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• Re: HELP!!!! does anyone on this list have a '89 Blue Wolfsburg Edition?????
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 18:25:01 -0800
  ...I just went out to look and on the drivers side of the cross beam right where it becomes wider toward the door pillar...
• 1.9 to 2.1 conversion(long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 19:13:05 EDT
  ...Externally the case right near the flywheel is different, the 2.1 is wider, and this is to accept the air box on top...
• Re: Happy Dance! BBTB
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:55:57 -0400
  ...She was beautifully repaired (turned out the real problem was a fraudulently terrible repair 20 years before which cracked wide open when I hit...
• Re: Was: dead cat kills van- What About Bad Gas
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:25:30 -0400
  Hi Scott, The composition of "Gasoline" varies widely by region and by the time of year it is purchased. Fuel refined in Texas is...
• Nissan
  Historical mailing list - Brian Lazara
  Fri, 26 Aug 1994 21:02:21 -0700
  ...Looked as wide too. Front seemed very Eurovan like, but my angle was bad. Anyone else seen them? Looked pretty new. -Brian
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 21 May 1998 01:31:22 EDT
  ...16.75" wide, 26.25" tall, 14" deep. Also, maybe someone knows if I can get such a thing at an RV store? >> uhh...
• Re: Oversize wheels for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 21:10:24 -0100
  ...They are not wider than stock. The price is half way reasonable, at $149 each. The catch, though, is that they require the center...
• Re: best repair manual?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 21:20:31 +0200
  ...The Haynes offered by Ron at TBD is not intended for the US market, and because of this, not widely available. Personally, I have...
• Re: Keys locked in van
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 19:49:45 -0400
  Thanks Jere for publishing this on the WORLD WIDE Web. I'm sure we all feel better knowing that everyone now knows how to...
• Re: Bigger Wheels and Unsprung Weight
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 04:54:05 EDT
  ...What are people's real > world/seat-of-pants results after going big? It almost seems like the > benefit of the larger/wider tire...
• Re: alloy rim tire size?
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 17:52:04 -0800
  I just installed 185/70 r14 on my alloys (stock VW 6"wide). Works great with the right tires. Much improved handling. Don't...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 13:05:56 +1300
  >Freznel lens -- any camping store that caters to RVs, such as Camping World. >www.campingworld.com. Fresnel. It's a thin plastic sheet with...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:33:40 -0500
  On Sun, 16 Feb 2003, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Fresnel. Pronounced 'frey-nell', I'm told. Trivia. :) > It creates a big fat blind spot. I...
• porsche cup2 alloys
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:35:18 -0800
  ...that the sliding door clearence may be an issue if too wide a tire/rim is used. Clearence for full steering rotation? What about...
• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 20:41:48 -0800
  ...Copper alloy, or brass, exhaust nuts are widely known and used. They do not seize, are highly resistant to rust, actually handle high temperatures...
• Re: Ignition switch repair-advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:29:57 -0500
  ...You can use a battery puller or just a gentle touch with a wide flat-head screwdriver. If you've got cruise control, the...
• Re: 3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 11 May 2002 12:23:41 -0400
  ...3 passenger front seating for Vanagon Westy > >Well I got my "double wide" seat on Thursday and was VERY >impressed! As I was told...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 21:02:30 -0600
  ...This is in a wide range of vehicles, from a '75 Chevy pickup to air cooled Vanagons, two '84 Vanagons, an '85, '86, '88...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 07:00:44 -0700
  ...A 195/60R14 will 10mm(less than 1/2 in)wider than the 185's. The "60" > refers to the height of the sidewall...
• Wilma (what? with list of vehicles)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 96 00:56 EST
  ...An ASCII dump of the database file revealed that it was VERY wide for the screen , so, I think that it would be a...
• Re: F/S in philly
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 13:49:33 -0500
  Looks like 5 wide wheels to me, that means an adapter. I don't think adapter are very safe. Also, and its just me...
• Of all things...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 18:26:06 -0800
  ...through the traffic...) The Rialta is HUGE, it looked a foot wider on each side of the body than the T4, and easily 18...
• Wheels all, Bill inTahoe., David Marshall
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 00:15:49 EST
  ...If you plan on using anything wider than 215's, be careful on a vanagon because the sliding door will hit the right rear...
• 1988 Spanish Vanagon Brochure
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:00:47 -0400
  ...It's a shame this wide of selection wasn't available in the US in 1988. These are very large files (300-400k each...
• Wheel Offset
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:32:30 -0500
  Could someone refresh my memory on what exactly wheel offset numbers mean? For example, does a wheel of ET45 result in a wider or...
• Re: Westy tires
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:57:59 -0500
  Is it OK to run the Michelin XCA on the stock steel rims (5.5" wide)? Anybody doing so? Maynard Southard (OvO) '79 '86...
• Re: AC for Camping. Best Buy Electronics Sale Item
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 12:24:17 EDT
  ...Actual physical > dimensions as measured by me with my trusty tape measure - 17.25 in > wide, 11.25 in. high, 13.25 in front...
• Re: Worst Thing done to my Westy....So Far!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:18:37 -0500
  ...Your smile widens: "They've caught a whiff of that turbine whine." They start laughing about the time you hear the branches whip the...
• Re: Trim for door underside?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:37:13 -0700
  ...I wish it > didn't want to swing wide so easily -- other cars I've owned had > "detents" where the door could be parked...
