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• Re: westy tipping?
  Historical mailing list - CV
  Wed, 03 Aug 94 16:23:39 CDT
  ...I'm sure you could adapt that to the van, but those gadgets would stick out like a pair of wings! Might cause problems...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:24:50 -0700
  ...I can see how a wing forcing air behind the Vanagon would improve it's Cd. The skirts will only work well if you...
• Re: Leaky Doors? Wet Footwells
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:34:08 -0600
  ...When it rains water seeps in through the left wing window. A bit of silicon took care of the problem. While on the subject...
• Re: hellas fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 2 Sep 2007 20:07:17 -0400
  Jim, I just "winged" it a number of years ago, but feel the placement and style of my Hella's worked fairly well for...
• Re: <f> Re: expensive engine swap idea
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:33:46 -0800
  ...Then if you go to wings, you could trash all those heavy wheels and tires and big suspension arms for much lighter landing gear...
• Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:21:46 -0500
  ...Westy On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Bob Wing <rawing@ameritech.net> wrote: > Sorry, I did not include the link in...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:10:37 -0700
  ...I'm > > thinking of wings/winglets on top and sides. > We've seen some full > > width top wings and the smaller deflectors > (linked posted...
• front door speaker replacement successful
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 29 Oct 1996 08:46:21 -0500
  ...There are two 'wings' on either side of the speaker which I assume are used to attach the speaker onto a door panel. I...
• Re: '77 Bus (with 78 Engine) Clutch pedal doesn't return
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 14:05:20 -0500
  ...I adjusted the wing nut and took all >the slack out of the cable and the pedal still had several inches of >slop in...
• Re: Vanagon AC & Surviving the Desert
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 11:45:35 -0700
  ...I really want to find one again, my only regret is that Vanagons don't have fenders/wings to attach the bag to, making...
• Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:15:37 EST
  ...you wrote: > >Hey everyone, > > > >Would you recommend transplanting the rear vent wings from an 89 or > >later Vanagon into an 85 Westy? I already...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 18:10:29 +0000
  ...you are driving a 6'x16' = 96 sq.\foot wing.... No way around it... you're sailing/flying. If the wind is from the...
• Re: clutch takeup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:54:45 -0400
  ...And Fresno Mike who doesn't believe that they really fly and it's a all a left and right wing plot! And BenT...
• Re: Disable oil pressure warning system
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:48:42 -0700
  ...I > don't have time to troubleshoot the wiring harness, and it seems moot since > I've got an ALH waiting in the wings...
• Re: Friday bird AKICIV (All Knowledge is Contained in Vandom)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:47 -0800
  ...coconut which could be > instantly told by the damage to the wing primary feathers due to > prolonged supersonic operation. You must have been hanging...
• Re: Westy roof rattling
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 13:58:57 -0800
  ...I searched the archives and supposedly it can be relieved by cracking the wing side windows. Of course, that makes more noise than the...
• Re: SA dash? was:Re: Custom Instrument Pod
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 13:24:46 EST
  ...On the 91 Vanagon this "shelf" runs the length of the bus from the front vent wing window to the far rear side window...
• Re: LineX Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:23:29 -0400
  ...The little angled afterthoughts you see stuck on to big aircraft wings are turbulence generators, and you can buy them for cars as well...
• July 4th?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 09:45:55 -0700
  ...from past years) REAL canons, and a roof top and side wing display of amazing pyrotechnicity. Anyway, it's kind of fun to bring...
• Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:05:03 -0700
  ...The result is increased lift on the > right wing, and reduced lift on the left wing. With more lift on the right > wing and...
• Re: base model '90-'91 NON-GL's
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:58:09 +1000
  ...how dumb was that for VW to exclude the wing windows on the '90-'91 >>NON-GL's. what did that save them in...
• Re: coolest vanagon in the US for sale...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 10:46:40 EDT
  ...and those of you who know me, i already have that rear wing on my van :<) but yes..it definately is ripe for an...
• Re: Do you really want to increase a Westy's propane capacity or carry additional bottles inside.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Torrella
  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:44:28 -0400
  ...On Apr 28, 2012, at 10:57 PM, Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I guess you ought not get the spicy wings...
• Re: Car washing, was Re: windshield wiper woes
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 14:57:09 -0800
  ...So far, the most > probable areas are the bottom joints of the > wind wings, the skylight, and the side > windows. Sure makes for an...
• Radio
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:34:44 -0700
  ...In the desert southwest where we sometimes winter, we can mostly get just AM right wing hate radio, which is quite amusing. It is...
• Re: Changing out an air dam
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 20:19:50 +0100
  ...Tailplane is in contradistinction to the mainplane, or wing (implies 'the' wing, as opposed to 'a' wing which the tailplane is). So to be...
• Re: Call for camping reccos: SW USA
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:42:11 -0700
  ...Notable wildlife species found in the area include the white-winged dove, desert tortoise, and desert kit fox. Approximately 800 to 1,000 bighorn...
• Re: Weird Vanagon Wreck Photos
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:39:44 -0600
  I see broken glass under the wing of the plane. The van is 100 yards away. Wheels on plane are chocked, but entire area...
• Re: "passing" as Republicans :o)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 17:14:12 -0600
  ...There's a few > notorious right-wingers over on the vwdiesel list, too. Not saying it's good > or bad, but that's the...
• Re: swapping r&p
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:27:21 -0700
  ...Well, by the look of the Bentley procedure, even if you decide to just wing it on the precise measuring the Bentley calls for...
• Re: friday - the old car season has started here
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 13 May 2011 19:32:14 -0700
  ...parking lot! ;) Nice shape, re-sprayed in red, little basket-handle wing... Its not like you see Javelins every year, even here. On Fri...
