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• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:37:56 -0700
  ...It's not like I > havn't ever done the ol' hammer slam before! > Oh well, lesson learned (I hope). I was so sure...
• Re: clean air again
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:23:49 -0700
  ...Glad it's Friday, so I don't get slammed for being "long winded". - - George Chapman, 91 GL Lake Almanor, CA
• Re: scammed? Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 17:40:41 EDT
  Patrick, I am sorry that you got the impression that I was slamming all mechanics everywhere. I definately am not as I am one...
• apology to list.... (was "key code")
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 13:34:45 EDT
  ...change clothes, then pushed the slider door lock tab down and slammed the slider door shut and realized i had left my keys in...
• Re: Hard shutting front doors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 12:36:36 -0600
  ...It stretched >> the door open, and now you have to slam it. I can't put my finger >> exactly on what is wrong, so...
• Tranny leaks a LOT of oil; HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Walter Gomes
  Mon, 7 May 2001 08:21:19 -0600
  ...So, oh learned list, should we: (A)press on regardless and keep replenishing the lost oil,(B)slam on the brakes, call triple A...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 16 May 2002 23:33:29 -0700
  ...Besides-I >don't corner hard on ice or in rain or slam on the brakes in these >conditions! What do you think? Handling...
• Westies in the Maritmes/Stats for Joel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Aug 1996 20:40:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The best day was July 14, The Grand Slam of Westies !! - 2 splits, 1 bay window, 1 vanagon and 1 eurovan, all Westies. Whew...
• Re: rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:59:59 -0500
  ...the immediate pressure out ot the bus when the door is slammed > with all the windows closed. I do not think they serve any...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:03:53 -0700
  ...get up to about 40mph and slam on the brakes.. watch what happens to the paper bag and the contents therin. (if the head...
• coolant sensor price ramblings
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:03:33 CST6CDT
  ...as it is i'll be slamming the parts in and try to get cleaned up before my scheduled time runs out. in contrast...
• sliding door not secure
  Historical mailing list - Byron Spears
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 22:36:12 -0400
  ...in place, you are stuck and have to go out to slam door to allow enough slack to get chain off screw head. So...
• Re: Spring compressors
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 07:58:08 -0400
  ...The Vanagon doesn't have enough suspension travel to allow being "slammed". Finally, if you are going to lower it, you'll need better...
• Reason
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 10:24:47 -0800
  ...your rearview mirror at the doofus and his grin while you slam into a retaining barrier and the doofus motors gently by with a...
• Re: Thumping when start van
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 07:36:37 -0800
  ...There does not appear to be hard metal contact (like slamming two bars > together) but it is more like two pieces of metal banging...
• Bleed Radiator (What AM I doing wrong??)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 19:13:25 -0500
  ...Whenever it would start to gush out of the tank I'd slam the cap back down and let it idle. I had the...
• Gary D farewell trip report (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 18:39:27 -0400
  ...crunched into each other on the wet pavement, spun out, and slammed into the sidewall under a bridge. One car was still resting in...
• ENGINE FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 09:00:40 EDT
  ...driver jumped out, popped hood open, and saw flames..slammed hood.. i pulled over.. ran across median, asked if he had a fire extinguisher...
• Re: [WetWesties] When You Are Being Tailgated
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 09:49:42 -0800
  ...Don't speed up, don't slow down and certainly don't slam on your brakes. Drive as if they are not there. You...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Dec 2025 17:48:01 +0000
  ...no replies as to why my sliding door requires a hard slam to close or a push on the bac edge while closing to...
• Re: Trailer-towing w/bus...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 10:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...And if I had had to slam on the brakes or swerve quickly during those esacpades, I might have really regretted it. In fact...
• Re: Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:01:29 -0500
  ...Why is it that people on this list who have done a "Turn-key Search Engine Conversion" are so quick to slam those that...
• Speaking of Good Experiences...
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:20:24 +0000
  ...That said, this is not a slam on Crutchfield, I've ordered other stuff from them since and they are a great company to...
• Re: Trailers
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:56:33 -0700
  ...No slams please, it > is my rig. I would think this hitch would be fine to pull a small > motorcycle with out any trouble...
• Re: leaking in the rain
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:17:00 -0800
  ...leaking in the rain > Hi Joy --- I don't have much trouble closing the top --- laden or unladen. > I > 'slam ' it down from about...
• Re: Sliding Door won't latch
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:06:58 -0700
  ...to lock onto the post mounted on the body. > > > > If I slam it hard and push inward at the rear of the door at...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - dennis_betty
  Mon, 20 May 2002 09:09:24 -0700
  ...With one hand on each door handle, you can close the door a little quieter than the normal slam. Your sleeping partner appreciates it...
• Re: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:39:35 -0800
  ...Very distinct, in the desert during winter, I can often hear a nearby Vanagon slamming the slider... Often, when closing up from inside, it...
• Re: bed problems
  Historical mailing list - Tim Leek
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:54:51 -0400
  ...seat would fold up on my 3 boys if I ever slammed on the brakes ... Regardless, there is still the issue of one of...
