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  • Re: A Final Question about Oil...
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Thu, 4 Nov 1999 11:05:38 -0600
    ...Yep, you guessed it, melted >the extension cord. If you use an extension cord, get one that is flexable >when cold--it helps. Also...
  • Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:02:08 -0400
    ...Plus it also includes a tee adapter and extension hose for connecting additional propane-fueled appliances to your Westy (either onboard or outboard). So...
  • LiMBO Want Ads ... commercial stuff:
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 08 Dec 95 14:02:27 CST
    ...People Kars, 290 Third Avenue extension, Rensselaer, NY 12144 (NY)
  • Driver Needs Leg Room in Westy//digital pics of mode.
    Historical mailing list - kW
    Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:25:21 -0700
    Greetings, About the seat extension, I learned that here live from the list, I merely forwarded that data on to another list member with...
  • Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
    Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
    Sun, 4 Nov 2001 19:23:05 -0600
    ...Then when the real cold hits, there you sit unless you brought your long extension cord for the block heater (BTDT). Chris > -----Original Message...
  • Re: cylinder head sensor location
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:57:11 -0600
    ...I was referring to soldering end lugs, wire extensions etc. Stan On Wed, 13 Feb 2002 19:09:45 -0700 Gary Lee <gary2a@TELUSPLANET...
  • Thank you, fridge is lit!
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:19:21 -0400
    I already had the fridge out so we made up an extension hose from the propane fitting at the rear of the fridge to...
  • Re: Oil filler tube HELP
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:10:27 -0400
    ...Now let me be exact - I've been missing ALL of the plastic not >just the extension tube that is inside the other plastic...
  • Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:58:08 -0800
    Try searching under Jordanvw or Chris Turner. I know Chris posted a good tutorial including brand name for the paint within the past couple...
  • Re: 30-50 challenge
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:55:45 -0400
    ...Shifter extension xD Fuel tank: 1/2 full Tires: 225/60/16 ----------------------------------------------------------- Year: 1983 1/2 Type: 7 passenger Time: 10 sec pulling a...
  • Re: Oil pressure hose
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:56:54 -0700
    ...matching VDO gauge and sender from a > 1985 Cabriolet and this extension would let me mount the sender away from > the block. > > http://www...
  • 1.9L TD update,`82 D-Westy conversion!
    Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
    Sat, 19 Jul 1997 08:09:13 -0700
    ...Fabricate exhaust system Pick-up tube extension for oil pump ( Scott Foss has all the above, for a price) I'm having my old...
  • Berg Shift Kit Group Buy [OFFICIAL UPDATE]
    Historical mailing list - James V
    Fri, 5 Mar 2004 13:02:38 -0800
    ...There would be orders both w/ and w/ out the extension and Berg would not need to ship. But ultimately, I need to speak...
  • Re: Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:55:40 -0500
    6 point quality socket and a wobble drive extension. Need to get high quality stuff- Snap-on or similar. The wobble drive is the...
  • Re: BCFS GPX Camp sites was Re: Friday trips again (NVC) - now Lund BC
    Historical mailing list - TC
    Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:01:13 -0800
    ...browser should prompt to down load or open the zip file extension ----- Original Message ----- From: Loren Busch To: TC Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
  • Re: 1986 syncro westy stuck transmission drain plug
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 2 May 2012 17:13:43 -0400
    ...An "L" shaped Allen key cut to clear the exhaust pipe and a pipe handle extension will often be the best tool to get...
  • Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
    Fri, 11 May 2012 10:10:11 -0700
    ...I've filed a bevel on the leading edge and using a same sized socket/extension with the bushing taped to it.Can't...
  • Re: Fridge goes out while driving???
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:07:56 -0400
    ...Speaking of long --- I don't have any extension cord long enough to drive with the fridge on AC as you suggest :-) Apparently there...
  • Re: Shifter extension
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Tue, 27 May 2003 19:54:00 EDT
    In a message dated 5/27/2003 4:31:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Wolfvan88@AOL.COM writes: > In a message dated 5/27...
  • Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sun, 1 Oct 2006 22:41:01 -0700
    ...I only used a socket with long extension. That's it. I added these seals to me 88 Doka in less than 10 minutes...
