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  • Re: Big John Flaherty Re: EuroVans have more passenger room
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Sat, 9 Mar 2002 06:39:20 -0800
    ...22:26:53 +1200 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Big John Flaherty Re: EuroVans have more passenger room > > He needs a high...
  • CT parts
    Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
    Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:00:57 -0700
    ...It's free! http://www.bigmailbox.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  • Re: Crunch, I hit a deer
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Wed, 4 Dec 2002 08:24:39 EST
    ...You guys breed with big animals! Or were you just talking about aircooled van drivers? Just say cheese, BenT in California
  • Portable Big Buddy Heater
    Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
    Sun, 5 Dec 2004 14:49:28 -0600
    ...Heater "Portable Big Buddy" heater that is designed for indoor use. Features low oxygen shutoff and accidental tip over safety shutoff. I've read...
  • Re: Rebuild research - oil pressure - NW Connecting Rod
    Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
    Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:53:16 -0400
    ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/21rodbrg.htm (for a 914) http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_big_four/914_big_four.htm I see Bus...
  • Re: Volkswagen Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems Pro Manual
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:26:05 -0700
    ...John, I tried in AOL as well but said file is just too big to send. They limit me to 16mb. This thing is...
  • Re: What size tire for 16" rim?
    Historical mailing list - John Reddick
    Sun, 27 May 2007 11:27:45 -0400
    Bigger rims are the biggest bang for the buck improvement I ever did to my van. Equal to an engine conversion, suspension wise. Opens...
  • Re: So wha-da-ya call a Vanagon with no legs? (Frayday humour)
    Historical mailing list - Ellen
    Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:24:04 -0800
    ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser...
  • Re: Hubcaps - chrome moonies ( not )
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:45:22 EST
    ...i may be young but i do know about big daddy rat fink :<) chris ************** Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music...
  • FRIDAY diesel conversion option
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:21:05 -0500
    http://www.vincelewis.net/bigengine.html Jim
  • Re: NEW BUSDEPOT WEBSITE!!!! (Big specials, too!)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
    Tue, 29 Sep 1998 02:12:23 EDT
    RON IS THE MAN!!!!
  • Re: Big Brake options
    Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
    Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:15:12 -0600
    ...While initially > test > >> driving with the mechanic on my new EJ22 conversion, I asked him about > Big > >> Brake Conversions. He has done many. He...
  • Re: Help Me, Volks!
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:35:36 -0400
    ...Towards the center of the big disk - > or away from the big disk. > > Has anyone ever seen such a thing? How would you clutch...
  • Re: **BIG NEWS!!**
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 22 Feb 1997 21:20:43 -0800
    ...thus said: >As an avid cyclist, there is a big debate over low cost mail order vs >mom and pop bike shops. I see...
  • AW: How big is a BA6? I want a 22.5 Gallon Winkler Tank
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Fri, 2 Aug 2002 09:13:58 -0700
    ...How big is a BA6? I want a 22.5 Gallon Winkler Tank I am thinking about replacing my BA6 with a new B3LC...
  • Re: Adding AC to a Westy
    Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
    Fri, 20 Sep 2002 20:00:42 -0600
    ...It is a very big job. Very big. I got an a/c system from a 91 westy and put it in my 87...
  • Re: lifters for new engine?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
    Mon, 24 Mar 2003 13:22:30 -0500
    ...Next is = GOOD ported heads (big valve heads with stock ports is a waste of $), John you cant do much to change the cam...
  • Once again, What's the biggest tire that can fit in the STOCK spare carrier?
    Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
    Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:34:34 -0800
    ...a little bigger tire in there uninflated and I would like to know both inflated and uninflated options for the biggest sizes possible. I...
  • 12 volt to the Reefer fan, etc.
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:54:25 -0700
    ...I ran a big fat line off the battery with a big fuse right there at the battery, in the compartment. Ran that fused...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon Camper in local Craigslist
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:39:04 -0500
    ...someone painted the grilles and bumpers white, and the > vanagon orange, big deal.. > > > Well, we might be smoking crack - but I did have the...
  • Re: Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:29:30 -0700
    ...A *big* leak at the join. Big enough > that brake pedal slowly sank when held down. The replacement caliper > had "Neugon" on box. ( spelling...
  • 16" Syncro brake question
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sat, 6 Jan 2001 20:46:42 EST
    ...However, the rotors are about an inch bigger. The caliper also looks different. IIRC the SA rotors are bigger as well as vented. Seems...
