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• Re: Bumper Painting Info/Pics! (who's bored on a Saturday? Me!)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 21:21:24 -0800
  ...Not too many end cap hardware kits supply them, > let alone supply them in stainless steel. > > To remove the end cap plugs,(with pliers...
• Lower door vents taped up?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:54:43 -0500
  ...It has rounded ends on one end and an open end on the other side. It's about an inch and a half by...
• Re: Metal end slips out...
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:41:15 -0400
  ...Metal end slips out... > Those metal inserts keep the pipes from collapsing under the pressures of > the hose clamps. You could make some more...
• Going to Belize
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kote
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:46:14 -0800
  ...So I guess that just says to me that at the end of the road, there will still be a Vanagon sitting there, waiting...
• Re: 60 Year Bulli Book Ripoff!!! Beware!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:14:08 -0500
  ...http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=eL4jU.&search=allocate>allocate > ><http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=eL4jU.&search=overhead>overhead...
• so, I replaced the rear seat lap belts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:06:03 -0500
  ...When I put the bolts in on the receiver end (under the seat), the bolts would not go all the way in, but became...
• Re: Has heat, but it smells
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  20 Sep 1995 08:55:57 -0700
  ...This should enable you to work only at the end where the cablel terminates in the footwell at the various flap bell cranks, and...
• Re: a really cool VW
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 20:20:25 CST
  ...but the front end looks like the butt end of a hippopotamus. really. :) now it had sliding doors on the sides. joel joel jwalker...
• Re: Tie Rod ends and Rear trailing arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 30 May 2012 06:36:05 -0400
  ...Since you didn't mention there being a change in the tie rod end length I assume my memory was incorrect in there being...
• Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:03:40 -0700
  ...Am I taking the easy way out, or am I going to end up wrestling with a five foot long 400 pound monster? John...
• auction has ended due to "error"
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 08:57:09 -0700
  http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1842738976 As per eBay listing page. "The seller ended this listing early because...
• Re: Doink!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:44:20 -0500
  ...Small areas of damage can crack the caulk, and rust may begin to form.Bumpers end caps concentrate the impact force and bend/crack...
• Re: Doink!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:44:20 -0500
  ...Small areas of damage can crack the caulk, and rust may begin to form.Bumpers end caps concentrate the impact force and bend/crack...
• CV joint reversal?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:33:48 -0800
  ...for longer wear - - does this mean just reversing the axle end-for-end, or taking the CV joints off, and putting them back on...
• Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 05:49:35 -0800
  ...As you rotate the other end (the part that is captured in the hub cap) the head-end, that seems to describe a slight...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:16:19 -0400
  ...Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers > Anyone ever purchase and install those large tube bumpers and rear/front end > (Like the ones used on SUV1s that...
• Re: Top Overhauls
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 15:12:15 -0600
  ...The other difference between the two lower ends is the rod > bolts specifically the distortion of the large end of the 2.1 con...
• Re:Pole Vaulting a Van
  Historical mailing list - Stephen White
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:36:14 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The graywater outlet ran > downward toward the front of the vehicle with a clearance of less than nine > inches at the end. It looked...
• Re: Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:02:49 -0700
  ...if the toothed gear rack moves up and down, or fore-aft in the bushing at the end of the power steering rack/whole...
• Aircooled heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:49:36 -0800
  ...80.4 of Bentley - route through both ends of the welded bracket? Does the boot fit between the bracket ends, or to the rear...
• Clunk Sound maybe found!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:51:52 -0400
  Hi all wrote a few days ago about a Clunk in the ass end of the 85 westi. Well it maybe in the ass...
• Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 19:48:12 -0500
  Bentley says the "wear limit for big end rod clearance is 0.028". There's a picture, with the crank out of the case...
• Re: Would the List know...?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:11:27 -0400
  ...Clinch state park on the north end of the island and other options on the south end. Lotsa $$ here, but still a nice place...
• Re: removing ground strap bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:23:50 -0800
  ...I have taken care of the tranny end of the strap, but whats up with the body end? Bentley 97.6 says that the...
• Removing Upper control arms
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Wed, 31 May 2006 07:20:58 -0500
  ...The front end cannot be properly aligned because the bolts holding the upper control arms are rusted solid. The mechanic I go to is...
• Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:49:11 -0500
  ...The big end needs to be resized to do this I have a cap grinder > it > >trims a few thousandths off of the mating...
• Temp. gauge needle directions? What's RIGHT and LEFT?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 21:38:52 -0700
  ...The "cold" end of my gauge is definitely to the "right" (counter- clockwise) of the "hot" end which is to the "left"... I'm...
• Bay Area Van-a-goon Tailgate Party
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 16:16:39 -0700
  ...TWO WEEKS AWAY! FIRST ANNUAL San Francisco Bay Area Van-a-goon Tailgate Party SATURDAY OCT 21 11 AM to ??? On SF Bay/End...
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:50:29 -0400
  ...Michael, if you can tell me the length of the wire and the operating voltage drop from end to end I'll be able...
• Stickers
  Historical mailing list - M=
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 02:06:57 -0500
  Why dont all the people who want to talk about stickers endlessly, start another discussion group just about stickers. That way you can all...
• Re: bus depot - end the thread PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:05:13 -0800
  ...bus depot - end the thread PLEASE lets start talking about 'tires" or head leaks or something, move on to another subject, folks! [text/html]
• good video showing South African Vanagons and Syncros on surf mov ie " Endless Summer ll"
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 22:40:08 -0500
  Hey guys check out " Endless Summer ll"......it's got some good shots of the SA Vanagon crossing some sand dunes and also some...
