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Re: wing window
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Thu, 9 May 2013 08:49:04 -0400
Regarding the tiny pin (drift?) that holds the handle to the pivot. I had a pin that continually worked out on the drivers side...
Re: fresh water tank drain cap
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 25 May 2003 22:34:37 -0700
...Good Luck, Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan" <william.winget@VERIZON.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 5:12 PM...
SF Van-O-Rama is TODAY, Saturday 09/14/02
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 14 Sep 2002 09:25:49 EDT
...Bob & Diana Wing from Detroit sends their regards. They couldn't WING their way over like last year and it's to late for...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:35:31 -0400
...Thus an engine > would come off the airplane and there would be wing failure and crash. > > Though all this sounds terrible and the implication...
Re: Do you really want to increase a Westy's propane capacity or carry additional bottles inside.
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:57:56 -0700
I guess you ought not get the spicy wings at McDs? Amazing that explosion didn't shatter the glass in the drive up window...
Re: BART: was Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 22 May 2007 10:25:42 -0700
On 5/22/07, rubatoguy@comcast.net <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote: > > The other name for BART when it first started was "The silver > Slug...
Re: Which Wind/Rain Deflectors?
Historical mailing list - Mark Cox
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:33:56 -0800
...I get ventilation from open wing windows, as in removed wing windows. It's loud that way. To loud. And can freeze you on...
Re: metal cover for refrigerator vent
Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
Mon, 5 Dec 2011 18:04:20 -0800
...vent, that cap stays on as-is, held on with the wing >nut. >It's screwed on tightly so has never been kiped. ;-) As...
Re: pop-up camper 'lift off'
Historical mailing list
Mon, 31 Jul 1995 00:33:49 -0400
...and put really long carriage bolts and washers through it with wing nuts on the ends so that he could still open the top...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:02:53 -0500
...Thus an engine > would come off the airplane and there would be wing failure and crash. > > Though all this sounds terrible and the implication...
Re: Shifter "guides"
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 26 May 2013 21:25:54 -0700
...LH side of the WBX box may help the ear, or "winger" ride more accurately. Anyhow. Kind of a moot thing as both types...
RE: Do I need professional help?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 5 Dec 1994 17:59:24 -0800
...My friend Kevin just recently sold his Gold Wing, and that made sense to me- he hardly ever rode anymore. Robert, sorry to hear...
Re: Sachs Clutch Database Found in UK For Vanagons (awsome database)
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Tue, 4 Aug 1998 00:17:22 -0600
...I now know most of a saloon's parts, from the wings to the boot! Larry
Re: Wing mirror question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:16:33 -0500
And "sussed" to mean the same thing. Jim On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 7:25 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > In a message...
Re: Wing mirror question
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:50:46 -0400
Add a rubber washer: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=161648 Paul Clarke wrote: > Hi > We have a mirror problem which...
Re: fresh air cabin filter
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:42:14 -0800
...I was astounded to find a collection of butterfly wings inside the box. I know every van should have a hobby, but I'd...
Re: NVC huge moths in tampa fl
Historical mailing list - David M
Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:29:52 -0700
We get some pretty big ones here in Arizona but the ones I've seen always have their wings folded so they don't...
Re: WTB Electric window motor
Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:49:26 -0400
...Good Luck! Bob Wing 88 Westy
RE: re 'so much love'+dysfunctional emotional attachment...
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 14 Mar 1996 09:35:00 -0800 (PST)
...a small radio-control set into one of those 4-foot- wingspan styrofoam gliders you can get at Target. It even flew. An electric...
Re: Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Sun, 7 Dec 1997 23:18:31 EST
...These had rear-facing "jump seats", but lacked front armrests, rear ceiling > ventilation, carpeting, and the wing windows don't open. > > Regards, > Jim Davis > --
Re: HIDs? Was: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:24:09 -0500
...HID retrofits go hand-in-hand with rusted Civics having fart pipe exhausts and huge wings.
