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  • Re: Lug nut stripped
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:42:53 -0800
    ...They sell for about $40 complete with sockets and extension. > If I get a flat, the wheel is off and on in no time...
  • Re: Actuator?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
    Tue, 2 Jul 2019 08:51:13 -0400
    ...I spliced in an extension in both doors since opening the doors pulled the wire bundle tight. A good look at the circuit diagram...
  • Re: The most butch vanagon I've ever seen
    Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
    Tue, 4 Feb 2014 06:33:41 -0500
    ...to visualize. >> >> if using a trailing arm mount .. >> is it an extension of the forward stock-like trailing arm ? Can't imagine that. >> if...
  • Re: Greetings
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:10:14 -0600
    ...Our list vendors sell hose and line kits and Craftsman sells a hole clamp plier with extension cable. This will go a long way...
  • Re: Shifter extension
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Tue, 27 May 2003 15:54:49 -0400
    On Tue, 27 May 2003 BenTbtstr8@aol.com wrote: > A short shifter will reduce the feel of sloppiness because the pivot point is > raised...
  • Re: E-Brake cable front cable
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:59:29 -0500
    ...I had to lay on my back under the van, crane my neck up and use two long screwdrivers at full arm extension to...
  • Re: pretend it's already Friday (was RE: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:40:07 -0400
    ...By extension, a makeshift, particularly in the Nav, might be described as jury-rigged, like the word they use because they apparently can't...
  • Re: Brake Fluid
    Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
    Fri, 13 May 2005 10:52:13 -0700
    ...Message----- Did'ju-kno' that your oil filler tube has an extension in it that can be pulled out so as not to dribble...
  • Wire length, engine to dashboard is 26'
    Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
    Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:46:32 -0400
    ...wire to get! Oh, and I got a beautiful braided stainless extension _with the right threads_ for my sender. Yum. tabe johnson/87 westy...
  • Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
    Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
    Fri, 3 Apr 2015 07:55:33 -0700
    ...thinking a small extension in the front could make it a bed. (Or >>> swirvel the seat and make an extension towards the rear) >>> >>> Something...
  • Re: 1981 Rialta-Welcome Me Back
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Wed, 4 Mar 2015 16:48:56 -0800
    ...for three grand from a friend. > > A Rialta, has a full, extension, up top. Not the half, and front bars for the sleeper, roof...
  • Re: CV Joint Replacement Quotes
    Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
    Fri, 8 Feb 2002 23:49:45 -0800
    ...A long extension $5 and a allen socket $5, the CV joint comes with grease. I almost put one in until I found out...
  • Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:08:21 -0400
    ...The US version uses, what is in effect, an extension cord which plugs onto the electrical connector on the side of the vehicle and...
  • Re: [Syncro] 30" BFG Tire clearance
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sun, 12 Mar 2000 20:09:56 +0100
    ...As mentioned before the > front little rubber fender extensions have to be removed. Beyond that I had > to cut back the rear edge of...
  • Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:40:54 -0800
    ...one of Bus Depot's flat stamped wrenches, > with a long extension welded on and given a slight offset at the right point > to...
  • New A/C for Vanagons Available in Mexico?
    Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
    Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:14:27 -0500
    ...put it right in the driver's window and run an extension cord or hang a generator off the bumper. Visibility is a bit...
  • Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:55:41 -0500
    Jeff if you find a link to that auction, even if it is ended, please post it. Chris On 12/11/05, Jeff Oxroad...
  • Re: Stretched Vanagon with rear A/V Computer lounge
    Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
    Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:04:15 -0600
    ...My double door model implies certain minimum dimensions, but doesn't limit extension increases because it would be easy to extend the shared door...
  • Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
    Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:45:26 -0700
    ...The legs have extensions that screw on, so it takes a moment to set up and take down. It's really two tables that...
  • Re: portland area
    Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
    Tue, 21 Sep 1999 22:45:03 -0400
    ...font size=5 color="#FF0000" <div align="center" Excellence in Cooperative Extension Bulletins<br Working to serve you<br Wes Taylor<br </font </html...
