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• CV Joint cleaning & lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 7 May 2017 19:26:20 -0600
  ...After I cleaned the CV parts with solvent, I blew them dry with compressed air. Is that sufficent prior to re-greasing, or should...
• Re: Carrying a washer in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:58:33 EDT
  ...Well, then, I've carried a dryer, which is pretty much the same size as a washer, or maybe a bit larger. There was...
• Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:28:03 -0800
  ...dometic 182b question > On Nov 8, 2005, at 6:15 AM, jake beaulieu wrote: > >> Roger's observation: >> >>>> It is rather dry and doesnt give...
• Re: Locking or LS diff for 5 sp. ?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:02:04 -0600
  ...With the front locker engaged, turning is not done on dry pavement- easily. With the rear locker engaged wind up and scrubbing is noticeable...
• Re: Tyres and nitrogen
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:10:03 -0700
  ...Use of dry nitrogen is common in good optical instruments, especially if intended for outdoor use. If you have a high end rifle scope...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:27:50 -0500
  ...Also I've heard that there is a pressure relief valve on the receiver/dryer for the A/C. Can anyone confirm this??? Is...
• Re: Removing oil from upholstery
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:30:56 -0700
  ...Still has > a bunch of oil in it. > > If there was still a dry cleaner in this part of the world I'd let...
• Re: Recent trip, agajn to Klanawa
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 27 Aug 2023 20:36:47 -0700
  ...Hot and dry. Van ran like a Champ. > https://shufti.blog/2023/08/27/trip-klanawa-again/ > > Ab >
• another WD40 use
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:15:14 -0600
  ...On 27-Oct-09, at 2:57 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > I have found it to be great for drying out wires or...
• Re: W pretour trip report
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 12:17:31 -0800
  ...abusing it :) Hope those brownies tasted REALLY good - while you sat there in your nice, dry, warm house thinking of all of us! :) /martha
• Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
  Thu, 23 May 2002 13:22:59 -0400
  ...Use a P-bucket (small plastic drywall container or paint can sized), the woods (buried of course, and bring a stick if you are...
• Re: Westy screw caps
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 14 May 2003 01:29:37 -0400
  ...stick better? > > Bob I would think at least a good cleaning with dish detergent .... dry thoroughly ... and then NO touch by human hands. Mike
• Re: Whoa fuel pump is noisy!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:37:10 -0500
  ...backwards through the system? Seems like you could run the pump dry if not. I tried blowing compressed air backwards through the fuel line...
• CAN YOU MACHINE WASH WESTY UPHOLSTERY?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Weeks
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:10:09 -0600
  ...Any downsides? Machine or drip dry? Dan
• Resolution: Smells like fuel -- wet spot on cold head
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:39:57 -0700
  ...The injector bits, including their undersides, seem to be dry. The bolts holding the intake air manifold* to the head were not tight. I...
• Re: Is it reasonable to expect a rebuilt waterboxer to be bone dry underneath?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:31:09 +0000
  ...one drop, coming from the pressure relief valve cap.The rest of the engine was dry. Over a long time, one little drip is...
• 80 vgon autotrans update
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Sat, 1 Feb 1997 20:58:15 -0600 (CST)
  ...bellhousing seems dry so it isnt likely the bellhousing seal, and around the area where the o-ring is its dry as a bone...
• Re: Keeping your van dry inside in a damp climate
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Jan 2011 12:39:40 -0800
  ...to make sure the interior > of > their van is nice and dry if it has to be left outside. > > I have a small boat...
• Re: "Dry-Z-Air"
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 14:27:56 EST
  In a message dated 11/4/98 1:33:16 PM, pbouton@NACCHO.ORG wrote: <<I don't know what dry ze air is...
• FOLLOW UP MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - Chris ALmida
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 21:09:23 -0700
  ...Westy is back in the driveway drying out as we speak. We went back for her about two hours after we left her, added...
• Re: A/C Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:31:25 -0400
  ...I now have the > receiver dryer (from Bus Depot) and am now trying to figure out where > the old unit sits. According to the...
• Hankook RA08s
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 7 Sep 2016 21:14:03 -0400
  ...Just wondering if this supply will dry out too. Thanks, T Sent from my iPhone
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:39:14 -0800
  ...I wiped the inside of the distributor cap with a dry cloth. No change.
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 07:52:02 -0700
  If you're worried about the seals drying out during storage, just give them a good spraying with silicon spray and store it in...
• radiator testing
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:26:23 -0600
  ...Richard dry and undamaged in Boulder, Colorado
• Winterize Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 21:13:42 EDT
  Yo listees, Is it possible to simply pump dry and drain a submersible pump or is it necessary to put RV antifreeze in the...
• Westy luggage area weatherproof storage?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:33:57 -0500
  I'm curious as to what most folks use in the luggage area to store items that need to stay dry and out of...
• Re: Engine Died, got it running, but rough under load...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:59:56 -0500
  Assuming you have fuel, and if things shape up in the dry, try a cap, rotor and ignition wires. My 90, when first purchased...
• Re: Speaking of dashes...is "Armor All" destructive to vinyl?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:09:45 -0500
  ...They say that most vinyl cleaners/conditioners contain silicone, which tends to dry out vinyl and plastics, and theirs doesn't. http://www.parasolinc...
• Re: por 15
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Sat, 26 May 2007 12:53:39 -0400
  ...Clean with >> the >> Marine Clean, rinse with water and dry. Etch with the Metal Ready, 15 ~ >> 30 >> minutes, rinse with water and dry. Apply...
