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• Re: squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 16:51:28 -0700
  ...stop the squeaks. > > To be revisited..... > > Squeaky Joel > Rochester NY > > > --- KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > > My van used to squeak when going over bumps, etc...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Dec 2022 19:10:06 -0600
  ...Now I understand what plastic bumpers we are talking about! > >>>> > >>>> So, looking at those rubber and plastic stops, how do I adjust them > in...
• Re: RED LIGHT!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 02 Apr 95 20:47:39 CDT
  ...did the light come on after you hit a bump of some sort? like going over a bridge? :) or a pothole? scared the hell...
• Re: Soft shackles
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc dslextreme.com
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:07:16 -0400
  ...Yesterday a rigger friend dropped by work and we started talking about the tow points on my rear bumper. I told him I had...
• Rattle in catalytic converter? 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:00:16 -0500
  ...I was lucky, I wasn't hit hard, just cracked the bumper and bent up some sheet metal; it was driveable. The impact got...
• Re: Sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:26:59 -0800
  ...The back of the slider will pop open every so often when I hit a bump. I tried adjusting the striker and thought I...
• Re: Bilstein HD shock report
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 2 May 2010 20:06:51 -0500
  ...I am also surprised how >soft they appear to be at a stop - I can now bounce the front bumper much >easier than I...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 23:52:19 -0700
  ...To remove it you would need to compress it to get it > over the bump-stop, but it is not compressed at all in...
• Re: Tire Carriers Again
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 23:18:37 EDT
  ...Aerodynamically, I'm not sure how much airflow disturbance we're talking about here, assuming a tire that's mounted on the bumper (or...
• Re: 3rd (center) Brake light Van('93-'99 Jetta 3rdBL)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:09:49 -0800
  ...rear-ended recently while motionless > at a stop light. > Foruntely, it only destoyed the rear bumper--no > additional damage that > I know of. > > This...
• Re: Washer fluid
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 19:39:49 CDT
  ...just stop filling. what's happening is that the tank is full, and the fluid is going up the filler neck, but the tank...
• Towing a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 May 2003 23:33:59 -0400
  ...The towing connection should not be done to the front bumper or the piece behind it exclusively. The attachment should also include the chassis...
• Re: Sheesh! Wildflowers? No real vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:59:45 -0700
  ...fuel and hours in > bumper to bumper freeway > > traffic to come see? Most > > flower-lookers find another crowd of stopped > (usually double parked or...
• Re: Speedometer weird
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:02:03 -0400
  ...Then when I slowed it dropped in steps, when fully stopped it read 20 mph. Later worked OK. Pulled spare tire and found the...
• Rear Suspension Noises
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 22:09:03 -0700
  ...shocks are badly worn and WILL be replaced this winter - could it be trashed bump stops or some other bushings making those awful clanks?
• Re: Road Trip (was Seattle area storage/assistance)
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Dann
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:59:23 -0900
  ...the 19th for bumpers > and maybe a new three window canvas to replace the aging original in our > van. Other stops in California may...
• Re: H2 Power Via Fuel Cell /25 mins left of FRIDAY...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 22:04:18 -0600
  ...and it makes a real mess to have to stop every couple of miles and peel those damned covers off the engine! and all...
• Re: Traveling listmember homicide/mystery?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:31:35 -0500
  ...They(Laurite family?) still have a billboard by Rest Stop 107 going both ways on I-40 near Morrilton AR asking for info on...
• Copy of: Vanagon Rustworthiness
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  20 Oct 96 18:02:01 EDT
  ...This can usually be stopped before it gets to be a problem. (remove rust to bare metal, clean, apply rust inhibitive paint, prime, and...
• Re: Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:46:03 -0700
  ...how the h3!! do i persuade it to stop heating my feet or face?� I have all the levers all the way to the...
