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• Re: noise SOLVED. Now need to Heli-Coil?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:18:13 -0700
  ...the hole before the threaded area is larger diameter than 8mm. for an overbuilt bomber repair it would be tempting to see if a...
• Likely Pop Top Spring Cable Solution (Long, with pic)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:29:27 -0700
  ...There appears to be room on the other side of this hole for a nylon locking nut. It is crucial that this nut/bolt...
• Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:12:01 -0800
  ...Amongst other things, I have harvested the lower rad mounts/clip-nuts, the two rubber hoses between long coolant pipes and rad, fan, top...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 31 May 2016 17:07:53 -0700
  ...Drove around to Lowe's and back 90 miles Just To find out that > the large hose from outside to the inside of tank...
• Re: alignment becomes bushing repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:53:29 -0700
  ...someitmes even larger diamter rear wheels ...'more' in the rear is always better on rear wheel drive vehicles. sure, we play with tire pressure...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:56:37 +0000
  ...put it all back to gether but wanted to ask how tight to tighten the peen nut on the end? > Date: Sun, 25 Apr...
• Re: Snap On 17mm 21mm trans wrench $1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:57:38 -0800
  I use a cut off section of a large 17mm allen wrench. About an inch and an eighth long. Nice smal tool, fits in...
• Re: Wheels, nuts/bolts, and Fryedaye
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Fri, 17 May 2002 07:52:17 -0700
  ...god within. > -- Louis Pasteur > http://communities.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com >
• VW expensive antenna Vs the cheap Bug antenna
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:39:01 EST
  ...Tightening the nut stopped the constant drip. Some differences between the antennas: Mounting: both mount the same but with two major differences 1) The...
• Re: what do you have in it [NVC]
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:23:15 -0800
  ...67 Deluxe 21 Window Bus w/Sunroof - Back in the lates 70s, my late father and I (WWII aircraft nuts) hauled the complete nose...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 23 May 2011 17:54:23 -0400
  ...They cost too much to operate > long term, or at least a large portion of the time. > > I won't go all nutty here...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 31 May 2016 19:08:38 -0700
  ...Drove around to Lowe's and back 90 miles Just To find out that the large hose from outside to the inside of tank...
• Re: Ball joint boot question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:28:27 -0400
  ...The nut is really a one time use so have a replacement available. You will need an open end wrench for that nut and...
• Re: front wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Jul 2011 11:58:16 -0500
  ...Loosen the nut then re-tighten per Bentley. Regarding bearing races in the discs - I always use a big socket to drive them out...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:53:22 -0800
  ...wheel bearings have. >>>>>> There is only the torque of the large rear axle nut, and there is >>>>>> a spacer >>>>>> between the bearings that affect...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:59:10 -0400
  ...of like a large >> relay going on and off intermittently out of control. In any case, other >> than driving us nuts, it doesn't...
• Re: Fuel filters
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:08:47 -0400
  Here it is in a nutshell, though there is more reading in the archives (and on the Samba) about both pumps and filters. Early...
• The Tool List
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 10:11:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...A good deal would be to get a set that goes up to 21 or 23mm and then buy those larger ones by themselves...
• So what went wrong with Sharkey's "Todd Hill" tranny? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 17 May 2000 14:18:15 -0700
  ...The late cases use a large castellated nut to secure the large pinion bearing to the inside of the case instead of the four...
• RE: how about a v-6
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 09:19:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...V6 for nuthing. Has anybody had any >experience with a horsepower monster like that in a bus? Kennedy list the >adapter and flywheel and...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:55:55 -0800
  ...wheel bearings have. >>>>>> There is only the torque of the large rear axle nut, and there is >>>>>> a spacer >>>>>> between the bearings that affect...
• Re: A good ham setup
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:39:41 -0800
  ...and Importation >- European Lighting for most Volkswagen models > > >Due to the large volume of email we receive, PLEASE include previous >emails when responding. This...
• Re: Vanagon Disaster Prevention
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 09:19:24 -0500
  ...Well, I >go to look and see a large puddle of oil on the snow and it's pissing >out from somewhere underneath like...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:59:44 -0800
  ...wheel bearings have. >>There is only the torque of the large rear axle nut, and there is a spacer >>between the bearings that affect...
• Re: Muffler upgrade info request
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:29:50 -1000
  ...And the large ( 27mm I think ) nut that holds the cooler on, and o-ring there. These are fairly easy to plumb into a...
• Re: '87 Syncro GL Oil Purge
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 18:01:13 -0500
  ...Take the oil filter canister off and you will see a nut at the bottom of the threaded pipe that the filter screws on...
• Selling my 82 Diesel Vanagon ASI Camper
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:15:11 -0400
  ...1982 Vanagon Diesel 170k Beige color 'New' Factory rebuilt 1.6NA with 20k on it ASI (Riviera?) conversion Large rectangular pop up roof with...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon? & other diesels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 23:38:22 +1300
  ...But these engines are very large anf heavy. However I'm sure they would fit, as I doubt they'd be bigger or heavier...
• Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:21:48 -0800
  ...Amongst other things, I have harvested the lower rad mounts/clip-nuts, the > two rubber hoses between long coolant pipes and rad, fan, top...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:37:01 -0700
  ...the reliable, compact, and inexpensive alternator with undependable (sun or shade?), large (6.5A = 80W minimum, so say 4 square feet), and expensive solar...
