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  • Re: Buzzing Fuel Pump, Corn Free Fuel... I lied
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 5 Mar 2016 11:12:56 -0500
    ...It is a roller cell. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=roller+cell+fuel+pump&qpvt=roller+cell+fuel+pump&qpvt=roller+cell...
  • Re: The rubber tape w/ which to rebuild boots...
    Historical mailing list - Beth Young
    Tue, 3 Dec 1996 19:15:07 -0800 (PST)
    ...and it claims it "FORMS A SOLID RUBBER WRAP!" Also says it's a "Multi-purpose rubber repair kit in a roll." It sounds...
  • Re: window tint
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 6 Mar 2003 14:32:05 -0800
    ...it for me to have my windows done > professionally. What takes him 30 minutes to > do would probably take me a whole roll of...
  • Re: Sliding door question
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 7 Jun 2018 10:32:44 -0700
    ...roller attachment -> to move the top *in and out* to reduce lateral drag. it's a 2 persons job but you can do it...
  • Syncro Towing
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 22 Sep 1995 12:09:32 -0400
    ...on the ground, rolling, would seem to >be ok for the powertrain. But you've got to have someone steer it. The current plan...
  • Re: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea. fish
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 4 Apr 2003 18:20:46 -0500
    er, wasn't it rolly polly FISH heads? On Friday, April 4, 2003, at 04:01 PM, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > > FISH heads, FISH heads...
  • Re: friday stats, was roll call
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
    Sat, 1 Mar 2003 23:05:25 EST
    Ahh, That would be neat to know but if I was in the majority it would just go to my head (my dripping head...
  • Re: 90 westy totaled : sell or buy any 2.1 vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 1 Jun 2006 14:45:34 -0700
    ...Did the same thing with my '85, rolled and totalled. Hope it all works out for you
  • Re: Front Wheel Bearing Source
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:03:33 -0500
    ...Henry Timken saw the roller bearings in one of the mills, somewhere in Missouri, I think, though it could have been in Texas, and...
  • Re: sliding door seal
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Sun, 23 Apr 2023 22:46:11 +0000
    ...Unbolt the top roller support... slide the seal over, put the roller support back on, tighten it as before. On the bottom, remove the...
  • Re: When is The Vanagon Rescue Tape not Rescue tape?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:09:58 -0500
    ...even patch but I don't think it improved the results and meant that the rolled tape was more liable to contamination. When I...
  • Re: which company ships a wheel/tire withouut packging?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:17:47 -0600
    Greyhound will let you ship it with adequate shrink wrap on it,............ or are you too lazy to roll shrinkwrap or too lazy to...
  • Re: poptop paint
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 11 Jun 2015 08:37:07 -0700
    But can you get it in Bahama Blue? ;-) The rough surface of the top is very forgiving for all types of painting. Stuart -----Original...
  • Re: window does not roll up
    Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
    Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:09:15 -0500
    ...step would present itself. I can re-hook the derailed nylon glide back on the crank track. But if I roll down to bottom...
  • Re: Tires In High Winds
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:11:04 -0600
    ...Not rolling or loss of control. The winds were so high here that I was impressed I was able to stay in my lane...
  • Advice on stripping off paint
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:47:39 -0500
    ...roller coat is coming off and I would like to get the beast down to bare metal again so that when I repaint it...
  • Re: Repainting Emblems
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 3 Jul 2006 13:43:34 -0400
    Anyone ever do thier emblems in flat, semi gloss, or gloss black? I have a white syncro with black trim and I thought it...
  • E-Ticket ride
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:55:59 -0700
    ...Doesn't look too bad, but the difference in the diagonals across the rear hatch is three inches so I suspect that it's...
  • Re: Fire
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:13:28 -0800
    ...in case of a freeway or > highway speed rollover or other high speed accident....loose items inside > the vehicle DO become lethal.... I would...
  • Re: rear end drooping
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:13:20 -0800
    ...Bouncing the front end up and down won't do it. The van has to roll at least a few lengths. And preferably driven...
