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• My thoughts after hearing some responses
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:00:20 -0800
  ...brakes I will need to upgrade the rears too to keep the balance right? or else I will be nosediving all the time! Joe
• Re: window trim
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:46:44 -0500
  ...What is your tool and method of choice? Needle-nose pliers from the split where the ends join? Any special recommendations? Thanks from all...
• FS 89 Vanagon 4-spd, Pensacolca, FL $1900
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 18:26:44 -0600
  ...call THEM, not me. :) found the ad in www.traderonline.com (click on Autos and then follow your nose). it's burgundy with black...
• Re: Old Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:45:58 -0700
  ...me, driving around with a 15+ > year old tire under the nose. Hmmmmm, I have never even taken the og spare out of my...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:04:43 -0400
  ...other work over the past year. > > Wondering how much work it would be to cut off the front nose (or maybe just the left...
• Re: leaky windshield
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 5 Jun 2020 12:52:07 -0700
  ...With the cap removed it's clear that water could pass > between the hole in the nose of the Vanagon and the antenna. Where...
• Re: Japanese style vans! for info
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:55:53 +1200
  ...The recently-redesigned Suzuki Carry has grown a nose; previously it was cabover, like most other Japanese vans. I haven't yet seen a...
• Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:45:07 -0800
  ...And no, the shot didn't cause the cough and runny nose, it just causes sore arms and body aches. On Thu, Nov 25...
• Re: 1st/reverse brake plate assembly (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Tue, 7 Jun 2016 15:06:26 -0700
  ...Long's I've had my nose in there I still don't know what all is going on... -C -- There's no .sig...
• Re: 88GL Tranny Swap - from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:29:35 -0700
  ...It's on the nosecone on manual trans and at the console on auto's. the wiring is bunched in the harness. You could...
• Re: NLA VW Parts
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 13:44:55 -0800
  ...85 slider door handles? Or are they still made? Front clip? (nose) I bet that would be a longshot! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta...
• J. C. Whitney
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 2 Dec 94 9:55:00 PST
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• Re: speeds in eurovans.
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 22:16:21 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• re: EV piston Slap questions
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 14:27:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...It is a cross between lifter noise and engine knocking nosie, as far as I can come up with something to describe it... Cetin...
• Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 20:48:26 -0800
  ...Any suggestions what tools to bring on a trip? 3/8" metric socket set screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) needle nose...
• Vanagon list and terrorist attacks
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 14:43:39 -0400
  ...The problem is that I can forsee (And I'm not even Nostradamus) that the postings could move from expressions of sorrow and offerings...
• Re: The lid is *NOT* Plastic!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:15:52 +1200
  > I once caught the nose of a very expensive Olympic >slalom kayak on fire by mixing too hot a batch of resin to get...
• Re: OEM : definition of acronyms + NOS
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 08:39:51 -0400
  'o ye of little faith Damn, I'm liking this idea more and more If only I could try it for free. Thomas Brobst...
• Re: Cable to top ventilation lever breaks
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 6 May 2005 10:24:06 EDT
  ...Use round nose pliers, pliers with eased edges (chain link pliers?) or a piano wire bending tool. If you hear ANY crackling while you...
• Re: vanagon nose
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:38:43 -0800
  Not only do I beliee you, Loren, but I also believe you, too. ;) J On Fri, 17 Nov 2006, Loren Busch wrote: > RE: Link...
• Collision Averted
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:21:16 -0500
  ...Car", we'd be stuck on Monroe right now with my nose inside your wayback, waiting for the Atlanta police to investigate. And that...
• Busses on 66 (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:31:58 -0600 (CST)
  ...I want to make up some t-shirts and I need several "worm's-eye-view" shots of a variety of Bus noses (all...
• Re: Poor shifting in '71 bus
  Historical mailing list - Sideshow Bob
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 18:01:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...at the little cagelike connector between the shifter and the > tranny nosecone, it looks shiny and new. But several folks have suggested > replacing a...
• Re: AMC / German Cylinder Heads (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:12:46 -0400
  ...i know where there's a container load of vintage Type 1, 2, >& 3 NOS parts form a defunct VW holding company. Even found...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:40:12 -0500
  ...Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again. At 08:38 PM 2/27/2009, Greg Potts wrote: >I suspect...
• Re: PVC Hatch Support
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:49:51 -0700
  ...Rack, Hi Lift Jack, 5gallons of gas, shovel, pick axe, chain, nostalic stickers, bike)....... and it can be held up by a pair of...
• Solar Electricity for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 9 Nov 94 18:18:24 PST
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy????
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 03:34:51 +0000
  ...I know common sense would say that is fine but a nosey police officer and a poorly written law could get you/me in...
• New AFMs for 2.1l for $90
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 07:00:28 EST
  ...These are NOS dealer parts and so once this supply runs out I have no guarantee of ever getting more at this price. Just...
• a.c. removal, or, where does this vacuum line go?
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 06:54:55 -0700
  O.k., while nosing around the engine this morning (in wake of engine not starting after removing a.c. system), noticed that the vacuum...
• Re: Trannys? / Now I have THREE
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:58:18 +1200
  ...Do I just need to change out the nose cone? > >Steve I paid good money to have a VW mechanic discover that a T2...
