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• Re: ok where did I go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc Canada
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:50:35 -0400
  ...why they're called "12 points." XZN (aka triple square) have lobes with right angle points. http://www.jorily.com/catalog/images/08023.jpg
• Re: the high+pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 22:34:49 -0600
  ...The luggage carrier adds to turbulence and the higher angle of > the luggage carrier adds to the frontage area of the windshield. > > Other hightops...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 21:07:46 -0500
  ...axle rotates while at an angle the balls move back and > forth in their groves. > The greater the angle of the axle the farther...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:03:57 -0400
  ...likely one of > > > the biggest reasons it has significant > > > vibration or > > > "buzziness". > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > Tiico "buzziness" is not due to the angle the > > engine is...
• Re: Good deal on a TDi (ALH) Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 09:14:17 -0700
  ...The mount angle of swap, dent and what I'd consider significant body panel rust are likely why the bus is priced as such...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 06:26:13 -0400
  ...Keep checking the angle of your drill. Once you get a good straight pilot hole, and then drill with the proper size bit for...
• Re: Smaller Angle Grinder? - Harbor Freight
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:35:49 -0700
  http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91223 I buy these when they come on sale for 9.95 . I open the...
• Re: battery tray replacement ...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Apr 1994 17:43:24 -0700
  ...The battery was about to fall out on > the ground and it was at a 45 degree angle when I first noticed it was...
• Antenna questions (Splittie w/Safaris)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 09:28:12 -0700
  ...Where can I get antennas that are bent with two 90 degree angles to "go around" the safari? Is this a after market item...
• Re: Flywheel Locking tool
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 01:31:59 -0600
  ...t really have room where I'm working to utilize long angle iron > per idiot book. Anybody know where I might be able to...
• Re: World Famous Vanagoneers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Oct 1995 00:11:50 -0500
  ...The camera angle didn't make it too easy, but my SO can testify I was more interested in the Vanagon that the guy...
• Re: new syncro ;)
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:36:41 -0800
  ...in town, 21+ on the road, 15" alloy wheels, great approach angles f >& r with decent ground clearance, 4 wheel anti-lock brakes, seats...
• Rear door latch
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 17:07:14 -0800
  ...The problem was in loosening the 2 screws due to the bad angle. I used a socket wrench with a screw driver drive on...
• Re: Sunday afternoon VDO gauge project
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 May 2000 01:47:23 EDT
  ...The only problem is the viewing angle - I can't read VOLT or TEMP at the top of the gauge - reading the gauge is...
• Re: did I get a defective gas tank--followup
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:27:06 -0500
  ...The bad guy had the tube brazed in about 30 degrees off-angle, then snapped at the braze when they tried to bend it...
• Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:52:56 -0600
  I unplugged the flat black connector coming out on the forward side of the throttle body (the connector slightly angled towards the air filter...
• fresnel lens
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 7 May 2002 18:37:53 EDT
  ...To retain the rings' ability to focus the light toward the center, the angle of each ring's angled face will be different. Now...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:33:26 -0700
  What I found in all of the cv joints I've done are clips with angled ends and no holes. It's actually surprising...
• Re: Part
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 20:17:45 +0200
  ...Raimund Am 18.04.2015 um 19:31 schrieb Larry Alofs: > Is it oval shaped or is it round with the camera angle making...
• Re: Adjusting Rear Camber
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 18:42:24 -0500
  ...How would you measure the angle? David Mc On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > It appears to...
• Re: vanagon off-road capable?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 16:08:36 -0700
  ...You really notice it when the van is at an angle, either when you are crawling along a dry river/creek bed or when...
• Re: what's under the tunnel
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 21:37:38 +1100
  ...It attaches to the front heater assembly and is fastened into place by a number of screws and a metal angle at the rear...
• Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 11:35:46 -0800
  ...It doesn't take much much of a hill to eliminate that carefully calibrated 3% angle and get oncoming lights square in the eyes...
• Re: 11 PASS doubledoor vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:32:43 EST
  ...Those legs on the seats are angled to > allow for peoples legs. We are talking small aircraft seating. > > > yep...rearmost bench sits on rear...
• Re: Google Pages
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 08:55:15 -0700
  ...It looked great so I hauled out my 20D, mounted a wide angle lens, set it on the tripod and played with exposure. 30...
• Re: A3 engine in Westie, Engine is in!
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Tue, 12 May 1998 03:05:38 -0700
  ...So now the engine is sitting in the 82 diesel westies compartment (stock diesel angle) and the intake manifold is right where the bed...
• Re: Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:28:18 -0700
  ...I have the following >> items- >> >> GL Velour Front Seats- 2 late '80s Gray with adjustable arm rest angle >> $200 >> >> 2 black and gray from...
• Re: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:35:31 -0600
  ...The other end of the dowel is cut at a slight angle after measuring the distance between the ball socket and the front lip...
• Playing around with rear hatch carrier
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:56:08 -0700
  ...Mind you the angles all look pretty well the same as on the stock vanagon paulchen. But I digress, pic of the new rack...
• Re: Oettinger syncro van FS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 17:18:35 -0800
  ...german words. > ( for those not familiar, a VR6 is a narrow angle V-6, and what's > 'different' about it is, it only has...
