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  • Re: Get ready to cast your stones....Important reading for Syncro owners
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:02:45 -0700
    ...DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM WATER DEPTH! > * After driving in water or mud, do as follows: > - disengage the diff locks > - clean the engine and...
  • Re: Rear Hatch Power Lock Problem
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Mon, 15 Feb 1999 07:34:42 -0800
    ...My solution, took the dremel and a little milling bit and chewed the divot to about twice its existing depth, removing almost entirely the...
  • Re: sucks in snow!
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 1 Dec 2005 19:10:53 -0500
    ...Depending on the depth of the snow, one of the key factors that works for (or against) you, is momentum. If you have a...
  • Re: mystery vents
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:57:44 -0400
    ...small crevices that would be otherwise difficult to slip a full-depth piece of fiberglass insulation batting. The fiberglass batts will also absorb and...
  • Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:53:46 -0600
    ...60 seconds it stopped. > >Finally gathering enough courage to explore the depths of the darkness >... I grab the ole trusty Mag light and hit...
  • Re: Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:40:58 +0000
    ...Also, I did not think about the depth of the right part in terms of matching up with the sliding door. Since the door...
  • Re: AFM Idle Mixture Screw - loosey goosey
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:23:09 -0400
    ...I turned lefty a bunch of times, no change in depth of screw, no change in VOM (have the VOM attached to the O2...
  • Re: Tires again..specifically Michelin
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:13:35 -1000
    ...the tread on one of them, despite have great > looking tread depth and unchecked sidewalls...This time they were Latitude > X-Ice, snow tires...
  • Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 engine? Part II
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:11:40 EDT
    ...It shows the dish dimensions are different between the two pistons! Unfortunately they only gives depth measurements and not volume. So our CR calculations...
  • Re: For you paddlers--a petition
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:18:52 -0500
    ...So get out > > there Americans, and enjoy your rivers! > > > > This is more in depth from NationOrganizationForRivers ~ NORS > > > > http://www.nationalrivers.org/us-law-who...
  • RE: Dometic - Have Flame - No Cooling
    Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
    Sun, 22 Jun 1997 00:51:36 -0400
    ...I have some text material on these mobile refrigerators >with excellent pictures explaining the whole process in depth. I don't >have a scanner...
  • Re: Hella E-Codes vs. Vision Plus?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:40:58 -0800
    ...This, > and the color of light actually hurts night time depth perception. > HID is a case of too much of a good thing being...
  • Re: aftermarket tach
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 2 Jun 2011 11:41:54 -0700
    ...not to? (assuming I have enough > clearance behind to fit the depth of the guage, probably 2"). Click link > for > picture. > > Thanks! > > Jon > 85...
  • Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
    Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:36:47 -0700
    ...like, you know, a level > fridge) I'm out of my depth and want a recommendation of whom I can > take it to for...
  • =?UTF-8?Q?Re:_Another_thing_I_didn=E2=80=99t_know_about_my_van?=
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Tue, 13 Apr 2021 04:28:01 +0000
    ...drain would clunk.  The rubber bumpers inside needed a little more depth so I added to more stick on bumps and that did it...
  • Re: Tire Ratings
    Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
    Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:27:49 -0400
    ...and run tires that have at least a 2 mm. >tread depth and are in good shape, you'll likely be fine. > >The Yokohamas...
  • Re: Vanagon Repair classes
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Wed, 19 Nov 2014 08:56:33 -0500
    ...These would be more in depth than the Youtube videos I do now and I would host them on a server with better quality...
  • Re: Larry posted an update on "Jim Thompson's Medical Fund"
    Historical mailing list - bernie
    Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:11:29 -0800
    ...in my Print Folio! > > Not the place to explain this in depth, but the short version is in the > near future I will offer...
  • Re: Mich MXT 205s Report
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Wed, 10 Nov 1999 07:13:51 -0500
    ...toward a new set when I pointed out the mileage/tread depth to > the Pep Boy's guy. > > PS I'm on my third...
  • Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:59:27 -0600
    ...Size was right - 27 mm - > but the depth was not. The race was on to get back to Advance Auto for 27 > mm deep...
  • Congradulations on the new addition to your family.
    Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
    Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:35:56 -0500
    ...weeks now, and am completely >impressed with the breadth, scope, and depth of knowledge people here show >about their vanagons. i can only hope...
  • Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:54:19 -0800
    ...Snow's at something like >>>> 100'' of depth. >>>> >>>> For Westy-related fun I like to spot Vanagons in town. Yesterday I saw >>>> four, one...
  • 87 Wolfy Running Rich, -Idle Stab Removed, AFM checked, O2 New, Temp2 New, and on and on...
    Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
    Mon, 7 May 2001 21:11:20 -0700
    ...matter dear?" It's the Vanagain.... (Now I know the true depth of Ken's wisdom!) Thanks all, Sincerely, Eric Nettles www.Irakusa.com...
  • Re: Amplified Subwoofer question
    Historical mailing list - John Wessels
    Fri, 26 Jul 2002 15:16:31 EDT
    ...came through the metal part of the door to clear the depth of the tweeters. The tweeter did come with a surface mount that...
  • Re:
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:05:48 -0400
    ...a highway or driveway and no beer chilled from the deep depths of my >>> Dometic. >>> >>> Given the van has been such a money pit...
  • Re: Rear wheel studs
    Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
    Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:47:42 -0500
    ...diameter, there is no further strength gain > by going beyond the depth of the available threads. > > If nothing else for a nut on a...
  • Re: Wondering about coolant physics
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:56:05 -0500
    ...The fitting in the coolant level sensor includes a nylon > extension that brings the inlet to the same depth as the bottom of the...
  • Precision measuring tools
    Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
    Wed, 9 Dec 1998 20:01:17 -0600
    ...11 inch Zeus depth gauge with .001 vernier read scale. I have one. Call it $15. 1 inch micrometers, made in Germany, they have...
  • RoadHaus - Baja Trip Report
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:10:36 -0500
    ...So heading into the depths of Baja .... I raced to overtake the two van convoy. As I "carziliy" (new word) sped thru the winding...
  • Re: Yet another westy table hack
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:21:20 -0300
    ...Aluminum can be a pain > > Sent from the briny depths. > > On Apr 29, 2021, at 8:57 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote...
  • Re: Heater Box Photos
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 30 Jan 2003 09:44:46 -0600
    ...sounds like air for the rear doesn't really enter the depth of > the box- > it just comes in through the intake in front...
  • Re: Vancafe "Factory" Vanagon Rear Speakers: Upgrade?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sat, 9 Mar 2013 12:42:22 -0800
    ...XTC-5-1-4-Speaker-Baffles-Slim-line-2-1-2-depth.html?tp=2809. >> > >> > Hope that helps >> > >> > On Mar 9, 2013 1:44...
  • Re: Secret Headquarters
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sat, 25 Mar 2023 11:25:13 -0700
    ...Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vanners, > > > > > > > > > > Here's, finally, an in depth, serious film starring a vanagon. > And > > > as a > > > > > > > > > > bonus a short segment...
  • Re: Secret Headquarters
    Historical mailing list - LarsP
    Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:55:41 -0700
    ...p><p class=MsoNormal>&gt; &gt; Here's, finally, an in depth, serious film starring a vanagon. And as a</p><p class=MsoNormal...
  • Re: Karl Mullendore's remote Syncro trans rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
    Tue, 12 Jan 1999 13:43:10 EST
    ...to remove the 80mm lock ring for the pinion bearing? A depth gauge to measure how far in the side covers go so you...
  • Re: Measurements checked, springs, and toys, ahhhh, toys
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Sun, 11 Jul 1999 23:13:51 -0700
    ...It now has a > charge, and any error in the depth cut will result in catastrophic results. > > The problem will be one of accurately...
  • What an alternator really does, and my Bostig experience so far (was Re: Belt squeal question)
    Historical mailing list - Mike South
    Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:35:46 -0600
    Followup, for anyone in the same remarkable depth of ignorance as I was, there's a great link to the basics of how an...
  • Re: Larry posted an update on "Jim Thompson's Medical Fund"
    Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
    Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:24:09 -0700
    ...in my Print Folio! >> >> Not the place to explain this in depth, but the short version is in the >> near future I will offer...
  • Saddle Tanks on a Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    25 Jun 1997 09:30:13 -0600
    ...I don't see why it couldn't also be done to a non-syncro, although there is not as much depth to the...
