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• Re: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 4
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 18:02:45 -0400
  ...they are started! I'm sure it's not that bad but the Bentley says "not more then 0.5mm wide (0.019"). Joe
• Re: Bubble cars
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:27:08 -0700
  ...A larger version, the BMW 600 had wider spaced wheels, a door in front like the Isetta and a door on the side for...
• Anyone gutted a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 17:39:49 EDT
  ...My 7-pass van has the big, wide bed and no cabinet, which I really enjoy, but I would like to have a pop...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:29:32 -0800
  ...But I speculate that would probably not be with a replacement cast in Aluminum since Aluminum was not widely available until after 1889. Anyway...
• Re: How do you check compression?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:26:42 +0000
  ...Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> > I left out - hold throttle wide open- > > Mark Drillock wrote: > > > Why not read and follow the MANUAL?!!! Then we...
• Re: Convex mirror dot placement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:07:26 -0400
  ...Since I now follow the recommended procedure of aiming the mirrors very wide so that you have to seriously move your head left or...
• Re: Need heavy rust repair tips(seams again)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:47:24 -0500
  ...The band-aid is about six inches wide and the length of the panel. If i was doing it again (something I'll probably...
• Low cost ISP (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:41:19 -0500
  ...people have wifi at their houses without changing the default (read - wide open) settings. In a pinch, you can get online quickly using a...
• Re: Grebby will love this (toyota) Re: And now, for something completely different!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 23:13:28 +1300
  ...They are not quite as wide as a Vanagon, because Japanese registration for cars over 1.690 meters is prohibitive. It's odd that...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:26:36 -0600
  ...But if you were to print a rectangle twice as long as it was wide the value would be 200 ohm. Now let me...
• Re: new list member, Syncro info?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 12:24:23 -0700
  ...These tires work best on the 6" wide alloy rims as the 5.5" wide steel rims are a little narrow for most brands...
• Re: TO LIST ADMIN - mea culpa
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 7 May 2002 16:01:30 -0400
  ...It is wrong to think that M$ software is attacked simply because it is so widely used. That removes the onus of culpability from...
• Re: Reinforced tires - what about other vans?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:31:30 -0400
  ...It's lower to the ground than a Vanagon, wider, and not as tall. I don't think you can draw any direct suitability...
• FS orange plaid fabric from 74 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 12:58:26 -0500
  ...4 feet wide by two feet deep). I am tripping over this if somebody wants it cheap. I hate to see such a cultural...
• Header Exhausts
  Historical mailing list - Still in litigation
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:45:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...What exactly is involved in the procedure? Most of the headers I've seen leave the heater traps wide open, what do you do...
• Disc upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 17:36:09 +1200
  ...If fitting bigger discs, the caliper carriers would need altering also; if the discs have a wider swept area larger calipers and pads would...
• Re: WTB used Vanagon Wide Rack by Gary Lee
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 06:05:40 -0700
  Don't have one for sale, but did just buy one from him. We talked via email and he started building it before my...
• Re: AAA card
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Wed, 12 May 2004 11:44:02 -0700
  ...My fear is Towtruck Johnny in in the middle of Widespot Wyoming will give me flack and want to charge extra. I'm probably...
• Re: NVC Cleaning thosae hands up!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 04:31:14 -0500
  ...first it works faily well, second it has the least amount of packaging and most inert packaging, and its widely available on a regular...
• Re: sliding door extention
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 14:47:23 EDT
  ...Anyone with experience out there? I am planning on extending (widen) the rear wheels to be flush with my body lines (like the front...
• RPM's
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:12:25 +0000
  ...rpm range for the I4.  I know I have a much wider rpm range, but when am I entering the "yellow" and "red" (on...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:13:44 -0700
  ...FWIW -- Sierra is green and is possibly the most widely available over-the-counter phosphate free antifreeze. Geo
• Re: Tiring Question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 May 94 00:30:43 EDT
  ...Those wider tires do take some additional effort to steer. David Muhlenkamp 1971 bus
• Re: eurospec-tion
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 13:53:40 -0800
  ...conical air filter and also has a noticeable "roaring" noise under wide open throttle. My friend with an identical swap has used a replaceable...
• Re: Pop Top Sports Rack
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:06:29 -0500
  ...I use Yakima wide body brackets and standard height gutter towers. I sometimes carry six bikes, including a couple of tandems. Ranger Jim
• Re: milestone
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Tue, 28 May 2002 20:19:46 EDT
  After another oil cleanup from using the funnel and the new wide mouth bottle, I cut the bottom off a small water bottle (not...
• Re: Can a Westy Pop Top be TOO WIDE for a passenger Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 18:26:20 EDT
  In a message dated 10/5/02 7:29:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT writes: > I have purchased a used...
• TF spotted
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:36:08 -0400
  ...Gratifying to see the new T5 will have a wide and eclectic appeal.Please, no flaming or derogatory comments. George, loyal Vanagon enthusiast
• Re: Vacuum forming
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 Nov 2003 18:26:37 +1300
  ...materials to 1/4 inch thick, and can vacuum forms 24" >wide, 36 " long, 2 " deep. > >If anyone has any ideas of things to...
• Re: WTB: Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:15:57 EST
  ...raised diamond pattern, 5/32" thick, black or light gray, 48" wide at $25.67/lineal foot plus shipping. This is on the roll...
