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• Re: Coolant Hose Life Expectancy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 18:33:54 -0600
  ...Straight hoses will > benfit from a roll of duct tape. > regards gary > > Duct tape is very sticky and wide, but it softens when it...
• Re: Gas went up $0.13 a gal overnight what's up?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:20:43 -0800
  ...The price that *YOU* are paying is entirely dependent upon where you are and this list comes from the WORLD-WIDE Web. Jim
• Re: pulling a G in a Westy-----or how to make your van handle her bes t
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 02:51:59 EDT
  In a message dated 8/1/02 11:05:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time, TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM writes: << 7) you can add wider tires...
• Re: [vanagon] Canoes on Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 07:51:30 -0400
  >Anyone traveled with two canoes on a extra wide Thule rack system on their >poptop? Has anyone figured out a clever way to lock...
• Re: Wheels, Tires, Sizes...
  Historical mailing list - Kim
  Fri, 15 May 1998 11:29:48 EDT
  ...The stock wheels are 5 1/2 or 6 inches wide. With wider rims (and larger diameter wheels) the advantage is usually that road...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 11 May 2002 10:46:43 -0700
  I thought I replied to the list about this earier - you need a dividing wall to make the double wide passenger seat work. There...
• Re: Wheels & Offset
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 14:38:17 +0000
  ...Seems like I recall long ago reading somewhere that a wider rim (that is, wider than what was required for a given tire size...
• Re: vanagon alloys, question re
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:42:05 -0700
  ...I attribute > this to the alloys being 1/2 inch wider and accoding to people on the > list a slightly wider offset. I made...
• Re: TIRES - 205 70 14 or 185 R14???
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:24:39 -0700
  ...But the wider 205/70 14 will be a little more stable. ALL must be up to the right inflation for solid handling AND...
• Re: Towing a vanagon with a U-Haul car dolly
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Jan 2014 06:46:59 -0800
  Be aware as you haul, you're going to be significantly wider. There's a lot of towed vehicles using a narrow state Hwy...
• Re: Shady Boy Awning + Pipe Insulation for rain
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:13:57 -0700
  ...Larry Craig "wide > stance," as can be seen here: > > <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XFS952PUlmQ/TBA9fg3lMEI/AAAAAAAACWU/GB7z7_4QwFs/s1600/IMG_1522.JPG > > >
• brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:01:51 -0600
  Prices vary so much for brake light switches that I'm curious if there can be such a wide range of qualities out there...
• RE:
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Thu, 05 Oct 95 10:15:00 PDT
  ...They were larger and wider than the EV, almost cube van looking. I think they were called Transporters.
• Re: top bunk bigger
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 22 May 1999 18:01:59 -0700
  On our '81, the top bunk look a bit wider, but upon actual measurement, I found it to be a bit narrower -- some sort...
• Re: Oh Well... Stripped Oil Drain Plug...
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 07:49:35 -0600
  > <snip> > > > I know VW used to supply copper washer (but different > > from Golf/Jetta's > > which is wider) and later switched to aluminum one...
• Re: '81 Window seal & weather stripping kits?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 14:47:29 -0500
  ...I think that you will find my prices to be the lowest anywhere (often by a wide margin), since I import them directly. All...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Little Bear
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 08:48:53 -0500
  ...Yet, it sounds as if this problem is only happening on WOT (Wide Open Throttle). This could be for a varity of problem. IE...
• Re: Blind spot mirrors
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:57:28 -0500
  I now sell the factory convex ("wide angle") mirrors for both driver and passenger sides for half of the original price. They are $49...
• Re: tire size
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 08:04:52 -0400
  What is that size again? Do you mean 215/65-15? because 265 sounds REALLY wide for a vanagon... even with syncro flares. Thanks...
• Re: Who Sells Vanagon Batteries??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 10:48:23 -0500
  ...just had NAPA special order a battery, but it was > too wide to fit in the battery hole. > > thanks, > > Bryan Jones > '91 Westy > '98...
