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• Re: Trans noise
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Oct 2018 16:12:55 +0000
  That was my thought at first.  Wheel bearing.  But the noise does not change while cornering or changing the direction of pressure on the...
• I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:01:19 -0800
  ...It also helps cornering, but does require a little different way of driving, namely you need to accelerate as you come around, and out...
• Re: Airlift 1000 suspension kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:36:05 -0700
  ...Less that six hours to do all four corners. An hour on the alignment rack. Jim
• Newbie Ball Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:10:53 -0500
  ...While swapping my spare onto each corner to eliminiate my thumping problem, I had the occasion to inspect my upper ball joints. It seems...
• Re: 89 Syncro Westy side door bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 17:25:52 EDT
  ...Then, with the notched portion of the screen in the upper left corner, there should be a snap that corresponds with the newly installed...
• Alternate List Sticker Location (Westys only...)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:11:16 -0400
  ...I've mounted the stickers on my 87 Westy on the front and rear of the top on the corner opposite the "Westfalia" scripts...
• Re: Re; Keys Locked in Van
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:38:45 EDT
  ...some keys for that place, my office is just around the corner. Nothing is impossible. Increase you wager and you may have a bet...
• Reinforced Tires?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 7 May 2003 08:02:15 -0700
  ...Merrily bounding from continent to continent and across the seven seas, he spreads happiness, good cheer, and superior cornering ability even in the rain...
• cutting hole in van floor
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:01:46 -0700
  ...It will be in the back corner of the small compartment to the left of the fridge. I looked at holesaws yesterday, and besides...
• Re: Corner Window Glass
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 23:55:18 -0800
  I have a right side-$15.00 sound good? Robert 1982 Westfalia --- Rich Pournelle <rich@XCOR.COM> wrote: > Part of the fun of city...
• Re: Body & Fender Resource Needed
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 17:09:43 EST
  ...anyway, try John's Car corner in Westminster....im sure w/ 25+ years of working on vw's they have some leads on a...
• DoKa sighting in Richmond
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:17:46 -0800
  ...Made my usual left at one corner and coming toward me is a green what's-wrong-with-that-Vanagon? Oh, it's a...
• Re: Looks fairly clean, but...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:52:51 -0500
  ...all of the interior panels > are showing moisture damage at the corners and EVERY panel has at least one > dent, including the passenger side...
• Engine seal gaps
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 10:09:31 -0500 (CDT)
  ...What I did find was a half inch gap in the engine seal at the rear corners. It is as if that rear section...
• Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth? Bay vs. Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:09:16 -0800
  ...Adjusting the rear camber helped > reduce the spectacular antics on hard cornering, and as I say, a load > kept the body cornering flat and...
• Re: Shocks for 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:05:44 -0700
  ...At a later point installed moog 5658 springs on the front which made a very big difference in cornering and stability. Instead of feeling...
• Re: Blind spot mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 03:38:35 -0800
  ...One tip--I'd position them on the lower outside corner--the lower inside is nice, until the first time you need to parallel...
• AC Removal
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:15:24 -0400
  I need to remove the closet of my 1985 Westfalia for some rear corner bodywork. Of course, I have to remove the air conditioner...
• Re: Tire question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:08:14 -0400
  ...This is not a place to cut corners. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders...
• 5th Annual Van-O-Rama Pictures posted
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 21:15:31 -0700
  ...Go to the links on the top left hand corner. I have also managed to dig up some pics from VOR #3 from 2003...
• "Premium" audio not so primo...
  Historical mailing list
  18 Jun 1996 06:39:14 GMT
  ...about sticking a pointed object into the 4 holes at the corners of the plate and popping it off. Is that still the case...
• Re: placement of list stickers?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 20:41:50 -0500
  >> *Plus* bottom right corner of the windshield :) You wanna see the >> affiliation both ways, when passing *and* when coming from the opposite >> direction. (This...
• Re: 14 to 15 inch wheel migration:
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 11:48:53 -0700
  ...turning, unless you trim the wheel well opening and bevel the corner of the battery box. 225's might work, but I think 215...
• Re: Fw: 2 WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 3 May 2001 08:29:52 -0600
  ...springs, and a little stiffer for a firm > ride and better cornering and better wind handling. > The air bags will not raise ride height...
• FS: 3 Ontario Westies
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:52:07 -0700
  I was minding my own business driving through southern Ontario and as I rounded a corner near Hallville, there was a rural fix-it...
• Re: FS: 1989 Vanagon Wolfsburg Carat MV- Blue - On ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:11:28 EST
  ...It's a weird texture, > matte but with some tooth to it. > > I got a back corner bumper replacement and sanded it for prime...
• Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 01:00:43 -0400
  ...The LSD(waiting for a joke) will give you much improved inline traction, and better power oversteering for exiting corners, but with ice or...
• Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:29:44 -0800
  ...secondly check to make sure your rear hatch seal is on right. > and thirdly remove those little plastic plugs in the bottom corners of...
• Re: Ch**slers "inventions"
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 01:40:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...gee...wider, lower, hmm...less prone to roll in tight corners, therefore all 4 tires hold even traction and hold the road better....... of...
• Re: List sticker was Re: bumper sticker wanted
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:06:16 -0700
  ...Set contains a large (8" Tall x 5.25") for the lower Rear Window Corner and a small (3.75" Tall x 5.75...
• Re: Blue slider vents in doors? 84 GL...wazzit these supposed to do?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:26:36 -0800
  ...I am speaking of the vent panels in the rear lower corners of the front doors in my normal (non-AC non-Westie) 84...
