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• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:17:26 -0400
  ...When the engine is warmed up the rockers looses it lash! The old 40 HP engine had two types of studs holding the rockers...
• Re: Torque values for rocker shaft
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:14:42 -0500
  ...Also make sure the stud is fully seated so that the rocker sits flush on the base, not suspended on the taper of the...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 5 May 2011 11:52:38 -0700
  ...at 11:19 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Rocket; > > Though I haven't installed one yet, this item came highly rated...
• Re: info
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:56:27 -0700
  ...VJS (by way of Ron Lussier <GentlemanJack@ROCK.COM>)[SMTP:GentlemanJack@ROCK.COM] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 1997 9:26 AM To: Vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Rocky Mountain Westy
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 15:03:41 -0700
  ...Vickery posted some pix on the Yahoo groups Rocky-Mountain-Syncro-Fest http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Rocky-Mountain-Syncro-Fest Richard Boulder
• Re: Tire rotating -- when?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 21:57:50 -0600
  > What's the rule o' the thumb about tire rotation? Rocket J: Ask your tire shop. You do have a tire shop that you...
• gti seats in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 04:58:54 -0700
  ...Get your free e-mail at http://www.rocketmail.com
• Re: REPOST! ECU CHIP AND ROCKERS UPGRADE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:01:54 -0700
  ...Prom Chip >> Chromoly Pushrods cut to correct length >> Gene Berg Ratio Rockers. I just have one question. Does a Vanagon with this installed still...
• FW: Meet & Marry The Latin Goddess Of Your Dreams
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:38:44 -0700
  ...Alan Bosch [mailto:arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM] <mailto:[mailto:arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM]> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 1:32 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Ratio Rocker Installation Issues
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:03:43 EDT
  ...Read up on rocker arm geometry and determining pushrod length. John Wessels European Motorsport Livermore, CA http://www.euromog.com
• Re: Craigslist: 1.6 82 Diesel near Bend, Ore.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 19:40:20 -0600
  $7k? Am I totally out of touch with prices? Sent from my iPad On 2013-03-01, at 6:57 PM, "Rocket J Squirrel...
• Carat Side Skirts for Rocker Panels
  Historical mailing list - River Clan
  Sat, 12 Aug 2006 11:01:48 -0700
  ...But, I didn't get the rocker panel side skirts. Now I am looking for them individually, or in a set, etc. Can anyone...
• Re: WTB: Rear hatch name badge?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:16:49 -0700
  ...Pricey. > > Dylan > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> > Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:08:27 -0500
  ...It's against the air > quality rules. > > > On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com >> wrote...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Dipstick Location?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:29:57 -0800
  ...I am not to be confused with someone who has mechanical aptitude. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
• Re: mufflers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 13:33:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Before you Midasize (read "overspend"), check with Dave Pennell at Rocky Mtn.. He just spent 20+ mins. with me on the phone ensuring that...
• Re: Roadside Vanagonology (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 10:46:57 -1000
  ...It's all about rocks. In Maine our rocks are mostly granite. And, as everybody knows, most folks in Maine take their granite for...
• Re: SPAM?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:59:43 -0700
  Special Olympics special? Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:51:19 -0400
  Another consideration, do these rockers rotate the valves as the stock ones do? I am still interested in trying this kit. I think this...
• Re: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 3 May 2013 11:04:41 -0700
  I didn't know that higher octane rating = better mileage. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 05/03...
• Re: Hot Wheels Vanagon anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:23:58 -0700
  ...Hot Wheels Vanagon anyone? <http://coolmaterial.com/home/hot-wheels-retro-entertainment-series/> -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore.
• Re: Rock Auto "Close Out" Parts.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:27:48 -0500
  ...http://www.rockauto.com/RSS/vehiclefeeds.php?carcode=1286333&m=wc&l=en&html=true
• Red Rock or ???
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 20:30:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...I've camped a lot in the highway 395 area, and I personally don't like Red Rock that much. Very barren and dry...
• Re: Trailer suggestion
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:03:57 -0400
  ...Geo/ATL in Walpole, MA On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > A bit...
• Re: Bra Substitute
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 03:17:44 -0500
  ...I personally had to redo the rocker-panels of my van, right to the bare metal - about a year after I used rockguard with...
• Re: simple heat for stove top, e-bay
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:15:39 -0800
  In that scenario, in the battle of "rock paper scissors" rock wins! Neil. On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 1:04 PM, John C...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: hi-lift rockers
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 3 May 2001 08:39:40 -1000
  ...No ratio rockers or Lilly mods though, didn't want to push it > with my old engine. The difference without the chip and rockers...
• Re: Seems kinda 'spensive for this gadget
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:48:18 -0700
  ...He actually broke the foot because the 'hard-tail' Harley bounced over a river-rock and his apehanger bars and extended fork precluded him...
• Re: Rocking of the Van...serious advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - No Quarter
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 20:24:46 -0500 (CDT)
  > then next think you know the van is a rockin' and ya get whistles and yells > from all over the place...*blush* hmm, is...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers Comments
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 15:14:17 -0400
  ...Does this sound like a good candidate for the 1.25 rocker? I'm reserving judgement for a while on the chip as a...
