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  • Re: 2 Qs: source for multimeter US 1119; size of plug for man.
    Historical mailing list - Leavitt
    Wed, 12 Mar 1997 23:55:07 -0500
    ...a big alan wrench > >or is it a special hex head socket or adapter? > 17 mm hex head socket I used the 'big bolt...
  • Water pump leak
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:38:30 -0400
    ...I discovered this problem after I'd epoxied the hole in my water tank that I thought was my biggest problem ------ one damn thing...
  • Type IV 2.0 L Connecting rod specifications
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
    Mon, 20 Jan 2003 15:34:42 -0500
    ...Anyone have a link or information for the following: - Big End Diameter and clearance/wear limit, - Gudgeon Pin (Piston pin) To Bush Clearance, - Big...
  • Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:11:21 -0800
    ...It's to > big! > > Thanks, > > John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
  • FYI: Big foam back in cover method
    Historical mailing list - Steve W
    Wed, 4 Jun 2003 18:35:48 -0700
    Volks, I got the big piece of foam back into it's cover today. It the piece that goes over the engine in the...
  • Joker owner in SD this summer?
    Historical mailing list - rob campbell
    Fri, 6 May 2005 08:44:41 -0700
    This fall (early October), I saw this Joker at the Little Bighorn National Monument in South Dakota: http://rob.quimp.com/gallery/bighorn/IMGP1189...
  • Big Brake options
    Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
    Wed, 9 Jun 2021 16:08:05 -0600
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  • Re: Re: OXS LED
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 15 Nov 1995 21:28:39 -0500
    Thanks to all who answered! It was a big help! Brad
  • Re: Big brake conversion
    Historical mailing list - brady
    Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:07:14 -0700
    ...I wonder how the other big break kits would compare...?????? Brady ----- Original Message ---- From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:22:09 -0400
    ...Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant I forgot to mention one thing that still makes more expensive tools worth the...
  • Re: Go Westy Big Brake kit
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:29:52 -0400
    ...Go Westy Big Brake kit Hi All, Has anyone had any experience with the GoWesty Big Brake kit which replaces the stock rotor and...
  • Tires just a footnote
    Historical mailing list - Bernie
    Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:39:13 -0700
    ...He also explained that he thought he was getting a bigger, stronger tire that would work on the back of the car. He was...
  • Re: Nostradamus (FWIW)
    Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
    Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:07:19 -0800
    ...fortress falls, > the great leader will succumb, third big war will begin when the big city > is > burning." > > Nostradamus > http://www.ed.brocku.ca...
  • SA Big Brakes
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:51:43 -0600
    ...I know that I won't be able to install the brakes until I have bigger wheels. So I got this idea for cheap...
  • VW LT trucks WAS: Other types of VW motor homes
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Thu, 16 Jan 2003 03:54:32 EST
    ...And this big orange thing had been fitted with a hard fiberglass top and a big side door and camping innards. This is probably...
  • Re: Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW?
    Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
    Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:30:16 -0600
    ...with this, big brakes front and rear are a safety > upgrade when you put in a Subaru 2.5 (or bigger) engine and drive...
  • Re: ECU Chip 2.1 Digifant
    Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
    Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:39:43 -0500
    ...On the same subject, what will a power chip add to a 2.1 liter with bigger valves (ie Boston Engine stage III engine...
  • Re: Sticker non-consensus solution
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 02 Mar 95 09:26:37 CST
    On Thu, 2 Mar 95 09:20:49 CST Richard said: >or maybe just a big VW logo, with TYPE II beside it >and...
  • Re: pfeiffer reunion! (big sur)
    Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
    Sat, 18 Nov 1995 16:13:09 -0600
    ...We will plan our timing to be in the Big Sur on the appointed days. Richard Kurtz rmk@sky.net Curator of the "Bob...
  • Re: Vanagon antennas, closeout price $1.50
    Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
    Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:32:11 -0500
    I don't know...A Westy with 330 antennas, might attract some BIG porcupines... could always tell people you were big on UFO research...
  • Euro Parts for Vangon GL?
    Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
    Fri, 29 Jun 2001 09:31:54 -0700
    ...Thanks! David http://www.epicfoto.com '91 Vangon GL - Big Blue Boomer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal...
  • Re: GPS in a Westy?
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Fri, 4 Apr 2003 16:53:46 -0500
    ...The biggest problem I've found (other than figuring out a convenient place to put the thing) is laptop screens are *not* designed for...
  • Re: front heat box foam, was 'sound deadening'
    Historical mailing list - Chris M.
    Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:04:15 -0600
    ...I get mine from a big, local HVAC contractor instead of Lowe's. Price is a bit better. Another good one is the same...
  • OT: question
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:22:54 -0800
    ...has anyone ever been threw some type of this, curently i'm just staying away without making a super big deal out of it...
  • Re: More Conversion engine stuff.
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Thu, 3 May 2007 10:43:40 +1200
    ...adequate hp? Hardly Drivables? Adequate? >Seriously, some of the bigger "Metric" V-twins make big power and >are very light..I think there are...
  • Re: Mexico - big problem update
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Fri, 6 Aug 2010 22:48:08 -0700
    ...Seems like a big difference to me, but perhaps I’m nitpicking… From: Loren Busch [mailto:starwagen@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010...
  • Re: buses in movies
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 12 Sep 1995 17:43:04 -0800 (PST)
    ...but there > is this big truck coming in the other direction. > > ever seen three lanes of traffic on a two-lane road??? :) the vw...
  • Re: wbx reliabilty
    Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
    Sun, 17 Feb 2002 21:42:41 -0500
    ...Then he says, "Sir, I couldn't help but notice that you are a > BIG man. If you do not mind me asking, just...
  • Re: Trip report--the big apple loved my big red van
    Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
    Thu, 3 Jun 2004 15:00:10 -0600
    ...Trip report--the big apple loved my big red van Jim, What type of oil gets the credit for those glorious 197, 000 miles...
  • Re: Texas State Parks
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 19 May 2013 21:52:49 -0500
    ...Black Gap Wildlife Management Area is east of Big Bend National Park, and is deep wilderness. Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area has desert bighorn...
  • The Dreaded PO
    Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
    Mon, 17 Jul 1995 13:55:20 -0600 (MDT)
    ...well, I'm replacing it anyways, no big deal." The deal was this: the PO must have broken the lower bolt and then tried...
  • Re: Wheel stud problem
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:57:05 -0800
    ...At > the rate I'm going today, I just might end up flipping > the van on myself trying to "loosen" the big nut > (read...
  • Re: Need input on radiator problem
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:19:40 -0500
    ...I may sound a bit rough here (on the list) sometime but i have a very big heart, to big. I now agree on...
  • Re: GW bigger brakes availability
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Fri, 4 Aug 2017 18:22:11 -0400
    ...GW bigger brakes availability > > GoWesty has been "temporarily sold out" of their bigger brakes ( > http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?v=&id=23870...
  • Re: Spare for 15" wheel, with front big brake kit
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:08:30 -0800
    ...Spare for 15" wheel, with front big brake kit To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I have an inflated 215/75R15 BFG for my spare...
  • Fwd: Engine Cover carpet
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 15 Jun 1997 02:15:52 -0400 (EDT)
    ...jack2268@sj.bigger.net To: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu In a message dated 97-06-13 04:56:51 EDT, jack2268@sj.bigger...
  • Re: Syncro rear hub removal, spindle nut size
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Tue, 27 Apr 1999 02:14:34 +0200
    ...nut that > secures the hub? It's bigger than 1 1/2", which is the biggest wrench in > my garage. You need a 46...
  • 1.9 or 2.1 revisited
    Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
    Thu, 4 Jan 2001 05:38:10 -0800
    ...He talked about a BIG BORE kit that was used to convert the 1.9 to a 2.1. From all of the talk...
  • biodiesel
    Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
    Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:42:49 -0400
    ...Got some big buckets and big rubber gloves ( the heavy black kind) at a local restaurant supply.You also need a paint stirrer (the...
  • Re: Negative noise
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 25 Nov 2001 18:27:54 -0600
    Is negative noise the big sucking sound described by Ross Perot as our jobs for Americans being exported? Stan Wilder On Sun, 25 Nov...
