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• Tire inflation
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:27:46 -0700
  ...I'm assuming that stays the same even though I have ditched the stock 14" steel wheels and am running 15" SA steel wheels...
• STEBRO Muffler News
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:42:15 EDT
  The <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/reviews.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler Reviews & Comments</A> webpage has been updated this morning...
• Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to preventleaks?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:21:11 -0600
  ...what�s the best solution? > >Are there such things as steel reinforced hoses? > >Steel Braided Lines for fuel that are high pressure? > >Could the...
• 2 Power Steering Lines...which is high pressure one?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 06:45:12 -0700
  ...I believe it is the smaller of the 2 steel lines. I'd like to have some hydraulic hose fitted in for now...and...
• Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 08:53:55 -0500
  ...a round steel washer with the outer edges clipped into four flats > >4. a rubber sealing ring > >5. A crankshaft seal > >6. the bolt. >
• Re: Westfalia Bits & Pieces
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:10:26 -0500
  On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Arthur,Dave <Dave.Arthur@nscc.ca> wrote: > I need a stainless steel version of the...
• Re: Free steelies
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Tue, 31 Jul 2018 10:57:58 -0400
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• Where can I get stainless steel screws for mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 31 Mar 2017 21:40:27 +0000
  The older style of manual mirrors where you can see the fasteners in the mirror base. Thanks, Jim
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 18:49:09 -0800
  Dennis, others what's your opinion on using stainless steel bolts in an aluminum engine, regarding galvanic corrosion? John � �
• Re: Antifreeze WAS: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 8 May 2010 05:59:04 -0700
  I use the water from my dehumidifier. maniacal laughter here as topic now morphs into long discussion about distilled water.....
• Re: Arm Rest Woes
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:50:36 EDT
  Are you sure you're looking for bolts? You may need the spring steel tubular pin, my local dealer had them in stock.
• WTB: 15" Vanagon steel wheel
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:14:20 -0700
  Need one for a spare. Anyone got one or know where to score? TIA, Drew Bedford 83.5 Westy Park City, Utah
• WTB Stock Vanagon wheel
  Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:53:12 -0800
  Want to buy original stock steel wheel to fit my '84 Vanagon. _____________________ Leo Lipert San Juan Capistrano, CA '84 Wolfsburg Westy '00 Golf
• Re: Braided Steel Flexible Brakelines Supplier
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 22:13:18 -0700
  Earl's Supply will make anything you want. Brake lines, coolant hoses, etc. <http://www.earlsperformance.com/html/index.htm> Jim
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 05:51:48 EDT
  ...We do know that stainless steel is more brittle and suseptible to cracking especially when undue stress is present from improper mounting of the...
• Re: removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 1 May 2012 05:16:24 -0400
  ...You won't be able to > get as much clamping force as with steel, given the same size stud. > It tends to gall and...
• Re: alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 21:41:52 -0400
  ...Dave 87 Wolfsburg (allow wheels) 90 Westfalia (steel wheels) Lincoln Mass. At 11:01 PM 10/8/97 +0200, J.W.Bri�r wrote...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:29:53 -0700
  If we're going to be nitpicking, the original discussion was Jeff giving away free steel wheels with tires.;-) I think we should thank...
• Re: Tir choce for vanagon with 14 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:44:45 -0700
  ...Steel rims make more sense for trucks..Steel painted rims wash off pretty easily, too. Don Hanson
• Re: WTB: 15" steel wheels near Victoria, BC
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:33:10 -0700
  ...I've given up trying to find decent 14" tires, so > I'm hoping to find a set of 4 Eurovan steel wheels or...
• Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust System Sale
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:16:39 EST
  Folks, for a limited time only, February 01 until March 31, I will discount my Vanagon 2.1 2WD & Syncro Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:23:54 -0600
  ...They started building cars in the 80s with steel >> panels >> coated with a sacrificial anode - it's called zinc plating. > > This is NOT galvanizing...
• Steel Lids
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:46:27 +1300
  ...I was at my mechanics today, adding a new >fuel rail, and he had an old steel engine lid. It has a curved lip...
• Re: Re; will it fit in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 18:40:20 -0600
  ...Mine only cost about $50.00 bucks, angle iron, steel wheels, spray can of paint, etc. Anyway you should have instant lowered Bus in...
• Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 23:35:58 -0700
  ...Replace with steel. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Feb 16, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM...
• Help! correct steering boot clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 09:06:21 -0700
  ...I'm concerned because instead of using the stock steel spring clamps (or maybe they crimp on?), they used screw clamps. The larger one...
• Re: Mercedes steel wheels 14X6.5
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 15:52:00 -0500
  ...Mercedes steel wheels 14X6.5 I have a set of 4, $75+shipping from Phoenix. Ken Hougard
• Re: Replacing Muffler
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:39:13 -0500
  ...He uses the Stebro Muffler and DANSK Stainless Steel header pipes with an Emico cat. it's expensive ($1315 USD) but It will outlast...
• Re: Adventurewagen top molds
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 5 Feb 2005 20:55:28 -0700
  On 2/5/05 7:47 PM, "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > --- Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET> wrote: > >> Not sure if this is...
• Re: Welding Project For Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 06:05:40 +0000
  ...Jim Davis out in CA had a front one made that is beefy, good looking, made from flat, welded steel pieces. IIRM there is...
• Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 23:38:22 -0800
  Thanks for info, folks. Getting steel M8s tmw. Will go with a low/standard tensile strength. 4.8 or 5.8 ISO.
• Torque Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Perkins
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 13:27:04 -0400
  ...I understand that for steel wheels it is about 123ftlbs. Thanks, Lloyd
• Re: Mercedes steel wheels 14X6.5
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:35:56 -0500
  Carat 2's.. On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 02:52 AM, Mark Dorm wrote: > > What are those wheels on Kims tristar???
• Re: Passat wheel
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Thu, 12 May 2005 07:37:41 -0700
  Bought 4 Passat steel wheels(ET45) at SDM and would like to get one more for spare.Anyone has one ar. Los Angeles? TIA...
• Re: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:48:04 -0500
  Been awhile since I had to remove an exhaust header,but I think the bright steel side of the gasket goes towards the engine.
• Re: Diesel exhaust system on 84 I.9 l
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 06:28:46 EDT
  John, looks like the STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler will not fit on an '84 Vanagon. While at the VW show in Embrun yesterday...
• Re: sealing exhaust parts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 06:33:56 EDT
  ...Use fibre doughnut gaskets in place of the steel ones. See my <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless...
• Re: Carat Front Wheel Lug Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 04:30:30 -0800
  ...Not to be confused with hardware needed for steel wheels which are shorter and have a radiused/ball seat. BenT sent from my electronic...
• Re: problem splicing O2 sensor wires
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 07:17:58 -0400
  ...work-it was almost as if the wire was stainless steel! > Austin Stainless steel wire is not uncommon. It is used in bad enviroments...
• Re: Plastic Vs Steel Engine Cover in a Diesel Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 23:11:01 EDT
  ...option on the lighter weight plastic engine cover to replace > my steel cover that weighs a lot! > > The alternative is a lot lighter .. > > Has...
• Re: Rant - Was: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:25:34 -0500
  ...Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available! >Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:18:43 -0500 > > ><<What, exactly, was the point of this rant, and...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:27:01 -0600
  When I purchased my full set of bushings from T3 they were inluded and made of stainless steel!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy...
• Re: How much are they worth?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:46:08 -0800
  On 1/27/06, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Ladies and gentlemen, > > I have four steel 14" rims, tires, and plastic wheel covers...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 12:55:58 -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: LPG tank ... white paint or varnished steel?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 14:02:10 -0800
  ...white paint or varnished steel? I got the tank off my van for the first time. I definitely have to replace the valve. I...
• Re: Steel 15" wheel up date
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:30:27 -0800
  ...I do suspect your unsprung weight will increase, particularly if larger and wider (heavier) tires are added to the extra coupla pounds of steel...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 12 May 2008 10:34:45 -0400
  ...Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers >Has anyone ever installed Steel Braided Fuel lines, I was thinking >it might be very worthwhile under...
• Re: Rebuilt engine project
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:23:56 -0700
  ...I repainted my steel engine parts in a very similar fashion and the POR has held up very well. Tell us more about the...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:38:46 EDT
  ...The all Stainless Steel mufflers for both 1.9 and 2.1 application I have manufactured and sell are only $379.95. That's...
• Re: Swapping '86 front end onto '82
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:56:08 -0800
  Solid cast steel front lower control arms were phased into production during the 1985 model year for 2wd Vanagons and during the 1989 model...
• Re: Muffler Replaced
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 07:53:02 EDT
  ...Cheers Frank Condelli '87 Westy & Lionel Trains Vanagon List, LIMBO & IWCCC member Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service for the Ottawa Valley STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 19:01:20 -0700
  ...preserve the structures made of steel; simply when to > different metals are together, the one that has more steel gets corroded. > This same happens...
• Re: muffler for 88 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 06:29:00 EST
  ...Vanagon List, LiMBO, IWCCC & CCVWC Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers Frank Condelli & Associates or http://frankcondelli...
• Re: ... A Rose by Any Other Name ...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 21:43:44 -0500
  ...God's Truth!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Warner, Jeff (DSIO) wrote: >... > > >>#5 son's name is Spencer Peter Steele... had to put the...
• Re: lug bolts - HALT
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:52:40 -0700
  The lugs are different. Steel wheels use acorn lugs while the surface for alloys is straight cut. Go to your FLAPS to pick up...
• Re: whos 15" steel rim is GW re-selling ?
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:00:30 -0700
  ...whos 15" steel rim is GW re-selling ? > OK detectives who rim are gw selling > http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4150...
• Automatic reply: Go Westy plate steel bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Vanderzanden Michael (DC-LP/SAL-US)
  Sat, 14 Mar 2020 18:34:59 +0000
  I am out of the office on vacation. I will return to the office on Monday, March 23. Thank you. Michael Vanderzanden
• Looking for battery box lid for Westy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 02:55:03 +0000
  Anyone have one of these kicking around for a decent price? Black rectangle of steel with 4 holes at the corners? Ken
• Re: stainless steel exhaust availability
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 12:50:58 EST
  Yes, ProjectZwo makes one. I was checking on availabitity today. Call VW Sport @ (703)461-8511 -Dave '88 GTi 16v '88 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg
• Tires again......groan
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 10:37:02 -0700
  ...Both alloy and steels rims. Cheers from BC. Keith