• Re: bumper build - weld up done
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 20:04:27 -0700
  ...But the welds will be ground down a bit to make either a rounded or beveled corner. >> >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/08/01...
• Re: CCC's - I'll be there, make it if you can...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 09:28:01 -0800 (PST)
  ...I live right around the corner from here about 25 minutes away. So it shouldn't be a big deal. If I can't...
• Re: Refrigerator and alarm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 20:32:36 -0700 (MST)
  ...So, what I did was to fabricate a plastic door latch at the bottom corner of the door (oppo- site the hinges) so that...
• rumblings: a riddle...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Belick
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 09:55:38 -0600
  ...It's louder until it warms up on the freeway, but get louder again around a corner, quieter on the straights. I just changed...
• Re: Vanagon VIN locations
  Historical mailing list - Andrew McCain
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:16:18 +0200
  ...VIN / Year sticker in drivers doorjamb > -VIN on dash, in left corner, visible thru windshield > -VIN / paint sticker under dash, on left side, right...
• Re: AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 22:34:16 +0100
  ...It is used to be at the lower outer corner. It is just a small 5 Watts bulb. Everthing else is same on right...
• Re: Oils
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 19:03:43 -0700
  ...either despite great abuse (3rd gear starts, abuse coming out of corners, etc.) It's good stuff. > Dick & Janette Smith wrote: > > I was wondering...
• FS:1986 VANAGON GL $1000. Great stocking stuffer!
  Historical mailing list - Doran Nugent
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 09:29:16 -0800
  ...Headgaskets relaced per VW factory recall. -Small dent in right rear corner. -No rust. -200k on odometer. -Good tires. -Located in western Massachusetts. Please...
• Re: Gray Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 13:13:01 -0400
  ...gallons in, but then it spills out the exterior filler on cornering. I don't think I could get that much in from the...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 18:37:42 -0500
  ...They ride fine, and it handles corners much better than it did previously. They are a bargain and worth it IMHO. Usual discalaimers. Cheers...
• Idle Fry-day Vanagon Sighting...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 13:44:40 -0500
  ...On the inner flap - the holder is a three-fold cardboard contraption - in the upper right-hand corner, is a picture of a group...
• '91 Weekender FS *lower price*
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:59:53 -0400
  ...There is a dent in the rear passenger corner that you will need a dent puller to fix. I didn't bother to fix...
• Re: power steering, oil light, batt. light???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:43:39 +1200
  ...going as i shifted down from 3rd to 2nd around the corner. kept driving the >last 100 yards or so and the battery light...
• LVC Vw bus boxers now available at Target Stores
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 20:05:27 -0700
  ...picked up the "Fruit of the loom" and happily rounded the corner, when my fiance proudly displayed a pair of vw bus boxers and...
• Re: Adding rear disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:13:27 -0600
  ...Neither inside corner has a Radius? > > > > > Sudhir > > > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 15:05, Chuck Mathis<cvmathis@comcast.net> wrote: > >> John > >> > >> Check out...
• Re:Fuel Leak, Body Rust
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:38:08 -0500
  ...The rear corner panel was hit and needs to be replaced also. On passenger side, this same problem occurs between the corner panel, and...
• Re: Fold out Table 88 Wolfburg
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 10:27:14 -0600
  ...Finally, I just gave it a good yank - forcing my fat fingers under the bottom corners and giving it the old heave ho - and...
• Re: ride height adjustment? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:47:17 -0700
  ...ride height adjustment? (long post) > > >> If you are trying to corner-balance your van, you >> could always buy a >> set of coil-overs for...
• Re: Looking for battery box lid for Westy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 08:54:38 -0500
  ...for a decent price? Black > > rectangle of steel with 4 holes at the corners? > > > > Ken > -- Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com
• Re: Propane Regulator: What's this hole?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 May 2012 11:09:44 -0400
  ...Marshall Brass quit making these regulators many years ago because the rectangular diaphragm was subject to fatigue failures at the corners. Yours is long...
• Not Fair!!
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Sun, 1 Jan 2012 11:29:34 -0700
  ...Northbound on I-25, north of Colorado 66 approaching Johnson's Corner in very high winds in my gray Syncro Westfalia. My top speed...
• Women and camping
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:27:57 -0500
  I spent several years camping and hiking alone in remote spots in the Four Corners area of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. I...
• Dunlops (was Silver Secret)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 1994 17:32:04 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Amazing! They seem to >improve the handling - they certainly make less noise while cruising and in >hard cornering, and they look like they are...
• 85 Westy power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 19:12:02 +0000
  ...anyhow the Westy runs great now and is a real joy to drive, still getting used to adjusting cornering speed tho...any suggestions? wider...
• Atlanta Caravan to Busses on the Blue Ridge!
  Historical mailing list - LAC
  Wed, 27 May 1998 18:54:45 -0400
  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Greetings CYBER VEE-Dubbers!!! The Atlanta contingent will be caravaning from "The Big Chicken" parking lot at the corner of Route 41 and Roswell...
• Re: Wiper Switch replaced one problem with another
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 11:21:37 -0400
  ...It's wedge-shaped, at upper-left corner of switch assy. Remove it and enjoy your wipers david David Beierl - Providence, RI '84 Westy...
• rubber loom
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 17:20:35 -0500
  ...The rubber wire loom for the rear window defroster in the upper left corner (facing the rear of the van) was shot (very brittle...
• AC Compressor Kaput!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:50:24 -0600
  ...The heat is right around the corner. Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Poptop roof struts, stress lines in fiberglass roof
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:17:25 -0700
  ...I was going to get 4 3/16 aluminum plates fabricated with 4 bolt holes in the 4 corners for the 2 ouside plates...