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• head temps gauges and seats falling out
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 14:26:04 -0500
  ...the engine also needs to be tuned correctly and have the compression ratio lowered to keep the heads temps within reason. the proper exhaust...
• WBX removal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 3 May 2003 19:44:18 -0700
  ...The engine was lowered onto the pile of blocks and then chain was lengthened and the jack raised up again. I lifted the motor...
• Re: lifting a 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:30:02 -0600
  I changed my '90 Carat springs because they had gotten really soft, but the lowered ride height was not an issue. In fact even...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 19:02:25 -0500
  ...instrument panel exposed, stereo out, glove box out , and fuse box lowered , and I can't find any loose connections. > > Thank you in advance...
• Re: qwik lube oil chg disasters Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:55:26 -0700
  ...had w/ my '86 vanagon about 10 > yrs > ago when they lowered it off the oil chg platform and left the drivers > door > open...
• Re: 3 weeks of beach driving/trip report short
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 16:16:17 -0500
  ...We removed some sand, lowered the tire pressure > even more, backtracked a few meters, and then with momentum and low > range drove across the...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:01:11 -0400
  ...the principal requirement > for responsiveness, efficient use of the fuel, and lowered emissions > (especially NOx)." > > <http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:24:11 -0700
  ...Of course when the engine actually gets lowered, the bolt holes don't really line up. Hence the strain on the mount. The fact...
• Re: speaker low in front door
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:59:25 -0700
  ...When I replace the headliner on my diesel L I plan on adding a lowered headliner in the cabin area (I'm tall, but...
• Re: vanagon spring rate color coding for different models...READ!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:27:35 -0700
  ...Yellow was used in some tall early years(83-85 Campers?) as well as later lowered passenger models, different numbers, visibly longer earlier spring...
• Re: Front Door window detail
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Feb 2017 10:03:44 -0800
  Yes indeed, and when it's missing the window can bang back and forth when lowered as you change speed too. Mine originally had...
• re removing wbx
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Tue, 11 May 2004 15:44:26 -0500
  ...I removed all the tranny mounting bolts and the motor mount bolts and , with my wifes help, lowered the engine hoist or crane and...
• Re: LowerControlArmBushingSwap
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:31:47 -0600
  ...up with a FloorJack & put a JackStand under the > JackingPoint then lowered the FloorJack > > Pulled the BigBolt & MuchToMySurprise ~~ NothingMoved ~ (I know I know > ~ You...
• Re: Surfing CL
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:39:30 +0000
  ...which it's not > of course. > If it's a factory lowered and deluxe Carat with a manual trans .. > highly desireable IMO. Fine price...
• VWs for sale - NE Wisconsin
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Tue, 28 May 96 10:45 CDT
  ...1966 Squareback, 1600 dual carb, engine, shaved door handles w/alarm, tinted windows, heater, chrome wheels, lowered, new interior, 28,000 miles. Phoenix car...
• Re: Van show - 2nd place
  Historical mailing list - DANIEL WILKIN
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 12:27:37 -0700
  ...The Rampside had a ramp that lowered from the passenger side to access the cargo area. I have owned both a passenger van and...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1347
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Bibler
  Fri, 02 May 1997 12:31:18 -0700
  ...This lowered my oil > temperature (VDO drain plug sensor and electric gauge) from 255 > degrees F > to 185 degrees F at 70 mph on...
• Re: Lowering your Van- again
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:59:13 -0400
  ...on the open market? Tires & > > Rims, etc. > > > > > > My Boge high-performance lowered springs are one > > option. For under $400, > > they will both lower your...
• OT Hurricanes--really an accident?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:20:26 -0500
  ...ironic, isn't it, that the warming of the gulf waters could be lowered by a series of hurricanes that cuts supply of oil...
• Re: 87 westy: handling improvement suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 12:07:55 -0700
  ...replace the springs as well? back in germany many vanagons are lowered, but i didnt see any lowering kits here - also i would prefere...
• Re: i did it.. i just bought my first (NVC) car... straying from the marque...
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 20 May 2007 00:03:47 -0700
  ...It is a beefed up 240/260 but with the roof lowered by about 5 inches. All windows and windshilds are smaller. It has...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:41:24 -0800
  ...After you get the tranny lowered a few inches it becomes a lot easier to deal with. Same with the starter motor wiring. What...
• Re: Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:33:37 +0000
  ...Do it with the transmission lowered a few inches. > > It is worth noting that it is quite cold outside, and there is a good...
• Motor is out, but....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Sun, 2 Apr 95 21:44:54 PDT
  ...Since my garage jack was already under the engine - it had been separated from the tranny and lowered already- I used the flimsy VW...
• O2vsH2O and heat?
  Historical mailing list - Julio T
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 03:47:07 -0400
  ...astro cargo van, so I can buy a westy, I have lowered the price so hopefully I'll get some bites on it soon...
• Re: vanagon spring rate color coding for different models...READ!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:30:31 -0700
  ...Yellow was used in some tall early years(83-85 Campers?) as well as > later lowered passenger models, different numbers, visibly longer > earlier spring. >
• Re: Turbo motor?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:18:40 -0700
  ...garage...we just wheeled it over to my side door and lowered it down inside my van. But the 'easy way' part was that...
• Re: Rollover potential?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:32:59 -0400
  ...on Vanagons than Buses, and less on a post '87 with lowered suspension) that you have already rolled LONG before you hit the limit...
• Re: Suspension-2nd try
  Historical mailing list - Michael Norden
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 23:28:07 -0800
  ...Even lowered, I'll have more clearance than 90% of the cars out there. Is replacing the springs the only item to lower the...
