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Re: AFM test readings
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 3 Jul 2014 16:56:15 -0700
...Pull the boot off the connector, stick your meter probes in as he >> shows, turn on the ignition and follow his procedure of very...
Re: >> WET TEEN (you know the rest)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:13:34 -0400
...I only receive general-purpose spam on *one* of them (small-timers often join yahoo lists to send spam, and are booted off after...
Re: Van Meet 2007 at White Rock Beach
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:55:58 -0700
...ll still drive ok, and have a water cooled engine to boot. Neil. On 8/19/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote...
Re: 84 running issue solved?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 31 May 2022 12:16:16 -0400
...Is it a straight forward install? > > Do you use the same boot for example? > > Mine is now functioning much better but this may be...
'72 Westy FS Milwaukee
Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
06 Dec 96 23:54:10 EST
...CV joints have all been replaced within the last year (all 4 at once) with new Lobros and boots from RMMW. Clutch was of...
Re: Iron Butt/Iron Bus, Tii conversion (long)
Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:08:08 -0500
...has a warrantee, and a > zero-time engine and computer to boot. I should recoup about 3/4 of the > installation costs from selling...
Re: Monster TO-DO List
Historical mailing list - Pancho de la Luna
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 15:04:48 -0700
...make sure that you have some grease injected in to the CV boots (all four of them) before you go to keep the CV...
Re: Any vans for sale.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:32:56 -0400
...I'm quite confident that > Herr Falkenberg would not sell the vans with dried out bushings and boots. > > From what I've seen, a...
(long!) non-forking family trees.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Aug 1994 17:52:03 +0800
...You own more cowboy boots than sneakers. You've ever worn a cowboy hat to church. You have sunglasses that are mirrored on the...
Re: Here's the list
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:22:29 -0500
...serrated bread knife serving spoon, lg. plastic sharpening stone & oil shoes: boots, running & shower clogs, ea. shovel, sm. or folding silverware, 3 sets sink...
Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:01:52 -0400
...and adjusted throttle switch > Replaced AFM (NOT new) > Replaced throttle body boot > Replaced distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs and wires > Checked timing somewhere along...
early Friday funnies
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Jan 1995 20:53:31 -0800
...Not to perambulate the corridors in the hours of repose in the boots of ascension. The menu of a Polish hotel: Salad a firmUs...
Re: How goods the firstaid kit in your Westfalia?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:31:23 -0700
...I turned around to see this > little kid, who reminded me of my nearly-four-year-old grandson, > leaned back in the booth with...
Re: Are There Junk Ball Joints?
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 14:15:15 -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: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:02:46 -0800
...etc? Which is not visually connected in the diagram? And to boot there > is a track reference number of 69 at the end of...
Re: Border Crossing USA to Canada
Historical mailing list - bernie
Mon, 23 May 2016 07:47:52 -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: 4th gear finally died (far from home)
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 19:21:18 -0300
...She struggled with clutch action, and timed it badly >> twice. >>>>> After passing a toll booth, I took the controls back, and it seemed >>> okay...
Re: computer Bios or UDMA driver prob. No vanagaon content...
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 21 Feb 1999 23:50:19 -0600
...and having the new one be the drive that the system boots from. This may be >something I can figure out how to do...
Re: 87 2.1 loss power
Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:58:04 -0400
...out. >>> Looked over the engine and all >>> vacumn lines are intact. Boot between throttle body/afm appears intact. >>> I did check the o2 connector...
Re: Alternator Deal"what is busdepot's record on this"
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 08:46:31 -0700
...bucks. > > =A0 > > what he said, > > Dan Hall > > '86 Westy Weekender > > "Das Boot" > > =A0 > > =A0 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Fredrich Hesterberg > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:16:25 -0700
...I would like to see a "foul weather" pop top boot design developed, complete with slick attaching hardware of some kind. This would be...
Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:44:50 -0800
...a nice unit that would work well and throw light to boot. What is once only a thought and notion in your head can...
Article Buying Used Buses (Australia, 1979)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 10 May 95 16:07:04 CDT
...Front suspension ball joints are expensive to replace, so check around the rubber boots. Excessive wear on the inside of a rear tyre can...
Re: 85 with uneven idle/poor fuel economy (response long and thorough)
Historical mailing list - Dave C.
Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:52:20 -0500
...Check throttle body intake boot for cracks or other problems. Clean electrical contacts on starter and fuel pump just for good measure. Run a...
Re: a/c - Sorry
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:53:42 -0700
...in the future but you'll have some new toys to boot. If you're up for it I would go for doing the...
Re: Clutch shutter, vibation, shaking - why?
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:38:12 -0500
...from fiction as EVERTHING is in the arcives. > > FWIW:Under the boot the slave is wet- some weeping. I also have a weep coming...
Re: [WetWesties] secure storage?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 00:02:57 -0800
...paid parking lot space as directed by the guy in the booth as i parked a fellow with no gloves approached us ... he told...
Re: Bostig Turbo update-long, sorry this is exciting for me
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 6 Jan 2011 12:49:51 -0800
...I have > known/seen/heard of some guys who did it without any mechanical knowledge > what so ever..and did it successfully to boot...