• Re: Vent windows past 90 degrees -- nope
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:47:19 -0400
  ...Seems odd to have a stop there, the point IMO is to scoop tons of air and hurl it into the van. They stay...
• Re: how much can my camper weigh?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:40:29 -0800
  The problem with trailers is stopping with the extra load! Vanagon brakes are marginal under normal circumstances, and an empty westy weighs in at...
• Re: H&R Lowering springs and Koni shocks
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:20:19 +1000
  ...If there is an indentation in the dust cap and the cover shows two holes, the SA is fitted with a bump rubber. If...
• Re: Going To Pick Up My New 88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:22:03 -0600
  ...Looks a little rough, in my opinion, but I stopped by a friend house on the way home and he brought out several McDougal...
• Re: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 May 2021 12:58:41 -0400
  ...I need to go on a few bumpy roads to test some ideas. Funny thing is after our recent 400 mile trip I didn...
• Re: Harpies I
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:17:13 +0000
  ...Being a safe driver the right side doors are locked and windows closed, and you had stopped in bumper-to-bumper traffic in the...
• Re: (fryday stuff)Top 20 Why Reasons Round headlight vans are better
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 18:10:17 -0700
  ...but I'd stop short of calling these bumpers real *metal*... more like tin foil. I can't even step on them without bending...
• Re: Sierra Snow
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:04:05 -0800
  ...Just got over top and even driving very slowly bumped into trailer that stopped on the road for no reason...very little damage though...
• Re: troubleshooting intermittency
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:01:16 -0800
  ...a bump might break the connection. My messing with the carb bowl moved the wire around and reestablished the connection. It would stop, I...
• Re: Front Bumper-Bent From The Factory?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:21:42 -0700
  ...Front Bumper-Bent From The Factory? > Good. That means that my sniffer still works. :) > > Has anyone EVER heard anything like this before? EVER? > > > On...
• Re: 1990 vanagon EBay is not weekender but out of shape imposter...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:44:07 -0600
  ...There is a small dent on the right rear corner just above the bumper. Will need some brake work to make it stop. Has...
• Re: Sliding door pops while driving ~ ORR Update
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 22:22:23 -0600
  ...So when you go down the road and hit a few bumps it moves >> to the first detent and the door is loose. Moving...
• Re: state inspection--NJ vs. others
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:10:02 -0800
  ...Andrew 1984 Westy "Speed Bump" 1996 VW Jetta Trek "Little Beep" (the wife's car) The Basket Bus http://www.creativegifts2go.com/vw.html...
• Re: Carolina crash
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 11:58:30 -0600
  ...Had a Tahoe bumper ride over mine (his back raised up from hitting vehicle in front of him, I braked hard and dipped down...
• Re: Bilstein HD shock report
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 2 May 2010 15:59:11 -0500
  ...I am also surprised how > soft they appear to be at a stop - I can now bounce the front bumper much > easier than I...
• Re: Parts? &Clunks&Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 14:26:05 -0500
  ...the Bumper for a bit & I have replaced all of the FrontSuspensionParts except for the LowerBallJoints ~~ None of which made the Clunk stop ~ which...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 12:53:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...So I can open the hatch, but I remove the bikes if I am stopped for the night any place where I would have...
• Glory, Glory
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Jul 1994 08:15:25 EDT
  ...All sounded good, and the front wheels have stopped their 'whine' now that they are both packed with new bearings on the passenger side...
• Re: New Engine / Insurance (off subject/ happy ending)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:21:11 -0700
  ...Coffee EVERYWHERE! Shock confusion and > disbelief. > > Smashed my already crumpled rear bumper and dented my license plate. > > Before lunchtime of the same day I...
• Re: Crunch, I hit a deer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 13:57:10 -0800
  ...A FRONT BUMPER FIBERGLASS ( RUBBER ) >> 2. UPPER GRILL >> 3. LOWER GRILL >> 4. COMPLETE LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT MOUNTING >> ASSEMBLY, OUTSIDE LENS NEEDED ONLY. >> >> Please e...