  • Screech, said the front wheel
    Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
    Mon, 3 Apr 2017 22:54:22 -0400
    ...let the van roll back onto the road, and the right front wheel made a squeak\screech as it rolled. braking was solid and...
  • Re: Fryeday Fun: An aging generation (LVC)
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:52:21 +0000
    Phil, & All, Loved your comparisons!!! :o) It brought to mind long hair & music here in Utah ??? In 75 the rednecks were beating us long...
  • Re: Cup Holder, in captains area.
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:42:27 -0500
    ...an annoyance, my traveling coffee cup, rolls in the 89 Westy. > > > > With > > > > > > no where to place it, in store. > > > > > > > > > > > > Who has the best mounting...
  • Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:59:17 -0700
    On 8/17/2005 2:33 PM Martine Boudreault wrote: >If the theory of "wind resistance" vs "weight" is correct, > It's not a...
  • Re: Is This For Real? Friday Stuff NVC
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:50:52 -0500
    ...door.htm > Nice alternative to a rolling door, but kinda impossible to adapt to our front door's wheel arch, it is. Geo/ATL
  • Speaking of 'rolling your own'...
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:25:31 -0700
    http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Business/story?id=1902339&page=1 http://www.dogwoodenergy.com/ On another note, it was 90 degrees here today...
  • Re: Vanagon Sighting
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:57:31 -0700
    ...of fact, some of my friends organized local vanagons to > roll in the annual Rhody Parade a few weeks ago (sadly, I missed it)...
  • Re: Van insolation
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 2 Apr 2022 03:48:46 +0000
    Quick Roof is the brand name of the stuff I used.  It's a roll of metal foil backed with an asphalt mix about...
  • Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:54:56 -0400
    ...semi-urgent auto transmission question, update Yes it will roll freely in D even when it is cold and not engaging. I haven't...
  • Re: Slider door adjustment?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:21:11 -0800
    ...It can take > some > > > fiddling to get it right. > > > > > > This last weekend I replaced and lubricated all the rollers/bearings > and > > I > > > also applied...
  • Where we're from... List of List Members
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Wed, 29 Sep 1999 17:55:13 -0400
    ...all just put our names there? It's at http://members.aol.com/jbabiak/roll_call/rollcall.htm . Just a thought... Doug Fitz-Randolph...
  • Re: Re : Re: My 2 mods
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:58:36 -0700
    ...Because the metal is springy, it doesn't matter if the > roll > is new or is down to the last square of paper. > > Mike...
  • Re: WowWowWowWowWow sound when rolling on down
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:35:23 -0400
    ...WowWowWowWowWow sound when rolling on down Dennis, thanks. I take it that by problem bearing you mean any number of difficulties and it warrants...
  • Re: FS: Magnetic window screens
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:33:01 -0500
    ...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: [WetWesties] Re: [T2] $50 dollar rustoleum/tremclad paint job pictures?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:39:06 -0800
    ...It can be used as > supplied with a brush and roller or thinned out and sprayed if you prefer. > > http://www.1shot.com/home...
  • Re: Removing engine the German way
    Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
    Tue, 19 May 2009 23:42:23 -0400
    ...I didn't think much of it at first...until I tried it. > One guy was a motorcycle guy, the other Porsche guy. > I...
  • Re: lubricating window regulators?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
    Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:52:05 -0400
    ...I don't like idling while I wait for the windows to roll >>up... and when I shut it off and turn the key...
  • Re: window tint
    Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
    Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:12:28 -0500
    ...Around the month of May I put it back on no problem, It handles very easy and can be rolled up and put in...
  • Re: Painting Van Tip's needed
    Historical mailing list - Tim Clark
    Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:38:08 -0700
    ...have any Ideas? I get the air bubbles right after I roll it out but they always pop & self level after 30-60 secs...
  • Re: Searching for a '93 Eurovan Westfalia Weekender
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 18 Aug 1997 13:21:37 -0400 (EDT)
    ...and buy back your rolled EV weekender from the insurance co, and make your own?? Sounds crazy, but it prolly will be easier and...
  • Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:36:01 +0100
    ...i wonder how long it takes to paint a whole vanagon like that..... and if it works on the poptop? the guy claims it...
