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• Re: How to patch van cover!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 9 Jun 2023 17:52:03 -0700
  ...The iron on stuff is sounding good. > > Jim > > >> On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:07 PM Adam Grove <roverini@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I...
• Re: Calif: Buying out of state
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:25:11 -0400
  ...Years later, after I had sold the Miata, (to another nurse, ironically,) they repealed that fee. I applied online and was reimbursed after proving...
• Re: Crummy Vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sat, 15 May 2021 10:08:44 -0700
  ...I made kind of an ironic mistake. My reply below wasn't addressed to the Vanagon list. LOL > Thats odd that Gil didn't...
• Re: Light em up, Ralphie
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:44:01 -0800
  ...choice for CREE led headlamps is product number 422 382 from > Iron Bridge Tools, in Deerfield Bch FL �(954.596.8712) �The local Home...
• New Beetle Stuff in Today's Mail
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 16:21:11 -0400
  ...sided poster (one front view...one back view) of the NB..... Ironically, after reading the stuff, I checked my voice mail....my VW dealer...
• Vinyl repair.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 16:36:21 -0400
  ...I applied it then pressed it out with the small "iron tool", and it looks as good as new. I also patched a small...
• Digitool Installed, totally Excellent!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 15 May 1999 19:52:21 -0500
  ...Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:11:14 -0400
  ...Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "There is something ironic when the developers name |___/ housing development after what they bulldozed to build it, but...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:51:21 -0800
  ...Water "wants" to > contain > minerals and distilled water will attack cast iron and aluminum far > more > aggressively than mildly hard tap water. " > > > Ken Lewis...
• Re: Super Horns
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:30:33 -0800
  ...s I got as a "kit". > Sound is very "American" big iron, but much better > at sounding an alert when it's needed. > > bob >
• Re: What to do with a crash survivor
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:27:48 -0500
  ...I should have used the "ironic" winking smiley instead of the regular one. It just seemed funny to think about VW putting airbags in...
• Exhaust Ceramic Coatings - Replies to most common questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 09:31:25 -0700
  ...On the stock side, our Color-guard Cast Iron is extremely popular, especially with restorers, since it imparts an original, dark cast iron appearance...
• Re: Help?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 15:45:26 -0500
  Get a long (4-5 foot) piece of angle-iron stock, and drill 2 holes in it that will line up with the bolt...
• Re: classic parts, seikel and vw cooperating on bringing NLA parts back to life!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:20:12 -0700
  No rust problems, I bet! :-) On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > cast iron rear...
• Martin's Dynomax Tubing: The results are in! Longish...
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:52:18 EST
  ...The 42322 Tubing (the tubing under suspicion) shows up as 100% iron. This is not true, but due to the limitations of EDX, carbon...
• Re: Audio/Music Upgrade Solved
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:38:25 -0700
  You have to admit the irony, LAUREN.;-) I was in a friend's Vanagon w/ Bluetooth capable music player/radio. He flipped some switches...
• Re: Let's Talk About Seats
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:06:19 -0600
  In case some of you haven't noticed, I have an ironic & sarcastic sense of humor. YMMV, Mr. BZ-all in a day's...
• Re: Eurospec question
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 18:46:41 -0600
  ...Usually the balancer is cast iron and the pulley (with the belt grooves) stamped steel. re: Any in line 2000cc four cylinder engine is...
• Fwd: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:30:12 -0600
  ...van, keeping the interior's temperature well below that of an iron ore smelter. Having the ability to lock the hatch in this position...
• Buses by the Beach group...clairvoiant?????
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:30:03 -0400
  ...I knew it was coming but I found it pretty ironic that it happened after receiving that illustrious award! I guess it's time...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:23:22 -0500
  ...Hadn't thought of that -- I have some slight leakage at both sides of the manifold (the two-into-one cast iron piece). Would...
• Re: AC Controls
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 May 2008 09:03:12 -0400
  ...they ran out of those, they went to 'normal 85' cast iron > lower control arms and plastic main coolant pipes. Got that down right...
• Re: Old canvas anyone??
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 2 May 2005 12:23:45 -0400
  ...Old canvas anyone?? ::: ::: ::: :::Heres my secret :::Wallmart has Iron on patches in the fabric section that match perfectly! :::(at :::least tan) :::I used multiple...
• Re: Sliding door handle screw
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:59:24 -0700
  Or just hold a Soldering Iron to it ~ On 10 Mar , 2017, at 2:18 PM, Stacy Schneider wrote: > It may be loctited in...
• Westy Gathering in Winnipeg?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 1 May 1999 23:35:51 -0500
  ...Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• Re: Winter Maintenance For A/C's
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 08:22:03 -0800
  ...Poor us] > > Once a week in cold weather is adequate, IMHO. (think I read this in the > manual too.) > > Marshall Ruskin > 84 Westy "Iron...
• Re: Anyone Who Knows Which End of a Soldering Iron Is Hot
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 11:48:02 EST
  Can anyone identify the output device in the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit? This is the one which powers up the Idle Stabilizer Contol Valve...
• Re: roof
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:46:32 -0400
  ...Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "There is something ironic when the developers name |___/ housing development after what they bulldozed to build it, but...
• Re: Syncro front rotor life expectance
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:31:00 -0400
  ...of iron, which in practical use is always an alloy - >different elements are added to the iron to achieve hardness, etc. Iron >rusts when...
• RE: Flywheel removal question
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 06 Oct 1995 16:01:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Bolt the angle iron to the flywheel, put the socket and persuader bar onto the gland nut, pull them together scissors-style. I've...
