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• Re: Different tire size, reply, David M.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 02:17:22 EDT
  ...The stock 16" wheels are only 5.5" wide so this gets to be a problem with the wider wheels. Besides skinny tires are...
• Re: Go Jump...Re: Warning! Audi and Mercedes wheels are dangerous! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 20:32:17 -0600
  ...This would in essence give the vehicle a wider "stance" and (possibly) greater stability, but again you will run into the area of the...
• Re: Totally Off Topic, But...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:06:08 -0800
  This " bloom" is widely publicized and draws droves of lookers, specifically on weekends, so consider that when planning. On Feb 26, 2016 2:19...
• Re: LCD clock replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:28:18 -0600
  If they are that widely used in the other VW cars, should they not be readily available through the dealership parts departments? John John...
• Windshield Washer Nozzles
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:52:51 -0600
  ...ones? I'd like to find nozzles which provide a more widely distributed pattern of spray. -- *Thanks in Advance, Jon B Kanas Longmont, Colorado...
• Re: 15 Inch rims at cip quite a selections
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:49:17 -0700
  ...a vanagon > The only problem I see is that they are only 5.5 inches wide. Very cool otherwise! why is that a problem
• Re: Tiico or not Tiico...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:58:43 -0500
  ...I like my Tiico as it gives me a wider choice of RPMs that I can run the engine at (very important in mountainous...
• [OT] need a source of metric hardware
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 08:56:18 -0800
  can anyone suggest a place to get a wide variety of metric hardware (on the web, canada, or usa)? a friend of mine needs...
• Re: One more veterans day NVC
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:04:46 -0800
  ...On Nov 12, 2007 10:51 AM, Sam Conant <samcvt@comcast.net> wrote: > I read the 1 in 4 yesterday in our state-wide...
• Re: understanding tire sizes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:14:05 -0500
  That's true, and the reason a wider tire will hydroplane faster & have less traction in snow than a narrower tire is the wider...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 07:37:02 -0700
  ...It's perhaps a half inch wide and is tapered a bit, IIRC. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Apr 27, 2016...
• Re: Bug screens
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 16:18:47 -0700
  ...Get a piece of no-see-um screen at a camping store as wide as your door and about a foot longer than 4...
• B.F.Goodrich all terrain 28x8.5-14C (tires agian)
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 07:42:12 -0500
  ...I mounted them on the stock 5 1/2" wide rims. A wider rim maybe the key, to better high speed handling. After considering...
• For Sale: Wheel Spacers
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:06:32 -0700
  ...I bought another pair 7/8" wide and they work fine with my wheel offset as seen here http://www.roesner.net/vw/spaceronvan...
• Re: wheel sizing
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:04:34 -0500
  Uh, the 15"s are 1 inch larger in diameter and 1/2" wider for the tire? On Nov 9, 2009, at 5:24...
• Re: My Mechanic's Odd Reaction
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 18:19:29 -0700
  ...In fact, not just the Euro marks but I have yet to hear of any manufacturer world wide that approves propylene glycol, no mater...
• Re: Smell of burning plastic
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:09:23 -0700
  ...I melted the fan switch going over the Grapevine in an '85, cooling problems and was running both heaters wide open and the fans...
• Re: Syncro tires.
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:48:06 -0800
  No, but tires that wide may hit the slider door. My 215/75/15's barely clear. Keith O On Feb 8, 2007, at...
• Need help with a part number
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:30:03 -0800
  ...It looks like these rings may be an engineering change in order to provide a wider seal bearing surface than is machined into the...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 22:02:12 -0700
  ...3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy >In case you are interested, I have a double wide front seat (grey vinyl) >you can have...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 24 Jul 96 23:13:05 CDT
  On Wed, 24 Jul 1996 16:27:10 -0500 said: >I have to correct you about the Weekender package. >It did come with a...
• tire sizes "*&%#@"
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 22:08:03 -0600
  ...I was looking at two tires (225/50/16 and 225/55/16) and noticing that the 50 series was noticeably WIDER that the...
• question on alloys and lugnuts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:37:45 PST
  ...Also, how wide are the alloys? TIA, steve _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information...
• Re: ripples of diaster ..
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 21:50:48 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz > luckily, not all stations are caving in to the greed ..only Exxon > seems to be brand-wide in their 8percent jump.
• o ring question
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:27:58 -0500
  ...Is there a percent of thickness or ratio of thickness for how deep and wide the groove is vs. the o ring? Also, any...
• Re: Radio Size - dimensions?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:01:06 -0800
  ...Specs say it is 7" wide X 6-1/8" deep. I have also had Pioneer DEH series in my 82 Vanagon with no...
• Re: Advice on rebuilt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:16:20 -0800
  ...BusDepot > $2300 at BostonBob > $2990 at GoWesty > >That seems like a wide price range. And it is, but it makes sense: I just realized...
• Re: What's the best looking COLOR for a 1991 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:29:27 -0800
  As I spoke of a couple days ago regarding wide 16" tires and rock chips, I would vote for non-metallic paint.� Otherwise impossible...
• Re: Interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:20:26 -0700
  ...They are about as wide and slightly shorter than the stock strip light above the sink. They come ready to mount and run off...
• Re: Was Can you run without coolant...Now How Badly Can You Abuse a WBX? (Very long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:53:21 -0800
  ...Does anyone know why they never brought the South African inline motor to world wide production for the vanagon? Just curious if that motor...
• Re: Arco Lies!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:54:13 -0600
  ...since nbte is no longered allowed, ethanol is the cheapest alternative, and despite the opposite being true, it has been widely promoted as "green...
• Re: Wanted: Westy Wheel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:32:54 -0500
  ...It is a 6" wide instead of 5.5" and it was fitted with the 205/70-14 extra load or reinforced sidewall Michelin...
• Re: Westy roof rack for two kayaks?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:15:06 -0400
  ...Makes the rack 2 feet wider than the Van (temporarily). So you put the boat up half-at-a-time. I use a one...
• T4 filter, emissions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 16:56:24 -0700
  ...shorter and wider, as I recall. Steven, Yes, on all counts. I run bone stock, or as close as I can get for simplicity...
• Re: "VANAGONISM" as a way of life! Was: Tradgedy
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 14:03:16 EDT
  ...wife back her car into their Vanagon leaving a 2 ft wide dent in it? Then say "I'm sorry...maybe now you'll...
• Re: BusDepot Fuel Tank, have you installed one?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 May 2000 16:56:14 -0400
  ...Shall I have them build two? <Wide Evil Grin> d David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage...
• canvas pop top
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:57:40 -0500
  ...who sells this textile? I need about 25 yards by 60" wide to make a baker tent (campfire tent). Thank you in advance for...
• Re: eBay Motors item 2409707944 (Ends Apr-08-03 11:48:14 PDT ) - Dodge : A 10...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 5 Apr 2003 01:25:57 -0500
  ...But I can see why eBay wouldn't want to encourage too much keyword-baiting, since if it because widespread it'd render their...
• Vacuum forming
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:32:32 -0600
  ...materials to 1/4 inch thick, and can vacuum forms 24" wide, 36 " long, 2 " deep. If anyone has any ideas of things to...
• Re: 15 Inch rims at cip quite a selections
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:17:05 -0700
  ...the backspacing subtracted from half the rim width equals > the offset. > > If they came 6 1/2 inches wide I would be sorely tempted. > > >
• Re: Largest diameter wheel.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:45:35 -0600
  ...You do not want a tire on a Vanagon whose road contact surface is really wide. While wide tires may look "Macho", they are...
• Re: subject Re: Stock tire size
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:35:21 -0700
  ...EKTA lists and illustrates the 2 - hoses from the Plastic-pipes to the Radiator are different for the optional 205 profile tires and wider...
• Re: pre 68' type II engine access hinges (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:17:28 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I think '64 was the year VW widened the back door. Eugene '71
• Steel 15" wheel up date
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:26:30 -0500
  ...Several weeks ago I was looking into making 15" steel wheels with 30-35 et offest, 6.5" wide and the Vanagon bolt pattern...
• another way clutch slave rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Daivd Janzen
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 21:30:32 EDT
  ...Just thought I would mention this as NAPA is nation wide and in an on the road break down this may save your butt...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:15:21 -0500
  ...vanagon air box/meter flow BETTER with an air filter, than > wide open without one? :) (While we're on the sibject of filters and...
• Re: Custom Cat Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 19:25:54 GMT
  ...My big question is whether or not you can make a catalytic heater that is wider than it is tall, because that gives you...
• Re: How do I check the archives?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:17:36 +0000
  ...How do I check the archives? I need recommendations on whether to buy taller and/or wider tires for my '83 Vanagon Westy, but...
• Re: Diesel Cooling Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 17:58:29 -0400
  ...Some say it's a two piece others say > it's one long hose it seems to be wider where it > connects to the...
• Re: subject Re: Stock tire size
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:54:15 -0700
  ...The bracket for the wider tires (the 2 - 205 profiles) is longer. This extends the distance the Pan drops below the attachment point. Uses...
• Re: Ronal R9 ET35
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:24:45 -0800
  ...It seems that all of the answers involve rims that are 7 1/2" wide with a ET35- mine are 7" wide with a...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:03:00 -0700
  ...It merely begins to open at the specified temp and opens wider and wider as it gets hotter. Bentley page 19.11 has the...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 19:29:53 -0400
  In a message dated 96-07-24 11:03:30 EDT, you write: > Due to popular request, here is the non-official explanation of...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 14:03:23 -0700
  > > nope. those jail bars were an optional accessory. and you can/could order > > them afterward and install them. they supposedly prevent luggage from banging...
• Comparison of pop-top seals
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:46:12 -0700
  ...Required just a little black RTV on the corners where the perimeter seal butts against the wide flat top seal (optional, but looks better...
• Re: Need 2 "Retainer" brackets that holds it to the rear & left side fibergla...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:44:49 EST
  ...there is one big wide one that is bolted to the fiberglass encap itself, then comes down to another little L shaped one that...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 May 2018 17:52:09 -0700
  ...Hi > > Just found a used roof cargo box 57" long 35 " wide 16" tall > > Need to get roof rack for the 87 pop top...
• Re: Administrator Soliciation for Replac
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 May 1997 15:07:55 +0300
  ...Without the list and its world-wide knowledge I'm not able to convert my vehicle in the way I did. I like to...
• Re: Tires for a Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Nov 1996 11:24:23 -0500
  ...Are these too wide for a 1989 Westy? Do I need special tires (ie: light truck tires) ? Kedar >> Way to short and definitely not...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:40:43 -0500
  ...The WOT (wide-open-throttle) switch causes the ECU to richen the mixture -- that's its purpose. d David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws...