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• Re: Subaru power & smoothness
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 22:07:21 -0800
  ...These same inclines required the automatic equipped Legacy to down shift and rev raucously. I can't see how this motor could perform better...
• Re: The Ideal vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Fitzsimons
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:29:54 -0400
  ...Any thoughts as to why VW didn't put the Quattro system under the vanagon? Would it have required too many modifications to an...
• Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:05:00 -0700
  ...The required skill sets differ for the 2 jobs as do the tools needed. Most people would be better off putting the camper stuff...
• Re: shameless plug for my site
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 14:58:09 -0700
  ...Also if snow bunny licenses are required for hunting. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info...
• Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 22:53:40 EST
  ...get because of the peculiar "OBJECTS > IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER..." labelling required in the US. They probably have to > run 'em off separately. > > actually...
• Re: lower ball jpoint install
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:28:45 -0700
  ...into the > steering knuckle (91 2wd)? Is there a special tool required? > Anyone near Baltimore equipped to do this? > Thanks, > Dennis Atkins > -- Jake 1984...
• Replacing Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 17:26:43 +0100
  ...Has anyone done this themselves? If so, what's the blow by blow, and what - if any - special tools or precautions are required? Thanks...
• Re: Road sign interpretations - (F)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 1 Sep 1995 23:00:14 -0700
  At 08:39 PM 9/1/95 CDT, Jack Stafford wrote: >On the 101 south of Fortuna, a sign read: >BURNING PERMITS REQUIRED >We...
• Pla-cool Air Cooler?
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 09:04:26 -0800 (PST)
  ...The pla-cool required an rv-type demand water pump, and a water tank. This pump pressurizes the water lines to have household-like...
• AC Expansion Valve access on '90 Westie, what needs to be removed?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hammerstrom
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:03:41 -0700
  ...How much of the cabinet needs to be removed? Are any special tools required for removal of the Expansion Valve? Does the clothes closet...
• Re: Picture of Vanagons Racing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:39:46 -0500
  ...Is it just me that thinks >all of this special treatment required by and for AOL use is a PIA? The >medium is the...
• Re: Painting Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 18:46:44 -0800
  ...Except I had made repairs which required > the black areas to be coated. I bypassed the black epoxy paint stage by > using black epoxy...
• Any Audi 100 Fans...? (MVC)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 14:35:26 -0500
  ...My bus (required Vanagon content) just isn't the right vehicle for the task - in terms related to weather and mileage. Sorry for the...
• Re: Replacing inside mirror
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:52:30 -0600
  ...Are special tools > required? > > John Lauterbach > Macon, GA > '84 7-passenger > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for...
• One Week until SdME 2004
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 2 May 2004 23:56:11 -0400
  ...Since we'll be camping on private property, no permits are required. We'll be driving on forest fire and jeep trails (and a...
• Re: minor accident PICS
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:29:50 -0600
  What's more likely to happen is you will be required to get three repair estimates over which they will hum and haw then...
• Re: Which syndrome is this?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:16:54 -0400
  ...Get that Bentley, it's required reading, and will pay for itself the first time you *don't* need to pay a mechanic. Good...
• Re: Share your solar success story?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:15:41 -0700
  ...Having the carb cleaned once and a new plug is all the maint required in 3 yrs. I really wished I could use solar...
• Re: boy or girl?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:05:52 -0600
  ...t have a name, it has an identity problem. :) Names not required to be PO's, unless for some good reason-I tried to...
• Re: Reflectors on back of van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:09:34 -0700
  ...I have a vague memory of seeing a sooty, yellowed inspection chart at a garage years ago which called out a required bumper height...
• Re: [vanagon] SA trailer hitch NLA? other SA parts drying up
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:37:59 EST
  ...in the US, auto manufacturers are required to make/stock parts for a certain number of years after a model is made, apparently this...
• Re: Updated photos of the R-TDI project Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 07:46:08 -0700
  ...just curious to learn more about why a fuel cooler is required for this application. Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent...
• Re: Rear side reflectors on North American cars
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:24:40 -0400
  ...rear side reflectors you see on US > Transporters (and E90 Corollas) required? They really trash a car's > appearance and are totally unnecessary. > > -- > Andrew...
• Re: Rear side reflectors on North American cars
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:11:44 -0400
  ...rear side reflectors you see on US > Transporters (and E90 Corollas) required? They really trash a car's > appearance and are totally unnecessary. > > -- > Andrew...
• Re: Batteries: Optima vs Gp 41...was Re: Group-41 deep cycle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:47:19 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It does seem that the Gp 41 is 1" shorter than the > Optima, so no cutting *might* be required to fit it in under...
• Re: Still trying to diagnose an off idle stumble.
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 09:26:11 -0500
  ...I also tested the switch and it seems to work as required. I will be trying a new afm thanks to a list member...
• Re: wives and vanagons...rant... LOL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:00:41 -0800
  ...She never drove it, but she cried when I gave it away (a sacrifice required to further her career climb). When I get a...
• Re: Mean Email from the Samba member
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 18 May 2009 13:44:05 -0700
  ...was roadhaus.com and input from > the buyer and seller was required for every record. Some more controls > would be necessary, I'm sure...
• Re: Tranny oil
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Oct 94 8:45:27 EDT
  ...One of the reasons I've been told why transmission oil changes are not required like engine oil changes is that the tranmission oil...
• Re: Engine Coolant Corrosion Inhibitor?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 20:22:15 -0500
  ...New is now required in almost all > new cars including VW. In addition, the Vanagon benefits from a "Water > Wetter" additive. Available through most...
