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• Re: For those working on the WBX out of the car
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 23:59:30 -0400
  ...ad is obviously generic and those dates >> are >> ridiculously wrong. >> This universal VW engine stand will fit every VW flat 4 ever made from...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:54:42 -0700
  LOL!! :) On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > ok, > > I give up, it is the universal...
• Auxiliary battery set-up for Vanagon $ For Sale $
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Tue, 18 May 2010 14:05:51 -0700
  ...Karl at Westy Ventures recomended them to me. (heres the link) � http://www.westyventures.com/parts.html � � http://www.batterytex.com/product/detail/UNIVERSAL...
• Re: UNIX question -- vw related, sort of
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 22:55:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I think it is pretty universal. On Wed, 31 Jul 1996, sean bartnik wrote: > Hey all, > I know some of you folks are in...
• Re: for the record water is not corrosive
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 09:39:26 -0700
  on 30/4/04 9:20 am, Mike Miller wrote: > I'd heard that water was the most nearly universal solvent, at least on...
• Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 07:31:14 -0800
  ...Lots cheaper than > stainless steel pipes, and maybe better than metal for the same > reasons that PVC is used in home plumbing almost universally...
• LVC: Vanagon - Westfalia Ham (amateur) Radio Mobile - Base Transceiver Choices
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:54:05 -0700
  ...or "fit" for the Westfalia? This Yeasu FT-450D https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0450.html looks like it might be a...
• Re: Wheel question again
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:41:42 -0700
  ...Unless your spacers from that > are the universal type with slotted holes, they will bolt straight on. > > > BenT > > > On Oct 31, 2018, at 10...
• Re: Steering part wanted
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 24 May 2010 06:44:08 EDT
  ...Call your local VW dealer and ask if he can get part number 281 422 417 >>>>>I've discovered that the small "universal joint...
• Re: key for water tank
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:33:08 -0800
  ...key for water tank > Is it true that the key for the water tank on a westfalia is > "universal"? If so, anyone have a...
• Re: Gauging propane level... Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:11:33 -0800
  ...The Universal Gas Law and how propane in particular in two forms liquid and gas coexist in a closed container. FWIW at 60F you...
• Re: Gordon Lightfoot
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:12:10 -0600
  ...I saw him at Universal Amphitheatre in L.A. in about '74. Outdoor theatre. At about his 4th number he was retuning his guitar...
• Re: Conduit for throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 15 Jul 2018 17:22:46 -0400
  ...to snip the engine end off your cable and add a universal replacement end. Stephen Mobile > On Jul 15, 2018, at 3:52 PM...
• Re: Universal inline plug?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:09:14 -0800
  Yup, the flat trailer connectors are four-pole versions. They come in many poles. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend...
• Re: Stupid Steering Wheel Question Install Replace
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:03:13 -0400
  ...This affects how deeply the pins on the bottom of the column engage the rubber of the universal joint. I'm much prettier than...
• Re: boulder vanagon wave
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:21:06 -0700
  ...Doesn't happen on busy highways or in towns, but out on the two-lanes it's universal. They would wave at you as...
• Re: Electric Vanagon via EV West?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:05:15 -0400
  ...unsurprisingly. > > However, they said a number of customers have purchased their universal kit > for Vanagons(!). Anyone on the list one of these folks? If...
• WAS: Upper Control Arm Nut .... NOW: Apology. :)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:53:49 -0700
  ...steering rack) I now see the universal warning on the next page, P40.2a My apologies if I came off sounding like I was...
• Re: war of words
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 06:59:15 -0400
  ...So no, we don't all live in the USA...but we all should respect and practice the universal right to free expression of...
• Re: FS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:59:22 -0700
  ...It shouldn't be listed as a "Westy Vanagon," which is universally understood by VW enthusiasts to mean a Westfalia-Werke GmbH conversion. Much...
• Re: For those working on the WBX out of the car
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 21:32:16 -0400
  ...This universal VW engine stand will fit every VW flat 4 ever made from 1932 to 1992, including a WBX. Mike B. On 6...
• Re: Syncro Vibration
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Mar 1996 23:27:33 -0500
  ...Have you checked the universal joints at each end? There should be no play. Reapiring these shafts is an iffy thing at best. they...
• Re: I need help! I'm about to shoot the syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 18:34:54 -0800
  ...HMMM? Sounds like you need a new driveshaft or to find a place that will rebuild the Universal joints on each end (very very...
• measuring tools
  Historical mailing list - dean c aukes
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 09:00:47 -0500
  ...0-100 with revolution counter), 22-piece test indicator point set, universal dovetail clamp for test indicators, 3-diameter rod (5/16, 7/32...
• Re: Memorial Service for Michele Moriarty
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:48:22 -0600
  ...service for Michele this Sunday, February 15 at > 3PM > > at the Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW, > Washington > > DC. Parking is tight...
• Re: small steering universal joint size?
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:56:31 -0800
  Max Fenner wrote: > > >Can anyone tell me what the symptoms are of the failure of this joint > >t.i.a. John S > > steeringwheel felt...
• Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:06:03 -0800
  ...75.00 plus shipping Bosch Oxygen Sensor - purchased from Bus Depot - "Universal O2 sensor" Bosch # 13913 - new in box paid 49.95 SELL $ 35...
• Re: vanagon difficulty
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 09:11:28 -0400
  ...The universal sensor was not truly universal, and I needed a genuine sensor from the dealer; they wanted about $500 for it. There's...
• Re: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 09:13:26 -0800
  I agree dan, It’s not a universally applicable mod. But it’s fun thinking it out. The whole idea didn’t appeal to...
