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• Re: Westy Cookware
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 13:38:49 EDT
  ...It has three "legs" that I sit on the stainless steel top of the stove in the Westy and crosses over the flame at...
• Re: Exhaust problem - inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:29:11 EDT
  ...I plan to cross-post this to get mucho responses, so apologies ahead of time....... I would like to know just how major of...
• MICHELIN XCA
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REDDICK
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 16:12:32 -0800
  ...THEY RIDE SMOOTH AND QUIET, HANDLE AWESOME, WEAR LIKE IRON, AND ARE READILY AVAILABLE. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY LONGER TERM EXPERIENCE WITH THEM...
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on???
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 16:53:03 -0700
  ...Someone had put a very funky replacement on the "donor" engine for the port off the crossover pipe, but the crossover pipe itself looked...
• Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:25:33 -0700
  ...it will be to find iron-wood in Texas. >> >> I also thought some stringers running in the cross direction would be >> needed >> to do...
• Re: Driving a splittie... NVC
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:46:48 -0800
  ...it had > crossplies when I bought it. Crossplies should have been illegal > decades ago; they are outright dangerous (and I include repro tires > for...
• Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:01:10 -0800
  ...The radiant idea, whether with flower pot or cast iron pan or whatever, doesn't solve the problem of unvented propane flames burning. I...
• Re: spring boosters for leveling van?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 08:32:20 -0700
  ...It handles better at hiway speeds in cross-winds. Those things are also made out of very hard rubber and those are likely to...
• Re: Want to see what's different on the Syncro 16 rear brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:56:30 -0700
  ...Stacy On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:00 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > This is cross-posted to several lists and...
• Re: MICHELIN XCA
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 17:24:46 -0700
  ...AN HOUR AND STILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE > ROAD. CROSSWIND/GUSTY WIND/TRUCK WAKE VANAGON WIGGLE > IS NOW GONE. COMPLETELY. NADA. PASSING...
• Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 23:35:46 -0800
  ...I > am not sure how easy it will be to find iron-wood in Texas. > > I also thought some stringers running in the cross...
• Wee bit of update with engine and tranny
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 5 Jul 2021 19:50:41 -0700
  ...Clutch cross shaft rebushed. Made my own outer bushing from delrin , slightly different design than stock. Feels really good, smooth and no axial play...
• Front Heater Blower opinions
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:46:13 -0400
  ...ain't broke don't fix it" or "strike while the iron is hot". It's especially perplexing because I'm that guy who...
• Re: Some interesting uses for VW engines...A new type of VW poweredcamper...
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 13:19:32 -0500
  ...In one rally vw (2.0 8V crossflow) I am familiar with, extra plugs are used to ignite extra fuel supplied by extra injectors...
• Re: Bars leak, I was reading
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:46:16 -0500
  ...To bleed all the coolant out, take a garden hose, put a 3/4" iron coupling on it, and stick it in the top...
• Could 5 years of VS be over? :-)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:08:39 -0700
  ...Back to the iron, I moved to ugly looking mainboard (I've seen 70s AM radios with nicer looking boards...), and decided to concentrate...
• Border crossings made easy? [long]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:57:40 -0800
  ...crossing. Don't try to cover up with incense! - Lay off the personal scent, *especially* patchouli! - Wash your clothes. Hell, if you can, iron...
• Re: Radiator, serviceable?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Schmittdiel
  Thu, 20 Mar 1997 17:34:23 -0800
  ...PA) > 72 240Z 1936 Chrysler > > On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Richard Schmittdiel wrote: > > > In the good(?)old days, radiators on Detroit iron used to...
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:54:25 -0500
  ...Someone had put a very > funky > replacement on the "donor" engine for the port off the crossover > pipe, but > the crossover pipe itself looked...
• Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:55:22 -0500
  ...The radiant idea, whether with flower pot or cast iron pan or whatever, doesn't solve the problem of unvented propane flames burning. I...
