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• Re: Brighter tail lamps
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 08:16:02 -0600
  ...the back of my van (across the bumper, and on the corners too). You can see my van from about 200 yards without the...
• Re: Changing pop-top seals??
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:01:24 -0400
  ...Turning the corners is the hard part. When doing the luggage rack, take the opportunity to remove it completely and clean all the garbage...
• Re: clutch linkage problems/hard into 1st&2nd
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:23:20 -0500
  ...stop, hard to get into >second slowing down to take a corner, it just takes a >little coaxing and another try to get it...
• Re: Proofing a Heater Core
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 01:48:51 EDT
  ...The connections are side by side in the upper right corner as mounted. They are about 1 1/4" center-to-center, 1 1...
• Re: FREE: 80's Vanagon Westy poptop in San Francisco Bay Area(f)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 02:41:51 EST
  ...com ??? ;<) i have these dreams of FS...free vanagons on every corner...people giving away westys, syncros, carats and wolfsburgs away for free...free...
• Pop-Top Not Closing all the way
  Historical mailing list - Ryan London
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 17:35:49 -0500
  ...It is like that corner of the pop-top isn't coming down all the way, and I can actually push it down all...
• messy dogs
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:48:18 -0700
  ...I hold the corners down with various odds and ends - water bottle, heater, etc. When I get home from an outing, the sheet is...
• Re: Putting windows back in
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 07:17:29 -0700
  ...If you are doing the rear side windows, start in the upper rear corner of each side, especially if you have the late model...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Pop-top_tent_install_on_a_=E2=80=9987_Vanagon_We?= =?utf-8?Q?stfalia_report=2E?=
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 31 May 2015 16:33:11 -0400
  ...It’s next to impossible to make the corners without ripping the canvass, which is so thin and will rip at the very sight...
• dash mounted rear view mirror? - use a blind spot instead
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:16:26 -0700
  ...I have a 3 inch round blind spot mirror on/in the outside bottom corner of each side mirror, and a small rectangular blind...
• Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:57:19 -0400
  ...There are two holes in the front wall of batter compartment: > > - One in the upper left corner (by the positive post) which is about...
• Re: side door panel
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Jul 2017 21:04:10 -0700
  I noticed when I laid two door cards side by side, an 82 and a 86, the corner curves were different. And the curves...
• Re: 85 Westfalia tent replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:30:30 -0400
  ...found it to be about 6 1/2" short > of reaching the corners have others had this problem and is another test > recommended? David
• Re: leaking in footwells
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:19:02 -0700
  ...Common to have rust perforation under seal at lower corners. alistair On 2012-10-20, at 3:42 PM, Steve wrote: > Well, the rain...
• Another neat VANAGON/EUROVAN toy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 11:12:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Make ya mess your pants, it will! ;) > > Now when I go wizzing around corners (as opposed to urinating into > concomming traffic (see last week...
• Re: Stuff Found in Busses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 20:12:40 EDT
  In my '76 Westy, while taking apart the cabinets, in a little corner untouched since the van was built, I found a little "Bier...
• Re: Heater Box
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 10:23:14 -0600 (CST)
  ...40 depending on how hard it is to reach into the corners and how hard it is to build up on the rust. Afterwards...
• Replacing glass in Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - GARTH WOOLSTENHULME
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 16:44:23 -0700
  ...Also, there are several globs of silicone sealant in the corners--is this factory or is this a 'fix' for leaky windows by PO...
• Wiring ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 13:36:03 -0500 (EST)
  ...The turn indicators blink at a high rate (all the the corners work) and when the headlights are turned on the amber lights in...
• 84 Westy Driver Door Leak ? Or maybe a flood ?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Smith
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:50:09 EDT
  Hi all, When it rains hard water accumulates inside my driver door and runs out the manual vent at the bottom corner near the...
• '88 syncro at wreckers
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:26:11 -0700
  ...I'm unfamiliar with the syncros but I think it had the locking diff front and back(a drawing of the four corners of...
