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• Syncro vibration
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 09:12:40 EDT
  ...I also notice that when turning in a tight radius the rear wheels scrub and the van seems to not want to roll freely...
• Boston Bob's flywheel video
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:22:44 -0700
  ...it had a larger >> spring and >> is designed to accommodate the radius at the flywheel without being >> counter >> sunk as it is has 12...
• Re: Alarm system, was Bus story
  Historical mailing list - mike stainbrook
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:02:21 -0800
  ...Alarm system, was Bus story > > > > > > > > "Or an alarm that alerted you wihout alerting everyone else within a > > > two-mile radius? Surely there are some...
• Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 16:15:02 -0500
  ...on my inner upper and lower front > > control arms, poly on radius rods, steering rack, anti-roll bar. No > adverse > > or particularly positive effects...
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:49:42 -0700
  ...In that same radius there are thousands of backyard BBQ with those tanks in use. You don't need a permit to use it...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 12:32:11 -0800
  ...to og to make them worth any $$ at all, i.e. radiused wheel > wells for bigger tires, cutting in windows in Panels, non vw...
• Re: Westy vs. LONG WHEEL BASE Sprinter, Fulltiming
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 9 May 2009 07:22:55 -0700
  ...Most places I habit daily/weekly are in a 3~5mi radius (mailbox, storage, > 24hr Fitness, work, library, et cetera). I work 8 to...
• Front-end workout
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:54:21 -0500
  ...If you replace nothing else with poly, shuck those rubber radius arm bushings and go with the T3 Techniques setup. Genius. http://t3technique.com...
• Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03:16 +0200
  ...Fabulous > turning radius. No real need for the added interior volume. > > Heart says: yeah, but you'll still want a Vanagon. > > Anyone have any...
• tires (one more time)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:12:51 -0800
  ...7" " " tread width (5.5" rim), 5.8" center static loaded radius, 11.7" 14/32" groove depth (yeah, 7/16") 819 rev's...
• Re: On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 02:48:21 EDT
  ...That turn is more like 50 degrees and the radius of the turn is competitive with the mean diameter of the air wall cross...
• Re: bearing crush?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 23 May 2003 18:41:25 -0700
  ...A straight edge across the flats when installed and > then depth/radius? > > Thanks, > -Damon > > ===== > '84 Westy (Sparky) > '65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma) > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo...
• Re: Price of Vanaru ?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 12:10:45 +0000
  ...fixed? What condition are all the suspension bushings in, > especially the radius rod mounts. Are those tires really tall or the > springs lowered or...
• Re: torsion rod bushings vs. upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:28:35 -0700
  ...Then there are two bushings, one on either side of the radius rod mounting, they are 251 407 175 & 251 407 179, one of...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:34:48 EDT
  ...the sharp corners, with a good 1/8 or 3/16th radius, & polished them smooth. I first made sure the flat edge of the...
• Re: Large price spread on The Samba?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:38:54 -0700
  ...s mileage and it's low > maintenance, it's nice turning radius and it's "beat-ability"...(the body > and interior is suitable for...
• Re: Syncro vibration
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:20:38 -0600
  ...I also notice that when turning in a tight > radius the rear wheels scrub and the van seems to not want to roll freely...
• rod bearing clearance (again)
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:13:14 -0700
  ...diameter difference, not radius, which would halve my results, magically making everything perfect?). I'll just work on clearancing the rod/camshaft interference until...
• Re: WTB: Stove face
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 15:09:34 -0400
  ...The triangles which indicate the level have sharp corners rather than a radius. The guy who made it did have brown plastic in stock...
• Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:27:40 +0300
  ...wires do a reverse bend right > at the connector. �The short radius of the curve overstresses the > tired insulation and it splits. > > The second...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:24:41 -0400
  You can make it stronger with gussets and braces and larger radiuses, etc. but that will just make it last a little longer till...
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 16:53:06 -0700
  ...Has anyone ever >>>> tried this? I have a few questions... >>>> >>>> 1) I am assuming that the 1 5/8 radiuses be cut in all...
• Re: VW van count
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:19:55 +0300
  ...Heck, there are 6 Vanagons within a single block radius :::of :::my house (I own only one of those), 3 being Westys. Those numbers...
• Home repair for manual window mechanisms
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:30:39 -0500
  ...with no interference, used a small compass to figure the exact radius from that, and transferred that to the metal. I drilled 3/8...
• Re: Recoined Brake Shoes. Means: Arced ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06:47 -0400
  ...Perfect fit requires that the lining radius of curvature precisely match the drum in its present condition of wear, and that the pivot be...
• Re: Installing Koni front shocks, which adaptors to use?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:11:41 -0700
  ...shock) white plastic washers that had a > slot cut across the radius of each one. The instruction sheet seems to show strut installation, so...
• Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:09:49 -0700
  ...moving it all over the place. > Refitting the bushings on the radius rod, found I couldn't get the nut on. > No projecting thread...
• Re: VW van count
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 21:21:55 -0700
  ...I know of 6 right off hand that live within a 10-block radius > of >> my house. They're everywhere around here. >> >>> From: Stephen...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Tom
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 14:16:33 -0700
  ...to og to make them worth any $$ at all, i.e. radiused wheel >> wells for bigger tires, cutting in windows in Panels, non vw...
• Re: New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:17:31 -0700
  ...tubes for anything larger than > bicycle tires within a 75-mile radius of my home in totally urban and > suburban California. > > -- > Mike "Rocket J...
• Re: <Syncro> viscous coupling fluid !
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Feb 1997 17:54:39 -0400 (AST)
  ...It will always transmit power, up to its designed capacity, but if the coupling was being stalled by turning radius effect then it would...
