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• some stuff i did to my buses ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 23:53:35 -0600
  ...i also spliced the ground wire into the passengers door button. -------------------------- high-mounted brake lights: i installed a Hella brake light kit in the...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:11:50 -1000
  ...During normal operation the weight of the van is sitting on the wheel with the lower control arm acting like a lever. The inner...
• vw parts numbering system
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Apr 94 13:31:11 CDT
  ...Road wheels, brakes 7. Hand-lever system, pedal cluster (frame) 8. Body 9. Electrical 10. Factory accessories such as jacks, tools, and stickers In...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:42:34 -0700
  ...The lever on the side was so tough > to move, that putting vicegrips on it and all of your weight was not an > efficient...
• Re: Need VWOA part # list
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 2 Nov 2002 00:55:39 -0600
  ...Road wheels, brakes 7. Hand-lever system, pedal cluster (frame) 8. Body 9. Electrical 10. Factory accessories such as jacks, tools, and stickers In...
• Re: WESTFALIA ADVICE NEEDED! (Long) (Bus Summary Included)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:59:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...These were pretty good, the major problems being lack of power (1600 single port engine) and lousy brakes (4 wheel drums, no power assist...
• VW Part Number Scheme
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:40:46 -0800
  ...Road wheels, brakes 7. Hand-lever system, pedal cluster (frame) 8. Body 9. Electrical 10. Factory accessories such as jacks, tools, and stickers In...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:31:14 -0400
  ...I was once working on the front brakes of my '59 Ford F100 and had it jacked up with a scissors jack that was...
• Re: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 05:29:32 -0800
  ...There's just not much room up there and you don't have a lot of leverage. 3) When you go to bolt the...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:48:33 -0700
  ...Using the connection rod as the restraint means putting a side > and twisting load on the rod as a lever and transferring those forces...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:01:56 -0400
  ...I was > once working on the front brakes of my '59 Ford F100 and had it jacked > up with a scissors jack that was...
• road test: 1980/82 Vanagon (real long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 14:56:49 CST
  ...The brakes were easily modulated to maintain maximum effectiveness and there was virtually no tendency for either front or rear brakes to lock during...
• "Syncronize" a 2 wheeler. (Long) Was T3 syncro production
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:05:10 -0700
  ...Mount straps had to be fitted, and great care was used when levering the tank into place that the brake lines weren't disturbed...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:01:03 -0400
  ...During normal operation the weight of the van is sitting on the wheel with the lower control arm acting like a lever. The inner...
• Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:59:18 -0400
  ...Shift lever tends to break off near bottom where it's drilled through (under shifter boot). Rear brake adjusters freeze up. Body seams rust...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:38:38 -0600
  ...During normal operation the weight of the van is sitting on the wheel with the lower control arm acting like a lever. The inner...
• Speedometer Failure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 22:40:54 -0500
  ...Learn how...it's where you have to check and service the brake and clutch fluid anyway. 4) On the left side of the...
• About the Solex's VS Weber, mechanical trip report & dealer bashing!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 12:39:15 -0500
  ...The only working float valve lever were the original Solex valve, the rebuilt kit valve were giving me flooding, even with a 2mm shim...
• Re: "Syncronize" a 2 wheeler. (Long) Was T3 syncro production
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 07:16:31 +1000
  ...Mount straps had to be > fitted, and great care was used when levering the tank into place that > the brake lines weren't disturbed...
• Re: new (well, kinda) to the list with a newly-aquired '90 westy
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:34:42 -0700
  ...In upcoming posts, I'll need to redo my rear brakes, find and >install new exhaust system, lube EVERYTHING and maybe take a good...
• Re: Vanagon handling.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:56:06 -0500
  ...I would love to just take a screwdriver and > > > pry > > > > > the > > > > > > > sleeve from the head using those as the leverage point. > I > > > read > > > > > that...
• Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:37:46 +0200
  ...Shift lever tends to break off near bottom where it's drilled through (under shifter boot). Rear brake adjusters freeze up. Body seams rust...
• A Comment on TDi Engine rpm vs. Longevity and Economy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:24:45 EST
  ...This torque is a product of the net gear ratio from the transmission, through the final drive and finally through the lever arm operating...
• Gas tank R & R - Air-cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 2 May 2003 12:28:43 -0700
  ...There's just not much room up there and you don't have a lot of leverage. 3) When you go to bolt the...
• Re: A Comment on TDi Engine rpm vs. Longevity and Economy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:39:31 -0500
  ...This torque is a product of the net gear ratio from the transmission, through the final drive and finally through the lever arm operating...
• Re: So what went wrong with Sharkey's "Todd Hill" tranny? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 17 May 2000 18:10:28 -0700
  ...I could barely turn the tranny over while >>using a clutch disc on the input shaft for leverage! > >Bozo inspects the work. Is good...
• Re: Subaru 2.5 issues
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:28:17 -0500
  ...I also used a Greenlee = > sheet metal punch to provide a hole just behind parking brake lever to = > add a 12 VDC cigarette lighter...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-238)
  Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:24:11 -0800
  ...This torque is a product of the net gear ratio from the transmission, through the final drive and finally through the lever arm operating...
• Re: Subaru 2.5 issues
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:16:08 -0400
  ...I also used a Greenlee = >> sheet metal punch to provide a hole just behind parking brake lever to = >> add a 12 VDC cigarette lighter...
• Re: Subaru 2.5 issues
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:23:45 +0000
  ...Greenlee = > sheet metal punch to provide a hole just behind parking brake lever to = > add a 12 VDC cigarette lighter socket; the idea was...
• Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 5 Sep 2022 14:21:16 -0400
  ...Yes, I get a slight leak sometimes at fuel lever sensor hole on extreme gas fill ups (which I try to avoid). I have...
• Re: What could have gone wrong? - hey, sorry it's long
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 6 May 2008 13:46:24 -0700
  ...I have seen the pressure bottle just fine and full of coolant, yet a flahsing low lever indiction. What I *always do* in all...
• Trip Report: Europe (Long)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 22:10:08 -0500
  ...Inside the restroom I was facing a toilet that looked perfectly normal, save for an electric button in place of the mechanical lever that...
• Big Trip Report [part 10, long]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 22 Sep 1995 18:02:56 -0700 (PDT)
  ...We drove a couple of miles without finding a sufficiently wide spot, so with a little help from the throttle and parking brake, we...
• Re: Make Best of Synthetic Oil?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Sep 1993 13:27:09 GMT
  ...Road wheels, brakes 7. Hand-lever system, pedal cluster (frame) 8. Body 9. Electrical 10. Factory accessories such as jacks, tools, and stickers In...