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• '56 kombi - disaster averted
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Sep 1995 20:57:02 -0700 (PDT)
  ...So, I re-packed the bearing, sanded down the shoes and drums with #40 sandpaper, and put it all back together. It looks like...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:41:52 -0400
  ...Here is what was quoted on the Earl Scheib web site for $718.95 - Chemically clean & dewax - Dual-action sanding for adhesion - Careful masking...
• Re: paint yer grills?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 16:36:08 CDT
  ...from Sears. :) the trick (imnsho) is to lightly sand the part you want to paint with some really find sandpaper (wet or dry) then...
• 1.9 flywheel needed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:45:14 -0600
  ...Anyone have one laying around? Thanks, Steve Sandlin Steve's Lock Shoppe '84 Wolfsburg Westy '79 Station Wagon '00 New Beetle
• Re: Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:31:47 -0400
  ...our Vanagons? From this thread, and others in the past, I have decided that the best fire extinguisher is several bags of sand....... John
• Re: Locking Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 21:16:20 +0000
  Contact Steve Sandlin from the list vendors - he's a wizard with VW locks!!!!!!!!!! Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service...
• Re: meeting Steve Sandlin
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:41:34 -0700
  ...meeting Steve Sandlin > Yesterday I had the chance to meet with Vanagon List locksmith Steve > Sandlin. I had bought already several keys from him...
• Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 17 May 2004 07:19:42 -0700
  I realize the sand part, I am just failing to see the logic of ALWAYS locking the rears and front differentials at the SAME...
• Final pictures (the red beast)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 21:52:02 -0500
  ...Now you should here that engine scream :-) Finally, i love that color, but it show every little mistake (close to black) wile sanding it...
• Re: Painting Vanagon Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:02:32 -0700
  ...Then we'll use a coat of black sandable primer (sand again if needed) and then a coat of black bumper paint. I assume...
• Re: Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 00:02:47 -0500
  ...Sounds just some better than loosing your eye brows throwing sand. Stan On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 21:58:57 -0700 Steven Dodson <steven...
• Re: Lock box for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 16:54:46 -0800
  ...on 2/28/00 4:27 PM, Steve Sandlin at ssandlin@LCC.NET wrote: > As a locksmith and Vanagon owner, I, too, had the...
• Re; Air brushng etc.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:00:02 -0500
  ...To be able to wet sand and rub out the area in question, you have to put a couple of good coverage coats on...
• Re: Oil Cooler Adapter
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 22:38:06 -0700
  I think European Racing is cheaper on the sandwich adapters. They specialize a bit more in the type 4 engine stuff, performance as well...
• Re: nominal digitool readings with digijet
  Historical mailing list - James A Barnes
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:39:55 -0600
  ...Jim Barnes 87 syncro 86.5 qsw Steve Sandlin wrote: > > Does anybody have a "nominal" set of digitool readings for both a cold > engine...
• Re: [WetWesties] Warning - WA Dept of Trans & Chemistry
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 14:56:09 -0500
  ...And environmental > damage!! Houghton, Michigan, where I used to go to college, used "stamp sand", which is actually very fine crushed rock. Think gravel...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 10:46:21 -0800
  ...rent/borrow or buy a cheap used 4x4 truck the sole purpose of getting the boat on the sandy beach.. nothing fancy but functional...
• Sweet 71 Panel FS
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:38:15 -0500
  http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/BluetoothExchangeFolder?feat=directlink Saw this few minutes ago. Inerior is nice, but missing rear seat. Michael in San Antonio...
• Re: Gas Cap---FOUND ONE
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:20:17 -0600
  ...Thanks for all the replies! Steve Sandlin _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com...
• New TV Show! Flip This Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 17:01:58 -0700
  ...Party on! http://sandiego.craigslist.org/car/201487169.html Mark
• Re: 91Gl Fiberglass Bumper Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:46:30 -0500
  ...Let me look. > > Jim > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Michael Sullivan > <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead...
• Re: surface rust--anybody heard of this stuff?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 18:58:06 EST
  ...In every case but 2-3 it was applied over a fresh sandblasted surface. I used both spray and brush with excellent results and...
• vanagon in sand dunes wallpaper for win9x/nt
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 May 2000 15:08:26 -0500
  ...there was a white vanagon out in some sand dunes, like an oasis. :) had to be a syncro to get there, i think. ;) so...
• antifreeze from diesel engine block
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 25 May 2004 10:45:55 -0700
  ...You'll also probably have better luck finding replacements if you do NOT ask for block-casting-sand access plugs � www.busdepot.com/details...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 19 Jun 2006 to 20 Jun 2006 - Special issue (#2006-510)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cooley
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:28:38 -0700
  ...I was able to find a great deal of chatter about sandblasting in the archives, but thought there may be an alternative means to...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:15:08 -0800
  ...Then > I spray-glued 100 grit sandpaper to 3/4 inch smooth plywood, mounted > the sanding surface on a table, and sanded the head...
• Re: Auto tranny Fluid Mix ? Dexron III
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:29:01 -0400
  ...On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote: > well, seems that Royal Purple is Dexron III compatible...
• Re: A potential way to make plastic and metal coolant tubes last ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 03:07:08 EST
  ...Use a tooth brush to apply the marine clean , metal ready, and > finally the paint.Maybe sand the interior up a bit. > > > Roger, how...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:18:29 -0700
  the oil cooler is connected via a Mocal sandwich adapter which has a temp controlled check valve in it. It supposed to open at...
