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  • Vanagon Cupholder
    Historical mailing list - TA Scott
    Mon, 4 Nov 2002 20:43:36 -0800
    ...I made a simple cupholder for our 84 Westie that fits in the front table support. Pix of the details are at www.kadikiiss...
  • Tables Wanted:
    Historical mailing list - Will
    Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:34:19 -0400
    Hi One and All, I'm looking for a pair of gray camper tables with the supports for an 87 Westy. If any one...
  • A query about jackstands
    Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
    Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:03:13 -0700
    ...When using jackstands to support a Vanagon, where do y'all place said stands? I thought perhaps under the jack point, but I'm...
  • Re: Don't Support the Saudi's???
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 18 May 2005 23:29:12 +1200
    Saudis. No apostrophe. it's a plural, not a possessive. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell...
  • Re: Pixar Cars, vanagons on film etc.
    Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
    Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:59:50 +0000
    ...Should take a best supporting actor oscar for its trick surveillance system. Released in Germany as "Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei", or clumsily translated...
  • Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:35:59 -0400
    3/4" diameter PVC works much better than 1" -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL, Zetec Inside 85 Westy Weekender 85 Mercedes Benz...
  • Re: Update On Daryl
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:23:56 -0700
    ...As our road divas now pass into dotage, we NEED a support group in times of dire straits, be they vanagon or just related...
  • Re: Bras!
    Historical mailing list - Steve
    Thu, 29 Apr 1999 23:54:25 -0700
    ...Bras! > > > Ron - Are you still planning, for fairness' sake, to have an equal sized > > "quilt" of jock-straps? Those symbols of support for the...
  • Re: Skylight OEM
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Sat, 8 Dec 2001 21:29:00 -0700
    > Anyway, thanks again for your support and if your ever on the Sunshine > Coast > in British Columbia Canada, please drop by! I love to...
  • Re: First try at a trannie only pull - questions
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 7 Apr 2005 06:17:25 EDT
    ...If the support area for the bracket has corroded away, a machine shop can make and install a brass bushing to repair this area...
  • Re: 1.9 WBX cooling system repair
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sat, 7 Oct 2006 11:00:57 -0400
    ...Mike Mike Collum wrote: > On my '84, when that nipple broke off, I trimmed the support web under > where the nipple was then got...
  • Re: GoWesty Auto Parts QSC piston kits
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:40:15 -0500
    ...I love how they sell a kit and then calmly state that > they will give no technical support with it whatsoever. The customer > support...
  • Re: Stereo Suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:40:27 -0500
    ...I also have the iPod adapter for it (the N3 has much better iPod support than the N2, which was fairly primitive.) The navigation...
  • Re: This Community.
    Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
    Thu, 3 Apr 2014 16:18:04 -0700
    ...Try to find that kind of expert support at your dealership or anywhere else in the VW World. And they are not alone, this...
  • Bingo, got the part# AUDI engine support
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 14 Feb 1997 15:12:13 +0200
    Hello all, After several e-mails, phone calls and faxes I received a FAX from VW South Africa about the engine support for the...
  • Re: Wanted. Brown sliding door panel & brackets support for Fiamma F45i awning
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:17:10 -0500
    ...Also looking for used bracket >support for Fiamma F45i awning. Already have two of them but I feel that a >third one would be...
  • Re: Gas tank question.
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:23:51 -0400
    ...I have 2 remaining > questions. > > 1) how does the rails that support the tank come out after you remove the > bolt at the front...
  • Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Thu, 8 Nov 2007 08:35:45 -0800
    ...Now use the jack that has been supporting your motor this whole > time and lower the engine to the desired height. Make some tack...
  • Re: looking for suebaroo vanagone
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Sun, 6 May 2001 10:22:05 -0400
    ...Good to hear from all supporters. The Legacy will continue. Horace
  • Tow Bar for Vanagon???
