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• Re: Securing table
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:38:24 -0800
  ...I'd often thought to make a restraining "strap" of some kind to fit between a bolt at this hole and table arm. Could...
• Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:31:00 -0800
  ...If you can't get hold of it by hand, you need to find a strap that can be attached to the terminals or...
• Re: Starting Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 15:09:43 -0500
  ...I have some packing straps (1/2 wide band of reinforced plastic straps typically used to bind larger items). I inserted this down the...
• Re: Porta-potti boxes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:49:08 -0400
  ...store (McGukin's) knew. > You can see the hardware, how I strap the loo in, and a free > shot of one of my vinyl...
• Re: DIESEL intermittently dead
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:32:03 -0500
  ...Check the ground strap, samething. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta GWC www.fyi...
• Re: battery hold down
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:58:48 -0400
  ...battery but the > compartment under the drivers side doesn't have the hold down strap. The > threaded insert is there. Where do i get...
• 84 Westy for sale w\ working BEHR AC
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:40:40 -0500
  ...The old muffler and strap are bad. I have all maintenance records from the PO too. Regards, Tom
• Re: Merffler options?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:47:33 -0400
  ...The most critical part for the 1.9L exhaust is that all the brackets and one strap is there and properly installed. OEM for...
• Gas Fumes in '78 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Sean Roberts
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 21:36:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I don't think it is the battery because it made this noise when i had it straped down (strap bolt rusted away, big...
• Re: Mounting Devices for Extinguishers?
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 16:26:04 -0700
  ...Has anyone *successfully* improvised holding > brackets > (perhaps of velcro straps) that improves on plastic > straps > provided with extinguishers? > Something secure, but quickly released in...
• Re: Loss of power
  Historical mailing list - midworld midworld
  Wed, 13 May 1998 14:12:34 PDT
  ...place that just installed the engine check the grounds and grounding >straps. That is what it sounds like to me. >Ken Wilford >John 3...
• Re: Vanagon favorite part.
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:04:29 -0400
  ...Gregg 85 Westy (complete with kid strapped to luggage rack) -----Original Message----- From: Rachel Cogent [mailto:Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001...
• Re: Power loss problem solved.... I think.
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 11 May 2000 13:06:23 -0700
  ...On looking at the >Bentley trouble shooting guide to starters, I came across the ground strap >that runs from the tranny to the frame...
• Re: [WESTY] Canoe on poptop - too much weight?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 07:42:05 -0700
  ...I use >two >ratchet cargo straps (hooked to the rain gutters) over the top and a couple more >at the >front and back. On...
• Re: fuel tank reinstallation
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:37:10 -0400
  ...Jack stands can be a problem since sometimes they don't allow enough room for you to get the gas tank strap on the...
• 85 exhaust supports needed
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 17:40:50 -0500
  ...So while I was trying to figure out why this happened, I noticed the muffler strap was broken. 40 bucks from BD and $52...
• Re: vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:03:41 -0500
  ...There can always be ground straps, corroded battery cables and such that cause the starter to draw too much current and overheat. However if...
• Re: [WetWesties] VW Campers and Kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 10:21:23 -0500
  ...Believe me, a set of rack straps alone is not > enough. If one fails, you are left with only one strap and it won...
• Re: Loose motor
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:08:36 -0800
  ...So anyhow, I limped back to my campsite and using some construction wood I had around and some extra motorcycle tiedown straps...I have...
• Re: Car back carrier
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 19:10:10 -0700
  ...One on each end to hoist the thing, one to handle the straps. I think you're supposed to hang it and then pack...
• Re: 85 1.9L Problems Persist
  Historical mailing list - olists
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 19:53:34 -0600
  ...A bad ground of these straps will cause all kinds of funk > in the Fuel Injection operation.
• Re: Last word on tach going to zero?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Thu, 3 May 2007 07:57:34 -0600
  ...A new ground strap and > played with the ECU. The van is now running fine. I personally > tested the old O2 sensor with a...
• Re: [WetWesties] VW Campers and Kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:06:26 -0600
  We strap two 17 footers to the top of my diesel westy and you don't really know they're up there until the...
• Re: Does a pop top fit INSIDE a westy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:16:48 -0400
  Folks normally strap it to the roof. Ken On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 12:16 PM Markus Benne <mbenne@m-bass.com> wrote...
• Re: GoWesty rainfly - trying to make it better
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 26 May 2012 23:14:02 -0400
  ...or so replacing the hooks and trying out an alternate front strap method. > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/vanagon-trying-some-things...
• Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 10:51:19 -0500
  McNeely, I had the same though a while back when I was working on replacing the heater hosees from front to back - it appears...
• Re: doughnut spare gas tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 1994 21:22:25 -0400
  ...It is a close fit and you have to make longer straps to hold it in, but it does fit. I made the mistake...
• Re: Jump Seats & Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 08:04:40 -0500
  Alan Bosch wrote: > > Does anyone know if you can get seatbelts for the rear-facing jump seats in > a Vanagon? Too, has anyone strapped...
• Car-top carrier advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Merin, Lawrence M
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:42:48 -0600
  ...Also, if it sounds feasible, should the carrier be mounted directly onto the roof (straps hooked to rain gutters), or should I purchase and...
• Re: New Paulchen Rack (long!)