• Re: Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:53:49 -0700
  ...sturdier material than plastic, and perhaps the pins replaced with something larger in diameter. And check your bushings while down there. Randy Bergum 1990...
• Re: Letter to VW - Vans are loved by everyone
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 Mar 2008 02:53:28 +1300
  ...While there, why not make double sliders standard, and make them much longer, so larger items can be loaded through them? And source the...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:22:43 -0500
  ...Sounds like I have a slightly costly puzzle to solve. > > So, I assumed finding the larger clamshell with related parts and getting it shipped...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 15:18:01 -0400
  ...Of course, the posts were easily fixed with nuts and washers, and the radiator guy could have done it had he both wanted to...
• Re: vanagon sized/shape/style vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:12:31 -0400
  ...I strongly suspect therefore that it is actually a >Ssangyong<br>design (until recently Ssangyong was a manufacturer >making<br>locally-designed large Musso...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:05:41 -0400
  ...I'm embarrassed to say that I know from experience >> that it is easy to overtighten the locking nut on the the adjustment screw...
• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:45:04 -0700
  ...they require a cone face, as oppossed to ball face, mounting nuts and > bolts........but they'll give them to you included with the...
• SyncroMog Goes to Moab cont.
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 00:54:43 EST
  ...It has many large obstacles along with a fun little mud pit to climb through. At the beginning of the trail there is a...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:59:21 -0700
  ...Some street Vanagons are lowered with corresponding wheel changes to accommodate much lower profile tires and therefore better cornering performance (larger wheel, shorter sidewall...
• Re: Aerodynamics and the Westie luggage rack, etc..
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:07:55 -0700
  ...shape, the larger the frontal area, the more >>> overall drag there will be, as you are trying to push a larger surface >>> through the...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:53:06 -0500
  ...Start it up, and it drips, then >> drips more, then a larger drip, then drips from more than one place. >> When the engine was...
• Re: dometic thermostat replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:46:49 -0700
  ...I'd bet a large patch > > of my farm on it anyways. 1983 WaterWesty. The fridge worked for > > maybe 2 days then I got...
• ECU/Ratio Rocker Info
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 20:14:36 -0700
  ...In a nutshell, the big advantage to a ratio rocker is you get a larger movement out of the valve with a minimum amount...
• Re: A good ham setup
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 19:01:06 -0800
  ...and Importation >- European Lighting for most Volkswagen models > >Due to the large volume of email we receive, PLEASE include previous >emails when responding. This...
• Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:45:20 -0700
  ...digital ice cream maker), as per your comments and observations, IMO, installing a new (fused?) large gauge wire from alternator to new battery(s...
• Re: Rear External Fridge Fan
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 13 May 2008 20:12:47 -0700
  ...the orifice is a tiny bit larger than spec. I know some of you think I'm nuts doing all of this to a...
• (f)Long 2000 Vanagon Westfalia Project cancelled by VW
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 23:57:40 -0500
  ...worldwide since the late 1950's. "No more! Those people are nuts! Kaput!" said Gerber. "We cannot believe they would expect any consumer to...
• The Soul of the car
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:57:07 -0500
  ...I think that more of the Japanese cars have souls than we see in the US, where we mostly see their large, soulless versions...
• Re: Less expensive brand, was Re: Smaller Angle Grinder?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:04:31 -0400
  ...time to clean up welds and other delicate stuff. > The slightly larger DeWalt that I have is never used - just to > heavy. I think...
• Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:51:55 -0400
  ...is dead-nuts level. Here's how it works: http://rvmobile.com/Tech/Trouble/cooldoc.htm -- by all means get the larger graphic printed...
• Re: 16" wheel in front spare location?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:26:35 -0400
  ...The load index is 107. > > (The whole catalyst for my move to larger wheels is just to be able to run > all-weather Nokian...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good -- Re: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 14:19:44 -0400
  ...I get a kick out of seeing over some of the large SUVs. Jay Don Clark <superfly@SPECULATION.ORG> on 10/18/2001 01...
• Re: Friday privilege
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:41:58 -0700
  ...The larger wheels with smaller > tires reduce control loss after tire failures and allow for larger brakes. > Larger brakes reduce maintenance and improve effectiveness...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:53:03 -0600
  ...this hole should be large enough in diameter to accomodate a kotter type pin. (not the type that's on the axle nut, but...
• Re: westy interior install, was Re: westy kitchen mod question
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:54:18 -0400
  ...large machine screws, which often require strange amounts of force even if not coroded or cross threaded.... There should be welded in nuts on...
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 23:24:29 -0700
  On 4/4/06, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > This is nuts. Let me be very clear here, so we can put...
• Upgrading 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:44:02 -0500
  ...When I installed the engine, the studs did not go all the way through the bell housing, so I could not install the nuts...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 May 2011 16:20:44 -0600
  ...They cost too much to operate >> long term, or at least a large portion of the time. >> >> I won't go all nutty here...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:04:23 -0500
  ...I started the engine and touched the bare > >>>blue wire to the nut that the D+ red wires connect to. Sucess the red > >>>charging...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:58:49 -0400
  ...of the >> plastic pipe....causing a leak .. >> >> and sometimes, a sudden large leak. >> I've had it happen out on the road in a...