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• Re: Syncro Driveshaft Universal Joints
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 17 Sep 1996 21:24:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The > bad news is I spent 2 hours on the phone and none of the FLAPS have any > replacements . They all insisted that this...
• Removal Instructions for the black fender extensions on a Syncro was: Just Kampers mud flaps arrived
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:27:28 -0700
  > Mark McCulley <raven@HALCYON.COM> > > The mud flaps I ordered from Jusk Kampers about a month ago arrived today --- snip > There is one problem...
• Re: Is it open-cell foam if it doesn't say closed-cell? (heater flap material)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:39:33 -0700
  ...Is it open-cell foam if it doesn't say |closed-cell? (heater flap material) | |At 11:21 PM 12/10/2012, Mike South...
• Re: Mod. Fresh air box to recycle cabin air? (did some searching in arch.)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:58:28 -0900
  ...My initial thoughts have been similar to yours a controllable flapper on the fresh air intake and a way to get recirculated air to...
• Re: vacuum lines
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:02:38 -0700
  Yes, i agree that you gotta watch out for cheap wimpy FLAPS hoses. But if you hit a few shops you may be able...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:50:50 -0400
  Does anyone have thoughts on repairing the hinges of the free-hanging flaps that bypass ram air around the blower? They pins on the...
• Re: Heater flap foam replacement detail
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:16:40 -0700
  ...msouth@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > It looks to me like the heater flaps are constructed with a metal base into > which a plastic rectangle was...
• Re: A FLAPS question?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 May 2012 09:52:00 -0700
  ...Hi gang! I recently been getting a few parts from a local (N) flaps and the > one in the city too,of course they...
• thermostrat.
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Mon, 06 Nov 1995 15:52:31 -0800 (PST)
  ...according to him, no damage is done if the flaps are always in the open position (i.e., thermostat disconnected). is that generally true...
• Re: Spark plug heat ranges
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 00:34:14 -0800
  ...tim John McLean wrote: > > Bulley wrote: > > > Most FLAPS can help you decide which heat range is > > best for your motor if you bring in...
• Re: Restoring Vanagon Emblems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:06:48 -0400
  You can buy some very shiney chrome paint at some FLAPS. It might work on emblems. It doesn't hold up very long on...
• Re: '86 injector seals - where to buy?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 23:25:00 -0400
  NOT at your FLAPS, they are crap (under Sorensen brand name here) you need real Bosch seals, where to get them I don't...
• Re: FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 12:42:16 -0800
  I was told it's free love and potato salad...(foreign local auto parts store) BT __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable...
• Re: It's still friday, so..
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 31 Aug 2003 16:11:11 -0400
  '89 Carat '86 Syncro '85 Plymouth Voyager (to get to the FLAPS!) '93 Bridgestone RB2 '93 Bridgestone XO1 Assorted road bikes, fixed gear and...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 03:54:24 -0400
  ...that air bypassed this flap >and that the mixture was controlled by adjustment of air only, via the >CO screw. Not true it seems...
• Re: Mud flap
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 07:41:20 -0400
  > A week ago someone stole my drivers side mud flap off > of my 91 syncro - jerk left his/her screwdriver I now have the...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:21:41 -0800
  I could if I could just find a replacement for my 24 year old front left flap that decided to split in half a...
• Re: 1.9 without expansion tank?????????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:12:48 -0800
  Actually, the tank behind the license plate flap is correctly called a coolant recovery tank (or reservoir) as there is no pressure for expansion...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:30:09 -0800
  On Feb 22, 2011, at 6:00 AM, Richard Jones wrote: > I think the thermostat doesn't move the flaps after > engine warm-up...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:04:17 -0400
  ...Both sides of the >front window flap can be partially lowered evenly, and the flap can be >removed and replaced (for example if you...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 23:52:00 -0700
  ...Mud flaps In a message dated 6/7/00 2:08:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, transporter99@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << My syncro, an early...
• Re: hub nut
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jul 1994 06:27:50 -0400
  its a 46mm or 1 13/16" - you'll probably have to hit the FLAPS to get one - the Sears guy will tell you...
• Need single mudflap for '84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 00:54:27 -0500
  Hi all, I'm looking for the mud flap that protects the propane tank. Any sellers?? I called the Bus Depot. They don't...
• Need drivers side mud flap 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:56:47 EST
  Hi, I am looking to buy the mudflap that mounts behind the drivers door and in front of the propane tank. Thanks for any...
• Re: radio antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:23:44 EDT
  My FLAPS sells rubber antennas for under $10 bucks. I don't think there is such a thing as "unbreakable" but they will certainly...
• Re: Screens and Velcro was Zipper Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:22:42 -0700
  The front screen and covering flap on the '90 and '91 Westies is one straight zipper across the top, Velcro on the two sides...
• Re: So what did you use for the heater box foam rubber on the doors
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 6 May 2006 17:19:01 -0500
  ...The flap surface should be clean and sanded as well. 220 grit should be adequate. Eventually the contacyt cement smell will disappear Since I...
• Re: Dealers and Vanagons, was Re: Pics Of The Blue Star
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:09:47 -0600
  ...And that goes for FLAPS as well as dealerships in my opinion, although turnover tends to be higher at the FLAPS. -Jarrett 89 Westy...
• Re: 86 syncro running cool
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 08:02:05 -0800
  Perl, The flaps thermostats were costing about $8. The dealer one was $33 and change. ---------- From: Per Lindgren [SMTP:lindgre@ONLINE.NO] Sent: Monday...
• Re: Heater flap foam replacement detail
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:17:58 -0800
  ...I've survived it having had to replace the blower motor and the flap foams while I was there. it's a one day...
• Re: Mud Flaps, generic or otherwise? Sugestions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:32:04 -0500
  ...The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > > Not sure on mud flaps, but I know Beetle hub caps fit all but the > > driver's...