• Re: How far can you go on a tank of gas?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 21 May 2007 12:05:16 -0700
  Warning - Not only do you suck up the sediment when running the tank dry, but your fuel pump will overheat/fry because the gasoline...
• Re: Get Your Sad Faces Ready: 50 Studebakers Destroyed In Fire - Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 12:11:01 -0800
  ...don't park or stop in long dry grass on a hot day. AFAIK, the WBX cat doesn't have a shield. Is a...
• Spring comes to Minnesota
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 20:37:32 -0500
  ...kept a nice patch outside the door completely dry. Nice to be able to keep the sliding window on the sliding door open too...
• The price of air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 22:04:08 -0600
  ...Compressor (603), expansion valve (38), receiver/dryer (163), belts, gaskets, fees, labor, tax: 1363.66! Within a month, the new (rebuilt) engine with 10...
• Re: car bra mildew
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:11:50 -0500
  ...what he found was RUST and mold and in some places 1/4 inch of dirt/mud since it couldnt dry. when he took...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:38:31 -0400
  ...It's just too much trouble. > sudhir > > On 9/23/06, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > > If by empty and dry I hope...
• Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with Vanagon a...
  Historical mailing list - Annette Lee
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:58:20 -0700
  ...We are very attached to our Vanagon! Annette, Seattle, '86 Westy Weekender (latest upgrade 155W solar panel for dry camping :-)
• Re: AC update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 20:47:48 -0600
  ...90 degrees for the next > week, and it's not a dry heat. Looks more like high 70's, low 80's here: http...
• Re: heater fan whine
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:33:09 -0700
  Years back I had a whiner that turned out to be a dry leaf up against the cage (or something - don't really recall...
• Re: Heat while camping??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:51:41 -0300
  ...good planning!) My propane tank just took 13.6 litres from dry. 3.8 l/USgal, don't know how many lbs. though. Tim...
• Re: vanagon ventilation
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 20:59:10 -0300
  ...I use elastic cord hemmed around a piece of netting over the open rear hatch, A1 airflow, dry too if it rains. tim s.
• Re: Vanagon and fire
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 19:49:35 -0600
  ...I have a dry chemical type fire extinguisher, but it's rather small. I'm wondering now what the ideal size would have to...
• Re: AC dryer
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 19:40:59 -0400
  > when changing a compressor I was told that is is just good policy > to change the receiver/drier as well, regardless of condition. truth...
• Re: What kind of grease?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 10:24:38 -0500
  Apparently white lith can dry up quicker than better choices. I use amsoil synthetic multipurpose grease. I feel it's a great choice of...
• New MXT tires
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 06:49:50 EST
  ...These tires have never been mounted and have no marks ( dry rot etc. ) Let me know if interested. Roger
• Re: Washing curtains with hooks on ...
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:02:21 -0700
  ...Like someone else said, wash on delicate in cold water and hang to dry. I can't believe how these curtains hold up after...
• Re: Webasto "Blue Heat"
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 08:45:34 -0500
  ...Basically a twelve volt hair dryer that replaced the cardboard heater tubes. I can not find a store around here that carries these magazines...
• Re: Vanagon seat padding wanted
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:06:14 -0500
  ...In my experienc it is the foam that starts to dry out and crumble in the seats. Sewfine looks like they have the right...
• Re: Goofy CB + Coolant LED Stuff! (sorta friday content)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:35:48 -0400
  ...I've caused the (plugged in) GCFI on the cord of a (not operating) hair dryer to arc and smoke by keying my 5...
• Re: weird things happening (peripheral VC)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:29:20 EST
  ...YIPPEE!!! No more desert! No more ice, blowing snow, gusting winds, 4-degree weather, or inability to breathe due to altitude and horribly dry...
• Re: Automatic car washes in winter?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:36:22 -0700
  ...Before you leave use the "dryer" (blower hose) to blow out your locks and add some lock deicer (alcohol). Also, set all your doors...
• Re: rainfly
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 12:19:39 -0800
  ...It's also not a problem to close the poptop with wet canvas as long as you open it up to dry as soon...
• Re: Westy Traction
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:13:44 -0700
  ...These were great on the open highway dry & wet. It performed very well on dry dirt roads but I never dare to adventure on...
• Re: R12 or R134 - How to distinguish?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:21:50 -0400
  ...With a new compressor, you need a new expansion valve and reciever/dryer.$$$$$$ A a/c store for service people will have a test...
• removing old Westfaila decals from poptop
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 25 Aug 2016 09:16:23 -0700
  ...I haven't tried heat (hair dryer) or chemicals yet, wanted to see what others had done. Thanks! -Mark
• Re: mouse profing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2012 03:02:50 -0400
  ...something about the scent of original Irish Spring bar soap repels them also - with a longer,more practicle service life than dryer sheets (which...
• Re: R12 to R134 conv
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 12:17:53 -0300 (ADT)
  > It's real simple, and cheap if I can remember the only thing you > need is a new dryer and some fittings. Don't...
• Re: Painting your van???
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:22:20 EST
  ...Repaints, unless done with heated booths at very high cost (heat to dry the vehicle, extensive prep, baked finish) lead to rust. >> ???? what?
• Re: Removing Dealer Logo - how to?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 12:49:45 -0600
  Use a heat gun or hair dryer. If you get it hot enough and the glue hasn't crystallized, decals and pin striping tape...
• awning
  Historical mailing list - Rob S.
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:40:40 -0400
  Any suggestions on where to get an awning to increase the dry usable space of my westy? something to go over the sliding door...