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• oil light
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 09:38:30 -0400
  ...My '84 Westy has gone from being my daily ride to a once a week ride since I bought a '92 Jetta a month...
• Re: Alko shocks... anyone tried 'em?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 06:11:13 EDT
  ...They are oil shocks and give a smooth ride. There will be buses at _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) this week...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015 22:27:23 -0600
  Dumb to let kids ride up front. Easy to install shoulder belts and make things safer. How about keeping the F bombs to yourself...
• Re: '90 Westfalia sagging suspension
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:42:57 -0800
  ...That did level the van, but also made the left spring much more firm than the right, which really messed up the ride. 3...
• Re: Local travel while camping
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:06:07 -0500
  ...Virginia too, and it has just become too scary to ride! Jeff > Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > > Here's a Friday topic somewhat related... > > One thing...
• Re: new driveshafts for raised vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:39:08 -0700
  ...2011 at 11:46 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > ride quality? > > "whoop - whoop-whoop-whoop" > > ab > > > > On 1-Apr-11, at 11...
• Re: FREE 1985 VANAGON *
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:23:49 -0700
  ...David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Fri, September 11, 2009 14:07, David Marshall wrote: > I...
• Re: I'm back from the windy area
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 04 May 95 08:19:56 CDT
  ...I talked to the >pilot, and he said it was about a 15 minute ride and cost $6 per vehicle. i think that might...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 13:56:12 -0800
  ...The Boge hydraulic shocks give a nice smooth ride and make an excellent stock replacement. Stay away from the cheap Cofaps. Some people like...
• Daryl - We get by with a little help from our friends
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:51:48 -0800
  ...http://www.gofundme.com/74bld4 What a great ride it's been! EVERYONE is invited to Daryl's Celebration of Life 'cuz that's...
• /f... Re: Shocks: Regular or Heavy Duty
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Fri, 24 May 1996 15:38:54 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I hear KYB is > all the rage...anything special about them? Someone else told > me that gas shocks will make it ride like a...
• Re: Dr. Death's Ride
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 09:48:22 -0500 (CDT)
  > > Tue, 09 Apr 1996, drewj@ihs.issaquah.wednet.edu (Drew, Jody IHS-STAFF) wrote: > >What year ? > 1968-1971 It has the front turn signals...
• Re: [f] Friday poem, Help me!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 09:22:35 -0600 (CST)
  As far as rides it is very nice Even with the windscreen all in ice In the back I have every tool Just in...
• Water Tank Depth Gage
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 17:03:09
  ...A coil rides up a rod in the tank to measure water depth. My ohm-meter shows that the resistance does not vary as...
• Re: Syncro Springs List Purchase Homework Assignment
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 14:18:01 -0400
  ...improve road handling abilities while restoring the van to its original ride height. thanks Sudhir H. Desai 1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy...
• Middle seat for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 05:54:25 -0400
  ...a brown one and I could easily sell the tracks it rides in to go with it. No tears, etc. In good shape. Adam...
• Re: Yokohama Tires Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 09:04:34 -0800
  ...Happy with ride too, i am not big name tire maker supporter(except Firestone!!!) Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Jay L Snyder wrote: > I thought...
• FWD: if you've seen _totoro_...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 12:47:34 -0400
  ...if you've seen _totoro_... > > > >...take a look at this: > > http://207.225.231.144/marc17/BM3/P9010051.JPG > >(seen, and offering rides to...
• Shocks
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:01:23 -0700
  ...Thinking of the Bilsteins or Konis, but my mechanic says his experience is that the ride is to stiff on the highway-any comments...
• Re: on locking gas caps..
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:06:57 EDT
  ...emissions ( direct from VW parts ) the key in any of the rides, ( or any other VW key I have for that matter) always fit...
• Re: Hydrogen power for the Vanagon Now!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:05:15 -0700
  ...David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Wed, October 22, 2008 12:23, John Rodgers wrote: > > Check...
• Re: Learned in the past week
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 20:22:21 -0500
  ...This may > be the most important move you make. > > 8) Go for your ride. Be sure to say "feels a little like a limousine...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 18:40:02 -0500
  ...Wu-Wei > was so dirty I decide to treat her to a ride through the car wash. All did > not go well - as we...
• 85GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:41:54 -0500
  ...this saturday, I got to take it out for the first ride of this year. My van WAS working great, drove about 50 miles...
• Re: OME's & Steve's springs = WOW!
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 13:53:08 -0800
  ...I received the exact opposite! The ride did tighten up but > it is MUCH more supple, like a different vehicle. Bumps in the road...
• Re: Shock advice
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:25:43 -0800
  ...thanks for the post :) Joe On 07 Dec 2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > >all, > > > >i'm using Bilsteins and feel very safe with > >the ride...
• Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:26:18 -0800
  ...She said "yes", for the second time in my life, and thus we embarked on this wild ride. Her caveats, however, went something like...
• Re: Bilstein Shocks Vs. Stock
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:23:12 -0600
  ...The > > stock gave a softer ride. The Bilsteins ended the porpoising > > effect I had and the comfort and stability has improved. > > > > Remember, you now...
• Re: Fizzix, Springs, ride height etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 08:49:27 -0700
  ...I can make you a compensator device that will guarrantee an absolute smooth ride and ride height using parts from a Citroen DS-19...
