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  • Re: Berg Shifter TOP
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:36:19 EST
    ...For my plate I getting Italian sausage and mushroom pizza. BenT
  • Re: Why can't I name my Bus??
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
    Wed, 8 Aug 2007 23:56:00 -0400
    ...the Turkish interior in which they busted you for possesion of mushrooms in 86.....instead of 'you were in Tetsuko, your favorite VW experience...
  • Re: Removing CV from axle shaft?
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:27:52 -0700
    At 07:18 AM 09/22/2003, you wrote: >I had to file the splines clean to fix the mushrooming that was keeping it...
  • Re: gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
    Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
    Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:00:53 -0500
    ...OK no mushroom cloud but I was there..Now where the hell do the French dispose of all that nuclear waste??? IT'S Nuclear...
  • Re: Propex installation questions
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Tue, 3 Dec 1996 08:39:45 -0800 (PST)
    ...You definitely want the mushroom 'hat thing' connected to the exhaust. You DO NOT ever want that to be blocked. The intake is up...
  • Re: Long-term Camping Food
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:34:57 -0700
    ...If desperate, it's good, and if you're near civilization, you can add onions, mushrooms, whatever you feel like saut�ing. Karl Wolz...
  • Re: Transmission clutch lever ???
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Thu, 5 Jul 2007 09:00:42 -0700
    ...hammer on the circlip end of the shaft at all, it mushrooms and then your screwed...cut it off if nothing else... Daryl of...
  • Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft; Lessons Learned.
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Thu, 25 Nov 1999 17:12:10 EST
    ...It will mushroom the end slightly making it nearly impossible to remove. Always use something softer (brass) than the shaft to drift it out...
  • Cylinder Head Gasket Repair & Coolant Hose Question
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:27:36 +0000
    ...This job has mushroomed, as most Vanagon repair jobs do. I am now putting in a new water pump and thermostat. Got all those...
  • Re: tirerack.com/America's Tire Co.
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:37:42 -0700
    ...being repaired from the inside >out with a drill and the mushroom shaped patch. Asked how much to >fix a flat. "Nothing". OK that...
  • clutch release lever removal
    Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
    Sat, 12 Apr 2003 09:41:54 -0700
    ...It is very easy to mushroom the end so the arm won't ever come off. I take a hammer & big chisel and smack...
  • Re: Send me your westy modifications. I will host them!
    Historical mailing list - Terry K.
    Wed, 5 Jun 2002 22:52:08 -0500
    ...called a cell supper--- " Hello----yea, send me a 16" sausage, mushroom, onion, & green pepper" --- No dish pan hands, no water loss, no storage...
  • End Caps
    Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
    Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:45:22 -0700
    ...than a little shim that seemed not necessary and a simple mushroom head black bolt. The price of the "hardware" is $5 !!!!! Brian Honan...
  • Re: Hall Senders
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:28:09 -0800
    ...made of fairly hard steel but maybe the end could get mushroomed if hit too hard? The pin on my dizzy came out easily...
  • Re: NO MAIL FROM GERRY ON YAHOO!!!! ARGH!!!! Now Bad Fryeday humor
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:58:48 -0800
    ...hehe I dont eat mushrooms ;-) -----Original Message----- >From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> >Sent: Feb 22, 2008 7:45 AM >To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1...
  • Re: Vanagon List's Top 10 Camping Sites
    Historical mailing list - Leon
    Thu, 19 May 2005 23:43:51 -0700
    ...I liked camping near De Motte off West side road picked tonn of mushrooms and turned our Westy into processing plant smelled great Leon
  • Re: metal cover for refrigerator vent
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 5 Dec 2011 14:17:55 -0500
    ...It had a little six-inch-high mushroom thing called a roof jack instead of a proper chimney for the furnace. I went away...
  • Re: Head and valve condition
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:58:49 -0800
    ...The adjustment screw has the > slightest mushroom effect on it and the contact surface of the valve end > isn't mushroomed, but doesn't...
  • 81 Vanagon makes loud ticking noise near center of engine?
    Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
    Thu, 30 Dec 1999 13:25:10 -0800
    ...Can this tappet be removed without splitting the case? I forget if these are the traditional mushroom shaped valves type 1's use. 4...
  • New Heads and gasket kits
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 30 Aug 1999 08:18:19 EDT
    ...One thing to beware of on AMC heads is that lately they have been using no name intake valves that mushroom. I would have...
