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• ondabus@juno.com (Ondabus Kombi59): October
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Sep 1996 23:20:20 EDT
  ...About 30 miles north of Santa Barbara. One of the best shows and swap meet I've seen, a good time always had by...
• Re: A modern Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:19:40 -0500
  On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, alan barber wrote: > I guess the front could be a trunk, or maybe another fuel tank for those > long...
• Re: towing a van?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:06:12 -0700
  ...Any input on towing an 84 manual trans vanagon for a long trip? I have a couple of tow bars, one I used to...
• Re: Test Test
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 20 May 2020 19:02:40 -0400
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > Of Edward Barger > Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 5:36 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Replace your ignition switch.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 08:07:32 -0400
  ...summer, 7 where for broken/stranded van, 4 where towed to my shop, 3 barely made it, the other where for engine conversion, the...
• Re: Correction: ISO anti-sway bar DROP LINK for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Wed, 12 Jul 2017 01:05:42 +0000
  ...Add the T3 sway bar. I would also suggest adding the T3 upgraded DropLinks. These DropLinks are a simple bolt in process with no...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:16:51 -0700
  The cross bars I have dealt with (Thule and Yakima), even if pushed all the way back in the gutter, position the bar too...
• Re: Recommendations on Type IV rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 10:45:13 -0800 (PST)
  ...The best set of rebuilt heads they could find in their inventory were only barely acceptable to me. Most of them had incredibly sloppy...
• Re: Raising the Poptop
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:37:17 -0700
  ...across your body toward the front of the van, turning your upper body as > needed to drive the lifting bar all the way home...
• Re: more westy trip reports, please? New Jersey Pine Barrens, et al
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 19:35:40 -0500
  Actually, there is a very interest section in the center of New Jersey called the Pine Barrens. The soil is almost completely sand and...
• PST Rear Sway Bar installation issues.......HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 12:26:16 -0700
  ...bar bracket around it and start another lock nut" Will i have to re-drill the holes in another area?(further out toward the...
• Re: American Automibiles, English Motorcycles, Women, and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:09:35 -0800
  ...but the fact that you drive a vw and don't have AAA plus! (100 mile free towing) ;) --- Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> wrote...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:40:25 -0500
  ...picture of a westy being towed behind a syncro, a couple hours on the highway with a tow bar attached to the front bumper...
• Re: towing a van?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:25:26 -0700
  ...on towing an 84 manual trans vanagon for a long trip? I have a > couple of tow bars, one I used to tow a...
• Folding table "push-push" latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:01:34 -0400
  ...toward the table, a little pointed thing emerges from a slit in the post, with either two points showing or one point just barely...
• Dealer Conspiracy
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 08:55:28 -0800 (PST)
  ...some arbitrary year, like 1980, and give you a $2000 credit toward a new car. Yup thats what I wanna do: trade the old...
• Re: Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:25:45 -0700
  ...I paid $2700 >for my Syncro in 2000 and towed it home. I've spent >about $20k on it since then but never driven...
• Re: Moving in my Vanagon, part 2 LVC
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 11:27:07 -0700
  I forgot to ask Anyone have suggestions on how/where to attach a tow bar to my syncro? Or better yet, a reasonably priced...
• Re: Towing Available-My van or yours? Plus, cheap Westys.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 2 May 2005 13:02:58 -0500
  ...I will have my tow bar >along for flat towing. > >I have for sale (with towing available) several projects that have been >sitting around...
• Towing a split window bus from New Mexico to Missouri with a Vana gon (2.1l)
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 09:23:40 -0500
  ...if you tow be sure to check these regularly, along with all of the other bolts on the hitch and tow bar. A larger...
• Re: Rare "not my fault" van break down..
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:51:48 -0400
  ...The bartender gave me a thumbs up as I > waved my thanks... >
• RE: Vanagon towing HEAVY loads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Wed, 06 Mar 96 10:59:49 -0800
  > > Has anyone had experience towing heavy loads (1 ton or more) > repeatedly for long distances, and has it had any dire consequences > on > the...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:49:33 -0700
  ...some kind of tow bar > that mounts to the tow hooks on each van? My concern is most hitches I've seen > are not...
• Roof racks and kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 09:48:39 -0500
  ...On the racks that I designed, the rear bar and bracket mounts into that hinge assembly. The front bar and bracket mounts near the...
• Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:59:24 -0700
  ...also, back off the nut on the front part , screw it toward the rear of the bar, to help reduce tension on those 3...
• 1986 Vangon Cylinder head leaks - repair / Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 00:41:11 -0700
  ...Anyway, after having the Vanagon towed home, I removed the engine (quite easy) and now have it to the point of having both cylinder...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:23:07 -0400
  ...I would want something with >equal or better weight to tow with.) >3.) hire it done. > >Well, maybe a fourth choice... > >4.) go to...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 25 May 2011 09:22:09 -0500
  ...Now we are dependent on other things. > > > > I went shopping and asking around when I tried to come up with a vanagon > tow > > bar...
• Re: water pump replacement 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 08:38:11 -0600
  On Tue, 3 Nov 1998, Judith Barr/Leo Girard wrote: > Hi again listees, > Anyone that has replaced/ had replaced the water pump on Vanagons...
• Re: towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:35:18 -0400
  ...Race car was 1900 lbs, tow bar + gear likely added another 300 lbs. Stock 82 brakes & stock 1.6TD. It didn't really seem...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:19:27 -0600
  ...The best solution >to this issue that I have seen in use by a tow operator was a >ratcheting, adjustable length bar, with a...
