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Re: Vent Question
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 7 Mar 2010 08:33:23 -0600
...the seal is so good on my Tristar that it is a > pain to get the door closed without slamming it. If you roll...
Re: Car Talk
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 Sep 1994 17:37:29 +0100
...They may have degrees from MIT, but they slam VW's so they can't be that smart. andrew '70 westy(the roadside angler)
Hatch Shocks/Dampers
Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:01:12 -0600
...Now it stays up without help and closes with less danger of slamming something in there. I got them off of one of those...
Re: for sale
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Fri, 4 May 2007 12:03:31 -0700
...Just part of the (tongue-in-cheek)(search and rescue) slam fest.... Oh man! Too many words already! Steven :) --- BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM...
was cats and campers; now mice too
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:50:13 -0600
...The Minnesota mouse throws down a shot of bourbon, slams the empty glass onto the bar, turns to the Iowa mouse and says, "When...
Wife backed my van into a guard rail :-(
Historical mailing list - Jamie Smith
Thu, 16 Oct 1997 10:52:21 EST
...Yesterday my wife backed my 86 Westfalia out of the dirveway and slammed into the guard rail accross the street. Bent the hell out...
Re: good Samaritans...
Historical mailing list - prb
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:54:53 -0800
...People would walk by and open the door, push down the lock button, and slam it closed 'for me'. Then I'd have to...
Re: KOA KAMPGROUND BOYCOTT
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Fri, 25 Sep 1998 16:03:19 -0700
...Even the beauty of Yosemite is slammed with some remarkably ugly parking lots passed off as campgrounds. Malcolm H.
Re: NVC Friday eye candy.
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:13:26 -0400
That would be sweet chopped, slammed and turbo'ed.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Martin" <campahvan@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday...
Echoing Vanagon doors
Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
Thu, 23 Nov 1995 14:33:09 +0000
...When installed on the inside door skin it also eliminates almost all of the hollow door closing sound you get when you slam the...
Re: Power steering rack seals shot
Historical mailing list - Tony Kimmons
Tue, 18 Aug 1998 19:57:31 -0500
I slammed into a curb only a month after purchasing my 87GL and took the belt off then as I could not afford a...
Slider door challenge
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:55:14 -0400
...It slowly closes the door and latches tightly, no slam. Same when opening. Should be able to be designed and built in a day...
Re: doors hard to shut
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 21:37:49 -0700
...But you don't have to slam them if you use firm pressure during the last few inches. For closing the slider, I learned...
Re: eurovan transmission
Historical mailing list
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:35:11 EDT
...is yours doing the 2nd gear slam? its when the auto tranny shifts hard into 2nd gear when the rpm's are low. anything...
Re: Vent Question
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:52:43 -0800
...the seal is so good on my Tristar that it is a >pain to get the door closed without slamming it. If you roll...
Re: Seasons Greeting
Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:56:08 -0800
As we slam the sliding door on 2001, hopefully everything will stay intact I thank god for vanagon dot com for all the tips...
CV Joints?
Historical mailing list - mjs
Sun, 8 Oct 1995 17:20:13 PST
...Thanks Matt < Check out Poetry Slam > <http://www.hooked.net/users/msanner
Re:RE: The Suburban saga continues....Again
Historical mailing list - James Cook
Sat, 16 Apr 1994 08:16:02 -0700 (PDT)
...I just slam a new tape of my favorite music in the player when I go up a hill and kick back. Sometimes I...
Re: Floppy side mirror
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Mon, 22 May 2000 10:43:49 -0600
...Also from repeated door slammings. I had tightened it several times over the last 18 years. On I70/I15 to Vegas, it wouldn't...
Donut spare�the tuner�s art (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:16:06 -0800
...the Honda tuner�s art; a pristine early �90s maroon Civic, slammed and with a fart tip, rolling on FOUR emergency donut spares, complete...
