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• warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 20:49:51 -0800
  ...Steel expands and contracts at a different rate that aluminum alloy. Over short distances no problem, but the long steel studs and cylinder jackets...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:56:35 -0700
  ...I've seen surface corrosion on them as well. >> >> With aluminum (and I believe tin), the surface oxidation tends to >> prevent further corrosion. This...
• Re: Painting the heads...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:51:13 -0800
  ...There must be aluminum specific primers etc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "pdooley" <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010...
• Re: nylon window slides
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 23:58:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...All they stock is a > complete window glass with the aluminum bar attached with nylon slides as > part of the aluminum bar. This requires...
• Re: Westy Cookware
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 14:17:47 -0400
  Just by accident we were given 2 Calphalon 10" covered frying pans (with loop handles) so one lives in our Westy, they are aluminum...
• Late afternoon experiment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:49:05 -0700
  ...http://shufti.blog/2023/07/21/vanagon-experiment-in-aluminum/ Ab
• Re: Syncro coolant dist. Tower, was Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 20 May 2014 18:36:38 -0700
  ...I heard they might be prototyping a billet aluminum Vanagon replacement body.;-) BenT sent from my electronic leash > On May 20, 2014, at 6...
• 1972 Bettle
  Historical mailing list - ac butler
  Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:12:41 -0500
  ...I have sold my 1989 westy now investing in a 1972 Standard bettle, shaved door handels, that pop with a remote, aluminum rims, just...
• Re: Simple Tire Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:51:46 -0700
  ...I've seen another medium blue/grey Syncro with 5 spoke aluminum rims that are dark grey anodized, and the white out seems to...
• Re: Opinions Please...
  Historical mailing list - phil zimmerman
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 17:29:41 -0800
  ...Unrelated to your request but Gads! Those Aluminum Drop-Gates sure look good! Darn good looking Tristar Jeff and I haven't drooled this...
• RotoZip?
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 22:32:29 EST
  ...Another question I have is will it cut sheet metal? It says it will cut aluminum siding, but that is obviously a whole different...
• Dunsmuir weather little van content
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:30:53 -0700
  ...little to do with vans but I will be taking mine, and it is Friday as the earlier posts on aluminum hats demonstrated. Mike
• Re: 15 Volt 22 Microfarrad Tantalum Capacitor Needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 15:07:04 -0500
  ...The aluminums will eventually cause troubles. david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor...
• Re: Cooking the Roll----
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 02:21:18 EST
  ...your groceries as you drove--- > > no but once i put some aluminum foil over the intake manifold of my Audi turbo and grilled a...
• Re: Using Fiberglass Cleaner for Pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 22:03:18 EST
  ...My Country Home top gets marked with black aluminum corrosion from the braces and springs, Spot Shot whisks it right off. Also good for...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:38:35 -1000
  ...to repair a VW engine block I'd mix aluminum shavings in with it until I got just the consistency I want. I even...
• Re: Roger Sisler Dometic Pics
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:50:17 -0400
  ...I do not believe the problem is getting the cold out of the aluminum fins into the air, the problem is making enough cold...
• Re: Need source for high temp hose for propane heater
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:50:16 -0500
  ...VW cars / busses with type I and II engines use several pieces of approximately 1" diameter aluminum flex hose. Stan Wilder High Performance Ceramic...
• Re: noise reduction sound deadening quiet
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:38:54 -0600
  ...One was a roll of aluminum-backed self-adhesive asphalt about 6'' wide in a 25' roll (about $12). This is flexible roof or...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 3 Aug 2022 09:49:22 -0400
  ...Doing another rear aluminum bumper >>>>> >>>>> I would love to have my van be orange! But, white is so darn practical >>>>> for heat when camping...
• Re: Painting the exhaust - High Temp - POR??
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 1 May 2013 10:18:21 -0700
  ...I think they didn't catch > what I was asking them :) > > Anyone ever used the aluminum stuff? Or other products? > Thanks, > > Jeff > '85 GL...
