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• Re: Part needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 16 Apr 2023 06:52:17 -0400
  ...One of these days I hope to grab one of Kens column covers! He has both black and brown as long as they last...
• Re: Splitting the ventilation housing
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 15:26:00 -0400
  I usually break the plastic welds with a pair of vise grips (grab and rock back and forth until they snap off), then go...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 20:53:14 -0400
  ...As far as $1500 goes, grab it!! at 9K miles it's still new. Gimme, gimme. I was quoted the same price for Subaru...
• Re: which Audi wheels fit Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 14:26:47 -0600
  ...Mark, Grab those-if you don't use them, someone on the list will buy them, especially if you can pass on some of...
• got to use my fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 19:48:52 -0700
  ...I stopped and grabbed the fire extinguisher that i keep in the van. Its an old "Stemple", 2.5 lb CO2 unit that I...
• FS diesel grab bag
  Historical mailing list - Brian Scotto
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 05:47:33 -0400
  Basically i am selling everything i don't need anymore.. you can buy peice meal or one big lump for a low price what...
• Rear wheel studs..again
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 08:59:41 -0500
  ...Though there have been no problems the studs aren't quite long enough, and the nuts don't grab as much of the thread...
• diesel gas conversion exhaust manifold
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Ratto
  Mon, 6 May 2002 12:44:23 -0700
  ...scour the boneyards looking for a good condition Fox manifold to grab. If I can't find one, $80 sounds like a pretty good...
• Re: Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:36:09 -0400
  ...It snaps on to the end of the fuses and grabs them to make it easier to remove them. Ed > > > However, the little "doo...
• 86 Syncro For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 26 May 2008 16:25:05 -0500
  ...Up for grabs is my trusty (10 years ownership) 86 Syncro, which could be used as a driver or for parts. Good points- good...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Manny Melo
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:16:39 -0700
  ...Drivers Side Grab Handle >> I just did exactly that!! Rather I had it done. >> First thing is getting one. Be very sure you get...
• Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 19:03:31 -0700
  ...I grab every one I find in the boneyard and they're even getting scarce there..... Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84...
• Re: Fryeday Osprey video
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 8 Mar 2013 13:03:06 -0800
  Lots of ospreys in my neighborhood here in northeast Florida.� Very noisy bird and too often they grab the great bass instead of the...
• Tools: ya gets what ya pays for
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:50:01 -0600
  ...It made revisit the wisdom of "grabbing some cheap tools as spares to carry with you." Jim
• "Regular" ATF?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 19 May 2011 09:22:16 -0700
  ...can someone just point me to a brand name/type to grab? Many thanks. -- Rocky J Squirrel '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
• Thinking about a Sunnis conversion
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:11:30 -0800
  ...What else should I grab from under the hood? Will I require a special engine mount bracket besides the bell housing transition piece? Would...
• Storage accessory. Very useful.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:56:14 -0800
  ...If you change vehicles or when you go into the house or shop, it's handy to be able to just grab it off...
• Re: Tire vendors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 17:57:53 -0500
  ...Not to mention that Sylvan quit reaching for the grab handle every time we went around a corner...I'd previously replaced the OE...
• RE: Speedo Light Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 12:49:49 -0700 (PDT)
  ...carefully pry the control faceplate from the dash. The light should be obvious. Grab handfulls of those tiny bulbs when at the wreckers ;) alistair
• Re: I'm back, fire extinguishers, tents, and....
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Mon, 4 May 1998 19:50:17 -0700
  ...Easy to grab. Not in the way. Earl from Sunny Sooke 84 ex-California Vanagon
• Re: Trouble with water connector, random? holes
  Historical mailing list - Nate Richmond
  Sat, 20 May 2000 15:42:11 EDT
  ...The rack still drains very well, however, you do have to grab a handful of debris out of it every now and again. Nate...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 22:00:14 EST
  ...So, I can keep the engine running, lock the door, and go in to grab a case of soda or a pack of cigarettes...
• Re: Intermittent noise from rear
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:15:56 -0600
  ...You can also just reach under there and grab the axle and check for play in the workings. Take a look and let us...
• Re: who needs a vehicle transported??? i have a friend who willdrive your car/van
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 21:02:51 -0500
  ...to transport a Westy to the West Coast (rotten buggers, they grabbed another Westy!) Contact them at: Imua Camper Company http://www.imua-tour...
• Re: how to fix floppy armrests (was Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:54:56 -0400
  actually, I got it backwards. My problem is that my armrest is stuck in the up position. I can't put it down into...
• removing interior door panels
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:44:29 -0400
  ...interior door handles in place? I have easily removed all the grab bars, elbow rests etc already. And popped off (and repaired) all the...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 1 Feb 2021 09:42:26 -0700
  ...this is > what I have now > > *Syncro tintop with General Grabber LT 27x8.5R14 ---> Front 42 psi, Rear 46 > psi* > > *Syncro Doka16 with Cooper...
• Not Vanagon, sticky locks, and a Westy update
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:38:38 -0400
  ...Now the first thing most people would probably do is grab the WD-40, but I wanted to check and see what is the...
• Re: bumper build update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 08:30:01 -0700
  ...I'll grab the scales and find out, but if I was to guess it would be something around 25 lbs. cheers alistair On...
• Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:36:17 EDT
  ...There is a head there with that engine ,and I woulda grabbed it recently.. but it's missing the cam, and I think it...
