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• Re: front floor mats
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:47:50 -0500
  > Are the Rubberqueen mats really made to fit the Vanagon or are they the > universal mats which the buyer trims to fit? Unless they...
• Squeak, squeak cure?
  Historical mailing list
  14 Oct 96 07:20:50 PDT
  ...I can see black residue (rubber?) next to where the metal bar goes through the rubber on a small portion of the bushing. Query...
• Re: Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 01:50:15 -0700
  Da folks is talkin 'bout dem little pieces o'rubber hose, man... The metal ain't likely to go leakin', unless you're in...
• Suspension Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:14:56 EDT
  ...Springs: @$289 H7R others $??? Sway bar $119 Front/rear w/ rubber bushings Sway bar $159 Front/rear w/ urethane bushings Shocks from $29 to...
• Re: managing your dogs?
  Historical mailing list - Eric M. Spletzer
  Mon, 9 May 2005 15:33:03 -0700
  The Rubber Floor Rug from GoWesty.com is a life saver. For the first two years I had the van, I was constantly putting...
• Re: Summary of Door rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 05 Apr 1994 16:00:51 EDT
  ...Be liberal, it gets soaked up by the rubber. By very careful not to get too much on other parts of the rubber, it...
• Re: E-Code Light Question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 20:30:44 -0800
  All the lights that I have recieved have NOT included rubber boots in the box. I was originally led to believe from my supplier...
• Re: Rubber elbow connecting filler neck
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 17:02:15, -0500
  ...Silicone doesn't stick well to rubber, but I was hoping to bridge over to the painted metal. It worked to the extent that...
• Re: Vanagon fuel leak
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 11:44:05 +0200
  ...You should change all rubber hoses. The rubber hoses may dried out of a '81 Westy. I changed all recently and they ALL looking...
• Re: Ronal 15" for vanagon ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 08:32:17 -0500
  ...Selling for 600.00 Cdn., set of 4 with good >rubber, 205's, but looked like passenger rubber. Back of wheel stamped >in spoke...
• Re: Tinted windows, longish
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 17 May 2000 11:07:19 -0600
  ...I'm interested in the clips they use, do you have any idea how they are shaped? Do they fit behind the rubber seal...
• casting molds of plastic/rubber/fiberglass parts? anyone done it?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:32:59 EST
  ...the spoiler is not mounted, and is a black rubber/foam type spoiler like those used on the A2 jetta or audi 4000q, and...
• Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:35:02 -0400
  ...Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber > There that should do it! > > I'm thinking of R&R'ing the white rubber trim above the...
• Rubber floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:05:12 -0600
  While we're on the floor mat topic, I am still seeking a good set of rubber front mats--the type that have a...
• Sliding door light switch bumper
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:37:15 -0700
  Anyone have the little rubber bumper that attaches to the forward edge of the sliding door and causes the door switch to be pushed...
• Re: On I4 Engine Vibration
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 09:22:36 -0400
  ...The bearer bars are on rubber bushings and then the engine is tied to them with rubber bushings as well. I've heard the...
• '64 21-Window getting painted!
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 15:13:31 -0400
  ...I need recommendations for the headliner and skylight window rubber. *Honest* and experienced recommendation on skylight window rubber - don't just chime in WCM...
• Re: READ THIS..Re:<Syncro/all> fender lip rubber
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 17:42:41 -0400
  ...a) Are there black ones available? b) What exactly are they made of?....plastic or rubber?? c) How exactly do they attach? d) Where...
• Re: Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:23:07 -0700
  ...Since we were NOT discussing the below-mentioned rubber strip, can we talk about it now? Can the rubber noise reduction strip be installed...
• Re[2]: Dealer service ripoff?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 16:11:18 CST
  ...that when the rubber/teflon material fails you can't tell because its covered up with stainless steel braid. Sure looks cool though... Matt...
• Re: Rubber floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:04:45 -0700
  ...I have been looking for rubber front floor coverage for a long time. Bob East Haddam, CT
• Parts still available from '87 GL pass van
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:42:39 -0500
  ...bumper-good condition-no rust-slight barely visible ding under rubber strip-includes rubber strips and end caps-all good condition=$50. Various engine...
• Installing a slider window
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:21:41 -0800
  ...Tried to install another one today, and after tearing one corner of the rubber, I gave up in frustration. I completely saturated the rubber...
• Re: rubber part for refrigerator vent
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:18:01 -0800
  ...can I find a good one to use > to make a mold to cast a new rubber one ???? > > or has some one already done...
• Re: '91 Westy-Rubber Hose
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:49:41 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: '91 Westy-Rubber Hose > > > I've looked in the Bentley, seen drawings + pictures of the > rubber tubing > going from...
• Re: Skylight Bug Screen Adhesives
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Thu, 15 May 1997 16:37:42 -0500
  ...This stuff is used to glue rubber to leather, or any two porous > or nonporous surfaces together. It sticks VERY well. > Hmmm, might work...
• Clutch rubber hydraulic line- where to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 07:13:56 -0700
  ...But I can't conscienciously pay what the dealer wants for the clutch's systems rubber hydraulic line. Does any one have a used...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:56:17 -0800
  That reminds me, does anyone sell those rubber plugs? I think I'm missing a couple of them. Bill H. 88 GL John Rodgers...
• Re: AC Ducts Repair
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:18:25 -0500
  ...but, the are made to be inserted into the inner side of the rubber bumper guard strip, and then inserted into the appropriate slots...
• Re: New water tank outlet
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 7 Aug 2018 19:09:24 -0400
  ...It didn't work because of the rubber flap in the new design. With the straight, rubber covered nozzle, which fit nicely into the...
