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• making a Tach?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:54:16 -0800
  ...i figure you'd need an inductor pickup to strap on a plug wire then an IC to multiply the output by 4. Put...
• Re: After market rear bumpers?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Anderson
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:45:10 +1000
  ...Another approach was expanded mesh top with heavy strap used as the bumper face with a pintle hook in the middle. Strong as heck...
• Re: muffler
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:41:56 -0800
  ...the hold-down straps don't hold the muffler properly... People, or perhaps muffler shops, have been known to do things like put an...
• Re: Wanted: Tips and Tricks - Muffler Removal - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 9 Aug 2013 13:18:24 -0500
  ...From the picture - if the brackets are installed as shown - removal of the retaining strap should allow the muffler to simply drop straight down...
• Strange tab behind passenger's seat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 18:21:27 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I thought it might be for some sort of cargo strap, but there isn't a matching one anywere else in the bus. Ken...
• curtains
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 10:18:42 -0700
  ...I also think it would work to replace the 6" or so strap one uses to bundle the curtain to store while driving. /martha
• Battery Removal
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 08:57:38 +1000
  Greg, I got mine out last weekend by sliding a woven back pack strap down the side and then under one end and then...
• Re: Front Mount Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 11:41:50 -0400
  ...Includes 2 tie-down straps and hardware. Instructions included. Cheers, Doug Alcock '84 Westy Toronto, Canada
• Re: Never Under Estimate Your Ground Straps!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 22:58:57 EST
  Let this be a warning to everyone with an ancient automobile: YOUR WIRES ARE ROTTEN!! I had a problem with this for a year...
• Re: wire thingys on '87-'91 vanagon front seatbelts?? MYSTERYMETAL?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 13:24:20 -0800
  ...If you take the seat belt strap coming from the ceiling section of the car and run it through the "wire thingy", then it...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 23:27:48 +0200
  Replace All Your Grounds!! Especially the block to chassis ground strap, on the drivers side. Without a good ground , even a brand new ECU...
• Looking for Diesel mount brackets
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:57:33 -0400
  ...Our shipping pallet arrived at its destination missing a box that was strapped to it. We will most likely be able to get some...
• More Catalytic Converter questions
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:24:36 -0700
  ...Adjusted the muffler supports to help everything line up better, installed a new muff and replaced the straps. Fired it up and felt some...
• Re: Battery acid in rollover
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:03:40 -0600
  ...The aux battery sticks above but is strapped. My other two aux batteries are in battery boxes and strapped down solidly (not just screwed...
• Re: Booster Seats Options
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 11:10:36 -0400
  ...It is a brilliant design allowing ease of adjustment to the 5-point shoulder strap height. However, there is only about 14 inches between...
• Re: Dropping the fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 3 May 2000 10:09:02 -0700
  ...Do I need to > elevate the van to the > point that the straps will swing all the way down, > or is there a trick...
• Re: Leaks (Rear Door? Window Seals?)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 25 May 2006 13:46:45 -0700
  ...Until one day I notice the water trail was coming from where the curtain strap on the passenger rear side contacted and bulged against...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 13:19:21 -0700
  On Friday, March 7, 2014 9:10:04 AM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks very much for the detailed information Poppie. > Did...
• Re: New Gas Tank Install on '85
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:47:30 -0400
  ...I never had any problem with the straps. Mike B. >and it only went in with lubricant. That may be another >important step. >Lubricating...
• Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 10 May 2018 16:27:48 -0700
  ...box?v=> with an optional lock strap <http://www.gowesty.com/product/bumper-body-/23480/locking-strap-for-luggage-cargo-box?v=> that's...
• Berg short-shift for Vgon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 10:59:08 EST
  ...Also figured out how to use a $3.25 gas tank strap instead of a $35 Porsche 911 muffler support strap, but this is...
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:01:49 -0400
  ...Losing it should not make the van stop, it's a supplement to the big ground strap at the front of the transmission. I...
• Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:04:43 -0800
  currently, in these wonderful days we live in, we have these choices: -stock plastic -stainless steel ( a few vendors) -rubber hose (ie marine coolant...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:04:14 EST
  ...plural) have to carry it, use a jerry can which Uncle Sam would not hesitate to strap onto a duece-and-a-half. Rich
• Re: Child Car Seat Restraining Strap in 86 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:29:53 EST
  In a message dated 11/16/02 4:46:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, billybaker@SHAW.CA writes: > > In the Vanagon though there is...
• Re: 85 liter fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:44:12 -0700
  ...It's really only there to hang the tank straps > on. Syncros don't have it. > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" >
• Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:58:44 EDT
  ...happily rolling up > I-5 north of Redding, CA. > I'd strap the steering wheel in place... > > > > ive towed them backwards...the steering wheel...
• Re: moving qn bed with vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - bertschi
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:35:52 -0400
  ...ANYTHING has to be easier than my trip from Niagra Falls to Akron, OH w/ an 8 foot antique sofa strapped to the top...
• Some Parts I just got in from Germany
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 31 Jul 2013 09:15:07 -0400
  ...Syncro Gas Tank Straps: I have two sets of the stainless steel Syncro gas Tank Straps in stock at the moment. They are $239...
• Re: Dropping the fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 3 May 2000 09:52:48 -0700
  ...Do I need to elevate the van to the >point that the straps will swing all the way down, or is there a trick...
• Re: Paulchen racks and bikes
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:54:31 -0700
  ...I was considering the Yakima tracks so I could have those nice wheel clamp/strap thingys and maybe the frame clamp set ups. I...
