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• Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 10:20:44 -0600
  ...And then I only remember shell coming that way. As for bulk pricing for oil... Here and in other places the only discounts on...
• Re: Recaro seats @ 2K
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:14:43 +1200
  ...It was a cheapo shell which I had upholstered. They screwed-up the fabrics but got the foam just right. It was very confortable...
• Re: SA mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 3 May 2006 10:14:38 -0700
  ...VWSA would prefer to not have to shell out any more money to have more T3 parts made. South Africa has the same "must...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:34:24 -0700
  ...It helps us make an informed choice. > > Will I use the original clam shell or use the Van Cafe holder? Both can be correct...
• Re: Christmas related Vanagon items?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Pogue
  Sat, 31 Dec 2016 09:09:32 -0500
  ...include , new throttle > cable, gas tank re seal kit, and clam shell modifications. >> >> So, any Vanagon related or camping related gifts to share? >> >> Best...
• Re: Which Digital Multi-meter?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:02:46 -0800
  ...My personal favourite is a clam-shell ANALOG meter from Radio Shack that I bought 10 years ago when I started college (gosh was...
• Re: oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 15:54:35 -0700
  ...Methinks > > they're $5, try swapping it out before shelling out the big money. But > > check that wiring first. > > > > GOOD LUCK, > > Brian Cochran > > 84...
• Re: 27 in tires in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:42:25 -0800
  ...and use a floor jack to raise the spare tire clam shell with too large tire on it. And that's not hard to...
• Re: alternator installation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:21:15 -0500
  ...The field is composed of 2 or 4 electro-magnets mounted to the outside shell and the magnets will hold enough magnetism once magnetized...
• Re: Oil filter Wrench
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:54:39 -0500
  ...use only the Mann or Mahle filtes, but in a nut shell it helps eliminate the famous Vanagon Collapsed and Clattering Lifter Syndrome. Has...
• Re: Daniel Stern Lighting - 200mm E-code
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:09:54 -0500
  ...This is a small 5 watt bulb in the headlight shell that you wire into your parking light circuit. It is only illuminated when...
• Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:20:55 -0700
  ...On the premise that 5 Vanagons constitute a |"fleet," |> I have standardized on Shell Rotella T6 5W-40, available at my local |> Wally World...
• H4 Lights, light harness and bumpers are now in stock!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:09:46 -0700
  ...The complete kit consists of 1 pair of H4 light shells (mfg Hella), one pair or weather boots, one pair of park light holders...
• Fwd: Cigarete lighter removal
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:53:37 -0600
  ...The translucent greenish plastic shell surrounding the cigarette lighter housing has two opposing clips or barbs near the front rim which are used, ostensibly...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 15:42:44 -0500
  ...It helps us make an informed choice. > > Will I use the original clam shell or use the Van Cafe holder? Both can > be correct...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:18:08 -0500
  ...approved >>> lights. >>> >>> > Remember you also need more than just the light shells for the european >>> lights. You also need the weather boot for the...
• Re: Christmas related Vanagon items?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 31 Dec 2016 13:17:42 -0500
  ...include , new throttle cable, gas tank re seal kit, and clam shell modifications. >> >> So, any Vanagon related or camping related gifts to share? >> >> Best...
• Re: stripping the undercarriage
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 95 16:13:28 EDT
  ...2 months, just to strip all > >that stuff. > > > In a nut shell... powertools! get an electric drill and various size wire > wheels and a...
• Used Vanagon -second head gasket in 2 yrs.
  Historical mailing list - walter bahm
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:32:10 -0700
  ...A person who shells out that kind of money for a used vehicle usually doesn't intend to experience the learning curve that is...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:37:50 -0300
  ...The local FLAPS carries BBB starters which appear to be rebuilds inside Bosch shells … does anyone have any experience with this brand? > > If I...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:24:49 -0400
  ...of this is located (for what I understand) via the clam shell for the spare tire. SO I guess one could engineer all sort...