• flying vws
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Aug 94 12:57:38 EDT
  ...25 a "Volkswagen Conversion Kit." This was a set of little wings that attached to your bug and made it into a little plane...
• Re: FS jumpseat sidepanel covers
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:15:17 -0500
  ...then upsell them > to a GL based on posh amenities like power mirrors and wing windows that > actually open... > > John Bange > '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" >
• Re: Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 18 May 2005 19:45:01 -0700
  ...I would probably rate it s 4, but then I guessed that putting in new wing window assemblies would be a 2 and it...
• Re: early bus parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 13:23:54 -0400
  ...trim sets or pieces, inside grab handles >in good cond, vent wing windows w/latches,rear inside >corner removable headliner pieces[oilboard], and a...
• Re: off subject but is a vanagon engine(in africa)
  Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 18:52:36 -0600
  Hey Tom, I think you are gonna want more than that HP if you can get it; 200+ @ 1900 lbs.and fighter type wing...
• Re: VW Bus in Advertising...
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:53:29 -0600
  ...I've seen both ads appear on during NBC's "The West Wing" > and other shows from the network. It's a cool ad...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:12:28 -0600
  ...1/4" or 5/16" nuts welded in each corner and wingnut type bolt/screw to adjust??? Would have to do some measurements for...
• Re: Check out this Audi Powered Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sun, 3 May 2009 16:52:12 -0700
  ...Sunday, May 3, 2009, 11:47 AM Looks like they photo-shopped the driver's wing window out. Neat concept though. Dave On Sun...
• A bug squashed on a bus....
  Historical mailing list - Geosh
  Wed, 29 May 1996 14:56:59 -0400
  ...This one faced forward- they left the windshield wipers operating and the wing windows as well.. Geosh >Wow! > >Hey friends.... > >You wouldn't believe...
• Re: [Syncro] The dragonfly chronicles, or, power mirrors....
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 22:35:36 -0600
  You know, maybe the dragonflies are just huge here, but the wing windows have no effect..... bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd...
• Re: Trip Report On The Way to BBtB
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 15:35:01 -0800
  ...And will wing it > from there. More to follow when I have Internet access again. >
• All those needing stove flue caps...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 00:10:23 EDT
  I called Pete at Euro-American RV Products (you may know them as Delta-Six Industries- but this is the retail wing). The stove...
• Re: Self Adjusting Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Fri, 6 Dec 1996 11:24:49 -0700
  ...But once installed, you never have to turn the wing nut. ---------- > From: kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@juno.com> > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon...
• more vanagon parts For sale (best offers)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:21:27 EDT
  ...panels (black or brown) -blue carpet for front floor -front vent wing windows -tons of dash switches, headlight switches, etc, OEM vanagon foglite switches...
• Defroster wire repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 4 Feb 1995 21:26:57 CST6CDT
  ...just how the ice-scraper hit the rear window when you winged it back there from the front seat! Actually, you can 'find' the...
• Re: Darwin fish car decal
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:19:00 +0000
  ...But how do you strike back? By buying stickers from their store of course :-) As a "crazy right wing fundamentalist" Christian I have never...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:22:18 -0400
  The picture you pointed to, Karl, is the washer and not the lead seal that I've been talking about, though it is good...
• Re: Bad Gas...gummed up stuff..
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:00:43 -0700
  ...protectant off the aluminum sheets/parts > used on the B-52H wing/engine strut material we were making the struts > from. > Used it on...
• Re: Inaugural bus trip to Baja for rookie - questions
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 12:29:05 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Sometime boards can grow legs and wings (like when its windy) Thom '56 Kombi '72 911 Targa 9'4" Pearson-Arrow 7'6" O...
• Re: 1.6L engine in 73 camper
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Nov 95 11:39:33 +0100
  ...1 (3 if you have backup lights) connector(s), a clutchcable wingnut, and a shift- coupler to loosen/tighten. Brian --------------------------------- begin included message --------------------------------- >From...
• Re: Need help with Westy Tent
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:34:55 -0700
  ...There are three clamps with wingnuts that hold the tube into the rain gutter. The clamps have a rubber pad that protects the underside...
• Re: Darwin fish car decal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:01:30 -0700
  Not to be a party pooper, but a friends wife & kids were chased through the streets of Seattle by a frothing right wing Christian...
• Re: Looking towards the heavens ...
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 21 May 2011 14:04:52 -0700
  ...Then as is his custom he stretched wings and gently coasted > > away. Guess I'll see him tomorrow too. > > > > Al (birders like to watch) > > >
• Re: Dan, Your Westy's name ... Enu
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:48:20 -0400
  ...Enu is Japanese for swallow's wing. Fwiw .... Neco is Japanese for cat, though. We have a guest from out of state, so my...
• Re: Is is safe to just "wing it"?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:54:40 -0700
  ...From your experience, will it be necessary to make reservations > > for lodging in advance, or will it be safe to "wing it" as we...
• Re: Tire wear pattern -- it puzzles the expert
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:37:31 -0700
  Mike Wing should be able to spot camber and caster problems straight away, although why the thing would have slipped so badly would need...
• Re: How to Steal VW Vans Qu
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  30 Aug 1994 16:23:23 U
  ...jogger's Type III (same way as the busses, through the wing window) that she wantonly parked in our parking spaces. Seems she'd...
• Thanks and Bye (for now)
  Historical mailing list - Umpqua
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 20:35:14 -0800 (PST)
  ...I want to thank the members who responded to my problems with my wing window, and possesed fuel gauge. Reading this list had given...
• Re: Fixing horn-Don't try this at home ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:57:31 -0400
  ...attention with a delightful salute! ANYTHING that still upsets our left-wing, draft-dodging, anti-American-protesting, hippy-pinko-commie-fag liberal faction of...