• Break-in .....need a new sliding window for '89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:39:22 -0400
  ...The one I need is 28" wide by approx 15 1/2" tall. Please p-mail if you have an extra ...and a price...
• Re: Popular Westy Xmas Presents
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 09:07:33 -0500
  ...16" Tall x 6-3/4" Wide at base, Reflector Diameter: 13-3/4" Diameter http://www.survivalunlimited.com/lanternstove.htm
• singlecab widebed on the Samba
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:11:06 -0500
  Did anyone see this. Im not in the market right now but I think I will go look just to see one. Just don...
• Re: CV boot seperated
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:32:09 -0400
  ...One of my CV boots has seperated from the metal flange it connects to (wide end towards tranny.) Can this be but back in...
• Grill ?eyebrow?
  Historical mailing list - B Monk
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:28:30 -0800
  ...It looks to be about an inch wide and usually body colored. Is there any source for these in the US? Has anyone purchased...
• Re: replacing elec. hookup
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  18 Sep 96 12:14:26 EDT
  ...Is this OK? Rick, The white wire needs to connect with the side of the plug with the wide blade. This *should* be the...
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:18:14 -0700
  ...Go for it. > > Mark > > > Don Hanson wrote: > >> >> World-wide, propane is widely used. Most other countries do not treat >> it as if it's...
• Re: T3 (Vanagon) tires
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:45:02 -0400
  ...A thinner tire will outperform an (otherwise identical) wider tire on wet/snowy roads, while a wider tire will do best on dry roads...
• Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:02:50 -0400
  > 185/14 Continental Vanco and Yokohama specification charts indicate > 5 to 6 inch rim width and the alloy wheels are wider than that, yes...
• Re: how to keep that annoying a.c. duct on the ceiling?
  Historical mailing list - Stucco
  Mon, 17 May 1999 19:31:55 -0600
  I went to my local hardware store and bought small 90 degree angle brackets and widened them to about 95 degrees. At that point...
• Re: urban stealth camping..
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 05:02:44 -0700
  ...I have a nice wide mouth plastic jug (its even yellow) and my wife uses an oval shaped tuperware type container. Both have tight...
• Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 4 Jan 2007 22:31:53 -0700
  ...small hole (at least as far as I could see) about �" wide on the cat end, near the base of one of the supports...
• Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Fri, 21 Aug 2015 15:02:00 -0700
  ...a 12" wide wheel at any offset does not a prayer to fit under your stock bodywork. Same can be said for a wheel...
• Re: rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:36:41 -0700
  ...I have it cleaned > up > > an it looks clearly like the spacer is too wide (diameter) to slide > through > > that outer bearing. And of...
• [NVC] Weather strip/channels sources?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:54:16 -0700
  ...5/8'' tall, less than 1/2'' wide. The slot in the "U" is about 1/8'' wide, to accept the edge of the...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:35:04 -0700
  ...These repeaters are usually located on high ground with antennas on towers providing a wide area of coverage. When you call into a repeater...
• Re: Tire size questions
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 10 May 2010 09:15:59 -0700
  Hi Bryan, 195 is a wider tire. I bought the 185R14 RA08 for my 89 Wolfsburg / Carat and although they're not the best...
• Re: A new tire thread!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:51:20 -0400
  ...A wider tire can have an advantage on a sports car that takes curves at high speeds and requires grip during fast acceleration, but...
• Re: Bay window bus rims on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:49:48 -0700
  ...BT On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, Ben T <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > Don’t forget to mention the alloy wheels are 6” wide vs...
• Re: 16" Tire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:56:56 -0700
  ...If your 16'' > wheels are 7'' wide and have an ET of 37, you will likely need a front > spacer with that size tire...
