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• White westy sighting
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:01:51 -0600
  Hi all there's a nice white westy traveling east on I80 hey wait finally Im behind the wheel of this diesel machine with...
• Re: leaking final drive oil pan (AT)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:01:21 -0700
  For what I paid for that damn tube I may brush my teeth with the dregs just to make sure I use it all...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:27:19 -0800
  ...the vanagon.com site? m2cw Malcolm ________________________________ ---- Brad Pauly <bpauly@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I think I'm finally ready to take the plunge.
• Re: Curtains in 91GL-Pics and advice
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:34:51 -0700
  ...It is a refinement of what I did in my '61, then '67, then '76, and finally this '81. Richard
• Re: Thuh Weakly Stats ...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 15:42:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...After many long months of searching and a couple deals gone sour, we finally found the perfect bus for us. and all it needed...
• Re: FOR-SALE: 2 VW's/New Orleans
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Dec 1995 23:19:59
  Anyone remember Sergio Derada, a highly pissed off vanagon owner/listie?? Here's your chance to catch the final fallout, and it looks like...
• VW lunch box photos
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 11:30:24 -0700
  I finally scanned and posted a couple of photos of my VW lunch box. There are on my homepage, referenced in my sig. Richard...
• Final note on tire info -- thanks
  Historical mailing list - Redwood
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 11:32:16 -0700
  Hi volks, My '87 Westi is now riding comfortably on her new Y356 Yokohama LT 195/75/14 tires, inflated at 45f/52r. Thanks...
• 81 Westy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 11:02:31 -0600 (MDT)
  Hi All, After much ado about nothing, I finally got the van to pass emissions by employing the tightened MFC spring trick. The problem...
• High desert trip report
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 15:50:24 -0700
  I finally got the photos up on my trip through the desert country of Utah and Nevada and California, climbing Ibapah Pk and White...
• Gas tank in, no gas smell, finally
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:43:29 -0400
  The newly resealed tank is back in and the gas smell is completely gone, even after a top-off. I’ll put the video...
• V6 TDi Vanagon Tiptronic, FINISHED
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:24:26 +0200
  Finally, after more than 1.5 years, I completed my V6 TDi conversion. http://kfz.freepage.de/rfeussner/IMG_1802.jpg http://kfz.freepage...
• '89 auto trans final drive questions
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Tue, 6 Nov 2012 22:26:03 -0500
  ...cause this looseness? The Bentley calls for SAE90 oil for the final drive, what is the current recommendation to use here? Is an 80W...
• Vacation Location - decided!
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:15:10 -0700
  ...It looks like we have finally settled on a trip that will take us up the California North Coast to southern Oregon and back...
• Removing old gasket material
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:51:36 -0700
  ...I used a very fine wire brush between application and a final light sanding before a final cleaning. gary Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003...
• FINAL STICKER VOTING IS TODAY!!
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 07:41:24 -0700
  Final voting notice ----Voting ends today!!! Thanks for all the support - so far 257 list members have participated - this is a VERY impressive 32...
• Re: Vanagon.com sticker
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Wed, 23 May 2001 11:36:25 -0700
  ...Members not voting, then complaining about the designs... >A wee bit of mud slinging over who's doing what, etc... > >Anyway, the final designs...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 19:15:44 -0400
  ...What does > this mean? Did you watch what was hapenning as you do the final 1/4 turn? If you watch the rocker (most...
• Re: Diamler chrysler vw...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:01:02 +1200
  ...When it was finally signed final >daimler was at about 60 percent of the value and chrysler was down to about >40 percent (chrysler...
• Re: AT final drive drain???
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 16:23:33 -0800
  > Also thought I would drain the final drive section and refill with Redline. Well, > after 16 years working only on a manual, this section...
• Re: Friday no splitty for me
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:03:34 -0400
  apparently she finally watched an episode of Barrett Jackson and is seeing green now :) In a message dated 10/14/2016 7:13:05...
• Re: High Country Bus Festival 2010 Slide Show
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:31:07 -0800
  On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Jamie Auch <jamie@kookymathteacher.com>wrote: > High Country Bus Festival 2010 slide show is finally...
• Substitute water tank inlet plug
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:47:46 -0700
  I've been searching for a substitute for the plug for my water tank inlet, and finally found it today: it's 7/8...
• Re: Andrew Grebneff Memorial Fund - Final Status
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:04:52 -0400
  Thank you Larry and Maggie for handling all this for everyone. I'm proud to be a member of this community. Nice work. -- Thanks...
• WTB Electric window motor
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:22:52 -0400
  ...It finally became hot here in the south and the inoperative electric window has to get fixed. I am looking for a passenger side...
• Propane (fridge) finally out
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 23 May 1996 13:35:44 CST6CDT
  Fired up the fridge with a full tank of gazz on 3 May @ 5 pm. Ran it continuously until the profane went out this...
• Refrig for 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Aug 1997 09:11:29 -0400
  ...The origninal, as we all know was like a fine women; Kind but Tempermental! Mine has been that was and has finally quit on...
• Vanagon Skylights$55 Decals$9.50 skylight seals$30.
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 02:21:57 -0800
  I have finally have on stock some new skylight seals. These may need replacing, so check for cracked brittle rubber, leaks, etc. We also...
• updated site
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 14:47:32 -0700
  I've finally got around to updating my site. Check out the improvements at: http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/vwbus Michael B. Harrnacker 89 Weekender...
• Heavy smoke from the aux. heater
  Historical mailing list - Chibong Oh
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 23:37:18 +0900
  Spent a month repairing DA-6, it finally work! Plentiful heat and nice worm but too much smoke. Checked two fuel pumps, air valve...
