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• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:22:22 -0700
  They are as thick (maybe thicker) as Vanagon front pads. The cylinders do not look smaller than Vanagon front calipers either. I did not...
• Coolant pipes diagram for 1.9 (rusty gas tank/ farphrumuven II)
  Historical mailing list - Ray Nemo
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 23:18:50 EST
  ...This pipe then connected to uppermost hose that runs along the front of the engine compartment. This is opposite of my notes and labels...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Adam Butler
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 23:34:46 -0500
  ...a longer 3rd bed up front? >> >> I saw a family who each night took out the passenger front seat and put in a plywood...
• hot and cold
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 26 Jun 95 13:04:42 EDT
  ...where to put oil cooler, I've just put a front cooler in my 6cyl Vanagon, behind the front grill after pulling out one...
• Re: Front bumper removal conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:35:18 -0500
  ...The second bolt on the front bumper is a 14mm > bolt and won't come off at all. It feels like there was a...
• FS: Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:40:28 -0700
  ...imagine your front carpet, and walkthru section carpet, but in rubber. thats what this is. molded to fit the contours of the front floor...
• Re: Replacing front shocks
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 17:28:19 -0500
  Hi Marla, Have a lok at this front shock replacement how-to: http://volksweb.relitech.com/frshocks.htm Have fun! TomC tcarrington@relitech.com...
• Re: Front end squeeking
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 06:54:27 -0400
  ...Front end squeeking My front end is sqeeking since installation of the Schwenk springs about a year and a half ago. The squeeking is...
• Re: Front suspension bushing overhaul plus
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Nov 2015 11:30:13 -0500
  ...I installed a complete set of front Powerflex bushings from T3. Once I got the hang of the suspension quirks and it all went...
• vanagon stuff for sale.....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 May 2001 18:10:46 EDT
  for sale: -'85-'91 vanagon sliding door - '85-'91 sliding door handles -vanagon front bumpers, chrome -front fiberglass bumper, needs minor repair -front fiberglass...
• Re: Seat Modifications
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:52:24 -0800
  Do you imply that you can replace the front snapped on curtain with a curtain rod type for the front? That would be delightful...
• Re: Red light blinks because of front height?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:10:25 -0400
  ...Red light blinks because of front height? > Hi Amigos: > > > A few weeks ago I had to change the front springs, right after that the...
• Re: Mud guard for right front tire?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 17:16:06 -0700
  ...Mud guard for right front tire? > I have a '90 GL that has front mudflaps on both sides that sure look stock. > They are...
• Re: Window Trim Install - Details & MisInfo in Archives
  Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 11:09:36 -0400
  Is there a reason VW retail is higher for the side windows ($44 CND) than for front an rear ($20 CND)? Is the part...
• FS: RARE FULL length MIDDLE seat and another bench front seat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 17:09:19 EST
  ...also another bench front seat...seats 2 person.. fits any vanagon or camper. will sell them seperately, or as a set to someone who...
• Re: can syncro front springs work in a 2wd??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 16:31:37 -0700
  The Syncro front springs are much shorter. The Syncro rear springs are much longer. Both are a little stiffer too. Mark Matthew Pollard wrote...
• Re: Front bench seat?
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:56:27 +0200
  In the nineseater as well as in some of the pickups the front passengers seat are swapped with a dualseat ! Fit right on the...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:39:27 -0700
  ...how do you weigh the front and rear ends? put the front wheels on, then the rears, then all four? what does that tell...
• Re: Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 22 Jun 2013 19:37:53 -0700
  Rear brakes are there just to keep the rear end from passing the front end when you brake. Don't know the exact balance...
• 82 Westy tire question
  Historical mailing list - Helen Amerongen
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 13:21:09 -0700
  ...The recommended tires (from the driver's side door) are either 7.00-14 8PR; front 33psi, rear 48psi; or 185R 14C 6PR; front...
• front doors, sliding doors and hatches available in various colors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:34:32 EDT
  ...really nice pair of burgundy/bordeaux front doors from a '90 GL nice RF door in wolfram grey from a 87 wolfsburg pair of...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 14:48:33 -0400
  Starting in the '90s? No, starting in 1979, when frontal impact crash testing began. What happened in the 1990s was a stiffening of the...
• Abnormal tire wear 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jason Stevenson
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 07:42:28 -0500
  ...Shortly thereafter, I noticed accellerated wear on the insides of the front tires. That was easily solved by having it aligned front and rear...
• Re: Front Brake Pads
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:54:20 -0700
  ...Front Brake Pads I own a 1986 Vanagon that I want to do the front brake pads on . All I have for a manual...
• Engine overheating and no heat from front heater
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:08:38 -0400
  ...After the engine warm up period, I was feeling the good heat coming from my front heater. Hovewer after a while I noticed the...
• pair of front seats for sale near Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 22 Nov 2019 10:51:21 -0600
  ...https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/d/vashon-vanagon-front-seats-pair/7024703469.html -Mark '87 Syncro Westfalia
• 85 Westfalia front springs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 15 Jul 2018 18:38:33 -0500
  ...I need new front springs for an 85 Westfalia. Are they the same as every other year? For some reason I thought they were...
• Front seats from '90 syncro westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Thorpe
  Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:24:02 +0000
  Just replaced my front seats, so have 2 used gray ones free for whoever wants them. I'm in Telluride Colorado. If interested you...
• Front heater core alternative
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 17:59:16 -0500
  Hi, I have an 89 Westy Syncro and looking to change the front heater core. Can someone tell me if the Spectra 94652 core...
