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• Re: Replacing shocks: spring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:41:50 -0700
  ...I use a very heavy duty Snap On clam shell like compressor to get the aftermarket springs in. I have also seen Volks use...
• Re: [WetWesties] Arco Lies!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 19:05:21 -0600
  ...The fuel > coming through that pipeline comes from many of the refineries in the Bay > Area (Shell, Chevron, Tesoro). It all gets intermingled in...
• Needed one steel wheel and some advice.
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Sun, 9 Aug 2015 00:01:44 -0400
  ...Should this be the time for them to get in there?? I don't want to shell out money on tires and the UCB...
• Re: Local dealer's tiki makeover
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:36:32 -0800
  ...offer complete units, and a DIY vesrion based on a fibreglass shell. � Cheers! � Stuart From: Stuart Fedak VE3SMF <ve3smf@YAHOO.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: North America still as hidden treasure
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:02:27 -0700
  ...Clovis' point) GETTYSBURG BATTLE SITE Florida's Sanibel Island is a sheller's paradise RED MOUNTAIN PASS, CO ON US 550. 11,008 FT...
• Re: Stainless?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:24:28 EDT
  ...Only the outer shell is > stainless. The inlet pipe, outlet pipe and flanges are not stainless steel > but ordinary mild steel as in all...
• Re: Aren't all Vanagon spark plug wires the same?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:25:09 -0400
  ...The ends either short to the shell or open up. Even the German ones. My Vanagon with 180K is still running the original set...
• Re: propane tubing fittings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 11:38:17 -0500
  ...It comes in a stick with > a > > paper shell around it. > > Seen it around for years. > > Seems to be like the old grease sticks...
• Re: Repainting Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jerry McCavitt
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:29:36 -0800
  ...If you shell out a little more cash for the better quality paint, they do quite a nice job. Go to a local shop...
• Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:38:23 -0600
  ...I use a diesel (Cx) >> rated oil, since they're allowed to have more (Shell Rotella Synthetic >> 5w-40, if anyone cares). Other than...
• facts on carfax or autocheck
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:17:02 -0700
  ...you feel is best, carfax, autocheck, or ??? > I don't mind > shelling out $20, but your experiences might help me > choose the best > service...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip--let's test it!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 21:36:08 -0600
  ...by how many? Are 40 or 50 of us willing >to shell out $10 to satisfy our "inquiring minds?" > >What do you think Robert...
• Re: Questions about Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:09:01 -0700
  ...If you are using a "C" rated oil for diesel engines (Shell, > Chevron, Pennzoil, etc.) and your engine is not on its last legs...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 14:57:19 -0400
  ...So either you have to shell out for a whole pump, or get the pickup tube from a junker, and fix it up. /m...
• FS CA - Oakland/Berkeley ok, how bout an 87 Syncro Adventurewagen? :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 22:33:06 -0500
  ...sez 4wd syncro, all-wheel drive, customized adventurewagon shell, engine in very good condition, 5 speed manual, brand new cylinder heads, clutch, water pump...
• Re: Bars leak, I was reading
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:32:03 -0800
  ...my head leak, which is not very bad yet and only started doing it. > So, shell I use it or take engine out? > Zoltan >
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:46:39 -0400
  ...Until you showed how an RV furnace can fit the van, Mr > Squirrel (me) was thinking that he'd have to shell out close...
• Re: freezing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 94 21:27:11 EST
  ...a) insulation and sealing of bus shell, including curtains and fibreglas stuffed virtually everywhere; b) auxiliary heaters - in various forms and guises; c) improvement...
• GNATT, waves and queries.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 21:58:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...real nice; I'm interested in thoughtful and effective alternatives to shelling out more than 25-30 bucks. New record- this is my longest...
• Re: Useless subject headings/useless wanking
  Historical mailing list - No Quarter
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 19:45:50 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I think someday, just for spite, I'll shell out $10,000+ for a turnkey complete Berg engine, then I'll post something to...
• Re: BA-6 Question
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:43:27 -0500
  ...Since this is only the outer shell (and because the label was riveted here), am I corret in assuming that the heater itself is...
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:21:54 -0800
  ...The power > wire from the fuse > panel to the fan switch connector can be released > from the connector > shell with a jewelers flat blade...
• Re: Need a shower? Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 16:09:07 -0700
  ...Need a shower? Got tools? > > I am kicking around the idea of using my modified clam shell for tool storage, thinking my 215/75...
• '82 diesel cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 22:21:50 -0400 (EDT)
  ...of course it was exclusive to the diesel, so I had to shell out a cool $100 for a replacement. After installing the new...
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:36:08 -0800
  ...The power wire from the fuse panel to the fan switch connector can be released from the connector shell with a jewelers flat blade...
• Re: oil other than Castrol
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 22 May 2010 18:31:30 -0500
  ...mileage accumulation than it does with the car oil. > > I love Shell Rotella T 15W40 and use it in almost everything... > > On Sat, May...
• Re: please, please, advice....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 21:07:47 -0600
  ...rebuilt 2.1l from boston > engine and then sell the 90 shell. all i want to do is install the engine > and then sell...
• Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:27:00 -0500
  ...A few days ago it was a > > >dream Westy and today it is a stripped out shell, nothing of much value > > >left. > > > > > >If Subaru...
• Re: Cooking the Roll----
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 12:22:19 -0500
  ...pot roast, > whatever--- > > It had an inner oven, and an outer shell, that the exhaust passed > through and cooked your groceries as you drove...
• Re: Effects of tire sizes on fuel economy!
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:17:52 -0800
  ...aerodynamics. > > Dennis I remember someone was going to build a fiberglass shell to go over the bottom of the van, covering up all the...
