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• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 19:28:09 -0400
  ...The speed of a belt-driven supercharger (and hence the > boost) is set by the diameters of the drive & driven pulleys. >
• Help Me, Volks!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:24:36 -0500
  ...The thing has a motor that by way of belts drives a sheave (big pully) on the end of ahorizontal shaft about four feet...
• Driving Challenge videos from BOTC 2006
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:40:44 -0400
  Hi Volks, I just posted two video clips of the Bus Driver's Challenge from BOTC 2006 to youtube. This first video clip has...
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:55:26 -0600
  On Apr 10, 2008, at 2:39 PM, Ben Cichowski wrote: > No longer in WY. > They stopped drivers from drinking on the road a...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:54:13 -0300
  Dave, Once upon a time in parts of this country (Canada) if you took your drivers examination (road test) in an automatic, you were...
• syncro or not?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 16:48:40 -0700
  ...The 4 wheel drive decals on the right front of my van are peeling off, the Syncro on the front and the decal on...
• Almost lost the Westy today!
  Historical mailing list - Erik Simes
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 11:31:37 +0000
  Last night in the fog and rain I backed out of my steep driveway which was cut on the side of a mountain. I...
• Re: drivers door lock -- MORE VANAGON SELF-HEALING
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 12:41:00 -0400
  ...Cheers, Doug Alcock '84 Westy 'BlueBelle' ---- now with perfectly functioning driver's door lock!! Toronto, Canada >Terry Kay wrote: >> The drivers door won't...
• Drivers Door Needed, WHITE
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 15:22:16 -0500
  I'm still in search of the elusive "white" (original paint) drivers door, so if anyone has one please P-mail me Thanks In...
• Driver side mud flap????
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ellingson
  Sun, 14 May 2000 16:52:12 -0900
  In search of a driver side mud flap for my 87 Westy. Any information as to where I may purchase one (new or used...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:19:03 -0600
  ...COOL!!! Wish I had thought of that!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Volks Cafe Syncro driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:48:53 -0500
  Has anybody replaced their Syncro driveshaft with one of the ones the Volks Cafe sells? If so, what was your experience? Is it a...
• final drive gear oil (auto)
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:14:45 -0400
  Wondering if anyone has any recomendation's for the final drive gear oil in a 85 automatic tranny. I am in the process of...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 26 May 2010 10:16:40 -0700
  ...Lay > them in your driveway and drive on. you can make them any height you > desire (might want to sketch it out first so...
• [Fwd: 90 Volkswagen vanagon , drive train?]
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:04:01 -0700
  ...As previously stated.we removed main drive line > to front diff with no change.We removed drive axles and > inspted cvs..the two outers...
• Re: The Answer to the To drive or ship a Westy Question
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:01:42 -0400
  ...My wife drove my 78 and now drives our 91. She drives our 1950 Jeepster,our 69 Chevelle and used to drive the model...
• Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 07:26:39 -0400
  R&R for the drive shaft is more than you would think beccause of the locking nuts, and the tight location. About 1 hour...
• WTB: driver's side middle screened window for westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:01:20 -0500
  ...Driver's side screened sliding window and frame for a westy (the middle window behind the driver's door). Frame must be of the...
• Sluggish gear changes
  Historical mailing list - Zach Daudert
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 19:25:51 -0600
  Recently I've noticed a sluggishness (slowness) while starting to drive my 85 Westy off in first gear and sometimes into second gear. It...
• Movie Line-up for Drive-in Night
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 07:13:23 -0400
  ...Here's the movie line-up for Vanagon night at the Drive-in.... Screen 1 Men in Black II 8:15 XXX 9:45...
• Re: help. subaru instalation
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 21:39:18 -0400
  ...My advice is not only to read ....but to DRIVE! Find a van with the engine you are considering and get a test drive...
• Re: Teenage Vanagon Drivers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:07:17 -0700
  ...Guess what I've never driven. Mike On 7/15/03 5:29 AM, "Roger Van Till" <rvantill@ISERV.NET> wrote: > With my oldest...
• REMINDER - Drive In Night in One Week!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 18:31:38 -0400
  Hi All, Just another reminder for LiMBO/Vanagon List Nite at the Drive-In, Saturday August 4 at the Rustic Drive-In on Route...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:51:47 -0700
  Want to tell the list how much money it costs to get a driver license in Germany? Lessons and license cost Mike On 10...
• FS: 91 Vanagon GL in Green Bay--cheap
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:09:39 -0700
  1991 Vanagon GL, AC converted to r134a, 7 Passenger, non-westy, 2 wheel drive. 130,000 miles AUTOMATIC in Green Bay Wisconsin. Complete, RUNNING...
• Re: re-driveshaft and U-Joint
  Historical mailing list - bpremack
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 21:18:08 -0500
  I am waiting for UPS to deliver the "correct" Syncro driveshaft u-joints. When and if they work as promised, I will make a...
• What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have & state of the list
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Thu, 13 May 2004 17:45:39 -0400
  ...shape-driven by #2 son through high school-now mine) 1986 GL Brown (bad engine- fixed-driven- sold) 1986 L Brown (driven then sold...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:14:32 -0700
  ...Most belt drives are designed around the belt having a 180 > degree wrap around the drive and driven pulleys. On the waterboxer the belt...
• Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:04:20 -0700
  ...unknown Actual drive axle .. unknown Actual gross weight 5901 /5500 all fluids full: gas, propane, water driver in front holding tank empty Larry Chase...
• Re: WANTED - Syncro Drive Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:30:11 -0700
  David, i'll trade you a syncro drive shaft for a syncro without a driveshaft. Sounds like a good deal i'd say. -m...
