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Re: Dragging front brakes...why? how?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:09:24 -0500
...Have you felt the wheels after driving to see if one or both are running hot? Mike
Re: Ball joints, upper / lower photo procedure
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:40:12 -0800
How did your steering feel after you changed the ball joints? I was amazed at how solid and tight the front end felt after...
Removing the sliding window from its track and disassembly of side window (long)
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:34:28 -0700
...Next I freed the felt channel the top of the glass rides in, by shutting the glass and pulling it down and opening the...
Re: Boston Bob's flywheel install
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:46:30 -0700
...and rear main seal, |and end play. | |don't install the felt clutch dust seal dry. |soak it in engine oil first for a...
Re: Transmission MainShaft Needle Bearing Noise
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:05:05 -0500
...When the bearing goes back in, the bearing needs to be lubricated with grease, then there is a felt washer that goes in to...
Re: Pilot bearing failure
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:52:20 -1000
...So it is all cleaned up and I am > putting in the diesel style pilot bearing and doing away with the felt > washer and...
Re: Coolant Leak
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Wed, 4 Sep 2019 21:09:41 -0600
...It felt dry under the hose. Weird.
Re: clutch issue or hydraulics issue
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:49:49 +0000
...No grease behind the felt washer and it just disintegrated. You can at least rule out cylinders by seeing if there is movement at...
Re: Tune Up Poll
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:07:06 -0800
...seraph-net.net> wrote: > I always love Jim's responses. :-) > > Jim, what kind of oil on the felt pad? Machine Oil? Motor Oil? > > --t >
pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Thu, 20 May 2010 23:34:36 -0400
...Since I'm removing the flywheel, do I also need to do the main seal and associated things (some kind of felt washer??) or...
Re: Carfax request apology and thanks
Historical mailing list
Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:23:28 EDT
In a message dated 3/9/09 9:57:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, gritis@VERIZON.NET writes: > Unfortunately, a list member felt that...
more TRUEly shocking stories
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Fri, 12 May 1995 15:35:14 CST6CDT
...Resultant shock felt from entry point of finger tips to exit point on tender bits. Son shrieks, spas's out and father is laughing...
120 MPh, 99 Eurovan, Winnebago
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 01:14:45 EDT
...When I slowed down to 100 MPH, it felt too slow. You should have seen the Suburban giving me the stare down, wow. You...
Propane Furnace Suggestions
Historical mailing list - John Tullier
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 08:30:54 -0800
...After having experienced the inadequate heater in a working air-cooled Vanagon, I felt no compulsion to spend many days and dollars trying to...
WTB front bumper (fiberglass) for 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Fri, 15 Aug 2003 23:50:15 -0500
...Continuing with my adventures with the body shop- it seems the body man felt it was much more expedient to rip 3 inch holes...
Re: Not a happy camper :(
Historical mailing list - Liz Maher
Wed, 7 Apr 2004 18:14:09 -0400
...We got off the highway and were on a secondary road when my DH said it "felt funny". Not a minute later, it simply...
Re: Vandals last night ... can the Huns be far behind
Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:18:34 +0200
...my disappointment was confirmed as i felt the last bit of worried metal complete the fatigue ... there i was on the street with my...
Cv boots
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:14:20 -0400
...I had checked it a couple weeks ago and it felt intact then. So, Anyone have an updated recommendation on cv boots that will...
Re: Syncro as a daily driver?
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Wed, 9 Dec 2009 02:48:09 +0000
...with the '04 Civic makes it better suited for daily duty. (Felt guilty for forgetting about voting, so I hypermiled it to the polls...
Bra 4 Sale-Round Headlight
Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
Thu, 6 May 1999 18:36:58 EDT
Hi all, So you've felt bad about driving your round headlight Vanagon with its headlights hanging out in the breeze unsupported? I've...
Re: OOOPs! Transmission Leaking after clutch kit installation
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:28:16 -0400
...flywheel main seal, flywheel "O" ring, new pilot > bearing, pilot bearing felt seal and washer, new starter...3.5 litres of > Redline MT 90...
Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 21:28:11 EST
In a message dated 11/6/02 1:19:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, insyncro@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << I felt a considerable difference from...
Re: WTB: blank for dash switch hole
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 22:29:58 -0600
...Life the Rad'Fan on High as I would start up Long Climbs over High Passes ~ Having that Control sure Felt Good ~ ORR ~ DeanB
Re: Lost coolant cap?
Historical mailing list - Jason
Tue, 9 Jan 2018 20:33:02 -0500
...in the rain and it dropped behind and just > DISAPPEARED. > > I felt like a dope, but it was actually not very hard to do...
Zoltan of Westfalia
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:33:46 -0700
...So, why do I do it free? Because I have received so much help from the List through the years, I felt, I have...
Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 7 Dec 2010 01:25:48 -0500
At 11:07 PM 12/6/2010, Larry Alofs wrote: > I have always felt that the throttle response of the WBX was very >sluggish...
Re: Door vents
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 30 Aug 1997 09:00:32 -0400
...Ever try to close any of the doors with seals, felts, etc., > having been newly installed? > > you still had to "crack" a window when...
Re: Michelin Agilis Report
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:40:01 -0700
...My old '81 doesn't have power steering, but it felt like it did with higher air pressures.
(OTP) 98 Golf just broke down - It went like this:
Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 20:16:14 -0500
...But surely I would have felt the clutch going before now. -Isaac in Cambridge
Re: Get Bent??? go straight!-Maybe, Maybe Not.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:31:17 EDT
...ask them that question? they wouldnt provide a warranty if they felt they did shoddy work.. actually, welded seams are stronger than the cast...
