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• Rear shock absorber replacement, '83 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Oct 94 18:23:42 PDT
  Howdy, For an '83 watercooled Vanagon, I like to replace its rear shock absorbers myself. Would you please forward me your help on these...
• Re: Place for parts in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Franklin Wood
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:54:58 -0700
  ...I was at Absolute German in Seattle yesterday for some parts. You'll have to dig and maybe even pull your own parts, but...
• EV brake vibrations, summary
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:45:29 -0800
  ...I don't have ABS (anti-lock break system), rather dual diagonal braking circuits with load sensitive braking. I have 2 disk in the...
• Re: Third brake lights (tack-free)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 18:24:40 -0400
  ...I'm sorry I said *absolute* when I should have said "unless you're reckless." Yes, I'm quite familiar with forward voltage vs...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 5 Mar 2023 14:22:47 +0000
  ...On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 5:15 AM Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote: > Get some scrap 3/32'~1/8" ABS > what...
• Re: Interesting Westfalia Dometic condiment on ebay (ANVCW) absolutely NVCwhatsoever
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 07:26:11 -0600
  ...Interesting Westfalia Dometic condiment on ebay (ANVCW) absolutely NVCwhatsoever > no westy owner should be without one of these: > > <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - Route87
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 23:53:57 EDT
  ...Someday(hopefully soon) I'll be giving up the Carat in favor of the New Beetle, I'd feel safer with ABS (WHY didn...
• shock absorber choice for westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 19:59:02 -0500
  ...Did I just talk myself into a cheap shock absorber or what? tim
• Re: Front Shock Absorbers
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12:58:09 -0800
  ...Jake On 12/6/05, David Yates <dyates1@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > I'm looking at new shock absorbers for my '82 van. (First...
• EV brake vibration, thread summary
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 11:08:19 -0800
  ...I don't have ABS (anti-lock brake system), rather dual diagonal braking circuits with load sensitive braking. I have 2 disk in the...
• psig?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:51:47 -0500
  ...The computer in a fuel injection system wants to know the absolute pressure in the intake manifold, hence the term MAP sensor, manifold absolute...
• Re: Parts cleaners
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 95 13:43:17 PST
  ...Human skin will absorb it by contact. It could damage liver and kidney causing severe consequence if the amount absorbed is excessive. Use Acetone...
• Re: Short Tires, Tall Vans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 22:08:05 +1200
  Also, the Westy has better brakes >even though the Aerostar had rear ABS. Some Vanagons had ABS. I was offered a Caravelle Syncro with...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:37:57 -0800
  One thing *I consider absolutely necessary on a long (or short) trip to a remote spot is a bottle of Channel #5. (Gas mileage...
• Re: ABS on a Vanagon ... wha'???
  Historical mailing list - David Griffin
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:39:57 -0500
  ...thank the VW gods that such a Mongolian Cluster...party as ABS never found it's way onto MY Vanagon. A computer to run...
• Used shock absorbers
  Historical mailing list - sailingfc
  Tue, 23 May 2017 12:46:39 -0700
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• Moab Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:53:45 -0400
  Absoutely stunning! Thanks, -- mordo 1990 Carat
• Re: f/ Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 03 Apr 96 13:58:57 CST
  ...Get over it! no wonder i have so much trouble with the real world!!! i never learned to use them abstract concepters ... kept poking...
• Re: Canoe Carrying on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 06:17:11 EST
  ...Also if you put a length of 2" ABS pipe at the front edge of the luggage compartment tie wrapped to the three hooks...
• Re: Fabrics for upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:24:34 -0400
  Hi Kim Yes Absecon and Douglass are working together. Absecon is a Mill that produces and Douglass is there distributor of cut yards. You...
• Re: "carat" FS on ebay PROFANITY WARNING
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 07:12:40 -0800
  ...sure? >:o) >JC... >best, >John C... >SLC, UT... >85 Westy Dinky Dau >90 Carat Number 9 >absence of evidence is not... >evidence of absence...
• Re: FLAPS? not in my experience (No Van Content)
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Thu, 17 May 2007 02:14:55 -0400
  ...I read it as an absolute and when you speak in absolutes, you discredit yourself. I did read your entire message and wonder how...
• Re: absolutely no vanagon content whatsoever - but it is Fryeday!
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:18:25 -0400
  ...2007 5:58 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: absolutely no vanagon content whatsoever - but it is :::Fryeday! ::: :::Whats the matter Ben...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:47:52 -0700
  ...The sea level standard has everything to do with guages; Absolute is referenced to vacuum, "gauge" is referenced to ambient pressure. Neither has *any...
• Re: Re- anybody know of problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 12:31:33 -0400 (EDT)
  Norm wonders if he can get his ABS on the EV to chatter... I've done it on ice and snow as well as...
• Front vs Rear Shock Absorbers
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:32:43 -0500
  ...I can honestly say that I noticed absolutely no difference in the ride. I still need to replace the front shocks and I am...
• Re: Sliding door panel replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:09:08 -0700
  OEM panel or aftermarket ABS panel?
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:21:25 -0700
  ...I could buy the commercially available textured abs panels. I could buy some abs and cut my own. But the abs sheet is as...
• Re: [Syncro] Installing jumpseats
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 09:37:43 -0600
  Actually, there WERE a few built with ABS. But, thanks to the US government protecting us, they never got into the US. Seat/ shoulder...
• Vanagon front shock absorber runner spring/dust cover
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:09:58 +1000
  Thanks folks. Dave downunder
• Re: ABS on your 1991 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 08:12:06 -0700 (PDT)
  ...go the the scoreboard: > Percent of consumers who "believe" they have ABS on their 1991 > model-year vehicles -- but do NOT > > TRUCKS: > Volkswagen Vanagon...
