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• Re: Wheels/Tires-My Story
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 06:37:33 -0700
  ...I really > wanted to go with a larger diameter tire, but not a wider one. The > reason was that I wanted to bump the...
• Re: Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:46:01 -0700
  ...These went into the hub with light pressure indicating that a slightly larger spline would be better. The hubs had to come off to...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 11 May 2004 07:12:44 -0700
  ...On the way back, with a large load of rock, and four of us squeezed in the cab, my Mom was driving, and we...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 May 2004 08:17:36 -0500
  ...The practical car market is going to the koreans (kia's > >> and > >> hyndai's). > > > > Koreans for some reason seem to like large cars with...
• Bostig, CARB EO, the reasons why not WAS: [WetWesties] Washington state...changes in vehicle licensing rules..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 15:28:22 -0500
  ...They are not those of individuals, and not even those of a large number of individuals if they are not also a large part...
• Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:08:19 -0800
  ...Keep in mind that if your overall tire/wheel diamieter is larger.. then the brakes don't have the leverage they originally did. Bigger...
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 02:35:31 +0100
  ...If you like that sort of stuff, and want to know why New York was nearly New Amsterdam, read 'Nathaniel Nutmeg' Giles Milton - but...
• Secure Luggage Rack Storage
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 16:15:21 -0700
  ...For anyone who wants a larger storage space, I saw a truck storage box on the website that is 48" long. I'm not...
• Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit (long)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:02:22 +1300
  ...larger disc diameter... -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:04:19 -0600
  ...r > the > > > transmission, use a 2x4 with a hole in it, a large eye bolt with > washers > > > and > > > a nut and some quick links. > > > > > >
• Re: Fiamma awning F45i
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:12:54 -0700
  ...The large mount goes at the back. This is important to keep the body of the awning from being able to twist under load...
• Re: Exhaust hangers for the 1.9 don't exist either......
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 09:03:12 -0400
  ...An ACVW PR tube is the same size on both ends, where a WBX PR tube is larger on one end. I'm not...
• Cooling system replacement in progress (long)...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:43:25 -0800
  ...I used pliers with a toothed device for holding the jaws in specific position, again nice to have with the larger spring clamps. Got...
• Re: corroded connections
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:51:27 -0400
  ...Has anyone done this fix and what size did they use and > > what nuts fit the alternator exposed studs? > > > > I just did this tonight...
• Re: The automatic tranny on vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:16:27 -0400
  ...Just loosen up the large collar nut as it attaches to the metal fluid pan. The fluid will drain about 3 qts. The adjustment...
• Re: Ultimate Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:57:46 -0500
  ...In a nut shell, that is it. Pretty straightforward. >If > > you have any other questions I'm sure that the Dieselgeek folks could >help...
• Re: Back From Mexico!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:11:29 -0500
  ...I carry a power inverter > for my Canon digicam batt charger & coffee grinder. > All of my "kitchen" fits nicely into a large, heavy vinyl...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:19:53 -0800
  ...You'll need the 22mm ball seat lug nut. The stock alloys and many aftermarket alloys use the tapered seat, and the stock steelies...
• Re: Power steering U-joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:06:54 -0800
  ...I'm areal nut about lubrication . Take a common sealed bearing .. oh say roller guide wheels for the timing belt on a subaru engine...
• Re: coolant pressure gague
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 22:10:50 -0500
  ...water level and > >close enough to the tank cap to be able to fit a washer and a nut onto > >the silicon caulked threads...
• Re: cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:53:05 +1300
  ...unless you do this.. >on the 93 up Eurovans there is a large assist strap tha hangs down from the >hatch panel, right underneath...
• Gerbil engine replacement, part IV
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sat, 06 Jul 1996 23:42:20 -0600
  ...stud nut is roughly finger-tight. If/when it comes apart, I'll probably drill it out and put in a larger stud. The...
• GoWesty Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Katy Hahn
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:34:57 -0700
  ...I would have preferred to have seen a large nut welded on the bracket -- but I'm no engineer. At first when I just...
• Re: head gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:51:52 -0500
  ...a large ring squeezer that wouldn't work inside the water jacket. Making a wrist pin puller from allthread, pipe, washers, and nuts was...
• Re: Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:09:13 -0700
  ...All is well until the freon leaks out at the larger of the two connections where the hose connects to the condenser. I have...
• Re: Removing the top ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 18:38:13 -0400
  ...OR medium to large tie rod extracter tool ***If you get the bigger tie rod extractor- you do not need to buy the smaller...
• Re: Tire size questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 May 2010 12:24:09 -0700
  ...In any case, being 14's ....they'll be on the floaty/mushy side compared to a larger diameter wheel with a properly vanagon...
• Re: Christmas related Vanagon items?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:00:57 -0700
  ...The finger magnet "glove" is going to be great holding a nut in position. > > > > Alistair > > > >> On Dec 31, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Eric...
• Re: Wanted: Free Vanagon to Love & Cherish
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:00:02 -0500
  ...I'm looking for some seriously cheap -- free, even -- van or vans to love & nuture. If you've got a beater westy, weekender, whatever...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:39:26 -1000
  ...and sometimes, a sudden large leak. I've had it happen out on the road in a seemed-just-fine personal Vanagon, and I...
• Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:03:35 -0500
  ...that fits over a stud on the starter and a big nut that tightens it down so there's a big, cleanable contact surface...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:21:59 -0400
  ...of like a large relay going on and off intermittently out of control. In any case, other than driving us nuts, it doesn't...