  • Crankshafts Type IV
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:46:25 -0600
    ...In the Type IV VW section it list a heavy or big journal crank. I've never seen one of these. Did they come...
  • Rear Brakes
    Historical mailing list - Mike Ross
    Tue, 6 May 2003 13:10:52 -0500
    Does anybody have any tips on removing the big nut on the rear axle of a Vanagon? I'm trying to replace the rear...
  • Re: looking for dynamat feedback...
    Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
    Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:54:00 -0800
    My experience is that it made some difference, however the big culprit seems to be windnoise which dynamat does not help. Particularly if you...
  • Re: 12v speakers, wireless
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 1 Nov 2013 13:23:30 -0700
    Did you have a chance to A/B thie Big Jambox to the smaller Jambox? Less low end in the smaller Jambox? Not as...
  • Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?
    Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
    Mon, 7 Feb 2011 12:53:32 -0500
    ...be cheaper to put in a little Subbie engine, or a big Subbie engine? Your comments and thoughts are encouraged and appreciated. Regards to...
  • Re: LVC Any adhesive gurus out there?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:58:51 -0800
    ...That should do the > trick. > John > > On 11/14/07, dyates1@bigpond.net.au <dyates1@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > OOPS - SIKAFLEX! (Not Silasec.) I...
  • Re: Leaning tower of Westy
    Historical mailing list - JanetDA
    Wed, 14 May 1997 17:26:26 -0700
    How about all those Big Macs the driver has eaten? DrRufo
  • Re: Big John Flaherty Re: EuroVans have more passenger room
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sat, 9 Mar 2002 22:26:53 +1200
    He needs a high-roof Hiace.
  • Re: your mail
    Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
    Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:17:57 -0700
    biggest suspects are bad O2 sensor, and clogged Cat. john Aircooled.Net Inc.
  • Next big VW campout event
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:46:34 -0500
    Buses ON the river.. http://strangevehicles.com/content/item/112569.html
  • Friday: Skoda chrash-test
    Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
    Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:12:38 +0200
    http://www.vord.net/friends/skoda/bigtank.html View also the video........
  • Re: Island hopping in BC
    Historical mailing list - Galleons Lap Photo
    Mon, 3 May 2004 13:06:49 -0700
    ...The Big Island is Vancouver Island >and is much bigger than the rest (500 km long). >The gulf islands are the small islands and...
  • Re: 16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Mon, 2 May 2016 11:44:29 -0700
    ...16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes My Michelin LTX's are running low on tread and 14" tire options are limited at best. I'm...
  • Re: Why go to big tires?
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:46:53 -0700
    ...A brake upgrade is a good idea, even with stock tires! I put '91 front brakes on my '85, along with the bigger wheels...
  • Re: Check Your SPAM Folder
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:21:09 -0500
    ...I subscribe to several other mail lists and its a big problem for all of them. John On 6/10/2014 12:09 PM...
  • Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:07:10 -0700
    BFH FTW = Big F@#%ing Hammer For The Win!!! An old mechanic's joke On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Kevin...
  • Re: [F] BIG Music
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:34:34 -0500
    ...Re: [F] BIG Music > > >> WOW! >> Seriously an incredible thing to watch! >> >
  • big lots $39 7" digital TV
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Mon, 3 Oct 2011 09:24:33 -0400
    http://www.biglots.com/browseDepartmentItem/electronics/4882# Noticed that item in the flyer and thought it might be handy for a vanagon traveller. I...
  • Re: Any good Camping sites near Santa Cruz/San Francisco?
    Historical mailing list
    14 Jun 1996 17:46:15 GMT
    ...t take reservations. Big Basin State Park off Hwy 9 between Santa Cruz and San Jose gets my vote. Big redwoods, streams, miles of...
  • Welding - my first big job
    Historical mailing list - Jan Willem Brier
    Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:28:22 +0100
    ...http://www.rustbuster.nl/Bus_zijpaneel/index1.htm (this page is in English, few words, big pictures) Regards, Jan W Brier The Netherlands http...