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• Re: Filling cooling ( PART 2) and other little tid bits..<grin>
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Mon, 3 May 1999 00:08:08 -0700
  ...no mo' We just sit tall, ride high, and get there in style... wearing a :0) <grin> Mtngal [text/html]
• Air Lift Update-Week 4
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:33:35 -0600
  I guess success is mine! The bags don't leak at all, the rear end of the van is sitting pretty, and rides like...
• Re: I finally have a New passenger to ride in my Vanagon :)
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 01:57:15 -1000
  >Is this they Half-Lilley I've been hearing about?< Must have taken the Double-Lilley to make the Half-Lilley, eh Robert? Mick...
• Re: Share a picture of your ride
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 15:35:46 -0600
  Huh? What's a "left eye"? I don't get it. Entity Gary Goldey spoke thus: > looks like she's missing her left 'eye...
• Re: Share a picture of your ride
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 18:26:44 EDT
  In a message dated 6/30/04 2:44:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << http://home.earthlink.net/~gnarlodious/VanagonFront...
• Share your ride/websites
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 11:31:05 -0500
  www.krautwagen.com My 1973 Bug project car, "Volksrods" (Air-cooled VW hot rods), and more. Oh yeah, and my 1989 Carat! Happy Motoring...
• Re: Seattle! - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 01:25:58 -0800
  ...You forgot a ferry ride.... Rob becidawa@hctc.com Now in western Washington, USA
• Re: NVC: Mountain Biking Anyone? (very cool)
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:07:23 -0700
  Here a bit of video from our ride yesterday outside of Sedona AZ. http://tinyurl.com/25b6qv I'm obviously behind the camera and...
• lowered and "chopped" Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:25:57 -0700
  this looks like a BenT ride http://www.loqu.com/the-world-s-shortest-bus-camper/blogs/tom-1426 Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted...
• Re: Door Plate Tire Pressures
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:47:16 -0400
  ...FYI I run my Hankook RA08 195R14 at 50 psi and like the ride and handling. On 10/13/08, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail...
• Re: Shocks- while we are at it....
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:49:48 -0400
  ...That gave me a fairly hard ride, but I have Hankook tires on, so that adds to the hard ride. Anyway, the one Koni...
• Update on Anti Sway bar T3. Rattle solved
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:50:31 -0400
  ...Finally a job that had no hitches! We went for a ride tonight and took some bumpy roads. The suspension is much quieter now...
• of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 15:20:58 -0800
  ...Wu-Wei was so dirty I decide to treat her to a ride through the car wash. All did not go well - as we...
• H&R springs for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Filcoff
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:44:36 -0500
  ...My main goal is to get a firmer ride, which these seem to offer. dave dave@251.org
• Mich MXT 205s Report
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 13:02:05 -0500
  ...With the new tires, the ride is quieter, more stable, tighter in the turns, and the crosswind effect is minimal. A MUCH IMPROVED RIDE...
• Re: leveling van ride height /cheap way to do it
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 07:35:04 -0800
  ...Enjoy the ride. pensioner
• Re: my NEW RIDE.... I'M SELLING THE FARM FOR THIS ONE
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brunger
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:37:19 -0400
  ...my NEW RIDE.... I'M SELLING THE FARM FOR THIS ONE If only I had a farm!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI...
• Re: Bilsteins 2 different types?
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Mon, 17 May 2004 18:52:32 -0700
  ...The ride is definitly stiffer than the touring ones , but i like the ride alot as my westy wieghs a bunch with all the...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:56:17 -0800
  Shocks won't have a big effect on ride height, but may have something to do with things if you "bounce" the front bumper...
• Re: VanagonWesty Tires (still!)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:21:18 -0700
  ...I found that they gave a springier, more forgiving-of-railroad-crossings ride than the 195's. Passengers often comment that they are surprised...
• Re: Go with the door sticker.....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Tue, 25 Feb 97 09:24:04 -0500
  ...if >that is your goal. > >Benifits of P205/70R14 tires: > - Improved ride and handling > - Longer tread life > >Negatives of using P205/70R14 tires: > - Heavier...
• Looking fer a part
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 21:14:47 -0500 (EST)
  I am looking for the guide pin that bolts to the corner of the trans ('80) on which the shift rod rides, If you...
• Re: Vanagon questions
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Thu, 15 May 1997 08:54:09 -0700
  ...stiffer ride) as well as lower??? I am very interested if that is the case! Chet -- Chet Douglas - CRD Consulting - Peripheral FW,SW,and...
• Re: Web site for pics of our Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Perry
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 21:02:56 +0200
  ...standby as we see the response rate over the next couple of days to my mailbox, looks like this could be quite a ride!
• Re: Vanagon Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 23:29:58 EST
  ...It's too bad they're all just soccer players looking for a ride to their next game. BenT
• Re: Improvement or desecration?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 02:11:21 EST
  ...CTONLINE@webtv.net writes: << who sang the song--and what movie was it in? >> I'm just guessing here, Jack Nicholson / Easy Rider? Rich
• Re: Mileage testing information updated
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:49:08 -0400
  ...With luck, it'll inspire a few Vanagon owners to publish similar quantitive data on their rides.
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:21:09 -0800
  ...next." Did you ever stop to think that if the world were really rational then it would be men that would ride side saddle....
• Re: Shocks recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:21:09 -0400
  ...Soft ride. Oil shocks are much, much better that a gas shock for these Westys which are most often driven unladen. The gas shock...
• Re: new driveshafts for raised vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:42:57 -0700
  > Any idea of the ride quality at speed Alistair? > > As an added bonus you could pick up some extra cash using your Vanagon as...
