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• Cleaning head stud threads question
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:08:07 -0300
  It is widely recommended to clean up the threads on the head studs before putting the heads and cap nuts back on. So I...
• Re: VC Carrot wheels + tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 12 May 2014 01:36:09 -0700
  ...235-225 = 10mm wider 10mm x 1/2 = 5mm on each edge ET25-ET23 = 2mm inward "push" 5mm - 2mm = 3mm net inward The Van...
• I'm seeing workshop bench sizes and ideas
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:41:37 -0800
  ...My original bench was wood and 24" deep and 36" off the floor and 8' wide - it served my purposes but now it is...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:49:52 -0400
  ...and control. > Wide tries and wide contact surfaces make for much lighter weight > distribution per square inch and less braking control. Would be easy...
• Way off topic: Was Porsche 8 on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:05:16 -0700
  ...That series' rules were simple...no real rules..run what you brung...That extra wide car, someone deduced that if they got a good...
• Re: Rear trac
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:49:02 -0800
  ...FYI, the front track is approximately one inch wider than the rear. BenT from my electronic leash On Feb 15, 2013, at 6:11...
• Re: Back up camera
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:31:56 -0700
  ...They're not cheap, but the wide angle view and image quality are excellent. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
• Re: It's Hummer....
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Sun, 2 Oct 1994 22:19:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...be a Hummer. > yea, i hear it's about 8 feet wide, so i think i would prefer the mumvee to the hummer. ray...
• Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:58:30 EDT
  ...http://www.geneberg.com/ http://www.geneberg.com/exhaustpg16.htm Exhaust Wrap GB 900W This exhaust wrap is 2" wide and 50’ long...
• Re: wider tires?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 10:04:31 -0600
  >> snip >> >Disadvantages are:<< snip >> less grip << snip>> higher gearing, inaccurate speedo << snip>> Based on my observations: I've noticed increased grip with my 27x8...
• Re: Front door speaker removal
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:09:33 EDT
  ...Several WIDE rubber bands can also be used in place of the twine. If nothing else, a damp rag might be your salvation. George
• Re: Mobil 1 Gear Oil - Can I use this?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:20:08 -0600
  ...http://www.redlineoil.com/ John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver Tom Davis wrote: >Richard & all > I have looked far & wide for the GL-4 in...
• Re: rear tire carriers for vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 15:43:23 -0700
  I have his wide rack with gas can and tire carrier. Awesome fit. -s seattle >From: Kevin McLean <Kevin_McLean@MORROWENV.COM> >Reply-To...
• Re: weird flooding engine (very weird)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 08:07:07 -0400
  ...I believe it was getting stuck fully advanced, so holding the throttle wide open lowered the vacuum, hence retarding the timing closer to normal...
• Santa Cruz, where all vans apparently end up
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:24:04 EDT
  ...They dont' rust here and they're perfect for adventures in wide open spaces -- and you've got scads of mech's who keep...
• Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:18:19 -0700
  ...It comes in 6 inches wide >rools. > > >
• Re: First brush with VW parts weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:33:24 -0700
  BTDT running the fan on high with the heater wide open because of overheating going ove a pass. Fried melted together at the top...
• Re: pics of the infamous pick n pull van!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 22:00:09 -0700
  ...It means some kind of base model, with a >3 wide rear bench, and no refrigerator, just storage instead. Did >these have stoves? I...
• Re: Hope for REAL new VWs? NVC
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:30:41 -0800
  ...There will be a wider 4-door and a 6-seater Next variants as well. I don't know what the engine layout will...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:50:03 -0700
  ...and control. > Wide tries and wide contact surfaces make for much lighter weight > distribution per square inch and less braking control. Would be easy...
• Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 06:45:37 -0400
  ...If wider than 7.0" or wider tire than 215 you can expect to need spacers with ET37 rims. 7x16 with ET37 is a...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:37:07 -0500
  ...Plus parts & shop materials which can vary widely depending on what’s needed. See my front heater repair document which is linked off the...
• Re: Sun shade
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 12:01:12 -0700
  ...The previous owner had all the windows tinted (very good job) and there is a wide strip of tinting at the top of the...
• FAST Cooker EXPLOSION
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sun, 9 May 2010 20:48:43 +0100
  Pressure cookers are in wide use in Europe and gaining in USA. In USA I used Kuhn-Ricon (swiss made, considered the best in...
• Re: LED Refit
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:41:32 -0600
  Forgive my ignorance (I say that often!) but are these bulbs widely available? Like at a FLAPS or Home Depot-style type of outfit...
• Re: copper washers??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 15:55:09 -0500
  ...reharden) the >metal it will start to get flatter and wider. After 3 or 4 times you'd >be better off replacing the wAsher...
• Re: Oils
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 19:03:43 -0700
  ...Could shift seamlessly through all 6 gears wide open with no clutch...and i never had a clutch (wet) fail either despite great abuse...
• Re: Compression Test on Aircooled 1600
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 06:59:01 -0800
  ...Throttle and choke baffles held wide open. I count at least 8 revolutions for each measure. The same number for each cylinder. T.P...
• Re: Ever wonder what's in your fire extinguisher?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 12:41:22 -0400
  ...out flaming matches...a 10BC CO2 extinguisher is about 9 inches wide, 28 inches high, weighs 38 lb (10# CO2)...and you'd need...
• Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 13:35:23 -0700
  ...A cell phone with country wide local calling, a AAA extra card for towing. A Portal potty and extra toilet paper. Any other suggestions...
