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• Re: Bolo tie
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:15:06 -0700
  ...Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET> wrote: > > I'm thinking about wearing a bolo tie and a Stetson whenever I drive > > my Westfalia, just to see...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:51:36 -0600
  ...Valvoline's proprietary formulation includes special anti-wear chemistry. Valvoline's low impact ZDDP allows phosphorus in the anti- wear additive to stay in...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 14 May 2002 22:07:40 -0700
  ...Swapping axles end-for-end gives no wear benefit; it's completely optional. 3. The balls in the CV's, by their nature, wear...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 26 May 2012 10:09:51 -0700
  ...I am not sure what is worse, the wear or the corrosion! I have seen the rod > wear enough to snap. The wheel well...
• Re: Don't forget your seatbelt
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 27 May 2011 11:26:40 -0400
  ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwa9vdq8dvw At the very end it shows the same crash test twice, once with the dummies wearing seat...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:30:21 -0700
  ...Disassemble it once every 10K miles & look at the wear stripe in the carbon. If it shows a lot of wear then relocate the...
• Re: 80 degree thermostat for wbx question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:07:09 -0700
  ...The author of the book specifically warned that the engine needs to be operating in a proper temperature to keep at minimum cylinder wear...
• Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:13:31 -0700
  ...During other work was being done by another shop, he is being told that the new rear brakes need replacement because of uneven wear...
• Re: another website update announcement
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:14:11 -0800
  I hope the novelty never wears off for you. Go with the enthusiasm. If you look up the root words for "enthusiasm" in the...
• Fw: Vent not blowing air
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 10:59:15 -0600
  The problem is obvious...You're not wearing your VW issue rose-coloured glasses! Wear them wheneve you drive or repair the Westy and...
• Re: AFM tracks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 May 2003 13:35:17 -0400
  ...tracks on the airflow meter inside the unit >show signs of wear near where the unit rests, seems my tracks look >worn out only...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing spacer, replacement always necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:30:48 -0500
  Now I can't help but wonder what an "acceptable" wear limit might be. Mike Old Volks Home wrote: > Frank - > > Thanks for the measurement...
• Re: syncro - heads up on potential power steering line issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 03:20:24 -0700
  So, is the lesson here that a movable line will likely wear through a stationary line? Cya, Robert
• Re: Gulf coast oil bypass filter system.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 21:00:00 -0800
  I have heard that what wears out in oil is the additives, used up by the acid produced during combustion, so that even if...
• Re: CV reversibility?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 11 May 2000 09:41:40 -0700
  ...When I put it back in can it go either way? Should I look for >some wear to orient it as before? What would...
• Clutch housing rebuild questions (searched archicve) + small report
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:24:59 -0400
  ...Release shaft has slight fore/aft play in DS bearing and what I can see on shaft at this point shows some wear. So...
• Warning about A/C Hoses wearing out
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 11:17:09 PDT
  ...The wear had rubbed through the thicker insulation layer and through the hose. Kind of like a worn out tire on a bald spot...
• TPS and other such resisitive devices
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 16 May 97 13:28:09 PDT
  ...The wiper will eventually wear a groove in the track and then wear through the track to cause some degree of open circuit vs...
• Re: Mechanic had to pull transmission again, what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 17:07:48 -0700
  Sure, but does the reason it now doesn't spin have to do with the wear spot? Do you have a photo of the...
• yokahama guardex 720?????????
  Historical mailing list - Blake Porter
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 04:15:38 EDT
  ...the snow ice technology sounds good but how about dry handling and wear thanks
• Re: Transmission experts?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 17:25:01 -0500
  You can try turning up the radio, or using synthitic lubricant in the tranny.I have heard it said that synthetic halts wear in...
• Re: Good 'ol I-40
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:20:52 -0800
  ...What it ALL showed was that there was not road wear caused by vehicles under 18,000 pounds. All wear is caused by vehicles...
• Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:27:53 -0800
  ...LT tires and commercial tires do not carry tread wear guarantees, so far as I have been able to determine. Brand doesn't matter...
• Re: Relay Steering Gear
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:38:44 -0500
  ...Jim On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > that's great thinking on gear wear...
• Re: Bolo tie
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:27:02 -0800
  ...Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET> wrote: >> I'm thinking about wearing a bolo tie and a Stetson whenever I drive >> my Westfalia, just to see...
• Serpentine Pulley & Belt Assembly for the WBX engine.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 16:28:19 EDT
  ...for wear and making the squeaking quieter when I run the A/C (it is the alternator belt that seems to wear a lot...
• Re: Tire Rotation
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 16:53:28 -0600
  Bob, It was a two wheel drive pick up and the right rear tire would show more wear than the left so we moved...
• Re: Viscosity degradation in oils
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:08:03 -0400
  ...Those particles produced as combustion by products > will be there slowly wearing away at the bearing surfaces until removed from > the oil. The filter...
• Re: Proper Clutch use
  Historical mailing list - Adam Culp
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:31:29 -0700
  ...I don't and the bearings still wear out! The reason is because the technology is old and the bearing are graphite or something...
• '98 Eurovan...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 22:26:00 -0500
  ...Clearance or venting for the VR6? And it was wearing Michelin Agilis 51s... :-) The '97 Eurobago on their lot was wearing Goodyear Cargo Vectors...