• Re: insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:52:14 -0400
  ...My pov, the City Water exhaust fan addition, a Ceramic Sleeve (Blanket) around the corrugated Aluminum exhaust pipe and insulation on the wall behind...
• Re: got da heads off......wow! :-0
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 21:33:19 -0600
  ...Here is what I was told by an aircraft cylinder head rebuilder. "If the heads were welded with standard aluminum alloy then it expands...
• Re: New cooktop for my kitchen mod
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 19:10:25 -0800
  ...building a > lightweight removable cabinet out of extruded aluminum "angle iron" (for the > frame) and Aluminum Composite Panelling like those guys did with that...
• stereo speaker wire colors?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse Reynolds
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:15:16 -0700
  ...there is a gray cable with a twist of aluminum strands, a blue wire, and a green wire, and there is a white cable...
• Cracked Bell Housing with video
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:10:58 -0400
  Does anyone have a heavy duty aluminum bell housing I can buy? Weddle and GoWesty are out of stock. Has anyone seen this type...
• Re: Air Deflector Cardboards
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 9 May 2012 17:22:51 -0400
  � Years ago, I took up the carpet and underlayment, then put down a layer of aluminum against felt/wool scrap material on top of...
• Re: Vanagons in the Northwest
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:06:58 -0600
  ...clk/cto/2321206928.html > > I once owned one of his early aluminum mountain bike frames I won one at a mt. bike race drawing...
• Re: Camper tables
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jun 1997 17:40:48 -0700
  ...Makes me glad the table arms in my '81 are plain aluminum. Bill (Bill@freeholder.com) ---------------------------------------------------------- 90% of life is just showing up. HTTP...
• Re: fire extinguisher info for vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:00:29 -0800
  ...Bjorn, corrosive to an aluminum engine? any idea which stuff would be affected most? (yikes, copper wires!) any idea what it takes to clean...
• Re: poptop installation (shudder)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 14:09:26 -0400
  ...m talking about the VW westfalia poptop, >not two cases of aluminum ones! David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - Rover V8
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:48:40 -0700
  ...I would love to see the early >>'60's vintage Oldsmobile 215 cu inch aluminum V-8 Survey time! How many states allow putting...
• Re: [Syncro] 16" syncro with full length aluminum poptop
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:22:33 +0000
  be careful though, its not really a 16": it says if i may translate that the "second owner converted the van to 16"", however...
• WTB: A/C Compressor Tensioner
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:30:08 -0800
  ...I already heve the aluminum bracket that bolts to the engine. I just need the steel part that wraps around the bottom of the...
• Re: battery tray replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Tue, 19 Apr 1994 8:51:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Eventually we replaced using an aluminum sandwich. This may not work for those vehicles that have any material left but it worked for us...
• Re: head electrolysis cure?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:43:17 -0700
  ...electric > hot water heaters last for 10-15 years without rusting/rotting partly > due to the sacrificial magnesium or aluminum anode that is placed...
• I find out more on this hose thing.
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 10:34:22 -0600
  ...be any adverse affects on the cooling system, and / or the aluminum engine components. The hose dealer told me that the stainless high pressure...
• Re: carat alloy wheels was Re: Westfalia VW aluminum wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:14:08 -0500
  ...Westfalia VW aluminum wheels ...and if that doesn't work, ask BenT on this list and he can probably get you just what you...
• Re: Re: � � � Re: Fire Extinguisher s
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 01:40:20 -0500
  ...No worries about using it on the stove. > > Magnesium (or aluminum) once it gets burning, is nearly impossible > to > extingush. The British discovered this...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:21:14 -0700
  ...what I've seen on the net. > 1/8" aluminum plate, 1/4" aluminum rod. Spray bomb trim paint. >> >> What do you think, silly...