  • 83.5 sort of westy for sale
    Historical mailing list - Green Westy
    Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:24:48 -0400
    ...I have gotten notice from town about having an unregistered vehicle,that I was able to get an extension till nov 15. Located in...
  • Re: Howto: make your own searchable vanagon archives
    Historical mailing list - Hugo Varotto
    Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:42:17 -0800
    ...Regardless, the >> original or .txt format, won't import to Mail 2.1 > > Add a .mbox extension to the original file, open Mail.app...
  • Shore Power Hook-Up Glitch
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Thu, 1 Apr 2021 07:00:02 -0700
    ...Next, I plugged the charger directly into the extension cord, and it fired right up. So I checked the hook-up more closely and...
  • FS: Fiberglass bumpers, front seats
    Historical mailing list - Oxroad
    Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:22:57 -0700
    ...Repainted black complete with side "extensions" that extend onto the passenger and driver's door. It does have a 1/4" crack at one...
  • Still need window regulator
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Wed, 9 Aug 2017 11:57:24 +0000
    ...In addition to that, the extension part either blows through the rubber tube OR the tube pops off altogether. They have a 1 star...
  • Re: You are invited.....
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 3 Aug 1994 12:08:43 -0500 (CDT)
    > > An open letter to all out-of-area vantypes. > > As an extension of the mail thread on hosting the van migration... > > Please consider this...
  • Re: HELP NEEDED - Cooling System Flushing
    Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
    Fri, 9 Jul 1999 00:06:09 -0500
    ...Then you just need a twenty foot step ladder and a real skinny funnel... ;-)> I have a 28 foot extension ladder which I hope...
  • Voltage Drop to Fuse Panel
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Wed, 23 Feb 2000 14:59:04 EST
    ...Could this voltage drop cause problems with fan motors? I know my Skill saw cautions against using a extension cord that isn't rated...
  • Re: bumper
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:33:14 -0500
    ...If you presently have plastic bumpers, you _will_ have to break off the mounting tab extensions to put a metal bumper on the front...
  • Re: unclas Spare Tire Carrier
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:18:58 -0600
    ...I put the VolksCafe spare carrier mod on, plus I canabalized 4 fence gate hinges, making extensions for the rear attachment point. This dropped...
  • Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:51:13 -0500
    I paint plastic things with Krylon Fusion which is a paint made for plastics and other hard to paint surfaces. Tremclad is Canada's...
  • Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 6 Sep 2017 15:58:11 -0700
    ...The original set up is not tampered with (except for putting one > sender on an extension to make it easier to access). > > Actually, a...
  • Re: Any electricians?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 14 Jun 1995 09:39:16 -0700
    ...I bought a big >extension cord to run out there from the house. So far all I plan to >run off the thing are...
  • Re: CV Boot replacement...
    Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
    Mon, 19 Mar 2001 23:04:48 -0800
    Scott D Foss wrote: > Dan, > > of course by now you know you can undo the outer CV joint screws in place > with an extension...
  • Re: A minimal tool kit?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:29:57 -0500
    ...and >3/8-drive sockets, with a ratchet and short extension, 3" extension, >universal joint. Preferably six-point sockets -- although with a >beam-type...
  • Re: tools question;
    Historical mailing list - Racer X
    Sun, 22 Nov 1998 17:13:38 +0000
    ...I would add on a longer 3/8 extension though, at least 12". Also, keep several different 13mm sizes. Couple of sockets, long and...
  • Re: Westfalia features!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 27 Nov 1996 17:33:34 +0200
    >> filler extension tube on the Vanagon. While camping at Yosemite a few >> weeks ago I met a Westy owner who did not know that...
  • CV Boot replacement...
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
    Sat, 17 Mar 2001 22:57:56 -0800
    ...For the outer CV joints, is it possible to remove/install the bolts through the suspension trailing arm using an extension so that I...
  • Re: Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel arch extensions"
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:02:09 -0500
    If these arches will not fit a full skirt then I am out, I was hoping to add them to the full skirting. But...
