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• Re: Searched archives. Missing CV bolt question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:07:15 -0400
  ...when they aren't > properly torqued. > Proper torque means they have stretched enough to > generate tension that > will prevent them from working loose. > > The...
• Re: hook and loop fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 10:42:20 -0400
  ...A few places just >never fit tight against the bulkhead, even though properly >stretched, measured exactly per instructions. > >So, a while back someone on...
• Re: Fuel leaks/fuel lines/clamps, etc., 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 May 1999 09:57:08 -0400
  Since you used the wrong size hose, you over stretched the material. After temperature cycling, it is no longer resilient enough to hold a...
• Re: Save your ball joints!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:45:52 -0500 (EST)
  ...I waited a minute or two for the solution to work, and then > applied a thin layer (two overlapping turns) of tape stretched to...
• Re: Vanagon reliabillity reputation (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 15:27:56 -0700
  ...to specifications in an > engine rebuild and if it's been stretched it's not > going to conform. Plus, how much do a few...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:01:17 -0700
  ...one of the most notoriously congested and accident plagued > stretched > of really bad road in all of New Jersey. From < 10MPH on a closed...
• Re: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:01:51 -0500
  ...Maybe they are already stretched and that's why the leaking. New heads vs old heads, if the old ones are not cracked or...
• Porsche transaxle in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:46:11 +1200
  ...Oettinger's 6-boxer is a stretched VW engine. Their rear-disc kit is not a beautiful thing. Hansen Motorsport in Germany makes kits...
• Re: Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:38:46 -0700
  ...pulled a > bit more out past the corner and softened and stretched it enough to > form them back to the original curve. > > > > You could...
• Anyone want images of Hiace and Estima (narrow "Previa")?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 19:18:37 +1200
  ...I have seen at least 2 stretched ones used as airport shuttles; these look good, with dual rear axles. If I didn't have...
• Re: Rubber parts on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 08 Sep 94 15:34:55 CDT
  ...i.e., they get weak, develop small holes, or tear. >It's doesn't seem to be caused by being stretched or twisted. yup...
• Call for Photos for a VW Bus/Van/Eurovan 2005 Calendar - version 2
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:42:12 -0700
  ...This means that anything less than a 1028 x 764 image will be stretched too far and the quality will suffer too much. Please...
• Re: Poptop Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:24:17 -0700
  ...Laying on your back, >> your arms get tired trying to get everything lined up and >> stretched fairly taught. This is where you will be...
• Re: fiamma bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 17:08:38 -0800
  ...open your door only when the bike carrier has been completely stretched and is not loaded; this is to prevent damages to the vehicle...
• Re: Clunk After Shifting - a longish story with little Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:18:49 -0400
  ...First thoughts naturally gravitated to a stretched Rabbit, but fortunately before I fired up the Sawzall, a gift came into the yard in the...
• Re: Westy Tent Sale----
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 10:37:12 -0700
  ...it fit onto the sliding door side perfectly and the awning stretched > >out nice and smoothly at the far end, and it matched the...
• Re: Fun with UPS--DON'T USE THEM.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:13:16 -0800
  ...The drivers were stretched > to their limits in vacation season and verged on being reckless on > dayswhen they were particularly fried. I don't...
• Re: Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:59:30 -0800
  ...are in the WA state area. > > Thanks! > Aaron (with Tricia Ibai, India, and ????? coming soon) > '87 westy (Anyone have a stretched vanagon for sale?)
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks. Old hash I'm sure...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:08:34 -0400
  ...I don't hear any talk about the > >> head studs being stretched. The heads are held to the block with > >> very little torque, and...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:42:54 -0800
  ...to 50% to keep the stud or bolt from being over stretched. Lug > > nuts are consumables and should be replaced after 3-5 times...
• Re: Best Awning and why
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 11:14:40 -0700
  ...Sectional aluminum tent poles fit into grommets on the two >> outer corners (farthest from the camper when the tarp is stretched out) >> and in...
• Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 20:12:00 -0700
  ...Also, if you have the 12mm torque to yield bolts, they don't give the maximum length of the stretched bolt for reuse, so...
• Re: Vanagon turns over but won't start...ground problem?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:04:56 -0500
  ...Your fuse/relay panel is stretched across the top of the pages, and all the grounds are on the bottom. There's a set...
• Re: New Engine report
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 06:10:29 EDT
  ...use any oil between 3,000 miles changes -- I've even stretched to 6,000 miles with no lose. I normally run Mobil 1...
• more home engine repair adventures: new oil pressure valve
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:41:47 -0800
  ...a touch longer than the spring it replaced (which I had stretched out more that 1/4"), but the strength of the two seemed...
• Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:32 -0500
  ...Like a spring, if they are stretched too far, they will > loose their shape. Also, if they have been overheated or over torqued, > they...
• Re: '81 Heater control cable question
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 05:51:24 -0800
  ...It appears that the woven steel-wire cable which connects to my right heater control flap is stretched; at least it looks that way...
• Re: Bus Depot $199 Side Tent in action / Kampers near Knoebels
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 14:21:12 -0400
  ...Also, as soon as the wind stretched any of > the seams, the rain leaked in, but seam sealer fixed that problem. Considering > the price...
• Windsheild Installation
  Historical mailing list - Lash Briggs
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 16:41:49 -0400
  ...Having a couple doctors hanging over your stretched open eye with black lights and dye isn't that much fun. And they had nice...