• 84 westy mirror
  Historical mailing list - roch roch
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:56:44 PDT
  ...where does it go on the mirror (top or bottom or corner)??? I haven't had to navigate with mirrors before so I still...
• Rockauto discount code
  Historical mailing list - J. Naser Motlagh
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:36:08 -0600
  ...6083869257 to friends, neighbors, relatives, the guy at the corner garage--anyone you know who works on cars or trucks. - When someone places an...
• Re: Tires...
  Historical mailing list - Mr. Polak
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:59:32 -0700
  ...They ride a little better, IMHO, and do corners better than the 8-ply Bridgestones on my '84 Westy. Beware that the 27x8.5...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:42:36 -0700
  ...yes, the mechanic diagnosed the problem even before I turned the corner into the parking lot -- a very distinctive sound. If in doubt, a...
• Re: Bus windows
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:32:29 -0600
  ...The 23 also had curved fixed windows in the rear corners thru 1963 but were deleted in 64 thus the 21 window model was...
• Re: A kid in Honda crunched my 87 syncro yesterday/ body damage pics
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:27:08 EST
  ...It looks like the main impact was placed > square on the SA trailer hitch corner where it enters the frame of the > vanagon. The...
• Re: More capacity questions, fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:23:27 -0400
  ...gauge system? With the flat tank and sender float at a corner, the gauge moves around a lot as the fuel sloshes around. If...
• Re: NVC Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted!
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 16:27:31 -0400
  I stood on many street corners today in various German towns with plenty of VW diesels puffing away.....It didn't seem to bother...
• Re: Eye candy for type I lovers
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 3 Mar 2013 19:33:25 -0800
  ...later Citroens had trafficators located at the top corners of the backlight roofline. check with Scott. he worked on DS models. he seems to...
• Racing Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:43:52 -0500
  ...Those things are really cornering. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWLFGPl1Kdk&feature=related> To be honest I wouldn't want to do this...
• Re: Vanagon wheel alignment
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:44:43 -0400
  ...They say that it is .5 degree off on a couple corners and said I should see about some sort of camber shim. Does...
• Re: Removing old window tint film
  Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:46:09 -0800
  > Use a razor blade to get a corner loose, then carefully peel the window film > back Try to peel it off in one piece...
• Wednesday Atlanta Area Meeting
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 16:39:28 -0400
  ...The restaurant is located in a shopping center at the corner of West Ponce De Leon and Commerce Drive in Decatur Square. The prominent...
• North Georgia (Atlanta) Meeting
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:18:07 -0500
  ...Maui Taco restaurant is located in a shopping center at the corner of West Ponce De Leon and Commerce Drive in Decatur Square. The...
• Re: Chopper on hot pursuit - or weird sound from rear-wheel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:25:51 -0400
  ...a bad knocking sound coming from around the right rearwheer when cornering under load, as well as sometimes going straight under load. > > If I...
• Re: interesting ebay item: "hatch stick"
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 07:58:07 -0400
  ...It took me a minute to figure out what it was, and why it would not work on a syncro (studs in 4 corners...
• Re: Replacement Canvas for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 18 May 2005 12:39:25 -0700
  ...I used a > Black/Decker and it saved a lot of time and made the job much more > convenient, especially in the tight corners...
• CARFAX help
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 16 May 2006 12:19:20 -0400
  ...At that point the driver will be ebay'd to the four corners of the globe as all I need from it is the...
• Re: Eng. off/cold; brake pedal goes to floor. Eng. on/pump pedal; pedal height ok.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 12:45:57 -0400
  ...I kept the adjuster pieces in their respective "corners" during work. I'll double check adjustment. Thanks. Neil. --- Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote...
• any MD's in the house? help with windshield removal tool...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:15:46 -0700
  ...The strong but smooth rounded corners helped me remove a good windshield without breaking the glass or ruining the rubber gasket. see http://californiavan...
