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• get Wanked
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:07:57 -0600
  ...http://www.monito.com/wankel/ enjoy! Larry '82 diesel->Rolls Royce-Merlin Westy "Wild Blue Westy"
• Apollo awning
  Historical mailing list - R DIXON
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:06:07 +0000
  ...The plastic slider at end of roller broke recently. Thanks, Richard
• Re: VANAGON ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:32:15 -0500
  Quick......get those bumpers! ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the...
• Re: Lima Bean rolls under its own power (78) long
  Historical mailing list - Greg Schmidt
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 11:43:45 -0600 (CST)
  ...Called > the shop AGAIN, got the anes machine AGAIN, left a message. "A rollback will > be there in the AM to pick her up...
• Re: drilling through sheet metal?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 15 May 2004 00:36:38 -0400
  ...I had to drill out a roll pin the other day, while fixing a shift lever for an '85 Golf, and it took way...
• Re: help....84 starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 5 May 2006 18:04:23 -0400
  ...The only way to get it > started is to roll start it. If I do roll start > it, it runs just fine. If I...
• Re: Eurovan Tires
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 15:12:25 -0700
  Jim, I don't fully understand the relationship between a specific tires max inflation rating and rolling resistance vs another tire. The Michelins on...
• 130 MPH in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:42:10 -0800
  ...Working backwards through the math using your rolling radius measured with the double rollout method and the 0.77x4.86 effective gear ratio, you...
• Re: Sliding Door problem
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 2 Jun 2014 09:24:51 -0600
  ...Here's the problem, which is why I didn't put the UHMW tape under the roller bearing. The tape is really for sliding...
• Re: Cup Holder, in captains area.
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Losey
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:26:43 -0600
  Dave, This is a cheap roll of tape (pic attached) I've had for some time, the core is a little larger than the...
• Re: Inspection Horror Story!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 01:34:45 +0200
  ...The guy goes to pull it on > to the big roller wheels and pulls the front wheels past the rollers and > begins lining up...
• Re: Sliding door repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 07:54:57 -0800
  ...Back in July someone here mentioned this UHMW Tape-Acrylic Adh >> that would work to protect that metal edge where the roller rides from...
• Re: Engine Stands. Which works best for WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:30:14 -0500
  ...Ive used a roll around standard Bug type 1 engine stand to build my 1.9L WBX as well as rip apart a few...
• Re: Sliding door hinge rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Tue, 24 Nov 2015 08:57:45 -0800
  ...Replacing all the rollers, cleaning up the rusty areas and replacing the seals....wait a minute...I can't find anyone who carries the...
• Re: Warning about KYB front shock hardware
  Historical mailing list - Koontz, Mark
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:10:38 -0500
  ...Do they still sell these? (I think they acted like an anti-roll bar, in part.) Wouldn't they (or big anti roll bars...
• rear window
  Historical mailing list - jed batchelder
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 21:06:21 +0000
  has anyone ever thought about having the rear window on a vanagon be able to roll up and down like truck back windows can...
• Looking for Vanagon Jack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 08:01:22 -0700
  ...Van rolled forwarded and bend jack.� Scott Greiner Mesa AZ 85202
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 17:00:27 -0800
  ok, which ones were wider that 5.5"? > Most (not all) of the stock 14" steel wheels on Vanagons were 5.5" wide > rims.
• emegency hose tape
  Historical mailing list - BillM
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:16:16 -0500
  ...Xtreme Tape 10 ft Single Roll Black item no: 43407 as always ymmv, Bill
• Re: Syncro Tire Diameter
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:51:13 -0800
  ...The first one is the start, the second one the first rollout and the third one the sum of the first two rollouts. This...
• Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:16:29 -0700
  ...alistair On 2013-07-27, at 10:22 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Hmm -- I ordered a roll of this UHMW tape from McMaster...
• Yes, Folks, it's Friday ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 09:35:49 CDT
  ...doesn't roll swiftly, If fact, it won't go very fast, But it's still in one piece and still rolling, So I...
• Tire Circumference (was: Engine RPM (Re: Squeaky brakes))
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 08:08:58 -0700
  ...Think of a mark on it and how far it rolls in one revolution. Now visualize the same hoop squashed down to look more...
• Re: Double sided tape for moisture barrier
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 06:19:43 EDT
  ...Manco is OK, but if it says Tuck or Made in China on the roll, give to an enemy. Cheap tape anecdote: I once...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 25 May 2005 19:22:52 -0700
  ...Then I rolled the Westy. (I Don't recall if the frig was on or not). Remembering the smell of gas after the rollover...
• Rear anti-roll bar installed!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Fri, 31 May 2002 13:03:56 -0700
  ...Rear anti-roll bar installed! A month or more back I saw a post saying that the rear anti-roll bar as installed on...
• Re: poptop paint
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:12:37 -0700
  ...Rolled on > with short nap roller, tipped off with brush, done in small sections. > > Really nice result and the paint is taking a beating...
• Re: Rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:41:33 -0400
  ...I > know on my hybrid bicycle the tires are much narrower than on my > mountain bike, and the rolling resistance is much lower (empirical...
• Trash can Vanagon stoppers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 4 Mar 2009 23:45:33 -0800
  ...Sometime in the last 5 hours it rolled backwards. It's very windy tonight- the wind must have helped get it rolling. � � Robert 1982...
• Re: Stupid Question- sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 5 May 1998 13:27:20 -0700
  ...I do not put any grease on the track itself....a roller bearing just rolls along there. I used a good teflon lubricant on...
