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• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:02:52 +1300
  ...The nondecimal system was always ridiculously clumsy, and I never could remember how many feet or yards there were in a mile, even as...
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:10:19 -0400
  ...A > Ford > Exterminator would take it out at 10 mhp. > > When VW came out with a ridiculously small car 50 years ago the point...
• Re: broken sockets
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:33:49 EST
  ...I do know several other mechanics who bought ridiculously big toolboxes, at $13,000+ (empty) that will take them years to fill. Just like...
• Re: Scrapping vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:31:00 -0700
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Pressurized Cooling Sys./Cyl. Head
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 4 May 2001 17:57:03 -0400
  ...What I found was a recess in the head the the barrel fits into, and a ridiculously tiny insignificant little "o" ring around the...
• Re: late vannie arm rest flopping
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:48:01 -0400
  ...Tuck this in the tight spot to tighten the ridiculously inaccessible screws. > >karl > >>---- Mark Dearing <VWBrain@AOL.COM> wrote: >>> Hey guys any ideaS on...
• Re: Belts
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:23:50 -0700
  ...They say I need new belts. > >2 issues - >One - How hard is it to replace these myself? Ridiculously easy. >Two - They say I need...
• Oil Change: I know this sounds ridiculous...
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 08:10:35 -0400
  ...How ridiculously easy is it? Should I really do it myself having no past experience? Can anyone give me a detailed procedure (I'm...
• Tailpipe worries
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:49:08 -0700
  ...I have not had a problem with mine since I got rid of the (ridiculously) expensive stock muffler, and replaced it with an $18...
• Syncro 16 Body Modifications
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:25:06 -0700
  Now that I have ridiculously overlarge tires on my GL, I am curious to see how far the VW engineers went in opening up...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:50:18 -0600
  ...The >nondecimal system was always ridiculously clumsy, and I never could >remember how many feet or yards there were in a mile, even as...
• SOURCE OF HITCHES
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:00:43 -0800
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Re: [Syncro] Shifter knob and mirror noise/vibration
  Historical mailing list - David Mari
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:42:02 -0500
  ...My g/f thinks I'm ridiculously obsessed with noises, she has yet to appreciate that hearing something BEFORE it breaks is vitally important...
• '82 Vanagon diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 23:24:06 -0500
  ...beauty is worth? I am going to buy it for a ridiculously low price but I'd like to know Its value.Also, any...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:14:12 -0700
  ...shoehorn a >tiptronic transmission out of a 911 into a Vanagon? Ridiculously expensive, >but probably the only way to get taller gearing in automatic...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 21:20:55 -0400
  ...I think it was advised to replace both at once but not really sure why now. ---SNIP--- Yeah, I think that they are ridiculously...
• Re: skylight knob?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 16:44:24 -0700
  ...I thought he was kinda ridiculously high, but it eventually went for around $25. He had a picture of an entire wheel, but was...
• Water temp gauge sender install question.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 08:17:01 -0500
  ...So, I was thinking, what about in the cylinder head drain hole? Or would that give me some sort of ridiculously high reading? All...
• Sheared Crankshaft Pulley 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 08:23:02 -0500
  ...This seems ridiculously odd to me. I have had difficulty finding one as this pulley is specifically for the Diesel Vanagon only. VW says...
• Looking for a generic seal for large sliding metal sunroof
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:14:47 -0800
  ...The original seal is unavailable, and was getting ridiculously expensive when it was...so I've been looking for the correct material to make...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:29:17 +1300
  ...The >>nondecimal system was always ridiculously clumsy, and I never could >>remember how many feet or yards there were in a mile, even as...
• Re: For those working on the WBX out of the car
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 23:59:30 -0400
  ...description in this ad is obviously generic and those dates >> are >> ridiculously wrong. >> This universal VW engine stand will fit every VW flat 4...
• Re: Who got the auctioned '87 Westy for $7700?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:11:02 -0700
  ...that's pathetic for a barrett jackson auctioned vehicle.. > just proves my point that the Samba prices/GpWesty prices are ridiculously > overpriced > > > In a...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 12:56:45 -0700
  ...The nondecimal system was always ridiculously clumsy, and I never could remember how many feet or yards there were in a mile, even as...
• Re: For those working on the WBX out of the car
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 21:32:16 -0400
  The text description in this ad is obviously generic and those dates are ridiculously wrong. This universal VW engine stand will fit every VW...
• Re: Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:20:15 -0700
  ...I highly recommend it since my 86 seems to spring a leak about every 1000 miles, the hoses are ridiculously expensive and they take...
• Need input on this overheating problem - hot and flashing light
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:45:52 -0700
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:52:02 -0400
  ...Other than that it worked great but it was ridiculously complex. Yours, David
• Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:58:34 -0400
  ...The piston is fitted to the bore with a ridiculously small but carefully controlled clearance. I wouldn't be at all surprised if pistons...
• Re: VW foxes (no van content)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:20:11 -0800
  ...Anyone know much about VW foxes? A friend of a friend has an 88 for sale for ridiculously cheap and I was thinking about...
• holy tire kicking!
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 18:19:27 -0400
  ...those who have a desire to buy are willing to offer ridiculously low money hoping a personal reason will help sway opinion... ...what a...
• Re: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 14 May 2003 13:08:33 -0400
  ...What you're looking for are spots where it doesn't make contact at all, or gives a ridiculously high value. They're prone...