  • Re: From a Westy, to a "Motorhome" ?? Seeking advice (LVC)
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:34:15 -0700
    ...On an RV, that's not a lot of space. (Think about how > big a 100 gallon aquarium is.) > > On Sep 1, 2004, at...
  • Re: Worth of Big Brake Kit...better brakes on 86 up vans...
    Historical mailing list - Paul Thomson
    Fri, 14 May 2004 11:36:28 -0700
    FWIW, I did the big brake upgrade on my 87 syncro westy and I'm very satisfied with the results. Additionally, the front disc...
  • Re: RPM?MPH
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:48:15 -0800
    ...And the biggest difference in gas milage is around town, not on the highway. On 1/11/07, Allen Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote...
  • Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:59:27 -0500
    ...Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant RE: Tools Today vs Granddads Tools A few years back I ran into an...
  • Re: Oil Press. Sender location(T4)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 22 Apr 1996 12:05:27 -0400
    ...Tin snips! ;-) There is no problem so big that tin snips cannot make it bigger. BTW, What rocks? (other than your unfortunate change of...
  • Re: Fuel tank filler tube blues
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 29 Aug 2000 08:18:30 EDT
    80-84.5 (somewhere in 84) had a metal fill neck that was bigger and the tanks had bigger holes in them to allow...
  • Re: Volks Cafe Big Bumpers
    Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
    Thu, 23 May 2002 22:37:23 -0400
    ...Volks Cafe Big Bumpers > I think the layman term for $1018.00 bumpers is *ripoff*. > > Stan Wilder > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:55...
  • Re: re drafting big rig
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Fri, 2 Apr 2004 13:15:29 -0500
    On Fri, 2 Apr 2004, Joseph Fortino wrote: > hate is a big word, try and not use it. anyway I share the road and...
  • Re: It as begun, my 2003 trip web site...
    Historical mailing list - mike boland
    Fri, 4 Apr 2003 00:54:05 -0600
    ...my cost! > > No crap publicity, big picture and a fast server. > > the more we will go towards Baja, bigger will be the images! Later...
  • Joel's Database...
    Historical mailing list - mike mulliganshaw
    13 Jul 95 11:37:01 EST
    ...We were looking for a "kinder, gentler name" for Dave Mancuso's "Big White Appliance" -- any suggestions ??? my grandfather, originally from Pilsen,Germany used...
  • pfeiffer reunion! (big sur)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 16 Nov 1995 19:41:29 -0800
    ...at the location of our very first group campout, which took place a year ago January, at the Pfeiffer Big Sur campground, just about...
  • Re: My 2c on DRLs
    Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
    Fri, 18 Sep 1998 19:19:19 -0400
    ...BELIEVE ME - IF THOSE YO-YO'S CAN'T SEE A BIG YELLOW BUS WITH HEAD LIGHTS ON AND FLASHING YELLOW & RED LIGHTS AND...
  • Re: Big Boy Toys
    Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
    Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:53:03 -0600
    ...COM> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 8:12 PM Subject: Re: Big Boy Toys Anyone else know about this? Called the local and mail...
  • Re: I have no Bentley, Please help...
    Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
    Tue, 8 Jan 2002 15:07:52 EST
    ...it's aluminum with a plug on the long end and then big-ish hoses attached tothe fat part. it will will have a...
  • 120v generator set up
    Historical mailing list - Rob Wilke
    Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:21:47 -0600
    ...Right now I have to rent a big ol Honda generator which is heavy big and expensive. Any of you engineer types out there...
  • RE: Upper bushings???
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
    Thu, 5 May 1994 9:31:28 -0400 (EDT)
    ...I have taken off the axle nuts using a big 3/4 inch drive socket and breaker bar. I also put on a pipe...
  • DIGEST mode - reply
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Bebb
    Sun, 29 Jun 1997 22:00:49 +0100
    ...I get one or two big emails each day, sometimes one big digest is further split into two chunks. All messages since the last...
  • Re: 15" wheel options
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sat, 3 Mar 2018 09:51:02 -0700
    ...on Front & 3/4" Spacers with 235/75r15 on Rear ~ SmallCar BigBrakes on Front > Had to shave a small bit of metal off Calipers...
