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• Front curtains - round the widow or behind the seats?
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Wed, 23 May 2001 22:14:29 -0400
  I have a around the front window curtain - bought from a list member, and it is a great set-up. For a Westy - it...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 10 May 2002 20:06:05 -0700
  I did it, and it worked well! I jacked front end up 20" and rigged a small funnel and poured coolant in new radiator...
• Re: Battery Location - Rear Behind RR Taillight
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:11:20 -0300
  ...On a vehicle, front is always toward the front > of the vehicle, right is always the side to the driver's right when he...
• Re: BEHR front AC unit on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 18:09:19 -0500
  ...BEHR front AC unit on eBay This is not my auction, but I don't see these things for sale very often so I...
• Re: Front Heater Core in Dash
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:10:40 -0400
  ...Front Heater Core in Dash > but they price out us$250+ or any one know if there are compatiable front heater cores from any...
• Re: front end vibration
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 11:57:42 -0700
  On Feb 9, 2009, at 11:49 AM, Joel VanderKwaak wrote: > Hello collective wisdom, > > I've had an intermittent vibration in front right side...
• Re: Tire Presure
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:41:41 -0400
  ...I am experimenting with 40 psi front and rear or 35 psi front > and rear. > > Being a camper, I don't expect to put...
• Re: Front Heater Core in Dash
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:00:25 -0600
  ...Front Heater Core in Dash > >> but they price out us$250+ > or any one know if there are compatiable front heater cores > from any...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Feller
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 10:03:53 -0400
  ...If I'm going this deep I might as well due 1/2 the front end! Shawn -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 18:42:18 -0800
  ...In theory, yes, but often, when driven with two adults up front, it could be closer to 60/40. My Westy typically loaded for...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:18:28 -0500
  No they couldn't do the front end alignment because the bushings were so worn - sorry if I wasn't clear On Wed, Jan...
• Re: random questions
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:01:16 -0500
  ...Couple of Random questions <<<Again, I look to the list for suggestions . . . <<<Has anyone placed a front license plate on a Westy with Chrome...
• Re: What would make you disconnect your front axle on your Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:30:55 -0700
  ...you can't remove the two front axles.. the bearings in the hubs depend on the stub axles, part of the front axles, being...
• Spring question - help needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 19:21:18 EST
  Question about front springs for an '87 Vanagon Westy. Planning to rejuvenate the front suspension of my '87 Westy now with 500,000 kms...
• Re: Front end seems wrong (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 03:26:30 -0600
  ...You can certainly learn more about the condition of your front end if you have a floor jack and are willing to take some...
• Re: Thicker anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:24:08 -0700
  ...You need to replace both the front and rear sway bars together for balanced, safe, handling. The Addco bars are 1" front and 7...
• Re: Very little heat from the front heater
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 10:39:07 -0800
  I use my rear heater to warm the bus, the front is set for half to the windshield & half to my feet. The front...
• Re: Very squeaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:34:21 -0500
  On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:25:44 -0500, Mervyn Readman <themervino@CS.COM> wrote: >My van front end has become very very squeaky...
• Re: Rubber Floor Mat
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:23:38 EST
  ...and ive seen quite a few vanagons bare front floors :<) for some reason the vanagons never had the front floor rot problem the earlier...
• Re: rear anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:03:33 -0500
  ...Install them as a front and >> rear set. Additional roll stiffness in both front and rear contribute to >> a >> more balanced handling. Front and...
• Re: what happened to my thrust washer?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:49:19 -0700
  I had early signs of failure on my outer fronts. Likely this was due to mal adjustment by me. Still I was curious about...
• Re: Vanagon weights
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 30 Oct 2017 08:18:33 -0700
  ...The front > passengers sit directly over the front wheels but after that everything > added adds weight to the rear. The recommended air pressures should...
• Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:50:40 -0700
  re "I believe he used the DK nose mount on the tranny." you use the 82 diesel vanagon front trans mount on the DK...
• Re: front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:40:14 -0500
  ...front heater valve > > > > Drop your spare in the front of the van, crawl underneath, and look > straight > > up. You'll see it. If the...
• Re: Where to put the better tires?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 07:50:44 -0600
  ...Anyone who's ever raced on one knows that as soon as you lose your front tire, you're going down. It is possible...
• Re: Caster--was Tire Choice Question
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:27:12 -0700
  ...These bushings set the front > wheel caster angle. Caster is one of the most important but > miss-understood angle of the front suspension. Caster...
• Re: Chains... on the front for 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 01:02:05 -0700
  The rationale for chains on all four wheels on a rear wheel drive vehicle is more traction for stopping especially since the front wheels...
• Re: Front axel nut "peening"
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:40:26 -0500
  ...Front axel nut "peening" Ok I am ready to install a new disc on each front axel. After reviewing Bently one thing still perplexes...
• Re: Lowering '85 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Robet Lilley
  Sat, 8 May 2004 13:23:07 -0700
  Get the Boge performance springs and add heavier front and rear sway bars. Stick with hydraulic shocks. Gas shocks with the performance springs will...
• Re: Replacing shocks: spring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:55:30 -0400
  Vanagon does not use a McPherson type front suspension and the front shocks are inside but separate from front springs. You do not need...
• Re: Which tire position wears fastest?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:37:27 +0000
  ...all were Westy's) it's the fronts. Not only the centerlines, but the shoulders, both due to the effect of the weight of...