• Re: OT: Customs profiling and vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:34:21 -0700
  ...who is that > random guy in the back seat between the two kids?" Ugh! Ironic that > Canada welcomes you with open arms and then...
• Re: Driving a splittie... NVC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 00:54:15 +1300
  ...it had crossplies when I bought it. Crossplies should have been illegal decades ago; they are outright dangerous (and I include repro tires for...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 13:58:28 -0500
  ...The cure is to crawl under with a tire iron and rap on the case, >> then cross the hot leads to force a revolution...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 13:58:29 -0500
  ...The cure is to crawl under with a tire iron and rap on the case, >> then cross the hot leads to force a revolution...
• Re: On Longevity, Displacement,Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:16:08 -0600
  ...If I were going to make a choice I'd absolutely go with an engine with a cast iron block and an iron head...
• Re: bus depot probs?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:28:28 -0400
  ...I'm keeping my fingers crossed... > Should pehaps be thinking about investing in some new electronic > equipment--- Ironically, that is exactly what precipitated this...
• Re: Where to get metal edging strip?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 24 May 2007 20:44:29 -0500
  ...You might be able to get some galvanized angle iron out of that same rack, but they may only have the kind with holes...
• Re: Report on the cause of death, my 1.9 TD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 10:52:11 +1000
  ...This is the 1.9 TD that I installed in my Syncro Westy this >> winter, that made the trip cross-country east to west...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 20:09:35 -0600
  ...Ever since I owned > a Jeep I've been spoiled by full cross tire irons, but they take up > quite a bit of room...
• Re: MT Speed Limit
  Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:32:14 -0800
  ...5000 miles of Interstate highways criss-crossing the landscape. At any given time, there is a total of 5 (yes, FIVE) state police vehicles...
• Re: Extra connector in the area of the Radio
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:27:14 -0800
  ...I can cross off the light bulb as they are too small and I had to deal with replacing many of them while I...
• Re: Drilled brake discs
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 14:40:18 -0000
  > I am no expert, but I thought the whole point of cross drilling was to dissipate heat. Dissipate heat maybe yes, DISTRIBUTE IT EVENLY...
• Re: Cross Country Trip Part 2: The northern route
  Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:33:49 -0500
  Hi Craig, If your time, budget, and inclination is flexible enough, I suggest hopping off I94 and cutting across Minnesota's Iron Range through...
• On I4 and TIICO Exhaust Fixes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 02:13:39 EDT
  ...Different thermal expansion rates! The block is cast iron, the head is Aluminum as is the oil pan, the exhaust manifold is cast iron...
• Re: Need Instrument Cluster Foil: '84 Wolfsburg Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:48:53 -0400
  ...I wouldn't expect the currents to be high enough to cause any cross wire interference or heat. John Meeks '91 Vanagon MV Northern...
• Re: Need help with washer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Tim King-syncrowesty
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 11:55:24 -0800
  ...I was able to do a little plastic welding surgery using a soldering iron to push some of the plastic material from the arm...
• Re: I should Have Known Better, I Brought it on Myself!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:34:58 -0400
  ...thills; The crossbars were ash, from the the straightest trees The pannels of whitewood, that cuts like cheese, But lasts like iron for things...
• Re: Frydae notsofunnies Nigerian businessmen
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 13:25:31 -0400
  ...cross-country odyssey, I only had to fix the van twice. Once was the alternator, the other was a new battery in (ironically enough...
• Re: UPS BROKERAGE FEES TO CANADA - RATE CHART
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:11:29 -0700
  ...They must give you a copy of the invoice that is on the package, which border crossing it is at and a control number...
• Re: Did I buy the Right Vehicle? Am I hearing all the bad.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 May 2005 09:05:56 -0500
  ...There are many situations that require you to just back off and be patient when climbing hills, fighting head winds and crosswinds. Remember that...
• Re: Cross Country Trip Part 2: The northern route
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 12:13:43 -0600
  ...enough, I suggest hopping > off I94 and cutting across Minnesota's Iron Range through northern Wisconsin > and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Between Lake Superior...
