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• RE: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 13:34:57 -0600 (CST)
  ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ---------------------------------------------------------- | "If a thing worth having...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 23:51:18 -0700
  ...I got them for $191 for a > set of four at K-mart. They were having a buy three get > fourth free deal! They...
• Re: Four wheel alignment--Empty, Half Load, or Full Load??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 00:17:43 -0400
  ...Four wheel alignment--Empty, Half Load, or Full Load?? Before we take off on our summer trip, I need some advice before having a...
• Re: Michelin Tire Experiences
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:45:29 -0800
  ...When heavily loaded I'll check the temperature of all four tires the first time I hit a rest stop or stop for gas...
• Re: Licence plate score!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 20 Aug 2020 22:02:07 -0700
  ...letters followed by four numbers. > My three letters are BUS! It's almost like I hit the lottery!! > > The four numbers did not name...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 26 May 2011 21:55:01 -0500
  ...Hi to all, I have the four pistons out and would like to free the rings from all the four of them out. They...
• Re: Speedometer Source
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:45:45 -0400
  ...above the trip meter reset you > will see a three or four digit number. �That is your gear ratio. �It is > different between 2wd...
• Re: 96mm Jugs for 1700 (f)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 11:11:07 -0800 (PST)
  ...pullin type vehicles? Three or four of them even? One for each wheel? Wonder if you could fit four of them in a breadloaf...
• Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 01:22:06 +0100
  ...It requires that front wheel drive cars which use studded snow > tires must use them on all four wheels. Rear wheel drive's still...
• Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 02:17:32 -0800
  ...A friend has offered to convert my original one window Westy canvas to three (or even four!), using his considerable sewing skills. Although I...
• Re: Engine removal tool
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 14:18:11 -0700
  ...The $30 savings ought to pay the > shipping. > > Jim > "may the four winds blow you safely home" ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's...
• Looking for 14" steel rims
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:35:38 -0400
  Hello List, Looking for four 14" steel wheels. If anyone has a set or just one I would appreciate an attempt to bribe you...
• Cv joint recomendations
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:29:24 -0700
  Any tips on which cv joints to avoid? Favorites? I've wentbthrough more than seems appropriate, will be replacing w four German (gky?) Ones...
• need sway bar end link syncrp
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:05:02 -0800
  ...matt "may the four winds blow you safely home"
• Re: time for Changing plugs/ wires ???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 13:40:47 -0400
  ...Before anyone flames me, the Mustang isn't running without cats - >it had four and now has two. :-]) Lost a couple under the wheels...
• Free Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 09:44:22 -0700
  Anyone interested in a free set of four 14" 1987 Westy wheels with worn tires - you pick up in Pismo Beach, CA? I'm...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:28:03 EDT
  ...I have no quams with the inline four motor. I beleive it is a better motor for its INTENDED PURPOSED. But as for it...
• Re: Licence plate score!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:23:32 -0400
  ...letters followed by four numbers. > My three letters are BUS! It's almost like I hit the lottery!! > > The four numbers did not name...
• Re: Oldest
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 20:10:05 -0400
  ...First 86 passenger syncro Second 91 Westy syncro Third 90 Tristar syncro Fourth 91 passenger (non-GL) syncro (yes, I still have them all...
• Re: Mystery engine cutouts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:23:10 -0500
  ...After about four seconds, it came back to > life. It did that two more times before reaching the summit. It did that > going up...
• Falling rock
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:21:11 +0100
  ...The strange part is that all four doors operate with no hassle whatever. The door opening mechanisms operate just like the car was new...
• Additional Storage
  Historical mailing list - Dianne L Gigler
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 23:11:47 -0400
  ...They are hard plastic like the one that comes with the vanagon and are available in three or four colors including black. They cost...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Grove
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 19:57:47 -0700
  ...moved out to the US to find that they were all four speeds. I'm told there is company over here that does a...
• Re: TRADE - Four light lower grille for South African lower grille?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:42:59 EST
  ...Time, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes: > I don't want my fancy four light lower grille from my TriStar. I want a > simple looking, no...
• Re: installing new luggage rack seals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:48:50 -0700
  ...There are four > screws on the front and sides of the rack, four on the back, and I assume > I > remove them, remove the...
• Re: diesel Vanagon vs. MB, Volvo, other diesel VW
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 12:07:48 -0500
  ...Probably a four, the fives are huge. Allan Streib wrote: > OK, I had heard otherwise, not talking about the TDI but the diesels > they...
• Re: VLVC - Battery experience with WalMart
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:35:42 -0600
  ...If a company owns four others the sub-companies still have their own processes. For example, at one time there were only four major...
• 83.5/84 connector to 85+ panel checklist
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 17:16:21 -0400
  ...Pin four (high beam, blue/white) moves to pin two. Pin six (coolant temp/level, twin yellow/red) stays put. Pin seven (clock, red...
• Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:20:26 -0500
  ...Interestingly, the bulb lights for the four-way >when the key is off but not when the key is on. Turn signals, of >course...
• Re: Door Speakers, Cleaning Inst. Panel
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 12:38:49 -0400
  ...Undo the four screws that hold the cluster to the dashboard and remove it. Then turn it over and undo the four screws that...
