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• Re: Weakly Statz ...
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sun, 26 May 1996 01:38:05 -0400 (EDT)
  ...of busses in 1975? > Was everyone spending all their money on roller-skates and bell- > bottoms? > > Hmmm. That's too much thinking for Friday...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:07:04 -0500
  Hi John, Sorry about the late, late night spelling "SNAFU", but I'll bet you figured it out. On the other hand, rubbing with...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:41:11 -0400
  ...I was hoping to be able to show how the roller pump is constructed as it's quite an elegant bit of kit, but...
• Re: Adjusting Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 2 May 2023 13:07:59 -0600
  ...The rollers were >>>>> replaced about a year ago. >>>>> >>>>> But... the left edge of the door (looking from outside) is not flushed >>>> with >>>>> the body...
• Re: price check on 85 westie
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 16:45:50 -0400
  ...Have I been looking in the wrong (high roller) places? I entered some data into >> ACTUALLY, I meant that '85 westy GL's in...
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 09:00:25 -0800
  ...Admittedly had a few runs as I loaded roller too much when painting the repaired section. This paint may not sand as well as...
• Re: A neat idea for vanagon protection
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Diehl
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 00:32:59 -0500 (EST)
  ...LINE! > > > > > I own a diesel and I keep a pair of roller skates on the side of my house just in case of such...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 14:39:08 -0500
  ...91 Grind HYD With 1.1:1 With 1.3 Pauter Roller tip Ratio Rocker Arms Intake .363 .399 .472 Exhaust .363 .399 .472...
• Westfalia Pop-Top Screws
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:01:36 -0700
  ...I also repaired the skylight vent rollers and cleaned and polished the fiberglass top. For the front luggage which has four truss screws, I...
• Re: 3-4 needle bearing style pins fall out of starter area when I removed the starter?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:13:48 -0400
  ...These > rollers are part of that clutch. They work by jamming and driving the > gear when the starter motor turns. Then, when the engine...
• Re: Racial slurs - was: Jack for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:02:06 -0800
  ...I need to get one! Can anyone > recommend one? 5 ton the minimum? Getting a jack, stands, and a roller > can be around $150...
• Missing Sliding Door Bumper
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 18:10:35 -0500
  ...If this part is missing, the roller in the door, and the metal at the end of the track will be damaged. I finally...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:02:05 -0400
  ...But from what I heard >>> (rumors and personal experience on sliders equipped with them), >>> they´re really quiet. >>> >>> Picture: >>> http://www.v6bus.de/rollers...
• Re: seeking spindle for 86 (2wd w/ PS)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:14:01 -0700
  ...he has a few I believe ..and likes to keep them all rollers. but I can ask, if you don't find something else...
• Re: bumble bee in fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:00:04 -0500
  ...These pumps have no diaphragm, they are positive-displacement roller pumps. You can't get to the innards without destroying the aluminum can they...
• Re: sliding door bottom track 89 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:07:04 EDT
  ...you for any help on this > > jeff > you probably lost a roller.. anyway i have the parts you need.. what color is your van...
• Subject: Update: Installing 3rd se Update: Installing 3rd seatbelt/lapbelt in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:48:59 -0600
  ...for a rear facing jumpseat? Particularly how does one place the roller/wind up mechanism on the pillar? (There already seems to be two...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:51:24 -0700
  ...Yes, it requires taking everything > apart to get in there but just putting grease between the roller and the > metal track it rides on...
• Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:00:08 -0800
  ...the Italian special) 1978 Honda wagon (the FIRST) 1978 Honda wagon (the SECOND) 1977 Honda Civic (the roller skate) 1976 type 1 (the bug)
• Re: Raining-no cruise control
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 00:23:38 -0500
  ...It had a lethargic > reaction time that made for a rollercoaster-like speed drift combined with > eventual violent downshifts. (Instead of shifting from 4...
• Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 21:21:48 -0400
  ...Races were smooth, roller bearings turned freely. I can only assume that the taper of the old race and the newish bearing were considerably...
• Re: [Syncro] Pauter vs. Berg Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:31:03 -0800
  ...Berg would definately too, but you asked > my opinion. :) Roller bearings and roller tips are best, help > at highspeed, don't hurt at lower...
• Re: Carpet Adhesive-Found some that worked
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 5 May 2010 13:08:11 -0500
  ...Used a roller to smooth the carpet. >> Used between the foam and metal and then again between the foam and >> carpet. >> Blue tube. Took...
• head gasket or bad connection?
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Hohauser-Thatcher
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 13:50:14 EST
  ...of you writing about my husband - he seems to be comoing around - perhaps the long illness of "rollergirl" (the van) is working on him...
• Re: Brake locks up in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 May 2012 16:57:15 -0700
  ...I have seen ball, roller, and even taper roller >>> bearing fail this way. Often all it takes is some debris or the >>> bearing material...
• Re: Bentley cost?
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Tue, 13 Jun 1995 10:09:30 PDT
  ...They are trimmed to just as high level as the more sedate, pedestrian Rollers, and go faster too. Mine? I have a '51 Mark...
• Re: front wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 16:58:25 -0400
  ...the "cage" that holds the rollers on the outer bearing is dark in color. When I turn that wheel off the ground I hear...
• Re: Pop top seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 17 Jun 2017 22:41:30 -0700
  I can recommend the interlux briteside one part poly, brushed on with small short nap or foam roller then tipped off with brush. Doing...
• Q about cyl. head temps
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 10:43:23 -0700
  ...a pair of those old-fashioned metal roller-skates, made, I think, by Winchester (but any would do) - the kind which fasten on to...
