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• Healthiest way to lead an UnHealthy Vanagon lifestyle? (a long attempt at Phrydey humour)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:56:23 -0700
  ...my back, my knuckles, my arms, my knees, my liver and brain, my neighbours ears, (including dogs within 4 km radius), my bank account...
• Re: Suspension noises (Clunks) 1991
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 26 Nov 2016 18:03:57 -0800
  ...on my '81, the radius rod had worn out the hole in frame to an oval shape. The sound of the rod shifting in...
• Re: Spring Compressor
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:45:58 -0600
  ...lower > control arm allowed to fall you need to loosen the radius rod mounts and > the lower control arm mounts if they are the...
• Re: Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 16:45:58 -0700
  Thank you gentlemen. A compressor sounds quite useful. For now I'll live with what I have but will look into a compressor. Neil...
• Re: VW van count
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 23:31:21 -0400
  ...I know of 6 right off hand that live within a 10-block radius of > my house. They're everywhere around here. > > >From: Stephen...
• Adding AC and PS to 84 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - David
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 10:54:09 -0500
  ...Does this sound reasonable?? It is not in an area where there are alot of Westfalias (7 Vanagon's total in 250 mile radius...
• Re: Rear Axle Wiggle
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:33:54 -0800
  ...I know my weight (180 lbs) so I stand at a 2 ft radius with one of my feet on the bar, this gets...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Jun 2015 10:47:22 -0400
  ...You will likely find that front radius rod mounts will get torn up more and you may have trouble setting the caster angle. You...
• Re: Adding rear disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:18:06 -0400
  ...neither inside corner has been chamfered. > > Neither inside corner has a Radius? > >> >> > >> > Sudhir >> > >> > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 15:05, Chuck Mathis<cvmathis...
• Re: New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:08:48 -0700
  ...Today I don't know if I could find inner tubes for anything larger than bicycle tires within a 75-mile radius of my...
• Re: vanagon body panels
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:22:10 -0600
  ...The > > radius of the corners was different, so an A-pillar patch was not an > exact > > fit and needed some fill work. Also the...
• Re: 1.9 Compression?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 10:42:42 -0500
  ...Suspension/ball joints/tie rods/rack/front radius rod mounts. Being an 84 it may not have power steering. AC at best sucks. Has...
• Re: vanagon syndrome week - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 01:21:37 -0700
  ...adults? stove and fridge? they haul 4x8 sheets? Hows the turning radius? hate making 3pt U turns. Oh, and I can pull the engine...
• Re: "Whump whump" noise from front RH side.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:05:52 -0500
  ...speeds, (I had to swap in > a used tie rod, fix radius arm hole, etc.) vehicle drives fine with no > other sounds or issues...
• Re: Review of Agilis 51 205/65-15
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:23:23 -0400
  ...The 215 Agilis would be the same rolling radius as >those tires. I drive 75+ for hours on end, so that was >no good...
• Re: Swapping '86 front end onto '82
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:03:27 -0600
  ...Perhaps there is an improvement in >> stiffness, given the >> more complex nature of the Vanagon control arm (with the radius rod >> tie in) versus...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:25:50 EST
  ...the rod bearings that I've seen don't show this "radius ride" that you discribe? And Wilson NC? what a dump <grin> steve...
• Re: Sportsmobile was: new Tiico diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 16:35:17 -0500
  ...But, shite turning radius, loads of chassis flex, way too heavy even unladen than needed for it's own purpose, and other purely profit...
• Re: They're GIVING Vanagons away in San Diego!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:18:34 -0800
  ...I can show you where at least 15 different ones are within a 2 mile radius of my house. Almost any time I go...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:36:50 -0600
  ...I suspect they might use the largest possible >>> diameter, and the smallest possible rolling radius. Given that, I >>> tend to >>> use the mathematical number...
• Re: Beyond Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:34:55 -0700
  ...Also, pretty tight turning radius (gets bigger with the mid- and long-wheelbase versions). Gas engine has an impressive 27 MPG highway; diesel engine...
• Re: SMART Keys and kill switches, fuel pump timer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:26:14 -0700
  ...dies of fuel starvation...easy to find within a 2 > minute radius of where you parked it...and the thief will probably > think "frigging...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:58:14 -0700
  ...The bend radius is also to big. > > Muffler shop benders are compression benders, unless the shop has a mandrel > bender. Compression benders produce wrinkles...
• 85 Westy burning oil
  Historical mailing list - Vicki Derrer
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:55:59 EDT
  ...mechanic and am frantically looking for one within a 30 mile radius of Charlotte, NC who will have compassion for a monetarily poor (but...
• Re: Vgon Crash Tests
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:57:04 -0600
  ...going to wrecking yards around Dallas Texas and a > hundred mile > > radius for seven years and I've never seen a Vanagon that was...
• Re: Alarm system, was Bus story
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:20:18 -0500
  <Or an alarm that alerted you wihout alerting everyone else within a two-mile radius?> I had one of those back in the 80...
• Re: "Whump whump" noise from front RH side.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:47:18 -0400
  ...speeds, (I had to swap in > a used tie rod, fix radius arm hole, etc.) vehicle drives fine with no > other sounds or issues...
• stretch Syncro/Vanagon lives!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:11:24 -0800
  ...The turning radius was fine and the ride was a little smoother than that of the normal length models. I drove around my local...
• More Exhaust System for I-4 Comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:41:03 EST
  ...For space reasons, I decided not to use this because the radius of curvature for the initial pipe bends would be too tight for...