• RE: Non-Vanagon Factory Tools For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 14:09:57 -0600 (CST)
  ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ----------------------------------------------------------
• Re: intermittant part II
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 03 May 1996 16:53:57 -0400
  >Here's what the '79 switch has: >There are four wires that lead to contacts in the switch which >correspond to the various positions...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier (Need German Translation)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 12:45:40 -0400
  ...Unless you >>are carrying high end road bikes, four bikes will exceed the manufacturer's >>load rating. > ><SNIP> > >Actually this is not quite true...
• i've become a true vanagon owner [HELP!!]
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 15 May 2001 13:45:38 -0700
  ...looks like four of the bolts backed out and then the last two sheared when i went over a bump. as a consequence i...
• Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:29:24 -0400
  ...I hope to get the parts on Tuesday. > > If this doesn't solve the problem, I'm going to borrow four used fuel > injectors...
• Re: Happy Fourth!
  Historical mailing list - b1levi
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 11:14:42 -0700
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• Rims/tires
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:48:03 -0400
  Hello Vanagon-eers Any esteemed Group Member want to get rid of four 15 or 16 inch wheels with or without tires tires? Peter...
• Re: Upper Bed-'85 Westfalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 15:29:33 -0400
  ...BUT do not let four teenagers sit on the edge. It will break. QuanYin
• FS Vanagon Mag Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Fred Johnson
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 19:16:45 -0400
  ...Never damaged in any way. Ten Lug Nuts. Ten Lug Bolts. Four Center Caps. Make me a reasonable offer. johnsonfm@MSN.com Providence,RI
• Frye-daye Follies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 15:53:13 -0600
  What is the difference between a large pizza and a potter?? The pizza can feed a family of four!! I know, I know.....I...
• Re: Camping in the four corners states
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:19:01 -0500
  I love the incredible scenery of the four corners region. I was there again last August and found RVs mostly at 'Hilton style campgrounds...
• question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 07:19:01 -0800
  ...what about a four hour drive to get parts then ??? yours -- roger w From Proverbs: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it...
• Re: Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 10:31:05 -0600 (CST)
  ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ----------------------------------------------------------
• Re: Just got back from Syncroing!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 17:39:50 -0700
  ...8/18/98 -0400, Derek Drew wrote: >The *FIRST LAW* of four wheeling is: when you get stuck the first thing to >do is...
• Re: 356 brake drum pricing advice
  Historical mailing list - Robert LaPorte
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 16:35:15 EDT
  ...There were a total of eight (8) drums -- four (4) of each. Does anybody have any idea what these things are worth? >> The catch...
• Re: Infinity 4" speakers in '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 16:36:13 -0400
  ...I'm curious, has anyone tried Human speakers in their Vanagons? Experiences? I want to try putting a four or six-speaker system in...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:30:18 -0700
  ...The inline-four was common in Europe in Diesel and gas configurations, and in South Africa. The notion that the inline 4 engine adds...
• Re: attention first time buyers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:57:23 -0500
  ...but shes not mine yet maybe one day the four coolant blowouts in four months might have to do with that but mostly its...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 00:25:44 -0700
  Having never done it before, I removed the engine in my '81 in about four hours total, following the instructions in Bentley and Haynes...
• Re: Please Check your Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 21 Nov 2014 07:50:57 -0800
  ...Michael, what pressure had you been running the Nokians at? And did all four tires have the same problem?
• Re: Happy Fourth!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 12:41:24 -0500
  Thanks Alistair. Wouldn't that be 237 today? :) mcneely ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > To the U.S. list members, happy 4th of...
• Re: Busses by the Bridge?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:28:48 -0700
  EVERYBODY was there this year! ;-) Mark Drillock counted 64 Vanagons; four years ago there were 6-8. There was one diesel Westy, a couple...
• Re: Exhaust gas Temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:21:36 -0700
  ...like to swap in one of their GPS speedos and one of those really nifty 4" four gauge clusters. Lots of possibilities there. -- Casey
• sadness...
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 13:13:27 -0400
  ...58 VW bus minivan semi fours, chop top, $9000 invested, asking $4000 714-937-5248 "First looker will buy", right? ;-) Hurry, hurry! -Beryl-styrene...
• Vanagon pics site?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 10:06:33 +0100
  Fellow vanagoners...I am just back from four weeks touring in my Transporter and am a bit out of touch with things on the...
• 14" Wheels & Covers for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 18:49:32 -0700
  For sale from 1986 Vanagon: four 14" stock steel wheels with tires three plastic VW wheel covers (Bought new alloy wheels and new tires...
• anybody got 1991 chassis 001308??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 26 May 2005 00:34:42 -0500
  if so, please tell me ...that'll make four buses all in sequence for 1991 ... 1306-1309. :) probably someone in the northeast (others are...
• Re: Silly idea?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:16:12 -0400
  ...which is what would happen with me if I had to swap out all four wheels every time I wanted to do that. : /
• Re: Manual Tranny/Linkage Woes
  Historical mailing list - Lee F. Schelin
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 15:28:03 -0700
  ...Very difficult -- just shy of impossible -- to get into 3rd and > fourth gear. > > Treatment thus far: I assumed I had a linkage problem, so...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:32:38 -0400
  ...to pull the grate down onto the other four legs; and keep a set of four small hardwood wedges to place as needed under...