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• Nasty window rubber fake chrome trim inserts (phew!!:<)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 May 1997 02:57:13 -0400 (EDT)
  Well, I've done it now... :<) I noticed the little aluminum spacer thingie on the window rubber trim insert was falling off on my...
• Re: Prev.Maint.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 17:52:46 EST
  ...The rubber just gets old and I would say that 10 years is probably the life limit on rubber hoses no matter how low...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:52:46 -0800
  ...I assume that > the rubber is getting harder and the loss of elasticity means a less than perfect > seal with the head. When the...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:04:49 -0700
  ...The rubber came from a replacement boat > trailer roller gotten at a marine store. > > If you weld, it's very likely that you'll...
• Re: Fire Sleeve was: Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 20:31:13 -0400
  What is meant here, is true stainless steel braided hose with teflon inside (expensive!), not 'racerboy' fake woven stainless covers (cheap!) over regular rubber...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Bumper Repair
  Historical mailing list - Dieseldoofus
  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 09:31:28 -0500
  Just 10 minutes ago I ordered a set of rubber bumper strip clips from GoWesty Alan > On Jun 12, 2020, at 9:27 AM...
• Re: what is most correct coolant tower - more 90 auto
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:34:20 -0500
  Ooops, here are the comments/photos; Photo11 - hard to see but tranny cooler connects via rubber "T" hose off of coolant tower and into...
• Re: What cruise control system should I buy/
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 23:24:42 +0200
  ...The only problem to date has been the foot switch on the clutch pedal wearing out (it's in a rubber blister screwed directly...
• Re: CV Boot material question
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Karen Nevin
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:55:36 -0400
  John colour (Canadian spelling) of rubber varies, carbon (black dust) is added to the material before it is shot into the plastic/ rubber mould...
• Re: Valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:30:21 EDT
  ...They appear to be a cork/rubber composition, gray in color with more rubber than cork in the composition. They cost a lot more...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 03:01:12 EST
  ...i seriously doubt VW is still poppin these brand spankin new out of the rubber press 15 years after the vanagon's demise.. even...
• Re: Injector Plug Rubber Boot Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:37:42 -0400
  ...The rubber boot that fits over the yellow plug on mine are split and cracking. When I did my fuel lines I wrapped in...
• Re: Power Mirror Problem
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:58:00 -0400
  Most likely a broken wire in the rubber sheath between the door and the body. I've seen this problem many times. Pull the...
• Re: SA Big Brake Parts Inventory
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:02:32 -0400
  ...When I put mine own, we removed the existing bracket for the (rubber) brake line, reversed it and mounted in a different location (as...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 12 May 2008 10:34:45 -0400
  Not all stainless streel braided line is rubber hose. The best is chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) hose, covered with stainless steel braiding, and will outlast...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:51:03 -0800
  ...The head nuts are toqued to only 35 lbs, in order to squease the Rubber, yes rubber, outer water retention gaskets 'just the right...
• Re: Vanagon key blanks
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 19:20:48 -0800
  I can dig thru receipts for the fleebay guy I overpaid for the rubberhead blank if you hafta gotta have it. when I had...
• Re: Front door window rubbers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:36:20 +1000
  ...The rubber always perished in the same spot. If you are just doing yours for the first time now, then you have done well...
• Westy Water Tank Filling
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 16:43:06 -0700
  ...It seems there is a plastic partition with three of four holes in it backed up by a rubber flap that covers the entire...
• Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Wed, 28 Mar 2018 08:14:25 -0700
  ...I have a 82, I have almost all new rubber, except 3 seals for the following: The 2 around the alternator tubing to the...
• Re: Winshield seal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Jul 1997 00:06:46 -0400
  ...The Glue with a special adhesive is either Urethane or Butyl rubber windshield sealant. Parts Stores carry it. NAPA has both, the nod goes...
• Sad Syncro (CV Blues)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Perry
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 14:31:34 +0100
  ...In deciding that the rubber was perished, the VW mechanic concerned made his point by damaging the boot to the point that it started...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 16:03:41 -0400
  This is only true if you do not have a the rubber bumper strip running the lenght of the bumper. The bumper strip makes...
• Re: vacuum gauge installation.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 11:11:44 -0700
  ...Each car gets you 2x 4' lengths and rubber hose to connect with. 2 cars should do it! Pull like hell, it'll come...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 02:04:10 +0100
  ...I assume that > the rubber is getting harder and the loss of elasticity means a less than perfect > seal with the head. When the...
• Re: [Syncro] drivetrain vibration
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:13:45 -0800
  ...even after balancing! The most successful rebuilds seem to be the ones that remove the rubber boot and rebuild the shaft without a rubber...
• Air Lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:21:32 -0600
  ...There is only about 3 inches between the end of the rubber and the metal bumper on the bottom. I am assuming the air...
• Re: Window rubber trim alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:41:04 -0700
  ...Perhaps it helps in setting up a good bond between the rubber and the Vanagon metal window frame opening. However as the years go...
• Automatic reply: pilot bearing with rubber seal
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Toomey
  Tue, 5 Oct 2021 16:20:35 +0000
  This is an automated reply that you will receive once. I am out for personal reasons. Responses to email will be limited.
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 10:02:59 -0800
  thanks... time to service the roller bearings, clean and grease the rails etc etc too - not just pop that piece of rubber in.. right?
