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• Re: Instrument cluster repair completed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Mar 2023 21:58:04 +0000
  ...Measuring the horizontal distance--the distance between the holes on the left and the holes on the right--is trickier since the brake fluid...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 16 May 2002 10:35:41 -0400
  Is it arbitrary? It is the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second so that it...
• 3 window tent screen measurement request
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 21:11:23 -0900
  ...height and the length of the base as well as the distance from the front corner. That should give me enough to place it...
• "Bile" rack for a Eurovan - reply
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 20:00:11 -0800
  ...I keep the rack permanently installed and have carried bikes long distances over rough roads with no trouble (eg. all the way from Portland...
• Re: Long Distance Moving to Portland Oregon.
  Historical mailing list - JASON M YASMENT
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 11:38:37 -0500
  My wife and I drove our VW's cross country in August from San Diego to Sumter, SC then onto Troy, NY. With 115F...
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 14:30:33 -0500
  ...David & list, When stopping distance is critical, having the spare mounted on the nose could mean the difference between collapsing the entire front nose...
• Gray Jump Seats
  Historical mailing list - Larry
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 12:24:06 -0400
  ...Would be interested in hearing from anyone with a gray jumpseat and table for sale, especially within driving distance of NE Ohio. Thanks, Larry...
• Reminder:6th Annual Mid-Atlantic Holiday Fest Dec 9
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:58:39 -0500
  ...Driveway camping for long distance travellers (prior notice appreciated). Photos of prior year events at http://volksweb.relitech.com/ This is a family friendly...
• Re: Marin county CA van mechanic and housing
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:22:07 -0700
  ...The Buslab shop is walking distance to Bart if you have to get into SF. >From what I see about 80% of Buslab's...
• Symptoms--84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 4 Jun 2005 07:52:22 EDT
  ...If I drive for a short distance, turn it off and come back after a few minutes, it is also very hard to start...
• Re: 5 tire rotation was: How to get spare tire out
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 16:48:08 -0700
  ...the little extra effort and that spare, regardless of how it is directionally mounted, can be used on either side for short distances. bob
• Re: Buses by the Depot photos
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:50:22 -0700
  ...Nice to put some of the faces w/ the names-who won long distance award or was there one? Tom B.-I would have...
• Diesel Vanagons FS
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 17:36:39 -0400
  ...10017&borschtid=49205131370753 802219&search_type=FindSale&make=VOLKS&model=VANAG&distance=&y=7&x=55&so rt_type=sort_by_price 1982 Diesel...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re:_50=c2=ba_Adaptor_Plate_Install_Angle_Check_please=3f?=
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 14:52:54 -0700
  ...the correct holes but can someone > confirm please? > > Image showing stud distance OC, studs mounted to Kennedy adaptor plate: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl...
• Re: Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:50:58 -0400
  ...I think the poster simply meant that he follows behind the semi at whatever the semi is running and at a prudent distance.
• Who's Where ...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 08:18:38 -0700 (PDT)
  ...get together > for something like, say, pizza and beer?? :) and that distance is not tooooo > far to drive for such tomfoolery. so if you...
• Re: 97 EV sightings
  Historical mailing list - hal
  Mon, 16 Dec 96 12:02:33 EST
  ...The only exception might be Rick's Seattle Times classified listings which look like campers to me from a distance but which I was...
• Re: Nit Picking Solar Systems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:45:08 -0700
  ...where I go > I don't hear even the sound of another engine in the distance for weeks at a > time.... Bill, Where do...
• CV joint Angle?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:10:08 -0800
  ...the ride height on one's vanagon by adding to the distance between the spring mount faces. (longer springs, stiffer springs, air lifts or...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:54:44 -0400
  ...Maps and long distance towing if necessary. Breaker bar and socket for lug nuts. (the stock lug wrench is easily broken) Baby wipes. Lots...
• Re: "On the cheap" tune-up
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 09:09:24 -0700
  ...If you flatten out the convex shape by sanding with broad strokes, you increase the distance between the rotor tip and the contact significantly...
• Re: Vanagon Hams
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:31:31 -0400
  ...radio. > > > >Its nice having the battery in the cabin already.less distance and >figuring for that.I already have it wired, just don't...
• Re: Longer range gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 04:17:34 -0700
  ...after market gas tank for > the Vanagon? Looking to increase my distance between fillups on longer > trips. > Thanks, > > Brien K Dews CC > www.busesbythebeach...
• Re: infrared thermometer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:14:25 -0700
  ...0~50C (32~122F) >>> Full Range Accuracy : +/- 2.5C, 2.5% >>> Distance :2~40cm >>> Emissivity Range : 0.95 fixed >>> Wave Length : 5um~14um >>> Power...
• Re: Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:43:28 -0400
  ...question, assuming you are not drafting but following at a safe > distance (3 second rule), would you be outside of the lower pressure > zone...
• Re: Details of Used 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon, Redwood City, CA - Yahoo! Autos
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:14:04 -0500
  ...Walnut+Creek%2C+CA+94597&listingtype=used&model=vanagon&make=volkswagen&distance=50 > > > > Isn't this price a bit high???????????? > Not seller > Charles Nighbor...
• Re: Westy Tent Sale----
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 20:55:51 -0500
  ...a great tent for $300 or so and pitch it a distance away for privacy > for the kids or guests? And maybe get an...
• Re: The Great Roof Rack Debate
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 11:12:38 -0600
  ...I'm pretty sure the distance between the towers/bars will easily be ok for boats...but not bikes ;>) Bob Stevens '91 Westy http...
• Re: Odometer repair (was coolant leak question...)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:39:00 EST
  ...s old enough to vote, with a mileage of about the distance to the moon...no, I don't think I've ever had...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 16:14:34 -0400
  ...Assume this to be true, and that the >distance of additional compression is 1 cm....i,e, the spring is 1 cm. shorter >with...
