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• Re: LED tailights/ Interior lights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 22:16:17 +1200
  ...Watch a car with an aftermarket rear wing with LED brakelight; note how red the LEDs are and how orange they make the "red...
• Re: Rain Deflector
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:24:32 -0600
  ...Rain Deflector > > I've been annoyed with the drips that happen with the wing window open > in the rain so I jumped on Steve...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 May 2011 15:56:30 -0500
  ...And I do not want those wing bolts tightened by some mechanics calibrated wrist. No way. As the 'Lil Boy sez "When the wing...
• Re: Westy Dometic Fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:20:55 -0500
  ...Cheers, Doug On 2/21/06, Dan Winget <william.winget@verizon.net> wrote: > > burp the fridge?? what do you mean by this?? I am...
• Re: wing window
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 9 May 2013 08:54:57 -0500
  I had a pin that kept coming out, I put locktite on it and that did work. FWIW some hardware stores carry roll pins...
• Re: Sunroof Vans on Craigslist (California) today
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:33:55 -0800
  ...PM, BenT Syncro wrote: > Michael, > > There's already one in the wings with an in-dash AC awaiting the > surgeon's > knife. > > I just...
• Re: VW monitoring this site? was: List CD $$$$
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:24:04 -0700
  ...If only to anticipate some sort of retaliation bombing from a radical left wing Vanagon group...JUST KIDDING!!! > ---------- > From: EMZ[SMTP:vw4x4@FYI.NET...
• Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 08:42:02 -0800
  ...the plain vanilla Syncro with rubber floor mats and non-opening wing windows. I have a non-Syncro base model just like it, and...
• Re: Subie Vulchers
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 2 May 2008 07:57:53 -0700
  What about us Zetec Vulchers...We are waiting in the wings as well to get ya...be scared..be very wary ..we shall overcome...
• Re: New CJVs: How stiff is TOO stiff?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Oct 1994 18:34:31 -0700
  ...I pay other people to do this job now.) was some 8MM wing nuts. T he better hardware stores stock this kind of thing...
• Re: (Is British Engineer an oxymoron?)
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 17:35:03 -0500
  ...wing made of all wood construction so strong that it had been known to shear off a telephone pole and not break the wing...
• Re: Hockey fan on list was better blog, good vehicle on ice (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:51:01 -0800
  ...Go Wings! > > On 2/15/06, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > > > > Hi Jake, > > > > Logical jump to conclusions, but not correct as it...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 13:30:14 -0400
  ...They can be used to protect things like the leading edges of wings and helicopter rotor blades from abrasion damage. 3M makes a bunch...
• BVF Malvern
  Historical mailing list
  3 Jul 95 17:50
  ...after about an hour I had four popout seals, some rear lenses and four NOS vent-wing catches for my bus. The "night-life...
• Re: '77 Bus (with 78 Engine) Clutch pedal doesn't return
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 02 Dec 1996 17:39:46 -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: Extra Gas?
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Waldinger
  Mon, 24 Feb 1997 14:41:03 -0500
  ...on milage) > > Any advice would be great. > > kyle > > > "Wake up, your wings have been tied too long" > ---Rusted Root--- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > khaskins@indiana.edu > http://ezinfo...
• Re: Windshield Sunscreens
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:38:23 -0700
  ...I made them slightly bigger than the windows, including the wing windows then glued (hot glue gun) magnetic strips (hobby, craft store) top, bottom...
• Dancing Bear Dash Mascot?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 11:42:34 EST
  ...but anyway, I'm still going to buy one for my bus - any counter-culturin', bus drivin', democrat lovin' left winger like myself will...
• Re: Am/Can over prepared
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 1 May 2013 16:06:44 -0700
  ...The Busses that we met on the road from = > the US or Can, Westys mostly were winging it with minimal additions.......
• Westfalia Sticker, came in.
