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• Re: Cutoff not working at the pump!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 21:25:18 -0330
  ...I think my problem is where the filler neck joins the tank. I had a hell of a time getting the filler neck back...
• Restoration Shopping List
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:49:25 -0500
  ...Diesel fuel tank filler neck sleeve& clamp. As an aside, does anyone have a Diesel Vanagon L rear hatch badge in good shape? mine...
• Crumbs on the Dash
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 03:03:39 PDT
  ...it'll be Orange County > > > >ktaylor@PREMIER1.NET writes: > > > ><< In my neck of the woods (Seattle), for identification we're required >to > > carry a...
• Re: '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:18:13 EST
  ...2wd vanagons dont have front differentials or gas filler necks in the rear quarter panels... :) like i said, dont bother calling them. they dont...
• Gas Tanks, fuel hose clamping
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 12:04:29 EST
  ...There was a smaller and a larger diameter one, I know that there are two sizes of filler neck to gas tank gaskets. I...
• Re: Rear AC Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:29:47 -0400
  ...The air velocity is slightly lower (you don't feel it quite as strongly on the back of your neck while in the front...
• Re: Uncajoel I hope you're OK.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:50:23 -0400
  ...20 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > > Nobody in our neck of the woods IAL) has heard from Joel. I may drive > over...
• Next Question: Transmission Linkage
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 06:37:34 -0500
  ...usually takes at least an hour and results in a sprained neck! Are the splines just wearing out? Anyone else have this problem and...
• Friday fun
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 00:18:14 -0700
  ...can't turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck.' 'My blood pressure pills make me dizzy.' 'I guess that's the...
• Re: WTB Westy, I'm tired of looking
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 04:49:35 EDT
  ...One fellow from my neck of the woods (Tom & Canday from SacraTomatoes) says Steve does some fabulous restos. Can you say anal? BenT <A...
• Re: interior removed from Westy (eventually its a battery question)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:50:40 -0400
  ...I'm sure you could use a short piece of rope, or an old neck tie. I figured the plastic would be less prone...
• Re: July 4th
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 11:53:32 -0800
  ...Brings the hairs on the back of my neck to attention. Lately however, they have also been picking a house out at random and...
• Fwd: Re: 86 GL - Gas Tank Problem
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 06:56:17 -0500
  ...Two grommets hold > lines leading to your 2 expansion tanks, one grommet holds a vent line to the > top of the filler neck, and...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:16:20 -0600
  ...The shield had a hole so it would fit down over the > fluid reservoir filler neck, under the cap. This was to protect the...
• Re: Gas tank replacement, 78, successful!
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 14:26:29 -0400
  ...2 hours, place tank into 78, install new filler neck--what a pain!. 4 hours, bolting down tank, running new gas line, checking for...
• Re: ya say ya can't see at night? blind as a bat?? ..
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 03 Nov 1996 22:26:51 -0800
  ...him/her with your high beams becareful not to sunburn their necks! I paid $26.00 for my H-4's and their still...
• Westfalia A/C Idea
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:34 -0600 (MDT)
  ...vents to bring the air away from the back of your neck. Maybe even an inline fan to help the air get through the...
• Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 13:39:05 -0400
  ...give no provable benefit and they are a pain in the neck! There is only a benefit when just a few vehicles have them...
• Re: Axle Shaft bolt tool
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:11:42 -0500
  This is really a pretty common tool these days, at least in my neck of Ohio. I've seen them on the rack at...
• Headrests FS: headrests FIT ALL middle and rear seats in pass vans
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 12:12:20 EDT
  ...no more bobbing heads or sore necks on long drives! also work great as a child carseat anchor.. let me know if interested.. chris...
• Re: Stuck in MD
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 22:40:39 -0600
  ...is closed, the call of a stranded Vanagon owner in my neck of the woods must be answered. I've spoken with Theresa by...
• Re: Screen room recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:06:13 -0700
  ...That said, we don't usually have to deal with pesky, maddening biting or sucking insects in our neck of the woods. -- Mike "Rocket...
• Re: Fuel Line replacement w/gas in tank
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:42:58 -0700
  ...keep in mind here, is that after you remove the filler > neck from the tank (which you do before dropping the front), you have...
• Re: Fuel Tank Replaced..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 09:42:13 -0700
  Fill neck grommet? I think you can replace that without dropping the tank. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Hunting idle, jerking bucking Vanagon woes!!!
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Tue, 12 Apr 1994 09:31:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...What a pain in the neck that was to cycle through so many guesses and theories. J. On Tue, 12 Apr 1994, Bill Layton...
• Vanagons I must buy...
  Historical mailing list - Laws Home
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:00:47 -0500
  ...I have to move them soon as the village is already breathing down my neck about my.....stuff! I will give more specific details...
• Re: Paging Dr. Karl Bloss
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:41:25 -0400
  ...Seriously, we might look at having an event down in this neck of the woods (LOTS of woods) some time. I hear October is...
• Re: gas prices..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:37:03 +1300
  ...If a vehicle has a too-small engine you have to wring its neck to try to get it to move. Fitting a bigger...
• A/C vent question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Davis
  Mon, 1 May 2000 14:18:27 EDT
  ...On the drive home I thought- gee, I'm really not feeling that arctic blast on the back of my neck like I thought...
• My Dometic is FS on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:58:22 -0700
  ...I hope to either learn how to sleep through it, or to harness its vibration to gently massage my back and neck. BTW, the...
• Re: OT , now Bass Lists
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 17:44:02 -0500
  ...Posting "What's the best bowing for Trepak." Will illicit more responses than "What's the best bolt to use to put the neck...
