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Re: Questions about Vanagon springs
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:30:30 -0700
...IMHO the Bilsteins are more compliant with smaller bumps and stiffen up as you hit the big ones, where the KYBs were fairly consistent...
Re: Soft shackles
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:22:25 -0700
...Yesterday a rigger friend dropped by work and we started talking about the tow points on my rear bumper. I told him I had...
Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:11:19 EST
...The main power band is between 2200 to 4800 I have an 88' Wolfsburg, If I was in a heavier Vanagon I would bump...
Re: Airlift spring supports
Historical mailing list - Brad Estergaard
Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:25:03 -0700
...there was a massive > leak > right where the seam hits the bump-stop in the spring. > > I called Airlift's warranty line and got...
Re: vanagon suspension
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:30:20 -0700
...Are the rubber bump stops shiny? If so, the van has been bottoming out and the bumpers have been making contact, thus getting shiny...
Deep Water Driving/Snow Depth
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 13:21:23 -0500
...I have come to the conclusion that it is almost impossible to stop a synco due to excess snow depth, especially when the tires...
Re: help from you breadloafers or former ones...
Historical mailing list
Wed, 31 Aug 94 22:52:44 ADT
...Look at the top of the front bumper mounting/reinforcing beam, between bumper and body. There is a visible full width seam there, if...
Re: HELP! Problems with my '87
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Mon, 1 May 2000 06:38:12 -0400
...I limped home at 25 > mph and found > the exhaust system and back bumper very hot. > So far, I have replaced all of my...
re Eurovan brake vibration
Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
Tue, 14 Oct 1997 00:20:35 -0700
...I couldn't even see it until a mechanic showed it to me - just a slight bump - even then I was skeptical but replacing...
Re: Sliding door popping open
Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:02:52 -0400
...The back of the slider will pop open every so often when I >hit a bump. I tried adjusting the striker and thought I...
Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:48:38 -0700
...by Amundsen). > > That's a lot more interesting. > > "yes, those two stops, I think a 17 or a 19 mm open end fits on...
Re: Ever added up your receipts?
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:41:13 -0500
...Now the > heads leak (150k miles) and a Subaru engine donor is parked in my driveway. > The fun never stops. > > > > If he were to...
Re: Should I really bother with oil pressure test?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:51:46 -0400
...It bumped the oil pressure up 5 psi at hot idle (I had a gauge installed). If you do all of this and still...
Trans shutter
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 06:37:58 -0700
...MPG even with stop and go freeway traffic and climbing the Cajon Pass every weekday. I remember (before getting bumped from the list) about...
Re: Tire Performance Difference: 185 vs 205
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 9 Dec 2008 17:57:06 -0600
...I get stuck EVERY time I stop if I'm at the ranch, the beach, the lake, etc. Good thing I have some heavy...
Re: Vanagon Crash Pix
Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:24:31 -0700
...I drove away, and did no repairs to this other than a new rear bumper, and new brackets that hold them. Andrew Grebneff <andrew...
Re: Towing!!!
Historical mailing list - John McLean
Tue, 15 May 2001 11:48:10 -0700
...I've had the bumper off and looked it over but I don't remember the brand name. I pull a 4x6 utility trailer...
Re: Do you ever pat your Vanagon on the head and say thanks?
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:57:06 -0400
...I always see people stopping to check it out when its parked out front my place. My project list is BIG. Rebuild tranny Diagnose...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Roland
Wed, 25 May 2011 09:27:52 -0700
...Now I have a rear fiberglass bumper that is also misaligned, the rear part is upwards and the 2 forward prongs on each side...
Re: Parking Garage tale
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Thu, 4 Oct 2001 16:30:05 -0700
...Well he was wrong! I drove cautiously > > forward, and heard a tink, when my roof rack bumped the water pipe. Of > > course! I got...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 25 May 2011 15:45:29 -0500
...I believe the front bumper has been removed and reinstalled at some time. The electrical wires that were installed for its RV towing are...
Re: Fiamma rain in van fix ideas?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:23:19 -0700
...It may not stop all the water, but it significantly slows it down. I don’t camp in the rain for any extended length...
Praises for the Porta-potti, was: Winter Camping
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 10:21:09 -0500
...Rather than timing your life to the frequency of the truck stop or rest areas, you can allow nature to choose her magic moment...
FS: Out the door with the 84
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:22:17 -0700
...They still stop the bus just fine. Tires, Michilins up front, rather small for my taste but work just fine. Michilin MXLs on the...
Re: unusual problem
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 3 Dec 2000 11:17:30 -0600
...With the full amperage of a fully charged battery available directly to the starter, if that wire gets loose or you bump it with...
Re: Deer Hit
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:57:33 +0000
...Carolina on I-81-all the truck stops had them for sale. I always wondered if they work or not. But then I've...
Interesting oil leak - HELP!
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:05:18 -0700
...The rear hatch and bumper were coated with a mist of oil. When I looked underneath, I saw a couple (5-7) drops on...
UPDATE: RE: Need help with odd problem (SOLVED)
Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
Sun, 14 Jan 2001 11:49:46 -0800
...During the first couple of minutes of driving, if I come to a complete stop (say for a stop sign) or slow down to...
Re: Bend
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 4 Jan 2016 08:07:04 -0800
...Roundabouts, too much street > construction, and he couldn't find his way around. > > I saw a bumper sticker in town, "I live where you...
Leak Free Battery (fwd)
Historical mailing list
Sun, 30 Apr 95 12:10:36 EDT
...implies but the cases do have six individual circular bumps. Certainly the ticket for stopping battery related rust problems forever. I though the university...
Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:07:59 -0400
...I envision the door of this swinging down and stopping parallel to the ground so that it could be used as a step up...
Re: Parking Garage tale
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:04:36 -0700
...Well he was wrong! I drove cautiously >> forward, and heard a tink, when my roof rack bumped the water pipe. Of >> course! I got...
Re: it is a puzzlement ... :)
Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
Thu, 05 Jun 1997 17:33:10 -0500
...both have wimpy bumpers. <BR>- camper stuff?? extra weight means longer stopping distances and more <BR>  tendency to fall over in parking lots...
Re: 1986 Westfalia with 16" tires
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:20:14 -0400
...Hopefully when they installed the lower springs they also changed the bump stops at the top of the shocks. If not you may not...
Help! '71 Generator Light
Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
Wed, 6 Dec 1995 10:00:29 MST
...It seems that on the return leg, however, after a little while, the alternator stopped putting out voltage to run the car. For some...
Re: Bumper Stickers
Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
Mon, 20 May 2002 10:54:44 -1000
...I do a lot of unbuckling at stop lights to jump to the back and restore order before the light turns green again, but...
[Fwd: 1982 VW Westfalia Van for Sale]
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 07:47:57 -0500
...The back bumper - well thats a > > different story. It probably needs to be replaced, or at least a custom > > bumper fabricated with a small...
'81 westy FS near SF, CA
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Feb 1997 14:52:37 -0800
...Don't think I'm stopping camping: au contraire, I'd now like to get into custom designing my own interior amenities in a...
Re: ReRe: Fryeday Question & MythBusters!! Naphlene
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:37:06 -0800
...It may take a little bit of time and agitation (driving, which includes going over bumps and around turns), but sugar will be a...
Re: Taking Orders for Paulchen Racks.
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 20:30:01 -0800
...I must get stopped once a week at gas stations and restaurant parking lots by people asking about my "custom-made" rack... I have...
Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 09:22:33 EST
...The main power band is between 2200 to 4800 I have an 88' Wolfsburg, If I was in a heavier Vanagon I would bump...
Re: 88 Wolfsburg Instument custer lighting problems
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 17:19:36 -0800
...Thanks in advance. > >Randy > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and...
Re: Headlight grill.
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:55:57 -0300
In the list of pictures, there is a '80-85 (orange) with a nice spoiler / bumper cover and side mouldings. Anyone seen them for...
Re: towing
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Apr 1995 12:43:17 -0700
...Huh? Look up front, gee guess the "bumper" didn't stop it, it's only about 2" high and angled at that, me push...
Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
Historical mailing list - mordo
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:15:46 -0400
I'm bumping this post in hopes for some diagnostic help. I thinkn calling this condition "surging" was inaccurate on my part. It is...
Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:58:31 -0400
...I envision the door of this swinging down and stopping parallel >to the ground so that it could be used as a step up...
Re: Fog light set up and switch used.
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 12:07:37 -0500
...My lights were on top of bumper. On 12/1/08, Tony Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Volks, > > A couple of questions. I...
Re: Whoa! H6 subie & Dieselboxer
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:33:31 +1200
...off, bump the idle to fast and leave it to the timer. Means setting the idle every time you start or stop the engine...
WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:50:16 -0600
...vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers. 26. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.. 27. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans. 28. Lubricates...
Re: Shocks again
Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
Tue, 4 Jan 2011 17:21:11 -0600
...wrench on > the polished shaft near the top, just below the bump stop. The great > thing about a pipe wrench is the more it...
More on propane tanks, a few questions
Historical mailing list
Tue, 8 Jul 1997 22:52:56 +0000
...So for the replacement I'd want to bump to at least a 7" diameter or perhaps an 8" diameter if indeed that was...
<F> 21 things to do in the.....
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:58:07 +0100
...So, to get the day going, and give the moral a little bump, how's about some fun in the elevator? 1: Make a...
Re: rant. longer.
Historical mailing list - Gina
Tue, 29 Feb 2000 18:22:09 -0500
...a few weeks ago, a woman rolled back into my front bumper while > waiting for the Fremont Bridge in Seattle. While waiting for the...
EVC for Sale
Historical mailing list - Richard and Nancy Cox
Tue, 23 Jan 2001 21:28:25 -0500
...Great for mid-day stops for lunch or anytime when the extra headroom is needed. Snap-in-place blanket curtains for pop-top. These...
Westy in the snow & ice
Historical mailing list - lbart
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 23:37:02 -0500
...Traffic was moving very slowly, all the roads were bumper-to-bumper (there wasn't much snow but the roads were pure ice) and...
Re: Road rage cause--Diesel powered vanagons - Driving Slow
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:40:05 -0500
You just need to get a good bumper sticker that glows in the dark and shows up good in the daylight hours too. "If...
Re: Carolina crash
Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:43:28 -0700
...Had a Tahoe bumper ride over mine (his back raised up from hitting vehicle in front of him, I braked hard and dipped down...
my '81 westy FS near San Francisco
Historical mailing list
Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:33:47 -0800
...Don't think I'm stopping camping: au contraire, this group has gotten to me so much, I'd now like to get into...
Re: Idiots for Clunkers
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:39:56 -0400
...until it again stops. Imagine if instead of CFC we could somehow get subsidized for our conversion sales(vanagon content)... we couldn't bump...
Re: Water Level Indicator Red Blinking Light
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 08:59:09 -0500
...i went over a bump, and it slammed up to 40mph, and kept speed until i stopped for a red light. then it took...