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• Re: Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights WAS - RE: unrolling papertowel - Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:27:41 -0500
  ...A desirable roll IS in said ROLL and not in a heap or > strewn about the cabin. I keep a rubber band around mine...
• Re: Armrest Fell Off
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:48:57 -0800
  ...I can see this roll pin, but that leads me to > another question. How hard is it to get that roll pin back in...
• Re: Need help locating lock code on rear hatch with central locking system
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:40:10 -0700
  ...The problem was the power lock assembly bolcked the rollpin. If you had the key, turning it 90 degrees reveals the pin. After fiddling...
• tom forhan's christmas bash?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:10:10 -0500
  Just curious timing etc, since I hadn't seen any posts roll by about it. any info would be good. :) thanks sudhir
• Re: Fiberglass Paint
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:54:32 -0700
  If you look thru the archives here, a series of posts by Alistair Bell, describes him using a roller to paint his luggage rack...
• Re: I need left door power window mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 27 May 1999 12:41:14 +0200
  ...Then again plug in the power window switch, turn on ignition and roll the window down. If it now rolls down rather smoothly, roll...
• Re: Broken down in Orlando, except I'm in Pasadena
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:45:02 -0800
  ...My wife said it wasn't rolling even though it was on an incline, in neutral without the e-brake on.:>( Thats not a...
• FW: Mysterious Vanagon Problem - Will not move.
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:30:00 -0700
  ...Then I tried rolling backwards in neutral. While I could roll back a little bit farther than while in reverse, the van still stopped...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:18:44 -0400
  ...I suspect they might > use the largest possible diameter, and the smallest possible rolling > radius. The diameter is the inflated diameter of a tire...
• Re: performance tires
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:47:11 -0500
  ...Do Type II's slide, or roll first? IF roll, which tire lifts first? How do > you tell? How soon before the second tire...
• Smog checks, how do you dyno smog a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:38:45 -0700
  ...If so, do they >put all 4 wheels on the rollers and have the same resistance front to back? >I imagine this could ruin...
• [LVC] North American International Auto Show / roller bearing lifters..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:19:43 -0500
  ...and i was surprised to see that the engine had no roller bearings on the lifters. i thought that was a no brainer in...
• Can anyone please unsubscribe me?
  Historical mailing list - jthomas2
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 00:58:37 -0800
  Greetings: I've tried several times to unsubscribe with no success - the messages just keep rolling in. Can anyone help? thanks, cheers, jt
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:03:35 -0600
  I found half a dozen nudie playing cards in that slot beside the rear seat.
• Re: Groove in lower sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 9 Jul 2023 19:03:38 -0400
  ...track (1990 bus). > I've replaced the bearing/roller, but it still doesn't roll particularly nicely due to the rusty and rough groove...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:57:22 -0700
  ...Once I replace the top and bottom rollers but not the rear. I tested a few times open and close... seems fine and then...
• Re: Stuck Parking Brake
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Mar 1997 00:31:25
  ...Kind of like putting an automatic in park and letting it roll >forward with a jolt. > Having seen a bus that went over an...
• Re: Automatic car washing?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:42:11 -0500
  ...The brush that does the top was guided by a roller. Somehow the roller got caught on one of the roof "ribs" and flipped...
• Re: Plastic ring on sliding door roller where?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:00:15 -0400
  ...Plastic ring on sliding door roller where? I found a half of a broken white plastic ring below the sliding door on my 85...
• Re: Vanagon carrying capacity impresses
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:22:51 -0800
  ...My new personal record is: - 2 tools boxes (small roll cabinets - full) - 1 heli-arc welder (incl. large bottle of helium) - 3 VW long...
• Re: --- where are you living??? ---
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 26 Oct 96 20:17:47 CDT
  ...Rawhide ("rollin', rollin', rollin' ....). Waterboy. >Age? 50+. physically. mentally? 13. philosophically? 342. >Suggestions? explain to me again why we're doing this?? buy treasury...
• Internet Message
  Historical mailing list - MS GINA GODAT
  Sun, 24 Aug 1997 12:32:49 -0500
  ...No, I did not roll in. I detected that unmistakable odor of brake pads but thought it was my friends Volvo in front of...
• FS: Magnetic window screens
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:39:44 -0400
  ...You just slap them on the outside and roll the windows down. If it rains you can either roll the window up without removing...
• Re: Save your ball joints!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Nov 96 16:43:09 EST
  ...David Raistrick in KC got quoted an unreasonable $60 for a roll. I paid about $3 for my roll at a Clas Ohlson store...
• Re: Here's something you don't see every day
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:30:40 -0500
  ...Here it >> is again! check out the custom woodwork inside and that beefy roll >> cage. >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 10:02:59 -0800
  thanks... time to service the roller bearings, clean and grease the rails etc etc too - not just pop that piece of rubber in.. right?
• Replacing roll up window scrapers & channels
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 May 2013 08:18:40 -0700
  Anyone done this? Mine are dried out and useless. Sources for the correct parts? I have an '85 with polished metal trim. Stuart
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:07:03 -0500
  Hell why not helium for lower rolling resistance? Or hydrogen, even lighter. This is my Vanagon, I've named it Hindenberg... George/ATL
• Article on THE BUS movie!
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 10:13:38 -0700
  http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-on-foot/2011/09/the-iconic-vw-bus-rolls-to-life-in-a-new-documentary-film--12923.html
• Friday Stuff: Roll Your Rig?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:33:52 -0700
  Some German vehicle content http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUdoXcDp_P0 For our members in BC note the location where this was shot....