  • Re: Vanagon/Berg Short Shift Kit
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:16:12 -0700
    ...actually angled a bit towards the driver..." I left the 5" extension off. It just returned the shift throw back to the original length...
  • Re: Stuck in Council Bluffs IA
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:36:18 -0400
    ...You'll need a ratchet and a three-inch extension, possibly a universal-joint extension. If you have power steering, loosening and pivoting the...
  • Re: subject Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:33:25 -0700
    ...Never could get it right. > Getting the hatch latch extension. > > JME > > Mike > > > On 7/17/10 3:34 AM, "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM...
  • Important Stop Aging Notice...60
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 11 Nov 2000 05:09:24 PM
    ...If you are interested in more information, access our scientific Web site extension: http://active-webhosting.com/members/younger/ If your browser won't...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Dec 2003 to 29 Dec 2003 - Special issue (#2003-1205)
    Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
    Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:06:41 -0700
    ...You can use type K extension wire with little problem, and negligible effect on the calibration (while another poster expressed concern over the low...
  • Re: Filling the water tank
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:56:29 -0400
    ...Both work fine with a half-inch tubing extension screwed onto the hose. Yrs, d On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 12:38 PM...
  • Re: solar panels
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:37:29 -0400
    ...I know that I bring a 50 foot >> extension >> cord to put mine a little ways away from the van. Then I hardly >> notice...
  • Re: EV oil Change
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 4 May 1996 22:09:16 -0500
    ...I add an extension bar to the ratchet and both old and new filters come off and go on easily. I use the PER...
  • computer
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Feb 1997 16:15:51 -0600 (CST)
    ...Went through shop bulletins found that this problem could be remedied by putting harness extension between air box,and did that for $115. from...
  • Re: Berg short shift kit..
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
    Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:22:29 -0800
    ...Although someone (I think TJ) said that with the lever extension and short shift kit the throw at the gear change knob is the...
  • Re: Vanagon sound system question (sorry no discussion of freedom of speech)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis
    Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:52:04 -0500
    ...The carat type bumper extension trim on the lower doors is another source of vibration (makes a racket outside the van), and is resolved...
  • Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 5 May 2017 09:10:44 -0700
    ...What did you expect to accomplish by disconnecting the > throttle switch? > > As an extension of a leak down test when you get a cylinder...
  • Re: Internal 115V power
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:56:48 -0800
    ...This would allow for simply plugging in an extension > > cable at the rear of the vehicle, eliminating all that other hassle. > > > > Just wondering if...
  • Re: WAS: building carrier bar..... NOW: Test Weld PIC
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:07:58 -0700
    ...As for wiring etc., I don't use an extension, but I did find that with the welder set to max. and my big...
  • Loosening Axle (rear)
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:01:36 -0700
    ...My brilliant idea is to lift the van's corner, put the socket onto the axle nut with a long extension on a stump...
  • Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:19:43 -0700
    ...Not that I've done it...still route the trusty 35' extension cord out the driver's door footwell and let the rubber weatherstrip...
  • Re: Bumper extentions
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:54:41 -0500 (EST)
    ...writes: > Hey Guys, > > I'm thinking about adding some sort of extension to my front bumper. > I've seen them on some web pics...
  • RE: Aftermarket Cruise Questions
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 03 Jun 1997 07:35 -0600 (MDT)
    ...Solution seems to be a $100 part which consists of an extension to the throttle valve wiring. Some sort of magic connection in the...
  • Gene Berg short shift kit
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 24 May 2001 06:21:30 EDT
    I finally got around to installing my Gene Berg short shift kit & extension the afternoon before leaving for Carlisle. Took but a mere hour...
  • Re: No VAN CONTENT [file type question]
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:51:15 -0500
    ...sucker!!! It could be a virus -- but .pps is the standard extension for a Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow file. >There are viruses out there that...
  • Re: Packing a '90 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
    Fri, 15 Jul 2005 14:33:33 -0400
    ...2-3 coiled extension cords, 2 mini folding chairs, 12v inflator, 4 �5 lengths of rope, tent stakes, VW blue antifreeze Rubber mallet Back...