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• Re: RECOVERED! - diesel westy in Montreal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:08:30 -0400
  ...They got the roller blades, didn't they? Mike
• Alarm systems
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:43:15 -0800
  ...With the windows rolled up it doesn't annoy too many. BUT you would be hard pressed to stay inside to steal anything.
• Re: WAS: Syncro-Envy!-Now FS in Austin
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:24:31 -0600
  I have a rolled 85 Syncro from which I've been pulling parts or years, so I think the answer is......at least one...
• Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 3 Sep 2018 19:35:09 -0400
  ...On the > related question, the roll-ups can all be done without disassembly, but not > the wing windows. Easy project. > > GoWesty link: > > > http://www...
• Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:48:32 -0400
  ...I'll add a testimonial for the Roll-a-Table. We've used ours for 12+ years, and it's still going strong. Many...
• Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:06:57 -0700
  That would be a Roll-a-Table, made by Camp Time in Spokane, Wa. I have several and love them. Don ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Sticker non-consensus solution
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Thu, 02 Mar 95 10:19:52 EST
  ...I really like it, anyone else? it could look like those honor roll stockers, with a VW logo instead of a school logo... anyway...
• Re: Re Utilities
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 11:56:38 -0800
  I gave up on the collapsible ones 'cos they roll around in the back when we go round corners. Now have a cubic rigid...
• Re: Anyone rolling north?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 14:45:36 -0700
  ...Anyone rolling north? no greyhound stops in bishop! ________________________________ From: Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2013...
• Re: Hose ID: Crossover tube to expansion tanks?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:47:47 -0400
  ...I don't have those types of clamps, but got me some more FI > hose clamps with rolled edges. Shoulda used them from the...
• Re: OIL LIGHT wire protection...A better way 1200 degrees of protection W/no BURN
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 02:49:44 -0500
  ...OIL LIGHT wire protection...A better way 1200 degrees of protection W/no BURN ><< $30+ on the roll of 12', >> > >You can get a...
• Re: unrolling papertowel
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:59:49 -0400
  ...I'm going to buy Vivatowel stock right now > > Mini bungee cord around paper towel roll. Paper towel roll hangs from pop-top cross...
• all twos
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:46:20 -0700
  My odometer rolled through 222222 miles today. I was lucky to have seen it and pulled over and took a photo. https://share.icloud...
• rolling haiku
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Sep 94 21:53:15 -0600
  Excellent, excellent. Let's keep these haiku to exactly 17 syllables, please, as you will notice Joel has so carefully done. White knuckled vanagon...
• Rude Comments about Vanagons on the Web
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 17 May 1999 17:15:44 -0700
  FWIW, http://consumerlawpage.com/article/4by4-rollovers.shtml John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro - Glacie P.S. I am thinking about getting an "I can...
• Automatic Tranny Lock-Up
  Historical mailing list - Steve Graye
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 11:13:56 MDT
  Any advice on an Automatic tranny that rolls in PARK and locks up in gear?? Thx Steve ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address...
• Brake light comes on at low revs
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 6 May 2002 10:23:52 -0400
  ...I shift into nutral while rolling). Any ideas? Thanks, Chris
• Re: My little Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:29:25 -0400
  ...No, no points; just rolls off the keyboard that way. Even my '67 Sunbeam doesn't have points anymore. Sheesh. Dave
• Re: short trip report - Van. Island
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:22:48 -0400
  ...Just keep it rollin between th fence posts. I am impressed. Bill 84 Westy, Tiicoed
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:14:19 -0700
  ...Rolling chassis (has NO engine) perfect for a conversion project-Tiico? Subaru? 60' Morris Mini1340CC(not for sale) --- Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> wrote...
• Re: poptop paint
  Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:32:55 -0400
  ...Rolled > on with short nap roller, tipped off with brush, done in small sections. > > Really nice result and the paint is taking a beating...
• Spring Pins
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 09:47:01 -0800
  ...Your looing for a "spring Pin", do not get a "roll pin", very similar but the spring pin is the replacment. Next issue, the...
• Re: Lubricant ?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:55:52 -0800
  ...Maybe I've attracted all manner of grit! Ack! But then I have the teflon blocks for "rollers" so it kinda made sense at...
• Re: Slider door adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:22:18 -0600
  ...It can take some > > fiddling to get it right. > > > > This last weekend I replaced and lubricated all the rollers/bearings and > I > > also applied...
• Re: Upgrading I-4 timing belt tensioning roller?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 21:19:43 -0700
  ...Upgrading I-4 timing belt tensioning roller? There has been a lot of discussion of severe damage as a result of failure of the...
• Re: Roll call list
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:36:23 -0500
  ...Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 12:33 PM Subject: Re: Re: Roll call list > Before starting a cross country drive, I started working to...
• Re: Looking for an armrest repair procedure 2
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:34:50 -0600
  ...There is a roll pin that can be driven/punched out of that joint in one direction. Determine which end of the pin is...
• Re: Mysterious Vanagon Problem - Will not move.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:24:51 -0400
  ...While I could roll back a >little bit farther than while in reverse, the van still stopped. >The transmission has been working fine with...
• Re: Adjusting Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 1 May 2023 16:52:16 -0600
  ...The rollers were > replaced about a year ago. > > But... the left edge of the door (looking from outside) is not flushed with > the body...
• Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:29:08 -0400
  ...I bought that roll at a Pilot? truck stop in CT? West Marine undoubtedly carries it in several colors, but the Rescue Tape is...
• Re: What's that? Welcome mat
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:53:28 -0700
  ...Now now Tom, you must have missed the sights! Where else can you roll by $1 million is sitting-rolling stock every 30 seconds...
• Re: screens for front doors
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:26:18 EDT
  ...this frame can slip into the window channels when the front window is rolled down. pop-riveted >> We did a similar thang, skipping the...
• Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 15:17:33 +0200
  ...and if you're > trying to use them while in neutral gear, they'll start you rolling > backwards, if you are on level ground...
• Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 18 May 2007 05:33:17 -0700
  ...Transporting this car to his trailer seems >to be the big deal killer right now since it doesn't roll and would >take more...
• Re: Movie Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 06:35:19 -0800
  ...getaway vehicle! > Name of the movie is *Sasquatch Mountain* . > They just rolled the Vanagon and are now using it to > shield themselves in a...
• Re: window does not roll up
  Historical mailing list - b1levi
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:03:32 -0800
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• 83 vanagon for sale, los angeles area (spare parts, anyone?)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 18 May 94 08:43:23 CDT
  ...maybe a rolling set of spare parts?):
• Clear coat
  Historical mailing list - Derek Wh
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 12:00:27 -0400
  A while back there was a posting about a clear coat that could be brushed or rolled onto a Westy top, it would bring...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:03:46 EDT
  They also make pistons. For those looking for new pistons to go with a stroker crank and longer rods might check them out. Robert
• Caught offside - - correction
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 04:07:47 +0100
  ...doors open! its three degrees of freedom - should have read - its three degrees of ROTATIONAL freedom (being roll, yaw and pitch of course) Clive
• Re: Contact Paper Source
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 3 Oct 2014 06:00:02 -0400
  ...Then paint the surface using a roller, not a brush unless you can�t get in all the corers with the roller. The result...
• Re: Honda ad
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:27:16 -0700
  ...The snopes article explains how the tires rolled up the ramp and other interesting tidbits. My favorite is at the very end when the...
• Re: another chain question
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:09:06 -0800
  ...So, your position is that with rear only chains, the rear drive will push the front tires in a sliding mode, rather than rolling...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Sliding door hardware
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 May 2011 13:47:20 -0700
  some of the rollers, the grooved one I think, are hard to find. There was a thread on the samba about what you are...
• Re: Interesting find...
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:12:34 -0400
  ...Our company bought a building a few years ago and when I was there checking it out, I noticed an old Rolls Royce sitting...
• Re: Vanagon Emergency Rear Door Exit
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 00:08:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I have done some real stunts but never rolled.... Obviously your going to try this again? Eric Zeno emz@nauticom.net 86 Syncro 86...
• Bug screen for front windows idea
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 11:29:43 -0800
  ...Total cost for both windows was about $13 ($4 roll of screen, 2 $3.50 10 ft magnetic tape, $2 roll black duct tape...
• Caught offside!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 04:01:36 +0100
  ...I think you'll agree, they don't make a vehicle sway, or even roll for that matter - they act against (anti-) rolling motion...
• Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:22:24 -0500
  ...there are also fabric roll up tables, and people I know with them have been quite happy with them. Why would anyone want a...
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:30:57 -0700
  ...I am in need of a slider door roller bearing (the big one that goes on the channel under the cover, under the rear...
• Re: roll down sids windows
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 02:36:34 EDT
  ...solution yet? > i was thinking, and looking at my van, and roll down windows would work > but they would probably let the body flex...
• Re: transmission problem?
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:46:56 -0800
  ...I'll be driving and come to a full stop or even a rolling stop. When I step on the accelerator, the van doesn...
• Re: You won't believe this one!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 10:58:24 -0700
  ...I don' t get as good of fuel mileage as a 2WD but I won't have a car put on the rollers. Todd
• Westfalia romance.....?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:57:09 -0500
  ...She said, "You use to hold my hand when we were courting." Wearily he rolled over, reached across, held her hand for a second...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:08:28 EST
  ...slightly-larger rolling radius improves speedometer accuracy>> Snake oil sales if you ask me. How can the tires last up to double assuming you...
• Best $20 spent
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:45:53 -0500
  Just went to Wal-Mart and found window tinting (20% Limo Dark) in a long roll. Here's the best part -- it's *static...
• Archive reference guidance
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 21:47:07 -0400
  ...82' diesel 1.6 na, camper. "Window Roll-up Jumps Track" Driver's door window nylon guide pops off the door center track and...
• '91 chassis available in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:53:38 -0800
  ...Still rolls, was auto trans, has power steering rack & both fiberglas bumpers, windshield, some interior. Must take all, can be towed/no engine or...
• Re: 78 Westy: Green plaid seat fabric (ACT NOW)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Geer
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 09:09:58 -0400
  > THE TRIM SHOP has one 20yd and one 30 yd roll of factory... please enlighten us ignoramuses about "THE TRIM SHOP" which sounds very...
• Can't close door after body work!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 07:46:14 -0700
  ...Now I can't slam my doors without rolling down a window! -- Gnarlie