• Re: Fizzix, Springs, ride height etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 17:29:11 -0700
  ...I can make you a compensator device that will guarrantee an absolute smooth ride and ride height using parts from a Citroen DS-19...
• Re: 12 inch vanagon-compatible charcoal grills cheap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:35:13 -0500
  ...I have used >> one identical to these two for several years because it rides >> vertically under the westy seat (between your bulky stuff and...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:51:13 +0000
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• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:54:51 +0000
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• Forsale
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Bates
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:23:07 -0500
  ...side gray and black 4 speed has air Gl model nice ride $2800 obo Bill or call 717-454-832 leve message thanks Nuck...
• Re: Eurovan Anectdote (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:05:55 EDT
  ...Robert OBTW -This is no joke...anybody want a ride...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Tires
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:32:50 -0500
  Bob, The YoMamma Suv / light truck tire's I have on my 87 Westy ride real nice, excellent in the wet, not bad in...
• Removing the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 09:53:58 -0700
  ...any other attachments, i.e vent) so I don't pry, pull and break something during removal. Many thanks. Ride on. ;-) Aaron -'85 Westy
• Re: felt washer
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 01:31:57 -0500
  ...the trans input shaft rides in this bearing and the felt seal keeps the grease in the bearing and debris out. jonathan On Tue...
• Re: child seat modification
  Historical mailing list - Susan Powell
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:21:54 -0500
  ...It unhooks easily when adults ride in back. Steve Powell spowell1681@earthlink.net
• Re: Bumper Sticker
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:08:52 -0500
  One of the more off color stickers I saw was one that read: "If you're going to ride my a@@ you could at...
• Tyre questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 20 May 1998 11:53:53 -0700
  ...2) With the high pressure and rigidity of the truck tires, doesn't the ride comfort suffer? 2. Comfort is a relative term. If...
• Re: UPDATE: Tire Info: Nexen SV-820
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 22:54:46 -0400
  ...The difference in ride between these and the previous 205 passenger tires on my bus is night and day. As an aside - and I...
• Re: Frig will not stay lit
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 07:09:34 -0400
  ...If you like to ride bicycles and you live within driving distance of N. GA you gotta come do this one. Its put on...
• Re: [Syncro] West Virginia, Dolly Sods, Seneca Rocks, etc. (minimal Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:11:19 -0400
  ...They can point you to some great mountain bike rides. I've done a lot of the ones they recommend. Do you ride on...
• Re: Nolathane upper control arm bushings?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:51:35 +0000
  ...The biggest performance difference between the GW, > Nolathane/Whiteline, and the Powerflex bushings is the ride quality. The > stiffer/harder the bushing material, the...
• suspension and wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:43:55 -0600
  ...I'm interested in making the ride smoother and more stable in the crosswinds. Considering new tires, 15" wheels w/ new tires, new shocks...
• Re: Shock Advice Sought
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:37:18 -0700
  Forgot to mention da Doka rides da 7"x17" wheels w/ 40-something series Pirellis. Dadada. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Mar...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:39:32 -0700
  ...Is this what happens after one passes the big five-oh? How hard is it to learn to ride one, at my age?" My...
• Re: Test
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:18:27 +0000
  I hear you.  I guess very few of us are having trouble with our rides.  Also, apparently no one is doing anything interesting enough...
• Re: Google syntax to search the Archives?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 07:39:46 -0700
  ...It's almost (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll (http://www.dugbert.com) | motorbike and stay on for three...
• Re: This Is Why You Don't Mess With "Stuff" On A Holiday
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 14:42:54 -0700
  ...It's almost (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll (http://www.dugbert.com) | motorbike and stay on for three...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:41:46 -0700
  ...Monday, April 19, 2010, 7:22 AM The ride, handling and stability ... with properly rated tires. No comparison at all. bob ... 225/70-16...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:16:35 -0700
  ...1.9L = Digijet 2.1L = Digifant David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Sat, October 31, 2009...
• Vanagon sighting
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 19:34:13 -0700
  ...It's almost (mailto:dug@dugbert.com) | impossible to ride a rock and roll (http://www.dugbert.com) | motorbike and stay on for three...
• Re: Manual Transmission Input Shaft...?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:54:57 -0700
  ...That end of the shaft rides in a bearing in the end of the crankshaft so it is held more firmly once mated to...
• Re: southeast MI area events
  Historical mailing list - Eunah Hyun
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 21:56:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I hope to participate sometime soon, meet other bug-riders. Thanks for keeping me in the list, though. Eunah, 73 SuperBeetle Orange
• Re: Chrome Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:07:02 EDT
  And whatever happened to the blackout tape to give your ride that "Euro" look... JC Whipme used to have it.... << Has anyone out there...
• Re: New ride, new experiences
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 00:01:26 -0400
  Per Lindgren wrote: > <snip>I'm pulling the plug on this list now<snip> Per L, I know you'll be back some day...
• Re: My first day with my new ride / questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 09:45:20 -0500
  Stan Wilder wrote: Go here to find out! http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/vans.htm On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 10:04:31 EDT Rico...
• Re: Agilis tires
  Historical mailing list - Alan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 20:10:51 -0500
  ...The difference in ride is amazing! Alan On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, Cory Sammons wrote: > who's got 'em and how do you like...