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• Re: 15" Audi rims (for Vanagon) - set of four in Portland, OR
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:13:02 EDT
  ...Comes with all 4 center caps, one of which > has a star-patterned crack in the acrylic cover of it. > These would need to...
• Re: Complete Axle arrive, and some questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 27 Jun 2022 12:02:14 -0400
  ...The plastic caps off. I’m having trouble talking myself into starting the job but will do it once the rain truly stops. I...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:35:03 -0500
  ...I have a few questions about these heads before I put >>> them on. >>> >>> The heads have two metal caps at the bottom side of...
• SA 15 inch alloys, cap-cover
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 9 Nov 2016 15:48:33 +0000
  ...However the ~caps~ covering the lugs are old and failing. I am looking for replacements, does anyone have a source ? They are about 7...
• Re: moon caps, and who knows?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:21:28 -0600
  > Me too I guess... > > http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/Hubcaps.JPG > > Sadly I heard a strange sound as I was backing out of the...
• VW radiator caps
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 9 Jan 97 09:22:08 -0600
  THHBBPT! ACK! a new radiator cap, fresh off the dealer's shelf and not wet with anti-freeze will make a disruptive farting sound...
• Re: How hot is HOT?
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 07:59:57 -0400
  ...The > description of the tank caps function is wrong in Bentley. But I don't have air in my tank now. It's all...
• Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 22:00:37 -0600
  ...Comes with 6 popular master cylinder adapter caps and fits most vehicles. If you like I can have our publishing dept send you an...
• NLA Parts and Common Problems
  Historical mailing list - June Kinerson
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:46:39 -0400
  ...Also, a list of spares that one should carry other than the usual plugs, caps, rotor, wires, and wiper blades. Thanks Soon to be...
• Re: gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:06:15 -0800
  ...Will any older Type II caps work on the Vanagon? I would appreciate knowing a vendor who may have an inexpensive cap or two...
• FS '91 white Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - John Tangenberg
  Mon, 5 May 2003 12:31:33 EDT
  ...Steel wheels with hub caps, all OEM screens curtains, power cord, tables. This van was in the Seattle area until 1 1/2 years...
• Subject: Oil cooler removal questions
  Historical mailing list - mark
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:48:56 -0800
  ...I had to put use caps until I could get the hoses. So its a good idea to just replace them. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo...
• Re: Electrical discharging a capacitor
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:41:48 -0600
  ...Some large motor systems have start caps even larger. One thing I was taught in basic electrical school was never trust a bleeder system...
• Re: The best awning
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:58:08 -0700
  ...Workmanship was somewhat poor on the finished product, specifically the end caps do not align well with the aluminum extrusion... but nothing wrong that...
• Re: ID Buzz
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 10:02:46 -0400
  ...Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing room is so that people inside are safe. This is a good observation. I love my...
• Re: Looking for 14" steel rims
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:16:53 -0500
  ...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: Water tank drain cap replacement
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Patton
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 11:49:01 -0500
  ...If you find a source for the real caps, let me know. Andy 84 Westy I'm trying to jury rig a replacemen until...
• 15" Alloy wheel pics
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 19:34:47 EST
  ...Price is $412 for four wheels with center caps plus shipping. Anyone interested in them please contact me at Vanagain1@aol.com. Thanks Ken...
• Re: '84 Vanagon GL Fuel Rail Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 19:31:46 EST
  ...I did not know you could replace just the end caps, so I just replaced the whole rail, both of them. Just thought I...
• tri-star fender flares------looking for pictures of these on Vana gons.....anybody seen these?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:06:16 -0500
  ...wheels to my vertical mill to open the center hub area and created a new lip for the stock center caps........looks totally original........
• 15" carat 2 type a or b...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 15:23:00 -0700
  ...Any interest in group purchase of 15" SA wheel center caps? > >I need 4 +1 spare. > >Warren Chapman _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:10:37 -0600
  ...writes: > > > > >>Also the body is slightly different where the bumper end caps would have >>gone, if memory serves me correctly, so you may have...
• stealth curtains behind front seats
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:56:18 -0700
  ...Comes in sections and includes end caps. Back then it was called marine rod. It comes with nylon sliders and a heavy cloth tape...
• Re: 15" Wheels/Tires
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:46:23 -0400
  ...that I can still put my "classic" VW > chrome dome hub caps on? I know sort of a dumb question but I figure someone...
• Re: 15" wheel options
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 15:39:46 +0000
  ...You will have to grind out the back of the caps or use 3mm spacers. 16 inch works on Syncros. 215/65-16,(98...
• Re: Municipal camper bans
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:56:40 -0500
  ...There must be a lot of people who have pickup trucks with caps. What will the cops do if the caps have curtains, and...
• Re: ID Buzz
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 22:49:15 +0000
  ...net> wrote: > You can really see the impact of the safety capsule design in the > placement of the windows and high beltline. Particularly for...
• Re: Free Rims
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:21:36 +0000
  ...Now the Bluestar I just sold has the alloys (with the center caps!) and I would certainly leave them on it for originality. Jeff...
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:29:27 -0400
  ...that would also > grab the threaded post of the 'new' style caps. Is this perhaps what was > supplied and you might not have noticed...
• Re: wheel cover
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 10 Feb 1997 16:40:12 -0800
  ...municipality of Toronto) there is a shop with nothing but Hub Caps and Wheel Covers. You would have to see it to believe it...
• Re: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:12:06 -0400
  ...the thing that's also so bad about these places, beside, ripping doors off, driving with out oil, leaving caps off everything they open...