• bumper trim snapon connectors
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:46:53 -0400
  anybody have a part number for a FLAPS ALTERNATIVE for the nylon pieces that snap into the bumper and hold the rubber strip? thanks...
• Rubber Tramps DVD
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:55:33 -0500
  Anyone know if this video is still available somewhere? John -- John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www...
• Loose radius rods?
  Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
  Sun, 1 Nov 1998 11:31:11 -0500
  ...My mechanic said the rubber bushings are bad. Floyd Truskot
• sorry windshield rubbers for $39 are all gone
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 21:28:34 -0400
  I've asked the suppier for more at the same price. I'll post their answer when I get it. BenT
• Floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Brent Berisford
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:29:38 -0400
  Group Looking for the best place to buy rubber floor mats for my syncro and eurovan (full set inclucing cargo area. Any help would...
• WTB: Brown Westy Center Carpet;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:32:23 EDT
  Hi All, As the subject line sez; Need Brown, Rubber backed, Original Westy Center Carpet from an 85. Good condition, reasonable price :) thanks, JC...
• Late F.I. Gas Lines
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 5 Sep 95 10:28:12 EDT
  Now I know, we have all been over the importance of changing the rubber lines, time and time again but I wanted to make...
• Re: New Haynes manual says touch burnt Vanagon rubber=amputate your
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 10:36:40 -0500
  ...New Haynes manual says touch burnt Vanagon rubber=amputate your li I got the new Haynes manual today (about 5 days after I emailed...
• Re: Looking for rubber filler tube neck for gas tank (and oil cap gasket)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:07:54 -0700
  ...Any help would > be appreciated. > > Also, when I topped off the oil this morning a small rubber gasket fell out > of the cap and...
• Re: Fire Suppression Systems
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:03:07 -0800
  ...The 'rubber bits' or rubber hose connections have to potential to fail. Even a new hose can fail if it is not crimped properly...
• Re: Part
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 20:17:45 +0200
  Uppermost rubber of front shocks seems probable. The one directly underneath the front shock upper nut/washer. But if you lose this on a...
• Re: Rubber Seal Treatment
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:46:07 -0500
  ...a bottle at the drug store for a buck or 3. Rubber soaks it up. Keeps it pliable. It's not gonna give you...
• Re: Cal Look Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 09:25:01 -0700 (PDT)
  ...To do this properly, > someone suggested that the chrome strips be removed and rope be used > to raise the rubber so paint can get...
• lady needs help fitting bra ... :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Mar 96 18:34:01 CST
  ...How didja get the lower hooker thingy past the trim and the door rubber!? that's the only piece that won't go. The...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - CBraymen.sculptured.com
  Sat, 14 Jun 1997 14:38:00 -0300
  ...Where is water that collects there supposed to go? I may just remove my rubber plugs. -Chris
• Re: Battery removal & seat tracks (f)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 22:26:30 -0800
  ...lifting jams the > posts in the holes, grabbing so's you can lift. > >> > >heck, that rubber strap thing is for wussies...use a nice...
• Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 09:58:52 -0500
  ...Looked at a new one last week and, as I was checking out the interior, I saw this rubber plug on the plastic panel...
• Re: Head gasket, etc, in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 26 May 2005 01:06:17 -0400
  ...Here is a question - if the coolant smells like rubber are the rubber hoses going bad? And - how about a front windshield replacement? Thanks...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:09:21 -0400
  ...AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose > Hi Roger, > If I'm understanding it correctly, > Under a Vacuum, > water evaporates at a very low...
• Re: Things that make you go "Hmmmm"
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 95 15:21:05 EDT
  ...function of the rubber seals, on my '76 the sliding door one and the rear drivers side had totaly deteriorated rubber and the frames...
• Re: rust under windscreen
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:04:58 -0700
  ...New seal is $40 for the plain rubber version, but unless you know how to install it, have a pro do it. > > If your...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 13 May 2008 01:21:13 +1200
  ...In proper (expensive!) braided hoses the alloy weave is a tight fit over the rubber hose, and prevents the hose from expanding under pressure...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one piece mat)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 07:46:15 -0800
  ...if your unfamiliar with this mat, its the full one piece rubber front floor covering that was standard in all transporters ( "transporters" meaning single...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:46:57 -0700
  ...Probably some mysterious flesh- and rubber-eating stuff they put on the roads down in Baja. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott Bend, Ore. 1984...
• Re: Old vanagon steering parts - radius rod
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:33:14 -0500
  ...All my old vanagon steering rubber parts are cracking but how relative is dry-rotting issues for these steering parts and/or equivalent parts...
• Re: anybody used Kelly Carport? (awning)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 09:31:29 -0600
  ...Unfortunately, some time ago my father cut the rubber strip so it could attach more easily to something else. When I got my van...
• syncro fender flares
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 3 May 2017 07:21:29 -0700
  I'm not sure exactly what these are properly called, but some syncro Vanagons (I think only syncros) came with hard rubber flares that...
• heater flaps (not FLAPS)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 21:53:25 -0700
  ...compartment in my '84 and 85, and all of the foam rubber is eroded away so that the flaps no longer make a good...
• Re: AC Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 21:09:49 -0700
  ...Be > sure to use AC quality "o" rings and not the ordinary rubber > variety. > > There are also several other "o" rings where connections are...
• Re: What symptoms from leaking AFM boot?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:47:07 -0700
  If the cracks in the rubber are significant then the effect would be the entry of unmetered air and a general leaning out of...