• Bus parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - William P. Claspy
  Mon, 11 Apr 1994 09:21:55 -0400
  ...72-79 sliding door handle (inside,plastic) $5 ?72-79 The shell is going to be towed away within a week or two, so...
• Re: Gas versis catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:58:07 -0700
  ...Thing is the smog is coming up again this year so I need to replace the shell of a cat with a new one...
• Re: My Bucko update ll
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 02:20:45 -0800
  ...the bottom. > > > > I am now only using alcohol-free gas,Texaco, Shell, Chevron, etc. but >not > > ARCO. > > > > All of their grades of gas have...
• Re: Spare won't fit
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 14:52:48 -0400
  ...I've heard that some folks have modified the existing clam shell but I've never seen it to see the results. My local...
• purchase advice, 1980s westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 15:27:07 -0800
  ...my wife and i are discussing purchasing an '80s westfalia camper to replace our trusty toyota pickup truck with shell/bedkit...our 3 year...
• Re: higher octane higher burn temperature
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 08:24:21 -0800
  ...The > difference between Shell, BP, Mobil, Texaco, Chevron etc. is only the > few ounces of modifiers added. Gasoline is gasoline. > > An aside: My wholesaler...
• Re: Clam Flogging!! at the Court House, Tomorrow Night (long-ish)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 3 May 2002 21:34:13 -0500
  ...but the point is, all these little jobbers had HARD SHELLS!!! not > exactly the perfect target of flogging!! > > nooooooo, flogging is for softshelled thingies...
• Re: [F] Names
  Historical mailing list - Jason Orr
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:03:56 -0400
  ...I am trying to get her out there to work on him with me which is a challenge but I think shell come around...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:58:21 +1100
  ...I'm currently doing a fuel consumption test - 5 tanks of this new Shell Optimax - get the average - then 5 tanks of normal unleaded...
• Re: Original poptop and window seals leave trails of black residue after rain on my white 91 MV
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:29:24 -0700
  ...Can't remember where I read that now. > >> Of course, you could shell out the relatively larger bucks and find > >> someone who sells Zymol...
• Her nose is painted pepper-sunlight - BusQuinox07
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:12:08 -0400
  ...I'll also bring the Tums. > In the past it would seem that we get a lot (I mean A LOT) of > shells, but...
• Re: Re-New 'Brain'-88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
  1 Dec 1995 11:13:10 U
  ...As for the concept of a parts 'library'-I like it-great idea! I do however think that shelling out any more $$ for FI...
• Re: Choosing a case sealer
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:34:10 -0400
  ...Been using Permatex Form-A-Gasket for at least 25 yrs (used to use that brown shellac stuff like the factory used). Never had...
• Re: Performance Mufflers.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 06:05:55 EST
  ...Please note that the muffler offered by the Bus Depot is not entirely stainless, only the outer shell is. The innards, inlet and outlet...
• Re: camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:39:45 -0400
  ...If you hear the sound of the ocean in a sea shell go try again. If you hear a intermittent rumble you ar all...
• Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 19:00:22 -0600
  ...My brother in > law who worked for Shell for a bazillion years tells us that the difference in > cost to make it is about...
• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 16:54:38 -0500
  ...It did recommended Amoco (no longer in retail business?), Shell and Chevron. I used to pump Chevron gas most of time and pour in...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 19:12:20 -0700
  ...The light shells, the weather boots, > park light holders, 55/60W Hella UV Free H4 bulbs, 5W park light, H4 > connector and installation instructions...
• Re: Thule or Yakima rack part no's - Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Tue, 1 May 2001 09:57:21 -0700
  ...I did the same to my truck's fiberglass camper shell too. Strong enough for bikes, kayaks or a small roof rack. Don't...
