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• Re: bubble flare
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:02:47 -0500
  ...robert feller wrote: > So are we stating that I most likly will find the metric line but NOT the > needed bubble flare at FLAPS...
• Re: Vacuum forming
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 14:24:20 -0500
  ...All of my covers had their flaps ripped off by vandals and I've been trying to find something that would work without costing...
• Re: Heater flap foam replacement detail
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:03:46 -0500
  ...Heater flap foam replacement detail I was going to replace the crumbled foam flaps in my heater box when I had it out earlier...
• Re: Voltage regulator or some other electrical issue??
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:27:34 -0800
  ...We did get the alternator from the FLAPs but I don't think it was a rebuilt one . . . ? I'll find the paperwork and...
• Re: AutoZone
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:37:11 -0500
  ...Beware of the supermarket FLAPS. If the successful mechanics won't use them then beware. If you do use them have the parts tested...
• Cooling your Oil.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:26:44 -0700
  ...All of these things help considerably). --------------------------- Check your cooling flaps on your engine, be sure the spring on the crossbar opens them all the...
• Re: Is it open-cell foam if it doesn't say closed-cell? (heater flap material)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:59:14 -0800
  ...The stock open cell foam works as it is very soft and allows the flaps to close and seal with little effort. I have...
• Re: antenna- Vandals last night ... can the Huns be far behind
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:32:21 -0700
  ...Of course we ARE missing the F in flaps quite often. Come to think of it, intelligence too. Nothing like a drooling 18yr old...
• Heat exchanger flapper
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 18:16:23 -0500 (EST)
  ...The left flapper(if you are looking at the engine from the back of the van) that connects the flexible duct to the heat...
• Air cooled thermostat and tin questions
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 01:07:13 -0500
  ...My Bentley is hard to see regarding the cable attachment onto the flap arm. Should I clamp the wire above the hold-down screw...
• Food for thought
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:48:36 -0600
  When I first got my Westy seven years ago I ran right out to the FLAPS and replaced every vacuum line with new vacuum...
• Rich on Start up
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:04:47 -0700
  ...Bad ECU Another issue could be the AFM flap or spring. Spring to loose, or flap sticking open somewhat, as a guess A call...
• Re: Snapping Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Kep Koeppel
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 17:36:52 -0800
  Al, These flaps look great, but functionally are not very robust. As soon as your front wheels step over a log, rock or curb...
• Re: Getting the dgk-126 seal kit
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:24:26 -0700
  ...any > vendors have this kit they can overnight to a local flaps for an address to > ship too and pick up at any help...
• Vanagon Air Scoops
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:18:10 -0400
  ...air scoops? What about reinforcing the plastic so it doesn't flap in the wind? I've got the tub but specific directions would...
• Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 13 May 2010 16:46:58 -0400
  Craig, Take it to your FLAPS ( friendly neighborhood auto parts store). They will gladly roll out a cart with a plethora of electrical test...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:25:19 -0700
  ...your FLAPS should have the correct length hard lines. For each rear flex hose to cylinder. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco...
• brake goop
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 95 19:24:44 MST
  ...A cursory inspection of the FLAPS around the corner turns up nothing. Could someone suggest a brand name and actual tag for this goop...
• cold and heat
  Historical mailing list - .
  Thu, 06 Jun 1996 10:49:28
  ...Any advise from my experts? Also, I replaced the heater to flap cable and it is still seeping heat, again any suggestions. tia Sherwin...
• Re: 91-westy, new member w /questions!
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:39:19 -0800
  At 13:02 31-03-98 -0800, Nathaniel Merrill wrote: > Second, my syncro only has a mud flap >on the drivers side and it...
• Re: Vanagon in South-Africa
  Historical mailing list - Renier Marais
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:34:09 +0200
  ...Patrick I will find out from the FLAPS this afternoon and give you the info tomorrow. Renier Marais
• Rubber Paint?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 20 May 1998 12:22:34 -0500
  ...Does anyone (original sender included) know where to get rubber paint (or a brand name)? my FLAPS has no clue... Thanks! Mark 87WestyGl Losing...
• Re: mud flaps revisited
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 18:12:26 -0500
  Tim - Methinks it has something to do with "purism"? Heck, I've offered my original Continental spare tire, never used & still has those little...
• Re: Brake lines was: Aux oil coolers
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 May 1999 19:38:45 +0200
  ...Illegal? Hell, all we get here is copper lines, this is what all the FLAPS sell. Not copper plated, these are nickel-copper or...
• Re: Canadian Westy Owner's - Is there a decent Can. Tire coolant for my 84
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 02:45:00 -0500
  Havoline has a phosphate-free anti-freeze, available at most FLAPS around here, for around $ 7 per gallon (US). Why not cross the border...
• Re: Rear window defogger
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 24 May 2000 11:06:35 -0600
  ...Most FLAPS have kits for this purpose, and usually work quite well. Cheaper and easier than replacing the glass. Larry
• K&N Part Number?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 17:26:44 -0500
  Jim, While not using the K&N, last time at my local FLAP, Auto Zone, they had then number in their computer (they wanted...
• Re: need coil wire 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 11:36:40 -0600
  Joe, Go to your local FLAPS and ask them for a length of Packard 440---this is direct drive stuff------no Ca-Ca string...
• Re: How to remove Vanagon battery?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:00:31 -0400
  When I took my vanagon to a local FLAPS (who advertised free battery installation) they were clueless about removing the battery. After staring at...
