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  • Plastic seat track inserts
    Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
    Thu, 13 May 1999 21:37:59 -0700
    I'm thinking about ordering four of those gray plastic inserts that fit between the front seat rails and the matching metal tracks. For...
  • Re: Engine swap conversion details are now online!
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Tue, 25 May 1999 16:34:44 -0600
    David Marshall wrote: > > For those who are interested, Fast Forward's inline four conversion kit is > now available. I will have final pricing late...
  • Re: Monroe Magnum Gas Shock Question
    Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
    Thu, 30 Mar 2000 15:43:42 -0800
    At 05:50 PM 3/29/00 -0800, Mark Rissman wrote: >Anybody used the Monroe Magnum Gas Shocks on all four corners of their...
  • FS: Original set of 4 new VW logo mudflaps
    Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
    Wed, 24 May 2000 21:05:03 -0400
    We have an extra set of four Genuine VW Mudflaps, new in their VW pkgs., complete with all bolts, nuts, fittings. These black mudflaps...
  • Any used S.A. mudflaps for sale????
    Historical mailing list - ovalwindow
    Fri, 22 Mar 2002 02:30:04 -0800
    Looking for a set of four used S.A. mudflaps. pmail me if you've got them. tia, j. ps. i see someone (socal...
  • Back again....
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:58:29 -0600
    ...Had a great get-together in Boulder, guess you all saw the pics of six vanagons, four of them syncros....maybe next time we...
  • Re: Does your Syncro have too few wheels? Try a Pinzgauer
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 15 Sep 2002 16:39:47 -0600
    ...Where's the nurse? Bob ----If four wheels doesn't do it for you anymore you may wish to consider this Pinzgauer: http://cgi...
  • Re: Tristar
    Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
    Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:28:46 +0000
    ...The cost of that fourth door causes the price of the Double Cab to become ridiculous. As for headlight washers and the antenna location...
  • Should I buy it?
    Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
    Mon, 27 Jan 2003 21:32:45 -0500
    ...I have an '84 with a four speed. I'm not nuts about the idea of an automatic. Comments? Brad
  • Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 16 Mar 2003 17:21:54 -0500
    ...I just replaced it for the fourth time <snip> Could it be that someone has "Shaved the mating surface of that head to remove...
  • Ball joints
    Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
    Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:34:06 -0500
    ...Anyway, my questions: - Should I just do both sides? (all four ball joints?) - Proceedure? Tools? - Do I need to disconnect the brake lines and...
  • Re: Oil Filters
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:36:57 -0400
    I always run the OEM-style filters, which I get in four-packs from the Bus Depot. They're heavy, with thick cans, which...
  • FS: 15" BBS RA alloys w/ goodyear eagle GT's..
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:40:48 EST
    ...whatever - these are from a '92 jetta GLI 16v) set of four, silver, w/ all BBS caps, good goodyear eagle GT rubber w/ 75...
  • How do you replace the bumper caps?
    Historical mailing list - ScotiaWesty
    Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:21:08 -0600
    ...HA HA HA! Can someone tell what's required to get hte old ones off and the new ones on? I've got four...
  • Re: Need help with hard start after stop
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 7 Jun 2012 19:15:07 -0400
    ...Need help with hard start after stop Thanks, Dennis, That was the problem, all four injectors were leaking! Maybe this could be added to...
  • Re: Patron Saints for Vanagons?
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:26:07 -0700
    ...Patron Saints. > >There's not a single patron saint for VW's but these four should about cover >a trip across country in a...
  • Re: Those undersink hoses!
    Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
    Wed, 4 Jul 2007 08:51:19 -0500
    RE, stove grille remedies... >> So it's mystery metal for the plating. << I criss-crossed my Westy stove grilles using four short pieces of...
  • FS: Vanagon alloys (5 w/tires, caps & hw) in Portland, OR
    Historical mailing list - David J
    Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:31:15 -0800
    ...tires, plus 4x center caps & all lugs/bolts for a 2WD. Four tires have matched Wildcat LT tiress with basically brand-new tread, the...
  • Dumb Question
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:38:45 -0500
    ...van engine conversions require an adapter - like do the in-line fours require one to attach to the van bell housing? It is always...