• Re: On the Appropriateness of the Archive Word
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 09:17:28 -0500
  ...For topics that I have tried to discuss at length, particularly those that >might elongate the nose of conventional wisdom here, I frankly don...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:41:29 -0500
  ...Use channel locks to remove the temp switch behind the the lower grill.Use needle nose plyers to remove(dont loose) the clips that...
• Re: Revell Model
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:23:46 -0600
  ...5.00 > >http://cgi.ebay.com/Revell-Volkswagen-Vanagon-Camper-Westy-NOS-model-kit_W0QQitemZ180105485987QQihZ008QQcategoryZ2581QQcmdZViewItem > >I haven't done a model in years - I...
• Re: 10 Million Transporter Drivers Can't Be Wrong
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:03:50 -0900
  ...Look them up online, a Bay with a radiator stuck in the nose is a strange sight. Mark in AK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter...
• Re: VW Crafter
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:17:02 -0700
  ...would make a great platform for a camper. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jeff > > > > Isn't that the new Sprinter body with a VW nose? > > > BenT >
• Re: Westy Shock Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:35:17 -0400
  ...On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 7:30 AM Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote: > Nose dive is horrible during braking with Bilstein...
• Re: Revell 1:25 Transporter kit
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 13:23:32 -0800
  ...In the late 70s, during the CB craze, Revell further assaulted it, adding oversize tires, nerf-bars instead of bumpers and changed the nose...
• GNATT tour update (small)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 20:00:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
• Re: fuel pump +Mom problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 13:53:34 -0600
  I use needle nosed vice grips to clamp off lines all the time. Soften the impact by wrapping the jaws with lots of tape...
• Re: Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:21:04 -0500
  ...I am still figuring out how to get the nose bolt out of a diesel > > crankshaft thanks to that stuff. > > > > Jim > > -- > Neil n > > VE7TBN...
• Re: Digifane without Throttle Position switch???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:16:04 -0400
  ...circuit." > >senses vacuum, is powered by 12 volts, has a vacuum nose that sense throttle >plate position, >claims to be extremely superior to the...
• Re: wierd bus..
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:20:40 -0700
  ...com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=953250 > > vanagon style sliders, baywindow nose, splitty rear, splitty cargo > doors.... > > it was actually made as a taxi...
• Smoking power window-part 2
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Fri, 28 May 1999 19:42:25 -0500
  ...Thanks. -- John ** Please remove NOSPAM from my return address before replying to my e-mail. My address is jkoloen@earthlink.net **
• Re: Outside US folk?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 15:45:47 -0800
  ...hey I like that! :) At 02:11 PM 31/12/1999 -0800, Mike Miller wrote: >Just out of nosiness, how many members of the...
• quad grill bra!?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 11:05:25 EST
  ...I like the protection these bras give the flat nose of our vans. To me its just a game in terms of watching the...
• Re: '56 kombi transmission: day 4/?
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 11:16:46 -0700 (MST)
  ...The owner and > I discussed the problem, which he said was 'cause I mis-installed the > nosecone and probly the real axles, too. Taking...
• Re: Sagging springs, effect and cure?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Skegg
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 00:21:47 -0800
  ...Skegg ruxpin@nospam.netcom.com remove nospam Freemont Ca. 88 Westy.
• Re: Regarding the input shaft of transmission
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:37:47 -0800
  ...the nose of the shaft is a bearing surface... defenitely a 'cheapness' thing by VW ....( most cars use a 'real' bearing with inner race...
• Dream tool
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 20:07:11 -0400
  ...And how about one for coolant as well? Maybe eyes work for some of this stuff but sometimes my nose almost finds the source...
• Re: Harbor Freight IR Laser Thermometer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 2 May 2012 07:23:13 -0400
  ...solid 4 star. > > http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ir+thermometer > > �Mine's working...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 23:06:37 -0800
  ...On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 11:51:58 -0800, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > I was thinking of the PTO nose cone for...
• Re: Best Spotlight for '65 B
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 11:26:16 -0700
  ...THUNK! Owww! Instant Jan Brady nose!!! =) <Crowd goes wild> At least the Shriners on minibikes and in Gogomobiles would get a laugh! (Momentary Flashback...
• Re: where did reverse go?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 13:15:41 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• Re: [F] Radar in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 06 Apr 96 16:14:01 CST
  ...actually it's one of those old old units from the nose of an F-86D ... really looks weird. and cuts down on my...
• Are waterboxers junk?
  Historical mailing list - Brad Klein
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 09:42:56 MDT
  ...as intended? I wish there was a good compromise between the nostalgia of my bus, with the comfort of a watercooled... Thanks for any...
• Re: Leaky Rear Heater - anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 18:51:32 -0500
  ...Sometimes I use needle nose type vise grips with split pieces of hose over the jaws to cover the sharp edges. Else C-clamps...
• FS: Westy Syncro (not mine) in Arcata, CA
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 19:20:30 -0800
  ...odo, seats had covers on them, had a spare & carrier on nose, nice offroad tires that looked new. No syncro decals or badge but...
• electrical troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Ellringer
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:25:03 -0500
  ...A few weeks before nostart, there were random occurrences of an electrical clicking sound from beneath or near the drivers seat. The e-brake...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:14:10 -0700
  ...the top up while away. >A hungry bear will follow his nose wherever it leads and if the canvas is >where it smells like...