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• Re: NOT! 87 Syncro Westfalia For Sale-Cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 20:18:08 -0700
  ...NOT! 87 Syncro Westfalia For Sale-Cheap! > > > > > > > Two points and a question: > > > > > > 1. It is *not* For Sale. It is For *Auction* There is...
• Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 May 2011 08:39:29 -0700
  ...So are there sufficiently strong points on the van? I do have a fairly sturdly hitch receiver mounted to the rear tow loops. Maybe...
• Cables - front to rear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:36:34 -0600
  ...be instrumentation, to the rear, where the signal and voltage pickup points will be. I was wondering if anyone had done this before, and...
• Dometic Experts. Thermostat Part. What is it? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:53:48 -0700
  ...Red arrow points to part: http://tinyurl.com/qhwcas Here's the 182B that will *hopefully* receive the "new" part: http://tinyurl.com/qbnrv7...
• Rolling Stones again
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 95 15:40:49 gmt
  ...He points out that the Rolling Stones owned a '63 VW (doesn't say if it was a bus but I doubt they'd...
• VW Themes for Win 95 HELP
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 17 May 1997 10:04:21 -0400
  ...Any clue? Please keep in mind you are talking to a new Win 95 user and a person that usually "points & shoots" don't...
• VW TREASURE HUNT CONTEST, PHASE I ( ADDITIONAL TREASURE HUNT ITEMS)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 03:03:26 -0600
  ...K. (6) black, fold-out, adjustable cup holders. (Partial points will be awarded for lesser quantities.) HAPPY HUNTING TO YOU TREASURE HUNT ADDICTS !! Budd...
• Re: WTB EV jump seats
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:44:28 -0400
  ...the jump seats make sure that your van has the mounting points for the jump seat in the floor. You will also need to...
• EveryBus 2002 - East Coast VW bus event
  Historical mailing list - ncbus
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 19:58:35 -0500
  ...Minnesota, Canada, Florida and all points between are gearing up for EB02. ALL VW Transporters are welcome! Please visit the web site at http...
• Re: Child Car Seat Restraining Strap in 86 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:29:53 EST
  ...the stock mouning points are below the headliner covering. ive installed one in a westy before, on the pass side. worked great. chris
• Re: Sloppy timing?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:53:55 -0500
  If this is a federal van ( non cal ) then the points plate is flopping around or the spring under the dist is missing and...
• MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:32:35 -0400
  Very lucid points. > Well, you can generally assume that even if there are several variables, given a large enough sample the variations will average...
• Charge control 2 (Q&A) (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 16:42:34 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The gap between the set points is to allow time for the points to cool. Even so, your battery's condition may cause a...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 May 2011 15:21:05 -0700
  ...Women (he said women, this may or may not be sexist > or may express preference) like lower shift points because they may feel > that...
• Re: Cross country driving
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 20 May 2001 19:04:14 -0500
  ...are: > 1 Atlanta, Birmingham, Tupelo,Memphis,Sallisaw, Oklahoma city,Amarillo and > points beyond, either Trinidad or Albequerque. > 2 Knoxville,Nashville,Cairo,Kansas City, across...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sat, 13 May 2000 23:13:51 -0400
  ...It hurts lots more than when you get hit by points. I ran one in a beetle that I circle track raced for years...
• Re: Da Trip....
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 10 Nov 94 16:19:44 PST
  ...people will be joining the tour at various points, and > leaving the tour at various points...right? > It seems to me that there will...
• tire replacemant manual
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:31:20 -0500
  ...Some points to note is that light truck and XL tires actually require higher inflation pressures to carry some loads. This is mostly due...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:34:18 -0600
  One of the best/most interesting adaptations I've seen for jacking points on a vanagon, so a "bumper jack" could be used, was...
• Re: Thinking Alaska trip...
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 01:15:47 EDT
  ...ll want to! It has maps, gas/food/lodging information, and points of interest in amazing detail. Their website is: http://themilepost.com/ Usual...
• Re: Ignition Wiring, 1980 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 15:51:40 -0500
  ...Thats terminal #15 Tach, Computer, Points to top. Thats Terminal #1 On Fri, 3 Aug 2001 12:02:32 -0700 Bob Babcock <surylake@CANADA...
• Re: Diesel Dumb Question
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 1 May 2002 00:30:46 -0400
  Consider the points given in your other responses. If you determine the smoke is from injectors/fuel supply problems, I've heard people advocating...
• Re: WTB Side step for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 22:03:28 -0500
  ...Jim On Apr 26, 2004, at 8:39 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > Does anyone have a used "Side Step" (mounts in the jack points...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 24 May 2011 17:47:21 -0700
  ...So a shackle is used to attach the strap to the vehicle recovery points (also loops). I think the front tow point is a...
• ALMOST passed inspection....3rd times the charm.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:47:46 -0500
  Thanks to the endless help of the list and the archives, all the various failing points have been resolved, and today we found out...
• Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:07:13 -0400
  ...2.0L Air Cooled > > Been in storage for 3-5 years. > > Had no spark. > > Swaped points spark is good. > > > > Everything is complete and ran...
• Re: Mouse Attack!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:29:25 -0500
  ...Mouse Attack! > Mike, > > RE: "Any ideas for where to look for mouse-size entry points (85 westy)." > > The problem that you face is that...
• Re: Q&D High-current ammeter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:13:38 -0700
  ...It's the length between attachment points that > matters. To slow the temperature rise for high currents you could > make it serpentine and clamp...
• Re: [Anyone have experience with selling / buying a van on eBay motors?]
