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• 2 free steel 14" wheels plus one new tire in Missoula, MT
  Historical mailing list - jeff kennedy
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:51:39 -0700
  Subject says it all, they have to be gone by Wednesday. Cheers, Jeff
• Re: bus depot exhaust rusting prematurely? / It's Not the Rust, It's
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 3 May 2004 06:00:28 EDT
  ...The _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) guy just has to jump in here. You left me no choice...
• Re: Wanted - exhaust brackets 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:25:22 EDT
  ...The parts I want are not the steel straps but the parts that bolt with two bolts onto the engine and to which the...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:39:23 -0400
  ...The corrosion of steel in air >involves small charge imbalances in the sheet of steel itself. Water that >condenses on the steel allows charge...
• Re: sept 9-11th Montreal ralley of the International WESTFALIA Camping Car
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 06:11:33 EDT
  ...I will have on display all the new stainless steel exhaust pipes from CINTUBE Montreal along with the STEBRO SS mufflers for ALL Vanagon...
• Re: Wheels & Deals
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 00:59:41 EDT
  ...dont pay more that 10 dollars for it please, unless it has a really nice tire mounted on it, as vanagon/bus steel wheels...
• 6th Annual Spring Classic / Englishtown NJ
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 11:07:45 -0500
  ...5 14in steel rims with matching tires OK tread, 4 hub caps OK shape. used advenurewagen bed system, will fit any Vanagon transporter. used...
• Re: Need one 15" steel wheel
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:36:46 -0700
  On 8/10/06, Ed McLean <email99@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Colorado Wheel Company in Denver has new 15x6 Audi steel wheels for $45 each...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 19:41:30 -0400
  ...Ron, Does the German replacement for the steel pipe have the same OD as the original steel or do the hoses need to be...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:20:10 -0700
  ...They're indeed > 7", but don't have any steel inserts like those on my bundts. They also > require longer lug bolts than the...
• Re: Rant - Was: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available!
  Historical mailing list - Jaime
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:36:04 -0500
  ...Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available! >Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:40:26 -0500 > ><<Coolant Line - Engine to Radiator >Stainless Steel - a Bus...
• Re: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:40:26 -0500
  <<Coolant Line - Engine to Radiator Stainless Steel - a Bus Depot Exclusive!>> Uh Oh. A bit of a fib. No, just a plain old lie...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:10:51 -0700
  ...So will mild and high carbon steel > if given a chance - this the dark brown coating an items like carbon steel > knives, the brown...
• Re: 15 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 17:27:09 -0700
  ...At 08:10 AM 18/10/2000 -0600, Keith Adams wrote: >David, > >What are these steel wheels you are getting? > >I'm not really...
• Re: Need city water inlet for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:15:54 -0800
  ...http://www.deltasix.com/ >Yeah ,Those thingys always break and get lost, is >there a good >alternative? > >Phil 84' westy > >--- Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW...
• Re: keys
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 07:04:49 -0700
  ...Yes, few locksmiths will cut a steel key. To be safe, they should be cut on a carbide cutter, which few people use. We...
• Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:46:02 -0400
  ...I'd prefer the welded steel than brittle cast iron anyway. Steel when over stressed will bend, the cast iron will break clean off...
• Re: Spare won't fit
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 11:03:09 -0700
  ...On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Son’s ’86 Westy came with steel wheels with...
• Re: [T2] Aluminum jalousie window cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 19:29:35 -0800
  ...Clean off the moss and bumps with steel wool, but don't bother to polish it, it will just go back to the way...
• Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:55:04 -0400
  >> The steel wheels are 5.5 and the alloys are 6. << Which just goes to prove that I don't know my alloy from...
• Re: hubcap hubris
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:07:39 -0800
  I had a 1990 Vanagon (L) which came to me from the original owner with the steel hubcaps. PO insists that how they got...
• Re: Rebuilt Tire?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 16:51:36 EST
  ...wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET writes: << When you get down to the steel belting, you're supposed to wrap the tire a half dozen times...
• Re: 85 muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 22:07:58 EDT
  ...There is a list vendor/member (also Canadian) who sells Sterbo stainless steel systems that recently posted that he had stainless steel support rods...
• Re: Wheel Swap Bus / Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:29:32 EDT
  In a message dated 10/22/02 12:28:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jayb@COEDSPORTSWEAR.COM writes: << Are the original steel wheels for...
• Re: GoWesty Plate Steel Bumper Set
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:12:23 -0400
  Go Eric! Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 20, 2020, at 1:10 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: >
• Re: 15" wheel options
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 10:47:59 -0800
  I out a set of 16" Passat steel rims on my son's GL... no spacer needed, using existing lug nuts too..
• Part needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 May 2014 08:37:44 -0400
  I need a lower control arm for an 87 Syncro, the stamped steel version. Anyone have one that they can spare? Thank you, Dennis
• FS CDN 97 CAMPER - NS
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 20 May 1999 14:45:10 -0300
  STEELE VOLKSWAGEN 97 CAMPER VAN White. Automatic. #44583A Call Jeff Liefhebber 468-6411 696 Windmill Rd. Dart. Call them not me.
