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• Re: got hit by a front end loader
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 19:58:29 -0500
  ...I moved from the stop sign, starting to make a left > hand turn when I felt and heard a crash and impact. A front...
• i felt a touch of heat, yea!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 15:40:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...so, the drive to work i felt a little bit of warm air! hopefully when i reinstall the blower motor and secure the accordion...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 23:52:34 -0400
  ...So it is all cleaned up > and I am putting in the diesel style pilot bearing and doing away with > the felt washer and...
• Re: Trip and tire report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 17:46:06 -0700
  ...The rough and steep roads felt much better. The slight gearing hit with the oversized tires was not, and I was surprised, felt on...
• Horn question
  Historical mailing list
  27 Jul 95 19:25:00 -0700
  ...sufficiently loud to scare the he|| out of any one who felt the need to pull out when it is too late. I have...
• RE> 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Thomas
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 20:57:07 -0700
  ...We just baught a 84 Westy for $6500, which I felt was high, but it was in very excellent shape, the best of any...
• Re: duct tape
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:50:21 -0600
  Or 3M Super 90, or 3M Super Trim Adhesive- I've got the latter holding felt/foil insulation on under the hood of a...
• Re: Subject: Boston Bob Engine
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:42:47 -0400
  ...Bob felt the > need to start discussion on the details on the list, sadly, none of which > changes my level of satisfaction. Well, why...
• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:35:15 -0700
  ...able to get it out without even touching the pushrod tube. Felt good knowing the entire system was flushed. Good luck! ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was...
• Re: New Conversion Candidate?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:37:39 -0700
  ...YES On 10/4/06 8:29 AM, "Ryan Miller" wrote: > Am I the only one that felt a little tingle in that certain...
• Soft brake pedal, booster?
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:29:26 -0400
  ...The pedal on this van has NEVER felt as firm as any of my others. This spring I replaced the MC, front calipers, pads...
• Re: What kind of crackers do you keep in your van?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 15:55:32 -0500
  ...Doctors felt that people died because they had unhealthy > bowels. He felt that bowel problems were caused by lack of bulk in the diet...
• Re: Tire size questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 May 2010 23:18:35 -0400
  ...Bwahahahaah. > > They felt pretty good on the short ride home. They definably felt more > confident in the turns. I can comment better after this...
• EVAP pres
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 21:13:42 -0700
  ...As Expected, I felt a fair amount of back pressure but could hear air hissing out up front near fuel tank. There is a...
• Re: Autosock
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 23:42:20 -0800
  ...I would have felt silly > if all I had were those socks. That said, I stay away, way away, from > storms and the passes...
• Re: leaking vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jul 1996 20:15:40 -0300 (ADT)
  ...I felt around as >best I could from below: very damp, unable to locate source. windshield seal >seems intact. Any ideas? It IS the...
• Re: High speed miss
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Mon, 9 Dec 1996 19:02:19 -0500
  ...It felt like the igniton was turned off, > this has happened twice before in the last six months. There were no > indications before or...
• Re: Intermittent loss of 1st/rev during long trips
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 14:00:33 PST
  ...reverse would not >work either) The Van would buck severely (it felt like the engine was >going >to fall out ) as if you were...
• Re: insulating connectors (was: dying battery/alternator)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 13:42:16 -0400
  ...does anyone have any experience, > thoughts, ideas regarding using 'liquid electrical tape'? I've felt it > seals better than the shrink tubing, but don...
• Re: Cairo Report: Sinai trip (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 15:09:26 EST
  ...Now you know how the Children of Israel felt wandering in the wilderness :) One thing I wanted to ask you about. I saw a...
• Better than Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 08:03:14 -0500
  ...Kansas, or any numbr of other places where I've already felt like I was gonna become the first Vanagon in flight. I imagine...
• Window whistling
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:35:57 -0800
  ...oil (or coolant) and no buzzer! =20 I was contemplating new felt around the front windows for the whistling = and rushing air noises. Two...
• Re: My first Subi ride
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 5 May 2007 02:33:34 -0400
  ...Men, > it felt SO GOOD, you have NO IDEA.... POWER, RELIABILITY, SMOOTH RUNNING. A > different van, an all new different van, BELIEVE ME! > > Now...
• Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ... NVC
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 22:07:29 -0800
  ...It felt like only a slightly lower >> ceiling than the AWs I've been in. >> >> Ergonomics seemed pretty good with a four way adjustable...
• Re: anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 00:25:48 -0400
  ...The brake pedal felt tall in the morning when we started out. 50 miles into the drive, I felt the pedal bottoming. A couple...
• Re: Rear brakes - made by Volkswagen / LED dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 6 Aug 2020 11:30:08 -0700
  ...The lining felt good, kind of gritty, maybe higher metal content? I'll be curious to see how they work, someday. On 8/6...
• Re: Ideas to stop battery terminal corrosion?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:24:04 -0700
  Pep Boys, Autozone, others, sell red and green felt washers impregnated with some chemical for the purpose. I've used them for years (forty...
• Re: Clunk goes the rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:50:44 -0500
  ...What could be going on? When my manual transmission went (the 3-4 hub, a common problem), a similar thing happened, it felt to...
• Re: 300 spots of lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 19:25:05 -0700
  ...in this circumstance? I used 3- in-1 oil on the felt pad in the distributor, because it's easy to dispense a drop...
• Vanagon Verified
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sanner
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 14:42:46 -0800
  ...It felt just like taking a driver's test for the first time. When he fianlly handed my the piece of paper, I asked...