  • Head pitting
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Tue, 19 Sep 2000 06:38:52 EDT
    ...I also noted the stem was mushroomed out on both exhaust valves and the contact area on the adjustment screws were galled up. I...
  • Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
    Historical mailing list - Joe Ernest
    Sun, 9 Jan 2000 21:35:19 EST
    ...I also own an avacado green 'mushroom' Coleman catalytic heater that operates on Coleman liquid fuel. I also have two other 70's vintage...
  • Westfalia Sunroof
    Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
    Mon, 1 Jun 1998 12:01:01 EDT
    ...I would have never considered this had not some PO replaced the stock skylight/vent with a standard RV type "Mushroom" roof vent. As...
  • Re: Is it the water pump... Hear it live...
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:30:05 -0400
    ...The rocker screws and tops of the valves are probably mushroomed over form the banging. The tops of the lifters and cam lobes are...
  • Re: What food to take in a Westie
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
    Fri, 5 Jun 1998 16:24:27 -0500
    ...pretending to, at least) some steak-type thing with onions and mushrooms and... Joachim, who can do without the stinky engine bay smell in...
  • Re: RAIV / Rabbits, Sciroccos, Dashers, Vanagons too!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
    Fri, 30 May 2003 10:18:56 -0700
    ...feel better about our Nation's leaders alienating all other nations. Mushroom clouds or biotoxins? Who cares? I have more miles per gallon. - Ellis...
  • Re: tie rod end removal Q
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:07:57 EST
    ...If you see the end of your mechanic's pickle fork mushroomed from being pounded home, find a new mechanic. The fork should TAPPED...
  • NVC/was:Re: LVC:almost got syncro confiscated very long
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:49:56 EDT
    ...And I'm guessing the mushroom permits serve the function of regulating mushroom removal. I dare say I even like the idea that they...
  • Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Tue, 15 May 2012 07:49:40 -0400
    Alistar, Pull the rocker arms and look for mushrooming valve stem ends. If you are not going to use the engine for a while...
  • Re: Front shock bushing questions
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:57:00 -0700
    ...I've pulled the old KYB out, and the top metal sleeve/bushing is > badly rusted, and looks to be slightly mushroomed, probably due...
  • Re: the stupidest question yet!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 02 Jul 1997 13:05:46 EDT
    These funny, mushroom shaped articles are coathooks. One of the very few items essentially unchanged since the "splittie" days, this item has had at...
  • Fw: Lost compression
    Historical mailing list - easoars
    Sun, 5 Mar 2000 10:43:57 -0800
    ...shop kept the old ones on and they were flat or mushroomed. They are suppose to be tapered to a point somewhat. I noticed...
  • RE: Why is "reply to" the poster, not list?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 5 Jun 1996 11:19:29 -0700
    ...the list, so as to keep traffic on the list from mushrooming even more. -- "My! People come and go so quickly here!" -- Judy Garland...
  • Re: CV Joint Frustrations
    Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
    Thu, 2 Oct 1997 23:50:10 -0400
    ...If you try to use a sock or such on the end chances are you can mushroom the end enough to end up cutting...
  • Re: Mixing Marvel and Redline?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:46:01 -0500
    ...If that fails due to a carbon ridge or the lifter mushrooming, then a lifter remover is the tool to use. A lifter remover...
  • I need help from my air-cool budy's, timing questions!!!
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Sun, 15 Sep 2002 01:01:39 -0400
    ...The vacuum on the distributor can mushroom (advance/tardiness) (the one on the left/flat side) is open (nothing on it) without any vacuum...
  • Re: Weigh your Westy...
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:56:23 -0700
    ...Plus all the cans of Kennel Ration and >cream > of mushroom soup you keep for emergencies out there in the woods. >> > >Tim, > >Did you...
  • Re: Engine Advice Needed
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 24 May 2014 10:34:21 -0700
    ...Having 2 new adjustors on hand might be good too so you can replace the adjusters if mushroomed or pitted. Mark Loren Busch wrote...
  • Re: Front shock bushing questions
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:52:01 -0700
    ...I've pulled the old KYB out, and the top metal sleeve/bushing is >> badly rusted, and looks to be slightly mushroomed, probably due...
  • Re: End Caps
    Historical mailing list - --------------------
    Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:21:36 -0400
    ...than a >little shim that seemed not necessary and a simple mushroom head black bolt. >The price of the "hardware" is $5 !!!!! >Brian Honan...
