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• piston pin puller?
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:01:46 -0800
  Does anyone know of a way to make one, or are they generic and can be had at any flaps? Any other tool that...
• Cv Circlip removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:25:22 EST
  Does anyone have a brand name and p/n a FLAPS might have for a pr of circlip removal pliers (not snap ring pliers...
• Mudflaps..
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:46:06 -0700
  ...African mud flap is it that we can't get anymore? I can't remember if it was the right side or the left...
• Re: Mudflaps..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:38:07 EDT
  ...African mud flap is it that we can't get anymore? I > can't remember if it was the right side or the left...
• Re: Ventilation for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:00:47 -0400
  ...There is a rubber flap > > that > > seals this rear vent unless pressure allows air to leave, then the flap > > can > > move outwards (to allow...
• Re: size and pitch of grounding bolt in battery compartment and a FLAPS replacement for idle air elbow
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:14:56 +0000
  ...size and pitch of grounding bolt in battery compartment and a FLAPS replacement for idle air elbow On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 8...
• Re: air vents
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 01:32:34 +0000
  ...If the air is ambient temperature make sure your air flaps are closing completely. If they are indeed, shut, but air still gets by...
• Re: DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:51:47 +0100
  ...Go back and > dope-slap that BAP chap. > > Removing the thermostat/cable/flaps only INCREASES the oil temperature by > 40-80++ degrees. The flaps...
• Pictures - Was: New Cheap South African Grills are Here! (Also Cheap Mud Flaps)
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Tue, 16 Jul 2002 09:40:08 -0500
  ...New Cheap South African Grills are Here! (Also Cheap Mud Flaps) > > > > Well, I got my mudflaps. A few things of note (Ron, you'll...
• Re: leaky hose connection to rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:59:21 -0500
  ...Also, don't cream it down so hard > it cuts the hose.... > Which is semi-likely with a FLAPS type hose clamp. > > The original...
• Re: Beck/Arnley ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:12:16 -0400
  ...Normally I would not deal with a FLAPS, especially since I am replacing a failed ball FLAPS ball joint after less than 30k. But...
• FS Heater Parts Air Cooled Pictutre posted
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 10:33:59 -0600
  http://www.williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/allexh.jpg I might be able to get a set of flapper control cables 80/83 Air Cooled...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 09:15:54 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Where can I get dielectric grease and how > expensive is it. > Your FLAPS should have some as well as know what it is.
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 00:05:57 -0500
  ...Try FLAPS.
• Re: AAA info request..
  Historical mailing list - J Greenberg G Jannini
  10 Apr 96 21:51:15 EDT
  ...in Nowhere, Nevada to the nearest town with a garage and FLAPS. We replaced the fried distributor cap & rotor, cleaned the plugs, and were...
• 1985 Vanagon airflow sensor ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Aug 1997 20:39:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...off my air flow sensor and at idle the air sensing flap was jumping all around, not steady. Their saying this is caused by...
• Re: Wheel studs- How to change.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:07:49 +0200
  ...I dont know where you can get one, I got mine at the FLAPS. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• Vanagon Accessories Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Dabrowski
  Mon, 3 May 2004 22:05:42 -0700
  ...mud flap for the passenger side b.. door handle protectors since the doors get all ding'ed underneath the handles c.. Cruise control system...
• Propping Dometic door open
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:27:41 -0700
  ...How do you prop your Dometic's door open when the reefer is empty and you don't want the door to flap around...
• Re: SA heavy duty mud flaps on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:54:09 EDT
  >>In a message dated 7/11/2005 9:50:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, >>vwcrewman@comcast.net writes: >>Yea what happened to him? I...
• Re: Voltage from alternator
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:45:38 -0400
  ...Most FLAPS should be able to check it for free. My Advance guys are usually looking for any excuse to get out of the...
• Re: My VanaJetta Conversion Passed Emissions!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:42:28 -0800
  ...Used coolant from my FLAPS. Can't recall the brand off hand.... Neil.
• Re: 5/16" space connectots for the head lights
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 22 May 2007 21:59:26 -0500
  ...Tue, 22 May 2007 15:05:51 -0700 > > I duuno none of the so called FLAP here in Vic BC have the 5/16...
• Re: tachometer light fixture has been removed
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:26:41 -0400
  ...You can buy the little tiny bulbs at any FLAPS, and stick their wires down into the metal contacts within the holder. Even solder...
• Re: Low Power woes...
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 23:31:39 -0400
  ...Flap closed - 0 ohms Flap 1/8 to 1/4 open - rises to 1000 ohms Flap open further: descends to 500 ohms Flap fully...
• Re: help interpreting starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 1 May 2005 20:38:15 -0700
  So far, anytime I bench tested at a flap store it did not work because it has no support on the end and touches...
• Re: Propane tubing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 24 May 2015 10:41:40 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/m8hnqzs This bus had the driverside mud flap. But then who knows how that dent occurred? Then again, that mud flap...
• Re: Coolant pipe inserts
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 17:21:24 -0400
  ...with the coolant pipe inserts from GoWesty? > > Also, I saw some plastic inserts at a FLAPS and thought they might work as well. Thoughts?
• Anyone have a source for a west left front mud flap?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 19 May 2010 18:02:51 -0500
  I looked as Bus Depot and GoWesty, and neither made me comfortable that I would be getting the type that came with the westy...
• Re: '71 bus fuel cap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 1994 12:21:08 +0800
  ...However, I prefer NOT to have my gas cap lock, and so bought a non locking replacement cap at a FLAPS. /Martha Rubin nrubin...
• Re: (f) Why Did the Type IIer . . .
