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• Re: Subject: Fuel octane
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:35:28 -0600
  ...http://www.shellus.com/products/product_info/gasoline_properties.html "Probably the most familiar gasoline characteristic is antiknock quality or its octane rating. The...
• Oil for AAZ engines
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:37:57 -0700
  ...Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> > wrote: > >> Not easy to find the Shell rotella. Only places I've found are oil >> change >> places that have...
• Re: Smokin' 'n' leakin' !
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 95 13:58:44 EST
  ...And THAT means that not only do you have to rebuild the entire engine, but you also have to shell out extra for a...
• Re: Bought an SVX for the motor.......but I like the car too much to rip the heart out
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:18:40 -0700
  ...to let go his 98 > white T100 4WD pickup w/ snugtop shell.....real > clean!,,,,,,,I promised him > I would buy it and followed through...
• Re: roof top tent
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 22:01:58 -0800
  ...Yeah! all us crazy rover guys love 'em! ;-) ....unfortunately most of the ones in the us now are the fiberglass shell ones! ;-( I have...
• They came and went
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 08:47:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...After a few parking instructions we all said hi and I was introduced to David's lovely lady Shelly (sp?) and we all headed...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:18:56 -0500
  ...owners and I noticed a small stain under the > front clam shell this afternoon. > > It looks like it is dripping from the heater control...
• Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:55:45 -0400
  ...found a wire to the Temp 2 sensor stripped of its shell, but that >the wire looks intact to the ground. What type of...
• Window clunks backward
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 10:38:59 +1200
  ...64 (3) 479-7535 Shell collector 69 VW Kombi-Corvair 75 VW Kombi (ex Toyota 3.5 V8) 84 VW T3 Caravelle GL/SVX...
• Re: List Census
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 20:56:56 +1200
  ...VWs, shell-collecting (fossil & living), reading SF, photography, cursing at computers Vehicle: 1984 Caravelle GL (exAustralian), factory 2-tone blue, ex5-speed, exHolden 3...
• Re: Check your grounds
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 14:04:23 -0700
  ...The mating male pin was still locked inside the connector shell, but had insulation stripped away about an inch from the crimp. Then, a...
• Re: Pop Top Update
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 08:27:12 -0500
  ...equipment or know a carpenter. > Kit components include: > - Fiberglass Pop Top shell> - Fiberglass van roof > base > - Naugahyde Tent w/ 3 zippered & flapped screen > windows...
• Re: Need a shower? Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 18:19:11 -0500
  ...Need a shower? Got tools? > > I am kicking around the idea of using my modified clam shell for tool > storage, thinking my 215/75...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:12:16 -0500
  ...I use Shell Rotella T 5W-40 (CI-4/SH rated group III "synthetic") in all my cars, including the Vanagon. They recently came...
• Wheel bearing story; question answered
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Sat, 23 Jun 2001 22:53:09 -0700
  ...well, and the matter is over -- even though I had to shell out another $50 to have the correct bearing put in. By the...
• Gasoline and Octane numbers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 20:12:48 -0700
  ...So I've been running a vaguely scientific experiment for the last 4000 miles in my Corrado- I switched from 92 Shell Su-2000...
• Re: Audi problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:18:00 -0500
  ...to glue something to tar? You have to perferate the headliner shell and apply a layer of fiberglass to start over for a glue...
• Westy Racks Available
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 16:59:38 -0700
  ...Stop the Violins) Phoenix, Arizona USA \\\ ///\\\ /// '57 Single Cab (European) \\\ /// \\\ /// '63 15 Window (Shell/Project for MUCH later) /// \\\ //\ /// '67 PopTop Westy (Ground up resto...
• 84 CA Vanagon Smog questions
  Historical mailing list - Ely Kumli
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:40:47 -0700
  ...I inspected the cat, and it is _empty_, just the outer shell remains. Are these emission levels resonable for no cat, but with a...
