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• Re: need door...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 12:55:34 -0400
  ...I was steering while walking backwards beside it with >driver door open. Had to navigate a turn in the drive without hitting my >friend...
• Re: Drive Belts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:30:57 -0500
  ...Drive Belts I had the three drive belts replaced on my 1987 2-wd van and they squak and when cold, either the alternator...
• Re: Fuel recovery system overhaul Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:10:41 EDT
  ...However I do sell the stainless worm drive clamps that will clamp these smaller lines. Because the lines are not high pressure and because...
• slow vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Jevne
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 22:24:01 EDT
  ...When I pulled the engine the torque converter and the drive shaft in the transmission came out. It is automatic. I am thinking that...
• Re: CV joint rotation ?
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:02:59 -0600
  Beware of swapping driveaxles from one side to the other. (If that's what people are proposing.) I don't know about Vanagons specifically...
• metallic ticking noise
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 21:43:39 -0800
  I have a very curious metallic ticking noise in what appears to be the drivers side of my Westy. It only makes this sound...
• Re: Any advantage to swapping middle windows?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 15:16:54 -0400
  ...Mike Christopher Gronski wrote: > The drivers side middle window is a direct swap with the sliding door > on early model westies. Apart from not...
• Removing Driver Side Swivel
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:40:29 +0000
  Hi All, I have been thinking of removing the swivel plate under the drivers seat of my '84 Westy. I never swivel the drivers...
• Re: Drafting for better MPG
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:52:48 -0700
  ...Don't assume the driver is good. 2. It is very annoying and rude to have a tailgater when you are trying to drive...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 12:03:12 -0700
  ...I am sure that your van is less than pure and probably drives like a botch job. BUT you have owned it so long...
• Re: Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 18:53:50 -0500
  I would be very interested to hear more thoughts bout putting an audi drive train in a vanagon. The shifter mechanism would have to...
• RE: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Fri, 18 Oct 96 09:54:00 E
  ...Bus drivers and waving. Darren "DeJaWu" Wu wrote: > (Snip) I noticed that the drivers of > buses in the shape like the '85 we have...
• Re: [Syncro] Can you drive without differential lock plumbing
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 18:23:05 -0700
  Yes, you can normally drive without any vacuum lines connected to the tranny diff lock actuator. There is a return spring inside the locker...
• Re: Can you drive with skylight open?
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 10:42:59 -0400
  ...Haven't driven with it open since then. Bill M
• Looking for driver's side power mirror with good glass
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:29:12 -0500
  I am looking for a driver's side power mirror with good glass for a customer. If you have one, please let me know...
• Re: daily driver Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:30:48 -0400
  I've been driving one as my daily driver for around 13 years now (wow has it really been that long?). '85, '86, '90...
• Re: newbie question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 18:51:20 -0400
  ...Also, all wheel drive Quattro. Brad '72 Westy '87 Vanagon GL Syncro
• WTB: Driver Side Headlight 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 21:52:14 -0600
  I need driver side rectangular headlight lens for my 87 GL. If you have, let me know and how much. If this is a...
• Re: Syncro's Transmission....
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 20:11:22 -0400
  ...He prints: "In >1986, Volkswagen introduced an Automatic four-wheel drive version of the >Vanagon, called the Syncro." That could be saying that the...
• Re: What kind of vanagons are we driving
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 16:21:57 -0500
  ...Are > most of the list members Westy drivers or passenger drivers? > > Joe Mine's a 90 GL, non-Westy. Joachim in Houston
• Re: Texas Campout
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Tue, 22 May 2001 20:46:08 EDT
  Just remeber, you Texans- it takes longer to drive from East Border of Texas-to the West border of Texas than it does to...
• Re: Stupid Sexist Friday Quasi-Humor.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:30:32 EST
  ...No wonder you drive a Syncro! :-) >> Chris, You don't drive a Syncro. You finance it. BenT
• towing a Automatic vanagon in neutral w/ drive wheels on the ground??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 2002 14:14:55 EDT
  has anyone towed a automatic vanagon in neutral w/ rear drive wheels on the ground, rolling, for about 100 or so miles? ��is it...
• Re: Diagnosing those strange sounds
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 20:55:48 -0600
  Stan Wilder wrote: >Diagnosing those strange sounds from the driver seat is often more >difficult than one might expect. >\ > > Stan, doing all that unscheduled...
• Organizers for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 10:25:55 -0600
  ...There is a neat organizer there that can be strapped to the back of the passenger/driver seat. Take a look. John Rodgers 88...
• Re: (NVC) Scion xB
  Historical mailing list - Tanja Bomb
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 20:38:11 -0800
  I have actually driven the Scion xB recently for an event sponsored by Scion. I have also driven an Element recently as well. It...
• Re: New owner with question
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:04:15 +0000
  jeff, to reply to how vanagons are driven in other lands, ...... germans drive them generally at around 75 for the 1.6TD and 85...
• What is the big cylinder in my drivers side rear wheel well?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:42:56 -0400
  What is the big cylinder in my drivers side rear wheel well? Its located in front of the AC Reciever Dryer, slightly more towards...
• hot water heater
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:07:32 -0400
  ...For me the best spot would be Drivers side behind the driver seat. thanks JFF
• Re: What's a good radio/CD player for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:19:17 -0400
  >> - I use the mute button when I go though a drive-through, etc., so << Being that we have $79 stereos I'm assuming the...
• A-1 Driveshaft Sale Price
  Historical mailing list - Brad Hanson
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 01:28:30 -0800
  I called Storm at A-1 driveshaft last week because the time has come to replace my Syncro�s driveshaft (have given the original...
