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• Vanagon fire
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 23:07:49 -0400
  ...it took me about 2 seconds to think and then I grabbed the halon fire extingusher and shot it in behind the fridge to...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:30:27 -0700
  ...Nothing to grab onto and > everything is pretty brittle from the heat it has been exposed > to. I'm thinking dremel is my next...
• Re: Strange electrical problem: Headlights don't work (among other things)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:03:08 -0700
  ...It snaps on to the end > of the fuses and grabs them to make it easier to remove them. > > Ed > > > > However, the little "doo...
• Newbie considering purchase of 88 "Transporter"
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 20:52:42 -0500
  ...Stumbled across this on autotrader.com, it is a Vanagon "Transporter" which is just quirky enough to grab my interest. The seating and configuration...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:13:32 -0500
  ...Knowing that I could have grabbed the 16v one at Radio Shack. Oh well no harm done I have a few on the way...
• Re: Fire Prevention Week (Was: Always Look Under A Bus!)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:44:03 -0700
  ...And if I am parked on a busy highway, I can get to it by opening the passenger door and grabbing it. For me...
• Re: Starting Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Owen Brand
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 21:02:15 -0600
  ...I tried it in > the store, and like it much batter than the batteries with > the buile-in strap, or any aftermarket battery grabber...
• Re: Vanagon fire fighting techniques
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:04:12 -0500
  ...that will alert us, to smoke >and flames, and then we grab the extinguisher, call for help, or do >whatever we can to control...
• Re: noise SOLVED. Now need to Heli-Coil?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Johnson
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:39:02 -0600
  ...They tend to want to grab most ! No fun to be spinning around with a big 1/2" drill motor in your hands! Reach...
• 1988 Carat for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 13:26:30 -0800
  ...speed manual - No rust (California van) - Red Koni shocks - 14” General Grabber ATX - 75% left. - Hella driving light with upgraded relays and fuses - LED...
• Re: Difference between 2 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:18:58 -0700
  ...with OME shocks (8 years old) - 14" alloy rims with General Grabber AT2 27x8.5R14 - no pad under the springs --> 18" from center hub...
• Re: Broken exhaust bolt.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:26:58 -0600
  ...Few Times Between Drenchings ~ Then when You've got Your NerveUp Grab it with the ViceGrips as Tight as You can SqueezeIt & 1st Try...
• Re: Screen shot how to?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 21:04:40 -0700
  ...Paint (or whatever) to crop it. <CTRL><ALT> "Print Screen" will grab just the active window, rather than the whole screen. Be aware that...
• Re: some sort of clunking
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Mon, 9 May 2011 13:05:23 -0500
  ...shock bushing, which no amount of > tightening can fix. (verified by grabbing & wiggling) > > A seta KYBs from Busdepot way back when were among my...
• Re: Steering wheel removal
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:09:54 EST
  In a message dated 2/19/09 7:06:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, jim.felder@GMAIL.COM writes: > Take both hands and grab...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 11:36:06 -0500
  ...snip>When we go on a trip with the Westfalia, I grab a bunch of tools put it > all in > an old sock and...
• Re: Syncro Air Filters for sale @ Epage.com
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:36:58 -0500
  ...list members would do better by grabbing one of my last ones instead. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. http://www.busdepot.com (215...
• Re: Click, Click, Click
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 08:09:04 -0500
  ...I had my wife turn the wheel and I grabbed the shaft and twisted it relative to the wheel to confirm. Do it on...
• Battery removal & seat tracks
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 20:44:10 -0800
  ...lifting jams the posts in the holes, grabbing so's you can lift. >Also, do the seat tracks need greasing to make the seat...
• Re: Radio Wiring circuit draining battery???
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 13:25:40 -0400
  ...been turned off, and face >plate removed? I think you should grab a meter and check the current drain on the battery when the...
• Re: 1990 auto trans woes.suggestions from the pros?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 07:52:08 -0500
  ...As I turn a corner going maybe mph and give it gas, it >seems to slip and then grab.i will see the rpms...
• Re: [Syncro] ran out of Gas...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:46:18 -0500
  ...If this happens again, go over to there pop coolers, and grab the > cheapest 1 gallon drink you can find, pour the contents out...
• Re: Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 11:59:53 -0500
  ...with two tab-like protrusions on the inner circumference that that grabbed onto little barbs on the mating face of the oil cooler. Anyway...
• Re: Syncro switch on dash to remove?
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 17:06:55 -0800
  If you pull the knob out and grab the shaft of the switch(s) with pliers, the knob(s) will simply unscrew from the...
• Fwd: Anyone here with a Nissan Maxima Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:49:44 -0700
  ...the swap, which I probably will, this car is up for grabs in San Francisco for $600. Pmail for details. Re: the car, not...
• 78 Bus Fuel Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 06:45:15 -0400
  ...I'm going to put a second filter on the return line to the tank and hopefully grab more crap from the lines. I...
• '85 Westy Shifting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 20:29:09 -0400
  ...It lets you grab on with 3/8" socket (and appropriate universal/wobblers) and it sticks out far enough that you can get a...
• mini atx linux (or windoze) box for the van
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:06:00 -0500
  ...While I will eventually buy one for the living room DVCR function, it would be an easy grab to use in the van too...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity - Torque Kills
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:40:45 EDT
  ...and forth carrying them two at a time or would you grab a corner of the pallet and try to lift it until you...
• Re: flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:03:22 -0500
  Get some big easy outs to grab what is there or get someone with a mig welder to weld 8mmm bolts into the allen...
• Re: 1.9L still a problem child
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 19:04:20 -0700
  ...I grabbed my spare from my parts truck, and viola - my Butternut was whole again! If you are lucky enough to have a spare...
