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• Re: My new Westy Shower rig
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:59:55 -0400
  ...After parking at an angle for a couple rainy days, I drove off down the street with the drivers window down. I think it...
• H20 and power steering pipe replacement.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 22:45:00 -0500
  ...Here it gets tricky, you can fight trying to get the tubes out forever if you don't get the correct angle, with the...
• Re: cv, wheel bearings, or both?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 3 Jan 2013 15:59:58 -0700
  ...I was traveling up a slight incline on snow and the van went up the hill partially sideways, probably at a 30 degree angle...
• Re: Westy Front table survey--solution to loose R. table
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 14:11:47 -0400
  ...The TV can now swivel around to view from any angle, even sitting outside. Like other listmembers we also keep a roll of paper...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:46:38 -0500
  ...Get one that tilts to different angles with detents. Stephen Mobile > On Jan 2, 2018, at 2:33 PM, Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL...
• '82 Westy comprehensive head/tail light upgrade.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:37:22 -0800
  ...It shines bright straight back, but is less visble at an angle. Luckily I found some overstock of what is likely an OEM LED...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Centre_of?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:56:43 -0700
  My apologies. I've been staring at an exhaustless engine for so long, I didn't even think about the muffler being in the...
• Re: Subaru 2.2 running rough after a couple of minutes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 08:59:05 -0500
  ...Sorry the neck stretching angle... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO09WELeydA it's not throwing any codes to check. any ideas? Jimmy Wilmington...
• Re: "step protector" project
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:59:07 -0700
  ...net> wrote: > ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: >> a bit of angle to protect carpet corner at rear end of walkthrough between front seats...
• Re: "step protector" project
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:07:24 -0700
  ...53 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > >> a bit of angle to protect carpet corner at rear end of walkthrough between front seats...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:00:16 -0700
  ...The angles were such that eventually the cable bent at lever. I would suggest that it's not beyond the scope of the well...
• Re: cold start skipping
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:09:19 -0500
  ...I used Dremel with a right-angle head and thin cutting wheel. Yours, David
• sunroof like i Jurassic Park
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 95 14:40 CST
  ...sunroof like in Jurassic Park >I really wish I had a sunroof to expand the angle of vision >and double the pleasures of sight...
• Re: oil question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 16:21:46 -0600
  ...72 pane at least, and install it at a 45 degree angle in the cavity under the sliding door. This keeps it higher off...
• Re: A/C fan switch removal, how?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 12:40:09 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If so make a sheet metal angle to install when you remove the evap.
• Re: Beach Vanagons and a window slider question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 10:24:21 +0000
  ...You need some sort of flexible or right angle flat blade screwdriver to get it out. A mechanic's mirror helps to see what...
• Re: Misc. dumb questions
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 01:34:10 +0000
  ...You can tilt it any angle, even upside-down and it won't leak. The upper tank, ie fresh water tank, will however leak...
• Re: Help! Blown Headgasket in Va.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 23:25:18 EDT
  ...All the angles in the world (for me) couldn't see this leak. May yours be so simple.
• Re: Performance Mufflers.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:47:33 -0600
  ...It is a little shorter, so I added a chrome extension, cut at a 45 degree angle at the end. Looks good, growls like...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:57:59 -0500
  ...I have posted photos of the throttle mechanism from two different angles at the following link: http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1/westy/id27.htm...
• dwell angle: thanks problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:15:06 EDT
  Thanks guys. Had point gap set at .018". Dwell was reading 30. I swapped in a set of used Bosch points, and gapped them...
• Re: Vanagon favorite part.
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:54:45 -0700
  ...Its the proper > way to sit, with your calves at a right angle to your thighs. You know what > I am trying to say...
• Re: Upgrade for non-power steering Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:08:22 -0700
  ...a "Brodie knob" ? Like a small door knob at a right angle to the rotation plane of the wheel...then you can grab hold...
• Re: garage
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 08:15:28 -0700
  ...If it's >angled, you'll have to take more measurements and make the call your- >self. > >Steven > > >At 11:44 AM 4/4...
• Re: Lowering an 85'
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:15:38 -0500
  ...You might have approach angle problems with steep driveway entrances if you really lowered it radically. Of course, if you've done a Subaru...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:41:05 -0500
  ...the force reaction from pushing against the connecting rod at an angle? I'm just not sure I'm convinced gravity is a significant...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 15:34:29 -0500
  ...The heater can be installed at any angle around it's axis, but not on end however. Karl On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12...
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:15:39 -0500
  ...Otherwise, the line of sight angles down too much to see very > far back. > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus...
• Re: couple of abrasive recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:17:17 -0800
  ...Controllable abrasive action, don't load up, last a long time > http://www.walter.com/Walter/en-ca/abrasives/blending-abrasives/angle-grinders-stainless...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:29:08 -0500
  ...I stopped when I saw that the >>> equalizer (Bentleys 46.11) is at quite an angle, not at a right angle to >>> the centerline...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 02:01:47 -0400
  Rick, I'd go with Dennis' suggestion and check the caster angle first, but if it's really play in the steering, you might...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 20:56:47 -0500
  ...My guardian angle only jumped off my shoulder twice that I can remember, first time when I laid a BMW motorcycle down at about...
