Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 21+: 60 results shown for Radius.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: Purchase price is just the down payment
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:12:18 -0700
  ...Like what's the point of doing calipers/rotors/pads and not do radius bushings/sleeves if they look border line? (turns out they...
• Re: VW van count
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:17:37 -0500
  ...Heck, there are 6 Vanagons within a single block radius > :::of > :::my house (I own only one of those), 3 being Westys. Those numbers...
• Re: Bilstein b6 Syncro front shock perch spacers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 25 Apr 2020 07:18:31 -0700
  ...Looking at the radius rod, when it is no longer level you will experience increased nose dive under braking as those forces will want...
• Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016 00:59:44 -0500
  ...fail again > you only have to replace the insert. > For the Radius Rod mounts again the OEM style aftermarket stuff is > terrible. I've...
• Audi Turbo wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  01 Feb 97 03:42:01 EST
  ...have to be machined out to a 2.5 inner dia. radius. to clear the front axle grease cap (hub). Nothing is done to...
• Re: Engine Performance vs Tire Size/Comments Redux
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:24:54 -0800
  ...A change in tire size going to a tire with an 8% larger diameter would give an 8% change in radius and therefore an...
• Re: front brake job -how to do a bad job
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:22:20 -0700
  ...This worked for me. >>> That said..... >>> >>> On the p-side, I managed to remove the radius rod, UCA, only to find >> that I >>> hadn...
• RECIPE FOR PERFORMANCE
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 21:23:34 PDT
  ...Combustion chamber, exhaust: (valve, radius, stem, port), piston top and side, sealing surface (eliminate head corrosion problem), entire exhaust system. -Match port complete exhaust...
• NOTICE: Nor Cal Area Code Change & Some Parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:03:16 EST
  ...Cannot and will not ship - I will deliver within 200 mile radius of Redding, Nor Cal)( Don't know if the propane works, probably...
• Re: Rear spring question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 17 May 2013 17:14:50 -0500
  ...Remove the nut on the radius rod and the front > steering knuckle. Jack up on the lower control arm. Remove the lower > shock bolt...
• Trip report
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 16:06:37 -0400
  ...a �fop, fop, fop� noise, and discovered cracking along the inside radius on the inner side of both front tires. Thought the belts might...
• Re: Westy vs. Sprinter, Fulltiming
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 7 May 2009 10:57:57 -0700
  ...Most places I habit daily/weekly are in a 3~5mi radius > (mailbox, storage, > 24hr Fitness, work, library, et cetera). I work 8 to...
• Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:42:26 -0700
  ...the curvature radius is different) So these are all my thoughts. Now it's your turn to help solve the puzzle. Thanks in advance...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:31:23 -0800
  ...I decided to measure the loaded radius of each of the tires I have on the ground: Michelin XC LT4 195/7R14: 11.75...
• Re: They're GIVING Vanagons away in San Diego!
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:46:44 -0800
  ...where at least 15 different ones are within a >> 2 mile radius of my house. Almost any time I go to a major >> store...
• Engine Misses
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 07:19:36 -0800
  ...Anyway I had the miss problem located to the number 1 plug wire into the spark plug connector which has a tight radius because...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:06:36 -0600
  ...This is calculated by the radius squared x pi. A 3" piston has an area of 28.274 cu in. Two 1.5" piston...
• Re: Wanted in LA area: complete Syncro front-end
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:30:23 -0800
  ...The 2wd mounting section for the radius rods and spare tire carrier hinges also has to go. This stuff is part of subframe that...
• Re: Agilis 61 - Ply Rating
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 06:15:10 GMT
  ...All of the fibers were on a line from the center of the wheel, like you would measure the radius of the circle, hence...
• Re: Ceramic Coated Heads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 10:54:50 EDT
  ...The combustion chamber, piston tops, valve faces, exhaust valve radius, exhaust ports, header pipes, elbow, collector pipe and CAT. I wrapped the muffler in...
• Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:42:04 -0800
  ...I made a bunch of parking passes and donuts and was blown away with the turning radius. My wife kept saying I was making...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:34:45 -0700
  ...be able to listen to a radio in a 5 mile radius of your Van, > > but if your coil is good, you'll have...
• '86 Syncro wheel bearings(kinda long)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 21:30:23 -0500
  ...Remove bolts from lower control arm and radius rod end. pull wheel bearing housing and lower ball joint out of lower control arm. 8...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:16:17 -0700
  ...shape. > I've put in a new steering rack, ball joints, radius rod bushings, shifter > linkage kits, fuel hoses, gas tank vents, and misc...
• hotlava@interpac.net... Parts cost...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:11:01 EDT
  ...Exhaust Valves / Radius / TBC 4 $5.00 $20.00 Swain Techniques, Inc. Exhaust Stems /TBC 4 $4.25 $17.00 Swain Techniques, Inc. Exhaust...
• Re: ? on Syncro fuel tank and sender - May God Go with You
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 07:57:18 EDT
  ...look at the socket you will see that there is a radius at the opening...you need to remove that so that every last...
• Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:40:51 -0700
  ...The bottom radius has to be closed tighter and the upper wider. It's obviously possible to do. I've tried a few years...
• [NVC] The Electric Potter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:01:24 -0500
  ...splitting major limbs, and blasting chunks of bark, wood, leaves, and twigs out in a forty foot radius from the tree. Long 4 inch...
• Sportsvans: the saga continues ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Apr 94 16:13:40 CDT
  ...turning radius: :) that's where the vanagon is really neat! Amaze Your Friends! Surprise Your Relatives! but the air-cooled vanagons will outturn the...
• Re: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 8 Feb 2016 15:53:09 -0600
  ...be Pried out of the MountEars (Loosening the FrontNut > on the RadiusRod CanBe a Help)~ Once it is Down FarEnough so the "Bushing" > is...
• Re: Is Westy-lust justified? Do you use your appliances? was:chuckboxe
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:40:25 -0500
  ...The way the nooks and crannies are turned into useful storage, the beauty of the large radiused corners on the cabinet doors, the genius...
• Re: Got a new Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:38:48 -0600
  ...Rad'Fan Temp'Sensor/Switch Grease&Adj' Frnt WheelBear's Brakes? RadiusRod Bushings? Front Upper BallJoints? Wheel Alignment? WiperBlades Upgrades ~ ShudDo ~ or Know It...
• Re: Amish and polution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:06:58 -0500
  ...has right-of-way as soon as he puts foot off the pavement and onto the street) and about a quarter-mile radius smell...
• Re: 14" to 16" Wheel Upgrade User Input Please.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 May 2013 20:59:08 -0400
  ...Consider the radius as the length of the wrench. This also has an effect on acceleration. In effect you are changing the gear ratio...
• Re: Drilled brake discs
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 14:40:18 -0000
  ...Possibly, more clever hole profiles and certainly attention to the finer points of drilling, reaming and radiusing/deburring would mitigate this possibility to a...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 10:26:36 -0600
  ...to reduce the sensitivity of the device to the precise tracking radius of the wiper. Remember that it's acting as a potentiometer and...
• Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:19:19 -0800
  ...Fabulous > turning radius. No real need for the added interior volume. > > Heart says: yeah, but you'll still want a Vanagon. > > Anyone have any...
• Re: Mark Stephens six-stud system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 17:37:28 PDT
  ...add ceramic coating on the piston top, > combustion chamber, exhaust valve radius and exhaust port. > At least get the exhaust valve coated @$6 to...
• Re: Friday VW--your new van is coming, and it doesn't need you
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 12 Mar 2017 22:48:29 -0400
  ...OTOH, if programmed to make random turns but stay in a radius one could >> have some mighty fine dates without incurring a dinner/film...
• Re: Beyond Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:15:01 -0400
  ...Also, pretty tight turning radius (gets bigger with the mid- and long-wheelbase versions). Gas engine has an impressive 27 MPG highway; diesel engine...