• Re: Radio/CD Player Installation 86 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:42:02 -0400
  The only "Cutting" I can imagine that might be necessary for a modern radio/CD player is squaring up the corners where the radio...
• Drip, drip drip from 2l1 oil cooler.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:54:10 -0500
  ...There is a drip coming from the bottom "corner" of the oil cooler. Hoses look dry (they're new) and I can't see...
• Re: Move Dometic 110VAC Outlet To...... (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:23:51 -0700
  ...So any and every item that needs to be plugged in has it's wires right there, in that corner, behind the drivers seat...
• Re: Spreading the damaged hatch opening?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:48:27 -0800
  ...Spreading the damaged hatch opening? > In the all-to-common right side swipe, the right rear corner of my > Vanagon, about 2/3 the...
• Re: Weird TiiCo behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 17:47:01 -0700
  ...I braked pretty hard and cornered (right) pretty hard. At the stop the engine stumbled and felt kind of flat, I looked in the...
• Re: [FIX] Instrument Housing Repair
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 21:57:42 -0500
  ...I've used the same technique to build back corners on plastic instrument backs where the screw holes cracked the corners off. Hope this...
• Re: Wanted: hard case to fit in luggage compartment
  Historical mailing list - John C. Villines
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 08:10:51 -0400
  ...in a triangular shape; one to the front corner and one to the back corner of the luggage compartment) seemed quite adequate. Just to...
• Re: audi wheels on vanagon, was Re: Call for .Actual Vehicle Weight info / al...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:54:18 -0500
  ...Lots of Audi's and Benz's do corners and accell/decel better than a vanagon. Their rims have to handle that stress. FWIW...
• Installing a slider window
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:21:41 -0800
  ...Tried to install another one today, and after tearing one corner of the rubber, I gave up in frustration. I completely saturated the rubber...
• FS: instrument cluster with analog clock mint cond
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 2017 01:46:13 -0400
  ...these are getting really tough to find in good shape anymore as the screw bosses at the gauge corners are usually cracked off, or...
• Re: BIG syncro
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:29:52 -0600
  ...Mercedes based vehicle called a Motoroam? > > One for sale around the corner from me in Fairfax CA. 6 cylinder diesel, 24 > mpg, $15,000...
• Re: Speaking of heater fans...
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 09 Jan 1995 21:39:51 EST
  ...the duct, and the air does not have to turn a corner as it would with a squirrel cage. I wouldn't want to...
• Re: Vanagon high-roof sighting
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 13:35:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...I'd guess a raise in the center of gravity of maybe 1/4" so cornering wouldn't change much. The center of pressure...
• Re: All those with 205 tires...
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 22:35:31 -0600
  ...Greater dry-road cornering (lateral g) capability and greater resistance to acceleration wheelspin are not relevant to Vanagon. 5.5-in rim is minimum...
• Poptop Alarm was Re: ebay car?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 19:06:12 -0600
  ...from some sort of mishap or other is just around the corner anyway. Just my smart-a** 2 cents worth! Jeff > Now you would...
• Rust on center driver side panel
  Historical mailing list - Chris Donaldson
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 22:50:55 -0600
  ...It appears to have rusted all the way through near the bottom and into the corner of this area on the body panel. The...
• Re: 1990 Westphalia Tires??
  Historical mailing list - Will Stiefel
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 16:46:56 -0700
  ...The old tires seemed to shift a lot making for slopply cornering. (or maybe they weren't rated for the loads the van puts...
• Re: indoor rain in a 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - James | '90 Carat
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 13:07:04 -0800
  ...Indeed, in the lower driver-side corner of the windshield, I can see water dribbling in. James, also soaked in CA 90 Carat On...
• Re: Chopper on hot pursuit - or weird sound from rear-wheel
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide's Yahoo Account
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:50:10 -0700
  ...Or more specifi, I have a bad knocking sound coming from around the = right rearwheer when cornering under load, as well as sometimes going...