Front window guide channel installation questions
Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:21:22 -0400
I recently acquired the front felt/rubber window channels to replace the worn ones in my '81 van front doors. I pulled one old...
Re: Spongy Brakes
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 17 Jun 2003 22:40:30 -0400
...They'd hold, but it felt like the power boost was trying to suck the pedal out from under my foot. Really hard to...
customers and wax (waxing customers?!?)
Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
Sun, 11 Jul 2004 22:08:17 -0700
...It felt good to put that much love into the van with 197k on the clock peace steve-v santa cruz
Help removing a few things
Historical mailing list - The Shaws
Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:33:22 -0800
...Rear air duct gasket (?) non-moving louvers in the door frames, latch side, with felt and small black louvers. Thanks for any help, peter
Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
Historical mailing list - David McCallum
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 15:56:57 -0600
...It turned out that the felt channel (where the top and back edge of the glass rest when the window is up) was missing...
Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 6 Apr 2016 18:35:11 -0500
...the felt washer being inplace to keep dirt and grit > out and having the brass ring inside the flywheel to keep the felt washer...
Re: Carfax request apology and thanks
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:51:43 -0500
...Unfortunately, a list member felt that it was not only >their duty to let me know this, but it was also their duty to...
Re: LED Headlight bulbs
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 3 Jul 2015 09:59:21 -0700
...On Jul 3, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > Thanks very much David. > That explains what my gut felt...
Re: Bob Hoover
Historical mailing list - Channing Davis
Thu, 2 Jan 2014 22:22:02 -0500
That story was awesome! I felt like I was there. Thanks for passing that along. C D > Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 19:47...
Re: Westy Interior Lighting
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:37:07 -0700
...It is a battery hog and I never felt it was giving me as much light as I wanted. But it is an economical...
Re: anti-tailgater
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:58:37 -0800
...I felt also a realy nose eating smell. What was >> that? I found that some "ingenious" drivers >> > > I'd guess some sulfur compound. Or...
Re: how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
Thu, 2 Jan 1997 15:46:31 -0500 (EST)
...The oil definitely felt 'thin' to the touch, as well as smelling of gasoline. As to why there are two sensors, I guess VW...
window seals on drivers and passenger side doors
Historical mailing list - John Hurley
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:43:32 -0400
...Has anyone replaced all the seals (felts, outside rubber etc), and if so would they be able to supply me with part numbers or...
Guidance requested: defroster lever gone limp.
Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
Sun, 23 Jan 2000 11:41:48 EST
...I felt some resistance and then the lever went "rubbery" and now sits in the center with no defrost air moving up through the...
public apology for the rant
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 19:29:23 -0400
Listees, sorry for the out of line e-mail I sent, I just felt a little frustrated that of all the 500+ e-mails...
Hot 84
Historical mailing list - Jeff Emrick
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:02:42 -0400
...It's getting too hot outside to be hot inside! I have felt the radiator when the van is running hot and it seems...
Neils Brakes: "What Me Worry?" (WAS: pedal feel)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:35:45 -0800
...Started engine, felt same as yesterday. Detail: my pedal height increases slightly and stays up unless left idle for a while. Took to an...
Re: anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 6 Jul 2015 00:49:45 +0000
...at Thousand Oaks. > > The brake pedal felt tall in the morning when we started out. 50 miles into > the drive, I felt the pedal...
Image links. Bosch Rotor and cap (Jetta engine in vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:13:14 -0800
...1599670.jpg I wrote: > A tiny tiny amount of wobble was felt between dizzy and mount hole. That was with distributor installed but clamp...
Re: Water entry ?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:18:33 +0000
...As I > was driving I felt water on my left foot. Seems to be entering all the way > forward on the bulkhead in the...
Re: Headlamp adjusters
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sun, 8 Sep 2013 16:04:13 -0600
...Is that normal? I felt the back of the headlamp and there is nothing for the thing to mount to there either.
Re: Clutch not working.
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:57:38 -0700
But did you pressure bleed the clutch? Mine would not bleed successfully without the pressure bleeder - pumping had no effect, and the clutch felt...
How To Repair Rubber Flex Boots Disc Calipers 87GL
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 23:50:18 -0600
...He felt the caliper had to be rebuilt to be able to replace the flex boot. Is there a work-around for this, any...
Re: Vent Shades for drivers/pass windows?
Historical mailing list - John Welsh
Thu, 5 Nov 1998 23:48:08 +0000
...I shipped them back because I felt they interfered with my vision too much, but they are fine quality German-made items and would...
Re: one less Vanagon in the world<F>
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 8 May 1999 07:28:06 -0700
...I felt like yelling "You bastards, you killed Kenney"! At 22:18 07/05/1999 -0400, Caston/Payne wrote: >Watch the CNN video tape...
Re: FS: VW Orlando wheel
Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
Fri, 26 May 2000 13:07:04 -0000
No, just one, it was just a spare in case my wife felt like trashing another one. I no longer own the car. John...
Re: sunroof leaking
Historical mailing list - Michael Pidcoe
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:40:51 -0500
...Unless the felt seals (more for drafts than water) are completely shot, the drains should be able to handle and water "leaks". Good luck...
Re: Rear Cushion needed
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 3 May 2001 18:39:02 -0500
...Paid $60 > for it and felt lucky!! > > DM&FS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim McDermott" <h2oboxer@optonline.net> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Tuesday...
Re: Help I've broken my armrest and I can't get it off!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 02:57:57 EDT
...I slit a little hole into the outside of the > arms upholstery (eeek!!) where I felt a depression but the main bolt in > there...
Clutch pedal stuck
Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
Wed, 12 May 2004 13:35:07 -0700
...and then it came up to the full height after what felt like metal scraping against metal. It happened a few times more since...