• Re: Sliding door threshold
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 08:37:23 -0700
  If you are talking about the angle piece that goes over the edge of the Westy floor panel, I had one bent at a...
• Re: Film sighting of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:36:21 -0500
  ...moving though we can't tell for certain from the > camera angles. But (a) it's in front of him and he wants to...
• Re: Throttle body question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:25:51 -0700
  ...I'm impressed that you can cut that plate with the proper angles on the edges. Mere mortals like me buy new TBs. Stuart...
• Re: steering boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 1 Dec 2013 13:22:33 -0800
  ...I lubed the boots with spray silicone - works great on rubber, but yes I have certainly used dish detergent many times. >A right angle...
• Re: Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:04:25 -0500
  ...1/8" phone jack is pretty fragile, and the plug is even worse, although a right-angle head helps. Quarter-inch phone would be...
• Re: Backup halogens?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 10:00:12 -0800
  ...I mounted one on the rear bumper, and one on a piece of angle aluminum bolted to the front of the pop top. I...
• Re: Projectzwo Bullbars
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:32:10 -0500
  ...Michael, I am wondering whether they reduce your approach angle because now the van must clear what looks to be as much as 160mm...
• Re: Extra capacity fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 07:53:08 -0700
  ...This reduces ground clearance and changes the angle of the CV axles. In the Syncro it is achieved by raising the body and does...
• Re: 82 diesel cooling problem cont'd
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 20:12:05 -0400
  ...Belt slips because of shallow contact angle when in a vanagon application => quick overheat and often a blown head gasket and warped head. As...
• Re: No stalling @ idle/low rpms
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 23:32:07 -0400
  ...Am I wrong? -Jeff > on 4/8/00 14:59, Gina at GG811@SENTRYMICRO.COM wrote: > **snip** > > Check the angled connecting boot (appx 3...
• Subject: Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 20:45:08 -0700
  ...The oil filter on my big Ford 6.9 liter diesel is mounted on a angle and getting it off without making a huge...
• Re: troubleshooting tiico noise/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 14:41:08 -0700
  ...I think it's the shorter exhaust system, in combination with the other factors, including engine mounting angle. I'd be interested to "hear...
• Re: Reflective Tape NHTSA Study link
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:37:23 -0700
  ...A retroreflector is designed such that any light hitting it from any angle is reflected directly back to the source, making the reflection as...
• cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:00:31 -0700
  ...So putting the Sycnro springs in makes the axles run at an angle that is about the same as in a Syncro with a...
• Re: Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died - FOUND IT
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 12:16:36 -0800
  ...inwhat is called the Departure Angle ......like a subaru engine with a stock depth oil pan ..which is about a foot behind the rear...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Mar 2019 to 10 Mar 2019 (#2019-51)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sun, 10 Mar 2019 23:22:00 -0500
  ...The lifting springs may be the reason our original joints died - evidently the races get used to a certain angle and when that angle...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:44:31 -0600
  ...best thing is the angle ... it shows you what is right down beside your bumper, so you don't back over something, and what...
• Re: Friday: drill bit sharpening
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:03:07 -0400
  ...Now that I have only one good eye, those 3-D, multiple angle situations are very difficult. :-( Stay sharp, Larry A. On Fri, Jun...
• Re: Broken exhaust stud.... bummed... need ideas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 00:07:30 -0400
  I use an air powered right angle drill. Sharp drill bits and lots of patience. This is almost a job for a machinist. As...
• engine swap
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:32:46 -0400
  ...about a swap with a bell housing change on a diesel angle, in a 2 wheel drive, because I'm putting this engine in...
• Machine shop recommendation...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 11:33:10 -0800
  ...Grind crankshaft (if necessary) balance a new set of pistons, my connecting rods & crank Do a good 3-angle valve job on two VW...
• Re: Noise from rear...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:10:44 -0500
  ...The reason is because the rear wheels don't steer, the angle the CV joint works at doesn't vary as you turn the...
• CV joint lock ring tool
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:56:27 -0500
  ...Includes knurled right angle tips that securely holds rings. Steel construction for durability and return spring to speed work. http://www.sears.com/sr...
• Re: omni engine...Friday (ode to Kenneke)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:25:27 -0800
  ...The Feng Shui engineering methods employed to find the perfect angle that is harmonious to all aspects of the motors operation is critical when...
• Re: If I wanted to start a limo business..
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:44:07 -0500
  I always thought you could definitely pull some angle of using a vanagon TDI running biodiesel as some kind of "EcoLimo".. Thing. A lowered...
• Re: Ladies and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:24:51 -0700
  ...Neil.....you're not married, are you? *grin* > Work on the 'cute' and practical angles. Take her on a surprise picnic> when the weather...
• Side Window removal tip
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:38:12 -0800
  ...Just cut one end of the paint stick at an angle (a la a putty type scraper but not a sharp edge!) and use...
• Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 15:10:54 -0500
  ...suggesting that the above heavy duty > axels provide any increase in angle of operation. For syncro folks desiring > to lift the vehicle a better...