• Re: Knocking noise from lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:23:10 -0600
  Crankcase condensation prohibits annual oil changes even if you only drive 500 miles a year. If you only drive 3500 miles a year you...
• Re: here is a stumper....two VIN's on the dash???
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:55:37 -0500
  Something is probably funky with the two VINS, but I can tell you the square drive sheetmetal screws were installed by a Canadian...square...
• Re: DRIVEWAY DEGREASER (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 14:37:54 -0800
  ...DRIVEWAY DEGREASER (LVC) > > Can anyone recommend an effective concrete degreaser to remove oil > stains from the driveway? I searched the archives and back in...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:55:35 -0400
  ...The speed of a belt-driven supercharger (and hence the > boost) is set by the diameters of the drive & driven pulleys. >
• Re: diesel fan belt question
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Disse
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:01:11 -0600 (CST)
  ...One belt drives the water pump from the crankshaft pulley and the other belt drives the alternator from the water pump pulley. Don't...
• Re: A Quicky!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 23:02:03 -0500
  ...No changes were made to the drive train that I know of. Isn't this saying something about syncros. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi...
• Re: how many people drive vw as daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 09:06:15 -0700
  My Westfalia '84 is my daily driver vehicle, to and from work, to the University two nights per week to take classes towards my...
• Re: Rear axle articulation - syncro
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:57:53 -0300
  ...I also drive with my front drive shaft out (most of the time) and I get no such behaviour (such that you describe) out...
• Question about final drive ratios
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 06:53:20 -0500
  ...are the two transmissions interchangeable? Would there be any advantage to using the later tranny (5.375 final drive ration) over the stock tranny...
• Re: Westy Syncro driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 16:18:57 -0700
  On 10/7/05, Gilles Turmel <gilles.turmel@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hi, > Can anyone provide a procedure to take the driver's seat out...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:55:39 -0400
  ...a 10mm, a 13mm werench, a regular screw driver and phillips head screw driver,and a 17mm socket.:>0 Get a 27mm deep socket...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:01:17 -0400
  At 06:02 PM 7/25/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote... >you want the sliding drive part style. >the flex head style is much...
• Anyone driven the Lillooet to Jesmond, Dog Creek, Alkali Lake to Williams Lake Rd?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 12:37:57 -0700
  This road looks very interesting, apparently all dirt/gravel but quite passable. Has anyone driven this B.C. backroad? Courtney
• What kind of vanagons are we driving
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 12:58:07 -0800
  ...Are most of the list members Westy drivers or passenger drivers? Joe
• Need drivers side mud flap 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:56:47 EST
  Hi, I am looking to buy the mudflap that mounts behind the drivers door and in front of the propane tank. Thanks for any...
• Driveway/parking list
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 02:02:16 -0500
  Was wondering if there is a driveway list around (a place to park for a day of two)....if not....this would be a...
• Last Reminder - Drive In Night - Smithfield RI
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 17:44:00 -0400
  Hi All, Here's the last reminder reminder for LiMBO/Vanagon List Nite at the Drive-In, Saturday August 4 at the Rustic Drive...
• Re: Question about using magnets to hold back table in place
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:33:20 -0800
  ...a) your hard drive actually uses magnets to function. Dead hard drives are a great source for cheap, strong magnets b) your hard drive...
• Re: pre-coffee whining
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Aug 1994 08:11:34 -0700
  > As still a "rookie" owner, I have been learning more and more >about NuBus' ('82) affect on other drivers. IT DRIVES THEM INSAAAANNEE. Get...
• Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:09:54 -0700
  ...If you drive a 2.1 in the mountains, you will drive slowly relative to ordinary traffic, or you won't drive. David McNeely
• Buying a Syncro - concerns
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:10:29 -0400
  ...I checked the driveshafts for play on all fours and found 2 1/2 " of play on the passenger rear driveshaft. Driver side rear...
• Re: traction, transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 10:32:59 -0800
  ...Front drive, light weight, narrow tires, and POORLY balanced (all the weight over the drive tires) makes the perfect snow car. My plain jane...
• Re: oil pressure problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:05:37 -0700
  ...It is driven by a "toothed" pulley. The only thing "driven" by the back side of the belt is the tension adjustment pulley. I...
• Re: Beckys' Drive In
  Historical mailing list - No Quarter
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 12:28:09 -0500 (CDT)
  Lucky stiffs! You have a drive-in? We used to have lots of them out here in the sticks of Nebraska, but the last...
• Re: Syncro Alignment & Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 19:14:44 -0600
  Steven, With a Syncro, you always need to be aware of the u-joints in the main driveshaft. They can be easily checked by...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat, 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:07:43 +0200
  ...Things to put under the driver's seat, 84 Westy > Later Westies have an aux battery under the driver's seat. I don't...
• Re: Transmission leaking from drive shafts
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:13:13 -0800
  ...Transmission leaking from drive shafts > > Friday I noticed a small puddle of transmission oil underneath my 90. > On inspection today, I can see that...
• Re: Any Suggestions for 24-hour,straight through driving road trip??
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:58:38 -0800
  Excellent point.� Most of the replies I've seen so far have been giving tips on how to do the drive and very few...
• Re: Misc Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:29:53 -0800
  Bryan, Re: "So the question is, does anybody still drive a Vanagon (or loaf) as a daily driver out there? What are you doing...
• DriversFest '99(free tickets)
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 05:42:43 -0400
  ...DriversFest '99 > >Dear Volkswagen Owner, > >Okay, by now you've heard from us a few times about DriversFest '99. But keep reading...there's...