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Re: Mexico - big problem update
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:43:06 -0700
...Mexico - big problem update In a message dated 06/08/2010 7:16:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, starwagen@gmail.com writes: Well...
Re: SA big brake kit..who has best price? also going in for surgery tomorrow..
Historical mailing list - Emil Lehan
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 17:46:38 EDT
Chris, I have a 84 Vanagon and big the big brake kit and alloy wheel/tire kit from Gowesty. I did the installation myself...
Re: Gas price war / costs of road trips
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:50:38 -0700
...Until the price rises to some still unknown level people will buy they gas for their bigger cars and trucks. I am of the...
Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
Historical mailing list - James
Thu, 3 Dec 2015 13:04:00 -0500
Bigger diameter, yes - but a bigger footprint overall depends on whether you are driving more on ice (wider good) or on snow and slush...
Re: bigger steel wheels, I have some!!!!!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 10 May 1998 18:35:05 -0700
...Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > > Looking for bigger steel rims. Would like 15x6. Is this size a factory > option? > >> > I have a new set of take...
Re: Big Alternators
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 21:34:56 -0700
You have two choices - find one from an Audi or Golf - bigger than 90A is rare with the same base that the Vanagon needs...
Re: Hi-torque starter installation
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 21:33:09 +0000
...Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:15:00 -0500 > >Joe, > >The big wire going forward is to the battery and goes on the same screw...
next CCC's location
Historical mailing list
Tue, 8 Apr 1997 23:00:18 -0700
...Mariposa (near Yosemite), possibly on BLM land Pfeiffer/Big Sur Del Valle (near Livermore) Memorial Park (San Mateo) Big Basin (south, south bay) Ventana...
Re: Great Britain events..
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 3 Feb 2014 14:50:26 -0600
That's a big one! Thanks!! Rob At 2/3/2014 12:26 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote: >http://busfest.org/ > >Cheers, > >Jeff > > >-----Original Message...
Re: Help With Used Car Pirces Please/F
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 12 Apr 96 18:28:27 CDT
On Fri, 12 Apr 1996 18:15:11 -0500 Maher, Steve (SD-MS) said: >Ever seen the Cadillac Ranch? Ten old big-tail-fin...
Steering Wheels
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:25:37 -0400 (EDT)
...I tried fitting the stock steering wheel from my '76 Superbug, but the Vanagon hub spline was too big. Thanks! Todd Last '88 Westfalia...
Re: radiator question
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Fri, 5 Feb 1999 15:35:58 -0700
Sudhir Desai wrote: > > i gots a question/ > whats the biggest radiator i can safely put into the stock radiator > location. > i'm thinking to...
Re: 4-disc: One forgotten fact:
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sat, 24 Nov 2001 10:33:29 +0100
...discs look nice, drums are ugly (assuming alloy wheels > with large openings) > -We choose to be different! Not to forget those people with bigger...
oil: time or miles?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 4 May 2002 06:30:07 -0700
...I'm about to head off on a big trip. The miles don't justify changing the oil... but I seem to remember something...
Boring out Cylinders
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:48:54 -0500
...1) How big can one safely bore out a stock cylinder barrel, 2) Any sources for bigger piston/ring combos for said bored out...
Mortgage Rates DROPPED! Act Now and Save!!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:12:11 -0800
...l=sp98075"><big><big>CLICK HERE FOR FORM</big></big></a> &nbsp...
Re: clay pot heaters
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Sat, 23 Dec 1995 08:10:30 -0800 (PST)
On Sat, 23 Dec 1995, Steve Johnson wrote: > So Tom Forhan says: > > last winter there was a big thread among Westie owners about putting...
Re: That big nut on the rear hub...
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:03:32 -0700
...That big nut on the rear hub... > I have a 6 ft breaker bar that used to be a steel fencepost, if you want...
Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:15:42 -0400
...When i travel in North America, city like Houston as an example, i'm amaze of how big are the vehicle???? Think Big, Big...
