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Re: 2nd batt. charging and relays. The whole truth
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Thu, 15 Jun 2000 16:12:19 -0700
...There VW used a relay and 6.0 metric mm2 wire. (a standard 8 awg is close but slightly larger) 1991 Bentley page 97...
S&S Header installation report (long)
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 12:17:30 -0500
...It came with rudimentary instructions, a set of nuts and bolts (although not enough to do everything), and gaskets). The first task was to...
Re: Onboard water supply?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Tue, 31 May 2016 17:52:13 -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: Deer Strike Stories
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 13 Oct 2001 04:02:02 -0500
...Them thar gators taint nuthin' like our dreaded Ozark Rattle-headed Copper Moccasin, known to get to be 30 feet long and able to...
Gas tank R & R - Air-cooled Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 2 May 2003 12:28:43 -0700
...In addition to the one nut there's a pair of steel vent lines that run into 5mm ID fuel hose at the bottom...
Re: F/ White Salmon River damn "burst"
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 4 Nov 2011 19:36:15 -0700
...it's a large swept wing aircraft that flies in ground effect only, usually over water. It has 8 huge engines on top near...
Re: How my engine rebuild is going
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Mon, 17 May 2004 08:42:34 -0400
Dennis wrote >Since you had a catastrophic failure, both the > studs and the nuts should be replaced. I hold your opinion in high regard...
Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:58:50 -0400
...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: Side Tent on EBay/personal experience
Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
Thu, 5 Jun 2003 15:27:56 -0400
...you're just going for a couple nights, it is a large PITA to put up. Once it's up you have to secure...
Re: Handling + Stopping?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 10:43:46 +1200
...I need these larger wheels to fit the Porsche 993 brakes I intend installing (using a Hansen adaptor kit). I already have new Konis...
Re: Bypassing the FireStarter fuel line fitting - was t-stat discussion
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 11:31:32 -0800
...and I am a real safety nut, have built and raced cars and motorcycles, and worked on aircraft .. so I am always thinking about...
Re: VW's New Chattanooga Plant
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:46:45 -0700
...just like Starbucks, they went nutty expanding and offering new products, and now they are closing 10 % of their stores and getting back to...
Re: Frydae NVC: Diesel Rabbits
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:48:24 -0700
...people are nutty about those ....always grab a good one . They were promoted at true 50mpg cars when new. trouble free....... they are mostly...
Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:05:16 -0700
...gether but wanted to ask how tight to tighten the peen > nut on the end? > > > Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:00:14 -0700...
Re: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:18:32 -0400
...One could "go nuts" with $ ..... on any vehicle. My only big > gripe right is spending said $ on parts that sometimes aren't really > up...
Re: oil plug woes
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:29:06 -0500
...you never know when > > you > > > > might lose it in > > > > the grass. :) > > > > > > > > get a large pair of vise grips or channel locks > > > > (that will comfortably...
Re: Onboard water supply?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 06:03:23 -0400
...Drove around to Lowe's and back 90 miles Just To find out that > the large hose from outside to the inside of tank...
Noisy Failure Response
Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:46:35 -0600
...I doubt that you have dropped a valve; Normally when this happens, the engine will seize almost immediately because there is a large foreign...
Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:29:56 -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: Transmission Noise ?
Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:22:56 -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...
Report: Front shock dust cover bumper
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:56:54 -0800
...install the lock nut so we deleted the dust covers (I >> > kept >> > > them) and mechanic used a new stock large washer, rubber donut and...
Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:05:59 -0700
...gether but wanted to ask how tight to tighten the peen > nut on the end? > > > Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:00:14 -0700...
Re: Go Jump...Re: Warning! Audi and Mercedes wheels are dangerous! (long)
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 20:32:17 -0600
...there is NOTHING unsafe about running audi turbo > or mercedes wheels on your vanagon if you use the proper lug nuts. these are > the...
Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:07:24 -0500
...the rear one is actually a flywheel-end main bearing stud nut, and badly needs torquing. Getting a socket past the flywheel pickup is...
Re: Rear bench seat won't open, HELP!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 14 Aug 2016 06:29:27 -0700
...Very > 'german' ..which drives me nuts sometimes. Very rigid mentality. > > ( I still remember the first time I saw a 68 VW Bug Vent Window...
Re: VW's New Chattanooga Plant
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:36:07 -0500
...for posting this link. > > nice to see VW is the 3rd largest auto maker in the world after GM and > > Toyota. > > You'd never...
Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 01:39:09 -0400
...That spring is a fairly large gauge. It stays under tension (compressed) when top down. Neil. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 9:54...
Re: Ultimate Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 14:41:24 -0500
...In a nut shell, that is it. Pretty straightforward. If you have any other questions I'm sure that the Dieselgeek folks could help...
Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 27 May 2016 21:13:44 -0700
...Yes, larger wheels may happen someday. Maybe. I have the McMaster shims on hand. The shoes I replaced were wearing over most of the...