• Re: Midwest Gathering
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Mon, 3 Jul 1995 21:59:49 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Damn these wide open spaces. ;-) Bob Hufford \\ // "...in the GROOVE" \\ \\// // '60 Double-Door Panel General Registry Of Ozarks' \\ \/ // '69 Bus (Sunroof) Volkswagen Enthusiasts \\ //\\ // '81...
• When the list was down (FF)
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 17:33:07 -0700
  ...Sign up for Vanagon withdrawal.com.Or perhaps we will have another world wide baby boomer in 2062.:>)Any how it's good to...
• Painting Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:30:46 EDT
  ...I used Rustoleum Satin black and a wide artist brush for painting. Total cost for the project was less than $5.00. I'm...
• Re: How much range on your tank?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 4 May 2005 23:15:14 -0500
  ...can get 19mpg on trips of 60miles or more, as long as i state mostly on the wide roads. :) joel
• 16" alloys for vanagon For Sale or trade
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:21:28 EST
  ...7.5" wide. i have everything you need to mount these on a vanagon, longer bolts and studs etc.. and if your mounting these...
• Re: Battery usage shouldn't be our style. (p-mail)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 20:51:41 -0500
  ...To them I say that a wide tongue is often the >>> product of a narrow heart. >>> >>> sincerely >>> >>> bob elliott >>> >>> Save me the f*****g...
• Solar Panel: Charge Controller & Vents
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 5 May 2008 16:08:08 -0700
  I've decided on the Kyocera 135 Watt, the newer KD series, which is 59.1 inches wide (I think earlier version was 56...
• Re: TiiCo fuel rail story (long long)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:15:54 -0700
  ...Trouble is, the A3 rail is a touch wider in the center than the A2's. By wider in the center I mean, it...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip--let's test it!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 14:39:08 -0500
  ...The AFM runs wide open from about 3500-4000 rpm up. Below that speed its action would be affected by the high-lift rockers...
• Re: /syncro/ tires
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 12:23:07 -0400
  ...Bolt >on (after widening centres), no spacers, no longer studs, but I want >better fitting nuts. Fender lips would be nice, my money went...
• Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff - real risks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:22:34 -0500
  ...Because the use of drugs is so widespread, it's impact is widespread, and so, we have fewer and fewer public places that are...
• Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:05:50 -0700
  ...The 185R14s are 7.4" wide and the 205/65R15s > are 8.2" wide. This may be the big difference, but > I didn't...
• Re: Alternator small bearing seat
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:35:40 -0400
  ...which is a >ring >made of heat treated wavy strip as wide as the bearing. Fixed this way >the >alternators would run for many...
• Re: List Bumper Sticker?
  Historical mailing list - Gilbert Christopher L
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 02:08:25 -0500 (EST)
  ...Although with the recent survey results in mind, I'll have to drive far and wide to locate another 'Brick' with Net links. It...
• WWW.SYNCRO.NU
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 01:21:04 -0800
  The Syncro Westfalia world wide website has a new URL: WWW.SYNCRO.NU I can't afford to host the site at a new...
• Re: Sum Roofs in a 1991 GL?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 20:57:22 EDT
  ...You could remove the duct install the sun roof, but use one that has two rear latches that are wide enough to clear the...
• Coolant for '85 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:45:43 -0400
  ...and other people saying that the orange coolant that is more widely available is just as good. Anyone have any long term experience that...
• Re: OO TT
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:01:01 -0400
  ...Heck, the is the world wide web..... and not everyone's first tongue is the same as yours! Regards, Shawn. Eric Zeno wrote: > To...
• Utility trailers
  Historical mailing list - Sam P
  Tue, 27 May 2008 08:07:57 -0700
  Look on ebay and you will find utility trailers, both open and enclosed, in a wide variety of sizes, weights and capacities. Prices are...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 02:18:07 -0500
  ...for 6 inch wide wheels...most stock steel wheels were only 5.5 inches wide...stock alloys are 6 inches wide). On Saturday, January...