• Needed: CO2 setup for NC gathering (HOMEBREW!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Sat, 3 Aug 1996 21:29:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...BUT i can't afford the CO2 setup required to get the beer outta the keg. anyone in NC got one? would you join...
• Re: Fwd: Seat warmers
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 22:15:57 -0800
  ...No steeenkin control knob required. Of course I left it too late to install it this winter like I left it too late to...
• Re: Westy Middle Seat help/ middle seats for sale
  Historical mailing list - Luke Brennan
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 19:31:45 -0700
  ...for PANEL VAN. No factory bolt holes or markings for guidence. required a 1/2 dozen of those extra little thingy's welded in...
• Re: Newer model Wolfsburg interior into an '84?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:35:57 EST
  ...Full width, newly recovered, and it will actually bolt right in with no welding required (the seat mounting setup is simpler). Asking $100 if...
• Re: FS: VW Orlando wheel
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Fri, 26 May 2000 13:07:04 -0000
  ...4 >> lug, never mounted, I can sent a digital picture if >> required, $40 plus shipping >> >john do you have all four. > >Thanks, > >Bobby > > >__________________________________________________ >Do...
• Re: Cheap H4's
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 17:31:35 EST
  ...This technicality must be identified in the state annual check. >> Although California has the most difficult emission inspection procedures, we are thankfully not required...
• Re: alignment in 87 Westy--what is correct?
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:37:57 -0700
  ...and I can send (e-mail, snail mail, fax) you the required pages. The first time I had my alignment done, the shop said...
• First time owner (90'Westy)!!
  Historical mailing list - Rob Cassam
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 10:59:53 -0500
  ...jump seat behind the passenger seat (front) without drilling? I have the automatic transmission, what type of maintenance is required? Thanks in advance, Rob
• Update on Insurance charges.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:51:13 -0500
  ...It sounds like by lowering the coverage to the required level I'll be paying $129.00 for six months. I'm disappointed in...
• Re: Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:27:59 -0400
  ...Eric Mike Noble wrote: > What is required to convert a watercooled vanagon to aircooled > (assuming the > running aircooled engine is available). It seems a...
• Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:05:45 -0700
  ...I need the specialized tools that are required to remove/replace pistons and sleeves and any other specialized tools (removing circlips and piston pins...
• WTB: Thermostat bracket!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:58:00 -0700
  ...These are the last parts required to get my engine back into the van!! I'm moving in a couple of weeks, and need...
• Re: Re; friday--little miss sunshine
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 08:09:07 -0700
  ...What a hoot! Laughed so much I > was crying. > This move even has the required V.W. Bus content. You all will enjoy it...
• Re: Shift Lever Disassembly Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:01:32 -0500
  ...dabbed a little molly (or your preferred lubricant) into the cup, you can slip in the boot (note, manual dexterity required.) Good luck, Miguel
• Re: Alternate Fuels
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:50:36 -0700
  ...this includes all the farming fuels, electricity, energy input in to the fertilizers required, energy into shipping and delivering the fertilizers, to grow the...
• Piston Perforation
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Tue, 25 May 1999 21:36:58 -0600
  ...In my 912, several pieces were embedded in the head and required considerable effort to dislodge them. As to whether or not VW will...
• Re: HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Clarke
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:33:39 +0100
  ...For the non-title states, a > simple "bill of sale" is all that's required. > > Years ago, just after it became a state, Hawaii...
• Re: oil change interval for non-wbx setups
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:27:56 -0400
  Maybe this ties into the required effort- blow-by. Carbon gets past the rings and fouls the oil. Higher effort would create more blow...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:13:07 -0600
  ...is a Big Help but without a Start Relay the Current required to Hold the Starter Solenoid is Still having to pass through the...
• Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:31:47 -0700
  ...it look presentable or was there a > lot of cosmetic rework required? > > Please/thanks! > > -- > Neil2 > '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky) > '86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (SaVannah...
• Re: behr radiator vent bolt washer size.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 12:37:20 -0400
  ...into the plastic tank and I am afraid that the force required to seal is very close the plastic threads failure point. Anybody have...
• Re: Diesel Westie/AC
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 15:22:32 -0700
  ...With all of 48 hp, maybe they were worried about maintaining the minimum 45 mph required on California freeways. :-) -Otmar- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Electric Vehicle Components Ltd...
• 15 inch wheels and offset (non) 'problem'
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 23:16:58 -0500
  ...I will say once again- they fit PERFECTLY, no spacers were required! Also used stock Vanagon lugnuts. Tires I used were 215/75/15...
• A/C relay access in a westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 19:33:49 -0700
  ...everything between it and the rear wiper to get there? Is dropping the evaporator required? looking for some pointers... steve '85 westy kent, wa
• Re: Q: How do we clean the headliner?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 23:10:22 PDT
  ...That required a >dilut solution and some care ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
• Re: SURVEY - How much would you pay for a rear spare tire carrier?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:15:41 -0400
  ...Some drilling required but > virtually unvisible with the spare mounted. > > I've got something in the works and need to know the economic feasibility...
• Re: Engine cleaner?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:20:06 -0500
  ...In most areas they're required to have oil traps that will catch the crud you wash off. If you do it in your...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:28:42 -0400
  ...things through small openings, and no patience. > Both seem to be required to run the wires through the post. If I were doing it...
• Re: What is your screen resolution?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:05:33 -0500
  ...scroll the desktop), playing DVDs and using GPS in my Westy (required content). My wife uses a relatively new Dell desktop with a screen...
• Re: Looking for engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 01:21:56 -0500
  ...Most of my tin is in decent shape, but this one has aged rather >poorly: > >http://www.michaeljeffrey.net/bus/required-tin.jpg > >Does...