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• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - jfg69
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:22:38 -0500
  I'll drop my .02 in: Current: 2001 Suzuki Marauder 800cc 1984 Vanagon w/2.1 1966 Malibu SS (Canadian built)awaiting a transplant...
• Re: Curious Question (totallyNVC) Babbit bearings
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 03:36:05 -0400
  ...I don't know how vanagons and babbitt go together--let alone old jointers-- but it's a fun ride.... Sam
• Poor performance... Fixed
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:08:57 -0800
  ...I went for a ride and all was fine. The filter was clogged. Lucky that it was not something more serious. Zoltan
• Lowering '85 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - george reynolds
  Sat, 8 May 2004 08:15:44 -0400
  ...could heat springs, but would make ride harsh . . . could use steering knuckles from later years, if I could find them . . . open to any and...
• Re: What's the definitive word on tires??
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:16:15 -0800
  ...Sounds like truck tires to me, ride pretty hard. Anyone know anything about them? TIA Reinhard, 83 Westy, "Moose" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only...
• Re: Whata rack....Go Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:27:04 EDT
  ...sweet...kinda.expensive ($275.00 - but well worth the > investment)....I'm a happy camper....well bike rider :)! > Chuck, Go Westy should give you...
• Re: I don't usually do this, but I thought it was important~ <<friday content>> I'm doing a charity ride from SF to LA in June.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:26:32 -0800
  It's Friday, bubba. BenT On Feb 4, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi mods, has this...
• Re: not mine CHEVY V6 ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:06:46 -0800
  ...As per the web page he had went through > three trannys..... > > > Route 66 Rider! > Ramon Hill > Live Long and Be Free Sounds like you...
• Re: 2.1L Tune Up
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:32:39 -0600
  O2 sensor? Air Filter? Route 66 Rider! Ramon Hill Live Long and Be Free -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Spring advice
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:10:08 -0400
  ...With unlimited dollars I would have updated but in the end I could not be happier with ride and handling. I would have to...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 08:21:04 -0700
  ...I bet the Safari would be the better ride during a long >> day on the highway or bashing through the back country in Baja...
• Fw: [vanagon] Vanagon Custom Coil Springs Are Ready to Order
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:29:49 -0700
  ...The early 80s vans will get the > greatest lift in terms of increased ride height > (roughly 1/2" depending on how much your old...
• Re: Increase ride height on 2wd front
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 09:23:18 -0400
  ...Increase ride height on 2wd front JT I always get confused with the non-metric tire code. 27x8.5 would be ~ 215/75 R14...
• I am trying to sell my vw westafalia
  Historical mailing list - Brian COnkey
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 08:32:07 -0400
  ...REFRIGERATOR 110/220 LOTS OF STORAGE POP TOP; SLEEPS 4 COMFORTABLY;RIDES 7, 2 UP FRONT, 1 CAPTAINS CHAIR, 4 ON BACK SEAT. ADJUSTABLE...
• Re: Tires for 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 11 May 2008 14:10:54 -0700
  ...These tires do NOT ride harshly, in fact there's there's no noticeable difference than if they were C's. I HIGHLY recommend...
• Re: 86 Vanagon - AKA: The Mystery Machine
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:45:03 -0800
  ...http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2346465 Chris On Nov 16, 2007 9:46 PM, Allen Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote: > Greetings All! > A few...
• Re: WOT! Giro D'Italia tomorrow.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 May 2009 22:26:59 -0700
  ...The big guns ride the > Giro, > coverage on the web of course maybe on TV if we can dump the nigglynaggly > politico swill for...
• Re: Better handling in windy conditions?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 19:00:44 -0700
  ...It was truly a > white-knuckle ride with the van skating from side to side. > Does anybody have any suggestions in the realm of...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 01:34:51 -0600
  ...lb load between the front and the back seats and it rides like on air cushions. Designed for that purpose - the load - I suspect...
• Re: [f] Does anyone else have this problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 07:12:54 -0400 (EDT)
  Eric's comment about his about-to-be-two-year-old-son demanding to ride in the van is not uncommon overhere....Alex has...