Re: Big Boy Toys
Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 19:21:00 -0800
...COM> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 6:53 PM Subject: Re: Big Boy Toys > Well I bought one today, and so did my friend...
Re: SUV Bashing) was Think Positive to start your new year
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:30:02 -0500
...Granted, it has on occasion, had some biggies, but once those biggies were taken care of, there has not been a biggie since. Last...
New 15in wheels
Historical mailing list - David M
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:26:39 -0500
...Just wondering what the reasons are- higher strength rims? >Bigger mags? > I've often thought that myself. I think suitable 15in tires would be...
Re: FW: Virus Alert! This is the big one W32/Magistr (no vanagon vir us content)
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:39:08 -0500
...the virus team at Xerox is gearing up and for this big bad >>virus. >Thank apple for Mac! And for OS/2 as well...
Re: Installing SA big brakes (on a syncro)
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 14 Oct 2002 15:18:36 EDT
In a message dated 10/14/02 12:09:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sanfordachulwolf@YAHOO.COM writes: << Question, I had the big brakes...
automated response
Historical mailing list - C Monster
Wed, 5 Mar 2003 02:56:21 -0500
I will be away from my email 3/5 - 3/7, possibly being big and important in Maryland, possibly just hiding on a green...
Re: Trip report--the big apple loved my big red van
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Thu, 3 Jun 2004 16:05:32 -0600
Entity Jim Felder spoke thus: > I was offered $2500 cash on the spot for my van Ha! When I was in Manhattan they loved...
I drove Boston Bob's big valve motor! Report
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 05:18:47 -0400
...We fiddled with some of my projects a little while, and then he offered for me to road test his "big valve" 2.1L...
Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
Historical mailing list - John Wessels
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:54:12 EST
...How long do your rotors and pads last? I bet the bigger brakes will last much longer. Of those who had the kit installed...
Re: Bigger brake master-cylinders?
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:24:13 -0800
...Bigger brake master-cylinders? > Has anyone managed to fit a bigger master cylinder for the brakes? > > > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin, New Zealand > VW & mollusc nut...
Re: Big bore diesels in a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 18:02:15 -0700
...Big bore diesels in a Vanagon Hi Has anyone ever created a big bore diesel engine larger than a 1.9 to fit in...
Re: [WetWesties] Larry Chase> Chance to prove real existence~ TONIGHT!
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:48:14 -0800
...http://www.n2.net/prey/bigfoot/ > > I think instead of Roadhaus Larry ought to > name that $75,000. Synchro technolab unit > "Sasquatch." I wonder...
Re: the high+pop-top
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:07:50 -0600
...room. > The trouble with a hightop is that they're BIG BIG BIG all the time, and the trouble with a westy-type poptop...
Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:23:31 -0800
Well folks, after all the hassle and ordering two new calipers from Overland, guess what? The 'Big Brake' kit has the same size caliper...
RE: Upper Ball Joints
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Wed, 15 Nov 95 17:40:03 EST
...You need a box wrench for the big nut on the bottom of the UBJ. You tools and willingness to undo the front brake...
Re: Big Boy Toys
Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 23:07:05 -0600
...COM> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 10:47 PM Subject: Re: Big Boy Toys Where is the Vanagon content! Get it off to another...
Re: Oettinger ...
Historical mailing list - William Warburton
Mon, 11 Jul 94 9:16:58 GMT
Hi, Information about Oettinger. > As many know, Oettinger is the big aftermarket VW company that makes the big > 6 cylinder motors for the Vanagon...
Re: How to fix rust below windshield (was: Back and ready...)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 May 95 11:13:06 bst
...I've never heard of >this being reproduced, but I'll bet there is a big market for it-- almost >as big as for...
Re: heavy duty starter cables - UPDATE
Historical mailing list - T Berk
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:59:07 -0800
...So if you decide > to replace your starter wire (not sure why though...) with a bigger one > you first may want to track done...
OT: VW Commercial...
Historical mailing list - dave bowers
Fri, 30 May 2003 07:02:18 -0700
...VW GTI pulling him over, Big Burly cop, sunglasses, wooded country road. Big smile. It seemed they were trying to emphasize fuel economy and...
Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 08:47:11 -0500
...What a sight! This year the league is even bigger. Oh the price of popularity! Peace R. 87 Syncro Vanagon Westfalia(Leslie) 95 Passat...
Gas Mileage (Ireland/USA)
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:39:47 -0400
The gas formulation makes a big difference. When I went from Delaware to the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, I got 19 mpg. On...
Re: ADBQ
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 4 May 2003 12:33:14 -0400
<snip> I like being able to use both batteries for starting so I use bigass wires too. <snip> Mark, I thought the whole idea...
Re: Big Brake options
Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:24:07 -0400
My big brakes didn’t come alive till I installed the bmw brake booster last year. I was honestly pretty disappointed I spent 2k...
Re: Actual burn times with Mr Buddy MH9B (Little Buddy)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 8 Nov 2010 18:16:33 -0800
Well it was relatively big, not as big as the one.... :) We have to keep reminding/scaring ourselves that when we see condensation on...
Re: Welding - my first big job
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:22:30 -0600
...Welding - my first big job > A friend of mine bought an '81 Westy with bad rust on the panel behind the > kitchen unit. I...
Re: Big Alternators
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 22:06:57 -0400
...Who knows anything about the bigger ones & where do you get them. Make & model would be helpful. I'm wanting to upgrade for an...
Re: Dokka's Big Brother
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:33:17 +0000
...Dokka's Big Brother My assumption would be that it refers to "short wheel base" and "long wheel base". Mark Anthony Egeln wrote: > Hey...
Re: SA van
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 11 May 2009 15:57:28 -0700
...I like how the body is cut lower, so the windows can be bigger. Interesting how they restyled the whole side to get rid...
Re: Westy stoves: small pots slip through grate
Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 11:33:25 -0800
At 07:24 AM 3/26/98 -0800, you wrote: >Use bigger pots! :) >Dane Tessler >87 Westfalia I have to second this one. I...
Tips ?
Historical mailing list - seheller
Thu, 18 May 2000 13:20:46 -0400
<bigger>>I d like to know your secret advice that you can tell me cause of >your experience in that matter ? </bigger> With my...
Re: brake pads - what is recommended?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:26:56 -0800
...On 1/30/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > Big difference! PBR are great pads and worth the small amount of extra...
Ford "Westy" on Ebay item 120195986793
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:14:05 -0800
...Big thing I don't like is not as much height with top down as the VW Westfalia....and it probably drives like a...
Re: Just in Case: where to get a wiring harness
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:34:23 -0700
...He's got EFI harnesses in the brain bigtime! and in the pocket book bigtime I asked when Bob mentioned this src I think...
Re: FS: 1991 Westfalia $7500
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:46:33 -0700
...Now that you've explained it ..........I see what the big deal is. ----- Original Message ----- From: BenT Syncro To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans Cc: vanagon...
Re: big lots $39 7" digital TV
Historical mailing list - Vision Wizard
Mon, 3 Oct 2011 12:13:15 -0400
...I just bought two at a nearby big lots that I didn't even know was around me. Good stuff. Now over to the...
Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 09:56:01 -0800
...Quality brake pads like Mintex or Ferodo along with quality brake fluid like ATE or Pentosin will make a bigger difference on stock rotors...
Re: What is the big cylinder in my drivers side rear wheel well?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:04:38 -0400
...What is the big cylinder in my drivers side rear wheel well? > > > What is the big cylinder in my drivers side rear wheel well...
Re: Metal Stove Cover
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:27:34 -0400
At 12:35 PM 9/4/2008 -0700, neil N wrote: >--- :^) Hmmm...Pinhead with a carrot in one eye? >"Big Brother" ? Am I in...
Re: Propex heater or regulator
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:56:09 -0800
...We > have one in a trailer, too...and that one IS pretty big. Had a motor home > with a big one, too. The one...
Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:49:11 -0500
...The big end needs to be resized to do this I have a cap grinder > it > >trims a few thousandths off of the mating...