• [Friday] Joshua Tree for February
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 06:41:33 -0800
  ...http://www.joshua-tree-national-park.us/camping.html If anyone else is thinking of heading to the same neck of the southwest, where...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:13:49 -0700
  ...The rear > one 'evens-out' the whole inside and keep that cold draft feeling off the > back of my neck. My doggie likes it...
• Re: Almost rear-ended by inattentive drive
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:09:29 -0500
  ...And whatever impact is not absorbed by the bumper or the body is absorbed by your neck. Jim On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at...
• Small gas leak
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 18:35:55 -0700
  ...I'm thinking it must be somewhere between the filler neck and the tank . . . ? Be blessed, ~Annie
• Re: vw uniqueness
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 24 Aug 1994 22:20:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...A bias which I'm trying to overcome.) Next time you're in my neck of the woods, you may be surprised. I usually...
• Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Ford
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:04:58 -0500
  ...3RO http://www.3roar.com We bring adventure sports to your neck of the woods! cjford@altamaha.net, gary@altamaha.net <+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_> Three Rivers Expeditions...
• Friday - Geo Metro Race
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 12:02:17 -0800
  ...We coasted down, neck-and neck, to the >>> >>> red light. I tightened my driving gloves, ready for another round, >>> >>> when this WIMP in the...
• Re: Gas tank Questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 27 Feb 95 09:08:40 CST
  ...the biggest problem was the filler neck for the new tank. well, actually the BIGGEST problem was the cost. $300 for just the tank...
• 84 88 73 parting
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:52:56 -0700
  ...axles rear bumpers brackets windows calipers brake booster gas tank filler neck there is alot of good parts left on her the vanagon is...
• Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge - Source!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:07:01 -0800
  ...The variable parallax from your head wobbling on your neck will give you more than 1degC variation when viewing a 90 degree deflection gauge...
• Re: I want to pull my tank... HELP! Removing fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:54:43 -0500
  ...If you cannot reach, dont worry, they will just pop off when you lower the tank 7- remove the filler neck. To remove the...
• Re: Engine worries return
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:26:56 -0400
  ...How old is the tank itself? It could be the threads or the neck have worn and/or deformed to the point where they...
• Re: Dashmount options for smartphone
  Historical mailing list - Gary Freshley
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:34:39 -0700
  ...mount it low on the windshield and tweak the 12" flexible neck so that it travels over the left dash defroster vent, low on...
• Re: Fryeday Sociology
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:39:06 -0500
  ...I just wonder because I have seen some Hispanics in my neck of the woods(and Miguel), and alot of tye-dyed white dudes...
• Re: Friday locking gas cap for many vehicles FS
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 22 May 2010 04:10:57 -0500
  ...to each other that grab the inner lip of the filler neck. I believe I had one just like it for my 79 Bay...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Recall!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Mar 1997 11:34:52 -0500 (EST)
  ...91 fuel line leak in engine compartment '85-'86 fuel filler neck leak '86-'91 air conditioning ducts fall from ceiling '86-87 fuel...
• Trip and Part Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 14:41:42 -0800
  ...Backed into a tree (old eyes and stiff neck) in Kaibob National Forest, couldn't check oil & water till I pulled the bumper off...
• Re: Subject: 86 Vanagon intermittently shuts off at speed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:06:57 -0330
  ...Turns out that the filler neck was the source of the pepper, cleaned it this past summer, no troubles since. Cheers, and good luck...
• Re: Gas Leak - survey of your opinion
  Historical mailing list - t
  Wed, 17 May 2000 08:29:23 -0700
  ...One time, it appeared to > spill out of the top of the neck where you fill the tank on passenger side. > I took it...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 13:33:03 -0600
  ...on the back > shelf of an old sedan had flown forward and cut the neck of a passenger > such that they bled to death. > >
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 8 May 2009 16:21:50 -0700
  ...I never expect a good tranny core's case from your neck of the woods. Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com...
• Re: EuroVan Winnebago Test D
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  6 Sep 1994 09:35:36 U
  ...Weekender option? There are still a few available out in this neck of the woods. There are also conversion alternatives that would cost less...
• Re: Warning: Don't buy cheap exterior mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 3 May 2002 10:03:54 -0500
  ...You know, where the neck goes into the base. Stan On Thu, 2 May 2002 23:02:12 -0500 "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET...
• dual fuel conversion (LPG, propane, etc)
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 18:57:37 -0700
  ...However, I've been relatively unsuccessful in finding relevant info for my neck of the woods, California, Bay-area to be specific. I'd...
• Re: repair gas tank--Busdepot.com
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:27:32 -0600
  ...Nichols" <m.s.nichols@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Upshot of my story? I would measure the filler neck opening and it's > relationship to the...
• Fuel gauge or sender question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:31:22 -0400
  ...Aside from the filler neck, I left plenty of slack (unlike VW) so I could take it down and not tear all the little...
• re: Extra Gas
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 07:51:42 -0800
  ...comes with a latching lid (like those >big military cans) and a detachable steel/flexible pouring spout/neck. > >Stainless Steel Brakes Corp. Doughnut Gas...
• Vanagon Gas Tank Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 28 Jun 1997 09:13:16 -0500
  ...These tanks wold have to be fitted with necks to accept the fueling hose as they have aircraft style caps with them flush mounted...
• Re: E-Brake cable front cable
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:59:29 -0500
  ...I had to lay on my back under the van, crane my neck up and use two long screwdrivers at full arm extension to...