• removing front end stuff without jacking up?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:07:39 -0500
  Which of the front end components can I remove without jacking up the car? Could I have removed the stabilizer bar with the car...
• Re: absolutely NVC whatsoever, amazing pictures
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 01:13:51 +1200
  >I'd never seen a rainbow end in front of anything before! I've seen one ending only a few meters away. It's...
• Easy out for ball joint removal - Must have tools: make it easy: AVOID the FORK
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 21:46:28 EDT
  Two tools that will make front end work a dream are: a Pitman arm puller and a tie rod end puller. They get the...
• coolant "ring" in engine compartment --plastic w/ end holes
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:46:29 -0700
  ...Since there is a hole at each end i figure those supposed to be there. I have never seen one like this. Am i...
• Re: Power Steering Boots - hose clamp attachment
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 08:16:37 -0600
  ...What is wrong wiith this is that you cannot re- stake the ball end where it attaches to the rack. Mind you, I've...
• Re: Fw: 85 Vanagon Bumper ends...available?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 26 May 1998 20:54:59 -0700
  At 11:36 PM 5/25/98 -0400, Judith Barr/Leo Girard wrote: >Hi gang, >Today the last of my plastic (?) bumper end guards...
• Speaker Wire Polarity
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 20:02:55 -0700
  ...battery and wire it up so you can touch the speaker leads and observe the cone's movement end snipped------ ************END OF SNIP (is...
• Re: raining in the vanagon follow-up
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Tue, 6 Aug 1996 14:57:29 -0400
  I don't have a little duckbill like thing at the end of the AC drain hoses....the hoses just end. Am I missing...
• Re: Clamshell mod
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:18:05 -0700
  ...One end of that attaches to the frame cross-member hinging point; the other end of that attaches to the clamshell. It effectively drops...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 07:41:20 -0400
  ...kit of ends to be epoxied into place and/or a replacement bar with > > solid ends would be very useful. Ends could be done...
• Bay Area Van-a-goon Tailgate Party
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 18:33:05 -0700
  ...On SF Bay/End of Powell Street EMERYVILLE, CA Powell Street Exit off I-80 Just North of the East End of the Bay...
• Re: interesting vanagon for sale in victoria
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:54:11 -0800
  ...You may only need to adapt the cable ends. The rotary controls in the Golfs have circular ends which are attached to stud like...
• Re: Clutch - revisited - Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:45:07 EDT
  ...Has to do with adjusting the end play of the crankshaft. If not there your thrust bearing will become toast, as I understand it...
• parts needed - '87 Vanagon GL Westy Camper
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Mon, 24 Feb 97 15:50:00 PST
  ...part mfr part # ---------------- ------------------ front bumper 255807111CGRU front bumper extension 251807124A1BG end cap? liftgate shell (for wiper) 251829105T right reat tailight assy 251945112A rear bumper...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:10:40 -0500
  ...What you lose in the bottom end lag you start gaining in upper mid range, and high end. The little that you lose in...
• Re: how do i stop the email?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:00:06 -0500
  ...SET VANAGON NOMAIL END When you want to start getting mail again send another message but this time say: SET VANAGON MAIL END Yours...
• Formula for calculating speed w/given gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - R J Bellanca
  Fri, 04 Jul 1997 06:16:09 -0700
  I know there's someone out there with a handy dandy formula for calculating top end for different gear ratio's and rear ends...
• How do I test the big end bearings
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:59:50 -0800
  Hi List, I still do not know the way big end bearings should be tested, once the head and the cylinders are off. Any...
• Re: P/S Rack
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 17:30:59 EST
  Get a tie rod separator from Autozone or a similar FLAPS, and remove the end with no damage. Cost is around $12. Use a...
• wtb: speedo cable
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 21:47:43 EST
  need the upper end cable for my 85 westy. pulled the one off of my burnt '80 and found that it was threaded at...
• Re: Friday trips again (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:32:01 -0800
  ...or ends... in lund bc canada You ought to fix the answer place. It sure looks like it ends in Olympia when I drive...
• Re: Mystery lines (at least to me)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:52:00 -0700
  ...the upper ends of those ..just stick into the area above or near the gas tank and end at 'nothing' just air venthoses. Pretty...
• CV greaser. Was: squeaking wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:31:18 -0700
  ...I brazed the expanded end of brake line to a spare grease gun pipe then filed a bevel at end of collapsed section. Spraying...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:58:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...So what's the verdict? I solved this problem with new pipe ends, they are cheap and are availible from most vw catalogs that...
• Radiator removal?
  Historical mailing list - IAN X BROWN (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 21:41:27 -0700
  ...The spare wheel retaining spring rod thingies are held captive at one end inside a piece of closed box metal such that I can...
• Re: transplant a 2.1 into an 84? worth it?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 May 2008 15:28:30 -0500
  ...It's more a problem of stretching main rod end bolts that create the problem over time. They stretch, the rod end elongates opening...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:16:13 -0800
  ...Brute force wins again! Troy > hi. > I specialize in removing tie rod ends ...... > that tapered thing. > 'the way' is to give the end of...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:10:01 -0700
  ...Just flipping a shaft end-for-end (or moving CVs between ends, reversing the direction of movement) doesn't change the direction of load...