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 16:24:21 -0500 (EST)
  ...later, Kyle '80 Westfalia "Wake up, your wings have been tied too long" ---Rusted Root--- -------------------------------------------------------------------- khaskins@indiana.edu http://php.indiana.edu/~khaskins/
• AC - is it just me?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Tue, 5 May 1998 07:31:32 -0500
  ...have (had) these problems? Thanks Mark 87westyGl Sweatin in Texas Wishing the Vans had better Ventilation Learning the virtues of those little wing windows :)
• Re: Thanks for your help, everyone! (New Vanagon Owner)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 11:49:16 -0700
  ...Vanagon Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia --------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Hamilton" <winged@TIGERDEN.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004...
• Re: Here's a Vanagon I've never seen!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:47:21 -0600
  ...They've remove the side gates and >> tail gates and added that silly(!) wing. Instead of a nice useful flat >> cargo area, they've...
• Re: Otmar's Stretch
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:20:48 -0700
  ...Maybe some day I'll make it a gull wing. -Otmar- 82/86 Stretch Vanagon Westfalia Syncro GTI. "Power of two" http://www.evcl...
• Re: Leaking door vent windows?? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:22:23 -0700
  ...Otherwise the water is coming from the glass-rubber joint, and perhaps a new wind wing seal is needed. Randy Bergum 1990 Carat Mike...
• Westy screw caps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 14 May 2003 06:30:48 -0700
  ...thick rubber washers for mounting the fiberglass luggage rack to the roof, roll pins for the latch mechanism on the wing windows, various stainless...
• Re: Are there any Vanagon guys near Paris, France?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 22:18:44 -0800
  ...I just think of these big aluminum things as overgrown Westies with wings. BenT http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html On Tue...
• Re: there is another propex dealer in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 15:39:43 -0700
  Yeah, a whole day's shipping time, unless the airplane's wings freeze. Karl Wolz _____ From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Light on auxilliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:38:34 -0700
  ...have heard that The Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical Handbook by Charlie Wing (ISBN-10: 0071446443, ISBN-13: 978-0071446440) is quite good. I just...
• How I got home from work (broken clutch cable)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 20:30:53 -0800
  ...I stuffed a new cable through the housing, with some grease, wired the front to the pedal, adjusted the wing nut and drove home...
• Re: Painting Pop-Top?
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 10:47:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Any suggestions would be great! > > Kyle > > '80 Westfalia > > "Wake up, your wings have been tied too long" > ---Rusted Root--- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > khaskins@indiana.edu > http://php...
• Re: Fri. funnies
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 13:29:39 -0500
  ...a hurry. Over Michigan, she ran into some really foul weather. Wings iced up, she became exhausted, passed out and went into a dive...
• SA Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:32:54 -0400
  ...UNhelpful Bentley has NO procedure for removal....I'll have to wing it. But my book only goes to '84. If someone has one...
• '87 GL passenger van parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:16:32 -0600
  ...evaporator=$30, power mirrors-one is missing glass=$100 for both, wing glass=$20 each, all glass available, fuel injectors=$5 each, velour front...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Apr 2012 to 21 Apr 2012 - Special issue (#2012-235)
  Historical mailing list - ZedEE Scooby
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:04:58 -0400
  ...My window inside the closet is a removable wood insert with two wing nuts holding it on. I really like that feature. Alas I...
• Re: washers
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 09:26:20 -0700
  ...111837637 on this link > > https://www.mtmfg.com/vw/2290/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-Eurovan-Vent-Wing-Parts > > https://www.wagen-werks.com/vent-wing...
• Re: How to fix the digital clock?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:48:48 -0400
  ...Gently pull the connector out > from between the wings and bring it down below the panel, keeping > track of the orientation for when you...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 07:37:02 -0700
  This should be an easy to find wrecking yard item. If you want to see yours, open your vent and, with a torch driver...
• Re: wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:52:43 -0500
  >It turns out, on mine at least, the window channel on the support separating >the roll down window from the wing vent is too...
