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• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 12:24:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...Behind the loop, coming out from the same handel is a roller. The loop opens the slit and ypu feed the trim in and...
• window trim
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 12:24:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...Behind the loop, coming out from the same handel is a roller. The loop opens the slit and ypu feed the trim in and...
• HELP! Stuck Parking Brake!!!!! We're rollin again
  Historical mailing list - Route87
  Sun, 3 May 1998 20:15:56 EDT
  ...it didn't go "thunk!" when it loosened...it was like all of a sudden we we're rollin backwards smoothly again! thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!
• Re: Battery acid in roll over
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 17:29:37 -0700
  ...Batteris in a roll over.... BTDT, no problem. The Westy lay on its side for about four hours or better (after being updide down...
• Sliding Door Cluunk???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 May 2003 21:17:33 -0500
  ...On the door there is a mechanism that has a roller towards the rear and a roller bearing towards the front. These pieces are...
• Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:56:00 -0700
  ...Painting I also load the roller up quite heavily, then work it until the roller does'nt have so much paint in it and...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:47:35 -0800
  ...I named it "Rollin," with a musical enunciation - as given by Credence Clearwater in their Rollin down the highway... I spent a number of...
• Re: Short Tires, Tall Vans
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 23:06:04 -0400
  I've actually bought 4 rolled Vanagon for parts over the years and I know of countless more. Luckily, I guess due to the...
• Re: go westy package came and...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:36:54 -0800
  The hidden roll pin fastened armrest came starting in 1987 models with adjustable armrests. Before that the more easily visible Allen bolt held the...
• Re: Sliding door lower track repair
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:39:31 -0500
  it's a metal roller rolling on metal so wear is normal. As Ken says, it's heavy steel and I think they expected...
• Tail light update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:53:02 -0500
  ...I have unsuccessfully tried >> to 'superglue' a couple of shirt buttons to the metal rivet holding the >> rollers in place, and tried crimping a...
• towing an automatic vanagon...question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 18:50:43 EDT
  ...i've towed 4 speed vanagons on tow dollies before, with the trans in neutral and the rear wheels rolling on the ground, but...
• Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:25:13 -0800
  A deluxe version of the duct tape cupholders is two rolls of duct tape taped together and then the whole thing taped to the...
• Re: adjusting sliding door height
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 11:49:16 -0700
  ...and also front bottom roller assembly (the aluminum piece w. 2 roller one vertical and one horizontal) rubs against the frame near the end...
• Re: Volkswagen does not get RR
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:06:21 -0800
  At 06:07 PM 30/03/98 +0200, you wrote: >Just read in the paper that BMW and not Volkswagen gets to buy Rolls...
• Rolling Stones again
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 95 15:40:49 gmt
  Remember the story about VW sponsoring the Rolling Stones' tour? Well I just read a letter from VAG's head of PR in Autocar...
• unrolling papertowel
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:08:29 -0600
  ...unrolling papertowel A piece of quarter inch plywood notched at both ends to sit atop the towel roll, held in place from rolling off...
• Re: adjusting sliding door height
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 14:48:19 -0700
  ...and also front bottom roller assembly (the > aluminum piece w. 2 roller one vertical and one horizontal) rubs against > the frame near the end...
• Re: vanagons in a rollover accident?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 09:33:35 -0500
  >Slightly off topic, but I have rolled two VW's in my days. As a >highschool student in 1967 or 8, I flipped a...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 00:37:41 PDT
  So there's a swivel tip and a roller tip available to choose from??? How would you choose between them??? >From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88...
• Re: Subaru Engines (NVC) Sports Cars
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 28 May 2004 21:33:49 -0400
  ...AHIP! REAL sports cars don't have roll up windows or built in hard tops. <snip> Does this mean that the big Healeys ceased...
• Re: Worst thing you ever did to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 21:53:52 -0700
  ...Did more damage pulling it out than the rollover.
• Re: Runaway digital clock
  Historical mailing list - chrisrvanagon
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:37:19 -0700
  ...I went to reset my digital > clock and the "Hours" startedo rolling over without stopping. I can > occasionally get them to stop rolling over...
• Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:13:50 -0700
  ...They also had some larger (wider and longer) rolls but I've forgotten the prices for the larger rolls. Colors were blue, green, yellow...
• Re: door roller needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:34:04 -0800
  Is this on the bottom of the door ? Or are you talking about rollers on the rear middle of the door - I have something...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:47:49 -0000
  ...Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller > tip rockers... > > > Adding the ECU chip upgrade (It is not too late...) and looking for...
• Re: tire rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:55:00 -0400
  ...They roll smoothly and ride well at 55 PSI without undue sidewall flex. The ride definitely beats the Bridgestone RD603 I took off which...
• 84: Sliding door top roller rattle
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 10:30:36 +1300
  The top roller of my cargo bay door has the annoying habit of rattling. I had hoped to get away from this problem, which...
• Re: some poor dude Macon, GA down
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 13:18:05 EDT
  ...HK as obviously had some big plaintiffs' verdicts to afford that Rolls >> The only Rolls that HK has is doing it in $CRAPs. bt
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:36:26 -0400
  ...Tom 90 Westy 06 Rolls Royce Rochester NY http://motsvan.blogspot.com
• Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:01:52 EDT
  Adding the ECU chip upgrade (It is not too late...) and looking for ratio rockers? Check out the roller tip rockers from Pauter Machine...
• Fluid Film lubricant for sliding door bearings ..wow
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:27:00 -0800
  ...So I clean up the old gunk from the sliding door bearing & roller channel & try this stuff wow that door rolls like its on...
• Re: Sliding Door Cluunk???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 26 May 2003 21:32:48 -0700
  Giving that door a hard rolling slide will eventually break something. When closing the door from the outside, roll it to within 1" of...
• Re: Fuel pump mechanism question
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:49:27 -0500
  ...The innards are completely full of fuel > when operated, it cools the pump motor. > > Here's a diagram of a roller vane pump. Sorry...
• Re: VW porn
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 15:56:41 -0600
  ...http://coyote.Colorado.EDU/jones/Utah01/roll2-medium/ROLL2DX-21A.JPG It's about as dirty as they come! Richard A. Jones Boulder, Colorado...
• Sound deadening material
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:49:34 -0700
  Anybody in the San Francisco Bay area have or want to share a roll of Bishalon [sp?] [bituminous material, sticky one side about 1...
• INFO Vent fix site
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 23:04:08 -0400
  Wud anyone have the URL for the clever listee that came up with the skylight fix ? That would be the nylon rollers found in...
• Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:30:42 -0800
  ...Lots of mass in that new roll of tape. A super big gulp fits just right, in the center hole. Wont tip. Always within...
• rattling window
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:54:45 -0700
  My window rattles when I drive and its rolled down a bit or at all.... I saw some vendors site mentioning a specific rubber...
• Re: sliding door... please help
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 17:34:45 -0800
  ...I played around with making delrin rollers, that helped too ( I think it's mentioned in the blog post you linked). But I neglected...
• Re: Rolling Friction of a Vanagon (not a tire thread)!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 31 May 2009 21:30:23 -0700
  ...I > disengage the engine and just let the ol' 88 GL roll to see how far it > will go. > > My question is: Which scenario...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:27:30 EDT
  ...Anytime extra weight is added to the valve stem end of the rocker arm such as a roller tip, it requires more spring tension...
• Re: repairing arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:27:50 -0700
  ...Dmc They both fit, the 1st one is a verb, you are going to drift the roll pin out and the 4th is you...
• Westy Roll Call
  Historical mailing list - JohnB Mtl
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 09:38:31 EST
  Just a note to let you know that the new roll call on the Westfalia Owners Web Site is up and running. Feel free...
• roll down sids windows
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:31:38 -0400
  > Wouldn't it be great to roll down ALL the side windows on a Vanagon on a > nice day? > Regards, > Jim Davis Jim, have...
• roller on bus door
  Historical mailing list - Jack Bradley
  Mon, 1 Apr 96 11:05 WET
  Just curious, but what are the tolerances supposed to be for clearance between the top front roller on my sliding door (`70 bus) and...
• Re: unrolling papertowel
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:09:07 -0700
  Its just a thin, flat stick that goes on the paper towel holder before you install the roll. Cut in an exaggerated H shape...
• You are invited.....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Aug 94 21:35:51 -0800
  ...Please consider this an open invite from Althea (the bus) and I to any vanagon-list members who might roll through the Santa Clara...
• Re: Rolling Friction of a Vanagon (not a tire thread)!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sun, 31 May 2009 23:20:47 -0700
  ...I > disengage the engine and just let the ol' 88 GL roll to see how far it > will go. > > My question is: Which scenario...
• Re: unrolling papertowel
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:19:26 -0400
  Bolted a paper towel roll holder in the ceiling panel next behind the driver's seat. It is spring loaded so one sheet tears...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:55:33 -0500
  Port -a - Pottis not only slide, they ofttimes roll. Bungee cords are our very good friends. Geo/ATL On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Jun 2018 17:17:26 -0700
  ...Still have the limitations of corrosion lubrication and lifespan of a regular roller, but yes at least the roller part won’t rust. I...
• Re: Rollover potential?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:32:59 -0400
  I've rolled an '86 GL, and I frequently drive my vans like a madman. Comes from when I was jumping from the Corrado...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 12:41:16 -0800
  ...I don't have have the confidence to make tight neat beads on aluminum so I would try a bead roller. Either one of...
• Re: Rolling Stones again
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 16:31:57 -0500
  the stones voodoo lounge has a www site, it is www.stones.com >Remember the story about VW sponsoring the Rolling Stones' tour? Well...
• Skylight flex arm
  Historical mailing list - Gurjeet Saund
  Sat, 20 Dec 2003 16:21:27 -0800
  I have a flex arm on which the rollers are worn off and it keeps coming off the rails in the skylight. I have...
• RE: wind noise in vans
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 1994 08:55:16 -0700
  ...The drivers side roll-down window doesn't seal when rolled up. We carry a nickel(s) in the map pocket on the door...
• Re: Rollover potential?
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 13:31:25 -0700
  ...i am sure that listees have rolled a few in off road excursions but i doubt that there are too many rolls that could...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 25 May 2005 14:56:06 -0700
  ...Then I rolled the Westy. (I Don't recall if the frig was on or not). Remembering the smell of gas after the rollover...
• Re: Rolling Friction of a Vanagon (not a tire thread)!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 31 May 2009 21:12:02 -0700
  ...I > disengage the engine and just let the ol' 88 GL roll to see how far it > will go. > > My question is: Which scenario...