• Re: outback oven...
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 22:18:42 -0400
  ...temp guage like a > hawk > > when done, fist it out and grab the buttermilk > > NB WILL NOT WORK WELL OVER A CAMPFIRE, Dutch oven...
• Re: rear heater hose replacement; Canadian spec 83.5 full westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:01:57 -0500
  ...Went feeling around for > the on off valve, grabbed a hose and got a shot of antifreeze on my > habd. Obviously a bad hose...
• Re: No cold start ability at all?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:17:24 -0500
  ...It is not that it stumbled and died, but there was no grab or attempt to run. I assumed Water Temp sensor so I...
• Re: "The Purpose Driven Van[agon]"
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:33:36 -0700
  ...The guy in the article mentions General Grabber A/T tire.  They have the weight bearing and 15 inch size, and certainly the price...
• Oil dilemma
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:51:11 -0500
  So, I drained my oil last weekend but when I grabbed the jug of 10w40 Mobile1 off the shelf, to my great dismay, found...
• Re: "Whump whump" noise from front RH side.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:42:12 -0700
  ...Still need an alignment (I"m betting on toe in, but caster maybe too) and brakes still bedding in somewhat, though they're grabbing...
• Finally, my '52 barndoor parts want list
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 19:24:55 -0500
  ...section behind front bumper, and jack points) -middle and rear seats -grab handle for middle seat -cargo floor rubber mat -nisc. interior (front kick...
• westy interior cabinet lights
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Sep 1995 16:27:47 -0700
  ...The interior above the sink light does a good job of illuminating the general space, but I always had to grab a flashlight if...
• Re: front end
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 08:12:19 -0700
  While the front end is in the air an inch or two, grab a long crowbar or pipe and slide it under a front...
• Re: Turbo Vanagon - Audi 5000 CS Turbo Engine, OFF LIST INFO PLEASE!!!
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 23:42:35 -0600
  ...speaker block out for headphones, centeral locking system, doors, trunk, lighted grab handles, etc. Anyway please contact me off list for information, pictures, pricing...
• Re: who needs a vehicle transported??? i have a friend who willdrive your ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 21:07:28 EST
  ...to > transport a Westy to the West Coast (rotten buggers, they grabbed another > Westy!) > > Contact them at: > Imua Camper Company > http://www.imua-tour...
• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:25:01 -0600
  ...foremost, I would look for some sort of intake vacuum leak. >>Grab an old w!ndex bottle, and fill it with some soapy water...
• Re: Anyone run tri-electrode Bosch W7DTC
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:10:03 -0700
  ...work > looks like its getting close to sparkplug time I just grabbed some W7CO > when i first got the van I was wondering if...
• Re: WTB: BFG A/T KO 14" tires
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 07:52:42 -0700
  ...And they're only $89/each at TireRack: > > > http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Grabber+AT+2&partnum=785QR4GRAT2OWL > > I...
• Engine Bay Zip Ties
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 03:18:36 +0000
  ...Hopefully I described well enough but can grab pictures too when I get back to the shop. Thanks Ryan Asheville, NC
• Re: Upgrade for non-power steering Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:08:22 -0700
  ...knob at a right angle to the rotation plane of the wheel...then you can grab hold and reef the wheel around purty easy.
• Real Cheap traction
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 14:31:24 -0800
  ...They can be grabbed > together as an emergency/parking brake. Sam, I vaguely remember seeing one of these dual handle hand brakes on a...
• screensaver thanks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Harrnacker
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 22:54:03 -0800
  ...So, in a two-handed grab for more glory, I wanted to expand the offer to all forms of Transporters. Send me your scanned...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:05:25 -0400
  ...People have used threaded rod . > > there are exanadable internal grabber tools .( like to grab and extract a > > oil pressure relief piston say ) > > > > A good...
• Re: Sliding door pops while driving
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 10:37:40 -0400
  ...When you shut the door the pin is only being grabbed by the first detent and not the second one. So when you go...
• Re: Tire pressure ... help please...
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 20 Nov 2018 04:54:43 -0800
  ...I always have 14" rims with General Grabber AT2 on my other > tintop vans with 42psi Front and 46psi Rear... sooo... I am at...
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:29:27 -0400
  ...center of the clip had an extra part that would also > grab the threaded post of the 'new' style caps. Is this perhaps what...
• Re: pilot bearing was- Clutch - revisited - Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:42:11 -0700
  ...There was >nothing to grab on to, as it was just the outer shell
• Re: Gas Tank Update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 95 16:28:58 PDT
  Howzit, Thom, do you know what bus year you grabbed the tank from? I ran out of gas, AGAIN (fifth time, 2nd this month...
• Re: Where are the Archives?
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 21:57:01 EST
  ...Now lets grab some torches and head to whatever spooky castle the server is residing in. (Where is GERRY anyway?) Or we could just...
• Re: OT our SKIN as REUPHOLSTERY
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 13:40:05 -0500
  ...fox) will swoop down in the darkness or dusk....it will grab & kill a rabbit.... if you happen to be lying in a tent...
• Re: Ronal 15" for vanagon ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 08:32:17 -0500
  ...If they are, then GRAB THEM!!! Cheeers. MJS At 09:19 PM 3/12/99 -0800, Randolph Feuerriegel wrote: >While at my local wrecker...
• Re: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:12:06 -0400
  ...the lift in the wrong places, I had to once physically grab the lift handle out of a kids hand to keep him from...
• Fully Retractable Antennas Available
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 11:35:56 EDT
  ...Then you use the small key to pull it up until you can grab it and extend it the rest of the way. You...