• Re: Fw: front suspension rebuilding (squeak squeak)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Renz
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:05:30 -0700
  ...What I > found was > that no matter who manufactured the parts, the seal on the outside (where > the plastic meets the outer metal shell...
• The balance of karma
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:44:27 -0700
  ...the approaching derecho storm by gassing up so stopped at a Shell station across from the VW dealer. �Chatted with a young salesman fueling...
• Re: 2 Bugs and many parts must go!! Moving!!
  Historical mailing list - Chip & Stephanie
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 22:18:26 -0800
  ...had time to mess with it. -67 Bug This is a shell. Missing fenders, deck lid, interior. Trunk has big dent in it. The...
• Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:57:08 -0700
  ...A few days ago it was a dream Westy and today it is a stripped out shell, nothing of much value left. If Subaru...
• Re: wow.. got an extra $40k?
  Historical mailing list - Smith, Bob
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 16:29:01 -0700
  ...My boss ended up settling for a Toyota Tacoma and putting a shell on the back. I drove my Westy to work one day...
• Buses by the Beach
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 19 May 2008 09:31:57 -0500
  ...Thank you Bus Depot, Van Cafe, Larry Chase, Frank Condelli, Go Westy, Shell Oil (5 $100 gas cards), and everyone else. (I couldn't...
• Re: turbocharger: how to destroy it
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 00:06:48 -0500
  ...Worth mentioning that means a quality diesel oil in a diesel, like Shell Rotella T or the like, never a 10W40. I think people...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:04:13 -0800
  ...oil changes scenario, that baby was > really stopped up, gummed up, shellacked up and I could definitely tell > that the engine flush was cleaning...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:56:37 -0500
  ...Unless the whole thing is a burnt empty shell. Buy it back from the ins co. Even if you dont want to save it...
• Why is the tire choice so complicated?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Thu, 11 May 2000 13:34:51 PDT
  ...Yesterday I shelled out $58 for a Oil breather tower, today I'm hoping to get that silly chrome window molding installed by someone...
• Re: crashing
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:31:32 -0700
  ...0064 (3) 479-7527 > 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand > Fossil preparator, shell collector, Macintosh and VW & Toyota > van nut > 1984 Volkswagen Type 25...
• Re: Jalousie windows (cleaning/restoring)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 09:42:48 -0700
  ...Typically in camper shells, RVs and our old splittie buses this putty was used in a "tape" form. Go to your RV supply place...
• please, please, follow up
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 10:32:50 -0500
  ...the shell is a 90 gl burgundy in color with grey interior, bed in back, screens and curtains. no rust. many new parts like...
• Re: Clam Flogging!! at the Court House, Tomorrow Night (long-ish)
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sat, 4 May 2002 08:13:07 -0400
  ...but the point is, all these little jobbers had HARD SHELLS!!! not > exactly the perfect target of flogging!! > > nooooooo, flogging is for softshelled thingies...
• Re: Spooked! - Oil discussion
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 21:21:06 -0700
  ...zinc problem. Recommendations of oils with zinc on our site where: Shell Rotella T SAE 15w-40, Vavoline 20w50 VR1 Racing motor oil, Brad...
• Vanagon from South Africa - volkswagen.co.za
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 10:13:39 -0800
  ...Although it was obviously an add-on, it had what > appeared to be a plastic radiator shell around it which faired it into the...
• Re: the unmentionable - better yet! (read this on Friday)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:24:58 -0700
  ...chicks - perhaps we could move them out to the 1984 Vanagon shell that I have and have some real 'Vanagon content'. In side the...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:24:35 -0500
  ...s the same food, you don't want to run Dutch Shell in your English MG. They don't even speak the same language...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 21:29:07 -0800
  ...Someone would have to really rave about option 4 to make me shell out the extra. > > So, I have two questions: > > 1. Which is...
• The test...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 06:41:44 -0500
  ...It is from being shell shocked though... I am so fearful of the "dreaded head gasket failure" (because I have had it before) and...