  • Re: fan aux switch how to?
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Fri, 24 Oct 1997 18:38:48 EDT
    ...2>I inserted a rubber grommet in this hole and fed four wires through. 3> I soldered these four wires to the four connections...
  • Bad battery?
    Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
    Sun, 9 May 2021 08:16:26 -0400
    ...The draw was enough to completely drain the battery in four weeks. So now I keep a battery maintainer on it in the winter...
  • Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:07:20 -0700
    ...I > appears that when I pull up on the lever for high beams I'm getting nothing, > all four ('90 Westy) lights out, not...
  • Re: FAQ Needs Critiquing
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Wed, 27 Dec 1995 22:11:37 -0600 (CST)
    ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ---------------------------------------------------------- | "If a thing worth having...
  • Re: Wesipes
    Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
    Mon, 1 Feb 1999 10:57:05 EST
    ...READY to enjoy! > >BOB - WA4RRN >'85GL - "BOURGEOIS" >ALGORE FOR FOUR MORE!!! >
  • Re: Hanging a propane tank ~ for sans tank vanagons
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 2 Jan 2006 22:13:25 -0600
    ...four grade eight 10mm x 1.5 pitch bolts (approx 2" extending below the floor line) ~ 6 nuts (4 nylocks - 2 non) four large...
  • Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:18:02 -0700
    ...If you get studded tires, then yes, get four..If you drive a Syncro, get four. Otherwise, normal tires with a good tread will...
  • Re: IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 29 May 2002 12:52:45 -0400
    ...Oddly, some persist in behaving like four year olds. By comparison, my actual four year old seems to be learning from her experience that...
  • Re: Van questions
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 15 Apr 1994 08:35:04 EDT
    ...The other four are above the four you see, and require you to drop the engine to tighten them. Dont just tighten the four...
  • Re: '85 Defroster Switch Mojo
    Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
    Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:16:07 -0500
    ...On a successful note, I ran four new rear speaker wires underneath the van to the rear heater area. There, I mounted a four...
  • Re: Sound
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:45:38 -0800
    ...in terms of them both being a four stroke gasoline opposed four engine .. yes. in terms of the cooing fan mounted on the crankshaft...
  • Re: open your eyes
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Thu, 11 Jul 1996 14:02:39 -0700 (PDT)
    > The water-cooled horizontally opposed four cylinder engine designed by > Volkswagen has a fatal design flaw as numerous posting to the Vanagon list I...
  • Re: Vrroom!!!! Performance upgrades
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:14:56 -0600
    ...Stuart, What's so "wild" about swapping to a Subaru engine? It's a four cylinder waterboxer, just like what you have now. Except...
  • Went off road today!!
    Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
    Sun, 13 Aug 2000 19:22:54 -0500
    ...Considering the area I drove is usually used by four wheelers, I was surprised to have this much fun and not get stuck. I...
  • Re: [vanagon] FS: 15" and 16" alloys for the vanagon...CHEAP..$150 for all four
    Historical mailing list - Jeff
    Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:40:01 -0400
    ...15" and 16" alloys for the vanagon...CHEAP..$150 for all four yep flo, those are the wheels. 16" five spoke. from audi A4...
  • Re: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
    Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
    Mon, 2 Oct 2017 16:51:52 -0700
    ...That's four opportunities for clogging from a 34 y/o gas tank. Will let you all know what I find when I get...
  • Re: frig
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Sat, 9 Aug 2014 09:06:02 -0400
    ...That's what I call my Dometic, well really something > that starts with an f and has four letters > > > > > On Friday, August 8, 2014...
  • re issue with link access ... type 2 seen @ n49.772313 w124.419744
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:03:46 -0800
    ...Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving...
  • Re: Fireworks for the Fourth-in my engine bay
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 3 Jul 2011 18:19:56 -0700
    it's pi time the radius squared Scott. I get 86.18 cc's alistair On 3-Jul-11, at 5:50 PM, Scott...
  • Re: Van-Cafe = Awesome!
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:31:48 -0700
    ...few > years back was a near-religious experience.... > BTDT at least four times now and on three occasion had work done (Big Bumpers, shocks...