• Re: long-distance towing
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 12:00:37 -0400
  ...long-distance towing Most vehicle manufacturers do accomodate this with t-hook holes in the frame rails, you cant secure to a tie rod...
• Re: What Did You Leave At Home?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:59:11 -0500
  ...Front seats might work if you had long rails to fasten them face to face, a comfortable distance apart, then they wouldn't fall...
• Re: Oil light/buzzer combo
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:17:09 -0400
  ...THis way I will never, hopefully >, drive any distance with the oil light on. Has anyone ever tried to >do this, or know how...
• Re: more heat
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Sep 1995 00:23:03 -0500 (CDT)
  ...This kit sucks more heat to the front of the bus because >the heat has to travel such a long distance. This has been...
• Re: Manassas
  Historical mailing list - ROGunter
  Wed, 20 May 1998 06:01:34 EDT
  ...Get there early if you don't want to walk a long distance. Russell Gunter '85 GL '84 Vanagon '93 EV
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (even long-er)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 02:21:53 EDT
  ...clearance, about 1" > wheelbase 245,5 248 wheelbase change? wheelbase change! distance from front to rear wheels on the 16incher is 25mm longer, I...
• cheap 1984 westy... (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Sun, 4 May 2003 17:53:55 -0700
  ...http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/results.jtmpl?model=VANAG&start_year=1984 &end_year=1984&min_price=&max_price=&distance=300&certified=n&x...
• Re: Roadhaus - Need an Engine
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 5 May 2004 16:54:51 -0400
  ...Wasserboxer an engine I can count on to take me long distances without breaking down?" Thanks to Larry's tireless efforts running the experiment...
• Re: Replacing CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:26:39 -0500
  ...In fact, removing the axles is how you would tow an automatic for any distance and at any speed. Mike > I've ordered CV...
• Alloy wheels at gowesty and EV wheels--ET depends on width
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:12:29 EST
  ...A correct offset, with offset being the distance from exact center of the wheel to mounting surface-where the wheel makes contact with the...
• Vanagon and fire
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 17:35:40 -0700
  ...As I slopped through the mud in one of them, I saw a blue westy off in the distance. Without my glasses, everything looks...
• Re: SUV Bashing) was Think Positive to start your new year
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:19:15 -0600
  ...I was in one last weekend and they "feel" much smaller inside than the "doors" open make them look from a distance. The 4...
• Re: Stuck in Barstow with coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 13:04:22 -0500
  ...12 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > > for my own edification, checked the distance from Barstow to > > Bakersfield. Bizarre result from AAA online. The program would...
• Re: Vanagon envy?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:25:01 -0600
  ...I need this because it just fits me and makes me look good." I kept my distance, and DID NOT sell him my DoKa...
• Re: 1987 Vanagon for sale - without engine. w/RONAL R9's
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:22:30 +0000
  ...nearly every one (if not all) of the rims was bent. Distance shots look good, but close up shots show lots of dings and...
• BN4: metering vs diaphragm pump question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 14:06:30 CST6CDT
  HELP! i'm in the process of buying a BN4 long distance. i wish to know whether it is the more modern one with...
• gassy oil
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 01:56:29 -0400
  ...It wasn't that long since he changed the oil, but was of course vague on distance/ time, though he didn't even drive...
• Re: VDUB QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - IC U of T
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 09:50:15 -0500
  On > >>Problem #2 > After driving long distances (200+ miles), the van will fail to start > once the ignition is turned off. I thought my...
• Re: Vanagon Safety - Stopping Distance?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 12:55:05 EDT
  In a message dated 98-06-27 08:58:28 EDT, you write: > Back to the brakes, if memory serves Car and Driver's...
• Re: Dometic Fridge on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 20:57:05 -0400
  ...Or switch to 12 v DC if you are going to drive some distance, (Hour or two) remember it is a relative cooling, so...
• Re: JB Weld and heads: eight year report
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:46:56 PDT
  ...Sounds like the time and distance is worth the $.50 I'd like to hear more input from others (and I'm sure I...
• Re: '90 drive shaft problem...
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:30:19 -0400
  ...they act like a spring) so they have about the same distance each side. (Align with notches on the shaft) Did you disassemble the...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:43:38 -0500
  Phil, I'll dig through the book, but the transmission and engine both lowered quite a distance from the van already. Its not clear...
• I am Moving to Arizona What is the best route to take?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 20:26:13 EDT
  ...Our moving truck has unlimited miles, so distance is not the problem. We will be towing my Vanagon on a trailer. For those in...
• Re: [vanagon] Gas tank record beaten!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 16 May 2005 20:35:39 -0500
  > I'm more curious what the furthest distance anyone's ever gotten out > of a tank. I've gone 320 mi once, usually I...
• [NVC] Best Internet Telephony
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:40:32 -0500
  ...email I'm writing?) where you get a _year_ of long distance within North America for ~$15. You can call any phone in NA...
• Re: Removing axle question
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:12:25 -0500
  ...Torque the nut to 369 ft lb by standing gently on the pipe at the appropriate distance from the socket. Calculate this distance (in...
• Vanagonites at NOT a Spring EveryBus 2009 EB2009 Hagen Stone Greensboro NC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:38:37 -0500
  ...While I don't want to get in a urinary time and distance trial with the people at FMBC (and I've belonged to...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:57:21 -0700
  ...STILL WITH YA 2a) :-) Measure or otherwise discover the circumference of the crank pulley, then calculate the distance (circumference / 72) represented by five degrees...
• Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:45:32 -0700
  ...Be very careful how you set up the charging circuits or you won't get much 'distance' out of them. And don't ask...