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• Re: Crazy Horn
  Historical mailing list - Blake Bilstad
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:04:40 -0800
  ...Crazy Horn> > Could be that, but check first that a key from your ignition key ring isn't> slicking into the gap between the...
• Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 5 May 2016 13:22:40 -0700
  ...Seems to me that any of these things could add to the challenge of getting a correct and consistent gap between the e-brake...
• Re: A little [W]ednesday humor to brighten your week!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:55:18 -0500
  ...Maybe one person in ten here understands that merging safely involves velocity-matching and placement in gaps in the traffic. The rest either match...
• Re: Help, my bus has fallen and can't get up!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 17:00:58 -0400
  ...I pulled over, checked for >leaky air hoses, connections, double relay wires, even point gap...still >nothing. At first it would turn over, run...
• Overheating and MPG?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 19:17:17 -0700
  ...Any advice as to the problem? The thermostat is removed, and there's a 2 inch gap in the engine seal near the rear...
• Heads, corrosion etc.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 12:14:10 -0800
  ...Any gap will let seepage occur, and clamping forces can simply curl up the edges. That seal is not 100% backed up, rather it...
• Re: Optima battery fit?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 31 May 2000 18:06:11 -0700
  ...then taped over the tow gaps in the lid with black duct type tape. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nate Richmond" <Hailcall12@AOL.COM> To...
• Watercooled cyl head...unusual place for JB Weld?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:24:44 -0800
  ...There is one spot where a little knotch has eaten away there is a small gap (1/16th ") down from the flat sealing surface...
• Throttle valve switch, checking/adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:18:46 -0700
  ...I can turn it both ways to the max and see no gap closing or opening. I'm obviously missing something here. Any insight...
• Re: door edge seals
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:42:48 -0500
  ...door edge seals I noticed on a junkyard '89 the other day that it has rubber seals filling the gap at the leading edge...
• Rough Running
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Sun, 7 Apr 1996 19:51:46 -0700 (PDT)
  ...My vacuum advance works, and the dwell/point gap is correct. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Standley 1974 Volkswagen Westfalia University of Washington Physics "Life is like...
• misfirin' monday blues...
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 13:59:37 +0000
  ...The high tension wire from the ignition coil is completely off but close enough to gap. I can't believe it even ran....... christian...
• '87 Syncro FS
  Historical mailing list - tony peet
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 18:15:07 PDT
  ...Price reduced to $16000 (Gapland, Maryland) > > >Please go to http://ep.com/ep/account.html to >change or delete this search. > >------------------------------------------------------ > -EPage- http://ep...
• Re: How many Vanagon list members
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 17:40:10 -0700
  ...so few posting that some members feel obligated to fill the > gap, and perpetuate the illusion that the Vanagon list is still the biggest...
• Re: What octane fuel?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 16 May 2005 16:02:20 -0600
  ...Will I cause any damage by running 87 >>> octane? Thanx again... >>> >>> Danno >>> Delaware Water Gap, PA >>> 89' Jetta (daily driver) >>> 86' Vanagon (family hauler...
• Re: Clean Duct Tape Residue? (pop to canvas repair)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:08:12 -0700
  ...I considered lowering the top a little to close the gap, then patch it, but felt the area around the patch might rip when...
• RE: Vanagon Puzzler
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Thu, 3 Jul 97 01:04:12 UT
  ...if the gap is too large (switch acts too late) the engine will surge when coming off idle (The FI unit doesn't react...
• Re: Propex install finished
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 13:50:48 -0700
  ...To be honest, the console mod is a stop gap. I have other ideas, a better console. Low profile etc. Alistair > On Jul 1...
• Re: SA Grille & Lights
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:55:15 -0500
  ...Or use fog lights to fill the gap. :-) Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia 21.01.2016 o godz. 20:25 John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL...
• Re: Rust Rot
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:53:00 -0700
  ...A stop gap at best, but if too hard to get at with the sandpaper/wire brush etc., this may work. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson...
• Re: BAYWINDOW VS. ev HEATERS.
  Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 12:23:24 gmt
  ...This year I'm going to insulate all the pipes, check the thermostat and bung up the gaps around the heat exchangers' outer tin...
• Re: Lowering your Van- again
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 01:23:47 -0700
  ...I dislike greatly any vehicle of mine that has all that gap atop the tire. My general plans are anti low profile; Wide, tall...
• Re: Vanagon crash tests and crumple zones
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 11:59:23 -0500
  ...another car inevitably decides to overtake me and fill in the gap. Stan Wilder replys: I use these little rice rockets that can't...
• Re: Back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 08:20:11 EST
  ...Only problem is that it leaves a gap above the mirror now that the sun gets through at times. I have that blocked with...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 16:21:11 -0500
  Had this happen recently and my first instinct was to check for a key in the gap. It turned out that the horn button...
• Re: SoCal beach camping?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:35:56 -0700
  ...Gaviota state park is my 'default' place when I go thru there, I like it in spite of the wind thru the gap. Got...
• Re: alternatives to fiberglass insulation
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:52:56 -0400
  ...too many factory holes everywhere...and I like the holes and gaps to allow any moisture that does inevitably get in to get out...
• Re: Crazy Horn
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:26:34 -0800
  ...Crazy Horn > > Could be that, but check first that a key from your ignition key ring > isn't > slicking into the gap between the...
• Re: VW's New Chattanooga Plant
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:14:06 -0400
  ...Only if the Routan is popular though. << I agree it's a stop gap measure. They said they are going to build sedans there...