• Re: front parking light out
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 20:20:44 -0500
  ...But starting this year they're doing one of those "tied to the whipping post I mean roller brake" emissions-under-load tests, whatta...
• New Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 19:30:28 -0000
  ...The wheels and wheel wells are so tiny, it reminds me of an old fashioned roller skate. The concept vehicle, on the other hand...
• Re: broken skylight lifter
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 18:47:32 -0700
  ...Bent the flexible part of the arms, which can be straightened, but worst of all, the little roller thingies are gone. Trevor Reid The...
• Re: Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:56:02 -0700
  ...any off gassing, the stuff sticks fine if applied with a > > roller to clean metal, and it's way cheaper. > > > > Like I said that...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 21:07:08 -0400
  ...If you want it quieter than it is, get a set of the Delrin rollers made by ?Mark Garnick? and sold by I think...
• Re: Westy roof rack for two kayaks?
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:00:20 -0700
  ...With rollers on the back and the ladder I can load my 165 sea kayak myself. Of course, only AFTER I got the van...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:11:10 -0700
  ...But from what I heard > >>> (rumors and personal experience on sliders equipped with them), > >>> they´re really quiet. > >>> > >>> Picture: > >>> http://www.v6bus.de/rollers...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 02:56:22 -0400
  ...Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum >> >> >> If you have nothing but time on your hands, there is no reason you >>shouldn't...
• Re: This list issue
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 5 Jan 2021 22:22:57 -0800
  ...Tyred :-) Alistair > On Jan 5, 2021, at 9:55 PM, manuel.melo.jr@gmail.com wrote: > > Awesome buying a set of those quite rollers...
• Re: How do I lower my late model?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 96 01:07 EDT
  ...get 4 roller skates and install where tires go (about $90 and tie shoe laces good) If you need more possibilities, just let me...
• Re: Sliding door differences
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Thu, 12 Dec 96 21:30:23 CST
  ...door, and to my Surprise the Nylon piece was a Bearing Roller! A much better design. I was checking through all of the other...
• Painting Your Westy Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wetzel
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 17:42:19 -0800
  ...I painted the top with a thin coat of the primer using a small diameter foam roller I got at Home Depot. This went...
• Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 May 2005 08:24:12 -0500
  ...or even something like baby shampoo in water - and use the roller to roll the seal into the groove. This will tighten up the...
• Re: Scale engines and more
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:05:24 +1300
  ...POA, no doubt! They were accurate down to roller camfollowers etc. Amazing! -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:50:47 -0700
  > Sounds interesting, but Tremclad would not be my choice of paints - over the years, I have > used it for many areas, and it does...
• Re: Sliding door lower track repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 12 Feb 2019 23:13:27 -0700
  ...in a new one (both require welding) > > I wonder if we just replace the bottom roller with a slightly larger one - > will it work?
• Re: Can steel wheels be trued?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:12:04 EST
  ...and get them trued up with simple machines that used big roller > bearings to do the job. > > I called the one place in town...
• screens for front doors
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 23:56:02 -0400
  ...material cost (screening, roller, rubber thing you squish into frame, weatherstripping, frame) was about $6 per side. bad thing is you have to store...
• Re: Any clever nicknames? No Baby Yet!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 18:13:41 -0700
  ...am just about ready to take action with the paintcan and roller. It is so nice to have the bottom of the wall look...
• Re: moldy poptop cures?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 12:50:59 -0700
  I have used paint rollers to deliver the 50/50 solution of bleach. It is a good idea to have some covers under it...
• Re: Painting Van Tip's needed
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:49:20 -0400
  ...I'm a big fan of roller/brush paint jobs. I'd agree with Craig that thinning the next coat more might help. Or...
• Re: Westy Shelf Tip & question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 05:30:26 -0400
  ...Paint roller seems to give a better look than a brush as the brush leaves brush marks. On 2013-04-03, at 6:04...
• VAN,B.C.: Body shop recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 12:26:14 -0800 (PST)
  ...The lower track where the sliding door rides is now so rusted that the door rollers drop into the holes allowing the door to...
• Re: so glad to have vw friends....i have a few ?s for the pros........yes you
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 8 May 2008 14:46:39 -0400
  ...i also had issues finding the roller for the slidding door....i posted on here and this nice guy ended up sending me a...
• Re: sliding door issue, 81 Air Cooled.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 23 May 2009 17:34:06 -0700
  ...At the door and at the roller mechanism. Helps to remove the track cover. Two screws. Up from underneath. One fore and one aft...
• Re: rear axles (STUB)
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:25:01 -0500
  ...Everything was tight and smooth so I took a syringe and filled up between the roller bearings with Grease and put it back together...
• Re: RECOVERED! - diesel westy in Montreal
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:56:12 -0700
  ...So far all I can see is a couple personal items > missing like a pair of > rollerblades. No damage to the van I can...
• Re: Can you drive with skylight open?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:15:37 -0400
  > I had a strong gust of wind rip the two "rollers" right out of it. > Then stress cracked the skylight itself around the hinges...
• Re: Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit 2010 Pictures & Short Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Sat, 29 May 2010 10:46:00 -0400
  ...secured to the rear view mirror next to the Rock-n-Rollercoaster big red fuzzy dice. Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "JoesVan" WWW...
• Re: Just some food for thought
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 00:30:29 -0400
  ...What could have prevented this tragedy? Rollergirl -- she was good to go at one time. Now's she's just gone. No more wheels...
• It's Alive!!!
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:22:22 -0700
  After patiently sitting all spring and summer while we dealt with Carla's mom's medical rollercoaster, the Vanagon finally fired-up tonight. If...