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• Re: Removing axle question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:01:27 -0500
  Once the big nut is removed, the axle may not want to come out. Nothing is holding it in, though. Smack the threaded end...
• Front speakers
  Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:16:28 -0400
  What's the biggest speaker i can get into the same area as the factory installed. I'm thinking 5 1/4 inch would...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:46:03 -0400
  ...My brakes are better but not as good as other vans with the same big brakes. My next step is to replace the booster...
• Re: Maps vs GPS
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:25:09 -0400
  There's no excuse for this, because the 'big picture' is available at your fingertips by zooming out on your GPS, until you see...
• Re: 14 months + away from a REAL Millennium, party or not.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 22:09:59 -0400
  ...That is the big change for me, so I say this is the big year. And if I feel like it, next year can...
• Re: It as begun, my 2003 trip web site...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 21:51:28 -0800
  ...my cost! > No crap publicity, big picture and a fast server. > the more we will go towards Baja, bigger will be the images! Later...
• Fw: Re: HELP!87 westy Engine died.140k mi. RIP or Revive?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 23:53:13 -0500
  | | << Does anyone out there know what big ticket repairs an 87 Westy with 140k mi | and a newly rebuilt engine might expect in the...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:30:12 -0700
  ...upgrade getting a big positive thumbs up from us. > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto > Updated spindles to 86 with GW big front and rear...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 17:02:43 -0700
  Going from 20 mpg to 16 mpg IS a big difference...20 percent. Be sure everything is properly hooked up, including the throttle-to...
• Re: The rear speaker ground.
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 07:55:30 -0600
  I don't know if the telephone cable cable is big ennuf, nowadays they use that big hugeodious cable or is that just a...
• Re: Great Offroad Video
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:16:31 EST
  ...I am a bit afraid to go big, if that will destroy the van. Bill Marshall '85 GL Tiico "Pandora" Aurora, IL
• Re: Is a little bigger, better
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sat, 8 Apr 2017 16:19:10 -0400
  ...Is a little bigger, better I used to have Hankook 195R14 on a Carat, lasting about 40K+ miles. They are good.. I recommend them...
• Re: big brakes enginering...?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:36:22 -0800
  since I got a few PMs about the bigger boosters, here is most of my knowledge. this is only info copied from german forums...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:58:05 -0400
  ...The big brown wires are the headlight grounds. Crimp on a ring terminal and attach them to the chassis. I used the big Phillip...
• Re: why swap engines
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 14:03:15 -0700
  true! Mike H. (again) Larry Hamm <ldhamm@xmission.com> wrote: > > Michael Harrnacker wrote: > > > > that is a big HP jump...most of the talk lately...
• Re: Pronounciation of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 29 May 2000 01:54:25 +0200
  ...moniker (the Big Kahuna of my companys southern district of Norway drives one of these) and these were not the big seller among the...
• Re: 87 westy: handling improvement suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:14:01 -0700
  ...Made a BIG difference with the '85, weren't really needed on the '90. The KYB's are fine on the rear but a...
• Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sun, 4 Mar 2007 15:37:32 -0800
  I'm planning on buying a "Big Brake" front disk brake kit from either Van-Caf� or SmallCar. I'd like to get inputs...
• Fw: Re: HELP!87 westy Engine died.140k mi. RIP or Revive?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 23:48:59 -0500
  | | << Does anyone out there know what big ticket repairs an 87 Westy with 140k mi | and a newly rebuilt engine might expect in the...
• Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:04:03 -0400
  ...FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > I would like to put a bigger diesel into my van I have in Europe. > It has a 1...
• Re: Buses by the Beach group... clairvoyant?????
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:19:40 -0700
  ...It is my buses clone (minus the big boo > boo). That is a decent price - however I'm not exactly in the position to...
• Re: What's the big deal with this sticker thing any way ? give it a brake
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:58:03 -0700
  ...What's the big deal with this sticker thing any way ? give it a > brake > > > > What's the big deal with this sticker thing...
• Re: center of gravity and handling in wind / Stay Out of the Wind
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 00:30:45 EST
  ...When the Big Boys are rolling along they are going as fast as anyone would want to go in a Vanagon anyway. There is...
• Re: island hopping in BC
  Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
  Sun, 2 May 2004 10:59:34 -0700
  Hey Gary, Since I happen to live on the big island of the bunch I figured I'd point you in the right direction...
• Re: [WetWesties] Friday Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:59:43 -0700
  ...everything from my Vanagons to big RVs and everything in between. These new rigs are scary as hell. Big ticket up front to acquire...
• Re: ANOTHER BUS BURNS !!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 01 May 97 09:34:25 CDT
  ...they sell BIG (10-lb) extinguishers to go in the big trucks. good luck. joel (i mounted mine in the little corner at the...
• Re: 12 volt electric blanket.
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 13:29:06 EDT
  ...I wonder how big it is in a medium? Good God, I have used bath towels larger than that. Then again, everything is bigger...
• Re: Phosphate free coolant...
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 12:11:05 EDT
  ...Sam Carats '89 & '91 Big Red & Big Blue In a message dated 8/31/2002 10:16:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, ben@KBMC...
• Clutch master cylinder replacement on 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:02:10 -0800
  ...Big, big mystery!!!
• Re: looking for dynamat feedback...
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:22:29 EST
  ...My experience is that it made some difference, however the big culprit seems to be windnoise which dynamat does not help. Particularly if you...
• Re: NYC to Palo Alto CA
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:05:54 -0800
  > If you want to do the classic road > trip, come in through the south and follow Highway One up through Big Sur. Heh. Towing...
• Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 05:35:24 -0600
  ...On Jan 26, 2017 1:59 AM, "thewestyman" <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > Hello everyone, > I would like to put a bigger diesel into my...
• NWVW Club Wintermeet (?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 21:54:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...THE BIGGEE!... A Full '78 westy big table, with hinged portion and leg! - $20! :-0 Yow! 5. many phone #'s, for future reference. also...
• Re: 16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2016 21:55:49 -0400
  ...16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes My Michelin LTX's are running low on tread and 14" tire options are limited at best. I'm...
• Re: 1.9 or 2.1 starter for a 2.1 in an 85
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:35:21 -0400
  ...If you need a bigger wire, you need a bigger wire. Yrs, David Which reminds me...see next post.
• Re: I'll be in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 17:14:58 -0500
  ...No big of course. Well as Angus pointed out, only Vanagons go west at 39,000 - airplanes go east. And it isn't AGL...
• Re: FW: Can somebody identify/explain these?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:40:56 -0400
  ...the heck is that big rusty iron piece I'm holding...?" So how about a picture without your great big mitts in the way...
• p.s. After the Unknowns ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 11 May 95 14:31:11 CDT
  ...within 50 miles of a big city? just tell me the big city part. and if you're outside the u.s., the name...
• Re: Need info on head leak.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Noto
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:11:11 +0800
  ...Do you have any cunstructive comments about my situation? Peter Noto westy 86 peter_noto@bigfoot.com 305-292-1484 ---------- >From: cdcaston@nni.com...
• Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 07:47:53 -0700
  A full size sofa, loveseat, 2.8c microwave, a kitchen table w/four chairs and about 20 big pillows for the couch All almost...
• Re: Summer temp. inside Vanagon VS Paint color
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 17:24:41 -0800
  Over the short term the difference is pretty big, at least here in sunny California. If they sit in the sun for more than...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 22:19:20 EST
  ...however, since then the few people I've asked about the performance of the big brake kit have said that it only improves brake...
• Re: Thanks/NO BIGOTS ALLOWED!!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 06:41:38 -0500
  ...Thanks/NO BIGOTS ALLOWED!! > In a message dated 4/29/02 12:30:21 PM, pbonilla@ARTINSOFT.COM writes: > > << Thanks again to everyone. When...
• PIC... FS: rare left rear westy weeeknder/multivan cabinet (with big door)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 03:43:22 EST
  ...rare left rear westy weeeknder/multivan cabinet (with big door) > Date:3/13/03 2:30:48 AM Eastern Standard Time > From:<A HREF...
• trip reports, vanagon sightings in SD
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 07:12:57 -0700
  ...http://rob.quimp.com/gallery/bighorn/IMGP1189 http://rob.quimp.com/gallery/bighorn/IMGP1185 Larry, I think I have some great shots for your...
• Re: Is BBTB the biggest campout?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:52:08 -0700
  Dunno if it's the biggest, but it seems to get bigger every year I've gone and I've been to a lot...
• Re: Gasoline Grade?
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 12:21:01 -0600
  ...There are a couple of 'big brands' that it DOESN't like, but that may be a regional thing. There are two other 'big...
• Re: Camping on HW1
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:05:38 -0700
  ...Camping on HW1 >I know you can camp on HW1 in Big Sur without much problem. I've done it >myself before I got...
• Re: Boland the BIGOT
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:19:23 -0500
  ...I will not resort to a shorthand to make the >bigotry of others more palatable. And, I realize that stationed safely >behind his keyboard...
• Re: I drove Boston Bob's big valve motor! Report
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:17:36 -0400
  ...I drove Boston Bob's big valve motor! Report Volks, On Monday Boston Bob was heading back home from Florida and stopped by for...
• Re: It as begun, my 2003 trip web site...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 21:29:47 -0600
  ...my cost! > No crap publicity, big picture and a fast server. > the more we will go towards Baja, bigger will be the images! Later...
• Re: GW bigger brakes availability
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Fri, 4 Aug 2017 18:25:42 -0400
  ...Cheers, Harry On Aug 4, 2017 2:04 PM, "Mark McCulley" <markmcculley@gmail.com> wrote: > GoWesty has been "temporarily sold out" of their bigger...
• Re: Westfalia conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 09:08:32 EDT
  ...The big heavy duty ones. Then I want to get Westfalia to convert it to a camper with a pop top for me. >> yep...
• Big brake kits
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:30:45 -0400
  ...they actually lost a few horsepower (on the dyno) by adding bigger brakes. The added rotational mass was the culprit. How ironic, you add...
• Re: gas cap "HELP"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:10:23 EST
  In a message dated 3/27/06 1:07:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, chriscjack@BIGPLANET.COM writes: > Went down to fill the westy...
• Re: capacity of propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:35:00 -0600
  > How big is the propane tank? Big enough to hold 3 gallons. That is, my '87 VW Camper manual states the tank is 3...
• More Conversion engine stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 2 May 2007 11:30:47 -0700
  Has anyone ever tried a two cylinder motor in a Van? Or maybe two Hardley Davidsons, for adequate hp? Seriously, some of the bigger...
• Re: Heading into hell (up 395) -- any last words of advice?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 16:20:08 -0700
  ...Big forest fires between Independence and Big Pine! 395 was briefly shut down last night but open now, and 266(?) up to the Bristlecones...
• FW: Used Syncro Parts FS & New Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:23:58 -0400
  ...Used Syncro Parts FS & New Big Brakes I have a list of parts for sale check them out; Trans $1500.00 Core Req'd...
• Re: Big brake front hubs?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 12:34:02 -0400
  I have a set of these that I got with my 2WD SA big brake kit that I'm not using (since I bought...