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• Re: Needed - EV Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Pelikan
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 15:51:10 -0500
  Ric wrote - > The difference is the big nut on the end of the oil filter.... and, > The oil filter is in a real tight...
• Re: SA Grille (single rounds with big emblem- "euro" grille)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:46:37 EST
  ...i have a "big emblem" "euro" round headlight grille for sale if anyone's interested. if you want to know what it looks like...
• is big throttle spring needed 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:48:40 -0500
  After having my auto trans 85 westy serviced and a new throttle cable installed I found the big throttle spring is missing and the...
• Re: RE- nicknames for generatio
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 06 Oct 94 10:51:01 CDT
  ...now the eurovans have an even bigger 'barn-door' in the back. it's a thought. ;)
• Re: SA big brakes: caliper rebuild kit?? UPDATE!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 08:00:26 +0000
  ...If it is the case that the pistons are the same, the pads/swept area is the same, is the only "bigness" to the...
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified--morphed to camping/Big Bend
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 18:30:02 -0800
  ...Westy vs Westy with A/C vs Small Motorhome vs Big Motorhome Who will win? I know the guy in the big motorhome can...
• Re: engine removal Q.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:40:15 -0800
  Yes! A big thank you! Question: was not draining the fluids beforehand a big mistake for you, or did you mean it IS a...
• Re: FS: 1991 Westfalia $7500
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:19:18 -0700
  ...Anyway, the big deal is not the loss of free service but the lack of notice to parties involved. The notice went out on...
• Wheels upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Edwards
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:27:41 -0600
  ...For now, it seems going to bigger wheels would be an instant noticeable upgrade, right? I'd also like to go with bigger AT...
• Re: Fwd: Big Brake kit description
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 23:19:58 -0700
  ...syncro@egroups.com > > Hello Volks, > > I have received several inquiries as to what the these big brake kit > conversions include so here it is...
• Re: bigger steel wheels
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 10 May 1998 14:47:20 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-10 13:47:14 EDT, pdooley@GTE.NET writes: << Looking for bigger steel rims. Would like 15x6. Is...
• Fuel Tank Fitting _ HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:27:17 EST
  ...It has one big line going in, and one little line also connected to it. The big cross pipe attaches to it-it feels...
• Re: Battery
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:48:46 EST
  ...etc to get. >> Either group 41 (big "Rabbit Diesel" type) or group 42 (little "Bug" style)...bigger is better and they tend to be...
• Big Alternators
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 17:43:19 -0700
  ...Who knows anything about the bigger ones & where do you get them. Make & model would be helpful. I'm wanting to upgrade for an...
• Re: Thanks/NO BIGOTS ALLOWED!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:26:38 -0700
  ...Thanks/NO BIGOTS ALLOWED!! > Well Rich, > I think you owe us ALL an apology! Maybe it's you who should be banned from the...
• Re: Van-Cafe Brake Kits
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:46:12 -0700
  On 6/2/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > I see Van-Cafe is offering a big brake kit again, this time an...
• Re: Help Me, Volks!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 1 May 2008 00:16:21 -0700
  ...Towards the center of the big disk - > or away from the big disk. > > Has anyone ever seen such a thing? How would you clutch...
• Re: Any good Camping sites near Santa Cruz/San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 11:07:50 -0700
  ...Even >>this early, some are booked up, and others don't take reservations. > > >Big Basin State Park off Hwy 9 between Santa Cruz and...
• Re: Rear Wheel bearings/Axle Nut Tightening
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 18 May 2003 17:48:02 EDT
  ...For this you don't have to raid the tack room, just tie a bight in a piece of line which is big enough...
• Re: Go Westy Big Brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:35:33 -0600
  ...Bob, The SA Big Brakes during that time are from the SA T3 Caravelle. The Audi 5000/200 brakes just happens to be compatible...
