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• Re: hose connections @ front heater core
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 14:13:57 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagain.com/shop/front-heater-core-hose-feed-vanagon/ http://www.vanagain.com/shop/front-heater-core-hose-return-vanagon/ Ken Wilford...
• Re: How do you remove/install center A/C vents on late model Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 09:31:53 EDT
  Start from the back and work toward the front. First install the big main unit. Then, slide the first tunnel into the front of...
• Re: [Vibrations at 2600, 3600 rpm]
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 22:32:33 -0800
  ...You > feel them as if they are under the front seats. So far, we have had the > rear CV's replaced, the fronts repacked...
• Brazilian Buses
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jan 1995 14:33:23 EST
  ...this model has late 70's front and rear turn signals, the rear hatches are from the pre 67 models, as are the 4...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:12:10 -0400
  Hi List, Today we got a opportunity to test the GW front big brakes and rear discs. A ca coming off interstate 91 did...
• Re: Front bumper, homemade
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 14:36:50 -0400
  ...Mounted to stock sun bumper with stainless brackets. > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/vanagon-front-bumper-pics/ > > Alistair
• The T3 Ghia I mentioned
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jul 1995 22:40:37 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Still has a good front bonnet and the rear bonnet is prolly fixable. Has front and rear bumpers, too, and the front clip could...
• Front Turn Signals
  Historical mailing list - Mick Forstag
  Fri, 28 Mar 1997 23:09:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...Does anyone know where I can buy front turn signals for my '71 bus? These are the rectangular kind which ride just above the...
• Re: Loose items in vehicle
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 11:39:31 -0400
  Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > > I use the front table a lot! I find that the front table (set up between > the front seats) is a...
• Re: more vanagon parts For sale
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 16:55:26 -1000
  I need the front rugs in blue, got? Dan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of JordanVw...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good --
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:43:05 -0700
  Joel, It all depends on crush space in the front, and the Vanagon doesn't have much. I'd hate to get into a...
• Will these parts fit?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth price
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 17:37:16 -0800
  ...Front KYB shocks for struts Rear Shocks Front brake Disc pads Rear Shoe pads This van I bought is missing rear springs (your guess...
• Re: Can steel wheels be trued?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:44:27 EST
  ...before there was disc front brakes :<) chris In a message dated 2/27/07 9:33:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, kimbrennan@MAC.COM...
• Repairing front shift linkage ... need help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:37:52 -0800
  hi, I am working the front shift linkage... per the Bentley... - put the plastic shells in the thick rubber ring... I tried but I...
• I need a vanagon washer bottle for the front
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:30:24 -0400
  I am looking for a good used washer reservoir for the front windshield for a Vanagon. If anyone can help me out, please let...
• Re: Proper Tire valve stems?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:59:45 -0700
  ...40psi Front and 45psi rear... down to 38psi in Front if I want a mellow drive... :-)
• Replacing Front Step Section
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 6 Apr 2015 11:41:59 -0400
  I need to weld in a new Front Step Section on the passenger side of my '83. Is that too close to the gas...
• 2wd spring into syncro swap expt.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:32:08 -0800
  Another small project I got done recently, '82 westy front springs into '86 syncro. Oh, and radius arm bushing replacement. http://shufti.wordpress.com...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:57:01 -0700
  ...Mark george jannini wrote: >>> Does not all car manufacturers drive their speedo cables with the front > LH wheel ? << > > Apparently does not everyone here recognize...
• re: lifting syncros for bleeding radiator
  Historical mailing list
  16 Dec 95 12:42:00 CST
  BETTER LIFT THAT FRONT END MORE THAN 40 "mm" IF YOU WANT TO BURP THE COOLING system. as for lifting the front end using...
• Need rt. front turn signal
  Historical mailing list - eric
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 07:43:18 -0400
  Hello, Oddly (or maybe not) my right front turn signal is FULL of water, is thus corroded away and needs to be replaced. Does...
• Re: wheelbase size should be track
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 12:41:17 +1200
  <Am I seeing things or is the back wheelbase of a Vanagon narrower than <the front wheel base? Wheelbase is the distance between front...
• Q:Redline MT90 in Syncro front Dif
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 19:38:01 EDT
  Hello List, I am using Redline MT90 in my rear differential and wanted to check here before using it in my front differential (87...
• Removing front seats in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:33:20 -0400
  ...started the "soundproofing" project and would like to take out the front seats.. How does one remove the seats? Thanks in advance Shannon 91...
• E-Brake cable front cable
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:32:40 -0800
  how do you get the front part of the cable out of the bracket above the fuel tank? Shaggy 82' Diesel __________________________________ Do you Yahoo...
• Re: Movement in front seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 23:08:56 EST
  ...Oxroad@AOL.COM writes: > My bus has only one insert per front seat. > > every vanagon ive ever seen had only one insert per seat...
• Vanagon Front hitch??
  Historical mailing list - Mercedes Dzindzeleta
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:03:44 -0600
  I've seen some Vanagons with a front hitch and motor bike rack. What brand hitch is used? OR what hitch modified to fit...
• Re: Scary Front shaking '90 syncro westie
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 11:29:43 -0500
  I've had that same intermittant front end shimmy on "Other" 2 wheel drive cars. In my case it always turned out to be...
• Re: HMHYPFAFEA
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 29 May 2002 13:20:13 +1000
  ...HMHYPFAFEA? > >How much have you paid for a front end alignment? > >I was quoted $79 >fair? Paul et al, Are you talking just a...