Re: Idle Selonid repair/Vent window
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Mon, 5 Feb 1996 08:22:03 -0800 (PST)
...Euro-American RV Products (you may know them as Delta-Six Industries- but this is the retail wing). Phone: (818) 760-4214 FAX is...
Re: Ilitis pict
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 16:57:08 -0600
...gasped" when the page came up! Regards, Marshall Ruskin WebMaster, 17 Wing Winnipeg >I think it was Bulley who asked for a pic of...
Re: Looking towards the heavens ...
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 20 May 2011 21:36:04 -0700
...seemed to be > smiling. �Then as is his custom he stretched wings and gently coasted > away. � Guess I'll see him tomorrow too. > > Al...
Re: Factory Tools List Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
Wed, 15 Feb 1995 10:48:27 -0800 (PST)
...Or does anyone need to know that a VW 737 is a Vent wing appliance? VW739/1 (Glass installing tool) Or the VW codes...
Re: duct tape
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:50:21 -0600
...On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 01:18 PM, Dan Winget wrote: > USE 3M WEATHERSTRIP ADHESIVE. WORKS WELL IN HI TEMP AREAS > dAN > > Karl...
Re: A Westy "Utility" question
Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
Mon, 26 May 2003 22:18:16 -0400
...When I travel down the freeway I can see this cover soar up in the > wind like a wing. Is there anyway to fix...
mpg
Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
Sun, 2 Apr 2006 21:00:01 -0500
...climbing, so when I get down to the plains, even over 5,000', my van seems to have wings with all that "extra power".
Re: BART: was Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
Tue, 22 May 2007 13:35:43 -0700
Don't get me started on BART stories. I think my Vanagon is the only vehicle I ever owned back in the 80s and...
Re: A little OT - old soviet passenger van photos.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 4 Jun 2011 16:40:56 -0400
...Like the ekranoplan wing-in-ground-effect machines...http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/Ekranoplanlarge.jpg - a fairly grotesque example but even so...
Re: Factory Tools List Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Feb 1995 15:57:10 -0800
...Or does anyone need to know that a >VW 737 is a Vent wing appliance? >VW739/1 (Glass installing tool) >Or the VW codes...
Re: Re wiper pressure
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Sat, 25 May 2002 10:07:35 -0700
Now that Clarence has brought it up, what do you all think of those wild wings they put on the blades to presumably keep...
Re: any interest in a rear roof wing/spoiler?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 23:25:09 +1300
>i have a vw rear spoiler that will work on a vanagon....i can get more of >these if there is enough interest...its...
Re: washers
Historical mailing list - David Boan
Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:07:14 +0000
...111837637 on this link https://www.mtmfg.com/vw/2290/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-Eurovan-Vent-Wing-Parts https://www.wagen-werks.com/vent-wing...
Re: Alternative windshield wipers
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sat, 7 Jan 2017 06:47:50 -0800
...Their biggest advantage is that they have a little wing that uses the slipstream to increase the pressure a bit, so they really leave...
Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:03:05 -0400
if that part number is correct, then a lot of places have it. Here is a picture http://www.bus-ok.de/bilder/produkte...
Re: New scrapers on old vans
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:54:35 -0800
Yes, either cut it and leave the part around the wind wing, or just pull the trim out of the rubber and get rid...
Re: Friday bird AKICIV (All Knowledge is Contained in Vandom)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:22 -0500
...Obviously it would have had to fly with the coconut which could be instantly told by the damage to the wing primary feathers due...
Re: hi-speed hijinks
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Jul 1994 10:51:32 -0400 (EDT)
...Corrado (Or even a ...FOX!) "...if she had a set of wings man I know she would fly.." Matthew p.s. I guess now...
She's parked, need advice...
Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
Mon, 5 May 1997 10:43:24 -0500 (EST)
...a good idea? What do you think? Kyle "Wake up, your wings have been tied too long" ---Rusted Root--- -------------------------------------------------------------------- khaskins@indiana.edu http://php...