• Re: NVC - Good article on technical analysis of engine oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:34:18 +0000
  ...I'm surprised that you have gotten good results with the Fram filters as they have been slammed in the past. Perhaps that is...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sun, 4 Sep 2016 11:02:37 -0700
  ...sealing plate suffers > from the impact of the ball bearing seals slamming into the holes in it. A > ridge forms that prevents the smooth...
• Re: Brake
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:42:04 -0600
  ...If Bay side brakes allowed too far out of adjustment, slamming on the brakes would cause the rear end to swerve. (one "foot pinned...
• Re: Aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 13:39:37 -0300 (ADT)
  ...To close push it out as hard as you can them slam it with the backswing while aided by the airflow. The doors are...
• Re: JC Whitless?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 21:50:32 -0400
  I'd be careful about slamming JCW. Their quality, selection and service have all skyrocketed since moving to La Salle. They aren't the...
• Re: Second battery, the story on relays.
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 23:31:21 -0500
  ...It is not optimal for this use because it 'trickle charges' the aux battery rather than slamming it with a big charge all at...
• Re: "Westphalian"
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:13:39 -0400
  ...Westies...Ummm, that distinctive sound that the slider makes when >> being >> slammed closed...I can hear one of "us" for half a mile in...
• Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 30 May 2006 13:13:46 -0700
  ...First of all, you'll need to >bring in about 5 or 6 of these that will be slammed into walls to satisfy >the...
• Re: Bike Rack
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:13:05 -0800
  ...hurt if you were bent over in there and it somehow slammed on you.. Don Hanson ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an...
• Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:42:41 -0400
  Hi Ken! My symptom is that when I slam on the brakes, the van just doesn't stop very quickly. The van doesn't...
• Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:26:48 -0500
  ...s not like I havn't ever done the ol' hammer slam&nbsp;before!</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>Oh well...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:53:32 -0800
  ...if anyone remembers old land line dial phones.....ever notice >>>> how indestructible that plastic was ? You could slam one of those >>>> to the floor...
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:39:18 -0700
  ...An hour away from Davis > > some > > moron 2 cars ahead of me on I-80 slammed on his brakes and came to a > > complete...
• Re: Vent Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:10:05 -0800
  ...that it is a > pain to get the door closed without slamming it.� If you roll the window > down an inch, the door closes...
• Re: Batter clamp removal ...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:03:33 -0500
  ...or 10 times when I get it halfway up and it slams back down.� Chris's idea is an exceptional one to say the...
• Re: Doors hard to latch when windows closed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 22:05:27 CDT
  ...What puzzled me was that although the door >had >to be slammed harder with the windows up, it did not feel as if it...
• CV joints or differential problem... or???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 00:06:22 -0800
  Was driving happily down the road - suddenly a sound slammed into existance... not good... at low speed it sounds low pitched (parking lot speed...
• Re: tube bumpers/bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:56:10 -0400
  ...knocking its legs out from under it and having the body slam into your windshield; if you're really unlucky, the animal will be...
• Re: toothpaste
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:36:06 -0500
  ...He would fly at the image all day, slamming himself against the glass, squawking noisily at the competition and spraying feces all over the...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:38:42 -0600
  ...if anyone remembers old land line dial phones.....ever notice how indestructible that plastic was ? You could slam one of those to the floor...
• Re: Spongy Brakes (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 06:55:38 EDT
  ...The brakes kinda stop the van but when I slam on them, > it's a little scary, not producing a positive feel. > > Here is...
• CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:46:06 -0700
  ...t very "mini" anymore!). > Driver (this was her 3rd accident already) slammed on her brakes. > So did I. > And I slid . . . and slid . . . a...
• Re: Ethanol..Corn only?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 May 2008 15:50:42 -0700
  ...it makes food prices go up. > ( and there was a 3rd slam on it, but i forget what it was just now ) .. > scott > turbovans...
• Re: Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:57:37 -0700
  ...If the truck slams on his brakes you could rear-end him. Heavily-laden trucks don't slow all that quickly, so I don...
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:04:02 -0500
  ...If this binds, the car wont start.You can hear the slamming of the yoke when solonoid current is engaged.Disconnect the heavy wire...
• Re: WINTER DRIVING
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 11:38:38 EST
  ...When you get the first snow, take your van to a big parking lot and drive around crazily, slamming on the brakes to make...
• Re: Slam! that slider....can you not?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 11:37:50 -0800
  As Al Bell mentioned a few posts back, the '86 and up (actually late '85 and up but I'm simplifying) sliding doors are...
• Erratic idling 2.1 DJ engine SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:14:19 +0200
  ...What to do? Back home I slammed the drivers door and contemplated life's choices. Not for long, though, because soon I was prodding...
• Slippin' and slidin' in a Syncro - Mr. Lucky!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 16:37:06 -0800
  ...Instinctively I slammed on the brakes of the sure footed Syncro. All four wheels locks and there we were, my 2 kids and I...
• Re: Rubber Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:29:52 -0400
  ...I make a living >engineering and prototyping products for other people so stuff like this is >a slam dunk for me. However there are...
• Re: brake lines??
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:17:47 -0500
  ...Matthew, please don't take this as a flame or a slam. You are a great list member with good mechanical skills. I have...