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• Re: towing a manny
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:32:02 -0800
  ...Can I tow a manny-tranny Vanagon long distance on a tow dolly with no special precautions? Just put it in neutral? Allan TJ...
• LF: Transporter front bench seat (want to make 8 passenger van!)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:59:10 -0400
  ...Anything within reasonable pickup distance of Toronto would be better. Jason Guelph, Ontario.
• Re: More fridge help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:32:32 -0600
  ...I was under the impression that a spec of 11 inches referred to the total distance that the gas would raise a column of...
• Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:41:36 -0700
  ...How about a report on braking distance to a full stop from 60 mph and 80mph .. just like they do in the car magazine...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:39:09 -0500
  ...surface since the torque is acting over a greater > moment arm (distance from the center of the wheel to the ground). �There is > also...
• Re: Speedometer Source
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:24:12 -0700
  ...That small number on the face at the bottom of the dial tells you how many revs per distance measured. For example, your 2wd...
• Re: Towing a Syncro, final Q?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Sep 1996 23:11:15 -0400
  ...tim >> This should be okay for short distances. Be advised that this type of pick up will damaage the front bumper and it does...
• Re: vanagon electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 05:55:00 -0500
  ...I can keep it running by switching the key off then back >on to go short distances and it only does it when wet...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 01:04:31 -0700
  ...Very tight distance beam. It is not a standard high beam. I agree, though, that it should come on with the high beams, and...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Air Cooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:11:49 -0500
  ...The trees in the distance were lit up like daylight. Then, some joker threw water on it, sending flaming magnesium flying out. The next...
• Re: Car Talk Vanagon caller/Elements
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 17:16:40 -0600
  ...A dollar bill came too close to gapping the distance between the ground and the tank/guard. Bob Stevens http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare...
• Re: Subject: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:25:45 -0500
  ...0.2 s faster than the standard >1157 bulb, which theoretically translates into about 18 ft greater >available stopping distance for following car. > >dlk >
• Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:28:17 -0700
  ...live in Mexico full time and be driven only fairly short distances. The intake port configuration on the head is different than any of...
• Tow loop spacing
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:21:47 -0400
  Hi Volks, Can someone here please let me know the distance between the rear tow loops as measured center to center??? I am wondering...
• EB04 - Long Distance Apology
  Historical mailing list - ncbus
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 19:54:28 -0400
  ...Among the awards that is given each year is a long distance driving award. This award is usually offered up to the person who...
• '74 Van for sale in Raleigh, nc
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 13:15:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...looks great from a distance but you can tell it was homedone when you get close. no visible rust, interior looks clean but it...
• Re: [syncro.org] GPS units
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 May 2005 23:28:22 -0500
  ...My dad had one that would show you the distance between the desktop and the floor. Jim
• Re: LVC Recommending diesel forums
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 19:29:53 -0600
  ...1986 Jetta diesel, and am > looking for a place within drivable distance from northwest CT to get a > rebuild. > > Were these pretty much the...
• Re: WTB 93 2.5 Eurovan cylinder head
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 11:33:16 -0600
  ...I can seem to find anything local >I would take an entire running engine if it was within a reasonable distance >come to think...
• Vanagon Sighting
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:07:28 -0700
  ...Hmm, two don't look like they've moved in years, perhaps I can get a parts westy walking distance from the house? But...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:07:34 -0800
  ...to fix ? > > I have never had to worry much about that distance .. > appears to me it's about how close those two part are...
• Re: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Sat, 28 Aug 2021 21:17:32 -0400
  ...mind doing my own work, and will even travel a reasonable distance > for pickup. > > > With that in mind > If You drove down to USofA...
• Shameless VolksMotorsports plug
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 7 Aug 1996 13:47:17 CST6CDT
  ...one can't ask for a better long-distance (Calif. to Minn.) experience. Kyle even responded well to my barrage of questions to determine...
• WTB: Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 20:00:58 -0500
  ...My only firm requirements are: - Full Westy camper - A/C - Located a reasonable distance from Raleigh, NC (a day's drive or so max...
• Re: 87 synchro gl parts
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:28:02 -0500
  ...If distance alone is a major impediment to a prospective new owner, please contact me. Budd Premack 86 Syncro, 84 Vanagon (for sale) 73...
• Re: Power Mirror no worky....then worky...????
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:54:19 EDT
  ...After driving for a short distance, shutting off to run an errand, then start back up and they're fine. Very perplexing. >> Open up...
• Re: San Jose or Northern, CA area list members???
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 14:00:01 -0800
  ...there are any members (or friends of members) within a > reasonable distance of San Jose who would be interested in doing a small favor...
• Re: FS: 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:33:58 -0400
  ...this and a couple of other ones but the problem of > distance stops me. How about all you guys and gals with good deals...
• FS ... campers in SC and MA
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 00:34:02 -0500
  on the www.traderonline.com page, under Autos, select for Any Price and Any Distance, these came up: 1987 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON, needs some work...
• Re: redline
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 10:35:39 -0400
  ...from me ----- and there are 3 or 4 more within easy distance. It's worth the free phone call. Incidentally --- I'm very happy...
