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• Re: Mud Flaps, Trailer Hitch, Diesel Exhaust, and other Parts For Sale!
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 23:34:13 -0400
  ...Mud Flaps, Trailer Hitch, Diesel Exhaust, and other Parts For Sale! > Hi- I sent you a message replying to your post of Vanagon items...
• trannys,mud flaps,anti-theft
  Historical mailing list - John Grazul
  8 Apr 96 09:24:40 EDT
  ...Mud Flaps! After thirteen years they are starting to get ugly and need replacement; the problem is finding the right ones. I have the...
• How to install 90A alt. on Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:04:09 EDT
  ...For the belt tensioning arm I went to my FLAPS and got a chrome universal alternator arm by Spectre. I shortened it about 3...
• Re: Heater blower/fresh air flap pictures
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 01:29:56 -0500
  ...Nice pics...you're right, you missed the two hanging plastic flaps in the upper section that normally allow ram air to flow into...
• Re: Wheel stud supplier in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 2 Nov 2006 01:26:08 -0500
  ...there a suitable substitue (for different make) > > available at a local FLAPS that will work? > > > one thing to note ... > > the rear wheel studs/nuts...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:12:18 -0500
  ...They do look like the same South African mud flaps. My price is a tad cheaper, with your 5% Vanagon List discount factored in...
• Re: intake gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:48:44 -0600
  ...recommended and ask the FLAPS about cat-safe sealants. Thanks! At 9:37 AM -0800 3/12/11, Old Volks Home wrote: >Replace the...
• Re: clutch...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:58:21 -0600
  ...nothing at all - always engaged. > > Managed to drive it to a FLAPS near where I was going by starting it > in gear at stop...
• Re: How to check alternator output?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 02:04:23 +0100
  ...If > you have the time or another vehicle it's cheaper to look at repairing yours > rather than the FLAPS route. I have the...
• Re: Loud Bang
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:38:31 -0600
  ...When you're engine is just starting the flapper in your AFM is partially open when you backfire it drives that flapper closed real...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:30:58 EST
  ...My propane tank looks > OK so far without a mud flap for many years. Thanks s for reminding > me that it needs one to...
• Re: a/c refurbished (long)
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 14:21:13 EDT
  ...Also what FLAPS did you get the dyer for $65? That is an excellent price! Ken Wilford John 3:16
• Re: FLAPS for 50 amp fan fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:30:35 -0600
  David Beierl wrote: > At 12:41 9/21/2000, David Luddy wrote: > >I need this fuse ..its a screwed in place strip of zinc...
• Re: Muffler
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 17:09:57 -0500
  ...My FLAPS wants over > a hundred dollars for a Vanagon muffler. Does anyone have a source for a more > reasonably priced muffler? Sure. $75...
• Re: Looking for AC part
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:28:23 -0600
  ...I've looked at the local > FLAPS and they don't seem to have them. > > thanks > > Todd > '88 Westy
• Re: Help me understand mud flaps !
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 18 Oct 2003 05:16:31 -0400
  Sometimes a vendor gets a lot of parts that are mismarked, so the replacement is the wrong part too, but shows the correct part...
• Fuel Line size question
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:32:20 -0800
  ...My FLAPS only had 1/4" which is a bit big but is it ok? This is the line that connects the 2 vents...
• Re: Window washer troubleshooting 1987 GL 2-wheel drive Westy
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Tue, 16 May 2006 08:58:14 -0700
  ...Does that just pull straight out? Does my FLAPS carry a replacement pump or do I order online? Anything else to try? Thank you.
• Free: 1984 front heater/blower assembly.
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:12:31 -0700
  Hi everyone, I'm giving away a 1984 front blower assembly that has had the flap doors regasketed and it has a 4 year...
• Re: Long Brake Line Installation Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 10:33:00 -0700
  ...Used FLAPS lines for those. Call it a learning curve, but since I was so focused on installing a line with as few connections...
• Re: Oil drain plug and Heli-coil
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 19:45:25 -0700
  ...Lots of FLAPS sell them- lots of sizes for fuel and other auto systems. I replace the crushers each time I pull the plug...
• Re: Bench test alternator? (checked archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:37:30 -0700
  I didn't know a FLAPS would do it for free. (hoping they could sell me one if mine toast!) Thanks. Neil. On 8...
• Re: Question about mounting the Westy single mudflap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 10:53:11 -0600
  ...I bought the flap from van-cafe. Their site showed a little bit of hardware pictured with the mud flap, and didn't say...
• Re: South African Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:16:12 EDT
  ...So I > constructed a simple bracket with a piece of angle iron that allowed me to > bolt the mud flaps to the wheel wells...
• Re: Need side marker light plastic inserts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:08:46 -0400
  ...couple they can spare or sell? Have you checked the "little odd car gizmos, door handles, funny clips etc." aisle at your FLAPS? :) d
• Re: Ball Joint Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Sep 94 13:22:50 EDT
  ...Do you just go to FLAPs and ask for a pickel fork? As for using the "proper tool" instead, what is the proper tool...
• Re: Alternator Bearings (90 Amp)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 19:17:41 -0400
  ...Can you get them out? Can you get your alternator rebuilt for less than VW/FLAPS quotes? Older VW manuals were thorough about starter...
• Re: auxiliary batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Sep 1994 08:48:59 -0400
  What -- or where -- is the FLAPS I keep seeing mentioned as a source of parts? Harmon Seaver hseaver@nyx.cs.du.edu <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <> "The Way...
• Re: Oil Drip...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 17 May 1999 23:26:21 +0200
  ...Available at your FLAPS or dealer. My Syncro leaks there too, I didnt change the ring at my last oil change. PerL 88 Syncro...