• Navel Jelly (phosphoric acid - organic) vs POR 15
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 May 2011 12:15:23 -0500
  ...Phosphoric acid may be used as a "rust converter", by direct application to rusted iron, steel tools, or surfaces. The phosphoric acid converts reddish...
• bathtubs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:48:08 -0700
  ...I thought to transport cast iron bathtub in the van [westy] but the bed is the only place it'll fit. Approximately 500 lbs...
• The Sign of Maturity
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:53:05 -0800
  The cast iron on front wheel hubs rusts. The drums in back rust. The calipers rust. You can go out and get new ones...
• Light em up, Ralphie
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:59:19 -0800
  My personal choice for CREE led headlamps is product number 422 382 from Iron Bridge Tools, in Deerfield Bch FL (954.596.8712) The...
• Re: Anyone need '53? parts.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jun 95 17:19:35 EDT
  ...Actually someone had fabbed custon oak rear bumper suspended on angle iron brackets somewhere along the way to appease a state inspection probably who...
• My EV/MV might be for sale...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 09 Feb 1996 16:30:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...Ok..ok..I might be a bit more level headed about this in a day or so...but..strike while the iron's hot...
• faulty starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Mon, 1 May 2000 10:46:36 PDT
  ...by simply jumping the starter leads that plug into the switch. Ironically, it was the first thing I checked but even repeated "working" of...
• Re: roof
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:05:25 -0400
  ...Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "There is something ironic when the developers name |___/ housing development after what they bulldozed to build it, but...
• Re: A word to the wise on seam rust;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 14:40:40 EST
  ...COM> > > > >>The rust inhibitor is phosphoric acid that converts rust to iron > >oxide. > > > > Hi All, I have a can of this, but I just...
• replace starter
  Historical mailing list - Pete Moore
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 01:41:00 EDT
  ...Pete 80 Westy various American and Nipponese iron in garage and driveway
• Overhaulin' VW Van Episode Repeat
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:24:23 +0000
  ...The episode is infinitely ok as they did not do much of the usual "Detroit Iron" mods. Perhaps that was a good thing for...
• Re: How to patch van cover!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 9 Jun 2023 13:41:29 -0600
  ...The iron on stuff is sounding good. > > Jim > > > On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:07 PM Adam Grove <roverini@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I...
• Re: Wood Stove Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:01:01 EST
  ...Was > just at that size and cast iron and brass ornemented. Very nice. I bid 100 > on it and watched that bid dissappear into...
• Recommendation regarding Soldering Irons Requested
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 13:44:40 -0600
  Hi Readers: There are times when soldering is required, no doubt about that. Having said this, it there a good rechargable type available? Reasoning...
• Dometic Fridge Trouble-shooting
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 23:09:21 -0500
  ...one good thing is that at least my stove elements work! Cheers! Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• Re: backwards side slider window?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:11:48 -0600
  ...I swear there's nothing he can't build or fix with 2x12's, pipe, angle iron, and a welder. -------------------------- Clip -------------------------- My goal in...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearings Replace$$
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 22:40:21 -0500
  ...They sell a big piece of cast iron that you put over the nut and hit with a sledge. Like this: http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: Wallaced?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:38:43 -0500
  ...Did your mom cook in cast iron pans? >
• Rust Demons VII
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:23:44 -0400
  ...Fe2O3, triple bonds on the Iron, would weigh 55.8 X 2 + 15.999 X 3 or 159.6/111.6 or 1.43...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:32:02 -0400
  ...bother with a spare ECU, just carry a butane powered soldering >iron:) And some fine rosin-core solder, liquid rosin flux if available which...
• stainless steel coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 11:20:41 -0800
  ...When this layer is removed, Stainless becomes more active and falls between Lead and Cast Iron on the scale. The inside of our van...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 13:02:33 -0700
  ...My one butane iron never lasted long. Probably better ones now and that’s a good option. Alistair > On Apr 3, 2020, at 12...
• Re: Magnets to capture rust particles in Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 7 Sep 2019 01:08:43 +0000
  Red means Iron.  Yellow means sulfur.  Blue-Green means copper.  Regarding the way water works with metals.  (Not a chemist...Ha-ha!) But like...
• Re: If you come to Portland OR - Visit the VolksWaffle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 19:58:31 -0500
  ...It's a 1985 > Volkswagen Vanagon, retrofitted with gleaming stainless-steel counters, > a refrigerator and two Waring Belgian waffle irons. >
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 23:35:06 -0800
  ...What's going on? Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
• Re: Pesky Vanagon exhaust system.....
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:07:05 -0700
  ...Obviously I did not get a good seal there on the cast iron joint. And it's kinda hard to see for sure if...
• Re: [NVC] Griddle recco 2 fit atop Westy stove
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 17:44:19 -0700
  ...BZ-can't have too many cast iron pots >> >> >> On Oct 8, 2009, at 5:18 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> >>> I'm looking...
• Re: Florida to Corpus Christi to PA Trip
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:50:25 -0700
  ...My > 83.5 Westy, Iron Butterfly was ready. New Vanco-8's, > > This is the short version of the trip. > > Through it all, I...
• Re: Oh no the tire guys air-wrenched my lugs on :( semi-long ..
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 19:24:09 -0400
  ...grab the short vw tire iron and the mentally disabled vw jack ... > I pull on the tire iron it aint going no where so...
• Re: Can you run without coolant...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:03:29 -0500
  ...I imagine the iron block helped as well... d