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• Re: Seals
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:50:22 -0400
  ...Wolz Karl, Check out your Rock Mountain Motorworks catalog for part nos. and then call one of the list vendors that discounts RMMW stuff...
• Re: spam
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:53:54 -0700
  ...of SPAN (the caned version) was > awarded the Nobel Prize Posthumously > for figuring out what to do with pigs noses, tails, ears and anuses. >
• Re: FS: Never welded complete Vanagon swivel mechansim NOS!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 16:58:24 -0400
  >Or, buy this super nice and complete one for $240.00 and you are ready to install! Or buy this super-nice swivel seat...
• Re: 6th annual Russian Volkswagen festival - photos (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 09:36:57 -0700
  On Jun 1, 2012, at 6:44 AM, Tom Lambas <twlambas@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I like the nose art one the yellow Vanagon. > http...
• 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 21:54:08 -0800
  I was nosing around ebay and looked the pics of this 89 westy. Looking at that shot of the underside....is it just me...
• Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 00:40:44 -0800
  ...I've taken them out with small screwdriver's and needle nose pliers but looks like there is a specific tool for these. Anybody...
• Re: Aux Air Valve Officially Obsolete
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 10:51:41 -0700
  On 9/7/2006 10:03 AM Old Volks Home wrote: <snip> > Time to start looking for NOS > squirreled away in those hard-to...
• Re: Nose Bra
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 31 May 2018 16:47:42 -0400
  ...Nose Bra I do what you are doing, which is put the bra out in the sun to warm up & expand, then fit it...
• NOS Antenna Needed For SWR Problem
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 12:11:54 -0400
  I am in the strange position of needing to buy some NOS Antennas of the style that originally came on the van. The reason...
• Re: long term parking on hills
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:52:39 -0600
  ...I'm wondering if > it matter which direction I park the van, ie, nose up/nose down? Or is > there nothing in it? Surely...
• Re: long term parking on hills
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:13:21 -0800
  ...I'm wondering if > it matter which direction I park the van, ie, nose up/nose down? Or is > there nothing in it? Surely...
• Re: NOS Vanagon Radio ordered, Vanagon sightings and misc ramblings
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:02:26 -0400
  ...2008 1:48 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: NOS Vanagon Radio ordered, Vanagon sightings and misc ramblings Bryan, or anyone else...
• Re: Butting Heads with Transform
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON THOMAS H
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 12:59:22 -0900 (AKST)
  ...So much for 'getting exactly what I > ordered.' To top it off, the nose cone, which was used, as I expected it > would be...
• Re: busdepot and thepartsbin going nose to nose
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 17:07:07 -0500
  The Bus Depot wrote: > > The reason we usually ship heater cores via Priority Mail (besides faster > average delivery speed if going coast to coast...
• Re: NoStart to Remember
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:58:33 -0800
  NICE find.... excellent ! ! ! every time I get a new van (new to me) I do a full tune up including a new coil and...
• WTD help finding a few parts for a splitty
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Sat, 4 Nov 1995 15:12:31 -0800 (PST)
  ...i need them in to be NOS or used but perfect. any help of leads would be greatly apreciated. thanks and God Bless matt
• Re: Bus Boys Web Site Updates!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 00:45:22 -0400
  ...It's obvious that they are mostly snot-nosed yuppies who have never experienced the joys of trying to run a business. I pride...
• Re: (f) no content: End of the World and Vanagon timetable.
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:48:03 -0400
  Scary thing is, old "Nostra" was right about quite a few things. How many people back then called him a lunatic . . . But, I'm...
• Re: vanagon nose damage
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 13:40:16 -0500
  > If it's driveable, take it to a body shop and find out. Most will give > estimates for free, and should be in a...
• Re: Keeper quotes
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 20:58:02 -0800
  don't forget that last m, though. >MCOOMN? > >il cikaspers wrote: > >> booyah! milk came out of my nose, man. >> >> bill >> >> >This riposte has inspired...
• Re: FRYDAY-----horror stories on Surf Mex Trips
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 13:09:03 EST
  ...when down there, just stick to the coast and keep my nose KLEEN....honestly, i grew up around here (OC and SanDiego).......you can...
• Rear brakes on the euroslide
  Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 19:14:12 EST
  ...no nose dive all 4 grabed that gota be auto adjs. and reajust the hand brake. Thanks YOU Lee 86GL euruslide
• Re: 88 WBX Towing Questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:09:28 EST
  I I towed my '91 Carat from Durham NC to Columbia SC, about 250 miles on a U-haul dolly nose first. It handled...
• Re: Glove box door nose-dives
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:39:26 -0700
  > BusDepot shows the left one: > > http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251857109 > > and says the right one is NLA. Of course, because my...
• Re: FRYDAY-----horror stories on Surf Mex Trips
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 23:42:27 EST
  ...3) You should keep your nose KLEEN, whether in the USA or Mexico. 4) You are a paraniod racsist for saying you cannot trust...
• Re: Soundproofing pix
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:36:34 +0000
  Fit a large pexiglass nosecone to the front of the van to give the front-end more of a nose of a 747 shape...
• Re: Tool Question. (re: gas tank and general wrenching)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:14:02 -0700
  ...On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > you gotta have long nose pliers, for sure...
• Re: So close to getting my Behr AC going
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Mon, 11 May 2015 19:39:32 -0400
  ...http://nostalgicac.com/fittings-hose-kits/ac-fittings/8-90-degree-r-134a-charging-port-fitting.html On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 7...
