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• Re: 87 wheels on n 81?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 16:51:05 -0400
  ...but be sure to grab the hardware too including the longer rear studs (w/nuts) and longer front bolts. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date...
• A throttle puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:35:10 -0700
  ...be seen, the servo cable connects to the same bolt that grabs the end of the throttle cable. Nice and tidy. But I don...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:29:43 -0400
  ...On Oct 1, 2007, at 11:04 PM, craig cowan wrote: > With no previous welding experience, i got some basic > lessons, grabbed some scrap...
• Towing
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 2 Oct 2020 16:44:07 -0400
  ...Shortly after the install a neighbor was having an oak taken out and I was permitted to grab about 1/3 cord on one...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 06:32:40 -0600
  ...Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote: > > Crawl under at sliding door. Grab the starter and wiggle. Is it still bolted in? BTDT…. > > >> On Jul...
• Re: Spotted ~ DarkGrayWesty
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:38:49 -0600
  ...makeout the details ~ looks as if it has an > empty bikerack on the BackHatch ~ I grabbed a screenshot if anybody is > interested > > ORR > ~ DeanB >
• window does not roll up
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:34:45 -0800
  ...I tried grabbing the window and pulling it up, but it would not budge. I even got my daughter to spin the handle while...
• loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:03:43 -0800
  ...nor is there a lot of play in the wheel when grabbing and rocking it so I am puzzled. Any ideas on this are...
• 1990 Vanagon GL at Sacramento Pick-n-Pull
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:13:08 -0700
  ...I would've grabbed the Thule racks, but I couldn't find the key anywhere. Anyone know how to get Thules off without the...
• Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:32:03 -0800
  there is a type of battery lifting strap that grabs onto both battery terminals ... I wouldn't be able to get a battery out...
• Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:19:07 -0700
  ...There are some other things that I might want to reach up and grab in the middle of the night. The jack and breaker...
• Re: Road Trip!!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 08:29:52 -0700 (PDT)
  So David Schwarze says: > hot weather, so I called it quits, grabbed a slice of pizza at the > student union and headed back to...
• Re: Front heater valve replacement procedures?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:37:21 -0700
  ...looks like a pair of pliers with wide swiveling jaws to grab the hose. I couldn't resist, I bought two of them for...
• Re: VW Swap Meets
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:07:34 EST
  ...Also, bop down to your local news stand and grab a copy of Dune Buggies and Hot VW's or VW Trends. They will...
• Grounded and good to go - thanks for quick responses
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 17:01:41 -0400
  ...It was tight getting enough thread to grab due to the extra pieces on the bolt, so I will get a longer one today...
• Re: clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:17:10 -0500
  ...Release the handbrake gradually as the clutch begins to grab.) David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon
• 1985 Vanagon - Pop Top "secured open position"?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 19:40:03 -0400
  ...old grabbed this brown vertical support (the swivel arms that hold up the Pop Top in open position and allow it to open...) and...
• Info re headliners and anyone with ETKA
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:59:38 +1100
  ...Second I am looking for the part nos of the packing pieces for the grab handle above the passengers middle seat. I recently obtained...
• Re: some sort of clunking - rear end
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 May 2011 11:38:08 -0700
  ...then grab the end of the stub axle ( where the bit nut was ) and try to wiggle up and down. That up-down play...
• New Vanagon BEHR a/c system..Re: NIB rear Air conditioner for 84/85, $300
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 14:35:36 EST
  ...2005-02-17, 7:56PM PST > > Up for grabs is a small compact A/C unit complete, made by BEHR inc, > all you need...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:36:14 -0800
  ...I simply grab the levers; think of my ex-wife; then pull. They come right off and I get a feeling of intense satisfaction...
• Re: [Bulk] bURNINGvAN 2014 pictures
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:40:49 -0800
  ...or the laptop 10.6.8] Managed to get Picasa to grab them on the desktop but can't reduce the file size so...
• Re: Wheel weight .
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 15:05:07 -0500
  ...I have at least 8 bare 14 inch steel vanagonwheels( plus two kinds of scales at least, ) that I could grab and weigh in...
• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 16:03:10 -0700
  ...I woulda grabbed it in a second at that price. good going. Scott www.turbovans.com hey ....you don't need an extra Air...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 15:37:17 -0500
  Bill comments: > Re: grab it at $1500 -- that number looked pretty good to me, too; seems > like somebody could hot up a Rabbit Pickup...
• Re: loss of power at highway speeds... guess
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:47:00 EST
  ...two vans from him...one had the "pigtail" on it...I grabbed it and a spare ECU..(figured I might need one)..The syncro...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 13:04:50 -0500
  ...you could try tapping in an allen head into star bolts and see if that grabs vice grips on head of bolt may do...
• Re: HELP! oil filter stuck
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 07:56:31 -0800
  ...it was too big); and the smaller, band wrench won't grab. I couldn't tell for sure in the gathering gloom and cold...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 15:36:56 -0800
  ...colorado.edu> wrote: > Here's an idea to consider:� Put a grab handle on the > driver side, just like the passenger side.� It makes...
• Re: Tire vendors
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 18:28:43 -0500
  ...Beierl wrote: > Not to mention that Sylvan quit reaching for the grab handle every time > we went around a corner...I'd previously replaced...
• van parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Greg Rich
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:19:46 EDT
  I have a few parts up for grabs as I am moving my stuff from my parents home to mine. All prices in USD...
