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Re: Old Van Identification
Historical mailing list - LARRY DTIMOTHY
Sun, 30 Aug 1998 17:43:45 -0700
...Old Van Identification > > I've accquired an old Van(pre'74) Finally located VIN 228200370. What can I tell from this # yr? else? Thanks...
Re: I finally got my Vanagon...
Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 23:43:26 EST
Sounds exactly like mine... ;-) -Dave '88 GTi 16v '88 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg In a message dated 1/13/99 8:20:26 PM, arbosch...
Re: What is the price of gasoline in your town??
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:49:47 -0500
Finally a question that I can answer: > is this a VW mailing list or what? The answer to your question is ITS FRIDAY and...
Ultimate cup holders and other refinements.
Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
Mon, 15 May 2000 15:03:06 -0700
Hi Volks, I finally solved the cup holder problem for my beloved Vanagon. Also improved the lighting for camping - I think. check out http...
Re: New screen savers are available
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:40:56 +1300
>Everyone - > >I've finally recovered enough from buying a house and changing jobs to >update the Vanagon screen saver > >The screen savers are all...
Re: Bentley vanagon manual on CD
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 15 Nov 2000 20:12:37 EST
In a message dated 11/15/00 3:27:37 PM, bostneng@FCL-US.NET writes: << the vanagon manual on cd is finally done...
Re; Best Engine Conversion
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 11:30:59 -0500
I have finally come to the reality of it all. A 455 Olds, or a 350 Chevy is the only way to go---- "Get...
SPAM - AT starter
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 11:44:12 -0700
While cleaning out the '84 parter for its final trip to that great VW shop in the sky I came across an AT starter...
Re: Oil pressure sender & VDO gauge upgrade, anyone of you guy did the conversion?
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Fri, 17 May 2002 16:07:48 -0400
Finally!!! I found a good site with plenty of good explanation on gauge and sender for the Westy Good job Bus-Boys http://www...
Diesel Engine on eBay - Funny Paintjob
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 4 Feb 2004 16:41:30 -0800
...Something didn't quite look right, finally I figured it out. They painted the top of the block where the cylinder head bolts on...
Drivers side high headlight housing: What is the best deal....?
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley (WV)
Sat, 11 Dec 2004 06:44:49 -0700
Who has the best deal for high headlight housing? I finally had one smashed buy a rock in dusty rocky AZ:-(. I do not...
Re: Garage Cleanup Sale - Final call
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 5 Jul 2011 15:19:49 -0400
At 02:38 PM 7/5/2011, Ed McLean wrote: >I apologize for this breach of list rules. This is the last post on...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Jeff Hosea
Tue, 3 Aug 2004 07:59:34 -0600
...http://www.caltax.org/member/digest/apr2001/apr01-07.htm http://www.odot.state.or.us/ruftf/pdfs/FinalReport2003march/FinalReportAA2003march.pdf http://prisonplanet.com...
Re: Syncro - tire question regarding flat - help
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:41:47 -0700
...You also have to loosen - not remove, the mounting bolt of the front final drive as well as loosen the bolts of the final...
Trip Home from Burning Man Pictures "The Final Chapter"
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:40:40 EDT
Folks, the pictures related to the last part of our trip to Burning Man and back, "Trip Home from Burning Man - the Final Chapter...
Re: 197.00 rebuilt power steering Rack
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:50:17 -0700
...Well, after maybe 5-6 yrs of driving with a non operational power steering steering Rack I finally order one from Rock auto. www...
Re: auto trans final drive
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 08:10:29 -0700
...remove the plug ( should be somewhere up the side of the final drive, maybe loook in the bently( you should have a bently if...
Newsletter at the Printer
Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:50:27 -0500
Hi Volks, The final LiMBO newsletter for 1999 is at the printer. The folding party is scheduled for this Sunday at my house in...
Re: non-Vanagon Automatic tranny innna Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:27:43 -0500
...Has anybody used a non-vanagon automatic tranny's final drive in a vanagon? The engine-to-tranny bolts are different, but that is...
