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• Re: T4 grounding crown
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:09:55 -1000
  ...and the final touch ...a 'star' multi-point washer betwixt eye terminal and body metal. ( like with 10 jagged points on it ) Such a...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 07:16:35 -0400
  ...off. (Only driven > twice in the past month). I was planning to debug this over the winter, so > please post your final diagnosis. > > As...
• Trans Rebuild advice
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 07:33:51 -0700
  ...I've been told it's likely a final drive bearing, and a full rebuild will cost from 1500-2000 at two shops, to...
• Vanagon Down in Clinton,Oklahoma
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 08:32:02 -0600
  ...The cylinder on the left side of the vehicle, forward toward the driver, is the one that blew the piston. Symptoms were massive white...
• Re: quebec city - miami
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 20:55:18 -0500
  > we will be driving on I- 87,88,81,77,26 and finally 95, and maybe >with a stop in myrtle beach ??? It will...
• Re: Alternator Light
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 13:20:40 +1000
  ...Just as I pulled in the driveway, the Alternator light came on.... > >Hi All, > >I just got home from our trip to Nova Scotia...
• Re: Main starter battery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:50:27 -0500
  ...And finally a thorough cleanup of the battery terminal posts, connectors, and grounds, including connections at the starter. Then throughout winter I checked the...
• Re: Clutch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 May 2003 09:38:31 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver George Thorburn wrote: >List, >I finally took my van out of the garage after a long winters rest...
• Re: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - James Walldow
  Thu, 1 May 2003 08:59:26 -0800
  ...what the hell he was doing to fix the problem.....i finally installed a used computer gizmo, (or is that the ecu) thats on...
• Re: Tips on sealing heater box flaps, and while the dash is out . . .
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:17:09 -0400
  ...I finally learned that this was a use it or lose it part. I now run the fan at least a couple of times...
• Re: Killed my dash lights..
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:11:48 -0700
  ...Disconnect battery, then do continuity checks using a volt-ohmmeter to > trace down the signal that drives the dash lights. It ain't getting...
• Foglight Project Update
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:37:49 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Chelsea, AL
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:01:57 -0500
  ...that slides through a nub that has the 3/4" male drive piece on it, right. A flex handle is the tool that swivels...
• Re: Wheww!!! Have I got gas!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  21 Jan 97 03:29:32 EST
  ...finally resorted to dumping garbage out a Rubbermaid trash can onto the driveway and using the lid to catch the gas, then dumping it...
• Re: Fri. - working on gravel surface
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:45:13 -0700
  Glad to see you finally get some focus in yer life, Stan; that's time well spent and benefits the greater good as well...
• Friday ride
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:21:16 -0400
  ...like i did, it's nice after 3 month to finally test drive that thing... So last week my Tonado Van Project went on...
• Re: Distributor drive shaft installation?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:49:08 -0700
  ...By far the hardest part so far has been > getting the distributor drive shaft re-installed. > > With the engine at #1 TDC and the...
• Re: Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:06:24 -0400
  ...On all the front drive VW's and >> vanagon Syncros the cable is driven off a gear set driven by the >> final drive. Usually...
• Re: Coincidence?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:25:01 -0700
  ...The Hyena, distraught over the child's lament, began weeping right there in the driveway. Finally the water pump has been changed and the...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:33:42 -0700
  ...I have > stock 14" tires and Royal Purple in tranny and final drive. > All new wires, > rotor, etc. My timing could be a little...
• Re: Don't wanna go!!
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 07:32:13 -0700
  ...Once I got it moving, and the faster it > went, it finally would take hold and start running great again. When I > stoped again...
• Re: Same old Issue - RPM hunting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 14:56:29 -0400
  ...856-327-2242 On 10/5/2010 2:18 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > OK, at long last I finally have all 3 of my...
• Parents are cool!
  Historical mailing list - Midn Daniel Ryan Arndt
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 18:27:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I finally found on with the help of Sean Bartnik that was for sale in Va for a reasonable price. I talked to my...
• FS 91 Carat (Gorgeous)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 07:42:10 -0500
  My neighbors have finally gotten ready to sell their flaming red 91 Carat, as they now have a new company car. They is asking...
• new van and first trip
  Historical mailing list - stephen davis
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 22:07:00 -0400
  Hey Folks I finally joined the club and bought a 85 Westie 2 weeks ago. It has a number of small problems (which I...
• Re: water tank draining and sanitizing
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 10:40:43 -0500
  ...even drive the bus a bit to get a good slosh going. Empty the tank by pumping it through the system. Finally, fill and...
• Projektzwo Foglight Project - Bad News
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:42:43 -0600
  The project is DEAD! I finally got to see the engineer at Southern Comfort Conversions. Big outfit, their facility here is a city block...
• Another no start problem
  Historical mailing list - clark duff
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:45:29 -0400
  ...I let it warm up, moved it to another part of my driveway and shut it off. The next day, I went to drive...
• Re: Regular maintenance list-contributions.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:50:01 -0500
  ...system; replenish coolant as necessary. - check oil level in transmission; check final drive oil level in automatic transmission - check brake fluid - lubricate sliding door...
• Aux Battery: cabin light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 01 Dec 1996 18:10:10 -0800
  ...from the aux battery out through the hole RHS of driver's seat, under the carpet along side of the driver seat inside of...
• Re: in dash MP3 player??
  Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 17:01:15 -0800
  ...B 'the B' D --- KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I finally got around to hacking my I-Opener over the > Christmas and New Year > holidays...
• Re: Tire Side wall info request
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:45:13 -0500
  Hi Dennis, Is the 4.09 final drive ratio the stock size? Great info. The tire date indicates I”m ggetting to the end...
• Re: ENGINE FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Henry Jackson
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 07:35:24 -0700
  ...someone finally calls the fire dept on their cell, but its too late.. there is this huge fireball on the side of the road...
• Re: bad shock?tire ovals
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:01:14 -0800
  ...So I spent the finale 4 or 5 hours of the trip driving at > 50 MPH, and it seemed to work. After I got...
• Re: starter problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 15:45:58 -0800
  ...I finally had enough of that and took the starter apart to see what the problem was. I found that the lubrication on the...
• Re: Driving with LP appliances on
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 28 May 1998 19:38:42 -0700
  Well I finally have to get in on this discussion for safety reasons: Do not drive with the propane on and any flame lit...
• Re: Odometer clicking/ not working?(remedy)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:55:37 -0800
  ...On left side of the speedo, there is a little gear on a very small shaft, driven by a screw gear. The gear, after...
• Re: MotorHomeClassification
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 03:46:58 -0600
  ...you > > found a solution? I live in Virginia where we are finally getting some > > breaks on the cartax that everyone hates...but here's...
• More idle issues for idle hands and minds
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 17:56:44 -0500
  ...Turns over quick at first, then slower, then finally jumps to life. Idles up and down at a low idle, sounds like plugs are...
• Re: Working speedo and odometer needed 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:18:23 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Benjamin Edward Beasley wrote: >I'm still looking for a working guage cluster containing speedometer >and odometer for an...
• Drove My Vanagon Today-All Is Not Well
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:10:04 -0200
  ...Slapped my tags on and took it for a test drive (first time since putting in a 2.1 running 1.9 FI). At...
• Re: Anyone shipped an auto trans?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 00:48:39 -0500
  ...Box 1, Final Drive, 64 lbs, $38.04 Box 2, Torque Converter, 22 lbs, $17.74 Box 3, Transmission, 90 lbs, $52.44 Shipped...
• Re: accidents/insurance
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 18:01:20 -0800
  ...while you make sure you don't get a >'drive-away'. > >HTH, Tim > >Finally I have had some fights regarding 'depreciated' value of my...
• Re: Cold weather, short trips
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:36:13 -0800
  ...drive within a short time...a minute ..and drive gently at first. the whole idea is to be easy on it, and get it...
• Leaky injection pump drive seal finally replaced
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:06:13 -0700
  ...I had an in-line fuel pump I could put after the tank, should the leak become worse (then I might have a driveability...
• Re: Kickstarter to drive a Westy across China
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:55:10 -0400
  ...fully funded the donors are charged > nothing. > > This is how the final stages of the Bus Movie was funded with many of the > folks...
• Re: Final Drive Allen Size
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:40:10 -0600
  Didn't I say 17mm....? Miguel I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas A. Edison...
• Re: Ione #2
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:40:16 -0700
  ...much, > that we lessen the truly good works, when they are finally put before > us. > I recommend, if my recommendations matter any more, that...
• My `72 standard lives!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 16:35:06 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Now I'm going to drive her about 4 miles to my apartment to check out the brakes, then it's 75 miles to...
• Re: Mystery Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 09:37:05 -0700
  ...When we hit I-90 I finally let the vanagon > pull away alittle. Of course I was doing 95 mph at the time and...
• Re: Leaking windshield--- No more for me!
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 19:55:26 -0400
  ...It still leaked. > >A few weeks ago I finally got around to putting sealant on the antenna gasket and over the entire base of...
• Re: third rear tail light?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:48:57 +1200
  ...I threaded a wire from the driver-side >taillight wire cluster, up into the lateral air vent. Drilled a hole from >the vent into...
• Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 21:43:52 -0500
  ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com It finally happened: my first breakdown. I'm currently stranded on a busy thoroughfare in Baltimore. I had just rounded...
• Viscous coupling
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 23:28:17 -0800
  ...I *finally* got around to fixing it today. Some PO (probably not the dealer I got it from) had simply removed the VC. Hopefully...
• CORY, Re: Car tastes of our teenagers
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:14:21 -0800
  ...Son # 1 now has a beautiful '98 VR6 GTI and son #2 drives a > > pristine '92 Jetta and has a '68 Karmaan Ghia as...
• Re: 1.9L loss of power, stalling
  Historical mailing list - olists
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 00:56:53 -0500
  ...I finally isolated the problem by disconnecting the O2 sensor and the problem completely vanished. I bought a new O2 sensor from Ken at...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:32:50 -0700
  ...So obviously that’s the choice. >> >> Both abs and aluminum want warp with moisture, and I have an annoying habit of leaving drivers side...
• Fwd: Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 11:37:04 -0800
  ...Yeah, our '87 Westy keeps chugging along and I'm retiring this month so we'll finally have a chance to wear it out...
• Re: Birthdays and Busses
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 4 Jul 2018 11:56:20 -0400
  ...The brighter lights are making my driver much happier. It seems like the LED options are now getting very good and likely to get...
• Re: '88 Westy Transmission Repair $2500?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 27 May 2005 15:59:21 -0400
  ...While you're down there, drain the final drive and refill with Redline 75W-90 oil. The above may be a waste of money...