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• Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 15:04:31 -0400
  ...I rebuilt the > engine at 168k (not sure of the oil used prior to my purchasing the vehicle or > how it was maintained/driven...
• [Syncro] For Sale in Europe, '86 VW Syncro full camper, 112 HP, F/R difflocks, on/off road tires, petrol heater, great shape (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:37:03 -0700
  ...Gearbox rebuilt less than 40K kilometers ago, kept original tight "Mountain" final drive ratio but changed to custom longer 4th gear for economy on...
• Re: The Answer to the To drive or ship a Westy Question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:11:17 -0400
  ...have finally decided on the solution to my gut wrenching list >question of "Ship the Westy from Salt Lake to Boston or drive or...
• Re: You've got it all figured out....and then this
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 10 Feb 2024 16:58:56 -0700
  ...You have driven up there and witnessed in person, ah this is great. It is gonna be a lot of work, but all are...
• Re: no emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:10:49 -0600
  ...On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Warren Lail <wklail@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I finally completed my entire brake job, including...
• Re: Radiator fan problem 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:13:36 -0700
  ...There is 13 volts present there, though, when the van is running. > -inspected the large resistor behind the drivers side headlight. > Visually it seems...
• How to check if an engine is ok ?
  Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 14:54:38 +0200 (MET DST)
  I had a very good day last wednesday as I have finally found and bought a 1600 engine for my '71 bus. I had...
• getting started, TDC, hyd. lifters
  Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:32:29 -0500 (EST)
  I'm finally ready to fire up this air cooled 2 liter that I've been putting together for the last few months! Just...
• Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:15:14 EST
  ...4th and maybe 3rd, the only other way to change your final drive would be to swap ring and pinion sets. But thats even...
• Re: Intro!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Thu, 13 May 1999 11:45:28 GMT
  ...This makes each bolt hole >1 mm off opposed to the stud, and I am not sure if I would drive with that >over...
• Driving with LP gas on
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:27:08 -0900
  ...Once I am at my final destination, I then switch over to propane. I have heard that the cooling is more efficient with propane...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:27:57 -0800
  ...test fitting a piece before making final welds..... > > > > (yes that was me who made part of my driver side support for the > > passenger side...
• Re: Overheating 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 16:01:27 -0400
  ...finally found one shop that would "Blast it out". Involved heat, pressure and sonic force , if memory serves me. Good Luck and Drive Safely...
• Trailer Fishtailing...
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:23:57 -0600
  ...Lo and behold! The fishtailing reduced dramatically! And I was finally able to get it under control. Yes, I did let up on the...
• Re: Arizona emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 16:35:37 -0600
  ...Now they have added a dynamometer which lets them "drive" the car in gear at 30 mph or so. Anyway, they told me to...
• NoStart to Remember
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 23:56:42 -0700
  ...close to His home & was able to coast it to His Driveway ~ It would Crank but Not FireUp ~ It had been doing some Stumbling...
• Re: Question - Rear stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 10:07:49 -0400
  ...We determined it may be a wheel bearing or CV joint. > > I finally had it looked at over the weekend and apparently the problem...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:35:07 -0400
  ...So I >finally checked them today. Sure enough they are loose. I tightened >them until I could not turn further. I do not have...
• Re: Rear hatch ... inside openers?
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Mon, 10 Jul 95 12:28:03 EDT
  ...inside? > > i gave this a lot of thought years back, and finally just decided it wasn't > worth the risk of the rear hatch...
• Home from the woods
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 12:23:36 -0500
  ...Finally I had a suicide cruise control! Pulled over and found a larger mass of ice hanging on the accelerator cable, above the driveshaft...
• Cross Country
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 22:05:38 PST
  Volks - I'm finally off to Atlanta Saturday to pick up the '87 Westy and drive it back to Idaho. I have gotten lots...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:52:46 -0800
  ...I keep wondering when I'll have to finally have the repair done. By the way, the left side has never started leaking. David...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:06:43 -0400
  ...my first Vanagon, its getting better and better all the time. Finally able to worry about things like cosmetics (Going to do that window...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:25:56 -0500
  ...1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas??? > when i drive my '84 1.9L wbx for a while, then stop at...
• Modified Seat Report
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:19:53 -0700
  ...Listers:</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I finished raising the drivers seat back 3" higher last night - works very well.&nbsp; I have...
• Re: ETKA 7 -- available for download via BitTorrent (instructions within)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 23:51:47 -0500
  ...IF on the other hand, you do not have a dvd burner, I strongly recommend purchasing a two to eight GB flash-based drive...
• Re: Syncro de Mayo Este - emerging plans and other important information
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lin
  Tue, 16 May 2006 21:04:50 -0700
  ...Sam if possible I would like to be kept in the loop as to what the final decision is to where you will be...
• Re: New Toys in Town!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:56:05 -0800
  ...Hopefully, > they can drive that one on and off the boat without hitting anything! > Fargin Bastages! > > Cheers, > > Jeff > www.vanagonparts.com > www.autostadtwest.com...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:21:44 -0700
  ...How did the larger diameter affect your performance? (taking off from standing start, etc.) Did it affect your final drive ratio much? I've...
• State your agelessness
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 8 May 2004 23:17:02 -0700
  ...I have driven mine for 8 years already and nothing else appeals . I like the Vanagon list since we have so much in common...
• Re: VIN/Chassie No. Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 17:44:34 -0400
  Roy - Methinks you have (based on the plate VIN 236143257,) a Kombi, which in MOST cases were delivered to Westfalia for final assembly and...