  • Re: Oil light & buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:46:52 -0700
    ...The reducer is a perfect length extension for a standard socket. I imagine a deep socket with no extension would work fine as well...
  • Re: Shop is built, almost
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Thu, 11 Jun 2015 02:14:24 -0400
    ...I poured a 18/24 shop with a ten by ten extension 6 inch slab. A benpac lift new and the lights are t5...
  • Re: Headlight upgrade issue
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:19:38 -0500
    ...A) Screw those ground wires into the chassis, or B) use > a sort of piggyback extension to create extra places on the grounding > star...
  • Re: Specially equipped EVs (was PC Gamesmanship /f (was:Hig
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Wed, 22 Nov 1995 11:03:29 CST6CDT
    ...additionally, their headroom is adequate without the roof extension added to the US products. it is interesting that the EV appears to also meet...
  • larger wheels in spare holder
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 19 Aug 2002 21:43:34 -0700
    ...Seems like > a modification could be possible to extend the hinge downward, with an > extension to the latch as well such that the larger...
  • Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:50:27 EST
    I looked in the archives and the guy who was selling the heavy duty SA mudflaps was an e-bay seller who goes by...
  • Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Sat, 22 Jun 2019 13:28:20 -0400
    ...Listed here on this Samba > thread. > > https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=687800&highlight=mcmaster > > 9416K28 - 250lbs Extension Force (x2) > > And...
  • Re: Mold on canvas, what to use to clean
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:42:35 -0700
    ...link is good and explaining mildew and it's prevention: � http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/housing/gh5928.htm � The cure is to keep...
  • Re: Steering wheel removal
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:32:29 -0800
    ...then put your .............24 mm socket I think .........down in there with an extension, unscrew and remove the nut, then wiggle and pull the...
  • Re: blasphemy results
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Tue, 29 Jun 1999 20:00:57 PDT
    ...shop, $5), a shortened 2" ($4 at Autozone) turned down tailpipe extension (to clear the body I needed a pipe with about a 22...
  • Re: Timing Belt, Tools and etc.
    Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
    Thu, 28 Dec 2000 18:16:53 -0600
    ...very well and the kit includes a metric dial indicator, > indicator extension, indicator fixture that threads into the hydraulic > head of the injection pump...
  • Re: Reaching skylight knob
    Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:00:17 -0400
    ...What would be cool would be some kind of extension > for > the knob, dangled down where I can reach it.* > > *Of course I could...
  • Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 8 Dec 2006 12:30:05 -0500
    ...have a 3/8" square drive and will accept ratchets and extensions. The impact grade or even the power bolt-outs allow reaching into...
  • Re: AL Knol Decoder Software was Snakes in a Bus
    Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
    Wed, 5 Nov 2008 16:18:46 -0800
    ...Al does use quite a few words to express the extension of the >> finger, >> two-from-right-or-left-on-either-hand .... take-your...
  • Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:45:38 -0700
    ...But I >> unplug the extension cord before starting the van, and turn off the van >> before plugging in the extension cord. > > Oh. I thought...
  • Re: USB power?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:49:58 -0700
    ...For example, I have a three-outlet 12V extension like this one: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000GKD5PQ/sbw/ In the Beetle...
  • Re: Gauges
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:02:13 -0400
    ...For oil temp, used a beetle drain plug sensor, and for the oil pressure used a grease gun extension hose attached to the block...
  • Re: CB placement
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 11 Jun 1996 19:16:43 -0700
    ...I can run an extension speaker, or move the CB to the roof of the cab (would have to build a custom mount for...
  • Re: waving
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Sat, 22 Apr 1995 10:02:52 -0700 (PDT)
    ...of the wrist in return. :( Was it anything like the full extension of the third finger? When our street got completely flooded last winter...
  • Re: RoadHaus - Stupid Tire Posting
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 5 Nov 2002 02:29:33 -0500
    ...On my latest purchase (Tristar) I notice a slight rubbing against the Tristar plastic extension to the wheel well when I go over curbs...
  • Re: Ground Fault in Westy?
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:57:50 -0500
    ...Otherwise I'd borrow or buy one of those extension cords with a GFCI built in, and see if the van trips it. If...
