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• Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:34:16 -0500
  ...Have lowered the price". > > That's either a good explanation for why the price is so low, or warning > bells about a possible scam...
• Re: Westy rear table mods: here's another one
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:07:56 -0230
  ...door without pulling the table out, either in its raised > or lowered position. > > While I haven't done this yet, I remembered some nice...
• Port-a-potty and storage box prototype
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:07:25 -0800
  ...I thought that if I chopped the seat to fit inside the box and lowered the corner braces by the thickness of the toilet...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - brady horrace
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:49:13 -0800
  ...It's only a short period of time from when you just start taking it off the engine, until the jack is lowered all...
• 1.9 TD performance upgrades prove successful: 95 mph??
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 01:19:31 -0400
  ...1.9 TD (rated at 75 HP, 107 Lbs-ft torque): Lowered compression to 20:1 from 23:1 Boost pressure max raised to...
• Re: At the pump fueling issue - solved
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:54:40 -0500
  ...2 GoWesty kit in a 1.9 block. > > > > Last night I lowered the fuel tank and sealed the fuel level sender using Permatex Permashield...
• SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 16:38:40 -0800
  ...Negatives- this van has been lowered by heating the springs. It handles great but bottoms out on big bumps. IMHO it needs to be...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:21:46 -0800
  ...I'm not sure I want my van lowered, I kinda like a >>> taller ride. >>> >>> Does anybody have any experience with them? Are they...
• Re: Talking about tools and side of the road :-)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:49 -0800
  ...They are a CalLook bug without doing any mods. :-) The bug is all stock except for a ghia disc frontend, lowered, and with Porsche...
• Re: HELP! Which Westy to buy for engine swap?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 10:57:40 -0700
  ...Can the transmission be lowered, (if so how far?) while retaining >the original CVs shafts. Helmut Zeidler ><mailto:Helmut.Zeidler@ntc.nokia.com>'s...
• Re: Gas tank vacuum
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:03:48 -0600
  ...He did not say that it was causing him to brake down or that it lowered the miles per gallon but he pointed out...
• Re: Vanagone
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:51:25 -0500
  ...All it takes is a windy day, curvy road, and a panic swerve > to cause even a lowered Carat to go into oversteer mode...
• Re: FYI - FS: 83 country homes camper, valencia, California, $4000 on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:58:50 -0600
  ...I've lowered the price on the "For Sale" signs as well as the reserve price and "buy it now" price with the hope...
• Re: Clutch not letting me shift into reverse
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:34:46 -0700
  ...The transmission slid out > onto the jack which I lowered as I tilted the engine. > > I noticed the cross shaft was very tight and...
• Re: How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:37:54 -0600
  ...When all is > |loose, and the engine is ready to be lowered, clear the area underneath, > |and place some one inch diameter pipes parallel...
• Re: Keeping List to Vanagon content!
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:53:23 EST
  ...Sunroofs -> drip drip (now fixed) >> - Rear side windows were chopped and lowered 6" >> - Mini blinds in the rear windows -> gone! >> - Plastic trim around the...
• FW: Light Bulb Replacements and Relay Kits
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 12:19:32 -0400
  ...I have this past month updated the pricing on the whole site with many more prices being lowered than raised. These PIAA bulbs are...
• Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:39:38 +0000
  ...customers will actually use, while the final compression temperature has been lowered through early closing of the intake valve and the expansion cooling that...
• engine sling for '80 V6anagon?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 11:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...engine mount (fabricated from the original VW rear mount bar), and lowered the engine/tranny with my floor jack, till the tranny sat on...
• FS Sacramento Area
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 04:26:24 -0700
  ...good cond, reliable, $3000 b/ofr.773-3844 BUS '67 Panel, lowered, primed, runs good, needs tune-up, new tires in rear, 1600CC mtr...
• Re: 5 cyl engine clearance follow up, long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 08:23:19 -0500
  ...undercarriage (but 2WD) gives >> a ground clearence of 19cm, my conversion lowered the engine by 3cm >> because of cross member mountings. Detlev's conversion...
• Re: A New Look In Jumper Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 6 Dec 2014 11:37:23 -0800
  ...This product is a result of the increased production of electric car batteries, which has lowered the price. At some point, they no doubt...
• Re: Running Lights Dark
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:45:57 -0700
  ...a while longer. > > I did a video about this, but Youtube lowered the quality to the point it > is almost unwatchable. I recorded it...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:58:26 -0400
  If the thing were lowered after the burners were turned off, but before they'd cooled, it certainly could melt the things that way...
• Re: long-distance towing
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:31:47 -0400
  ...I've seen a car lowered off of a flat bed into a dealership service lot with the cable hooked over a tie-rod...
• Re: Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:05:30 -0800
  ...Do it with the transmission lowered a few inches. It is worth noting that it is quite cold outside, and there is a good...
• Re: Craigslist engine
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:25:39 -0700
  ...it before listed for more, so pretty sure > > price has been lowered once already. Regardless one > > has to make sure that the rebuilds been...
• Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons - Coming Soon
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 20 May 2010 04:42:50 -0700
  ...For example, every side can be raised and lowered independently, so you can use it as an open pavilion, close individual sides to block...
• Re: Refilling manual transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:16:38 -0400
  ...Is there leaking > from the seals or case anywhere that may have lowered the fluid level to have > caused the bearing to score ? That...
• Re: 1986 Westfalia with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:33:30 -0500
  ...The van has been lowered with shorter springs > from Van Cafe and adjustable Koni shocks were installed. The owner says that > with the combination...
• Re: 87 camper for sale, San Francisco area, $3200. yup.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:59:01 -0700
  ...tan interior, 4 cyl, air conditioning, cassette player, >manual transmission. >price lowered to $6,000 with new rebuilt motor (still to be taken into...