• (No Vanagone Content) Geo-Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 12:11:25 -0400
  ...Will attempt to stop at each roadcut on I-80, as described by McPhee, collecting rock samples at each location for later facetting and...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:05:40 -0800
  ...You're asserting that the rockers are clanking against the pushrod tips, right? that does make a lot of clatter in my old straight...
• Re: Need tire and wheel recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:48:08 -0600
  > The size is not as critical a factor as their durability and safety using > them the way I do, namely on rough rock roads...
• RV: Any climbers out there?
  Historical mailing list - Erick Faith Jimenez
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 10:07:14 -0600
  Thursday, 19 December , 2002 09:34 vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Any climbers out there? And what about Costa Rica, we do have some rocky...
• Re: Shakin at low speeds
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:10:47 -0700
  ...com > # 510/444.2649 ICQ# 7190667 > > # Rocket Network http://www.rocketnetwork.com > # Senior Technical Support Manager TekNoSan@rocketnetwork.com > # Real time music collaboration on...
• Fw: Ceramic coatings
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:20:13 -0500
  TO Alan at Rockwell -- Your kind offer to check out SWAINTECH in the Rochester vicinity sounds great! I am sure others on the list...
• Re: Satellite image of fire (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:10:26 -0700
  ...That kind > of threat just isn't any fun at all. > > > > On 10/23/07, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: >> Rocky (Mike Rocket...
• Re: Car Talk Vanagon caller/Elements
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 12:54:24 -0800
  re: "Does the Eurovan's tank have a rock guard like the Vanagon's?" I honestly don't remember. If not, there's probably...
• Re: What goes here? and a part request for a 85 GL.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 18:05:16 -0300
  ...An "engine running" indicator? > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. >
• Re: Tire rotating -- when?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 19:10:06 -0700
  ...Rob vwrobb@gmail.com At 9/4/2012 05:03 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >Could not find this in the Owner's Manual...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 15:08:12 -0700
  ...On Aug 8, 2011 4:47 PM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is the oil plug gasket used on the 1...
• RockAuto Vanagon Parts Sale
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:17:20 -0800
  ...http://www.rockauto.com/RSS/vehiclefeeds.php?carcode=1286456&m=wc&l=en&html=true i.e. "Part Type: Rack and Pinion Complete Unit...
• Re: Death Valley Sun VW Gathering early December
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:24:37 -0700
  On 10/24/2009 3:51 PM Robert Fisher wrote: > Perhaps you can go through Bend on your way down and make Rocky come...
• Re: Calling all solar gurus
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:53:53 -0700
  ...you want or need to know, but you can check out > Rocky's site on the subject: > > http://camping.elliott.googlepages.com/aboutoursolarpowerrig > > Cya...
• Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:26:33 -0400
  LOL! Mark K (Married almost 30 years) 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD On Jun 19, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > I...
• Re: What is the best trailer hitch? Anyone have any experiencewithFast Forw...
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:39:59 -0500
  Dennis, And I can see this happening too, from the bike rack being unsecured, rocking back and forth on the hitch. But mine doesn...
• chronic flat lifter
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 18:32:43 -0500
  ...What do you suggest I do? Could misadjusted rockers cause the lifters to go flat? Sometimes the tapping is so bad, it begins to...
• Help with Rock Auto - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:33:26 -0500
  Hi everyone. �Was wondering if anyone more familiar with the Rock Auto site could help me out. �I'm looking at placing my first...
• Re: [NVC] Griddle recco 2 fit atop Westy stove
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 17:33:33 -0700
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:15 PM To: vanagon...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:20:50 -0400
  > That "rock hard" effect is exactly what you want. The fact that the others > are compressing indicates they haven't pumped up yet. I...
• Re: Questions for the Engine Builders Re: high lift rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:13:00 -0400
  ...My recollection of details is sketchy because I wanted to buy > the rockers for my Westy but became disillusioned by the test results and...
• Re: Mellow Yellow got hitted
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:00:05 -0700
  ...Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" [mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:24 PM To: Jeff Schwaia Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: CORRECTION: Please read this!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Apr 95 10:14:06 EDT
  ...a OEM sliding door side rocker for nearly $50 and had fabbed quite a bit of the rocker and sliding door track support structure...
• Re: Friday. So . . . bumper sticker Q?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:42:38 -0800
  ...Anyone seen anything like it? >> >> -- >> >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus >> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") >> 74 Utility...
• Re: Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - john
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:33:12 -0400
  ...John On Sat, 2015-09-05 at 12:01 -0700, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > I miss the good oil-bath air filter I had...
• Re: Water leak below dash
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 11:32:59 -0800
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 11:30 AM To: vanagon...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:57:37 -0700
  ...Mark Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > On my 1984 2WD, the grease cap on the driver's side front wheel has a > little nipple thing...
• Re: Another use for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:55:36 -0700
  ...Hanson On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Photo of Vanagon being used on...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:38:53 -0700
  David Beierl wrote: > At 06:10 PM 7/12/2010 Monday, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" wrote: >> Can one do more than simply gaze upon...
• Re: Testing, testing -- is this thing on?
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 08:34:31 -0800
  ...Aka star conttoller On Mar 1, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Squirrel to Vanagon community, this...