• Re: doing a compression check
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 18:19:07 +0000
  ...Block the throttle wide open and allow each cylinder to hit the same number of times. Use a fully charged battery! Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ Protect...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires / Summer Must Be Over
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:45:44 -0400
  ...While we're on the subject...can a 205 tire be run on stock steel rims, or does it need wider alloys? What's...
• Re: fiberglass rear bumper on a single/doublecab??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:01:10 EST
  ...The center dipped area would have to be cut and modified wider to fit > on a doublecab or singlecab. Lots of fiberglass work required...
• Re: XM 1000 by Xantrex
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 18:37:46 -0700
  ...If not, then I have used plenty of laptops on modified sine wave inverters -- the power supplies for laptops can handle a wide voltage...
• FS: 16" alloys for vanagon ..with tires
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:44:36 EDT
  ...16" by 6.5" wide by 25mm offset. 5x112. these are a bolt-on deal. no machining needed. center hub hole clears all vanagon...
• [NVC] Focusing Beam table lamp
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:36:17 -0600
  ...The lamp needs to be able to throw a wide beam for general view -say 6 to ten inches maybe - but it needs a...
• RE: more on tires/pressures
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Tue, 25 Feb 97 16:22:17
  ...at widest point (varies with rim width) - 14 in. rims - 8 PR load rating. This relates to old tire designs that used to use...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 5 May 2014 08:31:11 -0700
  ...Clocking refers to getting the two CV joints on either end of the axle to be opposed on the wide/narrow pattern. This is...
• Re: Subject: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:02:15 -0700
  ...Or do the 10 x 1075 belts come in different sizes? I would think that 10 x 1075 means 10mm wide by 1075mm long...
• Re: MB/Audi rim dangers.....?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:14:17 -0500
  ...The rims are 6" vs 5.5", a difference of 12.5mm wider. > So if I look at where the tread centre line on...
• Re: wheel size recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 14:32:21 +0000
  ...Also the 16" rim is wider, for better or worse. With everything else stock, you don't really want a diameter bigger than about...
• Re: 91 Carat - Auto Tranny - 2.1L WBX - RPM Hunting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:48:55 -0400
  ...Or unplug it and use your ohmmeter, ~0 ohms closed or wide open, otherwise infinity. Yours, David
• Re: Vanagon GPS Tips Tricks Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 28 May 2009 23:15:46 -0700
  ...Giving you a wide angle view on > the GPS screen. > They can be wired to the back up light circut and can even be...
• 85 Westy power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 19:12:02 +0000
  ...anyhow the Westy runs great now and is a real joy to drive, still getting used to adjusting cornering speed tho...any suggestions? wider...
• Re: Gas mileage is Waaaaay down,,, Please help!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 21:36:34 -0700
  ...A faulty "full throttle" switch (the one that activates when the throttle is wide open.) will do just as you have described. Sudden! drop...
• Personal question
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:44:13 -0800
  ...The ones I find at REI, LLBean and so forth look to be too wide, and perhaps a little too long. The kids bags...
• Sherpak car top carriers
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 09:41:42 -0400
  ...She said it was 46 1/2" > Wide and 24 1/2" front to back at the center, tapering to about 21 3/4...
• Re: WTB Driver's door pocket
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 11:18:38 EDT
  ...david >> David, I only wish that it were an inch wider so that I would not have to use forceps to extract all that...
• Merker Seats
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 06:51:17 EST
  ...Before I got rid of the 89 I seriously considered swapping the seats into my 87 Westy, however, they are wider then the vans...
• shadyboy installation ??s
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 07:40:52 -0600
  ...How did you determine where to mount, front-to-back The awning itself is substantially wider than the case, so I wasn't sure...
• Re: Pic of my new emerald green skylight
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:03:12 -0400
  ...Ours is wider and shorter, unfortunately. ;) david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor...
• Re: 50 Volkswagen T5 Pictures online
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 20:41:23 -0800
  ...new platform with fully independent suspension, and is a >little bit wider. Minor quibble: The Vangon/Transporter/Caravelle (aka T3), and the EuroVan/Caravelle...
• Subject: Re: Stockton Wheel Service
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 18 May 2003 09:10:26 -0600
  ...The section on wheel widening on their web site shows 15x6 and 16x6 (and many other) rims that they will weld a stock vanagon...
• Re: looking for custom camper advice
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 27 Nov 2003 07:42:42 -0500
  ...Then I got an 84 Westy and love the storage space and don't miss the wider bed at all. Though I did switch...
• Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:27:23 -0500
  Wide whitewalls, narrow whitewalls, blackwalls, ...... ? On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:51 PM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > Or shoulder pad blazers...
• Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:20:05 -0500
  ...I sat there this morning, temps around 40*, with the slider wide open and the Mr Heater on in the doorway. Kept it nice...
• Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:03:22 -0500
  ...small hole (at least as far as I could > see) about �" wide on the cat end, near the base of one of the supports...
• 45Nm a bit much for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 9 May 2007 20:35:09 -0700
  ...The broken off bolt's threads were wide, boy let me tell you. I reused my bolts after I cleaned them. Bad idea I...
• Re: Short Tires, Tall Vans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 22:05:55 +1200
  >A general question for you folks running those low and/or wide tires on >your vans... how much more cornering ability can a Vanagon...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:20:58 EST
  ...The Projektzwo lights > have > a VERY wide, flat, straight beam. I also found that because these lights > are > mounted lower than the SA driving...