Re: final drive cover leaking
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Sat, 3 Nov 2007 22:15:40 -0400
...Sometime back, I drained the oil from the final drive, > carefully cleaned the old gasket off, the cover and mating surface and replaced the...
Source for Bilstein HD shocks?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:35:42 -0700
Hello all, I'm about to finally replace my KYBs with Bilstein HDs, and the two ebay vendors who had them for <$300/set...
Re: horse power
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 9 Nov 2019 14:15:11 -0800
...it's for a Doka 16 with longer 4th gear (I think 0.78) and a final drive ratio (ring & pinion) of 5.43...
Last weekends trip report
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:59:04 -0700
...and read books :-) https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/trip-same-old-same-old-but-finally-the-first-trip-of-the-year/ Alistair
Re: stuck sliding door handle
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:23:32 -0800
I finally get the sliding door handle out after much swearing, punching, heating, hammering... aahh yes thanks to someone suggesting it was loctited... RIGHT...
six guys update
Historical mailing list - Ted Titcomb
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:03:07 -0400
Sorry for all the recent unimportant messages, The boys have finally left Reno and Just crossed the California border! Should be a long day...
Re: Another losing Contest Entry
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Nov 94 21:37:21 EST
This Guy Is Finished! Thankful Group Interrupted Finally! That's Grodie Isn't Frank? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario...
Eurovan wheels on a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 9 Feb 1995 11:20:11 -0800 (PST)
...Is this true? Could be a way to gain a bit of ground clearance, lower final drive ratio, or fit low profile tires for...
Re: Bug screen (Answer to Joe)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 23 May 96 21:45 AST
...I am very glad because finally will get the screen. Saludos, Angel Olivares Rio Piedras Heights 133 Weser St. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00926.
Re: Dometic Refrig finally working on gas
Historical mailing list - Erik O
Thu, 1 May 1997 09:49:57 -0400
Sean, your problem might be compounded by the fan you installed with the fridge. The fan may draw the faster moving air from the...
Re: Transmission job in San Diego-
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 20:19:48 EST
...transmission redone. >> Keep us informed Neil on how the search goes and the final result! -Todd Hill VolksWerks Transaxles Olympia, WA 360-412-0948
Re: I've had it...Ed's finished with me.(Fri)
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Fri, 12 Mar 1999 16:46:35 -0500
Odyssey - Yep, I finally am able to afford a Vette and imagine my disgust when the dealer told me the damn whole body was...
Vanagon Carpet Kits-finally.....
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sat, 28 Apr 2001 10:13:51 EDT
According to the current Hot VWs mag, Sewfine Interior products has just released a new line of Vanagon carpet kits. I asked them, through...
Re: Pic of Vanagon.com sticker attached
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Wed, 23 May 2001 13:01:00 -0700
Pictures attached of Vanagon.com final approved design Someone was asking what the sticker looks like, well here it is Cheers Joel __________________________________________________ Do You...
Re: Political Correctness Police
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:13:26 -0500
...Jeff >> When I finally leave the list, it will be in response to the stench of an all > consuming cleansing of the list for...
Anyone have Carfax this month?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:26:06 -0400
Hi All, I am new to the list and may have found a van finally in NY, can anyone who has Carfax contact me...
Re: RoadHaus - Insidious Insect & Bothersome Bug solutions(NVC)
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 1 Apr 2004 19:29:57 -0500
...a large hairy > black spider that had taken up residence here... Finally, a use for it! ;) -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 VW Diesel Westfalia '86...
LT mirrors...
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:56:14 -0700
I was always going to get some LT mirrors... Finally had the money and time to actually order them and fastforward says they're...
Re: Finally, I spotted a Westy in my own driveway.
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:09:35 -0400
The two happiest days in a Vanagon owners life are the day that he buys the Vanagon,and the day he sells the Vanagon...
POR15 question.
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Fri, 4 May 2007 15:40:55 -0400
Greetings, I have a POR15 starter kit % that came with a final coating that is clear. Would I significantly loose effectiveness by painting the...
Can't find ...
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:36:04 -0700
I was looking in the Bentley to find how much 90 weight oil I must put into the final drive of the A/T...
