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• Re: What can go wrong.....
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 15 May 2017 10:02:18 -0600
  ...I ate >> > the deal and was dropped >> > off at 1:00AM this morning. All because I left a rag in my engine >> > compartment and...
• Re: bmw brake booster "upgrade"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 19:25:18 -0800
  ...booster. > (e.g., here: > http://catalog.importrp.com/item.wws?mfr=ATE&sku=BMW018726&source=GOOGLEBASE > ) > (I'm not interested in installing a used...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - should I buy
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 07:36:27 +0200
  ...few old buses, > including a cherry 67 that looked great but ate up a lot of my cash. > Will it be similar to those...
• Re: leaking power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:49:43 -0400
  ...This apparently ate all the seals. As you can imagine I'm still smarting from the financial strain this caused (they had to cut...
• Trip report -- the short version
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:48:32 -0700
  ...11) Ate at Jestines. Awesome. Have a possible middle name for our soon-to-be-spawn. 12) No-one on I95 is nice. No...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:06:21 -0500
  ...We drove a few miles south > on Highway 1 parked on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and ate > while watching the sunset. We...
• Re: Sticking front calipers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 14:19:02 EDT
  ...At a minimum you probably won't get too far in an atempt to run it for 1000 miles at highway speeds. Worse case...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 00:21:39 -0700
  ...The Vanagon was from Arizona,a state that has hard water, and this water ate the insides of the water pump out. The impeller...
• Re: leaking power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 07:47:33 -0600
  ...independant VW shop, put in the wrong PS fluid. > This apparently ate all the seals. As you can imagine I'm still smarting > from...
• Solving disc brake noises!
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 11:15:36 -0700
  ...Use Textar, ATE or VW pads. Never use metallics. Non-metalic PBR Deluxe pads also are OK. 5. With used rotors, use a file...
• Re: How long do I have?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 13 May 2009 16:37:04 -0700
  ...of that could be blue is if the brake fluid >>> is ATE "Super Blue". And if it is brake fluid that would be a...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:59:48 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM ate: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 8:49 AM -----Original Message----- rom: Thomas Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> o: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Unlikely tool
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 18 May 2006 23:48:05 -0700
  ...5/18/06, Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@uws.edu.au> wrote: > > > > ate: Thu, 18 May 2006 20:24:59 -0600 > From: George Thorburn <thorgk...
• Re: Interesting Thing About My Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:59:49 -0700
  It should, be we both have the ATE calipers with pistons on each side, and I think these are inherently softer and harder to...
• Re: Fwd: Renewal of your subscription to the vanagon list
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 18:31:47 -0600
  ...do not wish to grant this license, or who prefer their > aterial be excluded from such publications, may decline this waiver by > ncluding the...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 12:13:32 -0500
  ...or better offset change, people still did it all the time (ate bearings.) But for a Vanagon, the bearings, spindles, everything are monstrous at...
• Re: re dagnab varmits
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 4 Oct 1996 18:45:00 -0700
  ...don't know how they got in, but they not only ate a bunch of food, they >also chewed their way through several airline...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon. What is this in my gas? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 10 May 2012 23:40:05 -0700
  ...I doubt it but maybe gas ate some of it > off and that's what I see? > > Thanks > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image...
• Re: Which redline oil to use
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Wed, 1 May 2002 07:27:41 -0700
  ...4070 1-877-377-0773 (toll free) aatransaxle.com (web site) ate: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 13:24:44 -0700 From: Eric Unrau <eunrau...
• 86 Van Clutch Prob? + Shop Kudos (semi-long)
  Historical mailing list - MO Jack '86 Westy
  Sat, 22 May 2004 22:40:02 EDT
  ...Great beach town - ate lunch at a tremendous crepe restaurant. Get the call, go back to the shop. Could have been clutch master or...
• My Trip-Madison, Wi ->Vancouver, BC and Back
  Historical mailing list - Robin
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:10:06 -0500
  ...I had zero hotel expenses and ate out of the van the entire time which certainly saves money. Best road: Chuckanut Highway south of...
• Re: Is this the right caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:42:20 -0700
  ...Is this the right caliper? > > > > yes, for the right hand side ( passenger's side of your 83.5 vanagon ) > > > > hellava deal ....brand new Ate...
• Re: brake shoe bottom spacer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:15:35 -0400
  ...Get a pair of > ATE wheel cylinders. (Dealers is not a choice here). > Remove the lower shoe mounts and shim them out 2-3mm...
• Re: Brake Fade-wheel cylinder pull back!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:46:48 -0700
  ...The spring inside the wheel cylinder >>is only on the ATE/FAG/FTE cylinders outa Europe these days. Brazil >>TRW/Varga and the Far...
• Re: Subject: Vanagon List Meet/Campout Version 1.?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:27:56 -0600
  ...Some attend every year regardless, others atend only when the conference is being held somewhere close. All of that being said, it is possible...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:45:55 -0700
  ...http://www.atelierspk.com/Picture.html http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4379258 The quality appears better but the fit isn...
• Re: Broken CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:22:04 -0700
  ...year too ) were any years not) anyway the hard steal axles ate the teeth out of the cast drums ... not once but twice ... one...
• Re: Instrument cluster light issues
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 18 May 2021 07:05:35 -0400
  ...A >>> mouse ate it on me. >>> > >>> > So I finally got the 2.8mm open barrel connector to fix it so I wire >>> > everything up...
• Re: What happened to the GoWesty 3 Point Seat Belt Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 5 May 2006 22:38:13 -0800
  ...Am I looking in the wrong place? > > http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=gw&C > ategory_Code=vp-i...
• Re: Anyone Ever Bore Out Rims At Home?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Jan 2011 18:24:43 -0500
  ...Do not remember the size but it ate up some aluminum quick. Then you can clean it up with a home depot style grinder...
