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• Re: 89 vanagon pwr mirror troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:32:52 +0800
  ...wire connector is for the heated mirror,I believe.Follow > the wide spade connectors and see if they go to the glass.I think...
• Re: Does a FORD F150 F250 F350 BRONCO SMITTYBILT fit a front of a a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:03:59 -0500
  ...How do I > > > know? I have a TJM bullbumper originally bought o try out on a Vanagon. > > Too wide. > > > Brushbar is too low.
• Wheels, Tires and the Laws of Physics
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 11:14:50 -0800
  ...Radius of wheel = height of tire +radius of rim 205/70-14 --> 205mm wide 70%height, 7" radius rim Calculate: 205mm x .7=143...
• Re: Tire Quandry
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:24:05 -0700
  ...They are 185 wide. > > I have another set that PO threw in of Michelin MXT that are 205 wide and > reinforced. > > Which ones would...
• Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:18:48 -0500
  ...be > rated to carry the weight. > If you are using a wider and/or taller tire then NO, they don't > necessarily have to...
• Need a rear bumper filler
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kote
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:41:53 -0800
  Hoping someone can help me find�a rear bumper filler for a 90 Westy.� It is about 1" inch wide and over a foot...
• FS: Full-width Z-Bed , 2.1 coolant parts in W. Michigan
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:43:33 -0700
  ...Queen size- wider than std. Westy- fits all Vanagons. $125 Water rings in engine compartment perimeter- $15 each, older thermo housing-free . Various VDO...
• Canoe Portage?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Forstag
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 21:58:22 -0400
  ...Has anyone here done canoe portage up top? Maybe a wider-base beneath the pads? Appreciate any feedback/advice! - Mick Forstag Columbus, Ohio
• Re: FW: No stalling @ idle/low rpms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 22:00:32 -0400
  ...Look for a label "Sensor Safe" or equivalent on the tube. Widely available now that O2 sensors are ubiquitous. d David Beierl - Providence, RI...
• Curves (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:37:21 -0600
  ...It has specific dimensions of 22" wide by 8 " deep. The curve must be true for the dimensions. There is a way to do...
• back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - Roch Roch
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 14:59:04 EST
  I've seen folks with something on their back window, looks like a plastic rectangle that sticks on from the inside so they can...
• Re: roof racks for kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:24:48 +0000
  You can easily find the Wide Body Brackets-Yakima # 8001. Just call rack places to see who has them in stock. When you drill...
• Re: Was: Steenkin TDI/engine conversion/global warming..Now, off topic..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:29:42 +1200
  > Or, the most effective way of all, world-wide, would be to simply have >fewer children...If you have 5 or 10 kids already...
• Camping and cooling
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:36:49 -0500
  ...If I want to use a different size (wider) shade, I can do that without changing anything except hemming up a wider tarp and...
• Re: Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 21:42:12 -0800
  ...Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12" > Any reasonable fabric store will sell a wide range of lightweight canvas > and > heavy cotton...
• Re: Led headlamps as auxiliary lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:41:19 -0800
  ...how do you like the light beam? I tried something similar but I found that the light beam is too wide compared to the...
• Re: WTB: upper starter bolt for auto trans Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:19:38 -0400
  ...General Delivery Canada Wide Upper Starter Bolt for AT, The long One. Pz
• Re: flat Satellite TV dish
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:41:37 -0400
  ...a lot of tailgaters for the football games who >have a wide variety of TV setups - most mounted on the car/suv that they
• Rear Table Mod
  Historical mailing list - Susmay
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:01:33 -0700
  ...Filed the dowel so it fit all the way into the plastic base, then took a large washer, maybe 1" or wider and used...
• Fs: 1987 Syncro 4WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:59:39 -0600
  ...url = utterly rancid location net = not entirely true www = world wide wait
• 83 westy restoration
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fall
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 12:01:58 -0800
  ...I've been told that commercial vinyl wallpaper (available in 54" wide swaths) is not a good replacement because of temperature induced shrinkage/expansion...
• Re: The Hover Vanagon? (Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Corbitt
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:49:32 -0400
  ...tom corbitt 83.5 vanagon (with convenient mile-wide sunroof for shooting while driving) Kenneth Wilford wrote: > Are you still upset because we are...
• Re: Van-O-Rama: update on Mike Miller's post very long
  Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 16:34:50 EDT
  ben, mike, & etal my right door closest to the right rear tire swings out like a regular passenger door and therefore clears the wider...
• Re: AW: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:24:58 -0600
  "military Power", slightly above rated power, by going to full wide open throttle. This would activate the water injection system. ---------------------- Clip ----------------------- This worked great...
• Coleman thermoElectric fridge for those of you with w/ busted or missing fridge
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:29:17 EST
  ...2ft high 17" deep 15.5" wide. HTH chris
• Windows
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Tue, 9 May 2006 12:44:29 -0400
  ...I just recently found out that the westy windows do not open as wide as the standard vanagon windows. Is there any reason that...
• Re: A new tire thread!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:34:12 -0400
  ...I went to a wider tire one of my Saabs with the same result and regretted it even though it looked cooler. Thanks Dennis...
• Re: 89 vanagon pwr mirror troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:17:54 -0500
  Hello, The two wire connector is for the heated mirror,I believe.Follow the wide spade connectors and see if they go to the...
• Re: Eurospec wheels -- what tires?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:25:34 -0700
  ...I had assumed there >would be a larger array of tires available for the bigger wider rims, but >the tire guys said NO. > >I...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:46:13 -0600
  ...she defeated the purpose of the shoulder restraint, and >left herself wide open to what ever forces were applied in whatever direction >they were...
