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• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 23:11:12 -0800
  ...I got them at the local FLAPS (Shucks Auto in this area)
• sealant
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 12:18:16 -0500
  ...Anybody know what type (i.e.name) of sealant this would be at your FLAPS? Pius 85 Westi, no engine, bad tranny (just resting)
• Re: love handles and mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:58:26 EDT
  In a message dated 10/17/03 8:31:16 AM Mountain Daylight Time, al_knoll@PACBELL.NET writes: > So if men tend towards...
• Optima Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 15 May 2006 12:53:49 -0700
  ...I recently paid $170 for the same thing at my FLAPS. Tom Salicos
• Westy Exterior Hookup Pivot Wires
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Thu, 3 May 2007 10:34:06 -0700
  What gauge and length are the pivot/hinge wires for Westy exterior hookup black cover flaps? Can I drill out to something a tad...
• Re: Heater box foam material?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 1 Dec 2010 16:47:37 -0800
  ...I must have pics of those flaps somewhere! The original material in some cases, might be non existant for the owner to "refer" to...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:53:20 -0400
  ...Any FLAPS that carries K-D brand ought to have a bit that fits into a socket. The size is 8mm; one of the...
• Re: Climate Control Cable Meltdown - '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 15:55:24 -0700
  ...Malcolm --- vw4x4@fyi.net wrote: > What material are you using for the foam on the air diversion flaps? > Eric > Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > I took...
• Re: manual thermostat / heaterflap control?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:01:48 -0800
  ...Am I forgetting anything? > >> Al Brase > >> > >> Dennis Haynes wrote: > >> > >>> If the flaps need to fully open in cool weather, then the engine must > be...
• Re: battery draining
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:51:22 EDT
  ...Got it home and had my FLAPS check the battery and alternator. Both checked good. Happened again a week later. Replaced the battery. A...
• $30 group 41 battery
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 06:52:50 -0400
  ...one at Wal-mart, but I'm not finding one there, and they are even more expensive at FLAPS I checked. Any tips? Edward
• Stoneguards or flaps
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 00:31:14 -0700
  My rear and front stone guards (from Bus Depot) come with nuts and bolts but no pre-drilled holes in the stoneguards themselves where...
• Re: Acronyms
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 28 May 2002 19:52:21 -0700
  ...Heinlein's Lazarus Long, "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" FLAPS historically has been "(insert eff word of choice) Local...
• love handles and mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:31:54 -0600
  Booty Bench? You know, the booty that you could use for a work bench. On Friday, October 17, 2003, at 09:18 AM, Automatic...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 22:55:41 -0400
  FWIW, if I recall correctly the original waterboxer drain plug sealing washer was aluminum. I use to stock these all the time when I...
• Re: Stuck Oil Drain plug
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 06:08:49 -0700
  I use a chisel and knock it loose and buy a new oil plug at the local FLAPS for about $3.00. Phil __________________________________________________ Do...
• Re: Mud Flaps, generic or otherwise? Sugestions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:39:53 -0600
  ...The Bus Depot > <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > >>> Not sure on mud flaps, but I know Beetle hub caps fit all but the >>> driver's...
• Re: So what did you use for the heater box foam rubber on the doors
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 8 May 2006 11:26:02 -0400
  ...Just lean down and actually look at where the flaps hinge at. You will see little plastic pins that will relase the flaps. Replacement...
• '56 kombi update: shox, dmv
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 09:16:02 -0800 (PST)
  ...I also installed mud flaps - and impulse purchase that I couldn't resist! BTW - I welded the brackets for the mud flaps on, and...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:57:10 -0600
  ...The servo could be mounted up on the flaps, in the cool part of the engine compartment, with only the thermistor down where it...
• Re: A/C hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:31:00 -0700
  ...Went to the FLAPS and he cut me some AC hoses to my measurements. I used "push-in" fittings for AC which has small...
• Re: The next tool
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:56:23 -0700
  ...The discovery of the smaller side taps on the plastic tees was the cause of Yet Another Trip to the FLAPS when I was...
• Zerk grease-able balljoints?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 7 May 2012 14:43:11 -0600
  Hi Volks! I was wondering if there are any balljoints ,outer tie rod ends with grease zerks?? I stopped at the only flaps I...
• Getting the dgk-126 seal kit
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:31:24 -0600
  ...any vendors have this kit they can overnight to a local flaps for an address to ship too and pick up at any help...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:12:22 -0700
  Tom Buese wrote: > Since my 84 flaps still work really well, I will treat them w/ the > respect that they still deserve. ???? Like how...
• Re: MOD Re: wtf? lol
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:45:53 -0400
  ...wrote: >really!? we are banning acronyms? Dear Jamie, That one, yes. FLAPS and SNAFU and BUFF can be explained to the kiddies in an...
• Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:43:58 -0700
  ...What are the best replacement hatch struts, without breaking the bank? Are the ones from the FLAPS good enough? Chers! Keith in his 86...
• FLAPS for 50 amp fan fuse?
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 12:41:49 -0400
  yup, I was removing my broken aerial and didn't un-earth the battery... ZAPFzzzzzzzz! I need this fuse ..its a screwed in place...
• Ignition Wires for 1.9 h2o
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:03:56 -0700
  After going to the FLAPS I still am not getting the correct Bosch ignition wires for a 1983 1.9L H2O. Does any one...
• Heater blower/fresh air flap pictures
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:40:45 -0600
  ...Chris. '85 Westy Now with fully functioning air flaps.