• Re: NVC-Prices Fuel A Rebellion
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 01:57:36 -0400
  ...firing. > > You might guess that NZ has 91 and 96 octane; Shell has just > started offering 98.Irrelevent to most listees, but for interest...
• Re: GoWesty Engine - Follow-up
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:41:06 -0700
  ...me store credit for the amount of $$ that I had to shell out to get a local shop to fix it. I did one...
• Re: Suckers beware: Re: Interesting item on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:08:35 -0600
  ...Ignoring for the moment the mentality of the seller..If the shell has an > > Front Drive and a Driveshaft and an instrument cluster it...
• conversion weight
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:51:37 -0800
  ...The stock body shell weighs under 2000 lbs and is 14 feet long. I added 2 feet. Even assuming that each foot of the...
• Re: Porsche in a van
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:24:24 -0400
  ...shouldn't be too unhappy in a Doka or an > empty shell of a van. None of this is news. That loaf bodied Singlecab...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 16 Sep 2021 01:49:52 +0000
  ...owners and I noticed a small stain under the > front clam shell this afternoon. > > It looks like it is dripping from the heater control...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 12:07:04 -0500
  ...or bad contact, probably between the bayonet pins on the bulb shell and the steel socket. The fact of both being bad, though, suggests...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:21:08 -0400
  ...I have > good luck with Shell or Arco (believe it or not). Never tried Chevron so I > can't answer that, at least for...
• Re: '56 update -misc ramblings
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 13:28:11 -0700
  ...Rusty VanBondo (Beemer my butt) Phoenix, Arizona USA \\\ ///\\\ /// '57 Single Cab (European) \\\ /// \\\ /// '63 15 Window (Shell/Project for MUCH later) /// \\\ //\ /// '67 PopTop Westy (Ground...
• Re: Resurrect the Vanagon? Letter Writing Campaign?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 06:47:26 -0400
  ...4.5 minutes and two people to attach to the body shell, the T4 takes under 1.5 minutes and is done by a...
• Re: Junkyards are to blame
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:57:15 -0800
  ...Strip to a bare shell, >repair all the holes and dents. Install all new rubber, seals, seat >covers >etc. Rebuilt engines, gearbox, brakes.. the...
• Re: Oil light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 20:26:16 -0500
  ...Often that's Shell Rotella . That's what I'd run in an air-cooled vanagon. maybe 20 W 50 if it helped in...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 17:57:36 -0700
  ...owners and I noticed a small stain under the > > front clam shell this afternoon. > > > > It looks like it is dripping from the heater control...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 Waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:08:15 -0400
  ...Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 > waterboxer engines. > > Not easy to find the Shell rotella. Only places I've found are oil...
• Re: Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:39:25 -0600
  ...energy to continue current production > levels, or get product to market? Shell oil is heavy into hydrogen research - US Chevron is into bio research...
• Re: Christmas related Vanagon items?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:54:44 -0800
  ...include , new throttle cable, gas tank re seal kit, and clam shell modifications. > > So, any Vanagon related or camping related gifts to share? > > Best...
• Re: Fryday Oil Topic
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 10:09:11 -0700
  ...Most of the diesel oils (especially Shell Rotella) are top notch. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: '72 Camper (non-Westy) FS in Milwaukee
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 23:21:47 -0700
  ...It has a permanent fiberglas shell that adds about 32" to the >height of the van (the only really negative thing about this van...
• Re: Hardwood (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:51:45 -0500
  ...cabinets made of mahogany, custom stained with a "cherry" color and shellaced (instead of oil like they traditionally do.) Afterwards one of the owners...
• Re: Diesel Oil in a vanagon - is it safe?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 11:17:10 -0600
  ...I run Shell Rotella T6 in my gas powered VW's with > what I consider success. But really, who knows? I would have had...
• Re: Spotlight
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:51:37 -0700
  ...and I would rather cut >> through van metal than that hard shell..... >> Miguel >> >> >> He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does...
• Re: Premium parts donor bought, soon to be in custody
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 14:52:38 -0700
  ...I'll be renting space >and aid in reducing this to a crushable shell. Before it goes that way, I'll >ask List members...
• Re: oil for turbo diesel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 20:49:25 -0700
  ...Chevron Delo 400 Shell Rotella T Pennzoil Longlife All in 15W-40 weight. There are others available, depending on where you live. Your oil...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand (
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 May 2002 23:12:28 -0500
  ...Anyway, if the stud was drilled out sufficiently it was usually not much more than a shell, and the thread of the Ease-out...
• Re: Whacking the solenoid
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 19:22:17 -0700
  ...probably the best suggestion to avoid damage), you could dent the shell so that it pierces the insulation of the wire coil inside. At...
• Re: distro body ground
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 17:22:35 +0000
  ...distro body ground > > > > > > The ground wire is for a steel shell that drops over the > > distributor cap. > > > Suppose it is for screening of radio...
• Removing front AC from 84 Vanagon - need some info
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 16:25:52 -0500
  ...I am hesitant to just yank hard as all is attached to that flimsy plastic shell. Any tricks or pointers here. In addition there...
• Re: Adventurewagon high top molds - update.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 17:25:53 -0600
  ...Probably not suitable for boat hulls or airplane wings, but given that no significant structural stress would be on a camper shell the precess...
• LVC Open Market Oil Prices
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 May 2008 10:57:56 -0700
  ...Your friendly local Shell/Chevron/Exxon/BP adjusts their gasoline prices for the futures thereby profiting obscenely from the actual vs futures price. Even...
• Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:29:47 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Chelsea, AL Dennis Haynes wrote: > The Shell Rotella oil is an excellent heavy duty oil. Unfortunately it does > the...