Speedometer cable replacement question.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:02:30 -0800
...Oh, should I put some lube into the new cable before installing it, or just 'slam it in dry?" Don Hanson
Re: Hey Ric G., Rude folks in rec.vw.H2) :)
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Sun, 24 Dec 1995 09:29:05 -0600 (CST)
...About Dave "Voice Boy of the Net" Carpenter writes ( as reported by Tim Smith): > Yep, Dave, being "slammed" by such a major contributor to...
Sliding Door won't latch
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:28:15 -0800
...If I slam it hard and push inward at the rear of the door at the same time, I can usually get it to...
Re: [Syncro] People uniting
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Wed, 12 Sep 2001 21:45:20 -0400
Good show! I saw no merit whatsoever in slamming the guy in the first place. And no one showed me anything he did offensive...
0-60 times
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:15:11 -0400
...I also kinda rolled it down to the floor upon starting out, didn't just slam it open. Edward
Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting
Historical mailing list - Steve
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:50:34 -0700
...headlights, with > the left blinker on, glove box open, I then slam the sliding door (with > all the windows closed) to force the draft...
Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Wed, 23 May 2012 23:44:50 -0400
...it slams the tranny up against the body..And yes, its mounts are > fine.. > If you feather the clutch it will not slam so...
Re: closing slider quietly
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sat, 1 Aug 2020 12:41:43 -0500
...Just slide door > slowly to the front and pull the handle in to engage the latch rather than > slamming it. From the outside you...
Re: Broken door lock
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Thu, 3 Aug 2000 08:53:52 +0200
...but I found out that a good old fashioned NHL body slam with your sholder hitting near but not on ( that hurts, believe me...
Re: [vanagon] Vanagon re-power cheap & reliable
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:19:09 +1300
...the diesel vanagon >parts. > Overall, it's about the cheapest near slam dunk conversion there is. Not >saying it's perfect, far from it...
Re: Tires (by one reviewer)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Wed, 5 Sep 2007 16:12:04 +0000
...On dry pavement the driver slammed on the brakes and locked up the rear wheels- the fishtailing and shower of sparks was impressive-I...
'85 Starter Selnoid
Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
Mon, 8 Sep 1997 21:57:37 -0700
...I used to be able to free it by 1) Slamming my door while turning ignition key 2) Moving gearshift from 1st to 2nd...
Re: Slam! that slider....can you not?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 6 Mar 2011 14:41:03 -0500
At 02:22 PM 3/6/2011, Don Hanson wrote: >as all about the same..Oh, some have fancy square headlights (that everyone >seems...
Can't get out of my van!
Historical mailing list - james peters
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:25:36 PDT
...Is this a common thing, and if so is there a obvious fix? Maybe 20 years of slamming the sliding door takes its toll...
90 Westfalia Tii with a few kinks.
Historical mailing list - Jeannean M Mawby-Vreeland
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 15:43:42 -0800
...Fourth the tranny likes to, when i accelerate and then slow down the tranny slams. It did it with the boxer but I did...
FS: Set of 5 16" Mercedes rims w/Nokian Hakka's
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:47:22 -0600
...Bob Stevens Salt Lake City _________________________________________________________________ Spell a grand slam in this game where word skill meets World Series. Get in the game. http://club...
Re: '73 Westy needs faucet repair
Historical mailing list - Terry Erb
Wed, 11 Oct 1995 16:23:11 -0700
...It has been weakened over the years > by slamming the sink cover down on it. The spout has > recently fallen out of the pump...
Re: klez
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 21:15:31 -0400
...My virus protection caught it >and slammed the brakes on the system until it was quarantined. > >Dave B >83 Tiico Westy >83 WBX Westy...
Re: E-Ticket ride
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:18:33 -0700
...I really thought I was going to slam into that one. Jim, I'm sure you will never use a tow strap again.(They...
Re: was cats and campers; now mice too
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Sat, 21 Jun 2003 02:04:30 +0000
...they are. > > The Minnesota mouse throws down a shot of bourbon, slams the empty glass > onto the bar, turns to the Iowa mouse and...