• You've Got Snow! <F>
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:17:39 EST
  ...Orders subject to $3000 surcharge.) I also have several well trained sled dog teams waiting in the wings to send out with packages if...
• The Truth About Florida
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 19:48:02 -0800
  ...I only saw a big bug with wings once. It was a trip, didn't bother me, but then I've heard stories where...
• Re: Sealing propane tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:42:49 -0700
  ...Any better ideas? >> > > I like Teflon tape on any tapered thread fittings myself, but the > tradesmen I > know who spend their days winging together...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 12:54:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The little metal >tabs sticking up on the wing at (usually) regularly spaced intervals at an >angle to the airflow on the outboard leading...
• Re: Alternative to Cover Camper Fridge Vent
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:46:29 +0000
  ...The "nut" is a brass wingnut. bob stevens '87 Syncro Westy I had just about given up when I > noticed we had a round...
• Re: Some kind of shelf?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 15:52:46 -0700
  ...There would be bolt ends and wing nuts near contents of box, but whatEveRR! ;^) Or simpler yet, one bolt per side. (like Frankenstein!) Dril...
• MPG and Decoupler (was Belly pans for speed /mpg)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 18 May 2008 20:40:44 -0700
  ...The Wing, on racecars, was used >> to increase downforce..the car's ability to generate traction by using the >> air to 'push' it down...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 14:26:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If you are unfamliar with vortex generators, look at the wing of an airplane next time you travel somewhere without driving your van. The...
• Re: Wiring Harness Plug Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:06:48 -0700
  ...09:14 PM 10/14/2009, neil n wrote: >> >> Yes the wings likely scraped the plug on the way out, (I had called in...
• Westfalia Sticker Info
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Thu, 10 Apr 1997 19:25:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...Front, back, left or right?*?*?*?*? Kyle "Wake up, your wings have been tied too long" ---Rusted Root--- -------------------------------------------------------------------- khaskins@indiana.edu http://php.indiana.edu...
• Re: "passing" as Republicans :o)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 16:53:36 -0500
  ...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: fresh air cabin filter
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:09:33 -0800
  ...I was astounded to find a collection of butterfly wings > inside the box. I know every van should have a hobby, but I'd...
• Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list????
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 10:34:18 -0400
  ...There's a young crop of future owners waiting in the wings. Chris. Dnia Jul 1, 2013 o godz. 9:57 Andrew Graydon <andrew...
• Re: Vanagons being used on world tours
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:54:41 -0700
  ...more content to set off with only the most > basic of equipment and just wing it from there. Somehow they manage just > fine. > > Mark > >
• Re: Westy flue covers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 11:58:54 -0600
  ...Bob http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare if you got the pics the metal covers are held on w/ a stud and wingnut. chris In...
• Re: Some kind of shelf?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 10:03:19 -0700
  ...of strut/tube combo, and threads long enough, you could use wing nuts for **relatively** quick removal. Or if it's possible to leave...
• Re: New awning project with pix
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:07:33 -0400
  ...Specially designed padded clamps with wingnuts hold the pole in place. The water rolls off into the gutter on each side of the pole...
• Re: New awning project with pix
  Historical mailing list - B
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:29:07 -0700
  ...Specially designed padded > clamps with wingnuts hold the pole in place. The water rolls off > into the > gutter on each side of the pole...
• Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 18:25:30 -0700
  ...The other time was when we proof loaded a flying wing with 1,000 lbs. of sandbags. I went to the concrete yard and...
• Repost; Dancing Bear Dash Mascot?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 08:22:00 EDT
  ...but anyway, I'm still going to buy one for my bus - any counter-culturin', bus drivin', democrat lovin' left winger like myself will...
• Re: Tents
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 13:38:10 -0700
  ...steve '85 westy with home-grown east wing attachment kent, wa >From: Gary Ryan <vwvanagain@YAHOO.COM> >I went camping for the first time...