• Re: anybody got the thread count for a shock bolt handy?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 03:15:17 +0200
  Mark Mages wrote: > It won;t hurt it > to go without the shock for a while - not any more > than to have it flapping...
• Re: anybody got the thread count for a shock bolt handy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:33:57 -0400
  ...12mm * 1.5 pitch * 60mm length Grab a spare, these are difficult to come up with at most FLAPS. Not even the dealers here...
• Cooling tubes
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 09:17:47 -0800
  ...Splice in using hose clamps and "appropriate" diameter "heater hose" from the FLAPS. Or just replace the rusted front rear tube with copper. Hey...
• Rear reflectors
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:43:06 -0400
  ...I got it off'n ebay (search for "DOT Reflective Tape") but it's available in various qualities (reflectivites) from FLAPS, industrial supply places...
• Re: Battery death overnight
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:11:50 -0400
  Thomas, First, I would take it to your FLAPS and have them test your alternator/battery system. I have found most Autozone guys are...
• Fw: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] Hey now!
  Historical mailing list - dan gordon
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:02:04 -0500
  ...Need it quick or will defer to FLAPS. Thought I'd help clean up someone's garage. looking for other parts too like 86...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:23:23 -0600
  ...Seems all my FLAPS carry these days are the newer 5w-30s and 10w-40s. Almost had to revert back to dino oil which...
• Re: Stock German Mud Flaps Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:19:09 -0800
  ...Camper with full > side-skirt cladding and the OE German Mud Flaps installed front and > rear. Taking a closer look, kneeling down in the...
• Re: New water tank outlet
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 7 Aug 2018 15:28:27 -0400
  ...It's long enough and narrow enough to fit in the opening and push through that rubber flap. If the pressure causes a backup...
• Re: '66 bus w/ flickering oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Apr 1994 15:04:30 -0400
  ...The 'default' position for the cooling flaps is wide open, although you cant trust this on your bus as if they havent been used...
• Re: vinyl/rubber paint
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:13:01 -0500
  ...I get it a > high end FLAPS (a FLAPS that mostly caters to > shops). (Corporate info: SEM Products, Inc. > Charlotte, NC 28217) I have...
• Re: Front Heater Motor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:04:57 -0600
  ...There is always positive pressure against the various flaps or coolant valve. If the front heater hoses are not hot you can remove the...
• Physics phun
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:54:52 -0800
  Okay, I have one good heater cable and one good flapper valve, both on the right side of my 82 aircooled van. I'll...
• re:Any sources for vinyl flaps up front?
  Historical mailing list
  4 Dec 95 22:58:00 +1800
  ...Does anyone know where I could get another set of the >vinyl flaps that wrap around the bottom of the front seats? If anyone...
• Re: replace starter
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:01:20 -0700
  Pete, Head out to your local parts store, Flaps, Schucks, Autozone, etc... and get the starter with a lifetime warranty. I got my first...
• Re: Rear heater issues (84)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:14:56 -0800
  ...If you need hose, just get the right size from a flaps. Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• heater baffle plate
  Historical mailing list - DAIZEE
  Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:49:35 -0500
  ...I am going to paint the plate and the flaps as they are getting rusty. Used stiff brush before cleaning. I'm putting mine...
• reverse light switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:23:21 -0400
  I'm looking to replace the reverse light switch in my 1990 - my FLAPS doesn't have the switch that came out of my...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:36:34 -0700
  ...Tom Buese wrote: > Since my 84 flaps still work really well, I will treat them w/ the > respect tha... ???? Like how? Tell your kids...
• pastel white paint source?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 14:21:33 +0000
  ...bottles of touch-up at the local dealer (Lehigh Valley VW). FLAPS only have Alpine and don't even list Pastel in their little...
• Re: RedLine oil
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 20:50:54 -0800
  ...is the best place to purchase Red Line oils? My local FLAPS do not >> carry it. >> >> Thanks, >> John P. Try: http://www.redlineoil.com...
• Re: Need help, Quantum question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:18:37 -0400
  > Does anybody have a Quantum manual? > I can't find a Quantum manual at any Flaps around here. Bentley prints a Quantum manual, similar...
• paint removal solutions
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 11:58:35 EST
  ...I'm off to my FLAPS for some rubbing compound (thanks, Sean) or ?. I'll wait to ask a paint shop tomorrow if too...
• Re: bilge blower speed control - HOW?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 22:46:43 -0500
  ...Hmmm - would that work? You're looking for a "heater fan rheostat" -- try various FLAPS. d David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net...
• Re: Westy Window Tinting
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:55:55 EDT
  ...Get some black window caulk from your FLAPS. Put it under the outside lip of your seal all the way around. You can roll...
• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:03:10 -0400
  Funny, there's really not much of a price difference between the two bulbs at the FLAPS. I wonder how much a headlight bulb...
• Re: love handles and mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:44:54 -0400
  Booty Bench....like "Baby's Got Back"? Whatever happened to Sir Mix-alot?? Ric At 10:31 AM 10/17/2003 -0600, don spence...
• Re: Heater Refurbished Still Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:32:34 -0600
  ...I let it sit as I examined the flaps and housing. I > pulled all the old crusty foam off and removed everything for cleaning...
• Re: It's the annoying little things...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:00:02 +0000
  ...The stud end circlip might be sourced, at least approximated , at > flaps. > > Alistair > > > > > > On Jul 23, 2015, at 8:41 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000...
• Re: insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:53:04 -0700
  ...and acts both as a gasket when flap is down, and as a prop when flap is open and fan running. I never used...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:50:03 -0700
  ...Though leaving the flaps closed means not so much heat gets out to the cab, still, even with the flaps closed and a good...