• Vacuum leak sources
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 16 May 2000 10:33:59 EDT
  ...Cracks in rubber tube Engine breather tube Idle control valve rubber intake tube Valves too tight: This causes a leak and decreases vacuum at...
• Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 28 Mar 2018 02:06:58 +0000
  ...experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation Hi , I have a 2l air-cooled and would like to optimized the thermal isolation of the...
• Re: Rear brake slave cylinders - anything to watch
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:11:58 -0500
  Back then, 60's, 3-5 years rubber was shot. Metals would last at least this long. Rebuild was cleaning and replacing rubber and...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:45:06 -0700
  > If VW thought that rubber 20' of rubber hose was the right answer, they > would have used it when the Vanagon's were designed...
• Re: Speaker wire repair and impressions of Vanagon door wiring in general
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 22 May 2000 20:27:13 -0700
  ...I still have not managed to get the silly rubber boot all the way back in the door! I wonder if you wrapped some...
• Re: Cargo Floor Liner
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 16:38:00 -0700
  > Hey, what are the cargo floor dimensions of the Vanagon? Wolfsburg West is > repro-ing the black rubber cargo floor mats for the '50...
• Re: Black Sticky Stuff
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 May 2020 18:58:52 -0400
  It's variously called mastic, dumdum, Thykol, butyl rubber. May have different compositions but what they have in common is non-hardening, non-shrinking...
• Wind Noise from Luggage Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 22:49:32 -0700
  Dave and fellow listers, I encountered this incredibly annoying problem immediately after replacing the rubber seal between the cargo carrier and the Vanagon roof...
• Re: Rubber floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:35:03 -0400
  ...The (salt laden) water gets in under the rubber mat and sits there just to be ground in by each step on the step...
• Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 May 2005 18:01:25 -0500
  ...This will tighten up the rubber. > > > Oh now John, that is just not fair! We had a perfectly good debate > going here, verging on...
• Re: Rubber
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:13:01 -1000
  ...On Behalf Of > Rob > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 11:40 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Rubber > > What does remove silicone? >
• 303 Aerospace protectant for keeping window rubber in good condition
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 14:00:11 -0800
  There is nothing better than "303 Aerospace protectant" for rubber, vinyl, fiberglass, tires, plastic and leather. lasts longer and works better than everything else...
• FS Rubber Floor Mats, w/ logo
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 14:38:15 EDT
  hey list, i have a set of heavy duty rubber floor mats for sale, thought about putting them on ebay but try to offload...
• Re: Fridge flue vent cover
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:58:36 -0800
  ...William I bought a rubbermaid container with a cover that fits perfectly. Use it when washing and cover my tuna salad when not. do...
• Re: tiico vibrations/interesting testing done.
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 03:16:48 +0000
  >another point is the VW made brackets include rubber bushings in the >alternator mounting points therfore adding to the isolation of the >vibrations, whereas...
• Sliding door seal
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:36:51 -0500
  Hi I need a photo of how the rubberseal looks at the lower side of the sliding door, front end. Something is missing in...
• Re: Model changes
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:19:07 -0700
  ...It has rubber mats and vinyl seats. When I bought it, there were '82s on the lot. They had carpet; don't remember the...
• Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:47:48 EDT
  > > I'm thinking of R&R'ing the white rubber trim above the door but am > afraid > > to remove it, lest it won't...
• VW Fox rubber engine mounts L/R Same? (Vanagon conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:13:13 -0800
  ...Are the left and right rubber mounts for the VW Fox engine the same? Thanks, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http...
• Re: 87 Westy front bumper rubber strip AND MORE
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Tue, 20 Mar 2018 10:37:25 -0700
  ...I used a rubber mallet to tap the bumper strip back on. > > Marc > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 7:13 PM, Eric Caron...
• Re: Summary of Door rubber
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Hendrickson
  Tue, 05 Apr 94 15:30:45 PDT
  I also recently did front door rubber (on a '71 as well! :-) from J.C. Whitney, and I have a few comments: >>>>> "cc" == Chris...
• Re: brake hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 18:00:42 -0600 (CDT)
  ...at least on other cars) that the stainless ]steel braided brake hose (which is really just the braided steel outside of ]the regular rubber...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:57:42 -0400
  ...Basically we immobilized all 3 by cutting hard rubber to fit in the gaps of the mounts, then jamming it in. The rubber came...
• Re: Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:31:42 -0400
  > Anybody know the part number for the window scrapers [? > Rubber strips at the bottom of the front door windows that > seal the water out...
• Coolant pipes 85 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr / Leo Girard
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 16:56:24 -0400
  ...Has anyone close by a line on pipes? new? used? Has anyone had experience with optional replacement? rubber? copper? combination rubber/metal? Has anyone...
• Clutch job question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 14:11:18 -0700
  ...It was a bitch to get out and left bits of rubber goo all over the aluminum surface. I don't want to scratch...
• Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 09:34:06 -0700
  ...chris I just did this, but I reused the rubber and I put caulking around the top and both sides of the rubber (under...
• WTB: OE Front Rubber Mat Black / Fiberglass Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:17:46 -0700
  Hi all, I am in need of the OE molded black rubber may that came on late model non GL Vans. It is the...
• Re: Looking for parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:34:31 -0700
  If those are 82 diesel vanagon rubber engine mounts, I got 'em new and good used. Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 19 Aug 2017 08:28:52 -0700
  ...Ethanol is what trashes the original “rubber” lines I’m told. Jim > On Aug 18, 2017, at 9:45 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL...