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• Re: Cranshaft Endplay setting
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 20:42:03 -0400
  ...Cranshaft Endplay setting > Is trying to check the endplay with a > > 6" Electronic Digital Caliper Vernier Micrometer > > a hopeless idea? > > > Also does an 87...
• tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 28 May 2011 11:26:14 -0500
  ...Mechanic said replace them when tie rod ends are bad and need replaced. So, (1) how do I know when the tie rod ends...
• Re: Getting a Handle on the Handling of the Vanagon >>source
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 09:03:00 -0700
  ...The addco bars can be ordered with rubber or urethane bushings, but the front endlink bushings are not available (center D bushings are). I...
• Re: Auto Trans Throttle Rod
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 07:10:24 -0400
  ...I think I ended up using needle nose pliers at a 90 degree angle to the rod. Pushed them sideways against the spring with...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:55:34 -0500
  ...no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink >>>>> end >>>>> caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . >>>>> >>>>> How's a girl to decide? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mike "Rocket...
• "Rescue Tape" Usage Note
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:58:49 -0500
  ...When you get to your finger, pass the bitter end underneath, around, underneath again and withdraw the finger. With any decent luck that will...
• Re: Heater valve update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 07:27:53 -0700
  The cable play can be adjusted at either end. The valve end has a pita clip you can remove and then slide the cable...
• rear ended on I-95
  Historical mailing list - DOINKS99
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 19:47:48 EDT
  I got rear ended today by a woman with no insurance and a fake license plate. Fat chance I'll ever recieve any cash...
• Re: [Syncro] Where is Poznan? what is this "CG5" on the end?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Niksch
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 02:51:05 EST
  ...Zeit schreibt doublecabguy@powersurfr.com: << what is this "CG5" on the end? >> see www.syncro16.de checkout idex look for "Preisliste" or: http//:members...
• Cleaning corroded connectors
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 18:31:33 -0400
  ...The male end is easy to sand down for cleaning, however sometimes the female ends are a bit more difficult to reach. Does anyone...
• Helmet/Seatbelt laws - end the thread, please
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:31:47 -0400
  Hi Guys, Guys, please end the discussions about helmet and seatbelt laws. It's straying too far from the purpose of the *Vanagon* list...
• Re: Air Conditioning Question (NOT conversion related)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:04:10 +0000
  ...That way you have all new ends and barrier hoses to boot! Should run $75 per hose or less. The only wierd end I...
• Re: Positive Cable End
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 May 2012 09:40:12 -0700
  ...Positive Cable End My positive cable at at the starter end is showing corrosion and I have hard starting. �I'm thinking trying to...
• Pilot Bearing...Out!, Another Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 1995 09:17:01 -0500
  ...These could conceivably go -around- the crankcase end of the cylinders, or -around- the head end. Which is the right location, and are these...
• FS Vanagon carpet mat, Jail bar parts
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:59:51 -0800
  ...I also have some odds and ends for Vanagon Jail Bars. I have the correct center bracket, the bottom tube (longer of the two...
• Re: Alignment
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 23:24:43 -0600
  ...Center the steering rack, before centering the tie rod ends. There is an alignment "slot" on the shaft as it comes out of the...
• a trick to share... window..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:00:42 -0800
  ...till the other end reach the top end of the rail - push everything in place and trim the bottom end (I leave it as...
• Front End Alignment Needed
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:41:01 -1000
  ...Front End Alignment Needed? > > >Good evening Listees, >As my departure for points south draws near >I find I have many questions/loose ends... >Here...
• Re: On the road.................a couple of issues!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:29:40 -0800
  Also items to check in the front end. 1) Tie rod ends 2) Upper A-arm bushings 3) Lower Ball joint bushings 4) Universal...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:08:36 -0400
  ...The end of the radius rod at the LCA is pointed down at too much of an angle to line up in the threaded...
• Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:03:47 -0500
  ORR, Yes, by outer I mean the tie rod end and not the rod. I see rock auto has a complete (rod and end...
• Re: ok.. driveplate/flexplate question...New flywheel for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 7 May 2004 20:58:51 -0500
  ...End play is not for the purpose of clutch pressure on the crank end. It is for alignment of rods on the crank journals...
• WBX 2.1 L Crankshaft End Play Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 05:53:32 -0600
  ...No new end play shims at that time - as the engine was virtually new. But, with 120,000 plus on it, with this new...
• finally figured out why the cable broke again
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:40:31 -0500
  Turns out I had the wrong piece holding the end of the cable to the throttle. Some moron mechanic at one point took a...
• bURNINGvAN 2016
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:26:30 +0000
  ...The North end of the beach, which is the north end of Golden Gate Park. Bring what ever eatables and drinkables work for you...
• Re: Torque converter drive plate question....
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 6 May 2004 18:46:39 -0700
  The needle bearing is in the end of the flywheel to hold the tail shaft of the manual transmission straight, it can be left...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:56:43 -0400
  At 07:24 PM 9/13/2011, Vanagon wrote: >I could make up a mating cord with battery clips on the other end. Please...
• Re: Grease problem...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Feb 95 16:22:34 CST
  ...The recent talk of greasing the front end has inspired me to do the same. : : Problem: two nipples won't take grease. They are...
