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• Re: Anyone interested in low mileage Mazda Miata?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Thu, 4 Aug 2011 23:47:51 -0700
  That's the way we roll.;-) It's almost Phryday Well Ok BenT.......roll another one just like the other one you've been...
• Re: Replacing roll up window scrapers & channels
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 May 2013 09:12:26 -0700
  ...Replacing roll up window scrapers & channels As Jeff says, it's easy. You might want to pick up a cheap plastic upholstery panel tool...
• Re: The best awning
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:32:37 -0600
  ...way it came from the manufacturer, but I've > found that it is a lot easier to roll the canvas up by itself and...
• Re: The best awning
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:01:37 -0400
  ...I just roll up the fabric tight. It gets a little puffy at times, but compresses well enough to put the poles in on...
• Re: Syncor chasis & Sunroof Vanagon shell
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:06:34 -0800
  ...and put it on a Synco rolling frame (if I could find a good doner > frame) what am i getting involved it. Seems like...
• Re: winterize
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 23:02:57 -0600
  ...that you take the center cardboard roll from a roll of paper hand towels and put it down over your sink drain and blow...
• Re: Australian travel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:05:45 -0300
  ...Try a RORO (Roll On, Roll Off) service or a container. Renting in Europe versus shipping one's van over has about a 3...
• Re- Hand painting van
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:26:31 EDT
  ...the roller. I just decided to go with the foam brush. I don't have any pictures to post yet but it passed my...
• Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ryan London
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:08:58 -0400
  I made my replacement from the red natural rubber gasket material sold on a roll at my local hardware store. It looked exactly like...
• Re: Sliding door hinge rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 25 Nov 2015 08:27:34 -0800
  ...VANAGON.COM> wrote: > > Next item in the works is rebuilding my '85 sliding door hinge. Replacing all > the rollers, cleaning up the rusty areas...
• Re: Off topic: roll pin extraction
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 5 Jun 2020 13:48:47 -0700
  ...Red-PPT13-ROLL-EZR-PPT13/dp/B00DOPY4RS/> But the body of it might be too big for your use case. Drilling it out by...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:23:48 -0700
  ...I > found that removing that roller and cleaning/greasing it made a big > difference on my sliding door. You may need to remove the...
• Re: Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 22:57:58 -0500
  ...How about > I sell you the roller from it for 1/2 price? > (joke, son) > > Walt Spak > Pittsburgh PA > b20swalt@city-net.com > ----- Original...
• Re: Shady Boy info requested
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 11:15:16 -0700
  ...Remove poles from end pockets, awning folds in thirds upon itself, poles are rolled up with fabric & lid snaps shut on everything. All poles...
• Re: Burning Bus Crashes Into House
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:37:45 -0600
  ...Not only did it burn, it rolled down the hill and crashed into a house! http://www.abc4.com/mostpopular/story/Burning-vehicle-crashes...
• Re: door roller needed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:06:11 -0500
  ...Let > me know what you > want for it and if you'll take paypal,check in the mail ect.. It would > need to be...
• Re: "A Team" Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:34:07 -0700
  ...at least it had a roll cage and bikini top (as the Jeepers call it--kind of a tarp over the roll cage).� Someone...
• Re: door roller hooped
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 07:34:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...when I opened it. > The metal wheel that the lower corner door bracket rolls on had fallen > off. I found it with the bearing...
• Say you wanna make a little more money each month!??? ;)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 2 May 2001 22:28:38 -0500
  ...People, Places & Things. "Adding it UP: A company named Autowraps turns cars into rolling billboards. It already has put about 200 examples on the...
• Re: Front window screens?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:01:11 -0600
  ...screen is secured by closing the door on it. This design allows one to roll the windows up or down without having to remove...
• Las Vegas trip report
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:51:58 -0800
  ...On our trip down to Vegas, we saw about 4 single car rollover accidents on Highway 15 going into Vegas - all big SUV's...
• Re: When is The Vanagon Rescue Tape not Rescue tape?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:41:06 -0600
  ---- Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET> wrote: > Having bought two rolls of the black rescue tape for my Vanagon > travel kit at $10 each on...
• Back from VA and that X-Treme tape saved the day
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:14:15 -0400
  ...The hose took a long time to get off and on as it's the small one with the small opening on one end...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 13:29:26 -0400
  ...tapered roller bearings that can be pre-loaded and the rear wheel bearings are roller and ball bearings that can't. It has been...
• Re: Cooking the Roll----
  Historical mailing list - Dion Cooze
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:03:54 -0700
  ...Cooking the Roll---- No, but it sounds a lot like the heater box from a beetle to me!! Maybe *that's* why VW did...
• Re: Mysterious Vanagon Problem - Will not move.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:08:36 -0400
  ...When attempting to back out of my parking space this morning, the van would roll about 5 feet, then stop. It felt as if...
• The drivability benefits of a new Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:02:37 -0400
  ...It started; it went up and down hills; it rolled along freeways; and it gave good gas mileage (20+ mpg) But now I know...
• FFFriday Follies ... thought i'd forgot, eh? :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Sep 95 09:03:28 CDT
  ...This old van rolls really well. This old van, he played two, Rolled right back upon my shoe! With a hot damn! push it...
• Re: Bus queries
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 95 11:32:04 EDT
  ...I drove from London, Ontario to Hamilton with a busted cable- it was difficult timing the lights so that KG would always be rolling...