• Flogging way-dead horses
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 18:36:56 -0700
  ...a) what the heck do you use for center hubs once you've machined away the original centers? b) does the aluminum rim's...
• Waterboxer head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Irwin
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 14:26:08 +0000
  ...This is the thick grommet that seals the outer aluminum cylinder jacket to the outside edge of the aluminum cylinder head. Made of some...
• Re: Usb outlet and voltmeter
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 19:20:43 -0500
  ...Yup, even more aluminum > in the van. > > > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/vanagon-usb-outlet-voltmeter-custom-vent/ > > Alistair
• Re: 50 50 slider in a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Gmail Arnott
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 09:59:47 -0700
  ASI just had an aluminum frame made and screwed it to the outside. http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1217821.jpg http://www...
• Stripped threads
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:17:40 -0600
  ...Hole in alternator frame for belt tensioning device is stripped and it won't hold, Alternator works fine, just the hole in the aluminum...
• Re: printing parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 11:23:04 -0400
  ...Stainless steel, stronger than aluminum: http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/273-Stainless-Steel-for-all.html The price has come down since that...
• Re: Was: Like an Old pair of Jeans Now: After Market Replacement Parts
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:10:54 -0500
  ...DM&FS At 02:08 PM 8/27/2009, Karl wrote: >Replace the plastic one with the aluminum Syncro part? > >Jeff Lincoln<magikvw@gmail...
• Re: 86 Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 23:22:12 -0700
  > Maurizio Penna wrote: > > Hello, > > The seal on the Aluminum/Plastic radiator in my 86 Vanagon has failed > once again. > > I am looking to replace...
• Audi Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 15:36:40 -0500
  ...These were modified to fit a Vanagon so the fronts have been machined to fit and aluminum spacers were provided to correct offset. ftp...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:03:03 -0500
  ...Additionally, >the newer >aluminum engines are more susceptible to heat damage that >the old cast >iron block engines. Thus the automatic fans. Yeah, but...
• Re: Other Vanagon items I hope someone can create
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 12:36:44 -0800
  ...An aluminum skylight might make sense. Personally, i don't need the added light; I'd gotten used to my '81 westy without skylight...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:40:53 -0700
  ...Larry, the water is connecting your aluminum motor and your copper pipe! On 6/29/06, Larry Alofs <lalofs@rcn.com> wrote: > > This problem...
• Re: Correct capacitor
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:01:33 -0700
  ...Most electrolytic capacitors use aluminum. The difference is >tantalum in place of aluminum. The higher the voltage the better off you >will be also...
• Re: Poor man's awning
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:58:59 -0500
  ...to the drip rail in about 4 >spots, then using some aluminum tent poles and then staking it out with guy >lines. > >The tarp...
• Re: westy slider door curtain differences...can anyone help?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Dix
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:32:01 -0800
  ...westy slider door curtain differences...can anyone help? > > ok, hopefully someone out there can clear this up.. > > 80-81 westy had the aluminum curtain...
• Re: bURNINGvAN 2009
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:37:07 -0800
  ...The other white Tristar with aluminum gates and cab-height Vindic (Swedish) belongs to Stacy Schneider. He recently added those nice gates. The third...
• Car Lifts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:52:11 -0600
  ...It is a ramp built of welded angle iron - maybe aluminum - so that as you drive up the ramp to the center point and...
• Re: Screws That Hold Down Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:32:25 -0700
  ...a source for the itty-bitty screws that go through the > aluminum tracks that hold down the canvas on a 90 Westy? Stainless steel...
• Re: Was: Like an Old pair of Jeans Now: After Market Replacement Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:01:34 -0400
  On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote: > Replace the plastic one with the aluminum Syncro part? I...
• cv-joints
  Historical mailing list
  8 Jul 94 17:33:25 GMT
  ...Can anyone suggest a cheap and reliable source for a pair of racks that can carry a 17' aluminum canoe? Any good brands? Thanks...