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• AAA card
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mendonca
  Wed, 12 May 2004 14:51:52 -0700
  ...Since it tends to break down occasionally, and usually seems to have problems out in the middle of nowhere, we felt the specific need...
• Re: Optima Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Mon, 15 May 2006 16:10:22 EDT
  ...paid $140 at a local battery supplier, found using thomas.net. Felt a little bizarre hack-sawing off the top terminals, but it fits...
• Re: 86 Vanagon, shoulder belts for rear bench seat (for sale)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 19:38:16 -0600
  ...once I felt unsure that I'd be able > to install them correctly; I'm not a mechanical idiot but also felt like > this...
• Re: fuel tank seals
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 14:52:37 -0600
  ...Tank or even Break 1 ~ Those Fittings can be Seen or Felt by Looking/Reaching in through the WheelWell behind the tire over the...
• Re: Shocks recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Thu, 5 Jul 2012 09:54:23 -0700
  I put the Bilstein HD's on my 87 Wolfsburg last fall and have felt that the ride is too harsh for my old...
• Re: Air Deflector Cardboards
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 9 May 2012 19:06:02 -0400
  ...carpet and underlayment, then put down a > layer of aluminum against felt/wool scrap material on top of the sheet > metal. > > Worked for me...
• Re: Frydayeism
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:40:48 -0600
  ...I felt it was pretty cool in the store actually, and I > commented "Perhaps it one of those ladies things - you know - hot flashes...
• Re: Warren Chapman drives his Syncro into the sunset...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:22:33 -0400
  ...that, i'm Warren after all" (said the the way i felt it, not the way this great men would say it) Your friend...
• Re: Sway bars VS camber compensators
  Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
  Wed, 15 May 1996 10:38:33 +1200
  ...It felt twitchy and all wrong at speed on the road. Sway bars and camber compensators are doing different things with your rear syspension...
• clutch is growling at me!
  Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:19:23 -0700
  ...Today when I came to a stop with my foot on the clutch it felt like it was trying to grab as well. Is...
• Re: Anyone use this Heater for their Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:49:00 -0700
  ...Woke up later, in the dark, confused, nauseated, >> felt horrible. Saw that the heater was still glowing, opened the door, >> killed the heater. Within...
• Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ... NVC
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 19:44:39 -0800
  ...It felt like only a slightly lower > ceiling than the AWs I've been in. > > Ergonomics seemed pretty good with a four way adjustable...
• Re: Bouncing Speedometer Needle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:04:08 -0700
  ...I like to jack up the felt front ... and turn the left front wheel with my foot while I dribble lube down the turning...
• Re: window winder thingio
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 95 10:50:39 bst
  ...There is a tiny screw buried in the felt channel at the top of the window, and a bolt at the bottom. Then I...
• Manual 5-Speed Transmission (094) Question
  Historical mailing list - Gary Cannell
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 07:14:54 EST
  I've always felt the 4-speed manual trans (091) has struggled to keep up at freeway speeds - I've got 250k on mine...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 23 May 2005 23:18:24 -0400
  ...I felt like giving > him a > shot or two from what was left in the extinguisher.
• Re: Clutch removal - Oil seal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 May 2010 14:16:33 -0700
  ...I also commonly find the little metal ring that is pressed into the flywheel to retain the felt dust seal missing .. and no felt...
• Re: UPDATE: stuck in 4th something strange going on
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:46:49 -0700
  ...It felt > just fine. > > What the heck does this mean?? The only thing that happened was the > towing and a temperature drop after a...
• Re: A Short Rant
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 29 May 2013 11:28:13 -0700
  ...I would have even felt cared about and connected to people more. > Some people don't see the opportunity for relationship evidently. > Getting the...
• Power loss after traffic jam
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 30 May 2011 14:09:22 -0400
  ...It was right after traffic started moving again the van did this thing a few times where it felt like the motor was completely...
• Re: "vw brings back bus"
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 12:23:57 -0700
  ...northstate.net > >wrote: > > > Truthfully, That's about the same way I felt the first time I saw a > > Vanagon. It grew on me. > > > > Me...
• Re: Why don't AT's have a drain plu
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Mar 1995 11:58:41 -0600 (CST)
  ...but my left foot sure felt funny, > and i'd keep stabbing at air with that foot every time i came up to a...
• Re: How to Steal VW Vans Qu
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  31 Aug 1994 09:12:30 U
  ...Except for the choice of reading material (as Ray pointed out earlier), I felt this "prank" was relatively harmless. If I get a chance...
• Re: Front disks '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 11:37:59 -0600 (CST)
  ...has 1" of movement on the brake pedal before > resistance is felt. > > You might still have air in the lines...why not bleed the...
• Re: Recharge AC every year??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 May 1997 13:13:56 -0400 (EDT)
  ...for a couple of seconds, Your A/C belt slipping? >and felt cool but not cold air coming out. Your A/C belt came...
• Re: Replacement steering wheels
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:21:11 -0500
  ...Told my husband it felt like I was driving a bus at first (like real big-bus). It was very different being so big...
• ADMINISTRIVIA - Re: 2 LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:29:48 -0700
  ...wrote: > So, after posting ON the list, this sad little dweeb felt the need to > come after me in private email, wherein: > > Mike S...
• Goodly type news
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 09:40:20 -0600
  ...Its a bit like when you were learning to tie your shoes..on days where you could do it, you felt pretty damn cool...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:27:36 -0500
  ...The pilot bearing had also partially seized, perhaps because the felt seal had disintegrated, allowing crud into the bearing. The van, with 174k miles...
• Re: Lighter tyres for lighter steering?