• Re: Readjusting poptop after installation
  Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:02:57 -0400
  ...Both hinges are folding properly (front link going forward), or at least the same. There doesn't seem to be any obstruction causing the...
• Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sun, 26 Dec 1999 03:19:28 -0500
  ...If you put them on the front, the front gets to much traction and the rear end flys around oversteering easily. People who would...
• Re: Front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 19:10:48 -0800
  If in ANY doubt.....replace them.� When front wheel bearings go, so do quickly front spindles if you can't get to repair quickly...
• A hot question...
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 00:20:45 EST
  ...I can get heat out of the front, but not the back. I can get cool air out of the side rear vents, when...
• Re: Front drive-shaft for synchro
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:09:20 -0500
  Have you been driving this without the drive axle? The front wheel bearings are suppose to fall apart like that?. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:57:35 -0700
  > What about using one of those old-fashioned bug shields you used to see > mounted on the front of old trucks? Those upright pieces...
• Re: Syncro Shock Preload
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 23:11:26 -0700
  The fronts are tough because there isn't much room for spring compressors. I unbolted the upper control arm and the stabilizer where it...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 3 May 2009 13:06:56 -0700
  Troy, front lockup is what you want - it keeps you going forward. The rears are still doing some retarding of the forward motion while...
• Type 4 heavy duty oil pump advise for mounting the oil cooler in the front.
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:04:58 -0700
  Dear list I am getting rid off my oil cooler by using a oil bypass with a cooler mounted in the front. There's...
• Re: Front wheel bearing differences
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:42:53 -0400
  ...Otherwise you may learn the hard way (like I did) that all Vanagon front wheel bearings are not the same....and even if you...
• Re: Spring Spacers?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:26:27 -0700
  ...I'm looking to lift the front of a 2wd Adventurewagen about 25-35 mm hopefully without disassembling the front suspension. The cutting board...
• Re: Front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 18:23:44 -0700
  ...View from below: > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/FrontCaliperToast.jpg/FrontCaliperToast-full;init:.jpg To be clear, dust seal was present (not shown in pic...
• 1600 leak near oil cooler
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 11:33:05 GMT
  ...The front (FRONT is FRONT) one is very close to the outside (left) wall. A small crack there is leaking oil. Can it be...
• Re: Rain Gutter Adapter Locations
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Jun 1997 14:09:01 -0400 (EDT)
  My application -- windsurfing Want far back to help top popping My front is above the divot behind the skylight. Back is about 4-6...
• Re: Front locking diff, Syncro Q
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 10:48:53 +0100
  Living in Norway I have both front and rear locking diffs, and as you might guess, the front lock comes on and off very...
• Re: Westy Front table survey
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 07:39:18 -0700
  ...Have two people ever been able to swivel the fronts seats around enough to use it for dining effectively? Kevin > >How many of you...
• Re: Spare tire mounted on vanagon nose?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 12:41:33 EST
  ...you can use the front spare mount from a '70's bus or other type of front spare mount. w/ the aircooled vanagon it...
• Front End Alignment?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 17:09:01 -0700
  ...I know, I know...) Last fall, after having a brake job & front end work, I got the van realigned. Should I do it again...
• Rear Spring seats to correct westy sway & front sag fix
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:57:13 -0800
  ...Does anyone know if there is a way to raise the front other than those spring spacers you buy at FLAPS? Possibly by putting...
• Re: Knock from front right wheel while braking and turning left?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 09:41:19 -0700
  ...Knock from front right wheel while braking and turning left? > Hi all, > > When I tap my brakes while making a slow, sharp left hand...
• Re: WTB: OE Front Rubber Mat Black / Fiberglass Bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:59:02 EST
  ...It is the heavy molded mat that runs through the footwells and > between the front seats. If you have one available or know someone...
• Looking for front 2 person bench from 9 passenger vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:02:50 -0400
  ...I would like to get the front row in my vanagon to fit 3...surely there is someone out there that has one of...
• Question about caliper, was Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:25:39 -0400
  Hey, thanks everyone for the help with the front pads this morning. It took awhile to get spark plugs into my wifes A4 this...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 20:39:36 -0500
  Replacing the front heater core does not require pulling the dash. Remove the glove box, cut the side of the housing, slide the core...
• Re: Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80%
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:46:21 -0700
  ...Rear Brakes DO add to the > situation, but the brunt of stopping comes from Front Brakes. I think that > is why on my '85...
• Re: front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:45:57 -0400
  ...front heater valve > Drop your spare in the front of the van, crawl underneath, and look straight > up. You'll see it. If the...
• Re: Bigger Brakes was: My thoughts after hearing some responses
  Historical mailing list - Mike Conlon
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:53:32 -0800
  ...Won't putting beefier front brakes on, without addressing the proportioning valve, cause the front end to lock before the rear? I know that...
• Re: storage under front of front seat
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:39:54 -0400
  ...I started cutting at the front (well inboard of the edges) downwards until the resistance in the blade indicates your've hit the lower...
• Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 11:34:38 +0200
  ...True, the viscous coupling is now driven by the front axles and the front diff, but its other (free) end just happily rotates in...
• Re: Clear vanagon Front Turn Signals
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:44:02 EST
  ...I had never seen the clear front Vanagon > turn signal lenses before. I wanted to get a pair (priced at about $85.00 > for...
• Re: Front Door Hinge Modification?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:56:55 -0400
  ...Front Door Hinge Modification? Have any of you�ever modified the front door hinges to stop before opening all the way?� I find that...