• new owner - dumb question!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Sandahl
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 14:47:30 -0700
  ...I love it, but where in the world is the windshield washer fluid filler?? Best Regards, Jim Sandahl 87 Vanagon GL 79 Porsche 911SC
• Re: Westy Sink Trap
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:39:35 -0500
  ...Steve Sandlin www.steveslockshop.com '84 Wolfsburg Westy '79 Transporter '00 New Beetle
• Re: Vanagons in the news...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:54:33 -0600
  ...Robert Keezer wrote: > ..With chrome bull bars and three fog lights! > Note the Syrian military truck on the right- > Correction--three sand lights. Jim
• Coming fr/ San Diego area to SF Bay Area ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:40:46 -0400
  Need a set of 4 tires brought from South Bay, Sand Diego area to San Francsico Bay Area. Will help with some gas $$. Call...
• Free Stuff-see pics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:55:43 -0600
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/FreeStuff01182009?feat=directlink -- Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo'
• Re: Painting door handles
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:46:22 -0600
  ...Sand with 1000 grit sandpaper and wipe clean. Then do > the lacquer thinner/methly hydrate wipe sequence again. Then spray paint > your handles after...
• Re: greasing CV joints - Grease needle experience
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:35:16 -0400
  ...Upon returning to Halifax, my trusted mechanic poked around in one of the CV joints and found packed SAND all over the place. He...
• Re: lucas brake pads in 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:57:22 -0700
  I forget the brand pad I used in my '87 Westy but found it necessary to sand the metal guides on the pads (where...
• RE: Syncro on the Dunes
  Historical mailing list - Drew Jenkins
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 10:19:59 -0500
  ...We got about 25 feet into the soft stuff when the vanagon just sank into the soft sand. We were pulled out by a...
• Re: Mann oil filter number
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 05:42:18 -0500
  ...Steve Sandlin <carlocks@TXUCOM.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 2:38 AM Subject: Mann oil filter number > I...
• JBWeld and heads: 8 year report
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:54:03 -0300
  ...clean heads with wire cup brush in drill, better would be sandblasting. Get the loose oxide off and clean out the pits thoroughly. Sandpaper...
• Re: AC question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 7 May 2004 21:51:20 -0500
  Best shot is go to the Sanden Compressor site. http://www.sanden.com/ I've salvaged a few SD 709 Compressors from wrecks and...
• Re: Stubborn Exhaust leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:36:40 -0700
  ...So, I used a two gasket sandwich with hi temp silicone > and > that worked very well. The extra thickness compressed and filled > the wedge...
• Re: Peel and Seal In Progress
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:26:57 -0700
  ...Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Peel and Seal In Progress To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 11:11 AM...
• Re: sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:10:26 -0500
  ...Maybe if you make a quilt and fill it with sand. >Particle board works on this principle. Asphalt also works. That is what >they...
• where does power to the fuel pump come from?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:26:52 -0700
  my singlecab syncro died halfway across my yard with a load of sand (for the kids sandbox). Upon troubleshooting, the fuel pump (NEW 1000...
• Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:13:47 -0500
  ---- Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > My .02 re tint is: If curtains are allowed, why not the tint? Most folks don't drive...
• Bus Depot discount code needed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:29:31 -0600
  ...Can anyone remind me of this? Thanks, Steve Sandlin Steve's Lock Shoppe '79 bus '84 Wolfsburg Westyru
• Another VW Transformation-LVC
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 16:31:42 -0600
  See first pic-before See 2nd pic-after http://picasaweb.google.com/sandwichhead/NewVDub02072009?feat=directlink Just made the changes today for only $1600...
• On the subject of snow..
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Wed, 2 Dec 2015 12:58:57 -0800
  ...Given that they get snow, do I have to worry about salt on the roads? Or do they use sand like California?
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:52:16 +0200
  ...27 82 410 3030 100 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Sandton, 2196, South Africa PO Box 785700, Sandton, 2146, South Africa www.investec.com -----Original Message...
• Rust removal.
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cooley
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:28:31 -0700
  ...I was able to find a great deal of chatter about sandblasting in the archives, but thought there may be an alternative means to...
• Re: Silicone in oil analysis
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:27:53 -0400
  Unless the lab is using very sophisticated instrumentation, it cannot tell elemental silicon from silicon dioxide (sand, for example) or silicon from other sources...
• Re: Minimum tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 16:04:57 -0600
  ...3-4 miles of pretty soft sand. We all (in the end) aired down to about 12 lbs. Some of us agreed also that...
• <need> air intake runners, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 06 Aug 1997 00:08:52 -0700
  ...Imagine my surprise when sandblasting off the bran flakes of rust from the runners to discover several pinholes right through near the bolt down...
• Re: Adding Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:03:10 -0400
  ...Where I am in Indiana, years ago they would spread sand. Then it was sand and salt, and now it's almost pure salt...
• Re: Tin top going camping... 2wd off road capability
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:33:16 -0500
  ...For the occasional deep sand just get some momentum going and power through. If you should get stuck and have wisely packed a 12...
• Re: Soda blasting question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:27:35 -0700
  ...Had a goofy friend a long time ago, loved his new sand blaster setup .. thought he'd be real clever and sand blast the...
• Re: Airbrushing small paint flaws on my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 06:56:03 EDT
  ...You can reduce this edge by first sanding the area you wish to paint with a fine, #400 or #600 grit sandpaper or a...
• Re: Headlight Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Wed, 13 May 2009 12:21:02 +0200
  ...27 82 410 3030 100 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Sandton, 2196, South Africa PO Box 785700, Sandton, 2146, South Africa www.investec.com -----Original Message...
• oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Thu, 28 May 2020 14:10:43 -0400
  ...I presume you need a sandwich adaptor to supply the cooler and I would use an inline thermostat and not one in the sandwich...