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• Re: hauling a GL on a UHaul auto hauler
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:23:13 -0500
  ...Bobby, > > Prepare for glacier-like acceleration and very, very long braking > distances. Those uHaul trailers are pretty darn heavy on their own, never > mind...
• How to measure piston length??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 14:00:12 -0800
  ...But, this distance is shorter than the shortest measurement I can make with the micrometer. So how does one go about measuring the length...
• 1.6TD- "free flow" exhaust ok?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 20:42:41 -0700
  ...My question is, is it harmful to drive any distance with no exhaust system attached to the turbo? I would like to take it...
• Body Shops around DC
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 00:51:54 EDT
  ...There is (of course) the dealer body shop option (Stohlman VW's body shop is almost walking distance from my house...) but I've...
• Re: SUV Bashing) was Think Positive to start your new year
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 07:26:13 -0700
  ...a H*nda Element. >> > > SUV??? Perception is an interesting thing...... > > My neighbor has one of these and after looking at it from a distance...
• Re: Towing with 89 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:39:49 -0500
  ...It took a long time to stop, and hence I made sure I had plenty of stopping distance. This meant, I never really got...
• Re: Diesel water pump pulley diameter
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:58:01 -0700
  ...one with a 30mm hub, one with a 36mm hub (distance between holes, center to center). You have to use a water pump specifically...
• Re: [WetWesties] Following Distance was waterproofing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:10:32 -0700
  Loren, I'm pretty sure that the formula of 1 car length for every 10 miles an hour is all about variations in speed...
• Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:24:21 -0500
  ...seem unreasonably stiff for a linkage that runs such a long distance. I've never driven another Vanagon enough to know what normal feels...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:13:47 -0500
  ...These are timed events where :::they :::close a section of highway and let you go as fast as you want for a given :::distance...
• Re: Seeking threading dies
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:12:16 -0400
  ...If cutting new and for any distance you may need a few of those cheapie dies, especially if threading through a good chrome plating...
• Re: Libby Bong and coolant change
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:09:51 -0600
  ...Then subtract from that the distance from the top of the tank to the ground. Add a few inches. You don't want it...
• Re: RV Toilet
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 10:57:39 -0700
  ...a break. > >gbmulley >cary, nc > > > I would recommend they keep their distance. By the way my suggestion was not a serious one. (I could...
• Re: Temporary Mystery Loss of Power
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 11:36:10 -0400
  ...Now for most Listees here, a > drive like that is probably nothing, but for me, this was my first REAL > long-distance trip with...
• seeking advice about long-distance Vanagon buying
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 07:44:49 -0500
  Hi, I've been off-list for about 9 months. Went on vacation and delayed going on-list, was automatically unsubscribed, moved 1000 miles...
• Re: Gas in Oil fill
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 08:36:03 -0500
  ...but it is a > great van that has always gone the distance. Any > ideas? > Scott B. > 91 Westy > 90 Vanagon > 62 Beetle > 00 Passat...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:18:05 -0500
  ...The original post was just a general question of how can the fellow tell from a distance. Boy if you can't tell the...
• Cylinder index - can't sleep
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 06:37:01 EDT
  ...Thunder is only in the distance. Think I'll go back to bed. Catch you later. Tom (see above)
• Re: No vanagon or bus or camper content - bug and coffee content
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 21:19:31 -0600
  ...It was easy to spot from a good distance even if you'd already had a few drinks. Recently someone on the Vintage Airstreams...
• Re: Diesel water pump pulley diameter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 22:26:05 -0500
  ...one with a 30mm hub, one with a 36mm hub (distance between holes, center to center). You have to use a water pump specifically...
• Re: LF: Transporter front bench seat (want to make 8 passenger van!)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:24:15 -0500
  ...I've a got a brown cloth interior, but not too > picky. > > Anything within reasonable pickup distance of Toronto would be better. > > > > Jason > > Guelph...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:42:37 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>>> >>>> The distance does make things feel strange. For folks in the back there is also a lack of security with...
• RAIN GUTTERS was RE: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:49:13 -0700
  ...At a distance or up close (when the racks are removed) you cant see the tracks unless your looking for them. Very aesthetically pleasing...
• Re: Lost coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:56:37 +0000
  ...It's OK to > > drive long distance without the cap but keep an eye on it every time you > > have chance. >
• Re: Stranded in the Midwest Veedubless.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 17:32:44 -0700
  ...Do any listmembers >> have experience purchasing long distance. What do you do to protect >> yourself against frauds and lemons? >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> ----------------------------- >> Chris R...
• Re: Vanagon Love
  Historical mailing list - Marie Whitehead
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:38:22 -0400
  ...I have made several short camping trips and two long distance ones. Had no breakdowns at all. The only repairs have been the usual...
• Re: Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 21:02:45 -0700
  ...rear view mirror, which will probably be more visible from a distance. If you got blue stickers and have a Westy with a white...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 23:19:02 +1200
  ...A type 1 aircooled in a Beetle would go for >this sort of distance too, (my 74 has done 300,000km which is 180...
• Re: Towing w/ a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:18:52 -0500
  ...Towing at speed up to about 60 mph, I just had to leave triple the distance ahead and start my braking much earlier. Now...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:23:18 +0100
  ...There can be a relation between time and distance but rate has to > > be above zero. (I'm sure Enron and Arthur Anderson could...
• Re: queston on H4 55/60w bulb to fit stock bulb socket
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:56:38 -0800
  ...An H4 bulb has a specific distance from flange (a reference point relative to the reflector) and the filament itself. The 9004 has a...