• Re: Best $20 spent
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 08:44:48 -0700
  ...window tinting (20% Limo Dark) in a long > roll. Here's the best part -- it's *static* and can be removed (for > winter), trimmed...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit - Carrying 1-lb cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:24:24 -0700
  ...I'll leave doing-the-math and worrying about crashes and rollovers to someone who is anal about it. I respect safety (and have...
• Haiku!!! <Gesundheit!!>
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 23:25:54 -0600
  ...his name was William Kennedy, and it's all his fault! :) he said ... I've been noticing car ads that are like rolling haiku...
• Re: Fiamma F35 Pro awning
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:38:00 -0600
  ...the roll easily. I've drilled some small holes in the bottom to let any water that might enter, drain. Although it's quite...
• 1982 vanagon (Wasser) free in Boston
  Historical mailing list - David Williams
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:24:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...write if interested BTW you will have to tow it.. all four wheels have rolling tires. David williams@fas.harvard.edu
• Re: How hard is it to replace clutch in 82 diesel Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 5 May 2002 11:22:59 -0500
  Folsom California? Isn't this where ole Johnny Cash stayed for awhile----? " I hear that train a comin--it's rollin round the bend...
• Re: Recommended Auto Body in South, FL
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 13:46:57 -0500
  ...She hit it so hard that even though I had it in second > gear with the E brake on, it rolled about 10 feet. >
• Re: Lid Clearance
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 09:05:39 EST
  ...It will enhance your van to having the same rollover potential of an SUV and raise your top speed by 20 mph so you...
• Re: Wheels, once and for all....
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 18:51:05 -0700
  ...profile and still end up with the same rolling radius for no speedo error. (usually it's close rather than perfect). This is called...
• Re: Brush painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:45:39 -0600
  A friend of mine has a 75 foot yacht, and he has rolled and brushed his hull, but only in a touch up situation...
• Re: Replacing roll up window scrapers & channels
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 May 2013 09:04:30 -0700
  ...Replacing roll up window scrapers & channels I think that most of the onliune vendors carry the replacements for these. I have done this it...
• life's simple pleasures
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 10:18:02 -0400
  ...keeping her from rolling around too much, all the windows are open and the Grateful Dead are playing, like thunder rolling and pins dropping...
• successful push starting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 07:44:39 -0800
  ...roll out, and have never had to try it in reverse, as that seems to be the gear that invites trouble. I agree it...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:32:58 -0800
  Two tubes (thereabouts) of red Permatex- unfortunately it was spread out all over the engine in an 'attempt' to stop the head gasket leaks...
• Re: Cheapo CV Boot repair(emergency only)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:48:41 -0700
  ...there until I can fix it" shade tree repair. Most Walmarts > and Harbor Freights have these small rolls of shrink wrap for > shipping stuff...
• Re: Short Tires, Tall Vans
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 14:56:01 -0700
  ...Wouldn't mind seeing the rollover-stat list that Dateline claims they have... anyone else have any experience with Vanagon rollovers, or rollover statistics...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:28:20 -0400
  ...rollers rub past. I'm still not satisfied about just what the stuff is. I don't think it's sintered. But it's...
• Earl Scheib paint job
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:11:30 -0500
  ...quite big enuff I spend a quick week end & roll out the 2 sides & it looks great from 5' again been here http://www...
• trans sometimes grinds going into 1st.
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 14:17:42 -0400 (EDT)
  ...However, If I am rolling backwards a little, it gets really bad. I don't have any problems with any other gears and don...
• Re: Front Window Skipping
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 21:15:39 -0700
  ...windows skip on them? When I roll down my > passenger side window and then go to roll it back up, if I don't...
• Re: Cool table idea (bad link)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:22:20 -0700
  > > REI calls it the Byer Roll-Top Camp Table. It is $92. > I just checked out the link. It's almost the same table...
• Burning Bus Crashes Into House
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:06:13 -0400
  Not only did it burn, it rolled down the hill and crashed into a house! http://www.abc4.com/mostpopular/story/Burning-vehicle-crashes...
• Re: Rolls the die.... Hope I do ok... Newest Vanagon owner.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:58:00 -0400
  If it gets back to NYC you can live in it. You will quickly realize that you have a choice of an apartment in...
• Mobil One Oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:06:30 -0500
  ...It had been running around $26, but this is a "rollback" price, whatever that means. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Why has the list been so quiet lately?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 07:44:01 -0800
  ...Sawyer" wrote: > > How 'bout a Joker TD thread? > > Imagine it: full throttle accelerations with thick pungent clouds of black > oil-laden smoke rolling out...
• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:29:03 -0700
  ...some vans have it, some don't. scott newer Rolls Royce's have VW engines....... or is it BMW engines go in Rolls, and...
• Re: Anyone rolling north?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 17:46:00 -0700
  ...Anyone rolling north? > > > Ya, and Greyhound would not likely require any packaging, just tag it with a > shipping label and throw it in their...
• Re: insulating against road noise
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:19:50 -0700
  ...while the stuff is much thicker than roofing stuff, you still roll out two layers. it comes on a roll, delivery takes about two...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:23:22 -0400
  I'm an ex-commercial painter and can confirm from experience that the close cell foam rollers he's talking about can produce a...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:57:51 -0400
  ...That image near the bottom of the pump rotor with three of the five rollers, and the housing it spins in -- that pump shoves...
• sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 07:22:00 -0600
  ...I found it, but I also found (on the same display) a roll of stuff to use on door thresholds which was about twice...