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• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 22:00:11 -0700
  ...Children shouldn't sleep up front. Totally unsafe. > On Apr 2, 2015, at 8:27 PM, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA> wrote: > > > > > On...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? NEW Improved! With Wheel Bearings!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:35:42 -0800
  ...They, of > course, recommend also replacing the driver's front corner spindle > assembly, all four wheel bearings, plus all four shocks, at the same...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 1 Feb 2021 10:14:21 -0800
  ...Some manufacturers recommend lower pressure in the Front than in the Rear for their 4WD vehicles e.g. Toyota Tacoma 4WD --> 26 Front / 29...
• Re: Dynamat...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:18:28 -0400
  I installed Dynamat in the passenger front door of my van. Haven't gotten to the driver's side yet. The difference in the...
• Re: front direction signal work, park lights don't -- 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:27:55 -0400
  John, For the front lights (aside from the previously posted suggestions) also look at the back of the connecting sockets under the rubber boot...
• Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:35:59 -0700
  ...Rob becida@comcast.net At 8/5/2011 08:00 AM, Steven Johnson wrote: >Needs a front pocket...... > >On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at...
• Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:34:28 +0100
  ...The front inner CV is > also the same as the rear. > > However the front outer CV is a totally different animal. On VolksCafe's...
• Re: Front end advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:37:37 -0500
  ...Front end advice I'm planning on pulling apart the front suspension on my 81 to put new lowered springs on and replace control...
• looking for a Behr front AC unit for a Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:27:16 -0500
  Volks, A friend is looking for a Behr front AC unit for a Westy. Does anyone have unit for sale? Thanks, Larry www.roadhaus...
• Carat Snap In Curtains
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Sun, 1 Nov 2015 10:53:35 -0500
  Can someone who has a carat, take a picture for me of the location of the snaps for the front curtain. This is the...
• Moaning noise from front of van
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 10:23:24 -0400
  My 83.5 w/c is making a moaning noise from the front which is in direct proportion to the speed I'm going...
• Syncro front hub question
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:12:43 EDT
  Does anybody know if the splines in the front hub of the Sycnros are the same as the splines in the rear? Need info...
• WTB: Front table and related mounting parts
  Historical mailing list - J Shepard
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:40:11 EDT
  I need a front table with leg/arm for an 87 Westy. Any help would be appreciated. Justin ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
• FS: Vanagon Bumper Clips
  Historical mailing list - Lewis Horn
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 11:48:25 EST
  Brand new on sealed card from West Coast Metric part #251-8035F Clips for Front Bumper Pads. 8 in the package. Fits 1980-1991...
• right front clunk noise
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:22:57 EST
  ...What is the clunk on rough roads from the right front on a 1987 Westy with supposed 78,000 miles- second owner-ME. Bushing...
• Re: can syncro front springs work in a 2wd??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:22:37 -0700
  but if you play with it, it gets bigger, right? > The Syncro front springs are much shorter. > The Syncro rear springs are much longer...
• Re: WANTED: Front child's cot
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 6 May 2014 14:38:49 -0400
  there was a thread on 6/22/2007 :-) and a link to http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/frontbed/frontbed.htm On Tue...
• Re: Front Screen on 89-91 Needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:27:54 -0500
  ...Front Screen on 89-91 Needed >> >> >> >> >> >>> Hi all >> >>> Over the past few years I've been making items for the VW Bus Line >> >>> and...
• Re: extra seating, 12 point tool
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 07:47:11 -0400
  ...The >regular front passenger seat can be replaced with a 2-seater bench. Almost all >delivery Transporters had 3 seats up front, nothing more...
• how do i know if my front diff is bad?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:58:04 -0800
  I have a funky clicking noise up front when i'm going up a hill. It only happens after driving at least 30 minutes...
• Re: Engine overheating and no heat from front heater
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:14:00 -0400
  ...Engine overheating and no heat from front heater Hi Volks Last day I was using my Westy to go to work. Traffic jam is...
• Re: A Westy awning (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:32:52 -0500
  ...That > would have put the front bracket on the front door. > > By mounting lower, I could put the front bracket in > the area where...
• Re: Removing front heater cover
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:49:12 -0500
  ...please help me on how to remove the front heater cover (the > large plastic in front of the shifter)... I remember reading somewhere long...
• Re: 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 11:15:49 -0700
  ...The front fan is for the fresh air > and front heater. -- It seems my TO-DO list is a FITO (faster-in-than-out)
• Re: Sleeping in Campers
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 17:27:04 -0800 (PST)
  ...Not a pleasant experience. ;) On the upper bunk, I sleep with my head to the front (front is front). Just seems right with the...
• Re: Rear speakers
  Historical mailing list
  05 Aug 96 10:22:31 PDT
  ...Check continuity for each wire front to back (label). Check for grounding to body each wire (shouldn't be grounded). I had one wire...
• WTB: rear table support arm
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 18:49:21 -0700
  ...I have the front table support arm but no front table. The front table arm is being used for the rear table, which doesn...
• Question about replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:30:02 -0400
  Hi Folks, How many of you replace those self locking bolts that hold the front calipers on? I recently replaced the front pads on...
• Re: New owner of an '85
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:27:32 EST
  In a message dated 12/22/01 12:13:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, ahurley@VIEWIT.COM writes: > Also, any ideas why the front...
• Re: KYB Noises
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 5 May 2003 10:18:48 -0700
  Jay wrote: >I didn't re-tightened the top nuts on the fronts, only checked the large >bolts and nuts. It is not a...
