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• Re: /f Road hazards
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:41:34 -0700
  ...the passing lane around him, the last pallet of roofing asphalt lost itself from the straps and scrapped on down the road. Eug, '71
• /f acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 09:24:40 -700 (PDT)
  ...s Harpoon missile, and it looks like an IDEAL size to strap/weld onto the sides of a Transporter for vastly improved freeway acceleration...
• Looking for anyone who has installed the SA group buy aux fuel tank...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:49:51 +0000
  ...supply me with some photos and details on how they made straps to hold the tank in, and how they plumbed it. Todd '88...
• Installed GO Westy's rear shoulder belt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:33:49 -0400
  ...decided to take out the tiny screw that was just above where the strap used to attach and screw the strap/snap there. Works...
• make more usable space in fridge door:
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:16:47 -0700
  ...The idea is to have straps above the first layer of cans or whatever that you put in the bottom shelf of the door...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:00:43 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I know of 2 on the AT Westy... > > 1) copper strap btwn cyl 3&4 to sheet metal below the...
• Re: Front Door 4x6 speakers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:52:23 -0700
  one thing to be aware of when fitting speakers down there is the door check strap. It can interfere especially if check strap fitted...
• Ground strap from out of nowhere
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 12:16:36 -0800
  ...Browsing through vanagon.com, I found a bulletin about installing an auxilliary transmission ground strap to alleviate a battery-draining problem much like mine...
• Re: Looking for good used syncro parts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:41:29 EDT
  ...Ken, someone is making those tank straps from Stainless Steel. I don't remember who, it would take some research but I bet if...
• Re: Most misunderstood this Re: Battery clamp removal ...?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:36:16 -0700
  ...Battery lifting straps or clamps >> I have both of these >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OQHRR4 >> http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/kdt205.html >> and...
• Re: wisdom of strapping surfboard to westy roof, no rack
  Historical mailing list - STEPHEN OVERMYER
  Mon, 3 May 2004 14:43:50 +1000
  ...Craig Oda <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO> I'm considering strapping a long surfboard to the top of my westfalia roof and am wondering about the...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:39:53 -0800
  ...a sak that straps to the side of the seat) and strapped it to the driver seat so it faces the door. It's...
• Friday obscure and tedious joke I just made up
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 95 14:08:16 MST
  What do you call someone who wanders through parking lots checking out the braided ground strap that connects the tranny to the chassis on...
• Thank you to the list!
  Historical mailing list - digest Herbie Dave
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 08:10:18 EST
  WOW, you people are on the ball! Within minutes of my post about tires and a ground strap I must have received 50 e...
• Re: Batter clamp removal ...? Got it out?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:28:38 -0700
  ...you can buy battery removal straps, those are great if there is > something to hook it onto..sometimes the batteries have provisions for the...
• recent adventures in '84 electrical bonding
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 03:42:27 -0400
  ...it turned out that indeed the port side bonding strap between body and engine was a high resistance. the solutuion, however, had nothing to...
• Re: exhaust part number/info needed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:14:11 -0400
  ...Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Van-Cafe has the straps in their catalogue as > http://volkscafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?pa=p...
• Re: a substitute for stock footman's loops on luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:38:17 -0400
  ...I'm > using 2" Harken eye straps, and did this mod a few years ago and I > like the eye straps over the stock...
• Re: Carat interior install question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:49:03 -0500
  Mark, I cannot answer the question about the seat striker but the anchor point for the shoulder strap is on the rear pillar between...
• Jump Seats & Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 12:42:14 -0600
  Does anyone know if you can get seatbelts for the rear-facing jump seats in a Vanagon? Too, has anyone strapped a infant/child...
• Re: Curtains
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:27:18 -0600
  You could go to a Vanagon boneyard and get the metal rails, straps and standoffs and sew the curtains to fit or have them...
• Re: Bad starting
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 05 Nov 1996 17:11:31 -0500
  >After cleaning and changing the ground strap, the battery connectors, >and the battery at last my strating problem continue. Did you also check the...
• Re: Triple-A won't extricate you from just any old where
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:40:47 -0500
  ...I had a an entrenching tool and a long strap and some wood to put under the wheels. The wood did no good. McNeely...
• Re: TuTu rechargeable headlamp
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 08:25:26 -0800
  ...professional wildlife, forestry and other such outfits. Modern ones have leds. Straps are what you would expect. Used by cavers. When your life depends...
• exhaust brackets and bed washing
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 21:17:50 -0700
  ...bracket was missing the top part (where the strap "hangs" from) and, of course, the strap. i understand these are quite expensive, so i...
• Re: Strange Idle
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:25:17 -0500
  ...i had an 8 >ohm resistance between the wire and lug on the engine side of the driver >side braided ground strap on our...
• Boat On Bus
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:25:28 -0700
  ...But the boat is atop Mellow Yellow, strapped on with upside-down "j" hooks. It ain't goin' nowhere. Promised pictures at <http://picasaweb...
• My muffler Fell! O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Fri, 1 May 1998 10:18:27 -0400
  ...It was just hanging by these straps I put on it a couple of weeks ago. Now it is in the back of the...
• Re: 1.9 Digijet : Where are the Grounds?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 10:29:55 -0400
  >Would anyone direct me towards the ground leads I should clean and tighten >for optimum engine performance? Don't forget the ground strap from...