• Propane fired refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Chao, Harvey
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:06:54 -0700
  ...These are referred to as "absorption" refrigerants. There are two common absorption cycle refrigerants -- actually, they are always pairs. One is ammonia/water, and...
• Re: Now, Hold on there just a second..!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:04:17 EDT
  absolutely ridiculous, this whole topic....
• ABS, Do the EVs have it?
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 19:48:35 -0500
  Do the EVs have ABS, and if so, how/where is it mounted? Yes I'm thinking of doing a retrofit on my '85...
• Re: FIVE Assorted Westies/Multivan for sale on Epage!
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:37:40 EST
  ...Maybe it's me but I've always found their prices to be a bit on the absurd side. Maybe it's that East...
• safety vs. profit. WAS: Re: Ideal Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 22:49:35 -0500
  ...Ideal Vanagon > > > > On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Pensioner wrote: > > > > > Merling Sauce won GP races without ABS. ABS is for folks who want the > state...
• Re: rebuild questions
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 15:58:32 -0800 (PST)
  ...A new cooler is like > abstinance, a rebuilt one is like the pill, and cleaning out the old one > is like timing. How much...
• Re: Exhaust stud drill out procedure
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:02:20 EST
  ...to be used. >> Frank, Please stop speaking in the absolute because you are absolutely wrong. Granted, if I wanted to or had to install...
• Re: pop top
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:55:14 -0500
  Robert- Use absolutely nothing. The material is designed to seal out the elephants, oops I mean *elements* without treatment. The fibers are absorbent, and...
• Re: Vanagon ABS
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:43:47 +0100
  Hi list, the shown ABS hydraulics is from a stock Vanagon ABS system, no retrofit (although quite a retrofit from factory). Things were possible...
• Re: power steering rack leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:54:27 -0700
  ...I have no idea why; anybody have the low-down on that? Does P/S fluid absorb water? I think I've only heard...
• Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:11:56 -0700
  ...I hope this was tongue-in-cheek If you meant ABS then according to sources on this list ABS was available on a limited...
• Re: Interesting Westfalia Dometic condiment on ebay (ANVCW) absolutely NVCwhatsoever
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 10:11:48 -0800
  ...Interesting Westfalia Dometic condiment on ebay (ANVCW) absolutely > NVCwhatsoever > > > > no westy owner should be without one of these: > > > > <A > HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com...
• Re: Front Shock Absorbers
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 12:08:22 -0800
  ...Front Shock Absorbers hi list, there is another cheap great option: there is a guy on ebay selling bilsteins for vanagons for 209$ a...
• Re: LiMBO
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 17:29:37 GMT
  "Is this group worth joining...Thanks Chuck" Absolutley! Lot's of knowledge there. John
• Re: Anybody use this product?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:24:19 -0400
  ...The other is absorbing sounds being generated OUTSIDE the vehicle (wind and tire noise being the prime issues here.) B-quiet and similar products...
• Upper ball jont noise and symptoms
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:18:42 -0500
  ...I thought I had loose shock absorber, but upper shock absorber nut is tight. If I have bad ball joint, what can happen if...
• Re: Grill fix glue?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:09:24 -0700
  That grill plastic bonds well with either the PVC or ABS plumbing cement, I forget which. Maybe it was the combo PVC/ABS stuff...
• ABS on your 1991 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 07:57:24 +0000
  ...Percent of consumers who "believe" they have ABS on their 1991 model-year vehicles -- but do NOT TRUCKS: Volkswagen Vanagon 92% Jeep Wrangler 89...
• Re: Biting the (Bentley) Bullet
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 17:52:04 EDT
  ...There are no absolutes and there will be exceptions. I am not intending on making an absolute statement. BenT SF
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:28:52 -0400
  ...When absolute pressure is desired, it is sometimes denoted 'bara' or 'bar(a)' for "bar absolute". The alteration of units of measure for this...
• Re: '84 Vanagon from shock absorber mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 8 Mar 2016 06:18:56 -0500
  ...the tubular piece on the frame the holds >>> the >>> front shock absorber? � I know the top of the shock goes >>> through a hole in...
• Re: SECRETS for staying awake
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 13:34:12 -0800
  Absolutely agree. Having been a professional tour bus driver for eight years in Alaska, driving up to 13 or more hours a day (legal...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:20:20 -0700
  ...As long as the ABS continues to work properly and dependably you should not have to worry much. I really can't see the...
• Tweaking Sink Water Pump (non-submersible)
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 23:09:12 -0500
  ...I cut a few pieces of dense foam to line the inside of the box to further absorb sound and vibrations. This sound absorbing...
• Re: Interesting Westfalia Dometic condiment on ebay (ANVCW) absolutely NVCwhatsoever
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 08:39:32 -0800
  ...Interesting Westfalia Dometic condiment on ebay (ANVCW) > absolutely > NVCwhatsoever > > >> no westy owner should be without one of these: >> >> <A > HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com...
• Re: interior panels
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:37:27 -0400
  On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 8:34 AM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > Didn't somebody just recently mention using ABS plastic to...
• Re: Short Tires, Tall Vans
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:36:42 -0700
  ABS was an option on european vans it appears. Anyone want part numbers? dave
• Name & Address Please
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Dec 94 10:30:26 PDT
  ...My company has just switched e-mail systems and the new software strips absolutely every piece of header info from the mail (and the...
• Re: Just wondering
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 22:19:47 +0100
  ...all vehicle through-flow systems?? Very few flow this way! So yes Larry, that was absolute kapiffle! Maybe car-piffle too! Clive