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• Re: tube bumpers without the U ..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 14:56:02 +0000
  ...If you go off road you also loose some of your approach angle clearance up front. But the bull bar unside down U in...
• Bubble/ Poptop and Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 14:22:19 -0800
  ...I would love to find some approach that could replace the spring strut bar setup we have as this would solve the major obstacle...
• Re: Bumpers - VanCafe HeavyDuty ~or~ GoWesty PlateSteel
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:47:26 -0400
  ...As pointed out already the front bumper does cut down the approach angle, > not good. But has only caused a problem once or twice...
• Re: EMERGENCY POWER PLANT
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 03:26:09 -0500
  Y2K approaches... really, shouldn't need plans if you have a welder and some angle iron. just build a steel frame to house the...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:12:11 -0800
  ...As for replacements that would reduce your approach angle the only ones I know of are the bumpers from GoWesty. The tube bumpers from...
• Re: Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died - FOUND IT
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 12:16:36 -0800
  ...inwhat is called the Departure Angle ......like a subaru engine with a stock depth oil pan ..which is about a foot behind the rear...
• Re: Suburu/Golf debate
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:33:12 -0800
  ...The built up box approach looks, quite frankly, cheesy. Better approach IMHO is the built up rear deck (as in the SA vans). But...
• Speaking of AC and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:27:20 -0700
  ...Being a 'direct approach' kinda guy, I tried taking a punch and a hammer and "tightening up" the pivot posts on my drivers side...
• Re: How much oil to use in a Vanagon TDI application?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:06:26 EDT
  ...But the optimal oil level can easily be obtained for your installation at your powertrain slope angle using the tried and true Smokey Yurnick...
• Re: Mutilated Oil Drain Plug
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:27:33 +0100
  ...Its all about getting the angles just about right and using a club hammer rather than a light weight one, so that when you...
• Re: Frig question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:57:25 -0400
  ...The only faint exception to this would be if you boiled the boiler dry running it at too great an angle (8 degrees any...
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:15:23 -0500
  ...Is >>that a reasonable approach? Also, I have to ask this silly >>question ........ is the bolt a standard left-hand thread to remove? Any...
• Re: I4 conversion exhaust - some comments
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 23:39:42 -0800
  ...It's a 15* mount, though I'm sure the angle of the engine won't make a huge difference in terms of choosing...
• Re: Engine & trans Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 18:50:25 -0600
  ...Frankenstein approach at improving the drive train of the Vanagon. Beauty has not been my goal yet. All my conversions cost me well under...
• 86 Vanagon wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:34:20 -0500
  ...if you pull the connector and look at the end, two corners of the connector are 90 degree angles and the other two corners...
• Oil filler tube - disconnect at block?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:06:39 -0700
  ...Removing the alternator and bracket shows the two snapped fasteners; getting the upper of the two is easier with a right-angle drive for...
• Re: Vanagon vs Volvo Crash Photos
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 21:11:04 -0800
  ...ummm, look stylish (they sure don't have to worry about approach angles)? Although the Vanagon may ride up and over, the bumper is...
• Re: jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:31:06 -0700
  ...While I'm on the topic, the approach to my garage is steep and I drive in at an angle. One wheel of the...
• Re: RMW bumpers live - CRASH TEST
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:45:37 -0800
  ...Not as bulky and they look like they don't cut into the approach angle. Though maybe not as big an intimidation factor in...
• Re: friday: jeep FC trucks?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Green
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:50:43 -0500
  ...I would think the approach angle would have been good, if not scary on some hills. A local guy bought, repainted it after removing...
• Re: Front Bumper (Syncros especially)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 17 Oct 1996 14:59:53 -0400
  ...The approach angle of Syncros, or other vanagons for that matter, is a limiting factor off-road. If you need to get up a...
• Re: 86 Vanagon wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:58:36 -0400
  ...if you pull the connector and look >at the end, two corners of the connector are 90 degree angles and the >other two corners...
• Sierra Passes
  Historical mailing list - pete
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:58:15 -0700
  ...Also, the approach to Ebert's Pass from Highway 395 over Highway 89 (Monitor Pass) was pretty steep too. We have an 80 stock...
• Re: Speaking of AC and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:20:39 -0700
  ...Or when > a semi-truck blasts past at speed on a two lane, same deal.. > Being a 'direct approach' kinda guy, I tried taking...
• Re: [Syncro] project syncro / parts van for sale-
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 24 May 2006 21:31:55 -0400
  ...complete 87 sunroof syncro, body - uh - > altered - for maximum approach angles [F&R}; motor runs ok, locking- > diff-trans works ok [tired 3rd gear...
• Re: plan for oil pressure gauge install- opinions wtd
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 06:00:29 -0700
  ...my 88 GL, but am > considering a different approach from the Volks Cafe/ Bus Depot angle and > wanted to check the idea with the...
• Re: EMERGENCY POWER PLANT
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 06:42:58 -0500
  ...0500, Pat Dooley wrote: >Y2K approaches... >really, shouldn't need plans if you have a welder and some angle iron. >just build a steel...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 15 May 1999 17:20:36 -0400
  ...The upshot of this is it will affect your rear "approach angle" if you do any off-roading 7.) The mounting brackets are less...
• Re: FS: Aircooled.net Tube Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 18:58:57 -0600
  ...We developed this bumper set to have minimal overhang in any direction to optimize ground clearance and reduce approach and departure angles. These features...
