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• Re: Hard shifting...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 06:55:36 -0700
  ...I felt the trans after > driving on the freeway and it was hot, is this normal? I'd like to > check the fluid level...
• Re: Chris Turner: Person, Vendor, Listmembers
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 8 May 2001 00:20:44 -0500
  ...I have sold stuff here on the list, and I felt it my responsibility to get the goods out as fast as possible, as...
• Re: Front Table and Leg
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 10:46:11 -0400
  ...I would have sent it back but felt it wasn't worth eating the shipping expense. If I had to do it over again...
• Re: AT first gear whine?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 14:15:18 -0500
  ...s, so I think he'd have mentioned it if he felt there was something wrong. Al Brase Vanagons Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Mike...
• Jeep thing, gotta tell this story. NVC
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:05:59 -0500
  ...He went on to say he felt it was his fault and he was extremely troubled by it and went on to create this...
• Re: Bus story
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:17:12 -0500
  ...So they got it back, felt that it was because the bus had good karma. Just thought you'd like to know. Mike No...
• Re: '93 Westy checked out ...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 22:06:28 -0500
  ...It also felt like > it is also narrower than the Vanagon inside. The engine was > 2.5 five cylinder but did not pull better...
• Re: pilot bearing symptoms if bad??
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:34:11 -0700
  ...great time to replace the clutch, rear main seal, flywheel seal, felt washer and that pesky fuel line running through the firewall. Best done...
• Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 20:46:52 -0400
  ...Is the felt seal ring in the flywheel still in place and functional. This needed to keep clutch dust out of the bearing and...
• Re: Cv boots
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 14 Aug 2021 21:56:48 -0600
  ...out. > > I had checked it a couple weeks ago and it felt intact then. > > So, > > Anyone have an updated recommendation on cv boots that...
• Re: removing gmail warning from vanagon messages?
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Thu, 1 Sep 2016 22:14:38 -0500
  ...bill felton, ca 87 syncro westy
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:19:13 -0400
  ...I remember when a fifty pound sandbag suddenly felt like a 95 pound sack of cement, and I hate to tell you what a...
• Re: Bob Hoover
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 2 Jan 2014 19:34:22 -0800
  ...Bob Hoover That story was awesome!  I felt like I was there. Thanks for passing that along. C D > Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 11:01:14 -0400
  ...At the time (five years ago) it > was felt that quality chrome hub caps were a thing of the > past. Has there been any...
• Re: Another hazard -- battery acid (battery box treatment)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 21:29:59 -0800
  ...Imparts (http://www.imparts.com), >sell "Battery Mat," a yellow felt 1/4 inch thick rectangle >said to absorb and neutralize battery acid. $9...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 17:02:57 EDT
  ...Clearly they felt THIS was the most important thing on the dashboard. -Steven Sittser
• Clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Dawson
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 22:31:31 -0500
  ...After I put the tranny back in and tested the clutch pedal, it felt very loose with little resistance. While removing the tranny I...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:32:03 -0800
  ...It never "dries out"-- we've opened a safe lock 8 years later in one case and it looked and felt exactly the same...
• Engine fire... again!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 13 May 2008 22:17:05 -0400
  ...i felt bad.... http://www.benplace.com/vanagon_engine_fire.htm Don't even ask yourself what cause that fire!!!! http://www.benplace.com...
• Re: What kind of crackers do you keep in your van?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:36:52 -0800
  ...Doctors felt that people died because they had unhealthy bowels. He felt that bowel problems were caused by lack of bulk in the diet...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:20:32 -0500
  ...The pilot bearing had also partially seized, perhaps because the felt seal had disintegrated, allowing crud into the bearing. The van, with 174k miles...
• Re: Cv boots
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 14 Aug 2021 12:28:42 -0700
  ...out. > > I had checked it a couple weeks ago and it felt intact then. > > So, > > Anyone have an updated recommendation on cv boots that...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:57:32 -0400
  ...I felt better then about not being able to get it loose. I then torqued it back, went home and could get it off...
• Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:43:03 -0700
  So I just finished climbing a short hill and felt the power of the 2.1 in my Westy decline slightly...a heard a...
• Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:10:30 -0500
  ...Almost felt bad covering the pristine white panels in the back area. BTW-If you have ever gotten your hand up inside the candy...
• Re: Gravity Bleed Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:59:07 -0700
  ...I'm far from an expert, but I felt that the gravity bleed was more or less a waste of my brake fluid. Neil...
• re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 14:48:35 -0400
  I want to thank Gerry for the second message - this subject has been discussed so much I felt a little out of line bringing...
• Re: Subject: Speed
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:48:26 -0500
  ...no other cars on the interstate in sight, and the van felt > rock solid (16 inch wheels and Hydroedge tires). > I did cross a...
• Re: Coolant sludge? (link to pics)
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:14:16 -0800
  ...Kinda looked and felt like Jello. I have seen a dark purple and an orange, yummie. dylan ----- Original Message ---- From: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET...
• Re: What kind of crackers do you keep in your van?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 12:58:13 -0800
  ...Doctors felt that people died because they had unhealthy > bowels. He felt that bowel problems were caused by lack of bulk in > the diet...
• Re: [WetWesties] Welcome to the Tailight Zone!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 22:09:27 -0600
  ...before? > Have you ever felt a compulsion to buy a Westy beyond any > reasonable > explanation? > Have you ever felt obsessed to continually upgrade and...
