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Re: Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 18 May 1999 07:26:46 -0400
...The 15 degree angle approach, like I am doing > at Fast Forward ( http://www.fastforward.ca ) does have it's limitations > too. You must...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 25 May 2011 07:12:30 -0700
...2011 at 7:44 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> "Approach angle"? "Off-roading"?...You have me confused with someone > > with more courage...
Re: plan for oil pressure gauge install- opinions wtd
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 17 Mar 2005 19:43:35 -0500
...my 88 GL, but am considering a different approach from the Volks Cafe/ Bus Depot angle and wanted to check the idea with the...
Re: [vanagon] Paint Job
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 15:34:54 -0500
...1) by hitting >the seam with a wire brush in an angle grinder for two seconds, spraying >on some primer --- and then on to...
Re: Vancouver Island
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:35:20 -0700
...in your approach to the island as there are five ways to access the island by ferry - - black ball from port angles on Olympic...
Re: fridge wont stay lit
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:00:15 -0700
...inside the Westy you are probably approach this angle. Please note that this is the fore/aft angle, not side to side. - Vince http...
I hope it's just the pilot bearing
Historical mailing list - David Priemer
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 23:31:04 EDT
...While I was approaching the job sight I came to a stop sign and was not able to get the van out of 3rd...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 25 May 2011 09:22:09 -0500
...2011 at 7:44 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > >> "Approach angle"? "Off-roading"?...You have me confused with someone > > > with more courage...
Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
Historical mailing list - John C.
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:46:31 EDT
...JB and fellow knuckle busters there are 2 approaches to this one would be to just drill the head off the bolt and remove...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 18:10:34 -0700
...van assumes a greater than specified angle , ie on hard braking. >> >> I know there is a specific angle the valve has to mounted at...
Re: E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:12:10 -0500
...E-bay Scam Trend (Caveat emptor) > > >For every type of business there are one hundred crooks out there working >an angle. >If you've...
Re: [syncro.org] Re: Oversized Spare Tire Rack?
Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:46:15 -0800
...It also drops down much further possibly getting bashed by > steep approach angles. > > The rear carrier seems to be a good (and expensive) solution...
TRACTION - I HATE TO SAY - tires
Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 23:07:36 -0400
...A syncro > would do very well, although it would still have the usual bus > challenges of ground clearance, and approach and departure angles. > OK...
Re: Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 18 May 1999 23:10:57 -0700
...The 15 degree angle approach, like I am doing >> at Fast Forward ( http://www.fastforward.ca ) does have it's limitations >> too. You must...
Re: General/Sorta dirt-road worthiness of 2WD Vanagons?
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:35:50 -0700
...After a while you get good at approaching from a slight angle. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: shaky speedo needle
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 4 Jul 2019 02:18:49 +0000
...I put a small zip tie back there, connected to the dash frame, so that I could simulate the pressure and angle that I...
Re: FRIDAY OT - Headlight aimage
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:58:21 -0800
...Slightly too wide an angle between the high and low beam trajectory? When I aim the lights to have the high beam light 'perfect...
Re: Bumpers - VanCafe HeavyDuty ~or~ GoWesty PlateSteel
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Tue, 22 Apr 2014 23:14:51 -0600
...As pointed out already the front bumper does cut down the approach angle, >> not good. But has only caused a problem once or twice...
Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 1 May 2008 19:42:06 -0500
...Our Vanagons are such treasures that we should have the same approach. Regular inspections, preventive maintenance. Do that, and your van will be as...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 11:47:25 -0700
...I know there is a specific angle the valve has to mounted at. Alistair > On Sep 1, 2019, at 11:38 AM, Roy Nicholl...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 25 May 2011 08:26:43 -0700
...2011 at 7:44 AM, george jannini > <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > >> "Approach angle"? "Off-roading"?...You have me confused > with someone > > > with more courage...
Reasons for a Westy top on a Jeep (Was Re: A travesty)
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Wed, 12 May 1999 08:59:25 -0700
...The biggest disappointments I have had off-road so far with my Syncro is the approach angle being insufficient to clear steep ramps or...
Re: Exaust / Pilot Drill Sizes / Stud Removal
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:01:44 EST
...Also, while I suppose they exist, I have never seen a right angle drill motor with sufficient speed to properly spin such a small...
Re: I4 conversion exhaust - some comments
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 9 Mar 2008 09:14:44 -0700
...The first set up I had > built at a exhaust shop using an > > old Dasher dual outlet manifold, which angles > toward the front of...
Expert Comment on the Turbo Oil Drain Delimma
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 14:24:22 EDT
...The engine mount angle is 50 degrees from vertical as compared to the typical VW mount angle of 15 degrees. Therefore, the problem. The...
Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:38:38 -0700
...This > comes with a flat contact surface that I have ground to a 70 or so degree > angle without overheating and weaking the punch...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 25 May 2011 08:34:40 -0500
...Jim On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 7:44 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote: > >> "Approach angle"? "Off-roading"?...You have me confused...
Re: Vancouver Island
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 2 May 2016 19:25:23 -0700
...in your approach to the > island as there are five ways to access the island by ferry - > - black ball from port angles on Olympic...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 19:54:36 -0700
...How about a low tech approach. An 8 ft. rod or pole (approximately) hinged in the middle. (work with me here now - use your...
Re: I HATE TO SAY - tires
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 15:23:44 -0700
...A syncro would do very well, although it would still have the usual bus challenges of ground clearance, and approach and departure angles. 2...
