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• Re: Replacement Wiper Arms?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Feb 2009 01:55:50 -0500
  ...Can't find it on every street corner, though. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 25 May 2010 19:03:28 -0400
  ...tiping fore-aft or left-right... > nd being hooked in that corner there between trailing arm and jacking > point...they're not gonna slide...
• Re: Thump Thump Thump
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 08:12:02 -0700
  ...If the noise goes away while the spare is fitted to a > particular corner you have found a bad tire or wheel. Tread separation...
• Re: Remembrance Day/Veteran's Day (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:57:34 -0800
  ...It was only a couple of miles to a > corner out of the rain near the park. He stumbled coming up the slippery > bank...
• Re: noise from door seals at speed
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:29:17 -0700
  ...Still don�t know why that problem corner. jimt
• Re: Square tubing benders ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:55:30 EDT
  ...I want to use 3/4" square tubing but would like to use round corners as opposed to making 45 degree cuts and having...
• Glue for Rubber?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:43:35 -0700
  Greetings all, I'm looking to reattach the rubber corner protector <https://postimg.cc/image/rpg5f8vh7/> that goes around the driver's seat and...
• Re: was: Free Rims, now: I'll pay YOU to take'em
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:56:22 -0700
  ...I feel like the Bunker Hunt Brothers trying to put a corner on the silver market, back in the 1970's. Or Kramer and...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:40:57 -0600
  Or pending on thickness of griddle possibly drilling and tapping 4 corners on griddle? Cast iron does spread the heat fairly evenly!! Velma 82diesel...
• RE: placement of list stickers?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 12:07:24 -0800
  ...decide collectively where to place >>the beautiful new stickers. > > >Bottom left corner of the rear window, gets my vote! > I second that motion. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | \\ \\ // // | There...
• tent poles
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Mon, 13 May 1996 07:57:27 -0500
  ...Specifically, the mail poles (for me), and the top corners (senter) for my brother. Also, recently purchased a westy tent for the rear of...
• Re: The Lost Treasure of Linden Lure (Part1, very long)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Aug 1996 03:08:46 -0400
  ...i know they are there. ....just around the corner. go past the field with the goats, and take the second left. did i say...
• Need rear bumper for '91 westy...
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Faison
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:01:06 EDT
  ...I also need the drivers side corner bumper as well. These are the late model plastic (or fibre glass) covered bumpers. I believe these...
• Re: Oil pressure low around corners in 89 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 13:01:03 EDT
  In a message dated 6/18/00 1:41:04 PM, drschiesser@bigplanet.com writes: << THere is an intermittent high pitched whistling noise that...
• fuel filter bracket attachment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 23:50:17 -0800
  Hi- Does anyone happen to know how the diesel vanagon has the fuel filter bracket attached to that bugle in the forward passenger corner...
• So many '85 VW Campers for sale... Strange
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:07:14 -0700
  ...Seems strange with the camper season just around the corner. I wonder what how many I'll get next week... Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts...
• Re: Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:52:58 -0700
  ...the car is showing cornering with considerable lean to the outside. Normally, if you are in a left turn, the car will be learning...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (even long-er)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:09:32 -0400
  ...But extra shims in the left rear corner would likely alter ride height in that corner, not really spring rate in that corner. _____________________________________________________ Derek...
• Re: Door and window seals
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 11:28:22 -0600 (CST)
  ...David Schwarze told me that his Brazilian ones were starting to tear at the corners after only 2 years. The upper back and lower...
• Re: Permatex Plastic weld to create new instrument cluster tabs ??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 15:03:25 -0600
  I found the best way to rebuild tabs, broken odd threaded corners is to use clear packing tape and build forms that you then...
• Re: Are pop-up tops really necessary??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:29:58 -0800
  ...It mounts to the >>driver's side front seat box corner, not the side wall. It pivots around >>on it's curved leg. I...
• Re: H&R springs
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:53:38 -0800
  ...On the > other hand, it's a blast to drive around > corners now. Have 91 2wd w/ Carat springs for > comparison. Practically the same...
• Re: GEX Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 18:13:01 EST
  In a message dated 11/17/98 9:13:25 PM, mgajewski@MANVILLERUBBER.COM wrote: <<It does sound like GEX is cutting corners...but...
• Re: Looking for battery box lid for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 05:35:58 -0600
  ...NET> wrote: > > Anyone have one of these kicking around for a decent price? Black > rectangle of steel with 4 holes at the corners? > > Ken
• Re: Westy cupholder alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Wed, 20 May 2015 13:07:00 -0500
  It may not be to your liking, but I once drilled a "cup holder" hole in the far corner of my table. It serves...
• Re: Bumper Corner Cap
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:41:47 -0400
  > I've managed to lose 1... . These only cost $8.95 brand new. http://www.busdepot.com/251807123a (Above link is for one side...
• Re: passed by a jetta
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 15:57:24 -0700
  ...sort of thought while dropping kids off at a soccer game and seeing a dark emerald/jade green `95 Cabriolet zoom around a corner...
• Re: Propane regulator question
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Mon, 6 Oct 1997 14:15:28 -0700
  ...coming from a very small round hole near the top right corner of the face of my propane regulator. Is this hole supposed to...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 05:11:31 EDT
  Bill, In this Vanagon list, we all came here from various corners of the world, various cultures, various lifestyles, etc. to share one simple...
• Monroe Magnum Gas Shock Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rissman
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 17:50:01 -0800
  Anybody used the Monroe Magnum Gas Shocks on all four corners of their Vanagon? My local Kragen has them for $26.99 each with...