• Fw: Towing a Syncro-Consensus
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 03:21:29 -0500
  ...list respondents to be prudent about speed > (under 30 mph) and distance. (Don't tow any further than you could bike > when you were...
• forward clutch assembly end-play
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 11:49:24 -0700
  ...Is the top of the pressure plate that distance below the wavy circlip that holds it in place when the forward clutch assembly is...
• Re: Horse Trailers that look like Busses
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 12:57:46 -0500 (CDT)
  ...old horse trailers (especially the ones with 2 tone paint jobs) look > an awful lot like a micro from a distance. After many false...
• Re: Last Minute Road Advice
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 1 May 1998 14:20:33 -0700
  For a trip of any distance, I reccomend: - 2 fire extinguishers (i carry 3) - AAA or similar road service plan - tools - spare belts (at...
• Re: Syncro Rumble Syncro Whine-1
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 05:27:14 EDT
  ...I was going to have him do it, but timing and distance suddenly became an issue. >> Thats why I always recommend going with the...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light, for EVERYONE TO KNOW.
  Historical mailing list - Sminkey, Scott
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 07:50:36 -0400
  ...After driving any > significant distance at high RPM, when downshifting, the oil light > & buzzer turn on. This may last 30 to 60 seconds (or...
• Re: Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo?
  Historical mailing list - Carl Smith
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 23:27:16 EDT
  ...TV addicts but the thought > of making a trip of that distance with a 10 & 2yr old in the back is a > challenge that...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sun, 12 May 2002 22:26:41 -0400
  ...In the end, it only matters if you are trying to land on Mars :-) >The English system of weight, distance, energy measure - and a...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 23:02:43 -0700
  ...to help make sure that the > two handles are pretty much the same distance down from the roof. > > now peel of the masking tape...
• Re: Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:35:00 +1200
  ...A box on the operators >belt must be within a certain distance of the vehicle. Too far away and >vehicle/equipment shuts down. There...
• Re: Engine management
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:04:21 -0600
  ...The relation of rich best power vs lean best power is speed vs distance. With rich best power you get there faster, but can...
• Re: Nice Westy you can bid on
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:56:21 -0400
  ...In the off road race community, beefed up 2WD vehicles were traditionally used to pre-run challenging long distance courses like the Baja 1000...
• Re: NVC: cool restoration of dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:47:07 -0500
  ...His results definitely are impressive at least from this distance. On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail...
• Re: syncro power steering lines?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 07:06:09 -0400
  ...ground, likely with a tow bar) are there any > speed or distance limitations? Remove the drive shaft and tow it anyway you want Eric
• Re: Driving with LP appliances on
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 May 1998 12:53:27 -0700
  ...I have driven long distances with my frig lit and the pilot stayed on ok. I no longer do this after my valve stem...
• Re: Help setting headlight angle?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 09:55:47 -0700
  ...Measure from the ground to the center of your lights and then measure the same distance on the wall less 2 to 3 inches...
• Re: buying vanagon @ ebay
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:17:39 -0400
  ...ever wanted too? :) I > have no experience buying a vehicle long distance, and was just wondering > how it works with the registration and all...
• Re: CA Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:25:23 -0700
  ...everyone.... > >Please indicate how many days you're available and the distance from >home that you can travel.....and....any special interest you have...
• Re: rad shack voltmeter/thermometer on sale
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:00:07 -0400
  ...Edward At 07:39 PM 4/21/2005, you wrote: >Entity Jonathan Farrugia uttered this profundity: > > > all the stores in close distance to my...
• Buses Of The Corn 2007 trip report
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:19:58 -0400
  ...Many thanks to all those who attended; particularly those who drove long distances in their buses for the first time. Also a big thanks...
• Re: Ft Lewis troubles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:06:11 -0500
  ...electrical loads, you should be able to drive it for some distance before it craps out again. *IF AND ONLY IF* the alternator belt...
• Re: Syncro tire size questions
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 1 May 1998 11:06:57 -0400
  ...I see that you say that you know this. >and the distance between the frame rails >where the spare tire goes is about 27...
• Re: Thinking about living in my van full time for a bit
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 16:43:13 -0500
  ...I'm also in a long >> >> distance relationship right now so weekend would be spent back >> >> home in >> >> Toronto with her. >> >> >> >> The biggest complication...
• Re: Brakes on an 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 20:46:13 -0400
  ...Get an idea of the stopping distance I may need in a "situation". I only did this in town with a top speed of...
• Re: Anyone want an 85 weekender dometic fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:19:09 -0800
  ...ll even bring > it to you if you're within striking distance of Marin county. > > I'm also open to ideas if someone here...
• Re: Looking For A Good Used 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:35:59 -0700
  ...on the Left Coast for a reasonable price and within reasonable distance to pick up from Fillmore (Ventura County), CA. Long block only is...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 May 2021 13:02:17 -0700
  ...the door closed, but can be flipped out to reduce the distance between the built-in step and the ground? >>> >>> Hopefully, >>> >>> Steve Edwards (Chicago...
• Re: automatic transmission oil leak - more details
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 4 May 2003 00:48:00 -0500
  ...remove the front ones at the same time,to half the distance to be removed. Pan will fall at angle right into drain pan...
• Re: Long Distance Drive After Motor Break-In?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 20:55:00 -0500
  James, when I had myu 2.1L rebuilt, at the 500 mile mark I changed oil and filter, then again at 1000 miles. After...