• RE: Stuck Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 17:51:59 -0800
  ...I tried to open it from >the outside, and the handle felt and sounded like I disengaged the door >mechanism (ya know what I...
• Re: That composite floor padding...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 16:23:15 -0600
  ...The only thing is I had to use special floor leveling material to make the floor even so the depressions con not be felt...
• Re: Rest Area Camping??
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:50:48 -0700
  ...For some reason we felt very secure :)
• Re: Snow Chains/Cables on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - side.loading.naish.machine
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 18:41:45 -0800
  ...south of Evanston WY in my 84 gl which had never felt so 2WD before. They worked REALLY good... was thick wet snow on...
• Re: Seen "World's Fastest Indian?" (was:Considering scrapping...)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 06:03:03 -0500
  ...If at any time you have felt obsessed about your Vanagon, read about Burt Monro and you'll feel absolutely normal by comparison.
• Re: More Clutch - part 4 or is it 5
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 21:26:40 -0700
  ...Any thoughts? Should I pull it and go feltless? There was no felt when I took it our originally. Also - flywheel issue - do I...
• Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:08:16 -0700
  The clutch I got when I swapped in the ABA block in my van, diesel size Sachs, it came with the felt washer already...
• Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 20 May 2016 00:01:10 -0700
  ...This last time, with the new adjuster bars installed, I left my garage, drove a short distance, felt drums. They were cool. Drove more...
• Re: Big Bend National Park (very long) and refrigerator question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:34:59 -0500
  ...I felt as if I were with you. Excellent. Wish I had the balls to trust my 91 on a trip like that. > > Thank...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 17:02:50 -0700
  ...I felt a little better when he stated that the Mobil One synthetic I use in my 21.L WBX is one exception in...
• Re: Red Rock Trip Report Part 4 - Happy Trails
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 13 Apr 1995 07:27:11 -0700 (PDT)
  ...by Al "No, Bob, it's 'righty, > tighty'" Hubbard, who obviously felt that although we were all having a > great time, we did need...
• Fw: 85 Vanagon Bumper ends...available?
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Mon, 25 May 1998 23:36:49 -0400
  ...With the three other tips already having suffered damage I felt badly about taking him up on the offer to replace the latest casualty...
• Re: OFF-TOPIC: Re:USA Vs. Japan vs Europe
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 09:57:51 -0500
  ...as had friends who owned same and they were problematic and felt poorly assembled though they were "German Engineered" as VW loves to remind...
• Re: Replacement steering wheels
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 19:48:15 -0700
  ...Told > my husband it felt like I was driving a bus at first (like real > big-bus). It was very different being so big...
• Westy Interior Cleaning Products
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 18:01:19 PDT
  ...Any suggestions? Also...........I am going to clean the interior underside of the pop top ......sort of a felty material.....and I think the...
• Re: geo journey jealously
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 16:57:55 -0400
  ...Also spent a chunk of time on Molokai, where I felt as if I had maybe died and gone to heaven. I've always...
• Re: engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 10:48:38 EST
  ...Tiico motors address 3 issues that I felt were important when I did mine: 1. More power 2. Fits in with no mods to...
• Re: Clutch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 21 May 2004 19:43:57 -0700
  ...bore. > Nothing should go in the flywheel correct? > > Both bearing and felt seal go in the crank and the flywheel bore is clear > right...
• Re: Bus story
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:04:18 -0500
  ...the guy > who > got in it. > > So they got it back, felt that it was because the bus had good karma. > > Just thought you...
• Re: Healthiest way to lead an UnHealthy Vanagon lifestyle? (a long attempt at Phrydey humour)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:26:58 -0700
  ...It was so bad I felt like sucking a dog turd to get the taste out of my mouth. Now I always smell before...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:13:56 -0700
  ...see the benefit of > doing what you're saying...:). > > best, > bill > felton, ca > > > On Jun 26, 2008, at 10:21 AM, Tom Forhan wrote...
• Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:41:30 -0700
  ...under the distributor rotor is a felt pad. that pad is not for use as an emergency ear plug.. it's there to hold...
• Re: Trip and tire report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 20:00:31 -0700
  ...The rough and steep roads felt much better. The slight gearing hit with the oversized tires was not, and I was surprised, felt on...
• RE: Vanagon Verified
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 14:48:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...It felt just like taking a driver's >test for the first time. When he fianlly handed my the piece of >paper, I asked...
• Re: Westphalia Top Speed
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 07:49:29 -0800 (PST)
  ...I felt bad pushing our Westy like that, but I think it wanted to meet Grandma too, so I guess it was OK... Tobin...
• Re: 85 Vanagon & 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Jill Foco
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 21:19:56 -0600
  ...because I felt foolish asking the list my question. I'm new at this stuff. But he assured me that VW folks were nice...
• Repair report 91 Carat.
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:42:09 -0400
  ...Before my trip I, did several maintenance jobs that I wanted share with the list, and felt the that separate messages would be better...
• VC dead
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 18:36:05 -0500
  ...I have also felt the front wheels engage when taking on-ramps at > speed. So I know that the system work very well when...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:29:58 EDT
  ...I felt like I had 100 HP too." I gotta agree with this one. When I swapped my tired quarter-million mile 1.9...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 20:14:36 -0800
  ...Does it take everyone this long, or am I the slowest mechanic in the west? Also, has anyone out there ever actually felt the...