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• Re: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:34:29 -0400
  ...I did not install the extension that > raises > the knob about 5-6" because that just negates the throw-distance. I > have > long arms...
• Re: Change in clutch pedal play
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:30:58 +0000
  ...That is to > say, when I first start the vehicle the takeup (distance from > all the > way to the floor to when forward motion...
• Re: Painting Van Tip's needed
  Historical mailing list - Tim Clark
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:38:08 -0700
  ...This is not up to my standard of a 6 foot > paint job. > ( looks good from a 6 foot distance) Any one have any...
• drafting for better MPG (from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:38:19 -0700
  ...you should be able to feel when you get a "pull" at various distances. From two to about 15 lengths. You see big trucks...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 20 Oct 2021 02:25:33 +0000
  ...to travel. > When you lifted the van you increased the travel distance of the balls > and now they have to move back and forth...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:54:03 -0700
  ...As I understand it, you take the distance > the one went down and add it to the distance the other went up to get...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 23:56:04 -0700
  ...Assume this to be true, and that the > >distance of additional compression is 1 cm....i,e, the spring is 1 cm. > shorter > >with...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:09:21 -0800
  ...off-road and long distance travels and all... and it's still refuse to die... as a joke a friend asked "you want a...
• Re: maps vs GPS
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:38:59 -0700
  ...But when looking out the window and seeing an unusual geographic feature or community in the distance, a GPS gives little information about what...
• Best VW Meet Awards (F)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 22:31:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...know, every meet seems to have awards for stuff like "Longest distance driven" "Best restoration" "Most in need of restoration" "Interior remodelling most likely...
• Re: VW bus safety (was: back from the dead)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 02 May 1995 21:45:19 +0600
  ...I am a >>LOT<< more conscience of >my surroundings, particularly stopping distances! :) what about a big tubular frame bumper? despite looks, it would save...
• alloy wheel offset re-correction
  Historical mailing list - derrek wittmann
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 17:08:37 -0800 (PST)
  ...There are two types of offset(distance from the center line of the wheel) positive and negative. The wheels that were being talked about...
• Generators and Noise
  Historical mailing list - Roger Brant
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 13:32:14 -0700
  ...very quiet!) As long as one placed this unit a reasonable distance from any other tents, other campers would be unaware of it, unless...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:27:57 -0500
  ...tinted windows and A/C keeping the real world at a distance.> This line really has me PIMPLMAO Maybe the "drone's" are laughing...
• Re: PIC. Under Cabinet Flooring: Westfalia OEM?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:26:23 -0700
  ...Virginia Beach and spent most of its first decade within spitting distance of the Atlantic. �West Coast Vanagon types accustomed to the rustless vehicles...
• Re: ps rack install tips?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:25:39 EDT
  ...I measured the distance from the center of the tie rod ends to a known spot (the innermost thread, for instance) on the rod...
• Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 08:27:13 -0700
  ...BTW, although my GPS seems to provide accurate speed, it ends up way off on distance, usually many miles low over a couple of...
• List Sticker Survey - Update #1
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 07:58:28 -0600
  ...old, and it is highly visible, and easily read from a distance. Part of the effect is the fact that my rear hatch glass...
• 91 Vanagon GL FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 10:16:15 -0700
  ...converter has a little rattle in it Very well maintained, has seen a lot of long distance travel since I bought it new in...
• Montana Members (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 23:46:20 -0600
  ...I have been to that Moose Dropping Festival in Talkeetna, and a tiny little lady won with a record dropping-distance that day. And...
• Re: easy front heater blower air speed question...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 17:27:53 -0500
  ...Never got to 70, didn't have a long enough run-up distance. With floor vent open differences were not so obvious... david -- David...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:27:35 -0400
  ...allows the same pump/hose combination to shoot water a greater distance. I don't know it it is actually used by firefighers, just...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 00:00:42 -0500
  ...I commute about 45 minutes every day to work and sometimes can go the whole distance in a total down pour w/o even...
• Re: THis may be a Silly Question - '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:15:25 -0500
  ...and distance limits. >>> For safety how are you planning to tow it? Hopefully not a rope or >>> something >>> similar if any distance. >>> Just be...
• On the Lower Perceived Lifetime of Diesel Vanagons ACT VW Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 03:42:01 EDT
  ...Miles per gallon in the long statistical aggregate can be taken as related directly to the amount of work expended per unit distance. These...
• Blue Ridge Rally
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Tue, 06 Jun 95 13:31:39 EST
  ...Met a great bunch of people, scored some parts, came within 100 miles of longest distance award, met "captain" jim kirk and his lovely...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 97 13:00:14 -0700
  ...Or, was the "other" piece likely a "post-manufacture" Ford-type solenoid installed and used as a starter relay to reduce the distance the...
• Actual or Theoretical Vanagon Trailer Hauling Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:58:23 -0500
  ...are our Vanagons capable of pulling such a load for a distance? I am aware of the rated 1500lbs towing capacity, I just wonder...
• Re: memorial wkend bus trip
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 25 May 1999 07:27:43 -0700
  ...memorial wkend bus trip > > if anyone is within driving distance,there is a great music festival in > buckeye lake ohio. ratdog is playing friday...
• How to tow/transport a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 22:35:07 EST
  ...Whats the best method to tow or otherwise move a disabled vanagon over a distance like this? Does U Haul rent equipment to tow...
• Vanagon travels
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 23:13:54 -0800
  ...If anyone is interested in a reception camping adventure at the grand Canyon or maybe somewhere driving distance to Aspen Colorado, you all are...