Re: Vanagon name
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 15:04:13 +1300
...For various reasons it's the best van made anywhere, and almost anywhere outside northern North America is present in large numbers. >In 1990...
Re: '84 value?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:54:18 -0800
...Better caliper design, more pad > area, larger effective diameter > >>>>rotor and of greater thickness. > >>>> > >>>>The upgraded wiring found in 86+ is a more > robust...
Re: question for an engineer
Historical mailing list - kenstich
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 01:50:54 -0600
...This degree of accurracy is probably not required for most automobile assemblies, but it doesn't hurt either - I always torque lug nuts - I...
Re: Post on rear table knob
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:39:03 +0000
I have the same setup on my '87 Westy; the knob and screw thread into a fixed nut on the collar bolted to the...
Re: Christmas related Vanagon items?
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:41:37 -0600
...The finger magnet "glove" is going to be great holding a nut in position. > > Alistair > <br...
Tow Bar - Custom Made for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 02:46:13 -0600
...Just attach the tow bar to the u-bolts with nuts, and maybe use some of that 1/4" by 3" steel bar (which...
Re: Lovin' my new GPS!
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:27:24 -0400
...I finally just drilled a hole in it > > and the Plexiglas and mounted it with a bolt and nut. > > > > On our last trip I...
Re: VW vs Rolls
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:39:24 -0000
...Twin tanks? Thick drive shafts and Timken taper-roller front hub (150 ft-lb nut)? gumma, gumma, gumma? A 45 DCOE in one for...
Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 15:00:53 -0400
...I define the clamping force to be the pressure that the head nuts exert on the heads which "clamps the cylinder head to the...
Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:07:15 -0700
...of like a large >> relay going on and off intermittently out of control. In any case, other >> than driving us nuts, it doesn't...
NVC AOL addresses
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Thu, 2 Mar 2006 19:05:13 +0000
...In a nutshell, companies like L-Soft get on the AOL whitelist by following good e-mail practices, such as cleaning up dead addresses...
Re: vanagon sized/shape/style vehicles
Historical mailing list - John Parson
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:55:44 -0400
...I strongly suspect therefore that it is actually a Ssangyong design (until recently Ssangyong was a manufacturer making locally-designed large Musso...
Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:51:05 -0400
...Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out! > > Hey Scott, > > Thanks for the reply. > > I did not see any nut there that...
80-83 Tranny / engine / Fuel Injection FS
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 20 May 2002 19:23:41 -0500
...1 Total: $17.55 new connecting rod nuts # 113-105-427 Part number: 022109309 Cam Follower Price: $9.95 Quantity: 8 Total: $79.60...
Re: A good ham setup
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 11:00:21 -0800
...at ham swap meets would be great-- I don't need nuttin' fancy. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84...
Points & Condensor
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:05:33 -0500
...Remove 13mm distributor old-down nut and washer. 3. Remove D. Cap & rotor. 4. Disconnect Dist from coil, marking wire/location if it's...
Westie Euro Luggage Rack Replacement
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:32:58 -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: did i do that
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:20:30 -0800
...that bracket and associated bolts and studs and nuts hold just fine, for nearly forever. BUT .allowed to be loose or worn ... and not...
Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters)
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:22:54 -0400
...Vanagoneers in the eyes of HAM are nuts. They don't ground > properly their Vanagons. I think we Vanagoneers eat burgers but those > RVers...
Re: Transmission Noise ?
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:39:56 -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: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:37:19 -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...
Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:33:26 -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: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:06:26 -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...
Re: Rented an '87, heard same 2nd gear thump
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:25:02 -0700
...so that space is converted to a storage cabinet, and a large ice chest (cooler) is provided. Ice is available everywhere, as one might...
Re: request for information, please
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:21:49 -0700
...DV engine mounting system ...large aluminum engine brackets, cradle bars, rubber mounts, misc hardware. DV oil pan and oil pump DV cooling system hoses...
Re: what do you have in it [NVC]
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:42:13 -0600
...in the lates 70s, my late > father > and I (WWII aircraft nuts) hauled the complete nose bubble of a B-17 > from LA > to...
Re: Front cabin fan problems
Historical mailing list - Ron Sem
Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:32:00 -0500
...Been a while for me but, if memorie serves me right there is an issue with the switch melting and causing a large powr...
Re: Onboard water supply?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 31 May 2016 18:15:01 -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: Amplified Subwoofer question
Historical mailing list - John Wessels
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 15:16:31 EDT
...I used through bolts and removed the rear air intake grills to fit the nuts and washers. I used silicon caulk to water proof...
Re: CatPlat Gas Soource & Positioning
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sun, 6 Dec 1998 10:51:26 -0800
...You need to use forged flare nuts on gas > applications, not the regular water type. The hose is > special stuff, too. (But hose is...
Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:57:25 -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...