• RE: Mounting Spare off of USA bumper on split
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 05 Jun 1996 08:02:27 -0400
  ...Mounted vertically on the bumper, it stood away from the nose a tad, and in 30,000 miles it never damaged the front end...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 20:41:50 -0500
  Answer to this is simple---and fast-- Air cooled Vanagon's have zero bottom grill---just check the nose out----that'll tell the...
• Re: "0 to 55 in 11 minutes"
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:08:39 -0400
  On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, David Marshall wrote: > I've seen "NOSPEED" on the windscreens of a few vans (ala NEUSPEED as seen > on...
• what color are the '89 wolfsburg/Bluestar vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 13:58:06 EST
  ...anyone know? i have a '89 wolfy parts van but it was clipped in the nose and the paint code sticker is long gone...
• Re: Eurospec Rectangular headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:58:37 EDT
  In a message dated 8/29/06 3:34:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, daniel.bates@COMCAST.NET writes: > > VW Part Nos. > > 255-941...
• Re: NOS Vanagon Radio ordered, Vanagon sightings and misc ramblings
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:20:29 EDT
  i have boxes full of '80's and '90's vw OEM radios if anyone wants some... email me w/ model wanted.. chris se...
• '67 front mat
  Historical mailing list - rusty vanbondo
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:58:58 -0700 (MST)
  ...i seem to recall rusty van bondo parted with a rather *princely sum* for a nos one? care to comment mr. rvb?? VanBondo replies...
• Re: Help, my wallet's always empty...
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 09:31:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
• Re: W. Coast Trip #2
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 1 Feb 1995 09:28:25 -0800 (PST)
  ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
• Re: Wasserboxer and NOS...ludicrous?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 10:02:00 -0400
  ...Wasserboxer and NOS...ludicrous? > I've been noodling this idea around a bit and thought I'd poll the audience > about this. Obviously, some...
• Re: Interesting front-end treatment
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 03:00:27 -0500
  Proportions seem a little off (too short, too narrow), but despite that nose, seems like a T3 singlekab. > On Nov 22, 2014, at 2...
• Motive Bleeder Recs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:25:17 -0600
  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=motive+bleeder Not sure if I am going to...
• Re: (long) VW-Winnebago Rialta 20' magazine test
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 1994 16:51:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...front end of the EV...does that mean the chop off the ass-ends and can them, or do they buy EV "noses"? Ric
• Re: I like grits
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 7:57:27 PST
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• the nose knows
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 20:05:39 -0400
  My camper has a big dent in the front. I have read that it is almost in possible to fix this. Is this true...
• Re: Van related purchases today
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 12:55:10 -0400
  ...and standard, ratchet, magnetic screwdriver, spark plug socket 39.99 needle nose pliers = 6.99 Magnetic pickup tool = 9.99 - - - - - - i love my magnet...
• front fresnel?
  Historical mailing list - mark
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:31:42 -0800
  ...Can't get away from the fact that most my life my vehicles had noses. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus...
• radiator gurgles?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:43:40 -0500
  ...another two and then parked on a slight incline with the nose facing uphill. Turned the motor off and heard a little gurgling from...
• Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Sun, 29 May 2005 21:03:10 -0400
  Hi Jeff, When you pull the starter to check for missing teeth as other have suggested, also check for the presence of the nose...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 21:39:50 EST
  ...what's leaking is to taste the oil. >> Just put your nose to it; all things have very distinct odors. Like most things, it...
• Re: Type IV Valve Job or Rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 11 May 1995 10:10:57 -0700 (PDT)
  ...schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
• Re: Keeper quotes
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:29:18 -0800
  ...his >> supplier? >> >>> He can't either! He's never rubbed his nose with a sheep. No comment on >>> any other activity. >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: il cikaspers...
• Re: Can anyone translate this??
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 16:49:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
• Re: last call - '85 westy going to crusher
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:36:28 -0400
  ...roof > metal, > power steering rack all coolant lines, radiator, condenser, good nose, > etc.. > > last call.. gets loaded up on trailer tomorrow headed for crusher...
• Re: nicknames for the generations
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 4 Oct 94 10:58:32 PDT
  So jackr@starfleet.scs.ag.gov says: > > > > Rounded? Tall? Short nose? Sounds like Stimpy! > > > > -David > > Uh uh. Sounds more like like a whale to...
• Re: Splitty front badge source?
  Historical mailing list - Ricky
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 14:24:32 GMT0
  ...night. > > Does anyone know a good source for an original > restored/NOS or v. good repro replacement? > > I'm in the UK btw. > Sarah...
• Re: WTB: one 14
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:22:55 EST
  ...need to try and get > one that will fit under the nose. Does anyone have a single steely for sale? > > the factory 14" alloy...
• Re: Rear spring question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 May 2013 12:18:52 -0700
  Stock 2wd Diesel Vanagons have the tranny nose mounted much higher than gas Vanagons due to a different nose bracket used in diesels for...
• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 07:33:00 -0700
  ...The other was modifying some needle nose angled-pliers so the nose would fit under the needle and sort of rocking the plier handle...
• Re: '66 Parts Fest., '57 Name!
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:20:55 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Front Nose Skin If you can cut this off cleanly, I want it! If not, over cut it and I will clean it myself...
• Re: motor swapping
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 14:12:08 -0600 (CST)
  >From schwarze@superc.nosc.mil Tue Jan 3 13:06:34 1995 >From: David Schwarze <schwarze@superc.nosc.mil> >Subject: Re: motor swapping Christopher...
• Re: Red Rocks News and more
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 13:30:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================