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Re: Those of you saving your pennies for a Jake Raby aircooled motor take note ..
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 19:33:41 -0500
...that VW published a service bulletin that in a nut shell lowered the compression on the engine after a re-build. If one wants...
Re: Front end advice
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 4 Mar 2006 06:44:15 -0800
...I'm planning on pulling apart the front suspension on my 81 to put new lowered springs on and replace control arm bushings. Should...
Re: Table mod pic
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:52:21 -0400
...rear table > from flopping around when in any position but fully > lowered. Not as elegant as Loren's solution that has > gotten recent press...
Me and our '88 are glad to be back
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:25:20 -0400
...stock springs lowered approx. 1.5" by cutting and heating (don't ask, I know about butcher jobs, this one's close), Bilsteins with...
Re: Vanagon spoiler
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 May 1996 20:16:23 -0400
...My '84 was lowered a bit, running on 185/70R14 (instead of 185R14) tires and had an aftermarket spoiler on the front end. I...
Re: VW T2 Vanagon Do it Yourself Camper book?
Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 05:09:23 -0600
...The pad for this bunk must be stowed below when the roof is lowered because of clearance problems with the roof. Installing cabinets is...
sad decline and a new sighting in Richmond VA
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:04:10 -0800
...And on the non-van front I got a pic of the local fenderless, RHD lowered Beetle rat rod that I've seen before...
Re: Lowering an 85'
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:19:39 -0500
We sell a set of 4 lowered springs for $360 with listmember discount (our part #9878). These will lower your van to about the...
ANOTHER Porsche Powered Vanagon in this month's Excellence
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 16:42:00 -0700
...Also appears to be lowered... maybe S&S springs? > > Not mine, this is all the info I have, e-mail them not me, blah...
Re: Cool Vanagon Mod!
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sat, 15 Nov 2003 14:31:24 -0500
...both highways *and* rails, via flanged guide wheels that can be lowered. The rubber road wheels still provide the drive. Special offset wheels are...
3 weeks of beach driving/trip report short
Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 19:22:21 +0000
...We removed some sand, lowered the tire pressure even more, backtracked a few meters, and then with momentum and low range&nbsp...
Re: Window weatherstip question - 84 westy
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 2 Oct 2004 19:55:25 -0500
...the window, (rain, >> fog, or lite frost) when the window is lowered and raised >> again. It comes with the chrome attached except the later...
Re: Packing a '90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:59:10 -0700
...When traveling the lid goes on and two bungee cords go around the closed bin and the table is lowered. BTW, I've added...
Re: auto trans swap
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:39:41 -0500
...it can stay connected when the front of the engine is lowered. The rear mounts will flex enough to lower the engine the 2...
Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:36:39 -0500
...100$) or by itself (+-60), now the thank can be only lowered (when you have a car lift) or need to be drop. My...
Re: '84 value?
Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:44:29 -0800
...I lowered mine by about one inch by installing '86 Westy springs. Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: That's kinda news to...
Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:37:25 -0700
...I lowered the jack a bit and moved the radiator > to clear the sensor. > > > > I felt all around it and all seemed good. > > > > I...
Ignition switch -- construction
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:06:22 -0500
...Thus it makes wiping contact with the brass terminal ends before the chunk of silver in the middle is lowered onto the silver 30...
Re: Westfalia...to buy or not to buy?
Historical mailing list - Steve
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:02:43 -0800
...Westfalia...to buy or not to buy? > > >They lowered the height of the van (non-syncro) after mid-88, or sometime. > >You do not...
Re: U.S. Lowers Terror Alert Level to Yellow
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:55:17 -0800
...LUMPKIN, Associated Press Writer > WASHINGTON - The Bush administration on Thursday > lowered the national terror alert from orange to > yellow, suggesting the threat of an...
Re: Who syncro-knows it all?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:50:36 -0700
...There is no going back! In the rear, the trannys bolt in much differently, and the engine/tranny must be lowered to allow room...
Re: Vanagon crash safety
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:22:31 -0700
...My front end lowered greatly 4-5 inches perhaps more. Maybe my westy needs some new springs/shocks;) Phil ***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon...
Re: U.S. Lowers Terror Alert Level to Yellow
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:56:47 -0800
...LUMPKIN, Associated Press Writer > > > WASHINGTON - The Bush administration on > > Thursday lowered the national terror alert > > from orange to yellow, suggesting the > > threat of an...
Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:08:09 -0700
...I simply set up a >>> sawhorse >>> over the engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain >>> hoist. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found...
You know how just when you think you're wrapping up, the radiator bleeder screw head shears off?
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:27:34 -0600
...When it's in it's "lowered" state will I be able to get at the screw, or am I going to have to...
How I Closed Down A Gas Station Today
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 20:52:20 -0700
...Again, the gas was drained out of the tank & the tank was lowered. One more time the pipe was pushed into it's spot...
Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 9 May 2011 16:18:23 -0700
I'm going to be taking 2WD Mellow Yellow to the shop to get the tranny lowered so a Gowesty external ATF cooler can...
Re: [Re: New 15 wheels]
Historical mailing list - madsen
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:01:15 -0500
...The Vanagon, unless you have souped up the engine would not be able to take advantage of those lowered RPM's. You would find...
Re: Koni or Bilsteins
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:26:24 +1300
...If you have a >Westy, or your van is lowered, you may want to set the rebound a bit >stiffer. > >What you do is...
Re: Mutant Westy luggage rack
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:43:16 -0800
...Just a slopping piece >> from the lowered pop top tapering down to almost nothing at the front. >> > -- roger w From Proverbs: Under three things...
Re: Is it possible to 'remodel' the stove top?