• Re: Finally got some SA Grille Kits in Stock
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:17:12 EDT
  My grilles also have the genuine Hella inner lights in VW boxing with the brackets for mounting. Just in case anyone had a question...
• Frozen tranny plug follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Neal R. Hansen
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 14:44:04 -0700
  Yeah! Today I finally got that stubborn plug out. I used a new (Sharp) 17MM hex wrench with a two foot pipe. It broke...
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 18:11:30 -0700
  ...I don't know what the ratios are in the final drive/differential.
• Re: Where to get GL-4? (Was: Size of allen wrench for final drive?)
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 05:38:50 -0400
  NAPA sells GL-4, the brand name is Sta-Lube. Comes in gallon and quart. The local NAPA here keeps it in stock. > So...
• No Vanagon Content hond* C*v*c?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 18:01:04 -0500
  Hi Everyone, Well finally it's not my vanagon thats broken but rather my girlfriends 00 Civic the starter kill switch for the alarm...
• NVC: Catenary Curve: Final Answer
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 23:51:51 -0800
  Let's close this subject, go to: http://www.2dcurves.com/exponential/exponentialhc.html Notice no mention of 1::1 ratio in the dimensions...
• Re: Free Sirius satellite radio system
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 22:31:44 -0600
  ...controlled media. I am talking about no agenda-spinned 3-letter networks or Clear Channel media monopolies. Finally, democracy has a voice again! --Gnarlie
• hub cap need one
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:17:40 +0000
  I finaly got a set of the old school hub caps at a side walk sale, and one must of ben a little bent...
• What size optima battery
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:03:25 -0500
  ...My starting battery has finally died I've heard others have used optima batteries in place of the group 41 starting battery. I've...
• paging those who asked to buy the used E-code headlights
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 13 May 2006 13:23:14 -0700
  ...I finally got my shipment after all these months of waiting. Please pmail me. -- BenT
• Re: Final pictures (the red beast)
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 6 Mar 2007 14:59:47 -0500
  >> Yea yea, it's snow in the back and i wish i would be elsewhere but hey, got to work to pay that beast...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:00:41 -0500
  Craig, Yeah Tim called me last night and took a serious coolant bath when he finally got the last pipe removed. He's quickly...
• Re: I finally finished the interior. Yes it's purple fur.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 02:39:11 -0400
  Couldn't find the pics you refer to. On Jun 1, 2008, at 12:44 AM, Gerry Lepage wrote: > > To see it go to...
• CV Joint repacking- axle removal.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 13:23:16 -0700
  ...Both the final drive and the axle stub have little lips that go up around the away-from-the-axle side of the CV...
• VW 3 : Locksmith 1
  Historical mailing list
  16 Aug 96 06:13:39 PDT
  ...With assistance from the author (doing the rotate thing) while he did the raking thing we finally managed to unlock the hatch. Final score...
• vibrations, wheel bearings, cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Sat, 8 May 1999 22:05:04 -0700
  Well I finally took both rear wheel assemblies apart and put new bearings in. The inner right rear bearing had turned in the casing...
• List Sticker Survey - Final Results
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 17:59:16 -0600
  Ok List!!! I finally went through all the responses I got - total of 90 responses. Given the outcome, I'm not going to post...
• Re: auto trans final drive
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 08:16:46 -0700
  ...remove the > plug ( should be somewhere up the side of the final drive, maybe loook in > the bently( you should have a bently if...
• Re: Tom Wilson Head Torquing
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Tue, 26 Dec 1995 11:30:45 -0600 (CST)
  ...Types 1-3 engines from '73-on with 8mm studs should be final-torqued to only 18 ft-lb. Over-torquing these engines will...
• Re: Friday topic: MP3s in a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:37:06 -0500
  ...I did finally manage to destroy mine (well it's fixable, but i'm going to just replace it) by letting it fall into...
• moving west - advice?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 09:59:04 -0400
  Well after literally years of problems in my attempts to move west, I'm finally planning on leaving the 2nd week of September! I...
• Re: Finally - Nice Rubber Floor Mats for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 06:34:46 EDT
  In a message dated 10/9/2003 12:10:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Finally - Nice Rubber Floor Mats...
• Re: Beginner's guide to Vanagon wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:44:40 -0700
  ...http://www.xkcd.com/730/ This has been > up > on my garage wall for about five years now, and I finally found the source...
• Re: Video from last summer
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:47:47 -0400
  ...34:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM writes: finally got around to finishing my video from last summer’s campouts. It...
• Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 12 May 2012 19:05:26 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] trouble installing new starter bushing > She's running really well now and finally has a name: Phoenix. > John
• Re: Propane tank question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:39:41 -0400
  At 12:29 PM 8/31/2010 -0700, Jay lefstein wrote: >Last night i finally burned out all the propane and need to reseal...
• RE: I finally got a VW Thing ('74)!
  Historical mailing list - Skip Correll 615-757-5508 (School)
  Sun, 09 Jul 1995 22:40:35 -0400 (EDT)
  Martha: Welcome to the Thing Show! I have affectionately named our 73 "The Money Pit." Even so, they can be a fun vehicle. Glad...
• Re: EV clutch ped. tension spring
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Mar 96 15:31:46 EST
  Ahh finally, some news to make me feel not so badly about having an EV with an auto! It's a stretch, but I...
• syncro
  Historical mailing list - michael osweiler
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 18:06:36 -0600
  we have finally decided to give up on selling our 89 syncro and trade in on a new van. i have posted it several...
• Re: restored then sold??? was: Finally!!! VW heat/rust/noise webs ite
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 13:21:57 -0800
  >My WIFE wanted this bus. I mean REALLY wanted it. Can your wife talk to mine? Maybe convince her that we need one too...