• Oil level vs temp test
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 14:30:50 -0700
  ...This is a 14 mile drive with an 1800 foot elevation gain. Like on the previous drive, I kept the engine to 3600 rpm...
• Re: Radar detector
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 16 May 2002 16:18:26 -0500
  ...These days though I mostly just drive the speed limit.... Causes a whole lot less stress and over a 3 hour drive - 10 mph...
• RE:Friday Follies... [f]
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 12:58:53 -0700 (PDT)
  ...She drives a Toyota... > > My current wife and I, continue to live in the United States, and > continue to love and drive our EuroVan...
• Re: Go Jump...Re: Warning! Audi and Mercedes wheels are dangerous
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 02:14:02 EST
  ...You drive your van??? >> ha :<) (you must have come by my place? ;<) actually, when you have 11 buses, you cant drive them all... tho...
• Re: Vanagon VIN locations
  Historical mailing list - Andrew McCain
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:16:18 +0200
  ...wheel (wipe off undercoating w/ > solvent) > -VIN plate in drivers side battery box under drivers seat > -VIN on firewall in engine compartment > > any others...
• Re: do front Syncro tires wear faster than rear?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 08:11:44 -0700
  ...Front wheel drive or all wheel drive accelerates this wear as well. -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily...
• Re: Oil Fill Tube.
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 06:48:10 +0000
  ...2) Use a 1/4" drive 13mm socket with a 1/4" drive U-joint and a 1/4" to 3/8" adapter to...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:51:40 -0700
  ...someone should have just instructed the poor guy before he was under group pressure to drive.. yes, when I had my first van, I...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:25:34 -0500
  Hi, Ken! Under the driver's seat. We usually take a lot with us on our trips and would like to keep batteries out...
• Re: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:53:35 -0700
  ...Have to think about the Inboard End Being Driven > & the > > Outboard End Being the Driver ~ When Flipped & the Rotation Reverses the > Face of > > the...
• Re: Vanantics and Vanagonauts in Boulder
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:19:41 -0700
  > Unless you're working on a rare > four-wheel-drive van. Then you're talking $100,000 a pop." Hmmm...my rare four-wheel...
• Re: Syncro - tire question regarding flat - help
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:41:47 -0700
  ...You also have to loosen - not remove, the mounting bolt of the front final drive as well as loosen the bolts of the final...
• A Freindly Wave
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 21:33:02 -0700
  ...When I drive my '82 no one seems to wave, why? I've tried waveing as I go down I-5, people look at...
• Vanagon speeds
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:57:48 -0600
  Hello Curtis, I drive may '86 syncro 25 miles to work each day. Most of the distance 19 miles is interstate highway. I normaly...
• Friday viruses
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 15:16:35 -0800
  ...THE Clinton virus...(Gives a 7 inch hard drive with NO memory) THE BOB DOLE (aka VIAGRA) virus...(Makes a new hard drive out...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 4
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:08:55 -0700
  I'd do the grounds on the driver's side, too. Oh, and the highbeam indicator is a bulb, not an LED, which can...
• Re: Eight Function Digital Display for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:37:09 -0800
  David, Are you kidding? After putting so much $$$ into your van, your gonna let some bimbo (male or female) drive it and without supervision...
• Re: Syncro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 05:59:22 -0400
  ...You can remove the center driveshaft with no problem. The increase in fuel economy will be minimal. The elimination of wear will only be...
• Power Door Lock Consternation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 06:36:54 -0700
  ...Now everything works but the drivers door. You can lock and unlock all doors -including the drivers- from the passenger side, normal operation. But...
• clueless...........
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 23:32:40 EDT
  ...Now, I've changed both the drive-shafts, and replaced both rear wheel bearings, checked the final drive flanges for tightness, replaced the final...
• Re: Frydae - Right-Hand drive manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:02:31 -0400
  ...Frydae - Right-Hand drive manual transmissions > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > For some reason I woke up this morning thinking about driving a manual...
• Re: Bentley Manuals on CD-ROM :)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 14:05:14 -0800
  ...The drive units were plagued with problems; for example, the vacuum tubes used in them were of poor quality, and the drive motor created...
• Re: daily driver = RUST Re: Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:24:23 -0400
  ...it was a > daily > driver from vermont, and then upstate new york. the fiberglass > sideskirts did > a great job hiding huge holes in the...
• vanagon seam rust
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:53:21 -0500
  ...water then seeps thru the seam and starts bubbling out the drivers side rocker seam from behind. drivers side westy seam rust has nothing...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 2 WD - rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 May 2005 08:40:43 -0500
  That 3/4 drive sounds weak to me for this particular nut. Why do you need to remove it? It is not necessary to...
• CV joint failure while on a trip, what next?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 2 May 2003 15:28:52 -0700
  ...The drive shaft is movable quite a bit inside the cv boot. I have a decoupler and the bus drives ok. Need to drive...
• Floppy drive for Sony digital camera wanted
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:18:40 +1200
  ...The floppy drive has failed. So I need either a dead camera with good drive, or else a bare drive unit. I don't...
• Re: Driver and Passenger Door Windows
  Historical mailing list - Kep Koeppel
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:26:44 -0800
  ...I haven't found them. > > Thanks > > -- > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus.com
• Vent Shades for drivers/pass windows?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Hatcher
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 10:04:51 -0500
  ...Has anyone ever used Vent Shade wind/rain guards on their van over the driver's/passenger's windows? Are they available for our...