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• Re: FS set of 1986 Audi 500 CS Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:37:50 -0500
  Hello List, I have a real nice set of 1986 Audi 5000 CS Turbo wheels, less the center caps. They are 15 x 6...
• Re: plugging heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 13:46:04 -0400
  I just plugged mine last week using copper end caps from the plumbing section of the hardware store. And hose clamps of course. Have...
• Re: Misc Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 21:03:17 -0400
  ...rear bumper w/both end caps 3. rear hatch door w/glass 4. the three pieces plastic conduit that channel the A/C cold...
• Re: door hinges, arrgg
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jun 1995 09:51:05 GMT0BST
  ...All then to do is to buy some new countersunk screws - and some plastic 'caps' to go over the srews - and Bob's ya...
• Re: Coolant Explosion '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:00:09 -0700
  Dana E Hager said: >What color WAS your expansion tank cap...black? All new tank caps are >blue, I believe this was to reduce...
• Re: Vent not blowing air
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 00:23:07 -0600
  ...My van doesn't have hub caps or wheel covers. > > -- > Steve Sullivan > Mount Vernon, Washington > > Calvin, the mischievous 84 Westy > Hobbes, the imaginary Westy...
• Hung in the middle - Bumper drawings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 20:53:58 -0500
  ...construction, the pipe ends have freeze plugs welded on them for caps. Try to remember this term "Obscene Profit" I may use it again...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:50:13 -0500
  ...Also the body is slightly different where the bumper end caps would have gone, if memory serves me correctly, so you may have to...
• Re: Hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:17:16 -0700
  The two '84s that I have owned both had the basket-weave style caps: http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/hubcap.jpg Cheers, Jeff...
• Re: Yakima cross bars alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:55:41 -0400
  ...It appears > that the end caps from the Yakima will fit into them, so this should > prevent rusting at the ends. I probably only...
• Re: Coolant cap
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:17:28 -0400
  ...reading this board, about a month ago I ordered two new caps but they were delivered to my house a few days after I...
• Nice splittie in new VW ad [uk]
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 14:19:53 +0100 (BST)
  ...nice 66 ish splittie, completely flowered up, including bumpers, wheels, hub caps and roof. Behind the last window is the legend 'Katmandu or Bust...
• Re[2]: The water heater project - Brads concerns
  Historical mailing list
  13 Jan 95 11:58
  ...cheers for the concerns, and yes i've seen expansion tanks with release valves in the filler caps with a little tube that allows...
• Re: FS 15" wheels, was FYI Audi wheels are a direct fit........
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:48:28 -0700
  ...of Audi rims that have been drilled to clear the grease > caps. These rims are 15" x7.5" with the 5 x 112 mm...
• Re: Carbon Fiber vanagon bumpers!!! yeah!! lets do it!Re:
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:14:10 -0800
  ...I guess maybe the wiper arm nut caps too? Not much else > left after that. I wonder how much a carbon fiber westy top...
• Re: Wafers for locks
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 18:47:41 -0700
  ...most vanagon >> gas caps are not designed to use the main key.... ." That is why I >> responded as I did. the sentence is pretty...
• Re: PopTop Leg Rubber Cap
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 14 May 2018 12:33:30 -0700
  You might find similar caps from your local home improvement stores for less. However, here’s one already available but at $6 each: https...
• Re: Bumper Corner Cap
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:22:40 -0700
  ...mounted 2 new caps up front. they look great ! they really point up the faded grilles :) �should be nice enough tomorrow for Armor All...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:27:46 -0700
  ...WBX speedo ought to work if you insert a reducing gear > capsule in the driveline. This might involve a custom drive cable > (or modifying...
• Ohio info needed
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 08:38:38 -0400
  ...Gary Gary and Belle from Hallowell, ME garyc@saturn.caps.maine.edu '72 Westy (gone to iron oxide) '97 EVC "Flash"
• What is the offset of M.B. 220 Diesel wheel?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 19:32:25 -0700
  ...The car was a total wreck with the local red-neck population riddling it with bullet holes - but the wheels and hub caps were...
• Re: Remove gas cap without key?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 04:51:43 -0700
  ...Replacement caps (probably what Tim has) can be turned with a screwdriver if they didn't rekey it. The originals can't be (at...
• New Product Available-Replacement Westy Water Tank Locking Cap
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 22:49:34 -0600
  After a good bit of delay, we've finally finished a limited run of NEW water tank locking caps for the old style filler...
• Re: heads stuck, thanks all
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 26 Dec 2003 10:45:10 -0500
  ...It's great for getting the moisture out of distributor caps on wet days, too. I used to have to do this on my...
• Re: Correct hub caps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 01:39:25 EDT
  In a message dated 5/31/05 7:06:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, maxjoyce@IPA.NET writes: > I'm convinced that VW started...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 20:49:28 -0600
  on 1/6/06 6:34 PM, Mike Frost at mafrost@GMAIL.COM wrote: > Do those fit over the cap that holds the end...
• An unfortunately thing about the subject line at GerryVanagon -
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:22:01 -0700
  ...Put my name or something in ALL CAPS or SOMETHING..................otherwise your personal email ( unless I recognize your name ) t o me looks like...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:34:56 -0700
  ...Even O2 & Cat... > > > > not to sound too cavilier ......but I almost don't even check in bosch > distributor caps on waterboxer engines anymore. > I...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:35:49 -0500
  ...Michelin Rainforce MX4 215/65-15 tires mounted and >balanced, center caps, all new hardware and instructions. > >Got a Syncro Vanagon? Our 16x8" Alloy...