  Historical mailing list - Greg Rich
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 07:08:01 EDT
  ...What were the good points and bad points for you? David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J...
• Re: All the wires are brown!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:31:19 -0700
  ...Details of the vehicle in the sig, below. ** EXTRA bonus points: Which personal care product used "99-44/100% pure" in their ad campaigns...
• Re: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:33:14 -0800
  ...Freezing and boiling of water are really only convenient marking points for scientists and engineers. The freezing and boiling point of water at sea...
• Re: What the falia?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 28 Feb 2017 22:38:01 -0800
  ...throughout > > I Love My Westy & would Hate to Ever be without it ~ But ~ > > These are Both Arguable Points ~ & I'm Mostly German ~ > > ORR ~ DeanB >
• Re: Canvas Replacement-
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:26:07 -0600
  ...Aesops fable moral- You will always have a companion check around the edges, and you will avoid hinge points and pivots when closing down...
• '74 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 14:34:07 -0400
  ...the bus? Second question is, what is the plug gap and points gap suppose to be for a stock 1785cc type two engine? Also...
• Learn to Do Bodywork
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 17:51:11 -0600
  ...I came across a site that points to local courses in many areas - so I checked it out. Turns out that there are at...
• Re: Ignition and Carbs.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 18:04:46 +1200
  ...Has any one >ripped out the electronic ignition and fuel injection and put in a points >type distributor and carbs? >Ken Nelson Don't...
• Re: seating conversion question...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:43:22 -0500
  > << Are the mount points for the Carat's jump-seats under the carpet in the > GL? >> > no.. you need to get the jumpseats from...
• Awnings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:36:44 -0700
  ...It can be a challenge to mount them so so they don't eventually cause stress cracking at the points where they attach to...
• FIICO engine conversions & TICO credit scores (NVC - FISH day)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 03:52:40 EST
  ...Then send copies of all the postings to at least 50 of your friends so that Bill Gates will send you 50 extra points...
• Re: Shipping a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Russell Patten
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 09:06:14 -0500
  ...Jr. > >84 Westy _________________________________________________________________ MSN Life Events gives you the tips and tools to handle the turning points in your life. http://lifeevents.msn.com
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 May 2004 (#2004-473)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 19 May 2004 11:26:57 -0700
  ...I remember reading back then that the attachment points for the belts had been federally mandated since 1972, but they waited 18 years to...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 04:34:03 -0500
  ...Dick, we used to use a "point file" on ignition contact points to get rid of the "mountain" deposited on one side by the...
• Re: do you have $160.00 to spend?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 20:40:16 -0700
  ...Image http://tinyurl.com/hztx982 Good points Jeff. With all the bling (and admittedly nice looking stuff) in ones eye, it's easy to...
• VW horn ring tone
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 20:24:08 -0400
  ...The cost would be positive karma points. To download the tone I pasted a dropbox link below. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5620907/VW...
• Re: heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:51:15 -0700
  On 10/21/10, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > ...Clean the points inside with some sand paper and you > should be good to...
• Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:16:58 -0800
  ...A quick lesson from the master learnt me that the shift points are governed by the 'governor' which like the rotating governor on steam...
• Need for Speed 2 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 23 May 1997 21:42:58 -0500
  ...It = is REALLY slow, and the shift points are accurate, except that it has a = 5 speed instead of a 4 speed, 1st gear...
• Jacking up the front of the van...
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 08:47:22 -0800
  ...the rear, there is a solid beam next to the jack points, on the front, there are two beam edges which are spaced too...
• Re: loud noise from back
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:57:24 -0400
  ...The decrease in noise on revving the engine points to the CVs. It would seem that your mechanic would have checked them when your...
• winter cross country trip?
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:49:56 -0800
  ...Should I cover the air vents? Its still points, no electronic ignition, any specific problems with that? Thanks for any tips, suggestions or other...
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:49:07 -0800
  ...BUT, those were still the days of mechanical regulators and mechanical points, the only solid state electronics were the diodes in the body of...
• Re: Deer Hit - how to avoid
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:16:14 -0800
  ...owned since 1987. > > Jack R. > > Good points.. say 12 points. There is a quaint Newfoundland custom called truck burning. You are not insured against...
• Re: Crunch, I hit a deer
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 00:11:10 -0800
  ...In NC they count points on deer on both sides and where ever else they might find them (brother in law always like carrying...
• Re: A FUNNY AT THE LOCAL QWIK LUBE
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 08:39:06 -0500
  ...do get so amused at the expressions on these young guys face as they hunt > for service points on my 30 year old van.
• Re: Magnets to capture rust particles in Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 7 Sep 2019 00:37:41 +0000
  ...naturally flowing to the outlet, > they are stuck at the 12 points.  Could buy a lot of time, decades even. I don't believe...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 01:00:44 -0500
  ...From the way the internal activating lever points in the parts diagram, rotating the side of the star nearest the backing plate down will...
• Folding table "push-push" latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:01:34 -0400
  ...If you press that toward the table, a little pointed thing emerges from a slit in the post, with either two points showing or...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:50:48 -0700
  ...Yes they have 12 points but the angle of the corners is different from normal 12 point bits. The XZN has sharper corners to...
• RE.: Oil Pressure Gauge . . .
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Mon, 5 Sep 94 23:41:32 EDT
  Just catching up on the mail I noticed that David points out that you can't lactate the oil temp at the pressure gauge...
• Re: bought a rack
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 00:00:59 -0800
  ...It straps on (4-point) to the Vanagon rear hatch and has large >foam pads on the contact points. As an aside, be careful...