• Re: bumper swapping?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:00:30 -0400
  ...Front bumper is curved, rear is straight. > Are front and rear chrome bumpers interchangeable? > Happy Trails, Greg Potts www.pottsfamily.ca WWW.BUSESOFTHECORN.CA...
• FS: Locking Front Differential - 5.43 R&P
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:29:44 -0700
  I have a good, used locking front differential for sale. No VC, no actuator, but everything else is good. Code = ADM... 5.43 Ring...
• Vented Front Rotors? (not drilled ala MSDS)
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:52:46 -0500
  Are there any vented brake rotors that will fit on the front of a Vanagon? Bo Kersey Outdoor Technologies 511 West 41st Street Austin...
• 84 Westy Front Brake Pads
  Historical mailing list - niel blackwell
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:58:53 -0400
  Since I haven't replaced the front pads in seven years on Wally and the new pads seem to have some type of anti...
• EV-Cannot locate front cab privacy window shade for 95 eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Jim
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:37:27 -0700
  Does anyone know where I can find the privacy shade for the front and side windows for a 95 eurovan??? Dealer cannot locate one...
• FS 1990 West Syncro for sale, Locking rear & FRONT diff
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:06:00 -0400
  ...1990 West Syncro for sale, Locking rear AND FRONT differential, flawless van. (Portola Valley, California (Northern)) contact them not me.
• Brake smell
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 18:47:06 EDT
  Is it normal to be able to smell hot front brakes after doing a brake job? If so, for aproximately what time period? Front...
• front window washer?
  Historical mailing list - Chad and Jen
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:07:02 -0700
  I'm curious about my front windshield washer..Where is the fill up. in the rear on passenger side or is that for the...
• more SA goodies..."console box"
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:42:17 EDT
  also appears they make a front console box or "goodie box" as they call it, for between the front seats of a vanagon.. http...
• FS:Front Door Seals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 06:41:42 -0500
  I have the door seals that go all the way around the inside of both front doors of a 83 Westy. These are in...
• Re: lubricating front heater fan
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 11:44:59 EST
  In a message dated 12/28/03 10:22:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, lalofs@RCN.COM writes: > front fan using a small camera...
• Re: Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 12:14:52 -0400
  ...Well, 3-5 minutes 3/4 hot (front gage but engine just warm)... front rad hot in about 15-20 minute... after some heavy...
• Wanted: black front doorpanels
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:55:15 EST
  im still looking for some black vanagon front doorpanels.... these came in some 85 and 86 GL seven passenger vanagons that were either silver...
• Does a front bench seat from a bus fit vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:54:21 -0700
  ...I also know the front bucket seats from Vanagon fit late bus. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail.
• Re: Front window screens and pop top rain fly
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 13 May 2007 09:24:21 -0600
  Another option for front door screens is http://www.skreenz.com Their screens are a clever idea, easy to use and remove, work perfectly...
• Re: Need info on overhead A/C
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 07:38:58 -0500
  ...So I am thinking of taking apart the back unit and installing the components in the front plastic housing. > >First look indicates that it...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one piece mat)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 20:51:34 EST
  ...chris > JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > >> i have a original factory front floormat for the vanagon..its all black >> rubber.. it replaces your front carpet...
• Re: front wheel bearing maintenance intervals
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:25:56 -0400
  ...they all looked good but I was clear it was a timely inspection. >I have done a few front brake jobs in my time...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:29:42 -0700
  ...My 2001 Passat apparently has more brake power on the rear wheels than on the front. At 100k miles today the brake pads of...
• Re: Car Talk Vanagon caller
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 15:46:20 -0600
  ...It is clear from looking at the front of a Vanagon that there is a very minimal crumple zone protecting the front seat passengers...
• Re: The red or the blue
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:11:33 -0700
  ...said: > What is the mass opinion Koni -vs- Bilstein? > > I am now running H&R springs and my KYB GR2 front > shocks aren�t...
• Re: On weight
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 00:24:43 -0400
  Kim, It is common for many rear engine vehicles to have the front tires set at a lower pressure. This is most noticeable in...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 11:31:24 -0500
  ...You will need 30mm long in the front. The rears studs are OK with the proper nuts. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Actual Weight Distribution of loaded Vans
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 16:38:37 -0700
  Larry, That would be the front and rear axle weights, which are for a regular Syncro 1200kg front and 1300kg rear for a total...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 16:03:16 -0500
  ...I'm starting to eat through front DS tires because my alignment is so off. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty...
• Re: Tire question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:04:08 -0500
  ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > that's totally correct for 'reinforced' 205/70 R 14 tires ..30 front, 40 > rear. > according to...
• Noise coming from front wheel
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:56:22 -0700
  ...Looking around down there I realized that there isn't much that could make any sounds except the front wheel bearings. I jacked up...
• Front Door Hinge Modification?
  Historical mailing list - Madeline
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:41:37 -0700
  Have any of you�ever modified the front door hinges to stop before opening all the way?� I find that with narrow parking spaces...
• Getting bolts off calipers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 22:46:22 -0400
  I have an '84 Camper, and I'm trying to get the calipers off the front to have the front calipers re-built, the...
• Re: Lug nuts, new engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 20:34:36 -0800
  ...My front floorboards were always wet under the rubber >foot pads. I noticed once that the front floorboards are >made of wood. I suspect...
• Re: FS: front door map pockets for your pass door
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:01:16 -0800
  ...front door map pockets for your pass door > > anyone want to retrofit a door pocket to your front pass door, let me know i...