  • Re: six guys update
    Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
    Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:50:55 -0400
    ...Better to get it to a shop with >> > in-depth specific vanagon/aircooled VW knowledge. If it really is >> > something really bad, Amtrak serves...
  • Re: Yet another westy table hack
    Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
    Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:22:33 -0500
    ...It really isn’t >> expensive if you do the work yourself. >> >> >> >> Sent from the briny depths. >> >> >> >>>> On Apr 27, 2021, at 7:55 PM...
  • Re: AWD and Tires
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:08:32 -0900
    ...NVC Question on AWD and tire tread depth > > Are there any all-wheel-drive experts out there who can enlighten > me on > something? Here...
  • Re: Oil cooler questions.
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Wed, 2 Nov 2022 09:44:03 -0700
    Great in-depth info, thanks Dennis. Your assumptions are correct. I'm not sure how to answer question 4. Are you asking about the...
  • Re: Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin
    Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
    Sun, 4 Mar 2018 12:16:20 -0800
    ...Also, I did not think > about the depth of the right part in terms of matching up with the sliding > door. Since the door...
  • Re: something to consider ...
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:21:43 -0700
    ...I prefer a 'very reliable' tire that's not too old, and not >> brand new in terms of tread depth. >> >> The environment where the...
  • Re: Header bolts broken
    Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:12:42 -0400
    ...Be careful to not drill past the original depth >> or >> you WILL go into the coolant chamber and then the head is scrap metal...
  • Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 engine? Part II
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:25:15 +0200
    ...It > shows the dish dimensions are different between the two pistons! > Unfortunately they only gives depth measurements and not volume. So our > CR calculations...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:29:59 -0600
    ...a highway or driveway and no beer chilled from the deep depths of my >>> Dometic. >>> >>> Given the van has been such a money pit...
  • Re: Vanagon Repair classes
    Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
    Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:16:49 -0800
    ...These > would be more in depth than the Youtube videos I do now and I would host > them on a server with better quality...
  • Re: Solar
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Tue, 6 May 2008 18:01:18 -0700
    ...the width is the same for the 135 and the 200ers (59.1 inches). > While the depth moves from 26ish to 39 inches. Frank...
  • Re: repair books
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Tue, 13 Jul 1999 13:48:31 -0400
    ...Since I will not rebuild an engine, but may do tune ups, and minor repair/replace things, is Bently too in depth? What about...
  • Re: Recall / Heads??
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 5 Apr 95 16:58:31 EDT
    ...who at the time had not yet sunk into the worst depths of VW dealerdom, they pulled valve covers and I guess ascertained heads...
  • Re: Now that the dash is off . . .
    Historical mailing list - Tim
    Sun, 18 Jun 2000 07:45:23 -0400
    ...in the Vanagon, in spite of > Crutchfield's saying that max. depth of a unit is 6 1/4". I wound up > exchanging the...
  • Re: clutch shudder
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 27 Aug 2001 19:53:30 -0500
    ...clutch shudder > > > Thanks for the in-depth and professional response... > > No, I haven't asked them to keep costs absolutely down > - on the contrary...
  • Re: Tires again..specifically Michelin
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:14:50 -0600
    ...the tread on one of them, despite have great looking tread depth and unchecked sidewalls...This time they were Latitude > X-Ice, snow tires...
  • Re: 1.6 L Diesel Pump
    Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
    Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:43:31 -0600
    ...I understand it's the O ring, >> > > there are also springs, etc and you need to get the depth reset again. >> > > That's the...
  • Re: S'not Tires
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 9 Jan 2013 13:51:28 -0800
    ...Snow tires > must also have at least 6/32-inch (3/16�) of tread depth (about 1/2 of the > original tread depth). > > *Are...
  • Re: Westfalia Shore Power Ground Bonding Minutia: Breaker Box
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:25:55 -0800
    ...insulated push on connectors to them but found that the box depth didn't allow enough room; those stranded wires butted up against the...
  • Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:03:59 -0700
    ...Since my own backyard R134a conversion does not cool wonderfully, I may try this when I do the more in-depth fix with new...
  • Re: New Drums
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
    Sat, 19 May 2012 10:47:30 -0400
    ...Unfortunately, I don't have a dial gauge so I held the depth probe on my calipers next to the inside of the drum...