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• Sourcing release shaft and felt seal for pilot for my 87 Wolfy clutch install
  Historical mailing list - Nick Meyers
  Sat, 13 May 2000 09:48:55 EDT
  ...ring etc.....I am still looking for the release shaft and felt seal for the pilot bearing. I spoke to Brian at the Bus...
• Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:44:37 -0700
  when I remove the felt scrapers some of the clips came with the scrapers... I just take a long needle plier and put them...
• Check this one out...
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 14:10:18 -0800
  He y'all, check out the BJ45! www.landcruisers.com/other4x4.htm Almost as cool as a syncro westy!! (If only I felt like...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:28:25 -0700
  ...Les Schwab, the chain I bought my Kumho 852s > at, filled them all to 35 psi, which felt too loose. Larry, Feel is important...
• Re: Wheel squeal more info not solved
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Jul 2019 15:22:08 -0400
  > > ...they suggested that it might be I wasn't used to how it felt with good > calipers. > Wow! "Don't pee on my leg...
• MrEdII Broke!
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:30:09 EDT
  ...Possible the clutch but the pedal felt normal. Could be the flywheel too...ugh and he just spin to the 100,000 mark.........
• Re: mystery of the missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 18:31:01 -0700
  ...I've felt around the seems of the > tank for drips but haven't felt any. Any thoughts? Check out what type of hose...
• Sliding window glass removal
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Wed, 20 May 2015 08:39:12 -0400
  ...I have new window guides and felt to replace. Also, I'm gonna tint the glass. Now the window guides and the tint can...
• Van names...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 95 10:01:24 EDT
  ...Naturally, I took this opportunity to show off the EV (which I had recently cleaned after the shame I felt at the Philly gathering...
• Vanagon poem; The Dream...Happy Friday every,everybody :)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:00:29 EDT
  ...And I felt a tremendous love for all things. I have you to thank for this. And as you slept, I wrote you this...
• Re: how many on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:30:31 -0700
  ...But I know this group, and I felt secure in the knowledge that they would respond as expected. You're a great group - in...
• Re: Gas Tank Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:45:15 -0600
  ...an infinite service life." and after driving several Chevrolet state-owned vehicles at work, i think the GM assembly crew felt the same way!! :)
• Re: mystery of the missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 09:14:15 -0500
  ...I've felt around the seems of the > tank for drips but haven't felt any. Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > > deb > '85 Westy "Gypsy" Hi...
• Re: Brakes need help!!!! just replaced r-shoes&hyd cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Deaner K. Lawless Jr.
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:23:49 -0400
  ...i readjusted the > rear adjusters through that stupid little hole till all felt well. took it > out in a test area and at first...
• V belts, tightening, indirect results
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 9 May 2008 09:36:19 -0700
  Is it possible to an increase in felt acceleration simply from tightening belts? I had a very loose one (in my experience) and after...
• Re: Samba ad response
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:24:50 -0600
  ...The people he said "you've got to go" to felt lousy. It didn't >matter that his opinion of them didn't matter...
• Re: 4WD stuck
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 23:00:03 +0000
  ...It felt like the van was stuck in 4WD. The steering was > >fighting me, wanting to steer itself. Back in the city, it is...
• New Tiico engine Overheating HELP!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 21:16:34 -0800
  ...So I parked and went down to feel the radiator and it felt cold. I felt the upper radiator feed hose its luke-warm...
• Re: Love Notes and Ghosts on a Lonely Road (NYTimes)
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 09:09:52 -0800
  ...There's a sense of space & freedom there that I've never felt so completely anywhere else. //Jack
• Re: Trip and tire report
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 17:00:36 -0700
  ...The rough and steep > roads felt much better. The slight gearing hit with the oversized tires was > not, and I was surprised, felt on...
• Re: Curtains and privacy...
  Historical mailing list - Sean Cole
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:36:18 PST
  ...I created "crude home made curtains" using 25 yards of black felt and button snaps which is clumsily converted and not too professional looking...
• Brakes... That's odd
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 23:53:48 -0400
  ...This worked fine, but for the rest of that trip, my brakes felt weird... Essentially after that abrupt stop, the brake pedal went to...
• Re: More Clutch - felt washer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 18:27:52 -0700
  ...I lube my felt seals with engine oil btw....I don't think they should be put in dry. there is some rotation there...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 10:18:49 -0400
  From the factory the felt ring was located by a stamped metal ring. Often these get destroyed once the pilot bearing fails. Probably the...
• Re: Not able to engage any gear-Pilot beqaring choices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 21:50:30 -0700
  ...the felt seal system works.. it's just having that metal ring to keep the felt piece in place. I got a few custom...
• Re: '98 Bug/Addition markup
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 16:48:47 -0500
  $2000???? That's out rageous...VWUS had requested dealers NOT mark up the cars, they felt that it was good PR not too...I...
• Re: Another hazard -- battery acid (battery box treatment)
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 22:05:37 -0700
  ...Imparts (http://www.imparts.com), sell "Battery Mat," a yellow felt 1/4 inch thick rectangle said to absorb and neutralize battery acid. $9...
• Re: Winter tires?
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:09:29 -0400
  ...we usually have 7 feet of snow or more, ice etc etc and i never saw and felt tires that worked so good... pierre
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:42:42 -0600
  JR Did you not see this part " The pilot bearing had also partially seized, perhaps because the felt seal had disintegrated, allowing crud into...
• Re: Oil light problem... can you help?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:36:58 -0700
  ...He felt >that the oil pump was good. He replaced the oil switch and felt that >would solve the problem. How many miles on...
• Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:22:37 -0400
  ...The felt washer and its retainer were missing which brings me to a question. Can a felt washer be fabricated to do the job...
• Re: Gutless when first started - fixed?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:44:41 -0400
  ...Ken Lewis asked whether the mechanical advance might be sticking? > Advised adding a few drops to the felt button under the distributor's > rotor...
• steering dampner or shock?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Oct 1995 18:22:30 -0500 (EST)
  ...Swore a whole lot and felt dumb because those next door neighbor's were in the driveway. Anyway, obviously-that steering dampner is wrong...
• RE:Van Names....
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 10:46:03 -0400 (EDT)
  Cetin (aka "Pig Pen") writes: >I took this opportunity to show off the EV (which I had recently >cleaned after the shame I felt...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:31:43 -0500
  ...or an electrocution! (a 100mA current of 1,000,000V will >not even be felt). Woo-hoo -- wanna bet? That's ten kilowatts... ;) d...
• Re: Valve adjustment suggestions and a question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:31:01 -0700
  ...Play felt "soft" not > solid like all the others. I found that its' adjuster screw had to be > turned WAY in to take out...
• Re: Milwaukee Auto Show--VWoA has no plans for Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Drew B. Farenwald
  Wed, 5 Mar 97 6:07:27 EST
  ...But the MAJOR GRIPE I had was with the Winni conversion. > After owning a Westfalia it felt CHEAP and lacked the well thoughout design...
• Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:49:42 -0700
  ...The guide pieces have fallen out, the felt seals are toast,and the frame in the sliding door needs a rust treatment. My plan...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:44:09 -0500
  There is a little brass bushing in the flyweel whose sole purpose is to support the felt dust seal. Those bushings get knocked out...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:03:22 -0700
  ...On other cars I have owned I can't recall the coil getting as hot as I felt on my syncro. Alistair > On Oct...
• To My Vanagon Wife ;o)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:03:53 EST
  ...And I felt a tremendous love for all things. I have you to thank for this. And as you slept, I wrote you this...
• Re: Carpet for cargo area wanted
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 17:20:35 -0500
  ...All of mine have had a grey felt piece with bound edges - similar to carpeting. Michael Vickey 87 Syncro GL 90 Syncro DoubleCab 91...
• Re: Winter tires? and test
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 09:33:20 -0400
  ...we usually have 7 feet of snow or more, ice > etc etc and i never saw and felt tires that worked so good... > > pierre >
• Strange Loss of Poser
  Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 16:22:12 -0800
  ...It felt like maybe the tranny was slipping in and out of gear - although the slip back in was far too smooth and the...
• Re: Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:04:29 -0400
  ...The felt washer and its retainer were missing > which > brings me to a question. > > Can a felt washer be fabricated to do the job...
• Need help for heating system
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:11:01 -0800
  ...However there hot air felt coming from a small slit located along the front lower dash area and on the floor between the two...
• Re: "vw brings back bus"
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 13:24:52 -0500
  Truthfully, That's about the same way I felt the first time I saw a Vanagon. It grew on me. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel...
• Propex vrs Suburan Furnace
  Historical mailing list - Edwin O'Shea
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:11:08 -0800
  With all this talk about heaters now that winter is begining to be felt, I wonder if any of you folks have enough experience...
• Re: ? Vanagon 091/1 Output Shaft & SAW
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 00:37:13 -0500
  ...When rplacing the pilot bearing, be sure to replace the little felt washer that keeps the cluth dust out of the bearing. It is...
• Re: Does this bus go to my office?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 15:06:23 PST
  ...It felt really good to take her out for a spin this afternoon, and it felt even better when I made it back to...
• Re: Pilot Bearing Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Tue, 13 May 2003 10:31:43 EDT
  ...did he do it in utter frustration? That's how I felt yesterday before the "list" came to my aid..................... Thanx again listies, Paul
• Cruise Control Afterfit?
  Historical mailing list - River Clan
  Sat, 20 May 2006 21:12:27 -0700
  ...the wires are already there? <please, please> The way my leg felt last time on a 10 hour drive, I could sure appreciate one!
• Re: Boston Bob's flywheel install
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:39:23 -0700
  ...don't install the felt clutch dust seal dry. soak it in engine oil first for a while. ..think I read that somewhere. shaft...
• Re: EuroSpec Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 07:58:37 -0800
  ...The set up felt very smoothe but again i never got out of second gear. The general feel of the drive line, etc. was...
• beautiful pain
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 24 May 1997 12:08:35 -0400
  ...I guess we've all felt that way about our Volkswagen at one time or another. :) >66 Volkswagen van standard micro bus, walk throughout...
• Brake Pedal Pulse Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:46:49 -0700
  ...I felt a minor brake pedal pulse before I took my Westy to a shop. Now, at times, it feels worse, mostly noticeable at...
• Re: brakes "were adjusted"
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 22:50:24 -0700
  ...When I test drove my van, prior to purchase, the brakes felt a bit > spongy. I offered to buy the van on condition that...
• Re: Strange Loss of Poser
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 19:58:56 -0600
  ...It felt like maybe the tranny was slipping in > and out of gear - although the slip back in was far too smooth and the...
• Re: FOR SALE: '82 Vanagon w/'98 Jetta TDI Engine
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:44:19 -0700
  ...However, even for a 1.9TD the engine felt anemic compared to the one I have in my Syncro. Granted I have the smaller...
• Re: Cargo Hauls
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Oct 95 16:38:26 -0700
  ...oh well it felt weird... >From my roomate: "goddamn, don't you guys think you like your busses a little too much" brad '85...