• Fw: [T2] New Aircooled Buy and Sell list
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 21:58:00 -0500
  ...76 Triple White 'Vert > 72 Super Beetle > 63 Beetle > 62 Baja(shell) > http://www.geocities.com/solomon_scott/vw-addict.html > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > To leave the...
• Mood Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 10:11:35 +1100
  ...To do the job you have to remove the outer shell housing over the instrument cluster and remove the two globes for each pod...
• Re: Rebuilt Auto Transmission Source?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 18:01:21 -0800
  ...hoping to get some insight into the leaking before having to shell out > allot of bucks so anyone with some knowledge on the subject...
• Re: Strange messages-- infected file
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:50:50 -0600
  ...And they usually do it to host a warez site, a nice private chat room, or as a shell site to hop to the...
• Re: Hollywood Bike Racks - Any Experience?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 May 2013 05:47:16 -0400
  ...I like > the Yakima dn Thule racks I've seen but for how often we will use it I'm > not willing to shell...
• Re: Crushin' a van /f
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:06:27 -0700
  ...It needed everything! ~February Sold a burn victim '63 15 window rolling shell with a warped roof and other damage to the first caller...
• Fw: Air filters, K&N
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 06:40:16 -0500
  ...Air filters, K&N >Hi all, >Just wonderin' before i shell out $60 for a K&N air filter, Do they make a >noticeable...
• Re: towing with a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 20:57:19 -0700
  ...Powell to (the guy whose name no one could spell--like Shelly-something) when the entire fleet of "dignitary" vehicles were (apparently rented) Vanagons.
• Re: 27x8.5R14 Tires
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:43:59 -0500
  ...I'd like to make sure I can go with these before I shell out the cash and make a big mistake. TIA, John
• headgasket replacement information
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:45:10 -0800
  ...I was also going to apply a small amount of the copper gasket shellack to hold in the metal seals that fit inside the...
• Re: Black Westfalia EuroVan...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:07:01 -0600
  ...The shells were shipped to them and then they made the camper for sale in the US and Canada. Westfalia is now owned by...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 02:00:04 -0400
  ...If I still had the proper quality tools I would buy various new pins and socket shells to build everything from scratch. Leave that...
• Re: 2WD Beach Driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:37:54 -0500
  ...Things I learned in the minor amount of beach driving I did in New England (medium-fine quartz and ground shell sand mostly): Don...
• /f Official song of my bus!, instruments
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 22:16:58 -0800
  ...to while driving!) "Fast Cars" - Buzzcocks "No One Like You" - Pete Shelly "Bear Up Bison" - Shonen Knife "Walking One and Only" - Dan Hicks and...
• Re: crashing
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 19:46:19 +1200
  ...0064 (3) 479-7527 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator, shell collector, Macintosh and VW & Toyota van nut 1984 Volkswagen Type 25...
• Re: A little more to the story of how we got our Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 05:29:59 -0400
  ...search > > on the VIN tell us more? I've thought about shelling out the $15 or > > so to run the VIN, but wasn't...
• Re: Newbie '86 Vanagon owner here AAA Plus!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:04:13 -0800
  ...to a VW specialist, or > close to home, not just the Shell station down the road. > > I just renewed AAA in California and they...
• Re: Dead diesel diagnosis/postmortem
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:02:03 -0700
  ...Although a replacement bearing shell may *appear* to seat in there, should you decide to replace bearing shells as a heck-why-not shot...
• Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:45:38 -0700
  ...I have been mining parts off a burnt out shell of an 85 for about 8 years so far. I am *still* getting useful...
• Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 21:30:36 +1200
  ...A few days ago it was a >dream Westy and today it is a stripped out shell, nothing of much value >left. > >If Subaru...
• Re: Square Headlight Uprgade ?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 21:49:21 -0700
  ...Left and right Hella H4 light shells (outer lights) Pair of 55/60W H4 bulbs (upgradeable to 80/100W - US$15 additional) Pair of...
• Re: SERious Bucking after warm up...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:21:28 -0700
  ...What shell I do? Zoltan
• Re: Buses by the Depot???
