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Re: Vanagon List Moderator-let's get things underway!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:29:54 -0500
...As far as guidelines, charters, or rules go - it's clear there need to be guidelines - I personally was am not a fan of...
Re: Was: Middle Seat Shoulder Belts (LONG)
Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 15:55:01 -0400
...the upper belt guide attachment point will be behind the air conditioning housing that runs vertically over the D-pillar. so you would have...
Doka needs help...
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:05:41 -0800
hi all, any Doka specialist in here? could anyone help me, guide me thru or links on this issue on a 1991 Syncro Doka...
Re: NVC but Funny
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:52:55 -0800
...innately driven to > inspiring and motivating exuberant creation, and conscious elevation. > Guided > by loving intent and intuition I funnel a vastly infinite blissful source...
Re: Ebersparker (SP?) heater for 1970 Westie
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 Feb 1995 17:11:21 -0400
...Did you get that piping also? It will guide you a bit for positioning. Skip the defroster attempt, just more headaches. Only reason to...
Changing Rods
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:34:29 -0700
...after slamming into an intake valve which had seized on its guide. I don't have an engine hoist and looking through the Bentley...
Re: sliding window tracks
Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
Sat, 8 May 1999 18:04:37 -0700
...When my sliding window end guides started to slip I put a drop or two of Crazy Glue on them and just reinserted them...
Re: Clutch Release Shaft Removal
Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
Mon, 21 Feb 2000 08:56:44 -0800
...I was going > to remove the shaft to clean it all and regrease (MoS2 or lithium?). > New release bearing & clips, rear oil seal, guide...
Re: Four Bicycle Carrier (Need German Translation)
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 12:45:40 -0400
...And I have this directly >from their installation guides! I checked the label on my Paulchen rack a little more closely. It reads: max...
cv joint torquing
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:07:45 -0800
Once again, I am reminded that hubris makes a lousy guide......... about a month ago I replaced my clutch. I remember laughing at all...
Re: Small Parts
Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:35:35 -0800
...Small Parts > Can anybody on the list guide me to an Internet side that sells all the > small hardware needed on a Vanagon? Such...
Re: Share a picture of your ride
Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:57:48 -0700
...DIV> <DIV> </DIV></html> _________________________________________________________________ Make the most of your family vacation with tips from the MSN Family Travel Guide! http://dollar.msn.com
syncro-tire pressure
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:36:19 -0400
...same on the rears and the fronts? thanks jason _________________________________________________________________ Planning a family vacation? Check out the MSN Family Travel guide! http://dollar.msn.com
Re: Any way to transfer LP from gas grill tanks into the vanagon LP
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Tue, 11 Oct 2005 07:15:06 -0700
...shops.html www.roadhaus.com/tires.html www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:56:30 -0400 From: Christopher...
Re: map light: now Maps
Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 18:55:24 -0800
Who uses maps? A lot of us! I've been all over this country with only a paper map to guide me. How do...
Re: Cross country trip
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:14:25 -0500
...Geo's Guide to National Parks and also the Guide to Scenic Highway and Byways (300 best drives in USA), and are going to...
Re: Brake Noises
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 1 Jun 2011 23:17:13 -0700
...it's a single piston type that slides on guide pins. All you basically have to do is remove bolts in the guide pins...
Re: Carat new engine locked up
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:34:07 -0400
...If the heads were rebuilt with new guides it is possible the guides were not reamed properly after being pressed in the head and...
Re: oil consumption
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:41:08 -0700
...That leaves > valve guides. They've added product to the oil (?) to see if that helps the > seals on the valve guides. I'm...
FW: Euro-Drive: FIX 80 Volkswagen vanagon, No-start
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:54:18 -0400
...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn...
Re: transmission shifting
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:11:51 -0400
...The guides > > to > > the gears are on the upper part of the box that is accessed under the > > spare tire. You can adjust the...
