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• planning for the inevitable(trip preparation)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 07:52:04 -0400
  Hi folks, Finally straightened out the oil pressure warning system this weekend (PO had reversed the the high and low pressure signal wires- no...
• Re: front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:07:48 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Rob Rubin wrote: > Hi guys, > > > > I recently re did my front heater core and blower, the whole deal! I...
• Bubba insults and Monster snaprings (at length)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Tue, 15 Nov 1994 23:23:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...Then, drive out the stub axle, finally remove the snap rings > on both sides of the bearing carrier. Now, the bearings will come out...
• Re: 1980 gone auto trashy questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 17:31:55 -0500
  ...seal or the o ring between the tranny box and the final drive is bad, do >either of these seem likely to you guys...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:03:24 -0600
  ...Said drive 60-65 max, and the engine would last a long time, trouble free. Took a bit to gear myself down to that...
• Re: CORY, Re: Car tastes of our teenagers
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 21:52:04 -0700
  ...Son # 1 now has a beautiful '98 VR6 GTI and son #2 drives > a > > > pristine '92 Jetta and has a '68 Karmaan Ghia as...
• '91 Carat - maintenance report
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:32:33 -0600
  ...But, I will drive it in the meantime. It seems to be running well inspite of the over heat episode. The oil light started...
• Subject: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:54:25 -0700
  ...I finally traced it to a crispy ring terminal on the large red wires at the alternator, not enough juice getting to the ECU...
• Re: Propane (fridge) finally out
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 27 May 1996 08:50:23 CST6CDT
  ...when one is remaining in the van for an extended period, say a long drive or overnight one simply inserts the other end of...
• Re: Looking for a Rabbit Pickup, DAVID
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 23:17:02 -0700
  ...1984 Diesel Transmission for strength and 3.94 final drive. 2.0L engine with a Schrick 276 cam in a 85 Scirocco head with...
• Re: Vanagon Reliability-final comment?
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 09:30:31 -0500
  ...you want reliability, drive a japanese car....but the jap cars have no class...no "panache"... :<) i have a vanagon, because i like vw...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 19:40:31 EDT
  ...I did this for the few standard transmission final drive ratios available in the USA. Only for the top gear and for up to...
• Re: E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:24:05 -0700
  ...Auction finally ends and time passes (I'm not >watching the item) and I get this pmail saying that the item didn't sell...
• some more buses for sale ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 10 May 96 21:35:46 CDT
  ...Inspected This has been my daily driver for the past couple months, it's a good dependable van. asking $1000. I'm located near...
• Re: Project Vanagon Dyno Results & Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 19:03:52 -0500
  Jeff, The reason that the stock rebuilt engine generated a measured 77 hp at the rear wheels is that there is "driveline loss" between...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:20:23 -0500
  ...Like always it starts right up and >> > drives great, 10 minutes later while listening to my new Little Feat CD >> > �time loves a hero...
• Re: Van failed emissions (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:21:02 -0700
  ...The funny, or not so funny part was > that they also had to drive it on the rollers and they couldn't figure out...
• 87 syncro westy maiden voyage and bad news
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:52:52 -0400
  ...how do i get the bolts loose from the drive shaft? i can not get a wrench, or socket to seat in the bolt...
• Re: wives and vanagons...rant... LOL
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:14:51 -0500
  ...My vanagon is finally to a point where i won't hesitate to drive across the country with no planning. Heck, i've done...
• Re: Idle stabilizer testing
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 20 May 94 14:15:22 CDT
  ...the control unit is (Surprise!) under the rear seat, on the driver's side ... it's behind a metal shield (so your junk doesn...
• Re: my 83.5 Vanagon gets no power
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:40:17 -0700
  ...It was the first time I had driven it for longer than 10 > miles and it did not perform that well. Everything was fine...
• Re: Looking for "Safety Plug" for A/C system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 10 May 2004 10:16:57 -0400
  ...Looking for "Safety Plug" for A/C system > > >All, > >Finally got around to finding the leak in our '87 Westy. It appears that >the...
• Re: clutch shudder?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:39:39 -0400
  ...The engine mainseal finally decided to dump oil at an alarming rate (coating the windshields of tailgaters) and causing the clutch to slip going...
• Re: automatic transmission oil level?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:08:06 -0700
  ...also levels that are too high can mean there is a problem such as > final drive fluid leaking into the ATF and that can...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-collector or other auto insurance!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:49:10 -0700
  ...They ask me how far I drive to work . I just tell them 6 miles. Finally I told them once...you don't have...
• Idle Selonid repair/Vent window
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 1996 15:41:27 -0500
  ...Well, got up the driveway and parked, not having the time or inclination to search and rescue. Remembered this happened before when I munched...
• Re: USA-made Michelin Tire, Beware! (Non-Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 06:28:42 -0400
  ...Drive non-stop to Florida (rotating drivers) at a minimum speed of 70 mph. Michelin tires will explode at or near the Florida border...
• Syncro de Mayo Este 2005
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 12:47:50 -0400
  ...Ballyknock Drive. Open the gate (please close it afterwards) and go up the driveway about 1 1/2 miles to the house (camping turn...
• Re: Another LED application
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Wed, 07 Aug 1996 22:22:39 -0400
  ...I >propose that it might be nice to parallel drive each fan circuit with an >LED visible from the driver's position. The high...
