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• Draggin caliper, bad bearing job, or paranoia?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:38:45 -0700
  ...BUT, just out of curiosity, I felt it the wheel at the grease cap and it was hotter than the left one which I...
• Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring Starter Bendix
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:03:09 -0400
  ...block in my van, diesel size Sachs, it came with the felt washer already lubed. I pinched it and my fingers got greasy, so...
• Re: Engine running badly
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Oct 2017 16:59:22 -0500
  ...It looked and felt fine on top, but oil vapors passing through it rotted it out underneath over time. Also, be sure all the...
• Heat exchanger flapper
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 18:16:23 -0500 (EST)
  ...I was trying to track down all of the oil leaks, when I suddenly notice why my heat hadn't felt quite as warm...
• pumping up new shocks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Sep 1996 16:33:12 -0700
  ...moved the piston in and out to see how stiff they felt. There was plenty of resistance when I pulled the piston out but...
• Re: Yoko 370 d de-lamination
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 22:56:53 -0600
  ...I > expected it to be a wheel bearing, as it felt just like my neighbours car > just before I changed the outer rear wheel...
• Re: bentley cds
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 21:45:46 -0400
  ...I've always felt that a hardcopy of a manual of any kind is more user-friendly than electronic format. Just my humble opinion...
• Re: Vanagon poem; The Dream...
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:05:23 -0400
  ...waves. > >I could feel the warmth of your body. > >And I felt a tremendous love for all things. > >I have you to thank for...
• Re: what is an air dam
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:35:47 -0700
  ...gary the air head >> Dear Gary the air head: <boy, that felt good> The item(s) being auctioned appear to be components of the...
• Re: anti-theft for car cover?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:40:03 -0700
  ...I always felt that the tie downs on > the bottom were more for keeping the cover ON the vehicle when windy, > than an anti...
• What a difference a tire makes on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:47:03 -0500
  ...over two long bridges with a crosswind and I have never felt such stability in either vanagon (at least since before they stopped making...
• Re: keys
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 07:48:53 -0500
  Just felt as if I should jump in on the current key discussion. Yes, few locksmiths will cut a steel key. To be safe...
• Re: Multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Paul N. Oliver
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:05:24 -0600
  ...The only time I've felt a need to use the > Fluke was when adjusting the Westy battery level LED panel, where I > wanted...
• Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 23:22:08 -0600
  ...It felt like only a slightly lower > >ceiling than the AWs I've been in. > > > >Ergonomics seemed pretty good with a four way adjustable...
• Re: Deadheads
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 5 Apr 96 10:55:28 EST
  ...I really like the Dead but I've never taken drugs and have never felt any pressure on me to do so. I know...
• Re: Input Shaft Removal etc PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:41:46 -0700
  ...Often, when a pilot > bearing fails the ring that holds the felt washer in place gets wiped out. > As that part is not readily...
• Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 23:02:37 -0400
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > I'm about to attempt to replace the felt seals and scrapers on these > windows. Is there anything special to watch...
• Re: rust under windscreen
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 13:29:57 -0500
  ...rust under windscreen why replace the windshield just because it’s original? bill felton, ca
• Re: Out of storage!
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 5 May 2013 21:40:56 -0400
  ...Dropped a freshly charged battery in and fired > right up! Felt great. So this will be the first of many seasonal > questions � :) > > Here's...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:47:16 -0800
  ...Part of this was inadvertently asked and answered a while back. (felt like some deja vu going on!) I'm sure the path from...
• Re: cluch problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:58:20 -0400
  Does the pedal feel any different or is the clutch just not disengaging? If the hydraulics are bad that can usually be felt. The...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 23:32:22 -0800
  ...07 PM 12/6/2010, Larry Alofs wrote: > >> I have always felt that the throttle response of the WBX was very >> sluggish. It seems...
• Vanagon/Westy Clothing, Bedding, Pillow-Cases, Book-Bags, Purses, T-shirts, Table Cloths etc
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:39:32 -0500
  Ok, Volks, I didn't want to hi-jack the Vanagon Attire thread, and felt a separate thread would be more appropriate for the...
• Re: AC/BAttery indicator lighty
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 18:51:22 +0000 (GMT)
  ...One thing the Ground cable on the battery terminal felt quite warm indicating some heavy load somewhere. There may be a short somewhere. I...
• Re: High speed miss
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 09 Dec 1996 20:10:01 -0800
  ...It felt like the igniton was turned > off, > > this has happened twice before in the last six months. There were no > > indications before or...
• Re: Thump Thump Thump
  Historical mailing list - Kevin & Lisa Sellitti
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:48:50 -0400
  ...It felt like the right rear. In order to test this I switched the left front with the right rear. The thump moved to...
• Re: AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:12:22 -0600
  ...We spent some of the trip on PCH, and it felt like we were going to flip right over the cliff every time he...
• Peter Russek Pocket Mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:30:17 -0800
  ...line illustrations with itchy-n-scratchy drawings done with a dull felt-tip marker. It is plain to see that these bad drawings were...
• westy pop top inside covering "fabric" cleanup/ coverup question...
  Historical mailing list - greg p
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 11:59:14 -0800
  ...they just spray it on or something like that? Anyway, this felt like "fabric" was fairly moldy when I got the bus, and the...
• Re: Vanagon Parts Source
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 03:13:41 -0800
  ...see this posted on any of the VW sites, so I felt is worth > sharing. > > http://www.partsplaceinc.com/PDF/PartsPlaceIncCatalog09.pdf > > > > There are...
• Re: [Syncro] high beam LED, - NOT!
