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• Re: pop top velcro?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:18:50 -0700
  ...used velcro (sticky one side) and Goop (or a generic equal IIRC) to fix the front window flap. Still holding, but only used on...
• Re: Oxyboxer Motors
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 08:01:38 EST
  ...Has anyone been doing this in the USA? >> Simon, IIRC many California desert racers have been doing exactly that since the first appearance of...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 23 May 2002 19:13:27 EDT
  ...I believe Miller is mobile again thanks to Boston Bob IIRC. BenT hanger
• Re: linkage woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:35:37 -0700
  ...14mm IIRC, (nope... just looked it up... Bentley page 34.4) 3/4" old (25BH127156) or 7/8" new (after previously nemtioned VIN Number...
• Re: South Africa Vanagroan
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 01:28:57 +1200
  > > Does South Africa still make the vanagon? If so, why don't folks import? >> Do they get their parts from South Africa? > >IIRC, they...
• Re: instrument cluster plastic repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:32:09 -0800
  ...Very ugly! No pic will be shown! ;) Used LePage "5 Min." Metal type epoxy IIRC. Neil. On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 9:05...
• Re: carpet
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:54:41 -0700
  ...BTW, Jeff, IIRC you were one of the guys at Van-O-Rama. If so, which one was your van? BenT
• Re: Significant improvment: Less wind deflection
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:51:10 -0700
  IIRC , this is in reference to running higher pressure in the tires? If so, I've been running 60psi in all 4 tires (vanco...
• Re: odometer repairs
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:27:02 -0700
  ...http://www.twistedlimbpaper.com/brian/vanagon/Odometer.htm IIRC, I did somethings a little differently to keep grey gear in place. Odometer still works...
• Re: brake proportioning valve (was: badly rusted mystery part)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:37:48 -0800
  ...Most 85-later Golfs and Jettas had this IIRC. Even my lowly 88 Fox wagon had one. BenT
• Re: Poptop assist
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:34:32 -0500
  ...VANAGON.COM > > As Ron wrote, originator of poptop lift assist kit. IIRC, he was also Samantha Stephen's doctor, right?! Oh wait, that's...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:02:30 -0700
  ...felt the need to hang on to any of his "extras". Iirc he sent the bolts along with the belt I bought from him...
• Re: WBX crankcase
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:57:59 -0700
  ...Mark Matthew Pollard wrote: > > They are THE same part # per etka 025 101 025a IIRC, they 2.1 is a > longer stroke. I suppose...
• Re: nvc: anyone had/have a Porsche 944?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:50:31 EDT
  ...territory. I'm paraphrasing here but it's something like that. iirc even the a2 golf 16v is faster than the scirocco. maybe we...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:55:55 -0800
  ...wrote about having to drive 45MPH for hours due to weather. IIRC, he got something like 30MPG over that stretch. Of course, if your...
• Re: GoWesty 16" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 15:57:05 -0700
  ...2004 13:01:30 -0700, jbange <hfinn@ingrates.net> wrote: > >BTW, IIRC Go Westy's wheels are NOT modified Mercedes alloys. They are > >custom...
• Re: Westy type/serial plate
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:33:37 -0700
  ...bench seat >> tell us? Mine says "Type P27", and "E.04009". IIRC, "E" is shorthand for >> "serial number" in German. >> -- >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel...
• Re: Bus windows
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:28:27 -0700
  ...windows could be had in Brazil until the late 70's. IIRC they had splitties well into 1979. I saw some Brazilian buses in...
• Re: Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:09:32 -0700
  ...VeryLarge Socket(I think the one for the RearAxleNut is BigEnough IIRC) to Drive the NewSeal in ~ But once you have CVJ Unbolted & out...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? (and some trip pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 11 May 2013 23:33:15 -0700
  ...assembled and adjusted correctly, shoes have lots of lining left, drums are fine etc., but no mention of shoe contact IIRC. Since I replaced...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 09:05:41 -0400
  You're describing the "Flash-to-pass" feature which is a european requirement, IIRC. It's designed for a manual momentary "flash-flash" operation...
• Re: steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 2 Mar 2012 14:33:52 -0700
  > > IIRC all I have to do is remove the steering wheel by taking off the one bolt > and put in back on so that...
• Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:04:45 -0500
  ...Mine is a cheap one I got at Target for about $89 iirc. Has many features, but pretty cheaply made. One of the often...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:35:33 -0700
  ...The exception for Audi is the TT which is 5 X 100mm and Q7 which IIRC is 5 X 130mm like the Touareg & Cayenne...
• Re: stereo amp placement
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 13:11:08 -0400
  Todd, IIRC Ben Huot has built himself a small sealed enclosure which sits behind the passenger's seat in the gap between battery box...
• Re: Source for Westfalia left-hand mudguard?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Jan 2007 17:17:22 -0700
  ...Bob Stevens '87 Westy Syncro "Passion Fruit" > >The front, left, mud flap? I got mine from Bus Depot IIRC. > >Tom Salicos >'87 Syncro Westy...
• Re: Anyone with a Fiamma awning on their Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:40:19 -0700
  ...As far as the poles shedding splinters, mine did too, so I gently rubbed em down with light sandpaper 600grit IIRC same as gov...
• Re: Does AC Affect MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:36:15 -0700
  ...On Aug 28, 2007, at 7:09 PM, Rob wrote: > At 8/28/2007 05:51 PM, Keith Ovregaard wrote: >> IIRC, most compressors rob...
• Re: MemberDatabase (Google map)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 17:23:35 -0700
  ...like that was begun some > time ago but in two parts, iirc. That is, I believe the map was separate > from the photo collection...