  • still requesting information on graphic pkg
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Mon, 3 May 2010 00:03:01 -0700
    ...Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving...
  • Re: FS: Mercedes and Audi rims for use on Vanagons sets of four$200-$250
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:50:53 -0500
    Ben, Are your prices per wheel or set of 4? Also, how about links to photos what these wheels look like? (by themselves or...
  • interesting westfalia Configuration
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:38:45 -0700
    ...Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving...
  • Re: Rust....
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:14:27 -0700
    ...Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving...
  • '90 Weekender - What's it worth
    Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
    Wed, 15 May 1996 13:46:33 -0500
    ...windows/door locks Thanks in advance Bo Kersey PGP Key available from http://www.four11.com ------------------------------------------ Coffee is the fuel of the information age. ------------------------------------------
  • List Sticker on non VW OK?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 9 Apr 96 18:53:06
    When we come to the Four Corners and New Mexico this summer would it be OK if we displayed a List Sticker on our...
  • [f]Re: red rock canyon answers from sgl
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Thu, 9 Feb 1995 21:12:54 -0800 (PST)
    So Sglw@aol.com says: > Thank you for making me feel most welcome. > I will try to make it into a four or five...
  • Vanagon snow performance
    Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
    Fri, 1 Dec 1995 13:42:08 +0000
    ...I will buy some snow tires, so can I get away with only two rears, or do I need all four tires to be...
  • New owner
    Historical mailing list - Nicole Kim Palkovsky
    Thu, 5 Sep 1996 13:36:57 -0700 (PDT)
    ...This has only happened four or five times and always on a steep hill. Is this just a simple lever problem or is it...
  • Paulchen (and other) racks
    Historical mailing list - john silverman
    Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:22:23 -0700
    ...Vic (our '90 syncro Westie) is in search of the best way to carry four bikes for us. I've seen a reference to...
  • Re: [Fwd: Indash CD in Vanagon?]
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 31 Mar 1998 20:32:55 -0500
    > Yes, you must be careful with those Blaupunkts! The two I've owned > could be removed by inserting either a special tool (though four...
  • Shifting difficulty
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:36:04 EDT
    Hello The 87 I just aquired is a little difficult to shift out of second and fourth gear. I cleaned and then lubed the...
  • Re: 2-Ton Axle stands - Good enough for Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Bill N
    Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:34:03 -0700
    Four axle stands at 2 tons each is 8 tons, or 16,000 pounds. That would sure hold my Westy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean...
  • Need Sticker
    Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
    Sat, 12 May 2001 09:06:32 -0500
    ...I am now driving Sammy back and fourth to work and having no problams at all. Fred 1982 Vanagon Westy Diesel "Sammy" 1984 GMC...
  • Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 21 Jul 2001 17:01:20 -0500
    Karl Wolz wrote: > Larry, > > All of the listed engines are air cooled horizontally opposed four-bangers. > > What were you thinking a type 1 is...
  • Side step
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:23:54 -0700
    ...when you parallel park! I've managed to do that for four years now. See the accessories section at www.bus-boys.com Stuart...
  • 522 hp
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:55:53 -0500
    ...T4 with 522 hp Claire (sp?) CT4 993 3.6 L biturbo tuned by Ruf rear engine !, four wheel drive 19" rimes max speed...
  • Tires
    Historical mailing list - Jessup Coffin
    Wed, 16 Apr 2003 21:33:03 -0400
    ...It's time to replace a tire, and I find that I have three differant tires on my car, and a fourth full size...
  • Tire sale at Costco
    Historical mailing list - Rusty Zarse
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:05:35 -0700
    Costco has a sale until June 26. $80 off four *michilin or Bridgestone) tires. They can order Michilin Agilis. The total price per tire...
  • Re: other vans
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 10 Dec 2004 22:32:44 -0500
    ...other vans does anyone know of a van that was front wheel drive or four wheel drive and used a longitudinally mounted engine in...
  • Re: 3 broken studs at exaust ports on 86 syncro HELLPPP!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
    Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:39:05 -0400
    ...It took me three or four tries before I finally could do it right. Fortunately for me, the ones I did wrong were in...