• Re: rebuilding front suspension
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:42:13 -0500
  ...I know the Syncro is different, but in > hindsight, the front end work wasn't rocket surgery save for the old > style seized radius...
• Re: Camping for the Bethany, OK show
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 13:21:17 -0500
  ...m hoping to make some other VW events within 300 mile radius of Dallas >TX but I don't regret missing the Bethany show...
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 18:34:59 -0500
  ...Has anyone ever > >> tried this? I have a few questions... > >> > >> 1) I am assuming that the 1 5/8 radiuses be cut in all...
• Re: lifting a 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Sep 2015 16:04:07 -0600
  ...The front radius rods control the caster (relationship of upper to lower ball joints) and when the van is raised the angle of these...
• Re: Needed one steel wheel and some advice.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 9 Aug 2015 09:21:48 -0400
  ...with the ball joints to? Now, should I be thinking that radius arm bushing along with lower arm bushing also need to get a...
• Re: Buying vanagons as parts donors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:53:48 EST
  ...there are several big name pick and pulls in this area and in a 300 mile radius, and none of them have any vanagons...
• Re: BZ shelf - anyone making and sellin' em?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:47:57 -0700
  ...wood around the > edge and u clamps? Much harder to do(radiused corners, attaching 3 mm to 19 mm, etc), not as strong, & the...
• : Re: powder coating exhaust Comments
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 25 May 2000 23:04:43 EDT
  ...Piston tops, combustion chamber, exhaust port, exhaust valve face and radius, intake face, exhaust pipes from head to muffler. I wrapped the muffler in...
• C4C-Reprise
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:50:52 -0400
  ...of list members I am aware of within a 100 mile radius but you never know. A good measure of the economy is how...
• Re: Wheels, Tires and the Laws of Physics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 00:58:38 EST
  ...the speedometer recalibrated to reflect a 12%-15% change in the radius of the wheel.. now that's an off-road tire. There is...
• Re: tire sizes "*&%#@"
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:26:46 -0800
  ...It looks like I may be able to clear >everything in the wheel wells and still keep my turning radius. The new >wheels are...
• windshield reccomendation in socal
  Historical mailing list - luke sponsler
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:37:05 -0800
  ...country, there is probably&nbsp;20 junkyards over a 5 mile radius in this area.&nbsp; It is a wild sight.&nbsp; Unfortunately I...
• <Syncro> binding when hot/VC
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:27:43 -0300
  ...In other words it's ready to trigger fast in a tight radius turn, especially once warmed up. Expect some scrubbing, it's working...
• Re: EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine convers
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:03:16 -0500
  ...double clamp? > > If this stuff fits in the engine bay (large radius in bend I"m sure) > it sure would be nice! > > Thanks much...
• Re: increasing safety (handling) of the syncro
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:01:37 -0800
  ...251 407 183 I might also suggst replacing the radius arm bushings, but I have not done this yet. (251 407 175 [2 per...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:33:05 -0500
  ...As Mark Drillock's post explains, if the tires that you put on the 15" wheels are larger in radius, or diameter, than those...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 15:55:26 -0500
  ...to og to make them worth any $$ at all, i.e. radiused wheel > wells for bigger tires, cutting in windows in Panels, non vw...
• Re: 1972 Bettle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:54:40 -0500
  ...sink, fridge, stove and bed...The vanagon has a tighter turning radius, too. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Karl Wolz...
• Re: VW van count
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:37:45 -0700
  ...I know of 6 right off hand that live within a 10-block radius of > my house. They're everywhere around here. > >> From: Stephen...
• New Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:28:12 -0400
  ...it shipped so that narrowed that down to about 150 mile radius from my house. Sure, it would be cool to have an MV...
• 86' stalling/mechanic problems
  Historical mailing list - Seamus Padraic Ragan
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 11:49:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...If there is anyone in the 100 mile radius, ie. D.C , Richmond, BLacksburg, Roanoak or possibly further that could help me locate and...
• Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:53:24 -0500
  ...area and/or bumper end-cap because of the quick turning radius and >unusual seating position of the driver. Almost every Vanagon I have...
• Yokohama Y370G data
  Historical mailing list - Gary A Meek
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:34:10 -0600
  ...25.6 inches Loaded Static Radius: 11.9 inches Loaded Revolutions per miles: 818 (my speedo face says I need 820 revs per mile...
• Re: My car is going wobble
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 19:40:33 -0700
  ...What causes depressions on the sidewall, parallel to the radius of the tire? Thanks, Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Egeln" <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> To...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:42:40 -0400
  ...Check the Caster of the front end and radius rod mounts. Jacking the rear will reduce the caster angle and cause the twitchy over...
• Re: squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 16:51:28 -0700
  ...My rolling radius > > is about the same as with > > my 14" rims so I can't figure out what changed. Any > > ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > Ken...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:52:48 -0700
  ...The 'bars' have large radius > corners. I was working about 60mi round trip from home, but otherwise > driving in the same area and at...
• Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 19:07:17 -0400
  ...The short radius of the curve overstresses the tired insulation and it splits. The second is the problem that happens any time you have...
• Re: "Whump whump" noise from front RH side.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:21:17 -0700
  ...speeds, (I had to swap in > a used tie rod, fix radius arm hole, etc.) vehicle drives fine with no > other sounds or issues...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:54:06 -0400
  I saw the pictures and the seal was not countersunk but almost flush with the outer edge and the flywheel radius in eating the...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 08:42:31 -0600
  I gotta tell ya, nothing beats the turning radius of a Vanagon. -- Gnarlie On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Don Hanson...