• Re: VW Recipes...
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 22:19:41 -0500
  ...it on the exhaust manifold or wherever and drive xx >miles (distance varies according to meal and your >tastes) and it's done. :) > >joel...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 17:40:52 -0400
  ...That's averaging 50 mph over the entire distance. Anyway, all the trips have been without incident and I wouldn't hesitate to "Fill...
• Re: ny to ca
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 15 May 2003 16:15:58 -0400
  ...The massive Iowa 80 Truckstop near Davenport has put most of the diesel stations for quite a distance on either side of it out...
• Re: 130 mph in a vanagon, what MPG?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:28:28 -0800
  ...While the fuel consumption per minute may be 4 times as great at 130 mph versus 65, the distance traveled in that time is...
• Re: Pennsylvania Vanagon Get together SAT OCT 14TH does this work for everyone?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 22:17:24 EDT
  ...would work for everyone..some listers would be driving a good distance to get here, and i dont want a meager attendance.. what should...
• Re: Van Break in
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:15:14 -0700
  ...With the doors closed the alarm sound is noticeable at some distance but not bloody annoyingly loud. After a period of time shredding the...
• Re: Tow loop spacing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:02:47 -0400
  ...Mike Greg Potts wrote: > Hi Volks, > > Can someone here please let me know the distance between the rear tow > loops as measured center to...
• What Bentley says Re: Speedo calibration (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:06:10 EDT
  ...The number (805 on mine) appears to give actual distance travelled, reassuring us that the odometer is reasonably accurate. Bentley says (-) 1% to (+) 3...
• Re: Thinking about living in my van full time for a bit
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 13:09:21 -0800
  ...I'm also in a long > distance relationship right now so weekend would be spent back home in > Toronto with her. > > The biggest complication...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - jennifer rabbitt
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:26:12 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> >>> The distance does make things feel strange. For folks in the back there is also a lack of security with...
• Re: Dual Mass Flywheels and I5 dimensions needed (AEL)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 19:52:04 -0800
  ...1 On the I5 motors, what is the distance from the block straight out to where starter teeth on the flywheel begins? 2 What...
• Re: Japan Vanagon Community
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:14:14 -0700
  ...Most folks use the trains for local and medium distance traveling/commuting. Far distances are taken by airplane and local transportation done by either...
• Devil's advocate, was: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 08:03:39 -0700
  ...mass and distance. Mass is nice, because you accelerate the other guy, rather than getting accelerated yourself; distance is nice because it increases the...
• Re: How to tow/transport a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:09:46 EST
  ...method to tow or otherwise move a disabled vanagon over a distance like this? Does U Haul rent equipment to tow a vehicle of...
• Re: Anyone have exp. shipping buses?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:58:00 -0400
  ...Anyone used a > trucking/rail/whatever company to transport a bus long distances? > Suggested firms? Costs? Pointers? Warnings? Any info would be helpful > at...
• Re: Gene Berg Short shift/extension kit
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:15:42 +0100
  >On Thursday rec'd and installed this kit, extends the lever up to a more >natural position and reduces the distance between gears. Next...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:12:11 -0700
  ...The distance between these two surfaces is supposed to be a constant- which it won't be if you just grind the inner and...
• Syncro in Maryland FS
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 08:48:02 -0700
  ...1987 borschtid=00749093072319474409 search_type=used make=VOLKS subseries= model=VANAG distance= sort_type=price first_record=51 max_mileage=999999 max_records=500...
• Re: I4 Transmission Input Shaft Length
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:42:02 EST
  ...But just for clarification, could you measure the distance from the crankshaft face that the flywheel bolts onto, up to the outermost part of...
• Re: Rim Diameters - 15 in. Front - 16 in Rear
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:55:49 EST
  ...as the smaller needs to turn more to make up the distance. You will also find that the ride quality will stiffer as you...
• Re: Small cracks in head (between valves) 2.1 l wbxer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:53:28 -0500
  ...Do you dare? ERic dgak sdfhkasjfh wrote: >I understand these tiny single hairline cracks at the >shortest distance between intake and exhaust valve are...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now since the EV is ...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:47:12 EST
  ...was looking at a Sprinter the other day (from a short distance) and > was wondering what the chance was that a VW poptop might...
• Re- Hand painting van
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:26:31 EDT
  ...standared maby to even 4 feet ( looks good at 6 foot distance ) Cost $45.00 total For a free van I am pretty happy...
• Re: Thinking about living in my van full time for a bit
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 13:52:46 -0500
  ...I'm also in a long > distance relationship right now so weekend would be spent back home in > Toronto with her. > > The biggest complication...
• Re: H-4 Headlight questions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:39:16 -0700
  ...Park your van so it is 10m away from the wall.� Measure distance from the center of the lights to the ground and then...
• Re: How much weight can I carry?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:41:07 -0500
  I transported in my '85 GL fifteen 100lb bags of plaster from Anchorage to Soldotna, AK down on the Kenai Peninsula - total distance about...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Fri, 16 May 2008 12:24:58 -0700
  ...One of the first trips I took in my '84 Westy was home to my folk's place - a distance of approximately 463.4...
• Re: For Sale by Owner
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 16:02:58 -0800
  ...among us and those seeking a van who realize that they might have to travel quite some distance for the "right" van. Marc P.
• Re: A FLAPS question?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 13 May 2012 17:34:39 -0600
  ...ralphmeyermann@gmail.com > > > napisał(a): > >> Im surrounded by a sea of corn here in IOWA for most vendors its >> about > same distance! >> >> Velma 82...