• Re: Mercedes van plant in Tuscaloosa?/f
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 08:11:11 -0700 (PDT)
  So Joel Walker says: > the funniest thing to all us locals is watching the germans eating > bar-b-cue with a knife and fork...
• Re: westy - what do you keep in your cupboards?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:40:38 -0500
  ...toilet paper, towles, front and side curtain, bed sheets. Under the bed: 2) 72Ah batts, inverter, tools (complete), bently (bible!), more spares, jumper cables...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 14:27:36 EST
  ...Over torquing results in warped rotors, damaged wheel holes > and calling a tow service at 4 am when you cant get those last two...
• Re: Friday: drill bit sharpening
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:21:11 -0500
  The time saved in having a sharp bit (when you need it) without having to go to town is well worth the cost of...
• Reply to: Re: What do you keep in your b
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  14 Mar 97 07:38:41 EST
  ...A tow strap. Stores in the spare tire well along with the jumper cables. A spud gun: Made from PVC pipe, an aerosol can...
• Re: Assist bar for getting into bed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 05:51:41 -0700
  ...dunno -- it just feels more natural to sleep with my head toward the front of the van. There's this nice shelf to put...
• Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:33:36 -0400
  ...ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy > > I've been perplexed at seeing my Vanagon Westy tilted over toward the drivers side. I...
• Re: Frozen engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:50:35 -0800
  ...This one seems that I would break the bar if I could stand >> on >> it. >> Could I attach the towbar and break it free...
• Re: VR6 into a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:15:52 +1200
  ...The 1.6TD just won't go more than 70 mph while towing. That is >flat out. It will barely cruise at 65. > >So...
• El Faro Beach, Encinada & La Paz, Mexico
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 13 May 2003 00:38:05 -0700
  ...Pizza place (Pizza fiesta) and try the Iguana Bar & Grille right in the center of town. It would be a shame to go all...
• Heard from John Rodgers last night--not good news
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:04:33 -0500
  ...He has moved from Birmingham to a smaller town to the south (Montevallo, for those who know it) so his son can help with...
• Re: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification?
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:29:18 -0700
  ...plate door) open, by attaching the wire to the bumper or tow bar, for while you're doing oil or coolant stuff ... $30 floor...
• Re: OT- Gas prices rise again- How much in your area?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:29:59 -0500
  ...of town - Chelsea, AL - $2.85.9/gal for regular. And I heard on the news that oil had dropped $1/barrel. John Rodgers...
• Re: Towing & sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:43:38 -0500
  ...Several years ago I towed a parts van I bought back to Baltimore from NE PA using a Penske trailer and truck. It was...
• Re: transmission, entering first
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 07:36:34 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Townsend" <townsend@RTP.ERICSSON.SE> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:23 AM...
• Re: Kids sleeping in top bunk.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 23:10:33 -0400
  Hi Jim, I made a pillow/towel rack and it works great. I first saw one at Buses By the Beach in Frank Condelli...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:04:37 -0700
  ...I would want something with equal or better weight to tow with.) 3.) hire it done. Well, maybe a fourth choice... 4.) go to...
• Re: 16" factory wheels (synchro wheels for my '82 revisited)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 23:30:16 EST
  ...pretty cool, but i don't need one, since i can barely tow myself). is there any way to get those wheels on my...
• Re: inspection worries
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 02:56:46 EDT
  ...I sincerely hope you end up behind bars for a long long time.
• Catching the Bus
  Historical mailing list - Dave Barker
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 15:49:33 GMT+1000
  ...town. Anyway...thats my introduction. Looks like I will be needing help as soon as I get to working on the busses. Dave Barker...
• Re: DMV
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 12:05:08 -1000
  ...What I did was call the city police and explain the situatiion (doesn't run, no tow bar, etc) to them and asked if...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:54:44 -0400
  ...Maps and long distance towing if necessary. Breaker bar and socket for lug nuts. (the stock lug wrench is easily broken) Baby wipes. Lots...
• crank pulley bolt...ARGH!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Williams
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:20:44 -0800
  ...crank case? should i just grab a breaker bar and a pipe and go to town or do you think this could do any...
• Re: subie van on eBay NY
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 May 2008 18:22:14 -0700
  ...if you would come and tow it from Long > Island has made it to the Samba for the bargain price of $2500.00, down...
• Oh Deer, Oh Deer
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:46:08 -0700
  And my related story:� About 6 years ago driving in western Rural Nevada at night in the fall.� Barreling along doing 70�in my...
• Re: OXS light on dash
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 17:21:12 -0400
  ...If some PO let it go > for a few thousand miles with the light on, it could be anything by now. > > > > Sean Bartnik > Fairfax...
• Re: The Great Roof Rack Debate
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 11:12:38 -0600
  ...I'm pretty sure the distance between the towers/bars will easily be ok for boats...but not bikes ;>) Bob Stevens '91 Westy http...
• Re: Vanagon non-sighting
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:15:17 -0600
  ...Westward out to Chi-town? Nope, that i cannot boast ... But I almost one time made it to the Mississippi coast! I've never...
• Re: Urethane suspension bushes?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:47:47 -0400
  ...Urethane suspension bushes? What is this "local plastics house" stuff? You think every town and village has a plastics supplier like they used to...