• 83 vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:51:57 EDT
  ...everything else is up for grabs . The interior is tan and in nice shape except riped seam in passenger front seat. Exterior is two...
• Re: stuck table on Weekender Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:35:07 EST
  ...if all fails grab in bottom front corner and pull really hard (when your van is warm inside) and it will pull the little...
• Re: Soundproofing pix
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:12:39 -0400
  ...publish the range of results. > or > Using a noise cancelling program, grab the signal and generate the > appropriate frequency to cancel it out. (like...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:12:27 -0700
  ...it now, you could slip in your hands and with fingers grab > bar, and thumbs under the shelf? > > (though smaller items might fall through...
• Re: Driver's side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:38:21 -0400
  If she is adding it on the drivers side A pillar it contains the wires running to the door light over the drivers door...
• Re: side door window knob tightening
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 21:57:03 -0400
  ...I had tried a philips and it didn’t seem to grab anything. Thanks for any further details. Eric Caron 85 GL Auto Westfalia...
• Re: Lost a hubcap - Any for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 07:34:47 +1100
  ...I wasn't about to pull over and grab it. I'll buy a whole set if I have to. > > Thanks, > > Steve
• Re: Tools: ya gets what ya pays for
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:27:46 -0700
  ...It made revisit the wisdom of "grabbing some cheap tools as > spares to carry with you." > > Jim
• Re: Battery Removal
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:24:57 -0700
  ...To remove the battery >next time, I will simply grab the ends of the bicycle tire tube and >lift it out. I found this...
• Re: interchangeable parts?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 21:34:21 -0500
  ...the grab straps/handles that come in some model vanagons (for the rear seat passengers) are the same as the ones in the beetles...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:52:57 +0000
  ...Yes.  A standard VW grab handle mounted on the metal edge below the slider window, angled slightly inward (away from window) positioned with the...
• Re: Anybody have a good writeup on changing the transmission input shaft seal?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:25:15 -0700
  ...Using the pliers he grabbed the other end of the nail and pulled until it loosened the seal enough to pry out. Steven 91...
• Re: radio
  Historical mailing list - Art Ames
  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:53:47 -0500
  ...It seems that the other suggestion, grabbing power off of the key buzzer would have the same potential issue if I leave the key...
• Re: cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 20:41:40 EDT
  ...your instrument cluster. Reach over to the front (towards the windshield). Grab the finger grooves and pop the cluster cover upwards and towards you...
• cheap longer rear wheel studs for the vanagon here!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:10:38 EST
  ...Though there have been no problems the studs aren't > quite long enough, and the nuts don't grab as much of the thread...
• Re: 84 VANAGON PARTS FOR SALE - Buffalo NY
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sun, 25 Jun 0102 13:49:44 CDT
  ...the tranny, all (all) parts from my 84 are up for grabs. Even the engine, which smoked much after warming up, is a great...
• Re: Internal water pipe diameter
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:10:28 -0700
  ...At scrapyards > here good used stainless pipe goes for $1.40/lb in US terms. > > Think I'll grab enough for the SVX exhaust...
• Parting Out '82 Westy in PA
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 23:25:37 +0000
  ...I'm keeping all drive train parts for my other '82 vanagon, but most all of the westy-related parts are up for grab...
• Re: Grrrrr. What's the secret to removing the door panel?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:44:54 -0700
  ...I've removed the speaker, the window > crank, the door grab handle and the ventilation grille at the lower rear. > It's the door...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Dan Weeks
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 18:28:22 -0600
  ...Smoke appears behind, pull ove, shut down, grab the Halon > filled > extinguisher and head for the back. Now how to I apply the Halon...
• Re: bumper build update
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:51:03 -0400
  ...It is tough to get an estimate when you pick it up, being > so long. > > I'll grab the scales and find out, but...
• Re: radiator grill
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:44:46 -0700
  If you drop the spare tire tray you might be able to grab them from behind. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 6:54...
• Re: Hanger straps -- how the dickens . . .
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:09:55 -0700
  the hand grab loop type straps... found in loafs and carried through into vanagons. Westies have them, in the rear, on the walls. alistair...
• Re: Bonehead Newbie has Que
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  1 May 1996 08:52:07 -0700
  ...Where is it?" Grab the back edge of the cover to the instrument panel (on top of the dash) and pull up and rotate...
• Re: pics and sounds
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 18:06:43 -0600 (CST)
  ...I've ]grabbed that image and the 67 bus and the logs and the sound of the VW ]starting and put them on the...
• Re: Different Starting Woes
  Historical mailing list
  25 Apr 97 10:59:46 PDT
  ...while, if I shut it off, run into the store and grab a lotto ticket, come back out, it will not start and has...
• Re: need radiator removal advice today re: spare tire tray
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:08:22 -0800
  They are just "sprung" into their holes. Grab and pull or pry them out. karl wrote: > > Hi, > > Replacing the radiator on an 86 2...
• Re: FS diesel grab bag
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:22:38 -0400
  Scott: Where are you located? (Makes a difference as to what I'm interested in and how much to offer :^) Maynard Southard OvO '79...
• Subject: Re: VW Recipes...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 07:50:35 -0700
  ...hehe maybe I'll grab some hot dogs and pull up to the baseball playoffs and be the first aircooled hotdog cooker, hence the...