• Re: 1.9L Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:31:29 -0400
  ...but he is leaving in a secret spot for me to grab since he will be on vacation starting tomorrow. When he returns I...
• Real Cheap traction
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 02:15:58 -0400
  ...They can be grabbed together as an emergency/parking brake. If traction is lost on one wheel the appropiate brake is applied and voila...
• Re: early bus parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 22:43:21 -0400
  ...outside trim sets or pieces, bumper trim sets or pieces, inside grab handles in good cond, vent wing windows w/latches,rear inside corner...
• 84 VANAGON PARTS FOR SALE - Buffalo NY
  Historical mailing list - TIM ALLEN
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:45:29 -0400
  ...Except for the tranny, all (all) parts from my 84 are up for grabs. Even the engine, which smoked much after warming up, is...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:27:11 -0800
  ...it now, you could slip in your hands and with fingers grab bar, and thumbs under the shelf? (though smaller items might fall through...
• Re: Fun junkyard Saturday
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:54:40 -0500
  ...and found the one remaining Vanagon (several bays still) and grabbed the passenger grab handle for my driver�"s side.� That van still has...
• Re: Help! Horrible Knocking from the left rear!
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Sat, 18 May 1996 12:44:42 -0800
  ...put it up on a rack, I thought "Good time to = > grab the driveshafts 'tween the joints and see if those CV joints seem...
• Re: Limited Slip In Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:10:19 -0700
  ...You almost never realize its there with No grabbing or chunking back there. Not a clutch type diff that has both wheels semi locked...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 18:39:03 -0500
  ...These things fit over the fastener and grab it, the more you tighten the better they grab. Jim On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at...
• Re: '71 single cab pickup?
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 12:58:00 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Actually, if you grab this I will give you my '66 MicroBus for it! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- \/ John T. Croteau - Preserver of Precious Metals and Network Engineer...
• non-technical - and I thought it didn't get better
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 14:43:44 -0700
  ...The grab-handle on the back of the middle seat is present. Overall, very, very, neat! Cheers! Bill
• Law: NO VW content
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 07:27:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...my saying "if I didn't own a Volkswagen, I'd grab a > gun and kill my neighbors..." obviously an impossibility on my part...
• Re: VW Parts CD availability
  Historical mailing list - =?UNKNOWN?Q?marty=A9?=
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 01:01:19 -0500
  ...If you have >cable modem service or DSL or something fast like >that, pmail me and I'll tell you how to grab it...
• diesel to gas conversion ongoing...
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Fri, 3 May 2002 21:10:07 -0700
  ...Also grabbed about half of the hiring harness (more to get tomorrow) and the fuel filter,accumulator, and pump assembly. 3. Transferred the diesel...
• some sort of clunking
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Mon, 9 May 2011 04:21:27 +0000
  ...i've jacked the rear wheels and tried grabbing the wheel at top/bottom and rocking and again side to side - no play. Any...
• Re: O2 sensor wiring
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 17:19:47 -0800
  ...Then, I got the pipe wrench to grab on the stripped threads. I braced my feet against the rear wheel, and gave it all...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 22:57:14 EST
  ...1) Driver's side grab handle (don't know how I got in and out before it. when installing remember there are wires in...
• Re: MC or Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 18:21:11 -0500
  ...come together until it takes about 3 or 4 clicks to grab the drums real good.If you get iffy parking brake preformance now...
• New GRABBERS
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:56:59 -0800
  Had the new tires put on yesterday the grabbers and took the van for a drive to check it out It does handle better...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:15:24 -0700
  ...I'll grab a new cylinder locally > today, > > and I've ordered the rest from Autohausaz, as they have ATE cylinders, > and a > > good...
• Re: Engine cover, History
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:36:09 -0500
  ...the bed cushion, you should at least have enough > time to grab the fire extinguisher and hope for the best." > > Didn't VW outfit...
• Re: lifting a 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:38:17 -0700
  ...Then I followed with 16" wheels and traded my 27x8.5/14 Grabbers for 215x65/16 Goodyears and the ride got even mo' betta...
• Re: What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Aug 2015 15:49:56 -0600
  ...remove w pliers...my old BMW antenna had a key that grabbed the tip Sent from a rotary phone > On Aug 4, 2015, at...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:27:22 -0600
  ...tube - Remove the cap. >Reach in the mouth of the tube grab the edge and pull - an extension >will emerge that allows spill free...
• Re: Noise from rear...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:21:02 -0500
  ...crawl under and grab the axle like a javelin and thrust it back and forth a time or two in order to drive down...
• Motor
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:56:13 -0800
  ...Basically it is what I consider a "grab Bag" some stuff is good and some stuff may not be. I am not sure what...
• Re: full width blue Zbed in Oakland PNP
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:05:25 EST
  ...therefore it wouldnt have jailbars or anything else i mentioned for paul to grab.. chris ************** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet...
• Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 11:23:13 -0600
  ...The other two are internally rounded (ie no flats > for the allen to grab). > Can't get Visegrips in there. Penetrating oil and/or...
• Re: Spotted ~ DarkGrayWesty
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:05:53 -0600
  ...makeout the details ~ looks as if it has an empty bikerack on the BackHatch ~ I grabbed a screenshot if anybody is interested ORR ~ DeanB
• Re: clunk goes the wheel
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:53:28 -0800
  ...freeway to look at tire. > Pressure around 45, tire looks normal grab and shake-no give. > The belts look OK. > Drive the backroad the...