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• Re: Headrests
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 01:39:56 EST
  ...Any suggestion on how to remove it? 2 wide flathead screwdrivers on each side, parallel to each other, then pry up. * do this when...
• Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:01:35 -0800
  Is that really true, GoWesty is selling 7.5" wide rims with ET30? Hard to believe with that width but if it is a...
• Re: Camper/Multivan Supplement to Volkswagen Owner's Manual
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:03:07 -0500
  ...However, the figure given in the book is that it is only 0.8 > > inch > > > > wider. That is quite a lot less than the...
• Re: Speaking of CV joints, how do you get them back on??
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:59:05 -0700
  ...own: ~ 5/8" wide ring from 3" ABS with a 1/2'" gap. In hindsight, PVC easier to see. Wider possible better. I used...
• Re[2]: WANTED: Rear window for `59 23-window!
  Historical mailing list
  5 Jun 95 13:32
  ...The deluxe >glass is taller (and I think wider). I don't know if the glass off >the rear decklid of a 15-window...
• Re: 2WD sand capabilities?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 08:06:45 -0700
  ...Tires, at the time, were PO installed wide soft passenger tires, inappropriate for the Vanagon (unbeknownst to me), and it appeared to me that...
• Re: The tale of two VWs and the scam that didn't fly.
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 20:30:56 -0700
  It is way widespread. A while ago I was contacted by a similar person to cash a huge cashier's check and send some...
• Re: Anyone widened a VW van? Yes, they did...
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 10:18:53 +0100
  ...I > personally don't fancy them but they are wider and longer and taller. I > have seen them on the road in Europe. Usually...
• Re: Largest diameter wheel.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 15:33:48 -0600
  ...will be reduced - making it easier to break traction. > Wider tires also tend to make the contact patch more rectangular > (shorter front to back...
• Re: Yes on a GoWesty 2.4 L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:11:40 -0700
  ...As has been said...they aren't widely understood by your normal mechanic. Don Hanson
• Re: All those with 205 tires...
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 23:25:22 -0700
  ...steel wheels, and at only 5.5 inches wide, are they too narrow for the >wider 205 tires? Just curious, as I'm in...
• Re: What are the Mercedes wheels that fit the vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Sep 2011 07:24:20 -0700
  ...2wd Vanagons like ET30 to ET25 when tires are 205 or wider 14" and 15" Stock Vanagon alloys are ET30 To change a Mercedes...
• Re: 84 Westfalia Pop Top Hatch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Apr 95 12:45:04 -0500
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• Getting individual messages
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:58:50 -0700
  ...url = utterly rancid location net = not entirely true www = world wide wait
• Re: Winter Camping
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:27:33 -0600
  ...One wide mouth for me, one oval for her. > 3) . There is no colder trip than the one to the outhouse in sub-zero...
• Re: Language Protocols
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 17:13:36 -0800
  ...Let's kep the world wide web simple minded and pure. Like me. Ron Bloomquist, Part swede, part german. born in iowa. divorced from...
• Audi 16 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - Tim Root
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 15:16:22 EST
  ...These are nice looking wheels with five wide "spokes". Will these wheels work on my '84? Tim Root Portage, WI 84 Vanagon 90 Fox...
• Re: Off idle syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 07:59:35 -0600
  ...with a razor knife, and gently prying the lid with a wide edged screwdriver. Take your time, it will come off. My Van suffers...
• flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:29:27 -0800
  assuming that your thermostat is wide open, what kind of flow can you expect from the waterpump to the radiator as measured by removing...
• Re: westy rear seat width
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:42:41 EDT
  ...width of the rear seat on a full camper? > 4 feet wide. the actual seat is 2" less than 4 feet (46") because of...
• Hope for REAL new VWs? NVC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:24:48 +1300
  ...There will be a wider 4-door and a 6-seater Next variants as well. I don't know what the engine layout will...
• Re: Oil leak, dip stick seal?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Apr 2023 11:54:20 -0600
  ...Something to look at for sure. > > I’ve never seen oil coating like this before it is fine and wide spread. > Thin coat on...
• Re: tire pressure for BFGs on Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 11:58:10 -0400
  ...be a dissenter, as the 27x8.5 is WIDER than the 205 and much wider than a 185, and as I don't see...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:06:40 EDT
  ...Wide tries and wide contact surfaces make for much lighter weight distribution per square inch and less braking control. Would be easy to hydro...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:49:33 -0400
  Somehow I do not think performance cars get wider tires to reduce braking and directional control. Having driven many Vanagons with many tire combinations...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:25:59 -0800
  ...Most people agree that 6.5" wide should be close to 23mm and 7" wide in the 15mm range to make the rim sit...
• Re: Does a FORD F150 F250 F350 BRONCO SMITTYBILT fit a front of a a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:56:29 +0000
  ...How do I > > know? I have a TJM bullbumper originally bought o try out on a Vanagon. > Too wide. > > Brushbar is too low.
• Antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Dec 2018 19:57:30 +0000
  ...closed it up.  the hole is 1.135" tall by .585" wide, both at largest point.  Is this hole too small?? Thanks;Dave B.
• Re: Vanagon "annihilation" on TV.......
