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• Re: Yellow Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 27 May 1998 16:39:25 -0400
  ...4-wheel drive c. can serve as a daily driver d. a person can stand up in Cheers, <bold>Michael J. Sullivan </bold><italic...
• Re: TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions
  Historical mailing list - selten2
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 13:02:51 -0500
  ...TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions > The instructions for the TiiCo kit only mention the OXS in the final tuning > section. Does...
• Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:55:40 -0400
  ...I wish the Passat would just finally die for all its >expensive nitpicking mechanical and physical problems. Save for the >Vanagon, I'll never...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:00:53 -0700
  ...The compartment under the driver's seat generally the same construction as the compartment under the passenger seat: a battery compartment. A battery contains...
• Re: Simple Question about VIN's
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:08:42 +1000
  ...On US vehicles, it's on the driver's side ...." Actually, that is where the plate occurs on US-spec vehicles but others have...
• Re: Radio in 1982 Westy, Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 13:17:17 -0600
  ...leaks! Sorry to ramble on but I am finally going to be able to drive > it, maybe as soon as today! Remember I purchased...
• Re: Subie Conversion Mystery ll
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:16:43 -0500
  ...I tend to agree since I found excess movement in the > > final drive axles coming out of the transaxle. I can get that fixed...
• Re: Subie Conversion Mystery ll
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:33:29 -0600
  ...I tend to agree since I found excess movement in the final drive axles coming out of the transaxle. I can get that fixed...
• Fwd: Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 15:53:35 -0500
  ...I finally got around to > investigating and found a long slit on the driver side steering rack boot > and grease all over the lower...
• Re: map light: now Maps
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 8 Nov 2012 13:10:42 +0000
  ...times they've used them successfully in > the past month. > I drive all over the place during the course of the week for work...
• Re: bad shock?tire ovals
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:57:26 -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: Back Again! 81 Westy For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 4 May 1999 21:01:05 -0700
  ...Please up date us on your drive shaft repairs...did you ever get rid of the vibration. this has been a topic of international...
• Re: Fuel recovery system overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:21:18 -0500
  ...Fuel recovery system overhaul > Hi all, > > I am finally tired of smelling gas everytime I fill up the gas tank on my 90 > Carat...
• oil pressure problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:30:08 -0400
  ...There's no oil leaking onto my driveway either. So, my diagnosis is that the oil pressure relief valve is probably at fault. Question...
• Wierd coolant overflow problem......help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 04:59:47 -0500
  ...So, if you have the overflow filled to max, after a drive you look at the overflow and it is 1 1/2 " higher...
• 5 sp. was Re: Auto or Manual
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:23:41 -0500
  ...really like that tranny, it has 5 gears forward and the final drive seems good for about 80mph or 70 cruising seems ok. At...
• Re: insulating against road noise
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:36:04 -0600
  ...I used the second type to line the driver side battery box on my van. I made sure that the metal was as clean...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:06:36 -0400
  ...I only have made 4 long drives with the van since the rebuild no more than 3 hours per drive. Oil has always been...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:31:45 -0700
  ...I finally got around to > finishing my modified front section. I saw a genuine European Westy with > one. It must have been available at...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:05:01 -0800
  ...Only then do I do the final installationand arrangement. On most conversions I would do thingsdifferently and more neatly than what I usually see...
• Re: '83 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 22:36:21 -0700
  ...Well, i took it for a drive this morning. It has > some really nice qualities to it. Drives very nice and true. has a...
• Re: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - A J I
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 01:01:00 -0500
  ...I work around to the left rear then the right front and finally the drivers front. I even tried a passive bleed where I...
• Re: Traction? Not very much
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:07:34 -0500
  I have not driven very much in the snow in my 2WD, 4-speed GL, because I like to keep it out of the...
• Re: Transmission Seal Leak!?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:07:31 -0800
  ...Bus BRR and it puked >>> red >>> fluid on the driveway while warming up. Finally got around to firing it >>> back and getting under it...
• Re: finding gears
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:55:59 -0700
  ...scott www.turbovans.com On 8/25/2012 1:24 PM, Jabin Newhouse wrote: > I backed my '87 VW bus out of the driveway...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Karmakanik in Berekley
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 10:44:29 -0800
  ...The tow truck driver said he tows more cars away > for Karmakaniks than he does to it... > > He's now working out of German...
• Re: Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:39:23 -0500
  ...Wiring tach triggered oil pressure alarm - ?? - help > Today I finally got around to finishing wiring the tach in my 85 > Wolfsburg Weekender. It has...
• Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 31 May 2006 13:11:09 -0700
  ...As far as I know, any vehicle LEGALLY brought into this country for use as a daily driver is required to go through crash...
• Re: Bent Tie Rod
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 2 Aug 2024 23:29:39 +0000
  ...85 Vanagon with Power Steering (a year ago...van is in final stages at body shop).  My Passenger Side tie rod is bent.  Would...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:21:22 -0500
  ...Easier and quicker would be to just stand at the > > stove and level it through some means yet to be finalized. > > Actually not. Park...
