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• Corvalis Or. person looking at syncro in Spokane Read this!!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:10:21 -0800
  ...The rear bumper is pushed in so far that you can't flip down the liscense plate, no bumper endcaps, mud-flaps are all...
• Psycho Bus, Witicisms, and other Hilarities
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 12:12:58 -0800 (PST)
  ...I stopped by a garage sale, didn't find anything cool, went to leave, turned the key to start the bus, and nuthin' - no...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 02 May 96 10:28:45 CDT
  ...a big boat cannot stop quickly, even if it saw you and wanted to. and you have to watch out for whales ... especially the...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:14:23 -0700
  ...wrench on the polished shaft near the top, just below the bump stop. The great thing about a pipe wrench is the more it...
• HELP! Problems with my '87
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 15:42:57 -0400
  I was taking my saugter roller skating this morning and stopped at a friends house to pick someome one up and it refused to...
• Re: Car Talk Vanagon caller--Safety
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 18:54:38 -0400
  ...First, hit a full buck deer stopped in the highway when I was doing 70 mph. According to the highway patrol who checked on...
• Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:37:49 -0700
  ...The exposed cable + stopper may be too long and bump up against the pivot pin. Neil. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:45...
• Re: Vent windows past 90 degrees -- nope
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:06:36 -0700
  ...Seems odd to have a stop there, the point IMO is to scoop tons of air and hurl it into the van. They stay...
• Re: front end clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 08:54:37 +0100
  Rick 85 Westie Wrote >have a strange scraping/clunking/reverberating noise that occurs >when I go over a driveway bump or dip My 1981...
• Re: Sliding door pops while driving
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 10:37:40 -0400
  ...So when you go down the road and hit a few bumps it moves to the first detent and the door is loose. Moving...
• Re: Bumper Sticker
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:06:02 -0700
  ...I love the funny bumper stickers as much as anyone but crass, body language and the like are object lessons I teach me children...
• Re: suddenly idles
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 21:03:29 -0400
  ...happen after going over a big bump, like railroad tracks. >It loses power,you roll to a stop, realise it's still idling, but...
• Re: Sliding door pops while driving
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 11:16:10 -0600
  ...So when you go down the road and hit a few bumps it moves >> to the first detent and the door is loose. Moving...
• Re: [WetWesties] When You Are Being Tailgated
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 10:43:37 -0800
  ...People ride on my rear bumper. For most of them, a touch of the brake is all it takes to get them to back...
• Re: OME shock question regarding plastic caps/dust sleeves?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:50:33 -0700
  ...one > of the black plastic caps(this part is called the > "bump stop/dust sleeve" in the bentley manual) that > the shaft goes through...
• Re: Wacky Warning light
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 14:59:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...When i come to the > first stop sign (about 1,500 yds), the water warning light starts flashing and > the needle shoots off toward...
• Re: All Vanagon owners aren't JERKS...are they? Please read this!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brett Baer
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 14:35:43 -0500
  ...facing jump seats, power-heated mirrors, power locks/windows, body moulding/bumpers (for another project), etc. I was going to drive it while my...
• Re: ARB bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:39:46 +1100
  ...Does the $700 include a = >reinforced bumper for the back too?=20 Nope...seperate item entirely....Mine was around $380 for the rear when...
• Re: Speedometer weird
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 03:51:22 -0600
  ...Then when I slowed it dropped in steps, when fully stopped it read 20 mph. Later worked OK. Pulled spare tire and found the...
• Re: HELP! Problems with my '87
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 17:06:36 -0400
  catalytic converter plugged? Tim wrote: > I was taking my saugter roller skating this morning and stopped at a friends > house to pick someome one...
• Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:55:57 -0700
  ...you'll notice there is a bump about 1/4 inchfrom the end, a smooth bump .. this allows for a 'lead-in' piece of...
• Re: 2" Receiver Hitches Available for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 09:59:45 -0700
  Problem with using attachments (such as bike rack) to the bolt on bumper hitches is that there have been reports of the hooks that...
• Re: The Kong Edition
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 9 Sep 2025 06:42:47 -0400
  ...The VW Bus bump stop had a distinctive conical shape: wider at the bottom to distribute impact force over a larger area, then tapering...
• Re: Westfalias are Motor Homes
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 23:13:49 -0600
  ...The percentage of highway miles where accidents per mile is lower than in stop and go city traffic, is probably higher for motorhomes than...
• Re: [Re: What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried INSIDE your van?]
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Tue, 8 May 2001 23:03:26 -0700
  ...Gently bumped the suspension limit stops a few times. > > On Mon, 7 May 2001, '80 Westy Pokey wrote: > > > I just moved a 1950's...
• Small Trailer Solution
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeffrey (Jeff) S (J6C)
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:19:35 -0400
  ...Bolts up between the two bumper supports. Requires a notch be cut out of the bottom of the bumper which it just so happens...
• Re: three vanagon trip
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:58:57 -0700
  ...I hit one pothole or bump so hard yesterday that I actually stopped to inspect my wheels, to count them and see it they...
• 82 Westy body rust fixes
  Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:56:06 -0400
  ...In any case, I am left with a 2.5ft x 2" rusted out hole in the front behind the bumper that is slowly...
• Re: drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:17:50 -0500
  ...If the gaskets seem sold then some of the stop leak options will work. You need to be aware that if the radiator or...
• Re: Pop Top hinge loose?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 12:05:05 +0000
  ...Maybe you could hang on the roof rack while I get up to speed on a bumpy road and see if it stops? ;) On...
• Re: repost: Eurovan needs help!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 95 13:20:48 CDT
  ...and having it pull down the engine during an idle stop. You can see the rpms drop down and then back up. I ran...