• Question about end play
  Historical mailing list - Clifford P Gottschalk
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 03:54:09 -0700
  ...Does this bigger shim have to be bigger, or can you replace it with the same size as the other two? Most of the...
• Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:51:03 -0700
  The Big Buddy is rated at 18,000 BTU and comes with a fan. Think this more than required? It adds about 3" each...
• I didn't mark the starter wires
  Historical mailing list - Blue Ridge CycleWorks
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 23:38:00 -0500
  ...The starter wires in question are the two big ones. One comes from the battery, is big and black. The other is a medium...
• FS VW LT-28 $2500 in San Antonio, TX
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 11:52:36 -0600
  ...it's a bigger version of the vanagon. ;) well ... sorta. check out http://www.ep.com/js/mi/c0/b0/v0/1137925.html ad...
• Re: New 14" and 17" Alloys for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 19:24:45 -0700
  I have the Go Westy Mercedes 'look-alikes' in 16X7 1/2 23 ET and the Overland Big Brake Kit on the front. I...
• Big Sur CA Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:34:53 +0000
  ...We have a place to stay up there and we were just going to drive through Big Sur, however we'd like to stay...
• Re: Sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 24 May 2015 19:28:44 -0400
  ...http://b-quiet.com/products-3/b-quiet-ultimate/ Although it made a big difference, I'd still really like it to be quieter...
• Diesel waterhose NLA
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 17:33:02 EST
  ...It's part #068 121 101C for 82 diesels only, the big topmost one from the head with all the branches. Does anyone know...
• Thanks! Re: Big Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:58:49 +0900
  ...The reply of List got big sensation with VNMC. VNMC is crowded with this topic now. If you accept it, will contribute question from...
• Re: Armrest removal
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 18:16:04 EST
  In a message dated 11/7/01 5:47:08 PM, rcharrette@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << Maybe I just need a bigger hammer, but I...
• Volks Cafe Big Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:55:29 -0500
  Folks, Does anyone have these bumpers? http://volkscafe.com/bigbumpers.html According to Volks Cafe, they were designed based on the Projektwo bumpers, but...
• anybody else in Tuscaloosa?? :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 25 May 2004 00:12:29 -0500
  ...another big purple goober, plodding along, heading down south of town toward the Hillcrest/Shelton area. bozo driving his own car wouldn't catch...
• Re: central locks?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:14:47 EST
  ...it would be a big job IMO chris ************** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures...
• Fwd: Big Brake kit description
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:06:22 EDT
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• Re: I heard a 'nasty' rumor!
  Historical mailing list
  04 Mar 1996 16:09:40 GMT
  ...wrote: >drives the big thing. Even in Europe. But with VW's base prices about 5K >more than the others why would anyone buy...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Bigger wheels on 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:07:25 -0800
  ...subaruvanagon@yahoogroups.com Subject: [subaruvanagon] Bigger wheels on 2WD Vanagon Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:01:27 -0000 Hello everyone, Since I have...
• Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:05:53 +0100
  ...58 schrieb thewestyman: > Hello everyone, > I would like to put a bigger diesel into my van I have in Europe. > It has a 1...
• Re: Bentley for the Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:16:11 -0700
  ...174hp VR6, bigger brakes, addition of ESP, addition of front fog lights, bigger alloy wheels/tires, bigger headrests (no kidding), restyled gauge cluster and...
• Re: More Friday Blabbering
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:33:22 -0700
  ...Miguel Pacheco <escorpion1955@YAHOO.COM> >> >> (my wife is >>> a big napper....or, rather, she is big on naps. >> There, that's better.) >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Take the...
• Re: Thanks/NO BIGOTS ALLOWED!!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:17:15 -0700
  ...Thanks/NO BIGOTS ALLOWED!! A wise person once said "Look in the mirror when you criticize others." I thought he meant the human race...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:31:51 -0700
  ...On 7/31/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe hole too big. How big hole? Regulator has limited ability to keep...