• Re: body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:53:27 -0400
  ...probing > back into that gap with very thin metal it felt like that slot was 1/2-3/4" > deep which was more than...
• Re: '87 gl stereo cheap fix
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:10:41 -0700
  it's not a gaping hole with wires hanging out, it's a gaping hole with a plastic sandwich box stuffed into it. what...
• Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 May 2016 00:54:26 -0400
  ...Huge ring gaps until the rings snap. For all the money often spent on rebuilds I find the water boxer responds very well to...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 10:15:34 -0600 (CST)
  ...VW > says 48000 Km or 2 years for spark plug intervals, and after 32000 Km > and a little over a year the plug gap...
• Re: Bus Depot luggage rack seal and wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 30 May 1998 11:07:33 -0700
  ...the top of the van--there's about a 1/16" gap. Seems to be more > wind noise when driving 55-60, but I...
• Re: Fullsize Pickup Truck from VW?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 01:14:18 +0200
  ...VW didnt have any pickup in that class, it filled the gap between the Caddy and Transporter. It wa produced at the Hannover plant...
• Re: Luggage rack seal...
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Co.
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 21:44:07 -1000
  ...There is a > > tiny 1/32 gap in a spot along the front, and this must be what's causing > > it. >> > >I've gotta...
• Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:01:24 EDT
  ...2/ Check the quality of the spark with a spark tester or a spark plug with a VERY wide gap. 3/ Check the injectors...
• Re: NOTICE about "REPRO jailbars" some new parts vendors are selling
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:16:21 -0800
  ...on providing it with a > proper > education and narrowing the economic gap between the rich and poor. > > Best, > Jeff > 83.5 Westy > LA,CA...
• Re: Fridge sealant
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:25:58 -0700
  ...You only need enough to fill the gaps between these parts. Too much paste might, to some degree, insulate each part from the other...
• Re: Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 20:36:06 -0500
  ...I can't tell you exactly how >> big the gap was and can't remeasure now since my son is not avail for >> a...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:07:45 EDT
  ...Good thing I didn't believe the tech at German Transaxle who told me the "negative gap" meant I needed my final drive rebuilt...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:37:36 -0400
  ...one of the hoses with a rag > to fill up the gap around the nozzle. Give er some air and the rest of the...
• Re: Distributor Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:24:09 -0600
  ...The only magnetism going on inside your distributor involves a spinning, metal cup, that has 4 gaps in it. The "Hall" sensor is triggered...
• Re: WAS: lower rad grill size. NOW: D-OH! and question (PIC included!)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:25:04 -0800
  ...I just measured a 1 1/4" gap below the grill on my > 86. > > > > > > > > > > > > neil N wrote: > > > > Here's the pic: > > > > > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:37:12 -0400
  ...When the inner tie rods were tightened to spec, there was a small but visible gap between the peening flange and the end of...
• Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:44:54 -0700
  ...When folded out, the rear bed has always had a 3/4" - 1" gap on the driver side between bed bottom and storage frame...
• Re: Motorworks and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - M Williams
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 08:43:46 EDT
  << A few weeks ago, I mentioned that the seals I purchased for my 89 poptop were not acceptable - allowed to much gap and the...
• Re: sunroof leaking
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:44:35 -0800
  James, i did a stop-gap measure of putting silicon cauking over the whole seal. It sort of sucks, but keeps me from getting...
• Re: Westy wind noise ?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:58:07 -0500
  ...I used foam air conditioner weatherstripping to fill the gaps, and it cut down the noise. (The top was twisted in front -- the wood...
• New windshield installed
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 18:16:21 +0000
  ...Also, the gap between where the two ends of the seal meet is about 1mm wide and at the bottom center of the windshield...
• Re: Curtain track screws
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 01:10:22 -0400
  ...Anyone have any idea where to find > replacements? They are very tiny (the gap in the track to insert > them is very small). I...
• Re: Squeaking bushings upfront ??
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:32:00 -0700
  ...arm. >Jack up the front, and you'll see a small gap between the bushing and the >chassis. WD40 should do it > >Grt, Jaap...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:49:09 -0800
  ...fouled plugs, > > such as a small piece of carbon bridging electrode gap(s). > > > -- > mordo > 1990 Carat > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie...
• Re: Friday Story
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 25 May 2007 23:44:36 -0400
  ...What i think is simple, wasser have way more tolerance before they break! yea! the gap betweeen crank to case to bearing can stand...
• Woofer help requester sound folks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:44:58 -0400
  ...Another in the gap by the water tank. I’d love some recommendations as I’ll need to do this on line and I...
• ...no subject...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 96 10:16:40 PDT
  ...Reason for the rebuilt was that a head decided to fragment and in the process a spark plug was reduced to no gap (shorted...
• Re: Hydrolic valve adjustment?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 11:19:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Then I redid it leaving the little play I felt in the Hydrolic > tappets, but leaving no gap between the adjustment screw and the...
• piston ring size for 2.1???
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 May 1998 06:37:33 -0700
  ...The German made ones would have to be cut about 5mm to fit and leave some end gap. Part numbers have all been double...
• Flow Through Ventilation Tip
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 22:52:28 -0500
  ...The hatch can then be locked into position allowing a few inches (two inches in my case) gap. This provides g-r-e-a...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 17:13:36 -0600
  ...of the water pump out. > > The impeller had a 1/8" gap between it and the housing, and the walls of the pump was...