Re: Auto Transmission fluid change
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 8 Aug 2021 16:12:20 -0500
...now have a better understanding of the AT transmission and the final > drive. > > I’ve changed the AT fluid before by dropping the pan...
Re: Final pictures (the red beast)
Historical mailing list - benoit
Tue, 6 Mar 2007 09:35:25 -0500
...Now you > should here > that engine scream :-) Finally, i love that color, but it show > every little > mistake (close to black) wile sanding it...
Re: Choosing Tires for 15" Wheels
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 2 Apr 2000 07:22:29 -0700
...The van has enough power to make use of the effective final drive ratio increase and give me a higher cruising speed. Karl ----- Original...
Retractable Antenna
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 19:59:06 -0500
I've finally done it. Been hearing all the erroneous reports, the alleged suppliers, and all kinds of fictitious prices, for years, and I...
Re: vanagons days numbered?
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Mon, 2 Aug 2004 18:55:03 -0700
...digest/apr2001/apr01-07.htm > > http://www.odot.state.or.us/ruftf/pdfs/FinalReport2003march/FinalReportAA200 3march.pdf > > http://prisonplanet.com/articles/july2004/070504mileagetax.htm > >
Re: More email trouble
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 08:59:49 -0700
Larry or Joan Alofs typed: > A couple of weeks ago our house finally got DSL thru ATT. This meant a > change in email address...
Re: Need AT final drive seal replacement: Phase 1 exploration
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:26:47 -0400
...Need AT final drive seal replacement: Phase 1 exploration My wife granted my some driveway time sunday so I started my investigation. Mant pictures...
Audiovox ccs100
Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:29:43 -0700
Well, I finally got an Audiovox ccs100 cruise control. Back in spring I tried to purchase one from the US. No retail suppliers apparently...
Secret Headquarters
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 24 Mar 2023 22:47:24 +0000
Vanners, Here's, finally, an in depth, serious film starring a vanagon. And as a bonus a short segment on the new vanagon. Truly...
Weekend trip short report
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:12:18 -0700
Finally got away in the van. Hot, well for us up here, weather. A little van trouble on the way out but fixed. And...
Hosting desired.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 13 May 2015 00:46:48 -0400
Volks, ibm.net has morphed and mutated and is finally about to vanish. If anyone cares to host any of the stuff at http...
Re: Rescue Squad App available
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Sun, 6 Nov 2011 23:13:39 -0500
John, Are you trying to force me to finally make the jump to a smart phone? How cool - wish I could use it now...
Re[4]: The water heater project - any finally
Historical mailing list
12 Jan 95 17:56
Andy writes: > "scalding" wer-er-er-oh-oh Coooeel, err or should I say HOT, huh,huh. Well I'm definitely gonna get a...
Pokey is back - and still for sale
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 09:11:27 -0400
After some major e-mail problems I am FINALLY back on list, and my Westy is still for sale asking $6000 Canadian, $4500 US...
Threw a rod pictures
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:59:53 -0800
I finally got a couple of pictures of the rod came out of my 2.1 case on line. http://new.photos.yahoo.com...
Re: Blacks and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:26:36 -0500
This is my final solution, i have tried many product. http://www.benplace.com/francois_subi1/francois17.jpg Ben ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon...
Re: '89 auto trans final drive questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:13:14 -0500
You have "brass" flakes in the final drive? For the o-rings on the final drive bearing carriers to leak they most likely were...
Re: Water tank
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:33:07 -0700
...say 0.5 US gal of 100 proof vodka (50% alc), and say tank has 45 litres of water, final conc. of alcohol will...
Re: "House Tags," "Motor Homes," and Insurance
Historical mailing list
Tue, 8 Oct 96 22:46:30 CDT
...And finally, this insurance thread reminds me: I had just moved to the US when I bought the '75 Westy 5 years ago. As...
WTB: Transmission from 80-82 Aircooled Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Sun, 17 May 1998 14:46:32 -0400
...The new engine has a whopping 60% more torque than the old, and I could use a lower final drive ratio. The most economic...