• Re: BFG 14" ? Was: Re: Noooo. Not the tire thread again...27 X 8.50-14 tire options
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sun, 20 Nov 2016 12:39:49 -0600
  I sensed this a coup years ago, as well as my wanting of rear disc and bigger disc brakes on front I bit the...
• Re: Audi rotors instead of SA discs?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:59:48 -0600
  Not sure if this is Useful/Pertinent info ~ But ~ The BigBrakes that I got from SmallCar consist of ~ CALIPERS & PADS - 91 AUDI 200 W...
• Re: Bosch alternator rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:36:16 -0500
  In a message dated 96-03-22 06:44:42 EST, fairwind@northernnet.com (Dan Houg) writes: >The rebuilder, Terry, is a big beefy...
• Re: syncro vs. vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:21:03 EST
  ...Was 4 wheel drive with a big 4 banger turbo diesel... Had some cool brush guards and big all terrain tires..... .Looked pretty capable...
• Re: Westy Stove Grates
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:53:28 -0700
  ...I was expecting that they somehow remained in place, but its not a big deal to stick them in the drawer after use." When...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:39:08 -0700
  ...I have no doubt the brakes are inadequate with the big wheels/tires--- they were inadequate with the stock ones! Still, it's not...
• Re: Re powering `82 Diesel with 1.9 Turbo Diesel (not TDI)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 06:36:45 -0700
  ...be nice to see > 75-80mph. > > Any suggestions? > > <italic><bigger><bigger>Bob Bellanca > > </bigger></bigger></italic>`81 Diesel Rabbit > > `82 Diesel Westy > > `84 Turbo...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:40:27 -0700
  ...However the big auto makers did buy up some stuff. None of it was commercially reproducible but the big auto makers did utilize the...
• Fullsize Pickup Truck from VW?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 15:50:34 +0200
  ...The interesting thing is, quote: "Among European automakers, Volkswagen AG has said it may build a big pickup for the U.S. market, probably...
• Re: german vanagons accessories
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 10:28:59 -0400
  ...How about all those different rims?One had > a TDI engine. > > wheels > http://home.earthlink.net/~jamesvogl/site/t3_gtg/images/big/06040013_large...
• TIICO vs. hot rod WBX
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:16:57 -0500
  ...Let's do a tentative cost comparison of two engines, the TIICO and Boston Bob's Big-Valve Boxer. Not everything below is 100...
• Re: GW bigger brakes availability
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 4 Aug 2017 11:53:10 -0700
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/south-african-big-brake-kit-2wd-86-91 On 8/4/17, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > ...... Burley...
• re: the guy in Puerto Rico
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 04:18:23 -0700 (MST)
  ...Try as hard as we wish, so on, big deal. Let's wait for the big rush in Spanish or Finno/what the hell...
• Re-Cool table idea
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:21:17 +0100
  ...Their vans (VWs) have two holes (one centred and one up front) and two tables, one big one small. The clever bit is that...
• Re: Help Needed Examining 16" Version Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 01:39:33 +0200
  ...This is the big thing with a ball joint at the top.
• Re: Steering wheel question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 17:47:54 EDT
  ...It was intended for my scirocco, but it is about an inch bigger in diameter, and I don't want a bigger wheel in...
• Re: ACCURATE SUBJECT LINES ARE DESIRABLE FOR POSTINGS TO THIS LIST BUT I THIN...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 00:58:16 EST
  ...As Americans, we might be suckered into anything, but there is nothing we can be expected to do. >> You mean they have monitors bigger...
• what size is the Oil Pressure Sender?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 12:26:40 -0800
  What size socket is needed for the oil pressure sender? I have for a limited time a really good deal on some metric BIG...
• No V-GON Content -----So-Big Virus proliferates
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:15:53 -0500
  I just saw an announcement on CNN that the SO-BIG virus is "Out There" and is prolifereating like mad. It is responsible for...