Re: Window washer nozzles
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 24 May 2000 12:18:31 -0400
...Get behind them and pinch the wings with pliers. (First, kill your rabbit..) Getting behind them is a nuisance. I've done it on...
Re: What is this? (f)
Historical mailing list - David King
Thu, 8 Apr 2004 17:50:45 -0500
...BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes: > > > > its one of those special editions with wings.. "FlyStars" i think they call > > them. i believe mr. tan has one...
Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:26:55 -0400
...The only thing I would advise against is the > following: > >> Installation of 3rd Party Transmission Wing Cooling System (welded) >> (this is the little metal...
Oil plug stripped, fix needed
Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
Fri, 18 Jul 1997 11:49:44 -0700
...a wing nut device ther was holding a rubber stopper in place. This thing holds the life blood of the engine in. I wiggled...
Re: Belly pans for speed /mpg
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Sun, 18 May 2008 09:22:06 -0700
...The Wing, on racecars, was used > to increase downforce..the car's ability to generate traction by using the > air to 'push' it down...
Re: vanagon body panels
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:21:05 -0500
...T. On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 7:18 AM, Dan Winget <danwinget@verizon.net> wrote: > I am going to have some body work...
ignition buzz in speakers on 88 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joe Medina
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:57:36 -0700
...I am an aircraft mechanic but my Vanagon doesn't have wings and a propeller, hence I have lots to learn from everyone. I...
Car washing, was Re: windshield wiper woes
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:41:40 -0500
...So far, the most probable areas are the bottom joints of the wind wings, the skylight, and the side windows. Sure makes for an...
Re: "Tents only no campers"???
Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
Sat, 8 Aug 1998 22:10:51 -0700
...complaining about innocuous Westies in >"tent-only" campgrounds except for left-wing, anti-American protesting, >draft-dodging old farts. > >Westies always looked, to me...
Re: TIICO EMISSIONS
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:00:08 -0400
...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dan Winget Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:57 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
RE-POST - Fuel Pump Delivery Rate, checking
Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 17:17:40 -0800
I did not get a response from anyone so I decided to wing it. I unplugged the relay, ran the jump wire between terminals...
Re: Sealing propane tank fittings
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:17:23 EST
...Any better ideas? >> I like Teflon tape on any tapered thread fittings myself, but the tradesmen I know who spend their days winging together...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:22:24 -0500
...Thus an engine >>would come off the airplane and there would be wing failure and crash. >> >>Though all this sounds terrible and the implication...
RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 09 Nov 1995 16:38:00 -0800 (PST)
...And, if a plane has multiple wing spars, they MIGHT be made of aluminum (but more often steel, or even carbon-fiber laminates these...
Fwd: Trans whine
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Fri, 8 Sep 2017 10:47:38 -0700
...Westy > > On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Dan Winget <danwinget@verizon.net> wrote: > > > On my way to work this morning my...
Trip Report On The Way to BBtB
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 4 Jan 2013 20:21:55 -0800
...And will wing it from there. More to follow when I have Internet access again.
Re: Rain Deflector
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:12:24 -0500
...Mike Houlton, Maine John Meeks wrote: > I've been annoyed with the drips that happen with the wing window open > in the rain so...
Re: Safari Windows
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Tue, 21 May 1996 10:59:21 -0700 (PDT)
...I don't see how they would hold a wing-window closed, much less a safari window. To Wolfgang's credit, they didn't...
Re: Bad Gas...gummed up stuff..
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:38:13 -0600
...We used MEK to strip the blue/green protectant off the aluminum sheets/parts used on the B-52H wing/engine strut material we...
Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Feb 2001 - Special issue (#2001-224)
Historical mailing list - Clark, Patrick
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 14:15:17 -0800
...Dan Winget <westytraver@CS.COM> Subject: <No subject given> Hello List, I am currantly suffering the WBX BLUES. I have an oppertunity to purchass...