• Fwd: bus fire
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 21:31:44 -0500
  ...By the time she could get it stopped there were flames coming from under the rear bumper. She popped the hatch and splattered water...
• Re: Broke down last night... engine heat killing the starter?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 11:55:08 -0800
  ...My poor wife has had to bump start our Westies more than once because of this PITA. A new starter will cure it, but...
• Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Taylor
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:14:14 +0000
  ...m trying to back over an enormous speed bump. It backs up very slightly, but stops, seemingly as if it's trying to back...
• Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:29:45 -0800
  ...I reset the gap for the throttle return stop. I used Bentley instructions. Wiggeling a thin piece of paper between the stop and screw...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:27:40 -0700
  ...by Amundsen). > > That's a lot more interesting. > > "yes, those two stops, I think a 17 or a 19 mm open end fits on...
• Front shock bushing questions
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:26:41 -0700
  ...occurred around '82-83, and only applies if installing a new bump stop on older van < VIN 25A 007 7959 (mine is 7JH 000...
• Air Lift Results
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 20:49:15 -0500
  ...I drilled a hole n the lower filler panel, below the bumper, just to the left of the hitch bolt ( eye hook), for the...
• Re: Intermittent Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:40:26 -0500
  ...and bumper. > > Now there may be no connection in my problem, but on my last long trip I > stopped at a rest stop and...
• Re: Sliding door hinge update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:19:50 +0000
  Speaking of rubber bumpers - twice my window on the sliding door has shattered when shut (relatively) gently.  Not slammed.  The glass is not easy...
• Re: This is why I drive a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:42:21 -0400
  ...Cruched the car from the bumper to > >the back window. There was about 30 feet on skid > >marks from my vanagon before and after...
• Re: Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:55:23 EST
  ...bumps.. they had to be at least 6" in diameter and were made literally of braided vines. like ken said, you had to stop...
• Re: NEW mystery - Subaru Conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Aug 2022 16:23:48 -0500
  ...But one time as I was merrily cruising along on > freeway in the desert, hit a bump in pavement and total red-light alert...
• Re: flooded engine?
  Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:39:44 -0600
  ...800 miles later it just stopped accelerating uphill. Hope it just needs to cool down. I'll definitely pick up the manual if I...
• 85 Manual 7 Pass. for sale at junk yard in MA - $600
  Historical mailing list - Cronin, Paul
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:40:50 -0400
  ...I stopped by Route 128 Auto Salvage in Waltham today at lunch to pick up a mirror for my wife's car, and there...
• Re: Van update and spring perches
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 15:21:05 -0400
  ...But one thing unexpected was finding a separating spring perch and broken lower bump stop on drivers side. Maybe the spring shifting was causing...
• Re: AUS wop and pix
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 13:50:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...around. > > The exhaust curves up into the body and comes out of two oval holes above > > the rear bumper, to give better ground clearence...
• Re: Funny clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 19:23:36 -0700
  ...banging against the bumper (but not so tinny). It would > appear > and disappear when I let off the accilerator or stopped by the side...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:25:56 -0500
  ...1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas??? > when i drive my '84 1.9L wbx for a while, then stop at...
• Feeling a little sluggish
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 07:56:51 -0400
  ...especially when on a hill at a stop light with Mr./Ms. Rude stuck to my bumper. Other than this sluggishness/hesitation, she does...
• Re: Intermittently Sticks In 4th Gear 3/4 Slider Hub?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 6 May 2014 18:22:29 -0600
  ...stop quickly. No time to shift out of 4th. > Just jumped on the brakes and clutch. Transmission got stuck in 4th. I > gently "bumped...
• Re: [Syncro] Paging owners of syncro.org springs...info needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:07:25 EST
  ...Give the guy a break... >> None of which should stop him Ben M. from asking Steve directly. IIRC Ben doesn't own a Vanagon...
• Re: Sheesh! Wildflowers? No real vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 14:42:42 -0700
  ...fuel and hours in bumper to bumper freeway traffic to come see? Most flower-lookers find another crowd of stopped (usually double parked or...
• Cas Wash Remarks
  Historical mailing list
  27 May 97 08:26:06 PDT
  ...Minuses - - Previous experience is that it removed one of the bumper end plastic pieces. All are gone now anyway, so no problem there. - Leakage...
• SyncroMog Goes to Moab cont.
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 00:54:43 EST
  ...towed up that rock" I took my line without stopping. Touched the front bumper, gassed it and popped right up without spinning a tire...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good -- Re: Near DeathExperience in th...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:13:59 -0700
  ...The guy in front of me lost it, and I put it in the snow > bank to stop. He bailed, my back end swung...
• Re: ... & Head Question. (Virtual Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:49:58 -0700
  ...Have you felt all the seams when you stop and see > > > if there is heat buildup from the resistance? > > > > > > So... the solution.... > > > > > > Take 10...
• Re: porta potti and explosion(funny story)
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 00:04:44 -0500
  ...This procedure takes some concentration and it wasnt focused on the train tracks coming up ahead and the bumpy road sign. Like I said...
• Re: 2" receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 21:32:50 -0700
  ...Installation was simple and other than a few slots that need to be cut in the bumper (if you want to reinstall it after...
• Re: to fix or buy $$$
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 09:04:27 -0700
  ...Rusty VanBondo (Bumper Sticker: Stop the Violins) Phoenix, Arizona USA \\\ ///\\\ /// '57 Single Cab (European) \\\ /// \\\ /// '63 15 Window (Shell/Project for MUCH later) /// \\\ //\ /// '67 PopTop...