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• Re: * IS AN '86 GL SYNCRO A GOOD BUY?? *
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 19:25:00 -0800
  ...I meant "push rod seals" not "valve guides". Sorry Larry Johnson '86 Syncro Westy
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 00:23:37 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Re: '82 sliding door jammed!
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 19:19:34 -0500
  Tobin, Try pushing in on the back side of the door from the outside. I have had the slider not close all the way...
• Re: neat idea........anyone done this before?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:53:12 -0700
  ...You've now got about 1,000 pounds pushing down on your trailer hitch. I don't think many of them are rated for...
• Re: Wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:51:06 -0400
  ...I have the straight connector witht he rubber boot already on the sensor by the push rod tubes but I am not sure where...
• Re: Lower Control Arm Bushing R&R
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:09:56 -0700
  ...press the new ones using the same method in reverse, (socket > pushing metal sleeve) does the metal sleeve run the risk of separating > from...
• Bad weekend for busses....
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 19 Sep 94 7:51:53 PDT
  ...The neigbhours white Vanagon > has been hit by a car, pushing it forward about five feet, into > the parked car in front of it...
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:31:24 EDT
  ...2nd and 3rd gears are the appropriate gears for push starting. >> Well, I guess now I know and knowing is half the battle. I...
• Help ASAP, Stranded, Need clutch advise....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 22:39:46 -0400
  ...I stopped at a store, came back out, went to put the clutch in and NOTHING! I can't push it in! I got...
• Re: WTB: aircooled tranny
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:07:19 -0500
  ...I was concerned it wouldn't be able to push it either. This would be with a stock 1.6L NA. Has anyone tried...
• Re: Converting a concourse-quality '65 Bug into a fun and profitable ice-cream truck
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:08:11 -0800
  ...converted laundry vand to postal trucks, to old > Ford vans, to push > carts to bicycle carts. I've even seen low rider ice > cream...
• Re: Hittin the road..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:08:29 -0400
  ...Man I can't wait to get that starter in Boston ! I have been pushing this thing 9 days! I surely will win the...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:36:19 -0400
  ...After a drive, the dipstick was still pushed out of the tube. I might try to do a compression test today if I can...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:01:50 -0700
  ...Gas pedal push rod comes unseated > Oh, okay, that's the push rod that I referenced as shown on Bentleys 20.31 > in my...
• Re: was Still lousy gas mileage now TDI conversions
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 3 May 2012 15:58:35 -0600
  ...and it's just rougher on the engine, pushing that big box, than it is pushing a little car around. VW has done that...
• Re: don't push our trip meter while driving!
  Historical mailing list - Houston
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 11:14:53 -0800
  ...dont pusy our trip meter while driving! > > > >just a reminder - dont push your speedo trip meter > while your van is > >rolling/driving..it will...
• Re: Married with a light question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:20:11 -0700
  ...the bulb is pushed into the back of the panel with wires attached to the holder. Removing the bulb from the holder is the...
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:48:54 -0500
  ...Found split push rod tubes. Then discovered bent push rods. Next a loud tick or clatter that won't go away no matter what...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearings - Preempt?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:29:33 -0700
  yes, push in some fresh grease and leave 'em be. new ones you can get now may not be as good as originals. I...
• Fwd: The Silver Socket Returns Again! (Was Re: tiny push button, etc....)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 04:45:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...tiny push button, etc....) Date: 97-04-19 04:42:53 EDT >From: JordanView To: BusBoys In a message dated 97-04-19 04...
• RE>Rear Speaker Mtg. Clips
  Historical mailing list - Chao, Harvey
  18 Jun 1997 13:49:50 -0700
  ...epoxy, apply to the broken edges and push them = together, then smear over the surface and push the metal re-inforcing = plate into the...
• Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 09:30:35 -0700
  ...Soap it up and push! > > > AB > > Ed Shultz wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > All of the talk about the chrome window strips prompted me to do > an...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 19:15:44 -0400
  ...pushing toward the valve stem. (this is what is supposed to happen) on the spongy ones, the rocker probably was going towards the push...
• Re: Vanagon beat up by 4 wheel drive pick up
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 02:15:09 -0700
  ...went back its was rear end pushed 6 feet side ways all the body >panels + slider are pushed in looks like it was rammed...
• Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:28:36 -0500
  ...If I back out the screws that far, don't I run the risk of the pushrods dropping out of the lifters? Bob C
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:18:51 -0600
  ...for a fuel tank that caught a rock and started leaking. pushed the gum tightly onto the crack, and hoped to get some inside...
• Dometic part needed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:49:10 -0500
  ...This includes the wire the connects from the push-knob to the burner, and the ceramic-shrouded electrode attached to the end of the...
• engine tin-85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Kim G
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 08:37:48 -0600
  Hi does anyone have for sale decent engine tin for an 85 GL? I am looking for the two peices that cover the push...
• Re: Pin type ignition wires
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:55:04 EDT
  ...Is there a reason why I should want to get pin type rather than non-pin type? My present wires push into the cap...
