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• Re: Will a Queen size bed fit in my Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 23:20:46 EDT
  ...My question is will a queen size bed fit in a 85 Westy Wolfsburg Edition Weekender (every time this comes up >> strap it to...
• Re: bra or no bra?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 5 May 2000 14:47:57 -0400
  ...It uses covered metal tabs that hook around the door openings and elastic straps that fit over the wipers and antenna. I take it...
• Re: luggage rack storage chest
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 18 May 2000 17:03:32 -0400
  ...patterns over a brick here. :-) I drove around with the box strapped onto the van yesterday with 2 bungees and it didn't rattle...
• What is the best trailer hitch? Anyone have any experience with Fast Forward's Bush Bumper / Dennis Haynes / Tiico / Bus Depot Hitches?
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:08:28 -0700
  ...I know enough to avoid the ones that strap to the tow loops on the back but that still leaves quite a variety. I...
• Re: New awning project with pix
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:50:00 +0000
  ...gust ..." My method might be to, but I tie the velcro strap around the rear top-top hinge, run a tight bungee or line...
• Re: Orienting Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:22:26 -0400
  ...The existing muffler was welded to the supports instead of using the muffler straps, so we will have to cut it off, grind the...
• To-day we have naming of parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 23:00:22 -0500
  ...This is the gas tank strap. And this Is the front seat swivel, whose use you will see, When you are given your front...
• Re: Gas tank removal question.
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:55:32 -0400
  ...Other than straightening the retention tabs (the triangularly bent pieces on the aft edge) on the gas tank straps, is there any way to...
• Re: VW Fuel Injection Information (was SS header)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:46:31 -0400
  ...How about strapping a couple of double A's to the exhaust with a variable resistor to the Control Unit? Looks like you need...
• Vanagon BRA caution
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 01:11:52 -0700
  ...I have not determined if adjusting the retaining straps will remedy the problem. But please be aware that this may be a problem if...
• Fwd: [VANAGON] Fwd: [VANAGON] algebra-impaired
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 21:58:54 -0400
  ...i've disabled it as soon as i got the bus on every vanagon i've had. ;) > With regard to ground straps, is there...
• Re: New Twist on Billy Bones
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 07:43:44 -0600
  Hi Dave, I don't have an ohm meter, but I will double check that left head ground strap (and everything near it) this...
• Re: AC duct sagging
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:06:29 -0600
  ...Paint the strap a nice color. Rarely if ever noticed, and it works. No more worries the thing is going to fall in the...
• Re: Starting Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 22:02:00 -0800
  ...I have some packing straps (1/2 wide band of > reinforced plastic straps typically used to bind larger items). I > inserted this down the...
• Re: Spare gas storage ??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:55:03 -0600
  ...Thought an outboard boat tank, (one of the flat ones), strapped to > the roof cargo area might be a good container untill I purchased...
• Re: sagging door
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 06:06:41 -0400
  ...Another (strap hanger) way to fix it, is to open the door about 4 inches use a jack under the door lock edge and...
• Re: Front Licence Plate bracket
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 22 May 1999 18:00:17 +0200
  ...If not, you can strap the plate to the lower grille. 74 PerL 88 Syncro 112i
• Re: Never Under Estimate Your Ground Straps!
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 22:45:36 +0000
  Bravo Robert!!!! Your conclusion is so correct!!! Powertrain grounding can be a primary source of so many varied symptoms which can come & go depending...
• Re: CD/MP3 Player suggestions
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:21:30 -0500
  ...To support the rear of them, there >is a hanger strap from the top of the dash. This hanger strap is easily >pushed out...
• Syncro fuel tank issues
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:40:57 -0400
  ...They pulled the tank to install new stainless straps (mine had rusted through). When they put it back they discovered a fuel leak. This...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:35:37 -0500
  ...32 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> The westy has metal cleats that can be use, one strap pulling to >> each side. >
• Reply to: Re: What do you keep in your b
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  14 Mar 97 07:38:41 EST
  ...A tow strap. Stores in the spare tire well along with the jumper cables. A spud gun: Made from PVC pipe, an aerosol can...
• Bag for Westy Roof Rack
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:21:41 +0200
  ...It comes grey colored with three straps which secures the baggage on top of the drivers cabin. The price seems to be same as...
• late night comment and then to bed
  Historical mailing list - jim
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 00:28:53 -0400
  ...Good night all Jim Henry 84 westy (with new muffler, need new strap, coat hanger for now.)
• Re: new muffler question: BusDepot offerings
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:41:20 -0700
  ...wrote: > need to replace the muffler/tailpipe/strap on my '84 1.9l-- rust finally > overwhelmed them. I got a Midas muffler about 16...
• Re: FW: AC Ducts Falling - need advice (Newbie)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 20:28:49 -0500
  ...At the moment I am considering some sort of 3 inch wide strap to support the AC tunnel at the joints. Each strap would...
• Re: Seatbelt Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 10 May 2007 22:50:59 -0700
  ...Setting the retractor wqith the strap going up as it is in the car allows the belt to release. I don't have to...
• Re: Replacing shocks: spring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:41:50 -0700
  ...I have also seen Volks use metal load straps to keep the springs compressed when installing. When you cut the straps you realize who...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 25 May 2011 20:23:03 -0700
  ...Them bolts point down and a strap would just fall > off. Needs to be some kind of hole or grabby thing down there. Actually...