  • Re: Looking for propane filler mod
    Historical mailing list - J \"Westy\"
    Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:27:36 -0600
    ...t seem to find the "mod" that I want: > > > > PROPANE FILLER EXTENSION > > > > I can remember the page vividly...I even borrowed the "add a...
  • Re: vanagon factory front crank window knob extensions...they Do exist..
    Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
    Fri, 21 Jun 2002 08:40:32 -0600
    ...wrote: >>> >>> >>> i have found that VW makes a window crank knob extension.. it was >>> used on >>> the '91-'93 Cabriolets.. for the rear side...
  • Re: Propex install near water tank
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:02:16 -0700
    ...Is there a way to splice in an extension on it and maybe attach a light weight metal tube on the end so that...
  • Re: Rear heater control
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:39:11 -0600
    ...That is the > telescoping extension in the oil filler tube. I drove my first van a > long time before I discovered it. Sure is...
  • Re: was solar panels, now gen. noise
    Historical mailing list - azsun99
    Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:48:59 -0700
    ...I know that I bring a 50 foot > > extension > > cord to put mine a little ways away from the van. Then I hardly > > notice...
  • Re: 76 Type II valve & "O" ring answers and questi
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 22 May 1996 21:19:14 -0500
    ...O> - short (3" or so) 3/8" drive socket extension (as leverage to help TO> get bail back on--a trick David Schwarze showed...
  • Re: Generators/Camping/Westies(F)
    Historical mailing list - marcus
    Fri, 3 Jul 1998 13:23:47 -0700
    I agree with Bill but you could set it up about a miles away from the camp site and use a long extension cord...
  • Re: Removing flywheel
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 22 Jul 2001 20:07:08 -0500
    ...Take a good socket that fits the bolt head and hit the socket solidly with a 3 Pound hammer (do not use an extension...
  • Re: Still another Audi wheel question
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:18:04 EST
    ...I found an outfit which makes extensions for any center cap but ridiculously priced at over $160 a set of four. With the billet...
  • Re: Conversion to 240 Volt from 110 Volt external Elect hookup
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Sun, 16 May 2004 22:26:46 -0400
    ...Think of the RV's electrical system as an extension cord -- the ground and neutral stay seperate. Otherwise, if you plug into a miswired...
  • Re: Spark Plugs
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:20:02 -0700
    ...A u-joint helps, as well as short and long extensions as needed. Be sure to clean the area around the plug before removing...
  • Re: Leaking Rear Heater
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 5 Dec 2011 21:51:22 -0800
    ...and thought about locating a retracting cord reel feeding an extension cord thru a hose hole to shore power instead ... (cont.) --- On Mon, 12...
  • Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 3 Jul 2010 17:31:59 -0400
    ...hand brake on buzzer >6. pop top not latched buzzer >7. extension cord still in electrical port buzzer >8. stall warning buzzer In Canadia...
  • Re: Oil Press. Sender location(T4)
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Mon, 22 Apr 1996 21:40:45 -0500 (CDT)
    ...VDO has an extension hose for this purpose. I have used it for about 4 years with no problems. Good VW parts places should...
  • BBTT in one week
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Thu, 8 Oct 1998 23:36:18 -0500
    ...Bring a powerstrip and extension cords...we're running out of electric sites. An electric heater would be bad either...it's getting to...
  • Re: Engine removal
    Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
    Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:34:45 -0500
    ...had to hold it on squarely and securely with the ratchet extension while I broke it loose. You may have to remove fuel injection...
  • Re: Paulchen accessories wanted
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Thu, 8 Feb 2001 08:59:34 -0500
    ...Anybody have these for sale or know where I could get them? 1 Base rack extension with support brackets 2 telescoping rails 2 load...
  • Re: Fuel economy, Pensioners LAWS
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:45:02 -0800
    ...Ever figger out how much eeelectric extension cord it takes to drive to work. And how you carry it and how you roll it...
  • Re: Honey I shrunk the coolant pipes (LVC)
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:52:21 -0600
    ...Attach one end to a support and hang enough weight on it so that it reaches its maximum normal extension. Quickly pass the flame...