• Re: 1.9L timing help
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 7 May 2001 16:25:10 EDT
  ...5 BTDC is the same distance to the left of the TDC as the notch is to the right. Clear as mud.>>
• Re: New mircobus is a go.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Digennaro
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:30:31 -0400
  ...Its a interactive distance learning system offered only to VW /Audi dealers. -- -Jim DiGennaro, LiMBO/SOI Web keeper '93 Green Eurovan MV 'The EuroTurtle...
• Re: 2.1 hose price deal
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:27:56 -0400
  ...Let me add this. $500 for hoses will tow your > vanagon a long distance home. IMHO spending this money is just > like insurance... plane...
• Re: EveryBus 07
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:42:32 -0400
  ...875 miles south(do i win something, like a long distance price?), van as only 250 miles on it http://www.benplace.com/85rouge...
• fog lights vs driving lights...the answer.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:22:41 EST
  ...FOG lights throw light in a wide fan pattern, illuminate the sides of the road, but dont illuminate into the distance. most people add...
• Re: Distance windows for various maintenance checks?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 10:28:12 -0500
  > Any opinion on the large discrepancy in distances? Is the Mechanic shop > sand bagging or compensating for people that can't identify burgeoning > problems...
• Adjusting shifter
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sat, 26 May 2007 21:52:47 -0700
  ...Not clear whether I use the 19, 21, or 22mm spacer to adjust the distance from the passenger side front shift rod ear. Bentley...
• Need a 5th seat for my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:35:42 -0400
  ...Anything will do as I've been having a hard time finding one within a reasonable distance from me. I'm in Kitchener, Ontario...
• Never seen one of those!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 23:05:13 -0400
  HI all, This morning I spotted what looked like a 76 VW bus (saw it from a distance)that was a converted camper (looked...
• long distance shifter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 21:10:38 -0700
  Has anyone lengthened the shifter linkage on their automatic so that the shifter was up high next to the steering wheel? The reason I...
• Re: CB Power .
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 08:09:33 EST
  ...is that one can't "work the skip" as well for very-long-distance communication. Rusty J. Ogden, UT '80 Westy -- MV Vanagon Valdiz
• Arm rests with swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 20:25:33 -0500
  ...If this is possible, could anyone tell me the sizes of the arm rest, distance from floor level and from back of the seat...
• Re: The Vanagon Executive, a True Story
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 22:08:37 -0800
  ...While on the subject, what do you do if you want to tow a Westy for a long distance? Put it on a trailer...
• Re: CA Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:39:23 -0700
  ...everyone.... > > Please indicate how many days you're available and the distance from > home that you can travel.....and....any special interest you have...
• Re: Subie Engines - how hard to find, where to look.
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:27:18 -0800
  ...I have been looking on all the craigslists in driving distance and it turns up a useable donor under 500 about every other week...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:22:37 -0700
  ...especiallyl if there is one within reasonable distance having Vanagon's, to get a used one with the key, of course. Bob Stevens '87...
• Re: Brakes (upgraded and standard)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:07:27 -0700
  ...From a scientific point of view, the greater the distance from venter of hub to the brake pad contact area, the greater the leverage...
• Re: Free Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:38:40 -0600
  ...How badly you need a part correlates to the distance away from you multiplied by the inverse of the price. Jim On Mon, Jan...
• Re: Gaser water cooled story (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 23:37:03 -0700
  ...and got to the one half of the total round trip distance mark the following day early in the evening. Despite having pumped all...
• Re: staying awake (caffeine,
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  2 Aug 1994 09:43:49 U
  ...learned from RAAM (Race Across AMerica) riders (it's a long distance bicycle race, for those who don't know) is to rub an...
• 1985 Vanagon for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 17 May 1999 06:53:14 -0700
  ...A great buy for long-distance travelling. Curtain rods already installed. 103,000 original miles. This is the Volkswagen to buy if you want...
• Sunday help needed
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:38:40 -0400
  ...Is this correct? The Peter Russet manual makes not of some critical distances when assembling the top end of the steering column. How critical...
• Merker Seats
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 06:51:17 EST
  I have owned 2 Merker Scorpios, an 88 and an 89...both new and they were the best long distance drivers I have ever...
• Re: Subject: Scooby Doo movie- do they use a vw bus as the mystery machine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 13:38:28 -0700
  ...He *IS* doo. > >(Speaking of a lonnnnnnnnng distance dedication...) ;-0 !!!! > >-ellis\ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup...
• Re: places to SHOWER!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:58:31 -0600
  This isn't exactly in the context of the topic where traveling long distances is concerned. Most of my trips are to "destinations" which...
• Re: Electric Water Pump (was: Re: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:02:33 -0500
  ...amounts of coolant and only have to push it a short distance. But what about Vanagons which hold gallons and have round trips measured...
• Re: cameras for viewing front heater fan
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:14:08 -0500
  ...Adjust the distance between the lens and the "screen" > >until you see a clear image of the window frame, etc. The distance > >between the...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:11:42 -0700
  ...Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equator> to the North...
• Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 13:45:19 CST
  ...shortens that 2nd-3rd gear rowing Orange, CA 92665 distance. well worth the money. FOLLOW THE (714) 998-7500 INSTRUCTIONS! and again, i stress...
• trip planning software
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Sat, 26 May 2001 15:09:48 -0700
  ...what i was able to do was plot waypoints and figure driving times, distances, and fuel consumption. it allowed me to plot routes to...