• Re: How do you know if the front tranny mount needs replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 20:50:59 -0400
  ...jonathan On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Doug in Calif wrote: > What is the test for the front tranny mount to determine if it needs...
• Front A/C
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:54:46 -0800
  In the other current A/C thread, are people talking about the in-dash front A/C or the overhead front A/C? Here...
• Front vs Rear Shock Absorbers
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:32:43 -0500
  ...I still need to replace the front shocks and I am wondering what kind of a difference it will make it. Do the front...
• Re: Looking For Recomendations For Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:13:24 -0700
  ...My personal dislike is that they cause the van to sit a little lower in front, and I don't like their dampening characteristics...
• Re: Need front axle !
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 21:02:19 -0500
  ...Need front axle ! > > > Hi! > I quickly need a front axle with good C.V. joints to fit an 87' > Syncro. > Unfortunatly I am very...
• Re: Westy front table survey
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 10:43:21 -0500
  I use the front table only. It is where most of the incidentals, like supper,await to be prepared. The arm is not in...
• Re: Middle front seat
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 21:57:11 -0800
  ...Middle front seat In a message dated 11/29/01 12:36:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, developtrust@HOME.COM writes: Has anyone devised...
• Re: Towing with A-frame attached to front bumper mount?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 16:35:47 +1200
  ...I towed an 87 GL at highway speeds and on curvy 21 lane >roads last summerby removing the front bumper and mounting an >aftermarket...
• Re: Some Clarifications and Additional Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:58:20 -0400
  On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Chris S wrote: > Vanagons have a nearly even front-to-rear weight bias. The passenger > Vanagons are slightly, oh...
• Re: Front Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:12:53 -0600
  ...The front mounted bikes would be covered in dead bugs when I arrived at my destination. I think rear mounted hatch racks or receiver...
• Re: 88 Westie Front End Noise?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 11:58:36 -0800 (PST)
  On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, Kirk van Druten wrote: > 88 Westie Front End Noise? > I've had a rumbling/clunking type noise in the...
• Re: Front curtains - round the widow or behind the seats?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 24 May 2001 17:51:09 -0700
  I have put curtains behind the front seats in my current and previous vans for the reasons you mention, as well as 'stealth camping...
• Electrical problem--Parking lights, side markers and rear markers not working on '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Don Clark
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 15:37:35 -0400
  ...Socket and bulb replaced on front right parking/directional light. Directional worked but still no parking light. Neither left side or left front wires...
• Model Summary for 1988 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 13:11:52 -0500
  ...Suspension, wheels, steering Independent front & rear suspension Power assisted brakes, 10.9" front solid disks, 9.9" rear drums Power assisted rack & pinion steering...
• Re: FS: Front Rubber Floor Mat
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:56:35 -0800
  couple more comments about these full front mats. They are great if you live around mud, like I do :). They clean up easily and...
• Re: squeaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:07:08 -0400
  ...I too have the squeaky front end, but I'm only at 107K, a > lot less than either of the other two vehicles mentioned...
• Ride height
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:02:01 -0800
  ...So now, the suspension sits at Passenger's front 13 7/8" Driver's front 13 6/8" Passenger's rear 15" Driver's...
• Re: Audi front brakes on 2WD Vanagon - i'm curious, too...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:57:03 -0700
  ...Why would a front brake solution for a syncro not work for a 2WD vanagon? Thanks, -Damon --- "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Some...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 Oct 2005 - Special issue (#2005-816)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 21:10:33 -0700
  ...Last Time you weighed the Van you had, 4350 2200 2150 This time, 4750 2500 2250 Front is 300 lbs heavier. That's enough...
• Re: front struts
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 07:16:03 PDT
  KYB doesn't make a front shock for the syncro. OEM (Boge) is the only widely available replacement though there are some folks on...
• A/C removal......if you decide to remove the compressor...the bes t thing you could do would be to remove the front condensor
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:19:15 -0500
  ...But, be sure to remove the front condensor ( radiator in the front of the van).......when this is removed it allows air to DIRECTLY...
• Re: Front seat Removal
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:07:42 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >I've read in several places that the front seats just slide out by moving all the way forward. I...
• stock front and rear bumpers for 87
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:00:17 -0800
  HI I am looking for stock front and rear bumpers for our 87 Westy still in the process of getting it back together ed...
• FS: front and rear heater blower/cores and side windows w. screens
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:00:46 EST
  for sale good vanagon front heater core/blower complete in unsplit housing $95 good rear heater blower/core complete $75 vanagon sliding side windows...
• front bilstiens with space?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Johnston
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 20:07:43 -0400
  I'm putting in a set of Bilstien front shocks (back was easy), and am wondering where the brass colored 10mm tall spacer goes...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Cleveland
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:04:44 -0400
  Can you use center caps from the Carat alloys for Audi wheels Front and rear? Will they mount after being drilled out 2-5...
• Front Heater Fan 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Mon, 12 May 2003 09:14:45 -0400
  My front heater fan is going on the fritz... loud screeching noise and it is driving me crazy... Where is this fan? and how...
• WTB Front later model curtain
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:49:41 -0800
  Hi guys, Any of you have one of this for sale? I can't believe that they can sell one without the front curtain...
• front shock replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:20:43 -0500
  has anyone got any tricks, that I need to know about before I try to tackle replacement of the front shocks, esp. what kind...
• FS: slider doorpanels..grey, tan or blue also front doorpanels
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 02:53:25 EDT
  ...also front doorpanels...both for manual and power window vans.. grey blue or tan.. also hatch panels...etc.. email w/ needs chris se pa