• bus is painted, found a motor and failed the MOT
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 17:23:28 +0200
  ...it was open) and the hand brake cable was stretched. In my excited, nervous state I drove out that morning with the brake on...
• Re: Adjusting Parking/Emergency Brake
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:51:28 +0000
  ...think it might be reasonable to assume that some things have stretched or worn a little.  The thread on the e-brake rod is...
• Bus Depot Fuel Tanks
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:12:24 -0400
  ...Fit - the tank fits fine, except that the breather tubes will need to be bent and 'stretched' a little to make everything connect, but...
• Re: The best engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 22:17:12 +1200
  ...iron V8s (heavy; low specific power output) Japanese diesels (other than Toyota nonturbo) Oettinger flat-6 (unreliable; a stretched VW wasserboxer) Briggs & Stratton aircooled...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:26:44 -0800
  ...I replaced the timing belt so I don't think a stretched belt is > throwing off the valve timing. My question here is that...
• Re: Self Vulkenizing tape??
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 22:04:30 -0600
  ...I waited a minute or two for the solution to work, and then applied a thin layer (two overlapping turns) of tape stretched to...
• Re: pics of the infamous pick n pull van!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:57:28 -0800
  ...I am making a camper interior right now for my Stretched Vanagon. I am using the water tank and bed hinges from a full...
• Re: Rebuild is done, Van is running, now what?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:31:52 -0600
  ...Most - but not all - >>rod failures in the 2.1L WBX occur when the rod bolts have stretched >>sufficiently to allow the rod end...
• Re: can someone help me?
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:39:15 -0800
  ...The only solution that I know of is to replace the springs (or have them re-stretched by a spring shop). I have some...
• Re: SOURCE OF HITCHES
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:03:49 -0500
  ...the tow loops fail or the holes in the chassis get stretched out. That was what I set out to address when I originally...
• Re: Adjusting Parking/Emergency Brake
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 31 Aug 2022 22:16:21 -0600
  ...But with almost 300K on chassis, I think it might be reasonable to assume that some things have stretched or worn a little. The...
• Home engine repair happenings: Latest news and last fix-its.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:41:42 -0800
  ...I pulled it on Friday and stretched it out about .25". I've been on two drives since and there has been no light...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:40:30 -0400
  ...I don't hear any > talk about the > > head studs being stretched. The heads are held to > the block with > > very little torque, and...
• Re: Possible...Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:17:31 -0700
  ...This is the stuff that stretched and broken studs along with warped parts come from. Seals and gaskets also take a beating. > > In only...
• Re: Fwd: Gas tank and gas cap
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 May 2010 23:30:27 -0400
  ...Gasket appears >stretched and maybe broken, and there appears to be rust or some >other dirty looking material on the receiver. Maybe cleaning it...
• Re: Fun with UPS--DON'T USE THEM.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:51:03 -0400
  ...The drivers were stretched > > to their limits in vacation season and verged on being reckless on > > dayswhen they were particularly fried. I don't...
• Re: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 01:47:37 -0500
  ...s going to be out > of round whether the bolts have stretched or not, and will be out of > round no matter what kind...
• Re: Two Inch Coolant Hose
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:29:57 -0400
  ...that short hose. > > The large end of that hose is not 'stretched' over the larger t-stat > housing > on one end. The hose is...
• Re: Shipping a Vanagon tow hitch - a saga
  Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:09:23 -0800
  ...to hold back tears of laughter she began measuring. > > As she stretched the tape across the first dimension a "accurate" number > was > revealed, she...
• Re: Leaking Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 May 2002 21:32:01 -0500
  ...A local firestone store fouled up just installing a set of spark plug wires on my 92 Ford Crown Vic, they simply stretched one...
• canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - RHS Linux User
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:45:23 -0400
  ...The canvas is stretched tight. The poptop now looks better than it did from the factory (almost), minus the Wetfalia insignia on the back...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 19:54:22 -0800
  ...If they were somewhat loose than either they >>>> were not properly installed or the engine was over heated to the point >>>> the studs stretched...
• Re: Small windscreen wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 3 Jan 2016 06:58:01 -0800
  ...And I have to think > that over time the C shaped bit of wire is stretched and also that the > wiper spring loses some...
• RE: A Stretching Clutch Cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 17:23:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...angle and or not worn (coils in the tube might be stretched or > > bent, when you have these problems. > > > > I have owned beetles for...
• Re: any MD's in the house? help with windshield removal tool...
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:55:00 -0400
  ...also when i reuse rubber seals i get a big piece of card board, a bit bigger than the seal all stretched out. i...
• '56 Kombi Progress Update
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 3 Oct 1994 09:55:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...This might not be the case once I get it set up and stretched, etc. And as far as material, the vinyl is good...
• Re: rattle INSIDE engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 13:25:26 -0500
  ...The only down side is tuning the spring properly since guitar strings need to be re-stretched before each playing. So your tune ups...
• Re: '88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:32:50 -0400
  ...I'd think the new belts stretched after some miles to the point they came off... And I didn't check them to prevent...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 16 May 2004 17:58:56 -0700
  ...But what you are saying makes sense about them losing torque from over heat, obviously something stretched. I am willing to just clean it...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:03:49 -0500
  ...If the studs have stretched past their service length you throw them out. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:15:44 -0800
  ...I replaced the timing belt so I don't think a > stretched belt is > > throwing off the valve timing. My question > here is that...