Re: Memorial Day, Vanagon Memory-2011
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 30 May 2011 09:27:13 -0700
...a jump-seat, > Rotate a passenger seat, Lift the rear lid, Slam the slider awaking the > whole campground. > Some how, somewhere, remember those who...
Re: 15 inch wheels and offset (non) 'problem'
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 21:54:53 EST
...how bout those little pimped out toyota celica slammed lowriders that are only 1" off the ground w/ those super wide low profile gold...
Don't race Beetles!!!!
Historical mailing list - mike and shari
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 17:40:19 -0700
...I was doing pretty good for awhile (downhill grade) untill I went to slam it into 4th but alas there was none. I had...
Re: California Emissions...
Historical mailing list
Sat, 08 Apr 1995 01:10:05 -0500 (EST)
...But, you can start a thread on non-slamming Californians, those who just go in for hte easy lay-up. : ) chuck > > Especially since we...
Re: Breaking loose rear end...
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 20:47:51 -0500
...Whereas if you want to do a 180, hang the right wheels off onto a gravel shoulder and slam the brakes. (Somebody's gonna...
Tailgate adjustments
Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
Fri, 4 Oct 1996 19:18:04 +0100
Hello, How do you adjust the tailgate so that it shuts smoothly without having to slam it too hard? According to Haynes you adjust...
Re: sliding door pops open
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:11:32 EST
...If the striker has moved (likely because of all that door slamming you have been doing), it is readily seen by the outline remaining...
Re: New lifter Valve clearance
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Tue, 31 May 2005 10:08:06 -0400
...at first start, the lifter didn't pump properly (they always pump up pretty fast) and a pushrods went off slamming everywhere!! i was...
Re: Slam! that slider....can you not?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 5 Mar 2011 15:13:19 -0800
...com Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 2:32 PM Subject: Re: Slam! that slider....can you not? OK, a second handle it is, then...
Re: sliding door... please help
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 5 Dec 2016 01:48:37 +0000
...slam it. You can then use the extra handle to pull the rear shut much more quietly rather than the usual momentum/slam that...
Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 24 May 2012 00:38:29 -0400
...If you feather the clutch it will not slam so badly, so its rpm sensitive more than load sensitive. Cruising on the road its...
Re: Re; Keys Locked in Van
Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:40:39 -0400
...The drivers door won't lock by pushing the button, and slamming the >door. >It's a saftey feature, to prevent this from happening...
I'm lazy
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 1 May 2006 23:29:16 -0400
...I have to slam the gear shift over all the way to left. This does not strike me as correct (and my rebuilt transmission...
Re: Oh Deer, Oh Deer
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:02:51 +0000
...She was also holding the wheel at 9 & 3, and when the airbag deployed it slammed her left hand into the drivers side door...
Alignment Question: Doom & Gloom?
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Sat, 14 Apr 2001 12:57:56 -0700
...topes" in Mexico, some of which were unmarked, which I litterally slammed over at 35 mph. Once, I nearly went airborne! Anyway, the shop...
1981 Westy project fun continued (doors)
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:19:59 -0700
...It takes a good slam to get it to close without bouncing back. When I lubricated the door latch it seemed to be a...
Way to much!
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:41:23 -0700
...to be discussed....AND while I'm on the subject...why slam The BusDepot...wouldn't be better to contact RON directly...he does...
Re: Syncro Westie pages
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Wed, 30 Oct 1996 23:13:34 -0500
...nearly 10 years after some idiot ran her kid through the garage wall with the accelerator slammed to the floor. John vwbus@netbiz.net
Re: thinking of buying a '93 Eurovan.. any words of wisdom?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 13 Jul 2003 19:03:31 -0600
...any words of wisdom? ive > looked at a few and all the automatic ones seem to have the 2nd gear slam > problem... but i...
Re: Door Insulation Proceedure
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:59:14 -0500
...Both doors ,when slammed, sound like a heavy,luxury american car.Water draining down from the window needs exit holes at the bottom of...