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• Re: 90 Westy synchro front wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:11:33 -0400
  ...The syncro front inner CV joints are a DIFFERENT part number and the syncro front outer CV joints are yet another part number. Larry...
• differences in front OEM vanagon speakers 80-87 and 88-'91??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 20:36:59 EST
  is there really a difference in the speaker quality on the 88-'91 front OEM speakers as opposed to the earlier ones? the '80...
• Re: What do YOU have in your fridge?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:10:56 -0400
  ...A friend was > missing the front table and leg. Forgot that one. I've got the front leg, but no front table. I do...
• FRONT DIFF LOCK MERITS & AVAILABILITY
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 12 May 2006 18:55:56 -0700
  Now that the decoupler thread has quieted down some.....could someone please explain the pros and cons and costs and availability of a front...
• Re: WTB: Syncro Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:54:34 -0800
  ...On 2wd the speedo cable turns at the same speed as the left front wheel. On Syncros the cable is driven by gears in...
• Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:09:36 -0400
  ...the main front to rear drive shaft is still IN, turning the VC, but NO CV shafts are connected to the front dif, only...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:01:29 -0700
  you're joking right ? you put the front of the van ( on the two front tires ) on a scale, take that reading, then do...
• Re: front door check rod strap assembly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Sep 2017 08:59:44 -0700
  ...I replaced with spare I had, pics etc here https://shufti.blog/2012/02/01/vanagon-front-door-check-strap/ Hope this helps Alistair...
• Syncro Front Drive I.D.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:27:37 -0400
  Finally....I'm back on the list and also doing something about my front drive. Got through the summer, but now that winter's...
• Re: NEW New Bus drawing.. look and tell me what you think
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 11:09:07 EST
  ...Plus, I don't really see much room in the front for the > engine (and despite what many people say or think, there's...
• FS: grey front doorpanels, also hatch panels, slider door panels
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 14:15:31 EST
  this is what i got. -pair of front doorpanels, grey vinyl and grey velour. have manual crank hole. (from wolfsburg/carat pattern, but fit...
• Re: Lowering an 85'
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 09:03:16 EST
  ...Those are only on the splities and loaf vans which have torsion bar front suspensions. Vanagons use A-arms like many cars. One of...
• Re: Almost no front heat but my rear heat is OK... why?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 20:18:17 -0800
  ...Almost no front heat but my rear heat is OK... why? Hi All, My front heater really does not put out much heat but...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:07:21 -0700
  ...Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front? > Hi all. > > Now that I have a nice DIY pressure bleeder: > > http://tinyurl.com/yhbumrf (Yes it...
• Re: awnings, what I've learned
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 12:55:42 -0800
  >Hi Awning Volks; > >I've got a 10' awning on our Syncro Westy, and Todd here made a note >about the front door not...
• Re: Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 23 May 97 22:40:19 CDT
  On Fri, 23 May 1997 11:24:54 -0500 you said: >1st position down - front wipers slow uhhhh ... this should be "intermittent" on the...
• Re: '85 not level?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 20:42:51 -0800
  you might also want to put about 300 lbs in the front and then check the level. simulating a driver and pax into the...
• Re: Rear hatch lock revisited
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Thu, 29 May 1997 16:28:12 -0700
  ...I noticed if the front >doors are locked the key will unlock the rear hatch. If the front doors >are not locked I can...
• Re: ET 45 alloys
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 09:01:34 -0330
  ...But > the rear did not need the spacers, only the front. I figured out a trick, > too, for reinstalling the fronts. I keep two...
• Re: bleeding front heater?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:57:24 -0800
  The front heater core is essentially self-bleeding. When the engine is running cold, the waterpumps entire output is moving thru only the heater...
• Re: Rear disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 May 2013 23:53:56 -0400
  ...Unlike front heavy front wheel drive cars the Vanagon rear do provide a substantial amount of braking. The first thing to check is the...
• Re: ET 45 alloys
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 09:33:08 -0800
  ...But the rear did not need the spacers, only the front. I figured out a trick, too, for reinstalling the fronts. I keep two...
• What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 10:57:06 -0500
  ...It sure looks like I need a longer lug nut on the front (have not pulled rear tire yet). Can anyone shed light on...
• Re: screens for front doors
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 10:26:18 EDT
  ...this frame can slip into the window channels when the front window is rolled down. pop-riveted >> We did a similar thang, skipping the...
• 88 84 73 parting
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:03:34 -0700
  ...with are rest for 84 blue front seats with are rest blue rear hatch sliding door front doors any part that you need cut...
• Re: front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 18:24:08 -0500
  Drop your spare in the front of the van, crawl underneath, and look straight up. You'll see it. If the cable is disconnected...
• Longer studs for 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 19:48:18 -0500
  ...1) Do 15" wheels just bolt on to a syncro (front and rear) or do I need to get longer studs (front and or...
• Re: Rear Hatch Power Lock
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 16:47:19 -0400
  ...When I lock the front doors the hatch unlocks and vice versa. I > can manually lock the hatch with the key. Any ideas? > Dwight...
• Re: Front vs Rear Shock Absorbers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 08:56:44 -0800
  ...I still need to replace the front shocks and I am wondering what kind of a difference it will make it. Do the front...
• Re: Front Door Speakers
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:02:39 -0700
  ...J Tassone wrote: > since recently purchasing a 1990 carat, i've noticed the silly > placement of > the front speakers. why did vw put the...
