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• Re: Price, Price, Price
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:50:51 -0500
  ...Still in the body shell, and available on a you-take-it-away-from-Detroit-yourself basis. $700 if you want everything except the...
• Re: ( four bent valves) fixed
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:37:07 -0600
  ...sitting for a very very long time and had developed a shellac like material in the fuel system. I have seen it completely fill...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:22:39 -0400
  I like the idea of a veggie conversion also, except shelling out 15 large to do the basic conversion. If gas goes to 5...
• Re: Never mind! (Was Re: HELP! (mystery wire under cabinet))
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:55:03 -0700
  Did the wire you connected have a long, soft (comparably), clear shell about 1/4" by 1/4" by 1.5" give or take...
• :) Irish Get-together FAQ. (hic)
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 03:42:37 GMT
  ...Then you;ll already be in the van. (you see?))) We'll then travel in convoy to Galvo's house where Shelly (his lovely...
• Re: fixed mount hitch vs receiver and bicycle carrying ideas
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 10:41:44 -0700
  ...The reciever is available through a cutout in the plastic bumper shell and the pintle mount was retained. I can provide a picture to...
• Re: Oil Light
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 21:52:48 -0500
  ...Rotella-T from Shell is one example. Mobil 1 synthetic seems to have finally quieted my sticking lifter. Can't be certain since its...
• Was: Writers aren't artists now Orthodox bURNINGvAN celebration
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 12:14:05 -0800
  ...I'd rather drink Shell gasoline, that is if I drank. Anyway maybe we can combine some events: The First Annual Orthodox bURNINGvAN Celebration...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 10:40:50 -0800
  ...Is there an alternative to spot welding the bushing shell > to keep it from spinning? Maybe drill and tap in a short small machine...
• Re: Friday NVC: British Carburettor hilarity
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:15:33 -0700
  ...He cut a piece out of his leather belt and fashioned it as a >> "bearing" shell. >> >> Got him home and then some. >> >> Neil. >> >> >> -- >> Neil...
• Re: move Gerry while he's sick?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 8 May 2009 11:28:28 -0700
  ...move Gerry while he's sick? a word or two in your shell-like ears ... ;) would it not be better to ... get a newer...
• i need help
  Historical mailing list - Sam Josovitz
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 15:07:51 EST
  ...one more any imput would be great also i notived the shell of the poptop have a 1 1/2 inch crack in it...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:56:04 -0700
  ...at to install it on the engine. ... > Currently I am using Shell Rotella T non-synthetic 10w40. This is the > diesel service rated oil...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:22:09 -0600
  ...Then there are always the three oil changes scenario, that baby was really stopped up, gummed up, shellacked up and I could definitely tell...
• Re: July 4th
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:18:39 -0400
  ...The Boston Pops Orchestra always plays alongside the Charles River in the Shell and the fireworks are spectacular. If one can't travel to...
• Re: CB antenna question
  Historical mailing list - john clark
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 23:21:39 -0600
  ...I have tried mine on my yakima roof rack that is bolted into the shell - only bumped *some* of the overhead wires. Clearly too...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:58:19 -0700
  ...What do you guys > > think of > > >>>> the diesel oils like this the shell rotella stuff like this > > >>>> > > >>>> > > > https://www.autozone.com/motor-oil-and...
• Re: GNATT trip report - part one
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 09:32:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...fact they braved the cold, rain, and even snow to join Shelley and I in Lassen. Then Martha took us home with her and...
• Re: SI vs. dumb (0 cc's Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 18:13:14 -0800
  ...In a nut shell the answer is the same for most questions about why people do or don't do things in this country...
• Re: Clutch Cable
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 07:48:52 -0000
  ...My later rolling shell (an '81 model) came without a 2l engine but with a hydraulic clutch gearbox. So now I have an '81...
• Re: OT Hurricanes--really an accident?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:07:25 +1200
  ...At present my boss is working on oxygen isotopes in fossil shells and bones; these can be used to indicate temperatures and can give...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:23:03 -0500
  ...won't buy Castrol anything anymore, due to their disingenuous marketing. Shell Rotella T Synthetic 5W-40 is about $15/gallon at Wally world...
• Seeking Yakima Rack Advice
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Turinsky
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:28:41 -0800
  ...Reading the Yakima FAQ, they say that the WideBody Brackets, "extends outward more to give added clearance for square sided shells..." I guess this...
• Re: Heater Fan
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 15 May 2013 21:13:12 -0400
  ...Heater control valve is located underneath the spare tire clam shell. And you might pull up the molded front carpet and underlayment and insulate...
• Re: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:15:09 -0400
  ...Otherwise, unless there's obvious physical damage or crimping of the green shell I'd put it about last place as a possibility. Do...
• Least-interesting Friday ever, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 20:13:24 -0500
  ...Two of my co-workers were in tents and one was in the back of his pickup w/camper shell. This did not lend...
• Re: Fryday Oil Topic
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 10:49:53 -0700
  Shell Rotella T 15W-40 is terrific oil. It will make your rebuilder and your motor happy! ;) Seeya, Jake On Fri, Jul 9, 2010...
• tent prices at Campmoor
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jul 1995 19:36:27 -0700
  ...For full sized pick-ups (chevy siverado w/shell shown) $99.99 Style 2. For Ford Explorer and Mazda Navajo (explorer shown) $99.99...
• Re: BFG 27" spare doesn't fit!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:25:00 -0700
  ...Even >forcing it up there, I still have about 6" to go to close the "clam shell" >lower tray. There is interference with the...
• Re: hard to reach seam rust .. best options
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 30 May 2006 11:55:38 -0400
  ...Chris On 5/30/06, William B <dieselsyncro@gmail.com> wrote: > I've totally stripped down my syncro to it's bare shell. poor...
• Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:10:36 -0800
  ...I use a diesel (Cx) > rated oil, since they're allowed to have more (Shell Rotella Synthetic > 5w-40, if anyone cares). Other than...
• Re: Wheel suggestion. The spare tire carrier!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 6 Jan 2020 12:01:43 -0400
  ...I am using the clam shell now with a 205 14 tire. I do have a van cafe tire holder if needed but would...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Off-Topic (Wal Mart) was: Rotella Synthetic oil, cheaper now!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 15:23:59 -0400
  ...Castrol, Texaco, Shell, whatever 20w50 that was cheapest (10w40 in the coldest winters). As long as it met the SJ rating, which almost all...
• Re: Did you folks see this Vanagon for sale? (a bit of Friday in this reply)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:18:10 -0700
  ...I had a friend do a very nice slide-in cab-over camper, one of those old style aluminum shell rounded ones, built like...
• Re: 85 Vanagon engine replacement - While I'm at it?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 20:42:43 -0700
  ...like the cheap plastic it is and it's time to shell out about $50us for a new one. Jim Thompson 84 Westy 2...
• Fw: front suspension rebuilding (squeak squeak)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:46:16 -0400
  ...What I found > was >> that no matter who manufactured the parts, the seal on the outside (where >> the plastic meets the outer metal shell...
• Re: FS: 1983 Westy Project for $350
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:17:55 -0700
  ...the last time i took a vehicle to this scrapyard was about a year ago, a becaically a shell, 91 vanagon with no motor...
• Re: 82 Westy Restoration, Week 1
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 28 Feb 2016 13:26:20 -1000
  ...up Engine Conversion projects in. ) I also have, btw, and 85 shell from which body / frame parts can be cut. I also have, fwiw...
• Re: Corvair conversion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:37:31 -0700
  ...From the bare shell looks like. Must be pretty done by now I'd think. scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI.COM...
• Gas prices, AWD tows,
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 10:57:21 -0700
  I just paid $1.469/gallon (US) for a tankfull of Shell 92 octane. For synchro towing, seems like VW must know something about...
• Re: : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 15:13:44 -0800
  Toyo makes a fine snow tire that has embedded walnut shell pieces. Legal year round. Available in 195-75/14. Good in the wet...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:58:46 -0500
  ...The Distributor is original with 209,000 miles on it > so I might suspect that, but I would hate to shell out 200 dollars...
• Clutch - revisited - Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:21:08 -0400
  ...There was nothing to grab on to, as it was just the outer shell. The seat is a little worse for wear but I...
• '73 1700 rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Sep 1994 11:50:58 -0400
  ...2) Also, the heater boxed are not too bad, and the insides look great, but part s of the shell are rusted through. What...
• Re: heater core questions
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 20:30:56 -0700
  ...Anyone > gonna tell me some words of wisdom why I should shell out the $100 for a > new correct core? > thanks > David >
• Re: Michelin 205/70 14 Tire Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:02:08 -0500
  ...Before I go shell out big $ for a new tire, I thought I would ask if anybody happens to have one almost new tire...
• Re: favorite tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 11:49:38 -0400
  With some effort and deflating the clam shell can be modified to hold that tire. A compressor under the back seat can inflate it...
• Re: Waterproofing Canvas A No-No
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:08:32 PDT
  ...I've used the stuff on my Patagonia shell jacket and it definitely still breathes, so unless Techtron interacts with canvas in a radically...
• Re: 16" Syncro Double Cab double pass. seat
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:07:43 -0500
  ...dll? ViewItem&category=18298&item=3108950573& rd=1 I want it! Needs a few things fixed but how about that camper shell? Cheers, Jeff
• Re: AC Evaporator access question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:57:24 -0500
  ...I didn't know this at first when I took the rear housing down--heh heh, I thought it was a plastic shell covering...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 11:56:02 -0800
  Dunno. If it came with alloy wheels, it should have the deeper door. Where the �82 door has the attaching bolt hole through the...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:27:41 -0700
  ...Until you showed how an RV furnace can fit the van, Mr Squirrel (me) was thinking that he'd have to shell out close...
• Bus as polluting vehicle.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 09:10:15 +1200
  ...Will attempt to 'shar' item as file '004pcjh' at end of msg. # This is a shell archive. Remove anything before this line, # then unpack...
• Im back...with a new clutch and a dilemma.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wynn
  Fri, 16 May 1997 09:57:49 -0600
  ...Bad karma or what folks? Anyhow, I managed to get a clutch for under $200 new, and then had to shell out $400 for...
• Propane Troubles (Was Deep Cell Batteries)
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 19:10:10 -0700
  ...I'll try to work this out with the installers tomorrow. > *** There is no nut shell on this issue... This can be a complex...
• Re: Aren't all Vanagon spark plug wires the same?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 23:48:21 -0400
  ...The ends either short to the shell or open > up. Actually, '83-1/2 to '84 used different coil, cap, and wires (the Bosch...
• FW: oil
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 09:47:24 -0700
  ...importing Middle Eastern oil (from 9/1/00- 8/31/01): Shell 205,742,000 barrels Chevron/Texaco 144,332,000 " Exxon/Mobil 130...
• Re: On the road..
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:16:30 +0000
  ...b-b-b-b-but, what about all that fresh fish/shell fish as well?!! ... > > > mmmmmmmmm. ;-) > > > Been since about '83 for me. > > > > > > Safe travels...
• Re: electronic rust control
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 31 May 2000 09:41:03 -0500
  ...A lot of folks who have shelled out the $300-$500 for one of these type of systems swear by them. Most who didn...
• Re: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 21:20:25 +1200
  ...0064 (3) 479-7527 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator, shell collector, Macintosh and VW & Toyota van nut 1984 Volkswagen Type 25...