• Bus Trek Vol II
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 13:08:48 -0400
  ...I neglected to mention that when the '70 bus crew finally caught up with us Sunday evening on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the bus...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 7 May 2013 09:33:01 -0700
  ...Ten mile marked section you could use to check the odo, and if you were able to drive at a constant observed 60 mph...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:52:10 -0500
  ...14mpg max. > Well last weekend I finally replaced the thermostat and things were looking > good! The temp gauge would now read right in the...
• Re: lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:35:19 -0500
  ...at 8:20 AM, Susie Ingham <dingham605@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > > > We finally got the exhaust put back on without any leaks :) Now we have...
• Re: vanagon speed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:31:09 -0700
  ...The final "touch" was adding the Bilstein coil over fronts. Also having stiff sidewalls on properly rated and inflated tires is a big difference...
• Erratic idle and timing
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 07:41:20 -0500
  ...Sitting at a traffic light drive me nuts because I can listen to it running up and down like I have a nervous foot...
• Re: '90 GL tranny nastiness
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
  Fri, 3 May 2002 20:14:13 +1000
  ...Friday, May 03, 2002 3:23 PM Subject: '90 GL tranny nastiness > Peeps, > I have finally succeeded in purchasing the bus of my dreams...
• Re: Harbor Freight Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:26:15 -0700
  ...When I did my rear wheel bearing recently, I used the HF jack handle as my cheater bar on a 3/4" drive socket...
• Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
  Historical mailing list - Rich Jones
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:19:12 -0500
  Hello All, I've been lurking on the list for the past year or so and finally have a question that isn't answered...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - how to remove side door track cover?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 24 May 2007 09:25:02 -0500
  ...Good Luck, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Graham wrote: > Recently I noticed a metallic 'clack' noise when closing the side door > just > before...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Sat, 3 May 2008 12:04:05 -0700
  ...Why did I have such CRAPPY service from my 1990 Lexus es250 (Same as Camry)?? I finally "offed" my Lex Toyota (130,000miles) for...
• Late night on the backroads of Georgia....
  Historical mailing list - jmartin
  Thu, 3 Apr 1997 22:59:59 +0000
  Well, it finally happened. I got lost while attempting to drive home after dark with my 3 girls. I have a pretty poor sense...
• My heads leak!
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:12:06 -0800
  ...The fate of my wasserboxer has finally come true. I had = to park it in the driveway yesterday while I was at work. I...
• Re: How to operate the temp control
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:16:18 -0500
  ...I am new to this fraternity of VW owners but I've always been a wannabe and finally got the chance after divorce (I...
• Re: Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 18:55:34 -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...
• Stinkin' stickin' slidin' door
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 19:17:09 -0500 (EST)
  ...That used to drive me _nuts_. I got so's I would exit the van thru the slider, just to try and work it...
• Re: new trip proposal!
  Historical mailing list - Larry MacPhee
  Sat, 22 Apr 1995 11:19:59 -0700
  ...Of the two, I prefer the beer :) As I recall, you drive about 200 miles (I'll check on this), most of it on...
• Propex: We have heat!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 05 Dec 1996 21:35:26 +0000
  ...Parked in the driveway alongside our house, furnace blasting away, we made hot toddies and listened to some Little Feat. It was cozy in...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: � Vanagon List. List CD $$$$]
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:40:54 -0700
  ...I know its copyright but seeing we are all dedicated owners and drivers of their Van and its been ten years since they last...
• (F) Looking for a Vanagon kind of wife
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:37:59 -0500
  ...drives. Oh, never ask to buy anything but a Volkswagen. Well, maybe an Audi. 8. Know the cooling system bleeding procedure. 9. And finally...
• Re: TIICO on a Dyno? + newly converted
  Historical mailing list - Tim High
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 10:57:33 -0500
  ...I also replaced my tranny and final drive while I was at it, so my conversion was a little more involved than some. Some...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:16:42 -0800
  ...Of course you know the rest- supply and demand will drive up the price of propane. Finally there will be no cheap fuel-supply...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:33:33 -0700
  ...Redline MT-90 in the final drive, and Redline synthetic ATF in the transmission. With all the money I've poured down this rathole...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 1 Apr 2020 10:05:32 -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: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:01:38 -0700
  ...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: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:42:40 -0500
  ...Everyone! Warning lights are used because gauges can also fail or give false readings and most drivers do not know how to interpret them...
• Air in the Life (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Peter&Varshna
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 16:36:15 -0500
  ...That's when, after cracking my knuckes for the second time while fighting one of the return springs, it finally hit me: buying a...
• I have strayed...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 22:00:46 -0300
  ...Four hours later [I'll deny this to any form of law enforcement;-)], I was pulling into a driveway facing the original definition of...
• Re: Those dreaded 9 words...
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:48:23 -0600
  ...I drive several of these Vanagons and am constantly fixing them. So I decided, I'll strip down the white 84, rebuild it completely...
• Re: New symptoms (still not running right)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:53:05 -0700
  ...Since the tach is ignition system driven......work on that system thoroughly. Personally, I'd just pop on another known-good distributor ...as a...
• Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 07:56:19 -0600
  ...Mostly, you could drive them around town on the ragged limits of adhesion and nobody knew. I had my restored 59 just after I...