Re: putting a poptop on a vanagon
Historical mailing list - David M Luddy
Tue, 7 Aug 2001 15:10:30 -0400
...I'm taking the slow, easy does it, in stages, approach. 1. obtain donor top 2. inspect, measure, repair (clean, sew, weld, paint) 3...
Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:34:37 -0300
...steep(ish) hill, in which the approach in that lane has what amounts to three steep angles. I broke traction, slid back, then managed...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 25 May 2011 10:29:42 -0500
...2011 at 7:44 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > >> "Approach angle"? "Off-roading"?...You have me confused with someone > > > with more courage...
More Memorial Day Syncrobatics (long)
Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
Wed, 28 May 1997 13:12:21 -0800 (AKDT)
...We drove into the Alaska Range and up the pipeline service road that approaches the Gulkana Glacier. It's about 60 miles south of...
Veteran's Day Missive
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:00:52 -0800
...He smoothed his tangled hair as best he could and put the beret on at just the right angle. As he stepped from behind...
Re: fridge wont stay lit
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:08:33 -0700
...inside the Westy you are probably approach > this angle. Please note that this is the fore/aft angle, not side to > side. > > - Vince > > http...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Mon, 2 Sep 2019 15:16:52 -0500
...van assumes a greater than specified angle , ie on hard braking. >> >> I know there is a specific angle the valve has to mounted at...
Re: Audi Turbo motor swap
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:54:58 -0700
...takes an engineering approach like you wouldn't believe. He has even done in flight video inside a diesel oil pan testing baffle configurations...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Mon, 2 Sep 2019 16:10:43 -0700
...van assumes a greater than specified angle , ie on hard braking. >>> >>> I know there is a specific angle the valve has to mounted at...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 2 Sep 2019 11:25:31 -0700
...van assumes a greater than specified angle , ie on hard braking. >>> >>> I know there is a specific angle the valve has to mounted at...
Re: POR-15 [was: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)]
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 23:39:57 +0100
...Spent a couple hours using the skid plate to compete > against loose cobbles and attached bed rock with very steep approach > angles. > > When I...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 00:09:37 -0500
...Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content) ::: :::Just a quick thought. ::: :::How about a low tech approach. :::An 8 ft. rod or pole (approximately) hinged in...
One more veterans day NVC
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:14:06 -0800
...He smoothed his tangled hair as best he could and put the beret on at just the right angle. As he stepped from behind...
Re: putting a poptop on a vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:39:05 -0700
...I'm taking > the slow, easy does it, in stages, approach. > 1. obtain donor top > 2. inspect, measure, repair (clean, sew, weld, paint) > 3...
Re: I4 conversion exhaust - some comments
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 9 Mar 2008 10:10:50 -0700
...The first set up I had > > built at a exhaust shop using an > > > old Dasher dual outlet manifold, which angles > > toward the front of...
Re: Audi Turbo motor swap
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:17:33 -0700
...He's a real > engineer/nut ........ > takes an engineering approach like you wouldn't believe. > He has even done in flight video inside a...
Re: Bolt Extraction - few successes
Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
Fri, 17 Nov 1995 20:44:19 -0600 (CST)
...they know the piece they are >working on has no personality, no vendetta, no conscious and approach >it from a cold, methodical standpoint until...
ECU CHIP AND ROCKER UPGRADE (Dennis Haynes on...)
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 14:23:07 -0400
...Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 > >Derek and Kyle, >I think this approach is a great idea but I have a number of...
Re: 15 degree engine? Why that?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 19:10:41 -0800
...Also, when it comes to turbo engines, you start having to mess around with the angle of the turbo - this is easier on the...
Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 01:19:05 EDT
...If these comments are confusing, go to the standard magnets on CV joint approach utilized by all universal cruise control kits. � He also says...
Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 9 Oct 2013 11:46:35 -0700
That's my approach. I don't find setting up the panels in the sun and moving them about to follow the sun a...
Re: One more veterans day NVC
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:25:11 -0500
...He > smoothed his tangled hair as best he could and put the beret on at just > the > right angle. As he stepped from behind...
Re: Audi Turbo motor swap
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:21:21 -0700
...He's a >> real >> engineer/nut ........ >> takes an engineering approach like you wouldn't believe. >> He has even done in flight video inside a...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Mon, 2 Sep 2019 19:06:37 -0500
...van assumes a greater than specified angle , ie on hard braking. >> >> I know there is a specific angle the valve has to mounted at...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 3 Sep 2019 22:09:02 +0000
...van assumes a greater than specified angle , ie on hard braking. >> >> I know there is a specific angle the valve has to mounted at...
Re: One more veterans day NVC
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:24:06 -0800
...He > smoothed his tangled hair as best he could and put the beret on at just > the > right angle. As he stepped from behind...
Re: One more veterans day NVC
Historical mailing list - mike
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:34:19 -0800
...He >> smoothed his tangled hair as best he could and put the beret on at just >> the >> right angle. As he stepped from behind...
Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:49:11 -0700
...In the basic line of I-4 VW engines both transverse and longitudinal (remember, same offset angle) this is also the case. For the...
Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:03:53 -0400
JB and fellow knuckle busters there are 2 approaches to this one would be to just drill the head off the bolt and remove...
Re: ECU firmware location
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:43:16 -0700
...It's a dumb blind > > > approach but it is faster. > > > > I can understand this approach and it works sometimes, but I usually > > prefer analysis...