• RE: Broken Vanagon slider han...
  Historical mailing list
  23 Jun 95 08:27:54 -0600
  ...we encounter a poorly designed part, and the only replacement is |ridiculously expensive and probably no stronger than the original, we should |organize a...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Jul 2006 - Special issue (#2006-605)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:12:49 -0700
  ...It is not 1/4" thick and I would not want to try and get 1/4" thick material into the ridiculously tight spaces...
• Chasing Surge
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Fri, 3 May 2002 10:37:03 -0700
  ...I've checked the timing, reset the throttle switch per Sir Bentley, made sure my ISV rattles and hums, fiddled with that ridiculously placed...
• Re: dashboard clock
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 15:42:21 -0700
  ...PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.
• Re: Great Accessory: Coleman Non-Stick Griddle
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:09:13 -0700
  ...Clean-up is ridiculously easy: just wipe off any drops of batter and put it away. (BTW, I first read about it on this...
• Eurovan Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:46:42 -0400
  ...a swap trade on one of these since the Hondas have ridiculously high resale value. I would then be able to get 18 mpg...
• Re: Coolant hose substitutes
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:50:29 -0300
  ...and came away with some find > substitutes for the original, and ridiculously expensive, coolant > hoses. I believe that gentlemen was driving a Syncro. This...
• Re: For those working on the WBX out of the car
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 20:18:12 -0700
  ...description in this ad is obviously generic and those dates > are > ridiculously wrong. > This universal VW engine stand will fit every VW flat 4...
• Re: San Francisco Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:50:20 -0800
  ...However the Bay Area Walmarts are not RV friendly and the > local campgrounds are ridiculously pricey. Can anyone suggest a place we > can park...
• Re: Roofracks
  Historical mailing list - Chris brown
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:57:35 EST
  Closest I've seen to the classic pre-vanagon roofrack that bolts right on is to use Yakima crossbars and their ridiculously named and...
• Re: Still another Audi wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:18:04 EST
  ...I found an outfit which makes extensions for any center cap but ridiculously priced at over $160 a set of four. With the billet...
• Re: Blinkers - clear, smoke, and stock
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:38:26 -0700
  ...neck of the woods that look tends to go along with ridiculously low >profile tires on giant chrome finish spoke wheels, dangerously negative >camber...
• Re: Automatic to manual conversion...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 21:00:03 -0600
  ...Is this a reasonable idea or ridiculously complicated prospect? > Or does > ANYONE have a decent auto trans I won't have to pay a...
• Re: Vanagon carrying capacity impresses
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 13:29:40 -0800
  ...room for > nine. > > I made several trips to the site, often ridiculously > loaded, like with 960 lbs of concrete. > > The winner was the trip...
• Re: round gas cans?
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeffrey (Jeff) S (J6C)
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:10:53 -0400
  ...There is an old VW one on sale right now (at what I think is a ridiculously high price): http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:41:09 +0200
  ...shoehorn a >>tiptronic transmission out of a 911 into a Vanagon? Ridiculously expensive, >>but probably the only way to get taller gearing in automatic...
• Re: Need radiator fan motor...help please!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 14:30:14 -0700
  ...for the ridiculously low price of $384.05 Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Vanagons as electric vehicles and other stuff....
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 4 May 2008 22:38:36 -0400
  ...It is available on Netflix and probably on Blockbuster. << That car was ridiculously expensive and only had a 40 mile range. Sure, there were...
• Re: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:54:50 EST
  With the absolutely ridiculously high prices for late model Vanagon headlight bulb housings I think I will just mount my mountain biking lights on...
• Re: What I'd like to see in a Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 18:59:55 EST
  ...particular pain in a Vanagon, which makes me lust after the ridiculously expensive larger gas tank. No high voltage wire to remind you, just...
• New Bus
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:38:29 -0800
  ...were in partnership with Porsche that were 4wd and had some ridiculously high horsepower number. I would almost live with the looks for one...
• Re: Pressurized Cooling Sys./Cyl. Head
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 5 May 2001 08:49:56 -0400
  ...What I found was a recess in the head the the barrel fits into, and a ridiculously tiny insignificant little "o" ring around the...
• Re: Syncro 16 Body Modifications
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:18:32 -0700
  On Mar 24, 2010, at 12:25 PM, John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Now that I have ridiculously overlarge tires on my GL...
• Re: Intro and question
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 17:13:47 -0400
  ...being out :-{ I was very impressed with the emissions, which were ridiculously below the standard! So after changing the bulbs, which didn't work...
• Re: Broken Vanagon slider han...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jun 95 9:14:49 MDT
  > To All: > > When we encounter a poorly designed part, and the only replacement is > ridiculously expensive and probably no stronger than the original, we...
• Crazy BRIGHT(!!) reverse lights
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:06:59 -0400
  ...I have a Fenix flashlight (the L2D) that uses a cree led, so I knew that these led's are ridiculously bright, and I...
• Re: Syncro Ball Joint
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 11:06:37 +0100
  ...your dealership is running some sort of scam whereby they fabricate ridiculously inflated labor charges for warranty work on your Syncro (while they're...
• Re: TO LIST ADMIN
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 7 May 2002 15:57:37 -0400
  ...Other viruses are more complex, and of course can do more damage, but it is ridiculously boring and repetitive to see posts about the...