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Tue, 3 Dec 2002 16:47:51 -0800
    ...I'm tired of supporting my local tow truck driver...any suggestions as to a tow-bar set-up that will work with a...
  • Re: Airlift spring supports
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:45:43 -0500
    <<I have a set of these for my Toyota Surf and they are gnarly...would like to get a set for the Vanagon as...
  • Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 17 May 2010 13:39:17 -0700
    ...I support vans on 4 jackstands all the time. You just have to be smart about it. Some people don't realize it's...
  • Re: Exhaust Questions
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 24 Apr 2002 22:35:28 -0400
    ...The pipe the attaches to the head on the left side goes in front of the engine support. The right pipe actually goes behind...
  • Re: Freebie - Vanagon AC Tunnel Support Kit
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 30 Sep 2002 14:39:17 -0500
    To all who have asked....the cost of the support kit when I bought it two years ago was $6.00. I think it...
  • Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Thu, 8 Nov 2007 11:23:21 -0500
    ...Now use the jack that has been supporting your motor this whole > time and lower the engine to the desired height. Make some tack...
  • Re: out comes the tranny (again)
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:09:27 -0600
    Lest I sound unappreciative, I want to acknowledge the helpful comments and support from all members of this list, not just those who have...
  • Re: Engine removal
    Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
    Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:35:09 -0800
    ...Sort of like a jock strap for > the transmission--it > supports it. Then pull the engine, and the rear of > the transmission will be...
  • heater blower project
    Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
    Wed, 4 Oct 95 11:23:23 EDT
    ...with giant hose clamps, support blower with cable ties so that giant hose clamps only seal it, not support it, wire it to a...
  • HOLIDAY TRAVEL ITINERY
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Kusmider
    Fri, 21 Dec 2001 10:51:47 -0500
    ...You can drop me an e mail if you would be willing to play the role of an emergency Santa for advice and support...
  • Re: Rear Bearings,
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:17:01 -0700
    ...The lower support may be rusted to its locating pin and be difficult to remove even after the bolts are out. VW used to...
  • WESTY TENT POLES
    Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
    Thu, 2 May 1996 12:30:13 -0500
    Hello everyone! I'm looking for the main poles for a 70's westfalia = tent, the ones that support the framework. These telescope and...
  • Audi rims
    Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
    Fri, 28 Aug 1998 09:58:15 -0300
    Hi, Audi rims do not use the hub section for support/alignment, lugs carry all the loads. Machine as needed. You are thinking of...
  • Gerry & MSN
    Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
    Tue, 14 Aug 2001 19:51:08 -0400
    ...MSN tech support person said to set up my Outlook Express for the Vanagon list to be a newsgroup as in Microsoft Article ID...
  • syncro question
    Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
    Wed, 13 Feb 2002 15:38:42 +0000
    ...http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
  • any use for a worn out manual steering rack?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
    Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:00:40 -0700
    ...The internal bushings that support the rack are pretty worn. Anybody want it, for the vost of shipping? Jeff
  • Re: MIG welding.
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:24:06 -0700
    I have the Lincoln SP-135T mig welder, which I used when I did some extensive radiator-support modifications to accommodate the intercooler setup...
  • Re: 5sp trans determination was: 5sp trans woes
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:31:13 -0700
    ...attached to engine should support it. The flywheel end of engine likely has to be lowered a little to allow tranny to clear the...
  • Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY ??? IN ONE WEEDEND ??
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:03:51 -0700
    ...Bed rail, rear hinge, and center support. cheers, Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday...
  • AW: Detlev is ill
    Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
    Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:01:53 +0200
    ...Click here to support HELP Detlev Hanschke Fight Cancer organized by Detlev Hanschke But since I'm close by [relatively} I dropped off a...
  • Re: Fuel tank size
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Mon, 3 Jan 2000 20:27:17 EST
    ...It pushed the support and tank in, easily explaining why the guage was incorrect and why the tank held fewer gallons than expected. You...