• Re: Shear bolts on steering column
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:29:08 -0700
  ...The > straps that these bolts attach to are flimsy -- the only way that the bolts > could affect the issue would be by shearing off...
• Re: A/C tunnel
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:27:50 -0600
  ...So, to deal with that issue, I made a couple of wide straps that wrap around the tunnel at the joints and then fasten...
• Lift-Mate: Does it work with Vanagon wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 18:14:46 -0700
  ...the wheels have sufficiently large holes in them to pass the strap through? Yes, I could go outside and pop the hub caps off...
• Help locating Parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 11:18:08 -0600
  ...I need to replace the ground strap from starter to chassis(new starter and sometimes cranks slow), new ground from alt to battery, and...
• Ground strap on air flow sensor
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 16:33:21 -0800
  >From the gopher concerning the Digifant-Diagnosis-Checks: > 6) Connect a ground from the metal part of the air box to the > empty 6mm...
• Re: Rocket Engines for BM
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:42:08 -0400
  >While Ron is going with the Bra, jock strap quilt, i want to >construct a piece of functional sculpture for BurningMan. > >What i have...
• Re: Anyone shipped an auto trans?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 18:49:19 -0500
  ...I then strapped the trans to the wooden frame. I shipped it UPS, and ups.com showed a shipping charge of $75.00. Where...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 May 2007 07:02:47 -0500
  ...right behind the sliding door, about 3 > inches below the hand-strap on my �87 weekender. There is a corresponding > hole on the driver...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 10:23:34 -0700
  ...If it has the nipples for vent hose attachment, it IS > identical to mine, including the strap. Pep Boys also sells the vent hoses...
• Re: Boat On Bus
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:45:20 -0600
  ...We > cajoled, outright bribed, and charmed strapping young people in the > primes of their childbearing years to haul the thing. I don't have...
• starter motor remaining on?
  Historical mailing list - rob campbell
  Sat, 14 May 2005 21:19:54 -0700
  ...After about 3 minutes of the very unpleasant sound, I disconnected the grounding strap of battery. * Connecting the grounding strap instantly activated it * Went...
• Re: The wire harness becomes brittle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 14:50:35 -0500
  ...The ground strap direct connects those on the engine to the body. I thought you were referring to the ones now on the body...
• Re: '85 vs '90 : Gas tank and Gas tank Straps
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:58:52 -0500
  Scott, Thank you for the information. yes, I do need tank arrangement for sure - can't put more than 10 gallons in without it...
• Re: Engine cut off- 90' Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 09:16:23 EST
  ...Nothing like getting a brain transplant! Of course, clean all electrical connections first, including the ground straps on the engine and tranny. Bill Marshall...
• Re: Bass Players and Vanagons (again) was Re: Everybus photos
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:25:08 -0400
  Who got the Vanagon? On 4/17/07, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote: > > --snip-- > > Who straps their bass to their wife? > --snip-- > > Boy...
• Re: To-do list while transaxle is out.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 7 May 2009 12:28:04 -0400
  ...After having it towed to a shop, they cleaned and checked all the ground connections, including that ground strap. Some of the connectors were...
• Re: Syncro gas tank laying on transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 06:41:10 EST
  ...Both straps rusted away, and the fuel tank is now sitting on the tranaxle. I've got some ideas. At work we have this...
• Re: comments on a few recent Vanagon purchases
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:44:30 -0500
  ...interesting finds. > bus Depot > > I found the little arguably useless plastic strap that holds the door under the sink from fully opening and bumping...
• Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 09:06:58 -0800
  On Mar 8, 2011, at 8:28 AM, Gregg Carlen <gregg.carlen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > In regards to marine coolant lines as a replacement...
• Re: Need engine courier
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:59:56 -0400
  One of the heapest commercial shipping options I would explore would be to strap it to a skid and call DHL. Make sure it...
• Re: BRAs!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 20:48:43 -0700
  ...though, could you consider erecting a >> similar sized >> curtain of jock straps just next to it? You know, the two symbols of >> "support" in...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank-Syncro tank into 2WD Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:30:44 -0600
  ...Then one could have the joys of leaking vent tubes at the front and rusting tank straps at the back at the same time...
• Re: securing the spare tire?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:30:49 -0800
  ...wheel but am > not sure if it is supposed to be strapped down or secured in some way. > > Thanks, > > Allan > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL...
• Re: Looking for anyone who has installed the SA group buy aux fuel tank...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:47:38 -0400
  ...supply me with some photos and details on how they made > straps to hold the tank in, and how they plumbed it. > > Todd > '88...
• Re: Battery ground
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:20:14 -0700
  ...on ALL Vanagons is negative. > Be sure to remove the ground strap from the chasse and clean well with a > wire brush, and use...
• Re: auxilary fuel tanks.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:59:27 -0400
  ...rails) then having a couple of jerry cans half a$$ed strapped to the back bumper/ladder? sorry in crash worthyness I don't...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 03:10:41 +0000
  ...I blew through three "ratchet straps" of fellow member Mike S's before I bought the industrial strength "ratchet strap". Now all tight and...
• Another Helpful modification
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:29:27 -0400
  Some PO or mechanic of my "new" beast welded a small rack on the slot in the alternator adjusting strap. It mates with a...
• Re: bought a rack
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 00:00:59 -0800
  ...It straps on (4-point) to the Vanagon rear hatch and has large >foam pads on the contact points. As an aside, be careful...