• Re: I-4 owner experrience
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 14 May 2013 23:16:03 -0700
  ...in a configuration > where an uncalibrated speed density system ran a high compression > engine at stoich at wide open throttle. Tiico did. -- Neil n...
• Re: large object into westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 16:00:15 -0400
  The problem is that you can't get the 5' or wider width between the B & C or D pillars & rotate it inside the...
• Re: WBX fuel rails
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:52:02 -0400
  ...A low-tech version is to replace the original plastic cap with O-ring, put a (wide) stainless steel hose clamp around it and...
• Re: rear seat swap
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:08:30 -0400
  ...As Mark said, a three-wide Westy-type seat would be da bomb. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon...
• Drive-in Moo V(W)
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 10:37:58 +0000
  ...that's the way they do it) Maybe schedule a nation-wide "vanagon-lenti's" night at your local or near-local drive-in...
• Power window mechanism needed
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Wed, 5 Nov 1997 17:25:36 -0700
  ...url = utterly rancid location net = not entirely true www = world wide wait
• Re: Euro Van pitfalls
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 22:16:26 +0100
  ...is a GOOD 2.5 ft longer and seems just as wide. On > the inside it also seems to be the same size except...
• Re: Season's Greetings
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 24 Dec 2000 20:17:15 EST
  ...It's the most widely spoken out of the 70 or so dialects in 7,000 or so islands. BenT in SF but originally...
• Re: Tires one more time.
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 13:46:49 -0800
  ...Tires one more time. > > Alloys came with 205/70's (Reinforced, blah, blah...) Alloys are 6" wide , > steels are 5.5". Run the Michelins...
• Re: Mobil 1 Gear Oil - Can I use this?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:45:54 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 08:02:05 EST Tom Davis <I4VW@AOL.COM> writes: > Richard & all > I have looked far & wide...
• westy measurement
  Historical mailing list - GreenWesty
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:16:53 -0500
  ...How wide is the upper bed in the poptop on the vanagon? As you can tell I may purchase a Westy this week. Gotta...
• Re: Vanagon mentioned on Car Talk today
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:13:11 EDT
  ...At least in this land of wide open spaces. George
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 19:03:24 -0500
  ...Snow Tire Recommendation On 3 Dec , 2015, at 11:04 AM, James wrote: > on ice (wider good) ~~ on snow and slush (wider bad) I...
• Seeking Yakima Rack Advice
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Turinsky
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:28:41 -0800
  ...Yakima's 8B Side Loader "Kwik Rails", or Yakima's WideBody Brackets. Reading the Yakima FAQ, they say that the WideBody Brackets, "extends outward...
• How to patch van cover!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Jun 2023 21:42:17 -0500
  ...The hole has torn and widened over time. I’ve ordered an aerial that retracts flush with the car body. I want to patch...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 19:21:57 -0500
  ...with phosphate... > > FWIW -- Sierra is green and is possibly the most widely available > over-the-counter phosphate free antifreeze. > > Geo -- Evidently Prestone Extended Life...
• Re: 15 Inch rims at cip quite a selections
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:41:00 -0700
  ...problem I see is that they are only 5.5 inches wide. Very cool > otherwise! Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent...
• Re: 15 inches wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 00:02:43 EDT
  ...No matter what size rim you have, it all depends on how big (Tall, Wide) your tires are. See ya, Michael 87 syncro ' 87...
• cats and holes/air pollution
  Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 17:22:00 -0400
  ...the range of emissions standards from state to state/ even county to county is wide. Clinton county NY where I live does not even...
• VW only parking signs
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 03:40:55 -0500
  ...The signs are 18ins high by 12 ins wide, made from steel, black pictures/letters on a white background. The first has a picture...
• Re: higher octane needs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 15:58:52 EST
  I live in north east ohio so we can get a wide range of weather/temprature. The higher the octane the smoother my van...
• Re: Anybody running for Governor from the list??
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 22:25:59 -0500
  ...presence and self declaration? If so, we could have a List-wide CA campout the week of the election and likely elect one of...
• ATTN Massachusetts/Rhode Island Listmembers
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:42:52 -0400
  ...He was also head of sales and marketing training for VW world-wide. He's giving a talk about VW's brand strategy at...
• T3 Camber adjustment w/ Aftermarket wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Brooks
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 17:14:04 EDT
  ...Do I need to adjust the camber for the wider tires? Maybe like a degree inwards at the top of the wheel? Thanks, Chris
• Re: Question: Hole Drill
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:21:12 -0500
  ...with two cutters on it that > could be adjusted in tandem to cut a wide variety of radii. > > Anyone have that again? > > Thanks, > > Jim > > >
• Re: WBX-6 - Xmas wishlist
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 06:10:05 -0700
  ...Gotta get a wider chimney for Santa Claus this year..... Especially I like the "WBX-6" sign :-) --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to...
• Spare Tire Replacment
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 14:36:29 -0400
  ...believe I tried others in the past and they were too wide. Anybody have a number for a tire that fits or a good...
• Vanagon numbers (measurements required)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 17:41:07 -0500
  ...Does anyone know the width of the dash? Not the door to door number but the actual dash at the widest point. Just had...
• Re: How do I check the archives?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:28:26 -0500
  ...This is slightly taller and wider and a good fit. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: Comparison of pop-top seals
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:05:26 -0500
  ...Required just a little black RTV on the corners > where the perimeter seal butts against the wide flat top seal > (optional, but looks better...