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• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:01:52 -0400
  front wheel bearings have to have a bit of play - enough to just wiggle the thrust washer pushing with a small screw driver, for...
• Re: Last A/C VW Van.........(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:46:55 +1300
  >One could argue that all push-style, gas-powered lawn mowers are >"aircooled 4-wheelers"......... Flymos? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew...
• cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:18:05 -0800
  ...Just one entry asking for torque specs on the plug.Looks ez in the Bentley, but the access looks bad cause of the pushrod...
• Re: Mystery Splittie Single Cab revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 10 May 1996 13:17:37 MST
  ...The rear hatch has a hole in the > bottom center, which I at first took to be where the > lock/pushbutton/whatever went to...
• Re: Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there...
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 01:58:14 -0500
  ...Chromoly push rods (the set of 8 Chromoly >push rods weigh as much as 3 stock steel push rods), CM retainers, racing >valve locks...
• Power window switch tune up and reassembly question
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:41:57 -0800
  ...Squeezed a thick wire in the bottom slot that pushes against the door to hold it up higher to catch on the top, push...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:19:29 -0700
  ...that instead if breaking the lense it will just push the body in ,if push gets past shove. > > > Stacy > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On...
• Re: Brake lights take alot of pushing to turn them on.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:02:05 -0800
  ...noticed recently that my brakes take a good bit of pedal push to get > the brake lights to light. > > I didnt see any adjustments...
• Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:22:19 -0800
  ...I assume this effectively reduced lateral movement of box on shift lever ball which would keep it from pushing the shift lever shaft in...
• Re: Rolling Friction of a Vanagon (not a tire thread)!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 31 May 2009 21:12:02 -0700
  ...At speed, the engine is disengaged from the tranny by > simply pushing in the clutch and holding it there until my roll-out is...
• Stuck Table & Arm Rest Questions, '90 Multivan
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Mon, 18 May 1998 15:41:59 -0700
  ...It has a latch that should release the table when pushed once. The key there is that it should release, it does not. I...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:38:22 -0500
  ...just unlock it, pull a >little bit and the hatch came up by itself.. > >on one of the van I have to push the...
• Re: E-brake adventures
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 5 Aug 1997 23:34:26 -0400
  ...Driving coming to a stop sign, I pushed in the clutch and got a loud POP, then the engine died when the van stopped...
• Re: Engine tin (was Re: Look at my crack!)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:13:29 -0400
  ...As for the pushrod tube shields, I have never seen a WBX without them. It may not be a big deal as long as...
• Re: DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:59:43 -0800
  ...To get the > > band off, I had to push it to the bottom > > of the cylinder until I could push the > > ear of the...
• Re: Idle valve and ISCU
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 18:46:35 -0400
  ...Since I have no AC, and don't push the limits on steering (4WD would hate that) and anyway I have a right foot...
• Re: RPM's
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 May 2001 11:34:56 -0400
  ...Also the calibration of tach and speedo. > Is it OK to push the van to >4000 continually on a long trip? It's still...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:09:17 -0400
  ...This had nothing to do with the expantion of the push rods cylinders block and heads or did it going faster miles an hour...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:23:42 -0400
  ...Both of these wires connect to the twin push connectors on the back of the starter.
• Re: Not mine, though I wish it was
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:23:08 -0700
  ...vwvortex.com/showthread.php?6987749-FS-87-Syncro-Get-Away-Camper-BOSTIG-%28reduced-to-sell-asap!%29-34k-BC-Canada > > > > woody > "keep on pushin"
• Re: Kombi's last wishes
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 4 Apr 2014 16:13:33 -0500
  ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXynxODC4eY&sns=fb woody "keep on pushin"
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 17:32:33 -0600
  Or the galley plug behind the flywheel, being hydraulically pushed out (to heavy weight oil in very cold snap) ! REMEMBER YOUR TIME IS RUNNING...
• Re: loose blade conncectors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:11:25 -0400
  At 02:47 PM 10/19/2009, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Can the push in blade be made to fit more tightly to the receptacle...
• re:air flap question
  Historical mailing list - Jared Roy
  Sun, 5 May 1996 18:20:34 -0600 (MDT)
  ...be wired? Should the handle that the spring is attached be pushed toward the front of the van or the back. My therostat is...
• Re: Reverse Gear in Syncro
  Historical mailing list - NotaJeep
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:07:49 EST
  ...mis-matched tires....I hade one syncro that refused to be pushed.....the tires were all well worn...new sneakers and it rolled like...
• Re: Audi motors vs. VW (reformatted) vs Modified Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:14:38 -0600
  ...If you want, I'll crunch the numbers and predict the horsepower to push a Vanagon to 133 mph, but you won't like...
• Help: Vent windows blow close while driving!
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:41:12 -0400
  ...Remember-this year does not crank open, just pushes open manually. Question: How does one adjust the bottom pivot on the glass to remain...
• Blaupunkt San Jose
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:37:41 -0500
  ...I just would like to know for sure before I push the "Order" button... http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cPE20yJ7891/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp...
• Re: How hard can YOU push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 11:48:44 -0400
  <snip> I don't know about a Westy... but a friend and I back in 1992 drove my 87 Wolfsburg basically non-stop for...
