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• Re: attention all u.s. military veterans ...
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:41:04 -0700
  ...but if you or any of your relatives are vets, please > > email me as soon as you can. there's been a new law...
• Re: broken sockets
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 22:54:22 +1200
  ...It has a relatively sharp edge >right where you put your hand, and hurts like Hell. Try grinding it or heating and slipping a...
• Re: On Exhaust Cracking,Vibration and Noise (not short) for Converted Vgons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 17:40:10 EDT
  ...The motion of the engine relative to the body is extreme. Probably centimeters in amplitude. I would still mount the muffler (both sides) with...
• Re: That d**n bolt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:43:37 -0500
  ...then it goes into the alternator bracket! This means >that the relatively heavy alt is hanging off a 4" rod which I stress even...
• Re: Help: Need a radiator in McCall Idaho
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 14:03:36 -0400
  ...Overnighting a radiator is expensive (since it's big and relatively heavy), but the $50 savings should offset most of that cost. If he...
• Re: Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank?
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:23:22 -0700
  ...If we were still in the (relatively flat) midwest we probably would pre-fill the water tank and not worry about where to get...
• Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:42:31 -0500
  ...Can I assume then that it has no function relative to the I system? > My Bentley shows a hose from a charcoal canister to...
• Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:21:09 -0600
  ...Here it is, in all its relatively inexpensive glory: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=39178 Thanks, Ben _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra...
• Re: exhaust bolts / studs... tips or tricks?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Sun, 18 May 2008 18:48:29 -0500
  ...Walt Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: >Well it depends if you are dealing with a nut on a stud ( very easy to deal >with relatively...
• stuff left for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 10:29:03 -0800
  ...complete t-stat housing with relatively new t-stat, does not include coolant temp sensor 10. water pump with pulley 11. four piston rods...
• Re: Stealth camping spot and tick warning(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 23 May 2006 11:21:02 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I never really thought about it until this past month but a good spot > for relatively hassle free stealth camping...
• Re: THAT slow??? was: Syncro Power?
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:30:37 -0800
  ...Time is relative, and all observations made within time are relative. If you assume that a life time is of a fixed, finite duration...
• Is a little bigger, better
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sat, 8 Apr 2017 14:25:39 -0400
  ...I would have a bit more clearance, but being retired and relatively broke, 4X$14 makes a difference. Better handling and/or stability would...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Request - Change fuel hose from tank to pump
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:53:17 -0700
  If fuel in tank is relatively low, safely park on incline, nose down? Some fuel will likely come out of the pump but not...
• Re: FS: Pricy 2WD Westy on VA CL
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:23:46 -0400
  ...Looks like buyers might not be beating the door down, but it's probably a better deal (relatively speaking) than Jeff's favorite aircooled...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:27:46 -0700
  ...Since 2wd speedos are relatively plentiful, why not a ratio box. Or get a speedo shop like Palo Alto Speedometer to regear a 2wd...
• Re: Moab man dies in I-70 crash
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:50:42 +1300
  ...and have accidents get what they're asking for (I'm not saying that this guy wasn't wearing one, just speculating). Relatives notwithstanding.
• Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 11:15:31 EDT
  ...Some of the symptoms I had were RPM relative whining from the compressor (starved for freon) and increased coolant temperatures from the buildup of...
• Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 13:59:23 EST
  ...Seriously though why would people in SA where they have put relatively trouble free motors in their Vanagons, want Vgons from this country with...
• A/C outlet temperature
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brand
  Sun, 16 May 1999 23:54:40 -0700
  ...of R-12 a few years ago when it was still relatively cheap, and finally had a chance to use some of it ). With...
• Re: 16V electronic antenna
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 03:15:07 +0200
  ...And the cost of the replacement is relatively high. Mine needs > replacing, sigh.
• Re: Stainless?
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 17:54:28 -0400
  ...After a *relatively* slight massage with a big hammer it fit perfectly and is still in excellent condition after almost a year. Tom and...
• Call for I4 conversion owners survey
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 07:45:55 -0800
  ...and I have different opinions on the relative merits of various I4 conversion approaches, I would like to solicit responses from list members who...
• Re: Carbon van top..cost relationship...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:06:40 -0700
  ...I > bought this 'cheap' van to > carry around my expensive bikes.. > Relative value, I guess. I could ride a Wal-Mart > steel bike and...
• Re: ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:42:54 -0400
  ...Also I guess any such solution would ideally need to be mounted on stand-offs from the motor so it would not move relative...
• Re: diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:05:44 -0700
  ...lend a hand if you have an informed [or uninformed but amusing] > opinion about the relative merits of TDIs vs AAZ diesels. > > Thanks, > > Mike
• Re: (NVC) Fryeday - Rear end of car skips
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:35:30 -0800
  ...regnsuzanne@yahoo.com> wrote: > I might add that the struts are relatively new, and I have to check, but > they may have been replaced...
• more hp when outside temp drops?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Bogen
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 02:42:25 -0500
  ...overheating I am driving it a bit more aggresively ( a very relative term in a a/c bus). Peace, "Comes a time when the...
• '80 vanagon Camper Virginia
  Historical mailing list - J Barry Burneskis
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 18:19:09 -0500
  ...At A-1 Towing, 5605 Vine Street, Alexandria Virginia What: '80 white(ish) vanagon camper Not too shabby; dry rotted canvas, decent cabinets, relatively...
• 87 Vanagon used engine search
  Historical mailing list - Rick Stansby
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 09:47:49 -0700
  ...Does any one have a used engine, salvagable block or other suggestion of a relatively inexpensive way to get my van back on the...
