum hoses, especially any...
• Re: Radiator part 2 Disappointment and install hints
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:13:43 -0500
  ...tips on that process? The sensor plug came off nicely and boot looks to be in great shape. Possible that some things are very...