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• Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:35:56 -0500
  ...most cars actually get more damage on their way from the final owner to their final resting place in the junkyard than they even...
• Running issue improvement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:05:58 -0400
  ...I finally got a chance to have a local but hard to get to see VW mechanic to look at the van. He returned...
• Re: I did it - cut a hole in my tin top
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:54:54 -0700
  ...BT On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > I had to drive a friend in from...
• Followup: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:33:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Most people said that their cooling fans almost never come on at all, except for long drives in very hot weather, long times idling...
• Re: Gah. Inspections
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:01:15 -0700
  ...P/n 7266K43) Jim Kim Brennan wrote: > Okay, so my new Westy Syncro was finally ready (in my very poor opinion) > ready for the...
• Re: chronic flat lifter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 06:27:16 -0500
  ...And finally, put some Marvels Mystery Oil into the oil sump. It's amazing stuff, and really does the job. In the case of...
• 87 Syncro will not run/flooding with fuel
  Historical mailing list - deandrew
  Wed, 27 May 1998 18:00:34 PDT
  ...Probably worth $4000 in parts but IMHO needs alot of special attention and $$$ to make into daily driver. She wants a daily driver. I...
• Re: Breezy Knees
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 14:30:06 -0500
  Another reason for breezy kneesie: (lower leg in my case) If your bus is a Westy like ours, then _on the driver's side...
• Re: How much did you pay for a rebuilt engine, installed?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 11:48:21 -0500
  ...Total cost, drive-away, $1800. The final bill for all work done at that time was another $1000 including parts. I opted to replace...
• Re: NET COP RANT! NO VW CONTENT!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 12:06:00 -0700
  ...nearly sideswiped, slowed by left lane bandits, and finally goes ballistic on the next jerk driver that comes by. Yes, there's a lot...
• Re: CV joints and Wheel bearings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 23:37:43 -0600
  ...88 GL Driver "Louize Christensen wrote: > Hello all, > > Click, click, click!.... > Was all I heard when driving. Got progressively louder. Finally took it in...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:14:50 -0500
  ...Noisy speedo Well the weather in the SF Bay Area is finally getting cold for more than a day. Yesterday morning, the speedometer starts...
• Update on piston problem (the death of a piston)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 May 1999 19:40:56 EDT
  ...I asked him about the driveability of the van and he said it "ran fine" , oh yeah sometimes it would "buck and also bog...
• Re: Frozen engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:40:22 -0800
  ...I spent time here and time there trying >> to figure it out. >> Finally, I gave up on the CIS system that was so hacked...
• Unca Joel goes West: Part 3
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 27 Sep 96 15:09:37 CDT
  ...and it takes a looooooooong time to drive it. drive, gas, drive, gas, drive, gas. oh, yeah. and eat once in a while somewhere...
• Re: Thanks for engine/tire advice; upcoming trip planned
  Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 09:01:25 -0800
  ...our holiday itinerary has yet to be finalized, but my > significant other and I are thinking about a trip fairly soon > (December-time, starting...
• Re: Gas price war
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:19:03 -0700
  ...Anyway, on the other end of the plant was the final product coming out. All kind of brand name tanker trucks were lining up...
• Re: Auto Tranny problem Anything else to try?
  Historical mailing list - Dee OBrien
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 16:51:44 -0700
  ...into the drive, she died, when I tried to start her again she backfired, then did start with no forward drive. Drives backward fine...
• Happy solution to finicky lock cylinders/keys (with photos)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:04:46 -0800
  ...I would often lock the drivers door from inside then hop out the passenger door so I wouldn't have to use a key...
• RE. Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 26 May 2006 10:18:35 +1000
  ...In the front, it's the carpet on both the > drivers and the passenger's side. Can't say for certain about the back...
• Re: The Subaru experience...
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:14:37 -0500
  ...ok, mabe not that fast > but what a pleasure it is to finaly drive those van with normal power, the > way they should have...
• Re: Engine Conversion Idea...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:00:27 -0400
  ...gearbox, and its 4.86 or even 5.11 (or so) final > drive. It is low on torque, which is an obvious bad point...
• Re: Tire Damage Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:41:43 -0400
  ...My brother bought a tire from them in Georgia, got a replacement in Texas, got a replacement for that tire in Illinois, and finally...
• Re: Transmission Oil & Drain Tools
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 11:22:20 -0800
  ...In a > manual trans., would a heavier oil be better or worse than a lighter > oil > where both meet specs? The van is driven...
• Re: TDI in the Paris-Dakar Rally?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 23:26:04 -0800
  ...TDI in the Paris-Dakar Rally? >I was watching the final show on the Dakar Rally 2001 on Speedvision last >night and I noticed...
• 091/1 transmission rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:54:21 -0500
  ...The left inner CV joint was in bad shape due to a cap that had come out of the transmission final drive and let...
• Trip Report and oil leakage
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:00:04 -0600
  ...I usually don't drive that hard, 800 miles one day. So my question is do you think my main seal has finally given...
• Re: Buses by the Beach... getting cold feet Shot Down
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:26:33 -0400
  ...It was great to finally meet Craig (sorry we didn't get a chance to talk more) and your not kidding about Andy's...
• Miami and back on a mission
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:43:16 +0000
  ...I could have driven the Civic and made better time with greater economy and for less total cost but where's the fun in...