• Re: Plastic wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:39:21 -0700
  ...The plastic caps don't install from the inside of the wheel. They pop on from the outside. The rim on the cap will...
• Re: Alloy wheel deal 2 (real picture finally!)
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:38:57 -0500
  ...I am selling them for $412 a set which includes center caps. Shipping to > California is $35 and to the East Coast is $66...
• Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Mon, 8 Dec 2003 20:22:40 EST
  I apologise about the caps lock, but I have drained my battery twice in the past few months. The first time I bought one...
• DIY Awning Solutions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 03:56:10 +0000
  ...pole to roll it up on and a couple of end caps to hold the roll in the center of the tube. Has anyone...
• Re: Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:14:26 -0700
  ...Our local FLAPS (Checker) has the caps, both generic VW in plain metal and the big black sprocket-shaped. Geo H -- No virus found...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:08:22 -0800
  Sorry , 'any black paint' won't really stay on plastic, especially the extra slippery kind that bumper caps are. I posted earlier about a...
• Re: Low compression, more test results
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:46:55 -0700
  ...Low compression, more test results " and adding lash caps." Can someone explain about lash caps? Larry A. On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 10...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:36:21 -0600
  ...thing? Hard to say, but I managed to lose two gas caps on > the > same trip! First was gassing up, removed key and left...
• Re: Penetrating fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:54:06 -0500
  ...Tabasco, really? Well, lactic acid from the pepper fermentation, acetic acid from the vinegar, water, capsaicin. Anything I am missing? Maybe I'll try...
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - garth woolstenhulme
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 21:27:33 -0700
  ...I am selling 4 brand new VW 'Carat' alloys, no lug nuts/bolts nor center caps. I have to sell these so I can...
• Re: 91 Westy Propane Flue: Shower Cap Needed?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 07:31:05 -0700
  ...I think it is important to keep leaves and other debris out but those caps are hard to keep in place. Kelly Bauman Delta...
• Re: FS: SA 15" Alloys w/ Michelins UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 16:42:42 EST
  ...They come with caps and the longer lugbolts for the front (for 2wd vans). These will need longer studs to install in the rear...
• master cylender cap interchangeable / VW
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 04:00:05 +0000
  ...Brian >If i recall correctly many of the VW model caps are interchangeable. Seems >to me I once used one from a 1990 Jetta...
• Re: Gray (grey) water bladder?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 31 May 2007 01:45:30 +0000
  ...And they also sell the caps for them to seal up each end neatly. Dave Syncro custom camper 2.5 _________________________________________________________________ Make every IM count...
• Re: Westfalia Font
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 14:09:25 -0400
  ...Font designers often supplied a separate set of "swash caps" that were substituted for certain letters where the shape or subject suggested it. Try...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:27:54 -0700
  ...slightly hot running engine is part of what kills off these caps so soon. e.g. one being used in a bus with a...
• Re: Looking for 14" steel rims
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:46:19 -0700
  ...And I have 3 black ones with old tires (4 chrome caps included) to match > BenT's "bunch" here on the same coast. Free...
• Re: Removing alloy wheel center cap
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:16:32 -0800
  ...Removing alloy wheel center cap Anyone know how to remove the little silver center caps from a 14in alloy wheel. I only have two...
• Re: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:38:54 -0800
  ...End caps on round bars make the difference there. -- Matt Thyer ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:02:04 -0800 > From: vanagon@ASTOUND.NET...
• Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:01:51 -0400
  ...Aluminum caps survive poorly when run hotter than their rating (50% lifetime reduction per 10F is what I recently read), and I don't...
• Re: '71 bus fuel cap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 15:15:55 EDT
  > and while we are talking about fuel caps, do you vanagon volks know that you > can order a locking gas cap (for the early...
• Gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Wynn
  Tue, 08 Apr 1997 11:13:16 -0600
  ...Theres two places in town here that claim they have a box of used caps, some VW's. Ill drop by as soon as...
• Capacitor fix questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:02:13 -0400
  ...know that the Electrolytic has completely different properties than, say, Ceramic caps, but I don't know the differences between Elec and Tant - I...
• Re: Cut a slit in the bleed screw. Sheesh
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 17:46:39 -0800
  ...coolant without completely removing the screw. > I left enough of the capscrew thread intact to > form > a good seal when snugged down. > Now if...
• dist. cap confusion
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:19:21 -0700
  ...Am I supposed to re-use the cover? Don't know if it will fit, the caps are slightly different sizes. I believe the...
• Re: Clean my Dusty Caps
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:12:36 -0800
  One of the better, and less labor intensive ways is to use the good ole dishwasher, if your house is so equipped. Just use...
• Tell me about this model vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:57:43 -0500
  ...The car is a silver automatic, and does not have the cladding but has chrome bumpers and end caps. The ad says it has...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:23:14 -0300
  ...However currently available (OEM > German) replacement 2WD gas caps come with a small key as on your '91. > Maybe > VW changed it late in...
• Re: Optima battery won't fit, can I cut the top terminals?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:51:43 -0500
  ...This way you can easily jump start :::from your optima if need be. (I used the factory caps from the optima :::to protect the...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:02:05 -0600
  ...Had to take the front wheels off recently to put new caps on my alloys, pulled out my 300 lb. Torque wrench & checked all...
• Re: '83 Diesel Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:30:16 -0700
  ...The end caps reused. I don't know if that is an option for you, try a rad shop and see what they say...