• Re: Best Source for Ball Joints 2wd 1990 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 19:53:13 -0400
  ...Any thoughts from others on the list? I see Roger suggested radius arm bushings. Other bushings? Shocks? Alignment? Combination?) All I can say is...
• Re: They're GIVING Vanagons away in San Diego!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:05:25 -0500
  ...I can show you where at >> least 15 different ones are within a 2 mile radius of my house. Almost >> any time I go...
• re. tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:21:05 -0600
  ...I give props to the two vendors who offer Vanagon tube bumpers, the tube is a single piece with a tight radius bend wrapping...
• Re: front brake job -how to do a bad job
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:51:34 -0700
  ...This worked for me. > > That said..... > > > > On the p-side, I managed to remove the radius rod, UCA, only to find > that I > > hadn...
• Re: NAPA usually has it...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:57:54 -0400
  ...Since you changed the springs did you address the radius rod mounts and lower control arm mounts? You don't know how worn or...
• Re: Details -Free Delivery 8K Type IV Engine
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 16:59:21 -0700
  ...I would consider >leaving the engine in the van and letting you drive before you pay if >you're within 250 miles radius from...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 18:03:56 -0700
  ...be able to listen to a radio in a 5 mile radius of your Van, > but if your coil is good, you'll have...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:07:20 -0700
  ...the front wheels of the towed vehicle to turn when the radius was tight. With the wheels locked you just drag the front of...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:27:25 -0500
  ...drive, > there is always a toilet available in a few miles radius. > If we are driving through the woods and the next toilet is...
• Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 08:47:16 -0500
  ...the sharp corners, >with a good 1/8 or 3/16th radius, >& polished them smooth. >I first made sure the flat edge of the...
• Stranded Vanagon comment
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:52:05 -0400
  ...within my yet fully determined "she-can-make-it-that-far" radius - currently about 2 hours... Thanks a vanaton, William in Roanoke, Va Needing...
• Re: Gettysburg PA campgrounds, anyone have any insights?
  Historical mailing list - Mary K Creasy
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:36:31 -0500
  ...NW in Pennsylvania, and several state parks in Pennsylvania within a > radius of 60 miles, all with campgrounds. David McNeely > > ---- Daniel O Stevens <dosteven...
• Appraised Value was Roadside service
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 09:41:46 -0800
  ...Failing that search, you can expand the radius until you find one with the same features as yours and then that one or more...
• RE: Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Fri, 25 Apr 97 23:12:53
  ...Also, while going around a turn each tire travels in a different radius, therefore each tire is revolving at a different speed. So you...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:36:16 -0700
  ...But I think I have to add rod with that aluminum joint and it won't be pretty with such a small radius. So...
• Re: Poptop window/screen replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:15:52 -0500
  ...some one said " why not velcro?" Velcro will not follow the radius >>of the screen. > >You can make it do that, you know, same...
• Re: Sportsvans: the saga continues ...
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 12 Apr 1994 15:51:06 -0500 (CDT)
  ...And the turning radius is MUCH better. (note the 1920's style garage with the nose added later for the long cars -- anyone else...
• Re: 15" alloy wheels with a 14" steel spare (?)
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:04:49 -0400
  ...the Michelin Agilis 185 R14 > Apparently they have the same rolling radius. The 205 is obviously wider > than the 185 > > Andrew makes a good...
• Re: WAS: Upper Control Arm Nut .... NOW: Apology. :)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:49:50 -0700
  ...snapping one of the bolts. (don't ask me about my radius arm removal episode). My parts guy consulted ETKA, and provided me with...
• Re: FOR-SALE: 2 VW's
  Historical mailing list
  16 Dec 1995 21:48:20 GMT
  ...Will bring both vehicles to you : > >within 100 mile radius. : > >Sergio deRada : > : > He obviously posted to the wrong group. We are VW lovers not...
• Re: working copper tube
  Historical mailing list - Joe Knight
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 06:27:17 -0700
  ...Otherwise, keep the radius of your bends as large as possible and put in a bit of effort to get it right the first...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:16:55 -0700
  ...drive, there is always a toilet available in a few miles radius. |If we are driving through the woods and the next toilet is...
• Re: 15" alloy wheels with a 14" steel spare (?)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:52:08 -0400
  ...the Michelin Agilis 185 R14 > Apparently they have the same rolling radius. The 205 is obviously wider > than the 185 > > Andrew makes a good...
• Re: Odd AC contraption/sure it fits!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 11:34:30 EDT
  ...To clear the stove/sink cover when opening, I used a router to open a smooth radius on the cover. All hoses made by...
• Re: Suspension noises (Clunks) 1991
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Sat, 26 Nov 2016 18:37:52 -0800
  ...on my '81, the radius rod had > worn out the hole in frame to an oval shape. The sound of the rod > shifting in...
• Re: Please Check your Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 11:01:22 -0500
  ...The front radius rod mounts are a biggie. They may almost look good but they get compressed and allow the caster angle to change...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:37:56 -0500
  ...The radius rod mounts-sleeves will need to be replaced, trust me. Also check the lower control arm mounts, (bushings). Most likely they have...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 08:21:04 -0700
  ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I gotta tell ya, nothing beats the turning radius of a Vanagon. > > -- Gnarlie > > >> On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 8:33...
• Tires, Uni laredo, Yokohama etc
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 26 Feb 97 9:32:24 PST
  ...overall width 8.1 Inflated overall diameter 25.6 Loaded Static Radius 11.9 Loaded Revolutions per mile 818 Mileage Warranty Miles 40,000...