• 1600 D/P Checkup?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 16:09:23 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I just took a '71 Westy in on trade (no motor) and I have a 1600 D/P (suppose to be a new universal...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:01:54 -0700
  ...most corrosive/erossive stuff on the planet." and I question the "universal solvent" cliche , and now I get a cut and paste lecture? since...
• Re: Dometic Fan
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 31 Jul 2019 08:32:41 -0700
  ...I think that anything that > measurably improves the performance of the fridge would be universally > adopted, and so far nothing has that I know...
• Re: I lost my cool!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:35:06 -0400
  ...and compatible with both R12 and R134a, so it's the "universal" choice). The Bentley should say how much sits in the compressor. The...
• one person brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:54:33 -0600
  ...motive&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=586467921&Count2=503608345 They also have a universal model here for $62.95 http://store.motiveproducts.com/shared/StoreFront/default...
• Re: Fw: Battery report
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:17:59 -0700
  ...think it was Karl from Westy Ventures who first recommended the universal 12220 batteries. I have been using these things for 4+ years now...
• Re: Fridge Thermocouple Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:04:11 -0700
  ...Anyone have a fridge you are about to scrap that could help me out. > > If anyone has found a universal thermocouple that fits, that...
• Motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:42:25 -0400
  ...Get yourself a bunch of extender bars, short-depth sockets, thin-wall sockets, and a couple of universal joints for your socket set. And...
• Re: Oops re: Preventive maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:31:48 -0700
  ...two things I just have to not let get to me ....because they have crept universally into the language. one is 'where something is...
• Re: Dremel, was Re: Best Way To Remove
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 16:49:59 -0600
  Regarding the Dremel, I'm installing the UB12220 Universal 12V 22ah batteries (4) in the aux box under the driver seat. I prep for...
• Re: Syncro Tranny/drive shaft indexing
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:45:29 -0400
  ...I have read > mention of the need to index your drive shaft when removing it for universal > joint repair. Indeed, on my westy when...
• o2 sensor resistance
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:26:32 -0800
  ...The discussion threads talk about whether to pay full money for one with the factory connector or to buy the universal unit and "splice...
• Re: gasket between cv joint and stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:08:40 -0400
  ...Someone in the past must have installed a "universal replacement " CV joint. Larry A. Interesting book: Rust The Longest War by Jonathan Waldman On...
• Re: Battery for Aux in my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 May 2010 23:08:34 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > http://www.batteryuniverse.com/Sealed-Lead-Acid/Universal-Battery/UB12220/GZ 12180NB_Universal-Battery_UB12220_Sealed-Lead-Acid-Battery > I...
• Re: hoses for pipes
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Rokus
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 21:06:00 -0700
  ...Connected the universal to the area that I had removed and viola! coolant system again. Hose on a nearby apartment supplied cooling media and...
• Re: Trailer Hitches
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:01:18 -0600
  ...We offer the Hopkins universal kits: http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=4757904 Steve SKL Enterprises Inc. http://EuroCampers.com 888-797...
• Parts quality question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 May 2005 11:48:28 -0500
  ...the case of his vendors, but I know it's not universally true). What should I do? Use their stuff, or pursue better parts...
• Re: A/C in a Doka
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 20 May 2006 12:16:22 -0700
  ...They > have > a universal kit which looks like it may easily fit behind the dash. I find > the prospect of a having a contemporary...
• Re: Westy large battery capacity options
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 21:20:01 -0400
  ...http://www.siliconsolar.com/Sealed-Gel-Cell-Batteries-12v-22-AH-p-69.html ....is distributed by a company called Universal Power Group. It...
• Re: End of the list? Was Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 4 Jun 2015 10:01:27 -0400
  ...If this list were to go away there would be a great and terrible universal emptiness. I think it would be much like what...
• '82 Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 96 20:05:38 EDT
  ...Does anyone know if the fit is universal? PS - Initially, I managed to fix the handle with copper tubing and weld bond - that lasted...
• Re: key for water tank
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:36:06 -0700
  ...key for water tank > > > Is it true that the key for the water tank on a westfalia is > > "universal"? If so, anyone have a...
• Re: Need a/c part
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:14:44 -0800
  ...and I acquired an original a/c compressor to replace the universal compressor already installed that keeps failing and leaking. Anyway, what I'm...
• Re: Re(2): Re(2): Towing a Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 15:27:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...to disconnect the driveshaft or other normally connected drive parts, like > universal joints? What would be the best method to disconnect the > driveshafts? Removing...
• Re: rear cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:09:01 -0500
  ...You'll also need a socket set with either wobbler extenders or universal joint to get into tight spots. Spray the bolts with some...
• Re: What does NVC stand for?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 14:36:22 -0800
  It universally stands for Non-Violent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg style. Which is what we *always* practice on this list, non-violent communication - lol ;-) http...
• Re: Steering "clunk" noise solved??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:04:20 -0800
  ...My culprit is the universal joint in the intermediate rod/shaft > having wallered out its thrust surfaces. Guess all those years of > driving without...
• Re: Something off reec.autos.vw
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Tue, 11 Oct 1994 9:19:59 -0400 (EDT)
  ...RGOLEN@umassd.edu > R.A.VW about 2 years ago was the closest thing to a "universal" > VW list. Then the watercooled types wanted...
• Re: OT - Curiosity
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 09:58:07 -0600
  ...31 a.m. Eastern Aug 6, 2012 5:31 a.m. Universal Aug 6, 2012 http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/news/whatsnew/index...
• Re: Is there a URL for search identifying any vehicle by it's VIN
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 18 Nov 1996 20:19:01 -0500
  ...The first digit is universal 1=USA J=Japan W=Germany. There are more but I don't know what they are. Other digits...
• Re: mission accomplished!
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 23:45:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...It seems to be a > "universal" English version, as it lists equipment that is available > everywhere else but in the US, so you are...