• Re: Luggage Rack Cargo Net?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:00:40 -0700
  ...almost ordered one but the straps I use work fine for me.
• securing the spare tire?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:12:40 -0500
  ...now have a spare wheel but am not sure if it is supposed to be strapped down or secured in some way. Thanks, Allan
• the transmission ground
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:07:11 -0700
  ...So just curious how will I know if this falls off? Any quick thoughts on a second choice to connect this strap? I guess...
• Re: Charging system update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Webster
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 08:41:06 EDT
  ...While I had the battery out I took the opportunity to clean up the ground strap's connection to the frame. I did the...
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 12 May 2010 09:56:30 -0700
  ...Try disconcerting the ground strap when parked for a long time. Then check battery level AT the battery. If not down below 12.4...
• 1.9 starter for a 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 23:37:01 -0700
  ...Will I need a new starter? Does anyone have a pair of the muffler bracket straps that they don't need? Bus Depot's...
• Re: 85 liter fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 16:11:53 -0700
  ...It's really only there to hang the tank straps on. Syncros don't have it. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Wanted - exhaust brackets 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:25:22 EDT
  ...The parts I want are not the steel straps but the parts that bolt with two bolts onto the engine and to which the...
• Orienting Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 15:08:16 +0000
  ...The existing muffler was welded to the supports instead of using the muffler straps, so we will have to cut it off, grind the...
• Re: 1987 Westy for sale Sacramento, California Area $6800 OBO
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Fleming
  Mon, 27 May 2002 08:21:03 -0500
  ...Being a mom, and thus a worrier, I feel pretty good about that since he's strapped in well and sitting higher than most...
• Re: Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 19:46:57 -0500
  ...No really, the easy way to do it is to get yourself a battery lifter strap. http://www.parts4carts.com/cgi-bin/links/search...
• Re: wisdom of strapping surfboard to westy roof, no rack
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 4 May 2004 22:55:49 -0700
  ...wisdom of strapping surfboard to westy > roof, no rack > > > > Thanks to everyone for the awesome answers. �I've received a number of > suggestions to...
• Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:26:35 -0700
  ...I think my dad had a battery removal strap but no idea what happened to it. Maybe I will go get strap and battery...
• Syncro fuel tank saddle & straps
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 20:30:37 -0700
  ...One thing I'm contemplating is renewing my fuel tank saddle and straps - which in current condition are very corroded. Does anyone know of...
• Re: Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:45:28 -0500
  ...I personally doubt you could damage the battery by lifting it with a strap. Manufacturers know about the straps and wouldn't design the...
• Re: E-Ticket ride
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:18:20 -0700
  Hmmmm, remind me not to tow a car with a strap at 40 mph. Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI.COM> To...
• VW story and helpful hint.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 20:08:45 -0500 (EST)
  ...While lying in a slush puddle, replacing the missing bolt, I noticed the ground strap from the trans to the body was snapped off...
• Re: Wheel suggestion. The spare tire carrier!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Jan 2020 09:42:05 -0800
  ...I removed the OE spare tire bars above that hold the tire down on the carrier then used a ratchet strap at holes in...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:12:08 -0800
  ...Not > that it would a lot for a transmission. > > In my westy, I carry a tool bag full of kayak tie-down straps for...
• Re: Supporting tranny
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 09:13:38 -0600 (MDT)
  ...So, what is the > netwisdon on this one? Did I just waste $13 on that nifty strap? > -- > James A. Brill Jr. \\ // > jbrill@unlinfo.unl...
• Re: Stock muffler system for 81 vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 09:14:30 -0400
  1982 federal had a strap on the passenger side end of the cross-over tube, a strap which goes around the circumference of the...
• Re: Aux. Battery Hold Down Clamp? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:15:29 -0700
  ...Doing this is likely less work than making a strap. (you need to make, and fasten to box, a bit for strap to hook...
• Re: Adding a baby seat to my Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:40:26 -0700
  ...In the wife's newer car we need to use the supplied manual strap to get it properly mounted. It goes into special attachments...
• Muffler Replaced
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 13:58:27 PDT
  ...The unfortunate part of all this is that I had to break down and get the straps as my old ones were rusty beyond...
• Re: Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:05:09 -0500
  ...When you put the new battery back in, use a piece of nylon webbing wrapped around the battery like a strap to lower it...
• Re: Help - Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 3 May 2014 10:11:48 -0700
  ...disconnect > battery(s) ground strap(s) -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http...
• anyone have any comments on shipping an auto trans?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:57:54 -0500
  ...It will be strapped to a palette. Anyone done this before? thanks all, jesse 89 carat
• Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:06:47 -0800
  > > On any car but old english ones, the negative is the ground, and it's > strapped to the car frame somewhere. So you could...
• muffler mounting bolts size 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 01:38:32 -0400
  Anyone know the size of the bolts and nuts for the muffler bracket and muffler strap on a 1.9? I've got to...
• Re: Loose motor
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:10:22 -0800
  ...Loose motor > >All right, you must be talking about the 'tie strap' that joins the bottom >of the two engine cradle bars. A simple...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:06:31 -0700
  ...It is strapped to the intake snorkel. ECU > is in stock location, no parts needed. > > Somewhere buried in my first thread I mentioned that...