• Re: My AT Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 09:15:33 -0700
  ...My AT Rebuild Scott, The sealer between the AT and final drive is not blue, and does feel silicon-y. I may see if...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:37:27 -0700
  ...Working ext was middle leg, and finally left leg. >>> >>> I think, if I’ve rotated things in my head correctly, the pin marks >>> are...
• Re: oh shit, here we go again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:26:33 -0500
  ...It's great to finally connect faces >with names! > >I didn't get any Mexicans to push my van, however. Matilda has gotten quite...
• When little Jobs Go Wrong
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:56:40 +0000
  ...They made it a real pain to fish new 18 gauge speaker wire through, especially on the drivers side but I managed to get...
• Re: What is the wire path for the tach signal?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:43:40 -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: Loud Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - Coddington
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 09:52:25 -0700
  Hi My 87 Westy did that every time I started it, untill I finally put on the right Oil Filter with the pressure valve...
• Re: The Wasserputer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:36:59 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Matt Barclay wrote: > http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer > > I am a total geek. The Asus WL-500G Deluxe access...
• Re: Auto tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:00:32 -0500
  ...If ATF is getting into the final drive, the governor seal may be the cause. This can be replaced with the trans in place...
• Re: Fixed...?Re: 40 minutes drive and then cuts out.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:28:44 -0700
  ...40 minutes drive and then cuts out. >I think, I have fixed it. Finally. After working on this for days. > When it stopped the...
• Re: Traction? Not very much
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:08:06 -0700
  ...I too am an old time snow driver having lived in Steamboat Springs for 4 years, Denver for 3 more years, & Salt Lake City...
• Re: Only other Vanagon owners understand the humor in this . . .
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:49:48 -0500
  ...She walks around the van again and finally after her second time around, stops and lifts the electrical cover on the driver side. After...
• New Diesel Transaxle for sale (long story)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 21:17:43 -0500
  ...Vehicle was driven to Wisconsin where it was used and eventually sold to next owner three months later. (I am the neighbor of that...
• 86 Vanagon Synchro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 11:14:27 -0400
  ...I love your pics and stories about your synchro! I had to show everyone that the Synchro was a real 4 wheel drive, not...
• CA SMOG, Fred's Garage, and valves
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:15:19 -0700
  ...I have a spare one at home, pop it in, drive to Fred's, but they're closed. Saturday: call VolksCafe. Peter is too...
• Re: Fuel Pump Wos.......
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:16:24 -0700
  ...Robert 1982 Westfalia --- Kurt Grotz <kgrotz@CRAFTECH.COM> wrote: > After 3 years I finally was able to afford to > send my 86 GL to...
• Re: Oldest
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:44:19 -0230
  ...The two '88's are on the road. > > John > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus...
• Diesel cooling woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:56:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I finally received my replacemnet tank this morning. I installed a new thermostat and the tank and filled it up.It didn't take...
• Re: Conversion Commotion (rambling)
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 19:49:13 -0500
  ...They are under powered but have a road ability all of their own. >What other van can be driven to such an elderly age...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 10:34:14 -0500
  ...The motor kinda feels like it is bogged down > and > then finally starts to get some power once you get rolling. > 2. When the...
• Warning: Loose Steering
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 06:56:59 -0500
  ...I finally had a chance to replace it. What I found is a litle scary. This rubber piece is the only thing between your...
• Re: [WetWesties] 87 Westy running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sat, 17 May 2003 11:37:18 -0700
  Hi all, I finally got my muffler replaced. The CAT was fine but my muffler was screwed. I still have the original problem of...
• Re: E-bay item - 5-speed Vanagon Tranny
  Historical mailing list - zaranski
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 20:28:25 -0500
  ...Compare >final drive ratios with the factory offerings for your engine. > >Mike Snow >1982 Westfalia diesel
• 82 auto cv/differential help
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:53:39 EDT
  ...The drivers side rocked about an inch or two and made a very slight click on each end. To me kinda normal although the...
• Re: Is Seam Rust Futile?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:40:19 +0100
  Brett wrote: > > I have a 90 Vanagon and it has seam rust at the drivers side just below the back of the door. The...
• Re: I love Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 6 Dec 2014 09:28:46 -0800
  ...My > upright piano just fit along the driver's side with the back seat out and > stored inside along with all my worldly possessions...
• Trip/project report
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:06:44 -0700
  ...The fridge got down to about 42 degrees fairly quickly and stayed around that temp for the whole drive down, about 2 and a...
• Re: Transmission upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:45:10 -0700
  ...FWIW, the waterboxer trans can > be re-geared to an even higher final drive ratio (4.11:1, I think) > than the DK. > > Mike >
• Re: Vanagon Starts, Dies....Fix Coming Soon?
  Historical mailing list - David Dustan
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 06:23:36 -0800
  ...Daily driver $2500 > >On Mon, 17 Jan 2000 20:19:10 -0800 David Dustan <ddustan@WOLFENET.COM> >writes: >>Well I think we finally came...
• You REALLY Got to see this !
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 06:04:19 EST
  ...normal and the > > police just shook their heads in amazement.� The driver finally came back > > after the police were there and was getting down...
• Re: Transmission Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:50:27 -0400
  ...the tranny from the Final Drive unit, >> which is considered separate from the transmission itself. The FD has the >> drive shafts to the wheels...
• Re: driving without a clutch- was Pedal to the metal (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:55:06 -0700
  ...Finally made it out of the campground as the sun was going > > >down and so was the temperature too. > > > > Jumped into the Vanagon this...