• Re: 87 started, then died again
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:46:59 -0700
  ...I did > > finally get my 87 started after it sat for I guess about 2-1/2 years. > > No special magic trick, just out...
• Re: Tin top going camping... 2wd off road capability
  Historical mailing list - Gus Cairo
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:15:22 -0800
  ...With a skillful > driver a 2wd van can go pretty ok, but they have crappy traction that > the good driver can work around. Not...
• Re: VW gets busted (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 03:51:09 +0000
  ...Fortunately I have finally gotten my '87 Syncro hard top in great running condition and it has become my daily driver. I couldn't...
• 86' Syncro For Sale
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:09:44 -0500
  ...I had trouble getting the van to run, but was finally able to get it going so I could drive it around. It ended...
• My final word - was Re: ... A Rose by Any Other Name ...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 08:24:17 -0500
  ...Ain't life grand!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Karl Wolz wrote: >Used to work for a guy named Dick Lichty. Yep, pronounced just...
• Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:36:48 -0500
  ...Spent about three days making phone calls and questioning drivers, but > never solved. Kennedy finally filed a claim and sent me another one. > > Larry...
• Re: Booster heater question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 19 May 2011 09:42:50 -0700
  Hi Ralph, Finally a question I can answer. � First , if you haven't run this heater before, make sure you are outiside a building...
• Re: diff lock woes
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:39:28 -0700
  ...I lubed the heck out of the whole assembly and just kept trying to find that sweet spot and finally did. Jeff On Oct...
• Re: AC and engine temps
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 03:15:27 -0500
  ...Syncro has a final drive ratio of 5.43 compare to regular Vanagon of 4.83. The rmp is going to be higher on...
• Re: ? Insurance to drive off the lot? California Question
  Historical mailing list - Killer Banshee Productions - Kriss De Jong
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 17:11:33 -0700
  ...Just to be extra sure I went ahead and added the van onto my insurance since I had finally gotten through the queue anyway...
• Update: Engine cranks but NO JUICE to coil...poor thirsty coil : (
  Historical mailing list - Don Griffin
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 23:14:13 EDT
  ...connections to the ignition switch as many of you had recommended. Finally, got juice to the coil! Whooopeeeeeee! : ) Thanked the gods at this point...
• Re: alternator upgrade
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 07:55:33 EST
  Bill; The route current takes from the alternator is first to the starter then to the battery and finally the fuse block. The link...
• Re: Transmission options
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:06:10 +1100
  ...I have a table that shows all the Gear Ratios, Final Drive Ratios and km/1000 rpm for the: * 4-Speed * 5-Speed * 4...
• Ceramic Coated Vanagon Exhaust Available!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:29:52 -0400
  ...The good news is that this finally provides a less rust-prone alternative to stock for those of you with pre-1986 Vanagons, or...
• Stumbling and Engine Cutout Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:09:37 -0600
  ...I finally decided to go ahead and replace the Hall Sender in the distributor. I had replaced it once before several years ago, and...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 20:11:25 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Gnarlodious wrote: > I put that hose insulation along the source hose of my heater, except for a > short section...
• Power window motor remove / install
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:59:12 -0500
  After procrastinating through the summer and into the cold part of the year, Virginia's annual inspection finally forced me to fix the driver...
• NEW ENGLAND TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:08:58 -0500
  ...People in New England drive with the windows down. 32 F: Distilled water freezes. Maine's Moose Head Lake's water gets thicker. 20...
• Re: DC area Vanagon party saturday
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:31:50 -0500
  ...Joy **************************************************************** Joy Hecht now living in a real house in northern Virginia and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon now living in the driveway and resting...
• Re: Has this happened to any on the list
  Historical mailing list - Alan Ruffalo
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:22:47 -0700
  ...When I finally sorted it all out the screen was shrunk and the texture was grainy. All of the obvious fixes in the "Display...
• Re: Resolved: Vanagon GL 83 1.9L engine wont start after head gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Mon, 24 May 2004 11:41:42 -0500
  ...The brakes were making some funny noise (2 months of disuse maybe?) So I turned back from a test drive and got a little...
• Re: Traction? Not very much
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:46:16 -0600
  ...From all I have read, and taling a bit with Daryll at AA Ttansaxle - the only way to get it in a conventional drive...
• Re: Automatic transmission supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:19:46 -0500
  ...In demand is the cast iron final drive section as these both wear out where the front pinion bearing is pressed in and they...
• Re: Shippers
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 19 Jun 2020 22:49:20 -0400
  ...driver bites. I dealt with shipwit.com twice and my gut feeling is that this is how he operates. That being said, the final...
• RE: odometer quirkiness
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 8 Jul 97 20:14:58 UT
  ...the drive shaft. I noticed it usually would stop working first on hot afternoons - then progress to more random behavior, and finally complete failure...
• Engine installed...
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 20:46:26 PDT
  ...Around 11 we finally finished, and arrived the MOMENT OF TRUTH. Key in hand, I confidently stepped toward the driver's door, opened it...
• Me and our '88 are glad to be back
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:25:20 -0400
  ...Just last weekend I finally got all of our performance potential working together. I'll list what we've done. Might look like I...
• Re: 85 Westy A/C & Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 23:43:31 -0500
  ...Finally (really this time) - for camping, many people put electric apartment-sized ac units into a wooden box that fits in the drivers side...
• Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 13:43:16 -0700
  ...I finally got around to investigating and found a long slit on the driver side steering rack boot and grease all over the lower...