• Re: Front Heater Box Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 07:36:45 -0500
  ...I've seen at HD/Lowes isn't wide enough (needs to be 2"-3" wide). >Where can I buy a suitable replacement material...
• Re: Rubber Smell from front.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:28:38 -0700
  ...later model vanagons with wider stock tires have a 'drop down' area at the front of the clamshell where the bolt goes so it...
• Re: 16 inch tire size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:30:23 -0500
  215/65/16 is the tallest-widest you will get into the spare tire carrier and that will require some effort. The standard load...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 08:24:39 -0800
  ...They did it to keep the wider > > tires from rubbing. > > I happened to be rotating the tires and checking the front-end alignment on...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:16:18 -0400
  ...But a 185R14 has some advantages over a wider tire. A wider tire will generally provide better dry-weather traction (all things being equal...
• Re: Doubleback Volkswagen Camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:35:53 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Michael Kimball <kimballmk@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > http://www.wideopenspaces.com/meet-doubleback-volkswagen-camper-video/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=CPC&utm_term...
• Headlight Beam Pattern-LVC
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 13:24:53 +0000
  ...front of the car, but at the same type is very wide to the sides of the vehicle. My Vanagon (with upgraded headlights) projects...
• Subject: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 01:54:25 -0400
  That is supposed to be a 9.5 wide belt in there. Who ever sold you that belt gave you the wrong one. Almost...
• Trip: A photo Gallery of New Zealand Buses
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:03:26 -0500
  ...I have put together a gallery of camping/camper shots that include a wide variety of vehicles... hope you like it. These photos were...
• Re: that is one very beautiful vanangon ... sigh ...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:27:24 -0500
  ...very rare European RV, only a few in the US! One foot wider and > > longer then a regular Vanagon Westie. Larger then a Eurovan. >
• Re: GEL Tools Question?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 09:31:23 -0800
  ...is the house brand of Canadian Tire Corp, a large Canada wide chain of outlets which service cars/light trucks and sell parts and...
• Re: cooling lines and hoses
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:37:23 +0200
  ...Only thing, the offset could be too wide, early EVs use 45 mm offset (up to 96?) while late EVs (97-up) use 60...
• Disc upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 18:01:01 +1200
  ...If fitting bigger discs, the caliper carriers would need altering also; if the discs have a wider swept area larger calipers and pads would...
• Re: Folding seats... where to find?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 2000 11:12:33 EDT
  ...and theyre not as wide as the regular weekender sofabeds because of the plastic sidepanels(w/ table, etc) chris
• help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 14:23:23 -0800
  ...a piece of brown plastic about 6ft long by an inch wide. It provides the alcove where the hooks hang from. But it's...
• Re: Restoring/Insulating the Pop-Top
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 May 2001 13:57:21 -0500
  ...the down side to them is they come in about 30 to 36' widths, where as the headliner material comes as wide as 72".
• Re: oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 04:38:55 -0800
  ...VERY strongly about using only OEM or MANN oil filters. > Though I don't share their zeal, it is a widespread conviction worth > noting. >
• 1982 front bumper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:50:25 -0700
  ...4 inch deep) square dent that is approximately 3/4 inch wide and appears to be from hitting a sign post or something similar...
• Re: hose clamp pliers
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 12:30:02 -0600
  Grind or file a groove, deep and wide enough to "grasp" the clamp ends, into both sides of a pair of standard pliers. Paint...
• Re: Beyond Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:02:37 -0400
  ...For comparison, I measured the cargo area and found it to be only 2" wider and 18" longer than a Vanagon. That means a...
• Re: NVC - bus FS ad - understatement of the year
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:05:23 -0700
  ...what > country is > that in on the *world* wide web? > > At 12:50 PM 1/15/2007 -0500, Sam Walters wrote: >> "Needs body work...
• Re: Advisability of patching tire sidewall
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:05:59 -0800
  ...If it were a wide gash or larger puncture, it would not be a good idea to try to patch it- the integrity of...
• fuel tank <-> pump diameter mismatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:13:38 -0500
  ...of what looks like copper tubing and solder to mate the wide fuel pump line to a narrower bit of hose connected to the...
• Re: Nomenclature rant- friday close out
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:56:12 -0700
  ...and I don't read - I just look at the pictures. � � �=(; |) � � � � mike, boorish, web wide ________________________________ From: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> To: MICHAEL H...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 17:37:19 CST
  ...of the bleed screw for a >while even though it was wide open. Do I have a plugged radiator? >???? >Then after a while, it...
• curtains
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 10:18:42 -0700
  ...you know, the brown, flat plastic stuff, about, say, 3/8" wide, that has the two wires (encased in the plastic) along each side...
• FS 87 Syncro Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 20:03:27 -0700
  ...url = utterly rancid location net = not entirely true www = world wide wait
• Wanted: Back bumper (fiberglass wide variety)
  Historical mailing list - David Hayward
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 23:08:42 -0700
  I am in need of a complete rear bumper for my 1989 Caravelle Carat, and the left rear wrap around section for my 1988...
• Re: AW: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:40:23 -0800
  were the bottles made of glass? On 10 Dec 2002, Stan Wilder wrote: > "military Power", slightly above rated power, > by going to full wide...
• slo'-poke caravans?
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Sun, 6 Apr 2003 22:59:33 -0500
  ...the slo'-poke caravans? the van would have been white with wide blue stripes and of course a westfalia camper but because the group...
• will a poptop fit inside a GL?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:27:25 -0700
  ...The plastic panels that hide the A/C lines to the compressor in the rear are out so it's as wide as the...