• What is the wire path for the tach signal?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:16:02 -0800
  ...Replaced the coil, finally got the van running again (long story, of course) but now the tach is dead. I read through the archives...
• Re: Maps vs GPS
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:58:12 -0700
  ...maps or navigation per se, fine for caching though till it finally died last year.� The wife got me a Garmin Oregon to cache...
• Re: AT v.s. Manual
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 15:58:28 -0800
  ...the hassles are less..... > if i want to go 100mph, I'll drive my other car... ;<P* > > chris > p.s. - the above is exactly...
• Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 13:05:30 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: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 06:46:11 -0500
  ...I finally crawled underneath tonight and I believe it is coming from >the fuel pump. I have 87,300 miles on the van with...
• Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:04:03 -0400
  ...If existing biomass sources (soy, corn, > etc.) were to be used to displace mineral oil, we wouldn't have enough > farmland to drive and...
• Re: Now a new problem....leaky power steering rack...
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:18:23 -0400
  ...flushed the system very well, with a final replacement of the fluid with Amsoil ATF fluid. Drives like a dream now. Let's see...
• Re: The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 head off...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 9 Feb 2017 21:59:23 -0500
  ...Before final assembly test fit a head and >> make sure all the studs/nuts can torque up. Any that seem to keep >> stretching need...
• Re: newbies questions...
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 01:33:22 -0700
  ...After replacing/checking every component in the fuel > injection system, my mechanic finally called Bosch.. They told > hime to do the > things he had...
• Re: AWD
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:31:02 -0600
  ...I sure wish I could reverse the final drive and >>> > swap >>> > over the entire driveline into my Vanagon--awesome cars, fo sho! >>> > >>> > On Fri...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:34:39 -0500
  ...It is installed in the heater hose near the > > > driver's side driveshaft. I made it out of CPVC because it was > > > cheap. I...
• Re: 094 5 Speed Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:37:20 -0500
  ...4.13 final 4.11 1st 2.33 2nd 1.48 3rd 1.02 4th 0.70 5th This would make 1st a regular...
• Re: Traction? Not very much
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:18:30 -0500
  ...DMc On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > I have not driven very much in the snow in my...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Advice
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:58:12 -0400
  ...I did change the transmission to a 4 speed with a better final drive ratio, but the jetta engine was quite happy to do...
• Re: now: John Muir Publications was: Death Valley
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:07:39 -0800
  ...My conclusion is that you have to be a bit masochistic and really prefer doing things the hard way to drive these old buggies...
• Re: Same old Issue - RPM hunting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:51:50 -0700
  ...Same old Issue - RPM hunting > OK, at long last I finally have all 3 of my Vanagons running. I got > the last of the...
• Re: type II's (Michael Heron)
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 17:17:10 -0500
  ...I think any split window that you can drive is a good one though. Here's a few descriptions of my friends busses. My...
• Re: Cleaning the water tank!?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:48:08 -0700
  ...I do not add any bleach to the final water fill, just flush well. I have been drinking the water from the tank for...
• Re: AFM resistance test, was unstable idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 07:42:50 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL driver Jeff Hartman wrote: > The mechanic who worked on my 86 vanagon finally returned my request for > information and...
• Re: Digifant FI System Pro Training Manual PDF
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:31:55 -0500
  ...net> wrote: > > > At last!!! > > > > > > With Unca Joel's encouragement it's finally here!!!! > > > > > > This manual is now in PDF format and is available to...
• Re: best headlight replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:19:40 -0400
  ...what's the actual performance difference? Finally... if I did go with an H4 setup, what else do I have to do on my...
• Matilda is on her way out
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:49:22 -0230
  ...drive her, and Matilda is being retired. Going to the happy hunting grounds for old and infirm vanagons. I was about to (finally) register...
• Re: Short c.v. Axles ?
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:50:59 -0400
  ...He was glaring at me, as if I’d > > brought the problem into their shop with the Rockford 40mm boots. > > He finally got a...
• Re: 87 started, then died again
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:11:41 -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: On Conversion Engine Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:18:38 -0700
  ...Finished the full system (including interior mods) and did the first test drive on December 29, 1995. Usually worked on weekends and holiday breaks...
• Re: Alignment Specifications
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:06:22 -0500
  ...The difference was astounding, at least so far in the way the bus drives and with no signs of wear so far on the...
• Speedometer question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 2 Jun 2016 13:06:21 -0700
  ...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: Mail size, Outlook, etc. was: No Direct Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:58:40 -0500
  ...Click on the "Compact Now" button, and all those messages that you thought you had deleted will finally get purged from your hard drive...
• JoooOOOEL!
  Historical mailing list
  27 Jun 95 23:21:27 EDT
  ...Snowman once said; HAPPY BIRTHDAY! After some months of lurking, grovelling as a wannaWesty, and laughing my *beep*s off, I'm finally able...
• Re: [Syncro] Takin' a big cross-country trip form Maryland to Oregon
  Historical mailing list - mark lortie
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 10:40:35 -0800
  ...anyway its goin to get checked out this week cause it cant be good for the drive train. finally who has had a major...