• Re: Continuing Saga of Worn Alt. Belt...(kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:38:54 -0400
  ...Now , since the bolt is started, just push it on in.
• Re: Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:19:37 -0700
  ...8/30/2006, Warren Lail wrote: >Hope the mechanic didn't push your bus past its limits during a test >drive or something... > >Warren...
• tie rod removal...
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:56:59 -0700
  Hmm, tried to get the tie rod ends pushed out this morning from my syncro to no luck. seems one actually needs a specialized...
• Re: reverse (manual) shifting
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 23:07:53 -0400
  ...The shifting has improved vastly, but >the push down feature is still missing, I can shift into reverse >without pushing down. I obviously had...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:39:17 -0500
  ...You can spin the little gears freely > while the button is down. > > The button breaks from age or being pushed too hard, > as the...
• Re: Coolant Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:56:28 EDT
  In a message dated 9/5/2000 6:55:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, macmillan@HOME.COM writes: > remove the pushrod shields and you...
• Re: '87 Vanagon - Digital Clock
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Aug 2012 17:10:05 -0700
  ...Usually things like this are from pushing the button too deep and getting the button slightly off-center. Then it can't pop back...
• broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:31:00 -0230
  ...So I have no leverage to push on it, it just flops around. It actually looks like the plastic at the bottom end should...
• R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:13:15 -0500
  ...Once you start you must push very hard and twist the can on. Then the valve is made from plastic and the threads stripped...
• John Wallace Day clearance sale
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:07:44 -0400
  ...parts Febi hydraulic lifters $12 each $96 per set 2.1 Push Rod Tube Collapsible $16 each $120 per set New OEM brake calipers...
• Success! (Cylinder install after removal stuck to head)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:16:54 -0800
  ...To get the band off, I had to push it to the bottom of the cylinder until I could push the ear of the...
• Re: Update, including rear wiper controller
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:11:37 -0700
  ...Something made me think to reach down to fuse panel and push > in wiper relay module... wiper started to work. So I pulled the...
• 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 15:19:53 -0800
  ...http://tinyurl.com/2e3ev52 With P-side coolant pipe UN-clamped, tank loosely in place, pushing up on tank moves pipe up. Pipe clamped...
• Re: 84 Vanagon missing throughout driving range?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 17:23:58 -0700
  ...Just push down on them. Did you replace one plug and one wire at a time? Or all at once? If so, you may...
• Re: Central Locking - can't open rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 05:43:06 -0400
  ...As they are doing this you should hear the rear hatch lock working and as it is try pushing the button. You want the...
• sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Dec 2025 14:58:47 +0000
  ...my sliding door requires a hard slam to close or a push on the bac edge while closing to close correctly.  I know the...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 16:43:31 -0500
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• Re: push rod tubes dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:29:31 -0700
  Yes, that's the essentially origin of the WBX engine case: 1200>1600>1800 AC to 1.9>2.1 water cooled with the...
• Re: saddletramps - a range of RVs on display
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 21 May 2011 10:03:01 -0700
  ...pictured in the desert? >------------------ This one�? Bill Langan of Carmel Valley, Cali Before adding the push-up top. Attachment stripped by listserv. Phil Z. >
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:06:10 -0500
  ...you you all use out there?� A friend of mine keeps > pushing synthetic oil.� He's a Ford man, and not familiar with Vanagons...
• Apology to Bible carriers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 09:57:35 EDT
  Sorry to rile up everyone out there! I guess my pushy-Christian sister,then those #@%^&* Church bells going off several times a day RIGHT...
• Re: Stove
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 May 2000 09:19:33 -0400
  ...Any >ideas? You have to push the knobs in before you turn them. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon...
• Re: Propane heaters; Are you SERIOUS????
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:59:48 -0500
  ...Hence, meine zwei pfennige woody " keep on pushin'" ps.sorry if I was redundant.
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 09:27:20 -0700
  Entity Mike Collum spoke thus: > I put a single wrap of electrical tape around the part that fits in the > hole and pushed (buttoned...
• Re: late season campsite advice/info?
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 08:49:05 -0600
  Try; http://woodalls.com/ Jeff Woodall ( woody) "keep on pushin''' http://www.dreamwater.com/dbg Der Busbesitzer Gruppe's home page, a Neato chapter...
• Re: more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans reinforced with metal
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:47:28 -0500
  ...a good answer the last time i >asked >this either.. > >anyone know? Because people think they can make them go faster by pushing harder?
• Part number for Westy mudflaf grommets
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 13:28:03 -0700
  ...Do any of the list vendors carry these? If you are putting in a new mudflap does it just push into these grommets? thanks...
• wisdom of brake fluid res. location
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel Foss - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:52:28 -0800
  ...when you've done a few of those..and fluid is coming out when you push the piston down.then you can mount it...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 21:33:11 -0800
  ...All the thief would see is a push button switch that activated the system, and a flashing LED when the system is activated. Push...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:26:58 -0800
  ...You will see the lifter > push the valve open slightly. Turn engine to next cylinder and repeat. > After > all are adjusted wait an hour...
• Re: shocks how to know if it really failed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 01:23:10 -0400
  ...the two front ones are much easier to depress and then stay depressed and don’t push back for a long time many minutes...