• Mid-Atlantic Camping Trip: Details and Directions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 10:15:01 -0400
  ...Elizabeth Furnance itself is the remains of an old iron smelter, and there are other historical attractions nearby. Sounds like there will be plenty...
• STAINLESS STEEL mufflers for $104! Stainless systems $599! (RE: Muffler question)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:03:50 -0400
  ...STEEL crossover (header) pipes to get a nearly 100% stainless exhaust system for your Vanagon (everything stainless except for the cast-iron collector pipe...
• Re: gas tank; fixing Syncro tank sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 19:04:31 +0000
  ...When I touch the soldering iron to the post I could hear the gas boiling inside the tank... kinda feels like defusing a bomb...
• Buses Of the Corn 2006 * August 18th - 20th * Brooklin, Ontario
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 19 May 2006 12:10:18 -0400
  ...T-shirts and other details are still to be ironed out, but you can be assured that our good friends at Suburban Design Core...
• Re: Caster--was Tire Choice Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:15:34 -0500
  ...Especially if you have the cast iron lower control arms as everything will have to come a part. Dennis >From: "Trooz" <trooz@roadrunner.com...
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on??? Fixed! But.....
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:35:06 -0700
  ...Someone had put a very > > funky > > replacement on the "donor" engine for the port off the crossover > > pipe, but > > the crossover pipe itself looked...
• Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 12:17:17 -0600
  ...it will be to find iron-wood in Texas. >>> >>> I also thought some stringers running in the cross direction >>> would be >>> needed >>> to do...
• Canadian Camping season re-opens in only 9 weeks.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:07:47 -0500
  ...as in summer. Valens Conservation Area has plenty of winter activities... Cross Country Skiing, Skating, and Ice fishing are just a few suggestions. If...
• Trailer hitch and other Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 01:06:47 CDT
  ...50 Exhaust parts-- 1.9 crossover pipes and collector $125, catalytic converter for above $50 2.1 cast iron collector (connects header pipes to...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:23:40 -0800
  ...for the FP..... ironically. Maybe setting up relays etc. like the WBX is the way to go. I'll cross that path when I...
• Re: Plastic Ramps
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 18:50:06 -0700
  ...As far as the negative comment about American Iron, it does not appear to be an issue here since we are all essentially Americans...
• Re: Where to get metal edging strip?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 25 May 2007 22:24:06 -0700
  ...You might be > able to get some galvanized angle iron out of that same rack, but they > may only have the kind with holes...
• Re: Front Heater Blower opinions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 22:58:50 +0000
  ...ain't broke don't fix it" or "strike while the iron is hot". It's especially perplexing because I'm that guy who...
• Re: MICHELIN XCA
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 20:50:13 -0500
  ...AN HOUR AND STILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE > > ROAD. CROSSWIND/GUSTY WIND/TRUCK WAKE VANAGON WIGGLE > > IS NOW GONE. COMPLETELY. NADA. PASSING...
• Re:locking diffs
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 1995 10:42:49 -0400
  ...A little cross piece with three holes in it that is a little bigger than a short shoehorn. >Two large diameter hoses on the...
• tool question
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 15:41:51 -0400
  ...the head to the middle and use it like a cross-type tire iron, or anywhere in between. And it also seems that it...
• Westy single center seat, AC, other parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:12:21 CDT
  ...Waterboxer flywheel $50 Exhaust parts-- 1.9 crossover pipes and collector $125, catalytic converter for above $50 2.1 cast iron collector (connects header...
• Re: Replaced Rings blowing oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:14:20 -0600
  ...The cross-hatching of the honing makes little grooves that catch oil and the iron ring face will wear against those cross hatches with...
• Brake stuff
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:35:41 -0700
  ...This heat 'flows' into the disk material (Cast iron is pretty good) where it is transferred to the surrounding air. If the braking demands...