• Re: It's Flyday
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:28:04 -0700
  ...Taught Me & so, Apparently Exactly, @ the Point that I NeededTo, I Lowered the RightWing & Pushed on the LeftRudder & put The Cessna150 into a Hard...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:53:13 -0700
  ...the principal requirement for responsiveness, efficient use of the > fuel, and lowered emissions (especially NOx)." > > <http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t...
• Re: [SPAM] Wahhh!!! The flood gates are open - gas everywhere!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:45:58 -0500
  ...Mine pulled out when I lowered > the > tank. I think I would take the filler tube and vent out first before > dropping the tank...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 15:32:06 -0400
  ...coolant flow to the to the front radiator as the temperature lowered... but I imagine that it's not cooling off sufficiently for that...
• Re: Oil level vs temp test
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 15:36:21 -0700
  ...the halfway point and > the max point. > > So this morning I lowered the oil level to the 1/4 point (halfway > between the min...
• Re: How I Closed Down A Gas Station Today
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:36:22 -0700
  ...Again, the gas was drained out of the tank & > the tank was lowered. > One more time the pipe was pushed into it's spot...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:44:22 -0700
  ...When I lowered the hose I left about 1/8 cup > > > > flow out and all blue. Opened the expansion tank and it was a...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Wed, 30 May 2001 19:42:33 -0700
  ...and yes fun) 1970 Cuda (no comment) 1970 something Mazda RX4, lowered, fast (spin baby spin!) 1970 TR6 (was driving in it when the...
• Re: Subie swap curiosity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 May 2013 18:54:23 -0700
  ...Especially if the back end is lowered down some. OTOH, there's no timing belt to think about ever in a waterboxer engine. A...
• Re: Need info on head leak.
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:04:29 -0800
  ...I am wondering if the addition of water > lowered the boiling point of the coolant fluid, allowing it to boil and > create steam pressure...
• Re: Sears disaster- LONG
  Historical mailing list - Pablo E. Bonilla Fern�ndez
  Fri, 25 May 2001 09:34:53 -0600
  ...van is being held up by the drivers door!!! the idiot lowered my van with the driver's door open, and it got caught...
• Re: Audi 5-cly turbo diesel Vanagon- on it's way to Alaska
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 19:44:11 -0700
  ...70 continentals >load rating D - highway tires made for the EV. Lowered the engine 2" so >the engine compartment lid would close. The taller...
• Re: Audi 5-cly turbo diesel Vanagon- on it's way to Alaska
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 19:41:38 -0400
  ...70 continentals > load rating D - highway tires made for the EV. Lowered the engine 2" so > the engine compartment lid would close. The taller...
• Re: Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 28 May 2008 12:39:07 +0000
  ...If so, what happened to that demand in the fall? My conservative friends say people cut back, they bought hybrids, which lowered demand and...
• Report on first engine removal
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 21:20:12 -0400
  ...I lowered the jack too much, too soon and got the engine and trans. jammed up on the lower retaining studs. And the rear...
• Re: More questions pertaining to my 88 model Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 18:08:27 -0500
  ...I looked under the front and saw coolant so I lowered the spare tire tray and got the tire out. It soon became apparent...
• Investigating New Busses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Nov 1995 22:14:11 -0800 (PST)
  ...It was lowered with a bus boys kit, the lower front portions of the doglegs were hashed, and it had abuse written all over...
• Re: Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:24:56 -0500
  ...Do it with the transmission lowered a few inches. > > It is worth noting that it is quite cold outside, and there is a good...
• Re: Buying a new VW - anyone have salesperson advice?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:59:49 -0700
  ...Actually, he > lowered the price of the car $200 and kept the paperwork fee on the > invoice. > > Steve > SKL Enterprises Inc. > http://EuroCampers.com...
• Shimmiong coil springs - wsa Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:07:46 -0800
  ...I'm not sure I want my van lowered, I kinda like a >>> taller ride. >>> >>> Does anybody have any experience with them? Are they...
• Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:04:33 -0800
  ...I figure I reinstalled it angled down >> which lowered box on end of shift rod away from the shift lever. I >> assume this effectively...
• Re: Mobil 1 oil change interval
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 08:28:06 -0500
  ...I run full gauges with CHT and synthetic oil lowered my oil temps and higher oil pressure on hard run highway trips. I changed...
• Re: Vanagone
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:53:53 -0700
  ...All it takes is a windy day, curvy road, and a panic swerve to cause even a lowered Carat to go into oversteer mode...
• Re: Why does engine run cooler w/ heater, The real reason
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 23 May 1998 11:51:37 EDT
  ...The real reason the >temperature >> is lowered is because the cabin heaters are before the thermostat. >The >> external radiator can only dissipate heat passed...
• Re: Vanagone
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 22:09:46 -0500
  ...All it takes is a windy day, curvy road, and a panic swerve :::to cause even a lowered Carat to go into oversteer mode...
• Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:45:19 -0600
  ...Have lowered the price". > > That's either a good explanation for why the price is so low, or warning > bells about a possible scam...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:00:03 -0800
  ...just start taking it off the > engine, until the jack is lowered all the way to the floor with the trans on > it. I...
• Re: House Battery and Clearance
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:12:25 +0000
  ...up the d= river side rear height by 1/4" and lowered the passenger side by 1/4"result= ing in a 1/2...
• Re: GoWesty 1.5 Spring Install - 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Mon, 20 May 2013 17:47:46 -0400
  ...Since the arm will be lowered beyond its normal range if not replacing, at least loosen the lower control arm mount. Twisting this bushing...