• Alternative to deck lid raising
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 18 May 1999 06:25:33 -0400
  ...Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon? <<<SNIP>>> The 15 degree angle approach, like I am doing at Fast Forward ( http://www.fastforward.ca...
• Re: Solar Panel Fitment
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:53:28 -0700
  ...simple approach and permanently mount the panel to the roof. Using a larger higher output panel will help compensate for off-angle alignment to...
• Re: Off-Roading in 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:19:14 -0800
  ...Also the approach angle on the Vanagon was not as good, the spare tire carrier often hit the sand/gravel bars. Got stuck a...
• Oh No ..... another Auxiliary Battery Installation posting
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:16:58 -0800
  ...I took the battery and twisted it this way and that, trying every angle of insertion I could think of. But of course the...
• Re: Simple Question (push rods)second time around
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:17:48 -0500
  The ramp angle at the start of the opening and closing of the bump on the bump stick is what makes a hydraulic camshaft...
• Re: 86 Vanagon wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:38:50 -0700
  ...if you pull the connector and look at the end, two corners of the connector are 90 degree angles and the other two corners...
• Re: Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:27:49 -0700
  ...So, if I am reading this correctly, the approach is to PB Blast the thing, let it soak, then get a good wrench on...
• noisy lifter update (1.5k later)
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 23:15:59 -0700 (PDT)
  Thanks to the many responses I recieved I was able to approach my noisy lifter from many angles. Quick background: 1 lifter had always...
• Re: Why are campers higher at the rear?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:33:18 -0500
  ...a set of passenger syncro > >springs I'd like to put on my camper to improve the front approach > >angle a little... > > > >Befuddled, > >Simon
• Re: E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:26:21 -0500
  For every type of business there are one hundred crooks out there working an angle. If you've heard of the group of Gypsies...
• Re: RMW bumpers live - CRASH TEST
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:47:37 -0800
  ...as bulky and they look like they don't cut into the approach angle.� Though maybe not as big an intimidation factor in traffic :)
• Re: V6 TDi Vanagon Tiptronic, FINISHED
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 20:01:11 EDT
  ...and the max angle tolerated by the Porsche CV units was right at the limit. But your parallel shaft approach could drastically reduce the...
• Re: FS: Aircooled.net Tube Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:02:37 -0500
  ...We developed this bumper set to have minimal overhang in any > direction to optimize ground clearance and reduce approach and departure > angles. These features...
• POR-15 [was: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:15:53 -0800
  ...Spent a couple hours using the skid plate to compete against loose cobbles and attached bed rock with very steep approach angles. When I...
• Re: Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 17 May 1999 19:34:27 -0700
  ...The 15 degree angle approach, like I am doing at Fast Forward ( http://www.fastforward.ca ) does have it's limitations too. You must...
• Re: [vanagon] Paint Job
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 12:33:51 -0500
  ...1) by hitting the seam with a wire brush in an angle grinder for two seconds, spraying on some primer --- and then on to...
• Re: Oil filler tube - disconnect at block?
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 20:42:16 PDT
  ...getting >the upper of the two is easier with a right-angle drive for the drill; this >hole has been drilled, and heli-coiled...
• Re: General/Sorta dirt-road worthiness of 2WD Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:10:20 -0700
  ...After a while you get good at approaching from a slight angle. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Child seat teathers?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 08:52:53 -0700
  ...The traditional approach involves drilling a hole in the car and bolting an anchor plate through the hole. I don't like drilling holes...
• /syncro/ tires & wheels
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 14:49:38 -0300
  ...The added 2" of clearance (over stock), better approach/depart angles and LARGE lugs have made the off-road part WAAAY better. Perhaps same...
• Re: Bumpers - VanCafe HeavyDuty ~or~ GoWesty PlateSteel
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:44:32 -0700
  ...As pointed out already the front bumper does cut down the approach angle, > not good. But has only caused a problem once or twice...
• Re: E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 10:45:11 -0700
  ...E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor) For every type of business there are one hundred crooks out there working an angle. If you've...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 24 May 2011 14:16:39 -0700
  ...Even a half inch will affect your approach angle if you do any off-roading (BTDT). That tow hook under the front bumper is...
• Re: how was this poptop added?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:09:03 +0000
  ...It just rests on the ribs at the high point and I used angle cut 2x4s to rest on at the edges. It is...
• Re: Speaking of AC and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:35:58 -0700
  ...Being a 'direct approach' kinda guy, I tried taking a punch and a hammer and "tightening up" the pivot posts on my drivers side...
• Re: Alternative to deck lid raising
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 18 May 1999 06:37:52 -0700
  ...Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon? > > <<<SNIP>>> The 15 degree angle approach, like I am doing > at Fast Forward ( http://www.fastforward.ca...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:33:11 -0500
  ...I stopped when I saw that >>>>> the >>>>> equalizer (Bentleys 46.11) is at quite an angle, not at a right angle >>>>> to >>>>> the centerline...
• Re: I4 conversion exhaust - some comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 01:36:48 EST
  ...For the I4 gas, the Audi 80/90 and Alistairs approach should be fine. I went from the Audi 2 port flange to a...
• Re: 86-91 westies & rough roads
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 20 May 1999 11:08:02 -0700
  ...or need to climb real steep, slippery hills with steep approach or departure angles. For 99.9% of the people out there, it is...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:12:04 -0800
  ...I approach the trans from the front of the van with the floor jack, , not from under the engine. Once the trans is down...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 15:56:35 -0300
  ...van assumes a greater than specified angle , ie on hard braking. > > I know there is a specific angle the valve has to mounted at...