• Re: FS: SA 15" Alloys w/ Michelins UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 16:53:07 -0500
  ...They come with caps and the longer lugbolts for the front (for 2wd > vans). These will need longer studs to install in the rear...
• Re: ML320 wheels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 12 May 2001 05:57:49 EDT
  ...parts1.html 1999 Mercedes ML320 alloys, set of 16x8" with center caps, ET50. should fit Syncros. $500=UPS. Brian, Plymouth, MI (734) 420-4631...
• Re: What kind of vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 01:00:55 EDT
  ...The bumpers are chrome with black end > caps, and the mirrors are not power. Does this type of van have a name, or > is...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:08:28 EST
  ...Michelin Rainforce MX4 215/65-15 tires mounted and balanced, center caps, all new hardware and instructions. >> This brand and model of the first...
• Re: Vanagon in a car wash
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:57:39 -0500
  ...The > large rotating brushes that "clean" the sides of the vehicle ripped off the > rear plastic bumper caps on my Vanagon. Fortunately the car...
• FS: 84 Westy AC Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Mon, 12 May 2003 13:50:06 -0700
  ...Evaporator/blower assembly - $35 Condensor - $20 Receiver/Dryer - $10 Brown plastic vent housing, with screws and trim caps - $20 Or take it all for...
• Re: fresh water cap
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 07:39:44 -0600
  ...Tom Salicos > > > > > > > I'm also in need of one of those caps. I found one off of an 81 > Westy,but it won't...
• Re: Passat Wheels on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 10:28:39 -0700
  ...Lastly, the center caps may not fit depending on what you do in the above procedures. Check here for some ideas: http://members.aol...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:14:32 -0700
  ...Those are the only proper caps and rotors on > vanagons as far as I'm concerned, and boy to they last well. And no...
• Overheating problem 91 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 12:15:16 -0600
  ...has led to the replacement of a heater valve, two reservoir caps, hoses and a number of clamps. While I have fixed several leaks...
• Rear bumper for '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:28:15 -0500
  ...The end caps are fine but the bumper is beyond repair. Does anyone have a decent bumper for sale. even if it is cracked...
• EVC tech report
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 08:49:07 -0500
  ...you were here, Gary Gary and Belle from Hallowell, ME garyc@saturn.caps.maine.edu '72 Westy (gone to iron oxide) '97 EVC "Flash"
• Frustrating hubcaps!
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:21:27 -0700
  ...I hate my hub caps. All three of them. They came with the bus and they are a PITA--I can't check tire...
• propane tank draining help
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:17:20 +0000
  ...Now, my thought is to fully empty it, put caps on the ends of the outlets, and put it in a box with the...
• Need to tighten my CAT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:29:47 -0500
  ...Also thought of using an allen head capscrew for the bolt half, but still would have trouble tightening the nut on the other side...
• FS 1985 Vanagon Westfalia Boulder/Denver
  Historical mailing list - car emmea
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 12:52:02 -0800
  ...has a primer-ed ding in door, has all goodies (bumper caps, mosquito screens). There is just a little seam rust, but overall west...
• Re: weird smog rule
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 19:43:07 -0700
  ...jimt On Wednesday, Nov 13, 2002, at 18:58 America/Denver, Joseph Fortino wrote: > smog check now checks gas caps for pressure? total weirdness...
• Parts still available from '87 GL pass van
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:42:39 -0500
  ...barely visible ding under rubber strip-includes rubber strips and end caps-all good condition=$50. Various engine compartment items like thermostat housing=$10...
• Re: My brain is shrinking -- water tank drain cap?
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Fri, 20 May 2005 16:09:08 -0700
  ...this was their alternative after the caps became extinct. On Friday, May 20, 2005, at 03:56PM, Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@pobox.com> wrote...
• Re: Screw Cap for Underside of Water Tank & Leavenworth
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:31:33 -0400
  > I read a thread not too long about about people fixing their > screw caps for the bottom of their water tank. I wondered > why...
• stainless screrws posting #2
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:50:28 -0700
  ...arms in proper position).Optional will be sets for the end caps. http://stores.ebay.com/rdsrds123 Currently more than 60 items for sale...
• Power mirrors for sale
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Mon, 31 May 2010 14:16:24 -0400
  ...They are missing the plastic caps that go on the bottom of the mirrors.Most are missing these. I will try and track down...
• Re: Locking Gascaps
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:26:16 EDT
  ...freezing? Are there, to the best knowledge of the list, gas caps available for the Syncro which are not locking types? >> Jon, I have...
• Re: Stop Mail
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:20:45 -0700
  ...NOMAIL ALL CAPS, gerry is hard of hearing and it doesn't work any other way. tim P.S. Read the webpage on getting...
• Re: dbl t3
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 01:08:14 -0500
  Hmm, not sure if it is easier to read an e.e.cummings post, or one in all caps... I think e.e. wins...
• state abbreviations.. was :Re: Michelin MXL & MXT, what are they worth?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 00:33:48 EDT
  ...hell, hitting the caps key is too much work for me as you can see ;<) chris
• Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!) hair attack
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:46:02 -0500
  ...this talk about hair loss, don't you agree that baseball caps > are > *WAY* under-priced? > > > > TS > -- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue...
• FS: OEM rear 3 pt. shoulderbelts for the vanagon and westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:39:07 EDT
  ...these will fit ALL vanagons and westys '80-'91 they come complete with all bolts, caps, and escucheon for the trim panel, ready to...
• Re: Clean my Dusty Caps
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:18:10 -0500
  The best stuff I have found to get brake dust off of wheels (and it should work on hub cabs as well) is the...