• Re: New Better Way to Remove Brake Drums? Opinions Requested Please
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 02:24:21 EDT
  i usually just use a propane torch, and a steel mallet. works every time. chris
• WTB: foglight brackets
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:41:36 -0800
  Anyone know where I can get a set of OEM fog light brackets for an '87 (steel bumpers)? Thanks, Mark McCulley Seattle, WA
• Re: Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:08:11 -0400
  ...1 '74 911S with Stainless Steel headers w/wrap for 12 years(very limited mileage no winter mileage), 2 '87 Westy with mild steel...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:54:38 -0700
  ...Warning! Do not use... > > > Geza Polony wrote: >> stainless steel bolts on your muffler/catalytic converter. >> >> The more experienced among us know this already. I...
• Re: Roll your own...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:27:18 -0500
  ...If you follow his blog you know > what I mean - all these nifty little parts carefully crafted out of > stainless steel adorning his Syncro...
• Re: '84 Coolant pipes question
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:45:19 -0400
  Are the steel pipes integral to heat dissipation (probably, darn it), or could heater hose have an application here? On Aug 28, 2011, at...
• Re: Need mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:37:06 EDT
  ...I have nice Stainless Steel Exhaust parts to put on that will last forever ! See my _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://frankcondelli.com...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 6 May 2010 06:08:21 -0700
  ...The original 1.9l > Vanagons > > had plain steel pipes. The piston liners inside the engine are cast iron > > with steel studs holding the heads...
• Re: ASA Type 8 (Mercedes) wheels from tire rack for a vanagon - Any steel ones??
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:38:38 -0700
  Courtney, I'm not sure what the offset/fitment is on a bay window, but here's a source the 15" SA vanagon steelies...
• Re: brake hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 18:00:42 -0600 (CDT)
  ...at least on other cars) that the stainless ]steel braided brake hose (which is really just the braided steel outside of ]the regular rubber...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 12:26:18 -0700
  ...The original 1.9l >>> Vanagons >>> > had plain steel pipes. The piston liners inside the engine are cast >>> > iron >>> > with steel studs holding the heads...
• Re: Free Rims
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:22:49 +0000
  ...I ended up cutting the tires off > with a sawzall (cutting the beads), took those to the dump (with the > fee) and the steel...
• Re: Busted Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:07:50 -0800
  my Van picked up road debris and the steel pipe [probably factory] in the wheel well had a pin hole. time factor fix was...
• Re: 1.9L thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:01:04 -0400
  ...painted with high temp aluminum paint and all hardware is stainless steel. It's $100 CAD plus S&H to your location. Respond via...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 25 May 2011 17:59:45 -0400
  ...4 mm thick is 8-ga sheet metal by the Birmingham gauge, and between 8 ga and 9 ga by the steel gauge and...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 7 May 2010 05:42:55 EDT
  ...html) - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com...
• Re: how to change alloy and steel wheels?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:24:13 EDT
  ...my '91 Carat (stock alloys) and then on my '84 (stock steel). The lengths were the same! So forget about rear studs, swap over...
• Re: Rear disc brakes. Blower Motor. Secret Compartments.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:08:44 -0800
  On 2/20/06, Stephen Steele <steeles@horizonview.net> wrote: > Anyway, to get to the point. Anybody got anything/info up on the Net...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:48:44 -0400
  Derek et all, Just FYI, many new OE Volkswagen coolant pipes are now being made out of stainless steel. I import these directly from...
• Re: Floor boards
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:25:02 +0000
  ...To the best of my knowledge, all the vans middle section has s type of corrugated steel floor, and some type of fitted floors...
• Re: Looking for a steel 14" wheel in San Diego
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:24:47 -0700
  ...I have many 14 inch steel vanagon wheels for sale if you can't find one. located southern Oregon. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:12:26 -0400
  ...If the plastic end (ring) has separated it is discarded, and if the steel insert has migrated it is replaced into the plastic pipe...
• Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 05:58:21 EDT
  ...Dave, I have been supplying and using the stainless steel nylock nuts with the <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO...
• Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:22:37 -0400
  ...i opt to use steel wool. i live in the woods and mice are very prevelant. steel wool and not keeping food around has...
• Re: coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:45:44 -0700
  They look nice, and for 95 bucks, stainless steel and all.... And from one of our favorite ex-listies... tim in san jose ----- Original...
• Re: Tongue Weight, Hauling Stuff, Bicycle Racks, et al./ Hey, Jethro, Let's Make Us One of Them Thar Motorsickle Carriers!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 10:58:10 EDT
  In a message dated 8/4/05 12:22:26 AM, vanagon@ASTOUND.NET writes: << Stainless has far less strength than steel. >> Taken in...
• Re: Steel coolant line patching
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:26:03 EST
  ...Is it necessary to make a flange on the end of the steel pipe to hold the hose? Shawn, I sell and use this...
• Re: LPG tank ... white paint or varnished steel?
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 12:47:17 -0500
  ...white paint or varnished steel? > > I'm going to paint it white today, then go look for an RV center to sell > me a...
• Cylinder Types
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:52:07 -0600
  ...Back in my aviation days I remember aircraft cylinder barrels being steel(or maybe cast iron - machined, but don't think so) with steel...
• Re: 17" wheels for the vanagon :<)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 20:08:56 +0100
  Just yesterday I told David Marshall about the 16" steel wheel I found in the parts catalogue, for the A8. This wheel is steel...
• STEBRO Exhaust News
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 08:36:26 EDT
  Ta dum !! Drum Roll ! This message is to announce the official launch of the STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel J-pipe for all Vanagons with...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:06:48 EDT
  ...VW WELDED STEEL PLATES under those steel cups for a > reason. Remember the lawsuits from VW bug seats popping off the rail during > collisions...