• Re: Many Syncros for Sale in .DE
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 04:44:33 EDT
  ...dont pop a wheelie with your van or it'll look like the one in the top left corner.. :<) (on gallery pics page). chris
• Re: Body Shop in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:20:14 -0500
  ...have seen all the older vanagons with seam rust at the corners? They got tapped in the grocery store parking lot,and the end...
• Re: No, not the silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:58:25 -0400
  At 01:20 PM 9/25/2007, Michael Elliott wrote... >But the little capped electrical connector bolted to the right rear >corner >of the...
• OHC heads on VW luftboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:53:07 +1200
  ...I know BMW experimanted with DOHC heads for its twinboxers, but it wasn't workable because of resulting lack of cornering clearance.
• wanted: orly blue hatch '88-'91
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:34:50 EST
  ...no rust under the seal or no rust at the bottom corners.. p-mail me if u have one or know where one is...
• Re: Requesting - Tips & Tricks for Rear Side Window R&R
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 10:51:40 -0500
  ...Leave a plastic knife or two in one of the corner areas. Lie on your back inside the van, use your feet to press...
• Spoke too soon... (won't idle when warm)
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:34:33 -0600
  ...Luckily the light was with me and I was able to glide around the corner. But that was it, it wouldn't restart. Knowing...
• Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 00:54:53 -0400
  ...So I'm > > guessing it takes very little to lift a wheel or at least greatly > > diminish > > the weight on a rear corner... > > I...
• Pavneets ? / 1.9l wiring
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 19:45:47 -0300 (ADT)
  ...I could only trace the wire back to drivers side front corner of engine compartment, then it heads under the van towards...(FI-CPU...
• WTB: Westy front table attachment bracket
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 14:14:38 -0400
  I am looking to buy the bracket that attaches to the corner of the front seat/battery box and supports the front Westy table...
• Toronto Meeting
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 07:31:07 -0400
  ...Wednesday (tomorrow) at the 2nd Cup coffee house located on the corner of Don Mills and Leslie at 7:30 pm. Everyone is invited...
• Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:16:09 -0300
  ...There are two holes in the front wall of batter compartment: > > - One in the upper left corner (by the positive post) which is about...
• Door Seals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 06:57:21 EST
  ...It would seem to me that they should start at the upper rear corner and follow the edge forward to where the door edge...
• Leaky sliding window repairs?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 13:37:13 -0600
  ...Where the water was coming in was at the upper front corner, lower front corner and at the bottom where the front and back...
• Rear Table Fix
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 19:47:38 -0500
  ...Inside the bin, you'll see the metal corner bracket through which the table leg goes and into which is screwed the "table tightening...
• Re: safety/liability questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 12:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...end in the first corner they came to - D'oh! Or same idiots who went charging into a corner too fast and slammed on...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:16:13 EST
  ...The ride BEFORE was bad, in corners/curves the van felt like it was going to tip over. The ride AFTER is good, I...
• Re: Door air vent was taped over?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:19:48 -0400
  ...regulator in the passenger side door, I >found that the lower corner vent had been taped over. Just blocked off >under the plastic grille...
• Re: Fri, analogies humor
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 12:36:12 -0800 (PST)
  So Joel Walker says: > > His bus was as rusty as the inside of a 20-year old can of Spam. > > > The Vanagon cornered on...
• Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 12:19:37 -0500 (EST)
  ...Hintz wrote: > Everything I put on my dash flies off when I corner like some kind > of crazy moron in a sports car. Great...
• alpine life
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 08:41:08 -0700
  ...way, look for an '87 syncro Westfalia, silver with a white top, list sticker in the lower left corner of back window. -Mark McCulley
• Corner Window Glass
  Historical mailing list - Rich Pournelle
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:11:54 -0800
  Part of the fun of city living is that if you forget to remove the car stereo face, they smash your window. I need...
• Re: Pop top canvas repair
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:37:28 -0700
  ...Pop top repair I had good luck with a tear at the corner of the screen on my '90 using 'iron on' patches, cut...
• Seafoam for Squeaks?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 6 Dec 2008 13:49:46 -0600
  Hearing the squeaks over speed bumps, etc from the outer corners. Thinking about jacking up front/back a little and spraying Sea Foam. Thought...
• Re: ride height adjustment? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:04:14 -0700
  ...You can't do much about the F/R > balance, but you can > adjust the side to side/corner to corner balance by > adjusting...
• Re: glueing corners back of overhead
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:48:08 +0000
  ...glueing corners back of overhead > > the front corners of the overhead panel covering in a westy have come loose > and I would like to...
• For sale: 1985 GL Weekender, 1983 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:31:22 -0700
  ...Van was hit in the front right corner by original owner, title is "salvage". This has not caused any problems for me and the...
• Re: How to Remove Front Door Glass? (Bentley is not Helpful)
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:12:18 +0200
  ...I can get the top of the frame out, but the bottom corner of the frame won't clear on the front edge, and...
• Re: Defeat snatched from victory�s jaws [FS: (unknown chars)89 Syncro Westy] (long!)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 11:12:14 -0500
  ...to buff out - see pix) * Scuffed rear bumper corner pieces * 2 inch tear in corner of pop-top canvas, some torn mosquito netting. * 49...
• Re: Bus windows
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sat, 7 Jun 2008 10:56:01 -0600
  ...The 23 also had curved fixed windows in the rear corners >> thru 1963 but were deleted in 64 thus the 21 window model was...