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• Re: Help, my bus has fallen and can't get up!!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:28:31 CST6CDT
  ...I pulled over, checked for > >leaky air hoses, connections, double relay wires, even point gap...still > >nothing. At first it would turn over, run...
• Re: Micro-bus option numbers
  Historical mailing list - rachel martin
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 10:33:09 -0700 (MST)
  ...There are a few gaps, which even the Bulli-Kartei club in Germany has not ben able to fill. Tom Editor, Old Bus Review...
• Re: ? 094 Tranny or Spark Gap X-mitter ?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 18:23:45 +1200
  >Whenever my radio is tuned to a marginal AM signal, I hear a burst of static >as I shift from 3rd to 4th. It...
• AC Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 12:40:03 -0700
  ...The small gap that is left at the top is filled with a piece of high density foam. The frame was built for a...
• Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:58:34 -0400
  ...using a push rod end or similar and a soft-faced vise, to force MMO and/or other solvent through the gap. Yours, David
• Re: White "corrosion" in distributor cap
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 95 15:09:26 PDT
  ...tolerances might be a bit off, causing too much of a gap between the parts. >>also see if the little metal contacts inside the...
• Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 2 May 2016 21:04:07 -1000
  ...The 96mm big >> bore sets often have the wrong rings on them, 94mm rings on 96mm cylinders. >> Huge ring gaps until the rings snap...
• Wheelskin, an alternative (was best Mods)
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:34:00 -0800
  ...Trouble is that it doesn't wrap completely around the wheel and I have a 1/4 inch gap no matter how tight I...
• Re: Woofer help requester sound folks
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:56:30 -0600
  ...Another in the gap by the water tank. > > I�d love some recommendations as I�ll need to do this on line and I...
• Re: source for 251 947 575 (rubber stop for sliding door switch)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 1 Dec 2010 18:05:53 -0500
  ...http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2419297 I've checked and the pair would easily fit in the gap between the door...
• `74 Adventurewagen/dual carbs wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 11:30:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...out for awhile, but after I started pulling things apart, the gaping holes they cut into the firewalls (!) to get everything to fit (using...
• AFM: repair or replace?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 1 May 1999 08:43:55 PDT
  ...My engine was running pretty well but I recently tested the AFM wiper output with an ohmmeter and noticed there were some gaps or...
• Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 21:42:22 -0500
  ...Thank you! Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures Gapland, MD 21779 301.432.4645
• Re: Resistor Part Number?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:22:30 -0400
  ...Use a soldering iiron and a small piece of 18 gauge solid wire to bridge the gap. Cover the entire resistor with epoxy. Good...
• Heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:02:10 -0800
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• Re: OFF with the front door?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 14:51:00 -0800
  ...I understand that it maybe for > keeping air out of the doo gap and I think it is a very good improvement, > but it...
• Re: Engine electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:49:34 -0500
  ...As I rev >the engine, the spark miss becomes even more prevelant and the gap in strobe >light increases. I have replaced the coil...
• Re: Too Much Head Sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:28:38 -0700
  ...check gap where rubber gasket will be compressed. Have seen too small, too large, and even a variable/tilted gap there. I aim for...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:43:39 -0600
  ...The gap for the chrome molding is >> there >> and the strip didn't appear to have any structural purpose. I've had no >> problems...
• Re: Going to the Smokies. Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:38:33 -0700
  On a motorcycle, Deals Gap and environs are a must. On weekends it can be crowded so watch out for moto-heads who have...
• Dental Mirror to Check Dometic Flue Seal Pic
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:46:50 -0700
  ...With no screws installed, most of manifold sat flush to gasket, but forward portion seemed to have a gap. My understanding now is that...
• Advice: Would this be a wise purchase?
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  22 Jun 1995 11:20:34 +1000
  ...One rough way to judge whether it has been *twisted* is to check the gaps around the rear (engine and cargo) hatches - if they...
• Re: water leak underneath dash when it rains
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 15:34:09 +0000
  ...There will probably be a big gaping area where the rubber has shrinked (shrunk?) back. I have an 84 that had the same problem...
• Re: stands vs ramps
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:21:37 -0600
  ...To same some wood cost, they left gaps in every other runner. Seems to me if you offset your pieces, you could make a...
• Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 6 Oct 2015 10:45:52 -0400
  ...Bleeder valve looks good as does the fill valve but I noticed that the rubber gasket in the inside end has a small gap...
• Re: VC Carrot wheels + tire size question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 12 May 2014 10:27:12 -0600
  ...have any rubbing on the sliding door. > There's an obvious gap that I haven't yet measured. > > I'm wondering if anyone in...
• Brushable Seam Sealer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 19:37:12 -0700
  Either Joel or Bob Hoover suggested Brushable Seam Sealer for filling the gaps between the new battery tray and the old body metal. So...
• Re: sunroof?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 10:49:20 CST
  ...in the middle, the bump has a separation (a gap) close to the rain gutter. that's where the side of the sunroof was...
• New engine questions
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 05:41:41 -0800
  ...Both heads had a gap (big crack) between the cylinders. Running just under $2500. At any rate, I am in the process of breaking...
