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• Re: Engine quite, restart after <>10 minutes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 09:45:36 -0700
  ...This time I felt the fuel pump while my son >>>>> cranked the engine and thought I felt and heard something that may >>>>> have >>>>> been...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:24:50 -0500
  ...Yeah, the 12 point felt like a much better solution to me, but it was hard to tell because I had had the cv...
• Re: Cracked Slider Hub Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:28:30 -0900
  ...The Raytheon process > engineers cut > corners by discarding details on the drawing they felt were > superfluous(such as rounding the end of the rack...
• Re: Cool tiny Russian 4x4 camper
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 13 Apr 2020 22:21:51 -0400
  ...But anyone could be forgiven for not knowing what day it is, and > today felt more like Friday the 13th than Monday the 13th...
• Re: A Short Rant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Wed, 29 May 2013 11:24:29 -0700
  ...I would have even felt cared about and connected to people more. Some people don't see the opportunity for relationship evidently. Getting the...
• Re: Clunk goes the rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Sondergaard, Arlene
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:57:47 -0800
  ...What could be going on? >> > > When my manual transmission went (the 3-4 hub, a common problem), a > similar thing happened, it felt to...
• Re: Brakes lock-up
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:59:09 -0400
  ...The only diffrence I felt was > that the brake pedal was and has remained at the top instead of the pedal > being about halfway...
• Re: tracking #
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:25:52 -0400
  ...I've spoken with many of the folks there by phone and always felt I was taken care of. While I can understand frustration...
• [F]riday! Woo-hoo!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 11:20:03 MST
  ...Boy it felt like I was on a Mormon mission again! <grin> Well, best wishes to all this weekend! - Mike White [Mail: mike.white...
• Re: Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 4 Jan 1997 02:51:31 -0000
  ...Considering the complexity and cost, > it amazes me that VW even felt compelled to put it on. > > How do other people feel? I think...
• Re: Dometic parts
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:24:17 EDT
  ...Actually, I've never felt the need to turn mine. It's always set to "Max", also known as "just barely cold enough". -Steven...
• Re: Lowering a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 23:37:51 -0700
  ...I felt it go under and drag on the undercarriage. I went back to look and it was dead. When I got home I...
• NVC Re: filtering out off-color jokes, rants, etc - sort of long
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 12:48:08 -0800
  I usually try to stay out of discussions like this, but I just felt I had to give my input. I have re-read...
• Re: end play measurement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 14:27:50 -0700
  ...don't put the felt seal in dry. I soak them in engine oil a little first. it's going to be spinning against...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 17 May 2006 22:48:08 -0400
  ...I felt like a dork but the van was still driveable, amazingly the steering and brakes were fine, but it had a major dent...
• Re: Cruise Control Afterfit?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 21 May 2006 00:42:06 -0400
  ...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: My first Subi ride
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 5 May 2007 03:07:22 -0400
  ...Again, i went for a "night" drive. > Men, > it felt SO GOOD, you have NO IDEA.... POWER, RELIABILITY, SMOOTH RUNNING. > A > different van, an...
• Re: Syncro abuse (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 9 May 2005 18:19:52 -0400
  ...checking on that!). > > My first clue was when changing lanes, it felt like I was fighting a good > crosswind. Later, on the interstate in...
• Re: Pending clutch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 May 2016 19:43:41 -0400
  ...Does this also necessitate using a different flywheel (one without the groove for the felt seal)? I've not seen any external signs of...
• Pop top bar, can be bent
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 22:54:47 -0400
  ...Tom told me it would only fit if the bar was very straight and he felt it would help keep it straight. It will...
• Re: Lost coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 12 Jan 2018 23:46:18 +0000
  ...in the rain and it dropped behind and just > DISAPPEARED. > > I felt like a dope, but it was actually not very hard to do...
• Re: Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:32:25 -0800
  ...Getting close to that value felt really wrong though the rubber gasket at windage tray compresses a bit. http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:54:44 -0700
  ...touch the new coil and was surprised at how hot it felt - I could not touch it for any length otherwise I would have...
• 87 GL Problems continue
  Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 08:29:53 -0500
  ...I drove the van about 100 miles on saturday and it ran good at idle but real powereless under load ? Almost felt like putt...
• NEW owner 86 1.6TD
  Historical mailing list - Christopher L. Fleurie
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 09:26:26 +0200
  ...for 15,000 Norsk Kroner (1Cdn dollar = 5 Norsk Kroner) I felt obligated. I will take out the motor this week-end has anybody...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:16:13 EST
  ...The ride BEFORE was bad, in corners/curves the van felt like it was going to tip over. The ride AFTER is good, I...
• Adjusted Valves.... Off to a rough start
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:00:59 -0700
  ...Now about a month later I felt it was enough time to go ahead and final adjust them. I got it hot, popped the...
• Call for - Tire Reviews
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:45:42 -0700
  ...I had a set of 215/14 Goodyear Wrangler something or others and they felt like marshmallows. During a heavy rainstorm, plowing through large...
• Re: folding cup-holder ten-packs on e-bay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:47:19 -0600
  ...are as good as anyone's kids at > breaking them, I felt like this ten-pack might just be a good value, and > so...
• Re: OFF-TOPIC: Re:USA Vs. Japan vs Europe
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 11:55:05 -0500
  ...Still they felt very solid and very German as do most Corrado and Passats of the early 90's. For as much as VW...
• Stalling under deceleration and at idle.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Rogers
  Wed, 8 May 2013 09:35:57 -0400
  ...I felt that the canister was more about controlling vapours but after reading the "training Manual" I see that this emissions system is connected...
• Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 21 May 2011 19:15:34 -0700
  ...The stock transmission would upshift when the engine was about 2600 rpm, far sooner than would do manually, and it felt boggy that way...
• Available: middle camper seat
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 21:02:05 -0400
  ...The new owner of the bus felt he didn't need it either and doesn't have the space to store it.. So thats...
• Re: Wind noise
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 18:26:36 EST
  ...ripped it out (it is just a little thin strip of felt stuff). But since then I have had similar wind noise. I figure...
• Re: Swirlon, Spinsogood, Twistizmo, Rotoair, Swishyfast,& Spiralmax (et al)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 01:41:31 +0200
  ...I am glad they > felt some benefit. I remain highly skeptical. > > >From a technical-writing perspective, the sure sign that this thing is > bogus...
• Westies @ Blue Rocks Campground 10/99
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 19:47:54 EST
  ...and I love it! I'd like to copy it and use it, but felt I should ask permission first. Any objections? Thanks, -Lauren
• New thermostat,improved gas mileage, no surging
  Historical mailing list - The Blackhams
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:55:38 -0700
  It took me a month to get to it but last week we finally had a little sun in our skys and I felt...
• Re: Towing a Splittie with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 20:47:58 -0500
  ...I towed another vanagon once using a dolly under similar conditions, and it felt much better. Plan on taking your time and keep an...
• Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 13:06:16 -0500
  ...The turning radius was great, it was comfortable to drive, and felt very nimble when driving the tiny little back roads of France and...
• gear oil - rebuilt tranny
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 22:38:08 -0600
  ...I can'f find one of those felt washers. Hope it is not critical. But I sure would like to go ahead and run...
• should I feel bad? + vanagon spouses
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 20:40:51 -0700
  ...I already felt a little bad having driven a long way without the vanagon being held for me to look at until I arrived...
• 87 syncro westy maiden voyage and bad news
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:52:52 -0400
  ...well, once i reached bozeman i felt the binding of my rear wheels on very tight turns. after reading derek drews posts on the...
• Re: #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:00:57 -0700
  ...The other stuff I was going to use did not and MAY not have filled the crimped barrel as well though the crimp felt...
• Re: Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:54:35 -0400
  ...Almost felt bad covering the pristine white panels in the back > area. > BTW-If you have ever gotten your hand up inside the candy...
• Re: Esp For Eurovan Owners, Tires
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Sun, 25 Sep 1994 13:20:02 -0700 (PDT)
  On Sun, 25 Sep 1994, Richard Sellers wrote: > Ric, in particular, and the others. > > There is a very obvious (can be seen and felt...
• [F]TOP TEN LIST - Tue 1/17/95
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 10:40:52 -0800 (PST)
  ...all the pressure of a Super Bowl? Not us, Lonnie! > > 3. Felt weird after eating bloody clams [During a "Supermarket > Finds" segment, Dave displayed...
• missing Syncro differential! WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 23:03:04 -0800
  ...weighs 70lbs and I'm sure you would've heard and felt it depart. So if it's gone round up the usual suspects...
• Re: Flywheel, crankshaft shims, and seal - was; oil leak between eng & trans
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 08:02:18 -0500
  ...Please > note that I will also be replacing the crankshaft oil seal, o-ring, needle > bearing, and felt washer. It was running great so...
• Re: Westy Sink faucet mods
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 20 May 1999 11:18:11 -0700
  ...I felt the same way about the water pressure and splashing and intended to add an inline ball valve to allow setting of the...
• Re: Wind Noise
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Mon, 20 May 2002 18:40:15 -0700
  For me it was from the windows, the window seals were bad on the outside, the channel felt. I replaced those and no more...
• Re: Hitch for vanagon's with zetec conversions
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:28:37 -0600
  ...the hitch! We wanted to tow a little more weight and felt more secure with this mod. Geneva and Mike in AZ > I was...
• Re: KYB shock install
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 09:52:18 -0500
  ...Before, I felt uncomfortable going over 50 mph, 70 is no problem now and even at that speed, I notice no twitchiness. I've...
• Re: Rented an '87, heard same 2nd gear thump
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:11:55 -0700
  ...Mrs Squirrel and I both heard -- or more accurately, felt -- the thump, but he didn't because he was on bumpy pavement, on the...
• Unusual vibration while accelerating
  Historical mailing list - Zach Hale
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 11:06:21 -0700
  ...I'm writing in because now it's felt like it has happened a couple times when going in the 30-40 mph range...
• re: '78 vs '88 Westy - update
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 09:11:13 PDT
  ...If it had felt exceptional to drive, it would've been worth pursuing, but it didn't really feel a lot better than the...
• westy top, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Lee Tucker
  Tue, 1 Apr 97 22:54:02 -0400
  ...I searched the archives for a bentley for my 86, but did not come up with anything I felt was a sure lead. I...
• ST. PAUL to CAROLINA...22hrs.(pant-pant!)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Davis
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 18:55:06 EST
  ...If I pushed it to around 4200 rpms it would smooth out, but I felt it was a little hard on the engine (??). I...
• Re: tranny swap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:22:55 -0600
  #1) Pull the flywheel, install a flywheel O ring, Flywheel felt seal, Pilot bearing and Front main seal. ($12.00) It is sometimes hard...
• Re: friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:38:49 -0800
  ...I've NEVER felt like I've driven the bus too fast to steer- and I've taken sone way-too-fast curves in...
• Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:38:44 -0600
  ...something worse, if anything can be; and upon my word, I felt sorry to see him all in a moment turn so old and...