• Re: Another BZ Shelf Gets Installed!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:39:54 -0800
  ...I edited the page yesterday to add a note about the front > corners which dug into my canvas until I increased the radius and...
• Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 13:10:38 -0600
  ...The > > turning radius was great, it was comfortable to drive, and felt very > > nimble > > when driving the tiny little back roads of France and...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 14:53:02 -0800
  ...slightly-larger rolling radius improves speedometer accuracy 5. great looks - your vehicle looks like it should have to begin with! GoWesty has several wheel...
• Re: Front-end workout
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:29:16 -0500
  ...If you replace nothing else with poly, >> shuck those rubber radius arm bushings and go with the T3 Techniques >> setup. >> Genius. >> >> http://t3technique.com...
• tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:22:24 -0400
  ...resistance of different tires * Account for static loaded radius of the tire instead of theoretical radius. NOTE: I have made a version where you...
• Re: Vgon Crash Tests
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:57:43 -0600
  ...I've been going to wrecking yards around Dallas Texas and a hundred mile radius for seven years and I've never seen a...
• Re: Rear brake questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Dutcher
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:48:10 -0700
  ...Seems > like the wear should be more even around the whole radius of the shoes, but > these, it looks like the cylinder end is...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:05:57 -0400
  ...shape. >> �I've put in a new steering rack, ball joints, radius rod bushings, >> shifter linkage kits, fuel hoses, gas tank vents, and misc...
• Re: Tire update on Yokohama Y370G
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 19:34:14 -0500 ()
  ...overall width 8.1 Inflated overall diameter 25.6 Loaded Static Radius 11.9 Loaded Revolutions per mile 818 Mileage Warranty Miles 40,000...
• Re: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Mon, 8 Feb 2016 22:20:12 -0500
  ...be Pried out of the MountEars (Loosening the FrontNut >> on the RadiusRod CanBe a Help)~ Once it is Down FarEnough so the "Bushing" >> is...
• Re: Spring advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:15:16 -0500
  ...Ideally when loaded the radius rods, trailing arms, upper control arms and tie rods should be close to level. > > Next important consideration is shocks...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:02:45 -0500
  ...This is calculated by the radius squared x pi. A 3" piston has > an area of 28.274 cu in. Two 1.5" piston...
• New, better starter option for conversions, especially diesels
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:10:38 -0400
  ...to fit at .040 OFFSET to the outside of the flywheel radius, and ending up 5/16" thick. This offset compensates for the larger...
• Re: Tires And Weight Rating
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:07:43 -0400
  ...Both failures involved a four-inch rip along the radius of the sidewall and exactly resembled the after-blowout photos in http://www.thesamba...
• Re: [NVC] The Electric Potter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:33:21 -0700
  ...splitting major limbs, and > blasting chunks of bark, wood, leaves, and twigs out in a forty foot > radius from the tree. Long 4 inch...
• Re: [NVC] The Electric Potter
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:55:03 -0400
  ...splitting major limbs, and > blasting chunks of bark, wood, leaves, and twigs out in a forty foot > radius from the tree. Long 4 inch...
• Re: Front Suspension - Screws
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 24 May 2009 16:43:13 -0500
  ...lower arm, the ball joint >> retainer 251 407 177 and the radius rod 251 407 059. It is obvious that >> the >> lower arm is...
• Re: '82 air-cooled parts sources?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 95 16:08:10 MDT
  ...So did everyone else > within a three mile radius. Dropped valve seat I figured... > > I dropped the engine, cleaned it up and opened it...
• Re: stretch Syncro/Vanagon lives!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 23:27:38 -0800
  ...The turning radius was fine and the ride was a little smoother than that of the normal length models. I drove around my local...
• Re: [NVC] The Electric Potter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:24:12 -0500
  ...splitting major limbs, and > blasting chunks of bark, wood, leaves, and twigs out in a forty foot > radius from the tree. Long 4 inch...