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• Re: Speaking of heater fans...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 9:55:41 PST
  ...School is in walking > distance and there's a *lot* of salt on the roads. Temperatures are > expected to rise into the low 50s...
• Re: AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:34:39 -0800
  ...Then, turn them all on and blind the hell out 'em, at a >distance sufficient to assure you that they'll run off the...
• Re: stickers
  Historical mailing list - John Branstrom
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 15:52:31 EDT
  Bill, The sticker itself needs to recognizable from a distance not the verbiage. Someone in a post to the list mentioned a divers flag...
• Re: soCal, Heat, Condensation, & Gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 9 May 2001 11:57:41 -0700
  ...But since my vanagon stumbled only in California, I still have to take a long distance test drive. Harald '90 westy ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: towing a Automatic vanagon in neutral w/ drive wheels on the ground??
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 12 May 2002 18:28:15 -0400
  ...somewhere in vw's literature that you can only tow short distances and at slow speeds because there is no lubrication when the engine...
• Re: Tailpipe repair
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:13:25 -0400
  ...wrote: >--- Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote: > > >>Driving like this long distance will melt the plastic >>bumper end. It will also melt/burn off...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:29:40 -0400
  ...live > in Mexico full time and be driven only fairly short distances. The > intake port configuration on the head is different than any of...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 06:59:21 -0500
  ...Note To >ensure correct installation, be sure to measure and mark the >distance "a" from end of cable to position the securing clip. >Distance...
• Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 08:41:16 -0700
  ...Their travel is mostly road trips, long distance road trips at that, and they don't stay in one spot for long. The vans...
• Re: Count the Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:54:39 -0800
  ...there are japanese vans that have similar bodylines from a distance..
• How about a NW gathering?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 12:34:05 -0800 (PST)
  I think the majority of us in the Pacific Northwest live in WA.W, right? (With a few in BC/OR.) The travel distances...
• Re: Cheap Mapping software
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Tue, 16 May 2000 12:15:02 -0400
  ...Sometimes thay will route you the shortest distance mileage-wise, but not really the best route if your intention is to stay on freeways...
• beautiful 84 westy fs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 12:33:28 EDT
  was driving in south jersey today and saw a very nice 84 westy full camper from a distance is looked as though it had...
• Re: Question about Weekend Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - DGT
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:30:42 -0600
  ...The pivot point of the seat cushion is > about 1/3 of the distance between the rear of the cushion and the front of...
• Re: running fridge on propane while driving - mine goes out
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:34:59 -0500
  ...I remembered I had the fridge on AC while driving long distances. However, much of the time it just stayed on propane 24/7...
• Re: List Sticker Survey - Update #2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 12:34:27 EST
  ...the windshield/hatch is dark glass - and you dont see the blue from a distance.. if you want other people to see the sticker...
• '87 syncro 36K miles 3.2porsche engine
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:53:30 -0400
  ...search_type=both&num_records=&keywordsfyc=&make=VOLKS&transmission=&model=UNAVAIL&distance=500&make2=&address=15101&default_sort=priceDESC&advanced=&certified=&max_mileage=&max...
• Re: Vanagons and RVs
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:47:08 -0400
  ...Winniebago" balloons that we could stake down like > decoys, a decent distance from our real 'campsite' and get all the > lonely Winniebagos to "land...
• Re: Instrument cluster repair completed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 6 Mar 2023 16:02:13 -0600
  ...Tape the two plates > together and drill them together. > > Measuring the horizontal distance--the distance between the holes on the > left and the holes...
• Re: seeking advice about long-distance Vanagon buying
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:15:59 -0600
  I haven't bought a Vanagon long distance or sight-unseen but I have bought two other VWs this way. It is definitely a...
• Re: Seeking Wisdom on a friday
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:43:08 -0700
  ...Generally look at the exhaust distance from the engine of the original and you need to be within inches of that. I can almost...
• Re: What I did a few weeks ago--a pallet in my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 21:26:09 -0500
  I had no problems, and it's the third time I've done it for this hundred-mile distance between nashville and my home...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:44:29 -0400
  ...I lent an old Subaru to a young friend and he thought he could drive it just a short distance to get it home...
• Re: [WetWesties] Do I Live In Vanagon and Bus Land?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 04:54:50 -0700
  ...First I see a a '90 or > '91 full Wsty, Ok so today, within a very short distance, I saw 3 white EV campers...
• useful VW info, Oettinger Products
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Tue, 26 May 1998 15:49:04 -0700
  ...or do I have to make a couple of long distance calls to find out? Bj�rn Ratjen Mill Bay, B.C. 1987 Syncro...
• Volks cafe': my experience
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:29:30 -0700
  ...An unexpected benefit is that his shop is within walking distance to the ocean so you can enjoy the beach while you wait! It...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 11:35:32 -0700
  ...Course, you don't have as much crush distance as you would in a conventional layout, either. Don't sell them short, though; the...
• Re: Subject: Scooby Doo movie- do they use a vw bus as the mystery ...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:15:46 -0500
  ...He > *IS* doo. > > >(Speaking of a lonnnnnnnnng distance dedication...) ;-0 !!!! > > >-ellis\ > > > > > > > > > > hmm.. if he is dead then did he do last week's top...
• Re: A red letter day for Westy sightings in Madison/Wisconsin
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 18:46:30 EDT
  ...I saw a silver one in the distance a couple months ago on Rt 34, I saw a blue one in Des Plaines at...
• Re: Be careful what you buy on eBay
  Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:27:14 -0700
  ...However he only > bids on machines that are within driving distance, so he can check them out > before actually going through with the payment...