• specs for the 3 roll pins and six bolts for the clutch
  Historical mailing list - nirav patel
  Thu, 31 May 2012 16:38:54 -0500
  ...Was wondering if you might know the spec or where I could source the following? � 3 roll pins that align the clutch to the...
• folding table
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  7 Jun 1995 09:51:23 -0800
  ...new Campmor catalog arrived, on page 42 is a nifty looking "Roll-A-Table": Convenient table for any outdoor adventure. Top is made of...
• Cup Holders,etc.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:26:23 -0600
  ...they can be put on the seat base, but they a a pain to use, if you are on the roll. I found the...
• Re: Middle seat removal
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:21:19 -0800
  ...If you can't roll it, SLIDE > it. > If you can't SLIDE it, lift it. > > Rich >
• Re: looking 4 bug screens front pass/driver window cheap
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:21:57 -0600
  ...2 yards of screen material, one roll of duct tape. Assume you already have scissors. If you want deluxe, swap the duct tape for...
• Special Materials (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 06:22:01 -0600
  ...3M makes it and they would make for me a roll 2ftX75ft for $900. I don't need that much of the stuff. Does...
• Soundproofing material for FS
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Mon, 1 May 2006 09:18:40 -0700
  I have an unused 50-foot roll of B-Quiet Ultimate I need to get rid of -- way overestimated the quantity I needed to...
• Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 01:22:24 -0700
  I've used a wallpaper seam roller with good results. Small enough to get in small places. You do have to be careful not...
• Re: old style slider door cheesball way to get it quieter.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 01:24:59 -0600
  ...So, now that part of the door is very quiet. > Next is to attack the bottom rollers. Here's a few pictures of the...
• Re: Why has the list been so quiet lately?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 08:19:25 -0500
  ...full throttle accelerations with thick pungent clouds of black oil-laden smoke rolling out of a stainless steel STEBRO exhaust, sucking in air like...
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:55:08 -0700
  ...Sliding door roller bearing To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 6:30 PM is the grooved part gone or the...
• Re: Famous Vanagon Owners
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 6 Feb 2023 15:25:09 -0600
  ...The Byrds, 1967, So you want to be a Rock and > Roll star. It will take you back. > > On Monday, February 6, 2023 at...
• Re: Value of a Rolling Chasis to a scrap yard
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:22:10 EST
  ...What do you suppose is a decent dollar > amount for a "rolling Chasis" Vanagon is I were sending one (or two) to a > scrap...
• Re: Thursdaye Fun
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:53:46 -0700
  ...Vanagon/push4.jpg > > 1. Roll dead van to bottom of driveway. > 2. Drive tow van in front. > 3. Roll dolly over, attach. > 4. Back...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:57:43 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as > cupholder > > My most recent westy had a...
• AMERICAN GRAFFITTI!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 13:07:06 -0400
  Just wanted eveone to know that Per finally found "Siste Natt Med Gjengen" and that "rock n' roll" is spelled the same way as...
• Re; Painting the Poptop/The only way?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 31 May 2000 06:59:21 -0500
  I thought we were discussing refinishing the roof of a Westy, not a house! Roll and Brush? Pooey! Yuck! Mucho Ca Ca! Terry
• error Re: Heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:34:44 -0400
  I wrote: >If it's just making a dreadful howling racket it's likely the >bearings are worn and chattering (rolling around the inside...
• Re: Question about Tires and Handling
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 17:40:31 -0700
  Stock sizes for Vanagons (Transporters) are 185-14 (185/80-14) and 205/70-14--both have effectively the same rolling diameter. If going...
• Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 18 May 2007 07:34:02 -0400
  ...Transporting this car to his trailer seems > to be the big deal killer right now since it doesn't roll and would > take more...
• Re: Re : Re: My 2 mods
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:35:43 -0500
  ...The metal is very springy and lays on the towel roll. The towels don't unroll on their own but pull out nicely. Because...
• Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 3 May 2010 09:05:19 -0500
  ...er ... > each get a roll > ppppplleeeeeaaaassseeeeeee :) > yours > > On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 7:06 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > > > At 09...
• Re: Why did VW *really* purchase Lamborghini?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 18:30:53 -0800
  YauMan Chan wrote: > >>> Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO> 12/13 5:03 PM >>> > VW didnt buy Lambo, Audi did! VW "only" bought Rolls-Royce...
• Re: Mattress Toppers Memory Foam
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:17:56 -0600
  How hard is it to roll up a two incher and how big does it pack? Thanks Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Mar...
• '82 vanagon rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 15:34:25 -0700
  ...I've done lots of double taper roller bearings (mostly front wheels), and some Rabbit straight roller bearings. What am I faced with here...
• rollover accident in 71 VW
  Historical mailing list - Sue Holbink
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 09:14:39 -0800
  ...We took at look at the VW and are very impressed at how well it held up in the rollover and banging into cement...
• Re: LTX Tire Pressure ... Now Noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:34:40 EDT
  ...I had a small car that would sound like a helicopter taking off when it got rolling. The rear tires wore strangely because there...
• Re: VANAGON ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:42:35 -0800
  ...VANAGON ROLLS To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 1:32 PM Quick......get those bumpers! ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon...
• Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:22:09 -0700
  ...http://www.sierratradingpost.com/alps-mountaineering-roll-up-camp-table-aluminum~p~99081/
• Re: Netsurfnugen...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Mar 1995 11:32:01 -0500
  Ryan is right, Netsurfegnugen rolls off the tongue better... > >> ---------------------------------- >> | N E T S U R F E G N U G E N | >> | vanagon...