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• Re: westy tipping?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Aug 1994 08:12:25 -0400 (EDT)
  To prevent westies from tipping to the left...convert it to right hand drive...or go to the UK and buy a right hand...
• Passenger side power mirror needed, or trade for drivers side
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 01:08:59 EDT
  need pass side power mirror. i have like 3 drivers side Power mirrors, but no pass side ones.. got one? chris
• Re: You know you're a Vanagon driver when . . .
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Kweder
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 16:04:03 EST
  Im a sizxteen year old Vanagon driver and this is exactly what my parents yelled at me about! Kevin '91 Vanagon Carat
• for sale: drivers side side window screen for westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:38:12 EST
  if anyone needs a side window screen for their drivers side of their westy, i have one for sale chris se pa
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:34:58 -0400
  >> Does not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front LH wheel ? << Apparently does not everyone here recognize sarcasm. Geo/ATL
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:37:08 -0600
  ...That gives me 63 mph on the straightaways.....! Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Mark Tuovinen wrote: >Buy a Honda Insight and drive under...
• Re: Mystery engine cutouts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 13:20:51 -0500
  ---- "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > IN OTHER NEWS, The insurance company for the driver of the car that ran > into...
• Re: Driveline noise under load ??
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:35:34 -0700
  ...Driveline noise under load ?? > I'm driving a friends 87 Westy, trying to figure out where driveline > noise is coming from. > > There is a...
• Re: Syncro and Long Trip w/o Front Drive Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:38:35 -0300
  ...Volkswagen drove a Syncro around the > Germany with no rear axles, making it a front wheel drive for the whole > trip. Supposededly no problems...
• Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was EngineConversions)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:34:19 -0500
  ...33% recovery would be nice on the WBX!! John Rodgers 88GL Driver Andrew Grebneff wrote: > >Techincally, a turbo charger is exhaust driven, a super...
• Re: LiMBO and VW List Nite at the Drive-In
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 18:45:38 -0400
  ...For those of us with a long drive home after the movie it seems like a good spot to crash. They are off I...
• Re: politically correct
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 14 Sep 1994 23:06:20 -0400
  ...his vacation, while his poor > gyno-companion had to drive and drive and drive ! Perhaps > I should have used a nicer term: metabolically challenged...
• smell
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:13:52 -0800
  I drive my vanagon about 45 miles one way to work everyday .When I get to work I get this very faint smell of...
• Drive flange / output shaft seal.
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:32:58 -0600
  I've got a leaky drive flange output seal on the left side of my tranny. My question is: how do I remove the...
• Re: Friday question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 13:23:14 -0800
  ...since >>> neither of us considers driving to be a sport, neither of us feels >>> shortchanged if the other one drives. When she drives, I...
• Re: Was Ford Galaxy Friday, now Technology Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:21:54 -0500
  ...While it is true that the Prius gets fewer mpg on the highway than it does in town (when driven for long enough drives...
• Re: Running syncro without driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 22:08:50 -0800
  ...Syncros cope superbly with Sierra Nevada snow, so the driveshaft is hooked up in wintertime. Even used differential lock several times in deep snow...
• pulling fridge and related electrical--and still driveable?
  Historical mailing list - Eric M. Ginney
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 12:05:16 -0800
  ...I need to pull out the stove/fridge cabinet to replace some moldy water lines (we got our westy from a daily driver-never...
• more about my synco question
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:34:18 -0800
  ...the drive shaft was removed when it was towed by a previous owner. when said owner moved to another place of residence, the drive...
• The "other" fuel line burst today
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:40:16 -0400
  My van kept up it's usual MO of doing all it's breaking down in my own driveway today. I will pulling down...
• Re: Syncro Tranny/drive shaft indexing
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:45:29 -0400
  The only thing I know that must be adjusted is the front to rear distance on the drive shaft. This is very eaaasy to...
• Re: Teenage Vanagon Drivers
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 22:57:58 -0500
  ...I've got the sacred Westy and a rusty Escort, and really want a daily driver Carat. I think Emily will learn to drive...
• Re: Is it Calming to Drive a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:55:59 -0700
  ...But I do generally have a stupid grin on > my face > > while I drive it. :) I own and have driven many nicer cars than...
• Re: Syncro - tire question regarding flat - help
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:56:43 -0700
  It seems to me that if you re-seat the the driveshaft with the FDU loosened in it's mounts then drive the van...
• Re: Cheap, sturdy magnetic base for 12v fans
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 18:48:22 -0400
  ...T-6 or maybe T-5 driver is pretty likely for getting the notebook drives apart. Nokia 5100/6100 phones are T-6 so...
• Re: Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:51:27 -0400
  ...in my honda fit if i drive on the interstate at 80 i get around 35 MPH. if i take side roads and drive...
• Re: Driveline Problem Diagnosis, Please
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:54:18 -0400
  ...This > is a > very solid thunking, and I suspect it is a seizing or failing > universal > joint on the driveshaft. I was under it...
• Re: "Deadly Crash"
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:40:30 -0800
  ...Here in Portland I drive all speeds but NEVER exhibit road rage at slow drivers. That's below me. (Tongue in cheek.) On Fri...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:32:25 -0800
  The reason he could not climb the driveway was, at least according to the wording of the puzzle, due to slick ice and snow...
• Fw: Distributor Drive Gear on 2000cc aircolled motor
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:57:05 -0400
  ...Distributor Drive Gear on 2000cc aircolled motor >My 1981 Vanagon has the distributor drive gear installed incorrectly. The >notch on the distributor for #1...
• Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 21:43:51 -0700
  Hey I'm considering removing the driveshaft and front axles from my Synchro in preparation for a long road trip. I'm traveling with...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:44:42 -0700
  On 08/28/2012 10:17 AM, Vern in Bend wrote: > > My tow-trucker-driver stepson thinks he might find such a thing handy...
• Rumble
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:55:00 -0700
  ...Does the front drive shaft rotate even when decoupled, driven by the front wheels? Mike
• Seat exchange-driver's & jump seat?
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 30 May 1998 09:18:22 -0400
  ...an '85 Westy with the bottom of the drivers seat? Are they the same? The drivers seat on ours is warn, the extra seat...
• Vanagon VIN locations
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 00:25:55 EST
  ...wheel (wipe off undercoating w/ solvent) -VIN plate in drivers side battery box under drivers seat -VIN on firewall in engine compartment any others...
• Re: Rear axle nut socket
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:00:48 -0700
  IMHO a 1/2" drive breaker bar is probably too weak to do the job. 380 ft lbs is no small potatoes for torque...
• Fwd: Re: Question about using magnets to hold back table in place
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:27:14 -0800
  ...But I¹m worried about using my laptop so > >near a magnet couldn¹t it screw up my hard drive? > > Katherine & Vanita No problem............... Your hard...
• Re: SA grill light part #
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:31:14 -0700
  At 07:57 PM 4/21/2005, you wrote: >Be very careful when you say, driver's side/passenger side...when you >are talking...
• Re: Kickstarter to drive a Westy across China
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:47:36 -0400
  And from the Samba thread: "The Kickstarter project simply funds the permission to drive in China." Odd, I thought is was funding a book?
• VR-6
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 21:52:09 -0600
  Would the real VR-6 powered Vanagon drivers please stand up!! I would like very much to communicate with you. John Rodgers "Driver of...
• Why do we drive on right/left side??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:14:24 -0500
  I Asked Jeeves and got this link; http://www.travel-library.com/general/driving/drive_which_side.html Cheers, Doug '84 Westy Toronto, Canada
• Re: converting to 4 wheel drive - Quaife?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 23:24:05 -0800
  ...it to run the PTO winch, of course! Jim Ben T wrote: > What would you do with the output shaft > for the front drive?
• FS power window regualtor - driver's side
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 18:41:22 -0700
  Driver's side, in good condition. Out of a 90. No damage and worked great before being pulled. $50 + shipping. thanks, john Virginia Beach...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:17:02 -0500
  Amen, Brother ! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver (x2) alfred bagdan wrote: > Learn to be your own mechanic if you insist to drive a VW...
• Re: Mini Cooper in FL??? (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 3 May 2002 11:44:22 -0700
  > I have a Mini Cooper that I use as a daily driver, > as well as a little Fiat > 500 that I drive to work...
• Re: Front Seat Reversal
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:40:24 -0400
  ...The thought finally struck me, "Hey, what about also reversing the driver's seat?" It looks the steering wheel would still fit into the...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:15:00 -0800
  On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:37 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Hi , > Neil, Honda's being right hand drive...
• Automatic Transmission alternatives..help
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 22:57:08 -0500
  So I've done all the checks on my AT and I believe the seal is gone between the final drive and AT; smelly...
• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 19:11:28 GMT
  ...The driver who blindly aims his car into traffic without even a head turn to assess openings may well be the same driver that...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 13:05:18 -0500
  ...I'd rather drive a Vanagon > My 'daily driver' is a '90 T-Bird LX. Great driving car, especially on the > highway. But there...
• Re: subject Friday question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 21:55:16 -0800
  Mine drives if I ask her to, or she borrowed the van once. But she has no feel for machines. Can't tell if...
• Re: Syncro Viscous Coupling : when should it be freewheeling ?
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sat, 2 May 1998 05:22:13 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-02 01:46:39 EDT, wolfgang@ISLAND.NET writes: << Now that I've driven without the main driveshaft...
• Re: It is possible to make a 2WD into a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 10:15:02 -0500
  > David, the Vanagon Pro Training manual brags of the fact that NO changes were > necessary to the chassis to accommodate the Syncro drive train...
• Re: Bend, vanagons, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 7 May 2008 17:01:00 -0700
  ...And, when driving a two lane highways, many US drivers suck, too. Especially for us Vanagon drivers without Subaru motors..The normal US driver...
• FS: Syncro Drive Shaft - Used - No vibrations.
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:47:52 -0400
  A Syncro I purchased recently came with two new drive shafts....one a plit yoke style, so I replaced my driveshaft with it and...
• Re: FS: 1987 Syncro passenger van $1800
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:50:02 -0600
  karl wrote: > > It is a complete van, 156K miles, runs and drives fine, needs viscous > coupling rebuilt (front diff is out of the car...
• Re: 5 clyinder Audi 5000 Turbo to Vanagon engine swap........ MIS - INFORMAT...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 13:14:20 EST
  i have a audi 5000 turbo engine for sale also, was my daily driver till i was in a accident (as some fo you...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 23:26:26 -0500
  ...He opens up the hood in the back >and makes one adjustment and returns to the driver's seat and now the >vehicle makes...
• Re: Am stuck in a wheel chair (not a funny post and its not friday...)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:27:59 -0400
  ...Some stuff make me laugh, here in Quebec, a first year motorcycle driver as a temporary drivers licence, he cannot drive alone, he need...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 20:19:43 -0800
  ...Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal My driver lowbeam won't work at all. What didn't help: Swapped bulbs. Replaced turnsignal ring...