• Re: lighting questions
  Historical mailing list - John Becker
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 20:32:57 -0800
  ...snow for the second time with my new Nokia Hakkappkdlksfdljsdf 10 snow tires, man they work great and the van rides like a dream!
• scratch that! LOL wasRe:any DC, VA, MD listers coming up for Ron's party in PA?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:32:11 EST
  ...need something small brought up from Karl mullendore's place and wonder if it could hitch a ride with anyone...? would be greatly appreciated...
• Vanagon Handling, sway bars & where to get them
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 10:11:22 -0700
  Robert Lilley says it all: >Conclusion: >Want to improve the handling and do not want a lower ride, then add front and >rear sway...
• Re: reinforced tire
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 16:31:01 -0700
  ...Downside is a harsher ride. Todd '88 Westy Leon Korkin wrote: >I asked listees who may know what is the meaning of "reinforced tire...
• Re: Exciting things happening at Van-Again!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:45:47 EDT
  ...Heavens Gate people...werent they those crazies in california who committed mass suicide thinking they were going to ride on a comet into deep...
• Re: kombi rides again in NZ
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 22:13:13 +0000
  i like this one: VW chairman Dr Bernd Pischetsrieder knows its place in the world. "The VW bus was never just a means of...
• Re: Vanagon List status and update
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Wed, 31 May 2006 05:50:39 -0400
  ...Oh, and also to all who post helpful info on keeping our rides on the road. This List Rocks! Rod. "Slo-Poke" '84 Westy...
• Re: Jump on this one!
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:46:36 -0600
  Does the "curse control" work along with the "power breaks"? Route 66 Rider! Ramon Hill Live Long and Be Free -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Name these Parts - TwoFer. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:52:13 -0300
  ...If memory is correct (?) 1932 would be >Ford's first V8. > > >Route 66 Rider! >Ramon Hill >Live Long and Be Free
• Re: stainless screws
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:38:50 EDT
  ...rogers sister, or robert sisler, its roger sizzler! ;<) ************** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at...
• Re: site mash : vw vanagon : combined classified and auction listings
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:06:21 -0800
  Cool! David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider HasenWerk http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Sat, January 30, 2010 11:26, Charles Nighbor...
• Re: Wheels, Tires, Sizes...
  Historical mailing list - Kim
  Fri, 15 May 1998 11:29:48 EDT
  ...The disadvantage is that the ride may become harsher (depending on what size tire you go to,) and less able to absorb those monster...
• FRIDAY FUN!!!
  Historical mailing list - Erick Faith Jimenez
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:35:32 -0600
  ...An English Aristocrat rides every morning with its racehorse by the Hyde Park. For some weeks he always meets thereby a beautiful horsewoman. He...
• Re: Learned in the past week
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 19:30:58 -0600
  ...This may > be the most important move you make. > > 8) Go for your ride. Be sure to say "feels a little like a limousine...
• Re: Spring advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:16:51 -0500
  ...maintain the stock ride height. >> >> Go Westy is $328 and can either lower by 2 inches, maintain, or increase ride height by 1.5...
• Re: Tires! 15" or 14"?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 1 May 2016 09:25:32 -0400
  ...and gotten decent mileage and handling, but on the highway the ride is hard and unforgiving. My wife and I are planning some very...
• Re: Share a picture of your ride (on Van-Again's site)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 13:20:11 -0400
  ...Share a picture of your ride Importance: High ** At 09:00 PM 6/30/2004, R. Harris <rdh24@CORNELL.EDU> wrote: ** rdh24>> This is...
• Re: possessive about your new ride??
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:30:44 -0800
  ...possessive about your new ride?? >from a news wire >/// >WOMEN are not the fairer sex when it comes to sharing a new car, >according...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:01:18 -0600
  OOPS! That is "Red" as in US Native American as in Nez Perce, NOT as in "Red" as in Communist! Route 66 Rider! Ramon...
• Re: Granddad's cool van...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:39:16 +0000
  ...none of the kids wanted to ride with grandma in her > Chrysler 300.they wanted to ride in granddad's cool van.my '88...