  • Re: AC Removal
    Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
    Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:38:39 -0700
    ...so you > need to be careful.� You can't support it from the support brackets because > the evap fan makes it super front-heavy...
  • Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:30:57 -0600
    ...When using jack stands > I always support the van with blocks as back up support. I could at > least tack weld jack stand feet...
  • Re: those cab separators
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 11 Oct 1994 16:00:59 -0500 (CDT)
    ...If you look at them closely >they're welded in and have what looks like a major support bar running along >the top of...
  • Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine (support of Transmission)
    Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
    Sat, 6 Jun 1998 23:38:33 -0400
    ...By the way, to support the transmission do you only use a chain or a combination of chain and some other object like a...
  • Re: In defense of Ron
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:56:16 -0500
    Volks, We have been through this numerous times, our Vanagon specific vendors -should - be supported so long as they do thier best to support...
  • Re: Dawn of WAZE For Vanagon Drivers
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:20:32 -0500
    ...so that if > one of your Facebook You misspelled "flaw." Waze supports groups without having to get anywhere near the evil which is the...
  • Camper Upper Bed
    Historical mailing list - wsilva
    Sun, 13 Oct 1996 17:54:23 -0700
    ...flys! Do you know how much weight the upper bed will support? Can 2 adults- total weight about 300 lbs. use it or will...
  • Vehicle stands
    Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
    Sun, 7 Nov 1999 17:29:40 -0700
    Hi I am going to buy a set of axle stands to support the Vanagon so I can do some work under it. Can...
  • Fw: Re: Exercise while camping.?
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Tue, 19 Jun 2001 17:54:06 -1000
    ...However, when we go > > camping, > Maybe get some of those heavy duty rear hatch supports... open and close the rear door a few dozen...
  • Re: Who Supports The List / The Money Has Already Been Spent
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 13 Aug 2004 20:54:55 -0500
    Problem is, they made them so damned good that they're still on the road and no one would buy any Eurovans!!! From: "Karl...
  • Re: Changing Auto Trans Fluid
    Historical mailing list - Dennis
    Tue, 4 Oct 2005 21:25:01 -0400
    ...I called their tech support and was quickly set straight on what to use.
  • Re: Seat Comfort
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:36:49 -0500
    ...My passengers like the added leg support. On Dec 19, 2006, at 4:24 PM, Tom Buese wrote: > Are they $1200+- each better than...
  • <no subject>
    Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
    Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:57:26 -0800
    I'm sure this is a dumb question but the lower support for the sliding door ('80 Riviera) sounds like it's making gravel...
  • Re: Steering Column "Flex"
    Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
    Mon, 5 Apr 2004 22:57:20 -0700
    ...That's when I > noticed the flex. > > So , the dash actually provides support/rigidity? I didn't think the really > dash made contact w...
  • oil pump change in the van??
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Wed, 2 Nov 2005 20:53:07 -0500
    ...but if i put it in the air and support the motor, pull the exhaust and front pulley. kinda the same amount of work...
  • Re: The end of MS Streets & Trips
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 7 Jul 2014 14:12:28 -0700
    ...The end of support for S&T from Microsoft. No big deal. S&T 2013 is still going to run as always even if...
  • Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:44:40 -0700
    ...No where in my email did I say that I was using Frank's work as evidence or an example to support my views...
  • Re: '84 transmission replacement
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 06:59:35 -0700
    ...Just make sure to keep it > supported! > > TomC > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bill James [SMTP:bija_ca@YAHOO.CA] > > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 7...
  • Re: [Re: Front Mount Bike Carrier]
    Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
    Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:02:00 MDT
    ...design requires no drilling Bottom supports clamp to bumper. Top section slips into the support posts and removes easily when not needed. Plastic-coated...
  • Project: Lumbar supports done!
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Mon, 23 Dec 2002 00:03:01 -0800
    ...Digging around in the attic of my shop revealed an old VW Rabbit rear seat, which donated it's back support cushion with a...