• Re: Road weary
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 23:48:10 -0500
  ...Road weary > How long can you live in a camper before you blow up ? > My plan is to carefully acquire the right one, fix...
• Re: Friday: $90K Syncro Adventurewagen
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 18:35:39 -0700
  ...Oh what shall I wear today? Sent from my electronic leash! Geneva Saint-Amour
• Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:51:39 -0500
  What he said- if it's warm enough to wear a Tee, then make it a light coloured one, please. George/ATL in Seneca...
• Re: cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:08:32 -0400
  At 06:26 PM 7/2/2008, Brendan Slevin wrote... >repacking all 4 cv's, [does] anyone have any tips? Wear clothes you can...
• Re: PSA- wear safety glasses when working with springs!
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:17:10 -0400
  ...PSA- wear safety glasses when working with springs! I once was blowing some metal shavings off of a workbench, and a piece went into...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - -------------------------
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:16:55 -0500
  Axually the 1.9L and 2.1L wear very little on the rings, cyl,. and pistons. Almost all the engines I rebuild this year...
• Tire wear pattern -- it puzzles the expert
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:37:03 -0700
  ...He said he was puzzled by the location of the wear. Driver's side outside edge is apparently not a common location. But then...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 21:36:56 -0400
  ...I don't see the spacer as being in any > > particular danger unless its composition is such that it moves and > > wears preferentially to...
• Re: syncro - heads up on potential power steering line issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:03:50 -0400
  At 06:20 AM 6/9/2011, Robert Fisher wrote: >So, is the lesson here that a movable line will likely wear through a...
• Re: 2.1L Power-Up Grade- Tranny info
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 16:53:31 PST
  ...All engine parts that wear out have been protected against wear. Now I would only have to replace the head gasket (if it would...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:38:39 -0700
  ...This is a asymetric force that will wear one side of the joint more quickly than the other. The more important thing is keep...
• Re: are your vanagon seats wearing out? read this.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:35:24 -0700
  ...is here! time to alternate your captains chairs for even > butt > wear!! > Date: 3/23/07 1:13:10 PM Eastern Standard Time > From...
• Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:23:33 -0800
  ...It has winter grade rubber, not year round, so will be soft and wear faster. 2. Once studded, it cannot be reversed. I, and...
• Re: Hubcaps! Hubcaps! Who's got the Hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 08:32:07 CDT
  ...the reason they only take one hubcap is that they are very style-conscious and don't want to wear exactly what the others...
• Re: Alignment?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 12:17:51 -0700
  I did mine at the VW dealer for $60 The tread on my front left tire is wearing really unevenly. The outside is worn...
• Re: what do Vanagon drivers wear?
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 06:06:20 -0800
  ...owners also like to express their individuality via the clothes they wear. From BenT's leather S&M outfit to Fred Hesterberg's white...
• Re: Engine Wear and Power Requirements
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 14:16:00 EST
  Discussed this at length using Martin Jagersand's data and observed top speeds for different engines and powertrain combo's. In the archives. Frank...
• Re: Reply to ben: bleeding & coolnat troubles...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:55:28 -1000
  >Ben, I've been in your shoes and here is what I learned:< Andrew... what makes you think ben wears shoes? mick hilo, hawaii
• paging adam puzerewski
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 00:16:50 -0700
  ...bill kasper '87 syncro westfalia wearer of the pink hat (dirty again)
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:17:58 -0400
  Mike Miller wrote: > Outer pad on my left front brake is wearing at a much faster rate than the > others. '85 or older or...
• Re: Seat covers front captain chairs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Sat, 27 Apr 2019 16:33:49 -0700
  ...They wear very well. I can’t say how long because our dog digs at them when left in the car for too long...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 8 Oct 2017 11:03:49 -0700
  ...It can also result from high oil temperatures, which may occur independently of engine wear (for example, high speed driving (high rpms) at very...
• Re: Unusual Tire wear question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 18:28:55 -0700
  cupping or smooth wear? if cupping - uneven wear - then it's the shock absorber failing to keep the tire in constant contact with the...
• Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 16:36:35 -0400
  ...That wear pattern looks good for new shoes. It will take some miles to get the full surface of the shoe mated to the...
• Oil filter performance
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:42:23 -0500
  ...This was after an oil test on my fox that showed high levels of wear metal and silica. This was for 11,000 miles...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 07:55:47 EST
  ...On the two center rods the wear was worse. One side was worn off and the second layer of the bearing was showing. Robert...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:21:49 -0600
  ...The only 'accelerated wear' I can think of would be caused by more powerful explosions, hence more power, inside of your combustion chamber. So...
• Re: was Knocking noise, now rotating CV axles & joints
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 03:51:38 -0500
  ...Included in the article is a diagram that shows how to rotate the joints to alter the pattern of wear in what I interpret...
• Re: HaHaHa 8~) itsssss FRIDAY!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 22 May 1998 19:51:13 CDT
  ...a warning here for the mentally impaired: * you MUST wear underwear while doing this, whether you normally wear it or not. ice burns on...
• Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 06:59:20 -0400
  ...In looking at the ring gear, there doesn't appear to be much of any wear on the teeth so I am guessing that...