• Re: 14" to 16" Wheel Upgrade User Input Please.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Tue, 21 May 2013 19:59:58 -0500
  ...have as sensitive a posterior as others of us, but I felt the only improvement was in crosswinds. The trip down I-55 in...
• Re: Frydayeism
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:13:45 -0800
  ...I felt it was pretty cool in the store actually, and > I commented "Perhaps it one of those ladies things - you know - hot > flashes...
• '81 Vanagon, stumbles after warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 15:34:11 -0700
  ...power for an instant (fraction of a second), which can be felt throughout the bus. Any clues as to what to look for? Is...
• Re: AC/BAttery indicator lighty
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 19:41:25 CST6CDT
  On 9 Aug 96, Terry Tan wrote: > One thing the Ground cable on the battery terminal felt quite warm > indicating some heavy load somewhere...
• Re: K&N filters (Dyno'ed '71 911 +4hp)
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:38:56 -0500
  ...hooked on them, from Baja racers to formula cars, if they felt they would pass any size particulates (silica or whatever) that would scuff...
• Re: TIICO Home Video -> CD
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 00:13:12 -0500
  ...Wes Felteau <wfelteau@QURIS.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 12:27 PM > Subject: TIICO Home Video -> CD > > > I...
• empirical data on heating a bus
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 08 Sep 1995 21:31:37 -0600
  ...Driving wind probably had something to do with it, but it definitely felt like some warm air was escaping, rather than cold air coming...
• Electrical Gremlin and more!
  Historical mailing list - Phil Walker
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:11:19 -0700
  ...We had been driving all day on our way back to Utah without any incident, and all of a sudden I felt a slight...
• Re: Why I don't drive the Baja at 4 in the morning!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:52:22 -0400
  ...maybe those guys felt to much secure in Baja for years and decided that night driving was OK... wrong i guess... Many people have...
• Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 17:30:15 -0800
  ...It turned out that the felt channel (where the > top and back > > edge of the glass rest when the window is up) was missing...
• low idle when AC compressor is on
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Fri, 9 Jul 2021 16:02:13 -0700
  ...The engine did not stall but it felt like it was close to stalling. How should I begin to troubleshoot this issue? Thanks in...
• Re: Rear Oil Seal (Flywheel) Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:34:51 -0400
  ...But I did install the felt washer. I'm not looking forward to pulling the trans again - but it should go a lot easier...
• Is it possible to speed in a 84 Westy w/ 1.9 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:06:42 -0600
  ...I think he felt guilty giving someone in a VW Bus a speeding ticket, & he should have! YMMV, Mr. BZ-thot I was immune
• Re: Interesting Bus conversions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 15:14:35 CST
  ...it felt like it wanted to tip over. both of those buses are/were shorter than a beetle. :) joel jwalker@ua1vm.ua.edu
• syncro driveshaft (again)
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:57:34 -0800
  ...Out of curiousity I tried driving down the street in reverse up to a speed which felt like 20 or 25 kph and no...
• Dometic Fridge on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Matt Brickell
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 19:51:11 -0500
  ...I switched it to the 12v setting and have seen heard felt no results. Is there some trick to getting the fridge going? Does...
• Oil drain plug for '85
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 13:44:11 -0400
  Howdy all, After 18 months and and a good 10k miles or so, I finally felt ashamed enough to change my Crew Cab's...
• Re: rights
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 08:57:25 -0700
  ...couple of incorrectly chosen words to describe how I > actually really felt about you, but now you have gone way too far, with > this...
• fluorescent light not working
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:13:24 -0400
  ...Later the unit felt very hot - perhaps an indicator of one of the electrical components. I can't check power at the switch (easliy...
• Was 85 Vanagon now 85 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 96 07:45:29 CDT
  ...When we returned I felt the radiator and it was ice cold, time for a water pump? The coolant was the evil green stuff...
• Silly CV abuse, part Deux /f (WAS: Re: Unknown vibration at light throttle settings.)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 11:44:13 -0700
  ...It was like this when I got the > van and I decided once I felt the same tremor that I wouldn't try to...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:03:05 -0700
  ...Basic hydraulic theory dictates that pressure felt at any one point in a closed system is felt everywhere in the system. There are many...
• Re: Tapping under rear passenger wheel area
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:39:59 -0800
  ...I rode 50 freeway miles today, and nothing *felt *strange. > The > tapping didn't get worse when I rode over irregular freeway surfaces. > > What...
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:02:27 -0700
  ...I have not noticed any vibration with the weight gone and felt OK to forego rebalancing. Point is, there is not enough clearance to...
• more about a little green golf
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 15:21:47 -0700
  ...I don't know the owner or where it came from, I felt a little weird about walking up someone's drive way to...
• K&N Filter Controversy: Corrected Copy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:53:19 -0500
  ...hooked on them, from Baja racers to formula cars, if they felt they would pass any size particulates (silica or whatever) that would scuff...
• Re: Wont start. need help
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 18:34:57 EDT
  ...When is the last time you pulled the rotor and oiled the felt button? Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW...
• Re: window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 17:04:41 -0500
  ...After what you said, I felt uncomfortable using the word "force" in my answer! Marshall Ruskin >my passenger side window handle has fallen off...
• Front window guide channel installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:38:06 -0400
  ...Front window guide channel installation questions > I recently acquired the front felt/rubber window channels to replace the > worn ones in my '81 van...