• Re: Outrageous Parts Price
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:29:41 -0800
  ...Does anyone > > know of a better source/price for what seems to be > a relatively cheap item. > > > > > > Melvin, maybe you can get a muffler...
• Re: Friday Thoughts about Turboing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:19:04 -0800
  ...It can be done! Turbo charging is the way to go rather than supercharging, why waste power when it can be [relatively] free? Karl...
• Re: Very Short trip report and water pump :-(
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 18:55:30 -0400
  ...I think that overall, i changed more than 20 water pump lately (cars, va & Westy), for some friend and relative. Good luck, Ben http...
• Re: where's Gerry? was Re: vanagon siting - Matilda's identical twin?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 20:37:55 -0700
  ...I'm a relative newby. I joined in '95. My first mailing list. Earliest post with my old addy that an archive search could...
• Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:07:08 -0400
  ...Add to that the > probability, no - the certainty, that relatively few headlight systems will > keep that ideal alignment over time due to lack of...
• Fwd: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:54:05 -0400
  ...I think automatics encourage a certain lazy approach to driving because of its relative ease. The component missing from most US driver training but...
• Re: FS: 1983 Westy Project for $350
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:15:15 -0400
  ...I am in a relatively rural part of PA (about 40 minutes from JordanVw) and had a hard time finding someone who would tow...
• Video of Noise at Clutch Operating Lever. Help Diagnose Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 25 Jun 2017 17:24:38 -0700
  ...sound like? Or ? Clutch, pro rebuilt tranny, slave cylinder all have relatively low miles. After van is driven a while, clutch may shudder when...
• Re: Need early ext. slider handle
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:25:32 -0800
  ...But they are a relative bargain to the days when the list price was almost $300. With used ones running $45+, I would just...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:52:24 -0700
  ...Have you done any experimentation to determine just how cold this "refrigerator" will be compared to ambient, at different relative humidity values? mcneely > > ---- Rocket...
• I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:13:32 -0500
  ...It occurred to me that if the oil cooler works well, the oil might run too cool when ambient temperatures are relatively low. Is...
• Re: A/C Warm
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 14:53:20 EDT
  ...A whining comprssor CAN be a symptom of a blocked receiver-dryer or a stuck expansion valve, both *relatively* inexpensive to replace. cheers, gmbulley...
• Re: Webber conversion input
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 21:35:35 -0800
  ...As I recall from past experience, in general, the aircraft fuel injection systems are mechanical and not electronic (like DigiJet/fant) and are relatively...
• Re: Michelin MXT Specs.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:52:06 -0400
  ...12:51 10/29/99 , Joel Walker wrote: > > Er...it's relative to some crappy "standard tire" they have hanging around > > at DOT or...
• Catalytic converter replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 22 May 2000 17:26:53 -0700
  ...My engine is relatively new, but the converter is original. I have ordered a new converter from Discount Converter.com. This is a direct...
• Thanks For The Honda Advice (Miniscule Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:53:52 EST
  ...Turned out to be relatively minor. The coil contact inside the distributor had either fried and come apart or come apart and then fried...
• Re: Indigibus Event info (NVC now)
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 13:27:45 EDT
  ...If I'm driving at the speed of light and I turn on the headlight switch, will anything happen?>> Relative to your position, your...
• Tools
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 18:31:07 -0500
  ...easier (with 6 vehicles...this is something that will come up relatively regularly....) I finally got myself a vacuum pump. Based on another listee...
• Re: About that steering wheel and those seats....
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 6 Mar 2007 09:50:07 -0800
  ...steering position like my old splittie had. > > Mikel Mike, Everything is relative. I was FORCED to drive a Toy-Yoda Previa for years before...
• Re: Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:37 -0400
  ...Just had a visit from relatives in Denmark, gasoline is over $2.00 a liter there. Yeah, that's about $8/gal in our...
• Re: Stock German Mud Flaps Available Again
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:23:16 -0500
  ...My first shipment was relatively small, but more are already on the way from Germany and due in roughly 3 weeks. If I sell...
• Re: Periodically starting Vanagon(?)
  Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 19:50:01 -0500
  ...It >> has relatively clean oil in it and the fuel level is just above reserve - >> so relatively empty. I occasionally check the battery voltage...
• Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 13:45:30 -0700
  ...Like I said, it is all relative. > > > > Rich >
• Re: Squeaking front bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:46:18 -0700
  ...wrote: >> My son's '87 squeaks an obnoxious amount even on relatively smooth roads. >> It there a recommended spray lube I can use on...
• Re: German parts Was: Rear Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:17:41 -0400
  ...I imagine that a number of German craftsmen were trapped behind the line, as were some of my relatives. Many continued to do what...
• Re: F KOA's
  Historical mailing list - Holm
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 16:17:09 -0500
  ...I would just as soon stay in my van in a relatively safe place than deal with stinky motel rooms. Just another perspective... M...
• Re: Click, Click, Click
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 08:09:04 -0500
  ...I had my wife turn the wheel and I grabbed the shaft and twisted it relative to the wheel to confirm. Do it on...
• Bus Depot Awning Instructions
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:19:32 -0400
  ...It will be there for about two weeks, so download it relatively soon if you already received an awning without instructions. Thanks, Ron Salmon...
• Re: iPods in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 16:50:28 -0700
  ...end of 6-disk changers." Don't know if this is relative Tom. My coworker's brother also got an iPod and he plugs...
• Re: EARLY 80s FRIDGE QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 23:18:04 -0500
  ...Can it actually tell relative amounts of propane left in the tank? It sure looks like it, but if it can do that, how...