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• Grapefruit Halves, was: what to do? NO VANAGON CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 07:07:03 -0500
  ...Or pie shells rotating in honey. Or two pizzas, rotating in buttery garlic sauce. MMMmmmmmmm, now that's more like it. (sorry, It would...
• Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:50:32 -0400
  ...A few days ago it was a > > >dream Westy and today it is a stripped out shell, nothing of much value > > >left. > > > > > >If Subaru...
• shifter kit & adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 10:34:30 -0400
  ...on everything before you insert the upper hemisphere in between the shells! That thing is like some kind of torture puzzle. Turns out my...
• Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:54:56 -0500
  ...I use a diesel (Cx) > rated oil, since they're allowed to have more (Shell Rotella Synthetic > 5w-40, if anyone cares). Other than...
• Re: Tire Holder?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:00:20 -0700
  ...water proof storage / tool chest below deck in the old clam shell - dedicated to all the stuff brought on the trip just in case...
• Re: Need a shower? Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 15:13:59 -0700
  ...Need a shower? Got tools? I am kicking around the idea of using my modified clam shell for tool storage, thinking my 215/75...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:51:03 -0800
  ...you could put that under there for a controlled release of the clam shell if you want. usually muscle power is enough though. finally...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:45:24 -0800
  I'm a Rotella fella too - Shell Rotella T 15W40 is my engine oil of choice. I've been using it for, well, for...
• Re: 87GL rebuild update (oil pressure)
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 18:04:19 -0600
  ...was machined wrong, or you could have left out a bearing shell, or the oil pump could be worn out. What it comes down...
• Re: screwed part deux..the insurance company's offer??./salvagecert.???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 11 May 1999 11:17:35 -0700
  ...When the insurance company sends the > remains to auction they buy shell back and re-assemble it. In states > where there is no salvage...
• Re: distro body ground
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:56:57 -0700
  ...distro body ground > > > > The ground wire is for a steel shell that drops over the > distributor cap. > > Suppose it is for screening of radio...
• rodents in pantry
  Historical mailing list - ken fischman
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 18:30:05 -0600
  ...When we returned the 2 pounds of peanuts in the shell we had in the pantry looked like they had been run over by...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:14:30 -0700
  ...Often that's Arco, though occasionally it'll be Shell. I do know that whatever Chevron does to their fuel after they get it...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 23 May 2007 16:57:52 -0400
  ...boot >hole up. > >Ideas? Looks like the state of California will shell out $500 to help fix >it, but what to fix? Could pinholes...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:22:01 -0600
  ...owners and I noticed a small stain under the >> front clam shell this afternoon. >> >> It looks like it is dripping from the heater control...
• Re: cv-joints
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 09:39:09 CDT
  ...So, before I shell out for a new joint, what is the >verdict of the net-jury? Is the c.v. joint guilty or...
• Newfoundland Trip details
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 09:01:42 -0400
  ...It's near the Shell Factory with its beautiful fountain show (if you like this sort of entertainment at nite). From here we were...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good -- Re: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 22:16:12 +1200
  ...0064 (3) 479-7527 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator, shell collector, Macintosh and VW & Toyota van nut 1984 Volkswagen Type 25...
• Re: Converting a salvage title in CA
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:14:28 -0800
  ...no pics, all you need is the vin. >> They also have shell corporations in Nevada which people set-up to hide illegal gains. Just...
• Re: O2/ECU coaxial cable
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:59:45 -0500
  ...Open the ECU connector shell on the harness, > and you will see the cable (sorry, but I don't have a manual with me...
• Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 03:10:45 +0800
  ...Someone would have to really rave about option 4 to make me shell out the extra. So, I have two questions: 1. Which is...
• Re: Electronic parts source was:Vanagon Syndrome...AFM fix
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 15:16:55 -0400
  ...am I now a journeyman owner? A shellback? Have I crossed the Rubicon? Anyway. I am unable to find the Tantalum Capacitor in the...
• Alt belt broke-where's the coolant?
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:51:24 EDT
  ...Drove into a Shell at the corner and pulled to the back. Turned engine off and got out...coolant pouring all over the ground...
• Speedometer cable -- where does square start
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 14:43:02 -0800
  ...even though small worn corners appear as well just at the shell) also tale part in the responsibility of turning the cable? Poouuhh, I...
• Re: Westy grey matching paint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:36:10 -0700
  ...The product is an oil-based egg-shell finish " Accu-Pro Int./Ext. Alkyd Eggshell Enamel" and the color mix for a quart is...
• Re: say your syncro camper isn't quiiiiite the 4x4 off-road camper you'd wanted??? :)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:01:46 -0800
  ...Put a nice used camper shell on the back, and you got a real economog. Even makes a great freeway runner. Imagine a 4x4...
• Re: Value of sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:21:49 +1000
  ...Andrew, you'd find it a cheaper option, albeit still an expensive proposition, to import a 5 door T3 shell from across the Tasman...
• Re: Questions about Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 17:31:27 -0700
  ...If you are using a "C" rated oil for diesel engines (Shell, Chevron, Pennzoil, etc.) and your engine is not on its last legs...
• Re: Hollywood Bike Racks - Any Experience?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 13 May 2013 14:08:27 -0700
  ...I like the Yakima dn Thule racks I've seen but for how often we will use it I'm not willing to shell...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:32:28 -0700
  ...I've used Rotella T in everything from race cars > to pickup trucks to Volvos, even Fiats, for 35 years - bearing shells > never looked...
• Re: Help!!!!! My VDO oil pressure brass T broke in half
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 20:00:29 -0500
  There are several types of screw extractors that will work in removing the 'shell' that remains. I'd start with the simple drive in...