Re: Alternator Deal"what is busdepot's record on this"
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:00:44 -0700
...bucks. > > =A0 > > what he said, > > Dan Hall > > '86 Westy Weekender > > "Das Boot" > > =A0 > > =A0 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Fredrich Hesterberg > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
Re: 81 Westy 2.0 Rebuild
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:45:12 -0600
...While you've got the engine out go ahead and repack your CV joints and replace the boots. When you put your pistons into...
Re: Charging deep cycle batteries with the alternator
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:43:08 -0700
...See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail
Re: Transmission Noise ?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:59:44 -0800
...I > shot a little more in with a needle after the boots were on. Does the ring > & pinion still spin when the clutch is...
1.9 runs better with 02 sensor disconnected-kinda long cause I need to ventialte
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:48:02 -0800
...This is a new O2 sensor to boot.I get ocassional surging of about 200 rpms.Not too much, as recently I fought a...
Re: Brake light circuit current with trailer, WAS: Re: No High Beams
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:32:11 -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: Crossing into Canada with just a "pink slip"
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:37:21 -0230
...pages - 453 KB*) > > > they will seize your computer if you have bootleg copies of programs > including etka > of if you have contraband photos etc...
Re: a/c - Sorry
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:47:29 -0700
...in the future but you'll > have some new toys to > boot. If you're up for it I would go for doing the...
Re: Any vans for sale.
Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:44:35 -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: AFM test readings
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 3 Jul 2014 21:50:57 -1000
...Pull the boot off the connector, stick your meter probes in >>> as he >>> shows, turn on the ignition and follow his procedure of very...
Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:30:32 -0800
...a nice unit that would work well > and throw light to boot. > > What is once only a thought and notion in your head can...
Re: Mechanical Lesson Learned On the Road (Long)
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 7 Feb 2009 02:56:50 -0800
...new alternator installed (with new belt and oil filter change to boot) in a little over an hour. I had them swap the nearly...
Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
Historical mailing list - Scott
Mon, 9 May 2016 19:49:04 -1000
...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: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:46:07 -0400
...I was quickly booted out) I wired it together as follows: Battery 1 was wired to charger and would act as the starting battery...
IT LIVES! 84 Westy 2.1 Conversion Finally Completed!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Jun 1997 00:25:27 EDT
...Have to change the connectors to "loop" style as it uses studs not push-ons (appropriate parts, hardware and weather boots are provided with...
Re: Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:39:25 -0500
...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: 87 2.1 loss power
Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:59:22 -0400
...out. >>>> Looked over the engine and all >>>> vacumn lines are intact. Boot between throttle body/afm appears intact. >>>> I did check the o2 connector...
Re: Danger from the cold
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 17 Jan 2004 23:14:11 -0600
...And never, ever made a "quick run >>downtown" without my coat, hat, mitts, and boots. I would simply never >>take the chance. >> >>And you...
Re: Coach Net roadside services
Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
Mon, 2 Mar 2015 10:44:11 -0500
...My AAA > membership is > > up the end of March and I'll bve giving them the boot too. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > The towing plan for...
Re: "be Prepared" was OT-stranded in the wilderness
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:33:13 -0800
...The Airman was a flatlander, and he didn't put on > > boots. Wore > > > > street shoes, Jeep broke down half way up the mountain. he...
Re: Parts Compatability
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:50:23 -0600
...Once removed, grease the new one, slide onto the shaft, seat it, and install the snap ring, slip the rubber boot ring over the...
Upgrading 1.9 to 2.1
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:44:02 -0500
...The 1.9 AFM boot fit the 2.1 throttle body perfectly allowing me to keep the stock air cleaner box. There is no...
power, was bashing (no Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 05:10:34 EDT
...We can pay electronically at toll booths and toll clerks will soon be gone (no more toll house cookies!). We don't even have...
Re: Overfilling the oil issues
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 26 May 2011 12:25:47 -0700
...At least check the hose that goes from the top of it to the main air intake boot.. that it's not collapsed or...
Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 19:06:36 -0700
...I was quickly > booted out) > > I wired it together as follows: Battery 1 was wired > to charger and would > act as the starting battery...
Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 29 May 2016 10:16:27 -0700
...To boot, the square end might get jammed between the somewhat slack adjuster bar and face of brake shoe bracket. As you and others...
Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:30:39 -0800
...a nice unit that would work well and throw light to boot. What is once only a thought and notion in your head can...
Re: Water Pump Replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Jun 2011 21:37:53 -0700
...clamps, everywhere, like on the fuel hoses ...or the spark plug boot that was trying to rub through an uncovereed fuel hose .. or old...
Re: AFM test readings
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 4 Jul 2014 08:02:08 -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...
Re: Timing Question
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:54:11 -0400
...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: WAS: building carrier bar..... NOW: Test Weld PIC
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:00:41 -0400
...It's often faster to boot, since common sense will lead the way with your predictions as well. One of the problems for one...
Re: Road trip and mechanics litany of issues
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Tue, 27 May 2008 21:14:55 -0700
...has stain at weep hole > > Right ball joint bad, need upper boots > > > > So...estimate is about $1500, and recommend I don't go to...