• Re: Under the rear folding seat
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:44:28 -0700
  ...NOT! Guess what showed up > inside the Westy a few years later after I rolled it? Yep, the wallet, > must have been in that...
• Re: Anyone making custom curtains?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:29:51 -0600
  ...Great for keeping the bugs out, air circulation in, and leaving the windshield sun shade down (not rolled up) is very effective for blocking...
• Re:Carrying Canoes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 12:17:55 -0500
  ...Also has anyone heard of a new Yakima product called the "holy roller", it is a device for carrying canoes or kayaks, it has...
• Re: Packing a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:44:03 -0700
  ...But if I had been traveling any faster (was nearly stopped before the rollover) I might not be writing this. Even a panic stop...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:02:32 -0400
  David - Bubba LeRoy, who works at the Rolls dealership, taught me that one just tightens hose clamps until rubber just fills those nifty little...
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 19:37:48 -0600
  Clutch went out (began juddering on engagement) on my '81 after a push start. Was also soon after first ever fill with synthetic oil...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:19:03 -0600
  Henry Wang wrote: > ..... > > > K2 catalyst rollerblades > > its good to have a backup for the backup... COOL!!! Wish I had thought of that!! John Rodgers...
• Anybody wanna sell an awning?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:37:56 EDT
  ...It's gotta be a rollup. Anybody got a lead? THanks! Chris Dixon
• Re: Battery acid in rollover
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:22:51 -0400
  >But, Bill ... that's only for a full Westy and only on the passenger side. Thanks, I just learned something new. I wonder why...
• Re: stay out of New Mexico - Jerome Jamboree
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 14:04:39 -0700
  Entity bueses spoke thus: > bongos are not allowed in all areas But we can still smoke rollups right? -- Gnarlie Cybergasted: Astonishment at this internet...
• Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:25:37 -0400
  ...I didn't notice any off gassing, the stuff sticks fine if applied with a roller to clean metal, and it's way cheaper.
• Re: another chain question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 01:17:34 -0600
  ...My experience says chains on the rear drive wheels only because you want as little rolling resistance from the front tires as possible and...
• Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 3 May 2010 09:20:39 -0400
  ...Shipping is high for 1 roll($12.58) But it's the same price to ship 10 rolls. May be a good source for...
• Towing a Vehicle w. Auto Trans
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Mon, 13 May 2002 06:44:26 -0500
  ...has anyone towed a automatic vanagon in neutral w/ rear drive wheels on the=20 ground, rolling, for about 100 or so miles? ground...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 21:36:12 -0700
  ...Then we came upon a local who had rolled his bug into a ditch. We threw a rope over it and rolled it back...
• Re: Slider Quietening
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 15:16:45 -0600
  ...Comes in a roll, looking like a roll of masking tape, but an opaque, translucent appearance, and about 1" wide. http://www.eplastics.com...
• Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:57:16 -0700
  > This stuff is just flashing tape. > Right? Flashing tape is generally a 2"-3" roll of 20mil plastic backed bituminous adhesive. Peel & Seal is...
• Re: help....84 starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 5 May 2006 15:17:43 -0500
  ...The only way to get it >started is to roll start it. If I do roll start >it, it runs just fine. If I...
• Re: Anti Rolling Reminder for Automatics when parked
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:43:18 -0800
  ...Roll up the electric windows (read a book while they roll up) 6. Make sure the window switches aren't stuck (if they stick...
• Re: Heli-Coil tap and drill size needed as soon as poss
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:52:22 -0700
  ...BTW & FWIW, the really hot set up for helical inserts in soft metals/plastics is to use a 'roll tap' instead of a standard...
• Re: Westy Bed hardware
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 12:45:58 -0500
  ...So it's pretty much the same as buying an original Westfalia "rock and roll" assembly at a junkyard, except that it's new...
• Re: Fender Flares
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:50:01 -0800
  ...This doesn't keep it from > > working normally but it does keep the roll from unrolling itself when > > the passenger window is rolled down...
• Off topic: roll pin extraction
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 5 Jun 2020 13:26:38 -0700
  Hi All, Taking a chance here. (Friday) I'm trying to extract a roll pin that has a diameter of about 1/16th inch...
• Re: Friction
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:09:00 -0700
  It wouldn't change the rolling resistance but having the pedal down makes the engine work harder to overcome the diaphragm pressure. On Tue...
• Re: Prepared foods
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 09:48:06 -0700
  ...pieces of gum that came with the cigs and TP > roll!!! ;) > > Tyrone > Big Pine Key, FL > > 87,85,81
• Re: 84: Sliding door top roller rattle
  Historical mailing list - lp
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:24:31 -0800
  ...C-clamp to press it onto the door post). > > > >The top roller of my cargo bay door has the annoying habit of rattling. I...
• DIY Awning Solutions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 03:56:10 +0000
  ...That got me thinking could you make a permanent awning with that tube, a tarp or awning material, a pole to roll it up...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:55:55 -0600
  Gentlemen and ladies What an engine has to overcome in acceleration is inertia and drag (wind resistance, road or rolling friction). To maintain a...
• Re: VANAGON ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - quadrat
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:33:59 -0800
  ...VANAGON ROLLS We have precious few vanagons in northeast Florida.......and perhaps now one less (not mine).� Looks like a Florida tag, but not...
• swaybar/torsion bar
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:30:56 EST
  ...Swaybars limit body roll, nothing else. They are not the same....