• Re: LowerControlArmBushingSwap
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:32:38 -0600
  ...up with a FloorJack & put a JackStand under the > JackingPoint then lowered the FloorJack > > Pulled the BigBolt & MuchToMySurprise ~~ NothingMoved ~ (I know I know > ~ You...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:08:37 +0000
  ...Afterward I just lowered the whole thing down. On a > > Westy - I wouldn't know how that would work. > >
• Re: Leaking auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:24:44 -0700
  ...the vehicle if you loosened the engine mounts and tranny and lowered the whole package about 12-14 inches (to clear front tranny mount...
• Re: How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:55:05 -0600
  ...When all is loose, and the engine is ready to be lowered, clear the area underneath, and place some one inch diameter pipes parallel...
• Re: trans mount
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Wed, 12 Jul 95 12:02:14 EDT
  ...I lowered the > jack and shifting is really stiff. The shift rod is bottoming out on the > guide. somethings not right. I think I...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 15:19:24 -0700
  ...the > sawhorse and engine, raised the rear of the van and lowered it out the > bottom. better than balancing it on a jack. > Don...
• Re: Max tire size
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:01:43 -0700
  ...without problems unless you are running a > weird > wheel or have lowered the vehicle. > > On my Syncro, stock ride height, I have 6.50x16...
• Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:56:29 -0700
  ...the air I slowly rolled the van out from under and lowered the top to the floor on some old carpet, flipped it over...
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:23:18 -0800
  ...I have lowered the drivers seat by removing the swivel mechanism to allow proper viewing of the custom instruments through the 88 Scirocco steering...
• Re: Anyone ever try a Westy "Chrome Dome"
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Tue, 16 May 2000 13:38:03 -0600
  ...This significantly lowered the temperature on the outside of the truck, and I assume on the inside as well. Of course, it looks funny...
• Re: 1986 Syncro vs. later models
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:49:21 -0800
  ...Paid $3500 almost 4 years ago, but the PO was a friend of my husband and lowered the price; he had listed it at...
• Re: Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 10:37:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Westies with canoes, mountain bikes, kayaks, or electric winches on the roof ALWAYS wave back. - Lowered busses (when I rarely see them, and if...
• Sale prices for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:43:03 GMT
  ...The van at the truck dealer appeared in ads for months afterwards, they eventually lowered the price to much less that I had offered...
• Re: Fuel tank cross over
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 10:30:42 -0700
  ...Here's some pics I took of my bastard '81 (swapped to water cooled, heater hoses shown in non stock location), tank partially lowered...
• Re: 1986 Westfalia with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:20:14 -0400
  ...The van has been lowered with shorter springs from Van Cafe and adjustable Koni shocks were installed. The owner says that with the combination...
• Re: speaker low in front door
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:29:57 -0700
  ...When I replace the headliner on my diesel L I plan on adding a lowered headliner in the cabin area (I'm tall, but...
• Re: Front end advice
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:20:39 -0500
  ...pulling apart the front suspension on my 81 to put > new > lowered springs on and replace control arm bushings. > Should I go ahead and...
• Re: Blus Star-Real or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:06:30 -0700
  ...Slash fabric, "gazillion cup holders and a small black speaker", Wolfsburg badges, 3 head rests on the back seat, it is lowered as well...
• Re: Why does engine run cooler w/ heater, The real reason
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 22 May 1998 10:01:54 EDT
  ...The real reason the temperature is lowered is because the cabin heaters are before the thermostat. The external radiator can only dissipate heat passed...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:30:02 +0000
  ...094 5-speed transmission with lowered 5th. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > That's about what I get with an '87 syncro...
• Re: Oil level vs temp test
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 17:24:37 -0500
  ...the halfway point and > the max point. > > So this morning I lowered the oil level to the 1/4 point (halfway > between the min...
• Re: buses [and bidnisses] fer sale (HOT VWs) ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 96 17:46 CDT
  ...I've seen Ghia restos in there, too, the sort of lowered/shopped/channeled/rolled/tucked abominations that are popular in magazines. There are...
• Re: Suspension
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 15:15:41 -0800
  ...I think the later models with the lowered suspension are more prone to the leaning or sagging than the earlier westys. Things I tried...
• Re: Lowering a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 16:45:06 -0900
  ...Lowering a Vanagon > > 3-4 inches? If you simply lowered the springs, there would be no suspension > travel left at all. You'd be...
• Re: Gas tank vacuum
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kunkel
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:24:44 -0800
  ...He did not say that it was causing him to brake down or that it lowered the miles per gallon but he pointed out...
• Re: At the pump fueling issue
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:14:06 +0000
  ...Last night I lowered the fuel tank and sealed the fuel level sender using Permatex Permashield Fuel Resistant Gasket Dressing & Flange Sealant #85420. Then...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:01:43 -0600
  ...We'll never see speed limits lowered below 65 on the interstates. Recent adjustments from 65 to 70 mph in Texas only meant the...
• Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:11:51 -0800
  ...undid 2 bolts at each end of carrier at frame, then lowered drivetrain *slightly* onto wood blocks at transaxle near flywheel. Neil. On 12...
• Re: AC Receiver Drier 253260633"D" vs 253260633"E"
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:16:36 -0400
  ...about 35 degrees in a flash, because the pressure has been lowered when it passed through the orifice. This ice will accumulate and block...
• Re: 88 GL - Clutch Rattle
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:11:07 -0600
  ...transmission comes right out .. > leave the engine in place, other than lowered down a little perhaps, and > just 'remove the trans.' > > as clutch jobs...
• Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:00:32 -0600
  ...Have lowered the price". That's either a good explanation for why the price is so low, or warning bells about a possible scam...