Re: Camping in the four corners states
Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:19:01 -0500
...Take the fee as a guideline; the cheaper, the more primitive, the less RVs. I've also seen campgrounds explicitly saying 'passenger car only...
Re: List the city where your from and some additional info....
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:39:19 -0700
...and some additional info.... >Doesn't LiMBO and NEATO publish a list yearly - something like the >Transporters Travelers Guide? > >Alan Bosch >& Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)
Re: power loss then blue smoke!
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:38:01 -0800
...Or one of the valve guides are broken. I had that. Or something else that some other guy says... Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "dawn...
repairing seatbelts
Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 14:16:25 EDT
...sew some new belts on, using the old ones as a guide (for how to route the webbing through latches and reels, and stitching...
Re: VW porn
Historical mailing list - George Jannini
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:10:06 -0400
...I use this guideline when I'm in doubt: Assume that this post could be printed and tacked up on someone's office door...
Re: Rubber floor mats?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:35:03 -0400
...M On 10 Sep 2002 at 11:20, Steven Dodson wrote: > left and right front mats with good tread are shaped to guide water...
Re: FI questions on 84 1.9
Historical mailing list - Owen Brand
Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:05:46 -0600
...How about a newbies guide to multimeter and it's use on the Vanagon? Owen
Re: patching canvas and screen
Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 21:44:03 -0400
...jason > > _________________________________________________________________ > From must-see cities to the best beaches, plan a getaway with the Spring > Travel Guide! http://special.msn.com/local/springtravel.armx >
Re: Electric Supercharger
Historical mailing list - Calle
Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:20:54 +0100
...the Vanagon a few years ago and at last somebody has guided me to the way to recycle it ! It�ll fit just perfect...
Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:59:07 -0500
...This takes a bit more effort sure, you got to dissasemble the heads, put rubber plugs in the guides for protection, and have a...
Re: B. Bobs day at the dyno and the importance of fuel air ratio update
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 08:58:07 -0500
...The leanest >running cylinder then became the guide cylinder by which the mixture for >the engine was set. That way one avoided burning up...
Re: Actual Weight Distribution of loaded Vans
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Sun, 9 Oct 2005 17:50:51 -0700
...shops.html www.roadhaus.com/tires.html www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html -----Original Message----- From: David Marshall [mailto:mailinglist@fastforward.ca] Sent: Sunday...
Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
Historical mailing list - Ben
Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:47:07 -0800
...Or it could be worn linkage parts such as the guides in the box under the floor or plastic ears on the shift rod...
Re: moderating etc
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:17:46 -0700
...we went through all of this before, polling members about posting > guidelines etc. > > its not a "democracy" , its a mailing list, privately owned. > > alistair...
Re: water tank question
Historical mailing list - David Griffin
Sat, 12 Sep 1998 15:44:26 -0400
...BTW, I noticed that the seal that guides the sink drain out thru the floor pan is all chewed up and gone. Where in...
Re: Bob Hoover Sermons CD-ROM is SHIPPING!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 1 Dec 1998 13:09:00 -0500
...It's true that Bob's sermons are basically aircooled VW related, but like Muir's Idiot Guide they also contain a lot of...
Re: Busted Shifter? Tis the Season!
Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 14:42:41 -0800
...U-joint 1- Metal ball housing (usually not bad) 1- Shifter guide in box below shifter 1- Lever on the side of tranny with...
Re: '85, 1.9 timing questions (cont)
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:10:56 -0500
...I believe it was a mis-guided attempt at emission control. If I remember correctly it ended up increasing some other noxious fume so...
Re: CV replacement, all or just the clicking one?
Historical mailing list - mike
Mon, 29 Apr 2002 13:26:31 -0700
...for now? thanks again > > ===== > Scott Wilson > 85 GL Westfalia > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > http://health.yahoo.com >
Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 3 Oct 2005 23:34:27 +1300
> Its a good report, Larry, but for two things. You insist that a >Vanagon is a "Light Truck" and needs truck tires, and that...