• Re: CANVAS
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 21:11:27 -0700
  ...small patch (mouse nibble-hole) with me inside and my wife outside pushing the needle back & forth. Geo Hahn 84 Westy Mt Lemmon, AZ
• Re: GRRRR! (was RE: Raising poptop with kayak on roof)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:15:52 -0700
  Something that works for me for a rack with a 30lb bicycle is to push it "dynamically" with one arm while raising the bar...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:28:52 -0400
  ...I'm really worried about pushing the lines over another 2 inches, > it looks like they'll kink up. Any suggestions? My first thought...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:38:03 -0700
  ...This usually happens the first > time you push the pedal and I realize you had already driven some > distance, but I'm just saying...
• Re: Digifant timing issues- no idle -SOLUTION-
  Historical mailing list - Dan Richelson
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 14:57:43 -0600
  ...The obvious culprit was pushrods. These things are hard to get seated properly, but they were ultimately easy to verify: when cyl 1 is...
• Re: Carat: Manual vs Automatic
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 21:08:35 -0800
  ...Actually it took 36 lbs to push that clutch down. For a short 2 mile stint, from where I live to town, I would...
• Re: Clutch pedal goes only halfway
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Wed, 9 May 2012 06:17:23 -0500
  ...I could feel a wee bit of push, not always. I don't expect push when the bleed is open, but there was no...
• Re: Shoddy German Workmanship / Racism (No VW content)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:12:52 -0500
  ...Their unions have pushed and pushed until the German companies have virtually no choice but to hire someone other than a German to keep...
• Re: Walmart camping
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:25:10 -0500
  ...i think the 40 foot diesel > pusher types use walmart like mcdonalds. if there is no sign prohibiting > camping or overnight parking you can...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:00:30 -0500
  ...All later years have the push on version. > > Mark > > Karl Hartmut Filc wrote: > >> The speedo conection for the 80-82 is a screw on...
• Re: Help - clutch-master/slave cylinder? gone in Edmonston New Brunswick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:58:04 -0700
  ...you might need to adjust that push rod length ..and always lube the cheap metal-to-metal pivot point where the push rod clevis...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:09:54 -0800
  ...Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle? > > > > Our Thanksgiving campout started great. Thursday's traditional meal > > cooked in dutch ovens...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant : measurements for drilling drain holes in the covers while on the vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:36:53 -0500
  ...The pilot drill bit will miss the pushrod tubes, but the hole saw will get the tubes if you are too aggressive with the...
• Rear Tailgate Lock Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:29:22 -0800
  ...That is, when you push in the chrome button on the outside the tail pushes the latch, releasing the door. When the lock is...
• Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 May 2005 06:34:13 EDT
  ...Frank G's "pushing out windows" experiment was pretty unscientific. Whether or not it seemed easier after he pulled the strip is a already...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 08:31:49 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• '72 rear brakes, pushrods, compression
  Historical mailing list - Ed.
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 10:42:40 EDT
  ...Can leaky push rod tube seals be taken care of with out a major headache? what is the best way to go about it...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:00:55 -0500
  ...How hard can you push a Westy? > > > > Remember, 65 is the speed LIMIT -- not the speed MINIMUM. > > --------------------- Clip --------------------- > > In Texas drivers take that 65...
• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:49:22 -0400
  ...Can be reed, pushbutton, on/off, whatever. Not important. Normal starting procedure would be: start car, push button. engine runs until you switch ignition...
• Re: digital clock in stop-watch mode...???
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:14:49 -0500
  ...I'd pushed the little button in when I drove into a new time zone and it just kept cycling. I'd gotten the...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 16:35:53 -0500
  ...Which defeats the purpose! I can start lifting fine, it just involves pushing straight up on the bar, which is easy. It's the...
• The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:54:26 -0700
  Have to push on the handle of the 84's sliding door pretty hard to get the sliding door to unlatch. It's not...
• Re: 12v Fan for fridge interior
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 15 May 2008 05:45:50 EDT
  ...The switch, I like using a lighted push button switch. The toggle switch protrudes out where it can be broken off. The light in...
• ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Jul 2022 23:44:47 -0500
  OK folks, it doesn't look like that little link from the lock to the push sown locking button is going to be available...
• Radio Won't Turn Off
  Historical mailing list - Matt
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:02:23 -0700
  ...My toddlers have been playing in the van so they may have pushed some button combination and initiated a kill sequence... Thanks, Matt '86...
• Re: [vanagon] Windshield Removal tips
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:29:27 -0600
  For the last windshield I had replaced, the glass-man just put his feet up on the window from the seats and pushed the...
• Re: honk if yer a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 17:02:21 -0400 (EDT)
  There are some springs under the horn push plate, that if they come loose, will short the connection and the horn will blow constantly...
• Re: honk if yer a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:05:48 -0500
  There are some springs under the horn push plate, that if they come loose, will short the connection and the horn will blow constantly...
• need dealer part # for coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gary E Thaxter
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:47:45 -0400
  ...He keeps wanting to give me the push in one (2wd style). He says he can't find the thread in one. . . Thanks ahead...
• Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:06:36 -0800
  ...I went to push the antenna down into its mount there in the front and it won't go all the way in. It...
• Does this bidding look fish y to you?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:13:34 -0500
  ...http://cgi6.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewBids&item=1876285309 Seems like a high price, and lots of zero feedback bidders pushing...