• Re: Eng Pulsing - No More? "THE END"
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 08:08:08 -0400
  > >Thanks to all of the people who contributed suggestions and good thoughts, >but - does it ever end? > >Mike Finkbiner >'87 Westy > "Not until you...
• End of the World and Vanagon timetable.
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 06:37:15 -0500
  ...This Sunday is the day Nostradomus (sp) predicted the world will end. Well, it's been real. It's been fun. But it hasn...
• Lower speedo cable??
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 20:20:50 -0500
  What is correct way to install lower speedo cable in left front wheel housing? Does the "wheel" end of a new cab have the...
• Re: '90 Westy Horn not operating
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 17:31:26 -0700
  ...search horn in vanagon end the 'end' is so it ignores any footer that your email adds (like Yahoo). good luck -matthew
• Re: Friday Floor Matt
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 02:30:19 EDT
  ...I think that's the end of the HIstory. Or more correctly, he's history. Aww nuts... something like that. BenT
• 2.0L type IV Vanagon bottom end for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 08:46:52 -0500
  I have a Vanagon type IV 2.0L bottom end for sale. Asking $250.00. The list has first dibs before it goes on...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD/ motorcycles - end the thread, please!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:12:11 -0500
  Hi everyone, This thread has gone away from the intended Vanagon content - please end it. Thanks, TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com...
• Re: Things are getting interesting . . .
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 19:49:45 +0100
  ...at one end. Now, where does the other end connect? Bentley, here I > come . . . This signal raises the idle rpm when the A/C...
• Gas Pedal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 23:57:32 -0600
  ...How does the gas Pedal fasten to the floor on the "heel" end. Mine came loose and I don't see how it attaches...
• Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 13:59:12 -0400
  Does anyone know if installing steel braided fuel lines has been done by anyone, or this would be the end all best solution to...
• Re: end play measurement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 13:55:32 -0700
  ...need to check end play to go with that one. here's another trick .. while doing the end play, and before putting in the...
• Re: Plastic Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - One Morecar
  Mon, 14 May 2001 13:53:21 +1000
  ...He said not to cut the ends off, because <DIV></DIV>&gt;they are reinforced and the new ends will leak. I find this...
• Re: I-4 coolant leak from block?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:24:21 -0700
  can you pressure test it ? I did see one diesel block cracked right at a head bolt hole on that end of the block...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 21:59:20 -0600
  ...The secret I discovered is to disconnect the other end of the left and right exhaust pipes from the fitting where the two pipes...
• Re: so, I replaced the rear seat lap belts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:23:16 -0400
  At 06:06 PM 6/10/2010, Dave Mcneely wrote: >on the receiver end (under the seat), the bolts would not go all the...
• Front End Overhaul?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Thu, 29 May 1997 08:10:17 -0400
  ...I want to overhaul the front end of our '82 diesel vanagon. The steering has been getting a little stiffer lately and I'm...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:07:37 -0800
  > I am about to clean up some of the corroded connections of male and female > wire ends. > I was wondering if any of you...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:45:50 -0400
  ...Once that's together you've got lots of leverage to get the other end to go in that big sloppy hole in the...
• Re: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 27 Nov 2018 13:39:07 -0500
  ...but on other end (the hinge end) it doesn't lock completely > unless I close the door with my right hand and pushing the...
• Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:44:29 +0200
  ...The log wrench was threaded through the other end of the clip ... and then without much effort you could lift one end of the...
• Bay Area Van-a-goon Tailgate Party
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 14:51:16 -0700
  FIRST ANNUAL San Francisco Bay Area Van-a-goon Tailgate Party SATURDAY OCT 21 11 AM to ??? On SF Bay/End of Powell Street...
• Re: Engine Died
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:37:31 -0400
  ...There aren't any two-metre long wires with clips on the ends (or a female spade on one end...) on Vancouver Island? Send...
• Re: FiberGlass Rear Bumper End Cap?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:22:02 +0000
  ...Does anyone on the List have a FiberGlass Rear Bumper DriversSide > End Cap they might wish to part with ? > > If Yes, How many $s...
• MIME
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:04:31 +0000
  ...http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/
• GL Chrome Bumpers fs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Devlin
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:36:30 EDT
  Vanagon GL front and rear chrome bumpers with end caps. Front condiction an 8 and the rear a 7. All four end caps in...
• Re: Utility rear bumpers ?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 23:44:19 -0500
  ...the poor fool that taps your ass end--- He'll be looking for a new front end, on his vehicle--- ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom...
• Metal end slips out...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:52:30 -0700
  ...They have metal inserts at the ends. I noticed, when I changed the coolant, that the insert has slipped out of one of them...
• End Caps
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:23:20 -0700
  I have an 83 westy and ordered new end caps for the front bumper. The old caps were solid on the front, these have...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:13:31 -0800
  ...I have front end droop instead of the usual rear end droop on my Westy, I've assumed that PO may have messed with...
• Re: Coolant pipe end repair
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 13:23:11 -0700
  ...A year later I did an engine swap and the ends had started to walk out . This was with proper coolant and less then...
• Re: Control arm bushings (front end madness)
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:45:51 -0400
  ...How much of the front end stuff can be done by a simple handy man without the crummy homemade press? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve...
• thermostat mods
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 14:42:13 -0700
  ...On the BD website, it says you just take the end cap off and feed the wire through. On one end of my thermostat...