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• Re: Sourcing some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:08:43 -0500
  Craig, the rubber feet are $19 each. The fuel filter holder, I just usually throw the metal one away and use a large tie...
• Re: Rubber Tramps DVD
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 09:45:42 -0700
  ...http://www.google.ca/search?q=rubber+tramps+dvd&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client...
• Re: Squeaking - mystery joint
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 13:45:40 EDT
  ...they look like a 6" giant rubber donut>> It's called a Geebo Joint--still found on Bmw and Mercedes, for example. The rubber...
• Re: Fuel Line and Clamp Prices
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:51:54 -0500
  ...Also found special 7mm hose that is called "fabric reinforced rubber" hose, which has the cloth woven between two layers of rubber. I'm...
• Please check your van for this
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 13:25:18 -0800
  ...However, I did discover water under the rubber mat at one time and assumed it to be a leaky windshield. I eventually traced it...
• Re: Battery removal & seat tracks (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 23:53:11 EST
  ...lifting jams the posts in the holes, grabbing so's you can lift. >> heck, that rubber strap thing is for wussies...use a nice...
• Hose ID
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:13:47 -0700
  ...there's a tube going from a rubber T at the plenum up to the deceleration valve - this tube is held to the valve...
• Re: Fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:33:32 -0500
  ...I was told that since this was the high pressure side they are not allowed to replace the line with a rubber line. I...
• Re: Front shock bushing questions
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:52:01 -0700
  ...The knurled end is meant to keep the collar seated in the rubber lower bushing. I also found the rubber lower bushing has a...
• Re: Do head-gasket kits age?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:06:12 -0700
  ...I would expect them to be shiny black rubber. ......and pretty pliable. They're not 'real' rubbery/compressible..........but they need some resilience of...
• Re: help for my 83's pop top
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 14:42:01 +0000
  ...help for my 83's pop top > Just curious as to wether or not anyone has ever taken the rubber > trim off their pop...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:52:56 +0000
  ...How many people check, and pay careful attention to how much the outer water rubber gasket is commpressed ? Very very important to do that...
• Re: Rubber Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 14:08:47 -0700
  ...Rubber Floor Mats > > >> Guys, >> Do to the difficult nature of finding decent rubber floor mats for >> Vanagons, I have thought about producing my own...
• Re: 84 Windshield AND Seal recovery
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 12 May 2003 06:43:13 -0700
  ...pull off the old rubber - the old rubber was in average condition and they saved it Installing - install the rubber - spray the edge that...
• Re: I4 engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 21:16:33 -0600
  ...BMWs rear wheel drive often use a rubber torque drive that equates to a big rubber biscuit that replaces the conventional U joints. I...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:00:15 -0700
  ...The fact that it is on the lower rubber gasket suggests it > entered via the vents, and condensed on the inside of your vehicle...
• Re: Replacing left rear side window
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:16:48 -0700
  ...You don't have to take the window out to have paint under the rubber seal. You would need to lift the rubber up...
• Re: '56 Progress - front (mount)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 13:07:45 -0600 (CST)
  ...It works, but refrain from any abuse as it's just the snout of the nosecone surrounded by the original-type rubber mount. There...
• Re: More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:32:31 -0400
  ...After dipping they are shattered, this releases the steel from the "rubber". The steel can be recycled, and the "rubber" was then used in...
• Re: Replacing windshield seal
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:17:21 -0700
  Cut the rubber from the outside by slipping a suitably blade between the glass and rubber. If you scar the paint, take care to...
• Re: Good Glue for Rubber Piece
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:32:28 -0500
  ...for recommendations for a good glue to reattach a piece of > rubber to the front right of the driver's seat just above the...
• FS: Rubber boot betwen AFM and Throttle body 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:35:28 EDT
  I am selling my rubber boot off my 1988 Wolfsburg GL, that goes between the AFM and throttle body. It is still soft and...
• Re: WTB: Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 10:04:45 -0800
  ...couple of companies sell floor tiles (12" and 18" squares) in rubber in that diamond plate pattern. Good looking stuff, nice colours, and the...
• Need kind volunteer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 12 May 2005 13:16:27 -0700
  The rubber around many of Mellow Yellow's windows have turned into asphalt. Cracking and flaking. When I start poking through the online catalogs...
• New Tire Technology - Tweels and Nanites
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:36:28 -0600
  ...More metal, less rubber. In fact, the only rubber in the tire is the tread itself which is about 1 to 1-1/2...
• Re: Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 16:32:35 EDT
  Donna; The short rubber hoses on the injectors can be replaced. I used an Exacto knife to slice length-wise down the tube and...
• Re: Gluing rubber interior trim back on.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:54:06 -0500
  ...com> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I've got some of my gray, rubber interior trim that refuses to stay in > the groove in the particle...
• Side Window Removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:38:06 -0500
  I have discovered a significant rust bubble just under the edge of the rubber window seal of the right hand rear most side window...
• Re: Best Way To Remove Old Westfalia Decal?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 21:44:22 -0700
  ...Then a little "GOO > GONE" after the sticker's off, and good as new. > The rubber disk Bob mentions is a GREAT way to...
• Re: Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:00:31 -0400
  ...Trimming would mean loosing the liquid containment ability ( the real reason to get rubber mats intstead of carpet mats.) Ron said he has some...
• Power Steering questions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:47:20 -0500
  Okay, the oil leak on the GoldBrick has turned out to be the power steering hoses in the engine compartment (the rubber ones not...
• Shock Advice
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:00:54 -0700
  The bushings are the rubber pieces on top of the front shock stem. The cups are the dished washers that squeeze the bushing and...