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 20:56:40 -0800
  ...yard and got my replacement from a Golf, same > light. > I felt obligated to purchase something from the junk yard so I got a...
• Re: convert automatic to manual gearbox?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:49:22 -0400
  ...Otherwise it will be very frustrating getting all the little stuff like pressure plate bolts, linkage parts, pilot bearing and felt washer, clutch hydraulic...
• Re: Zoltan of Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:08:22 +1100
  ...received so much help from the List through the years, I felt, I have to give back some. > I am here all day most...
• Re: Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit 2010 Pictures & Short Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Sat, 29 May 2010 10:46:00 -0400
  ...That felt good > after having JoesVan down all last summer! * > > > > * > > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > '87 Westy "JoesVan" > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com > > Hey, Volks: > > Took me...
• Re: Eurovan seats into Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:53:25 -0800
  ...My wife also felt it was too high, but prefers this seat to the thinner one, so we use a little platform for her...
• Re: Open letter to/flame on (unprof'l)Vendors!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 16:33:51 -0600
  ...I can empathize with you but, by the time you felt the need to leave snide messages for him, it was time to get...
• Re: Check Those AC Lines
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 22:01:46 -0700
  ...major groove in one hose from a metal edge...the groove felt so > deep, I could not believe it was not leaking. For "repairs...
• Rear main seal
  Historical mailing list - brian adams
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 12:59:59 -0400
  ...I replaced the&nbsp; crankshaft needle bearing, the flywheel felt washser and oil ring seal, but had trouble with the RMS setting in the...
• Re: clutch is growling at me!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 15:05:22 -0400
  ...Today when I came to a stop with my foot on > the clutch it felt like it was trying to grab as well. > Is...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 23:12:05 -0500
  ...He was the author of the "Jeep Bible" and felt a good oil > leak managed to prevent rust and that was about it... Ah...
• Overheating - Radiator temperature?
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Fri, 27 May 2005 09:12:21 -0700
  ...I just got out and felt the radiator through the plastic grill and it is not hot even when the fan is on. It...
• Re: Van-O-Rama 6
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:22:57 -0700
  ...I'm not sure I felt comfortable about the two Marinites Jeff V. and Keith O. talking about a repeat of last year's...
• Re: De-chromify windows?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sat, 17 May 2008 09:31:14 -0700
  ...ip=947385587 > > > -john > > > Michael Diehr wrote: >> I accidentally purchased top/rear felt channel strip 281-837-709 when >> it looks like I should have...
• Re: We lost an Icon: bye, Bob
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:13:27 EDT
  ...and the loss of his life will be felt by all vanagon/bus owners weather they new him personally or not.. but i can...
• Re: Pending clutch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 11 May 2016 10:34:24 -0700
  ...Kit came with new felt seal, pilot bearing, and input shaft lube. The flywheel showed minor amounts of wear in part due to an...
• Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 18 May 2017 23:38:42 -0700
  ...It felt like it was hitting a gate, an obstruction , not the same feeling as baulky synchro. It would go into gear if I...
• Awnings
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 26 Aug 2023 23:51:39 +0000
  ...actually hit the pavement in the campground and bounced back up!!!  Felt silly as I was being drenched.  Hey, I'm don't mean...
• Re: Auto show - kinda Westy like camper
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 18 Feb 2018 16:16:09 -0800
  ...They must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller On 2018-02-17, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Sat, 17...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:59:30 -0400
  ...a supplementary switch to turn on the fan when the driver felt like it, but even they didn't go *without* the automatic. Color...
• Re: question: location (geo(graphical)) list ... ???
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 9:43:26 PDT
  ...I was chatting with John Hugenard at the last bash at Martha's and felt somewhat embarrassed when I learned that we live about...
• Re: Well, of course, you'd say /non-technical
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 15:18:53 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Having had a very nice evening together, I felt that I > had shown or told her everything she needed to know about me, and...
• Re: Propane Scare.
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 5 May 1998 08:06:35 -0700
  ...I also felt a >little flow of gas coming from the valve on my hand....and smelled the >propane. I turned the valve back...
• Re: Fw: Safe rpm's for 87 wolfsburg edition 2.1L????
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 13:38:30 -0400
  ...road trip averaging 70 to 75 mph and then some (80+ felt cool for a couple minutes). The result? 17 mpg. Two mpg difference...
• Re: Re; SA Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 13:38:52 -0700
  ...dealer, who extends a 10% over cost to > me, but I felt that they were a bit to rich for my blood! > I made...
• Re: vacuum advance/retard control unit
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:33:51 EDT
  ...Did you know it is required maintenance to periodically add a few drops of oil to the felt button under the rotor? Who does...
• Re: Why the Delete Key is not enough!! PLEASE READ
  Historical mailing list - jibboo
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:02:12 -0400
  ...Right? :) I drove my '89 Wolfsburg from Reading to Wilkes-Barre on Friday, and back again on Saturday, and it felt *great* to be...
• It's Alive!!!
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:22:22 -0700
  ...If I count my time as $, I probably should have taken it to the shop, but man, it felt good to have it turn...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:20:22 -0500
  ...fan coming on when the van is getting hot? Have you felt on the radiator when the van was overheating to see if it...
• Road Trip: Assistance: Dream
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gordon
  Thu, 25 May 2006 22:47:18 -0400
  ...I can't wait to get it on the Boston's dyno, its the most powerful 2.2 that i've felt. This trip...
• Re: Vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Fri, 19 May 2006 06:04:01 -0500
  ...mph? And while we're on the subject, have you ever felt how > HOT the exhaust from the fridge gets? It would take a...