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 13:16:46 -0500
  ...The velcro straps I have are from Panduit, they make cable ties and things like that. dave www.251.org
• Re: sliding door lock info
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Shelander
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 00:45:04 PDT
  ...I also use a strap from my raft to keep the door from sliding open while driving. Bad latch I guess, were the 85...
• Re: Soft shackles
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 1 Aug 2015 07:13:33 -0700
  ...You can use one on either or both ends of the tow to save your strap from abuse...I tow with either an old...
• Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:08:13 -0700
  ...Mark neil n wrote: > Hi all. > > Under these conditions: > > - grounds between engine and frame cleaned and ok, new braided strap > between engine and frame...
• Re: Stereo/Subwoofer Installation
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:02:11 -0700
  ...there is another set of straps that secure the sub to the wall behind the passenger seat (next to fire extinguisher?) Rear Speakers http...
• Re: exhaust part number/info needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 1 May 2008 05:51:15 EDT
  ...Mine came to me with a big hoseclamp on there, i've never had the opportunity to use "the strap". The problem is though...
• Trailer hitch and bikes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 5 Sep 2023 21:56:16 -0500
  ...I had three on the rack last week and used straps to take some of the weight off the hitch. Wondering if the GoWesty...
• Re: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:28:37 -0700
  Transmission ground strap frame bolt not fully torqued, also red wire from battery only hand tight. Turns over just great, but now floods (with...
• Re: '70 Bus - Is this a good deal???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 01:58:11 -0500
  ...Battery tray? What battery tray?? Mine has a plywood floor with no tray, no straps, no nothin' ... explains why the rear running light(s...
• Re: [Syncro] Another 6 million dollar question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 09:36:32 +0000
  ...Like a tow strap, water, cell phone/CB etc.) Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR
• Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 08:47:17 -0400
  Where exactly are the best places to run additional ground straps on my 1.9l Digijet? The stock braids look to be in good...
• Re: slow cranking in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 12:56:41 EST
  ...While you are under there, clean the electrical connections at the starter and check the grounding bonding straps. After that fun exercise, don't...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:49:19 +0000
  ...Any of y'all ever try surfin' with a dobro strapped to your back? bob
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:13:32 -0400
  ...The westy has metal cleats that can be use, one strap pulling to >> each side. On other cars, including tintop vanagons, we pass the...
• Re: The Tale of Rastafalia's Accident
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 20:05:22 -0600
  ...did you? > > i had a car (my own) fall off a tow truck because the tow truck > driver did > not strap the wheels into...
• Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:44:13 -0500
  ...on putting a 4x4 post over the engine opening, putting a strap around the engine and tensioning it up. Is that OK, or is...
• Re: Boat On Bus
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:32:09 -0700
  ...But the boat is atop Mellow Yellow, strapped on with upside-down "j" hooks. It ain't goin' nowhere. Promised pictures at <http://picasaweb...
• Re: Need engine courier
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:19:50 -0400
  Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> writes: > One of the heapest commercial shipping options I would explore would be > to strap it to a skid...
• Re: 78 VW Bus transport
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:33:54 -0800
  ...the dolly, be sure to have the transmission in > neutral, safety straps tight. drive safely. Phil > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http...
• Pulling the tank, sock or no sock
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:10:12 -0600
  ...Pulling the tank is no big deal, right, just get under there, drop the straps and deal with it? Jim
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:14:28 -0500
  ...As far as I know, the critical grounds for starting are the battery ground strap, and the transmission to body ground strap. Replacing the...
• Re: AC duct sagging
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Tue, 31 May 2011 18:22:53 -0500
  ...AC duct sagging Any pictures or drawings of such a strap?? Cheers Jaime -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:53:05 +1300
  ...unless you do this.. >on the 93 up Eurovans there is a large assist strap tha hangs down from the >hatch panel, right underneath...
• rad fan with hose fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:02:11 -0700
  ...Anyone know what they are used for? Also, above front transaxle, strapped to underside of van, is a rubber booted 2 prong electrical connection...
• Bus Abouse, er Abuse
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 15:13:37 -0500
  ...Three bikes and a Mini-Baja roll cage strapped to the top of my roof rack. Inside, three people, 6 tires, two tool boxes...
• Re: Ground Straps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:48:18 -0400
  Thanks Ken and Joel for the response. There seem to be more than two grounds in my engine compartment though. There is a ground...
• any particular brand of connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 12:44:37 -0400
  ...at the local FLAPS be ok? With regard to the ground strap on the left head:would like to replace that as well. What...
• Re: '85 Westy Cranks Slow During Wet Weather
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 12:03:32 EDT
  ...I have new ground straps for the transmission - $6 each and new positive battery cables (seriously heavy duty) for $70 each. You could also...
• Re: all those tire postings...reducing cost of maintenence
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 May 2002 20:32:16 +1200
  >If you are cash-strapped, don't buy a Vanagon. > >I'm not kidding. They are vehicles that require a lot of maintenance, and...
• Re: Fuse box manipulation
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:09:27 -0300
  ...who are fuse box savvy have any cautions, insights, or tips besides > ground strap disconnections in advance of the work? Thanks in advance. > Al
• ?On Which Side Is Ground Point 18?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:11:57 EDT
  ...one on the driver's side with the just chassis ground strap connected to it. Can someone tell me on which side of the...