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• Re: Rust on center driver side panel
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Crighton
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 10:01:16 -0500
  ...Rust on center driver side panel Hello, I'm a new owner of a used 88 Westfalia Vanagon. After looking the vehicle over, there...
• Re: Fw: Uh oh....No coolant in the tank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 May 2005 11:14:51 -0500
  ...after a drive on the freeway...Van ran great....but there is no coolant in the tank just behind the license plate.....but there...
• Re: shifting- repost
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:51:35 -0700
  ...pull up the rubber boot inside the van ..........spray those white balls really good. - while there, not those two nuts on the oval plate...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:08:26 -0400
  ...The van, with 174k miles, had the original clutch, at least the clutch plate and the pressure plate had VW/Audi marks on them...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Dec 2022 19:10:06 -0600
  I have actually had better luck with a 3/8 inch drive large Phillips “socket” than with an impact driver. You can really put...
• Front swivel seats.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 13:23:53 +0100
  ...I drilled out the spot welds on the track on the vehicle and bolted in the swivel plate. I bought a decent one from...
• Battery Corrosion Treatment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 May 2004 16:21:52 -0500
  ...The inboard of the three was level with the top of the plates, in the outboard two the level was below the plates. I...
• Re: Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:40:36 -0800
  ...So to >> raise the rear of my door I would add shim between body and top hinge plate. >> >> That would rotate the door anti...
• Re: Removing Driver Side Swivel
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:11:17 -0600
  ...thinking of removing the swivel plate under the drivers > seat of my '84 Westy. I never swivel the drivers seat, and at 6'4...
• Re: Download Request
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 12:18:31 -0800
  ...html > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, Tom Hargrave > > > > <http://www.stir-plate.com> www.stir-plate.com > > > > <http://www.towercooler.com> www.towercooler.com > > > > <http://www...
• Re: silly me, but still need feedback
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:50:06 -0800
  ...why replace the 5 tc drive plate bolts? Has anyone NOT >replaced them after removing them and had any ill-effects? That's a...
• Ebrake Cable Q. on 56 Single
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:33:04 -0500
  ...I switched to 66-67 Cables to so they would fit the Backing plates and could be slightly modified at the backing plate to...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Dec 2022 16:56:23 -0800
  Impact driver, manual kind. And they do work. Good tip dave. Other way wouldn’t be impact gun. Or a big square shanked Phillips...
• Deer Whistles- - do they work?
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:32:10 -0700
  ...Long drive and open range land, the cattle were looking up and some of them would run away when�before we even�passed by...
• syncro sighting..White Salmon, Wa.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:33:16 -0800
  A very tricked-out medium blue westie syncro, Montana plates. Big tube front bumper, custom looking rear hatch rack, driving lights, alloy wheels and...
• Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:11:21 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 Gl driver Michael Townsend wrote: > I thought that "never store a battery on a concrete floor" thing was an > urban legend...
• Re: Get a Complimentary Tan
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 May 2004 00:07:01 +1200
  ...and not qualified to put >bratwurst in every plate and a Vanagon in every driveway. Best I can >hope for is GoVanNator of the...
• Friday ride
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:21:16 -0400
  ...Now, go put some licence plate on that beauty and drive it! I said: thanks sir! So this week i put the plate on...
• electrical oddessy: long, drawn out, and annoying
  Historical mailing list - Andrew McCain
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:33:25 +0200
  ...work done - i couldn't drive it until that happened. anyway, i am left with no registration, or plates, and am surrounded with a...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:24:11 -0700
  ...The angles where the arms of carrier meet plates is ok. I did almost exactly what you did. I built my plates/angle iron...
• Westy camping in Europe, home now, part 2
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Jul 2015 04:33:05 -0700
  ...The van was shipped with the license plates removed and I carried them in my luggage on the plane. We never dealt directly with...
• Westfalia sighting
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 3 May 2014 09:38:25 -0400
  ...or its exact duplicate with VT plates." I was so scared I actually went out to my driveway to make sure it was there...
• Re: '56 update -misc ramblings
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 14:53:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Let them drive cake! I have the best of both worlds - a 911 _and_ a '56 bus! $1800 for a clutch? Sheesh! Must be...
• lifting syncros for bleeding radiator
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 10:02:27 -0800
  ...But syncros have that extra skid plate stuff giving only 9.5" of clearance. Using a 4x4 (wood) support leaves maybe 5"-6" for...
• Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 21:47:55 -0600
  ...I know that Kennedy Engineering makes transmition adapter plates for them - so at least they can be linked into the drivetrain. Parts are available...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Mon, 21 May 2001 06:26:22 -0400
  ...What typically happens with a > > > carburator is > > > the bushings on the butterfly plate shaft wear out resulting in > an > > > air leak > > > and a too...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:17:39 -0800
  ...With the engine conversion, the only thing you see when you open the plate door is the cam belt cover and the power steering...
• Re: Distributor Cleaning, Results
  Historical mailing list
  02 Dec 96 11:28:44 PST
  ...Orientated rotor, pulled dist, made drawings of it and various parts, followed Haynes, took things apart down to removing the plate that holds the...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Sun, 20 May 2001 03:02:33 -0700
  ...Why >would it wear grooves in the side? > > > >Good Luck and Drive Safely >Ken Lewis >86 Crewcab,60 356 >http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ > > >On...
• Westy propane tank repair advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:59:56 -0700
  ...I smeared the wimpy little propane tank skid plate quite badly, the also smunched the plumbing outside the tank itself. I now have a...