• '87 Westy FS in NE Ohio
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 23:57:11 -0400
  ...All four bumper caps were cracked and hanging crooked. Both bumpers were dented. But the worst was that the bra covered damage from a...
• Re: Can Someone Please Shed Some Light....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:34:16 -0700
  ...heavy duty front > bumpers to my order-with deer season starting up again here in Virginia > (actually it never STOPS) I sure would like...
• Re: Carolina crash
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:11:49 -0400
  ...Had a Tahoe bumper ride over mine (his back raised up from hitting vehicle in front of him, I braked hard and dipped down...
• Re: IMPORTANT!!! prevent dumb accident!
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 11:29:51 -0400
  ...The bus >behind me stopped about an inch away from my rear bumper, but when he had >packed for the trip, he had put...
• Re: Canoes on Type2s
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Sun, 07 Aug 1994 15:01:11 -0500 (EST)
  ...Luckily the rear of that canoe was tied to the rear bumper, i'm sure it was by accident, and it stopped anout 1...
• Leaking after clutch job, chapter two
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 17:58:47 -0500
  ...I stopped by the shop to see what was going on... there was a '90 Carat up on the lift, heads off. It is...
• Re: Banging noise from left (?) rear wheel-help needed
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 09:52:10 -0700
  This is a shot in the dark, but check your bump stops to see if they are shiny (i.e. bottoming out)- also check...
• Re: Pottery Vanagon sighted
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:33:51 -0800
  ...88 GL Driver > Potter and Moldmaker > Chelsea, AL > > Stephen Grisanti wrote: > >> Stopped at the local hardware store for some porch-project stuff and saw...
• Hans is home awaiting surgery
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 23:06:25 -0500
  ...We checked at every stop and had to tighten up the tie downs a couple of times. We had to improvise getting him on...
• Re: Was Bumpersticker..Driving habits..something..Now..how about this "habit"?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:07:10 -0700
  ...Also I might mention one shouldn't expect a loaded truck to pull over and stop for you to pass on a 6-plus...
• Re: Sliding door pops while driving
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 08:40:38 -0600
  ...So when you go down the road and hit a few bumps it moves > to the first detent and the door is loose. Moving...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 7 Dec 2022 20:31:38 -0500
  ...Now I understand what plastic bumpers we are talking about! >>>>>> >>>>>> So, looking at those rubber and plastic stops, how do I adjust them >> in...
• Re: How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 20:25:27 -0700
  ...JPG It's that raised tab that's stopping you. When raised, that tab bumps up against a step which keeps the connector from...
• Re: 90GL oil pressure (what's that sound?)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 23:43:31 -0500
  ...A couple hundered yards later we hit a bump and the light > came on, but when we hit another bump a few seconds later...
• Re: DPO caused damage on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:40:17 +0000
  ...What I did not plan on was the empty trailer porpoising upwards and missing the bumper altogether. I did have enough mass to stop...
• Re: Smoke coming from under the van
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:26:53 -0500
  ...the clerk came running out frantically pointing at my front bumper. I stopped in front of the row of gas pumps and started to...
• Earthquake in Seattle-We're OK
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 17:02:04 EST
  ...Even after it stopped, the ground underneath felt like it was moving. I did find some Vanagon parts on the floor of the ground...
• rant. longer.
  Historical mailing list - robyn and heather
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:13:37 -0800
  ...a few weeks ago, a woman rolled back into my front bumper while waiting for the Fremont Bridge in Seattle. While waiting for the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  2 Feb 96 17:56:00 +1800
  ...Put a small dent in the bumper, and strangley, pulled a dent out of the bumper that was in another section of it. Did...
• Re: [Syncro] Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:29:20 -0800
  ...stop as abruptly as her Mercedes would allow, smack dab in the middle of a protected right hand turn... I missed her bumper by...