• Re: O2 sensor grounding?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:02:32 -0500
  ...Remember that those pipes (and the rest of the engine) are in turn grounded by the transmission ground strap, and the strap from the...
• Re: installing a LP tank on a van for use w/ a portable stove or heater?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 07:24:55 -0600
  ...on the back or front and put stuff in them with straps and be legal. jimt On Monday, Oct 7, 2002, at 02:48...
• strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 12:03:06 EST
  ...i replaced a corroded ground strap from the head to the coil and that didnt help either.. no strange idle or warning lights precede...
• Re: vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:40:07 -0700
  ...Could be the ground strap on the transmission. I fixed mine(1980 Westy)by rebuilding the starter and solenoid, plus cleaning all the wires...
• Carat interior install question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:38:00 -0800
  ...I also need to confirm the upper anchor point for rear seat shoulder straps, is it on the rear pillars between the rear quarter...
• Starter ?'s in '64 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Oct 94 13:37 PDT
  ...Is there anything special I need to do this, or can I just drill a hole and bolt the new ground-strap to the...
• Re: Baby seat installed in backseat of Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 10:01:14 -0500
  ...Of course, the camper has lap belts only in the back seat, and no top strap. And there are no underseat anchors like in...
• Bras 'n things (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:58:25 -0700
  Bras, jock straps, vanagon content, many contributions are missing the point (figuratively speaking). Let me enlighten you. Bras have been discussed for a long...
• Re: Weak Starting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:59:44 -0800
  And once you've checked all those items out, check the Ground Strap running from the Trans Nosecone to the Chassis/Frame. If it...
• Re: Larger tire front storage was fixing the missing posts
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 5 Jan 2020 17:29:42 -0800
  ...Maybe the ratchet strap trick that Neil mentioned earlier.
• Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:03:42 -0700
  ...You may have to get some battery terminal straps from your flaps, so that you have lifting power, without having to fit your hands...
• "Bile" rack for a Eurovan - reply
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 20:00:11 -0800
  ...The straps are adjusted so that the top bar rests above the window not on it. The windscreen wiper still works and I can...
• Re: Paulchen racks and bikes
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:31:18 EDT
  ...There is no need for straps or bungee cords. The holders for the wheels are adjustable to your bike and the frame is held...
• Re: wbx removal question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 15:24:29 EST
  ...THEN..I use a Herc strap hooked to the lip of the lid opening and slung under the bellhousing. during the actual removal I...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 07:09:27 -0400
  ...Replacing ground straps and running additional grounds can't be too bad a thing. Mike
• Odd sounds
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:58:49 -0400
  ...The straps holding various stuff up in the luggage rack of my Westy. Seems I had tightened them up just enough so that they...
• Outboard Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 18:15:52 -0400
  ...At the rear of the bracket I will install two eye bolts, to which I will affix adjustable straps which can hook to the...
• Vanagon fiberglass high roof for sale $950
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:16:34 -0800
  ...Bring your stock Vanagon, strap it on the top, and go. Contact me for details and photos. Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures 3333 Gapland Road...
• Re: roof top storage container
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 7 May 2018 09:07:21 -0700
  ...We hold them down to the rack with webbing straps and make it more secure with a steel cable security net. And they make...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine? and some info on floor jacks.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:15:19 -0700
  ...I took out > Totoro's > engine with a floor jack underneath and a 4x4 wooden beam > with a ratchet > strap up top. the ratchet...
• Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 May 2018 19:37:08 -0400
  Hi Ed and Mark, I purchased the GW cargo box and the locking strap last year. I have to say I don’t love...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:52:47 -0500
  ...I used > Air Canada cargo straps (very neat cam action, and 2" wide webbing) to lash > fore and aft, using the eyebolts and the...
• Re: Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Sat, 20 May 2006 12:39:40 -0400
  ...For whatever reason the ground > strap was not grounding correctly. Not sure in which location the ground > failed, either at the battery compartment ground...
• help! my new tent
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 19:39:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Anyway, the tent has grommets at all four corners on a little strap on the ground, a little strap with a snap to hold...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:47:07 EDT
  ...This is $120 and bolts up with minimum hassle as well and has it's own tailpipe (you need to make a small strap...
• Re: starter motor remaining on?
  Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
  Sun, 15 May 2005 05:51:06 -0600
  ...After about 3 minutes of the very > unpleasant sound, I disconnected the grounding strap of battery. > > * Connecting the grounding strap instantly activated it > > * Went...
• Re: Fried radio, dash clock, and map light
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:09:23 -0500
  ...of the time anyway) be sure and remove the battery ground strap first- It's ridiculously easy to demonstrate the big bang theory right...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:06:17 +0000
  I think the original ground strap (at least on mine) was a 10mm to the battery terminal. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Muffler bracket question
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 15:12:21 -0500
  ...I got all the bolts off but the ones for the straps to the brackets broke. Big surprise there. I bought a Mapp gas...
• Some interesting uses for VW engines...A new type of VW powered camper...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 10:03:25 EST
  ...to "camp out" in comfort on those expeditions far from civilization.>>> Strap one to your trailer and take it with you camping... Robert (notice...
• Re: exhaust part number/info needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:02:08 -0400
  ...dryer exhaust hose, and use that in place of the regular strap. I did that, as a temporary measure, on my '84 7 passenger...