• Westie w/ sagging rearend
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:16:54 -0700
  ...Install spacers under the springs to increase ride height (where do I buy the spacers?) 3. Install new shocks with helper springs to increse...
• OME's & Steve's springs = WOW!
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 11:36:11 -0800
  ...The new suspension made improvements to the ride that I was not expecting. I thought that things would tighten up and possibly get a...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:10:15 -0800
  <<<How about letting us know what you ride & what you have ridden in the past.>>> Okay... I'll bite. Here's an almost complete...
• Re: Tranny swap time
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:01:11 -0500
  ...gets cocked and galls the > surface of the sleeve that it rides on. I'm replacing that too. > > Mark > > vw4x4@fyi.net wrote: > > > > "inspect...
• Re: [NVC] Engineers: quick and cheerful vibration analysis?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:01:24 -0700
  ...Okay, so say you had a laptop computer >(WinXP) which could ride in the passenger seat, and /three/ business days >in which to acquire...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:29:11 -0500
  ...I'm a Moto Guzzi motorcycle rider, my red&creme '98 EV1100 is "Lovely Rita, the Redhead" & my '74 Eldorado Police is "Strider". When...
• Re: Need recomendations for new shocks for an '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 01:56:06 -0500
  ...The result is a firm but very controlled and very comfortable ride with excellent handling. I find them greatly superior to the Bilsteins. I...
• Ride height
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:02:01 -0800
  ...s rear 15" (with added 3/8" spacer) I find the ride to be firm, but tolerable and van feels more secure, but I...
• Re: questions of lifting saggy butt Vanagons,and coil spring spacers
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 20:58:09 -0600
  ...Variable height at will, good ride, good handling, easy installation. What more could you ask for? Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• KYB SHHOCK QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Mike Devlin
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 14:30:43 EDT
  ...The ride is great but they sound loose. Their not. Any ideas????? Mike 87 Syncro 91 Carat [text/html]
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:08:05 -0500
  OK, I'll Bite: 1979 Honda Twinstar with fiberglass saddlebags. -- Justin M. Mayrand 1980 Westy "SuperVan" -- This message has been scanned for viruses and...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:49:37 -0600
  ...What do Vanagon drivers ride? After seventeen years of VW van ownership I have found that most Vanagon and particularly most Westy owners do...
• Re: Bilstein shock query
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:52:02 -0800
  ...somehow I feel that the ride (both empty vans) on the white one is a bit smoother than the beige one, fully loaded the...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 09:23:11 -0600
  ...It was still hard to ride it up on the pulley. I notice no adjustments. The new belt is due in today. Is there...
• Re: Camping in San Diego?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 23:23:35 -0800
  Belmont park is where you surf, drink beer and ride the roller coaster. Balboa Park is where you look at old airplanes and cars...
• Re: Vanagon List Wives
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 16:33:48 -0800
  ...I put off working on the cars to ride the bike. >> > > Vhere do ju ride da bike? Maybe I get lucky and side sWIFEs...
• Re: How do you when your springs need to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:09:36 -0700
  ...and it will instantly make the steering and front ride far, far better. that size.. 185 R 14 ..not the best for a Wolfsburg...
• Re: Air Lift 1000 Load Assist Spring Kit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:54:59 -0400
  ...The Carats are low riders. The front springs were a bit taller in the 85 models than 84 or 86. There's a Vanagon...
• Re: Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:21:52 -0800
  ...I'm always happy my Syncro Westy > rides so well, being heavier and having new suspension and nice tires. > But when it gets this...
• Re: Bilstein rear shocks for 90 Multi Van
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:32:37 +1100
  ...Definately.Every bit as good as Bilstein but with a more plesant ride. Billys can be a rather stiff ride.Not everybody's cup...
• Re: What to carry?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:28:01 -0600
  ...Nice for a quiet ride in the woods. Hauls firewood, >>> and fits right in the bed of the truck with room for the generator...
• Vanagon westy syncro breeding season trip report.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 13:27:52 -0800
  ...Train rides, first class accommodations, cookies, free dinners, salutes from the crowd. For those of you pining for yet another copy of Soldier in...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:49:50 -0500
  ...it - I didn't have a choice it's my only ride >:) Hit the wrong button and sent the email back without saying anything
• Van is running like a dream!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 09:26:05 -0500
  ...and it ran great! It's a really enjoyable vehicle with a comfortable seating position and a great ride. What a joy! IT FRIDAYYYYY!!!
• Buses by the Bridge- ride from Las Vegas Friday ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:06:20 -0500
  Last minute try to get to BBB. Can fly into Vegas Friday, early AM.... Anyone going to Buses by the Bridge from Vegas....with...
• Re: Answers about Tires and Handling
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 00:33:38 EST
  ...The down side is that the flexing also helps absorb bumps, so the ride gets harsher. The difference is normally minimal. A bigger difference...
• Re: It's a girl!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 19:29:21 -0800
  Actually her first ride was in our 87 Audi Quattro, which is more or less a Volkswagen! She may have been conceived in the...
• My butt is sagging
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 08:19:03 -0500
  ...So my question, is which springs do I need to order? I'm not looking for excellent handling, firmer ride, lowered ride or anything...
• Re: Share a picture of your ride
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 00:00:29 -0700
  ...So we're eagerly awaiting our ride, and in the meanwhile we're getting vicarious joy from hearing about other folks' adventures. B
• More Oregon Vanagons today
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 24 May 2008 20:51:37 -0700
  ...When I went back to my van after our Sat.morning club training ride, there were three other vans parked in the Park-N...