• Re: Install Front AC or Keep Stock Unit???
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:18:36 -0700
  ...a stock AC unit (90 Westy automatic) be replaced with a front AC? > Would there be any advantage price-wise, reliability, use of space...
• Camper creek (Van. Isl.) revisited
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:33:38 -0700
  ...Van ran fine, but I'm wanting to lift the front of van a bit. It was originally a tintop syncro but I westy...
• Re: Left front brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:23:43 -0700
  ...Left front brake caliper > At 04:00 PM 3/24/2011, Andree wrote: >>Well, in Roseburg with a left front broken brake caliper? Any...
• Re: Vanagon table
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 1 Aug 1996 15:03:16 -0700 (PDT)
  So Shepard, Scott says: > Hello all, > Has any one ever run into any kind of table made to fit between the > front seats of...
• Replacing brake rotors [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:33:52 -0800
  ...Should I plan to replace front wheel bearings if I am replacing the rotors? I have not looked closely at the front brakes yet...
• Re: WTB: OE Front Rubber Mat Black / Fiberglass Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:16:25 -0500
  ...It is the heavy molded mat that > runs through the footwells and between the front seats. I have a couple of brand new ones...
• Re: Rattley front end
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 21:36:46 -0400
  ...I have checked the entire front end, new shocks, etc... and it still does it. I think it must be a worn steering column...
• Re: color question
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:03:29 -0400
  ...what if I had black leather door panels up front... and black leather front seats.... (the door vent is black you know... as is...
• '85 Westy w/power steering
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:19:53 -0700
  ...Any recommendations for front end work near here? Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus
• Re: Oily dusty right front rim
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 30 Nov 2013 17:29:12 -0600
  ...Already accumulating on right front. > > Sent from my electronic leash! > Geneva Saint-Amour Brake fluid. leaky wheel cylinder. -- David McNeely
• Same Syncro CV Boots F/R?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 12:15:35 -0800
  Are the boots I need for the outside CV joints on my Syncro the same part for front and rear? (I seem to remember...
• WTD (still) front door handles and a front sunroof bow
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 16:15:07 -0800 (PST)
  i am still in need of these parts if anyone out there can help. the handles need to be NOS or perfect and the...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 18:15:42 +0200
  Grant Holst wrote: > I need to do something though because with > 2 people up front it bottoms on hard bumps. What you need is...
• Re: Mud guard for right front tire?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 19:56:33 EDT
  I have a '90 GL that has front mudflaps on both sides that sure look stock. They are mounted right at the wheel well...
• Re: Where does front license plate hang?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 18:08:22 EDT
  There's a should be a small strip screwed into the middle of the front bumper. If this mounting bracket is missing, there should...
• Syncro front diff for sale
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Gibson
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 08:02:40 -0500
  Hi, I am selling a front diff from an 87 syncro for a friend. It came out of a wrecked Syncro that had 70...
• 'front' or 'rear' seal?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:18:26 -0800
  is the seal that goes behind the flywheel the front or rear main crank seal? thanks Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting...
• Blue Vanagon interior in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:40:55 -0800
  Any local folks need interior panels,front seats, or middle seat? Ill sell the panels for 10 bucks each and the front seats for...
• fiberglass bumpers for sale was:Re: Crunch, I hit a deer
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 16:30:36 EST
  ...A FRONT BUMPER FIBERGLASS > i have some front fiberglass bumpers for sale.. also can fix yours. email if interested chris
• Rear Hatch Power Lock
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Reed
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:59:54 -0400
  On my 91 Carat, the rear hatch seems to be out of sequence with the front doors. When I lock the front doors the...
• left front turn signal near Pittsburgh?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 12:31:21 -0500
  Hi guys, I need a left front turn signal lens by tomorrow. If anybody around here has one in decent shape, please let me...
• Re: mpg - How Stuff Works link on fuel efficiency
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:17:59 -0400
  >I love the parts about Coefficient of drag, frontal area, and weight. >Basically, our vans have some bad genetics. Actually, the Vanagon's coefficient...
• Subject: getting cooler air to the front
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:23:42 -0400
  Don't know if ittl work in a westy but my 85 GL has the A/C mounted over the front seats and the...
• Re: Riddle me this... Honda Brake question NVC!
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 17 May 2007 06:27:32 -0700
  ...The fronts are original and still OK. Why would the rears wear so much faster than the fronts?
• Westy front table mounting bolt specs?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:56:09 -0700
  Hello, I replaced the carpet in my 88 Westy and lost the bolts for mounting the front table. Does anyone know what size / thread...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill (Post Mortem)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 3 Dec 1994 15:54:17 -0600 (CST)
  ...The FAQ and > Bentley say "Raise the front end at least 40 cm higher than the rear..." > perhaps this should read raise the REAR...
• Re: Front bumper removal conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:38:13 -0400
  ...Front bumper removal conundrum Hi all, I didn't get any suggestions on removing my front bumper, so I'm asking again, separately from...
• Re; How to lower a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 12:53:38 -0800
  ...On hard bumps the front end used to bottom out on the shocks. I have KYB shocks front and rear. To keep the front...
• Grease your front wheel bearings!!
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:55:19 -0800
  Seeing the pictures that Neil included http://californiavan.com/frontend/80-84lowerballjoints/ reminded me to REMIND YOU ALL to grease your front wheel bearings...