• Re: 91 Vanagon bumper
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:50:29 EST
  ...if i were you, i'd weld an steel angle iron between the two bumper brackets, right behind the bumper to reinforce it in...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 15:42:06 -0400
  ...sideways force on the piston > (the plug is in at an angle and the top of the piston get the force first > before the...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:19:27 -0500
  At 09:31 AM 2/17/2003, Bill Marshall wrote: >Here's a silly question..... > >Has anyone ever heard of those lenses causing a...
• Re: How hot is your van? Get a IR Thermometer and find out...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:50:18 -0500
  ...if you want a sighting laser, have a much narrower acceptance angle and also go up to 1000F or so. david -- David Beierl - Providence...
• trouble fitting new Gowesty LP tank
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 13:21:27 -0400
  ...Eyeballing the bracket it seems to be straight but could be welded on at a slight angle. Anyone have some tips for mounting this...
• Vangon Front Recevier Hitch - Concept
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 3 May 2006 21:15:54 +0000
  ...One of my concerns is the front ground clearance via 'angle of attack' that I'll lose. Anyways, check it out if you can...
• sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 1 May 2008 13:30:26 -0700
  ...Not so good from every other angle. Engine fire that burned so bad that the speedometer needle melted and I can't read the...
• Re: westy rear view mirror - one solution
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:20:24 -0400
  ...On the passenger side I created a bracket that was a 90 degree angle that fit under the cabinet and up along the side...
• Re: 7" hella replacement lights for SA Grill with An Aftermarket HID 6000K kit, Will this work?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:23:51 -0400
  The good news on this issue of proper cut off angle is that I just found a site that sells a product which when...
• Re: door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 19 May 2019 17:12:56 -0500
  ...It “fits” the hole but it sticks out and you will be looking for angled door cranks to clear. I put in some Pioneers...
• Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 May 2017 19:13:54 +0000
  ...to install any on my '90 > since it is a right angle issue. > > If anyone wants one I'll sell them for $10/each...
• Re: Changing the engine oil
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 10 May 1998 23:26:05 -0400
  ...off at a 45 degree angle such that when you sit it in the extended fill tube the angle cut is level with the...
• Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:48:38 -0800
  ...albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Neil, > > Is it a case of the angle grinder body interfering with getting at the bolt > or the disk itself...
• The Westy Mattress is ONLY for Sleeping On? Nah...... (Pics. Friday)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 May 2011 19:05:32 -0700
  ...s sousaphone case, but, well, it made for a nice ramp angle, a soft landing and photo opp. ;) Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: FW: Oil Filter Stuck
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 00:10:36 -0600
  ...I have had to use this technique only once (with a non-VW vehicle), but it will work if you can get proper angles...
• Re: Worn Alternator Brushes
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 22 May 2002 17:24:25 -0700
  ...Just angle in the new brushes, tighten and you are good to go. If you need a photo of the regulator module pmail me...
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 14:46:29 -0400
  ...the same size as the middle windows, but have a slight angle >> at >> the back edge. >> >> > >wont work unless you want to whack into...
• Re: Need Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 1 May 2005 21:01:55 -0700
  ...unaware that I was just wedging the shaft in at an angle. I realized something was wrong only after I got it just about...
• Re: shady boy owners
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:44:33 -0500
  ...Park two other buses at right angles to that and you have a nice bus camping quadrangle. Gotta go camping now, See ya later...
• Bookcase?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:09:00 -0700
  ...books, I'd like to know about it. (My first choice is to replace the board under the bed with an angled bookcase.) Mark
• RE: Identifying a vacuum source??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Mar 97 05:18:10 UT
  ...attached to the top that bends at about a 45 degree angle (about 2 inches) the hose then runs to a to another piece...
• radio in Vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 24 Oct 96 21:54:15 EDT
  ...Talk about skip city! Plus the instructions say not to mount it at more than a 20 degree angle. Anyone who's got a...
• Re: Westy Front table survey
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 15:12:46 -0700
  ...And the large bracket on the floor (angled up) on the same side. The small arm stays in the bracket which also holds (secured...
• Re: jugs, vw that is...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 16:25:57 -0800
  ...You could possibly bend the tips of a scissor clamp type ring compressor at a right angle and make it work. The water jacket...
• need rear wheel stud and lug nut.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 13:56:28 -0400
  ...Mine required that I use an angle grinder on one that "The Tire King" had retighten with their impact wrench on the "never loosen...
• Re: rad shack voltmeter/thermometer on sale
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:10:00 -0600
  ...Try a different angle, This one is vastly easier to read compared to my old one as the characters are bold and contrasted in...
• Re: new driveshafts for raised vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:51:17 -0400
  ...I've found a better solution, this German made driveshaft set up.It allows extreme axle angles using stock CV joints http://www.eathen64...
• Re: rear air scoops on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:17:18 -0400
  ...http://www.flickr.com/photos/27607241@N00/2550961787/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/27607241@N00/2550961797/ From most angles you don't see the...
• Re: Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:51:21 -0500
  ...The rod is welded back on at an angle, so > that when installed the top part of the shifter angles towards the > driver. I...
• Re: Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:26:53 -0500
  ...and clear the exhaust? How much angle can I do without damaging >things? Hoses will limit angle. Make sure you remove clamps and hoses...