• Re: very cool van
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 12:33:16 -0500
  ...Jake de Villiers<crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> > > I despise those rubber bands so much I installed a Subaru engine! ;) > > -------------- > > Hi Jake, > > As this tread is...
• syncro front CV boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 08:59:18 -0700
  ...Plus, the boot doesn't have the rubber bands to cover the retaining clips. What is the purpose of these rubber bands? The dealer...
• Re: plastic coolant pipe diameter?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 22:22:09 -0500
  ...Then cut a small piece of rubber, like from an inner tube, to fit over the epoxy. Wrap a hose clamp around the pipe...
• Re: Infamous Vanagon Fuel Leak - No Fire!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 02:55:58 EST
  ...The rubber fule line is then clamped to each side of this fitting. On my bus where the fuel line goes through the fire...
• Re: Cheap window fix. Was: Wind noises.... door - Followup
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:02:39 -0700
  If you want a cheap and cheesy fix, build up the rubber seal with black polyurethane. Smear on a thin, smooth coating and let...
• Re: Is this coolant connector and where should it connect?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:56:28 -0500
  ...It looks like the U-shaped pipe (with the two rubber elbows) is missing. They just ran a hose from the thermo housing to...
• Re: E-Code Boots
  Historical mailing list - Victor M Montgomery
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 08:11:17 -0500
  ...On Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:18:49 -0800 Steve <Steve@Schwenk-Law.com> writes: >I managed to construct a pair of rubber boots...
• Cheap window fix. Was: Wind noises.... door - Followup
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:19:28 -0400
  ...Repair done ok, but window didn't seal against runner rubber. The Road-Fix? Weather stripping. The good high density type. Don't recall...
• Re: Help with installing windows needed please
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 May 1996 23:22:45 -0400
  ...How does one install windows? Am I >missing something? Lubricate the rubber with vaseline or silicine spray. Make sure the spray you use is...
• AOL Today features an article about the new "Microbus"
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:48:14 EDT
  ...Our old bus also had removable rubber flooring and, underneath that, the floor was semitransparent thanks to a material called rust."
• Re: Restoration - Part 3
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 23:53:31 -0400
  ...The techs at Harrison's popped all the > windows, removed all the old body rubber, etc, repairs the dents, rust, etc., > repainted to the...
• Re: RE. Leaks
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 25 May 2006 19:12:26 -0700
  > > Does the 3M Heavy Drip-Chek clean up OK off paint work around the rubber > seal once a bit squeezes out? I'm pretty...
• Re: Gas Smell
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:33:56 -0400
  Could be any of the gas tank seals, or the rubber hoses from the main tank to the overflow tank in the wheel wells...
• Has anyone else seen these front bench bulkhead padded vinyl panel?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:37:50 -0800
  ...The very bottom when installed has an aluminum trim that also holds down the rubber skirt that matches the rubber floor covering. Wondering if...
• shrinking edge trim in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:17:04 -0500
  ...USE ONLY SILICONE BASED SPRAYS LIKE "CRC" ON RUBBER COMPONENTS ON YOUR PROJECTS. BEING SILICONE BASE IT WILL NOT BREAK DOWN THE RUBBER. !!! DO...
• Rubber Biscuit
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 09:05:24 -0700
  ...These look just like the usual rubber hose gasket but with the addition of a domed, metal-mesh screen in the center. Turn the...
• Re: E-Code Light Question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:13:00 -0800
  ...All came with the rubber >> boots for the socket. >> >> Victor... >> >> On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 20:30:44 -0800 David Marshall >> <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG...
• Re: WTB: Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 12:46:06 -0700
  ...Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy A couple months ago, I spoke with a female list member about some "Rubber Diamond floor plate" she...
• Re: sliding door guide piece?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:13:34 -0700
  John, Closer inspection revealed that you are absolutely right about the urethane rubber bumper. Does anyone know where I can get one? Jean-Woo...
• Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Theobald
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:28:43 -0700
  ...Many of the seals doing so does > not exist anymore so I look online how I could build them and find a > molded rubber...
• Re: Doka/utility rubber cab mats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jul 2017 23:04:21 -0400
  ...Anybody know of a North Anerican supplier for rubber front matting? Carpet substitute, not over-the-carpet protectors. Love Cunegonde's new center engineered...
• Re: Tell me about this model vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:01:15 EDT
  ...there's one at my shop now, 91 Syncro, rubber floor mats, no tach, fixed vent windows, jump seats , but no fancy paneling with...
• Re: Crew Cab License Lights
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 20:28:46 -0800
  ...I don't know if they went to rubber on all of the later year Vanagons. Anybody? -- Todd Francis Ridgefield, Washington USA '86 Westy...
• 303 Aerospace protectant
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:08:33 -0800
  ...I also used it on all my tires and rubber & plastic trim, and the spoiler in front under the bumper. Everything now looks brand...
• Re: Getting a Handle on the Handling of the Vanagon >>source
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 09:03:00 -0700
  ...The addco bars can be ordered with rubber or urethane bushings, but the front endlink bushings are not available (center D bushings are). I...
• Re: removing fuel pump from bracket
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 16:06:28 -0500
  ...I might try to cut off the nut and see if I can slip it through the rubber piece. I'm not sure that...
• Re: spring vs gear clamps on silicone hose Re: Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 00:34:04 -0700
  ...well the price diff is so small between good quality VW OEM rubber & silicone (actually cheaper than the old prices for these pipes :) & everything...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:29:14 -0700
  ...AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose I just blow it out with compressed air for a few minutes.