• differences in '91 westys vs earlier westys
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:55:53 -0400
  ...westys...so far i have: -left rear cabinet front door is shorter to allow front clothes closet door to open without moving stowed table...
• Re: Potts new Vanagon(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:56:27 -0400
  On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:39 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > My '76 VW LT35 has the engine in front...
• FS '87 Vanagon GL - 4th Price Reduction
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 09:06:43 -0400
  ...New alternator, water pump, Front rotors, wheel bearings, front windshield, left front upper ball joint, throttle cable. Less than 100 miles on new pro...
• Re: Wrecking yard finds
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:02:20 -0400
  ...It had rect headlamps, no front end damage cept for cracked front bumper. -----Original Message----- From: Blaine Bachman <Blbachman@AOL.COM> To: Vanagon@VANAGON...
• Re: SA HD Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 00:16:51 -0400
  ...Not. > Also aren't the front springs on a syncro different because they > mount to a > plate on the front strut while the 2wd...
• adjusting front brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:24:34 -0800
  I'm looking for wisdom on the adjustment of front brakes. There is resistance on the rotors, it seems, as the wheels do not...
• Re: westy for 7????
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 03:17:12 EST
  In a message dated 2/24/01 10:43:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, schmidt5@HSONLINE.NET writes: > ? I have heard of a front...
• Front wheel thumping sound
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 22:11:14 -0400
  ...My van has developed a strange thump thump thump thump sound that seems to be coming out of the front wheels. However, it only...
• Re: Vanagon sighting (PBS Frontline)
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 16:02:48 -0500
  ...Last week on PBS Frontline was a show about the Springfield, OR, school shootings (Thurston High School). Turns out that our perpetrator's family...
• Re: Westy Front Pop Top Cargo Carrier ??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:31:00 EDT
  In a message dated 6/21/04 1:09:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Trvlr2001@AOL.COM writes: > I'm re- installing the front...
• Re: Bad has milleage
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:50:22 -0400
  It seems to me that the issue on the tire size is not whether the current front and rear tires are the same but...
• Use heater core from different vehicle for front heat?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:13:52 -0700
  ...Has anyone successfully used another manufacture of heater core in place of stock front heater core? Could the rear heater core be installed up...
• Re: Access hole for front blower lube
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:51:57 -0500
  ...I > added an access hole in the front sheetmetal to be able to lube > without all that work. Pix available... " > > His pix are up...
• WTB Old Syncro F. Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:32:51 -0800
  I am in need of old front shocks for a syncro...it's ok if they are shot, bent, whatever. I need them for...
• How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 23:16:58 -1000
  How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL?
• for sale: vanagon front spoiler/air dam
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:11:06 EST
  i have a vanagon front spoiler/air dam for sale. fits all vanagons, '80-'91. from a Carat. looks great with steel or chrome...
• WTB -- gray front door panels
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 10 May 2003 18:49:33 -0400
  Does anyone have two gray front door panels for sale in good shape? I need ones that DON'T have the hole of for...
• WTB; Front Carpet...
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:48:30 EDT
  Hi All, I`m looking for Front Gray Carpet, In EXCELLENT CONDITION. Manual Trans, out of a 90 or 91. P-mail me with...
• Re: Alternative Floors?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Geiser
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:35:33 -0500
  "If i had to pray, I would be kneeling in front of the van, addressing the holy VW symbol." My '74 lacks the VW...
• Front Wheel Bearing seal - countersink???
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:55:09 -0400
  ...I don't recall if when replacing the front wheel bearing seal, if that seal should be countersunk or flush with the rotor? Thanks...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 08:00:26 -0400
  Eurovan front seats recline flat, if you can find those. Stephen mobile > On Apr 2, 2015, at 11:27 PM, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand...
• Re: rotating cvs FOR A SYNCRO! front
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 15 May 2002 11:54:18 -0600
  No, I think flipping them side to side up front reverses the face that takes force. Hold your hands out like you're holding...
• Re: Vanagon front seat "mystery hole"
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:21:18 -0800
  ...A small (2" diameter") hole on right hand side part the front face of the front seat "pedestal", right behind where the driver's...
• Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 02:56:24 +0000
  My daughter currently sleeps in a hammock across the front seats: http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~jag/Pictures/1406GerSwedenSelect/IMG_20140605_074726_sm.JPG...
• Re: AC systems
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 11:11:00 -0400
  > Is it possible to put a front ac unit in an 86-91 vanagon? I have an 89 carat > and wish I could just...
• Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info / all years
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 06:53:25 -0700
  ...gas, propane, water driver in front one dog front one dog back holding tank empty etc One Actual Weight examples: 1990 Vanagon Syncro AdventureWagen...
• (More) Parts for Sale!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 04:38:35 MST
  ...Chrome front bumper, VG condition. Also front & rear rub strips. 6. 1986-91 square headlights. One LH high beam, one RH low beam. Both...
• WTB: Parts for 90 Carat - Interior, Air Dam, etc
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 15:49:42 -0800
  ...Front Heater Distributor Panel (plastic panel/cover in front of shifter that directs heat to foot wells, black) Rear Hatch Interior Panel (gray) Rear...
• GL-4 or GL-5 for Syncro Front Diff.
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:18:44 -0800
  ...Thanks for the info! Your explanation of GL-5 for the front differential makes sense. Redline also cautions not to use GL-4 in...
• Vgon seat swap shop
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 7 Jun 95 15:52:27 EDT
  ...two front buckets in nubbly fabric that looks good with, but does not actually match, the original brown 81 LS corduroy. . two front buckets...