  • Re: Answers about Tires and Handling
    Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
    Mon, 1 Mar 1999 00:33:38 EST
    ...A bigger difference is made by putting a bigger "footprint" on the road. Wider tires will help with handling and sidewinds, and you can...
  • Re: Big Brake Kit $575
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:08:42 +0200
    ...Big Brake Kit $575 >Listees, > >>From demand, I have scanned and put up the ad for the BIG brakes on my web site. >Even...
  • Ring and pinion ratio on 5 spds...
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
    Tue, 26 May 1998 09:07:50 -0700
    ...I want big gears, big teeth, that will stand the constant force of a hard punch to the pedal. The ratio is important. The...
  • Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sun, 2 May 1999 03:19:42 +0200
    Listees, After reading all of the strange stories of big and unusual loads carried in the Vanagon, almost all of you who had a...
  • Re: Friday Vanagon Verse!
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 29 Sep 1999 01:14:58 +0200
    ...Now, that wasnt exactly the biggest Audi, it was an '84 Audi 80 (4000) with a 2,0 with 115 hp. The smallest 5...
  • Re: tiico convert question
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Tue, 11 Dec 2001 10:14:59 EST
    ...Wow, big difference. I wish I could get a tranny with an even better ratio, to cruise at a significantly lower rpm. Bigger tires...
  • FS; Big Mosquito netting for entrance
    Historical mailing list - zolo
    Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:45:51 -0800
    ...I am not sure exactly what size this is, but it looks like it is real big. Probably the same size as all those...
  • Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
    Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
    Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:57:25 -0600
    ...FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > I would like to put a bigger diesel into my van I have in Europe. > > It has a 1...
  • Re: bus-buying questions-please answer
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 4 Feb 1996 09:04:11 -0500
    ...The big things to check are engine compression and oil pressure. If this is a big investment, you may want to consider hiring a...
  • Re: jugs, vw that is...
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 5 Nov 1999 18:25:20 -0700
    ...It probably can be done, but would it be > easier to remove the shroud? > > >That is a big "oh s**t!" That will teach...
  • Cheap big brake kits & SA alloys in SF BayArea
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sat, 18 Nov 2000 20:45:06 EST
    ...RSA big brake kits. He's not making a lot of money on these. I looked at the wholesale pricing myself. Big Brake kit...
  • Re: Removing rear brake drums?
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Sun, 28 Oct 2001 07:18:13 EST
    ...If you insist on taking the axle nut yourself, Get the biggest breaker bar in your arsenal of tools and a very long cheater...
  • Re: Go Westy Big Brake kit
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:25:42 -0700
    Bob, The SA Big Brakes during that time are from the SA T3 Caravelle. The Audi 5000/200 brakes just happens to be compatible...
  • '81 Vanagon Seats Available
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Tue, 7 Oct 1997 17:20:29 -0700
    ...Anyway, we have a big trash day coming up soon so I'll pitch them unless there's any interest. They're too big...
  • Re: Rear disks in a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Mon, 29 Oct 2001 01:39:09 EST
    ...Big Brake kit? Are you using single piston calipers? Are the pistons any bigger than the SA kit? How about the rotors? How big...
  • Re: It's Flyday
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:20:24 -0700
    Oooops ~ BigOldDummyMe Forgot to say ~ BigCongrats & WelcomeToTheClub ~ & an added POI ~ Back Then a C'150 - Wet - WithInstructor ~ was $12/Hr ~ ORR ~ DeanB On 28...
  • Re: Eurospec "Big Brake" kit.
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:33:44 -0400
    ...On Aug 10, 2011, at 12:24 AM, Troy wrote: > Can anyone tell me about the big brake kit from Eurospec, as seen here...
  • Re: Gen Set
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:35:50 -0700
    > I noticed that Big Bend National Park and some >> > other national parks now have "quiet loops" where no generators or >> > amplified sounds are allowed...
  • Re: Big brake conversion
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:21:31 -0600
    "I wonder how the other big break kits would compare...??????" I got the Overland Kit which are Audi. Much less pedal pressure to get...
  • Re: POSSUM/COON/SKUNK/SQUIRREL SKIN REUPHOLSTERY KITS!/F!
    Historical mailing list - Racer X
    Fri, 30 Oct 1998 18:04:30 +0000
    ...Great big fuzzy spiders everywhere you look. Thousands of them! Makes for great campin'! You can swerve all over the road, but you're...