• Re: I-90 Freeway help
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:35:26 -0700
  ...I end up in Wide Spot, Nowhere and Buba says "That's one of them RV things, gotta charge you more"
• VW T25 Transporter Extended Sliding Door Hinge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:31:07 -0600
  There is one on eBay now item #4597798235 >>NEW UNUSED SIDE SLIDING DOOR HINGE THIS ENABLES YOU TO FIT MUCH WIDER WHEELS TO THE...
• Re: cleaning/shining the westy
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sun, 21 May 2006 19:31:39 -0700
  ...have the same > shining effect? Lexol Vinylex. Good stuff, lasts long, subtle shine. Widely available at various auto parts stores and online. James V
• 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 11 May 2002 11:30:13 -0400
  Well I got my "double wide" seat on Thursday and was VERY impressed! As I was told it slide right into the stock passenger...
• Re: Significant improvment: Less wind deflection
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:54:26 -0500
  ...Orleans area due to > the narrow 9-foot (2.7 m) wide lanes without shoulders. Also, as the > East Bank approach meets the superstructure...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:59:03 -0700
  ...and control. > Wide tries and wide contact surfaces make for much lighter weight > distribution per square inch and less braking control. Would be easy...
• Re: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 14 Aug 2013 09:26:11 -0700
  ...new PS pump belt, size 10x1075 and it's almost 11mm > wide. Check out the photo below comparing two belts, both ContiTech, both > the...
• 16x7" et35 5x112mm wheels!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 22:37:37 -0800
  ...Looking at the fiche and a paper catolog the 441 601 025N Z7P wheels have a 35mm offset and are 7" wide - the factory...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:55:00 -0700
  ...It is perhaps a half inch wide and is conical. I believe it is lead to absorb impacts and keep the vent from shattering...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 May 2010 13:43:13 -0400
  ...Similar but not identical to how it's mounted to the wider seat on my current '89 White Star. Yours, d
• Re: hi-speed hijinks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 10:33:07 -0400
  ...Poulson, Widener University Department of Computing Services
• Fs: 87 Vanagon 4WD Syncro Weekender AZ
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 09:20:17 -0600
  ...url = utterly rancid location net = not entirely true www = world wide wait
• Re: Coolant hoses for '84 NLA - what are people using?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:56:45 -0500
  ...If they were larger, the metal frame cross member and engine compartment fire wall, where the pipes fit through, would need to be widened.
• Re: YEs a tire question 195 vs 185
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:19:18 -0500
  ...I wanted to buy > > the 185R. > > Now I'm wondering if the 195 are not a better option because they are wider > > than the...
• Re: Largest diameter wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:08:10 -0500
  ...This means that a wider tire on dry pavement will increase traction, improve cornering grip, and reduce braking distances. Providing the wider tire can...
• Re: Hard to read oil level?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 17 Aug 94 16:45:29 CDT
  ...of course, the holes are tiny (since the dipstick isn't very wide), but the holes will trap the oil and you can see...
• Re: SOund/heat insulation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 09:26:51 -0300 (ADT)
  ...I always use a vapour barrier, 8mil or even 12 mil polyethylene, held in place via double sided tape 1" wide, then snap the...
• Re: New 15" wheels
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 11:52:31 -0800
  ...If the tire would be any wider, I couldn't use snow chains. It would be nice to have an extra set (five) of...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:12:53 -0400
  ...I would monitor the O2 sensor output under load at WOT (wide open throttle) and make sure you see .8V or better. As you...
• Re: Friday OT...my Poor Man's Syncro...(AWD GM Safari)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 14:08:09 +0000
  ...Being heavier and lower and wider, they're much easier to steer, in my area The result of crash protection standards no doubt, similar...
• Re: More Free Vanagon Parts Vancouver BC Canada
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:30:45 -0700
  ...On 3/25/14, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > 40 - 1/8" long x 15 - 1/2" wide side window glass from "Transporter...
• Re: Rheins cheap?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:55:49 -0700
  The ones at Van-Cafe are 6 1/2" wide On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Ryan Alfonso <vangina@gmail.com...
• RE: Drive-in Moo V(W)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 10:59:40 -0400
  ...that's >the way they do it) Maybe schedule a nation-wide "vanagon-lenti's" >night at your local or near-local drive-in...
• RE: YES:6-ply tires
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Oct 1994 16:28:11 PDT
  ...range C tires I could track down that would fit the Syncro's stock steel wheels (the wider alloy wheels give you more options).
• Re: Cruise Control & Tape
  Historical mailing list - Berry
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 21:22:50 -0500
  Where can I get 2 3/16 wide striping tape to replace the original? >(3) Is the SYNCRO tape decal (?) available? > >Thank You, Marlin...
• FS: 87 Syncro 4WD Vanagon Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 19:31:09 -0600
  ...url = utterly rancid location net = not entirely true www = world wide wait
• Re: OT - SOUTH S.F. (Los Altos) listmembers?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 14:23:29 -0800
  Dan Schmitz recommended that I rephrase my plea to widen the search area a bit. What I need is someone willing to pick up...
• Westy tires
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:15:48 -0800
  ...Westy tires Is it OK to run the Michelin XCA on the stock steel rims (5.5" wide)? Anybody doing so?>
• Re: alloy rim tire size?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 21:18:04 EST
  ...just installed 185/70 r14 on my alloys (stock VW 6"wide). Works great > with the right tires. Much improved handling. Don't know...
• Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:11:36 EST
  ...make the cuts 1/4" wider than the tracks so the seat can slide into them. chris