• Re: old songs with buses...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 21:58:30 EDT
  ...The angel rides with hunchbacked children, poison oozing from his engine Wieldin' love as a lethal weapon, on his way to hubcap heaven. Baseball...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:51:43 -0300
  > On 30-Jul-2019, at 18:16, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > ….. > If you do get it running you need to be aware...
• Friday rant - Apple can have T6 VW vans, so why can't I?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 25 May 2018 12:29:08 +0000
  Okay, so I'm not a multibillion-dollar corporation bent on world domination, but how does that make me unworthy of a cool ride...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 28 May 2015 12:45:19 -0400
  ...AM, Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM> wrote: > > Stuart - you need to ride in a TDI set up like mine - you'd forget about > that...
• Re: mounting tablet in rear of vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Lysaker
  Fri, 31 May 2013 08:12:19 -0700
  ...Nemo must be along for the ride.� IPads not a bad idea tho. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
• Tire Pressure - what's on the sidewall or what's on the van?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:22:25 -0400
  ...I think inflating less than the sidewall says will decrease tire life substantially? It rides like a tank at this point but I can...
• Re: Update the Stats
  Historical mailing list - Sandy/John Mac/Hopp
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 13:43:58 -0700 (MST)
  ...I am the proud owner of a slightly dilapidated 1970 Kombi which runs & rides well but ain't the prettiest bus in the world...
• Re: air cooleds in Hollywood
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Sun, 17 Dec 1995 00:55:44 -0500 (EST)
  ...she save her self for the Splitties only? Larry (In Ms. Rider's line w/ 85 Westy) \ ===________\ Columbus /_] [__][__]| Alpha Phi Omega Area .|_|---------| "Bearly Muven...
• Re: cancel the stolen westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 09:01:22 -0600
  ...Hope it wasn't some punk's idea of a joy-ride vehicle... Alan Bosch & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg) Rochester, NY
• Wedbsite working! But...
  Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 11:43:21 EST
  ...Lots of fun! My current bus is a 1988 automatic turbo Detroit Diesel 671 with air ride in the back. nice bus too.... Buslady...
• Re: Spring replacement photos
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 20:14:18 -0000
  Todd, how does the van ride with the new springs? What are the advanatages over stock? John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Last" <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING...
• rear wheel bearing
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:13:39 EDT
  ...anyone ride with them makin noise - like how long before they sieze. how hard are they to replace. i have 254k miles on them...
• Re: HARLEY AIR COMPRESSOR?/THEY SUCK NOT BLOW
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 19:34:20 EST
  ...Why are Harley riders always so happy? . . . Because for them EVERYDAY is Halloween. George
• Re: What do Vanagondrivers ride -- human powered
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:31:57 -0700
  Yo, biki'n bro. I've got a Bianchi Veloce (very stock) roadie. Specialized Epic S-WORKS, flat EC-90 Carbon bar, XTR shifters...
• Re: BusDepot.Com Beta Test - STILL TESTING - 10,9,8,7 . . .
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:17:00 EDT
  ...I really want to know. >> Ron, my man, instead of expecting a free ride from the List, why don't you just break down...
• List is quiet? Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 10:18:41 -0800
  ...Is the list up? Am I the only one having a problem? Anyway, I'm off to enjoy a nice ride in my '91...
• Re: Diesel powered vanagons - Driving Slow
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:57:03 -0500
  Slow is good (whether in a Vanagon, which I drive occasionally, or a bicycle, which I ride a lot). http://www.inpraiseofslow.com/ -- --------------------------------------------- Donald...
• Re: Overhaulin' VW Van Episode Repeat
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:01:11 -0700
  ...mods unpalatable, few would turn down a chance to get their rides "molested" by celebrities in national TV. Their vehicle gets it's 15...
• FS: flip out side table for vanagon passenger van
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:38:17 EDT
  ...email me for pics. $75 plus ship ************** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL...
• [Fwd: convertion (it lives)]
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 09:35:30 -0600
  I went for a ride in Robs vanagon yesterday and was impressed and encouraged,(I am going to do a I-4 transplant soon...