• Reasonably priced vehicle transport available from San Francisco to Salinas area next week only.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:12:14 -0800
  ...me because I paid $375 for that same service last year. IIRC Mike Miller paid about as much as I paid just a month...
• Re: Never again, was: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 08:43:52 -0700
  ...in HD as well. The local locksmiths want $3 > per copy. IIRC HD only wanted $87 each. > > BenT > <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 19:45:03 -0700
  ...Also, a friend who converted his diesel to >I4 replaced the existing tranny w/ one out of an 86 IIRC without a hitch - >he...
• Re: Repair Shop in Asheville NC
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:22:48 -0400
  ...done to her '89 westy down that way.. > i think the show was called Transporterwerks.. IIRC they are in > High Point > NC? > HTH > chris >
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 1 Aug 2014 10:05:59 -0700
  IIRC, Mark had commented to me over on thesamba, that one of these two units provides a connection advantage when using a solar panel...
• Re: Go Westy Big Brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:10:29 -0600
  ...I found out what vehicle they were off of (Audi 5000 IIRC) so that I could order parts or brake pads later. That has...
• Re: VW 1.8T .... Running Backwards!
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sat, 18 May 2013 11:53:31 -0400
  ...He ran it for 1.5 hours IIRC. Neil.
• Re: New Wolz
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:01:10 -0700
  ...7lb, 8oz, 21", IIRC. > |All fingers, toes, etc. present and accounted for. > | > | > | > |Karl Wolz > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van...
• Re: center console on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:06:36 EDT
  ...bob even better get the boat kind, buoy mates IIRC. I have a set of these on my doors of my splittie and bought...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:26:48 -0800
  ...You could also pull the bulb and shove the multimeter prongs into the hot wire connection iirc - I don't think the 9004 connector...
• FS 85 Double Cab Transporter 2WD 1.9 TD
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 16:25:56 EST
  ...located in Daly City near San Francisco. Currently licensed in California. IIRC this was originally from Canada. Light blue exterior. Tweed interior w/ walkthrough...
• Re: Van wiring diagrams ...online
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 21:31:38 -0700
  ...Uploading now.) (BTW, IIRC, JustKampers had nothing to do with it.) Jim Arnott WetWesties
• Re: Friday Navigation Quiz
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 13:23:10 -0400
  ...On Friday, July 25, 2003, at 01:06 PM, Dan Barrett wrote: > Here in Mass, 190 and 290 run entirely within the Commonwealth, IIRC...
• Re: westy: where does the light over the cabinets terminate?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:38:05 -0700
  ...The Westy kitchen light connects to the wiring for the light over the driver's head, IIRC. If you have an 86+, it is...
• Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 00:25:56 -0600
  ...happened for the classic MGB in the late 80s / early 90s, > IIRC. A company in CA got the original tooling and started > producing "factory...
• Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 20:54:42 -0700
  ...7/07, Nunya Business <bulletheadx@gmail.com> wrote: > > > As I said 'IIRC'- I believe he dug out the gasket and crammed > something > > else > > > in...
• Re: use of airbags to level van, spare tire, auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:44:09 -0800
  ...Got 'em on Amazon. ~$80 IIRC. There's a lifting your Vanagon thread on thesamba that has all the details. Search for author 'jrasite...
• Re: wanted: pass side doka treasure chest door
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:55:38 -0700
  ...COM writes: > Looks the same passenger's or driver's side. IIRC there are two part numbers though. Used door with latch $200 from...
• Re: resolved, was: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 11:24:23 -0800
  ...And IIRC, might have been present on some VW diesels. Finding one from a (Mk 2 ?) might get one cheaper than an actual Vanagon...
• Re: 5 Cylinder conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 19:03:19 EDT
  ...doing kits... for winkler... I thought it was his own > gig... IIRC, Detlev used Winkler pieces but did his own intake manifold modifications to...
• Re: Syncro speedo is different?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 01:50:18 -0700
  ...gearing). Look at the number on the bottom of the dial. IIRC 2wd says 800. Syncro aout 1650. 2wd takes cable at the wheel...
• Re: WTB: Westy upper mattress or cover
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 22 May 2004 18:01:39 -0400
  ...other option would be to use thicker material to start with. IIRC my old bay-window westy had thicker stuff up there and with...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:02:07 -0700
  Hi Larry, > Could you review for some of us, what these numbers are supposed to mean? IIRC, the number in question represents the number...
• Re: PowerFlex Urethane Upper Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 May 2011 19:51:12 -0700
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=272333&highlight=upper+control+arm+bushings IIRC, there may be user comments on the product...
• Re: WAS: $15 steel wheel source-how about some 15" steelies?
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:56:06 -0800
  ...brake clearance or the storage in the front spare tire clamshell. IIRC the overall diameter increase is neglible. VanCafe has some,I believe, but...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:55:36 -0800
  ...are the same rims I used to have on my Mercedes--IIRC, staggered with 7.5" ET37 up front and 8" ET30 on the...
• Re: Cable Shift Linkage? (tranny)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:55:51 -0800
  ...one could be set up with the air > cooled tranny? (which, IIRC, may be getting tougher to get all the > shift linkage parts for...
• a new idea on the well beaten subject of leaking head gaskets...
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:05:55 -0800
  ...leaking from the heads to the outside world) thats starts leaking? IIRC, there are three gaskets sealing the head: (1) a metal one between...
• Re: Strange Idea about retrofitting early Headlight Switch onto late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 16 May 2013 08:42:28 -0700
  ...And IIRC the switch that went south had suffix M and the used replacement switch had suffix B but M replaced B at some...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:54:30 -0700
  IIRC, the solenoid type draw .5 - 1 amp when activated. That is one reason why they and similar products don't always fit well...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:52:43 -0700
  ...On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 10:47 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Loose bleed bolt on > radiator? (IIRC, it has a...