  • alternator tightening bolt
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 28 Sep 2000 17:10:17 -0500
    ...the one vw sent me has a round mushroom-like head, with a square shoulder underneath, next to the threads. i can see where...
  • Re: CV removal tips?
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Sun, 14 May 2006 15:44:25 -0400
    ...And yes it would mushroom the end no matter how good/strong the steel is. What is a "dead blow" hammer? A hard yet...
  • Re: Hall Senders
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:36:21 -0800
    ...made of fairly hard steel but maybe the end could get > mushroomed if hit too hard? > > The pin on my dizzy came out easily...
  • Re: 1990 waterboxer heads - a popular topic....
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Sat, 7 Oct 2000 17:52:27 EDT
    ...Mine were starting to mushroom after 200k miles. If so have a couple new ones handy. I replaced #3 & #4's exaust valves (due...
  • Re: is anyone going to roast a turkey in the van?
    Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
    Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:54:37 -0800
    ...I'm really looking forward to the Ranger-led mushroom hikes this year. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Ellen Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI Coee, Camping Cat...
  • Re: Bleeder Valve, CV's, After-Market Filter
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 8 Oct 1996 06:37:56 PST
    ...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO HAMMER ON THE SPLINED END OF THE AXLE SHAFT!!!!!!!!!!! It will mushroom out and you will really have a hard...
  • Front shock bushing questions
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:26:41 -0700
    ...I've pulled the old KYB out, and the top metal sleeve/bushing is badly rusted, and looks to be slightly mushroomed, probably due...
  • Georgia D.O.W. 2nd Announcement
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:59:11 -0500
    ...area busers will be on Wednesday the 2nd at 7PM, Mellow Mushroom Pizza, 6100 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs Original announcement: Peach State Transporters will...
  • NVC Fryeday Riots
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:03:39 -0800
    ...Korea don't like anybody very much! But we can be tranquil And thankful and proud For man's been endowed With a mushroom...
  • Re: '90 GL: Want to add curtains
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Wed, 26 Apr 1995 15:31:05 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Will we have to add > snaps? Could we use the existing black mushroom shaped things? > Or how about using velcro? Any suggestions would be...
  • What's the perfect shape for a Vanagon shift knob?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:06:44 -0600
    ...The handle was mushroom shaped and fit perfectly into your palm. I later had a triumph with a manly shift lever that you reached...
  • Re: What's in your library?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 1 May 2011 19:33:24 -0500
    ...Field guides for birds, trees, flowering plants, fishes (yes, that is the correct plural, Scott), mushrooms (I'm not good enough to venture tasting...
  • Re: is anyone going to roast a turkey in the van?
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:31:10 -0700
    ...Stevens State park.  Camping there in Lola over Thanksgiving has become an annual tradition.  I'm really looking forward to the Ranger-led mushroom...
  • Pulling the closet (was: Window Tint Recommendations)
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:12:08 -0400
    ...The bolts behind the closet are particularily hard to get to, plus the little metal mushroom shaped things they screw into had lost thier...
  • Re: Changing the air in the
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:52:24 -0700
    ...and thankful and proud For man�s been endowed with a mushroom-shaped cloud And we know for certain that some lovely day Someone...
  • hokay .. it's FRYEDAYE!! ;) time for some off-topic stuff: recipes
    Historical mailing list - joel walker
    Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:15:14 -0500
    ...add bite-size pieces of ham, mushrooms, corn or any other vegetable you like. cook until heated through. add butter and seasonings and serve...
  • Re[2]: AC in the winter
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:10:19 PDT
    ...adults and 2 wet dogs climb in the bus after a mushroom foray). My observations are that the inside temp is the critical factor...
  • Re: AVP motor report & questions (pictures)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 5 Jul 2006 21:30:44 -0400
    ...As the guides get pushed out, they mushroom out and then the hole in the head gets messed up. If the new guide is...
  • Re: Trim for door underside?
    Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
    Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:44:21 -0700
    This actually happens all the time in my garage, where Lola is parked next to Mushroom, the 2005 Prius. I finally applied heavy duty...
  • Re: New Year's on I-40
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:15:58 -0500
    ...So I popped the top, opened the door, and started brewing coffee and scrambling eggs with cheese and mushrooms. That got a lot of...