• Re: Aircooled heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:07:57 -0500
  ...Richard Atwell (www.ratwell.com) has a detailed explanation and photos showing flappers on the 2.0 aircooled motor. I have studied those devils...
• Re: afm mixture screw
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 01:50:02 -0600
  Screw it in= richer Screw it out=leaner If you screw it in, more of the air must go through the AFM flap and...
• brake pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:05:33 -0500
  ...Need one in a hurry from flaps and they don't have the switches for vanagons in their computers? Mike
• Re: All accessories on aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 21:29:24 -0400
  ...http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/20amppigtaat.html Most FLAPS carry them. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ in statu viae
• Vanagon Westy Mud Flap
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Sep 1996 06:17:27 -0400
  Fellow Westy owner (82 AC Westy) here in Augusta needs a replacement for the large rubber mudflap that protects the propane bottle. Thanks. Post...
• What is a FLAPS?????
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 11:08:58 -0500
  MAn I hate to sound stupid..... But people have been referring to this.. my friend jokingly says... F***ing local auto parts store Lost...
• Thanks ... SA Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Sam Stone
  Tue, 9 May 2006 21:15:39 -0500
  Thanks for all the input ... I guess I'll be installing them this week. Hopefully I'll the as much use out of them...
• Re: Question about mounting the Westy single mudflap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:42:39 -0800
  ...ten years of westy ownership by installing the left front > mud flap that protects the propane equipment. I got a really nice one, but...
• A Better Quality Sink Pump? ShurFlo? FLAPS Alternative?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:45:06 -0700
  ...Anyone using a ShurFlo? Anyone using some kind of FLAPS alternative? Saw a comment in archives of one person using a JC Whitney pump...
• Re: FLAPS? not in my experience (No Van Content)
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Wed, 16 May 2007 20:19:35 -0700
  ...while, and then some kinda attitude or just a 'blank stare".. > FLAPS, my patootie! > Don Hanson Hah! And on top of all that, try...
• Re: Pop Up window screen replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 23:48:46 -0500
  ...I simply want to purchase a replacement :::> screen and canvas flap to sew into the opening where the existing :::> screen/flap is. Any suggestions...
• '83 Thermostat Questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Ernest
  Thu, 11 Apr 96 08:08:00 PDT
  ...Last night I noticed that the Thermostat has been removed from the engine and the flaps for any air flow have just been left...
• Air Filter Desperately Needed
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 96 17:12:56 EST
  ...my FLAPS used to carry them but say their supplier has been for a couple of months. i have a '74 bus with a...
• Vacuum Distributor Available
  Historical mailing list - dean c aukes
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 14:15:40 -0500
  ...was around $402.00!!!! So I called around to the FLAPS and foreign FLAPS. Beck/Arnley offers a rebuilt unit for $84.00. I...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:45:24 -0400
  ...At normal idle the flap oscillates around a region of something like maybe a quarter inch open (if you have an AFM open, look...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 18:07:42 -0700
  ...And IIRC the regulators are available at the local FLAPS.
• Re: exhaust system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 14:14:56 +0200
  ...Maybe I have to get in contact with FLAPS to get some more people involved. Any other ideas? Helmut '80 Camper
• Muffler
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 18:13:44 EST
  ...My FLAPS wants over a hundred dollars for a Vanagon muffler. Does anyone have a source for a more reasonably priced muffler? TIA, John
• Re: questions of lifting saggy butt Vanagons,and coil spring spacers
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 21:23:17 -0600
  Rod, Any local FLAPS will order them for you. I think mine cost $75.00 with tax. Air Lift Part # 60789 Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85...
• Re: sticky lifter
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Thu, 8 May 2003 23:48:36 -0700
  ...It should be at your flaps. It cured my noisey lifter that the mystery oil didn't. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search...
• Re: stands vs ramps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:27:12 -0800
  ...Most of the > ramps sold at your FLAPS are > > just too flimsy to risk performing major repairs > under... IMHO. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jeff > > > Note on ramps...
• Re: Luggage Rack underside -- washers and felt pads
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:47:48 -0400
  ...A test ride will hopefully show a stable luggage rack with no flapping. Harold Harold Teer 1991 Westy -- VANGAUX Harrisonburg, VA On Thu, Sep...
• Re: Rear vents flapping?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:57:07 CDT
  ...trailers ("portable parking lots"), causes the bottom of the grill to flap around. >Only thing I can figure is that it must be the...
• Need Vanagon aircooled heater flapper boxes.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 05:50:21 -0500
  The flaps in mine have cracked out ( that explains the CONSTANT flow of hot air!) so i need one left and one right of...
• Re: Stock German Mud Flaps Available Again
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 11:55:12 EST
  ...Hope the og flaps stay on, the SA ones are mickey mouse. > At least you can buy these individually & they are much sturdier. > Thanks...
• Re: Mod. Fresh air box to recycle cabin air? (did some searching in arch.)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:09:11 -0800
  ...My initial thoughts > have been similar to yours a controllable flapper on the fresh air intake > and a way to get recirculated air to...
• Re: FLAPS? not in my experience (No Van Content)
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 16 May 2007 10:27:15 -0700
  I thought FLAPS was an auto parts chain that didn't exist in California! Occasionally the employees ARE very helpful. At the local Pep...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:16:18 -0700
  ...Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS? Yes, the Mobil ! oil filter is a very good choice. High quality, heavy duty construction and oil testing has shown...
• Re: New Cheap South African Grills are Here! (Also Cheap Mud Flaps)
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:25:00 -0700
  ...New Cheap South African Grills are Here! (Also Cheap Mud Flaps) > > > > Well, I got my mudflaps. A few things of note (Ron, you'll...