• Re: Brake Expert Questions/PICS/Rant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:24:49 -0700
  ...Brake Expert Questions/PICS/Rant > Hi all. > > New rotors, "factory" rebuilt ATE calipers, pads all messed up with brake > fluid. > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:38:37 -0700
  ...I use ATE Super Blue and ATE Gold, alternating the two so I can see when I get Fresh new fluid out of my...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:29:54 -0400
  ...We drove a few miles south >> on Highway 1 parked on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and ate >> while watching the sunset. We...
• FREE '81 pop-top assembly
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:36:00 -0400
  ...s.) The upper cushions were mint as well until a mouse ate a hole in the extreme rear of the rear one but it...
• Re: High Octane was: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:12:18 +0100
  ...Just ate the plug, right up > into the threads... no engine damage, fortunately. > > >spatter on the plug's ceramic insulator will reveal > >'incipient' high...
• Re: [Syncro] 4WD Waterfall Trip
  Historical mailing list - Steve Suprata
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 05:29:18 -0700
  ...Once > there, we swam in the pool below the forty foot > waterfall, took pictures, ate snacks and drank > sodas. What a fabulous day... Hawaii...
• Re: Engine Case Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:34:49 -0600
  ...They also say there is no aternative other than pressure washing or >>perhaps oven baking. I have tried various engine shampoos and pressure >> >> >washing...
• Re: Heidelberg radios
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 08:07:44 -0400
  ...Tape deck in mine ate a gear or two. I know there are better solutions but I just want the VW original radio back...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2016 01:09:25 -0400
  ...I have had bad luck with drums being the correct dimensions so many times I only use ATE or the GoWesty HD. Turning new...
• Re: FW: FW. DEADLY COMPUTER VIRUS -Forwarded
  Historical mailing list - Scott Durrant
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 11:19:41 -0600
  ...It ate the Ani-Virus Software that comes > >>>>> with the Windows'95 Program along with F-Prot AVS. Neither was able > >>>to detect it...
• Re: Help in northern Ontario...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:00:20 -0700
  ...of course, the bearing eploded and the > disk > > > >>> ate > > > >>> the spindle... > > > >>> > > > >>> So those 2 girls are in need of a left spindle, the mechanic...
• Re: Baja Whales 2016 trip
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:29:16 -0800
  ...We ate at various cafes and taco stands along the way and people got a real taste of Baja. Here is a link to...
• RE: female stuff on trips
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Sep 1994 18:07:26 -0400 (EDT)
  ...We ate out about half of the time - which was especially fun when we were at an Italian restaurant in the burbs of Montreal...
• Re: dragging caliper
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:31:03 -0400
  ...My 85 has the ATE caliper Eric Caron 85 GL Auto Westfalia >> I'm not sure exactly which type of caliper you have on...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:35:15 -0700
  ...We drove a few miles south >>on Highway 1 parked on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and ate >>while watching the sunset. We...
• Re: Front brake calibers?
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Mon, 5 Jun 2023 00:34:44 -0400
  ...And different part numbers > for Girling, ATE and others. > > > > > > > > Suggestions welcome!! > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Jeff >
• Re: VW wifes
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:02:57 +0000
  ...the middle seat should have been and drank cheap wine and ate Burger King. (I was broke.) Two days later, I was transporting seven...
• Re: rebuild questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 22 Nov 95 15:16:14 PST
  ...They are cheaper than Stephens as well. > Question #3: > This engine ate a rod bearing. I am getting the case tank cleaned, but I...
• 85 vanagon Camper -should I buy? more info.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Wissig
  Sun, 5 Jul 1998 12:02:20 -0700
  ...few old buses, > including a cherry 67 that looked great but ate up a lot of my cash. > Will it be similar to those...
• Re: Part needed
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:33:10 +0000
  ...trying to make wire insulation more environmentally friendly; well...the mice ate that stuff up!  Oh yeah...the "new car smell"?  That is the...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:46:55 -0700
  ...On 6/25/2016 11:52 AM, B Feddish wrote: > Sorry to omit that guys, it’s a 1.9 WC w/ATE. They...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 15:31:15 -0700
  ...The Ate and >> Girling are interchangeable. The only difference is the location of the >> brake tube connection. A 6" or 8" tube assembly can...
• Re: Instrument cluster light issues
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 18 May 2021 08:31:27 -0400
  ...grey wire going to the instrument cluster as well. >>>> A mouse ate it on me. >>>> > >>>> > So I finally got the 2.8mm open barrel...
• Baja Whales, trip report
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 19:32:10 -0800
  ...He managed to buy a used tire of the same size in a town along the way while the rest of us ate and...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:05:52 -0500
  ...and money fixing non-leaking >> heads >> only to have the problem crop up in another 20k miles 'cause the JB >> weld ate >> your gaskets. >
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 1 May 2005 22:10:10 -0400
  ...We drove a few miles > south > on Highway 1 parked on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and ate > while watching the sunset. We...
• GNATT trip report - part one
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 23:14:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Centro, Calif. which is nothing more than a glorified truck stop. Ate dinner at KFC at 9:30 p.m.. 91618. Gassed up at...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2016 22:06:28 -0400
  ...I have had bad luck with drums being > the correct dimensions so many times I only use ATE or the GoWesty HD. > Turning new...
• Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 16:58:57 -0400
  ...Do stock alloy wheels fit over fins? > The ATE wheel cylinders (with springs) are not that old. But I did cringe n cuss > when...
• Re: email names <VERY Friday>
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 15:39:24 -0400
  ...you know, with these big junniper bushes that were >> >> taking over the country with mind control of the birds and animals >> >> that ate the...