Re: AMC Heads (My views)
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:05:30 -0700
...distributor because of this valve guide issue. Having seen the mushrooming problem firsthand, they are afraid to warranty their engines otherwise. Why would they...
Re: Short shift for 5 speed
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:43:25 -0700
...I would have trouble going from first to second until I learned to just push the lever ahead and let the springs guide it...
Re: Towing and Rock Damage
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:32:55 -0700
...Wheel guides are part of the trailer customization and lock the car in position. I have hauled the car long distances before on this...
valve adj.: lower compression, valvetrain noise remains
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Sat, 19 May 2012 14:07:59 -0400
...I followed Ben's guide (http://benplace.com/1700valves.htm) and tightened the adjusting screws 1-2 turns in past zero lash. This helped...
Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:45:06 -0400
...I According to Woodall's Guide to 2010 driving laws in US and Canada (which they point out is not authoritative, but the best...
Re: looking for explanation why shifting into third gear grinds when fluid warms up
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:44:11 -0800
...Shift Guide Boot for 80-82 Vanagon, part no. 251711167A. I am sure others will be more helpful. Melissa Mourkas '84 Westy Honey Bee...
[NVC] An axe, shovel, and a bucket of water
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:11:47 -0700
The dispersed camping guidelines for the national forest hereabouts urges that "You should have a bucket, shovel, and axe available to control or extinguish...
Re: Help on Westy water level lights
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 5 Jul 1995 21:03:14 -0700 (PDT)
...green' book has a diagram as well as a trouble shooting guide. If you'd like, I could fax it to ya. Let me...
Re: insulating connectors (was: dying battery/alternator)
Historical mailing list - Austin
Sun, 7 Jun 1998 22:13:35 -0700
At 01:42 PM 6/7/98 -0400, you wrote: >I used to work installing Automated Guided Vehicle Systems. The pertinant aspect >of that...
Re: vanagon speeds
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 23:28:11 -0800
...And what does it all mean? Check out the book called: "Volkswagen Guide" by Carroll, 1958 On page 51 he writes: "Common American Mistakes...
Re: Added a Eurovan to the Stable
Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:36:33 +0100
...that's where they built vanagons too) last summer, and the guide muttered something about 2001. Do we think there will be a Westfalia...
Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:18:16 -1000
...With the increased valve lift from the rockers, the side load can increase and might cause early valve guide wear. I added the swivel...
Re: no clutch pedal resistance & no clutch engaging
Historical mailing list - David McClelland
Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:42:51 -0500
...Haven't tried the archives yet, but thought someone from the list >could guide me in the right direction. >Thanks, Jeff >Juneau, AK >86...
Re: SMOG CHECK WARNING IN CALIFORNIA FOR VANAGONS! (2)
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:49:16 -0800
...conversion has all the stock components related to emissions as their guide. You also have to pass a smog check for the emissions for...
New Book - VW Camper Conversions 1951 to 2005
Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:03:44 -0500
...Eccles A guide to the various camping conversions and interior layouts used for VW Campers 1951-2005 This book documents and celebrates the many...
Re: Volkscafe.com is now Van-Caf�.com
Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
Sat, 15 Oct 2005 19:14:23 -0700
...shops.html > www.roadhaus.com/tires.html > www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html > http://www.TomSinclair.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million...
Professional Tech Asks Help Hd Gasket
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:39:33 -0500
...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp >Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html >To configure or cancel your iATN account see: >http://members.iatn...
Re: [Syncro] Head Lamps
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 9 Dec 2000 20:15:40 -0800
...the author of People's Guide to Mexico (forgot his name) has been going for 30 years and he points out that they do...
Re: Air Lift 1000 Load Assist Spring Kit
Historical mailing list - David
Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:50:25 -0500
...Looking at the fitment guide, they'll fit an 85' but not an 84'. I don't remember there being any difference in the...