• Re: Friday Jetta "knuckle" problem (No real Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:20:37 -0500
  ...This setup puts more distance between the two CV joints than on Vanagon drive axles, or any front wheel drive car. So the longer...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 20:43:27 -0700
  Perhaps someone should do extensive testing of braking distance to a full stop from say 60 mph , on a Vanagon ..but with different pads...
• Fw: Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:32:04 -0800
  ...shortens that 2nd-3rd gear rowing Orange, CA 92665 distance. well worth the money. FOLLOW THE (714) 998-7500 INSTRUCTIONS! and again, i stress...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Sat, 3 May 2008 12:04:05 -0700
  ...Yea, I bought it because I thought it would go untold distance with total abuse and no maintenance...WRONG!! I took good care of...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:06:16 -0500
  ...to the bathroom? Maybe the length of the pipe is the same as the distance from the bed to the commode. DMc, another geezer
• Re: Vanagon in the GE Commercial?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:25:09 -0700
  ...to see the long-distance profile and it definitely looks like a vanagon. Left hand drive though ... sure looks like souther Utah to me...
• RE: Catalytic Converter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley, SWPRD
  Tue, 06 Dec 1994 08:15:44 EST
  ...For the next several days I could start the van, but only drive short distances before it would die. After normal tune up part...
• Lack of clutch action
  Historical mailing list - Phillip M. Kenney
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 22:38:14 -0700
  ...The bently manual does not give a distance the rod should travel. Question: is the slave cyl. bad,or is it the master cyl...
• Re: what would you take on a 3,500 mile road trip?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:46:18 EST
  ...They are easier to carry than coins and really help you out if you for some reason have to make a long-distance call...
• Synthetic Oil = Update
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 05:28:47 -0400
  ...Now for the long distance report. Later........ Cheers Frank -- * Frank Condelli * Almonte, Ontario, Canada * * ad793@Freenet.carleton.ca * '87 VW Westy, '69 MGB & Lionel...
• Re: Quad Grilles are Back!
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 19:17:09 -0700
  ...They look a lot like the aux lights on the first-generation Rabbit convertibles, which I've only ever seen from a distance. I...
• Re: Subject: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:29:44 -0600
  ...bulb, which theoretically translates into about 18 ft greater > >available stopping distance for following car. the biggest advantage i've seen to LED brake...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:21:08 -0700
  ...allows the same pump/hose combination to shoot water a greater distance. I don't know it it is actually used by firefighers, just...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 Feb 2007 - Special issue (#2007-192)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:01:17 -0800
  ...I just watch from a very great distance. I didn't have my welding goggles on. I saw that guy speaking on Fulton Street...
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:21:31 EDT
  ...automatic with the rear wheels down > and axles connected are, maximum distance of 30 miles AND at a maximum > speed of 30 mph. > > when...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:34:49 -0500
  ...These are timed events where they close a section of highway and let you go as fast as you want for a given distance...
• Re: "Backing Up Is hard To Do"
  Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 22:16:18 -0700
  ...the distance with precision. > > Using any other reference point along the sides of the van just has not > worked for me ......the distances get...
• Re: TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 17:10:50 -0600
  ...Measure distance from center of TDC mark to pre-existing v-notch (this notch is 5 degrees ATDC) Take that distance and mark on...
• Re: Yer torquin me....<grin>
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:39:36 EST
  ...SO...POWER is the force though a distance as a function of TIME (distance?) ... HP is stated as 550 ft/lbs (hey,I'm...
• Re: Viscous Coupling Test
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:58:28 -0500
  ...they will rotate the same number of times over a given distance, regardless of their relative inflation. So, in theory, tire inflation shouldn't...
• Re: towing concerns...
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 08:30:53 -0500
  ...Manual Transmission (including Synchro) There are no restrictions on speed or distance when towing manual transmission cars behind other vehicle. So, save the dolly...
• Van reactions
  Historical mailing list - chrisadubs
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 19:59:57 -0700
  ...parking lot when one of them yelled at us from a distance of maybe 15 yards,"It's a piece of sh**!" I was...
• Re: Attention California Vanagonites
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 22:46:26 -0700
  ...writes: > >> Whilst risking all your wraths from a far and safe distance, it does need >> pointing out that the US with 4% of the...
• Re: UPDATE - Re: urgent "shifting problem" -problem WORSE
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:32:29 -0400
  ...It's a pain, but it is possible to limp home over a fair amount of distance this way ( I used to drive my...
• Re: Diesel mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:02:36 -0500
  Gnarlie, On one of those trips could you calibrate your odometer for us against the highway mile markers, over a distance of 100 miles...
• FS: Subaru SVX motor for $125.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:30:21 EDT
  ...whereabouts..(obviously its in PA) so if youre not within driving distance of PA and are not willing to pull a motor, then dont...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:06:19 -0400
  ...Their shop is also walking distance from the Berkeley BART station. You might even get some good advice while they sell you the part...
• Re: WAS: .... parts van? (84 Westy.....) NOW: Poll. Most Vanagons in your yard?
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:55:30 +0000
  ...half the distance. Jeff
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 00:37:42 -0700
  ...The space the spring fits into (the distance between the top and bottom spring perches) does not expand to accomidate the spacer. Rather, the...
• Re: Long Distance Purchasing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:15:17 -0500
  ...Long Distance Purchasing >Volks - > >I have been lurking for a few weeks, and learned lots of interesting >stuff. Now I have a question. > >One...