  Historical mailing list - Ryan McGee
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 15:38:48 -0500
  ...the Type IIer cross the road? To get to the other FLAPS ("Do you guys have an oil pressure sender for a 1600cc DP...
• oil
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Sun, 07 Jul 1996 14:47:03 -0700
  Asked about Kendall oil @ the FLAPS, they pointed out an additioned rating beyond was Castrol had. They also pointed out the same rating on...
• Re: Just Kampers Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 07:12:33 -0600
  You can order a catalog from their website. It's free and only took about a week. Perhaps people on the list could make...
• Re: Does the A/C Recirculate? (Q 2 of 2)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 26 May 1999 00:52:10 -0700
  and/or heater box flaps that have worn edge seals Hi anyone, Are these seals available as separate items? As I recall, I was...
• Re: help! overheating with maple syrup smell
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 10:19:44 -0700
  ...Get a cheap tester at the FLAPS and check the coolant for protection level. The 50/50 mix is good for about -34F, so...
• Re: window strips
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:08:00 -0500
  Brian, Go to your local Flaps, and purchase a window moulding tool, mfgd, by KD tools. Liberally apply WD-40 on the rubber. Insert...
• group 41/group 43
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 07:58:13 -0700
  ...I bought a group 41, which was what I was replacing, but the book at the flaps said the '81 was supposed to use...
• need mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Norman Lloyd
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 21:17:56 -0700
  I am in need of the large (and some say ugly) MUD FLAPS that go on a 1983 Westy. Both left and right. If...
• Source for Touch-Up Paint
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:54:52 -0400
  Update - It seems my local FLAPS will mix up a bottle to match my gas cover door. The price is 15$USD and takes...
• WTB Vanagon "Under Seat" storage doors/Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Thu, 13 May 2004 15:22:39 -0700
  I am looking for a couple of the short covers for the storage bins under the front seats. These are the shorter ones that...
• looking for a tool to pressure test my coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 10:50:49 -0400
  ...Has someone found a tool that works go for this and installs on the Burp Tank? Can it be found at a flaps? Mark
• Re: PROJECTZWO BULBS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:24:57 EDT
  ...or any FLAPS chris
• Re: stands vs ramps
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:58:29 -0800
  ...Most of the > > ramps sold at your FLAPS are > > > just too flimsy to risk performing major repairs > > under... IMHO. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > Note on ramps...
• Re: New Cheap South African Grills are Here! (Also Cheap Mud Flaps)
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:02:50 -0700
  ...Also Cheap Mud Flaps"), so I never though of looking in the archive (as I usually do). I'll look into it a bit...
• Re: oil drain plug sealing rings?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:15:26 -0700
  ...Are >> these sold separately or only with certain brand filters? Get 'em at the >> FLAPS? > >Of course, the dealer should have these, but a...
• Re: occasional hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:58:08 -0800
  you mean the coolant overflow? it's in the usual place as in 2WD, behind the license flap door. I see that the fuel...
• Re: MOD Re: wtf? lol
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:19:07 -0700
  ...1.9L tranny CV VC digifant ECU SVX FLAPS OEM speedo doka ATF... That's the most on-topic Vanagon post I've ever...
• Re: auxiliary batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Sep 94 06:52:17 CDT
  >> What -- or where -- is the FLAPS I keep seeing mentioned as a source >> of parts? >> >> Harmon Seaver >> hseaver@nyx.cs.du.edu My guess...
• Cigarette Adapter Workaround
  Historical mailing list - Gavin Flanagan
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 11:55:55 -0800
  ...After going to my local FLAPS and buying an adapter that allows to devices to use the adapter simultaneously, I accidentally discovered that my...
• Headlight Bulb Retainer
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:22:19 EDT
  ...No I haven't been to my FLAPS yet, but after breaking two brittle rings this must be common. Please give me some direction...
• Oil Filling (was 85 Man Tran Fluid)
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 12:10:05 -0800
  ...Look for one at the FLAPS, K-Mart, Walmart, etc.
• Re: Westy Mods
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:01:34 -0400
  ...http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~emaglott/pp011/index.htm South African mud flaps install: http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~emaglott/pp012/index.htm Dometic...
• Re: Radiator pipe upgrade / 84 parts
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:44:09 -0700
  ...The previous owner replaced one of the rotted metal pipes with FLAPS bulk flexible radiator hose and just tied it up to the frame...
• Bosch W7CC vs. W7CCO Spark Plugs - Which is best?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:16:44 -0400
  Anyone know the difference between the W7CCO and W7CC plugs? The "O" costs me $3 per plug at my FLAPS. Thanks! --tabe johnson xtabe...
• 85 Hall Generator
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 23:38:19 -0800
  ...My FLAPs ordered Borg-Warner part # ME-536. It was perfect match, right down to the distributor wire connection. I paid $82.99. Joe...
• OEM =vs= aftermarket front heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:59:40 -0800
  Hi All, I'm wondering what the differences are between the OEM and aftermarket heater blower motors I've seen on some FLAPS web...
• is power steering fluid generic?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:42:39 -0400
  I need to add some power steering fluid (I think), went to the FLAPS to buy some. But the guy asked me what kind...
• Re: adding resister to center 1.9 coolant temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 23:19:14 -0700
  ...I did this with 3 different sensors; the "Luxembourg" (OEM?) used sensor, the newer suspect one, and a new FLAPS brand sensor. They all...
• Re: Help me! I've just purchased a pit to throw money into!
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 18:12:59 -0800 (PST)
  ...Gibb wrote: > Actually, there is little wrong with the engine, per se (except some > misguided previous owner removed the cooling flaps from the engine...
• Re: vw heater
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:32:42 -0600
  ...The flaps themselves are metal on a metal rod, actuated by a lever at the end as you might expect. There are three of...