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 09:58:47 -0500
  ...no power steering) when I drove it home from POs' it felt like a Truck... upon checking tire pressures, I found about 17-22...
• Re: A/C Relay
  Historical mailing list - Willie T. Lafrades
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 19:51:36 EDT
  ...They felt it was an electrical problem and any further diagnosis would be chargeable. I manually jumped the lowpressure switch and on came the...
• Re: sunroof leaking
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:36:10 EST
  ...the felt seal you see around the perimeter is only supposed to keep the majority of rainwater out. i've owned 3 sunroof vanagons...
• Re: I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:05:18 -0400
  Brilliant, I always felt so stupid when it was 90 degrees out laying on the floor with a blanket on my head. People would...
• Re: Coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - trooz
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 21:40:41 -0800
  ...I felt around on the connection >and it does not feel like the pipe is cracked which I heard can happen. Bob Trousdale '90...
• Re: sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:53:01 -0600
  ...I'm going to buy some tarpaper felt and 3M adhesive and get busy inside those doors. Road noise sucks. Cheers, Warren 88 Westy...
• Re: Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 17 May 2005 23:16:31 +0000
  ...Vibration >>The vibration is felt in the steering wheel. I have just done checks of everything under the front but nothing is sticking out...
• Re: **88 Westy-Get it
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:58:05 -0600
  ...I contacted him via chat and phone a couple of months ago due to close proximity and felt a little like a previous quote...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 10:18:12 -0600
  ...dim >> slightly but didn't do the switching it should, I felt no "click" >> as the >> stalk was pulled in, no feel of activation...
• Re: Tapping under rear passenger wheel area
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:46:14 EST
  ...I rode 50 freeway miles today, and nothing *felt *strange. The > tapping didn't get worse when I rode over irregular freeway surfaces. > > What...
• Fw: Dash Power outlet..? revised
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:16:28 -0700
  ...Dash Power outlet..? > For those (like me) who have always felt the standard cigarette lighter > makes a poor 12vt outlet and only became a...
• '84 Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:14:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...It still runs real strong and I felt like I paid on the low side for the shape that it was in. -- Jerry Huff...
• drain plug...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Jan 1996 15:10:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...VW felt that the 1600 motor worked harder in a bus and wanted to compensate by making sure that the screen was always cleaned...
• Re: Just got a 1987 Westy Syncro!! (Ref. Light)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Sat, 20 Jul 96 01:01:43 -0400
  ...This did the trick for me. (Felt great to have a working refrig.) Good Luck! --Dave ========================== Dave Mancuso Mancuso@etown.k12.pa.us Mancuso...
• Re: Cat question again
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 07:50:56 -0700
  ...Had my cat fail in Yuma and they tested it without charge and replaced it at what I felt was a very reasonable price...
• Intermittent stumble/miss at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 14:42:42 EDT
  Hi All, This morning on the way to work I experienced what felt like water in the gas (I topped up the tank before...
• Re: Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching thearchives)
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Thu, 6 May 2004 00:10:21 -0400
  ...people to follow) in preparation for my eventual engine conversion and felt admonished about my post after reading some of them. Noise is probably...
• Re: R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Greg Pratt
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:19:23 EDT
  ...in 108deg heat the air leaking into the cabin through the outside vents felt like the heater blasting. I pulled over to Kmart and...
• Re: Can pilotbearing be changed with flywheel in place?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 20:17:56 -0400
  ...If you have the felt seal set up, the bearing will not fit through. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: pop top heaven
  Historical mailing list - handy ighland
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:25:10 -0700
  ...I decided not to deal with them because they weren't haggling at all, they wanted a lot of money, and I felt like...
• Re: Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:32:47 -0700
  ...taught for ten years in an accredited BFA program and always felt I could teach even a monkey to draw. Drawing ain't rocket...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 3 May 2014 09:24:13 -0500
  ...The pilot bearing had also partially >>>>> seized, perhaps because the felt seal had disintegrated, allowing >>>>> crud into the bearing. The van, with 174k miles...
• Engine quite, restart after <>10 minutes
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Sat, 10 Aug 2019 12:33:53 -0400
  ...This time I felt the fuel pump while my son cranked the engine and thought I felt and heard something that may have been...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:10:20 -0400
  ...So it is all cleaned up and I am putting in the diesel style pilot bearing and doing away with the felt washer and...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:56:11 -0800
  ...love Jim's responses. :-) > > Jim, what kind of oil on the felt pad? Machine Oil? Motor Oil? > > --t > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at...
• Re: removing gmail warning from vanagon messages?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 1 Sep 2016 19:52:59 -0400
  ...has anyone successfully done this? the "learn more" information > doesn't have a listserv solution, that i can see. > > thanks. > bill > felton, ca > 87...
• Re: Appreciation of List members
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:50:01 -0500
  ...Appreciation of List members Just felt like sending out a Thank You to all who contribute to the list. It would be very expensive...
• Re: More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:11:40 -0700
  ...waterboxer type, that needs a felt seal with it, for 1.9 and 2.1 wbxr. and diesel vangon ...with included rubber lip type...
• Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:02:30 -0700
  I wonder if Chris ever felt the need to hang on to any of his "extras". Iirc he sent the bolts along with the...
• Happy about tires now.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 1994 08:36:48 -0800
  ...At some higher speeds it felt like a tire out of balance. I told my wife it was likely an old tire out of...
• Re: VWoA warranty - any recent experience?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 09:16:57 -0400
  ...BTW, I had 60,000+ miles on it at the time, so I felt rather fortunate that VWoA did anything at all. Give it...