• Need help
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Sun, 8 May 2005 15:30:05 -0700
  ...Danno Delaware Water Gap, PA 89' Jetta 86' Vanagon 79' Rocco' __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
• Re: Idle issue? Any update?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 22 May 2020 21:42:52 +0000
  ...still running a little rough, so pulled plugs and checked gap, all NSK plugs were at .045 gap, so adjusted to .028 gap.  (I...
• New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:23:50 -0700
  ...that is helped by the side electrodes not "shading" the spark gap from the middle of the charge. The wbx has a very compact...
• Cool Running '85, Too
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:20:29 -0400
  ...I had less power just as I needed it going up Swift Run Gap to the Skyline Drive. I think I may have a...
• Re: Your favorite tool for removing old seam sealer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:18:45 -0600
  ...Becouse of my > heavy trigger finger it turned the gaps/seams into > canyons.(now filled w/ Bondo+sealer)Yuck! > Sandblasting sucks. > > The only thing...
• Re: ADDCO Rear Swaybar
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 18:30:03 -0700
  ...have never fit right......just too much play, like 1/4" gap. i think the stock westy swaybar is stout and is just as...
• Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:39:24 -0700
  ...I just finished poking around the door with my calipers to see if the rubber seals were too thin to close the gap between...
• Re: Sliding door lower track repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 12 Feb 2019 23:13:27 -0700
  ...two pieces will be matching well enough not to leave a gap. > I would have to clean and treat the old area before I...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:40:45 -0400
  ...need some kind of wrench that closes the gap. mike
• 1600cc in a 73 bus??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 13:07:17 -0500
  ...The other thing is to adapt the engine tin, as the 1600 tin will not fill up the gaps, resulting in over heating. pop...
• Why replace? Re: Front Suspension Squeek
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:41:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If there is a gap when putting the arm back in, you |will nedd to get thicker shims. Do not force arm back in...
• Re: heater controls
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:00:50 -0700
  ...completely to the left, I feel air coming in from the gap in the lower center of the dash, and behind me out of...
• Re: Testing for power draw on battery?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:03:23 -0600
  ...You can test for current draw by removing the fuse and putting the multimeter across the gap. Any current flowing without the switch on...
• Re: Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:41:57 -0500
  ...Can someone confirm this? I can't find one > (46mm) locally and I need to get it done this weekend. > > > Danno > Delaware Water Gap...
• Car top tents and window screens
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Tue, 16 May 1995 22:25:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...fleshed out with sheet metal flanges to fill in the odd gaps. I made 'em so you could just roll 'em up in the...
• Re: Need a pop top hinge screw to send to a bolt manufacturer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 11:32:47 -0700
  ...be concerned that your > top may crack, and camp in the gap,below. > > Still,I need a volunteer to send a couple of, not...
• Re: Window locking strip trim
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:13:57 -0400
  ...I think the gap where it comes together has doubled in size in 8 years. > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto
• Re: NVC: cool restoration of dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:47:07 -0500
  yeah that's what I was wondering, if there might be a better product for the gap filling that would stay put over time...
• Hydraulic lifter valve clearance settings on a 1600 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:10:33 -0000
  ...made not pre-loaded but instead backed off slightly & set a gap of about .006". (This is with a cold engine that has been...
• Re: Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:17:45 -0800
  ...Sometimes > you can see them in the daylight or even hear the 'snapping' sound of the > spark jumping a gap it shouldn't. > > Allan...
• Re: wet floor
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 19:04:43 -0400
  ...where the vertical meets the > horizontal. > There will be a small gap where the water comes in,because the original seam > sealer is cracked...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long but no cigar)
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 16:12:19 -0700
  ...The capacitor just keeps the points from "burning" when the gap is opened and the current suddenly drops to zero. This change in the...
• Re: Stove top grills?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 24 May 2007 05:51:06 EDT
  ...Alternatively Frank Condelli was selling little VW emblems that covered the gaps in the middle of the stoves. But I did not see them...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:27:48 +0200
  ...noise reduction >> >> >>> The additional weather stripping in the later model vanagons "fills" in >>> the leading edge door gap. The earlier vans used that gap...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:41:05 -0700
  ...rapidly changing the gap. I seldom have any issues at all with waterbxer spark plugs .. I don't notice them changing much at all...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:50:18 -0700
  ...noise reduction >> >> >>> The additional weather stripping in the later model vanagons "fills" >>> in >>> the leading edge door gap. The earlier vans used that gap...
• Re: ring around the dizzy and other questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 07:44:35 EDT
  ...It shields the distributor and "absorbs" the radio-frequency disturbance that the little spark-gap generator (your distributor) creates. The grounding strap on it...
• Re: If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 18:04:07 -0600
  ...In terms of electrical properties, one hunk of ceramic and metal with a spark gap behaves very much like another, provided it's shaped...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 10:07:38 +0000
  ...s a > paste of tiny metal pieces which fills the tiny gaps between socket and screw > and prevents the socket from slipping). I have...
• Re: 84 manual transmission - pops out of 4th
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:02:32 -0800
  ...Works as a stop gap measure perhaps for thousands of miles. When I had a transmission installed, the installer failed to check this vital...
• Re: 85 Intake Boot Time
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:58:30 -0700
  ...Might work as a stop gap (no pun intended!) if cracks aren't too bad. Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco...