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• Re: Bosch not German?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:52:50 EDT
  ...If they do this and use good quality materials then there shouldn't be a problem. Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain...
• LICENSEE MAY use the Software.
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 19:04:33 -0500
  ...which the Software is furnished shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY OF BACKWEB...
• Re: Name your price for used 85 1.9L parts!-Looks like all the parts are SOLD!
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:16:27 -0600
  ...Email me at weibel@isgs.uiuc.edu I will add a shipping charge, but I use recycled materials, so you will be paying only...
• Westi Skylight Repair
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 14:22:33 -0500
  ...Total cost of materials was about 12 dollars and yes, I had worked with both materials before, but if you are new to them...
• Re: Eureka, reprise! Upholstery sourcing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 13 Jun 2016 19:37:17 -0700
  ...Eureka, reprise! Upholstery sourcing I went by Portland's east side Fabric Depot today for interior upgrade materials and noticed a product by Perfect...
• Re: shipping interior answer!
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 04 Dec 1996 22:24:45 -0500
  ...Both were fairly comparable, which came to roughly $300 not including any packaging materials. This was for the entire interior including both front seats...
• Re: Lowering your Van- again
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 01:23:47 -0700
  ...Modern materials/ designs make a taller tire not as much a liability as in the recent past. 2. Lowering (usually) increases the ability to...
• Re: 1981 Westfalia FS (seat belts)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Wed, 22 May 2002 08:45:08 -0500
  ...the house addition - we got an 83 chevy pickup to haul materials (didn't want to tear up the camper) 3. we need the...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:57:02 -0800
  ...Neglecting > > to change the coolant as specified is often a contributing factor, or > > it could be poor quality materials in the manufacturing process. > > > > Allan...
• Re: rusty nuts ...
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:24:46 -0600
  > This looks great Uncle Joel - I wonder if there is any effect to > surrounding > materials - say the rusted nut is in plastic - think there...
• Re: IR Temp guns - use with caution
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:45:11 -0600
  I used to use one of the early (very high $) IR cameras and when taking pictures of equipment, different materials/metals would show up...
• Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:06:39 -0500
  ...continuous tubing should be installed, and sometimes what materials to use. Could be simply an economy of assembly, and not a functionality of design...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Tires
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:52:10 EDT
  Terry, I'm no rocket scientist, or materials scientist, but my guess is the plys could be a different weave or density (like thicker...
• Re: Pop top insulation from the inside
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:35:29 -0700
  ...top from heat/cold, > quiten it and, if not using heavy materials, keep it managable. > > Has anyone done this to their pop-top? > > > > > ===== > Chris...
• Re: Paint Job
  Historical mailing list - Dan Bates
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 01:17:23 +0000
  ...Here materials alone will run around > $1,000.00 and labor $3,500.00 to $4,000.00 and this does not include the...
• Re: Recommendation needed for exterior plastic black paint for grill
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 30 May 2022 17:24:47 +0000
  ...have a > recommendation for the process and materials, especially correct paint or > primer. > > > > Eric Caron > > 84 Westfalia Grill > > > > > > If I can get the materials >
• Re: Friday - ANother Reason to love Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 17:28:17 -0500
  ...It would >> need to consist of standard Vanagon Westy issue materials; >> > > It is zee user's responsibility to hold zee microphone in between zee...
• Re: Syncro front sticker
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 09:12:37 -0600
  ...IIRC I got mine at a auto body shop store that sells DIY materials. bob
• Synthetic motor oil, Superstition and Witch Trials
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 21:38:35 EDT
  ...No myth, no legend, just engineering, tribology and materials science. After all we are in the 21st century! Frank Grunthaner
• Re: Window Tint
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 7 Apr 2022 02:27:47 +0000
  ...Misread materials cost. sorry about my mistaken post. On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 2:36:46 PM PDT, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: Intermittant Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:32:43 -0500
  ...of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering 291 Watts Hall 2041 College Road Columbus, Ohio 43210-1178 614-292-7416 614-688-4949...
• Hydrogen power for your van?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:05:47 -0500
  ...The press release suggests that hydrogen produced from cellulose and other renewable organic materials could be blended with natural gas for use in natural...
• Re: VW says it (yawn) again...the bus
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:44:56 -0700
  ...Batteries are much simpler, though probably made of some really dirty materials. Electric motors are cheap too, relatively. The recovery systems might be expensive...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 02:02:44 -0500
  ...like 20 bucks in materials, tops. or make it out of hardwood with a natural finish of your choice for an even more custom...
• Re: Westy interior trim available?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:25:20 -0700
  ...I spoke at length with (I forget his name ) at Euro American RV who supplied the original materials for the Westies and he said...
• Welding gas tanks (was Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:31:14 EDT
  ...as long as the tank is lean and free of any flammable materials then its not a problem.. the gas tank would be cut...
• Re: four wire O2 sensor.
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:41:16 -0800
  ...Since no reference materials list a 4 wire for the 2.1, you will be left with using a Universal 4 Wire Sensor. Your...
• Re: Hemp lovers joy!-hemp pop top canvas
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 12:46:17 EDT
  ...When you consider that many westfalia owners whether driving air-cooled or water-cooled vehicles would like to use such materials it then becomes...
• Re: vanagon seam rust repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:37:28 -0800
  ...And not with expensive materials or anything difficult or complicated either. I hope this will inspire people to treat all rust as soon as...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 16:35:48 -0500
  ...the right of the copyright holder to control distribution of his materials. -- John, '87 Westy >is it legal? > >it's legal as long as...
• Re: ripped canvas in pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 17:28:07 EST
  ...They use synthic materials like Dacron for sails today. You can even purchase canvas needles and thread and sew the tear in the canvas...
• Re: Another word on shocks
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 3 May 1999 00:24:39 -0700
  ...They are much more responsive to terrain change, use >better/stronger materials and are more precisely damped for >the application. Right on Steve.A...
• [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:48:19 -0700
  ...and while at it I plan to install some sound deadening materials. I have spent hours poring over the archives on the subject, as...
• Re: Burning Van or Insanorama
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 22:10:48 -0800
  ...I shall czech with the local parrothead regarding > availability of such pyrophenatical materials. Grey cases never die they > just burn on and on and...
• Re: OT Re: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:28:03 -0500
  ...ohmic materials, however, obey the equation I = V/R, with R constant; >i.e., ohm's law. > >here is a beautiful application of ohm...
• Re: Seam Rust & POR
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:38:31 -0500
  ...I bought some of the materials and was planning to fix several spots in the near future. Should I or shouldn't eye. Larry...
• Re: air flow meter cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 22:12:05 -0500
  ...Based on the materials found therein, I don't see why any kind of electrical contact cleaner wouldn't work. Mike John Goubeaux wrote...
• Re: Sliding door screens comparison?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 18:36:44 EST
  ...My kits are from the Westfalia OEM supplier and are made from the best materials. The screens attach with both velcro and snaps and...
• help needed rear wheel alignment / trailing arm
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:33:20 -0800
  ...Just took a trip to my local yard birds for some bldg materials in the van. Steering wheel was pulled to side which got...
• Re: Synthetic motor oil, Superstition and Witch Trials
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:00:32 -0700
  ...in the Young's Modulus for the two or more different materials). > This is accomplished in three generic ways: > > 1). Add an abrasive (Al2O3...
• Re: A/C, Rear, Shroud
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:55:41 -0700
  ...the rear of the plastic >> shroud to the vents in front? Materials, shapes, sizes? Directions, >> angles? >> >> I spied an aftermarket 'improvement' which eliminates the...
• Re: Subaru boxer diesels
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Tue, 6 May 2003 06:49:02 -0700
  ...seam to been enough > strength in the desgin to make one. Materials > would have to improve > to be able to make one. This would...
• Re: List Sticker Production Progress
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 17 May 2003 15:25:08 -0500
  ...List Sticker Production Progress > > I am continuing the effort to get some list stickers made up, using the > equipment and materials available to me...
• Updates at www.Vanagons.org
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Thu, 2 Jan 2020 17:07:48 -0800
  ...It's taken me a while, but the 1984 Vanagon materials are finally published, at least a first draft. This leaves 1985 as the...
• Re: shakedown trip with infant
  Historical mailing list
  21 May 97 11:18:09 PDT
  ...Some of wicker, some of other materials, some folding. Rather than a huge playpen. - Jeff '80 Westi > Has anyone come up with any interesting...
• Re: Bus Depot faucet [resolution]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:07:07 -0700
  ...ordered a new faucet from Bus Depot, > their "original tooling, new materials" faucets, p/n 255070808, because > mine old one had developed a leak...
• Re: Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:15:15 EST
  ...I have been purchasing materials for some time and the rust was > only getting worse. So, I started cleaning out the seams from the...
• Re: Carbon fiber van tops...?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 10:04:39 -0700
  ...but fabrication with the materials involved > generally requires a kiln and age and temperature control on the raw > materials (adding to the cost). > > Plus...
• Re: High cost of Q-pads
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 24 May 1999 21:40:31 -0400
  Marks, As you open the discussion about Q-pads, and their value versus other materials, I thought should respond. I am off the type2...
• Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 08:18:26 EDT
  ...For those who have had success with roofing materials, the different densities of metal and asphalt probably gave you some results. I'll bet...
• Re: Pop top insulation from the inside
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 21:10:58 -0800
  ...top from heat/cold, > quiten it and, if not using heavy materials, keep it managable. > > Has anyone done this to their pop-top? > > > > > ===== > Chris...
• Re: funny disc? - Ooops I was wrong, you caught me
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 08:43:15 -0600
  ...head(s) using one of several readily available heat resistant bonding materials (such as plastic aluminum). Remove all grease, paint, and rust to insure...
• George
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:05:05 -0700
  You just can't help yourself, can you? - Coupe "To me, it doesn't matter which materials are used and how they are joined...
• Re: Rebuilding westy cabinets in fine wood
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 16:19:00 -0400
  ...As to materials, solid woods would usually be heavier than the plywoods (though there are exceptions). As stand suggests, though, you can do layer...
• Re: LED lamp
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:07:07 -0700
  ...Thanks for the tip! We picked one up while getting materials for a traveling dog pen for our upcoming trip into darkest WV, MD...
• Just explored a sprinter camper, sticking to Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Jan 2020 14:38:05 -0500
  ...He was also not happy with the conversion materials quality. And he said a rattly noisy ride. Give me a reliable Vanagon and I...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 22 May 2014 16:09:47 -0700
  ...Sodium hydroxide, sodium nitrite, sodium tetraborate, and sodium mercaptobenzothiazole are, and all are hazardous materials. Here is an interesting article on phosphate in antifreeze...
• coolant leak tracing
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 12:02:37 CST6CDT
  On 6 Oct 95, SyncroHead@aol.com wrote: > Many shops now have the materials & tools to put dyes in the vehicle's fluids > (coolant...
• Re: seat covers
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:15:14 -0800
  ...The fronts go fo around >$175 a pop (including headrest and arm rests) depending on materials >selected. These are made when you order them...
• Re: Wanted: Water tank key
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 1 May 2000 20:34:25 -0400
  ...It is no more or less plastic than the earlier version - both are made from the same mold using the identical materials. As most...