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 08:36:12 -0400
  ...Right now, as we speak, Chris is taking all those van shells and interiors and building a Volvo powered Uber camper. ;) Bryan -----Original Message...
• All you ever wanted to know about O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:39:14 -0500
  ...The negative side of the sensor is grounded through the shell of the sensor which is grounded through the exhaust manifold. 2 - The two...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:50:03 -0700
  ...It's also possible I'm too lazy to lower the clam shell, stick my hand up there and turn the valve. < grin > Neil...
• Re: WANTED: Hollow 2.1L WBX cat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:19:32 -0800
  ...decent, hollow 2.1l WBX cat, or more >> accurately a cat shell. >> >> > > does it matter if its hollow or not? or you just want...
• In need of some moral support
  Historical mailing list - John Tullier
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 21:16:01 -0700
  Hello listers, I've moved the focus of my Vanagon refit to the outer shell and frame. After what I deem as a successful...
• Re: I know about oil
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 23:11:36 -0700
  ...I know about oil > > Be happy you don't have a Ferrari Enzo [F 60] which specs a Shell oil at > about $70 quart...
• Re: Frydaye: Ultimate Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 14:01:24 -0800
  ...About the size of a Vanagon, but with a pickup body that this fellow had built a cab-high very nice shell. Former military...
• Re: Tire recommends for 15" rims for 2 wheel drive '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:23:03 +0000
  ...just right' for vanagons. > if you have a spare tire clam shell for vans that had 205/70 R 14 tires ... > like Carats and...
• Re: stud size on ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:55:56 -0400
  ...seen have Faston male spade terminals in pairs, and > the connector shells hold two females each. If you're making up a regular > crimp...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand (
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 14 May 2002 00:53:43 EDT
  ...Anyway, if the stud was drilled out sufficiently it was usually not much more than a shell, and the thread of the Ease-out...
• Re: Subject: Fuel octane
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:14:53 -0600
  ...679.13 12,270.3 19.9 1.10 0.06 Shell R87 46 595.6 665.00 11,553.2 19.4 1...
• Re: VLC: Panasonic Toughbook?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:53:55 -0800
  ...Some have a magnesium coated shell. Some have one pc magnesium. Or something like that. Good to know you can get them for a...
• Re: oil other than Castrol
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 22 May 2010 14:41:43 -0700
  ...I love Shell Rotella T 15W40 and use it in almost everything... On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4...
• Re: Vanagon in Rough neighborhood Update (or "down"-dat...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 May 1999 04:13:00 EDT
  ...wants what and what it is worth, and even hidding the shell. So they just take what is inside. >> i've found this to...
• Timing and hot starts (not)
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Fri, 13 Jul 2012 02:11:47 +0000
  ...Tonight I drove five miles in to town for fuel (Shell premium). After the fill-up, I turned the key, the motor turned over...
• Re: 27 in tires in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:06:17 -0800
  ...The clam shell and bars from the 205/70 will take that tire with little effort. A longer front bolt and dropping the rear...
• Re: Earthstrap Luggage Well "Westy" Net For VW Vans - Made From Recycled Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Greg Boege / Earthstraps
  Sat, 9 May 2009 08:39:40 -0700
  ...Greg Boege Earthstraps Cargo Nets 369 Capistrano Shell Beach, CA� 93449 USA 805-4590613 www.earthstraps.com --- On Sat, 5/9/09, VWBrain@aol...
• Web Page and GNATT
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 19:52:01 -0700 (PDT)
  Hello everyone, Shelley and I have returned triumphant from GNATT, after traveling over 7,500 miles! No major mechanical problems. We encountered more than...
• Re: FYI - Use Detergent Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:21:14 -0500
  ...brands of gasolines with detergents: > Amoco, Arco, Chevron, Exxon, Marathon, Mobil, Shell, Texaco, Unocal: ALL GRADES > Diamon Shamrock, Sunoco: PREMIUM GRADE ONLY > Citgo, Conoco...