  • Re: ?Jumpseat Seatbelts-Lap or Shoulder?
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Sat, 15 Jul 2000 07:47:47 EDT
    I have not been able to find rear-facing jumpseats so, it looks like I will have to roll my own. Do the factory...
  • e-bay beater
    Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
    Wed, 19 Jul 2000 11:50:59 -0400
    ...in the background, apparently not rolled, or else very much repaired. And really, no need to clean it up before you take the photos...
  • Re: Bulley website/pages and a crazy idea
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Mon, 6 Oct 2003 11:56:35 EDT
    ...So, while the roofing rolls will change the vibration energy, the Q-pads transform it to heat, thus eliminating it. Any insulating will help...
  • Re: Tire trivia
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:37:38 -0800
    ...The question is, if the tire is grossly underinflated so that it is 'squashed' does one revolution in 'squashed' mode, equal in rollout, one...
  • Re: window screens
    Historical mailing list - John Fried
    Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:29:40 -0400
    ...10' rolls of 1/2" wide magnetic tape. Assembly was easy. I started by placing the magnetic tape around the window (it took just...
  • Re: Passenger Car Tire Example 1
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Thu, 6 Oct 2005 11:57:31 -0600
    ...That's it, Larry. As I posted on a tire thread in December, 2001, after coming back from Baja with Mark Drillock: > It occurred...
  • Re: Slider door adjustment?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:17:16 -0600
    ...It can take some > > fiddling to get it right. > > > > This last weekend I replaced and lubricated all the rollers/bearings and > I > > also applied...
  • Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:49:58 -0700
    ...I the > mean time here is what I did: > > a) remove the broken VW roller from the axle that it revolves on. > b) go...
  • Re: Who has the highest mileage?
    Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
    Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:50:30 +0000
    ...gt;It was 270K when I got it, <DIV></DIV>&gt;as I was rolling over 300K the 100K digit kept rolling <DIV></DIV...
  • Re: Vanagon Handling
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:16:04 +0100
    ...it wasn't a Westy, > > > I'd have sent it to the dump long ago. > > Tell that to the LiMBO owner who rolled his...
  • Relay for power windows?
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:59:13 -0800
    ...My passenger-side window wouldn't roll down from the passenger-side switch. I *could* roll it down from the driver's side switch...
  • Re: Greasing CV's (lots of ???)
    Historical mailing list - Nancy E. Dodge
    Tue, 08 Oct 1996 11:45:48 -0700
    ...My 84 vanagon makes a loud noise when it moves faster than 40 mph (it's a rolling noise, not a transmission noise). >> There...
  • Cup Holder, in captains area.
    Historical mailing list - ac butler
    Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:25:57 -0500
    I have an annoyance, my traveling coffee cup, rolls in the 89 Westy. With no where to place it, in store. Who has the...
  • dont pusy our trip meter while driving!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:31:18 EST
    just a reminder - dont push your speedo trip meter while your van is rolling/driving..it will break the plastic gearing inside.. (most common...
  • Re: Poor Gas Milage
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Thu, 8 Feb 2001 09:11:50 -0700
    ...Rolling resistance is a technical term, but not all tires roll equally. I've felt that Michelins roll best. My current Firestones don't...
  • Re: What are the pros and cons of a salvaged title
    Historical mailing list - John Runberg
    Tue, 14 Oct 2003 15:29:53 -0400
    ...I'd trust it in another roll, but only because I know who did the work. Moral: find out why it was marked salvage...
  • NVC--GMC truck problems--reply off-list
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:10:02 -0500
    ...I rolled the passenger window down and it wouldn't roll back up (power windows). No fade, no dragging, no warning, just simply no...
  • Re: Sound Insulation
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:49:48 -0700
    ...gen_info_roof_overview.htm > it seems to me that a roll of B-Quiet is half a roll of Emco Progard. > > Alistair, you...
  • Re: Sliding Door problem
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 1 Jun 2014 07:41:08 -0400
    Doug, I have a roll of that tape here. I did put it on my upper roller track after I repaired that area last...