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• Re: Vanagon Cabrio
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 04:29:09 -0700
  Saw a bay version being driven in Norfolk VA many years ago.� It was much more practical in that it had a rollbar behind...
• VW want to buy Bugatti
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 01:19:17 -0700
  ...Per Lindgren 88 Syncro (wannabe Rolls-Syncroyce)
• Re: You won't believe this one!!
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:26:46 EDT
  ...In Cincinnati, one of the eCheck goobers left a car running in gear when he shut the rollers off. He was very surprised, as...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:22:43 -0800
  ...And when I rolled and totalled my '85 (that's why I was looking at the Syncro to replace it) a wallet my step...
• Re: Anti Rolling Reminder for Automatics when parked
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:28:22 -0800
  ...Fortunately, I also always set the parking brake in the manual van, so I never roll, I just experience puzzlement when the starter won...
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:49:06 -0700
  I lubed all the rollers and tracks with Fluid Film and installed peel and stick roofing membrane to the inside of the slider cover...
• How to Remove '69 bus window
  Historical mailing list - John Grunkemeier
  Mon, 8 Aug 1994 16:59:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I struggled with the window and roller mechanism for quite awhile. There may be a way to get the window and roller mechanism out...
• Re: broken skylight lifter
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 05:54:32 EDT
  ...Any suggestions? Please. < < See my _Vanagon Westy Skylight Roller Repair_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/roller.htm) webpage. < < Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada...
• Re: lubricating window regulators?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:49:36 -0500
  ...and I hate that you can't roll them up once the engine is off.. I don't like idling while I wait for...
• Re: Friday: Best + Stupid=Oxymoron
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:48:40 +1300
  ...Let enough air out >>of a tire and it creeps toward having the rolling diameter of the rim. >> >>Bob Bob's right. As the...
• Westy cushions and Cabbage.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 09:28:29 CST6CDT
  ...Squeezes all the water out fast; this also works for making egg rolls. an Oriental restaurant (and no, you won't get the name...
• Re: Working on Gravel
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:23:05 -0600
  ...Keep it rolled up in a corner of the garage. Roll it out and lay on it. Soft smooth dry etc. Stores easily and...
• Leakdown, Compression & Light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:59:03 -0600
  ...Flat tire, rolling on the already spare & I lost my, near A-frame bottom shock holding bolt, causing the flat. I found amazing guys...
• Re: White Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:36:13 -0800
  very very nice Jason... I love it I got the rubber carpet set and a full set of sliding doors rollers... :-)
• Re: Data Connection In The Desert!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 15:18:43 -0500
  AT&T and TMobile coverage along the Blue Ridge, where we often roll is mostly nonexistent. Geo/ATL
• Re: Major Milestone!!!
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 00:40:04 -0500
  Wow, your experience gives me hope. My '87 has rolled over 300,000Km but that is far short of your miles.
• Re: NVC- Estate Tax Auction
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:51:12 -0500
  > http://coolcatcorp.com/millerauction/MillerAuction.html < One correction- Springfield Rolls Royces came from Springfield Massachusetts. George/ATL homesick Bostonian
• Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights WAS - RE: unrolling papertowel - Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:01:08 +0000
  ...A desirable roll IS in said ROLL and not in a heap or strewn about the cabin. I keep a rubber band around mine...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 11:23:30 -0400
  ...On the post 85 set up I noticed, after modding the main rollers, that the rollers under the removable body part aft of the...
• Re: CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 May 2009 19:37:25 -0700
  ...or benefits of using > molybdenum disulfide (CV joint) grease on tapered roller bearings such as > those found in the front end of 2wd vanagons...
• Embarassing moments/My rear wheel ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jun 95 11:33:25 PDT
  ...Just as the traffic light changed, a wheel rolled through the intersection at about 5mph. Everyone around was dumbstruck. This is the kind of...
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:49:52 EDT
  ...I would think that if a roll start is hard on a CC gear and its associated counter gears then the same would hold...
• Carrying a kayak on the roof of a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:25:05 -0800
  ...This roller tilt feature is invaluable for the high roof of the Westy. Once you get the kayak started, the rollers just guide it...
• Re: Gasket ID?
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:23:53 -0700
  ...Cost is about $5.00 a roll and you can make >about 4 gaskets from a roll. ************************** Check ETKA Again, Illustration 55-00 (Main...
• Re: Fresh air fan enhancements?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:33:18 -0700
  ...For me, having the window rolled up is a matter of protecting what little hearing I have left. With the window down, my sound...
• Re: Speedo Calibration
  Historical mailing list - mike ingle
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 17:59:41 -0700
  ...engine rev (rpm) * transaxle ratio * rolling radius (inches) * 2 * pi * 946.9697 * 10^-6 = miles per hour. engine rev (rpm) * transaxle ratio * rolling radius...
• Re: Isenglas Windows [NVC]
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:13:05 -0400
  ...Most common mistake is that Roll clear plastic is called isenglass when in fact it is standard roll plastic and a fair amount of...
• Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:00:35 -0600
  ...in all the junkyards i've frequented in that past 25 years, i've seen ONE vanagon rollover. it had dents all over the...
• Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 May 2005 13:51:57 -0700
  ...even something like baby shampoo in water - and use the roller to > roll the seal into the groove. This will tighten up the rubber...
• Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 2 May 2010 23:31:19 -0700
  ...er ... >each get a roll >ppppplleeeeeaaaassseeeeeee :) >yours You can find silicone tape at a lot of places, I think I've seen it at...
• Re: EV Screens
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 21:39:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...I went to Home Depot (or Home De Pot) and bought two lenghts of screen frame, one roll of screen material, 2 end kits...
• Re: Skylight flex arm
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 09:03:32 -0800
  on 20/12/03 4:21 pm, Gurjeet Saund wrote: > I have a flex arm on which the rollers are worn off and it...
• TDI transplant?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:01:11 -0700
  ...I missed a turn in the rain at 75 mph, went over the concrete barrier, and rolled down a bank onto some railroad tracks...
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 21:56:02 EDT
  Still another reason to always camp on top of a hill. Todd 76 & 84 Westy Washington DC
• Re: Fwd: VOLKSWAGON vs ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:37:57 -0500
  ...Ever looked at the fuel economy of a Rolls? It's not so hot. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "I thought...
• Re: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:51:43 EST
  ...What takes him 30 minutes to do would probably take me a whole roll of film and 4 days of my life to accomplish...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:33:28 PDT
  ...So, you seem to like Pauter with roller tips more than Rhino with added swivel tips for street use... Do the Gene Berg slider...
• Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 10:22:49 -0700
  Hmm -- I ordered a roll of this UHMW tape from McMaster <http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/119/3431/=nt0hh8> and can't get it...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 10:21:53 EST
  ...I have it out and > rolled up in my storage van. frank.. if its rolled up, expecially in subzero Ontario temperatures..im afraid to...
• Re: Vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:24:46 -0800
  ...Find a small drift to and drive that roll pin out. You can use a small nail or an old drill bit but you...
• Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 2 Sep 2018 14:02:28 -0700
  ...On the related question, the roll-ups can all be done without disassembly, but not the wing windows. Easy project. > GoWesty link: > http://www...
• Re: Friday! Song Time!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 12:28:56 CDT
  ...over hill, over dale, we don't know our head from tail, as the cassions go rolling along. ready, fire! hurry, load! as we...
• Rear anti-roll bar installed!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 31 May 2002 09:12:21 -0400
  A month or more back I saw a post saying that the rear anti-roll bar as installed on ambulance and other heavy models...
• Re: towing boat
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 17 May 1996 15:16:32 CST6CDT
  ...aquatic life :) The solution is to be sure to buy a "roller" trailer so you do not have to back in very far to...
• Re: rebuilding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:19:24 -0600
  ...You'll need a 3/64" drift to remove the roll pin from the tailpiece. You'll need to exchange the wafers from yours...
• Re: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:25:38 -0600
  You can make it at slow speed and save your buns or roll that tire down the side of the interstate............. You know! Considering...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 13:06:35 -0700
  ...Gets you an accurate measure of the true rolling radius. Since the torque applied through the moment arm of the rolling radius is the...
• Re: Idling downhill? (Was: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?)
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:11:03 -0500
  ...You'll roll faster in neutral and have more momentum for the uphill or level ground to follow. On Nov 28, 2007, at 3...
• RollsRoyce News
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Miller
  Fri, 8 May 1998 03:46:47 +0100
  Just announced on BBC TV UK VW now own RR, now a spirit of ecstasy on a Vanagon there's a thought! [text/html]
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 00:44:53 -0400
  ...Tapered roller bearings, like traditional front wheel bearings, can be pre-loaded. The outer roller bearing is not tapered and the rollers will actually...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:09:10 EDT
  ...Thinking about adding Ratio rockers > > ><<So there's a swivel tip and a roller tip available to choose from??? >How >would you choose between...
• Re: bed liner
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:52:14 -0400
  ...I bought a Herculiner kit that comes with a >> gallon of liner (used 1/2), two roller pads, coarse pad,one roller and 2...
• Re: Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 21:50:43 EDT
  ...Suzy's van now >includes: > >Five packages of Evercoat "Q-Pads", (adhesive 1/4" thick asphalt/rubber >sound-killer pads >A fifty foot roll...
• 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Karen
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:43:25 -0500
  ...Put the battery back in the van, we went over and rolled the van forward a couple of feet (not a roll start), then...
• (f) Recipe for "Bus Roll" (long)
  Historical mailing list
  06 Sep 96 08:13:45 PDT
  Recipe for a "Bus Roll" or how to enjoy the benefits of a roller coaster, but waste a bus in the meantime. > You've...
• Re: Window-Driver side door
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:06:22 -0700
  ...speaking of front door windows ..... > Mine will "tilt" and klunk forward/aft in the rail if rolled down about > half way, otherwise fits well...
• calculating speed from rpm
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 24 May 1998 00:32:29 CDT
  ...this table was compiled from tire-industry standards for the rolling circumference of new tires at 50 km/h (31 mph); the rolling circumference...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 19:27:43 -0700
  ...of the noise >>> and that roller bears the weight of the sliding door... >>> >>> I've used the Delrin roller and it's quieter than...
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:21:23 -0400
  ...a) remove the broken VW roller from the axle that it revolves on. b) go to my local friendly machine shop and buy a...
• Re: Sound Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:00:38 -0800
  I got mine from McMaster industrial supply. $12 something for a roll. www.mcmaster.com and search for high temp mastic sheeting. Mark --- Keith...