• Re: Filling the transmission
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 14:46:26 -0500
  Bill, Go to your FLAPS and they will have a small pump that you insert into a 1 gallon jug. Fill the jug with...
• GOOP
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:59:18 EST
  ...its called "GOOP" Automotive sealant should be availably at any hardware store, home depot, or FLAPS.. works good, just make sure cracked area is...
• Re: FLAPS LED taillights
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 15:19:06 -0700
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Mon 05 April 2004 15:02 Subject: Re: FLAPS LED taillights > In a message dated 4/5/2004 1:49:47...
• Re: Fuel injection piping
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 25 May 2006 15:14:45 -0700
  When helping out a buddy who owned a FLAPS several years ago on weekends, we sold Gates products, which are of excellent quality. The...
• Re: Wheel stud supplier in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 21:50:22 -0600
  ...also, while you're at the junkyard or FLAPS, the castegated nut that goes on the end of the axle is also the same...
• Re: Hylomar or other gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:45:06 -0500
  ...Also, some NAPA or other FLAPS may carry Permatex 85249, which is Hylomar Racing Formula (35 ml) on a permatex blister card. -Jeff Jeffrey...
• clutch...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:15:43 -0600
  ...Managed to drive it to a FLAPS near where I was going by starting it in gear at stop lights and slamming it through...
• vinyl/rubber paint
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 08:32:24 -0600
  ...I get it a high end FLAPS (a FLAPS that mostly caters to shops). (Corporate info: SEM Products, Inc. Charlotte, NC 28217) I have...
• fuel tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:37:12 -0400
  ...any recommendation for clamps available from a common local flaps, saw a video that used wire ties, anybody have luck with this? mike
• Re: MOD Re: wtf? lol
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:11:04 -0700
  ...1.9L tranny CV VC digifant ECU SVX FLAPS OEM speedo doka ATF...
• RE: Non OEM VW Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 19:44:11 EST
  ...I solved my latest muffler strap problem with a $6 "fuel tank mounting kit" from FLAPS. Only problem is that the generic perforated straps...
• looking for those small springs on utility flaps on side of westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 22:19:30 -0500
  Subject says it all...they're small springs, one per flap, mine have all rusted out. Must be worth all of 10c each to...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:51:05 -0400
  BTDT. $5 plastic pump from FLAPS. It had a one-way valve and an arrow showing pumping direction. Handy method for pumping viscous fluids...
• Re: Heater flap foam replacement detail
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:32:26 -0500
  ...I want to fix my flaps with new seals so at least this won't happen, but the rest is fine. I've never...
• Re: Is it open-cell foam if it doesn't say closed-cell? (heater flap material)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:38:27 -0500
  ...All the flaps need soft (compliant) foam. The free-swinging ones IMO don't need any at all; the original stuff was extremely thin...
• Re: Tips on sealing heater box flaps, and while the dash is out . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 18:21:47 -0500
  ...Might as well replace the hot water valve, too. > > And take care of the gasketing that help seal the flaps when the flaps > are...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:05:18 -0800
  There are 2 cables from dash to rear that control the heat flaps in the heater boxes at engine. They terminated at the dash...
• Re: O2 sensor substitute
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:00:52 -0400
  ...I got the one my FLAPS had onhand ... which meant I had to cut the connector off and use my old one. Still, the...
• Re: Heater box foam material?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 1 Dec 2010 10:39:32 -0800
  ...Used same tape on my kustom foot heat flaps: http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/HeaterFlapMod.jpg It's still present and has not...
• Running Boards on a Westie Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 16:28:49 -0500 (EST)
  ...I think it would protect the sides much better than the standard "Drill Big Holes in the side of the Van" mud flaps. They...
• Bosch 4 Tip Plugs
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:08:33 +0000
  ...on these plugs was 4477, but when I went to my FLAPS that number was no good-anyone know what the part number is...
• Re: How long do gas struts last in storage?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:05:22 EDT
  hey guys some flaps sell them with a lifetime warrenty, just have to keep the package they came in or ticket when you buy...
• Tow hook mounted hitch
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 10:58 -0600 (MDT)
  Karl- I just bought one of these yesterday from my FLAPS (Foreign Aide, Albuquerque). Mine is made by Rigid Hitch, cost $61.99, and...
• Fuel additives...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:24:58 -0600
  Can anyone tell me where I can find the additive "Dextron" (or is it Dexatron)? I have tried several local FLAPS and two do...
• Power steering fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 10:07:19 -0500
  ...When I went to my FLAPS looking to get some, I found Type II, Type III, and Type F. Which is appropriate for my...
• Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:09:46 -0400
  ...My FLAPS always tells > me that they don't make them for Vanagons. Try 4477. Chris S. '85 Westy www.knology.net/~vw/ http...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:28:17 -0500
  ...what are folks replacing it with? Is there a part that a list vendor sells, or something available at my FLAPS? I just ordered...
• Anyone know what kind of foam rubber goes on the heater box flaps?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 4 May 2006 12:34:42 -0700
  The box I have is an early one. The foam needs to be glued on . Know what kind of glue will hold up? Maybe...
• Re: My '84 1.9L has two fuel filters!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 15:39:28 -0800
  ...PER bentley Joe -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email ---- Les Shiaman <lamusicamellama@JUNO.COM> wrote: > Hello - > > I went to my FLAPS the other day...
• Re: Where can I get new fuel injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:38:36 -0400
  ...Where can I get new fuel injectors? My VW/Import FLAPS have them as do the on-line outlets like BusDepot. Some of the...