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 17:39:39 +0000
...Inside the stove/sink lid is an inner > stainless steel panel, which is designed to be lowered over the stove > top and used as...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - jbange
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:43:15 -0700
...An acquaintance of mine was the guitarist in a band that transported all their gear in the drummer's lowered mini-truck. The chopped...
Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 13:47:35 -0500
...The skirts will only work well if >you lowered the van and the skirts cover equally all around the van. Put >belly pans on...
House Battery and Clearance
Historical mailing list - David Boan
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:37:38 +0000
...brought up the driver side rear height by 1/4" and lowered the passenger side by 1/4"resulting in a 1/2" difference...
Re: At the pump fueling issue
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 13 Jul 2014 21:25:39 -0400
...Last night I lowered the fuel tank and sealed the fuel level sender using Permatex Permashield Fuel Resistant Gasket Dressing & Flange Sealant #85420. Then...
Re: Fuel tank question...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:03:49 -0700
...siphioning over the loop until I closed it back up and lowered the van back to level.... ...I didn't realize just how noisy...
FS: 15" and 16" alloys for the vanagon...CHEAP..$150 for all four
Historical mailing list
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:58:04 EDT
price lowered... $150 for all four.. i have 4 sets of these wheels they are a bolt on deal for the syncro.. no spacers...
Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:36:35 +1300
...They CAN be very handsome vans in the right colors (blues, reds, silver, gunmetal), lowered, with big alloys (see the big German T3 meets...
Re: Spare Tire Matching
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:08:48 -0700
...Using 4 gate hinges and cutting them up so I ended up with 2 hinged "inserts" which effectively lowered the rear hinge point by...
some classifieds, vehicles, engines, parts (long)
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Sat, 21 Feb 1998 23:45:18 +0100
...CA both together DM 1000.00 Crewcab, '89, 225"/245" tires, lowered, Recaro seats, show bar DM 18300.00 T3, Blue Star, Turbo Diesel...
Fryedaye Strange Fruit
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:11:50 -0400
...When he tried to pull himself up the rope, he was lowered, his arms broken, and raised again. The mob then went back for...
Re: Lowering a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:22:53 -0700
...Lowering a Vanagon > > 3-4 inches? If you simply lowered the springs, there would be no suspension > travel left at all. You'd be...
Re: Dumb fuel tank question
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 12:16:59 +0100
The syncro tank would fit, if you lowered the engine/tranny as it is stock in Syncros. The space above the tranny is too...
1.9 TDI FS
Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 20:13:11 -0800
...1.9 TDI FS Folks, After getting input from Karl M the price on the 1.9 TDI has been lowered to $1000.00...
Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
Historical mailing list - Chuck Kuecker
Sun, 10 Apr 2005 17:23:44 -0500
...The AT cooler lines are easier to get at once the back end is lowered a few inches. Chuck Kuecker '91 GL At 22...
Westy large battery capacity options
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 7 Aug 2007 13:43:36 -0700
...floor, on hinged access trays, with each bank able to be lowered separately. The 4 battery per bank version might be so tight as...
Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:23:07 -0500
...Do it with the transmission lowered a few inches. It is worth noting that it is quite cold outside, and there is a good...
Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:36:54 -0700
...I lowered my air cooled a little too much at first, and feel I might have strained the shift rod. Just a thought. Neil...
Re: Any tips on the last inch transmission mounting?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 14 May 2011 15:05:42 -0700
...Does that indicate a complete miss or that the rounded > front of the shaft is entering the hole? Engine front is lowered so > the...
Re: Oil pressure question.
Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 14:17:02 -0400
...bending doors because they forgot to close it when it was lowered (remember Chris?!), thinking it only takes tree quarts of oil. (If an...
Re: 87 westy: handling improvement suggestions?
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Wed, 6 Jul 2005 19:02:02 EDT
...replace the springs as well? back in germany many vanagons are lowered, but i didnt see any lowering kits here - also i would prefere...
Re: Engine Transmission removal
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:07:02 -0400
...After that, I slowly lowered the engine/transmission until I had some wiggle room for the engine, put the floor jack under the transmission...
re: Argh! My transmission went kaput!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Dec 95 13:09:40 PST
...When the engine was lowered to remove the transmission, the small bleeder hose pulled against the plastic junction that is mounted to the body...
Re: eBay Motors item 2409707944 (Ends Apr-08-03 11:48:14 PDT ) - Dodge : A 1...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 4 Apr 2003 17:59:28 EST
...this woulda looked cool lowered w/ some Cragar mags on it :<) chris
Re: Radiator Remove/Replace
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Tue, 4 Apr 2000 10:57:13 -0400
...I used 2 jackstands to support it and then lowered it with a jack. * The fins are sharp and can cut you. Wear gloves...
81 camper for sale ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 29 May 96 21:20:15 CDT
...My Vanagon is still for sale - I've lowered the price to a firm $1000.00. Know of any takers out there? Thanks! (h...
Re: Shifting when hot
Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:50:06 -0800
...It happened to me and I did not see it until I lowered the spare tire and saw the coolant hose trying to find...
/f Regional Oddities
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Tue, 2 Jan 1996 10:19:42 CST6CDT
...Those thin rubber bands 17 year olds are putting on lowered Toyota pickups. and Hondas. and Mazdas. gawd, they bother me. I just went...
Re: Steel Wheels..thanks and ...revised driving nets good mileage increase..
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:54:31 -0700
...I lowered my > cruising speed from 65-75 down to 55-65. I coast in neutral on the > downhills. I kick it into neutral...
Re: age of listees?
Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:59:16 -0500
...if i was in a '07 WRX STi, lowered, with a huge rear wing and BOV screaming, now that would have gotten their attention...