• Re: Headlight Problem Solved....Dennis H.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:23:18 -0700
  ...from a > tower on the rear 2" receiver, to the clam shell with a couple > modifications. Earlier today I posted a link to pix...
• Re: muffler options
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:52:20 -0700
  ...Looking for muffler recommendations that have a nice throaty > sound. > > Right now my muffler is just a rusted shell and I kind of like...
• How do I tell what jumpseat/bracket belongs behind the pass seat
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:09:05 -0500
  ...Let me know if you need that drivers or pass( it totally fixable) door shells. I also had to take the rear hatch but...
• Re: cat failure....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:31:16 -0400
  ...If pieces are indeed broken therein, punch out all of it so that you have a hollow shell and reinstall it. Leaving broken pieces...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:40:24 -0700
  ...If I still had the proper quality tools I would buy various new pins and socket shells to build everything from scratch. Leave that...
• Special Thanks...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:36:34 -0800
  ...I was able to discover what was wrong and avoid needlessly shelling out thousands of dollars to a crooked mechanic. This Vanagon community has...
• Re: VW wives
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:40:53 -0800
  ...a smallest-sized pick-em-up truck with some variety of shell that I could sleep in. That would have resolved my interminable-packing...
• Re: Porsche in a van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:11:37 -0700
  ...shouldn't be too unhappy in a Doka or an empty shell of a van. None of this is news. That loaf bodied Singlecab...
• Re: Considering scrapping my project van after forking out over $26 grand
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 14:40:20 -0800
  ...Considering scrapping my project van after forking out over $26 grand Sorry Scott, if I saved every Vanagon shell that's been through here...
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 23:08:08 -0500
  ...The power wire from the fuse panel to the fan switch connector can be released from the connector shell with a jewelers flat blade...
• Re: Friday: So, where's the Westfalia version of this thing, komrade?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 13 May 2016 13:38:51 -0400
  ...I do love the modular externalities however and have wondered for years why someone else hadn't designed a shell with multi purpose components...
• 69 camper?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Tue, 2 Aug 94 00:35:43 EDT
  ...And do you really have to shell out $260+ to replace the tent material on top? I will say it is a nifty little...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 23 May 2007 11:41:00 -0400
  ...Ideas? Looks like the state of California will shell out $500 to help fix it, but what to fix? Could pinholes in the exhaust...
• Re: EXTREME DANGER
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Mon, 9 Oct 1995 09:34:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...shotgun shells. All this > warning stuff is nonsense. Gasoline is more dangerous. Don't drive your car > it has a gas tank full with...
• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - Sminkey, Scott
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:54:49 -0400
  ...so there was some difference between buying gas at say, a Shell versus a Chevron. Perhaps the additive situation has changed, too, so that...
• Re: '82 Heater Boxes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:29:21 -0500
  ...The insulation between the inner and outer shell is asbestos (OEM) later replacements are a combination of fiberglass and other heat resistant materials (like...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 2 Apr 2021 12:29:41 -0400
  ...Frankly, I'd rather keep a 185/R14 in the clam shell, for safety and short drives. I've upgraded to 16" rims, and...
• Re: #99 intermittant programmable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:15:05 -0600
  ...I reached the point where I was buying complete junk cars, stripping parts and then selling the shell for about $150.00. There just...
• Re: mice
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:18:33 -0500
  ...are there >hidden openings in the body shell I'm not thinking of? Maybe up behind the >dash or something? >Robert H >Ithaca NY...
• Re: wow.. got an extra $40k?
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 13:05:32 +0000
  ...My boss ended up settling for a Toyota Tacoma and putting a shell on the back. I drove my Westy to work one day...
• Re: alaska/inuvik trip
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 23:29:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...legs of the > trip where gas is not very often available Shelley and I spent $572 on gas on our 7,800 mile GNATT...
• Re: BFG 27" spare doesn't fit!
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 18:54:48 -0400
  ...Even >forcing it up there, I still have about 6" to go to close the "clam shell" >lower tray. There is interference with the...
• Re: I'm kinda new around here...
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 07:56:31 -0700
  ...64 (3) 479-7527 > 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand > Fossil preparator, shell collector, Macintosh and VW & Toyota van nut > 1984 Volkswagen Type 25...
• [Fwd: Re: Digitool & Archives, work with 1.9l?]
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:22:37 -0500
  ...so I can add a cable with a 25 pin D shell shielded modem cable to the ecu. The digitool cable attaches / mates up...
• Re: Freeware to reduce image file sizes for my Vanagon website?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:33:13 -0700
  ...and add the link. [All this from home with a secure shell terminal program; I don't even know where my machine is located...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:49:40 -0700
  ...What do you guys think of >>>>> the diesel oils like this the shell rotella stuff like this >>>>> https://www.autozone.com/motor-oil-and...
• Re: Kelly Park VW show, valuable documents and sheetmetal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 08:53:44 -0700
  ...Rusty VanBondo Phoenix, Arizona USA \\\ ///\\\ /// '57 Single Cab (European) \\\ /// \\\ /// '63 15 Window (Shell/Project for MUCH later) /// \\\ //\ /// '67 PopTop Westy (Ground up resto-from...
• Re: '99 EV VR6's passenger vans are here : wasRe: Eurovan 1999
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 10:40:35 -0700
  ...Perhaps there is a lack of competition in Europe enough that people are actually willing enough to shell out the equivalent of $30,000...
• 90gl/82 westy... what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 10:25:55 EDT
  ...sell the shell to a junk and be done with it. i do however need to rebuild the engine in the 90. so with...