• Re: 1000 mile rebuild recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:29:09 -0400
  ...The larger stuff should have been handled by the filter anyway. Valve adjustment is not nescasary unless they were miss adjusted to begin with...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:29:12 +0000
  ...And probably quicker. > > The kit includes large fender washers that go on both sides of the hole in > the poptop, and they would cover...
• Re: rear brakes ?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:40:05 -0700
  ...the axle nut..no impact wrench > or large breaker bar...(broke all those trying to get off my Beetles axle > nuts..After unsuccessfully bashing...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:14:34 -0400
  ...I'm embarrassed to say that I know from experience that it is easy to overtighten the locking nut on the the adjustment screw...
• Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:53:11 -0500
  ...But they do require a larger drill and tap size. For exhaust, they also have the disadvantage that a stud or bolt can seize...
• Re: Interior size: Vanagon v. Toyota van
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 19:17:34 +1300
  >Andrew, > Since you advertise yourself as a VW/Toyota van nut on the >Vanagon list, I figured you would be the perfect person to...
• Trip report - NJ->Canada
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 15:07:42 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Last weekend was KenStock, a large party at my friend Ken's place outside of Ottowa, Ontario. I figured to take the new '77...
• Re: Porsche 944 Motor & transmission in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:00:18 -0600
  ...I got some fender washers (very large washers with small holes in the middle) and JB welded them (don't tell anyone) to the...
• Re: Fw: D6 locking compound
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Wed, 24 May 2000 16:59:51 -0700
  ...is a removable thread locker for bolts 1/4" (6mm) or > >larger. > >Lactate 222 (purple) is a removable thread locker for bolts smaller than...
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:41:22 -0500
  ...If I back off on the adjustment screw a little bit, the 0.006 blade will fit, but again so will the larger sizes...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:57:22 +0000
  ...The early ones had the smaller bearing which was updated some time to a larger bearing used, all the way through 91. The early...
• Re: Rrear seat removal in a westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014 13:58:45 -0400
  ...My fears of lost nuts and broken bolts were not realized. There were three large bolts in the floor. one connector at each front...
• Re: That VW Brown...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:58:46 -0400
  I happen to be one of those folks with a large RV and I often pull the Syncro Westy behind me. How else can...
• Re: vanagon brake upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:04:55 +0200
  ...is no comparison in > appearance if you have alloy wheels with large openings. > > For myself, I am having a supercharged (just located a Whipple...
• Re: Back From Mexico!
  Historical mailing list - Javier
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 07:29:54 -0000
  ...I carry a power inverter > > for my Canon digicam batt charger & coffee grinder. > > All of my "kitchen" fits nicely into a large, heavy vinyl...
• Re: Rear Brake Job, Observations.
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 11:50:25 -0800 (PST)
  ...Although pulling the hub requires special tools (puller, socket to fit axle nut and wrench capable of turning axle nut at 300+ foot-lbs...
• Re: Vanagon vs Volvo Crash Photos
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 20:36:47 -0700
  ...is astronomical. >> >> According to NHTSA, the safety NUTS (excerpted from >> http://www.healthandsafety.org/cars.html#LARGE) >> <quote> >> CONCLUSION >> >> In conclusion, traffic safety has...
• Re: About the Solex's VS Weber
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:18:25 -0500
  ...If you get the nut on the throttle shaft too tight, it'll work just fine until the first time you open the secondary...
• Re: Vanagon burned to the ground ( long reply)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 20:45:12 +1200
  ...that's a minute that is HUGE. >Is it possible to detect the drop in fuel pressure or large consumption of >fuel somehow and...
• Re: "carat" FS on ebay PROFANITY WARNING
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:31:14 -0800
  ...In the larger view, we are members of a society with certain mores (nevermind the laws that might apply to this.... fraud, perhaps?) and...
• List Census
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 20:19:00 EDT
  ...Brought them up well, didn't I? Technical Business Analyst in the Systems department for large mid-west based insurance company, 34 years. US...
• Re: Wheel Offsets;
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:47:27 -0600
  ...Above and below that and the choices get significantly slimmer without modifications to the van to accommodate larger than about 29" wheel/tire sets...
• Re: WAS: $15 steel wheel source-how about some 15" steelies?
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:01:46 -0800
  "At least carry a large garbage bag or tire plastic bag to keep the spare in in case it's dirty, muddy etc. unless...
• My Favorite Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:35:02 +1200
  ...painted black) -Dashtop gloveboxes/stereo-detector hideaways (fiberglass, make them) -Extinguisher, larger dry-fosam or CO2; perhaps a remotely-triggered unit in engine compartment...
• Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel NVC
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:22:11 -0800
  ...Unlike Mazda, which is only controlled now by Frod (large > majority), but not owned outright. > > It's not a bad thing to see companies...
• Re: Problem: While Removing from Disc Brake Pads the top Caliper Receiving Bolt Wont Slide In & Out of the Carrier - Siezed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:01:20 -0700
  ...the caliper carrier ..is bolted to the spindle with 19mm large bolts, which can be very tight indeed. here's what I would do...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 12:26:05 -0800
  ...or the nut and washer that hold all three in place. 6. half of an a/c compressor backet--the larger half that bolts...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 21:26:58 +1200
  ...Engines are available, generally reliable, reasonably powerful (the larger ones, anyway) and bolt straight to the VW bellhousing (though an adaptor flywheel would be...