• Re: Carat value
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 14:31:46 -0500
  ...seen a lot of beat up POS daily driver vehicles in MD running > > >"historic" plates... people do it to get out of paying resgistration...
• Re: Iceland
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:44:32 +0000
  ...you can drive in one direction in Iceland without running out > of road? > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > www.stir-plate.com > www...
• FS: 1989 Synchro GL <-price reduced
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 96 13:28:23 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Nakamichi TD-1200 cassette/AM-FM Soundstream and Infinity Infinitesimal speakers driven by Nak PA-300 Speakerlab 10" subwoofers driven by separate amp New...
• Re: FW: Oil Filter Stuck
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 10:58:40 -0800
  ...Next I hammered a long screw driver through > it and tried to twist it off. Nope - only 1/2 tore off. Dah - now I...
• has anyone replaced tranny seals?
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:32:38 -0600
  ...While the main drive shaft spins freely, when I hand turn one of the final drives, I can feel the differential sort of "catching...
• Re: vanagon speed (was Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:04:57 -0700
  > > "If you wanted a vehicle that would make good time on long drives, why > would > you have a vanagon?" > .... because I want a vehicle...
• Re: Casfor Clunkers
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:20:34 -0500
  ...Buy some plates and insurance and I would still be > ahead..Drive it down to the DMV or where ever and make about $3k...
• /f Grape Racing
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  16 Jun 1995 15:45:10 -0800
  ...Each drive chooses a grape and places it on the starting line, with the hole where the stem was pointing *away* from the finish...
• Re: Why VW's + T&A?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 16:25:28 -0800
  ...License plate surround said "NO, this is NOT my boyfriends 4 X 4". I couldn't see the driver, the vehicle was too far...
• AC Ducting Support
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:06:14 -0500
  ...Two support plates and hardware. Total cost $6.00. That sure beats cost the time I spent building the straps in the first place...
• Re: engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 10:48:38 EST
  ...The vibration is because of some lame-O SA who didn't weld a plate together right. It is a pity that the Tiico...
• Re: Another trip to SWFL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:44:30 -0700
  ...crank, bearings, drive plate, trans shaft etc. Scott On 10/21/2013 5:06 AM, Robert Clemmer wrote: > SE Pennsylvania to SW Florida. Yes...
• Re: Westfalia Van in Germany
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:07:52 -0700
  ...on the license plate can >not be legally driven or even registered. >To get a '82 vanagon that was driven in Germany for its...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:18:20 -0800
  ...of their driveways because the alternative was to pay a junkyard to > > pick the car up. > > > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > > www.stir-plate.com > > www...
• New Information on Viscous Couplings
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:32:37 -0400
  ...This means that the plates wear out and should generally not be reused!!!!!! 3. Since replacement plates are not available, this means Viscous Couplings...
• Redline MTL... I dig it! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 12:17:31 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...Nope, won't fit in there with the skid plate. Look around, decide I can take the skid plate off without making the van...
• Re: Leak symptoms
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:54:24 -0700
  Barry, First, you'll notice you have to top-off the coolant (the tank behind the license plate). - Without leaks, this shouldn't budge...
• vanagon rear bumper w/ hitch
  Historical mailing list - bertschi
  Tue, 19 May 1998 23:09:26 -0400
  ...There was an "L" plate welded to the channel for a ball. The channel was small enough to permit the original bumper cover to...
• Torque Info
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 06:58:13 -0400
  ...44 ft-lb + 90� added* Bolts, pressure plate to flywheel (guess 22ft-lb)...... 18 ft-lb Bolts, CV-Joint to drive flange (guess 31ft...
• Re: Unusual sighting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 08:45:43 -0800
  ...It had some sort of custom plate, with > a barber pole on it. The little, old driver was very quick and lively, and > gave...
• Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:05:02 -0500
  ...I consider myself a decent and safe driver. > However due to some lights being shorter in others in metropolitan areas I > bet that I...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_Friday:_Peace_signs=E2=80=95the_old_ways_live_on?=
  Historical mailing list - jennifer rabbitt
  Fri, 1 May 2015 20:53:14 -0700
  ...I should probably put my pop's (rip) San'O plate frame on the rear for extra good karma. I fully concurrrr on the...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 17:19:16 EST
  Russell; Wow! He sure dazzled me with that one! It seem's to me that as the pressure plate wears it would get easier...
• Re: FS: Syncro Westy w/ 230hp Subie SVX motor
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:59:04 -0700
  ...I'll bet this guy is tailgater ;) > > On a serious note I'd have to think that Volvo driver's seat makes the > driving...
• Re: symptoms of a failing clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:41:10 -0700
  Hi Alex, When you think about this, what's happening is the pressure plate isn't getting pushed far enough away from the flywheel...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:58:09 -0600
  ...of their driveways because the alternative was to pay a junkyard to > pick the car up. > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.stir-plate.com > www...
• Re: Iceland
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:01:56 -0500
  ...you can drive in one direction in Iceland >>> without running out of road? >>> >>> Thanks, Tom Hargrave >>> www.kegkits.com >>> www.stir-plate.com >>> www...
• silly me, but still need feedback
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 16:55:44 -0600
  ...why replace the 5 tc drive plate bolts? Has anyone NOT replaced them after removing them and had any ill-effects? I know...not...
• Re: Watch Those Out of State Plates and Don't Take any Crap
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:07:33 -0700
  ...The officer was a bit surprised to find that the driver was a woman his mother's age. Suddenly everything was very polite and...
• Re: fishy 1970 camper FS Waterloo
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:02:09 -0400
  ...I'd be happy to drive by and find out the details. Jay On 10/26/07, joel walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > This...