• Help on Syncro hard to find Parts
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pierce
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 10:32:20 -0400
  I am in Need of the four "fender flaps" on the syncro models ONLY. I tried to order them from my local VW dealer...
• Re: Electrical testing equipment
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 13:48:29 -0400
  ...What is this exactly, and is this the same as a basic multimeter from the local FLAPs ?
• Re: Lifting the Poptop with a Thule box
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 09:12:51 -0600
  ...I've made the mistake of having all the windows closed, the pop-top screen and flap zipped closed, and trying to military press...
• Re: 2 questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 23:17:25 -0400
  ...If you mean the hose from the inlet (under the flap on the side of the van) to the FRESH water tank, just find...
• Re: 5/16" space connectots for the head lights
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 22 May 2007 15:52:43 -0700
  > I duuno none of the so called FLAP here in Vic BC > have the 5/16" female spade connectors > with that tab that keeps...
• bubble flare
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:48:08 -0500
  So are we stating that I most likly will find the metric line but NOT the needed bubble flare at FLAPS? thus I'll...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:14:12 -0500
  ...changing pop-top canvas >> Another is that the flap should come Down and Roll Up. The flap should be >> on the outside and the...
• Re: 12volt electric heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 95 18:04:23 EST
  ...We completely disassembled the whole system and replaced all the rubber (those orange valve flap/discs break down and become brittle under all that...
• Re: 1987 Syncro-replace fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:14:11 -0700
  ...My FLAPS says that you can't > replace the lines, but instead have to buy new injectors. > > I don't really want to buy...
• Re: VW recall (exhaust/heat components) 82 Westi
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:05:18 +0000
  ...I also make another query, weren't some of the early flapper valves sealed with asbestos on the steel flapper, inquiring minds want to...
• Re: Leaking rear side window
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:15:05 -0700
  ...From camping in windy night I can head a flap snapping open and shut. I believe there is a flap that snap shut normally...
• cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Apr 94 18:51:48 CDT
  ...at 40,986 miles, i replaced all four cv joints with 211-501-331B joints, that i got from a FLAPS (not the dealer...
• Re: stat time and plea to new-comers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jun 1994 06:29:50 -0400
  ...you can buy gasket material from you FLAPS and 'make your own' probably cost you a buck each, plus you will always have the...
• Re: Mud Flaps Update
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 09:31:00 -0400
  > Ron, what is the status on this? The mudflaps (as well as trailer hitches and other goodies) are on the Atlantic as I write...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 02:11:09 EDT
  In a message dated 6/7/00 2:08:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, transporter99@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << My syncro, an early-year 1987...
• Turnsignal Blinker
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:43:14 EDT
  ...I can't find the blinker - either in the van, on the Bus Depot website, or at my FLAPS. Can anyone tell me what...
• Re: Ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 02:10:33 -0800
  ...12 years and I still don't completely understand those flippin flappin controls. The only one that I can vouch for certain is with...
• Cooling Hose Cross Reference List -Where is it?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 25 May 2006 19:13:45 -0400
  I remember seeing at one time someone's excellent job of cross referencing OE VW hoses to generic hoses available at FLAPSs. Can anyone...
• Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
  Historical mailing list - westy1
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:29:59 -0400
  The FLAPS & local Hardware stores in my area are rather pathetic. That being said, does anyone know of a good online source for stainless...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 01:51:58 -0400
  Most FLAPS have the black ones for around $5.00. They don't have the little chrome ring but otherwise look like the OEM...
• A/C eye bolt needed.
  Historical mailing list - James Jean-Woo Kim
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:59:17 -0700
  ...Now the a/c belt is not tight enough and flaps too much. If anyone has an extra one, I would like to know...
• Re: How to keep cool in your van
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 22:31:23 -0400
  ...Controls a flap that opens and closes to direct air through the front door ducts. The one in the driver's side door basically...
• Re: Tips on sealing heater box flaps, and while the dash is out . . .
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 22:05:07 -0500
  ...Whilst having the dash off and the air box open, along with the flaps and heater core you should take a good look at...
• Re: Interstate Battery Update
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:04:20 -0800
  ...When you go to the FLAPS and the plastic case of the Bosch battery looks just like the Energizer, which looks just like the...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:48:07 -0300
  ...seems Frank is out of stock (and on vacation), so I may need to bring it in through the FLAPS. >> >> >>> On 31-Jul-2015...
• Rebuilding Air Flow Sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 95 22:22:47 -0400
  Anyone have advice about rebuilding air flow sensors? The flapper shaft on mine broke at the pin in the flap. So far I haven...
• Re: Wanted! Hubcaps or wheels!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 18:13:21 GMT
  ...Although the covers I prefer usually run about $8 a piece at our FLAPS. But if you still want the factory caps, I've...
• Plugs, gas cap, stuff, etc...
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:22:52 +0000
  Hit the FLAPS yesterday, picked up spark plugs, wires, rotor, distro cap, marvel mystery oil, assorted fuses, hose clamps, air filter, techron, duct tape...
• digging deeper...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:54:20 -0600
  ...After getting a new gasket(s, actually) from FLAPS, removed the first of the intake assemblies, left side. Probably didn't need the new...
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:21:08 -0400
  ...Beneath those holes is a rubber flap. No flap, no anti-drain back valve. The spring loaded valve you see inside the filter is...
• Re: funky sound from front heater?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:54:32 -0600
  ...Buy a new motor, pull the dash and fix the rotten foam flaps in your heater box over a weekend. Hope it's just...