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 10:27:22 PST
  ...wrote: > > One shot from a Police chopper zooms in on a dark grey metallic >Vanagon (the color that was widely used on the '87...
• Taking starter off...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 17:16:16 -0700
  ...System-Wide Technician | HomePage: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
• Sliding Door Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:23:44 -0700
  ...When closed, this results in a wider gap at the top of the door. Is there an easy way to adjust the "U" hinge...
• Re: Winter Camping
  Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:09:05 -0500
  sorry , since I do not know what is the difference between a wide mouth and an oval, my wife and I, use the same...
• VW Cabriolet Question
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 09:44:58 -0400
  Sorry for the non-Vanagon question but I know there's alot of VW-wide knowledge out there. I am looking for another fun...
• Re: an issue of temperature
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:33:22 -0700
  ...effect on the high end of > the range once it is wide open. It can only keep the > van from going too cold when...
• Re: Trim for door underside?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:01:57 -0500
  ...The doors on the MINI are also wide like my Westy so I have the door edges trimmed with it. I will look at...
• Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 23:42:48 EDT
  ...Will a 7" wide wheel be okay (no rubbing), assuming it has the proper offset? What about 7.5"? How about 8"? I'd...
• 16" wheel kit
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:55:40 +0000
  ...But once I went to a wider tire and larger I will never go back as the ride is Amazing. I know folks use...
• Re: Cracks in pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:20:05 -0500
  > Has anyone dealt with fixing cracks in the fiberglass Westy pop-top? > I've got one crack that is about 1mm wide, but doesn...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:27:14 EST
  ...that small horn pad also , owners manual is in german and it is a factory SC with a westflia wide bed later mark d
• 2WD sand capabilities?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 10:39:32 EDT
  ...I'm thinking about a spare set of wheels with wide tires at low pressure, but hopefully someone has experience and can tell me...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 11:36:16 -0400
  ...86 and newer had the >option for the wider alloy wheels and these came with the 205/70/14 so >this size is on...
• Re: Subject: Westy Cookware
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 07:21:23 -0700
  ...They have a wide range of nesting pot sets, and you can pick the one that feels best to you. If you live in...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:48:55 -0400
  ...They live a hard > life, dealing with pressure, wide temperature swings, and expanding and > contracting metal.
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:21:26 -0600
  ...Pretty much normal 19mm. > > All except it's a much larger (wider) head than usual for the > diameter of bolt - so that the lug...
• How do we remove key assembly..?
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:43:15 -0500
  ...stuck solid... ? The new key, the rubber is wider... I hope it's the same..? How do I put the new one in, or...
• Advisability of patching tire sidewall
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:10:51 -0500
  ...If it were a wide gash or larger puncture, it would not be a good idea to try to patch it- the integrity of...
• Helpful heat hint..water-wetter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:04:36 -0700
  ...It is widely used in racecars. I used it in mine and found it lowered my coolant temperature by about 10-15% when running...
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Thu, 3 Dec 2015 13:35:31 -0800
  ...Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On 3 Dec , 2015, at 11:04 AM, James wrote: > on ice (wider good) ~~ on snow and...
• CV problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:43:44 -0400
  ...When put together properly a wide space on the outer ring should match a thin space on the inner hub. It goes together wide...
• Re: Vanagon Toys FS
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:44:49 -0500
  ...the wideband can be found at InnovativeMotorsports.com for a reasonable price (incl.sensor). I highly recommend the LM-1 (what I use). For...
• Re: Design your own stripes,ect for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:23:00 -0800
  ...They have LTs, right and left hand drive T2s including hightops and even wide bed pickups! No Westfalias though. :( On 3/13/07, Roger...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 16:55:09 -0400
  > > I will measure the voltage at the wide/white instrument cluster connector > on pin #6 and ground.... what voltage should I expect to have...
• SAM's Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 16:32:55 -0500
  I noticed at Sam's a few days ago a very nice looking, apparently heavy duty, wide track floor jack with a top that...
• Re: replacing fuel tank - Using different filler neck
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:09:55 -0400
  I have the old wider exit on my tank as I have an 83.5. There is a grommet you can get that enables...
• "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:34:01 -0400
  It seems like propane tanks are widely available in the US. Everyone from a grocery store to a gas station has them. Has anyone...
• Re: Top Speed, Colors, et all.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 11:57:37 -0400
  ...Poulson, Widener University Department of Computing Services
• engine install
  Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 09:57:36 -0500
  ...There is not much maybe a patch 3/4 inch wide, 1/4 inch down. Whats the best way to deal with it. -- Steven...
• Diesel Cooling Hoses
  Historical mailing list - J.L. Tromp
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 11:38:36 -0700
  ...Some say it's a two piece others say it's one long hose it seems to be wider where it connects to the...
• Re: Ronal 16" Rims available from Van-Again Now!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 17:39:25 -0500
  ...Jay L Snyder [mailto:Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM] I would agree 7 or 7.5" wheels are probably too wide for the...
• Re: the most bizarre idea in the world......check this out.. (nvc/nac)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 23:03:56 EDT
  ...t sound too bad. "Almost a mile long and 750 feet wide" you could bring your Quattro with and take a few laps around...